Chris Rumboldt believes he witnessed something special unfold in Saskatchewan over the weekend.
Rumboldt, a Corner Brook youth bowling coach, guided Abigail Tiller and Brooklyn Stride to an undefeated record and gold medals in the Bantam Girls Doubles event at the 2018 national Youth Bowling Canada tournament at the Bolorama Lanes in Regina, Sask.
“This has to be the best performance I’ve seen,” coach Rumboldt said of the 11-straight wins piled up along the way. “It was amazing. You’d have to be there to see it. They just bowled their game because they were having so much fun with it.”
Having fun was all that matter to his two young bowlers, according to Rumboldt. He said it was never about the scoreboard for his girls because they are young and were only interested in having a laugh and meeting some new friends.
“They knew the pressure was there but they just relied on each other and it was pretty amazing,” he said.
The two girls also came home with a silver medal from the bantam mixed team event after joining forces with Luke Walsh and Keegan Ennis of Paradise Bowl.
Stride, winner of a silver medal in the bantam girls singles event at the 2017 YBC Nationals in Gatineau, Que., was excited about adding two medals to her silverware collection from YBC events.
“It was really exciting and I was happy because I won it with my friend this time,” Stride said. “It means a lot to me. It was really exciting to win.”
Tiller was all smiles knowing they had done something special, racking up 11 wins in a row behind a boisterous supportive crowd of family and friends who had made the trek west to watch the magic unfold on the lanes.
“I felt like I was at the Olympics,” Tiller said of the happy feeling she felt when she received her gold medal. “I feel pretty awesome because I won and just because I had the chance to go away and have a lot of fun.”
Silver run
Cody Jacobs
Bantam Boys Singles
Silver
Game 1 — 153 (1)
Game 2 — 235 (1)
Game 3 — 113 (1)
Game 4 — 167 (0)
Game 5 — 136 (0)
Game 6 — 133 (0)
Game 7— 159 (1)
Game 8 — 177 (1)
Game 9 — 188 (1)
Game 10 — 161 (1)
Game 11 — 171 (0)
7 points (third overall)
3rd place qualifier vs 2nd place qualifier
Cody Jacobs 215, vs Eric Berg Southern Ontario 164
Final
Jacobs vs Jordan Loewen Alberta
Loewen had to be beaten twice
Game 1 Jacobs 180, Loewen 156
Game 2 Loewen 181, Jacobs 175
Samantha Davis
Senior Girls Singles
Bronze
Game 1 — 200 (0)
Game 2 — 277 (1)
Game 3 — 263 (1)
Game 4 — 196 (0)
Game 5 — 233 (1)
Game 6 — 228 (1)
Game 7 — 238 (1)
Game 8 — 239 (1)
Game 9 — 206 (0)
Game 10 — 173 (0)
Game 11 — 245 (1)
Seven points (three-way tie for second place overall)
Bronze game — 246
Brooklyn Stride/Abigail Tiller
Bantam Girls Doubles
Gold
Game 1
Abigail — 185
Brooklyn — 161
Team Total — 346
Points — 1
Game 2
Abigail — 255
Brooklyn — 172
Team Total — 327
Points — 1
Game 3
Abigail — 127
Brooklyn — 195
Team Total — 322
Points — 1
Game 4
Abigail — 204
Brooklyn — 221
Team Total — 425
Points — 1
Game 5
Abigail — 177
Brooklyn — 174
Team Total — 351
Points — 1
Game 6
Abigail — 200
Brooklyn — 205
Team Total — 405
Points — 1
Game 7
Abigail — 199
Brooklyn — 163
Team Total — 362
Points — 1
Game 8
Abigail — 189
Brooklyn — 191
Team Total — 380
Points — 1
Game 9
Abigail — 201
Brooklyn — 189
Team Total — 390
Points — 1
Game 10
Abigail — 141
Brooklyn — 171
Team Total — 312
Total Points 10 first overall
Gold medal game
Tiller/Stride 396, Alberta 305
Stride/Tiller (Corner Brook) /Luke Walsh/Keegan Ennis (Paradise)
Bantam Mixed Teams
Silver
Game 1
Tiller — 201
Stride — 151
Walsh — 202
Ennis — 152
Team Total — 706
Game 2
Tiller — 202
Stride — 210
Walsh — 249
Ennis — 173
Team Total — 834
Game 3
Tiller — 180
Stride — 206
Walsh — 130
Ennis — 144
Team Total — 660
Game 4
Tiller — 174
Stride — 178
Walsh — 147
Ennis — 140
Team Total — 639
Game 5
Tiller — 152
Stride — 150
Walsh — 195
Ennis — 111
Team Total — 608
Total Points 3, 447
Gold showdown
Manitoba 917, Newfoundland and Labrador 687
