Monthly Archives: August 2018

Youth make their Statement

Our six young people that competed in the Canadian Youth Championships this year not only gained lots of great experience but created a terrific stir.  Spectators stopped to watch and ask who the players were.  The ‘curlers’ impressed many of their peers.  Our coaches were very proud of all the players!  And parents and grandparents came home from Winnipeg with huge grins and wonderful stories to tell.

‘Talk to a coach, a parent, a grandparent, or one of the players and get a first hand report!  Otherwise you’ll have to wait for our next newsletter and we’ll provide further details then.  Enjoy some pictures of the event below.  But for a full ‘album’ of pictures check out the Bowls Canada Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/BCBOfficial/

Mixed Pairs Medalists

Eight teams competed in the 2018 Mixed Pairs Championships this year, a small fraction of past years!  But competition was still fierce, the weather was memorable, and no one was around but the players and the umpire and drawmaster when it was all over.  A much different tournament than most in many ways!

Kieth Wylie, playing with Shannon Roden, took the Gold and hoisted the President’s Mixed Pairs Championship trophy.  They will represent AB at the Canadian Mixed Pairs Championships being held the 2nd week of September in Qualicum Beach, BC. This will be Shannon’s first experience at a national event!

Two of our veterans, Roger Allen and Julie Ford, took the Silver.

Kevin Dusablon, with his wife Brittany as lead, took the Bronze.  This is their first medal performance in our province and was Brittany’s first provincial tournament.

Mixed Pairs Championships

Commonwealth Club in Edmonton is set to host the provincial Mixed Pairs Championships this coming weekend. For further information and for the preliminary draw see the Next Tournament Information Page.

Plan to drop by and enjoy the games.  The Gold medalists of this Championship get to represent AB at the Canadian Mixed Pairs Championship being held in Qualicum Beach in September.

Good luck to the 8 registered teams!