Dick Sayer
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Sayer nearly wins championship
In the National Championships in Sun City Center, NED single rep. Dick Sayer had a chance to win it all with a victory in his final scheduled match against Max Cavender of the Central Division. He didn't manage to win that but was still alive needing to win in a playoff against Andy Klubberud of the Northwest Division. He fell behind early but battled back as he did in nearly every game he won in this tournament. at 19-17 down he was laying three shots when Klubberud played the shot of the game to burn the end and save Sayer going up for the first time in the game and only one point away from a comeback victory. Klubberud then scored a two in the next end to win 21-17. The Men's Pairs team of Patrick Duffy and Burl Roller, the women's pairs team of Eileen Luba and Rusty Hein and Women's singles player Michele Arculli all finished 3-4. It was a fine showing for Team Northeast! |
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SMOKING HOT!!!!!!!
Northeast Division pairs team Eileen Luba and Rusty Hein win the 5th flight at the National Open in California. Huge victory for our ladies and for all of us in the Northeast. Congrats! Earlier in the week our own Michele Arculli, 2011 National Singles Champion, skipping the rinks team to a 3rd flight championship. |
Attention Ladies!
The Women's selection committee for Team USA is now accepting applications for the 2015 season. If you want the opportunity to represent our country and BowlsUSA in international play, please read the attached letter and send in your applications as soon as possible. Good Luck!!! 
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Our new fliers and business cards are now in use in some clubs. More clubs will get theirs soon!We have developed a new flier and new business card promotional idea that we will hopefully begin to use in helping spread a positive awareness of our sport around the communities that have bowling greens. Our firs 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. Right now Frick Park, Essex and Fernliegh have been issued cards and we'll work all summer to get more clubs involved. You can click on the images to enlarge. |
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Attention clubs: Ever wonder how to run a tournament?
Northeast Division games chairman Colin Smith has created easy to use templates for running a tournament. As a service from the Northeast division we have provided these easy to download tournament draws to our members by clicking here. three to six game tournaments are provided. If a club would like a copy on disc please contact me at sayerrich@hotmail.com and I'll send you a disc.
Want to see great ideas for promotion?
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Welcome to The Northeast Division of Bowls USA website.
Stretched from New England to Southern Virginia and out to Western Pennsylvania this is the birthplace of lawn bowls in this country. A rich tradition dating back to early settlers including George Washington's father who bowled at Mt. Vernon. In the early 1900's the American Lawn Bowls association was formed in Buffalo, NY and continues today as the United State Lawn Bowls Association 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. Find a club near you! Frick Park celebrates 75th year with Memorial Day games Click here
Check some fine dressed folks trying out lawn bowls in Pittsburgh!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhwicker/sets/72157629972919179/
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Interested in building a bowling green in your neighborhood? Check out the following:
http://www.lawnbowlinggreens.com/index.php
http://issuu.com/ezypage/docs/bowling_green_construction_guidelines
http://issuu.com/ezypage/docs/bowling_green_construction_guidelines
Bowling green specifications are stipulated in the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.[2]
The length of a green in the direction of play will be between 31 metres and 40 metres.
The green is surrounded by a ditch between 200 millimetres and 380 millimetres wide, and between 50 millimetres and 200 millimetres deep. The ditch has a bank against its outer edge. The top of the bank should be at least 230 millimetres about the surface level of the green.
Generally, greens are built in a square shape as close to 40 metres as possible. This allows for games to be played in either direction. The advantages of playing in different directions are that: the wear on the green is more even, and; the players do not need to face towards the sun when playing.
In cities, where outdoor space is limited, greens are rarely 40 metres in length (however, they are generally still square).
It is not unusual to find greens that are rectangular in shape. On rectangular greens games are played in one direction only. The length of a rectangular green is still between 31 metres and 40 metres. The width can vary from as little as 8 metres (enough for one rink) to as much as 60 metres or more.
The width of a rink for outdoor play will be between 4.3 metres and 5.8 metres (for indoor play the minimum width of a rink is 4.6 metres). The centre line of the rink can be marked along the surface of the green starting at 2 metres from each end ditch. The side boundaries of each rink are shown by boundary pegs. The side boundary of the outside rink (also called a ditch rink) should be at least 600 millimetres from the side ditch (460 millimetres for indoor greens).
The length of a green in the direction of play will be between 31 metres and 40 metres.
The green is surrounded by a ditch between 200 millimetres and 380 millimetres wide, and between 50 millimetres and 200 millimetres deep. The ditch has a bank against its outer edge. The top of the bank should be at least 230 millimetres about the surface level of the green.
Generally, greens are built in a square shape as close to 40 metres as possible. This allows for games to be played in either direction. The advantages of playing in different directions are that: the wear on the green is more even, and; the players do not need to face towards the sun when playing.
In cities, where outdoor space is limited, greens are rarely 40 metres in length (however, they are generally still square).
It is not unusual to find greens that are rectangular in shape. On rectangular greens games are played in one direction only. The length of a rectangular green is still between 31 metres and 40 metres. The width can vary from as little as 8 metres (enough for one rink) to as much as 60 metres or more.
The width of a rink for outdoor play will be between 4.3 metres and 5.8 metres (for indoor play the minimum width of a rink is 4.6 metres). The centre line of the rink can be marked along the surface of the green starting at 2 metres from each end ditch. The side boundaries of each rink are shown by boundary pegs. The side boundary of the outside rink (also called a ditch rink) should be at least 600 millimetres from the side ditch (460 millimetres for indoor greens).