Bowls

Ashburton MSA Bowling Club
Results of MSA Outdoor Bowling Clubs Skip2It Flooring Xtra sponsored Friday Triples 9th December.
1st R McGarry, G Clarke, D McEvedy - 3 wins 18 ends 43 points. 2nd M Anderson, J Kewish, M Lloyd - 3wins 15 ends 32 points, 3rd M Quinn, D Muir, R Petrie - 2wins 16 ends 25 points.

Cycling

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers
Wed 7th Dec 22. 13 riders. 1st Emma Waite 28m 44s. 2nd Paul Summerfield 28m 33s. 4f/t. 3rd Nigel Chatterton 28m 34s. 4th Charlotte Cox 28m 34s. 5th Brent Hudson 34m 05s. 6th Chanaide Mc Andrew 32m 51s. 7th Nick Squires 31m 51s. 8th Isabel Wall 34m 54s. 9th Rosa Armstrong 35m 07s. 10th Chris Reid 26m 16s F/T. 11th Nick Grijns 26m 17s 2f/t. 12th Tony Ward 26m 17s .3f/t. 13th Emma Mealing 35m 15s.
Tinwald Cycling Friday Night Velodrome Racing
Balance Bikes Boys. 1st Shane Whittaker. Balance Bikes Girls. 1st Octavia Pope. Trikes. 1st Tilly Burtenshaw. Track Bikes. 1st Kattie Rollinson. 2nd Nick Dalley. A.Grade Road Bikes. 1st Logan Dalley. 2nd Charlotte Neal. 3rd Claire Copland. 4th Olivia Copland. B. Grade. 1st Aleisha Pope. 2nd Lincoln Pain. 3rd William Carr. 4th Kyosuke Hunt. C. Grade. 1st= Angus Moore. & Jerry Nogtev. 2nd Hugo Cabral. 3rd Tama Whittaker. 4th Ruby Carr. 5th Shaikana Meynall.D. Grade 1st Evie Ward. 2nd Hudson Black. 3rd Jack Copland. E. Grade. 1st Tilly Marshall. 2nd Joe Burtenshaw. 3rd Lachlan Meynall. F Grade Boys & Girls. 1st Chioe Mallerd. 2nd Fraser Moore .3rd Bella Harris. G Grade Straght. 1st Sammy Rollinson. 2nd Oliver Mallerd. 3rd Charlie Marshall.

Golf

Ashburton Golf Club
Wednesday, December 9 – Stableford Round
Sega Golf Winner over the Field: Chris Lovelock 40pts, 2nd Neil MacDonald 40pts, 3rd Ross Chatterton 39pts. Other good nett scores were: Terry Molloy 39pts, Kevin Smith 38pts, Don MacQuarters 38pts, Ken Borland 38pts, Grame Munro 38pts, Charlie Alexander 37pts, Robbie Bell 37pts, Dave Robertson 37pts, Guildford Lane 37pts & Dennis Stoddart 37pts. Two’s: Robbie Bell & Ross Chatterton, Phat Duck Closest to the pin: Hole 14#: Kevin Smith, McKay & Donaldson E-Bike: Closest to the Pin Hole 8#: Robbie Bell.
Saturday, December 10
Radius Care Christmas Salver (Stableford) & 1st Round of the Property Brokers Shoot-out Qualifier.
Radius Care Winner over the field: Laura Doody 93-27-66 43pts 2nd Bruce Day 42pts 3rd Robert Coyle 41pts. Other good scores were; David Hampton 40pts, Kevin McStay 39pts Paul Greer 38pts, Adrian Hopwood 38pts, Oliver Davidson 38pts, Paul Baird 38pts, Tom Blacklow 37pts, Sebastian McMillan 37pts, Shane Beaven 37pts, Terry Molloy 37pts, Tony Neil 37pts, Peter Walker 37pts, Hames McFarlane 36pts, Perry Hunt 36pts, Robert Pawsey 36pts, Brent McCabe 36pts, Fiona Williamson 36pts, Leigh Wackrow 36pts, Don McQuarters 35pts, Barry Jury 35pts, Blair Snowball 35pts, David Morrison 35pts & Jeff Williamson 35pts. Two’s: Tom Blacklow, Peter Walker and David Morrison. Nearest The Pins: Hole 4# South Island Seed and Processing Co: Peter Walker, Hole 8#. 3 Stooges (Brown Bombers): Bruce Day, Hole 12#: Value Plus: Richard McKernan, Hole 14#: Ashburton Mitre 10: Terry Kingsbury, Hole 6# 2nd Shot: Hamish Niles Shout! Paul Baird, Hole 9#: Ton’s Thai: Jeff Williamson. Birdie Jackpot: No #15, Nett Eagle Jackpot: No #12. Tinwald Tavern Bonus Prize: Sue Hastie.
Saturday 9 Hole Competition - Harvey Bakehouse Winner over the Field: 1st: Gordan Clinton20pts, 2nd: Murray Lister 16pts, 3rd: Robynne Nicoll 16pts, 4th: Peter Wright 15pts, 5th: Sam Prince 15pts.
Midlands Seeds Social Teams – December 9
Top Team: Balls of Fire 90.5 - Matt Young, Tim Silva, Jae Yong Jang, Tristan Arps. Women: Blondinis 84.5, Lynns Lassies 82.5, Men: Hen Pecked 87.5, One Man Handicap 86.5, Bogey Boys 84, Stoke of Luck 84. Mixed: Hoppy’s Hopefuls 82, Gabites Swingers 81, Lake Hood Hooligans 81, Vintage Wine 8.
Top lady: Elaine King 31.5, Top man: Matt Forbes 33, Alistair Read 33, Nearest the Pins: Columbus Coffee – Liam O’Connor, Mac & Maggies – Ron Carlson, Paul May Motor – Bev Chinn, Chevalier Farm Ltd – not found. Karen McRae Property Brokers Longest Putt: Kieron O’Grady, Murray Young Property Brokers Longest Putt: Kristeen Williams, Twos: Matt Forbes, Mary Buckland, Paul Stoddart, Leigh Wackrow, Ron Carlson.
Methven Golf Club
Methven Christmas Tournament
1st Clinton & Sharron Burrell-Smith 73. 2nd Gayle ODuffy & Alister Maxwell 72. 3rd Daniel Wilson & Andrew Henderson 71. 4th Rod Carson & Max Ferris 67. 5th Kurt Cockburn & Hamish Worsley 67. 6th Dean Wilson & Mark Wilson 67. 7th Neil Milligan & Morag Neil 66. 8th Piers Rolton & Graham Gunn 66. 9th Peter Harper & Phil Elliott 66. Nine Hole Winners: Murry Burgess & John Moodie 43. Nearest the pins Ladies No 4 Gayle O’Duffy, No 13 Gayle O’Duffy. Men No 6 Phil Johnson, No 17 Piers Rolton. Twos: Gayle O’Duffy, Phil Johnson, Max Ferris, Lee McLintock.
Rakaia Golf Club
Saturday, December 10 – Christmas Trophies and Stableford
Best Scores: Pat Brown Memorial Trophy Jeff Blackburn 41, Oakley Bowl Mandy Hurst 41, Willy Pearce 40, Gavin Doody 40, Tony Hurst 39, Nearest the pins: 6 Mandy Hurst, 15 Paul Whittaker, 8 & 17 Brian Quinn, 2nd Shot Gary Hunt, 3rd Shot Mandy Hurst.
Tinwald Golf Club
Twilight - Thursday December 8th
Leading scores in Thursday’s twilight stableford -6 Dave King 22, Robin Simms 20, Brian Rouse 19, Jeff Naish 18. 7-10 Matt Burrough, Andy Rattray 22, Kerry Venmore, Lawrence McCormick 20, John Moses, Brent Green 19 c/b. 11Plus Roger Bruce 22, Dan Dwyer, Vic Hylands 21, Mitchell McLauchlan 20 c/b. Women 0-14 Dinielle King 22. 15 plus Barb Cochrane 20. Nearest the pin; #2 Roger Bruce. #16 Dan Dwyer. Two’s; Dave Morrison, Dave Allan, Matt Burrough, Roger Bruce. Hokonui Hacker; Alastair White 11 points.

