Wainui Darts News
First Rep Game and scored 2 x180’s
Posted on 20 April 2009
Maria Nanai was asked with her cousin Juliana Patelesio to play in the John Wilkie Memorial 2009 and what a game she played. With the hope of being like her Uncle Pete and scoring her first 180 at a John Wilkie Tournament, away she went. Partnering her cousin they both threw some awesome darts and Maria achieved her 1st 180. Then later she backed it up with her second one in her 1st Rep Game. The final tally for the most Ladies 180’s there was a tie. Maria had to throw off against Anna Neho and won coming away with the trophy. Also collecting a trophy was Jonathan Silcock for the Men’s Highest finish of 155 tying with Kawana Herewini from Kapi Mana.
Thank You
Posted on 24 May 2008
What a great turnout from our members to our first competition in 2008, The Ladies Invitation. It’s really great to see the members supporting these events. Our first win for the season went to Robyne Gough and Bill Kena winning 3-0 over Pam Casely and Mark Herman. The Plate Winners were Tina Birch & Jonathan Silcock winning 3-2 over Glendyr Butterfield and Rhys Dewar. There were some great pair combinations on the night and some awesome darts thrown. Congratulations to our winners.
Our next Club Competition is the Open Singles being held at 1.00pm Sunday the 29th June 2008. You can enter at any time between now and then, so don’t wait until the last minute. Remember all club competition entries are free this year so make the most of a good thing and put your entry in for the Open Singles.
NZDC AGM - In Brief
Posted on 16 March 2008
Remits - In the hands of the COE no later than 1st November each year.
Substitutions - At NZ Championships - allowed in all events provided replacement only taking place of missing player/s and substitution is from the same Region as the withdrawn player/s
Age Limit - At NZ Senior Championships - No person under the age of 16 years at the date of 31st October in that year will be entitled to enter or play in any event at the senior championships.
Region Boundaries Changes - Region 10 to include Hutt Valley and Upper Hutt Associations (named “Hutt Valley) Region 11 to include Maungaraki & Wairarapa Associations (name to be advised)
Fees - Senior Championship Fees increase to $15.00 per person. All other fees remain the same.
Senior Nationals ….. What A Week
Posted on 16 August 2007
Day One-Arrival
You would think a guitar would be a standard item in anybody’s luggage when hitting the road for a week long dart trip, how times have changed. For some reason George brought along an extra arm courtesy of a Kiwi Bank advertising campaign, we all got one in the mail and probably threw it away, but not George as he seemed to think this funny little arm had potential on a dart trip. Haku responded to the challenge and before long we were all singing to the sounds of the improvised guitar.
The hotel manager was not impressed with our laughter and fun as it seemed to upset her headache and she was not in the mood for joviality, oooookay her first mistake …. so that dampened things down and we were all tucked up in bed at 9.00pm, well some of us were.
Day Two-Zone Teams
On Sunday morning it took a while to get the troops together, definitely room for improvement here. Following the limited amount of time for the team talk we headed for the Trafalgar Centre, the ladies wrapped in their newly knitted Wainuiomata scarfs from Dot Silcock (thanks Dot, that’s team work) for our first day of competition.
The men played Southland in their first game trailing 13-19 after the first half of the game. They fought back in the second half but couldn’t quite get the upper hand and lost the battle 29-33. Their second match against Auckland was always going to be hard. The first set started off well were they won the first three games in a row but Auckland controlled the game from there on proving too strong and beating Wainuiomata 33-11. With two games down our last game against Hawkes Bay was merely for pride which is always a good reason to see things through giving Wainuiomata a good performance and their first win 33-25. Top performances for the day came from Wayne Carey, George Smith, Tony Nuku and Brian Abrams.
The women went hard right from the start toppling Aoraki 36-27. Their next game against Bay Of Plenty was closely fought going right trough to the last game to decide the match. Wainuiomata went down 32-33 but with a bye in hand this gave them 2 wins to carry through to the next round. Their opponents King Country/Waikato boast three of the leading New Zealand Ladies players in Mihi George, Jannette Jonathan and Megan Smith with there other players showing an equal force. Our Ladies gave a great challenge to this team and kept their options open all the way through the game. They went down in the end 24-33 in what was an excellent performance from our ladies.
