Wow! It was quite a weekend for lawn bowling in Nanaimo. Teams from the zone competed in the very popular Imagine Cruises Gold Bowl which had a very generous prize pool of over $2700.00 and paid to the 8th place finish. Best of all, our own Parksville team consisting of Chris and Martin Fereday and Peter Scott took home top prize money and will have their names engraved on the trophy for this year. Results are as follows:
First: Martin and Chris Fereday, Peter Scott – Parksville. Second was the Erik, Suzanne and Luci Ewen family of Qualicum Beach. Vern Greenhill, Henri Saucier and Sandy Tonnellier came third. Kathleen Sherry, Karen Hungar and Donn Sherry of Nanaimo took fourth. Mick Banks, Aase McMullin of Parksville and Charles McIntyre of QB earned fifth spot. Ian Yewer, Fred Hulke and Ann Yewer of Nanaimo placed sixth. Mike Ward, Helen Roberts and John Eyre of the Qualicum club took seventh, and rounding out the top eight was the Nanaimo team of Vern Hagstrom, Lynn Chwartacki and David Ruckman. Thanks to all of the participants and congratulations to all of the winners. Next up, is the Mixed Triples Tournament in Port Alberni. See you there!
From left to right, our champs Peter Scott (lead) Martin Fereday (skip) and Chris Fereday (third). Well done, team!
Parksville Lawn Bowling Club held its annual Club Mixed Triples Tournament on Wednesday, July 5th. Sunny skies and a light breeze made for a great day for lawn bowls. Winners of the tournament were the team of Rick Dolley (skip) Robbie Thomas and Athol Trickett. Second place went to Sandi Mitchell (skip), Chuck Benson and Ray Dodson. Rounding out third place was the team of Bill Burgess (skip), Faye St. Marie and Brian Larkin.
It was encouraging to see a number of intermediate players out on the green for this event. Keep on coming out, having a great experience and enjoy the game. Well done, everyone.
Fro left to right, the winning team of Rick, Robbie and Athol. Middle pic is Sandi, Chuck and Ray who took second place. Third are the smiling faces of Brian, Faye and Bill.
Three days, ten super teams and a tournament filled with everything players could ask for….that’s what happened at the Connect Hearing Men’s Classic held from June 23-25th in Courtenay. The weather was perfect, the greens fast and the play intense as men’s teams from throughout the zone battled for excellent prize money courtesy of Connect Hearing. In the end, it was Dean Penny and Brian Scherr of Courtenay taking home top dollars and bragging rights. Second place honours went to our own Rick Dolley and Ken Bucyk. Third was the very tough team of Vern Hagstrom and Adrian Hewitt of Nanaimo and rounding out the top four was Courtenay’s Archie Harris and Henri Saucier.
Rick and Ken both claimed that it was a great experience and that getting out on the green and into these tournaments was a lot of fun. They also encouraged bowlers from our club to come out to these events, either to play or watch and have a really great experience in the process.
Rick and Ken are all smiles after coming in Second Place in the Connect Hearing Courtenay Men’s Classic June 23-25th.
The Parksville Lawn Bowling Club hosted the Hearing Life/Quality Foods Mixed Pairs Tournament June 17th & 18th with winners coming from around the zone. Results are as follows:
First place went to Mike Ward and Helen Roberts of Qualicum Beach, with Rick Dolley and Sandi Mitchell of Parksville coming in second place. Rounding out third were Chris and Martin Fereday, also of Parksville. Fourth went to Courtenay’s Dean Penny and Shelly McCullum while fifth was Nanaimo’s Rick Quibell and Mary Mulligan. In sixth place was another Parksville team made up of Mike Kelly and Roberta Stets.
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who made this event so successful.
Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club held its annual Men’s and Women’s Triples Tournament sponsored by Quality Foods and three Parksville teams were successful in their efforts. The results are as follows. On the women’s side it was Pat Norrad, Linda Mires and Beth Perrier of Courtenay taking first place. Second went to the Parksville team of Sandi Mitchell, Chris Fereday and Cheryl Baker. Third went to our own Anne Holland, Jo Merrell and Karen Perrin. On the men’s side, it was the Courtenay’s Dean Penny, Vern Greenhill and Henri Saucier who took first place. Hal Gray, Gary Carson and Terry Doyle of Courtenay took second, while Parksville’s own Rick Dolley, Christian Masse and Bob Allaby coming in third.
Heads up to all the men of the Parksville Lawn Bowling Club, because this invitation is for you!! The Courtenay Lawn Bowling Club is looking for more teams for the upcoming Men’s Pairs Tournament being sponsored this year by Connect Hearing on June 23-25. There will be excellent prize money, which should be around $800.00 for 1st place if they can get a full 16 team roster. It’s a great format of round robin to move from the semis to the finals. Brian Scherr, games chair, states that “You are going to enjoy the great competition and format,” and he asks that you contact him at games@courtenaylbc.com.
Let’s get out there, Parksville, support our island clubs and have fun at this very special event, as well.
Several Parksville teams took part in the 2-day Scotch Pairs Tournament held on June 3 & 4th in Courtenay. We’re proud to say that our own team of Mike Kelly and Sara Goff took third place in this event. The final results of the tournament are as follows: Vern Hagstrom & Linda Cooper (1st place and trophy winners from Nanaimo), Second place was the father and daughter team of Eric and Luci Ewen form Qualicum Beach. Third, our own Mike Kelly and Sara Goff from Parksville. Fourth and fifth places went to the Courtenay teams of Vern Greenhill with April Gilchrist and Archie Harris with Margarite Sklarchuk. A big thank you to all the teams who participated and to the Courtenay club who organized such a well run tournament.
The Parksville team of Bill Burgess, Luise Norman and Don Urquhart placed third in the Nanaimo Triples Tournament held this past weekend. The event was sponsored by Ramsay Lampmans Rhodes Lawyers and drew players from around the island. The Dean Penny team from Courtenay took first place, Mike Ward’s Qualicum Beach team came second and Nanaimo’s own Vern Hagstrom came fourth.
Parksville’s two teams came in a strong second during the President’s Cup held in Powell River this week. Congratulations to Team #1 consisting of Trevor Motley, Chuck and Beverly Benson, and Team #2 with Diane Cruickshank, Kathleen Motley and Don Bouchard. Congratulations!
