BRANDON, DAUPHIN, WINNIPEG ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE 2023

This challenge was not held for 3 consecutive years because of  the pandemic. The last one was in 2019 which was in Brandon.

This year, the Association Challenge traveled to Dauphin, hosted by the Dauphin Tenpin Bowling Association. Next in the rotation is the trip to Winnipeg for 2024.  A fun tournament with only bragging rights and a plaque with the winning Association’s bowler’s names on it up for grabs.

A big shout out to Jody Scott, Ron and Geri Molinski as the only bowlers who have participated in all the challenge matches thus far. Even though Ron and Geri did not bowl they did the trip to Dauphin to cheer on the Winnipeg bowlers. They did not get lost this time.

This is from Jody Scott from Dauphin. On October 21, 2023 the Dauphin Tenpin Association hosted the Annual Association Challenge that included Winnipeg Tenpin Bowling Association and Brandon Tenpin Bowling Association. Each association had 2 mixed teams of 4 players representing their associations to win the bragging rights for the season. Dauphin came in top spot with a total pin count of 6480, Winnipeg was second with 6316 and Brandon was third with 5970. Everyone had fun at this tournament and it is a great opportunity for each association to socialize with other bowlers in the province. It ended with a nice banquet style meal and some individual awards to each association top male and female bowlers for pins over average. Next season the Winnipeg Tenpin Bowling Association will host the Annual Association Challenge and we look forward to it in 2024.

The low game of the tournament was 63 and the high game was 231.

This year there were only 4 games bowled instead of the usual 5 games. This way the travelling associations could get home sooner and the supper didn’t have to be rushed through. Everyone that bowled liked the new format and it will probably be adopted by the other associations.

Congratulations to everyone!!!

Winnipeg Team Members
Team 1 – Peter Wight, Kris Morris, Linda Green, Tyson Scrase (borrowed from Dauphin)
Team 2 – Pat Wight, Jay Doe, Carl Fredrickson, Lynda Seewald

Dauphin Team Members
Team 1 – Kim Gudmundson, Elizabeth Gorzala, Andrew McKerchar, Jason Kindlein
Team 2 – Jack Kukurudz, Rhonda Boulbria, Zach Weber, Jody Scott

Brandon Team Members
Team 1 – Bryce Jago, Charmaine Davis, Randy Zich, Rudy Von Hertzberg
Team 2 – Gail Pryke, Joanne Gonda, Ernie Gonda, Ed Franken

Dauphin 1        820       781       784       752

Dauphin 2        798       889       768       888       6480    

Winnpeg 1        801       825       750       746

Winnipeg 2       740       817       833       804       6318

Brandon 1        682       786       788       692

Brandon 2        745       767       804       706       5970