After a long day on Sunday we headed back to our hotel to be greeted by our first love letter from the hotel manager who seemed to think we had created an opportunity for her to make more money should we continue to leave lights, heaters and taps on during the day …. Ummm her second mistake …. Gayle was about to meet the HURRICANE.
Day Three-Husband & Wife
Monday provided some time to rest up before the Husband and Wife competition in the afternoon. Tania found time to wrestle with the showerhead and lock herself in the bathroom. Carol and Gary broke their bed (and we won’t mention the wild sex comment …. too much information), Dave fell into the lift which refused to meet at floor level and Noni did the same on her arrival to the hotel, nobody witnessed these mishaps so we are slightly suspicious of these accusations. (only kidding).
If you could make it to the rooftop of the hotel, providing the lift was working, then you were treated to a fantastic view of Nelson City. Unfortunately there were limitations as to where you could smoke and the fire escapes were a no no (to some… aye Maryanne, Sue, Dave and Tania), so the best bet was to leave the hotel all together. Looks like round two of the great debate with the hotel manager coming up ……
The Husband and Wife competition is not for the faint hearted and Tania and Joe Tanaki were the only couple to qualify on the day however they lost their first knockout game so that wrapped it up for Wainuiomata for Monday.
Day Four-Mixed Pairs
Back to the board on Tuesday for the Mixed Pairs and George and Shelley became Steve Gouch’s (Taranaki) sole entertainment for the week when not qualifying with two bye’s in their section. It was a case of Bye Bye for them and a good reason to pick on one another. Other pairs were more promising with Geoff Balmain and Helena Eden, Darren Page and Karena Clark, Chris Hargreaves and Sharee Ranford, Wayne Carey and Wira Te Paa, Tony Nuku and Selena Clemas, all qualifying and Mark Herman and Rotu Peneha playing awesome darts and going through to the last 16.
We were greeted by the second love letter from the hotel manager today which initially appeared to be an apology but then wrapped in a justification of poor customer service skills …. Ok I think the message was received by the hotel manager, but not quite accepted, we will see what happens tomorrow… stay tuned
Some people chose to enter into the new Poker Darts Tournament on Tuesday night which seemed to go on forever. There were mixed feelings to the game so perhaps the lesson here is not to play in pairs. Haku, Allan, Joe and Tania had their own game of poker in room one, it must have been good as the noise level was pretty high and Haku has developed a new way of sleeping, some people will do anything to try and get a discount on their room rate. He was the first to come down with the flu virus that took over most people in the hotel as the week went on…thanks Haku.
Day Five-NZ Open
Wednesday was the day of the Open where most people took advantage of a free day. There were no love letters today … just as well as I had a headache and wasn’t in the mood for nonsense. The ladies had another good day with Tina Birch reaching the last 32 placing and Rotu Peneha and Selena Clemas both making the last 16. Fantastic darts thrown by our ladies.
Day Six-Mens Singles/Ladies Pairs
It was an 8.30am start for the Men’s Singles on Thursday and a chance for the ladies to take a break before the pairs started at 11.00am. George Smith, Tony Nuku, Darren Page and Wayne Carey all qualified. Wayne carried on into the last 8 placing.
In the ladies pairs Sue Fishwick and Wira Te Paa, Selena Clemas and Jo Tyacke qualifying which lead to Selena and Jo beating Sue & Wira to get through to the last 32 placing… what a fix.
Darren decided to go back to the hotel for a spa bath and wash the bathroom floor, why? Who knows, there are questions you just don’t ask people! Radox and spa baths don’t go to well together as Darren found out, we knew there was trouble when we could see bubbles coming out of the top floor window on our way home from tea. Darren went into a panic trying to control the mess before turning off the spa and having to wipe down the whole bathroom.
Day Seven-Ladies Singles/Mens Pairs
By Friday many of us arrived at the hall full of the flu, and some with bubbles still in their ears, no excuses it’s just the way it was for all associations. Many people throughout the dart fraternity had either been to the doctors or hospital or were dosed up to the eyeballs. Some were just suffering the effects of the night before.
