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Canadian Open We would like to congratulate our Central Ontario Men’s Team on their Silver Medal finish at the Canadian Open 5 pin Bowling Championships, that took place this past June in Gatineau, Quebec. The men battled to a 4th place finish in the round robin, which included an exciting final game, a 5-3 loss to Northern Ontario, that ended 1497 to 1489. The first game of the stepladder finals was against Saskatchewan, a 6-2 win, highlighted by a 369 game by DJ Villeneuve. That moved them to the semi final match, a rematch with Northern Ontario. This match ended in a 6-2 victory,
another close, high scoring match, 1341 to 1332, with a 381 game from Bobby Torraville leading the way. That advanced our men to the final against British Columbia. To win gold, the men’s team would have to defeat BC twice. The first game could not have been any closer, ending in a 4.5 to 3.5 victory for Ontario, a tie in totals at 1303, requiring a 2nd game. After a tight battle through most of the match, BC pulled away late and secured a 5-3 victory 1292 to 1213. We would like to congratulate the Central Men on earning a Canadian Open silver medal!!
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COBA FASTLANE October, 2018
Central Ontario Men’s Team (Back Row L-R) Bobby Torraville, Wade Thompson, Dave Biscardi, Jim Head (Front Row L-R) Ian Gawel, Coach Brinley Hole, DJ Villeneuve
President’s message
As summer comes to an end, that means the start of school and the new bowling season! Welcome back everyone and I hope your summer was a safe and happy one. We are looking forward to an exciting new year of 5 pin bowling.
We had another season to be proud of last year.
2017 saw the launch of our charity golf event in support of Special Olympics Canada. The golfing was held at
Royal Ontario Golf and Country Club in Milton. Our fundraising chair, Ian Gawel, and the rest of his committee put on a great tournament and raised over $3,300.00. The 2018 version, held on July 29th, was equally successful, and the final numbers will be close to the same amount. A very big thank you to everyone who sponsored and supported for this great cause.
On the lanes, Karen Rybka from the Tuesday night league at Streetsville Bowl was crowned Provincial Champion at the Executives tournament, taking home the $1K first place prize. At the Youth Challenge, our boys team of Aaron Glover, Hunter Cameron, Kyle Doucette, Joshua Aubin, Ryan Houliston, and coach Dee Dee Haynes-Ridley were Provincial Champions. They, along with our Mixed Team (who finished fourth), went on to compete at the Ontario Winter Games in Orillia. And in the High Low Doubles, Maria Istvanic and Candace Laycox from Skyview Lanes finished 3rd and won prizes and a trip to the Dominican.
At the Open Championships, our Mens’ team defended their Provincial title, not an easy feat. The team was comprised of Dave Biscardi, Bobby Torraville, Dj Villeneuve, Ian Gawel, Jim Head, and Wade Thompson, along with
coach Brinley Hole. Once again, they battled fiercely at the National Championships in Gatineau and came away with a silver medal.
Congratulations to the York Simcoe 5 Pin Bowlers' Association for their victory as Zone of the Year. Although we did not win, the effort of our board was exemplary, and we should be proud of our accomplishments nonetheless. Congratulations to Mickey McNeil for Publicity Director of the Year, and Melissa Llewellyn for winning Coaching Coordinator of the Year. High fives to Lyall Gordon, Kevin Jepson and Brenda Hamilton who were finalists in their respective categories.
We are running a contest to come up with a new logo design for our zone. Our existing logo has been in place for more than 50 years, and it is time for a fresher, more modern look. If you would like to submit a new design, send it to [email protected] before October 31st. The winning design will win a jacket with the new logo on it.
Membership costs remain unchanged again this year. Central Ontario, through its fundraising efforts, subsidizes the membership cost for this zone. As a result, regular membership is only $8, and a tournament card (with participation in High Low Doubles, Holiday Classic and Provincial Triples) stays at $38.
We must thank all of the bowling proprietors in our zone for their continued support, and we look forward to working with them for our mutual success. You can visit http://www.coba5pin.ca/coba-leagues.html to get more information for our member centers.
We always welcome new ideas and helping hands, so if you would like to volunteer some time and help our organization, please reach out to any member of our board of directors.
