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MLPLBA hosted the Butler Blind Pairs tournament over Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2015. It was a beautiful sunny day on the greens with temps in the upper 60s and cool winds. Twenty bowlers participated. The military service of MLPBA members Bob Schneider (Air Force), Steve Sedgwick (Army) and Crandall Hays (Navy) was recognized. We also welcomed…
Club Pairs Tournament 2012
Milwaukee bowlers competed in the club’s 2012 Pairs Tournament Saturday June 30th. Pairs teams of men and women bowled together during morning and afternoon games enduring temps in the high 90’s and an untimely hatch of japanese beetles. Overall a very enjoyable day of lawn bowls. Congratulations to the top four winning teams: 1st – Rob…
Bob Schneider / Rob Behncke Win Central Division Open – Pairs
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…
National Championships
Six MLPLBA members represented the Central Division at the Bowls USA National Championships in Long Beach, CA October 20-25, 2015. Women’s Singles – Pat Wimmer Women’s Pairs – Anna Witt/Rebecca Nguyen (3rd place) Men’s Singles – Steve Nelson (2nd place) Men’s Pairs – Bob Schneider/Rob Behncke (1st place)
Otto Hess Invitational
This men’s only tournament was held on September 12, 2015. Ten men formed 5 pairs teams. Thank you to tournament co-directors, Bob Schneider and Leif Andresen. 1st place: Bob Schneider/Matt de St. Aubin 2nd place: Rob Behncke/Jim Cavender 3rd place: Crandall Hays/John Kirkwood
1st Veteran/Novice Tournament held at MLPLBA
15 bowlers particpated in the first Veteran/Novice tournament held at Milwaukee Lake Park LBA on Sunday, September 25, 2011. Creative lawn bowling attire was encouraged and some teams got into the spirit by wearing tie-dyed t-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, and Packers jerseys. Format of play was Australian Pairs, making the traditional designation of skip and lead irrelevant. Teams…