The Story of the Nationals. Part 1.
Jan. 2 – Jan. 9
EP was a host club and a special thanks go to all the volunteers who assisted with everything. Well done to to Steve Street and Don. Baker for their efforts in producing such good greens.
Well done to the club members who participated and special congratulations to all wh0 qualified for post section.
And the finals, to have five club members in the finals is just awesome.
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As with any time the nationals are played in Christchurch many of EP members took the opportunity to partake.
Good luck everyone.
Well done to those who qualified for post section.
Men’s Singles: C. Waldron l w l l l G. Lawson l w w w w l G. Porter w l l w w w K. Scott w w w w L. Pascoe w w w w w w S. Brown w l l w w w S. Bowden w w l w w S. Jury Jane w l w l l C. Wood w l w l l l
Women’s Pairs: EP Teams: B. Morel & A. Scully l l w l l K. Rowlands & N. Tamati w w w w P. Phair & F. Frew l w w w w
Composite Teams: J. Wyatt w l l w l l C. Buchanan w w w w w M. Boyd w w w w w T. Woodham w w w l w J. Main w l w l w l J. Shirley w w w w
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Congratulations to the players who have got through to post section.
EP can feel proud that fifteen club members made it through to post section. Great effort!
Women’s pairs:
Burnside: L. O’Callaghan & C. Buchanan L S. Keith & T. Woodham W W W
Bowls Papanui: M. Boyd & K. Edwards W W W P. Phair & F. Frew L
Elmwood Park: K. Rowlands & N. Tamati L B. Stevens & J. Shirley W L
Men’s singles:
Woodend: S. Bowden L Bowls Hornby: S. Brown W L Woolston Park: L. Pascoe L
Belfast: K. Scott W W L Burnside: G. Lawson W W L G. Porter L
Around the greens.
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Good luck on finals day to Tania and Mandy as both have reached the semi finals in the women’s pairs.
Kim and Nylla at EP. Post section pairs.
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Wow!!! Both Tania and Mandy have made it through to the women’s pairs final. Two EP players from four is a pretty good ratio. At the end of the day EP will have one national champion and one runner up! Awesome.
Final: S. Keith & T. Woodham 13 v M. Boyd & K. Edwards 18
Two EP members shared the limelight as they fought for the National pairs title.
It was a closely fought match and after 14 ends it was 12 – 12 and it could have gone either way but a three to Mandy on the 13th end gave them a break that kept them ahead.
Congratulations Kirsten and Mandy, a good win.
Good luck to all those members participating in the Nationals today.
Women’s Singles: J. Wyatt W L W W W J. Main L L L K. Rowlands W W L L W W M. Boyd W W W W N. Fukuhara L L L W N. Tamati L L W L T. Woodham L L W W
Men’s Pairs: EP Teams: B. Burke & S. Bowden W L W W L W C. Wood & C. Waldron W L W L L D. Vujcich & N. Johnstone L W W L W W G. Porter & S. Jury Jane L W L W W W G. McClurg & M. Lewis L W W L L
Composite Teams: T. Pascoe W W L W W G. Lawson has W W W W W L. Pascoe W W W W W P. McKinnel W W L W W S. Brown W W L L L A. Kelly W W W W W K. Scott W W W W W B. Coyle W W W L W
7 – 1 – 26Well done to those who made it through to post section.
Women’s singles: Sumner: J. Wyatt L Morrison Ave: M. Boyd W W W W K. Rowlands W L
Men’s pairs: Bowls Hornby; L. Pascoe & J. Hill W W W W A. Diamond & K. Scott W L M. Kreft & B. Coyle W W Bowls Papanui: D. Vujcich & N. Johnstone L P. McKinnel & G. Hassell W L B. McNish & T. Pascoe W W L EP: B. Burke & S. Bowden L Belfast: T. Grantham & G. Lawson W W W W K. Darby & A. Kelly W L. Papanui Club: G. Porter & S. Jury Jane W L
Three club members will advance into finals day.
Mandy Boyd will face the well-performed Blackjack Katelyn Inch in the singles semi final while the two pairs teams of Lance Pascoe & Jamie Hill and Tony Grantham & Gary Lawson are into the quarter final and may well meet in the semi final. New club member Brian Coyle was defeated by the Pascoe team in round 4. Brian came from Southland and holds several Southland titles. He is available for interclub and should prove to be a real asset.
Mandy Boyd defeated Katelyn Inch to advance to the final. Down 8 – 13 she then won seven ends in a row to go 19 – 13 to finally win 21 – 14.
Tony Grantham & Gary Lawson won their quarter final 17 – 16, the penultimate end being 16 – 16. The same scenario with Lance Pascoe & Jamie Hill, they won 14 – 13 from a 13 – 13 second last end. Two games down to the wire. These two now meet in the semi final, the upside is that EP will have one team in he final. What a game that should be, bragging rights up for the winners.
Overc0ming a spirited fightback from Leeanne Poulson, keeping calm under pressure Mandy Boyd won her first NZ singles title 21 – 
16. Well done Mandy, a great performance. It was a great game with both players performing well especially in the windy conditions.
And so to the final, a replay of the 2024 final, Tony Grantham and Gary Lawson v the Kelleher Brothers.
What a game. 14 – 14 going into the final end. Grantham’s first bowl on kitty. Ethan’s first bowl a drive which put kitty in the ditch with his bowl close by in the ditch. Virtually game over!
Third place, men’s pairs. J. Hill & L. Pascoe. 
Runner up men’s pairs. T. Grantham & G. LawsonThe Nationals. Part Two.
Feb. 19 – 26
Here is part 2 of the nationals, the fours and mixed pairs. Being held in the Bay of Plenty there were fewer members participating than in part 1, singles and pairs held in our home grounds in Canterbury.
Still a great effort as seven members of EP made it through to post section in one or both disciplines. 
Participating members are:
Fours: G. Lawson W L W W L P. Smith W L L W L dnp L. Pascoe & K. Scott W L W W W L J. Wyatt W L W W W dnp M. Boyd L L W W W W K. Rowlands W W W W dnp dnp B. Morel & C. Buchanan W L L. W W L
Congratulations to those who have made post section. G. Lawson L L. Pascoe W L J. Wyatt L M. Boyd W L K. Rowlands L
Mixed pairs: T. Woodham. W W W L W dnp L. Pascoe & M. Boyd W W L W W dnp J. Wyatt L W L W W l G. Lawson L W W W W dnp B. Morel W L W L W C. Waldron L L W L L dnp C. Buchanan W W W W L dnp
Congratulations and good luck to those who got through to post section.
T. Woodham. W W L L. Pascoe & M. Boyd L G. Lawson W L C. Buchanan L
