Hermosa Beach lawn bowler in world championships in Australia
After a year living in Hermosa Beach, Aaron Zangl happened to walk past the Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club two blocks from his home and stopped to watch. “I was invited in to give it a try — like we do to all that stop and look — and I was hooked,” Zangl said. Aaron Zangl. Photo contributed. That was six years ago. Zangl, bar manager at the Lighthouse Café, traveled to Australia this week to represent the United States as part of a five-man team in the World Bowls Championship. “I hope to win the gold,” said Zangl, 37, a former Spanish teacher. The two-week long 2012 World Bowls Championships begins Nov. 24 on the south coast of Australia in Adelaide. Zangl said he has enjoyed his stay as a tourist in Sydney but will soon be heading to Adelaide for the big tournament. “I am getting anxious and definitely ready for the tourney to begin,” Zangl said on Saturday. “I also have been trying to understand cricket and wanting to see a kangaroo, no luck with either so far.” Teams from 27 countries will compete in the tournament held every four years. Zangl was born and raised in Wisconsin. In fact, Zangl lived just a few blocks from a bowls club in Milwaukee and never knew it was there…
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