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CANADIAN WOMEN’S BOWLING CHAMPIONS
In 1967, Saskatoon
sent one of its strongest women’s bowling teams into provincial
competition. After winning the Saskatchewan title, the team of Bunny
Hinch, Sarah Nykiforuk, Marion Taylor, Gerry Thompson, Shirley Quayle
and Martha Caudle (spare) went to Winnipeg to take part in the Western
Canadian championships. After winning the West, the team coached by Bob
Price and managed by Mickey Poplack stayed in Winnipeg and took on the
Eastern champions from Toronto in a 10-game series.
Saskatoon’s pin fall
after five games was 6,112. In the second five game set they scored
6,896 including a 1,512 in the third match. Hinch rolled her first ever
400 (a 401) in the last game. Saskatoon had defeated Toronto by 566
pins, thus avenging the loss to Toronto the year before. In the 10-game
series, Hinch averaged 278.3, Nykiforuk 263.7, Taylor 255.4, Thompson
253.7 and Quayle 247.4. The total pin fall of 13,008 is a record that
still stands today.
Top row: Bob
Price (Coach), Sarah Nykiforuk, Shirley Quayle, Mickey Poplack
(Manager), Bottom row: Martha Caudle, Gerry Thompson, Marion
Taylor, Bunny Hinch |