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Tournament Schedule

Local and national tournament schedule on page 14

Arizona State USBC Tournaments

Apr 6-7, 13-14: Women's Championships; Inca Lanes (Yuma)

May 11-12, 18-19, Jun 1-2, 8-9: Open Championships; Bowlero Kyrene & Bowlero Mesa

MPUSBC Tournaments

Mar 16-17, 23-24: Open Championships; Let It Roll Bowl

May 5: Masters & Queens, Let It Roll Bowl

MMA Tournaments

Apr 14: Junior Gold Qualifier Youth Tournament, Mesa East Bowl

May 19: Youth Tournament, AMF McRay

Tucson Metro USBC

Mar 16-17: Tucson Masters/ Queens, Tucson Bowl

Mar 24: Junior Kings & Queens, Bowlero

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Arizona's Mike Friedrichs Competes in 50th Consecutive USBC Open Championships

LAS VEGAS – For Michael Friedrichs, his annual trip to the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships is more than just a tournament.

From the thrill of competing in a championship venue to the acclaim for a memorable performance on the lanes, there’s always been something special about being part of the event for the 68-year-old right-hander.

Friedrichs, from Glendale, Arizona, elected to add a little more excitement and something new to his trip in 2024 by signing up for the same squad as the tournament’s opening ceremony to celebrate his 50th consecutive tournament appearance Saturday at the South

Point Bowling Plaza.

Joined by his wife, Jean, while donning a custom Arizona Diamondbacks bowling jersey with the No. 50, Friedrichs was able to

GCU Bowling secures 2nd-ever ITC Nationals bid

2nd-place finish at ITC Sectionals punches ticket to Kentucky in April

by: Noah Powers, GCU Club Sports Writing Staff

In a rollercoaster weekend where the Grand Canyon University Bowling team was as low as 17th place in their pool of 21, the Lopes rallied to finish in 2nd place at United States Bowling Congress (USBC) ITC Sectionals in Dallas, Texas. The 2nd-place finish was the Lopes' best in their history at the event and qualified them for only their second trip ever to the USBC National Championships in Jeffersontown, Kentucky.

The slow start that the Lopes experienced is something that they have experience overcoming - often catching fire in Day 2 of events this season.

"We put such a big emphasis on not paying attention to the scores

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take his honorary march across the lanes as part of the opening festivities and was presented by a chevron, plaque and diamond lapel pin to recognize his longevity at the event.

“It was pretty cool,” said Friedrichs, a Metro Phoenix USBC and Arizona State USBC Hall of Famer. “Everybody marches out, then I come out, then ‘Joe Bowler’ – it just adds to it. When (USBC Deputy Executive Director) Jason (Overstreet) asked me about it during the presentation, I said this is an event. It’s no longer just a tournament. This has become an event, and you just have to be here for that. You can’t describe it to anybody – you

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time in program history!

around us," said GCU Head Bowling Coach Ben Canfield. "I'm not even sure that the guys knew they were in 17th after the first block of game. Everyone was so locked in

on controlling what was in front of them."

The Lopes picked up momentum quickly after their shaky first

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Strike Force was at Bowlero Kyrene, March 3rd with 115 total entries (88 qualifying and 27 parlays) paying out over $6,500 in main and side event prize funds. The Finals would see Mike Rhoads shoot his highest game of the tournament, 256 300 with handicap), to take home his first AHT SFT title and $625 (no progressive pot). Congrats to Eddie Wilcox on second place for $1,000. Also, congrats to Michael LePage on third place for $200 (also no progressive pot).

RESILIENT! Congratulations to the GCU Men's Bowling team. They were 17th after the first block of qualifying to a 2nd place finish and a ticket booked to ITC Nationals for the second

Jason Overstreet and Mike Friedrichs

Mike Friedrichs 50th USBC Open Championships

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“Jean doesn’t come to very many events, but I think she wanted to be here for this one. It was a big deal to her. She was involved with the team shirts and surprised everyone with those. Those were in the works for two years.”

His journey at the USBC Open Championships started during the 1974 event in Indianapolis, where he was able to take in his first experience alongside family.

“I was in college during my freshman year, and my dad called and said they needed a bowler for Indianapolis,” Friedrichs said. “We drove, and to get there and just see everything for the first time was special. You could read about it, you could look at the pictures, but it’s different to be there. I go back to the time when they still had the guys up above doing the scores by hand. That was pretty cool to see.

“One of the big things I remember about that trip was that my grandfather was also there, and I think he bowled doubles and singles with my dad. His car got towed. That’s one of the things I’ll always remember. My first trip to Indianapolis, and his car got towed.”

As his appearances started to add up, Friedrichs started to see his scores go up, too. He capped his trip to the 1989 event in Wichita, Kansas, with a 300 game in singles.

