The odds will be stacked against the South Otago pair of Marilyn Patterson and Wynette McLachlan when they face the World Bowls champions in the women's pairs final at the national bowls championships this morning.
Love worked in a mysterious way for Canadian Leanne Chinery and her partner, Tony Grantham, who met through the game of bowls.
It was high-stakes bowls when when world champions Jo Edwards (Beckenham) and Val Smith (United) clashed in the semifinals of the women's singles on Saturday.
Amy Brenton (Stoke) epitomises the younger woman bowler who has a new image and cool look on the green.
They are good mates off the green but will be fierce opponents when they clash in the men's pairs final tomorrow.
Gary Lawson wants to defend his two World Bowls titles in Adelaide next year but does not think he will be selected in the New Zealand team.
It was a nostalgic homecoming for Elaine Anderson-Wright when she played in the national bowls championships this week.
Phil Dickison has lived somewhat in the shadow of his brother, Ian, but he, too, has an impressive record on the bowling green.
Otago Daily Times ''delivery girl'' Shirley Cosgrove was allowed to sleep in this week to prepare for the national championships.
It was a miracle bowl and a fairy-tale ending for Russell Dawe (Port Chalmers) when he drove the jack into the ditch and his bowl sat beside it.
The mighty have fallen.
Coral Wing did not play bowls in her youth because of the rigid dress code enforced on women bowlers at that time.
Dunedin has been a happy hunting ground for Kaikorai's Mike Kernaghan.
Retired farmer Russell Geeves has been dubbed the rainmaker after installing two soak hoses at the St Kilda Bowling Club green on Monday.
Jo Edwards (Burnside) had grown stale when she took a break from bowls 18 months ago.
The New Zealand bowls championships were abandoned yesterday and the tournament will be in catch-up mode from today.
Three world champions - Jan Khan, Val Smith and Jo Edwards - are expected to dominate the women's singles when the New Zealand championships start in Dunedin today.
Shannon McIlroy (Stoke) won his first national title against the young guns in 2006. He will be joining them in Dunedin this week.
Three key members of the Black Jacks are taking time out from bowls and will not be playing at the national championships in Dunedin.
When former New Zealand and Otago cricketer Noel McGregor was president of Bowls Canterbury, he changed the format of the New Zealand championships.
