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National Open Championships Photographs

Interprovincial Team Challenge 2007 Photographs  More Interprovincial Photos

High Low Doubles National Championships Photographs

Welcome to the 2006-2007 Bowling Season

Congratulations to Rick O'Brien who won the Yellowknife 300 Club tournament and to Ron Latimer who squeaked past Steve Clark by one pin in an extra game to win the Yellowknife League Executive tournament.

Congratulations to Glen Wallingtom, Tom Gauthier, Josephine Lamolice and Margaret Gauthier who will represent Hay River at the Interprovincial Tournament in Winnipeg May, 18-19.  They will be joined by Yellowknife winners Helen Lawson, Theresa Slator, Doug Gillard and Stephen Clark.

Congratulations to the winners of the NWT Open Championships who will compete at the nationals in Sudbury May 27-June 2:

Ladies Singles:  Helen Lawson    Men's Singles:  Terry Burns

Ladies team:  Lillian Crook, Brenda Biggar, Len Haener, Shereen Naidu, Vania Gill, Paulette West.  Coach:  Len Klause

Men's Team:   Terry Burns, Jeff Brockway, Don Andrusiak, Rick O'Brien, Steve O'Brien, Carey Broadhead  Coach:  Jim White

Congratulations to Shirley Lloyd and Lori Carleton of the Yellowknife Seniors' League for winning the NWT High Low Doubles tournament.  They will be off to Halifax for the national competition April 26-29.  This is the second year in a row that the winners have come from the Seniors' League, just another indication that bowling is for everyone.

Click here to see the results of the NWT Youth Challenge.

Click here to see the results of the Zone roll offs for the NWT Open Championships.

Hay River:  Riding the wave of a great 276 final game Lillian Crook won the 300 Club Tournament and year's free lineage beating out seven other competitors.  Well done and congratulations Lillian.

We hope this year to be more current and revitalize our site.  Doing so requires that we receive up to date and comprehensive information and ideas.  Please send tournament results, any highlights from your lanes, photos, etc., etc.

  You will have to click here to find out who, where, when and how.

Here is a highlight from the Kingpin Bowling Centre in Yellowknife sent in By Steve O'Hara:

Last night in the Thursday Night League, Cole Bouchard threw, what I believe to be, the 3rd highest triple for men, ever thrown in the NWT. His games of 324,307, and 339 gave him a 970 total. The NWT record for men is an even 1000 thrown back in 1992 by Derek Paproski. Cole recorded 24 strikes throughout the evening. It's definitely good for NWT Bowling to have him back throwing this year. It will be interesting to see if his current average (323) will help him make a run at the NWT season average record of 259 set by George Lund in 1989. By the way, the Canadian record is 329. 

Congratulations to the Yellowknife Host Committee for putting on a fantastic tournament.  Everyone had a great time.  Many, many thanks to all of the sponsors.  Well done Pete and Gary.  For complete results click here.  PHOTOS

Wish Pete Teensma and Gary Black good luck in the High Low Doubles National Championships to be held in Yellowknife April 28-29.  

Congratulations to Theresa Slator, Wendy Sanford, Ron Latimer, Daryl Snow and Hay River bowlers Tom Gauthier, Lawrence Gauthier, Shereen Naidu, and Josephine Lamolice who will represent the NWT at the Interprovincial Tournament in Calgary May 18-22.

The following bowlers will represent the NWT at the Provincial Classified tournament in Calgary April 9:

Bernice Dillman, Shirley Lloyd, Theresa Slator, Leah Johnston, Len Haener

Mike Johnston, Pierre Lafond, Max Dillman, Steve O'Brien, Ron Latimer

Congratulations and good luck all!

Team NWT will be heading off to Newfoundland for the National Championships:

Mens' Singles:  Mike Penkala            Ladies Singles:  Debbie Euchner

Mixed Team:  Kim Bailey, Lorraine Gagnon, Lillian Crook, Marcel Bouchard, Dan Sanford, Rick O'Brien.

NWT Championships Results

NWT High Low Doubles results.

NWT Open Zone Round Results

Read about the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association plans for the new coaching system.

New Yellowknife Zone Executive:

President - Lorraine Gagnon
Vice-President - Helena Haener
Secretary - Theresa Slator
Treasurer - Helen Lawson
Fundraising - Wendy Sanford
Advertising - Quinton Wood
Tournaments - Ron Latimer

Welcome to the new season for 2005-2006. Congratulations to Yellowknifers on their newly named (Now the Kingpin) and refurbished bowling centre. It is looking good and should be great when it is completed. Good bowling this season everyone.

