Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
14 bowlers competed in the annual Chili Bowl at the Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club on Saturday October 1st. The Chili Bowl is traditionally the last tournament of the season. This year’s tournament took place under partly sunny skies and cool temps and per tradition, the long awaited hot chili was an exceptional compliment…
This club tournament was inspired by the veteran novice pairs tournament played at Jefferson Park in Seattle, WA and we started playing our own version in 2011, typically with two matches in the morning and two matches in the afternoon. The Veteran Novice Pairs Tournament teams veterans with more than three years of lawn bowling…
Six bowlers from Milwaukee represented the Central Division at the 2014 National Championships, in Sun City Center, FL, November 4-8. Anna Witt (skip) and Glorianne Mather (lead) finished with a 3-4 record in the Womens Pairs competition. Bob Schneider (skip) and Rob Behncke (lead) finished with a 3-4 record in the Mens Pairs competition. Pat Wimmer finished with a 1-6 record in…
Central Division made a good start in round robin play at the US Lawn Bowls Championships in Seattle WA, winning six of eight matches. In the morning session Central played the Northeast Division: Singles– Max Cavender 21-4 W; Charlene Harmon 10-21 L Pairs– Anna Witt/Glorianne Mather 21-11 W; Carl Landgren/Steve Nelson 19-10 W In the…
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.
The Otto Hess men’s triples tournament was started in 1963 by the Milwaukee Lawn Bowling Association. And the Sydney Steller women’s triples tournament was started in 1971 by Sydney Steller of the Lake Park Ladies Auxiliary. To maintain a competitive spirit, triples teams are limited to a maximum of two “skip-experienced” participants and must include…