2013 Playdowns – Men’s Singles

The 2012 Potlicker is in the record books. Congratulations to the pairs team of Steve Nelson and Carl Landgren for winning the annual two day tournament!  Five teams competed in this year’s tournament that was held June 9 -10.  The top three teams who placed in the tournament are:  1st – Steve Nelson / Carl…

After taking a hiatus for several years and then being merged with the Otto Hess Invitational in 2013, the Sydney Steller Invitational returned as a separate women’s only tournament on September 6, 2014. While only two teams played, it was a fine day of pairs competition. The winners were Rebecca Nguyen and Glorianne Mather.

MLPLBA hosted the Central Division Playdowns Pairs tournament on July 18-19, 2015.  MEN – Bob Schneider and Rob Behncke were undefeated going into their last game when they were narrowly defeated by the team of Leif Andresen and Jim Grzybowski.  This put them into a playoff for the championship against the other one loss team…

This Bowls USA tournament was held in the Los Angeles, CA area September 26 – October 3. There were 190 male and 82 female participants, including our own Anna Witt and Rob Behncke. Max Cavender, associate member, also played. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the format of the Open, any team reaching…

MLPLBA hosted the Central Division Playdowns Pairs tournament on August 15-16, 2015.  MEN – Steve Nelson needed all of his experience in national and international play to get by his long time pairs partner Carl Landgren and win the 2015 Singles Playdowns.  Both players were on their games in the 90 degree heat.  The match…

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)