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It was an exciting weekend of lawn bowls on the carpet in Truro as the road to the 2025 Atlantic Bowls began with the Nova Scotia Atlantic Triples Trials. 12 top teams from across Nova Scotia descended in on the Cobequid Lawn Bowls Club eager to stake their claim to the first spots on Team Nova Scotia this September in Saint John. In the Men’s A Final, it was a nail biting win for Doug McLearn, Steve Bezanson and Mike Stewart as they defeated the defending Atlantic Bowls Men’s Triples Champions Steve Ogden, Rick Fry and Grahame Usher 10-7. It was a super tight matchup the whole way- with 12 of 14 ends being single point ends and a 4-3 lead for Team Ogden at the halfway point in the game. The key moment of the matchup came in the 8th end with Team McLearn scoring a three to take the lead and a two to open a 3 point lead which made the difference by the final bowl. In the Women’s A Final, it was a battle right to the final bowl as Cathy Mills, Mayumi Endo and Kelly Moore defeated Tammy Foster-Veinot, Jackie Foster and Lorraine Bezanson 17-13. Facing a possible extra end in the late stages of the match, the key moment came from Mayumi Endo as she played a beautiful delicate hit and stick to hold what would eventually be the winning point to send them to Atlantic Bowls. It was a big return for Kelly to the sport after a few years off from competition- after previously winning the right to represent Nova Scotia at the Atlantic Bowls in 2019 in Dartmouth alongside her mother Dot Graham. In the Men’s B Final, it was a strong performance for the defending Atlantic Bowls Men’s Triples Champions Steve Ogden, Rick Fry and Grahame Usher as they defeated Charles Stock, Terry O’Neil and Mike Ritchie 16-2 to return to the main event in Saint John. To close out the event, it was a dramatic Women’s B Final as Tammy Foster-Veinot, Jackie Foster and Lorraine Bezanson defeated Debby Purdy, Joyce Anderson and Charmaine Cameron 14-9 to book their spot at Atlantic Bowls. The game was back and forth the whole way through with the game tied at 8-8 after 10. That was when some excellent draw play from all three players led to a 5 point end which made the difference in getting the win and their spot on Team Nova Scotia. Thanks to the Cobequid Lawn Bowls Club for hosting another great event! Special thanks goes out to Marlene Sears, umpires Kathy Myketyn, Nancy Latimer and Paul Knox, the greens crew, the registration and scoring volunteers and all the spectators who came to cheer on the teams. Up next on the LBNS Provincial Schedule, we head back to Bridgetown for the next half of the Atlantic Bowls Trials with the Pairs Trials July 19-20. If you haven’t gotten your entries in- get in touch with your club’s provincial match rep asap as entries close tonight!
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It was an exciting competition today at the Wanderers Lawn Bowls Club as the 2025 Provincial 5-A-Side Championship took to the greens with spots in Edmonton at Nationals on the line. There were lots of great games and a wild atmosphere with Game 3 being during a sold out HFX Wanderers FC U21 Game against Wrexham AFC’s U21 squad. In the Men’s Championship, the team of John Siteman, Raymond MacDonald, Terry O’Neil, Grahame Usher and Kevin Stewart won the inaugural Dennis Mullane Cup title with a 5 games to 1 series win over Greg Heatherington, Tyler Marshall, Curtis Cartmill, Mark Teeple and James Anderson. In the Women’s Championship, it was the defending Deborah Foster Cup Champions Tammy Foster-Veinot, Jackie Foster, Ann Marie Siteman, Lorraine Bezanson and Vicki Balcom who took out this year’s title with a 4 games to 2 series win over Debby Purdy, Joyce Anderson, Carolyn Reeves, Betty MacAlpine and Charmaine Cameron. Our 2025 Provincial Champions will advance on to represent Nova Scotia at the 2025 Canadian Lawn Bowling Championship in Edmonton, Alberta. Thanks to the Wanderers Lawn Bowls Club, Provincial Match Chair Mark Robar, our umpiring crew (Joan MacDonald and Rick Fry), Kathy Myketyn for providing lots of treats for the players and all the volunteers who helped assist with ensuring the competition ran smoothly. Our next competition on the calendar will be the 2025 Atlantic Bowls Triples Trials next weekend at the Cobequid Lawn Bowls Club in Truro. Full Results from the competition:
was an exciting day of lawn bowls on the greens in Dartmouth yesterday as the Janet Merry Mixed Pairs! Hosted by the Bedford Lawn Bowls Club, the event had 16 teams from across Nova Scotia take to the greens looking for the title of champion and their share of the prize purse for this year. Congratulations to Steve Ogden and Vicki Balcom of Dartmouth- who went 4-0 to take out this year’s Janet Merry Mixed Pairs title. 2nd place went to the Bedford duo of Doug McLearn and Betty MacAlpine (4-0). 3rd place went to the Grahame Usher and Joy Moreside of Wanderers (3-1). 4th place went to Kevin Colvey and Debbie Tower of Dartmouth (3-1). The Bedford Lawn Bowls Club want to thank the following for their support of the tournament:
It was a great Saturday in Truro as the Cobequid Lawn Bowls Club hosted their annual Open Pairs Tournament. Congratulations to George Wood and Peter Saunders of Cobequid who won this year’s title. 2nd place went to Jackie Foster and Cameron Lefresne. 3rd Place went to Kathy Myketyn and John Driscoll. 4th place went to Keith Cheyne and Gordon Taylor. Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped put on a great event. Up next on the LBNS calendar is the Janet Merry Mixed Pairs next weekend in Dartmouth hosted by the Bedford Lawn Bowls Club. It was a great day today in Bridgetown as another full field of teams hit the greens for the E.W. “Silver Fox” Foster Open Pairs! A traditional favourite on the calendar, the competition lived up to expectations with top teams from all over descending in to battle it out for the top prize. Congratulations to Dave Veinot and Jackie Foster who returned to the top of the podium with a 10-8 win in the final over clubmates Tammy Foster-Veinot and Cameron Lefresne. In the 3rd place game, it was the Bridgetown duo of Gerald Hackenschmidt and Jerry Publow who took out the bronze in a 10-8 win over Steve Ogden and Vicki Balcom of Dartmouth. President Tim Jackson presented the prizes to all the teams. It was a special one as well for those related to the Silver Fox himself as the final featured two of his granddaughters (Tammy and Jackie) and his grandson-in-law (Dave) in final. Special thanks to Cam for the draw; Vicki and Julie for the kitchen, Stuart, Milledge and crew for the green, out of town teams who supported the tournament. Mother Nature decided to spoil the party as we kicked off the 2025 Nova Scotia Lawn Bowls season today at the Dartmouth Early Bird Mixed Triples. The event brought together a full field of 16 teams to battle it out for top honours. Unfortunately for the excited group of bowlers, torrential rains and thunderstorms called off the normally 6 round event after 3 games were completed. Congratulations to Doug McLearn, Carolyn Reeves and Betty MacAlpine who captured this year’s title. 2nd place went to Cameron Lefresne, Mark Singer and Carissa Lynch. 3rd Place went to Laura Branchaud, Alan Weinberger and Lowell Goulden. 4th Place went to Mike Ritchie, Meg Endo-Ritchie and Mayumi Endo. Thanks to Tournament Chair Vicki Balcom and all of the volunteers from the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club for hosting a great event especially given the weather. What a fun night at the Halifax Convention Centre on Saturday night celebrating great achievements from across all of our Nova Scotian sports community at the 2025 Sport Nova Scotia Support4Sport Awards! Congratulations to our LBNS Award recipients who were honoured during the Awards show:
LBNS are excited to announce our 2025 Provincial Calendar of Events- with lots of exciting competitions for bowlers of all experience levels to get on the green and have some fun. The season kicks off with the Early Bird Mixed Triples at the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club on May 31st. For more information, message us here or contact LBNS Provincial Match Chair Mark Robar.  It was a great day yesterday at the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club as the Bedford Lawn Bowls Club hosted their Late Owl Mixed Fours tournament! This year’s event was hosted for the second year in Dartmouth and featured 11 teams battling it out for top honours in Mixed Fours and Pairs play. Congratulations to the team of John Driscoll, Vivian Condran, Gary Marshall and Heather Salmon on winning this year’s title. 2nd Place went to Larry Anderson, Joyce Anderson, Raymond MacDonald and Charmaine Cameron while 3rd went to Steve Ogden, Vicki Balcom, Grahame Usher and Joy Moreside. Thanks to Tim O’Hearn and Kathy Myketyn for helping organize the event. It was an outstanding conclusion to the 2024 Provincial Men’s Singles Championship today at the Wanderers Lawn Bowling Club. Congratulations to Steve Bezanson on winning this year’s title in a thrilling 21-17 win over his longtime teammate Steve Ogden in the Gold Medal Game. In the Bronze Medal Game, it was Mark Singer who picked up 3rd place in a 21-17 win over Rick Fry. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this weekend a great success- from our umpires Joan MacDonald and Paul Knox to our many markers from both Wanderers and Dartmouth to the many spectators who cheered on the competitors all event. With lots of great games all weekend long- it made for an entertaining finale to our provincial championship competitions for this season. Congratulations to all the players who put on a great show all weekend long in front of a great crowd in Halifax. |
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