Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
The Central Division Open Singles tournment was played in unseasonably cool temps in Milwaukee, WI on Saturday, July 27. On the women’s side, congratulations to Anna Witt who came through through the round-robin format with 3 wins to capture the tournament. 1. Anna Witt; 2. Pat Wimmer; 3. Rebecca Nguyen; 4. Susan Dropp.
Rob Behncke went undefeated in a field of six male competitors to claim his first Central Open Singles title. Well done, Rob. 1. Rob Behncke; 2. Leif Andresen; 3. Steve Nelson; also competing were Jim Gryzbowski, Bob Schneider &Ken Koenig.The Reed Club Triples tournament was held on June 22, 2013. Twelve members participated. First place went to the team of Jack Britton, Norma Harrington, and Viki Olsen. Second place went to the team of Dave Olsen, Renee Harmon, and Margie Knitter. The event was highlighted by distinctly different weather conditions (rain, sun, fluctuating temps) for each…
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…
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…
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…
The first tournament of the season is in the books. A total of 28 members participated in the Blind Pairs tournament this past weekend, the best turnout in years. Bowlers were designated as Skips or Leads based on skill level and played four matches with different partners each round. Points were awarded for each win….
Hot spicy bowls show up soon at our annual Chili Bowl on Sat Oct 17! Members may now register in the club app. New this year, in addition to voting for the top chili at lunch, we will also be holding our board election vote for the new club board team during chilibowl. Please bring your…