Local bowlers qualify for Nationals

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Local bowlers qualify for Nationals

Details: Published on Thursday, March 10, 2016

Submitted photos. (Left) Vivian Cullen receives an award from Henry Timmer, Manitoba Five Pin Member. (Right) Kadence Madden.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

A pair of bowlers from Minnedosa have won provincial honours and are heading to the National Championship.

Kadence Madden won the youth provincial tournament in Winnipeg on Mar. 5-6. Madden won seven of nine games in the bantam division (age 6-10) with a high score of 223. The first year bowler will now represent Manitoba at the Nationals, which will be held in Calgary from May 6-8.

Meanwhile, Vivian Cullen was the Adult Provincial winner of the Interprovincial MB 220 category. 220 requires players to have 220 bowling average over an extended amonut of games in order to qualify. Cullen, along with other Central Division teammates will go to the Nationals 220 in Hamilton Ont, from Apr. 22-23. Vivian was also the recipient of the Henry Timmer Award for the person who bowled the highest number of pins over their average (+443) and bowled two 300 games (313, 314).