Bowls Orewa

BNH Opening Day & Executive Fours
What a bright & sunny day for the opening hosted by Mairangi Bay
Our team looking absolutely resplendent & ready for the days action, go well TEAM Orewa
L to R: Laurie Kean, Vicki Ayson, Garry Banks, Carol Hollows

BEN GIBSON Harcourts Cooper & Co Real Estate OAC Triples - September 4th

A marginally less than usual 27 teams lined up for another day of friendly rivalry and competition, with one team unfortunately having to sit out each round with a bye, the culprits with the double entry shall remain nameless.

With the soft event launch of the prestigious OCEANIA 2026 (November 18-22 2026) and the HARCOURTS COOPER & CO NZ Arm Bowling tournament (May 4-7 2027) taking place at the completion of the days play ot was a real pleasure to welcome to our club Brett O'Riley President of World Bowls, and the Patron of Bowls North Harbour representing OCEANIA 2026, together with Neil Connell BNH President on behalf of the NZ Arm Bowling competition. We are very much looking forward to hosting both these tournaments that will be played on our two undercover greens, with plenty of action, cultural flavour, and the promise of some high calibre bowling skill on display.

Once again we welcomed our local real estate legend, and sponsor for the day BEN GIBSON from Harcourt's Cooper & Co Orewa. With his quiet and unassuming manner Ben is fast becoming a very recognisable figure around Orewa township with his enthusiastic support of many local charities and causes not going unnoticed. Thank you Ben for your ongoing and generous support of our club, it is always appreciated.

Once again the competition to make the prizewinners list was fierce with a third of the field in the reckoning to have a chance at a collect with x4 four winners and x5 three winners. Ben's son Otis did a great job presenting the top performig teams with their winnings, many thanks Otis.

1st place: Greg Yelavich, Mike Pervan, Willie McIvor 4w, 35e, 63p

2nd place: David Batchelor, Ron Haydon, John Robinson
4w, 33e, 60p

3rd place: Garry Banks, Trevor Minty, Grant Keats 4w, 29e, 68p

4th place: Warren Seeque, Laurie Kean, Shirley Nielsen 4w, 25e, 56p

5th place: Gary Colhoun, Rona Turner, Steve Hicks 3w, 28e, 51p

Today's Winners:

L to R: Mike Pervan, Willie McIvor, Greg Yelavich, Ben Gibson, Otis Gibson

Results - Sunday Social Bowls, 2/4/2, Junior Triples August 30, 31, September 1st

Sunday Social Bowls:

Division A:

1st place: Michael Baxter 59 pts

2nd place: Keith Franich 55 pts

3rd place: Ian Carroll 53 pts

Division B:

1st place: Peter Haden 43 pts

2nd place: Malcolm Barr 42 pts

3rd place: Richard Green 42 pts

2/4/2:

AM:

1st place: Gerald Hill/Laurie Kean 2w, 15e, +28 diff

2nd place: Bob Semple/Paul Millar 2w, 15e, +20 diff

3rd place: Malcolm Barr/Keith Franich 2w, 14e, 37p

PM:

1st place: Mal1/Mal 2 2w, 15e, 25p

2nd place: Paul Millar/Trevor Parker 2w, 13e, 30p

3rd place: Gary Wallace/Ann Yearbury 2w, 11e, +8 diff

4th place: Graeme Roberts/Bob Redpath 2w, 11e, +6 diff

Junior Triples:

Division A:

1st place: Chris Bailey, Bryce Tippett, Paul Van Gent 3w, 16e, 40p

2nd place: David Batchelor, Brian Munce, John Robinson
3w, 15e, +23 diff

3rd place: David LeCheminant, Kevin Sadgrove, Barbara Sadgrove 3w, 15e, +19 diff

4th place: Alan Cvitanovich, Alistair Colliar, Chris Hewitt
3w, 13e, 30p

Division B:

