Mitchell bowls club off to fast start

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

Not even a year old, the new Lakeview Lawn Bowls club in Mitchell, South Dakota, saw 1353 official users on the green in 2010. The club is already in full gear in its first full season that got underway on May 1. Volunteer staff is on site daily from 5:30 to sunset to welcome anyone who would like to come out and try the game. Located at 3300 N. Ohlman Street in Mitchell, the club also has several leagues lined up for this season — LifeQuest, Bar League, Veterans, Campers and Red Hat Ladies leagues that play throughout the week.

The more than 1300 users in its inaugural 2010 season is quite an accomplishment for the  club, and kudos go to Rodney Titze who has spearheaded this initiative and to his supporters for creating quite a buzz around lawn bowls in Mitchell.

 

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Central bowler member of winning fours team at Southwest Open

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin
Central Division’s Steve Nelson joined three other lawn bowlers from across the country on the winning rink’s team at the Southwest Division Open recently held in Arcadia, California. Competing in a field with 18 other rinks team, the winning squad went 5W-OL-1T on its way to the title.
Pictured at left: lead Steve Nelson (Milwaukee), second-lead John Johnson (Seattle), vice-skip Abe Kaplan (Atlanta), skip Neil Furman (Denver). Nelson will join Furman and three other Team USA bowlers at World Bowls 2012 to be held November 24-December 9 in Adelaide, Australia.
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Milwaukee’s pairs teams place 4th at Southwest Open

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin

Milwaukee lawn bowlers were in fine form at the Southwest Division Open tournament recently completed at the Santa Anita Lawn Bowls Club in Arcadia CA. Bob Schneider of Milwaukee teamed up with Aaron Zangl of Hermosa Beach CA (above left) to place 4th in a field of 53 men’s pairs teams. Not to be outdone, fellow Milwaukee bowlers Glorianne Mather andAnna Witt (above right) claimed 4th place in the women’s pairs event.
Central Division’s Schneider and Witt play for Team USA in international competition and will compete against Canada later this year in the North American Challenge.
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Milwaukee Bowlers Compete in Southwest Open

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin

Milwaukee lawn bowlers completed a successful competition at the Southwest Division Open in Arcadia CA. Some of the finest lawn bowlers from around the nation descended upon the Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club. The event featured competition in singles, pairs and fours. Competing in the tournament were Milwaukee Lake Park bowlers Bob Schneider, Anna Witt, Glorianne Mather and Steve Nelson (pictured left to right) and associate member Ted Bailey. See subsequent entries for results.

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The Potlicker Cup — a tournament like no other!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

One of the favorite tournaments of the season — and certainly the one with the most unusual name — the Potlicker Cup (pairs) — will be played at the Milwaukee greens on Sat-Sun, June 9-10. Open to men and women who are members of the USLBA or a World Bowls organization. $60 per team entry fee. Cash prizes. Entry fees and registration due no later than June 9.  This is a points tournament for Team USA.

Sign up is required. Click Potlicker – Entry Form

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Denver celebrates Queen’s birthday, Sat Apr 21, 6:00 pm

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

 

News of the Revolution of 1776 has yet to reach Denver, or else Denver’s lawn bowler and croquet players are descendants of the Tories that we thought fled to Canada.
But all in good fun, Denver’s lawn bowling and croquet clubs are celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 86th birthday. For more details click on the Queen’s Birthday party. 

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Bowls International — for bowlers all over the world

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin
The editor of Bowls International, Patrick Hulbert, played in the Michael-Ashton Phillips (MAP) tournament last October in Orange County CA and introduced players and spectators to this fine magazine. International articles and feature stories have included write-ups on USA lawn bowls, including MAP, Atlantic and Asia-Pacific Championships. I anticipate more news on USA bowlers and results from PBA playdowns, Hong Kong Classic and World Cup to appear in future issues. Subscription rates are available on the website. Check it out.
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Video uploads

Posted on March 21, 2012 by admin

Trying out some newly added WordPress features…uploading YouTube videos to blog posts.

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Central announces tournament schedule

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin
Central Division USLBA announces its schedule for the 2012 Division Open and Playdowns. Tournament entry forms will be posted in the near future.
CENTRAL OPEN — Central welcomes all members of the USLBA or another national or international lawn bowls association.
- July 21/22 for Pairs
- July 28/29 for Singles
- Aug 4/5 for Triples

CENTRAL PLAYDOWNS — Open to members in good standing of the Central Division and the USLBA. See ‘Playdown Guidelines’ under the ‘Tournament’ menu for more details.
- Aug 18/19 for Pairs
- Aug 25/26 for Singles

Location for Playdowns and Central Open will be at Milwaukee Lake Park.

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U.S. men’s triples claim bronze at Asia Pacific Championships

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin
Team USA claimed one medal at the 2011 Asia Pacific lawn bowling championships in Adelaide Australia. The team of Loren Dion and Ian Ho, both of southern California, and Steve Nelson of Milwaukee Lake Park LBC (Wisconsin) defeated Malaysia in the quarter-finals before losing to Australia in the semi-finals, putting the U.S. team on the podium for bronze. The Malaysians had dispatched the U.S. trio in section play, 21-8, but the U.S. played steady throughout the quarter-final match, winning 16-8.
The men’s fours team of Michael Siddall, Loren Dion, Ian Ho and Joe Regan, along with Dee McSparren in women’s singles, also qualified through section play to reach the quarter-finals, but did not advance to the medal round.
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