Poverty Bay mixed triples honours to Seymour and co

Poverty Bay Bowling Club's mixed triples club champions are Alex Muir, Lesley Seymour and Ngawai Turipa.

Differential decided Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s mixed triples club championship for 2025.

Six teams competed in the champs in a format of two sets of five ends.

Lesley Seymour (skipper), Ngwai Turipa and Alex Muir emerged the overall winners with a record of two wins and a plus-10 differential.

Cheryl Jenkins (s), Steve Jenkins and Jean Patterson also had two wins but an inferior differential of plus 2.

Poverty Bay Bowling Club's open women's singles championships was played recently. Karen Pinn (left) defeated Anita Vaotuua 21-10 in the final.

The open women’s singles final between Anitia Vaotuua and Karen Pinn followed the mixed triples tournament.

Pinn looked set to run away with it at 11-0 up, but Vaotuua made a strong comeback to close the deficit.

Leading 16-10, Pinn picked up three points to extend her advantage, then sealed a 21-10 win by drawing two shots as another Vaotuua comeback looked on the cards.

Pinn won a trophy originally donated by Vaotuua’s late mother, Babe Law.