A 12-member team representing the Merritt Bowling Centre managed to finish eighth out of a field of 18 teams at the annual Inter-City ‘A’ Championships in Kamloops on the weekend.
The Merritt Bowling Centre team at the Inter-City ‘A’ Championships in Kamloops was comprised of (back row, from left) Bill Campbell, Tom Walker, Jordan Pinto, Jerrid Chandler, Stuart Cornies, Bill McNeil, (front row) Doreen Nikkel, Helen Campbell, Dianne Walker. Deb Tancsa, Amanda Collins and Samantha Chandler. Photo submitted
The six male and six female bowlers from the Nicola Valley rolled an aggregate total of 24,303 points — 2,156 points fewer than the grand champions from the Lincoln Lanes in Vernon.
The MBC team of Helen Campbell, Deb Tancsa, Amanda Collins, Samantha Chandler, Dianne Walker and Doreen Nikkel also finished eighth in the ladies’ competition with a score of 7,189 points, just two points behind seventh-place Prince George.
On the men’s side of the draw, the Merritt team of Bill Campbell, Jordan Pinto, Jerrid Chandler, Bill McNeil, Stuart Cornies and Tom Walker placed seventh overall with 8,884 points.
Merritt’s mixed team, which saw all 12 bowlers roll at least one game, placed eighth overall with 8,230 points.
Top individual scorers for the MBC squad were the husband-and-wife pair of Bill and Helen Campbell.
In the men’s competition, Bill rolled a 288 in his opening game en route to 246.63 average. He topped that in the mixed event with a pair of 300-games (302, 319) and an average of 252.84.
For her part, Helen rolled a 250 in her sixth game during ladies’ competition (205.00 average) and a 236 in the mixed event (190.60 average).
