By Myles Sauer

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A 19-year-old lawn bowler is rolling ahead to Australia for the World Youth Championship next year after a close gold-medal performance at the 2017 Canadian Under-25 Championships in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Aug. 7.

Carah Webster defeated the current U25 World champion Pricilla Westlake, also from B.C., 21-19 in a match she called B次元官网网址渘erve-wrackingB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渃hallenging.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚t was amazing,B次元官网网址� Webster says of her winning game.

B次元官网网址淲e always used to compete with each other in the juniors,B次元官网网址� she says of Westlake. B次元官网网址淚t was a very tough game B次元官网网址� I knew the game was going to be a challenge, and it was nerve-wracking because [Westlake is] such a good bowler.B次元官网网址� Not helping matters was a surprise rain shower on the first day of the tournament, though luckily it cleared up in time for the final match.

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Though he wasnB次元官网网址檛 in Nova Scotia to witness the game, WebsterB次元官网网址檚 longtime coach Craig Wilson is incredibly proud of her performance.

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An avid lawn bowler since she was 11, Webster snagged a gold medal victory at the juniors provincial championships in Sidney in July 2016, and followed that up with another gold-medal performance at the Canadian juniors national lawn bowling championship the following August. Looking at her track record, itB次元官网网址檚 clear that sheB次元官网网址檚 on an upward trajectory.

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With the gold medal under her belt, Webster will now attend the invite-only world championship in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia next February. Luckily, sheB次元官网网址檒l have lots of time to practise: sheB次元官网网址檚 taking the next year away from school to save money.

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