Bowls: Mangawhai to represent Northland at nationals in Wellington

Northland sides are enjoying a great summer of bowls. PHOTO/MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM

By Gwen Lawson

Results of the regional interclub sevens tournament held at Auckland Centre last weekend:

Division 1 women:
1) Mangawhai Women (Northland) - 16 win points, 12 pts differential
2) Browns Bay (North Harbour) – 13 win points, +38 pts differential

Congratulations to Mangawhai Women who will represent Region One and play in the New Zealand final to be played in March 2018 in Wellington.

Their results were two wins in the singles, one win in the pairs and two and a half victories in the fours.

Division 1 men:
1) Mangere Makos (Auckland) - 10 win points, +53 shots differential
2) Kensington Aces (Northland) – 9 win points, -6 shots differential

Well done to Kensington Men finishing second in their division. Their results were two singles wins, one pairs win and one and a half fours wins.

Division 2 women:
1) Carlton-Cornwall (Auckland – 18 win points, +57 shots differential
2) Kamo (Northland) - 18 win points, +46 shots differential

Well done to Kamo who were equal on points but lost the event on shot differential. Their results were: singles – two wins; pairs - two wins; fours – two wins.

Division 2 men:
1) Royal Oak (Auckland) – 10 win points, +9 shots differential
2) Kensington (Northland) – 9 win points, -17 shot differential

Well done to Kensington Bears. Their results were singles one win, pairs one win, fours one win.

The Mangawhai Classic Women's Fours were held recently and it is congratulations to the club on an excellent well-run event.

The winners on the day were a team from the Mangawhai Club (must have been the local knowledge of the greens!). The team was made up of Sue Wightman (S), Carol Stebben, Diane Robinson, Jan Hollingsworth, and they won the two-day tournament with a total of 15 win points, 58 ends, 117 points.

Second place went to a composite team of Diane Strawbridge, Gwen Lawson, Eva Khrol and Karina Cooper with 14 win points, 64 ends and 130 points.

Third, fourth, fifth and sixth prizes were also awarded to teams skipped by Colleen Griffiths, Melva Stobie, Jude Ganley and Alison Rennie.

Thirty-two teams took part and the event was well sponsored by local business firms.

Reminder to bowlers: The next Centre events to be played will be the Centre Men's Open Fours and Centre Women's Open Singles in January. Please get your entries in promptly or over the holiday period you may forget. Enter on the website, by entry form or email. Entries close January 11.

Happy festive season to all and best wishes to players attending the national tournament starting in Dunedin on December 29.