Rodolfo [Rudy] R. Bautista was born May 10, 1947 in Mandaluyong city, Philippines. Rudy Bautista has been an participant in the sport of bowling for nearly 40 years and was an active member in youth and adult leagues holding a number of positions, including head coach, assistant coach, league secretary and athlete.
His passion for the sport is infectious and evident in the way he passed it onto his own children, the many youth he coached and those he bowled with and against in league play.
Rudy is a prominent figure in the Filipino bowling community in Winnipeg. He continues to warmly welcome beginner bowlers to be part of a positive and vibrant league and helped several youth bowlers to compete at the provincial and national level.
Coaching:
1980’s to 1999
Empress Juniors – Empress Lane
● Began as an Assistant Coach and was the Head Coach for approximately 5 years before Empress Lanes permanently closed.
1999 to 2007
Northend Juniors – CGS Lanes.
2015+
Chateau Juniors (on a casual basis) – Chateau Lanes.
Coached his three children to multiple Provincial Championships:
● Rodell Bautista – 1986, 1988, 1989, & 1991;
● Jeanette Bautista – 1988;
● Gina Bautista – 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 & 2003.
● Coached his granddaughter Nikaya Bautista to Provincial Championship in 2015.
● Coached Filipino youth bowlers who have won at the provincial and national levels.
1981 -1997 –
● Bowling coach at Empress Lanes produced 9 youth Provincial Champions.
1998 -2008 –
● Assistant coach at Canadian German Club – 12 youth Provincial Champions.
2012 -2016 –
● Assistant coach at Chateau Lanes – 4 youth Provincial Champions.
Achievements:
National Classified Championships
2013 – Kelowna, BC. Team Manitoba
Buffalo Recreational League:
1989,1989 &1990 – Aggregate Champion.
St Edwards League:
1994 – Roll Off Champion.
Millennium Mixed League:
2012 – Roll Off Champion
2004, 2010, 2012 & 2015 Aggregate Champion.
Golfers League
2015 – Roll off Champion
Bowl Canada National Classified
2015– Team Provincial Champion
Winnipeg Tenpin Bowling Association
2 time Trophy House (Eric & Eleanor Young Memorial) Champion.
Career High Scores
Highest Average – 190
Highest Game – 268
Highest Series – 684
While Rudy’s involvement in bowling today is primarily as a league member and league secretary, Rudy was no stranger to bowlers, coaches and parents who were part of junior bowling in Manitoba during the 1980’s,1990’s and early 2000’s. He always took time to teach young athletes of all skill levels who wanted to learn.
Genuine enthusiasm and interest in the development of bowlers, the sport of bowling, and the importance of community, naturally enabled Rudy to make an indelible mark on so many bowlers through those decades.
