Williamsburg Inn Lawn Bowling




2010  TOURNAMENT  RESULTS
Williamsburg Inn Lawn Bowling Club

The following table shows results from WILBC tournaments and matches, listed chronologically.  After the table there are comments about each event, with the most recent event listed first.
DATE       EVENT                       WINNER      
April 10-11 Handicap Singles Jack Edwards
May 1-2 Williamsburg Invitational Pinehurst and Williamsburg tie
May 8 Venus v. Mars Men outlast women, 15-9
May 29-30 Eaton-Mahone Pairs (club championship) Lew LeCompte and Bill Bryant
June 5-6 Miller Pairs (Sponsored by Northeast Division) Abe Kaplan and Earl Shaner
June 19-20 Match with Pinehurst (in Pinehurst) Williamsburg
June 26-27 Fran Healey Women's Singles Carol Wynder
July 17-18 Summer Triples Martha Blanks, Bill Bryant, Lew LeCompte
August 7-8 Let Jack Lie Singles Ron Landa
August 14-16 Northeast Division Singles Playdowns Joan Miller and Bill Borowitz
August 28-29 Mixed Pairs (club championship) Susan and Dan Berg
September 25-26 Round Robin Pairs
October 2-3 Townsend Singles (club championship)
October 30-31 Williamsburg Open Pairs

Mixed Pairs     This is a club championship with a trophy that goes back for a couple of decades. This year 11 pairs competed in the event.  The contestants were divided into two groups, with each group playing a round robin.  In group A, Linda and Jay Alphin were not defeated, though they had one tie.  Sissy and Peter Hall had 4 wins and a loss.  In group B, three teams finished the round robin with 4-1 records (Susan and Dan Berg; Joann Proper and Bill Bryant; Ann Wuest and Jim Halter).  The Bergs advanced to the final round on the basis of comparative scoring records.

In the sixth and final round, Susan and Dan Berg defeated Linda and Jay Alphin to win the championship.  Ann Wuest and Jim Halter defeated Sissy and Peter Hall to win third place.  In addition to those already mentioned, players included Lorri Veden and Bob Hunt; Fran Hermance and Jack Edwards; Isi Dawson and Lew LeCompte; Leonard Bosworth and Joan Miller; Jeff Kelly and Francis Knight; Martha and Ed Blanks.

No one was surprised at who made it to the finals.  Susan and Dan Berg, who are perennial favorites, bowled well to win the trophy for the third consecutive year.  Linda and Jay Alphin, who have been fine bowlers at Pinehurst for many years, also joined our club this year and have come to Williamsburg for several tournaments.  

Northeast Division Singles Playdowns     Each year, one woman and one man qualify for the US Championships by winning the singles playdowns.  This year they were played in Williamsburg, with 6 women and 12 men from five states competing for the titles.  The weather cooperated, with a break in the stifling heat of the summer.

The women played a full round robin.  At the end of those five games, Joan Miller of Williamsburg and Jean Lithgow of New York had records of 4-1.  In the playoff for the championship, Joan defeated Jean 15-3.  Joan thereby qualified for the US Championships to be played in Sun City, Arizona, on October 23-27, 2010.

The men, divided into two groups of 6, played a round robin within each group.  The top two records in group A belonged to Bud Fickley of Pittsburgh and Bill Borowitz of Greenwich CT (Bill beat Edward Last of New York in a playoff for the second spot).  Robin Goldman of Baltimore and Lew LeCompte of Williamsburg had the best records in group B.  Those four players then played a round robin, with Bill Borowitz and Lew LeCompte finishing 2-1.  In the showdown for the championship, Bill beat Lew 15-14.

It was a good weekend for the Williamsburg club.  It is a rare honor to qualify for the national event, and Joan deserves our applause.  And Lew came very, very close to winning as well.  That would have been unprecedented; our club has never had a woman and a man qualify in the same year.  

Two other members of our club, Rob Goldman and Ed Reynolds, also bowled well, as did Bill Bryant.  Thus we can be optimistic about the future as well as thrilled with the results this year!



