The Bay of Plenty Junior and Youth players performed way above expectations at the NZ National Champs which was held in Hastings last week.The Team,consisting of players from Taupo (10) Whakatane (5) and Waihi (1) punched well above their weight to come away after three intense days of top darts with a host of medals and a huge amount of experience.Taupo coach Wayne Place was pleasantly surprised by the amount of commitment shown by his charges and didn't expect to be so well represented in the finals stages due to the inexperience of his players.A big shout goes out to Youthtown for their contribution by funding the travel and accommodation costs.Small organisations depend on such help to enable them to send players to tournaments such as these to further their goals.

Region 4 BoP medal winners were;Jessie McGreevy & Khol Hurae    Consolation R/up mixed pairs    Tracy-Lee Nuku & Ashleigh Tauariki   Cons  R/up pairs    Tumoe Tai & John Marks  Cons winner pairs        Maatamarie Pokai Marks & Jessie McGreevy R/up Girls pairs  Manawa Veitayaki & KJ Hurae R/up Boys pairs  Kaleb Bishop & Khol Hurae Cons winner Boys pairs                                                                            9 players were also selected for the National teams.                                                                                   Ashlee Tukaki,Jessie McGreevy,Natasha Kitson,Manawa Veitayaki,KJ Hurae,Kaleb Bishop(TPO)Maatamaria Pokai-Marks,Ashleigh Tauariki (WHK) and Tumoe Tai (YHI) were all successful