Pairs League

The second week of our competitive pairs league saw Frank and Joyce-Ann defeat Bill and Joan 13-4, while Barb and Curt defeated Mike and Beth 11-5. Wes and Jean had the bye this week. 

Attached is the article from the Medicine Hat News:

Plenty of Parity at Lawn Bowling Club

Singles Play - Week 2

Tonight's action saw Barb defeat Mike13-10, and Curt defeat Wes 10-8.

The standings look like this:

Steve 1 - 0

Curt 1 - 1

Wes 1 - 1

Barb 1 - 1

Mike 0 - 1

Open Times for Bowls

The club will be open for members and non-members on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays starting at 6:00. Monday and Tuesday have our competitive leagues running, but there are enough rinks open to facilitate others that would want to play. Jitney on Wednesday will also be open for those who do not wish to participate in jitney, starting at 6:00. There may be others times that open up. Keep checking in here or on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/97161077702 

Competitive Pairs League Schedule

 Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club

Pairs League

2021

Tuesday, 13 July		Tuesday, 10 August
Rink 3 - Moll/Moll vs Cuthill/Theriault Rink 5 - Bresee/Bresse vs Buck/Bacon Bye - Gilchrist/Davies		Rink 2 - Moll/Moll vs Bresee/Bresee Rink 4 - Cuthill/Theriault vs Gilchrist/Davies Bye - Buck/Bacon
Tuesday, 20 July		Tuesday, 17 August
Rink 5 - Moll/Moll vs Gilchrist/Davies Rink 7 - Cuthill/Theriault vs Buck/Bacon Bye - Bresee/Bresee		Rink 4 - Semi Final - 3rd Place vs 2nd Place Rink 6 - Semi Final - 4th Place vs 1st Place Bye - 5th Place (Eliminated)
Tuesday, 27 July		Tuesday, 24 August
Rink 3 - Bresee/Bresee vs Cuthill/Theriault Rink 5 - Buck/Bacon vs Gilchrist/Davies Bye - Moll/Moll		Rink 2 - Winner Semi 1 vs Winner Semi 2 Rink 4 - Loser Semi 1 vs Loser Semi 2
Tuesday, 3 August
Rink 5 - Bresee/Bresee vs Gilchrist/Davies Rink 7 - Buck/Bacon vs Moll/Moll Bye - Cuthill/Theriault

• Flip a coin to determine who has the mat to start the match. The winner of the toss can either take the mat, or give the mat away. 

• Matches are 10 ends. If you are tied after 10, play an extra end.

• Each team should keep their own scorecard, unless both teams agree to a designated scorekeeper. 

• At the end of the round robin, if there are two teams with identical records, the head-to-head result of their match shall be the tie-breaker.

• At the end of the round robin, if there are three teams with identical records, the points for and points against shall be added up to get a +/- number. The team with the highest +/- number will get the highest seed. For the remaining two teams, the result of their head-to-head match shall be the tie-breaker. 

• If your team cannot make your match, please call the players on the other team to let them know of your absence, and to reschedule the match.

• Joyce-Ann Bacon (403) 529-5775; Frank Buck (403) 928-9227

• Wes & Jean Bresee (403) 548-7376

• Bill Cuthill (403) 528-3903; Joan Theriault (403) 526-5973

• Mike Gilchrist (403) 818-4941; Beth Davies (403) 580-2007

• Curt & Barb Moll (403) 878-5114 or (403) 504-8746

• Covid protocols are in place:

• Each lead should have their own jack.

• One lead will be designated as the ‘raker.’

• Use your foot to place the jack.

• Do not touch the bowls of other players with your hands. 

• Avoid shaking hands to start and end of the match. Fist or elbow bumps would be appropriate. 

• Please physically distance yourself from your opponent (2m or 6’).

