Thunder Bay’s Kelsey DeGrazia, 11, will represent Northern Ontario at the 2012 Youth Bowling Canada five pin National Championships in St. John`s, Newfoundland.
The national championships takes place from May 5 to 7.
DeGrazia, who bowls at Galaxy Lanes, has competed at the provincials for four years in a row and last year represented Northern Ontario at the Nationals held in Regina.
The Grade 5 student at St. Francis School has a bowling average of 177 and hopes to become the first bantam girls national winner from Thunder Bay.
Other Thunder Bay bowlers at this year`s five pin National Championships include Cody Gilhooly, and the seniors girls team consisting of Ashley Bjorklund, Amanda Melanson, Devan Hook and Bailie Lachaine.
All five are from the Superior Bowladrome and are also representing the region.
Kelsey`s first two trips to the provincials were as part of a bantam girls’ team which included her older sister Ashley.
The team came back with a silver medal both times.
Kelsey`s next two trips to provincials was as a single bantam competitor, achieving gold both times and heading on to represent Northern Ontario at the Nationals.
There has never been a Bantam Girls national winner from this city, although there was one from Sudbury in 1980.
Below is a full list of Thunder Bay winners in other categories:
Previous YBC National 5 Pin Winners from Thunder Bay
SINGLE RESULTS
1972 - Todd Niemi Bantam Boys
2000 - Ryan Meservia Senior Boys
2001 - Greg DeGrazia Bantam Boys
2003 - Greg DeGrazia Junior Boys
2008 - Cody Gilhooly Bantam Boys
2008 - Amanda Chepesiuk Senior Girls
2011 - Amanda Chepesiuk Senior Girls
TEAM RESULTS
GIRLS COMBO
2011 SUPERIOR BOWLADROME:
Bantam Emma Sofea, Junior Jessica Meekis, Senior Kaylynn Black
BANTAM GIRLS
1992 GALAXY LANES: Susan Vignuda, Jeannette Stevenson, Liana Veltri, Laura Poluyko, Kathryn Lyzun
1986 GALAXY LANES: Laurie Patroluk, Anne Marie Zellweger, Kerri Anne Manahan, Maureen Bicknell, Patricia Beyko
BANTAM BOYS
2005 GALAXY LANES: Evan DeGrazia, Adam Goose, Neil Greshuk, Jeremy Martin, Ryan Buckley
JUNIOR BOYS
2006 GALAXY LANES: Joey DeGrazia, Dallas Klassen, Jesse Desforges, Johnny Golphy, Evan DeGrazia
1996 SUPERIOR BOWL: Chris LeGarde, Peter Ackerman, Colin Cymbalisty, Andrew Gravelle, Jeremy Roberts
JUNIOR GIRLS
2008 SUPERIOR BOWLADROME: Amanda Melanson, Alyssa Rogers, Alyssa Bonnie, Samantha Taniwa, Ashley Godin
2009 SUPERIOR BOWLADROME: Amanda Melanson, Alyssa Bonnie, Samantha Taniwa, Ashley Godin
1985 SUPERIOR BOWL: Melissa Coleman, Stacey Timmins, Bobbi-Lynn Edwards, Kelly Cambly, Lori Edwards
SENIOR BOYS
1971 SUPERIOR BOWL: Bob Keeper, Greg Kendall, Brian Stark, David Wilson, Fraser Coull
1973 SUPERIOR BOWL: Craig Cutsey, Larry Dustin, Pat Clinton, Brian Stark, Greg Kendall
1978 PLAYTIME LANES: Kevin Keenan, Tom Stewart, Glenn Rothenburger, John Korhonen, Greg Gilles
2006 GALAXY LANES: Matt McLean, Kyle Goose, Matthew Shonosky, Greg DeGrazia, Neil Felbel
SENIOR GIRLS
2011 SUPERIOR BOWLADROME: Amanda Melanson, Bailey Lachaine, Katie Bonnie, Alyssa Bonnie
