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| Year |
Champion |
Zone |
| 1946 | Jean Bray (Morgan) | Calgary |
| 1947 | Babs Jefferies (Oakenfold) | Calgary |
| 1949 | Lil Machon | Calgary |
| 1950 | Mary Currie | Calgary |
| 1953 | Mary Currie | Calgary |
| 1954 | Mary Currie | Calgary * |
| 1957 | Elvera Laughey (Forwick) | Edmonton * |
| 1960 | Mary Currie | Calgary |
| 1965 | Jeanette Neuberger (Smeed) | Southern |
| 1967 | Shirley Miller (Eby) | Calgary |
| 1968 | Shirley Miller (Eby) | Calgary |
| 1968 | Emma Johanson | Calgary |
| 1970 | Mary McConaghie | Edmonton |
| Year |
Champion |
Zone |
| 1946 | R. Jones | Edmonton |
| 1948 | Jack Smith | Calgary |
| 1969 | Jack Smeed | Southern |
| 1972 | Bill Murphy | Edmonton * |
| 1973 | Stan Hesp | Edmonton |
Calgary
Jean Bray (Morgan)
Babs Jefferies (Oakenfold)
Lil Machon
Millie Luft
Edmonton
Marg Asquin
Vi Foster
Evelyn Green
Marie Sangster
May Smith
Calgary
Corinne Lucas
Helen Ager
Ev Graham
Tillie Peters
Millie Luft
Calgary
Ella Young
Lil Machon
Millie Luft
Anne Palin
Ruth Harris
Calgary *
Lil Machon
Babs Oakenfold
Ruth Harris
Flo Befus
Mary Currie
Ruby Befus
Coach: Ken McDiarmid *
Calgary
Mary Currie
Babs Oakenfold
Ruth Harris
Helen Ager
Joan Martin
Coach: Ron Young
Edmonton *
Sis Maltin
Marilyn Kerswell
Nell St.Lawrence
Del Gagnon
Loreen Mckellar
Emma Bush
Coach: Ann Tischer *
Calgary
Shirley Miller (Eby)
Mary Currie
Marie Stroh
Marna Thompson
Marg Patterson
Helen Blackburn
Coach: Bill Plumb
Edmonton
Ebba Anderson
Nina Ible
Ruth Benson
Ivy Farrage
Mary McConaghie
Audrey Sakowsky(Marusin)
Chris Vaughan
Coach: Gene Gagnon
Southern
Jeanette Smeed
Shar Plato (Williams)
Dianne Violini
Bea Salmon
Eleanor Dorgatti
Louise Plato
Sandra Westling
Coach: Len Herring
Calgary *
Neale Roche
Tom Campbell
Mo Trevelyan
Bob McColm
Ron Sansom
Al Bannister
Coach: Baldy Baldwin
All Star Team *
Stan Hesp
Clare Lakeman
Tom Campbell
Don Sim
Gary Tunbridge
John Rempel
Coach: Gene Gagnon
Southern *
Jack Smeed
Stan Woodward
Bill Thomas
Bert Mezei
Gary Tunbridge
Bud Elliott
Coach: Reg Smeed *
Southern
Jack Smeed
Steve Pedersen
John Rempel
Bill Thomas
Ken Mogus
Stan Woodward
Francis Higa
Coach : Len Herring
Calgary
Mary Currie
Anne Palin
Babs Jefferies (Oakenfold)
Al Bannister
Bob Roggia
Calgary
Mary Currie
Anne Palin
Millie Luft
Al Bannister
Tom Campbell
Edmonton
Vern Mohs
Marg Peacock
Meg Warren
Marie Sangster
Jim Rutherford
Calgary
Babs Oakenfold
Mary Currie
Flo Befus
Banny Bannister
Mo Trevelyan
Calgary
Babs Oakenfold
Flo Befus
Mary Currie
Sandy Luft
Mo Trevelyan
Calgary
Flo Befus
Marry Currie
Cec Diett (Bullen)
Marie Stroh
Jack Sadlick
Mo Trevelyan
Ron McGill
Coach: Ken McDiarmid
Edmonton
Del Gagnon
Elvera Forwick
Meg Warren
Doris Lawrence
Peter Marusin
Jan Leenders
Len Karlson
Coach: Harry Crockett
Calgary *
Peg Herner
