Tournament Division
The tournament division men and ladies have completed their final tournaments.
Congratulations out to Jen Baker who won the 5th tournament with a score of 2171. This is her
sixteenth win overall. Also, Heidi Mapstone won the 6th tournament with a score of 2150. This was her fifth win.
On the men’s side Matt Schultz won the 5th tournament with a score of 2126, his ninth win. Derek Home was the winner of the 6th with a score of 2305, his second win.
Great bowling everyone!
Congratulations to the following Tournament Division bowlers who have now qualified for Nationals:
The men’s singles representative is Derek Home of Calgary and Jennifer Baker of Stettler is the ladies’ singles representativefor a second consecutive year.
The ladies’ team is made up of Jenna Lamoureaux, Heidi Mapstone, Jennifer Smith, Katie Rayner and
Tracy Smith. The coach of the ladies’ team is Geoff Wilson.
The tournament men’s team consists of Tyler Tytgat, Dexter Wiseman, Rylan Willier, Matt Schultz and Bradly Tytgat. The men’s coach will be Harvey Pocza.
Congratulations to everyone and best of luck to all of you in Winnipeg.
Teaching and Senior Division Results – Provincial Tournament
The Teaching and Senior Division completed their provincial tournaments. The teams have been chosen to attend Nationals. Congratulations to all bowlers!
The Teaching Division were held in three different houses, Ladies were in Innisfail the Men were in Olds on Saturday. On Sunday everyone were at the Heritage Lanes in Red Deer. Here are the winners who will represent Alberta in Winnipeg.
Ladies:
| Andrea Marciano (Single) | +523 |
| Michelle Beattie | +521 |
| Ashley Bridgett | +481 |
| Bonnie Engelking | +474 |
| Jen Nichol | +471 |
| (Alternate) Kelsey Wilson | +447 |
Coach: Martinho Marciano
Men:
| David Bridges (Single) | +453 |
| Russ Foster | +441 |
| Mike Jackson | +254 |
| Anthony Marciano | +184 |
| Lance Tanke | +177 |
| (Alternate) Mike Fitzpatrick | +176 |
Coach: Ryan Pasko
The Senior Division bowled in Stettler at Heartland Bowl. The following will represent Alberta in Winnipeg.
Senior Team:
| Leo Lafreniere | +437 |
| Shirley Kultgen | +354 |
| Barb Turcotte | +263 |
| (Alternate) Tannis McElroy | +239 |
| Barry Urquhart (Single) | 4202 |
| Greg Gigliuk | 4139 |
| (Alternate) Rollie Poitras | 3825 |
Coach: Tony Zirk
The complete results are on the website. Click on the link Results | Master Bowlers’ Association of Alberta (mbaofa.ca)
| Casino Volunteers Required The time has come again to ask for volunteers for our next casino being held July 25 & 26, 2024 at The Deerfoot Inn and Casino in Calgary. We have various positions available from Banker, Count Room Supervisor, Cashier, Chip Runner and Count Room Staff. For the details of the times and dates that are available please contact Jamey Sudbury at saskberryjam@gmail.com , or call 403-650-9185 or better yet sign up at the following link:Master Bowlers Association of Alberta: July 25th and 26 – Deerfoot Inn and Casino (signupgenius.com)Working at our casino is vitally important to the sustainability of our organization. This is a major source of funds that enables us to support YBC programs and assist us with travel to National events. |
Tournament Dates – 2024 – 2025
The following are tentative tournament dates for next season.
More information will follow in the August newsletter regarding tournament sites and times.
Teaching & Senior Divisions:
Tournament #1 – September 22, 2024
Tournament #2 – November 3, 2024
Tournament #3 – January 5, 2025
Tournament #4 – February 23, 2025
Teaching Prov. – March 15 and 16, 2025
Senior Prov. – March 15 and 16, 2025
Tournament Division:
Tournament #1 & 2 – October 5 and 6, 2024– Location TBA
Tournament #3 & 4 – January 4 and 5, 2025– Location TBA
Tournament #5 & 6 – March 22 and 23, 2025– Location TBA
Master/Youth Tournament:
October 19 and 20, 2024 – Paradise Lanes – Calgary
Master/YBC:
March 2, 2025 – Heritage Lanes – Red Deer
| National DatesThe 2024 Nationals will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from June 30, 2024 – July 4, 2024. The participants will be flying out on June 30 and returning home on July 5, 2024. The opening ceremonies will be held on June 30. |
| Annual General Meeting The date for this year’s AGM is Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre in Red Deer (6300 45 Avenue, Red Deer – (403-346-2010). Please mark this in your calendar and plan to attend. If you are planning on attending the AGM and are using your GPS to find it, it will not likely recognize Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Please use Waskasoo Park as your destination for GPS purposes. |
| A Big Thank You We would like to thank Shawn Schwartz (a tournament division bowler) of Home Hardware in Stettler for sponsoring seniors with muffins at the provincial finals. The seniors really appreciated the muffins. |
| Competitive Coaching Clinics If you are looking to have a competitive coach clinic or community coach clinic set up, please direct your enquiries through Brian Sudbury, our Technical Director for Alberta. Brian will endeavor to set up a clinic for you and will either do the clinic himself or assign a course conductor to present the course. This is the Technical Directors responsibility. |
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