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Our Centennial Committee has officially revealed to members our new club shirts and shorts ahead of our 100th season. Members will have three base colours to choose from (or choose one of each!) with shirts being available in men’s or ladies style. Can’t wait to see these beauties on the greens in 2023!
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They look great. I’ll be ordering at least 2 shirts and a pair of shorts. Do you have photos showing what is on each sleeve? Thanks.

Really nice.

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Lots of future champions there! Way to go Broadbeach Bulls.
👍👍🎉🎉🥳🥳Congratulations to our Junior Bulls superstars 💙💛 who competed in the 2023 Junior State Championships in Bundaberg last week! 🏆

All our Junior Bulls showed great sportsmanship and skills out on the greens, with one of our Junior Bulls having some very impressive results throughout the week of play!

Sam Collier won Bronze 🥉 in the U18 Pairs and was selected in the Qld U18 State Squad as well! Congratulation Sam! 🤗

If you're child is interested in giving bowls a try, come along to our FREE Junior Bowls Academy every Wednesday from 4pm (no experience needed)! 🌟

For Junior Bowls Academy information👉 bit.ly/BBC-JuniorBowlsAcademy

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Wishing you and your loved ones a prosperous Lunar New Year! May the Year of the Rabbit bring you good luck, good health, and good fortune. Let's embrace the new year with open hearts and minds, and make the most of the opportunities it brings.
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His and Hares

Thank you and to you in Calgary too. Sidney Lawn Bowling Club

Happy Chinese new year.. (:

Not the best Jack placement.

Mens pairs Stew and Stue

Great photo thanks for sharing.

Our "harey" mascots, Bias and Wrong, hahaha.

It’s the year of the rabbit

Waiting to race the bowls.

Little Kangaroos!!!

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2 weeks ago

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Jason Banks has been playing brilliant bowls throughout this tournament. Can’t wait for the final tomorrow on YouTube. Jason is actually from Inverurie where my brother and his wife live which is about 20 mins drive from my home town of Aberdeen in the North East of Scotland.

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Watched walker this morning. Impressed with him

Congratulations Coach Derek on your appointment to Bowls Canada Boulingrin Assistant National Coach!!! 🎉🎉🥳🥳👍👍👏👏

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Derek Dillon named as Bowls Canada National Assistant Coach – Bowls Canada Boulingrin

Derek Dillon named as Bowls Canada National Assistant CoachJanuary 19, 2023January 19, 2023 | Ottawa (ON) Bowls Canada is pleased to announce that Derek Dillon of Calgary, Alberta will be joining the ...

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Well done Derek. Your appointment is a credit to you for all the hard work you have put in to help the bowlers. Your personality is speaks for itself. 👏👏👏👏

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Canada 🇨🇦 continues to demonstrate it belongs on the world stage.
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Cheers to our good friends at Bow Cliff Seniors! We look forward to celebrating our centennial season along with all of you.
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Official YouTube Page for The World Bowls Tour! Bringing you the latest news, live coverage and results.

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Everyone who competes in Bowls Alberta provincial events, has taken club coach training, been involved in para or youth bowls in the province, or strives to improve their club’s success knows Pat Vos. We are so grateful for her guidance over the years she has been Executive Director. Thank you Pat for all you have done for the sport. Can’t wait to see what else your future in bowls brings. Congratulations 🥳🥳🥳👍👍👍👏👏👏 ... See MoreSee Less

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Congrats (again) on your retirement Pat and all the best in the future and in this new year. Happy New Year. (:

Calgary Lawn Bowling Club is feeling joyful.

1 month ago

As we near the end of another year, we wanted to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for helping make our club such a special place. Your contributions as members, volunteers, and guests have helped to make this past year a success and have helped to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for everyone.

We are particularly excited to celebrate our upcoming centennial season in 2023. This milestone would not be possible without the dedication and support of our club community. We look forward to continuing to work together and making the next 100 years even more memorable.

As we say goodbye to 2022 and welcome in the new year, we wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. May the coming year be filled with joy, prosperity, and meaningful connections.

