SOIBA End of Season Snowball Pairs
Saturday 30 August at TPOMA
Sponsored by New World Balclutha
9 teams, played on 4 game points system
Winners - Peter Grant & Ivan Smithies
Runners Up - David Fenton & Barrie Keach
South Otago Championship Triples
Saturday 23 August at TPOMA
Sponsored by Subway Balclutha
14 entries, 6 qualifiers
Plate Winners - Nola Anderson, Ian Bennett, Graeme Greer
Post section
Robert Wilson, Paul McNabb, Jane Wintringham 14, Christine King, David Fenton, Colleen Fenton 5
Alanna Moffitt, Shona Preddy, Clayton Sheppard 9, Gordon Duthie, Suzanne Cameron, Chuck Adams 8
Semi Finals
Robert Wilson, Paul McNabb, Jane Wintringham 9, Peter Grant, Laura Laughton, Richard Ray 7
Chris Moffitt, Hannah Botting, Reilly Paterson 15, Alanna Moffitt, Shona Preddy, Clayton Sheppard 4
FINAL
Robert Wilson, Paul McNabb, Jane Wintringham 9, Chris Moffitt, Hannah Botting, Reilly Paterson 6
Congratulations to Roberts team, on winning back to back Triples titles.
South Otago Drawn Pairs
Sunday 17 August at TPOMA
Sponsored by Total Life Insurance
14 club entries, 4 qualifiers
Plate section winners - Gordon Duthie & Phil Peters (Lawrence)
Semi Finals
Christine King & Barrie Keach (SOTC) 11, Shona Preddy & Clayton Sheppard (Paretai) 3
David Fenton & Sue Kingipotiki (Waitapeka) 13, Laura Laughton & Yvonne Thomas (Paretai) 7
FINAL
David Fenton & Sue Kingipotiki (Waitapeka) 9, Christine King & Barrie Keach (SOTC) 8 (extra end)
South Otago Men's & Ladies Championship Singles
Saturday 16 August at TPOMA
Sponsored by The Wilson Family
Played on a 2 life system
Ladies - 11 entries
Last 4 - Alanna Moffitt, Christine King, Kathryn Edgar, Sue Kingipotiki
Final
Alanna Moffitt 12, Christine King 8
Men - 13 entries
Last 4 - Barry Gray, Chris Moffit, Robert Wilson, Peter Grant
Final
Barry Gray 11, Chris Moffitt 10
The win was Alanna's 15th South Otago title ..... and after 50+ years of trying, Barry Gray finally wins his 1st!!!
South Otago Championship Fours
Sponsored by Bottings Butchery
10 entries, 4 qualifiers
Plate Winners - Peter Grant, Laura Laughton, Garry Foster, Ray Low
Semi Finals
Robert Wilson, Hannah Botting, Craig Botting, Jane Wintringham 13
Christine King, David Fenton, Colleen Fenton, Shona Preddy 7
Alanna Moffitt, Chris Moffitt, Jock Peoples, Clayton Sheppard 13
Mark Kingipotiki, Paul Crawford, Sue Kingipotiki, Michelle Forbes 2
FINAL
Alanna Moffitt, Chris Moffitt, Jock Peoples, Clayton Sheppard 11, Robert Wilson, Hannah Botting, Craig Botting, Jane Wintringham 7
Congratulations Jock and Clayton - first South Otago title!!
New Zealand Indoor Bowls Federation
Inter Island Test Match
Saturday 2 August at TPOMA
Kevin Eddy Memorial Trophy
South Island 27 - North Island 21
Individual set results
Men's Singles: 2-1 North
Women's Singles: 2-1 South
Men Pairs: 2-1 North
Women's Pairs: 3-0 South
Men's Triples: 2-1 South
Women's Triples: 2-1 South
Men's Fours: 2.5 - 0.5 North
Women's Fours: 2-1 South
Medals
Alanna Moffitt , Hannah Botting - Women's Pairs
Jane Wintringham - Women's Fours
Triangular Representative Match
Saturday 26 July at TPOMA
Southland - 91.5pts
South Otago - 82.5pts
Central Otago - 42.0pts
South Island Secondary Schools Competitions
26 & 27 July
at Otago Indoor Bowls Stadium
Singles
11 entries, 6 qualifiers
Plate winner - Addison Johnston (Tokomairiro High)
Post section
Tyrese Gemmel (Tokomairiro High) 11, Molly Paterson (South Otago High) 9
Lincoln Forde (Home Schooled) 10, Clayton Sheppard (South Otago High ) 7
Semi Finals
Shania Lawson (Ashburton High) 11, Jackson Savage (Tokomairiro High) 9
Tyrese Gemmel 11, Lincoln Forde 10
Final
Tyrese Gemmel 15, Shania Lawson 5
Pairs
5 teams, round robin played
Winners - Lincoln Forde & Franco de Villiers (Combined)
Runners up - Molly Paterson & Clayton Sheppard (South Otago High)
3rd - Addison Johnston & Dylan Carr (Tokomairiro High)
4th - Shania Lawson & Scarlett Hurst (Ashburton High)
5th - Tyrese Gemmel & Jackson Savage (Tokomairiro High)
Triangular - SOCOS Trophy
Saturday 26th July at TPOMA
Players to arrive at the hall by 9.30am to set up the hall.