Saturday December 10th
Leading scores in the Lynne Trophy par played on Saturday. Nick Wilson +4, Clarry Whiting, Elvis Kelsall, Bruce Scott +3, Robin Simms, Wayne Ross +2, Barry O’Brien, Andrew Hill +2, Elizabeth Collins, June Bruhns, Alex Roa sq. Nearest the Pin: Tinwald Liquorland #2 Michael Thomas. Gluyas Ford #6 Steve Mealings. The Fine Lion #12 Barry O’Brien. Ace Automotive #16 Robin Simms. Two’s; Alex Roa, Michael Thomas, Bruce Scott, Robin Simms. Net Eagles; #13 Not struck.

Softball

Hampstead Slow Pitch
Friday, December 9
Marines & Angels 3 Hakatere Hitters, S & Giggles 12-7 Once Were Winners, Retyred 11-10 Laser Attack, The Misfits 25-5 Once Were Hawkies.
Debbie Boon First National Hampstead U13. Slingshot Competition:
Borough Berzerkers 19-9 Netherby Diamonds, Ashburton Intermediate Anaconda’s 19-1 Longbeach Comets, Tinwald Super Sluggers 18-0 Netherby Strikers, Allenton Angels 7-2 Hampstead Giants.
Mid Canterbury Softball Association
Saturday 10th December
Little League U.13’s: Regent Cinema Hampstead Braves 12-7 Rakaia Dairy Services Demons Blue-J’s, Fairfield 16-6 Ashburton Subway Hampstead Avengers.
Senior Mixed: Devon Tavern Hampstead Heat 13-4 Fairfield All Sorts, Rakaia Dairy Services Demons Rebels 9-4 Devon Tavern Hampstead Phoenix.

Sports draws

Softball

Hampstead Slow Pitch
Devon Tavern D1: The Misfits vs Marines & Angels, Laser Electrical D2: S & Giggles vs Laser Attack, First National D3: Once Were Winners vs Once Were Hawkies, Hurst Automotive D4: Hakatere Hitters vs Retyred.
Mid Canterbury Softball Association
Little League U.13s: 10.30am. D1: Fairfield vs Rakaia Dairy Services Demons Blue-J’s
(Plate: All Sorts Base: Rebels). 10.30am. D3: Regent Cinema Hampstead Braves vs Ashburton Subway Hampstead Avengers (Plate: Phoenix Base: Heat).
Senior-Mixed: 1.00pm. D3: Devon Tavern Hampstead Phoenix vs Fairfield All Sorts (Plate: Heat Base: Rebels). 3.00pm. D3: Devon Tavern Hampstead Heat vs Rakaia Dairy Services Demons Rebels (Plate: All Sorts Base: Phoenix).