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COBA FASTLANE OCTOBER 2018
Stay in tune with all that is going on in the zone – through the monthly newsletter distributed to the leagues, through our website at www.coba5pin.ca, and through Facebook (our page www.facebook.com/coba5pin and group www.facebook.com/groups/coba5pin). You can also follow us on Twitter - @coba5pin.
Good luck to everyone for the season ahead, and best wishes both on and off the lanes! Yours truly,Bob Beaucage President, Central Ontario 5 Pin Bowlers’ Association
2nd Annual Special Olympics Golf Tournament On July 29, 2018, the 2nd annual golf tournament was held at the Royal Ontario Golf Club. With 15 teams participated we raised over $3000 towards Special Olympic. We would like to thank our list of Sponsors:
Fidelity Investments Dynamic Funds Express Scripts Canada Fabbio Lancia, Skyview Lanes Ron and Linda Watson, Hopedale Bowl Tony Bonora, Streetsville Bowl Kevin Jespon, Centre Bowl Bob Beaucage, NuAge IT Emil Boljkovac, M.E.N. Electric Darren Rybka, RybKorp Delivery Services Ian Gawel, DFS Rexdale Labatt Breweries Royal Ontario Golf Club Justin Meger, JDM Renovations Natalie Read, Mosaic Designs Julia Beesack, PartyLite Supperworks, Etobicoke Marylou Bird and John Boyd, Kurl 4 Kids Agile 42 Heather Cresswell, Avon Ken Tran, HD Golf and Multi-sport John Brown Huntley Brown Lori Beesack Wade Thompson Lance Burrows Brenda Hamilton Mickey McNeil
Upcoming Tournament Director Course
COBA will be hosting the Certification course on October 14, 2018 at Centre Bowl. If you are interested, contact Bob Beaucage
COBA Membership:
COST:
• Affiliated Regular Membership - $8.00 (Subsidized by COBA Fundraising)
• Tournament Membership - $38.00. (Includes entry in Hi Low Doubles, Holiday Classic and Triples)
All Members are eligible for the COBA Awards Program
AWARDS:
- 75 POA - COBA Towel - 100 POA - $10 Gift Card- 125 POA - $20 Gift Card- 400 Single - $50 Gift Card - 1000 Triple - $50 Gift Card
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New Logo Contest: Entry Submission Deadline : October
31, 2018 Winning submission will receive a COBA jacket with the new logo.
COBA Hall of FAME Anyone wishing to nominate a bowler for the Central Ontario 5 Pin Bowler’s Hall of Fame, should download the Nomination Forms Located on the
Website
Upcoming Tournaments (Subject to Change):
• Executive TournamentNovember 3, 2018 Centre Bowl Lunch served at 12, Tournament at 2 PM
• Youth ChallengeNovember 25, 2018 Skyview Lanes9:30 Registration, 10 AM Start
• Ontario Open/Senior Open - Zone Round - Week 1 December 2, 2018. Streetsville Bowl 8:30 Registration, 9 AM Start
• Ontario Open/Senior Open - Zone Round - Week 2 December 9, 2018 Brampton Bowl 8:30 Registration, 9AM Start SENIORS 12:30 Registration, 1PM Est. Start
• Hi Low Doubles (TENTATIVE) January 12, 2019 Hopedale Bowl
Shift 1 - 12 PM Registration, 12:30 PM Start Shift 2 - 3:30 Registration, 4PM Start
• Holiday Classic January 27, 2019 Skyview Bowl Shift 1 - 9 AM Registration, 9:30 StartShift 2 - 1:30 PM Registration, 2 PM Est. Start
• TriplesApril 6, 2019Brampton Bowl Shift 1 - 9 AM Registration, 9:30 AM StartShift 2 - 1 PM Registration, 1:30 PM Estimated Start
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COBA Board of Directors
President: Bob Beaucage, [email protected] Vice-President/Lane Certification: Rheal Champagne, [email protected]
Secretary/Hall of Fame: Brenda Hamilton, [email protected] Treasurer/Historian: Wade Thompson, [email protected]
Tournament Director: Jessica Cyr, [email protected] Membership: Lyall Gordon, [email protected]
Coaching: Melissa Llewellyn, [email protected] Constitution: Mickey McNeil, [email protected]
Awards/Record Scores: Connie Hannah, [email protected] Average Book: Kevin Jepson, [email protected]
Publicity: Lori Beesack, [email protected] Fundraising: Ian Gawel, [email protected]