Shearing Results

Results of the 51st Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships at Balclutha on Friday and Saturday:

Shearing:

Open final (20 sheep): John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 16min 54.13sec, 59.457pts, 1; Cam Ferguson (Waipawa) 17min 2.98sec, 60.049pts, 2; Jason Win (Reefton) 17min 12.19sec, 63.76pts, 3; Alton Devery (Tuatapere) 18min 7.73sec, 64.737pts, 4; Angus Moore (Ward) 18min 7.97sec, 65.599pts, 5.

Senior final (12 sheep): Tipene Te Whata (Tautoro) 14min 28.66sec, 52.849pts, 1; Matene Mason (Masterton) 14min 8.61sec, 53.181pts, 2; Kaleb Godsiff (Pleasant Pt) 15min 5.81sec, 55.375pts, 3; Phillip Rangiwai (Mataura) 15min 48.5sec, 58.842pts, 4; Malcolm Sweeney (England) 16min 46.86sec, 62.083pts, 5.

Intermediate final: Brett Roberts (Mataura) 34.221pts, 1; Jake Rangiwai (Mataura) 34.946, 2; Hayden Tapp (Taihape) 37.992, 3; Shaun Mathieson (-) 39.044pts, 4; Brendan Graham (Ireland) 44.813pts, 5.

Junior final (4 sheep): Tui Pene (Waipawa) 7min 38.19sec, 36.41pts, 1; Digga Lewis (Wales) 9min 3.73sec, 44.937pts, 2; Hereria Te Whata (Mossburn) 9min 41.92sec, 45.596pts, 3; Sonny Kennedy (Gore) 9min 1.92sec, 46.096pts, 4; Matthew Spence (Gisborne) 7min 57.66sec, 44.383pts(*), 5.

Woolhandling:

Open final: Joel Henare (Gisborne) 224.68pts, 1;Keryn Herbert (Te Awamutu) 268.144pts, 2; Rocky Hape-Taite (Dannevirke) 367.818pts, 3; Pagan Rimene (Masterton) 403.686pts, 4.

Senior final: Krystal Wilson (Hastings) 230.026pts, 1; Sharnie Graham (Masterton) 245.48pts, 2; Juliette Lyon (Alexandra) 245.97pts, 3; Cushla Gordon (Masterton) 285.53pts, 4.

Junior final: Erana Smith (Ruatoria) 176.03pts, 1; Jenna Holland (Tuatapere) 183.91pts, 2; Alpha Wade (Wedderburn) 189.5pts, 3; Reese Whiu (Milton) 202.93pts, 4.

South Island Open Circuit final: Keryn Herbert (Te Awamutu) 131.88pts, 1; Joel Henare (Gisborne) 140.968pts, 2; Bernadette Forde (Tuatapere) 198.43pts, 3; Tia Potae (Milton) 224.25pts, 4; Candy Hiri (Mataura) 224.63pts, 5; Pagan Rimene (Masterton)) 229.81pts, 6.
South Island Senior Circuit final: Juliette Lyon (Alexandra) 179.85pts, 1; Melanie Hillis (Mataura) 204.56pts, 1; Sharnie Graham (Masterton) 3; Melanie Barrett (-) 4.

South Island Junior Circuit final: Maiden Elers (Mataura) 111.34pts, 1; Alpha Wade (Wedderburn) 128.67pts, 2.

Pressing: Mark Smith and Kelvin Bassett (Milton), 1; Patrick Shelford and Willie Sharpe (Alexandra), 2.

ENDS