August 2024
Welcome back for another season of the Master Bowlers Association of Alberta.
National Update – Alberta Road Warriors
A big thank you to all Alberta National contingent members who pulled together to drive to the Nationals in Winnipeg due to the Westjet strike. Congratulations to the Tournament Women Jenna Lamoureux, Heidi Mapstone, Jennifer Smith, Katie Rayner, Tracy Smith and coach Geoff Wilson who brought home gold. It came down to the last game where the women beat defending champion Manitoba 8-0 or 1321 to 1038 in pinfall.
Teaching Women Andrea Marciano, Michelle Beattie, Ashley Bridgett, Bonnie Herren-Engelking, Jen Nichol with coach Martino Marciano won Silver narrowly losing the gold medal to Manitoba. Andrea Marciano also won silver in Teaching singles.
Tournament Men finished fourth by one point, Teaching Men finished 5th and Seniors were 6th. Jennifer Baker finished the Tournament Ladies round robin in a four-way tie for second. Unfortunately, Jennifer did not advance after the one game roll off. Derek Home finished 4th in Tournament Men singles.
Of note, the Tournament Women singles winner, Dr. Courtney Lucas of St. John’s Nfld., bowled a 448 in round robin match play! That was exciting!
For all the results check the Master Bowlers Association of Canada website. Click on the link:
Master Bowlers of Canada || Home
New Positions
We have a new zone director in Zone 5. Bonnie Malmas has given up her position. Thank you Bonnie for all the support you have given the masters. It was truly appreciated. The new zone director is Karen Tanke. Welcome! We look forward to working with you.
Sarah Simmon resigned her position as the Teaching Division Director for the south. We thank you Sarah for all the work you have done to support the masters. It was appreciated by us. We welcome Brian Sudbury to take her position. Brian resigned his position as Technical Director and will continue to serve as the Teaching Division Director for the south.
Brian Sudbury has resigned his position as Technical Director giving Ryan Pasko the opportunity to take over the position. We welcome Ryan and thank Brian for the years of service in that position.
Registering For Tournaments
To assist our tournament directors and hosting proprietors, we are asking for your cooperation when participating in our tournaments.
You must Pre-Register with the zone directors a week prior to the tournament. This will allow the proprietors to book the appropriate number of lanes for the tournament. This also helps the proprietor enter names into the electronic scoring before the tournament begins. These actions will help in getting our tournaments started on time.
Bowl Alberta will continue with the “no show” policy. If the bowler does not show to the event, the proprietor will be charging the Master Bowlers the lineage for that person. Those charges will need to be passed onto the bowler and the bowler will be charged the amount. The bowler will not be a member in good standing until the amount is paid. Bottom line, it may come to “you are saying you are going to be there then you will need to show up or cancel one week prior”.
Your zone directors are:
| Home | Work | ||
| Zone One | |||
| Michelle Armstrong | (780) 712-4394 | (780) 723-4617 | micharm@telus.net |
| Zone Two | |||
| Rollie Poitras | (780) 645-5261 | p.rollie@hotmail.com | |
| Zone Three | |||
| Carol Bailey | (780) 831-7357 | Cell-(780) 228-1778 | tomcar@telus.net |
| Zone Four | |||
| Dorry Mielke | (780) 884-1719 | milkydm@hotmail.com | |
| Zone Five | |||
| Karen Tanke | (403) 820-2269 | ktanke@shaw.ca | |
| Zone Six | |||
| Sarah Simmons | (403) 988-6211 | ssimmons81@gmail.com | |
| Zone Seven | |||
| Shirley Kultgen | (403) 527-7823 | malkey@telus.net | |
| Zone Eight | |||
| Rob Miklos | (403) 393-1110 | ||
| Tourn. Division Directors | |||
| Bradley Tytgat | (403) 288-6557 | brad.tytgat@gmail.com | |
| Dexter Wiseman | (780) 886-4504 | dtdwiseman@gmail.com | |
| Senior Division Director | |||
| Bev Gigliuk | 403-597-7674 | bgigliuk@gmail.com | |
| Teaching Division Director | |||
| Dorry Mielke and Brian Sudbury | Dorry -As aboveBrian – (403) 585-3628 | Dorry – As aboveBrian – brian.sudbury534 @gmail.com |
Alberta 5 Pin Cards
MBA of A members competing in qualifying tournaments must be a member in good standing with the Alberta 5-Pin Bowlers’ Association and the Master Bowlers’ Association of Alberta. The 5 pin card must be purchased through a local proprietor or directly through the Alberta 5 pin office.
