WELCOME TO THE NORTHEAST DIVISION OF BOWLS USAStretched from New England to Southern Virginia and out to Western Pennsylvania the Northeast Division is the birthplace of lawn bowls in the United States of America.
In the early 1900's the American Lawn Bowls Association was formed in Buffalo, NY and continues today as BOWLS USA with clubs spanning from coast to coast. Our division is a very active one with tournaments nearly every other week during the summer as well as an annual week-long open tournament with potential visitors from all over the globe. The Northeast Division supports a strong local club base and encourages clubs to join and spread their wings to other clubs and more competition. We support clubs who foster strong camaraderie, league play and social events throughout the year and who seek to promote and grow the sport for future generations to enjoy. The Northeast division has a long tradition of excellence with several national champions and even a world champion in its past and current membership. All the clubs welcome guests who want to try out this sport and joining is easy. Contact us today and we'll get you started in a game that you can play and enjoy for a lifetime. It is a great family game with husbands and wives playing at the same time with their children. It is not unheard of to have three generations all playing on the same green. We all have witnessed 12 year olds competing against 80 year olds, grandfathers against grand-daughter and brothers teaming up for 2 and 3 decades. It is truly a sport one can play and compete at a high level for many many years. The most common phrase we hear from new members who came to the game in retirement is, "I wish I knew about this game before!" Come give it a try! Click on image below to find your nearest club....
Photo courtesy from Tee Adams
We belong and so do you!
Rule Book of Bowls
Download the laws of the sport of bowls here! LAWN BOWLING BASICSThe video below was created by Charlie Hebert, who is an avid bowler and champion with an extreme interest in promoting lawn bowls. Thanks Charlie from your friends in the Northeast!
HALL OF FAMERS
There is a rich tradition of excellence in the Northeast division. Click here to see our Hall of Fame and read a little about some of our members who have achieved National recognition. We have inducted the following bowlers in our NED Hall of Fame for 2017:
Colin Smith, Essex County LBC In Memoriam: Ron Buck, Dupont LBC Lois Saladin, Frick Park LBC 
MEMORIAL FUNDThe USLBA Memorial Fund, Inc., as a tax exempt* organization, permits individuals or corporations to make tax deductible contributions to further the sport of lawn bowls in the USA. Your support via this fund helps to promote lawn bowls and keep alive a sport we all have come to love so much.
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2018 President's Message
Following the NED Open the NED Delegates have elected me to my 4th term as President. My first term was for the ALBA Eastern Division back in 1997. At that time we began discussions to merging the men and women together and held our first joint open in 1999. During the open we had 2 full greens at Buck Hill with 14 pair’s teams for the women and 16 men’s triples teams. Our BBQ on the Monday night had 77 people attend. While participation was down a little over last year we only had participation from 42 division bowlers. (14 women) We have also lost the use of several greens including Slater Park, Cunningham and Williamsburg.
In short, we have declined significantly in the last 20 years. However, under the leadership of our past president Veronica Sum, with support from our board and Bowls USA, we are making strides to halt that trend. Improvements in our marketing, coaching and grant programs are a great beginning. We have been assisting New Bedford, who is working towards bringing bowling back into the Boston area and hopefully we will be bowling there in a couple of years. There is still much to do and we need your help. I invite all of you to consider getting involved. Running the NED is not a job just for tournament bowlers. There have been several programs introduced by Bowls USA and NED to support our clubs and in the NED we would like to do more. We would benefit from having board members who are social bowlers that care about the game. We need to know more about what a social bowler needs and why some clubs do not feel a need to be part of the NED. If you are interested in becoming a board member please let me know. Colin Smith President NED 2018 NED Bowler of the Year (BOY) Bowler of the Decade Winner: Jack Lucey
2000 to 2009
How Bowler of the Year is Determined....
At each event on the NED calendar, points are awarded for finishing in the first 4 positions (if determined). 10 points for 1st, 8 points 2nd, 5 points for 3rd and 3 points for 4th. Points are accumulated throughout the year and an award is made to the top player based upon points at the end of the year or at the first event the following year. An award is also given to the best Player in each Decade. Starting in 2018 we will no longer award BOY points for the Play-downs and the top 10 players at end of the NED Open will automatically qualify for selection into the East Coast Challenge team should that player apply. Also receiving selection will be the Play-down winners. East Coast Challenge is an annual Team event against the Southeast Division. Each division selects 15 players to play in 3 groups of 5 over 2 days in Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours. Download file for history of BOY and past BOY winners
Bowler of the Decade
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UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS FOR 2020
2020 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
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Check out the 2020 NED Tournament Schedule:
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS / EVENTS:
CANCELED 2020 National Tournaments/Events:
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2020 NED OPEN - MARK YOUR CALENDARS.....Dates: Sat, Aug 8 to Thurs, Aug 13, 2020
For more information about play format and places for accommodations, click here.
2020 TOURNAMENT RESULTS...TBA
NED TOURNAMENT NEWS
NORTHEAST WINS IN PINEHURST IN 2019
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The 2019 East Coast Challenge between the Northeast Division and Southeast Division of Bowls USA was held in Pinehurst NC on October 19-20, 2019. This annual event of 15 players from each division, which competes in the 4 disciplines (Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours) is a popular event on the bowling calendar.
In this year’s event the NED amassed enough points (37) after playing only 5 of the 6 rounds. (3 in pairs and triples and 2 in fours and singles). On Saturday, the event was Triples and Pairs. In round 1, each division won 3 games out of 6 for 6 points each. Round 2 saw NED take the lead with 3 wins and a tie amassing 7 points. (2 for a win and 1 for a tie). In round 3, the NED won 5 of 6 for 10 points leaving then with a lead of 23 – 13 after the first day. On Sunday, the event switched to Fours and Singles. Round 4 resulted in 4 NED wins, 2 SED wins, leaving the NED needing 3 more wins to secure the trophy. Round 5 gave the NED, the 3 wins they needed in making the final score 37-23. The overall standings are now SED 10 and NED 8. Congratulations to the NED! It was a great team effort with 18 players on the NED team allowing for 3 alternates in each round. 4 players won all of their games with 2 players tying 1 with no losses. 
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NED Team :
Alex Last, Barry Kessler, Colin Smith, Cory Stawartz, Dan Berg, Ed Last, Frances Shen, Joe Kelly, Larry Stawartz, Maurice LaFond, Patrick Duffy, Richard Birchen, Richard Marcus, Ryan Hastu, Scott Snyder, Susan Berg, Veronica Sum and Yatish Uchil. 
We also had 5 new bowlers play in the ECC this year...Alex Last, Cory Stawartz, Frances Shen, Larry Stawartz and Richard Birchen.
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FOR 2019 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.
FOR 2018 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.
FOR 2017 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.
IN OTHER NEWS....
Check out some videos of the Finals at the 2016 World Bowls with some of the greatest bowlers around the world!
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Institution of new fliers and business cards for use at some clubs in 2014...
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We developed a new promotional flier and business card that will hopefully help spread a positive awareness of our sport around the communities that have bowling greens. This is our first new step towards working with clubs to build membership.
The fliers are tri-fold and are meant to be used in combination with the business card with each club's contact. Currently, Frick Park, Essex and Fernliegh LBCs have been issued cards and we will work to get more clubs involved.
You can click on each individual image on the bottom to enlarge.
The fliers are tri-fold and are meant to be used in combination with the business card with each club's contact. Currently, Frick Park, Essex and Fernliegh LBCs have been issued cards and we will work to get more clubs involved.
You can click on each individual image on the bottom to enlarge.
