Aussie Pairs Tournament

 The club held its annual Aussie Pairs Tournament - the last tournament of the year. All the entry money is given out as prize money. We run it like a jitney so everyone got to play with someone different each time. 

Linda was the high lady, and Denis was the high man - each winning $35. Curt was second for the men, and Janette and Barb tied for second in the ladies. Frank and Cave tied for third for the men, and Shirley took third for the ladies. 

Frederick and Patrick

During the pairs leagues finals, Frederick and Patrick dropped in with ice cream from Swirls. They watched our games for a bit and then we talked to them after the games were over. They are from Lyon, France, and flew to Vancouver in order to cycle their way to Montreal. They decided to stay at an Air B & B for a couple of nights to rest their bodies. They were interested in the game, so one of out members pulled out some bowls and gave them a quick lesson. 

We wish them a safe trip to Montreal!

Pairs League A and B Champs

Mike Gilchrist and Shirley Richards took the pairs championship with a win over Sam and Pat Ferrier. Curt and Barb Moll took the Red Amos Trophy for the third time with a win over Doug and Yvonne Sanregret.

New Men's Champion Crowned

Three time runner up, Mike Gilchrist, finally got a taste of victory in men's singles with a 9-8 win over Denis Ethier. It was a close match and tied in the last end. Doug Sanregret took the bronze medal.

On the B side, Braydon Gordon took the men's B championship with a 9-7 win over Curt Moll. 

Ladies Singles League Champion Crowned

Barb Moll defeated Yvonne Sanregret 9-7 in the ladies singles league final. It was Barb's third championship, but first one since 2021. Shirley Richards took the bronze medal.

WellTraxx Yardstick Tournament

The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club broke out the yardsticks for its annual tournament.

The local club held the Welltraxx Yardstick tournament on Saturday, an event that is played as regular lawn bowls with the exception that all the bowls, on either team, score if they are within a yard of the jack.

It’s a game style that leads to high-scoring contests. This year’s tournament saw new teams drawn after each game. The top-three bowlers on the ladies and men’s sides each won autographed yard sticks, signed by all of the participants.

On the ladies side, new lawn bowler Shirley Richards was the top bowler with 57 points, with Pat Ferrier and Barb Moll finishing second with 54 points and Linda Bower in third with 49 points.

In the men’s division, Doug Sanregret won with 70 points, with Frank Buck in second with 68 points and Cave Starling and Curt Moll coming in third with 65 points.

Medicine Hat Memorial Tournament

The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club held a provincial tournament over the weekend, its largest event of the season.

The club’s ninth annual Medicine Hat Memorial Triples Tournament saw clubs from Edmonton (Royal LBC, Commonwealth LBC and Highlands LBC), Calgary (Stanley Park LBC, Rotary Park LBC and Calgary LBC) and the host Medicine Hat taking part.

Teams played five matches on Saturday and were then seeded in one of four pools on Sunday. The tournament is designed to include veteran players, novice players and newer players on one team to give them all a chance to play in a provincial-level tournament.

Two of the 14 teams represented went undefeated on Saturday, Team House from Calgary LBC and Team Starling from Medicine Hat. Both teams were eliminated Sunday morning. Team House lost to the fourth-seed Team Jo from Highlands LBC 4-2 and Team Starling lost to the third-seed team Moll 7-6

In the A final, Team Jo took the Memorial Trophy with a 7-4 win over two-time champion Team Moll.

Team Packer from Rotary Park/Stanley Park took the B side defeating Team Spencer from Royal LBC

Team Turner from Royal LBC defeated Team Gilchrist of Medicine Hat to take the C side championship.

Team Black of Commonwealth LBC took the D side defeating Team Millward of Highlands LBC

The Ben Osterman Award, for top skip, went to Keith Bacon of Calgary LBC for the second time in a row.

Bacon’s team also took home the Howard Davison Award for the team “most fun to play against,” both awards are voted on by participants.