Results.

11 – 12 – 25
   Well done to C. Waldron and S. Cooke who made the semi finals of the O60 pairs and will play New Brighton, March 5, O60s semi finals day.
C. Buchanan and R. Hooper went out on their second game while Phil and P. D. Smith, and as part of a composite team, S. Brown and G. Carston. [Riccarton Racecourse] went out on their first games.

9 – 12 – 25
Edwards Cup
A great day at Fendalton. For the first time EP won all six games. Well done teams!!!
     EP Blue 3 v Fen 0 
K. Nicholson15 – 13                    P. D. Smith 18 – 11                 N. Johnstone 17 – 8
Played 21     Won 15     Lost 6     Winning skips. P. Nicholson 4     P.D. Smith 3
   EP Gold 3 v BU 0
E. Clarke16 – 11                       N. Buchanan 25 – 7          G. McClurg 21 – 9
Played 21     Won 10    Lost 11     Winning skips. N. Buchanan 6
Points to 9/12   EP Blue 45   EP Gold 30   Fen 30   BU 21

Finals Day @ Christchurch, 13 – 12 – 25
9.00     J. Flint Open singles semi final v C. Bishop, Bowls Papanui.
12.00     C. Waldron, Redcliffs. Mixed pairs v Papanui Club          Women’s triples v Allenton  B. Morel, C. Buchanan, N. Tamati
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Sevens Draw.
Men: Div. 1. Sec. 3 @ Bowls Papanui      Div. 2 Sec. 1 @  Parklands
Women: Div. 1 Sec. 2 @ Club Redcliffs
U5: . Sec. 3 @ Riccarton Racecourse
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Talking of the sevens you may be interested to know that EP life member Dave Vujcich is a member of the Geraldine team that won the South Canterbury sevens and will be off to Wellington for the national finals.
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8 – 12 – 25
O60 5s Rd. 6
EP1 v West Melton Pairs: K. Rowlands 15 – 14                   Triples: T. Marshall 14 – 17
EP2 v Rangiora 1 Pairs: D. Baker 18 – 14                              Triples: S. Cooke 19 – 12
EP3 v Rangiora 3 Pairs: K. Nicholson `13 – 14                    Triples: N. Johnstone 14 – 14
EP4 v Burnside 5 Pairs: P. Felton 10 – 25                              Triples: S. Brown 25 –  10
EP5 v Lincoln White EP defaulted

7 – 12 – 25
The fours teams that qualified for post section  G. Lawson, K. Scott, C. Wood and R. Cook, K. Rowlands, F. Frew, N. Tamati and J. Main and C. Buchanan, P. Phair, J. McKinnel, replacing an injured B. Morel, and A. Scully all failed to advance although the latter reached the semi final stage.

Saturday Interclub        Round 7     6 – 12 – 25

Men’s 3/4s
Div. 2 EP1 v Morrison Ave     N. Johnstone 19 – 23                R. Hooper 16 – 15               B. McIntosh 18 – 24

   Div. 4 EP2 v Rangiora     N. Buchanan 19 – 13               P. Felton 16 – 16        M. Brownie 11 – 19     

AC 2/4s 
Div. 1 EP v Burnside
J. McKinnel 9 – 25              P. Nicholson 16 – 15

30 – 11 – 26
Good luck to those who are taking part in the Centre O60 pairs on Thursday.
Phil and P. D. Smith, B. McIntosh and J. Walcott and as part of a composite team, S. Brown and G. Carston. [Riccarton Racecourse.] K. Rowlands and J. Main, C. Buchanan and R. Hooper, C. Waldron and S. Cooke.
Good luck to the fours teams that qualified for post section next Sunday, men at Christchurch, women at Burnside. G. Lawson, K. Scott, C. Wood and R. Cook, K. Rowlands, F. Frew, N. Tamati and J. Main and B. Morel, C. Buchanan, P. Phair and A. Scully.

Saturday Interclub Playoffs          29 – 11 – 25

Crunch time, playoffs where the season comes to an end and no more second chances.
Women’s Premier 2/4s  
Our premier women’s 2/4s team qualified for the playoffs with a magnificent recovery after being last with only 2 points after 2 rounds!!! They qualified 2nd in their section and played Burnside in the semifinal.
Semi EP v Burnside   Won 19 – 14      25 – 5 [44 = 19]
Final v Belfast   Won 21 – 5     19  – 9 [40 – 14]
    B. Morel  C. Buchanan  N. Tamati  T. Woodham               K. Rowlands  F. Frew  J. Main  P. Phair
   Celebrating! Well done ladies. 