Let Jack Lie Singles     In this singles tournament, the jack is not centered; the delivery of the jack is legal if it is not too short, in the ditch, or out of bounds.  Some of the jacks in this game are near the edge of the rink, or very long.

The 10 players were divided into two groups; in the first five rounds, each participant played against all the players in the other group.  Ron Landa won Group A and Emedio Bracalente won Group B, each with a single loss.   In the final round, Ron beat Brac to claim the championship.  

Dan Berg beat Lew LeCompte for third place.  Others who played were Joan Miller, Bob Hunt, Jack Edwards, Joann Proper, Frances Knight, and Ray Nugent.

 Summer Triples     Each team was required to have a new member (2009 or 2010).  Several new members played, and played well, and the tournament experience was great for them.  

The four teams in the tournament played a round robin.  The winning team -- Martha Blanks, Bill Bryant, and Lew LeCompte -- were undefeated.  Each of the other teams won one game, but could not beat the champions.  Others who played were Sandy Gurev, Lorri Veden, Bob Hunt, Ed Blanks, Ann Wuest, Isi Dawson, Jeff Kelly, Edith Edwards, and Jack Edwards.

 Fran Healey Women's Singles     This is an annual women's singles tournament, named for Fran Healey, who was a member of our club from 1987 to 2002.  She now lives in Tennessee.  Credit for initiating the tournament goes to Joann Proper and Joan Miller, who had the idea for the tournament and obtained an unusual trophy for the winner.

This year the 10 players were divided into two groups; each bowler played against all those in the other group.  After these five games, the winners of the two groups played for the championship.  Carol Wynder led group A with three wins, a tie, and a loss; each other player in the group lost at least two games.  Joan Miller was the group B leader, losing only one game. In the championship game, Carol bowled superbly, beating Joan 12-2.  After a slow start on Saturday, Sissy Hall played well on Sunday, beating Edith Edwards 9-6 for third place.

Joann Proper, who did not play in this tournament, was there on Sunday to award the trophy to Carol.  Other players who enjoyed this special tournament were Frances Knight, Isi Dawson, Lorraine Landauer, B. J. Padley, Ann Wuest, and Martha Blanks.

Pinehurst Match     Each year the Williamsburg and Pinehurst clubs play a match, with a trophy going to the winner.  This year the match was in Pinehurst on June 19-20.  It was a thrilling match, with the outcome not determined until the delivery of the final bowl in the final match. Williamsburg prevailed, 21-19.  Many members of the Williamsburg team were not even familiar with lawn bowling in 1997, when Williamsburg last won the Challenge Cup.

The teams played four rounds of games, with five pairs games in each round.  The teams were even after the first round, with each squad winning two matches and tying one.  Pinehurst won four of the five games in the second round, while Williamsburg won three games in the third round.  Thus going into the final round, Pinehurst led by four points; Williamsburg needed four victories to win the match.  Important games were won by Frances Knight and Edith Edwards, by Ann Wuest and Emedio Bracalente, and by Lew LeCompte and Jay Alphin.  In the final game to be completed, Joan Miller and Bill Bryant were one up coming home, but two down in the head after 10 bowls had been delivered.  Joan moved the jack away from the opponents' bowls, then drew for the winning point with her next delivery, thereby sealing the match.

Many players contributed to the victory in addition to those mentioned above .  Three players won three of their four games: Emedio Bracalente, Bill Bryant, and Lew LeCompte.  Francis Knight won two of her three games, and Ann Wuest played extremely well as did Brac when they upset Pinehurst's premier team.  It was a most satisfying result, not only because it was a victory but because so many players, both old and new, played a critical part in the outcome.



Miller Pairs     Sponsored by the Northeast Division on the Williamsburg green, this tournament attracted 13 pairs from Massachusetts to Florida.  Like most Northeast events, it involved a five game random draw, followed by playoffs.  Two teams were undefeated in the five games: Abe Kaplan (Atlanta GA) and Earl Shaner (Mt. Dora FL), and Jack Lucey (Quincy MA) and Patrick Duffy (Broooklyn NY).  In the 14 end playoff, Kaplan and Shaner won to claim the championship.

