Morning Star Staff
Gold was out of their grasp, but not silver.
The Lincoln Lanes bantam boys team of Drew Fiset, Ryan Sarantos, Alex Kazimer and Nolan Blaeser, and coached by Bob Dumont, finished second at the YBC Four Steps To Stardom National 5-Pin Bowling Finals in Oshawa.
“The boys won 13 points out of 21 matches played to tie for second place with Quebec,” said Dumont. “They came on strong in the tiebreaker game and beat Quebec by 125 pins to secure the silver medal.”
The gold was won by Manitoba.
The bantam division is for bowlers aged eight-to-10. Teams bowl off against each province three times, receiving a point for each win, and a half-point for a tie.
The Lincoln Lanes quintet rolled seven games Day 1, winning four points and were sitting in fourth place. On Day 2, the Vernon boys won five points out of nine games and were tied for fourth.
“The last day started with four wins, the fourth game won by a nail-biting one point,” said Dumont. “Then the boys lost the last game.”
n Lincoln Lanes hosted its 14-team bowl finals, a three-game, pins over average tournament.
Finishing first, for $1,500 from the Wednesday Night League, were the Come Back Girls, consisting of Yvonne Langlois, Mary Boulton, Carri Gauthier, Joy Stratford and Ashley Krause, who were 418 pins over their team average.
In second place, worth $300, 289 pins over average, were the Dominators from the Sunday Night League, consisting of Tammy Taylor, Kelsee Knowlan, Melissa McLellan, Frank Marchand and Troy Hall.
In third place, earning $200, 189 pins over average, from the Monday Night League, were Spare Me, consisting of Meredith Chambers, Kristen Wemyss, Mayvia Nelson, Loralie Krenz and Andy Chambers.
n All bowlers that rolled a 300 game or had 100 pins over their average in one league game were eligible to play in the High Rollers tournament, a four-game event where the top-four places won cash prizes in both scratch and handicapped.
In the scratch division, Henry Veldhuis won top spot and $130 with a four-game total of 1,074, 24 pins ahead of Yvonne Walker ($85). Ahsley Snow was third at 976, good for $55, and Dan DeBoer was fourth ($30) with a 965 total.
Levi Smith won the handicapped division with a total of 1,225, good for $130. Mel Lutes (1,190, $85) was second, Cassidi Breitkreutz (1,172, $55) was third and Joy Stratford (1,160, $30) was fourth.
Tournament highlights included six 300-games from Veldhuis (340), Walker (318), Smith (323), DeBoer (301), Matt Eisenhauer (301) and Lyle Rachwalski (315).
