Busy week ahead for bowlers
There was little success for Northland representative teams competing in the 1-5 year and Premier 1 division for women last weekend.
Both competitions were won by Auckland teams.
The Northland Premier team was using this event as a trial for its team formation for the national event being held this weekend.
They would have found the competition as strong as they will expect to find in their section of the New Zealand event this weekend.
Both the men and women have travelled to Wellington for the event, along with the men and women from the Far North Centre.
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For the 1-5 squad it was a disappointment, finishing in fourth place.
The consolation might be
that there were several firstyear bowlers in the squad and the experience would have been a sound investment for the future.
On the home front, 16 men’s clubs and eight women’s clubs have entered the Champion of
Champion singles event to be played at Whanga¯ rei (men) and Kamo greens (women) on March 27.
Clubs, please remember to send a marker with your representative player. The latest reporting time will be 8.30am. Play starts at 8.45am.
Entries are being accepted for the President’s Day Any Combination Fours. Please contact Gwen for an entry by email or phone 0273298011.
The event, sponsored by Carter Holt Harvey, will be held at Whanga¯ rei greens on March 24. Play commences at 9.30am.
Club events
Coming up for this week are: March 19-20 — Whanga¯ rei Men’s Triples.
March 19 — Leigh Men’s Triples, Kensington Women’s Pairs. March 22 — Ngunguru AC Triples.
March 23 — Waipu¯ Men’s Triples.
March 24 — Centre President’s AC Fours.
March 25 — One Tree Pt 1-10 year AC Triples.
March 26 — Mt Manaia AC Triples.
A largely virtual St Patrick’s Day was planned for New York City yesterday, a year after the annual parade celebrating Irish heritage was cancelled because of Covid-19.
Although the city’s usual huge parade with floats and marching bands was cancelled, mayor Bill de Blasio joined parade leaders and several dozen National Guard troops in marching up Madison Avenue to keep the tradition alive. A live broadcast of the Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral took place. A virtual parade featuring clips from past years was to follow. Multitudes usually line Fifth Avenue for New York’s St Patrick’s Day parade, which traces its roots to the 1760s.
St Patrick’s Day is usually big business for the city’s taverns and restaurants, and for tourism. This year, because of Covid restrictions, celebrations were muted.