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July 29, 2010
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Central membership stats
Membership statistics: 2010-143 ♦  2009-146  ♦ 2008-78 ♦ 2007-80 ……..  ♦ 2003-170
Central is the smallest division in the USLBA that experienced significant decline in membership in the past ten years due to the closure of several clubs and one club switching its division affiliation. Recently Central’s membership has stabilized, thanks in large part to Brit’s Pub in Minneapolis that provides 64 at-large memberships. The Brit’s league is composed of 64 teams of four members, and each team designates one player to be an at-large member of Central Division and USLBA.
Eight other at-large memberships come from Minnesota, Cincinnati and Mitchell SD. The new club in Mitchell plans to be fully operational later this summer and will officially join USLBA in 2011. Currenly Milwaukee and Chicago are the only two USLBA clubs in the Central Division.
July 24, 2010
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Schneider-Zinna win Central Pairs playdowns
Joe Zinna & Bob Schneider
1st- Bob Schneider & Joe Zinna
2nd- Steve Nelson & Carl Landgren
Reigning US pairs champions, Bob Schneider and Joe Zinna, will defend their lawn bowls title at the US National Championships in October by virtue of their victory at this weekend’s Central Division Pairs playdowns. Schneider and Zinna defeated Steve Nelson and Carl Landgren in back-to-back games to win the event. Game 1 was decided by a close measure in an extra end after the champions scored two to tie the game at the end of regulation. In game 2 Schneider and Zinna came back from five down late in the game to win by one shot on some fine draw bowls and jack movement.
This will be Schneider and Zinna’s third time to compete together in the pairs event at the US National Championships. They won previously in 2006 and 2009. Both are members of Team USA.
July 18, 2010
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Champion Max Cavender follows in father’s footsteps
Jim and Max Cavender
Jim Cavender began lawn bowling 21 years ago in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when a relative and a mutual friend invited Jim to the green to play a game. He took to the game quickly and soon was traveling near and far plying his skills in competitions. Thousands of bowls later Jim won his first U.S. national title in 1990 as pairs champion with partner Ken Degenhardt. One national title could not contain Jim’s skill as he won the U.S. singles crown in 1997. During the last few years, Jim has devoted his time and talent in tutoring his son, Max, in the game of bowls and playing together as father-son in competitions.
Max picked up his first bowl five years ago at age 13 and began bowling in tournaments with his dad the following year. Like his father, the younger Cavender possesses a deep passion and respect for the game. A bit surprisingly, Max loves hanging with the old guys, discussing the nuances of the game, shot selection, quality of greens, pros and cons of various bowls, and participating in that great lawn bowling tradition of complaining about anything and everything! Read the rest of this post »
July 18, 2010
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Central Open triples winners named
Results of the Central Open triples:
1st- Steve Nelson, Carl Landgren, Glorianne Mather (John Kirkwood-sub)
2nd- Jack Behling (SC), Leif Andresen, Rob Behncke
3rd- Max Cavender, Andy Searles, Marg Knitter
4th- Bob Schneider, Jim Cavender, Bill Harrington
July 11, 2010
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Max Cavender wins first title
(l-r) S. Nelson, M. Cavender, S. Angelo, below-future champ!
- Max Cavender – a champ at 17
Max Cavender (17) went undefeated on his way to capturing the singles crown at the Central Division Open in Milwaukee. Cavender played a strong draw game with timely and accurate weighted shots to go 4-0 in the 10 man field. This is Cavender’s first title in division play.
RESULTS (all players are from CEN unless otherwise indicated):
Championship flight:
1st- Max Cavender; 2nd- Steve Nelson; 3rd- Scotty Angelo; 4th- Leif Andresen
1st flight: 1st- John Kirkwood; 2nd- Bob Schneider
2nd flight: 1st- Carl Landgren; 2nd- Jim Cavender
3rd flight: 1st- Jack Behling (SC); 2nd- Rob Behncke
July 10, 2010
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Green speed picks up at Milwaukee
Competitors for the North American Challenge take note — the greens at Milwaukee Lake Park were running 12.7 sec on Sat, July 3. Just a week earlier the greens were running 11.5, but the speed picked up after a week of dry weather. Greenskeeper, Bob Schneider, expects the greens will be at least 13 seconds in another week with continued good weather and another round of verti-cutting.
July 3, 2010
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Aussie transplant debuts as winner at Central Open Pairs
2nd-Zinna & Schneider; 1st-Angelo & Nelson; 3rd-Andresen & Gryzbowski (not pictured)
Playing in his first USLBA sanctioned tournament,
Angelo's son - 2032 World Bowls Champion!!
Scott Angelo from Brisbane Australia, and now residing in Manitowoc WI, teamed up with skip Steve Nelson (Chicago) to capture the Central Division Open Pairs lawn bowls tournament held June 26-27 in Milwaukee. Persistent rain had softened the greens that were running 11.5 seconds. Angelo, who is more accustomed to greens at 15-16 seconds, was seen on many occasions to be ‘windmilling’ his arm prior to delivery to compensate for the extra weight required to reach the head. Nelson and Angelo successfully employed the strategy of keeping the mat and playing from the hog line to the six foot mark, in order to play into Angelo’s wheelhouse.
The strong field included 2nd place finishers skip Bob Schneider (River Hills WI) and Joe Zinna (Rockton IL), and 3rd place skip Leif Andresen (Waukesha WI) and Jim Gryzbowski (Glendale WI). It was good to see a team from Chicago Lakeside who were represented by Michael Vandeboncoeur and Ken Koenig. All other bowlers in the 7 team field are members of Milwaukee Lake Park.
June 27, 2010
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Nelson-Landgren win Potlicker Cup Pairs
Leif Andresen models the "official" Potlicker hat
The original potlicker, Kenny Degenhart, was on hand Sunday to award the Potlicker Cup Pairs trophy to Steve Nelson and Carl Landgren, who went undefeated against strong competition from Central Division’s finest pair’s teams.
1st- Steve Nelson & Carl Landgren
2nd- John Kirkwood & John Devine
3rd- Bob Schneider & Joe Zinna
June 6, 2010
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Canada selects lawn bowls team for North American Challenge vs USA
Team Canada has announced its line-up for the NAC lawn bowls test match against Team USA, to be held Sept 9-11 in Milwaukee WI. The ten men and ten women will be divided into the Folkins and Jarvis squads in competition against their US counterparts. Cross-over games are part of the format. (Team USA’s squad has already been announced. See posts of May 1 and Feb 12 for details.)
June 2, 2010
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