“It was one of those unexpected things,” said Friedrichs, who rolled one of the 44 300s games at the 1989 event. “I made a huge adjustment the last game and threw 12 strikes. I went from playing fourth arrow to playing outside of first arrow for that one game.

“At that time, American Airlines used to give two round-trip tickets for a 300 at nationals. There were a lot of them in Wichita, so that was the last year of it, but we got to take advantage of that.”

Friedrichs added his name to the record book again at the 1995 event in Reno, Nevada, when he paired with Mike Procaccino to tie the tournament’s top doubles game with 578. Procaccino fired a 300 game in the performance, and Friedrichs added 278.

Although they were passed the

following year in Salt Lake City by USBC Hall of Famers Rick and Ron Pollard (580) on the way to the Team All-Events title, the score still is tied for second all-time at the Open Championships nearly 30 years later.

“I’m big on teammates doing well,” Friedrichs said. “I was spending more time rooting for Mike to shoot 300. We weren’t really paying attention to the record. We were just rooting each other on. After we finished, we wondered what the record was and had no idea we tied it. It was pretty cool to have a teammate shoot 300.”

Looking ahead, Friedrichs has a long-term goal of reaching 100,000 pins at the Open Championships and no plans of stopping his annual appearance at the event.

“I’m just going to keep going,” Friedrichs said. “We travel together and have a good time, and I’m just going to keep bowling. Even if I don’t bowl well, it doesn’t matter – you’re not happy with the score, but all in all, you have a good time. We’re already working on dates for next year.”

In his 50th appearance, Friedrichs had sets of 524 in doubles, 488 in team and 475 in singles for a 1,487 total to bring his career pinfall at the tournament to 86,083, a 191.2 average.

The 2024 Open Championships got underway Feb. 23 and will run through July 29 at the South Point Bowling Plaza. The tournament is scheduled to feature more than 11,000 teams and 55,000 bowlers making their way to compete in Las Vegas.

1974 team photo from Mike Friedrichs first national tournament

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JBT Results; AMF Desert Hills; March 3, 2024

champs and finalists

Cesar Padilla put an exclamation mark on a dominant weekend, while Cameron Coleman pulled off an upset for another win, in exciting Arizona Conference JBT action at Phoenix's AMF Desert Hills Lanes.

Finalists competed in matchplay with a re-seed after each round, with the highest survivor playing the lowest. In scratch semis, Padilla rolled past Nathan Bravo, while in the other match, Daunte Uribarri blasted 277 to defeat Amarr Bryant and advance to the title game. In the final, Daunte couldn't find the same look, and Cesar kept pouring on the strikes, winning the match, sweeping the weekend, extending his points lead, and earning JBT title number eleven.

Coleman got past points leader Alex London in one handicap semifinal, but the other match stole the spotlight, as 12 yearold Christian Ortega ran the front eleven strikes before a final shot miss for 296, beating Connor Lee Haven Barker (who had previously taken out the top two seeds) to advance to the finals. It looked like Christian would ride the momentum to the win, but late mistakes from Ortega and a late charge from Coleman were good enough to swipe away the win, the third title of Cameron's JBT career.

Mackenzie Paige rolled to the top girls scratch spot, then beat Paityn Gaines for the title. Asher Toberer completed a successful weekend with a win over Zackary Evans for the U17 crown. Big thanks to Steven and the Desert Hills team for a great first visit to their center since 2008! Want in on all this fun for all skill levels and ages? Just check out our schedule and come on down!

AMF Desert Hills; March 3, 2024; Final Results and scholarship winners

SCRATCH DIVISION

1 Cesar Padilla $365

2 Daunte Uribarri $175

3 Nathan Bravo $125

4 Amarr Bryant $130

5 Nathan Tidball $125

HANDICAP DIVISION

1 Cameron Coleman $300

JUNIOR BOWLERS TOUR SCHEDULE

March 30-31, 2024

Mesa East Bowl

May 4-5, 2024

Best in the West

Cactus Bowl (Tucson, AZ)

June 8-9, 2024 Gold Coast (Las Vegas)

ENTRY FEE: (standard events)

June 29, 2024

AZ Invitational Let It Roll Bowl

June 30, 2024

Tourn. of All Time Champs & Non Champs Let It Roll Bowl

Over $4,500,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Bowlers of all Skill Levels, age 21 and under

‘CLASSIC FORMAT’:

• 2 divisions, scratch & handicap

$60 Handicap/$60 Scratch plus optional scholarship

• bowl 5 games across 10 lanes the top 40% advance to semi’s

Registration Dates Set for 2025 USBC Open Championships in Baton Rouge

ARLINGTON, Texas – As the excitement builds for the start of the 2024 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships next month in Las Vegas, the anticipation for the tournament’s return to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2025 is on the horizon, too.

