Local badminton players do well at championships

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 550, 23 August 1994, Page 16

Local badminton players do well at championships

A large group of Ohakune junior badminton players, totalling around 20 and ranging in ages from nine to 15, travelled to Wanganui on 14 August. The juniors performed well considering this was the first competition for most of them. Results were: Under 12's - Dwayne Marsh, boys single champion; Ashantha Perera, boys single runner-up. Mark Goldfinch - singles plate winner. Dwayne and Ashantha - boys double champions; Dwayne and Emma Bates - mixed doubles champions. Under 1 4' s: Donna Cranston - girls single champion; Donna and Eileen Voon - girls double champions; Eileen and Jordan Small - mixed doubles runners-up. Under 16' s: Cathy Cranston - girls singles run-ner-up; Cathy and Katrina Marsh - girls doubles runners-up; Danial and Katrina - mixed doubles runners-up. Thanks were expressed to those parents who provided transport and support, and to the juniors for their excellent bahaviour. Primary school badminton started Sunday 21 August and continues through the August holi-

days. A few fun nights are being planned for the children. All new members are welcome to come along. For further information phone Jocelyn Cranston, 385 8581. Ladies golf The semi-finals of the Toanui Trophy were played on Wednesday f7 August. N. Winter andL. Eades won theirmatches against G. Fraser and P. Mcllroy respectively. Along with this the O'Neill Bisque Bogey was played, with M. Black winning on nine up. Squash Mens Interclub Results: Turangi 1 vs Ohakune 2: Shane Christie bt Brian Dickson 9/7, 1/9, 10/8, 8/10, 9/4; Bob Sweet bt Jason Haitana 9/10, 7/9, 9/10, 9/2, 9/3; Chris Matthews bt Bruce Cranston 9/3, 9/7, 9/7; Bill Te Rangi bt Henry Mott 9/2, 5/9, 9/2, 9/6; Tom Boven lost Colin Budge 9/1, 9/1, 9/0. A win to Turangi 1 4/1.

Turangi 2 vs Taihape: Richard Maddock bt Alastair Booth 10/8, 5/9, 9/6, 10/8; Tom Collier bt — Peter Coogan 9/7, 0/9 10/9, 9/4; Sid Puia lost Lee Turnball 6/9, 9/8, 6/9, 9/4, 9/7; Peter Newson bt Philip Booth 9/0, 9/3, 9/4; Aaron a~~j Thorburn bt Jory Haring 9/6, 9/7, 9/6. A win 3 / to Turangi 2 4/1.

Ohakune 3 vs Ohakune 4: Ken Young lost Greg Brown 9/6, 4/9, 9/1, 9/7; Bill Scobie bt Jason Whale 3/9, 9/1, 9/6, 3/9, 9/4; Andre Moore bt Rangi Callaghan 9/7, 9/6, 3/9, 9/3; Frank Taylor lost Graeme Rumble 9/6, 4/9, 91 1,9/7; Neil Cranston bt Kelvin Trask 10/9, 10/8, 9/7. A win to Ohakune 3 3/2. Waimarino darts Results of a club night held on 15 August. The competition was divided into two sections, seniors playing doubles and juniors playing singles. The winners of the senior section were Arvell and Stephen Wallace with no losses. The runnersup with two losses each were the pairings of Lou Most and Cath McLean, and Rosalind Foster with Glenn Most. The winner of the junior section with no losses was Deborah Foster. The highest start of 1 18 went to Mark Pearch. Mark did not enter the competition so the money went to Craig Dolman with a start of 100. The highest score of 140 went to Arvell Wallace. The highest finish of 74 went to Stephen Wallace.