Tauranga Boys' College missed out on winning gold after being defeated by Gore High School in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Pairs championships.

The indoor bowling tournament was played at The North Wellington Indoor Bowls Hall, in Wellington on Monday.

Sheldon Bagrie-Howley and Chris Johnstone from Gore High School won the gold medals in the pairs at the tournament.

In the final they defeated Jacinta Frost and Sharena Holgate (Stratford High School) 10-4.

Bagrie-Howley was named the player of the tournament having finished third equal in the Secondary School Singles yesterday.

This was the third year in a row that he has skipped the champion pairs combination.

In the semi-finals Frost and Holgate defeated Joshua Saywell and Nash Smith, Tauranga Boys College 7-6 on an extra end while Bagrie-Howley and Johnstone defeated Stefan McCartain and Nathan Arlidge, Tauranga Boys College 17-3.

Saywell and Smith won the bronze medals when they won the playoff against McCartain and Arlidge 11-8.

28 pairs entered the championship.

Secondary School Pairs Post Section:

MAIN EVENT

POST SECTION:

Main Event: Byes: Colin Williams & Brandon Cook (Rangitoto College); Joshua Saywell & Nash Smith (Tauranga Boys College); Jacinta Frost & Sharena Holgate (Stratford High School).

Round 1: Trevor Burgess & Karlan Bennie (Southland BHS) 12, Anjela Frost & Shayna Heal (Stratford HS) 7; Stefan McCartain & Nathan Arlidge (Tauranga Boys College) 13, Natasha Linn & Stuart Rayner-Nielsen (Feilding HS) 4; Brendon Walton & Dhruv Phadnis (Tauranga Boys College) 13, Callum & Jonty Horwell (Logan Park High School) 6; Georgina Watt & Joshua Fox (Hawera HS) 13, Nicole Toomey & Emily Yeatman (St. Mary's College) 3; Sheldon Bagrie-Howley & Chris Johnstone (Gore HS) 5, Jacinta and Ruben Freitas (Darfield HS) 3.

Quarter-finals: Colin Williams & Brandon Cook (Rangitoto College) 6, lost Joshua Saywell & Nash Smith (Tauranga Boys College) 8; Jacinta frost & Sharena Holgate (Stratford High School) 9, beat Trevor Burgess & Karlan Bennie (Southland BHS) 4; Stefan McCartain & Nathan Arlidge (Tauranga Boys College) 7, beat Brendon Walton & Dhruv Phadnis (Tauranga Boys College) 6; Georgina Watt & Joshua Fox (Hawera HS) 8, lost Sheldon Bagrie-Howley & Chris Johnstone (Gore HS)9 on 2^nd extra end.

Semi-finals: Joshua Saywell & Nash Smith (Tauranga Boys College) 6, lost Jacinta Frost & Sharena Holgate (Stratford High School) 7 on extra end; Stefan McCartain & Nathan Arlidge (Tauranga Boys College) 3, lost Sheldon Bagrie-Howley & Chris Johnstone (Gore HS) 17.

FINAL: Main Event: Sheldon Bagrie-Howley & Chris Johnstone (Gore High School) 10, Jacinta Frost & Sharena Holgate (Stratford High School) 4.

Bronze Medal: Joshua Saywell & Nash Smith (Tauranga Boys College) 11, Stefan McCartain & Nathan Arlidge (Tauranga Boys College) 8.

Plate

Byes Trent Tamakehu & Kia Renata (Te Wharekura o Tupoho; Blake Shippham & Cory Saunders (Aotea College).

Round 1: Toss & Jacob Rameka (Aotea College) 15, Josh Bohmer & Morgan Oakley (Paraparaumu College) 1; Latasha Tuia & Jessica Hall (Aotea College) 10, Harvey Hatten & Zane Williams (Lytton HS) 7; Ryan Franks & Harsh Yadav (Paraparaumu College) by default Jayden Mason & James Moore (Aotea College); Rebekah Frost & Kylie Rowland (Stratford HS) 13, Lewis Halpin & Glen Williams (Newlands College) 3; James Halpin & Phoebe Caldeiro (Newlands College) 9, Tumanako Kumeroa-Woon (Te Wharekura o Tupoho) 8; Wade Tamakehu & Kiana Martin (Te Wharekura o Tupoho) 13, Jack Gerards & Liam Goodin (Newlands College) 8.

Quarterfinals: Trent Tamakehu & Kia Renata (Te Wharekura o Tupoho 8, beat Blake Shippham & Cory Saunders (Aotea College) 4; Toss & Jacob Rameka (Aotea College) 7 lost Latasha Tuia & Jessica Hall (Aotea College) 9; Ryan Franks & Harsh Yadav (Paraparaumu College) 2, lost Rebekah Frost & Kylie Rowland (Stratford HS) 29; James Halpin & Phoebe Caldeiro (Newlands College) 8, beat Wade Tamakehu & Kiana Martin (Te Wharekura o Tupoho) 7.

Semi-finals: Trent Tamakehu & Kia Renata (Te Wharekura o Tupoho) 7, beat Latisha Tuia & Jessica Hall (Aotea College) 6; Rebekah Frost & Kylie Rowland (Stratford HS) 12, beat James Halpin & Phoebe Caldeiro (Newlands College) 2.

Final: Rebekah Frost & Kylie Rowland (Stratford High School) 8, Trent Tamakehu & Kia Renata (Te Wharekura o Tupoho) 7.

Player of the Tournament

Sheldon Bagrie-Howley (Gore High School)