August 12, 2016
Canada’s North American Challenge Team Announced
Bowls Canada Boulingrin – Bowls Canada Boulingrin is pleased to announce Team Canada for the North American Challenge. Representing Canada will be:
TEAM FOLKINS
Men
Pat Bird (Calgary, AB)
Darryl Fitzgerald (Kitchener, ON)
Owen Kirby (Kitchener, ON)
Rob Law (Winnipeg, MB)
Chris Stadnyk (Niagara Falls, ON)
Women
Shirley Fitzpatrick- Wong (Winnipeg, MB)
Jordan Kos (Regina, SK)
Jaymee Sidel (Victoria, BC)
Baylee van Steijn (Gores Landing, ON)
Pricilla Westlake (Delta, BC)
TEAM JARVIS
Men
Lucas Caldwell (Peterborough, ON)
Adam McKerihen (Toronto, ON)
Steve McKerihen (Toronto, ON)
Kody Olthof (Delhi, ON)
Steven Santana (North Vancouver, BC)
Women
Joanna Cooper (Calgary, AB)
Nicole LeBlanc (Uxbridge, ON)
Sue Roth (Woodstock, ON)
Jenny Siu (Burnaby, BC)
Stirling Wood (Midland, ON)
The Canadians will be supported by Jean Roney, Vince Mai, George Boxwell and Don Caswell.
The 2016 North American Challenge (NAC) is a bowls challenge match between Canada and the United States of America (U.S.A).
The 2016 NAC will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Pacific Indoor Bowls Club (PIBC) from September 29th – October 1st.
The teams are named after Dick Folkins, a legendary American bowler and Graham Jarvis, a long time international contender for Canada. The disciplines included in this event are: singles, pairs, triples and fours.
“We are excited with the blend of experienced and youth athletes selected for the North American Challenge. It bodes well for the future of the National team program. Our goal is to achieve podium success while also providing international experience for the up and coming future national program athletes,” stated Macky Singh, BCB Performance Director.
For more information on the North American Challenge please visit: http://www.bowlscanada.com/en/hp/nac.html.
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For more information, please contact: Katie Gardner, Communications and Promotions Manager, Bowls Canada Boulingrin kgardner@bowlscanada.com
About Bowls Canada Boulingrin Bowls Canada Boulingrin (BCB) is the governing body responsible for lawn bowls in Canada. The BCB mission is to advance the sport of bowls in Canada. For more details on Bowls Canada Boulingrin and the sport of lawn bowls, visit www.bowlscanada.com.