Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
14 bowlers competed in the annual Chili Bowl at the Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club on Saturday October 1st. The Chili Bowl is traditionally the last tournament of the season. This year’s tournament took place under partly sunny skies and cool temps and per tradition, the long awaited hot chili was an exceptional compliment to a great day of competition. This year’s event was a three round combination of pairs and singles competition. Bowler pairings for the rounds were randomly selected by tournament director Leif Andresen and were different for each round. Bowlers were scored individually for wins and plus points. This year’s winners were:This past weekend Milwaukee bowler Steve Nelson emerged as the winner of Men’s Singles Playdowns and will represent the Central Division in the US National Championships in Arcadia California October 16-20. This annual event is competition amongst bowlers who represent Bowls USA’s seven divisions. Congratulations and best of luck to Steve.
Milwaukee bowlers competed in the club’s 2012 triples tournament Saturday June 23rd. Triples teams of men and women who bowled together during morning and afternoon games also enjoyed a barbecue lunch on the clubhouse terrace and cocktails afterwards. Thanks to tournament coordinator Jim Grzybowski for a successful event. Congratulations to the top four winning…
Milwaukee represented well at the 2013 National Championships, hosted by the Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Green Club in Arcadia CA, October 16-20. Anna Witt (skip) and Rebecca Nguyen (lead) won gold with a record of 6-1 in the Womens Pairs competition. Meanwhile, Bob Schneider (skip) and Rob Behncke (lead) won silver with a record of 5-2 in the Mens Pairs…
The second No Bocce Bowl Tournament was held on July 20, 2014. Seven bowlers participated. 1st place was awarded to Roland Faas and 2nd place went to Ted Bailey. Participants dressed in the colors of the Italian Flag: red, white, and green. Charlene Harmon organized the tournament.
The women’s triples completed a 5-team round robin format on Sat, Sept 5 in comfortable September weather. Congratulations to the top 3 teams: First Place:Skip: Barb BlaneyVice: Suzanne SmithLead: Debbie McRoberts Second Place:Skip: Anna WittVice: Marissa JablonskiLead: Cassie King Third Place:Skip: Rebecca NguyenVice: Tiffany ReillyLead: Fran Cook Full Sydney Steller Triples Game Results 2026
Chili Bowl XV was held on October 11, 2014. Sixteen bowlers participated in a team competition that consisted of fours, pairs, and singles games. Team Chiles Rojas, captained by Bob Schneider, defeated Team Chiles Verdes, captained by Leif Andresen. Two former members, Joe Zinna and Jerry Mathwig, both of whom have represented the Central Division at…