The last weekend of July saw the last Major playdown come to a close and four new faces added to Team B.C. for the Canadian Majors in Winnipeg. With 23 men's teams and 21 women's teams, it took 10 draws over three days of double knockout Bowls at the Men’s and Women’s Pairs Provincial Championship.
Read moreLast weekend saw the Junior Girls play for the rights to represent B.C. in what was reportedly a very close competition at the Kelowna Lawn Bowls Club. After the first day of play in this Provincial championship, sponsored by Loopykums Pond & Koi and Health is Bliss, the competition was tied in the top three spots.
Read moreLast year’s National Triples silver team and Provincial Pairs Champions will be headed to Winnipeg. Even though the blistering heat was in full affect at the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club, no one likely wanted the men’s final game to end. But after 16-ends of play, the score was 17-16, in what was the closest final.
Read moreThe July 4th weekend saw the completion of the first of three major Provincial championships, the Fours. Both Men’s and Women’s champions went undefeated against eight other teams, on each side, in the double knockout playdown held at the Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowling Club. In the Women’s championship, Skip Marlene Cleutinx with teammates Josephine.
Read moreThe first weekend of July will see 9 men’s and 9 women’s team compete in the Provincial Fours Championship at Juan De Fuca Lawn Bowls Club on Vancouver Island. This will be the first major Championship of the 2014 season. Noticeable teams in the mix are 2013’s National Fours Men’s Gold medalists: Christie Grahame, Dave Baldwin,.
Read moreMichael Leong ready to deliver. Photo: Bowls Canada After a long week of head to head Bowls in Edmonton, Michael Leong came away with the Men’s Bronze medal at the National Singles Championship. Leong slipped into the Bronze medal game after facing eventual Champion, Alfred Wallace, in the semi-finals. Wallace was an opponent feared all.
Read moreThe 2014 Canadian Singles has been going on over the past week and BC has been well represented throughout the tournament as 5 players from BC attended the National Event to try and stake claim for the rights to head over seas to represent Canadian at the 2015 World Championships. Malcolm Taylor (North Van LBC).
Read moreArguably the best husband and wife team to hit the Canadian Lawn Bowls scene has done it again. Last year’s B.C. and National Mixed Pairs Champions Malcolm and Marie Taylor scooped the 2014 Provincial Outdoor Singles titles going undefeated throughout the double knockout tournaments. On the final day, June 8, there were five tiebreaker games..
Read moreGranville Park Lawn Bowls Club will play host to 20 men and 10 women this upcoming weekend in the B.C. Singles Championship, the first outdoor Provincial playdown of 2014. This is the only outdoor tournament of the year that has the potential of producing a World Champ. Both Men's and Women's champions will represent our.
Read moreThe rain stayed away for the first day of the Hyack tournament’s round robin play, but when all six sections were set for the Sunday finals on May 25, the downpour began. Did that stop the 32 mixed triples team from playing for the money? Never. The New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club - proud host.
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