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Happy New Year Mike and Kim and to everyone at the club. We'll celebrate the 100th year well and have lots of fun. 🙂

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Thanks for making the day so special

Thanks for the warm welcome and thank you for making

Thank you all for a season full of fun,
On the green our laughter never done.
We bowl and cheer and make new friends,
Our club a place where joy never ends.

To our volunteers, we are so grateful,
Your hard work and dedication invaluable.
You keep our club running smooth,
We couldn't do it without you, that's the truth.

To our guests, we hope you had a blast,
We hope you'll come back and bowl at last.
Our centennial season is just around the bend,
We can't wait to see you all again, our friends.

To all of you across the land, Season’s Greetings
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Merry Christmas everyone!

Great pics Mike. (I see you used some of mine too. thank you.) Merry Xmas to you all and all the best in the new year. Can't wait until next May. (:

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, from Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club! 🎄

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Our annual potluck before X'mas at Calgary Lawn. Very good turn out and we have such a nice food and lovely companies, what a wonderful time we have together . 😀 ... See MoreSee Less

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Club members gathered today for the annual Christmas Potluck. Along with sharing festive food and good cheer our Centennial Committee also unveiled three new exciting shirt designs for next season. Thank you Kathy for the photos, David for the music, and Marylyn for organizing the day’s event. Season’s greetings everyone from Calgary LBC!
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You are very welcome Mike. I know I took a lot of 'food' pics. LOL It was all so scrumptous. Next year, I'll make sure I take more people pics. 🙂 Merry Xmas to you all. Enjoy the holidays.

Had a wonderful time, so nice to see everyone. Enjoy the wonderful Christmas season everyone and good health and happiness in 2023! Only 14 sleeps till the big day Yipeeee

Cute! I wish I could have made it, I hope everyone enjoyed themselves!

Happy holidays Calgary lawn.

Looks like you had a wonderful time. The food table looks mouth watering. Happy Holidays from the Sidney Lawn Bowling Club

We had a wonderful time, Merry Christmas everyone.

Merry Christmas to everyone at Calgary Lawn! 🎄🎉

Sorry I missed it! Merry Christmas everyone!

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone.

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Way to represent 🇨🇦 Amy and Owen!World Junior Indoor Championships – Day 5

World junior champions crowned
Two tense tiebreaks brought the Junior World Bowls Championships to an exciting close at the County Antrim indoor bowls club in Northern Ireland yesterday, when Harry Goodwin won the men’s singles title for England and Australia’s Brianna Smith won the women’s singles title.

While Goodwin’s final win over Queenslander Nick Cahill denied the Aussie a rare double, he also chalked up a golden double for himself, after he partnered England team-mate Ruby Hill to a win over Smith and Cahill in yesterday (THURSDAY)’s mixed pairs final.

‘Tiebreak Torment’ is how players describe the sudden death nature of the brutal one-end deciders that break a one-set-all deadlock – but spectators enjoyed the drama as Goodwin beat Cahill, 10-11 9-4 1-0, and Smith returned an 11-5 5-6 1-0 scorecard against Hong Kong China star Yu Yee Sin.

Smith looked the winner all the way when she scorched to an 11-5 win in the first set, but Yu, who despite her calm appearance, admitted she was close to panic mode, kept her head and dug deep to edge the second set 6-5 and force Smith into tiebreak territory.

Brilliant bowls from both players on the shoot-out – a dead-length toucher from Yu and an accurate running bowl from Smith – left the result in doubt until the umpire Mike Clewer, after measuring several times, decreed that the Aussie’s bowl was closer by a fraction of an inch.

Smith, who is 23, had played consistently throughout the tournament, and was a worthy winner, but the 24-year-old Yu, a product of the Hong Kong Youth Development scheme, captured the hearts of spectators with her quiet demeanour and unstated self-assurance.

‘I may feel panicky inside, but I take a deep breath, try to be calm, and concentrate on the basics, to boost my inner confidence,’ Yu explained, while an overjoyed Smith, who plays for the St John’s Park club in Sydney, was close to tears, insisting, ‘This win is beyond my wildest dreams.’

