Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
The Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club hosted the 2012 Central Division Open Pairs Tournament July 21-22. Congratulations to tournament winners (pictured left t0 right) 3rd place (Bronze) Max Cavender/Jim Cavender, 2nd place (Silver) Crandall Hays/Paul Legwinski, 1st place (Gold) Bob Schneider/Rob Behncke, 4th place Anna Witt/Steve Nelson. Thanks to tournament coordinator Anna Witt for a successfully run event.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…
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…
The Mixed Pairs tournament allows members a taste of competitive bowling by offering the opportunity to pair with fellow club members with whom they may not have previously bowled with. Pairs teams are composed of one male and one female. Participants choose their own partners or will be paired by the tournament director after registering…
This women’s only tournament was held on September 12, 2015. Four women took turns playing with and against each other in a round-robin pairs tournament. Pat Wimmer was the decisive winner. Tiebreakers were needed to determine the final standings of the remaining participants. Thank you to tournament director, Glorianne Mather.
Plan on a fun day of bowls in Milwaukee on Sat, Aug 31 at the 2-bowl triples event. This is a fast-paced game with only 12 bowls on each end–six by each team. We’ll play three games starting at 9:00 a.m. Bring your own lunch. Cost is only $5.00 per person. Here’s what you need to do: members form…
We held the 4th Annual Veteran Novice Tournament on September 27, 2014. Veterans (more than 2 years of lawn bowls experience) were paired with novices (2 years or less of lawn bowls experience). Twenty bowlers participated. First place went to the duo of Jim Grzybowski and Diane Carlin-Bartel. Second place went to Glorianne Mather and Min…