Singles Competitive League Schedule

Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club

Singles League 2021

Monday, 12 July		Monday, 9 August
Rink 4 - Steve vs Curt Rink 6 - Barb vs Wes Bye - Mike		Rink 4 - Steve vs Barb Rink 6 - Wes vs Mike Bye - Curt
Monday, 19 July		Monday, 16 August
Rink 5 - Barb vs Mike Rink 6 - Curt vs Wes Bye - Steve		Rink 3- Semi Final - 4th Place vs 1st Place Rink 5 - Semi Final - 3rd Place vs 2nd Place Eliminated - 5th place
Monday, 26 July		Monday, 23 August
Rink 2 - Barb vs Curt Rink 4 - Mike vs Steve Bye - Wes		Rink 3 - Winner Semi 1 vs Winner Semi 2 Rink 5 - Loser Semi 1 vs Loser Semi 2
Monday, 2 August
Rink 4 - Wes vs Steve Rink 6 - Mike vs Curt Bye - Barb

• Flip a coin to determine who has the mat to start the match. The winner of the toss can either take the mat, or give the mat away. 

• Matches are 12 ends. If you are tied after 12, play an extra end.

• Each person should keep their own scorecard, unless both people agree to a designated scorekeeper. 

• At the end of the round robin, if there are two teams with identical records, the head-to-head result of their match shall be the tie-breaker.

• At the end of the round robin, if there are three teams with identical records, the points for and points against shall be added up to get a +/- number. The team with the highest +/- number will get the highest seed. For the remaining two teams, the result of their head-to-head match shall be the tie-breaker. 

• If your team cannot make your match, please call the players on the other team to let them know of your absence, and to reschedule the match.

• Wes Bresee (403) 548-7376

• Mike Gilchrist (403) 818-4941

• Curt Moll (403) 878-5114

• Barb Moll (403) 504-8746

• Steve Bezanson (902) 830-8979

• Covid protocols are in place:

• Each lead should have their own jack.

• One person will be designated as the ‘raker.’

• Use your foot to place the jack.

• Do not touch the bowls of other players with your hands. 

• Avoid shaking hands to start and end of the match. Fist or elbow bumps would be appropriate. 

• Please physically distance yourself from your opponent (2m or 6’).

Jitney

Ten members came out in the hot weather to play a couple of matches of jitney. Curt, Barb, Ron, Mike, Joan, and Jean played two matches of triples, while Wes, Linda, Beth, and Bill played two matches of pairs.

Linda took home half the winnings as the high lady, while Wes took home the other half as the high man. 

Jitney is open to anyone and costs just $4 to play. You do not need to be a member to participate, but we hope after a couple of visits you will consider a membership ($35). 

If you are a first time bowler, we would be more than happy to show you the ropes with one of our experienced members or certified coaches. 

Afterwards, if you want to play on your own or the group you came with, no problem! We won't force you to join the others. We will be there to help you and to answer any questions you may have.

Pairs League

Our pairs league started up today with four teams vying for the club championship. 

The defending champs of Wes and Jean Bresee were in tough against Frank Buck and Joyce-Ann Bacon. Buck and Bacon tied the match up at 7 in the 8th end and then went up two in the ninth. However, the experienced Bresee's were able to count 3 in the 10th end to win 10-9.

In the other game, Barb and Curt Moll went down 3-0 after two ends, but were able to claw their way back culminating with 8 points (3 and 5 respectively) in the last two ends to defeat Mike Gilchrist and Joan Theriault 16-5.

Pairs league will play every Tuesday at 7:00 until 31 August where the championship final and the B final will be played. 

Spectators are welcome to attend. 

Singles League Started

Our competitive singles league began Monday with six competitors. Results are as follows:

Steve 13 - 7 Curt

Wes 10 - 9 Barb

Mike 15 - 2 Joan

Competition will take place every Monday for the next 7 weeks. Steve is the defending men's champion, while Barb is the defending women's champion. 

Special Olympics Bocce

We are so very pleased to announce that Special Olympics Bocce will be utilizing our lower green at the club. For those unaware, our lower green is not used by members to bowl on as it is very soft and the grass dates back to the opening of the club in the 50s. However, it is great for bocce. 

The club hosted the Alberta 55+ Summer Games a few years back and hosted the bocce competition. The competitors loved playing on the surface and so one of long term goals was to get a bocce group on the lower green.

This year, Special Olympics Boc

ce was looking for a place to play and we offered them the lower green. Participants were expected to pay the club membership fee of $35 and an extra $10 for a league fee, to help pay for the paint we would need to mark out the lanes. 

Monday, 12 July was their first day of competition. The organizers and competitors loved playing on the lower green. Our single league was also going on the upper green and the bowlers commented on how much laughing and how much fun it sounded like they were having on the lower green. 

We hope this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!

Photos taken by Sean Rooney