Bowler wins 85th title
An Alexandra man has racked up his 85th lawn bowls centre title, though he is not overly keen to reach three figures.
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Darby, Bracegirdle win pairs
Darby, Bracegirdle win pairs
A change of club has not led to a change in fortune for Keanu Darby.
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King eyes 2nd chance with Tonga
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King eyes 2nd chance with Tonga
Thirty years ago, Ben King reigned supreme when he won the North East Valley 10,000 invitational singles tournament.
Kelleher, Jeffcoat master difficult conditions for title
Kelleher, Jeffcoat master difficult conditions for title
Despite dropping big numbers early, Hamish Kelleher and Ashleigh Jeffcoat kept calm heads to win the North East Valley Premier Invitation Pairs yesterday.
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Chasing trophies takes back seat to caring for wife
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Chasing trophies takes back seat to caring for wife
Southland representative Shane Elliot plays a major support role both on and off the green.
Defending champions through to playoffs
Defending champions through to playoffs
A weekend of high-quality bowls proved just as challenging weatherwise as the competition in the international-laden field itself at the North East Valley Premier Invitational Pairs.
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Quality field for premier mixed pairs
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Quality field for premier mixed pairs
The greens are primed, groomed and ready to roll for the North East Valley premier mixed pairs this weekend.
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Otago third after fighting to end
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Otago third after fighting to end
Otago fought to the end before settling for third place at the New Zealand interprovincial championships in Wellington at the weekend.
Otago seeking glory at interprovincial event
Otago seeking glory at interprovincial event
Otago would like to go one better this weekend.
Kreft adds Shanghai title to tally
Kreft adds Shanghai title to tally
Marty Kreft (St Clair) dominated the Shanghai competition yesterday to finish the first round of the Dunedin regional PBA competition with two of the three titles.
King makes impressive return
King makes impressive return
Paul King made a successful return to Professional Bowls Association (PBA) competition, winning the regional Scottish Open Singles to progress through to the national final in August, and being...
Promising players get chance in Kittyhawk tournament
Promising players get chance in Kittyhawk tournament
Otago's promising young bowlers will be put to the test again this weekend.
Galloway claims third national title in skipping four to victory
Galloway claims third national title in skipping four to victory
Mike Galloway has skipped his side to the national fours title in Taranaki.
Century of bowling club ‘pretty cool’
Century of bowling club ‘pretty cool’
One hundred years of the existence of a bowling club is a "pretty cool achievement".
Kreft bows out after hard-fought contest
Kreft bows out after hard-fought contest
Otago bowler Martin Kreft fought hard before another loss at the PBA world indoor single in England at the weekend.
Darby, Bruce prove slick combination
Darby, Bruce prove slick combination
The youth of NZ bowls prevailed when local champion Keanu Darby, combined with world champion Tayla Bruce, of Christchurch, to win the inaugural North East Valley invitational mixed pairs.
High standard at NEV invitational
High standard at NEV invitational
The cream has risen to the top at the invitational mixed pairs tournament being held at the North East Valley Bowling Club over the weekend.
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Wolland taps into healing aspects
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Wolland taps into healing aspects
Put a bowl in Darron Wolland’s hand and his pain and problems just drift away.
Clean sweep by NZ in clash
Clean sweep by NZ in clash
New Zealand made a clean sweep of the finals at the PBA transtasman clash in Dunedin this week.
Smooth and steady
Smooth and steady
New Zealand bowler Craig Merrilees sends one down during the second day of the transtasman PBA clash at the Dunedin Bowls Stadium yesterday.