The registration dates for the 2025 USBC Open Championships have been determined, with the 121st edition of the storied event set to take place from March 1 –July 28 (150 consecutive days) at Baton Rouge’s Raising Cane’s River Center.

The Open Championships previously was held at the River Center in 2005 and 2012. The venue hosted the USBC Women’s Championships in 2017. The return to Baton Rouge also will mark the first convention-center build for the Open Championships since 2018.

Members of the Captain’s Club will be given the first opportunity to register for the 2025 tournament, starting Jan. 25, 2024. The early registration period will be available to current qualifying members, and captains will receive more information through a direct email.

The online portal will open to all competitors starting Feb. 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. Eastern.

To be eligible for the benefits of the Captain’s Club, a captain must

have five or more teams registered to bowl for the 2024 event.

The entry fee for the 2025 Open Championships will be $70 per event, plus an optional $15 for an all-events entry ($225 total for team, doubles, singles and allevents). There also is a $25 processing fee per team.

A new squad schedule was recently announced for the Open Championships, starting with the 2025 event. Team squads will be contested at 11:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., while doubles and singles will be held at 7 a.m., 3:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. and feature six bowlers on each pair.

The 2024 Open Championships is scheduled to begin Feb. 23 and run through July 29 at the South Point Bowling Plaza.

For more information on the USBC Open Championships, visit BOWL.com/OpenChamp. To learn more about the Captain’s Club, go to BOWL.com/CaptainsClub.

Tucson Bowlers Mourn Passing of JJ (Joel) Holman

By Mark Kerr

Tucson Metro USBC and our Tucson bowling was shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Famer JJ Holman.

JJ took part in this year's City Open Championships and was at the Tucson Metro USBC Class of 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that took place at Fiesta Lanes.

JJ bowled many 300's, 32 of them including back to back perfect games, 800 series and has won numerous city, state and other bowling titles. He started bowling as a youth at Cactus Bowl. He was inducted into the Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame in 2016.

During the final team squad for the 80th Annual Tucson Metro USBC Open Championships, March 3, Tucson Metro USBC held a special tribute to JJ (Joel) Holman, who unexpectedly passed away the week prior.

JJ was a Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Famer, bowled multiple 300 games (two back to back), 800 se-

JJ (Joel) Holman

ries , winning bowling titles, part of a record setting four person team who bowled 1101 scratch for one game in league.

JJ bowled in the 80th Annual Tucson Metro USBC Open Championships this year and finished 4th in the Singles Competition.

The teams had a one ball tribute and raised $500 from 50/50 and donations. He thought of his fellow bowlers as family, and his family was here for him and to help. His funeral and Celebration of Life service took place at South Lawn Cemetery Monday, March 11.

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Congratulations to Brody and Louis for winning Cactus Bowl's St. Patrick’s Youth/Adult doubles! Congrats to Sam and Mark for 2nd, and George and Braxton for 3rd! The tournament was held March 9th and Cactus Bowl thanks everyone who participated

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16 games, rolling their way to seventh by the end of game 32, fourth after 48, and their eventual 2nd-place spot, edging out St. Ambrose University by 77 pins on the last day to finish behind champion Wichita State University, who entered the event as the top-seeded team. GCU ended their successful weekend with a total pinfall of 13,106.

"For me personally, making it to ITC Nationals is a dream come true. I'll remember the comeback we had to secure our bid for the rest of my life," said GCU senior Josh Molloy. "This weekend reassured our team that we aren't to be overlooked and it shows how far we've come. Now that we've punched out ticket the real hard work begins to try and make a run

at history and become national champions."

Although Molloy is the elder statesman on the GCU squad as a fifth-year senior, he was a year shy of being on the last GCU squad to make the ITC Nationals trip.

"A finish like this is really validating as a club program," said Canfield. "To make it back to nationals reaffirms the worth of the hard work that we've been putting in since 2019. We don't take the opportunity for granted."

Although the team punched their ticket to ITC Nationals, their next event is the Collegiate Club National Bowling Championships on April 6-7 in Anderson, Indiana. Both the Lopes' Men's and Women's Bowling teams will attend.

Tucson Metro USBC Update

By Mark Kerr, President

The 80th Annual Tucson Metro USBC Open Championships concluded on March 3.

Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank everyone who took part in the tournament and the management and staff of Fiesta Lanes and Cactus Bowl for hosting the tournament.

Here are the final results:

Team, Division 1 (Handicap) - 6 Balls and A Split, 2991; Division 2 (Handicap) - Team Thurman, 2975.

Doubles, Division 1 (Handicap) - Rene Villa/Steve Lopez, 1550; Division 2 (Handicap) - Ben Wallace/Stacy Simson, 1484.

Singles, Division 1 (Handicap) - Richard Winters, 851; Division 2 (Handicap) - Grecia Olono, 877.