Teams as follows (Skips in Bold)
Robert Wilson, Kathryn Edgar, Reilly Paterson, Ruth McRae
Stephen Preddy, Richard Ray, Hannah Botting, Tiffany Jenks
Avis Rishworth, David Fenton, Jane Wintringham, Paul McNabb
Alistair Allison, Hayden Sheppard, Shona Preddy, Michelle Forbes
Peter Grant, Barry Gray, Christine King, Sue Kingipotiki
Mark Kingipotiki, Paul Crawford, Laura Laughton, Zoe Breeze
Division 4 Interprovincial Championship results
South Otago -110
Golden Bay/Motueka -107.5
Marborough -102
Nelson - 93.5
Buller - 77.5
Central Otago -76.5
North Otago - 63
Highest Individual scorer - Hannah Botting 11.5 wins
South Otago Senior/Junior Pairs
Sunday 13 July at TPOMA
Sponsored by Leishman's Funeral & Engraving Services
18 entries, 7 qualifiers
Bye - Eileen Grant & Joel Cunningham
Plate Section Winners - Alex Liggett & Shona Preddy
Post section
David Fenton & Natalie Paterson 8, Gordon Duthie & Osian Lewis 6
Mark Kingipotiki & Paul Crawford 6, Dianne Bennett & Damian Forde 5
Barry Gray & John Spicer 10, Hayden & Clayton Sheppard 5
SEMI FINALS
Eileen Grant & Joel Cunningham 9, Barry Gray & John Spicer 4
Mark Kingipotiki & Paul Crawford 8, David Fenton & Natalie Paterson 5
FINAL
Eileen Grant & Joel Cunningham 7, Mark Kingipotiki & Paul Crawford 3
South Otago Championship Pairs
Saturday 12 July at TPOMA
Sponsored by Water Filtration (Gordon & Beryl Duthie) and Water Filter Services (Peter Crowe)
16 entries, 6 qualifiers
Plate Section Winners - Avis Rishworth & Gordon Duthie
Post section
Peter Grant & Christine King 12, Laura Laughton & Yvonne Thomas 6
Stephen & Shona Preddy 8, Barry Gray & Barrie Leslie 7
Semi Finals
Stephen & Shona Preddy 12, David & Kathryn Edgar 5
Peter Grant & Christine King 9, Mark Kingi-Potiki & Paul Crawford 8
Final
Stephen & Shona Preddy 10, Peter Grant & Christine King 6
Triangular Representative Game
The following players have been selected to represent South Otago against Southland and Central Otago on Saturday 26th July to be played at Te Pou O Mata-Au, Community Hub. Games begin at 10.30am.
Squad -
Robert Wilson, Richard Ray, Paul McNabb, Jane Wintringham, Avis Rishworth, Alistair Allison, Peter Grant, Barbara Read, Kathryn Edgar, Barry Gray, Mark Kingi-Potiki, Sue Kingi-Potiki, Stephen Preddy, Shona Preddy, Laura Laughton, Hannah Botting, Natalie Paterson, Hayden Sheppard, Michelle Forbes, Tiffany Jenks, Nic Forde, Lincoln Forde, Reilly Paterson, David Fenton.
