Tournaments

Twenty bowlers from the Central Division endured two days of extreme heat and humidity July 30 – 31 in pairs competition over the course of five challenging games on very fast greens, followed by playoffs and the championship game that produced the following top five teams.  Congratulations to:  1st – Bob Schneider / Rob Behncke…

On Saturday July 16th, The MLPLBA held its annual pairs tournament – Pineapple Club Pairs.  This years winners were: 1st place – Jim Grzybowski and Pat Loehr 2nd place – David Olsen and Marge Knitter 3rd place – Pat Mueller and Alice Sedgwick Spider – John Adamski

The Central division play down tournaments have concluded.  The following players from the Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Association will represent the Central division and compete at the 2011 U.S. National Lawn Bowling Championship Tournament to be held at Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club in Seattle, WA,  August 23-28. Congratulations and best of luck to…

Carl Landgren and Steve Nelson emerged as winners of men’s pairs playdowns and will represent the Central Division in the US National Championships to be held in Seattle August 23-28. Women’s pairs will be represented by Anna Witt and Glorianne Mather.  Central Division Singles Playdowns are scheduled for July 9th and 10th.  Check out the…

The 2011 Potlicker is in the record books.  Congratulations to the pairs team of Jerry Mathwig and Anna Witt for winning the annual two day tournament  with an impressive (5 wins / 1 loss) record!  Seven teams competed in this year’s tournament that was held June 18 – 19.  After beautiful weather on Saturday, storms…

Twenty-six club bowlers participated in the club’s triples tournament Saturday June 11th.  Triples teams were determined from those who signed up and assigned by tournament directors Steve and Alice Sedgwick.  Teams of men and women bowled together during morning and afternoon games followed by a cocktail party.   Congratulations to the top four winning teams…

Twenty-eight  bowlers played in cool temps, fog and rain over two days in the Blind Pairs tournament held over the Memorial Day weekend. Blind Pairs is the traditional kick-off event for the Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club and features a unique format in which skips and leads play with different partners in each game,…

Anna Witt participated in the Southwest Division Women’s Open tournament this past Saturday 5/14 and Sunday 5/15.   Her triples team –  Janice Bell (skip), Anna Witt (vice), and Nancy Nishikawa (lead),  was part of a field of 54 competitors.   Anna’s teammates Janice and Nancy are members of the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowls Club…

The first Club Event of the season at Lake Park Lawn Bowling Club will be held on Memorial Day weekend.  Novice and experienced bowlers are encouraged to participate. We plan a fun-filled weekend, limbering up our arms and legs while figuring out just “what” the “grass” is.  There will be two 14 end games each…

It was a privilege to represent the US and Milwaukee club at the world “Champion of Champions” singles tournament held Nov 23-Dec 2 on Norfolk Island, which is a self-governing territory of Australia.  The island is a beautiful but very small isle (5×3 mile) located 2.5 hours by plane east of Sydney in the South…