All Events, Division 1 (Handicap) - Greg Kern, 2357; Division 2 (Handicap) - Ben Wallace, 2461.

Here are the final results for the scratch winners for the 80th Annual Tucson Metro USBC Open Championships.

80th Annual Tucson Open Tournament; Scratch Winners Team – 6 Balls and a Split - 2900

Anna Heichel - 659

Justin Espinosa - 719

Bryan Van Sickle - 751

Kenneth Lange - 771

Doubles - 1434: Mike Tountas696 / Mario Ruiz 738

Singles - 771: David Majeske227, 255, 289

All Events - 2159: Bryan Van Sickle - 670, 738, 751

300 games

Ted Spranger - Doubles Event

Ken Thurman - Team Event

Bryan Van Sickle - Doubles Event

Justin Espinosa - Team Event

Matthew Holmes - Team Even

Full results are posted on Tucson Metro USBC’s Facebook page and website.

Tucson Metro USBC held their Masters and Queens on Sunday, March 10 at Tucson Bowl.

A total of 56 bowlers took part in the unsanctioned sweeper held prior to the respective Masters and Queens Tournaments to showcase the respective bowling pattern that will be used, Taj Mahal.

Here are the final results, five games bowled across five pairs of lanes.

1) Rich Miller +46

2) Felipe Espriu +38

3) Ed Vegas +35

4) Matthew Holmes +25

5 Tie) Joey Burke and Josh Moret +15

7) Eric Hew +14

8) Matt Klaer +12

9) Alonso Sodari -16

10) Mark Lopez -31

11) Justin ODonnell -33

In addition, Tucson Metro USBC also had high game pots for each of the five games bowled. The winners and their scores were:

Game 1 - Joey Burke 227.

Game 2 - Ed Vegas 254.

Game 3 - Felipe Espriu 248.

Game 4 - Robert Coleman 236.

Game 5 - Felipe Espriu 231.

The 2024 Tucson Metro USBC Masters and Queens Qualifying will take place Saturday, March 16, check-in starting at noon and bowling starting at 1 pm at Tucson Bowl. There is only one qualifying squad. The double elimination final will take place Sunday, March 17, 10 am.

On February 29, at the IHOP Vegas League, I had the pleasure of presenting Michelle McNew her 800 ring for her history making series at the 74th Annual Tucson Women’s Open Championships. Michelle bowled 229-300-300, for an 829 series during the doubles competition at Lucky Strike.

Mark Kerr, On March 7th, Mark Kerr had the pleasure of presenting Michelle McNew her 800 ring for her history making series at the 74th Annual Tucson Women’s Open Championships. Michelle bowled 229-300-300, for an 829 series during the doubles competition at Lucky Strike. This was the first back to back 300's bowled in the history of the Women’s Championships. Michelle threw 29 strikes in a row! Congratulations Michelle!

This was the first back to back 300's bowled in the history of the Women’s Championships. Michelle threw 29 strikes in a row! Congratulations Michelle, we are all proud of you!

CONGRATULATIONS:

On February 15, Matt Hunt bowled an 803 series in the IHOP Vegas League at Cactus Bowl. Delano Coveris for bowling another 300 game in the RTS League at Bowlero Tucson on February 28. It was his 4th of the league season, including one the previous week in the RTS/Knights of Pythias League also at Bowlero.

On Thursday, February 29, Matt Hunt bowled a 300 game in the IHOP Vegas League at Cactus Bowl.

Josh Quesnel bowled a 300 game on Friday March 1, in the Ed Faulk Classic League at Fiesta Lanes.

On Monday, March 4, Matthew Holmes bowled a 300 game in the Awesome Foursome League at Lucky Strike Bowl.

Chris McHenry bowled a 300 game on Friday, March 8, in the Ed Faulk Classic League at Fiesta Lanes.

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By Mark Kerr

TUCSON - The Tucson Metro USBC held their Class of 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Fiesta Lanes, Saturday February 24.

The ceremony took place after the second squad of Doubles and Singles competition for the 80th Annual Tucson Metro USBC Open Championships.

This years Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame Inductees were: Patricia Ray for Meritorious Service; Bryanna Cote, Josh Moret, Dave Hyatt and Kevin Smania for Superior Performance.

Here are the bios for the inductees:

Patricia Ray

Tucson Metro USBC Class of 2024 Hall of Fame - Meritorious Service

Pat Ray’s start in bowling began when she helped her parents with the bowling leagues they were officers in, learning the bowling paperwork, including record sheets, score books and standing sheets, which had to be completed and filled out each week, as well as the annual Men’s and Women’s open tournaments in the Morenci area.

Pat’s first job in bowling was at Morenci Lanes in 1973, working in the snack bar area. Morenci was a tight knit community. The Manager of Morenci Lanes was one of Pat’s teachers in high school and bowled with her father in the Morenci Men’s League.

