District and Provincial Championships updates
Editor: Theresa Kennedy
Date: 2026-09-13
Provincial Novice Singles - Belleville, Sept. 19-20. Marie Limanni
Provincial Mixed Pairs - Woodstock, Sept. 12-13 - Marion Brunton & Liam O'Neill made it to the Sunday but lost the QF to the central gold medal winners. In first place was Pat Beaumont & Dave DeFoe of Preston winning over Neil Montgomery & Dawn Voisey of Elwood. Cary Lucier & Julie Siverns of Windsor/District 1 beat Gary Butineau & Lynn Cranch of Midland. Gorgeous day to play bowls. Well done to Pat & Dave.
District 5 Novice Singles - Roselawn, August 29. Marie Limanni & Lise Barnard, both from the Burlington club, played best 2 of 3 games going to 18 points. Marie won, playing about 32 ends. Chuck Agro & Mark Davies (Ancaster) also played best 2 of 3 games over 30 ends. Mark won that match. Congratulations to Marie & Mark who will be competing at the Provincials in Belleville on September 19-20. Wish them luck.
The Provincial Novice Men's and Women's Aussie Pairs Championships took place in Bobcaygeon and Cobourg this weekend, August 15-16, 2026. Cheer on Jim Steckle & Liam O'Neill and Toni Langshaw & Anita Steckle. Jim & Liam won gold. They came back from a deficit and beat the Port Credit team of Steven Bender & Paul Sutton. What is nice about this win - last year, Jim and Liam were 2nd year bowlers and won District 5. Shortly before they were to play in the 2025 Provincials, Jim had to find a new partner as Liam was unable to play. Jim and his new partner, Maurice Cartier lost in the bronze medal game. So, well done to Jim and Liam. Toni & Anita played 3 games on Saturday and although they did not advance to Sunday, all games were competitive with 2 games coming down to last bowls in the final end. Well done.
District 5 Mixed Pairs Championship - August 8-9, 2026 - Dundas, ON
Four teams entered this competition, all from Burlington. They are Marion Brunton & Liam O'Neill, Chuck Agro & Elizabeth Blunt, Debbie McCourt & Ernie Gersok, and Sophie & Dave Burrows. Wish them luck. Marion & Liam came in first with Sophie & Dave second. Note that this will be Liam's second journey to the Provincials this year, having won gold in Novice Aussie Pairs. The winners will go to the Provincials in Woodstock on September 12-13, 2026.
District 5 Women's Aussie Pairs Championship - July 25, 2026 - Burlington, ON
Only one women's team entered the competition. Toni Langshaw & Anita Steckle will represent our district at the Provincials in Cobourg on August 15-16. Wish them well.
District 5 Men's Aussie Pairs Championship - July 25, 2026 - Burlington, ON
Two Burlington teams, Jim Steckle & Liam O'Neill and Chuck Agro & Chris Brandl and one team from Ancaster battled to see who would win and go to the Provincials in Bobcaygeon on August 15-16, 2026. Jim & Liam won that battle.
Women's Pairs - Provincial Championships - July 11-12, 2026 - Dresden, ON
Congratulations to the Gold medal team of Kay Johns & Lynn Frost, winner over Dianne Trask & Meredith Bee. Both teams are headed to the Nationals. The third and fourth place teams were Pat Rawluk & Heather Comba and Laura Seed & Rebecca Coon respectively.
Men's Pairs - Provincial Championships - July 11-12, 2026 - Windsor, ON
One team from Burlington, Dekker Ly & Patrick Cote entered this championship but did not continue into the second day. The overall gold medal winner was Erik Galipeau & Rob Galipeau with the silver medal going to Kody Olthof & Mike McNorton. The third and fourth place teams were Rick Wood & Wayne Martin and Owen Kirby & Colin Weiss respectively. Congratulations to all participants and good luck at the Nationals in North Vancouver.
Men's Singles - Provincial Championships - July 4 and 5, 2026 - Heritage Greens, ON
Jim Steckle was the lone Burlington bowler in a field of 28 in the men's division. He did not make it to second day but played well in a field of experienced bowlers. The gold medal went to Kody Olthuf (Woodstock) over Erik Galipeau (James Garden). Third and fourth place went to Jake Masterson and Mark McFadyen. Congratulations to all. This is the third medal for Erik (silver in Fours and gold in U25 Singles).
Women's Singles - Provincial Championships - July 4 and 5, 2026 - Guelph, ON
Pat Binnie and Sophie Burrows were the Burlington bowlers in a field of 12 in the women's division. Both bowlers made it to the second day but only Sophie made it to the medals. Congratulations Sophie on your bronze medal win over Lianne Franklin (Heritage Greens) Winning gold was Katrina Carter (Hanover) over Rebecca Coon (Heritage Greens). This is the second medal for Sophie (gold in Senior Triples), Rebecca (silver in U18 singles) and Katrina (silver in Fours).
Provincial Youth Championships - June 27 and 28, 2026 - Peterborough, ON
There were 5 women and 5 men each in the U18. There were 2 women in the U25 and only 1 man in the U25 division. Congratulations to all the bowlers and the winners. The Youth Canadian Championships will be held in Hanover, ON on August 10-14, 2026.
The results are as follows:
U18 Women
- Gold - Elise Kerr (Belleville)
- Silver - Rebecca Coon (Heritage Greens)
- Bronze - Lily Boyd (Hanover)
U18 Men
- Gold - Jacob Hyatt (Cobourg)
- Silver - Dekker Ly (Oakville/Burlington)
- Bronze - Isaac Kerr (Belleville)
U25 Women
- Gold - Baylee van Steijn (Cobourg)
- Silver - Bridget Masterson (Peterborough)
U25 Men
- Gold - Erik Galipeau (James Gardens)
Provincial Senior Triples - June 16 and 17, 2026 - Hanover, ON
There were 6 women's and 17 men's teams entered in this competition.
Congratulations go out to the undefeated Burlington trio of Marion Brunton, Sophie Burrows & Penny Heneke!. They are heading to Windsor for the Canadians on August 25-30, 2026. In second place was Glenda Courtice, Sandy Weatherall & Theresa Bester while Betty Robitaille, Lynn Cranch & Laurie McLeod came in third.
Congratulations to the first place team of Vince Donohue, Glen Patton & Gary Butineau. Second place went to Larry McClellan, Andrew Davis & Wayne Christie while Wayne Martin, Fred Clark & Jurgen Fessler came in third place.
Provincial Open 4's - June 13 and 14, 2026 - Pickering, ON
There were 6 women's and 8 men's teams entered in this competition.
For the women, the team of Elizabeth Cormack (Richmond Hill), Pat Binnie (Burlington), Gloria Cheung (Richmond Hill) & Teresa Bucknall (Beamsville) were undefeated and won the GOLD MEDAL. They will be heading to North Vancouver for the Nationals, August 16-24, 2026. Wish them well.
In second place was the team of Jill Calvert-Goetz, Pat Kaufmann, Sandy Weatherall & Katrina Carter. Third place was held by Betty Robitaille, Carol MacDonald, Lori Bone and Laurie McLeod. The silver medalists will also be heading to BC for the Nationals.
For the men, Derek McKie's team of Peter Mutter, Murray Bennewies, & Everett Zwiers received gold. Second place was Erik Galipeau, John Bezear, Rick Lyons & Rob Galipeau. Third place was the young Junior team of Isaac Kerr, Cayden Carter, Jacob Hyatt & Dekker Ly. Because the Galipeau twosome won the provincial pairs championship, the Kerr team will be heading to the Nationals.
Congratulations to all bowlers and the medalists.
