2026 

RESULTS AND NEWS

South Otago Senior/Junior Pairs

Sunday 12 July at South Otago Town & Country Club

Sponsored by Leishman's Funeral & Engraving Services

11 teams, 5 Qualifiers

Stephen & Kaysen Preddy, Chris Moffitt & Jock Peoples, Paul Crawford & Christine King, Paul McNabb & Chuck Adams, Richard Ray & Bevan McCall

Quarter Final

McNabb 11, Ray 6

Semi Finals

McNabb 6, Moffitt 3

Crawford 7, Preddy 5

Final

McNabb 8, Crawford 4

South Otago Championship Pairs

Saturday 11 July at TPOMA

Sponsored by Water Filtration (Gordon & Beryl Duthie) & Water Filter Services (Peter Crowe)

13 Teams, 4 Qualifiers​​​​​​​

Plate Winners- Barry Gray & Richard Ray

Semi Final 

Chris Moffitt & Hayden Sheppard 7, Alanna Moffitt & Natalie Paterson 5

Laura Laughton & Michelle Forbes 10, Stephen & Shona Preddy 7

Final

Chris Moffitt & Hayden Sheppard 18, Laura Laughton & Michelle Forbes 8

Congratulations Hayden - first South Otago Title.

South Otago Junior Singles

Sponsored by Charlie Hale

Sunday 28 June

2 entries only

Clayton Sheppard (Paretai) defeated Issy Dickson (Waikaka) 3 games to 0 

South Otago Masters Fours

Sunday 28 June at SOTC

4 entries played a round robin

Winners - David Fenton, Christine King, Colleen Fenton, Shona Preddy

Runners up - Ian Bennett, Nola Anderson, Graeme Greer, Diane Bennett

South Otago Inter Sub Association competition

Sunday 21 June at TPOMA

5 x Sub Associations, 4 Teams of Fours per Sub Association.

1st - Milton 22 pts

2nd - Balclutha 17 pts

3rd - Owaka 16 pts

4th - West Otago 13 pts

5th - Lawrence 12 pts

South Otago NZ Mixed Pairs 

Saturday 20 June at TPOMA

14 entries, 5 qualifiers

POST SECTION

Eileen Grant & Reilly Paterson 10, Barry Gray & Tiffany Jenks 6

SEMI FINALS

Eileen Grant & Reilly Paterson 11, Richard Ray & Christine King 3

Peter Grant & Laura Laughton 9, Hannah Botting & Hayden Sheppard 8 (extra end)

FINAL

Eileen Grant & Reilly Paterson 12, Peter Grant & Laura Laughton 10 (double extra end!)​​​​​​​

2026 NZIB Island Championships

Kings Birthday weekend in Dunedin

South Otago Players results - 

Pairs

Robert Wilson & Jane Wintringham - Quarter finals

Michael Lawson & Stephen Preddy - R1 Post section

Christine King & Shona Preddy - R1 Post section 

Fours

Robert Wilson, John Williams, Jane Wintringham, Jacquie Williams - Runner up

Peter Grant, Hugh Bosman, Dean Willis, Tracy Hall - Quarter finals

Barry Gray, Richard Ray, Stephen Ray, Sue Kingipotiki - R1 Post section

Brandon Williams, Hayden Warnes, Alanna Moffitt, Chris Moffitt - R1 Post section

Triples

Robert Wilson, Marilyn Wilson, Jane Wintringham - Last 16

Barry Gray, Richard Ray, Sue Kingipotiki - R1 Post section

Barrie Leslie, Angela Bishop, Holly Leslie - R1 Post section

Henselite Singles

Sunday 24 May at TPOMA

14 entries, 7 qualifiers

Quarter Finals

Bye - Christine King

Alanna Moffitt 10, Chris Moffitt 5

Robert Wilson 13, Jane Wintringham 2

Richard Ray 13, Lilly Paterson 11

Semi Finals

Alanna Moffitt 14, Christine King 10

Robert Wilson 14, Richard Ray 10

Final

Alanna Moffitt 13, Robert Wilson 10

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South Otago Championship Singles

Saturday 9 May at TPOMA

Sponsored by South Otago Town & Country Club

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22 entries 11 qualifiers

Post section - Round 1

Ian Bennett 13, Richard Ray 8

Lilly Paterson 11, Barbara Read 8

Hannah Botting 10, Stephen Ray 7

Quarter Finals

Lilly Paterson 9, Ian Bennett 8

Alistair Allison 10, Christine King 7

Chris Moffitt 13, Laura Laughton 9

Reilly Paterson 10, Hannah Botting 7

Semi Finals

Chris Moffitt 12, Reilly Paterson 6

Lilly Paterson 11, Alistair Allison 9 (extra end)

Final

Chris Moffitt 15, Lilly Paterson 6 

Rosebank Davey Tray

Lady who goes the farthest - Lilly Paterson

New Zealand Mixed Fours qualifier

Sunday 3 May at South Otago Town and Country Club

8 teams, 2 qualifiers.

Final

Allister Allison, Ray Low, Elizabeth Read, Avis Rishworth 10

Ian Bennett, Diane Bennett, Nola Anderson, Graeme Greer 4

South Otago Invitation Pairs

Saturday 2 May at TPOMA

Sponsored by The Prospector Cafe, Bar, and Accommodation.

17 teams, 5 Game format playing 2 sets of 4 ends per match.

1st - Alanna Moffitt & Ruth McRae; 112 pts

2nd - Barry Gray & Campbell Brown; 102 pts

3rd - Richard & Stephen Ray; 93 pts

4th - David Fenton & Tiffany Jenks; 88 pts

5th - Reilly & Natalie Paterson; 84 pts

6th - Colleen Fenton & Vicky Galbreath; 80.5 pts

7th - Paul NcNabb & Ivan Smithies; 80 pts

8th - Chris Moffitt & Liz Murphy; 79 pts

9th - Ian Bennett & Shona Preddy; 75.5 pts

10th - Laura Laughton & Yvonne Thomas; 74.5 pts

11th- Doug Joyce & Suzanne Cameron; 71 pts

12th - Lilly Paterson & Heather Ryder; 68 pts (38 score points)

13th - Allister Allison & Ray Low; 68 pts (29 score points)

14th - Christine King & Owen MacDonald; 65 pts

15th - Paul Crawford & Gerry Cosgrove; 52 pts

16th - Tony Chittock & Michelle Forbes; 34.5 pts

17th - Avis Rishworth & Steve Crow; 13 pts

South Otago v Otago

Sunday 26 April at TPOMA

Sportsmanship Shield

Otago - 98 pts, 645 game points

South Otago - 42 pts, 431 game points

Opening Snowball Tournament

Sponsored by Audiology South

25 participants from ages 7 to 70+

Played 4 games on points system

1st place - 4 wins (104 points)

2nd Place - 4 wins (101 points)

Ian Bennett, Elizabeth Read, Ivan Smithies

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Pre season Indoor Bowls begins at the South Otago T&C on Tuesday 3 March.

This runs over the month of March. Each night there will be a couple of drawn games for those who turn up.

No cost, start at 7.30pm, finish by 9.00pm.