1st place: Dave Cooper, Pedro Daye, Glenn Maria 3w, 18e, 40p

2nd place: Colin Reeve, Ivan Posa, Liz Clark 3w, 12e, 26p

3rd place: Rob Wait, Ally, Ronnie 2w, 15e, +10 diff

4th place: Nigel Andrew, Anita Quinn, Jan Van Gent 2w, 15e, +8 diff

SUMMERSET RETIREMENT VILLAGE Milldale OAC Triples August 27th

A mildish and overall very pleasant day was enjoyed by the 32 teams entered for our weekly Open triples comp, with all games played on our two undercover greens. This weeks 4game/8 end/3 bowl format resulted in an unusually even spread of results with just the x2 four winners, x2 three and a half, and x4 three winners.

It was a real pleasure to welcome back to our club Lucy McKimmey from SUMMERSET RETIREMENT VILLAGE Milldale, our awesome sponsor for the day. Lucy a breath of fresh air as always commented on the popularity of the wonderful lifestyle on offer at their village, and the wide range of facilities avaiable. Lucy was then thrust into the role of assisting our convenor with distributing the prizes, which she handled with aplomb and flair it must be said. Thank you Lucy for your valued input today, and to SUMMERSET RETIREMENT VILLAGE Milldale for their loyal and generous support of our club, it is most appreciated.

1st place: Ann Yearbury, Lou Stewart, Shirley Paton 4w, 21e, 40p

2nd place: Bruce Tatnell, Noel Rooney, Walter Howden 4w, 20e, 42p

3rd place: Ross Ruddell, Mike Jackson, Mike Burke 3.5w, 17e, 35p

4th place: Linda Mellor, Heather Speedy, Kay Hewitt 3.5w, 16e, 28p

5th place: Peter Cavanaugh, Bryce tippett, Brian Taylor
3w, 20e, +19 diff

L to R: Realxing on our wonderful SUMMERSET deck.
Lou Stewart, Ann Yearbury, Lucy McKimmey, Shirley Paton

Results - Sunday Social Bowls, 2/4/2, Junior Triples August 23, 24, 25

Sunday Social Bowls

Division A:

1st place: John Paladin 59 pts

2nd place: Keith Franich 54 pts

3rd place: Steve Emmett 51 pts

Division B:

1st place: Carol Sell 43 pts

2nd place=: Dave Hilson, Larry Smith 42 pts

2/4/2:

AM:

1st place: Keith Franich/Malcolm Barr 2w, 15e, +29 diff

2nd place: Nelda Taylor/Kevin Rainsford 2w, 15e, +25 diff

3rd place: Greg Yelavich/Beryl Truebody 2w, 13e, +26 diff

4th place: Colin Reeve/Val Dorling 2w, 13e, +19 diff

PM:

1st place: Graeme Roberts/Bob Redpath 2w, 15e, 31p

2nd place: Paul Hollows/Chris Bailey 2w, 14e, 28p

3rd place: Brian Taylor/Wayne Drummond 2w, 12e, 32p

4th place: Carol Hollows/Liz Clark 1.5w, 12e, 27p

5th place: Allan McQuoid/Ray Brown 1w, 11e, 28p

Junior Triples:

Division A:

1st place: Bob Semple. Wayne Drummond, Dave Wood
3w, 16e, 30p

2nd place: Kerry Greenhalgh, Dave Mellor, Pat Stewart 3w, 15e, 38p

3rd place: Chris Bailey, Bryce Tippett, Paul Van Gent 3w, 14e, 28p

4th place: Ian Smeaton, Kevin Sadgrove, Margo Ellis 2.5w, 14e, 26p

Division B:

1st place: Linda Mellor, Debbie Greenhalgh, Kay Hewitt
3w, 15e, +18 diff

2nd place: Frederik, Kriek, Julie Hinchco, Judy Tremain
3w, 15e, +10 diff

3rd place: Beryl Truebody, Betty Baillie, Pauline Russell-Green
2.5w, 15e, +27 diff

4th place: Bruce Davis, Bruce McLennan, Mark Stuart
2.5w, 15e, +19 diff

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THE BOTANIC LUXURY RETIREMENT VILLAGE Siverdale OAC Triples August 20th

An eye watering 38 teams gathered on a brilliantly clear and crisp winters day, certainly one befitting the depth and quality of the players present.

