Another busy weekend with the District Novice Aussie Pairs Playdowns in Peterborough and the Milligan open triples in Cobourg.
Novice Aussie Pairs – District 14 Playdowns
Three ladies teams and three men's competed in the playdowns held in Peterborough on Saturday August 16th. Each game was 3x12 ends and the format was round robin which meant a bye for one team in each round.
In round 1 Ernie Sapinski and Terry Shannon played Blair Brooks and Mike Edwards of Peterborough and completely dominated the game winning 20-2. The two points against came in the last end. They then had a bye in round 2 whilst Pat Antaya (Lindsay) and Mike Cyr (Oshawa) beat Blair and Mike to set up a “winner takes all” game against Ernie and Terry in round 3.
Lynn Bryans and Sheri Perkins had a bye in round 1 whilst Lori Wills and Heather Stubbings from Oshawa played Ann Boyle and Wendy Brooks (Peterborough). Lori and Heather had a convincing win and then sat out round 2 whilst Lynn and Sheri played the Peterborough ladies. Lynn and Sheri won easily 15-3 and, as was the case in the men's competition, the playdown winner would be decided by the final game; Lynn and Sheri versus Heather and Lori.
The men's final game was tight all the way through. At the halfway point the Cobourg team was ahead 4-3. They lost the lead in the seventh end but recovered to lead 7-5 after nine ends. After ten ends it was tied 7-7 but unfortunately for Cobourg, the opposition won the last two ends and finished 7-10.
In the ladies game Heather and Lori were off to a fast start and were up 8-0 after three ends. Lynn and Sheri plugged away and started to win a few ends. The decisive end was the ninth. At 5-9 Lynn and Sheri were still in the game but a score of two for Heather and Lori left Lynn and Sheri at 5-11.
Needing six to tie in the last end there was a brief ray of hope as Lynn and Sheri were sitting four with bowls in a good position to possibly make an impossible comeback possible. However their hopes were killed when Heather mad a very good draw to seal the win.
Bill Arthur
Novice Aussie Pairs – District 14 Playdowns
Three ladies teams and three men's competed in the playdowns held in Peterborough on Saturday August 16th. Each game was 3x12 ends and the format was round robin which meant a bye for one team in each round.
In round 1 Ernie Sapinski and Terry Shannon played Blair Brooks and Mike Edwards of Peterborough and completely dominated the game winning 20-2. The two points against came in the last end. They then had a bye in round 2 whilst Pat Antaya (Lindsay) and Mike Cyr (Oshawa) beat Blair and Mike to set up a “winner takes all” game against Ernie and Terry in round 3.
Lynn Bryans and Sheri Perkins had a bye in round 1 whilst Lori Wills and Heather Stubbings from Oshawa played Ann Boyle and Wendy Brooks (Peterborough). Lori and Heather had a convincing win and then sat out round 2 whilst Lynn and Sheri played the Peterborough ladies. Lynn and Sheri won easily 15-3 and, as was the case in the men's competition, the playdown winner would be decided by the final game; Lynn and Sheri versus Heather and Lori.
The men's final game was tight all the way through. At the halfway point the Cobourg team was ahead 4-3. They lost the lead in the seventh end but recovered to lead 7-5 after nine ends. After ten ends it was tied 7-7 but unfortunately for Cobourg, the opposition won the last two ends and finished 7-10.
In the ladies game Heather and Lori were off to a fast start and were up 8-0 after three ends. Lynn and Sheri plugged away and started to win a few ends. The decisive end was the ninth. At 5-9 Lynn and Sheri were still in the game but a score of two for Heather and Lori left Lynn and Sheri at 5-11.
Needing six to tie in the last end there was a brief ray of hope as Lynn and Sheri were sitting four with bowls in a good position to possibly make an impossible comeback possible. However their hopes were killed when Heather mad a very good draw to seal the win.
Bill Arthur
Ron & Trudy Milligan Memorial Tournament
On Sat Aug 16 we held the Milligan Family Open Triples Tournament.
48 players gathered here from Kitchener, Toronto, Kingston, Campbellford, Oshawa, Pickering, Belleville, Lindsay & Cobourg . The recent heat spell couldn’t dissuade the tournament bowlers from coming to spend a day on the green.
We commenced bowling a bit earlier than the scheduled 9:30 start time to try to beat the late afternoon heat. A 2 hr and 10 minute time limit was set for each game and all teams finished well within that time frame.
The day started very well for Cobourg players. 4 of the six Cobourg teams entered won their first game with the others losing close games. The 2 top teams after the first game were the Andrew Perry team (with Julie & Ian Hartford) winning 17-6 & Brent Bayley’s team (Nan Hendren & Jan Moynes) winning 16-7.
After 2 games 4 undefeated teams faced off for the winning trophy. The top 2 teams, again both from Cobourg, were Terry Bradshaw (with Al Bell & Ron Kinsey) & the Perry team. The two other 2-game winners (Al Purcell & Ken Bunner) had very close first games winning both their games but only accumulating a total of 20 & 21 points in doing so.
Although it was quite warm it wasn’t a scorcher (most said it was a lot hotter playing the club singles) so we left the 3rd game at 12 ends. The final victory went to the Terry Bradshaw team . . . proving that Terry & Al can indeed win without Laura! Al Purcell took his game to be the 2nd place finisher.
Our longtime sponsors Dan & Sharyl Milligan were on hand to greet the bowlers in the morning & give out the prizes in the end.
