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Today saw the Junior Singles played, with the final being played between Graeme Brown and Murray Griffin. After 4 ends, Brian was leading 5-1 but Murray then scored on the next 5 ends and was leading 10-6. It was then Graeme’s time to score and by the 13th end, he was only one point behind at 12-13. Murray then took …

Twenty Two teams, nine from other clubs, took part in today’s Greenkeeper’s Gala, an event our greenkeeper,Tony, has sponsored over the last few years. Both greens were put to use to play the four rounds and some close matches were witnessed during the day. My team played Margaret Griffin (s), Bill Clelland and Ian Upston in our first game and …

Yesterday we were able to witness the final of the KCBC Men’s Triples at our club and those who were there, and saw real class bowls played. especially from the winning skip, Ray Boffa. The first two ends went to the Paraparaumu team, scoring 3 on each end with the three members of the team all playing bowls of a high standard. …

By the end of the day’s post-section play, the two teams had been found for the Finals playoff tomorrow (Monday) at the Levin Bowling Club, starting at 10.00am. Local interest was good as a Levin and two Central Levin teams had qualified and all enjoyed some excellent play from the teams. Keith Galloway, Paul Gardner and Murray Griffin faced a …

It was cool, but the sun was shining on the Waitarere Beach Bowling Green this afternoon so it was ‘Go’ for this seasons start of the 5’s. Our team of 5 – Fred Adams, Margaret Griffin, Alice Spicer, Liz Galloway and Ian Upston were in quickly in action with Fred winning his game of Singles but the 4’s went down. …

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Dedicated! Our two men’s teams surely were dedicated today, playing their first round of Pennants at Kapiti in gusty wind and off and on rain. Six clubs were involved with two teams each and in Levin’s case, we played against Paraparaumu Beach Club. Though we lost our four games, it was an experience for the players, …

By the starting time of 10.30am, the weather had begun to clear and play got underway in this previously postponed event. This was an opportunity for the men to try out the new Dales surface in competitive play and all were pleased with how well it performed.  I didn’t detect any straighteners and players’ bowls kept their line very well. …

It was great to see both greens at the club being used this afternoon. Green2, the cotula green, had all eight rinks being used for the Mixed 2x4x2 Gala and in the afternoon, club members not involved in the gala, including some of the newly signed up members, were in action on the new Dales surface. This coming Saturday will …

It was  a busy day at the club today with the Women’s Handicap Singles being completed, and in the afternoon, a chance for locals to try out bowls. The semifinals played this morning saw Liz Galloway go down to Ra Walker and in the other game, Coral Mills lost to Dianne Short. By the 12th end in the final, the …

Blow and blow and blow, that is what the westerly wind did today, something to make playing in the Handicap Singles more difficult for our ladies. A couple of heavy early showers also made it look as though the day would be a wash out but in the end, five players qualified. It was interesting how some games went. In the first …