We once again had the real pleasure of welcoming back to our club Michelle Pipping (Sales & Marketing Manager) and Kathryn Rule (Sales Consultant) from THE BOTANIC Luxury Retirement Village Silverdale, our sponsor for the day. Michelle spoke genuinely and knowledgeably of the superb lifestyle on offer, and currrently enjoyed by the exisiting residents, many of them valued members of our club. With some exciting new living opportunities either available currently, or on the way both Michelle and Kathryn are available to assist any prospective occupiers with a low key, no obligation and informed overview of life at THE BOTANIC Luxury Retirement Village Silverdale.

As a club we are most appreciative of the continued and generous support of THE BOTANIC, thank you very much. An added bonus of the three lucky draw vouchers, courtesy of THE BOTANIC for their outstanding on site Clubhouse Cafe were extremely well received by the recipients.

With the massive number of teams in the hunt to make the prize winners list there was a logjam at the top end with x4 four winners, x1 three and a half, and a whopping x8 three winners at the conclusion of this weeks four game, 2 bowl, 12 end format.

1st place: Gary Wallace, Peter Clark, Mal Wallace 4w, 35e, 73p

2nd place: Ross Ruddell, Mike Jackson, Mike Burke 4w, 32e, +28 diff

3rd place: Kevin Sadgrove, David LeCheminant, Ian Smeaton
4w, 32e, +25 diff

4th place: Laurie Kean, Michelle Kean, Shirley Nielsen 4w, 31e, 62p

5th place: Bruce Tatnell, Steve Saric, Noel Rooney 3.5w, 29e, 44p

L to R: Mal Wallace, Gary Wallace, Kathryn Rule, Peter Clark, Michelle Pipping

THE BOTANIC OAC Triples
Bit of a crowd at the after match
38 teams
Superb day all round

Great turnout for our Arm Bowlers coaching this morning
Many thanks to Grant Keats for managing this session

Results - Sunday Social Bowls, 2/4/2, Junior Triples August 16, 17, 18

Sunday Social Bowls:

Division A:

1st place: Michael Baxter 59 pts

2nd place: Sandra Hilson 51 pts

3rd place: Malcolm Barr 48 pts

Division B:

1st place: Dave Mellor 43 pts

2nd place=:Richard Green, Rob Finlay 42 pts

2/4/2:

AM:

1st place: Bob Semple/Dave Roe 2w, 16e, 30p

2nd place: Beryl Truebody/Greg Yelavich 2w, 15e, 32p

3rd place: Kay Hewitt/Lou Stewart 2w, 14e, 28p

4th place: David LeCheminant/Alf Stamp 2w, 13e, 22p

Junior Triples:

Division A:

1st place: Michael Baxter, Ivan Posa, Grant Loe 3w, 15e, 31p

2nd place: Chris Bailey, Bryce Tippett, Paul Van Gent 3w, 13e, 24p

3rd place: Trevor Minty, Elizabeth Ring, Phil Grant 2w, 15e, +14 diff

4th place: Shirley Nielsen, Laurie Kean, John Pike 2w, 15e, +3 diff

Division B:

1st place: Linda Mellor, Debbie Greenhalgh, Kay Hewitt
3w, 17e, 29p

2nd place: Terry Carson, Keith Dymond, Dennis Williams
3w, 16e, 41p

3rd place: Kerry Greenhalgh, Dave Mellor, Pat Stewart
3w, 15e, +23 diff

4th place: David Verrall, June Johnson, Mary McKenzie
3w, 15e, + 14 diff