Manly Bowling Club Hibiscus Coast

The Manly Bowling Club Darts nights keep growing! All welcome! 😎

Some members of our Board are enjoying their Sunday

The Amazing Waterfront Restaurant 🙏in Gulf Harbour helped us celebrate our 242 Mid Winter Christmas 🎄Event, starring resident vocalists Andy and Gap with great dancing from the girls and entertainment from Gap and his coin 🤣We extend our gratitude to Waterfront and Mainsail for the pre-dinner drinks.
Thankyou everyone for making it a fun night K

Congratulations 🏆to Manly 1-8 s Fours team Club Challenge Against Hobsonville
They had 13.5 wins out of 16 - Skye, Shaun, Tony, Jeremy 1st place overall and Craig, Doug, Alan W and Alan R 3rd place overall.

2nd and 4th today for Manly 💪😎
North Harbour Open 2-4-2 Any Combination Pairs wrapped up on Saturday after two weekends of high-quality winter bowls. Hosted primarily on the greens at Manly Bowling Club across June 13, 14, and 20, the tournament’s unique 2-4-2 format—where players swap between lead and skip duties within the same end—kept spectators guessing and players on their toes from the first delivery to the last.

While host club Manly put on a dominant showing by filling three of the four semi-final spots in the Main Championship, it was the visiting Mt Albert combinations who proved to be the ultimate party poopers.

Main Championship: A Last-End Thriller

The knockout stages delivered exceptionally accurate drawing and tactical positioning, culminating in a classic Auckland vs. North Harbour showdown in the final.

The Semi-Finals

Tony Grantham & Zoran Bartulovich (Mt Albert) faced Manly’s Helen Briant and Bruce Shirley. After five ends, the scores were locked tight at 5-all, but the Mt Albert duo found another gear in the closing stages to book their final spot with a 10–6 victory.

Shaun Goldsbury & Skye Renes (Manly) kept the local hopes alive in the second semi-final. Taking on another strong Mt Albert pair in Colin Ayris-Webster and Hitesh Ranchhod, the Manly duo put on a clinic to run away with a comprehensive 11–3 win.

The Final: Down to the Wire

The final between Goldsbury/Renes and Grantham/Bartulovich was an absolute classic with nothing separating the two teams. The Manly pair held a slim 6–4 advantage after seven ends, but shots were traded fiercely over the subsequent ends, leaving the scoreboard deadlocked at 9-all heading into the 12th and final end.

The final end was a cracker. Almost every bowl delivered had a chance to alter the outcome in a high-pressure head. Ultimately, it was Mt Albert who clutched the deciding shot, taking the title with a 10–9 victory.

Huge congratulations to Tony Grantham and Zoran Bartulovich on a fantastic tournament!

Plate Event: Bay Pair Takes the Prize

The Plate tournament provided a second life for teams moving out of the main draw, ensuring a full, competitive schedule of matches across the two weekends.

The title went down the highway to Bay of Plenty, with the Mount Maunganui pairing of Nathan Arlidge and Malina Laloli navigating a tough knockout field to claim the silverware.

Plate Finals Results

Semi-Final 1: Nathan Arlidge & Malina Laloli (Mt Maunganui) def. Aaron White & Max Yates (8–4)
Semi-Final 2: Matt Berry & Lindsay Gilmore def. Steve Cox & Brian Wilson (9–8)
Grand Final: Nathan Arlidge & Malina Laloli (Mt Maunganui) def. Matt Berry & Lindsay Gilmore (11–8)

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Host Appreciations
Bowls North Harbour extends its sincere thanks to Mahurangi East, Hobsonville, Mairangi Bay, and Manly bowling clubs for providing excellent greens and facilities throughout qualifying and finals play. Special thanks also go to the umpires and club volunteers whose hard work behind the scenes keeps our regional events running smoothly.

For the complete section tables and match-by-match scorecards, head over to the official BowlsHub Aotearoa platform.

First division and plate Bowls North Harbour Open 242 championship. 🏆
Lovely day at Manly.😎

Finally Manly has its winner 😎 🏆 Congratulations are in order for Shaun, the ultimate winner of the 1-5 singles, who staged an extraordinary comeback from 4-15 down to secure the championship title 21-20.
Congratulations to all that took part - Thankyou Mahurangi East Bowls Club and NH x

From Takapuna bowling club below ;
And Shaun, now with Manly Bowling Club Hibiscus Coast after having played at Takapuna in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, won the men’s title, beating Hobsonville’s Navind Singh in a tense final, 21-20.

Before moving to Manly Shaun enjoyed considerable success in his two seasons with Takapuna, winning our 1-5 year championships, as well an open title in 2022-23 in the triples.

Shaun beat our men’s representative, Tony Wickens, 21-4 at the weekend in the quarter-finals.