The short mat Team departed Victoria for Sweden at the civilized hour of 12:20 . David, Chris and Andrew arrived at the airport with Cathy Denny at the wheel of David’s Ford Escape. Thank you Cathy. The check-in was uneventful except that David left one of his bags in the car...David’s frantic call … [Read more...]
CTV Sports Anchor checking out Short Mat Team
December 21, 2017 by
CTV Sports Anchor Jordan Cunningham paid a visit to the Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club to check up on our Canadian Short Mat champions. The team was busy practising for the World Championship to be held in Strömstad, Sweden March 16th to 18th, 2018. Update: Jordan's report aired on CTV News Vancouver … [Read more...]
Social Bridge Finishes with Lunch
December 20, 2017 by
The Tuesday Social Bridge finished the season with lunch followed by bridge. We will meet again on the 9 of January 2018. Anyone who would like to have a social game with help/instruction if needed is welcome to join us. … [Read more...]
Duplicate Bridge Luncheon
December 14, 2017 by
The Duplicate Bridge luncheon was held in Carnarvon House today. It looks to me like everyone was a winner. … [Read more...]
Thank You for Donations
December 10, 2017 by
December, 2017 The Executive and Members of the Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club would like to thank the following local merchants and club members for their generous donations for the raffle at our Christmas Dinner 2017. Barbara Weaver-Bosson Black Ball Ferry Line Café … [Read more...]
2nd Annual Inter Club Short-Mat Tournament
December 4, 2017 by
Oak Bay held its 2nd annual Interclub Short-Mat tournament on the weekend. Participation was up from last years tournament with 10 teams and 30 bowlers registered to play representing Victoria West, Lake Hill and Oak Bay Clubs. We even had one team entirely made up of 1st year bowlers who played … [Read more...]
Good-bye Toronto
November 28, 2017 by
On our last day but one, the team relaxed in downtown Toronto and went to the Royal Ontario Museum. There was a Viking exhibit which was symbolic of our trip to the World Championship in Sweden. I think this wraps up my Short Mat Tournament blog. Thank you all for reading and giving us your … [Read more...]
Next Stop – World Championships (Updated Dec 15)
November 27, 2017 by
The Oak Bay team, Andrew, Brent, David and Mitch have been invited to be part of the Canadian Short Mat team to represent Canada in the world championships in Strömstad, Sweden this coming March 15-18. The team has unanimously agreed to go, why wouldn’t we? A great chance play the best teams in the … [Read more...]
Oak Bay Wins Silver and Bronze Again!
November 24, 2017 by
Back to the bowling lanes. We did have the luxury of not having to play until 9 am. So, up at 7 am on our way to the bowling hall by 8:15 am. With Brent driving it takes about 30 mins. The bowling hall is a gym part of the Pentecostal Church on the Queensway. We did have the privilege of being shown … [Read more...]
Oak Bay Captures Silver and Bronze in Pairs
November 23, 2017 by
Another busy day at the Canadian Short Mat Championships. The day started with Brent and Mitch versus Andrew and David, playing in a pairs semi-final. This turned out to be a titanic struggle for supremacy. The game went to the 15th end, tied at 13-all; a one-end tie breaker for the right to play in … [Read more...]