She met Steve Ray and they were married on June 7, 1974, by the Morenci Lanes front desk clerk who was also a minister. Steve enlisted in the Air Force and he and Pat also started a family.

Pat, Steve and their kids moved to Tucson, home of Davis Monthan Air Force Base and Pat resumed her bowling career, in leagues at then known as Santa Cruz Lanes (now known as Cactus Bowl). Pat and Steve joined several leagues at Santa Cruz, got her kids involved with youth bowling.

The then Manager, Mike Kaufman, hired Pat as a league

coordinator, going lane to lane to encourage bowlers to join open spots on the leagues offered. Within a few weeks, Pat was hired to work as the Program Director.

For the last 38 years, Pat has helped our bowling family as the Coordinator at Lucky Strike Bowl, overseeing the various leagues offered, including local awards - averaging 2,000 a year, creating teams and encouraging new bowlers to take part in leagues, including the Vegas Leagues. Pat goes up to Las Vegas for the Annual Tournament held over Memorial Day weekend to help coordinate the event.

Lucky Strike Bowl has won Best Bowling Alley in reader contests in both the Tucson Weekly and Arizona Daily Star, something Pat has helped to contribute to Lucky Strike’s success through her efforts.

Pat Ray has served on the Board of the Tucson Women’s Bowling Association, as well as a member of the local 500 Club, serving also as Historian.

During her time in bowling, Pat’s high game was a 256 and 626. She took part in four ABC National Tournaments, as well as Arizona State and Tucson City Tournaments, winning the Class “C” Scratch and Handicap, with her team “Sugar and Spice,” in 1990. One of Pat’s highlights was bowling in the Tucson Open ProAm with PBA Hall of Famer, Mike Aulby.

One of Pat’s pleasures is seeing her extended family and friends at Lucky Strike in their leagues, as well as helping efforts for our veterans. Pat alone raised $2800 in the Tucson Metro

USBC Bowling for Veteran’s Link

In League tournament held last year, with 381 entries from league bowlers and donations.

Pat Ray has done a lot for bowling for our community.

Bryanna Cote

Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Superior Performance

Bryanna Cote has an unwavering commitment to the sport. She has been bowling in Tucson since she was very young. She became a force during juniors which has continued into her college, adult, and professional bowling life. She is a superstar and represented Team USA for eight years and junior Team USA for two years.

Bryanna has won numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals. She has five PWBA titles including the 2023 U.S Open. She was the first NCAA bowler, from Central Missouri, to be named NTCA player of the year for four years in a row. She was the PWBA player of the year in 2021.

She supports and promotes local and state tournaments. Bryanna is an ambassador for bowling and has put Tucson on the National stage. She has several city titles and many other local tournament titles.

Bryanna Cote has bowled many 300’s and 800’s including a then Tucson record 879. Last year she averaged 229.

Bryanna started bowling at the age of 7. Her Grandfather, Ray Munguia, got her into bowling and was the one who initially taught Bryanna how to bowl.

Her grandparents and parents

would bowl league on Tuesday nights and Bryanna would use that time to go practice. Bryanna began bowling youth city/state tournaments and JBT’s until she went to college at Central Missouri University. She continues to bowl anything and everything to this day, working on her game.

Bryann’s Grandfather is her biggest inspiration behind bowling. If he had it his way, he'd never miss a shot from day one. He dreamed of also being a professional and she thinks him seeing me able to live out her dreams also allowed him to live out his in a way. Since his passing, bowling has become the driving force of keeping him with her at all times. Bryanna said, “I know whether I win or lose, he'd be proud.”

Bryanna Cote’s Titles, Awards and Achievements:

PWBA Major Titles (1)

2023 - U.S. Women's Open; Gates, N.Y.

PWBA Standard Titles (4)

2022 - PWBA BVL Classic, Rockville Centre, N.Y.

2022 - PWBA Dallas Classic, Dallas

2021 - PWBA ITRC Classic, Arlington, Texas

2016 - PWBA Lexington Open, Lexington, Ky.

PWBA Honors

2021 PWBA Player of the Year

Other Accomplishments/ Awards/Notes:

2019 PBA South Point Member/Non-Member Doubles champion (with Bryan Van Sickle)

2018 GoBowling.com 10K Challenge Champion

Runner-up as top seed at 2018 USBC Queens

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Tucson Metro USBC Inducts Class of 2024 Hall of Fame

2024 Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame Inductees: Patricia Ray for Meritorious Service; Bryanna Cote, Josh Moret, Dave Hyatt and Kevin Smania for Superior Performance

Inducted into Central Missouri’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015

Tied then-record for highest series by a woman in 2014 with an 879 series

2013-2014 USBC Sport Bowling Female National High Average Award winner (215 average)

2009-2010 USBC National Female High Series Award winner (861 series)

