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
In January, I began the final year of my 2 year term as President of the NED. At that time, I was very optimistic about the future of our sport in the Northeast. The economy was good ...we heard that New Bedford, MA got funding to install two new greens, Williamsburg was working towards getting a new green, Essex was in talks with the County Parks for a new carpet and our NED schedule had been set. Since then your NED Board has continued to work towards improvements in our bowling community and we have had contacts with 2 clubs in Connecticut that wish to become active members in the NED. Unfortunately along came Covid-19, which has put everything on hold and turned our world upside down. Our 2020 NED schedule is now on hold and all National Tournaments have been cancelled. Around 40% of bowlers that played in our tournaments last year fall in the high-risk category and need to stay home. Staying home is something I hope all of our members are doing to help reduce the damage of this virus. I would like to pass on thanks from our NED Board and members to the healthcare workers and all those continuing to work to provide essential services during this time. Now with some optimism, we have reached the point where we begin to get back to normal. With the release of the guidelines to open up the country we can begin to see some future. Unfortunately, it does not look good for us to get back to bowling until ALL states in our Division are in at least Phase 3. This looks like being August at the earliest. The NED Board will continue to meet on a monthly basis to prepare for any opportunity to get back on the green. Until then, please continue to practice safe distancing and lets all come through this together. Colin Smith NED President 2020 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...as of 7/14/20
To sign up for any of these events, please click here to go to the 2020 Tournament Schedule under NED Tournament Information. Please complete the online entry form for your entries and follow the payment instructions on the bottom of the form.
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS / EVENTS:
CANCELED 2020 National Tournaments/Events:
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2020 NED OPEN - Save the Date!
Location: Frick Park Lawn Bowling Club, Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: August 8 to 13, 2020
More information will be posted by week of June 22, 2020
2020 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
DREVITCH PAIRS - BLOOMFIELD, NJ
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Congratulations to the 8 teams that played in the FINAL Drevitch Pairs tournament last Saturday at the newly renovated Essex County Lawn Bowling Club. It was a long and HOT day on the green.
Scott Snyder and Ted Tragard finished at 4-0 to win against Patrick Duffy and Amy Farber (3-1), who finished 2nd. Their only loss was to the winners. Ron Forlenza with Richard Marcus and substitute, Will Aitcheson, won a 4-way playoff to finish 3rd. Congratulations to all those placed and also to two new bowlers, Ted Tragard of Frick Park, Pittsburgh and Amy Farber of New York LBC, who played amazing with their partners. |
RON BUCK SINGLES - SKYTOP, PA
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FOR 2019 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.
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). 
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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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IN OTHER NEWS....
ESSEX COUNTY LAWN BOWLING CLUB RECEIVES A NEWLY RENOVATED GREEN
Watch the interview with Skip Arculli and Colin Smith of Essex County Lawn Bowling Club located in Watsessing Park, Bloomfield, NJ on Channel 12 NJ News....Click here
Official ribbon cutting ceremony with Joseph DiVincenzo, Essex County Executive and Staff with members of the Essex County Lawn Bowling Club
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Official ribbon cutting ceremony with Joseph DiVincenzo, Essex County Executive and Staff with Skip Arculli and Colin Smith, President of ECLBC
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Colin Smith, President of ECLBC demonstrating how he rolls the bowl
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Michele Arculli showing Joseph DiVincenzo how to bowl
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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.
