{"id":17764,"date":"2022-03-21T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/?p=17764"},"modified":"2022-03-22T14:19:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:19:59","slug":"bekah-howe-plays-for-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/bekah-howe-plays-for-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bekah Howe Plays for the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.15&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.15&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.15&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.15.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-15.png?resize=918%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"918\" height=\"688\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17139 alignnone size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-15.png 918w, https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-15-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 918px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every year, Edmonds Petanque players welcome boulistes from around the PNW to our Bastille Day and Food Bank tournaments. People come from all over to play at these favorite events, but one player whom we have come to know well and admire for her tenacity, accurate play, and top place finishes is Bekah Howe of Port Townsend.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Bekah has become part of the \u201cEdmonds Petanque Family,\u201d as we yearly look forward to greeting Bekah and her husband Silas Holm, Tom and Honey Niemann, and other Port Townsend veterans to our contests on this side of the water.<\/p>\n<p>This summer Bekah will take the main stage at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL, as she represents the United States with her doubles partner Janice Bisonette of Fresno, CA, against the strongest women\u2019s teams in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Bekah and Janice earned their positions as the top US women by finishing first and second at the World Games Trials last September. In Birmingham, they will compete in a doubles competition as well as a precision shooting contest in the course of the games. We send them all our best wishes for success.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about the road Bekah has followed to become the top woman\u2019s player in the United States, click on the link below. The article from the FPUSA details many of Bekah\u2019s travails and details all the work she is doing to prepare for this summer\u2019s challenge. Definitely worth a read!<\/p>\n<p>The World Games &#8211; FPUSA (usapetanque.org) &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/usapetanque.org\/home\/the-world-games\">usapetanque.org\/home\/the-world-games<\/a>&gt;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Every year, Edmonds Petanque players welcome boulistes from around the PNW to our Bastille Day and Food Bank tournaments. People come from all over to play at these favorite events, but one player whom we have come to know well and admire for her tenacity, accurate play, and top place finishes is Bekah Howe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<div class=\"postie-post\">Every year, Edmonds Petanque players welcome boulistes from around the PNW to our Bastille Day and Food Bank tournaments. People come from all over to play at these favorite events, but one player whom we have come to know well and admire for her tenacity, accurate play, and top place finishes is Bekah Howe of Port Townsend.\r\nOver the years, Bekah has become part of the \u201cEdmonds Petanque Family,\u201d as we yearly look forward to greeting her and her friends Silas Holm, Tom and Honey Niemann, and other Port Townsend veterans to our contests on this side of the water.\r\nThis summer Bekah will take the main stage at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL, as she represents the United States with her doubles partner Janice Bisonette of Fresno, CA, against the strongest women\u2019s teams in the world.\r\nBekah and Janice earned their positions as the top US women by finishing first and second at the World Games Trials last September. In Birmingham, they will compete in a doubles competition as well as a precision shooting contest in the course of the games. We send them all our best wishes for success.\r\nTo read more about the road Bekah has followed to become the top woman\u2019s player in the United States, click on the link below. The article from the FPUSA details many of Bekah\u2019s travails and details all the work she is doing to prepare for this summer\u2019s challenge. 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