First bowler in NCAA history (any division) to be named NTCA Player of the Year four consecutive seasons (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 at Central Missouri)

2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 NTCA first-team All-American (Central Missouri)

2005 NTCA Rookie of the Year (Central Missouri)

National Team Accolades (United States)

Years on Team USA (9): 2011, 2015-2017, 2020-2024

Years on Junior Team USA (2): 2006-2007

One gold medal (singles) at 2022 IBF World Cup

One gold medal (team) at 2022 PANAM Bowling Women's Championships

One gold medal (doubles) and two bronze medals (singles, allevents) at 2022 PANAM Bowling Champion of Champions

Two gold medals (trios, team) and one bronze medal (allevents) at 2021 PANAM Bowling Elite Championships

One silver medal (team) and two bronze medals (singles, trios) at 2016 PABCON Women's Championships

Three gold medals (singles, doubles, all-events) and two silver medals (team, national all-events) at 2007 Tournament of the Americas

One gold medal (doubles) and one bronze medal (team) at 2006 American Zone Youth Championships

Three gold medals (doubles, team, team all-events), one silver medal (all-events) and two bronze medals (singles, doubles) at 2006 Tournament of the Americas

Josh Moret

Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame Class of 2024 - Superior Performance

Josh Moret first started bowling at age 11 at Tucson Bowl. His mom told Josh he was swimming too much and needed to find something inside to do that was inexpensive.

Josh’s Grandfather was a league officer there and had a VIP card that he would use to go practice.

When Josh practiced, bowlers were starting to take interest in him and started to talk to his mom. Bowlers included Paul Colwell and Chuck Molno. Chuck let

him work in the Pro Shop at the age of 12. Josh would spend every day during the Summer or when school was out, from open to close shadowing Chuck. This was just the beginning of his bowling career and where he gained a ton of knowledge.

Josh shot his first 300 game at Tucson Bowl, while practicing with Ron Schloss and Bill Berryman. As a youth bowler, Josh Moret achieved City High Average, winning youth Singles, Doubles and Team Titles. Josh took 7th place in the National Youth Tournament in Las Vegas and was the Desert Open Champion three years in a row.

What keeps Josh bowling today are personal goals that have not been achieved yet and the close group of friends he bowls with. For more than 25 years, Josh has had a 200+ book average.

Josh Moret has an amazing list of stats and achievements as an adult, which include:

Thirty-three certified 300 games, 12 certified 800 series, Arizona State Doubles title (2012) with Paul Colwell, two Arizona State Team Titles (2001, 2017), Arizona State Scratch All Events (2007), Tucson City Team Title (2007), an Arizona Classic Bowling Association Title and Complete Bowling Events Title and more than 40 Singles Scratch Local Tournament Titles, including: Challenge, King of the Hill, Sweepers and others.

Josh traveled and bowled on the PBA Tour for two years and was in the top 10 in PBA Regionals in multiple tournaments.

In 2021, Josh was part of Tucson bowling history, setting a four person team record, with the score of 1101, bowled at Tucson Bowl in the Brunswick Hot League. Josh bowled 278 with JJ Holman (276), Shawn Whitelaw (300), and Matt Berube (247).

Josh gives back to his bowling family, serving as a League President for several leagues.

One of Josh’s most unique efforts was his creation of the Senior/Non-Senior Sweeper Event to help build entries for the Senior Masters. This event was a success, which Josh let Tucson Metro USBC take over and has used the format for the Masters/Queens and Senior Masters event.

Josh Moret is one of those bowlers that you can count on coming to your tournaments and encouraging bowlers to take part.

David “Dave” Hyatt

Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame Class of 2024 - Superior Performance

Dave Started bowling in Junior leagues around 7 years old. He

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moved from the West coast to the Midwest when he was 14. Bowling stopped until age 18 when he got a job in a bowling alley and joined a men's league. His wife Suzi and he moved to Tucson in August of 1986 and they joined a couple of mixed leagues, but it was not until the PBA Tour came to visit Golden Pin Lanes that he committed his interest to a passion.

Dave had always been a big fan of Earl Anthony and had a dream of joining the PBA. So after that tournament, Dave decided that he was going to get his PBA card and in 2002 qualified to do so. With kids and mortgage payments, traveling to tournaments was difficult at best, as many of our past Hall of Fame inductees found out as well. Dave Hyatt has managed to cash three times (two times as a regular and one time as a senior). No trophies or bragging rights, but a check is a check. Nationals this year 2024 will also be 20 years of bowling the Open. Dave has cashed in more than half of those tournaments, averaging close to 200.

Some highlights other than his many (8) 300’s and (4) 800’s are specifically an 805 series in the doubles competition in the Arizona State Tournament held at Golden Pin Lanes on June 4th, 2005. He was also part of a team that took the Class A Team All Events in the 62nd Annual City Tournament

- 2006. In the Tucson Metro Senior Open Championships Event Dave was “All Events Champion – Scratch” in 2017.

