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2007/2008 National Ranking Tour Champions - Presentation NEW
Ranking Event 1 - Results NEW
10th World Youth Championships - Results
2007/2008 U24 & U19 Champions
Ranking Event 9 - Results
World Youth Championships 2008 - N.Ireland Team
World Youth Championships 2008

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2007/2008 National Ranking Tour Champions - Presentation
21st September 2008

Following the conclusion of the first ranking event of the 2008/2009 the trophy presentation was made to last season's champions. Congratulations to Grant Dugan in the U24 YAC section and Zara Payne in the U19 Junior section. Grant was presented the U24 Trophy by NITBF Vice President Allen Sinton and Zara was presented the new U19 Trophy (Kindly donated by JuniorBowling.co.uk) by past junior champion David Seay.

U24 YAC Section Champion - Grant Dugan

U19 Junior Section Champion - Zara Payne

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Ranking Event 1 - Results
14th September 2008
Jet Cenre, Coleraine

Today's winner in the U24 section was David Seay (1446, 180.75 average) taking the first event win of the new season. David was followed by Zara Payne in 2nd place (1380, 172.50 average) with reigning U24 champion Grant Dugan in 3rd place (1376, 172.00 average).

In the U19's section Scott Horton (1525 inc. 40 hcap, 190.63 average) took the first event win of the new season. Scott showed that he will be a tough competitor to beat this season showing marked improvement from last season including a new high game of 219 shot in the final game today to secure the win. Jonny Reid was 2nd (1448 inc. 33 hcap, 181.00 average) with Zara Payne in 3rd place (1396 inc. 2 hcap, 174.50 average).

The next event will take place in the Dundonald International Ice Bowl on 19th October at 9.30am.
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10th World Youth Championships - Results
26th July 2008
Boardwalk Bowl, Orlando

Event Report by Lauren Dugan is now available for download here

Boy's Singles - Long Oil Pattern
Grant Dugan scored a 1228 total (204.67 average) for a share of 23rd place. David Seay scored a 1018 total (169.67 average) for a finishing position of 178th.

Girl's Singles - Long Oil Pattern
Lauren Dugan scored a 1026 total (171.00 average) and Kelly scored a 936 total (156.00 average), with finishing positions of 107th and 125th respectively.

Girl's Doubles - Short Oil Pattern
Lauren Dugan and Kelly McDowell scored a 1,891 total (157.58 average) for the 6 games. Lauren scoring 985 and Kelly scoring 906. Finishing position of 58th.

Boy's Doubles - Short Oil Pattern
Grant Dugan and David Seay scored a 2448 total (204.00 average) for the 6 games. Grant Dugan scoring 1188 and David scoring 1260. Finishing position of 32nd.

Girl's Team - Long & Short Oil Patterns
Lauren Dugan scored 507 on the long pattern and 450 on the short pattern, 957 total (159.50 average). Kelly McDowell scored 437 on the long pattern and 461 on the short pattern, 898 total (149.67 average).

Boy's Team - Long & Short Oil Patterns
Grant Dugan scored 559 on the long pattern and 537 on the short pattern, 1096 total (182.67 average). David Seay scored 530 on the long pattern and 547 on the short pattern, 1077 total (179.50 average).

Girl's All-Events
Lauren Dugan - 2968 total - 164.89 average - 120th position
Kelly McDowell - 2740 total - 152.22 average - 127th position

Boy's All-Events
Grant Dugan - 3512 total - 195.11 average - 91st position
David Seay - 3355 total - 186.39 average - 137th position

Full results and standings can be found at www.2008wyc.com

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2007/2008 U24 & U19 Champions
11th May 2008

Following the final ranking event of the 2007/2008 the U24 & U19 Champions have been decided.

In the U24 section the new champion is Grant Dugan, who showed a complete dominance of the section this season taking 7 event wins from 8. Losing out on a perfect win record by only 16 pins in the second event of the season in which he finished 2nd.

The top 3 in the U24 section were:
1. Grant Dugan - 7 event wins - 346.55 points
2. David Seay - 2 event wins - 315.10 points
3. Zara Payne - 0 event wins - 242.28 points

In the U19 section the new champion is Zara Payne, who by only taking 1 event win showed consistant event results in order to claim the title. The U19 section was a much closer affair than that of the U24 section with the title up for grabs by no less than 4 players in the final event.

The top 3 in the U19 section were:
1. Zara Payne - 1 event win - 312.31 points
2. Kelly McDowell - 3 event wins - 304.65 points
3. Lauren Dugan - 3 event wins - 291.95 points

Other event winners in the U19 section were Scott Horton and Jonny Reid. Again the improving performances in this section have been highlighted in how close the standings were this year with only better things to come next season yet again!

Congratulations to all of the above!
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Ranking Event 9 - Results
11th May 2008
Dundonald International Ice Bowl

Today's winner in the U24 section was Grant Dugan (1541, 192.63 average) taking his 7th win this season and 6th win in a row in the events he has entered. Grant was followed once again by David Seay in 2nd place (1455, 181.88 average) with Zara Payne in 3rd place (1229, 153.63 average).

In the U19's section newcomer Jonny Reid (1483 inc. 47 hcap, 185.38 average) took his first ever event win. Zara Payne was 2nd (1445 inc. 27 hcap, 180.63 average) narrowly defeating Kelly McDowell into 3rd place (1441 inc. 37 hcap, 180.13 average).

This was the final ranking event of the 2007/2008 season with only the 44th QubicaAMF World Cup Qualifier - Round Robin Finals remaining in which Grant Dugan and Lauren Dugan will be participating having qualified in the Top 8 and Top 6 respectively. The Round Robin Finals will take place in the Coleraine Jet Centre on 8th June at 9.30am.
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World Youth Championships 2008 - N.Ireland Team
9th February 2008

The following players have been selected and confirmed to represent Northern Ireland at the upcoming World Youth Championships taking place in Orlando, USA from 18th-26th July:

Boys: - Grant Dugan - David Seay Girls: - Lauren Dugan - Kelly McDowell Coach: - Ryan Press

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World Youth Championships 2008
16th November 2007

The official website for the 10th World Youth Championships being held at the Broadwalk Bowl in Orlando, USA from 18th-26th July 2008 is now available at www.2008wyc.com.

A reminder to all eligible U23's that the selection for this event will take place immediately after December's ranking event. The top 4 U23 boys and U23 girls will be selected to represent Northern Ireland at the event under the selection ruling as agreed by council.
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Junior Bowling at Dundonald International Ice Bowl

Junior bowling sessions are run every Saturday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm at the Dundonald International Ice Bowl. The session costs £5 per person.

These sessions are used as practice for current junior players and offer beginners the chance to learn with current Northern Ireland FIC squad members and Eddie Best (Ice Bowl staff) on hand to help out.

If you are interested in attending these sessions or want more information please contact Grant Dugan (NITBF Junior Committee) or Eddie Best at the Dundonald International Ice Bowl.
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