Parksville Lawn Bowling Club held its annual Jack and Jill Tournament on July 19th and 20th.  It was wonderful seeing so many people out there, novices and experienced bowlers alike in  this event.  The tournament had both an early and late draw component this year.  The early draw winners were Robbie Thomas and Bob Ashton.  Second came Janet Harding and Tex Gooding.  Beverly Benson and Peter Scott came in third.

In the late draw the winners were Aase McMullin and Keith Terlson.  Sandi Mitchell and Bob Dolman came second and Chris Fereday and Andrew Adamson took third.

Overall winners of the event were Aase McMullin and Keith Terlson who will receive luggage tags and their names on the trophy.  The rest of the winners overall were Sandi Mitchell and Bob Dolman (second), Robbie Thomas and Bob Ashton (third), Janet Harding and Tex Gooding (fourth), Beverly Benson and Peter Scott (fifth) and finally, Chris Fereday and Andrew Adamson (sixth).

Thanks to all who made this event so successful.  Your participation and effort is what makes this club work.  Happy bowling everyone.

Congratulations to Keith and Aase  as overall winners of the 2023 Jack and Jill Tournament.  Well done!

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It was another great spring/summer for Interclub play this year.  Most evenings were sunny and warm and the play was fantastic.  A big thank you to all the folks who participated in making this activity so much fun.    The Parksville club would like to thank all those who took part, and encourages new players to come on out and get involved in this fun and social evening of lawn bowling.

The results for 2023 are as follows:  Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club earned top spot with 27 points, 115 ends and 201 shots.  Next up was Courtenay  Lawn Bowling Club with 24 points, 109 ends and 214 shots.  Parksville came in third with 24 points, 108 ends and 212 shots.  Rounding out the event was Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club  with 21 points, 116 ends and 214 shots.

The results were very close with QB winning one more game and Courtenay winning one more end.  What a season for Interclub!

Parksville Lawn Bowling Club hosted its annual Tenderfoot Triples Tournament July 15th and 16th.  The tournament, sponsored by The Urban Edge Hair Group saw a full roster of 16 teams from around the zone taking part in the two day event.  Nanaimo teams took four of the six places in the winner’s circle, with the team of Anne Yewer,  Bruce MacNiven and Dennis Drezell taking first place.  Second went to Qualicum’s Ross Nakagawa, Jan Hansen and Grace Jenner.  Third was Nanaimo’s Karen Hungar, Brian Howe and Joe Carter.  Our own team of Mary and Kent Card with Joan Brenner took fourth.  Fifth  went to the Nanaimo team of  Ron Kulai, Diane Endrizzi and Shawn Watlan, while  Larry Rector, Leslie Howe and Sloan Waldie , again from Nanaimo, taking sixth.

A special mention should be made to our Parksville teams skipped by Bob Ashton, Mary Card, Brian Larkin, David Van Rooyen, Joey and Bob Merrell who put together teams for this event.  It was great to watch such wonderful  games from these skips and their teams and the future looks bright for lawn bowls in Parksville because of their efforts on the green this past weekend.

Anne Yewer, Dennis Dezell and Bruce MacNiven from Nanaimo – First place winners of the tournament.  Our own Mary and Ken Card with Joan Brenner smiling with their hard fought, fourth place finish.

Next up is our annual Jack and Jill Tournament this week (July 19th and 20th)  See you on the green and happy bowling, everyone.

Hi Everyone.  This is just to let you know that our Parksville team of Rick Dolley, Sandi Mitchell and Cheryl Baker took home seventh place in the Imagine Cruises Gold Bowl this past weekend, not the Mike Ward Qualicum team as previously reported.    Another Parksville team in the winner’s circle.  Well done, everyone.

Parksville Lawn Bowling Club held its annual Club Mixed Triples Tournament on Wednesday, July 5th.  Sunny skies and a light breeze made for a great day for lawn bowls.  Winners of the tournament were the team of Rick Dolley (skip) Robbie Thomas and Athol Trickett.  Second place went to Sandi Mitchell (skip), Chuck Benson and Ray Dodson.  Rounding out third place was the team of Bill Burgess (skip), Faye St. Marie and Brian Larkin.

It was encouraging to see a number of intermediate players out on the green for this event.  Keep on coming out, having a great experience and enjoy the game.  Well done, everyone.

Fro left to right, the winning team of Rick, Robbie and Athol.  Middle pic is Sandi, Chuck and Ray who took second place.    Third are the smiling faces of  Brian, Faye and Bill.

Three days, ten super teams and a tournament filled with everything players could ask for….that’s what happened at the Connect Hearing Men’s Classic held from June 23-25th in Courtenay.  The weather was perfect, the greens fast and the play  intense as men’s teams from throughout the zone battled for excellent prize money courtesy of Connect Hearing.    In the end, it was  Dean Penny and Brian Scherr  of Courtenay taking home top dollars and bragging rights.    Second place honours went to our own Rick Dolley and Ken Bucyk.  Third was the very tough team of Vern Hagstrom and Adrian Hewitt of Nanaimo and rounding out the top four was Courtenay’s Archie Harris and Henri Saucier.

 Rick and Ken both claimed that it was a great experience and that getting out on the green and into these tournaments was a lot of fun.  They also encouraged bowlers from our club to come out to these events, either to play or watch and have a really great experience in the process.

Rick and Ken are all smiles after coming in Second Place in the Connect Hearing Courtenay Men’s Classic June 23-25th.

The Parksville Lawn Bowling Club hosted the Hearing Life/Quality Foods Mixed Pairs Tournament June 17th & 18th with winners coming from around the zone.  Results are as follows:

First place went to Mike Ward and Helen Roberts of Qualicum Beach, with Rick Dolley and Sandi Mitchell of Parksville  coming in second place.  Rounding out third were Chris and Martin Fereday, also of Parksville.  Fourth went to Courtenay’s Dean Penny and Shelly McCullum while fifth was Nanaimo’s Rick Quibell and Mary Mulligan.  In sixth place was another Parksville team made up of Mike Kelly and Roberta Stets.

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who made this event so successful.

Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club  held its annual Men’s and Women’s Triples Tournament sponsored by Quality Foods and three Parksville teams  were successful in their efforts.  The results are as follows.  On the women’s side it was Pat Norrad, Linda Mires and Beth Perrier of Courtenay  taking first place.  Second went to the Parksville team of Sandi Mitchell, Chris Fereday and Cheryl Baker.  Third  went to our own Anne Holland, Jo Merrell and Karen Perrin.  On the men’s side, it was the Courtenay’s Dean Penny, Vern Greenhill and Henri Saucier who took first place.  Hal Gray, Gary Carson and Terry Doyle of Courtenay took second, while Parksville’s own Rick Dolley, Christian Masse and Bob Allaby coming in third.

Several Parksville teams took part in the 2-day Scotch Pairs Tournament held on June 3 & 4th in Courtenay.  We’re proud to say that our own team of Mike Kelly and Sara Goff took third place in this event.  The final results of the tournament are as follows:  Vern Hagstrom & Linda Cooper (1st place and trophy winners from Nanaimo), Second place was  the father and daughter team of Eric and Luci Ewen form Qualicum Beach.  Third,  our own Mike Kelly and Sara Goff from Parksville.  Fourth and fifth places went to the Courtenay teams of Vern Greenhill with April Gilchrist and Archie Harris with Margarite Sklarchuk.  A big thank you to all the teams who participated and to the Courtenay club who organized such a well run tournament.