YORKTON - Local bowlers represented the North East zone at the Open Provincials in Saskatoon on the weekend.
The event was a qualifying event with gold medal-winning teams advancing to Nationals in Edmonton for the Canadian Open Championship May 30-June 3.
The Canadian 5-Pin Bowling championships are a 3-step event, having to qualify in your zone, then win provincials to attend nationals.
The local team of Diane Syrota (coach), Jenn Haas, Cole Painter, Holly Stratulat, Sharla Schrader, Brent Krochak, and Cole Krochak came home with provincial bronze medals.
Other teams representing the North East were as follows:
Men’s team: Carter Zich, Stan Salisbury, Cam Loutit, Chris Wilson, Matthew Dekker, Orest Shular, and coach Leigh Ann Beihn
Women’s team: Casey Bogdan, Megan Lyons, Myrna Ruthven, Theresa McKenzie, Laurie Unger, Brittany Schaefer, and coach Wanda Sweatman
The men’s team came in 5th place, while the ladies finished in 4th place.