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!
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President's Message
I was recently elected to be President of the Northeast Division back in the beginning of Aug 2016. I know this is a very big responsibility and I look forward to continuing the great work that my predecessor, Patrick Duffy has already accomplished.
During my two years of Presidency, I plan to create some short and long term goals that I know we can achieve to increase both membership and awareness of this great, yet underrated sport. With the help and support of my Executive Committee & Board as well as input and support from other clubs within the Division, I know we can reach these goals and be successful! By the end of the year, I intend to share and communicate my goals and priorities with you and continue the momentum that has already been created. In the meantime, if you have any thoughts or ideas that you would like to share with us, please feel free to email us at nedbowls@gmail.com. Veronica Sum NED President 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!
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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:
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Rule Book of Bowls
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NED TOURNAMENT NEWS
UPCOMING NED TOURNAMENTS
2017 Tournament Schedule Available now! Click here...
**Join us for the first NED Tournament will be Ron Buck Singles in Dupont LBC on May 20-21, 2017**
2017 Northeast Division Open - August 26 to 31, 2017: Click here to download flyer with additional information
Book your accommodations now...Click here for details.
2017 Tournament Schedule Available now! Click here...
**Join us for the first NED Tournament will be Ron Buck Singles in Dupont LBC on May 20-21, 2017**
2017 Northeast Division Open - August 26 to 31, 2017: Click here to download flyer with additional information
Book your accommodations now...Click here for details.
2016 NED TOURNAMENT RESULTS
FOR ALL OF 2016 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.
IN OTHER NEWS....
NED with Great Results at 2017 SED OPEN
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Congratulations to Burl Roller for producing such great results at this year's SED Open, which was held in Clearwater Lawn Bowls Club from March 4-9, 2017. Burl was also awarded Bowler of the Tournament. Burl was the Singles Champion, won the "A" flight in Pairs (as Skip) and came in 2nd place overall in Triples (as Vice). He won from every position with a glistening 15-3 record over 3 events.
Sam Johnson enjoyed his first venture on rubico and played with Patrick Duffy (who only played in the Triples event) and Garry Watts (who subbed for Sven D. Berg, who had an injury before the event) won the Championship for Triples and beat a great team in Steve Nelson, Burl Roller and Roger Parkin in a exciting final with great shots made. Duncan Farrell also had a great showing at the SED Open and won "C" flight in Singles, "B" flight in Pairs and came in 3rd overall in the Triples. On the women's side, Rusty Hein from Frick Park won "A" flight in Fours with her partners, Sandy Wall, Margo Pellicio and Marj Kells. CONGRATULATIONS to Burl Roller, Sam Johnson, Patrick Duffy, Duncan Farrell and Rusty Hein! You make NED very proud! |
2017 Bowler of the Tournament - Men's...Burl Roller
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2017 SED Open Triples Winners (l to r): Patrick Duffy (NED), Sam Johnson (NED) and Garry Watts (SED)
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2017 SED Open Triples 2nd place (l to r): Steve Nelson, Burl Roller (NED/SED) and Roger Parkin
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2017 SED Open Triples 3rd place (l to r): Duncan Farrell (NED/SED), Carman Morris and Bruce Miller
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2017 SED Open Fours 'A' Flight Winners (l to r): Sandy Wall, Marj Kells, Rusty Hein (NED/SED) and Margo Pellicio
Lone NED Male Representative does well at 2017 SCD Open
The South Central Open was held in Sun City, AZ from Feb 11 to 16, 2017. This specific tournament always brings in some competitive fields in Bowls USA play for both men and women. Sun City offers the best greens in the country and it also helps that the weather is beautiful, usually sunny and in the mid-to-upper 70's. It definitely makes the trip worthwhile!
Patrick Duffy played in both the Triples & Pairs events. In Triples, his team, which comprised of Jurgen Fessler of Canada and Scott Roberts from SWD, was undefeated in the quarterfinals and lost to the eventual overall winners from Seattle, who played great! Patrick's team then dropped to "A" flight and played two more super hard teams. Beating Keith Roney & his Canadian teammates in the semis, moved Patrick's team to win "A" flight against a Californian team led by Grant Shear as skip.
In Pairs, Patrick teamed up with Keith Roney of Canada and they lost in the "B" flight final. They played great the second day to beat great teams, but ran out of steam in the final that started out close 3-3 after 5 ends, but got away quickly soon after to Hugh Branston & Rick Marinaccio.
CONGRATULATIONS to Patrick Duffy for a successful showing!
Patrick Duffy played in both the Triples & Pairs events. In Triples, his team, which comprised of Jurgen Fessler of Canada and Scott Roberts from SWD, was undefeated in the quarterfinals and lost to the eventual overall winners from Seattle, who played great! Patrick's team then dropped to "A" flight and played two more super hard teams. Beating Keith Roney & his Canadian teammates in the semis, moved Patrick's team to win "A" flight against a Californian team led by Grant Shear as skip.
In Pairs, Patrick teamed up with Keith Roney of Canada and they lost in the "B" flight final. They played great the second day to beat great teams, but ran out of steam in the final that started out close 3-3 after 5 ends, but got away quickly soon after to Hugh Branston & Rick Marinaccio.
CONGRATULATIONS to Patrick Duffy for a successful showing!
Great representation from Michele Arculli of NED and the rest of Team USA
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TEAM USA SECTIONAL RESULTS...CONGRATULATIONS!
Women’s Singles - Kim Heiser (6th place)
Men’s Pairs - Charlie Herbert & Aaron Zangl (5th place)
Men’s Triples - James Flower, Scott Roberts & Phil Dunn (6th place)
Women’s Fours - Anne Nunes, Janice Bell, Michele Arculli & Candy DeFazio (4th place)
Read all about the World Bowls Championships (Nov 29 - Dec 11, 2016) that took place in Christchurch, NZ through Scott Robert's Blog, who was part of Team USA!
Women’s Singles - Kim Heiser (6th place)
Men’s Pairs - Charlie Herbert & Aaron Zangl (5th place)
Men’s Triples - James Flower, Scott Roberts & Phil Dunn (6th place)
Women’s Fours - Anne Nunes, Janice Bell, Michele Arculli & Candy DeFazio (4th place)
Read all about the World Bowls Championships (Nov 29 - Dec 11, 2016) that took place in Christchurch, NZ through Scott Robert's Blog, who was part of Team USA!
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.