Bowling in leagues and tournaments has allowed Dave to make some great friends and acquaintances. He looks forward to seeing his friends each week. Dave has been a League President and officer for many leagues, most recently the Park Avenue Jewelers/Miller Lite League that bowls Wednesday’s at Fiesta Lane. It’s tricky to bowl with one individual as a teammate and then against them in a different league but for Dave He always wants them to do well either way, but just a little bit better when they’re bowling with instead of against. Both of his children, Derrick and Courtney have participated in juniors and Derrick now subs on his team when asked and available.

Kevin Smania

Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame - Class of 2024 Superior Performance

Kevin Smania didn’t start his bowling career until after high school. In high school, Kevin was a star athlete playing basketball.

When he was young, Kevin bowled a few times. His first league was at Davis Monthan Lanes, where his parents bowled in 1987. Kevin bowled his first

300 game and 800 series in that league that year.

Kevin’s first 300 was significant, when his father bowled his first 300 game, 28 days later in the same league and was featured in a story in a national bowling magazine. An article in the following issue, said a Father and Son did it on the same day, Dick Weber and Pete Weber. If you have to get beat by someone, why not then.

Kevin joined the PBA tour in the 90’s and competed in 40 events, making the top 24 several times.

Coming back home to Tucson to bowl is always where he loved and did some of his best bowling.

Kevin won a Tucson Bowling Association Doubles Title in 1992, Team Titles in 2002 and 2011. He set the City of Tucson high average of 234 in the 2007/2008 season. Kevin has won five Arizona Classic Bowling Association Singles Titles, two Amateur Bowling Tour Titles. He has 44 sanctioned 300 games and 21, 800 series in his career.

Kevin also has a very unique accomplishment, a Andy Varipapa 900 series. Kevin bowled a 300 game in his last game in league at Lucky Strike Lanes and then two days later, bowled a 300, for his first two games at Fiesta Lanes, for which he was subbing for Tucson bowling Hall of Famer, Kary Harris.

Kevin Smania is a humble and gracious person that exemplifies good sportsmanship in the sport of bowling. He is an accomplished bowler and has good blood lines, his parents and sister are accomplished bowlers. Bowling has given him so much more, Kevin can thank bowling for his two children, as he met their mom at the bowling lanes.

Tucson Metro USBC congratulates the Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank the past Hall of Fame Inductees who attended, as well as the friends and family of this year's inductees and bowlers. Thank you to Candy Prokosch, Shannon Moret and Fiesta Lanes for hosting the event and the Doubles and Singles competition for the City Open Championships. Tucson Metro USBC would also like to thank Don Jones and Sahuaro Trophy for their work on the awards and continued partnership with Tucson Metro USBC.

Tucson Metro USBC Inducts Class of 2024 Hall of Fame (continued

Kyler Addams; 300 game; Bowlero Via Linda; Tuesday Nite Madness league; February 20, 2024

Mathew Amerman; 300 game; AMF Union Hills; Tuesday Nite Life league; February 20, 2024

John Ball; 300 game; Shake, Rattle and Bowl; Kosmic Klassic league; February 27, 2024

Amarr Bryant; 807 series [263266-278]; Bowlero Avondale; Mega Cash Trios league; January 23, 2024

Brenda Burns; 300 game; Lakeview Lanes; Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic league; February 1, 2024

Preston Davis; 300 game (his second this season); Plaza Bowl; Pioneer Men's League; February 28, 2024

Clancy DeGroodt; 300 game; Johnson Lanes; Classic league; February 13, 2024

Lance Emerson; 300 game; Bowlero Mesa; Virtue Classic league; January 30, 2024

Clay Fritz; 300 game; Bowlero Mesa; MMA Open Championships tournament; February 18, 2024

Barry Gilitiuk, Sr; Bowlero Kyrene; Tri City Men's league; January 11, 2024

William Graham; 806 series [290269-247]; Bowlero Kyrene; MMA Senior Open Championships; January 6, 2024

HONOR SCORES

Cedrick Bell

300 game & 804 series [256-300248]; AMF McRay; Ramblin Gamblers league; February 1, 2024; Ball used: Radical Sneak Attack Solid; Drilled by: himself at Strike Zone Pro Shop.

