Deserved victory for Hall, Francis
Deserved victory for Hall, Francis
The cliche "to be the best you have to beat the best" could not have been more apt for the composite pair of Jan Hall (Taieri) and Ange Francis (North East Valley) on Sunday.
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Pair looking for NEV threepeat
Pair looking for NEV threepeat
A Threepeat beckons for Bronwyn Stevens and Sarah Scott at this weekend’s invitational pairs at the North East Valley club.
Smith overcomes challenges
Smith overcomes challenges
Val Smith overcame some challenging times to play a key role in the South team at the interisland tournament at the Dunedin Lawns Bowls Stadium at the weekend.
Winner’s goal was simply to finish
Winner’s goal was simply to finish
It has been a long wait for Margie Campbell — but she made the most of it yesterday.
Lucky threes: third win for farmer
Lucky threes: third win for farmer
The number three is proving to be a significant one for Dunedin runner Jonah Smith after he won his third Dunedin Marathon title held over the new east harbour course yesterday.
Honours to South after tie-break
Honours to South after tie-break
The South Island won a tense tie-break in the fours to secure victory in the inaugural North v South tournament in Dunedin yesterday.
North v South now serious encounter
North v South now serious encounter
Commonwealth Games representatives, national champions and rising stars will head to Dunedin this weekend for an epic encounter between the North and South Islands.
PBA results go against the grain
PBA results go against the grain
Results did not go with the form book at the Dunedin branch of the PBA finals on Sunday.
Four from Dunedin in national top 10
Four from Dunedin in national top 10
Despite a weekend of mixed results in two tournaments of ranking singles at Bowls Dunedin Stadium, four players from the Dunedin region of the PBA are now firmly entrenched in the nationally ranked...
Triathletes streak to road champs golds
Triathletes streak to road champs golds
New Zealand elite triathlete representatives and partners Olivia Thornbury and Janus Staufenberg made a clean sweep of the senior gold medals at the Otago road championships, held along the West...
Mason twins through to world PBA semifinals
Mason twins through to world PBA semifinals
Oliver Mason overcame an early scare to dominate the Dunedin area world indoor singles qualifying rounds in a PBA double header held at the Bowls Dunedin Stadium at the weekend.
Staufenberg too strong over final 2km
Staufenberg too strong over final 2km
Leith runner Janus Staufenberg overcame early challenges to win the Otago senior men’s cross-country at Chisholm Park on Sunday.
Stevens, Mason win major titles at Otago awards
Stevens, Mason win major titles at Otago awards
It came as little surprise when Bronwyn Stevens (North East Valley) and Oliver Mason (Forbury Park) were awarded the major gongs at the Bowls Dunedin annual awards.
Forbury Park beats Brighton 17-14 to take crown
Forbury Park beats Brighton 17-14 to take crown
Graeme Hislop skipped Forbury Park to a 17-14 win over a tough Brighton combination to win the Bowls Dunedin champion of champions men’s triples crown at Taieri on Saturday.
Kaikorai pulls away to claim fours title
Kaikorai pulls away to claim fours title
Action-packed opening ends set Kaikorai up for a 22-13 victory over Taieri in the Dunedin champion of champions men’s fours at its home green on Sunday.
Outram dominates Taieri
Outram dominates Taieri
Janet Swallow and Christine Boorer won a second Bowls Dunedin title in as many weeks when they led the Outram fours to victory in the champion of champions women’s fours at Outram on Sunday.
Wilson beats fatigue to skip St Kilda to pairs victory
Wilson beats fatigue to skip St Kilda to pairs victory
St Kilda’s Murray Wilson recovered from a 12-hour bowls marathon on Saturday, to skip club-mate Owen Bennett to victory in the Bowls Dunedin champion of champions pairs final at the North East...
Rising star Cook beats McCaughan to win junior men’s singles
Rising star Cook beats McCaughan to win junior men’s singles
Cam Cook continued his rise up the ranks of bowls in Dunedin with his victory in the Bowls Dunedin junior men’s singles, held recently at the Macandrew Bay Bowling Club.
Determination pays off for Outram duo
Determination pays off for Outram duo
Outram bowlers Janet Swallow and Christine Boorer had to dig deep to win the Bowls Dunedin champion of champions women’s pairs at the St Clair club on Sunday.
Green Is ends long drought in sevens
Green Is ends long drought in sevens
After more than two decades, Green Island’s drought of Bowls Dunedin regional interclub sevens titles was broken yesterday when its women’s team defeated Fairfield in the final at the Taieri...