Meet the Special Olympics Team BC 2024 5-pin bowling teams

February 21, 2024
    Meet the Special Olympics Team BC 2024 5-pin bowling teams

    5-pin bowling athletes of the Special Olympics Team BC 2024 Training Squad are gearing up to roll over the competition at the National Games!  

    B.C. will be well-represented in 5-pin bowling at the National Games, as seven teams will be ready to compete with pride in Calgary:

    • Chilliwack
    • Cowichan Valley Strikers
    • Dawson Creek Headpins
    • Delta
    • Port Alberni Grizzlies
    • South Okanagan Brats
    • Vancouver Strike Force

    Thirty-five total athletes make up the seven teams, accompanied by 14 experienced coaches. Each team has been practicing hard over the past nine months, sticking to their training plans and their routines.

    SOBC – Vancouver coach Jennifer Knoll is excited to “share with the other athletes the experience to represent SO Team BC, the travel they are going to experience, and the friendships they are going to make while on this amazing trip of their lives.”

    “I am excited to see how much fun all of the athletes are going to have with this amazing opportunity to go out and show how good they are at their sport,” she says.

    Team mottoes

    Cowichan Valley Strikers

    Howling together, striking as one

    Dawson Creek Headpins

    What we do together can make a difference!

    Port Alberni Grizzlies

    Dare to dream big, then do something about it

    South Okanagan Brats

    Never give up

    Vancouver Strike Force

    One team, one dream

    Team member profiles

    NameTeamLocalHometown
    Athletes   
    Allen HahnerCowichan Valley StrikersKelownaWest Kelowna
    Bill PolzCowichan Valley StrikersNanaimoNanaimo
    Darian TielemansCowichan Valley StrikersCowichan ValleyDuncan
    Leanne HewittCowichan Valley StrikersNanaimoNanaimo
    Maurice BernierCowichan Valley StrikersPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Angela FlanniganThe Brats - S. OkanaganSouth OkanaganOliver
    Bob BrimacombeThe Brats - S. OkanaganSouth OkanaganOliver
    Travis BlockThe Brats - S. OkanaganSouth OkanaganOliver
    Ryan RichterThe Brats - S. OkanaganSouth OkanaganOsoyoos
    Sascha BaylissThe Brats - S. OkanaganSouth OkanaganOsoyoos
    Dara WatsonDawson Creek HeadpinsDawson CreekDawson Creek
    Jacob HansonDawson Creek HeadpinsDawson CreekDawson Creek
    William WaffleDawson Creek HeadpinsDawson CreekDawson Creek
    Lance PattinsonDawson Creek HeadpinsPrince GeorgePrince George
    Robert BeiswangerDawson Creek HeadpinsQuesnelQuesnel
    Samuel HallDeltaAbbotsfordAbbotsford
    Gerene HerrewynenDeltaAbbotsfordAbbotsford
    Kerry LambDeltaDeltaWhite Rock
    Darrin GreensteinDeltaDeltaWhite Rock
    Tyler CoeDeltaDeltaDelta
    Betty ColemanChilliwackChilliwackChilliwack
    Corey BennettChilliwackChilliwackChilliwack
    Jamie FulcherChilliwackChilliwackChilliwack
    Julie PrachnauChilliwackChilliwackChilliwack
    Neil FromhartChilliwackChilliwackChilliwack
    Cody BoothPort Alberni GrizzliesPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Crystal DomovichPort Alberni GrizzliesPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Dakota TatePort Alberni GrizzliesPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Jenna DomovichPort Alberni GrizzliesPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Sebastien ThomasPort Alberni GrizzliesPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Dallas StagerVancouver Strike ForceVancouverVancouver
    Lucia BustoVancouver Strike ForceVancouverVancouver
    Nick ChanVancouver Strike ForceVancouverVancouver
    Raymond ZhouVancouver Strike ForceVancouverVancouver
    George CazzaroVancouver Strike ForceVancouverRichmond
        
    Coaches   
    Irene LintnerCowichan Valley StrikersCowichan ValleyDuncan
    Jean ScholefieldCowichan Valley StrikersCowichan ValleyDuncan
    Patricia KriegerThe Brats - S. OkanaganSouth OkanaganOsoyoos
    Jacky ShengThe Brats - S. OkanaganNanaimoNanaimo
    Ellen MartzDawson Creek HeadpinsQuesnelQuesnel
    Carol LeeDawson Creek HeadpinsPrince GeorgePrince George
    Kim TurneyDeltaFort St. JohnFort St. John
    Jack WalshDeltaDawson CreekDawson Creek
    Ian DavieChilliwack 1ChilliwackChilliwack
    Leslie BowlingChilliwack 1AbbotsfordAbbotsford
    Jennifer KnollPort Alberni GrizzliesPort AlberniPort Alberni
    Debbie McCooeyPort Alberni GrizzliesComox ValleyCourtenay
    Trish DunnVancouver Strike ForceOceansideNanoose Bay
    Greg DunnVancouver Strike ForceOceansideNanoose Bay
    SO Team BC 2024 South Okanagan and Vancouver Coat of Arms
    SO Team BC 2024 South Okanagan and Vancouver Coat of Arms
    SO Team BC 2024 Cowichan Valley and Port Alberni Coat of Arms
    SO Team BC 2024 Cowichan Valley and Port Alberni Coat of Arms

     

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