INDOOR BOWLS: Wanganui's Shane Broderson almost had a New Zealand title to his name on Saturday night. Broderson played superb indoor bowls in the post-section in the New Zealand junior singles playoffs in Auckland ? but couldn't make up for giving final opponent Brent Keen (Georgetown Club, Southland) a start. In aclose encounter Keen got away to the best start to lead 7-3 after eight ends. From that point on he played cover bowls which only allowed Broderson to score single shots and went on to win 9-5. In section play Keen beat Allen Kannewischer 12-5, Keiron Latimer (Horowhenua) 19-5, Erin Mikoz, Wairarapa 15-7, and drew with Aimee McCartain, Auckland 4-4. In post section he beat Shaun Blackbourn (Waikato) 12-8 and in the semifinal, Tim Veale, (Manawatu) 20-5. In the other semifinal Broderson beat last year's runner-up Callum John, Thames Valley 11-9. Results post-section: Round 1: Mandy Boyd (Hawkes Bay) 10, Michael Cash (North Taranaki) 9; Callum John (Thames Valley) 14, Mitchell Swindale (Canterbury) 9. Round 2: Brent Keen (Southland) 12, Shaun Blackbourn (Waikato) 8; Tim Veale (Manawatu) 10, Cameron McKay (Bush Ruahine) 8; Shane Broderson (Wanganui) 11, Matthew Markham (Ashburton) 6; John 12, Boyd 8. Semifinals: Keen 20, Veale 5; Broderson 11, John 9. Final: Keen 9, Broderson 5.
