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records have already been broken during the Junior National
Tenpin Bowling Championships now underway. It is the first
time the Championship has been held in the Illawarra region
and entries have been received from every State and Territory
in Australia.
The local combination of Albion Park bowlers - brothers
Scott, Ryan and Andrew Johnston, Cameron Diversi and Bryce
Harper - broke the 5 Person Team record in the Boys “D”
division with a 2279 score. The record had previously been
set by Queensland’s ‘Mt Warren Wonders’ during the 1999
Junior Nationals.
The record also tumbled in the Mixed 5 Person Teams “D”
division event, when the “Aspley Mixed” group of Patrick
Rahilly, Amy-Lee Kroehnert, Ben Johns, Nadia Beninca and
Curtis Foot overtook the previous 2027 benchmark set by
fellow Queensland team “The Assassins” in July 2000 with
a new high of 2054.
Qualifying squads of Singles, Doubles and Teams commenced
last Saturday at Illawarra StrikeZone and continue through
to Saturday 17 July, interspersed with the following special
events:-
| Australian Bumper Challenge |
3pm Thursday 8 July |
AMF Warrawong Bowl |
| National Intercentre Cup |
Friday 9 July – Sunday 11 July |
Northern Bowl, Corrimal |
| Royal Rumble |
4.30 pm Sunday 11 July |
Illawarra StrikeZone |
| TBA Restricted Cup |
9am Monday 12 July |
AMF Warrawong Bowl |
| Junior Scotch Doubles |
4.30 pm Monday 12 July |
Illawarra StrikeZone |
| TBA Classic Cup |
9am Tuesday 13 July |
Illawarra StrikeZone |
| President's Junior Interstate Shield |
Wed14 July – Fri 16 |
Illawarra StrikeZone |
| Presentation Dinner |
7.30pm Friday 16 July |
Shellharbour Workers Club |
| TBA Junior Masters |
9am Sunday 18 July |
Illawarra StrikeZone |
Spectators are welcome at all three Centres hosting this
year’s Junior National Championships and admission for spectators
is free.
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