Category Archives: Central Division
2022 CENTRAL DIVISION OPEN
Ken Degenhardt Potlicker Pairs Bob Schneider and Aaron Zangl won the last game against 2021 champs Rob Behcke and Jim Cavender to win in 2022 and capture the $1000 first place prize. Rob and Jim finished in second place. Team … Continue reading
Steve Nelson Named to Hall of Fame
Long time Central Division member Steve Nelson is the newest member of the Hall of Fame. He was recognized both for his accomplishments on the greens and his contributions to US and Central Division Bowls as a division officer and … Continue reading
National Tournaments
US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rob Behncke found himself in a four way playoff for first place after the round robin in the singles event at the beautiful Golden Gate Park venue in San Francisco. All the Central Division players had to … Continue reading
Central Open Results
CENTRAL OPEN PAIRS The US Lawnbowling Hall of Fame’s newest member shows that he still has what it takes. Joe Zinna teamed up with Bob Schneider to win the Central Division Pairs. Giving … Continue reading
Central US National Championship Playdowns
Grzybowski and Andresen Qualify in Pairs Going into the final game of the round robin, the one loss team of Jim Grzybowski and Leif Andresen were up against the undefeated team of Bob Schneider and Jim Cavender. A close game … Continue reading
Son of a Potlicker Prevails in the 20th Edition of the Potlicker
Max Cavender and his dad Jim cruised through the competition to win the Potlicker Cup on its 20th anniversary. This is the first win for both. Max did his usual masterful job as skip while Jim played steady lead bowls … Continue reading
Central’s Joe Zinna Named to US Bowls Hall of Fame
Joe Zinna was recently recognized for his outstanding lawn bowls career by being elected to the US Bowls Hall of Fame. Joe has been a force in Central and national tournaments for almost forty years. He has won many division … Continue reading
2018 National Championships
The 2018 Nationals were uncharacteristically unproductive for the Central Division representatives. It started even before the tournament started with pairs skip Rob Behncke losing his balance while jumping from post to post on the beach and breaking his ankle only … Continue reading