Helen Blackburn
Marie Stroh
Mary Currie
Tom Campbell
Stan Black
Don Sim
Coach: Bill Plumb *
Southern
Dianne Violini
Lyndell Kurtz (Brekko)
Jeanette Smeed
Gwen Kapcala
Jack Smeed
Bill Thomas
Gary Tunbridge
Coach : Len Herring
Southern
Dianne Violini
Lyndell Kurtz (Brekko)
Eleanor Dorigatti
Lil Fach
Steve Pedersen
Jack Smeed
Bill Thomas
Coach: Frank Winchester
All Star *
Ebba Anderson
Irene Jevne
Emma Johanson
Donna Derin
Jack Smeed
Bill Thomas
John Rempel
Coach – Len Herring
Edmonton
Marg Asquin, Vi Foster, Evelyn Green, Marie Sangster, Mary Smith, + Mens team
Calgary
Mary Currie, Babs Jefferies(Oakenfold), Anne Palin, Corinne Lucas, Helen Ager, Ev Graham,Tillie Peters, Millie Luft, Bob Roggia, Harry Johnson, Jimmie Haxton, Alec McWilliams, Bob Borland, Al Bannister, Percy Timms, Bill Rogers.
Calgary
Mary Currie, Anne Palin, Millie Luft, Ruth Harris, Ella Young, Lil Machon, Bob Borland, Ron Young, Vic Aldrich, Harry Johnson, Al Bannister, Tom Campbell
Calgary
Mary Currie, Babs Oakenfold, Flo Befus, Teddy Fraser, Lil Machon, Marie Stroh, Ron Young, Sandy Luft, Mo Trevelyan, Walter Jarret, Bob Borland, Vic Aldrich
Calgary
Neale Roche, Tom Campbell, Mo Trevelyan, Bob McColm, Ron Sansom, Al Bannister, Art Parker, Mary Currie, Babs Oakenfold, Ruth Harris, Helen Ager, Joan Martin, Marg Dick, Irene Covey(Hill) Mary Border
Calgary
Flo Befus, Mary Currie, Cec Diett (Bullen), Marie Stroh, Helen Ager, Sylvia Martin, Marg Peacock, Jack Sadlick, Mo Trevelyan, Mike McClusky,
Ron McGill, Bev Nicholls, Howie White
Coach: Tom Campbell
Calgary
Shirley Miller (Eby),Mary Currie,Marie Stroh, Helen Blackburn, Marg Patterson. Marna Thompson, Peg Herner,
Tom Campbell, Stan Black, Don Sim, Bob French, Bob Miller, Earl Mosley
Coach: Bill Plumb
Calgary
Shirley Miller (Eby), Betty Nason, Emma Johanson, Helen Ager, Mary Currie, Sylvia Heater,Cathy Taylor, Howie Jaquish,
Larry Burrell, Lloyd Herner, Stan Black, Ron Sansom, Bob French, Dave Alexander
Coaches: Al Bannister, Earl Mosley
Southern
Lyndell Kurtz (Brekko), Dianne Pedersen (Violini) ,Jeanette Smeed, Isabelle Bergman, Eleanor Dorigatti,
umi Medoruma, Jack Smeed, Steve Pedersen, John Rempel, Bill Thomas, Ken Mogus, Stan Woodward, Francis Higa,
Coach: Len Herring
All Star *
Stan Hesp, Clare Lakeman, Tom Campbell, Don Sim, Gary Tunbridge, John Rempel, Ebba Anderson, Irene Jevne, Emma Johanson, Donna Derin,
Jack Smeed, Bill Thomas
Coaches: Gene Gagnon, Len Herring
WESTERN CANADA BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
RECORD SCORES 1945 - 1973
All events 8 games total pinfall using the counter pin (left 2 pin)
| Event | Year | Bowler(s) | Score | Games |
| Ladies Singles | ||||
| Single Game | 1959 | Elsie Jackson - Vancouver | 450 | |
| Four Games | 1959 | Elsie Jackson - Vancouver | 1,232 | |