Michele Arculli (Basking Ridge NJ) and Duncan Farrell (Union NJ) were third; Bud Ricucci (Mt. Dora FL) and Rob Goldman (Baltimore MD) were fourth.  Pairs from Williamsburg who played were Joan Miller and Emedio Bracalente; Jim McCaffrey and Lew LeCompte; Ann Wuest and Bill Bryant; and Paul Howland and Jack Edwards.  Several other members of the Williamsburg club also played:  Linda and Jay Alphin, Rob Goldman, and Burl Roller.

Eaton-Mahone Pairs     This tournament is the annual club pairs championship.  The eight competing teams were divided into two groups, with each team playing every team in the other group.  In group A, Lew LeCompte and Bill Bryant were the only team to win all of their games. Sissy and Peter Hall were the winners of group B.  When they met in the final round, LeCompte and Bryant won decisively to remain undefeated and win the championship.

Susan Berg and Joan Miller (second in group B) defeated Lorri Veden and Bob Hunt (second in group A) to claim third place. Others who competed in the tournament were Jay and Linda Alphin, Paul Howland, Jack Edwards, Ann Wuest, Bob Mandala, Frances Knight, Jeff Kelly, and Ted Seaman.

Since this tournament began in 1996, Lew LeCompte is the first person to win three times consecutively.  He won with Carol Wynder in 2008, Dan Berg in 2009, and Bill Bryant in 2010. During that three year run, he played both lead and skip.  It is a remarkable record which is not likely to be broken.


Venus v. Mars     This is the annual match between female and male members of WILBC.  The participants played two rounds, retired for lunch together, and returned for a third game in the afternoon.  Most of the games were pairs games.

The match was tied 4-4 after the first round.  In the second round, the men pushed into a slight lead, 9-7.  They won three of the four matches in the third round to claim bragging rights with a final score of 15-9.  Players included Isi Dawson, Edith Edwards, Frances Knight, Ann Wuest, Sissy Hall, Joan Miller, Sandy Gurev, Patti Gray, Ray Nugent, Jim McCaffrrey, Paul Howland, Bob Hunt, Peter Hall, Lew LeCompte, and Jack Edwards.

 Williamsburg Invitational     A four team match, the Williamsburg Invitational, was played on May 1-2.  Each team had three pairs. There were teams from Frick Park in Pittsburgh and Pinehurst NC, as well as Williamsburg.  The fourth team, called the All Stars, was composed of one pair from Pinehurst and two from Williamsburg.

The teams played a round robin on Saturday to determine which two teams would play for the championship on Sunday. Pinehurst and Williamsburg won the qualifying rounds easily so they opposed each other in the final rounds on Sunday.  Joan Miller and Ed Reynolds won one game for Williamsburg, and Paul Howland and Jack Edwards won two games.  In what eventually proved to be a pivotal game, Lew LeCompte and Bill Bryant (W) were ahead of Linda and Jay Alphin (P) by two points with one end to play, but the Alphin scored three points in the last end to win by a single point.  None of the Williamsburg pairs could beat Jackie and George Tucker, who had the best record in the match.  The result of all this was a tie: each team won three games.     

Frick Park and the All Stars played for third place on Sunday, and they also tied with three wins each.  Eileen Luba and Rusty Hein won both their games to anchor the Frick Park effort.  For the All Stars, each pair won a game.  Williamsburg players who contributed to the All Star showing were Lorri Veden, Bob Hunt, Edith Edwards, Ann Wuest, and Jim Halter.
Handicap Singles      In the first event of 2010, fourteen players joined to play the Handicap Singles. Each player was assigned a handicap for all games. The players were divided into two groups.  After each group played seven games to complete a round robin, Jack Edwards and Emedio Bracalente emerged as group winners.  In the eighth and final round, Edwards defeated Bracalente 11-6 to win the championship.  Cary Carson prevailed over Charles Wynder 10-6 to win third place.  Carson's showing was impressive because he is just beginning his second year of bowling.

Others who played were Lew LeCompte, Jim McCaffrey, Joan Miller, Bob Hunt, Jerry Egan, Bill Bryant, Frances Knight, Bob Fichter, Edith Edwards, Ann Wuest, and Carol Wynder.




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