Jolly Quadrangular results
Saturday 28 June at OIBA Stadium, Dunedin
Otago v South Otago - Briscoe Trophy
Otago 12, South Otago 12
North Otago v South Otago - Friendship Trophy
North Otago 8, South Otago 16
Central Otago v South Otago - JS Grant Trophy
Central Otago 9, South Otago 15
Jolly Shield
Winners - Otago 50 pts
2nd - South Otago 43 pts
3rd - Central Otago 32 pts
4th - North Otago 19 pts
South Otago Junior Singles
Sunday 22 June at SOTC
Sponsored by Charlie Hale
4 entries, round robin
Winner - Clayton Sheppard
Runner up - Molly Paterson
3rd - Lincoln Forde
4th - Cam Willis
National Masters 4s Qualifier
Sunday 22 June at SOTC
3 teams, round robin
Winners - David Fenton, Christine King, Colleen Fenton, Shona Preddy
Runners up - Alistair Allison, Jock Peoples, Sue Kingipotiki, Elizabeth Read
3rd - Ian Bennett, Diane Bennett, David Roxburgh, Nola Anderson
South Otago Inter Provincial Team 2025
The following players have been selected to play for South Otago in the Division 4 South competition, at the Inter Provincial Championships in Christchurch on the weekend of 19 & 20 July.
Blue
Chris Moffitt
Alanna Moffitt
Stephen Preddy
Hannah Botting
White
Robert Wilson
Peter Grant
Jane Wintringham
Barry Gray
Traveling reserve - Richard Ray
Manager - David Fenton
South Otago Mixed Pairs
Saturday 21 June @TPOMA
Sponsored by Audiology South
12 entries, 5 qualifiers
Post Section - Round 1
Peter Grant & Christine King 8, Robert Wilson & Jane Wintringham 6
SEMI FINALS
Peter Grant & Christine 10, Alanna & Chris Moffitt 8
Hayden Sheppard & Shona Preddy 12, Barry Gray & Tiffany Jenks 6
FINAL
Hayden Sheppard & Shona Preddy 6, Peter Grant & Christine King 5
South Otago v Eastern Southland Result
South Otago - 32
Eastern Southland - 16
South Otago vs Eastern Southland at Clinton Community Centre
Sunday 15th June - Play starts at 1pm
Please be at the hall for set up at 12.30pm
$10 per player
Team Manager - Alistair Allison
Team 1: Stephen Ray, Barbara Read, Jim Hamilton, Alwyn Read, Tiffany Jenks
Fours: Stephen Ray (s), Jim Hamilton, Tiffany Jenks, Alwyn Read
Singles: Barbara Read
Triples: Jim Hamilton (s), Stephen Ray, Alwyn Read
Pairs: Barbara Read (s), Tiffany Jenks
Team 2: Richard Ray, Michelle Forbes, Paul Crawford, Zoe Breeze, Nic Forde
Fours: Richard Ray (s), Paul Crawford, Zoe Breeze, Nic Forde
Singles: Michelle Forbes
Triples: Richard Ray (s), Michelle Forbes, Zoe Breeze
Pairs: Paul Crawford (s), Nic Forde
Team 3: Mark Kingipotiki, Lincoln Forde, Reilly Paterson, Avis Rishworth, Suzanne Cameron
Fours: Mark Kingipotiki (s), Reilly Paterson, Avis Rishworth, Suzanne Cameron
Singles: Licoln Forde
Triples: Lincoln Forde (s), Avis Rishworth, Suzanne Cameron
Pairs: Mark Kingipotiki (s), Reily Paterson
Please get in contact with Alistair if there are any issues with availability.
South Otago 2 x 4 x 2 Pairs
Sunday 2 June at TPOMA
Sponsored by Shelley Kreiger, Real Estate & Moos 4 U
14 entries - 4 game points format
1st: Peter Grant and Reilly Paterson
2nd: Barry Gray and Tiffany Jenks
3rd: David & Eileen Grant
4th: Ian & Diane Bennett
South Otago Henselite Singles
Sunday 25 May at South Otago Town & Country Club
10 entries, 5 qualifiers
1st Round Post-section
Alanna Moffitt 11, Robert Wilson 9
Semi Finals
Alanna Moffitt 12, Barry Gray 7
Jane Wintringham 12, Peter Grant 10
FINAL
Jane Wintringham 12, Alanna Moffitt 11
Congratulations Jane, winning through to the Zone finals in Invercargill on the first weekend of July.
NB: This was the first all female Final in a Singles event ... since ages ago!!
South Otago v Southland
Saturday 24 May at TPOMA
Friendship Cup
Southland - 140 pts
South Otago - 28 pts
NZ Mixed Fours qualifier
Trevor King Memorial Trophy
Sunday 11 May at Milton
8 teams, 2 qualifiers
FINAL
Peter Grant, David Fenton, Christine King, Colleen Fenton 10
Chris Moffitt, Alanna Moffitt, Jock Peoples, Shona Preddy 8
West Otago Open Pairs
West Otago Open Pairs were held on Tuesday 6 May with 22 entries.
A great night was held with lots of laughter and good humoured banter, and some very good bowls played.