| Eight Games | 1959 | Elsie Jackson - Vancouver | 2,405 | 348 363 228 293 293 195 450 235 |
| MENS SINGLES | ||||
| Single Game | 1954 | Dave Bissett - Vancouver | 420 | |
| Four Games | 1964 | Jack McArthur - Vancouver | 1,301 | 338 249 324 390 |
| Eight Games | 1952 | Bill Aronec - Winnipeg | 2,461 | 317 355 298 279 245 402 286 279 |
| LADIES TEAMS | ||||
| Single Game | 1966 | North Surrey | 1,449 | |
| Eight Games | 1971 | Edmonton | 10,306 | 1,239 1,293 1,096 1,402 1,316 1,275 1,330 1,355 |
| INDIVIDUAL RECORDS |
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| Single Game | 1960 | Mary Currie - Calgary | 418 | |
| Four Games | 1962 | Donna Murray - Central Manitoba | 1,259 | 271 256 346 386 |
| Eight Games | 1967 | Marion Taylor - Saskatoon | 2,401 | 340 240 386 235 357 243 308 292 |
| MIXED TEAM | ||||
| Single Game | 1964 | Edmonton | 1,464 | |
| Eight Games | 1964 | Calgary | 10,395 | 1,094, 1,299 1,339 1,330-1,237 1,431 1,418 1,247 |
| INDIVIDUAL RECORDS |
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| Single Game | 1966 1962 |
Marion Bissonnette - Lakehead Dale Oliphant - Southern Alberta |
415 420 |
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| Four Games | 1959 1960 |
Flo Befus - Calgary Maurice Trevelyan - Calgary |
1,201 1,324 |
303 337 298 263 330 339 316 339 |
| MENS TEAM | ||||
| Single Game | 1965 | Calgary | 1,623 | |
| Eight Games | 1966 | Winnipeg | 10,760 | 1,622 1,364 1,459 1,081 1,280 1,422 1,203 1,329 |
| INDIVIDUAL RECORDS |
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| Single Game |
1965 1968 |
Clare Lakeman - Edmonton Wayne Lawson - Vancouver |
448 448 |
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| Four Games | 1972 | Gary Tunbridge - Southern Alberta | 1,336 | 337 366 287 346 |
| Eight Games | 1955 | Bill Plumb - Saskatoon | 2,464 | 243 356 319 269 283 390 251 353 |
Members of the Record Teams
| Ladies Single Game: | Pat Derry,Garland Kristensen,Sheila Barnes, Anne Lowe,Vi Howard,Rose Netzlaw,Nina Arsenault |
| Ladies Eight Games: | Ebba Anderson 859 (4), Nina Ible 2162 (8), Ruth Benson 1892 (7), Ivy Farrage 1257 (5), Mary McConaghie 1980 (8), Audrey Sakowsky 1616 (6), Chris Vaughan 540 (2) |
| Mixed Single Game: | Ron Peters 273, Isla Dotto 266, Elvera Forwick 390, Anne Tischer 234, Larry Jordan 296, Meg Warren, H Lawrence |
| Mixed Eight Games: | Don Sim 1262 (5), Marie Stroh 2047 (8), Peg Herner 456 (2), Mary Currie 1967 (8), Tom Campbell 1906 (7), Helen Blackburn 1666 (6), Stan Black 1091(4) |
| Mens Single Game | Jack Wilkes 431, Bob French 371, Dave Alexander 315, Ron Sansom 273, Stan Black 233, Bob Miller |
| Mens Eight Games | Norm Shanas 1827 (7), Bob King 2446 (8), Les Dyke 1211 (5), Bernie Johnson 2217 (8), Ed Lynch 2142 (8), Ken Boddis 539 (2), Ray Sanderson 378 (2) |
National Championship Information