Men’s Premier 3/4s  
Our premier men’s team comprehensively won its section and played Club Redcliffs in the semifinal.
Semi EP1 v Club Redcliffs   Won 22 – 14     22 – 14     15 – 11 [59 – 39]
Final EP v Belfast   Right down to the wire. 11 – 20   24 – 5   11 – 17 [46 – 42]
Heroes were L. Eathorne who got shot and was then followed by N. Glasson with two more to keep EP ahead in the aggregate.

N. Glasson  L. Eathorne  C. Wood  B. Burke            P. McKinnel   D. Baker  T. Pascoe  S. Bowden               K. Scott  G. Porter  T. Marshall  I. Rule

 

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U5 Triples     
Div. 2 Sec. 4 EP2 v Parklands 1   K. Mason 16 – 14              Semi Final EP v Morrison Ave 1   K. Mason 13 – 17
Div. 2 Sec. 6 EP3 v Parklands 1   J. Wyatt 20 – 16                Semi Final EP v Papanui 3    J. Wyatt 17 – 9
  Final EP3 v Morrison Ave 1   J. Wyatt   N. Fukuhara   A. Scully   Lost 10 – 18.
Great effort ladies. 

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27 – 11 – 25
Well done to K. Scott, G. Lawson & T. Marshall who have qualified for the O60 triples semi final to be played on Thursday, March 5.
Both the P. McKinnel and C. Waldron teams went out on their first games.

Mid Week Round 7

26 – 11 – 25
Women’s Fives:
EP v Kirwee Pairs: C. Buchanan 32 – 13                      Triples: P. Phair 15 – 13
   Played 12   Won 11   Lost 1   1st     Great achievement.

Men’s Double Pairs:
EP1 v Papanui Club   T. Sandrey 18 – 19                       B. McIntosh 19 – 18  Shared aggregate, how often does that happen? 2nd 😃
EP2 v Rangiora 1   S. Cooke 8 – 25                                 C. Waldron 17 – 14 2nd 😃
EP3 v Rangiora 2   J. Walcott 12 – 21                             P. D. Smith 23 – 11
EP4 v Riccarton Racecourse   P. Felton 21 – 19            R. Scott 19 – 14 

Congratulations to the fours teams that qualified for post section next Sunday, men at Christchurch, women at Burnside. G. Lawson, K. Scott, C. Wood and R. Cook, K. Rowlands, F. Frew, N. Tamati and J. Main and B. Morel, C. Buchanan, P. Phair and A. Scully.
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21 – 11 – 25
Well done to K. Scott, G. Lawson & T. Marshall, P. McKinnel, J. Flint & I. Rule and C. Waldron, S. Cooke & P. Smith who have qualified for the O60 triples post section to be held at Rangiora next Thursday,

Well done to all those club members who have been selected for the Southern Quad to be held in South Canterbury, November 30.
Development Team: Glenford Porter, Seddon Jury Jane, Naoko Fukuhara, Jo Wyatt and Annette Scully.
Interesting to note that former EP member Dale Johnstone was also selected.
Senior Team: Lance Pascoe, Christine Buchanan, Fiona Frew, Kim Rowlands, Tania Woodham, Jude Main and Nylla Tamati.

17 – 11 – 25   
Best of luck to those teams who will be involved in Centre events on Thursday and Sunday this week.
O60 triples: [Thursday] K. Scott, G. Lawson & T. Marshall, P. McKinnel, J. Flint & I. Rule, B. Morel, C. Buchanan & T. Smith, C. Waldron, S. Cooke & P. Smith.
Fours: [Sunday] Men’s : G. Lawson, K. Scott, C. Wood and R. Cook, G. Porter, P. McKinnel, S. Bowden and B. Burke. Women’s teams: K. Rowlands, F. Frew, N. Tamati and J. Main and B. Morel, C. Buchanan, P. Phair and A. Scully.

   Congratulations to K. Rowlands, N. Tamati, S. Bowden, S. Jury Jane, J. Flint, G. Lawson and G. Porter who all qualified for post section in the Centre open singles.
K. Rowlands and N. Tamati, both out first round as did S. Bowden, G. Lawson and G. Porter. S. Jury Jane made it through to the quarter final stage while J. Flint will be in the semi final on finals weekend. Well done Jonathan.
Well done to N. Fukuhara, S. Jury Jane and  who qualified for post section in the Yr 0 – 8 singles.

Good luck to the many club members who will be involved with the singles competitions taking place over Show Weekend.
Centre Open Singles: T. Woodham   K. Rowlands    N. Tamati   J. Wyatt   C. Buchanan   F.Frew   S. Bowden   Seddon Jury Jane   J. Flint   C. Waldron   G. Lawson   G. Porter   L. Jury Jane   N. Glasson
Centre Singles 0 – 8 Yr. J. Wyatt   N. Fukuhara   S. Jury Jane, C. Waldron, P. Smith, L. Jury Jane and M. Lewis.