On the final day the wind dried out the greens and the speed was 15 seconds- maybe more.

Jack Behling and Jim and Sue Roth defeated Frank Souza, Donna Law and Sherry Rogers in the final.

photo by Diane Smith

                        Jack Behling          George Ralston                Sue Roth                        Jim Roth

(Why are these folks smiling?????) 

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There were two 4-0 teams after the 1st 2 days of the 2012 George Ralston Mixed Triples.

Teams are put in 4 team flights Saturday(Jan 28th). Here are the  26 teams.

2012 Salisbury Singles Winner                           2012 Thomson Zivec Pairs Winners

Steve Bezanson                                     Hugh Branston and John Wilson

For a list of the TZ Pairs teams click here.  Three greens were used at SC West and 1 green at Lakeview(1st 2 days).

On the final day of the Thomson Zivec Pairs the greens were fast and the wind was gusting at times. The

championship game was another thriller. Jim Roth and Frank Souza were ahead by 3 with 2 ends to go.

Hugh Branston and John Wilson got a 4 to go 1 up coming home. Frank and Jim tied it up forcing an extra

end. The lead changed back and forth until Hugh drove the jack to the ditch for the winning shot.

Complete results are below.

1st- Hugh Branston-John Wilson

2nd- Jim Roth-Frank Souza

3rd- Jurgen Fessler-Pat Bird

4th- Bruce Mathison-George Boxwell

2f-1- Keith and Jean Roney

2f-2-Neil and Dianne Douglas

3f-1-Dan Christensen-Leonard Wasserman

3f-2-Cary Manns-David Anderson

4f-1-Regina Banares-Dee McSparran

4f-2-Rich Enockson-Don Wood

5f-1-Terry O'Neil-Steve Bezanson

5f-2-George and Jackie Tucker

6f-1-Len and Lorraine Hitchcock

6f-2-Marlene Cleutinx-Josephine Lee

7f-1-Norm Dean-David Smith

8f-1-Irene and Jim Webster 

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TZ Pairs standings after the 2 days of qualifying

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On the 2nd and final day of the Salisbury Singles at Lakeview, there was a lot of good bowling on display. Steve Bezanson had a very tough game against defending champ Terry O'Neil. Then in the 2nd game he drew the shot on the last bowl to win the semifinal 8-7. Then in the final match Steve again had a tough match to beat Len Wasserman 8-7.

Here are the complete results.

1st-Steve Bezanson

2nd-Len Wasserman

3rd- Charlie Herbert

4th- Wray Roth

2f-1-Lyall Adams

2f-2- Terry O'Neil

3f-1- Jarred Gorsuch

3f-2 -Mike Wagner

4f-1 -Bill Desbrisay

4f-2- Tom Roth

5f-1- Jean Roney

5f-2- Leo Dusablon

6f-1- Neil Douglas

6f-2- Jerry Knott

7f-1-Scott Peterson

7f-2-Mary Wright 

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The 2012 Salisbury singles began on Jan 17 with 50 players using 4 greens-Bell(2),Lakeview(1) and Fairway.

For the 1st day bowlers played 5 games. The format was 1 point for each end won and the first to win 7 ends wins. The teams are put in flights on day 2. Players finishing in the top 16 start at 10am

on Wed. Players 17 to 48 report by 8:30am for bowling. Here are the 1st day results.

Look at the right column for your position from 1 to 50.

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2012 R. Gil Stephan AZ Mixed Rinks Final Results

Day 2-AZ Rinks

After the 1st 2 days of qualifying here are the results. Teams are put in 8 team flights except the last flight which has 4 teams. 3 games are possible on the last (3rd) day at Lakeview. Team 1 vs 8,2 vs 7,3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 in each flight on Monday. 

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Day 1

The 1st tournament of 2012 got off to a great start at Bell LBC with the 1st day of the AZ Rinks. The greens were fast and there was a lot of good bowling to be seen. Many spectators came by to watch the proceedings.

Bell president Amy Heidebrink along with help from Kim Welsh, Doris Peters and others served up a fine selection of snacks for the bowlers. Here's some pictures of the action. Play the next 2 days is at Lakeview.

