Bowls: Ruawai College bring home the pairs bacon

Secondary School bowls was to the fore last week when a pairs tournament was conducted at the Ruawai Club.

Generous sponsorship came from Silver Fern Farms, Ruawai Bowling Club and the Ruawai Police.

Thirty-eight players took part and teams played three rounds of 45 minutes per game and were then placed in sections of four for the play-offs.

A trophy was presented on behalf of Silver Fern Farms by the event organiser, Malcolm Joynt, to the overall winners, Ruawai College No 1. Runners up in section 1 were Ruawai College 3.

In section 2 joint winners were Ruawai College 2 and Dargaville 5. In section 3 joint winners were Dargaville High 3 and Whangarei Boys' High 3. Section 4 saw Dargaville 2 take out the spoils from Whangarei Boys' High 2. Section 5 was a win to Whangarei Boys' High 1 over Dargaville High 6.

Some of these bowlers showed great potential and keenness to play the game. We will look forward to seeing them again along with other boys and girls from local schools at the next Secondary Schools tournament day at Bowls Whangarei on April 12. Reporting time is 9am.

This event will be a trial day for the next Northland Secondary Schools representative team. Entries should be made through your school sports co-ordinator.

Easter bowls

Dargaville Bowling Club advise that their Easter tournament has now been altered to a Any Combination Triples to be held on March 30. For an entry please contact the Dargville Club.

Nominations close on April 1 for positions on the Centre Board (2); President and Vice President of the Centre and for all positions associated with Northland Representative teams, selectors, coaches, managers for 2013-14 season. Nomination forms are with your Club Secretary.

The Centre Sports Awards are set down for May 25 at the Kamo Club. Nomination forms are available from Club Secretaries or the centre Office.

The Hikurangi Club advise that their Police tournament, postponed early in the season because of a bereavement is now scheduled for April 10. If you had an earlier entry, please contact Steve Mitchell and confirm your re-entry please.

The Mangawhai Club have also re scheduled their Charity tournament. Players are reminded that if they won their club Championship singles, then they have an obligation to represent their club on the Sunday in the Champion of Champion Singles.

Entries are now being accepted for the Centre Open Junior Singles and the Any Combination 1-10 year triples. You can send them in by entry form in the hand book or from our website.