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President's Cup - Singles Newport Harbor 4/13/19

4/14/2019

Have you ever seen someone so excited about a blank space on a plaque before?

Employing a revised format for the annual club singles tournament, there could be no doubt about this year's champion - Matt Bauchiero who went 7-0 on the day.

Splitting time between bowling and watching what would become an historic Master's Golf Tournament, a full field of 24 bowlers competed in the event.

The top 4 finishers on the day:

1st - Matt Bauchiero 7-0
2nd - Randy Hatfield 6-1
3rd - Fred Robles 5-2 +17 pts
4th - Jane Blair 5-2 +15 pts

Thanks to everyone who came out to play and to Mike Ruggles for running the tournament. Also a special thanks to the extra help provided by Maryna Hyland and Jim White.

April Mexican Train Game Night

4/12/2019

26 Members enjoyed appetizers, desserts & some great company at the April Mexican Train Game Night! If you missed the April game night, the club is hosting another on May 15th. Come on out, learn a new game, and spend some time with friends (or meet new ones from our upcoming Open House on May 11th).

Yellow Jacket - April, 2019

4/2/2019

Newport Harbor Club Tournament 3-bowl Pairs

3/26/2019

by Mike Ruggles

This past Sunday we had an amazing field of 36 bowlers (18 teams) competing in four 10-end games. I may be biased, but it was pretty much a perfect day. The weather was warm and breezy and everyone was in a fun and competitive mood. And the results … well, they were pretty OK too.

When all was said and done only one team finished 4-0 (18 plus points) and that was the team of Bill Blair and Mike Ruggles - who had to battle another undefeated team (Norma and Jimmer) in the 4th game to decide the eventual tournament winner. Whew!

2nd place went to Bill Buchanan and Herb Glazeroff (3 wins, 16 plus points). 3rd place to Jane Blair and Keith McCabe (3 wins, 13 plus points). 4th to Diana Wenzel and Brian Mulvaney (3 wins, 9 plus points). 5th to Norma Goodhart and Jimmer Wysopal (3 wins, 3 plus points). THE "BOTY" STANDINGS HAVE BEEN UPDATED (under the "RESOURCES" tab on the club website).

The next club tournament is the PRESIDENT'S CUP SINGLES on Saturday April 13. We're expecting an exciting field of skilled bowlers to compete for this coveted title (Charlie Herbert is the two-time defending champion). The morning format will allow us to identify the top 12 bowlers who will then compete in a 2-game format after lunch to determine the final standings. Seeds 1-4 will compete for first through fourth place. Seeds 5-8 will compete for fifth through eight place. Seeds 9-12 will compete for the ninth through twelfth place. Our hope is that we'll have a great crowd for the afternoon games. And if you're not able to compete, we sure could use your help with marking.

As a reminder … you can sign up for the club tournaments via email or text. Just let me know and I'll add your name. Thank you for your involvement and support.

Murray/Allison Singles

3/17/2019

The Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club hosted the SW Men's Division Murray / Allison singles over two days on March 16-17. You can see the full breakdown of participants and results HERE.

Newport was well represented in the event and in the finishers. Finishing 2nd in the Murray Flight was Tad Dutch and finishing 1st in the Allison was Andrew Dufresne.

1st Annual Heidi Rittner Australian Pairs - March 16 - Santa Ana LBC

3/16/2019

On Saturday, March 16th, the SW Women's Division held the newly named Heidi Rittner Australian Pairs tournament. Results and Participants can be seen HERE.

Heidi's daughter was there to celebrate the victors and the beloved memory of her mother.

Yellow Jacket

3/1/2019

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Valentine's Day Pairs 2/17/2019

2/18/2019

The only team to go undefeated on the day, Shelley Cohen and Tad Dutch

Braving chilly temperatures and rain which threatened to wash out the last of the day's play, a full-field of 32 bowlers came out to kick off the first of the club's 10 events scheduled for the year. The rain only managed to scare off one of the contestants (*cough* Fred Robles *cough* *cough*) but did not halt play and in the end all 4 matches were played and the event successfully completed.

Mike Ruggles has taken up the mantle of tournament director for the club's Bowler of the Year events and so far, so great. The next event is also 3-bowl pairs and is scheduled to take place on March 10th.

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to play and to Jim White who was a huge help with the score keeping.

Looking forward to a great year bowling with everyone!

(Editor's note - will add in the 2nd through 4th place team photos once they're sent in)

Winter League - 2019

2/17/2019

To call Winter League 2019 a challenge would be an understatement on a few levels. In spite of the weather, and other organizational issues, we managed to play the majority of the season and wrap up with some fun matches.

Taking 1st Place in Silver was Newport Harbor 1 - Captained by Bill Buchanan. The Silver final took place in Long Beach against the team from Holmby Park.

The 1st Place Silver Team - Newport 1 (Left to Right) Scott Weaver, Jane Blair, Bill Blair, Ben Shaw, Julie Buchanan, Bill Buchanan (not shown - Ed Quo)

The Gold League played their final up in Beverly Hills with Newport 4 taking on the team from Santa Monica in a bit of a David vs. Goliath. Unfortunately, Goliath won this round and Newport 4 took home 2nd place overall.

Newport 4 - (Left to Right) Keith McCabe, Tad Dutch, Brian Mulvaney, Andrew Dufresne, Stephen Monfre.

A huge thanks to all the teams who weathered the rain-outs and to the clubs who played host throughout the season.

Yellow Jacket

2/1/2019

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