Goodwin, a 25-year-old plasterer from Sittingbourne, also expressed his disbelief in winning a world title. “I never thought it was possible,” he said, “But it’s been a great week for me. Winning the mixed pairs with Ruby was fantastic, but to add the singles title is unbelievable.”

In the final, Cahill, who is only 20, had the better of the opening set, and forged into an 11-6 lead after seven ends, and held on to win the set, 11-10, and the Aussie, a professional bowler, who plies his trade on the Gold Coast, looked the likely winner when he led, 4-2 in the second set.

However, stringing together a sequence of five unanswered scores, Goodwin turned things around, winning the set, 9-4, after eight ends, and controlled the tiebreak with inch-perfect drawing to the jack, forcing Cahill into playing weight.

A good strike saw Goodwin’s shot disappear, but England’s Under 25 captain simply replaced the shot with a prefect draw, and Cahill’s valiant attempt to beat it on a draw slipped frustratingly past the jack, and left the tall Englishman with the shot that gave him the world title.

Photo: New world junior singles champions Brianna Smith and Harry Goodwin pictured with their fellow competitors after the presentations.

Results:

MEN’S SINGLES:

Final: Harry Goodwin (England) bt Nick Cahill (Australia) 10-11 9-4 1-0.

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"The competition has come to an end for our Canadian duo. Amy and Owen both finished with their best singles games of the tournament despite losses to Hong Kong China and Scotland respectively. We are extremely proud of the fine ambassadorship and ever developing talent witnessed this week. Look out, these are two young bowlers to watch." - Coach Tammy

We could not have said it better ourselves. Amy and Owen, thank you for making this country proud!
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"La compétition a pris fin pour notre duo canadien. Amy et Owen ont tous deux terminé avec leurs meilleurs matchs en simple du tournoi, malgré des défaites contre Hong Kong Chine et l'Écosse respectivement. Nous sommes extrêmement fiers de l'excellent ambassadeur et du talent en évolution constant dont nous avons été témoins cette semaine. Attention, ce sont deux jeunes joueurs de boulingrin à surveiller". - Coach Tammy

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Update of day 1 at the 2022 Youth World Championships in Ireland. The first match of the day for our Canadians (Amy Spence & Owen Kirby) was their mixed doubles match Vs Scotland. Unfortunately, they lost both sets 3-9 & 4-9. The second match of the day was Amy facing off against Australia in the women's singles. Getting used to the green, Amy was able to secure the second set (6-5) but ultimately came up short in the tie breaking set. The last game of the day was a men's singles match for Owen. Owen played against Wales where he too was growing more comfortable with the indoor surface. However, Owen lost two closely contested sets 3 - 5 & 3 - 6. Wishing Amy and Owen the best of luck for the coming days!

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Mise à jour de la première journée des Championnats du monde jeunesse 2022 en Irlande. Le premier match de la journée pour nos Canadiens (Amy Spence & Owen Kirby) était leur match de double mixte contre l'Ecosse. Malheureusement, ils ont perdu les deux sets 3-9 & 4-9. Le deuxième match de la journée a vu Amy affronter l'Australie dans le simple féminin. S'habituant au vert, Amy a pu s'assurer le deuxième set (6-5) mais a finalement échoué dans le set décisif. Le dernier match de la journée était le match de simple masculin pour Owen. Il a affronté le Pays de Galles, où il s'est également montré plus à l'aise sur la surface intérieure. Cependant, Owen a perdu deux sets très disputés 3 - 5 et 3 - 6. ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

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Training day for Team 🇨🇦 at the World Youth Championship in Belfast. Enjoy every moment Amy and Owen and Coaches Tammy and Derek. 🍀
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2 months ago

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Good going guys

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Team Canada 🇨🇦 and current Team Alberta Head Coach Derek Dillon is off to Belfast to coach Canada’s U25 hopefuls Amy Spence (PEI) and Owen Kirby (ON). We wish them all the greatest experience. 🍀🍀🍀
#GoCanadaGo📢 Less than a week to go until the IIBC World U25 Championships start.

