FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 3, 1997

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) - Howard Bach, of San Francisco, Calif., and 
currently a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado 
Springs, Colo., won the men’s singles title at the Hollyburn Junior Open 
in Vancouver, Canada, Jan. 31-Feb.2. 

Bach, 17, defeated the No. 1 seed Bob Milroy of Alberta, Canada, in the 
finals of under-19 men’s singles competition. After trailing 11-8 in the 
first game of the final match, Bach rallied to win 15-11, and took the 
second game 15-7 to clinch the title. 

After winning the gold medal at the Junior Pan-American games in Puerto 
Rico this past September, Bach has proven to be the top junior player in 
North America. He will compete next at the Devlin Cup, a team 
competition featuring the junior national teams from the United States, 
Canada and Russia, Feb. 23-26 at the Augusta State University Athletic 
Complex in Augusta, Ga.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MIKE COLIAS AT USA BADMINTON, PHONE: (719) 
578-4808, FAX: (719) 578-4507.