Irish Road Bowling: We Need You!

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By Bryan Levin, Sports Director/Anchor - email

Talented athletes needed for qualifiers on Sunday, April 29^th at Pipestem Resort and Sunday, May 20^th at the Strawberry Festival on Turkey Run. Qualifiers in five grades go on to West Virginia State Championship on July 21, 22 in Ireland, West Virginia. Winners and Runners Up in all five grades there advance to national finals.

On August 3, 4, and 5, 2012, the national finals (North American Region Finals) in this growing sport will be held on Henry Clay Road at Coopers Rock State Forest near Morgantown, WV.

New players, Irishmen and women from Boston and New York, are coming to West Virginia to challenge our state's best players.

New beginners' grades, Novice 3 & 4, have been added wherein new players can win North American Region beginners' championships. Champion and Runner Up trophies provided for all grades.

Higher grade winners advance to the All Ireland Finals in the Country of Ireland in September.

To Arms Mountaineers! Come out, give it a fling, Whup Them Flatlanders!

For more information, Pipestem Resort State Park, Kevin Smith, 304-228-7928; Strawberry Festival, David Powell, 202-387-1680, Mark Wilt, 304- 329 - 2065.

See www.wvirishroadbowling.com.

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