Only one team was able to win all 3 games on Day 1.

2010 AZ Rinks Day 1 Results

Our Superbowl week starts Sat Jan 14 with the AZ Rinks at Bell.

For Salisbury Singles reporting location - click here .

It will also be posted at all Sun City clubs by Jan 12.

Here are the Az Rinks teams.

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Download 2012 SCD Dues form (pdf or Word).

Sun City bowlers -send form dues to Linda Webb.

All others- pay your dues to your clubs division representative.

If you plan to bowl in an SCD tournament in 2012:

Players must be a current member of any USLBA Division or a World Bowls
affiliate-e.g. Canada. World Bowls members who will be visiting the Sun Cities
area for more than 31 days must become a USLBA member.

Grant Summers,Neil and Dianne Douglas,Scott Peterson and Leo Dusablon

won the 2011 Santa Fives held Dec 8-9 at Sun City West.

2nd- Jim, Wray,and Verna Roth, Marlene Cleutinx and Bill Pearson

3rd- Janice Bell,Kim Heiser,Brenda Wright, George Poor and John Stewart

4th-Regina and Andre Banares, Mike Wagner,Rick and Denise Marinaccio

5th-Lorraine and Len Hitchcock, MaryAnn Beath,Jim and Sherry Rogers

6th- Norm Dean,Wayne and Leone King, Bob Hill,Elaine Hansen

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The  webmaster has finally reappeared after being in South Africa for a few weeks.

All reports are that the Bill Weaver and Cy Stephan Pairs(Dec 3,4) were a great success despite the

cool weather. The women's pairs final day was held at the new artificial green at Fairway.

Weaver Results- Day 1

Weaver Pairs Final Results(24 teams)-click here to see teams

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Click here to see the Roberta Lane 4s and Bob Lane Triples teams.

Roberta Lane Fours Winners                                       Bob Lane Mixed Triples Winners

Ernie Alfoldi,Rick Marinaccio,Roberta Lane,Jim Rogers,Denise Marinaccio          Bill Pearson Roberta Lane Jack Behling,Marlene Cleutinx    

Here are the final Bob Lane Mixed triples results.

1st-Jack Behling,Bill Pearson,Marlene Cleutinx

2nd-John Wilson,Jan & Stu MacNaughton

3rd-Frank Souza,Jim & Sherry Rogers

4th-Len and Lorraine Hitchcock, Jon Behncke

2F-1 MaryAnn Beath, Grant Summers, Scott Peterson

2F-2 Ernie Alfoldi, Larry Grayson, Diane Denton

3F-1  Don Wood, Rodger Green, Myra Wood

3F-2 Jim, Sue and Verna Roth

4F-1  Neil and Dianne Douglas, Vera Eddy

4F-2  Janice Bell, Richard Kreuger, Russell Leonard

5F-1  Pat Harrison, Mary Wright, Bill Wainwright

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The final results of the Roberta Lane Open Fours are

1st-Rick and Denise Marinaccio, Jim Rogers and Ernie Alfoldi

2nd-Jim, Sue, Wray and Verna Roth

3rd- Frank Souza, Grant Summers, Anne Van Bastelaere and Sherry Rogers

4th- John and Ria Wilson, Stu and Jan MacNaughton

2F-1st-Len and Lorraine Hitchcock, Don and Myra Wood

2F-2nd-Peter Davies, Bob Milsom, Mike Ayling and Doug Morrison

3F-1st- Hugh Branson, Lauri Moritz, Ken Degenhardt and Mary Burns 

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The new season is almost here. For entry forms and tournament schedules click UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS on the left.

Dec 3,4  Bill Weaver Men's Pairs and Cy Stephan Women's Pairs

Dec 8,9 Santa mixed Fives

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Download SCD Dues form (pdf or Word).

Sun City bowlers -send form dues to Linda Webb.

All others- pay your dues to your clubs division representative.

If you plan to bowl in an SCD tournament:

Players must be a current member of any USLBA Division or a World Bowls
affiliate-e.g. Canada. World Bowls members who will be visiting the Sun Cities
area for more than 31 days must become a USLBA member.

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