Taranaki take narrow wins

Whanganui proved a happy hunting ground for the Revital Fertilisers Taranaki representative teams on Saturday, with the province claiming both the men’s and women’s quadrangular competitions.

Taranaki narrowly took out both senior sections. The under-eights women were also victorious, while the under-eights men were third. In the senior women, Taranaki finished on 16 points to head off Manawatu and Whanganui (both 15) and Wairarapa (14). Cathy Andrews’ four of Val McEldowney, Bev Robinson and Susan Cottam continued their terrific record, posting three wins from as many games. Sue Winter, in the first singles, had two wins, while the second pair of Sue Edwards and Shar Healey had one win and two draws.

In the senior men’s, Taranaki and Whanganui both finished on 20 match points, but the former had a superior shot differential. Dean Elgar had three wins in the first singles, as did the second pair of skip Steve Walker and Aidan Zittersteijn. Darren Goodin’s new four of Jordan Linn, Adam Collins and Scott Roberts were also emphatic with three wins.

Meanwhile, West End has taken out the Vospers Funeral Homesponsored Taranaki women’s division one interclub competition. Having been promoted at the end of last season, West End finished with 28 points. Tower were second on 25 and Paritutu Green third on 24. In the second division, Fitzroy edged ahead of Inglewood in the final round to take the title on differential.

In the men’s TSB Realty-sponsored first division, Paritutu lead the field with 36, with West End Blue (35), West End White (31) and Tower (30) the other clubs in contention. The last round will be played on December 2. Oakura claimed the second division title beating Fitzroy 2-1 in the final.