Selena Clemas, Tania Tanaki, Rotu Peneha, Tina Birch, Sue Fishwick and Sophie Neilson all qualified through to the knockout of the Ladies Singles. Sophie (complete with purple wig) surprised herself with her fantastic efforts in the singles. She has never played in the competition and was delighted to qualify and carry on to the second round of the knockout ….. good on you Sophie.
The Men’s Pairs ended the competition programme with Wayne Carey and Tony Nuku and George Smith and Casey Hannam qualifying through to the knockout round. George and Casey had an awesome day going through to the last 8 placings ….. Great darts guys.
Wayne Carey was selected for the North Island Men’s A Team and further selected for the New Zealand Black Flights Team to play at the World Cup in the Netherlands 10th – 14th October 2007.
By the end of the week most of us were on talking terms with the hotel manager (all except Noni) Carol and Sophie organised her into providing all sorts of things for a barby on the rooftop and amidst freezing conditions we had a few bevies and laughs to round of the week.
Junior and Youth Championships
Posted on 16 August 2007
DIDN'’T THEY DO WELL
Junior Mixed Pairs
J Huynen & A Gibbs - Last 16
Junior Boys Singles Consolation
J Huynen - Last 12
J Smith - Last 12
Junior Boys Pairs Consolation
J Huynen & J Smith - Last 6
Junior Girls Singles
Rachel Williams - Last 16
Junior Girls Singles Consolation
Anatia Gibbons - Final Winner
Cheyenne Hemmingway - Last 8
Kelly Fishwick - Last 16
Junior Girls Pairs
Kelly Fishwick & Rachel Williams - Last 4
Anatia Gibbons & Cheynne Hemingway - Last 10
Youth Boys Singles
Scott Douglas - Last 8
Michael Douglas - Last 16
Youth Boys Singles Consolation
Jonathan Silcock - Finals Winner
Marc Carberry - Last 8
Youth Boys Pairs
Michael Douglas & Jonathan Silcock - Last 16
Youth Boys Pairs Consolation
Marc Carberry & Scott Douglas-Finals Runner Up
Selection in Junior Girls Region Team
Kelly Fishwick
Rachel Williams
Selection in Youth Boys Region Team
Scott Douglas
Wainui Throwers Back For More
Posted on 6 March 2007
Wanganui Chronicle Article - Friday 16th February 2007 (David Ogilvie)
Allan Tyacke and Allan Snedden, Wainuiomata’s most “experienced” Masters Games visitors, try out the boards yesterday.
DARTS MIGHT be down the Wainuiomata ladder a bit compared to rugby league, but not so much you can’t reach it with an easy stretch. In Wainui, if you don’t play league, you play darts - or both. There are around 360 members of the Wainuiomata Darts Club, in fact.
And this year’s New Zealand Masters Games has received its usual dose of Wainuiomata support - 37 of them to be exact. This year the colour of the team uniform is light blue - “we try to make it a different colour every time we come” says organiser and club “dogsbody” Lynette Glover. And they have come many times since the Masters Games started in Wanganui.
Survivors from that trip here this week are just two, Allan Tyacke and Allan Snedden. Even though they both suggest they’ve seen better days, both still throw a mean dart. Tyacke, though, says his medal haul has dried up but he’s still very happy to keep coming back. “We’ve taken our fair share of medals, yeah” Tyacke said. “At the start you used to take home golds, bronzes and silvers, but in the last three trips I think I haven’t got anything but I think now that it’s more about having a good time with the people all the way back then.”
So his darts are not so good?
“No, theyre definately not so good as they used to be.” Wife Jo: “Some of these old fellas are still pretty good. They just like to spin a tale.”
So how did it start?
“Only Allan and I are left out of the original lot that came here - and that was 22 years ago, a long, long time ago. “A group of people, organised by Kevin Braggins came up here. He and I started talking about this and decided to get a group together. I think there were 10 guys and 10 women, and we stayed in the Castlecliff Motor Camp and just rolled on from there.
“We love the people here, we love the atmosphere in here, and we go in the tent periodically - to see all those sportsmen there is incredible. It’s a mighty atmosphere. And it’s all the older people here in Wanganui, we used to have a social league where we used to play against them, we meet them again at the nationals every year.”
