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 first Club Event of the season at Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club will be held on Memorial Day weekend May 26-27. Novice and experienced bowlers are encouraged to participate. We plan a fun-filled weekend, limbering up our arms and legs while figuring out what the “grass” is. There will be two 14 end games…
Our annual Potlicker Pairs tournament was recently held, marking the first highly competitive event of the season. Six teams participated, playing 16-end games in a round robin competition over the two-day weekend. Thank you to Levi Barnard and Michael Skaleski for organizing and directing the tournament. Congratulations to Scott Lehmann and Dale Parsons who earned…
This past weekend Milwaukee bowler Pat Wimmer emerged as the winner of Women’s Singles Playdowns and will represent the Central Division in the US National Championships in Arcadia California October 16-20. This annual event is competition amongst bowlers who represent Bowls USA’s seven divisions. Congratulations and best of luck to Pat.
The Stuart Club Pairs Tournament on Saturday, August 2 featured games of 3-bowl pairs, a first at the Milwaukee Lake Park greens. Steven Nelson organized the tournament. 13 players participated. Coming in first place were Carl Landgren and Rob Behncke. Second place went to Tom Vanderbilt and Pat Mueller/Max Cavender.
Veteran and novice bowlers came together to form six pairs teams and competed against each other in a 6-end round robin tournament on September 26, 2015. The tournament director was Carl Landgren. Results were: 1st place: Carl Landgren/Min Waite 2nd place (tie): Crandall Hays/Barb Gamoke and Pat Wimmer/Joanne Moll
MLPLBA hosted the Central Division Open Singles tournament on August 8-9, 2015. Eleven bowlers participated. Max Cavender edged out three time national champion Bob Schneider to capture the 2015 Central Division Singles title. Bob had a 10 to 5 point advantage in the 18 shot final, but Max played some dynamic bowls to even up…