Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling
The No-Bocce Bowls tournament was played on July 28. 12 people participated. Thank you to tournament director, Viki Olsen. Results were: 1st place: Margie Knitter/Carl Landgren 2nd place: Jeff Carlin-Bartel/Charlene Harmon 3rd place: Mike Bennett/Pat Mueller Best dressed: Rob Behncke/Diane Carlin-Bartel
MLPLBA Hosted the Potlicker Pairs Touranment on June 6-7, 2015. Twelve people participated. Bob Schneider and Rob Behncke came out on top for an unprecedented third straight victory. Carl Landgren/Steve Nelson finished second, while Max Cavender/Jim Cavender took third place by plus points over Leif Andresen/Jim Gryzbowski. The teams of Crandall Hays/Buzz Wickman and Pat Wimmer /Sue Dropp also…
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…
MLPLBA members are welcome to bowl in the Open Tournaments of the seven Divisions of Bowls USA. Several of our members took advantage of this opportunity to play in the South Central Open, February 7-12, 2015, in Sun City and Sun City West, AZ Southeast Open, March 7-12, 2015 in Sun City and Sarasota, FL Southwest…
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…
Chili Bowl XV was held on October 11, 2014. Sixteen bowlers participated in a team competition that consisted of fours, pairs, and singles games. Team Chiles Rojas, captained by Bob Schneider, defeated Team Chiles Verdes, captained by Leif Andresen. Two former members, Joe Zinna and Jerry Mathwig, both of whom have represented the Central Division at…
We held the 4th Annual Veteran Novice Tournament on September 27, 2014. Veterans (more than 2 years of lawn bowls experience) were paired with novices (2 years or less of lawn bowls experience). Twenty bowlers participated. First place went to the duo of Jim Grzybowski and Diane Carlin-Bartel. Second place went to Glorianne Mather and Min…
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.
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 St. George Club Singles was held on Saturday, August 23, 2014. Eight players participated. The results of the Championship Flight were: 1st place – Carl Landgren, 2nd place – Anna Witt. Other winners were: A Flight 1st place – Dat Nguyen, B Flight 1st place – Pat Wimmer, C Flight 1st place – Rebecca Nguyen. Thank…