👉🏻 Monday 5th December at 10am, starts the week off with mixed pairs. All 24 players from across the world will take part in this session!

🇦🇺 Brianna Smith & Nick Cahill
🇨🇦 Amy Spence & Owen Kirby
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ruby Hill & Harry Goodwin
🇬🇬 Catherine Snell & Ben Harvey
🇭🇰 Yu See Sin & Chow Ho Yin
🇭🇺 Sarolta Schrank & Mate Dobos
🇮🇱 Shira Eshel & 🇳🇦 Ronan Olivier
🇳🇫 Ellie Dixon & 🇺🇸 Angel Gomez
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kara Lees & Bradley Buchan
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Lauren Gowen & Ben Matthews

And of course not forgetting our own home players Shauna O'Neill and Adam Rankin and Daniel Spratt pairing up with Larissa Rubin from🇨🇭

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All the best Derek

Keep them focused son

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Obituary of Wesley John Fisher | McInnis & Holloway, Deerfoot South

FISHER, Wesley “Wes” John October 4, 1960 – Regina, Saskatchewan November 17, 2022 – Calgary, Alberta Wesley Fisher, of Calgary, AB, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the age of 6...

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Check out all the names on Canadian Bowler’s Top 20 list - several Bowls Alberta members on there. 👍👍👍💪💪💪👏👏👏 ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done Michael! Finishing within the TOP 10 in the world is pretty impressive in our books! You represented Canada wonderfully and showed we belong on the world stage. 👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👏👏👏💪💪💪Michael's journey at the 2022 World Bowls Championship has come to an end. Michael was able to make Canadian bowlers proud with a total of six wins to his name finishing in 6th place in his pool. Thank you to everyone in the comments supporting Michael! We, at Bowls Canada, are proud that Michael was able to represent Canada at the world stage. Thank you for all your hard work!
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Le voyage de Michael au Championnat mondial de boulingrin de 2022 a pris fin. Michael a pu rendre les boulistes canadiens fiers avec un total de six victoires à son nom en terminant à la 6e place. Merci à tous ceux qui ont encouragé Michael dans les commentaires ! Nous, à Bouliongrin Canada, sommes fiers que Michael ait pu représenter le Canada sur la scène mondiale. Merci pour tout votre travail acharné ! ... See MoreSee Less

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If any of our members, who would qualify for this funding, are interested becoming a Club Coach please contact Jake Schuknecht from Bowls Canada Boulingrin or DM us to help. ... See MoreSee Less

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For the first time in 36 years, Team Canada / Équipe Canada Mens soccer squad makes it to the FIFA World Cup. World class fielder Alphonso Davies and Calgarian Samuel Adekugbe are led by one of the most inspiring and gifted coaches in any sport, John Herdman. They are taking the field against 2nd ranked Belgium now. WHAT IF CANADA SCORES FIRST? 👀🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🎉🎉🎉

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Second half to come and the dream continues. Great stuff!❤️

Michael is steadily climbing up the rankings with two more victories to his name! Michael plays both the early and late match today. Starting at 3:30pm, Leong will facoff against Aperau (COK) and at 9:30pm he will face off against Herbert (USA). Let the winning momentum rooooooll on!

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Michael grimpe régulièrement dans les classements avec deux nouvelles victoires à son actif ! Michael vas jouer deux match aujourd'hui. A partir de 15h30, Leong affrontera Aperau (COK) et à 21h30 il affrontera Herbert (USA). Que la dynamique de la victoire continue ! ... See MoreSee Less

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Good luck to Bowls BC’s Michael Leong, who will represent 🇨🇦 at the Champion of Champions upcoming event in New Zealand. We’re pulling for you!
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Michael Leong is Set to Represent Canada at the World Bowls Champion of Champions – Bowls Canada Boulingrin

Michael Leong is Set to Represent Canada at the World Bowls Champion of ChampionsNovember 16, 2022Ottawa, ON | Novemeber 16th, 2022 The reigning Canadian singles champion Michael Leong is set to be...