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.
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!
