Two Bateau Bay Bowling Club bowlers have been selected in NSW State teams to contest the Australian Nationals in Western Australia in October.
Ryan Wood will represent NSW in the Australian Para Nationals on October 6-9 at Warwick Bowling Club.
Wood bowls from a wheelchair having become a paraplegic in 1999 as a result of a surfing accident.
Despite his disability Wood took up bowls in 2011 and with the assistance of qualified coaches at Bateau Bay Bowls he has now reached Champion status among bowlers.
His efforts and achievements are inspirational for all those with disabilities.
He has previously won the NSW State Para Singles Championship and delights in having been an integral player for the Bateau Bay teams that have won a Grade 3 and Grade 1 Zone 15 Bowls Central Coast Pennant Flag.
Tony Shoebridge
Tony Shoebridge will represent NSW in the Australian Senior Sides National Championship on October 8-11 at Joondalup Bowling Club.
Shoebridge has represented NSW in previous years at Zone and State level and is highly regarded as an elite bowler.
Having joined Bateau Bay a few years ago, he continues to strive to improve his game and in doing so mentors and lifts other bowlers of the club to aspire to seek representative status.
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Bateau Bay Bowling Club