On Saturday Oct 22, 2017, the Brandon, Dauphin and Winnipeg Ten Pin Bowling Associations got together for this year’s installment of the Association Challenge match. It brought together 8 member teams from each association competing over a 5-game handicap series, each team looking to secure bragging rights for the 2016-17 season.
It was a day that brought some good bowling, high scores and good-natured rivalry. As the last few pins fell and the scores were tallied, the Dauphin Association emerged as the champion, holding off a late surge from the Brandon Association with the Winnipeg Association not able to find a consistent feel for the lanes on the day.
Below are some highlights from the day and the final standings for the Associations;
| Most Pins Over Average | High Game Scores | ||||||||
| Men – Jason Kindlein +227 | Bob Freeman – 256, 245, 242 | ||||||||
| Ladies – Charmaine Davis +79 | Ray Lebel – 255 | ||||||||
| Jason Kindlein – 252, 216, 212 | |||||||||
| Jack Kukurudz – 247, 245, 225 | |||||||||
| Kevin Hingey – 247, 235 | |||||||||
| Deb Burkart – 215 | |||||||||
| Wanda Howard – 198 | |||||||||
| Faith Porth – 192 | |||||||||
| Final Standings | |||||||||
| GM 1 | GM 2 | GM 3 | GM 4 | GM 5 | Total | ||||
| Dauphin | 1800 | 1856 | 1836 | 1844 | 1572 | 8908 | |||
| Brandon | 1818 | 1722 | 1748 | 1806 | 1713 | 8807 | |||
| Winnipeg | 1752 | 1741 | 1673 | 1745 | 1707 | 8618 | |||