2013 Playdowns – Men’s Singles

The Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Association hosted the 2013 Central Division Open Pairs Tournament July 13-14.  Congratulations to Men’s Pairs tournament winners: 1st place Steve Nelson / Carl Landgren (pictured), 2nd place Bob Schneider/Paul Legwinski, 3rd place Jimmie Wolterman/Jeff Wolterman.  Thanks to tournament coordinator Leif Andresen for a successfully run event.

The men had a pairs competition amongst themselves at the Otto Hess Invitational this year on September 6, 2014. Four teams participated. 1st place was won by Rob Behncke and Jim Cavender. 2nd place went to Bob Schneider and Brian Schieble. Thank you to tournament director, Rob Behncke.

The 2013 Blind Pairs tournament was held on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. Though the 20-bowler field had to endure cool temperatures this year, the sun did come out at times during this all-day tournament, and no rain delayed any of the games.  The format this year was condensed to one day, and included four…

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…

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…