Tournament Schedule
Enclosed you will find the schedule for the season’s upcoming tournaments. Please remember to check future newsletters and with your zone directors for notices of change of location, dates or times. Sometimes changes do have to be made and we do not want anyone missing out or arriving for a tournament on the wrong day. You are able to link to the schedule on our website:
Schedule | Master Bowlers’ Association of Alberta (mbaofa.ca)
Cost of Tournaments
Teaching and Senior Division tournament fees are $110. The Youth Fee for the Teaching Division (under 21) is $65. Tournament Division tournament fees are $135. The Youth Tournament Fee (under 21) is $90.
Casino Volunteers
Special thank you to all of those who volunteered for our July 25th and 26th casino fundraiser event in Calgary at the Deerfoot Inn and casino. Special thank you to Jen Nichol who drove all the way from Grande Prairie to work all 4 shifts! There were others that drove as well. A special thank you to you.
And of course, a special thank you goes out to Jamey Sudbury who organized the casino for us. Thank you for all your hard work putting this together!
The volunteers were the following:
Jen Nichol Jamey Sudbury Gene Yamada Greg Gigliuk
Lana Wozny Rhod Hubbard Brent Olsen Don Sim
Patrricza Rempel Rob Carbrey Brian Rossetti Dan Lee
Lynda McIntosh Rob Stirling Russ Foster Chelsea Paxton
Denise Howie Dennis Arndt Brian Sudbury
Tannis McElroy Troy Reynolds Bev Gigliuk
E-Transfers
We are introducing e-transfer membership payment this season. We are starting off with the Tournament Division on a trial basis. Thanks to Sarah Simmons for working with our Office manager Rita to create an online form for payment. If all goes well, we hope to have e-transfer membership payment available to all members’ next season.
Pin Design Contest
Now it’s time to put on your creative hat and design a pin that represents Alberta. We are looking for submissions for a new Alberta Masters pin design. Should your design be selected, you will receive a free membership to the association for the next season. The deadline for submissions is October 15th. Please send your submissions to Rita mbaofa@gmail.com .
Master & Youth Tournament
Included with this newsletter you will find an entry form for the Master & Youth Tournament. These entry forms are to be forwarded to Paradise Lanes. Mark Miller’s information is included on the entry form.
The Master & Youth Tournament will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 26 & 27, 2024 at Paradise Lanes in Calgary. The start times on October 26 is 2:00 p.m. (1st shift), on October 26 is 6:00 p.m. (2nd shift) and on October 27 is 9:00 a.m. (3rd shift). You choose the shift you prefer to bowl. The entry fee is $50.00 per bowler!
Please be sure to include your phone number on the entry form. This is in the event that you need to be contacted in the case of a time change or cancellation. Neither are likely, but having your phone number makes this much easier! Thank you. The link to the Master& Youth form is: Forms | Master Bowlers’ Association of Alberta (mbaofa.ca)
Late Renewal Fee
Please note the late fee of $20.00 if renewal fees are not paid by September 18th of the current bowling season.
| The 2025 Nationals will be held in Surrey, BC fromJune 23, 2025 – June 28, 2025. Travel dates June 23, Opening Ceremonies June 23 and departing June 28. |
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