Winners - Shane Paulsen & Dougal Stringer with 100 points
Second - Alec Melville & David Grant on 99 points
Third was Daryl Scott with 98 points, and Fourth was Matt Heads on 87.points.
Thank you to everyone for your support.
Kathryn Edgar
South Otago Championship Singles
Sunday 4 May at TPOMA
Sponsored by Jessy Collins Contracting LTD
26 entries, 13 qualifiers
Byes - Robert Wilson, Stephen Preddy, Jaime McElrea
Post Section Round 1
Chris Moffitt 13, Lilly Paterson 4
Ian Bennett 12, Barbara Read 6
Alistair Allison 14, Jane Wintringham 8
Barry Gray 10, Colleen Fenton 4
Richard Ray 13, Hayden Sheppard 11
Quarter Finals
Jaime McElrea 11, Stephen Preddy 5
Robert Wilson 10, Chris Moffitt 6
Alistair Allison 10, Ian Bennett 7
Richard Ray 15, Barry Gray 7
Semi Final
Robert Wilson 13, Jaime McElrea 7
Alistair Allison 12, Richard Ray 11
Final
Robert Wilson 11, Alistair Allison 10
Congratulations Robert, winning Centre title number 37!
Davy Tray - Women who goes the farthest - Jaime McElrea
South Otago Invitation Pairs
(One representative player and one non-representative player)
Saturday 3 May at TPOMA
16 teams played 5 games on a points system with a Power Play end each match, and a compulsory match of the non-representative player Skipping the 3rd game.
Winners - Campbell Brown & Barry Gray 125 pts
Runners up - Robert Wilson & Stu Copland 105 pts
South Otago v Otago 2025
Sportsmanship Shield & Bob Crawford Trophy
Sunday 27 April at TPOMA, Balclutha
Results -
Otago - 113 (737 game points)
South Otago - 55 (546 game points)
Congratulations Otago, retaining the Sportsmanship Shield for the 20th consecutive defense, and also the Bob Crawford Trophy for most game points scored.
Top scorers for South Otago (6 pts each) - Robert Wilson, Lilly Paterson, Steve Preddy with 3 wins; & Richard Ray with 2 wins, 2 draws.
Round 1 of the South Otago 5's competition played on Wednesday 23 April
Finegand - 4 wins
Clutha Valley - 3 wins
Hillend - 3 wins
Katea - 3 wins
Lawrence - 3 wins
Milton Country Club - 2 wins
Paretai - 2 wins
South Otago T&C - 1 win
Te Houka - 1 win
Waitpeka - 1 win
Moneymore - 0 wins
Finegand defended the J.T Sanson Cup (Fours)
Paretai defended the Free Challenge Bowl (Pairs)
Next round - Thursday 8 May
SOIBA Opening Day Snowball
Saturday 12 April at Te Pou O Mata-Au
Sponsored by Audiology South
6 drawn Triples teams, played a round robin
Winners - Paul McNabb, Robert Wilson, Michelle Forbes.
South Otago Team to play Otago in Balclutha on Sunday 27th April 2025
Captain - Stephen Preddy
Peter Grant, Robert Wilson, Hannah Botting, Jane Wintringham, Alanna Moffitt, Alistair Allison, Barbara Read, Hayden Sheppard, Stephen Preddy, Chris Moffitt, Mark Kingipotiki, Kathryn Edgar, Graeme Thompson, Barry Gray, Doug Joyce, Shona Preddy, Richard Ray, Laura Laughton, Sue Kingipotiki, Jaime McElrea, Craig Botting, Michelle Forbes, Avis Rishworth, Lilly Paterson
2025 South Island Team
The following players have been selected to play for the South Island in the annual North v South Test on Saturday 2 August at TPOMA. Balclutha.
Jane Wintringham Lead, Women's Four
Alanna Moffitt Skip, Women's Pair
Hannah Botting Lead, Women's Pair
Robert Wilson Men's Reserve
2025 Interprovincial Team
Robert Wilson (s)
Peter Grant
Jane Wintringham
Barry Gray
Chris Moffitt (s)
Alanna Moffitt
Stephen Preddy
Hannah Botting
Reserve - Richard Ray
Manager - David Fenton
Womens 8's
The following players have been selected to represent South Otago in the Women's 8s on the weekend of 17 & 18 May at OIBA Stadium, Dunedin.
Hannah Botting
Alanna Moffitt
Shona Preddy
Jane Wintringham
Lilly Paterson
Barbara Read
Laura Laughton
Michelle Forbes
Reserve - Natalie Paterson
Manager - David Fenton
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