Mixed classic hosts miss out
mokoroa Bowling Club recently staged a very successful Mixed Classic tournament jointly sponsored by two local business identities, Lynley Park Residential Subdivision and ER Dental. The 10th edition of this popular event featured 14 teams from around the wider Tauranga area including Katikati and three Ōmokoroa sides. Ten games of fours and pairs involving a variety of disciplines tested the players over the two days with the tournament convincingly won by the talented Tauranga Domain four, skipped by Cliff Webber and including Wayne Smith, Angela Stephen and Jocelyn Holten. They went through unbeaten, dropping just one point in a drawn women's pairs match against the Ōmokoroa duo of Linda Walker and Caryl Collier.
Runners up were the Katikati combination of Kevin Mahon (skip) Anne Mahon, Hein Mack and Neville Canute in a count back from the third-placed Frank Aldridge (skip) Nicolette Aldridge, Tom and Carol McGrory, all from the Tauranga South Club.
The best performing Ōmokoroa player was Morgan Solomon in sixth place as part of a Composite grouping, while the three Ōmokoroa teams all performed creditably, although finishing outside the prize list.