Mangawhai bowlers invade Kamo

For the fourth consecutive year, Mangawhai Bowls has supported the Northland Bowls Annual Coaching Tournament.
 
A bus load of 48 bowlers travelled to Kamo for their annual tournament. In promoting this event, Northland Coaching  encourage  teams  to  have one junior  bowler (a bowler who has been  playing less than  five years) in each team. Mangawhai certainly entered in to the spirit of the event, with each team having at least one junior participating.

Juniors strong

It is this type of competition  that has  made  Mangawhai  the  strongest club for junior bowlers in Northland. Results over the last five years certainly indicate  this.  Unfortunately   only one of our residential  coaches, Allan Stebben,  could  make  the  trip.  Both he and Sue Wightman  have contributed  immensely  to the  development of new local bowlers.

First year bowlers at Kamo included Diane Adamson, Mona Guttenbeil, Glen Jones, Ray Draycott and Erin Wildermoth played.

Other juniors included Donna Anderson, Tony Cornish, Harry Foote, Tony Heath,  Ray Hynes,  Roger Hill, Jan Hollingsworth, Barbara Howard, Noel Howard, Idwal Leese, Glenis Mackintosh,   Ken  Mackintosh,   Car- ol Neal, Helen  Neville, Jerry Pilmer, Eric Povey, Diane Robinson,  Jackie Rutledge, and Ian Toddun.

It is hoped that most of these jun- ior bowlers will be playing in the Northland Junior Singles on May 4-5.

Experience pays off
For  some  bowlers  in  their  fifth year of playing bowls, this event will be their last opportunity to win a junior title. To qualify for the second day, bowlers  must   win  three  games  or more on the first day.

It was pleasing to see some of Mangawhai's experienced skips also making the trip to Kamo, including Graeme Brocklesby, Len Lawrence, Eileen Manuell,    Gerry    Mulligan,    Colin Neal, Allan Stebben, and also former Browns  Bay skip John  Crocker  who has recently shifted to the area. Their support   cannot  be  over-emphasised and the knowledge that they pass o to our is greatly appreciated.

John Crocker certainly gave an indication of what he will bring  to the club in winning  the B green section.  His  other  team  members were John Saunders  and  Ian  Toddun.  Runner up  on  B green  were  Dundee  Henwood (Mangawhai president)  Doreen Fausett  and Ray Draycott. And third John Anderson, Ken Mackintosh an Marion Pilmer.

On    A   green    Allan    Stebben Pauline   Lincoln   and   Erin   Wilder moth  were  runner  up.  Mangawhai Life Member  Len Lawrence and  his team  of Ted Tuffey and Idwal Lee were third. There were some excellent bowls played by all Mangawhai bowlers throughout the day.