Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
16 Milwaukee bowlers competed in the club’s 2013 Pairs Tournament Saturday August 3rd. Pairs teams of men and women bowled together. Both winning teams won 3 games and the winner was determined by plus points. Overall a very enjoyable day of lawn bowls. Congratulations to the top winning teams: 1st – Jack Britton/Ted Bailey (upper photo), 2nd Dorothy Bauer/Carl Landgren (lower photo). Thanks to tournament director Glorianne Mather.
This past weekend Anna Witt and Glorianne Mather emerged as winners of women’s pairs playdowns and will represent the Central Division in the US National Championships in San Diego, CA October 24-28. This annual event is competition amongst bowlers who represents the USLBA’s seven divisions. Congratulations and best of luck to Anna and Glorianne. Runners-up…
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….
The Central Division of Bowls USA and Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club are looking forward to seeing everyone next week! We will be over 50 bowlers participating over 5 days. There will be 24 bowlers for the Express Shot Singles warm-up (Wed) and 32 people (8 teams) during the Team Event (Thur/Fri) and 36 people…
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…
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…
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…