Kaleb Walding triumphs in Under 18 Bowler Award
Bowls WA Awards Night – Under 18 Bowler of the Year Newcomer Kaleb Walding is the 2016/17 Rosenthal Medallist’s Medal winner as the outstanding Under 18 bowler at this year’s State Championships.
The Karratha lad announced himself to the bowling world at Country Week when he became the youngest ever Country Week Singles winner.
His performance placed added expectation on his young shoulders in his first Under 18 State Championships in April, having moved to WA last year.
The added pressure seemingly had no effect on the 16 year old as he produced his best to make the final of every event.
He started his week with a runner up finish in the triples before embarking on a winning run in the remaining two events.
He led fellow newcomer Jack East (Rossmoyne) to victory in the pairs before defeating 2015 Under 18 of the Year Patrick Quinlan (Osborne Park) in the singles final to cap off a successful week.
The next logical step for Walding is to represent his state at under 18 level which, despite the difficulties of living in Karratha, is something he’s hoping to do.
“I’ve got training coming up in about a week (now past) and it’s probably the only training I’m going to be able to attend because I live in Karratha but that’s definitely something I want to strive to go to,” he said.
Despite the difficulties associated with attending training Walding’s impressive breakout season should see him towards the front of the queue for a WA debut at the Under 18 National Championships in New South Wales on the 30th September 2017.
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