Levin Bowls are at it again

Not being satisfied with having 4 teams out of eight in the semi finals of the under 8 Kapiti Coast Centres Women’s and Men’s Triples events, Levin Bowls achieved 75% of the qualifiers for the semi finals in the Kapiti Coast Centres 2x4x2 Junior event.  Ralda Adams and Stacy Thomas had a good lead in their semi final but lost their way to …

Dave Scrivener’s team excel in Kapiti Coast Open fours

The Kapiti Coast men’s Open fours  was played last weekend at Central Levin. The field was smaller than usual and only  Kerry Geertson and Dave Scrivener‘s teams made it through to the last 16. the team of Dave Scrivener (s), Brian Cooper, Bill Clelland and Roy Dickson reached the final where they came against a strong composite team skipped by …

Bill Gibbons & Carrell Knight Trophies

This event was reintroduced for the current season (and hopefully, for the future) and is for men and women who have been playing bowls for ten years or less. Over the weekend of 9th and 10th January, two Levin ladies teams played at Levin Womens for the Carrell Knight Trophy and three Levin mens teams played at Central Levin for the …

Men finally matching our Women

Levin Bowling Club Men’s Reserve 7’s have won the Interclub and they too will be representing Kapiti Centre at the National Finals in Auckland at the end of March 2016.  Well done guys. Singles: Murray Griffin, Pairs: Brian Coe (S) Grahame Law (L), Fours Arne Jansson (S) Rob Cotter (3) Les Judd (2) Stacey Thomas (L) The Super Seven’s Men …

Kapiti Coast Men’s Open Singles

The Centre Men’s Open singles was played on artificial greens this season, which probably accounted for the absence of a number of leading players. Our men were not deterred. Ten entered but most fell by the wayside on the qualifying day and only Shoota, Neville and John Adams got to play on the Sunday. Shoota went out in the first …

Spicer/Ballinger wins NULOOK Kapiti Mixed 2x4x2 Pairs

Levin Bowling Club members Alice Spicer and Shoota Ballinger won the Bowls Kapiti Coast Centre Mixed 2x4x2 Pairs today.  Three days ago the tournament started for them at Levin Ladies Bowling Club.  Levin Ladies green were running very true and you could play the delicate shots with confidence.  Spicer won their first two games so qualified for the next day.  …

Andrew Johnson too hot to handle

Waikanae bowler Andrew Johnson, only in his third year of playing the game has set the pundits into searching through Bowls Kapiti Coast records for a player who has won in the same year, both the Men’s Open and Junior Champion of Champion’s Singles. Playing with his Aero Dynamic’s only acquired five months ago Andrew eclipsed the Open field by …