MARCH 2025 REPORT

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On Friday 7th March our first trophy event was held.  The Ivy Horn drawn fours.

24 players had entered which made an even six teams.

After four rounds three teams qualified.  Alex Steel, Ngaire Wallace, Janet Foley, and Laraine Osborne,

Tim Jones, Jim Foley, Lynda Callaghan, Brenda Smith and Peg Jones, Cynthia Colville, Patrick Cairns and Betty Wilmer.

After a draw, Alex received the bye and the semi-final was between Tim’s team and Peg’s team with Tim coming out the winner.

The final saw Alex and Tim playing for the honours with Alex's team coming out the winners.

 

Eight players contested the Open Singles championship on Saturday 15th March.

Three players qualified; Peg Jones, John Hares and Alex Steel.  The semi-final saw John playing Alex, with Alex going through to the final against Peg. After another gruelling 12 ends Alex comes out the winner.  This will see Alex representing Whangamata Club going on to play in the Thames Valley singles championships in May.

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On Sunday 16th March the Thames Valley round of the NZ Mixed Fours was held in Paeroa.  Two teams plus a composite team represented Whangamata.  The team of Stephen Hodgson, Ngaire Wallace, Patrick Cairns, and Laraine Osborne made it to the semi-finals and were only beaten on the last end. The composite team of Tim and Peg Jones Whangamata Club with Kevin and Gail Boothby from Waihi Beach RSA made it through to the final against the Kerepehi team of Maurice and Trevor Eccles and Sue Sheary with Whangamata’s Ann Costar making up their team. 

The composite Whangamata Club, Waihi Beach RSA triumphed on the day and Tim, Peg, Kevin, and Gail will go on to represent Thames Valley at the Eastern Zone finals in Whakatane later in the year.

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Congratulations to all of our players who enter our competitions and the winners who overcome their opposition with great fortitude.