Blind Bowls Nationals singles medals decided at New Lynn

Glen Putze, Joseph Kim, Kevin Don and Steve Delaney won the four singles classifications at the New Zealand Blind Bowls Nationals on Tuesday 10 November.

The association’s report, shared by Bowls New Zealand, thanks New Lynn Bowling Club for hosting play under cover as rain continued.

• B1: Gold Glen Putze, director Rhonda McIntyre, unbeaten in six games; silver Arun Kasim, director Larissa Samuelu; bronze Kay Kaye-Smith, directors Na Katae and John Mulka.
• B2: Gold Joseph Kim, director Shelley James; silver Alexandra Bishop, director Margaret Davies; bronze Gerald Brouwers, director Matt Berry.
• B3: Gold Kevin Don, director Angel Don; silver Alana Takawe-Kingi, director Willie; bronze Sally Marston, director Tony East.
• B4: Gold Steve Delaney, director Dean Wood; silver James Dunn, director Chrissy Pegg; bronze Tony James, director Jane James.

James won the B4 bronze match by two shots against Louis Cooper, whose director was Helene Cooper.

After two pairs rounds, Dunn and Delaney, James and Cooper, and Don and Kaye-Smith each had two wins. The pairs competition was scheduled to conclude at Browns Bay on Wednesday 11 November; those are early pairs records, rather than final results.