Te Puke threw an early scare through the Omanu camp with a 2 to 1 lead in the morning but, as expected, Omanu battled back in the singles with wins to Ron Sisson, Adam Grierson, Justin Rasmussen, Paul Crone and No 1 Craig Hamilton in a 7 to 4 win, with No 5 Rasmussen only just getting acquainted with the back nine in his 10 and 8 thrashing of Darrin Maxwell.
Rotorua's victory over Otumoetai by the same margin saw them finish second in qualifying in the gold section.
Taupo play Whakatane for the wooden spoon on May 13, with the loser possibly facing a promotion/relegation playoff depending on which club win the Senior A.
Bay of Plenty championship pennants @ Whakatane:
Omanu 7 Te Puke 4: Foursomes: Te Puke 2 to 1: Singles: Ron Sisson bt Harry Hillier 1up, Jobey Hudson halved with Mark Spitz, Adam Grierson bt David Priest 4/3, Justin Rasmussen bt Darrin Maxwell 10/8, Paul Crone bt Allen Smith 2/1, Jordan Golding lost to Adrian Campbell 1down, Mark Kiwi halved with Charlie Hillier, Craig Hamilton bt John Campbell 5/4.
Mount Maunganui 6 Omokoroa 5: Foursomes: Omokoroa 2 to 1: Singles: Tony Brown bt Stephen Graham 2up, Damian Kempson lost to Tony Hewlett 7/6, Jason Madden bt Jon Stewart 1 up, Bailey Smith bt Bryan Pirani 6/4, David Enright bt Harry Middleton 2/1, Mark Hughes lost to Darryn Lowans 3/2, Hayden Beard bt Tyler King 6/5, Campbell Irvine lost to Andrew Pratt 1 down.
Rotorua 7 Otumoetai 4: Foursomes Rotorua 3-1. Singles: George Macdonald halved with Fenton Tawa, Mark Hall lost to Steve Milroy 1down, Steven Holloway bt Paul Milroy 3/2, Kerry Smith bt Glenn Boyer 5/4, Dave Humphrey lost to Brad Geary 1down, William Howard bt Chris Charlton 1up, Victor Janin lost to Damon Clarke down, Landyn Edwards bt Cameron Neal 3/1.
Tauranga 10 Springfield 2: Foursomes 2-2. Singles: John Waretini bt Gary Herbert 5/3, Karl Knedler bt Mark Rawson 5/4, Ben Shanly bt Craig Tiriana 8/7, Hayden O'Donnell bt Mark Smith 7/6, David Feeney bt Paul Fox 2/1, Blair Murdock bt Paul Elmiger 5/4, Eddie Burgess bt Tony Cross 4/2, Sam Davis bt Shane Cole 7/6.
Final points: Blue section: Tauranga 43, Mount Maunganui 34, Omokoroa 31, Springfield 23, Taupo 9. Gold section: Omanu 39, Rotorua 36, Te Puke 27, Otumoetai 19, Whakatane 18.
Hockey
Bayleys Otumoetai ran away with their Intercity men's premier hockey clash against Waiau Pa, banging in five second-half goals to triumph 7-1.
Jeremy Lydiard and Aaron McNabb each gathered a brace of goals as Otumoetai comfortably accounted for opponents who played in the Intercity second division last season.
The sole member of CMS Mount Maunganui's current line-up who has played for the Black Sticks, Lincoln Churchill, stamped his name on the scoresheet four times - including three from penalty corners - as his side downed Rotorua Indians 5-2.
Though there was little significance in this match at the Tauranga Hockey Centre between the bye teams from the two pools, no one told Rotorua Indians, who lifted their intensity in the second spell and scored twice, forcing the Mount to regroup before scoring the final goal of the game.
In the premier women's grade, reigning champions Otumoetai played at the same venue and notched the same score as the opening round, although the opposition was different as they opened up a 5-0 lead against Onewhero before running out 9-1 winners.
Mount Maunganui women were beaten 4-2 by Rotorua Aces, with Aces' experience allowing them to dominate and lead throughout the game. But Mount Maunganui, in only their second season in the Intercity league, walked off the turf at the end satisfied that they had made Aces work for the win.
Premier men:
Otumoetai 7 (Jeremy Lydiard 2, Aaron McNabb 2, Andrew Bigham, Kent Ravenhill) Waiau Pa 1, HT 2-1.
Mount Maunganui 5 (Lincoln Churchill 4, Cory Bruin) Rotorua Indians 2 (Nirwair Singh, Chevez Makan), HT 2-0.
Waikato University 3 (A Mukherjee, T Hopping, A Broadbent) Te Awamutu 1 (T Waaka), HT 1-0.
Fraser Tech 4 Thames Valley 0, HT 2-0. The youthful Fraser Tech team upset last year's Intercity champions Thames Valley at Ngatea.
Rotorua Aces 3 Pukekohe Indians 1, HT 0-1.
Kohekohe 4 Onewhero 0, HT 1-0.
Suburbs Old Boys 2 Varsity Reserves 1, HT 2-0.
Premier women:
Otumoetai 9 Onewhero 1, HT 5-0.
Rotorua Aces 4 (Orewa Hepi 2, Harina Rangitauira , Pirihita Rangitauira) Mt Maunganui 2 (Kaitlin Eyre, Katie Horan), HT 2-1.
Fraser Tech 2 Te Awamutu 0, HT 0-0.
Hamilton Old Girls 4 Taupo 0, HT 2-0.
Waikato University 6 Franklin 1, HT 5-1.