“That’s what it is all about,” Tyacke said.
It’s Just Not ……………Cricket Really
Posted on 1 October 2006
The Womens night came to a close for 2006 with a presentation evening on 19th July. It would seem impossible to end a season without having a little bit of fun so we invited a few people and set up a “Cricket Challenge”, Women vs Vistors (they couldn’t win really). You know how it is, when you have the control, you don’t let it go.
The visitors had to score 100 before any points counted for runs not to mention 25’s not counting as anything when bowling, and the bulls-eye counting for one wicket only. The women, on the other hand had full control being able to accumulate runs after scoring 45 and bulls-eyes and 25’s scoring as they should.
It is surprising how people react when pressure is applied especially if it means loosing to a bunch of women. All of a sudden new rules should come into the game, just to make it all fair and even. You know, “If you throw off the board, you loose a wicket” and “Don’t you think scoring 100 is a bit high, we’ve only ever done 60″. Excuses after excuses, to hide their lack of skill and poor effort …… Love It!
To be fair, the women out classed the visitors easily and with style, leaving the winners playoff up to the women and the visitors fighting for third and fourth. (Oh well, maybe next year guys, Oh! and Rabbit!).
We asked Nicole to come along and present the prizes because someone told us she was something special at the RSA, we really just wanted to be able to create a lot of noise in a very short space of time, just so it sounded as if we had heaps of people around and we thought she would be ideal. She didn’t let us down (don’t tell her though).
As promised, thanks to Helen’s raffle efforts and Wendy’s tidy book-keeping skills, we spent all the money raised on some great medals and prizes. It’s always nice to get a little something to encourage you to keep going with your interests or goals. We had enough in the kitty to give away a few spot prizes, and spot prizes wouldn’t be the same without the old …… booby prize …… Aye Darren!
Sophie added her creative touch to the certificates for the runners up prizes. She also found time to demonstrate her humorous talents for those moments you would rather forget or hide. Although she couldn’t help but target some people, it’s those special moments that make events unforgettable.
George Smith tried to fool us all by coming along each week disguised as a Darting Coach. We got a tip off that he was trophy hunting and trying to pick up some easy prizes. After being unsuccessful week after week we decided to at least let him have some glory by coming second in the Ladies Singles 2 Tournament. George you really do play like a girl, mate!
Seriously though, we have enjoyed our eight weeks of competition, coaching, and general camaraderie. All the ladies who attended have contributed to the support and encouragement of one another. Goals have been identified and development strategies put into place. We are ready for 2007 …… come along and join us next year!
Junior and Youth Nationals
Posted on 9 July 2006
9th, 10th and 11th July 2006
Another year has passed and yet another successful junior and youth nationals has taken place in the garden city of Christchurch.
From the moment we landed in Christchurch you could tell it was going to be a great few days with what felt like 20 degrees in temperature at 9:30 in the morning.
Numbers were about equal to last year sitting at about 150 children ranging from 9 to 17 years of age and they came from all over the country to try and take the top honours for their age group.
Full results of the tournament are available on the NZDC site www.nzdarts.com some of the highlights included Jonathan S pairing up with a young boy from Auckland and winning the junior boy’s pairs consolation and Michael D scoring his very first 180.
All the kids played very well in what was never going to be a easy tournament, the level of skill shown by the young players is an asset to darts in New Zealand.
Away from the darts we were very fortunate to be in a position to take all the kids out twice to dine at a restaurant for tea which was just as entertaining as watching the darts with a few silly antics taking place.
On the last day of the trip we were also able to take the kids to play mini golf and view the attractions at the Antarctic center.
Other than watching some great games of darts the highlight of the trip for me was the ride on a Hagglund which is an ATV used in the Artic. The ride involved going up and down some steep inclines at speed, driving over a 1.5mtr gap and driving thru a large pool of water which was at least five feet deep.
A special thank you to all those who helped fundraise and to those who gave in the way of donations or just buying a raffle.
All in all it was a fantastic trip that was enjoyed by all, I know some of the kids are looking forward to the next years nationals in Palmerston North.
Big thanks to all who helped us get there
Alex Smith
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