The final results:
1st Place: Terry Bradshaw / Al Bell / Ron Kinsey 3W 50+19 points (with only 16 against)
2nd Place: Al Purcell, Nicky Chamois, Wayne Wallwork (Belleville/Oshawa) 3W 35pts
3rd Place: Ralph Stoffers / Henry Kowalski / John Saunders 2W 39+6 pts
4th Place: David Saliba / Cara Booth / Rick Carr (Pickering) 2W 39+4 pts
High 1 Game Winner: Steve Nelson / Martin Foxhall / Hazel Joffe 1W 41+8pts
High last Game: Rick Barnard / Pat Roberts / George Boersma (Campbellford) 14 pts
Other interesting Notes:
A big thanks goes out to:
Pat Bylok & Helen Kowalski who manned the kitchen all day with some help from Bill Rowe & Laura Mounce setting out refreshments for after the games. The greens crew who had the green running at a nice fast speed. John Ledgerwood, Lindsey McCollam & Jan Moynes who stepped in at the last minute to fill the event up with 16 teams and Fran Marsh for doing the draw for the first game. A final thanks (begrudgingly) to Ben van Steijn & Emmalee Smith for doing the draw (but wouldn’t take a bribe to add a couple points to my teams scores to make us look better).
Open Tournament Convenor . . . Bob Bates
On Sat Aug 16 we held the Milligan Family Open Triples Tournament.
48 players gathered here from Kitchener, Toronto, Kingston, Campbellford, Oshawa, Pickering, Belleville, Lindsay & Cobourg . The recent heat spell couldn’t dissuade the tournament bowlers from coming to spend a day on the green.
We commenced bowling a bit earlier than the scheduled 9:30 start time to try to beat the late afternoon heat. A 2 hr and 10 minute time limit was set for each game and all teams finished well within that time frame.
The day started very well for Cobourg players. 4 of the six Cobourg teams entered won their first game with the others losing close games. The 2 top teams after the first game were the Andrew Perry team (with Julie & Ian Hartford) winning 17-6 & Brent Bayley’s team (Nan Hendren & Jan Moynes) winning 16-7.
After 2 games 4 undefeated teams faced off for the winning trophy. The top 2 teams, again both from Cobourg, were Terry Bradshaw (with Al Bell & Ron Kinsey) & the Perry team. The two other 2-game winners (Al Purcell & Ken Bunner) had very close first games winning both their games but only accumulating a total of 20 & 21 points in doing so.
Although it was quite warm it wasn’t a scorcher (most said it was a lot hotter playing the club singles) so we left the 3rd game at 12 ends. The final victory went to the Terry Bradshaw team . . . proving that Terry & Al can indeed win without Laura! Al Purcell took his game to be the 2nd place finisher.
Our longtime sponsors Dan & Sharyl Milligan were on hand to greet the bowlers in the morning & give out the prizes in the end.
The final results:
1st Place: Terry Bradshaw / Al Bell / Ron Kinsey 3W 50+19 points (with only 16 against)
2nd Place: Al Purcell, Nicky Chamois, Wayne Wallwork (Belleville/Oshawa) 3W 35pts
3rd Place: Ralph Stoffers / Henry Kowalski / John Saunders 2W 39+6 pts
4th Place: David Saliba / Cara Booth / Rick Carr (Pickering) 2W 39+4 pts
High 1 Game Winner: Steve Nelson / Martin Foxhall / Hazel Joffe 1W 41+8pts
High last Game: Rick Barnard / Pat Roberts / George Boersma (Campbellford) 14 pts
Other interesting Notes:
- Best dressed bowler: Alan Cleary (Oshawa) who wore a tie all day despite the heat
- Steve Nelson (Kitchener) took a prize but it was a small let down for the former U.S National Pairs champion as he had won 4 of the last 7 Milligan tournaments
- Great to see Ralph Stoffers bowling as well as he ever did despite taking a few years off
A big thanks goes out to:
Pat Bylok & Helen Kowalski who manned the kitchen all day with some help from Bill Rowe & Laura Mounce setting out refreshments for after the games. The greens crew who had the green running at a nice fast speed. John Ledgerwood, Lindsey McCollam & Jan Moynes who stepped in at the last minute to fill the event up with 16 teams and Fran Marsh for doing the draw for the first game. A final thanks (begrudgingly) to Ben van Steijn & Emmalee Smith for doing the draw (but wouldn’t take a bribe to add a couple points to my teams scores to make us look better).
Open Tournament Convenor . . . Bob Bates
Canadian U18 and U25 Championships
It was a great week in Edmonton for the Ontario youth bowlers, managed and coached by Sarah van Steijn. And particularly for the Cobourg youths.
Baylee van Steijn and Bridget Masterson continued their season long battle to decide the bronze medal with Baylee continuing her winning streak and going on to win gold in the final whilst Bridget claimed bronze.
Jacob Hyatt also had a good week finishing in fourth place after the U18 round robin. Unfortunately only the top three qualified for the medal games.
It was a great week in Edmonton for the Ontario youth bowlers, managed and coached by Sarah van Steijn. And particularly for the Cobourg youths.
Baylee van Steijn and Bridget Masterson continued their season long battle to decide the bronze medal with Baylee continuing her winning streak and going on to win gold in the final whilst Bridget claimed bronze.
Jacob Hyatt also had a good week finishing in fourth place after the U18 round robin. Unfortunately only the top three qualified for the medal games.
