Category: Wellington Centre

  • Wellington Mixed Pairs – Final reached by Sarah

    Final updates Sarah Taukamo of Victoria is chasing her 7th Wellington title. She won 3 Wellington titles last year, is trying to add to that in new season at first opportunity. She’s playing with Mark O’Brien of Martinborough. They face a team that many had as pre-tournament favourites, Mandy Boyd and Trevor Pascoe. The final…

  • Kings Win Crown

    Victoria’s Ben and Helen King have won the Bowls Specialist Wellington Mixed Pairs this afternoon, the first Wellington title of the 2019-20 season. They won the final 21-6 in a family affair against Birdie Love and James-Cameron Powell of Stokes Valley, it was a great game for the viewers. The Kings raced ahead to a…

  • First win as coordinator for Martin

    Ray Martin will be returning to the NZ Professional Bowls Association Finals Weekend this time securing his first qualifier wins while also coordinating the local PBA events at the Naenae indoor complex. Martin came close in June to coordinating and winning being pipped in the final of the Scottish Singles to Bay of Plenty’s David…

  • Well done Ray!

    Bay of Plenty’s David Jones came to the Naenae Bowling Club in Wellington for a warm-up for the NZ Champ of Champ Pairs in 2 weeks’ time but walked away having beaten Wellington coordinator and PBA international Ray Martin in a tense high quality PBA Scottish Singles qualifier final 7-7, 8-6. With the first set…

  • Well done Rich!

    Congratulations to Richard Corry for retaining the North Wellington Open Fours indoor bowls title at Onepoto today and thereby winning his 4th North Wellington title. He played with Sam Anderson (was Horowhenua but now playing for North Wellington this year) who was steady throughout despite being on crutches from a hockey injury, Marcus Trlin, and…

  • Well done Wellington Junior team

    Congratulations to the Wellington City Junior rep team who won a Quadrangular against Hutt Valley, Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa yesterday. The men played at Upper Hutt and went very well including 3 comfortable wins for the pair James Fairhall and Mark Burgess but needed last round wins from the Wellington womens triple including Sharman Buckle,…