Poverty Bay women head Interclub field

senior women’s interclub champions: Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s winning team were (from left) Val McGreevy, Kathryn Flaugere, Jan Powell, Lesley Seymour, Erin Sutherland, Ngawai Turipa, Betty Herring and Joy Davis.Picture supplied

Poverty Bay won the senior women's division of the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast Interclub competition, played over two days.

They headed a four-strong field, accumulating 12 points and a plus-45 differential.

The winning team comprised — Singles: Lesley Seymour. Pairs: Jan Powell (skip) and Val McGreevy. Fours: Betty Herring (s), Erin Sutherland, Ngawai Turipa and Kathryn Flaugere.

A Kahutia/Wairoa team were runners-up with 10 points and a minus-2 differential.

They comprised — Singles: Marie Wright. Pairs: Glenda Kapene (s) and Ngamiro Allen. Fours: Glenys Whiteman (s), Lucy Shanks, Jo Wroe and Sharon Olsen.

Gisborne were third with 10 points and a minus-3 differential.

They comprised — Singles: Dayvinia Mills. Pairs: Queenie Takurua (s) and Donna Smith. Fours: Carol Hawes (s), Tanya Harrison, Dianne Phillips and Lyn Trueman.

Te Karaka were fourth with four points and a minus-45 differential.

They comprised — Singles: Jasmine Merrick. Pairs: Mere Nepia (s) and Alicia Ruru. Fours: Del Tamanui (s), Janet Baty, Diane Murray and Holli Elkington.

In Round 1, Gisborne beat Te Karaka 22-18 and Poverty Bay beat Kahutia/Wairoa 25-10 in singles.

In pairs, Kahutia/Wairoa beat Te Karaka 14-13 and Poverty Bay beat Gisborne 22-9.

In fours, Poverty Bay beat Te Karaka 19-9 and Kahutia/Wairoa beat Gisborne 17-7.

In Round 2, Kahutia/Wairoa beat Te Karaka 25-24 and Gisborne beat Poverty Bay 25-24 in singles.

In pairs, Poverty Bay beat Te Karaka 13-8 and Gisborne beat Kahutia/Wairoa 21-20.

In fours, Te Karaka beat Gisborne 14-13 and Kahutia/Wairoa beat Poverty Bay 16-12.

In Round 3, Te Karaka beat Poverty Bay 24-21 and Gisborne beat Kahutia/Wairoa 25-22 in singles.

In pairs, Gisborne beat Te Karaka 25-5 and Poverty Bay beat Kahutia/Wairoa 20-8.

In fours, Kahutia/Wairoa beat Te Karaka 22-9 and Poverty Bay beat Gisborne 19-11.

Poverty Bay's senior women's team will compete in the National Interclub Sevens in Wellington in April.