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U.S. men’s triples claim bronze at Asia Pacific Championships
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Team USA set to compete at Asia Pacific Championships
Adelaide Australia is playing host to the Asia Pacific Championship lawn bowls tournament that brings together teams from the Pacific Rim for a 12-day competition beginning Wed, Nov 30. The 15 teams each field squads of five men and five women to compete in singles, pairs, triples and fours. The US delegation includes Central Division’s Steve Nelson from Milwaukee Lake Park LBC. Other Team USA members are: Men–Phil Luth (manager), Michael Siddall, Loren Dion, Joe Regan and Ian Ho, all of California; Women–Anne Nunes, Kattia Spangler, Dee McSparren, Carrie Fossati, all of California, and Michelle Arculli of New Jersey.
Click here to go to the offical tournament website for team information, draw and results, and much more.
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Anna Witt named to 2012 team for North American Challenge
Anna Witt of Milwaukee Lake Park LBC has been named to Team USA for the 2012 North American Challenge (USA vs Canada). The tournament is scheduled for September in Victoria, British Columbia.
In making the announcement, Dana Lum, chairperson of the 2012 national team selectors (woman), also named Witt’s teammates on the 10-woman squad.
Jarvis Team: Carrie Fossati, Kim Heiser, Margi Rambo, Anna Witt, Melanie Vizenor
Folkins Team: Janice Bell, Eva Lee, Dee McSparran, Marita Nierth, Anne Nunes. Congratulations to Anna and to all who will play at the NAC.
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Schneider & Nelson to compete in international play
Two Central Division lawn bowlers will represent USA in international play this fall. Bob Schneider (Milwaukee, Wisc) has been selected to play on Team USA in the 13-team field at the Atlantic Championships, Oct 17-30 in Cyprus. Schneider is scheduled to play skip in the Fours and Triples events. Click here for all the Atlantic Championship results.
Steve Nelson (Chicago, Ill) is playing in the the Michael-Ashton Phillips (MAP) International Challenge, October 9-15, taking place in Orange County CA. Nelson will play singles and lead in pairs in the 20-man field that includes players from seven countries. Click here to follow the action at the MAP.
Schneider and Nelson are members of Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club. The Milwaukee club is a 100% member of the Central Division in the U.S. Lawn Bowls Association.
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Cavender a winner at Memory Glass Pairs
Milwaukee’s Max Cavender and partner Charlie Herbert from California took the $1000 first prize at the Santa Barbara CA Memory Glass Pairs event over the weekend.
The 19 year old Cavender is fresh off a third place finish in singles at the U.S. Championships. Next up for Cavender, who is on something of a lawn bowls tour, is the U.S. Open taking place in Southern California Sept 17-23.
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Central Division women’s pairs earn silver at U.S. Championships
With a record of 5-2, Anna Witt and Glorianne Mather earned a silver medal at the 2011 U.S. Lawn Bowling Championships completed Sunday in Seattle. The gold medalists from South Central had a record of 5-1-1. Congratulations to Anna and Glorianne for their solid play all week long.
In singles play, Max Cavender lost a heartbreaker 20-21 in his final game against Southeast that left him a point short of winning silver. Nevertheless, Max played very well all week against a strong field and finished with a record of 4-3. After a slow start, Charlene Harmon’s play grew steadier throughout the week and she completed the tournament with a record of 2-5.
The men’s pairs team confounded themselves with erratic play all week, dropping their last game 13-16 after leading 11-0. In a prior match, Carl Landgren and Steve Nelson found themselves down 2-17 against PIMD before staging a comeback that fell a bit short, losing 15-18. They finished with a record of 3-4.
Kudos to the Jefferson Park LBC and the Northwest Division for hosting an outstanding tournament. Complete tournament results and a full photo gallery can be viewed at www.seattlebowls.org.
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Central Division has rough day on greens
Max Cavender was the only member of Central’s team to manage a win on Day 3 of the U.S. Lawn Bowling Championships in Seattle. Cavender can still earn a silver medal with a win in his last game tomorrow. Although losing both games today the women’s pairs team has an outside chance at gold, but they will need to win tomorrow and hope the leaders falter in their final game.
The men’s pairs team of Landgren and Nelson played out the theme of the Achebe novel “Things Fall Apart” and lost hope of any medal with their two losses on Day 3. Charlene Harmon also lost both games.
Game 1 vs Pacific Inter-Mountain
Cavender 21-20 W; Harmon 9-21 L
Witt/Mather 11-17 L; Landgren/Nelson 15-18 L
Game 2 vs Southwest Stripes
Cavender 12-21 L; Harmon 3-21 L
Witt/Mather 10-16 L; Landgren/Nelson 4-37 L
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Central women’s pairs team continues to roll
Anna Witt & Glorianne Mather sit alone in 1st place at 4-0 after the second day at the U.S. Lawn Bowls Championships taking place in Seattle. The rest of the Central teams went 1-1 each for the day. Central’s opponents were the host Northwest Division (game 1) and South Central (game 2).
Singles — Max Cavender 19-21 L and 21-14 W (record 3-1); Charlene Harmon 2-21 L and 21-18 W (1-3)
Pairs — Carl Landgren/Steve Nelson 19-16 W and 15-19 L (3-1); Anna Witt/Glorianne Mather 15-12 and 15-13 (4-0).
Three games remain and titles are still up for grabs.
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Day 1 in the books at US Lawn Bowls Championships
Central Division made a good start in round robin play at the US Lawn Bowls Championships in Seattle WA, winning six of eight matches. In the morning session Central played the Northeast Division:
Singles– Max Cavender 21-4 W; Charlene Harmon 10-21 L
Pairs– Anna Witt/Glorianne Mather 21-11 W; Carl Landgren/Steve Nelson 19-10 W
In the afternoon game Central took three of four games against Southwest Stars:
Singles– Cavender 21-18 W; Harmon 3-21 L
Pairs– Witt/Mather 26-14 W; Landgren/Nelson 18-8 W
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Central lawn bowlers ready to compete at 2011 US Championships
Central Division champions are geared up for the 2011 US National Championships taking place at Jefferson Park LBC, Seattle Washington, August 24-28. They will compete in round robin play against division champions from the seven divisions across the country.
Central bowlers pictured (l-r): Charlene Harmon (singles); Glorianne Mather/Anna Witt (pairs); Max Cavender (singles); Steve Nelson/Carl Landgren (pairs).
This website will provide news of Central’s bowlers. Complete results of the Championships can be found at — http://seattlebowls.org/site/tournaments/uslba/us-champs-2011.
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