Atlantic Bowls Pairs Reps Determined at Trials in Bridgetown

It’s been an exciting weekend of lawn bowls in the Valley as we hosted our final qualifier for the 2025 Atlantic Bowls Championship in Saint John as Bridgetown hosted our Nova Scotia Atlantic Pairs Trials. We had 8 outstanding teams make their way to the historic Valley club with their sights set on representing the province this September.

In the Men’s A Final, it was an elite battle of talent from two of our most historic venues in the province as the Wanderers based duo Ian MacDonald and Jim Granville clashed with Bridgetown’s Dave Veinot and Jeff Veinot. After dropping a 2 in the first end, the Wanderers based duo went on a 13 point run to open up a lead which would ultimately take them to a final 19-7 victory to book their spot on Team Nova Scotia in September.

In the Women’s A final. It was a battle of Dartmouth as Ann Marie Siteman and Vicki Balcom booked their ticket to the Atlantic Bowls with a 14-9 win over their clubmates Debby Purdy and Charmaine Cameron. The matchup was razor tight right to the last bowl, with the score being 10-9 going into the end of the allocated time limit before a score of 4 to close out the match in favour of the two time Provincial Pairs Champions. It was another strong performance for the duo building off of their success all season long leading into also representing Nova Scotia in Edmonton next month at the Canadian Championships and now to the Atlantic Bowls in Saint John.

In Sunday morning’s Men’s B Final, it was a battle of Bridgetown where Dave Veinot and Jeff Veinot faced off with their clubmmates Gerald Hackenschmidt and Tim Jackson. With all 4 men having competed at the Atlantic Bowls last year, both sides were eager to earn the final berth in Saint John. After a hotly contested battle, it was the duo of Hackenschmidt and Jackson who earned a 18-9 win in the final to book their spot into Saint John for Atlantic Bowls

In the Women’s B Final on Saturday afternoon it was a rematch of the morning session as Debby Purdy and Charmaine Cameron faced off against the Wanderers Based duo of Lindsay Lefresne and Patti Granville. With both teams finishing up on the podium winning Gold and Silver Medals respectively at the 2024 Atlantic Bowls Championship in Dartmouth, both teams were both determined to book their ticket to Saint John. After a 16-11 loss in the morning, it was the duo of LeFresne and Granville who booked their ticket to Saint John with a 18-8 win over Purdy and Cameron.

Thanks to the Bridgetown Lawn Bowls Club (specifically Match Chair Jackie Foster, Greens Chairs Stuart Lenthall-Ascott and Milledge Sheridan and all the other volunteers who helped both on and off the greens) for hosting a great event! Also special thanks to LBNS Chief Umpire Joan MacDonald for making her way to Bridgetown this weekend to officiate the tournament along with helping run assessments for some of our new umpire candidates. Up next on the LBNS Schedule, we head from one historic club to another as we head to Downtown Halifax for the 2nd Annual Wanderers Open Pairs.