Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
Twenty-four bowlers from the Central Division endured thunder storms, heat and humidity Sunday August 7th in Triples competition on very challenging greens (wet, dry, then really wet!). The competitors had the added attraction (or distraction) of thundering jets roaring directly overhead from the Milwaukee Air Show. Congratulations to the team of Bob Schneider, Rob Behncke, and Charlene Harmon for capturing the Triples Championship. The MLPLBA would like to recognize and extend thanks to Tournament Director Leif Andresen for coordinating and conducting the Central Division Open Tournament over the past two weekends. Teams who placed in the Triples competition included:MLPLBA hosted the Central Division Playdowns Pairs tournament on August 15-16, 2015. MEN – Steve Nelson needed all of his experience in national and international play to get by his long time pairs partner Carl Landgren and win the 2015 Singles Playdowns. Both players were on their games in the 90 degree heat. The match…
The Stuart Club Pairs Tournament on Saturday, August 2 featured games of 3-bowl pairs, a first at the Milwaukee Lake Park greens. Steven Nelson organized the tournament. 13 players participated. Coming in first place were Carl Landgren and Rob Behncke. Second place went to Tom Vanderbilt and Pat Mueller/Max Cavender.
We had 16 entrants. The winning team was Jim Grzybowski (skip) and Jerry Mathwig (lead), defeating Crandall Hays (skip) and Min Waite (lead). After the winning team, each player was ranked according to wins and plus points. Crandall finished third, Min fourth, Brian Schieble fifth, and Carl Landgren sixth.
Our competitive men’s and women’s triples tournaments are two weeks away! Both the men’s and women’s tournaments are held concurrently on the same day. Otto Hess Invitational: Veteran club members are encouraged to invite new and novice members to play on their team. Register as an individual looking for a team or as a full…
Our Mixed Pairs tournament is now underway. We have 8 teams participating from June to August. Keep up with our results here.
Twenty bowlers from the Central Division endured two days of extreme heat and humidity July 30 – 31 in pairs competition over the course of five challenging games on very fast greens, followed by playoffs and the championship game that produced the following top five teams. Congratulations to: 1st – Bob Schneider / Rob Behncke…