Tsawwassen lawn bowling standout Pricilla Westlake is sure racking up the frequent flyer miles.
As one of the top players in the country, Westlake learned last month she is heading to New Zealand in November after being named to Team Canada for the World Bowls Championships. Now, she has secured her spot in national team colours for the 2017 World Junior Championships in Queensland, Australia next March after repeating at the Under 25 Canadian Championships in North Vancouver.
Competing “Down Under” is nothing new to Westlake. Back in March, she participated at the 2016 World Cup where an outstanding performance earned her a bronze medal. A month later she was in Queensland for the World Juniors.
Her victory in North Vancouver saw her defeat Regina’s Sydney Boyd 21-14 in the gold medal showdown, after splitting a pair of earlier matches. Westlake will be headed to the Junior Worlds with Ontario’s Lucas Caldwell who captured the men’s U25 title.
Westlake will be in familiar territory when her winter training facility — the Pacific Indoor Bowls Club in Vancouver — hosts next month’s North American Challenge — Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
The two Canadian teams, that will take on the U.S., are named after Dick Folkins, a legendary American bowler and Graham Jarvis, a long time international contender for Canada. The disciplines included in this event are: singles, pairs, triples and fours.
