Venue: Burnside Bowling Club Date: Friday 5 October – Sunday 7 October 2012
While the field for this prestigious invitational mixed tournament is full, come along and watch some of the brightest young bowlers from all over New Zealand battle it out on the greens. Burnside Bowling Club will be represented by some of its youth bowlers - James Haseman, James Collier and Tayla Bruce.
UNDER 20 KITTYHAWKS (SINGLES)
The Under 20 Kittyhawks local qualifying event on Sunday 14 October 2012 is open to full playing members of any affiliated club to Bowls Canterbury. Entrants must be aged 19 years or under as at Good Friday 5 April 2013. Four males and two females will qualify for the February 2013 regional qualifying event in Nelson. The national event takes place in Auckland over Easter 2013.
Local qualifying event: Sunday 14 October 2012 (Sunday 28 October, if required). Entry fee is $25.00. Contact Jimmy Sinclair at Bowls Canterbury for an entry form – or see page 197 of the 2012-2013 Bowls Canterbury Handbook.
Regional qualifying event: Saturday 2 February – Monday 4 February 2013 (Nelson).
QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS NATIONALS (SINGLES AND PAIRS)
Qualifiers from each bowls region in NZ for the 2012 Secondary School Nationals have already been found – those competitors will play in the Nationals in Hamilton from Sunday 9 December to Tuesday 11 December 2012. Tayla Bruce from Burnside Bowling Club will be representing Christchurch Girls’ High School in the girls’ singles event. Qualifiers for the 2013 event will be determined next year – players representing their secondary school must first succeed at local level then at regional level to qualify for the Nationals.
Local event: Sunday 24 February 2013
Regional event: Sunday 25 – Monday 26 March 2013 (Greymouth) Contact Jimmy Sinclair at Bowls Canterbury for more information.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS WEDNESDAY SPORT COMPETITION
Contact Jimmy Sinclair at Bowls Canterbury for details about the term 4 2012 and term 1 2013 programme.