Three young ladies from the Youth Bowling Club at Timber Lanes captured a bronze medal at the national championships in Gatineau, Que on May 3.
Kristen Pacheco, Alyssa Hazlewood and Baylee Huntus, representing Northern Ontario, bowled 21 games in three days and tied two other teams for second place in the tournament.
The three teams faced off in a roll-off game and the girls finished with 101 pins over their average, earning them the bronze medal.
The three beat out 309 bowlers from across Canada for the third place finish and it was the first national medal for the Timber Lanes Bowling Club in recent decades.
Coach Tim Gadd, centre, says the girls played very well, averaging as a team, 110 pins over their average per game.
The three earned a spot at the Nationals after coming in first at the provincial level in Timmins in March.

The Sunset Country 55+ Senior Bowlers Triple Teams brought home some hardware at the provincial championships in Timmins April 7.
The ladies representing Timber Lanes placed second in the tournament, earning silver medals for the club.
The men’s team from the Plaza Lanes in Fort Frances took home the gold medal and the provincial banner for their first place performance at provincials and will get their chance to represent Sunset Country at nationals in Winnipeg at a later date.
Women’s team l-r: Ella Ostman, Marge Price, Doris Soucie
Men’s team l-r: Rick Stamarski, Ken Wick, Bruce Henry