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Doing an interview with the four girls who make up the senior bowling team representing B.C at the Nationals in Oshawa, Ont. is like interviewing a single person. A question thrown out to Paige Meise, Lezzyl Aquino, Kassidy Johnson and Megan Reimer is usually answered by all four at the same time. Coach Chito Tecson says that singularity of purpose makes his job a bit easier. “They know each other’s styles so well,” he said during a recent practice at Black Diamond Lanes, the home lane for...

There was a common theme talking to bowlers at the Strike Zone on a recent Sunday morning. Duffy Lougheed was more than a good bowler. He was a friend. “He was a real people person,” said Ryan Paziuk, who organized the small tournament to raise funds to help Lougheed’s family. “I would say he was an icon in the bowling community. He bowled in every league he was eligible for.” Lougheed died recently after a heart attack. He was 51. Mike Boroja was never teammates with Lougheed, but he was...