The 2004/2005 season is officially over now that the Canadian Open is complete.  For complete results go to:

www.c5pba.ca   Congratulations to Team NWT.

Interprovincial Tournament in Saskatoon

Congratulations to the Yellowknife team! They finished in first place in the qualifying round and ended in Second Place after the stepladder.  Well done!
Complete results at http://members.shaw.ca/kgbowl9/index.htm 
Not Official yet but Debbie Euchner with 9.5 points and Helen Lawson with 10 points out of a possible 11 should lead the way onto the Ladies All-Star Team.  Debbie also finished first in the Ladies' Singles!  Great effort everyone.  The Hay River Team was successful in finishing in fourth place after the qualifying round!

Congratulations to Debbie Euchner for winning the 300 Club tournament.  Mike Penkala finished second and Helen Lawson was third.

Congratulations to Len Haener for her convincing win at the League Executive tournament.  Her plus 169 was over a hundred pins ahead of her closest competitor.  Lens wins a free season's lineage for her victory.

Sport North is holding a CBET A Introduction to Coaching at the curling rink April 16-17 this is equivalent to the old Theory I. Pass the word around to anyone who has interest in being certified. 

The association will be running a Level I Techinical/Practical April 23-24 so anyone who is interested in being certified Level I they can take these courses and become certified this year.

CBET course information:  http://www.sportnorth.com/Programs.html

Tera Swan from Yellowknife, was awarded the MOST SPORTSMANLIKE AWARD at the 2005 Canadian Youth Challenge 5 Pin Bowling Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, which took place March 17th - 20th.

Tera is a first year bowler who competed against the top Youth Bowlers in Canada between the ages of 14 to 19 and she impressed the Judges of Play with her positive attitude and constant smile.

She was an asset to the team and made us proud.

NWT High Low Double Champs Val Stuparyk and Doug Gillard

The following people will be representing the NWT at the Canadian 5 Pin Open Championships in Edmonton from June 1 – 4, 2005:

Ladies Singles – Kim Bailey (Yellowknife)

Mens Singles – Mike Penkala (Yellowknife)


Mixed Team - Debbie Euchner (Yellowknife), Lorraine Gagnon (Yellowknife), Helen Lawson (Yellowknife), Andrew Penkala (Yellowknife), Jeff Brockway (Hay River), 
Ken Bartlett (Hay River)

Coach Steve O’Hara (Yellowknife)

We held our Territorial Open Championships on the weekend of Feb. 11th in Hay River, and it was exciting to watch Mike Penkala battle his son Andrew in the stepladder for the singles spot. Mike came through after defeating Andrew twice, but watch out for this father/son competition in future years. Debbie Euchner gave Kim Bailey a run, defeating her first with a 316 in the stepladder, but Kim kept her spot on the second match, and joins Mike as our Singles competitors.

Debbie Euchner was inducted into our Hall of Fame on Feb. 13th, and she joins Helena Haener, Mike Haener, Mike Penkala, Mary Linn, and Len Klause. Congratulations Debbie, a most deserving recipient.

Youth Challenge Results.

The top three in each category comprise the team.

NWT Zone Round Open Results  All proceed to Territorial Round.

Youth Challenge Results

Congratulations to Helen Lawson who won the 300 Club Tournament narrowly defeating Kim Bailey.       

Congratulations to Debbie Euchner for winning the League Executive Tournament.  Debbie edged out Terry Burns by two pins to take the tournament.  Gary Black finished third..

Pictures from the 2004 Kids Help Phone Bowlathon

The Yellowknife Zone Kids Help Phone Bowlathon was held on Saturday and Sunday March 21-21.  Forty-five teams took part and so far $45,357 has been raised.  Another two teams are scheduled to bowl in April.  Great appreciation goes out to all of the sponsors and to those who worked so hard to collect pledges.  Top three collectors were Gary Black ($3,650), Lynell Broadbent ($1,800+), Mike Haener ($1,700+).  pictures and a complete list of sponsors to follow shortly.

Yellowknife Seniors  Photos

2002- 2003 NWT Bowling Hall of Fame Inductee

Since we are beginning a new season I thought I would clean off the page and basically begin over again.  Not to worry, if you want to see the old stuff you can click here.