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Northeast Division
lawn bowls

WELCOME TO THE NORTHEAST DIVISION OF BOWLS USA

Stretched 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....

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Photo courtesy from Tee Adams
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We belong and so do you!
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Rule Book of Bowls
Download the laws of the sport of bowls here!

LAWN BOWLING BASICS

The 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 
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MEMORIAL FUND

The 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.
memorial_fund_donor_form.pdf
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2021 President's Message - Richard Sayer

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COVID-19 sort of hit us between the eyes, but let me explain something about leadership. The Northeast division was always the leader in this country and I believe we showed this again this year. We held nearly all our tournaments. Were they perfect… no, but we did it. Awesome!
 Big kudos to Frick Park and Skytop especially for their work to get their greens useable from the silly match between Patrick and myself to hosting division tournaments. We proved that sensible guidelines and care can be given to still play the game we love. (Fogged up glasses and all!)
 So…. moving forward. We're not sure where COVID will be next year, but let me tell you that I hope we can move in a positive direction one way or another.

Lawn bowls is steeped in tradition, but it is also moving into a new era. Internationally the game is being taken up by younger people and I don't see why we cannot do more in this country to do the same.
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 But how?....Well we have many young people right now in our division. So much so I have become one of the old guys. Truth is I was at a tournament late in the season and realized I didn't know a single one of the people playing 20 years ago.

This was an eye opener for me. So as the new president I think this is an important part of what we need to do to move forward. We need active young people on the board and learning the ropes.

I would like to establish, or boost the following commitees and get people who want to really participate to take on these ideas and make them something.

See more....click here to see 8 of the President's initiatives and thoughts.


NED Bowler of the Year (BOY)

PictureBowler 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
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Bowler of the Decade  
2010 to 2019:
​PATRICK DUFFY
Congratulations! 

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Patrick Duffy (center) is awarded Bowler of the Decade at 2019 Arculli Pairs by Colin Smith, President of Northeast Division (left) and Skippy Arculli, Bowls USA and NED Hall of Famer and longtime great bower (right)

COMING SOON...NED TOURNAMENTS FOR 2022
2022 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - TBD
Check out the 2022 NED Tournament Schedule...see below
Event
Dates
Venue
Ron Buck Singles
TBD
TBD
Colin Smith Pairs (new)
TBD
TBD
Northeast Division Open
TBD
Frick Park LBC
Pittsburgh, PA
Hall of Fame Triples
TBD
TBD
Arculli Pairs
TBD
Essex County LBC
Saladin Pairs
TBD
Frick Park LBC
​Pittsburgh, PA
OTHER TOURNAMENTS / EVENTS:​
  • October TBD East Coast Challenge (ECC) at Pinehurst, NC
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CANCELED....
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2021 National Tournaments/Events:
  • National Championships at Milwaukee, Wisconsin at end of August
  • US Open in Southern California (multiple locations) at beginning of Oct

2021 TOURNAMENT RESULTS - TBD


FOR 2020 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.

For other tournament results, go to NED Tournament Info and choose the year for that specific tournament results.

IN OTHER NEWS....

ESSEX COUNTY LAWN BOWLING CLUB RECEIVES A NEWLY RENOVATED GREEN IN 2020

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
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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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Colin Smith, President of ECLBC demonstrating how he rolls the bowl
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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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Michele Arculli showing Joseph DiVincenzo and his staff how to bowl

Check out some videos of the Finals at the 2016 World Bowls with some of the greatest bowlers around the world!

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.

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  • Home
  • About Bowls Northeast
    • NED - In the News
    • Hall of Fame
    • Bowls USA
  • Our Clubs
    • Buck Hill Falls LBC
    • Essex County LBC
    • Fernleigh LBC
    • Frick Park LBC
    • New York LBC
    • Skytop LBC
    • Williamsburg Lawn Bowls Club
  • NED Tournament Info
    • 2022 Tournament Schedule
    • 2021 Tournament Schedule >
      • 2021 Tournament Results
      • 2021 NED Open - Info
    • 2020 Tournament Schedule >
      • 2020 NED Open - Info
      • 2020 Tournament Results
    • Previous Tournament Results >
      • 2019 Tournament Results >
        • 2019 Tournament Schedule
        • 2019 NED Open - Info
      • 2018 Tournament Results >
        • 2018 Tournament Schedule
        • 2018 NED Open - Info
      • 2017 Tournament Results >
        • 2017 Tournament Schedule
      • 2016 Tournament Results >
        • 2016 Tournament Schedule
      • 2015 Tournament Results >
        • 2015 Tournament Schedule
      • 2014 Tournament Results >
        • 2014 Tournament Schedule
      • 2013 Tournament Results
      • 2012 Tournament Results
      • 2011 Tournament Results
    • NED Tournament History >
      • NED Playdown Results
      • Tradition of Champions
      • NED Retired Events
    • Running a tournament?
  • Contact us
    • Basic Information
    • Links
  • Video
  • Promotion