William Graham; 816 series [279257-280]; Bowlero Mesa; MMA Open Championships; February 24, 2024

Tim Harris; 824 series [269-276279]; AMF Chandler; Virtue Fun league; March 6, 2024

Sonny Hooper; 300 game; AMF McRay; Ramblin Gamblers league; March 7, 2024

Ray Johnson; 300 game; Lakeview Lanes; Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic league; February 15, 2024

Richard Kasting; 300 game; Bowlero Mesa; February 13, 2024

Chris Klerk; 2 - 300 games & 844 series; Bowlero Mesa; MMA Open Championships tournament; February 18, 2024

Gilbert

9-Pin No-Tap

Handicap Singles Tournament

Sunday, March 17, 2024

12:00 pm @ Bowlero Gilbert

1106 S. Gilbert Rd • Gilbert, AZ

Check-In Will Start at 11:00 am

$40.00 Per Person (4 Games, Drop Low) CASH ONLY ($20 Lineage/Donation, $20 Prize Fund)

Donation portion to support Gilbert Mustangs Youth Bowlers

4 Separate Divisions: Optional Side Pots

200+ Average (ALL Bowlers) $10 - HG Scratch

199 & Below Men $10 - HG Handicap

199 & Below Women $5 - 300 Game

199 & Below All other Youth

PRE-REGISTER with Tournament Director: Mark Wojtusiak dawojos@aol.com

928-246-4868

Chase Rohlik

300 game; Bowlero Kyrene; Strike Force Tour tournament; March 3, 2024; Ball used: 900 Global Eternity; Drilled by: Virtue Bowling Supply at Mesa East Bowl.

"To my Dad, Tony Rohlik for buying me my first ball and introducing me to bowling. To my Grandma, Marty Winsand for always being my biggest fan."

John Lambiase; 300 game; Bell Lanes; Non Smoking Senior Mixed league; February 19, 2024

Robert Little; 300 game; Plaza Bowl; Las Vegas Mixers league; January 28, 2024

LaVon McCloud; 300 game & 802 series [212-300-290]; Bowlero Gilbert; Brunswick Construction A Men's league; February 20, 2024

Kevin Meddock; 300 game; Bowlero Glendale; Thursday Mixers league; February 22, 2024

Leo Meza; 300 game; Bowlero Kyrene; Kyrene Vegas Funtime league; December 22, 2023

Randy Norton; 823 series [279276-268]; Lakeview Lanes; SCBA Scratch Trios league; January 28, 2024

David Parks; 300 game; Glenfair Lanes; Westside Handicap by Virtue Bowling Supply league; February 12, 2024

Ben Perry; 826 series [279-268279]; Bowlero Kyrene; Tri City Men's league; January 11, 2024 300 game; Bowlero Gilbert; Brunswick Construction A Men's league; February 13, 2024

Charlie Price; 300 game; Lakeview Lanes; Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic league February 15, 2024

Dan Quilt; 300 game & 811 series [300-244-267]; Bowlero Kyrene; Tri City Men's league; January 11, 2024

300 game & 802 series [256246-300]; Bowlero Kyrene; Tri City Men's league; February 29, 2024

Dori Rabbam; 300 game; Bowlero Mesa; Virtue Classic league; January 23, 2024

Matt Reif; 300 game; Bowlero Mesa; Virtue Classic league; February 13, 2024

Tyler Robideau; 835 series [268278-289]; Bowlero Gilbert; Mixed Mania league; February 7, 2024

Kenneth Thurman

300 game; Desert Lanes (Fort Huachuca); Las Vegas league; February 19, 2024; Ball used: DV8 Thug Life 300 game; Cactus Bowl; Tucson Metro USBC Open Championships, team event; March 2, 2024; Ball used: DV8 Verge Hybrid; Drilled by: Bret Murray.

"Thanks to my teammates, wife Roberta, daughter Larissa and good friend Phet Hernandez. What a fun filled team event."

Chris Easaw; 300 game; Bowlero Gilbert; Monday Madness league; January 8, 2024; Ball used: Storm Lock.

"Thanks Mom and Dad!"

Kurt Gries; 300 game; Bowlero Gilbert; Monday Madness league; February 26, 2024; Ball used: Hammer Widow 3.0; Drilled by: himself at Revolutions Pro Shop.

"Thank you to my wife, Jean, for letting me continue with this silly game. And, best part of this one is that I bowl with my beautiful daughter, Taylor, and she got to see one."

Andy Mead; 814 series [268278-268]; Bowlero Gilbert; Construction A league; February 13, 2024; Ball used: Roto Grip Gem; Drilled by: Bowling Dynamics

Ron Schloss; 300 game & 826 series [300-247-279]; Lakeview Lanes; Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic league; February 1, 2024

Calvin Shirley; 300 game; Johnson Lanes; Pioneer league; February 1, 2024

Erik Swanson; 802 series [268258-276]; Plaza Bowl; Vegas High Rollers league; January 29, 2024

Vincent Treola, Jr; 815 series [278-258-278]; Mesa East Bowl; Virtue Girlwatchers league; February 12, 2024

Garret Strehl; 300 game; Bowlero Mesa; Virtue Classic league; February 20, 2024

John Verbil; 300 game; Lakeview Lanes; SCBA Scratch Trio league; February 4, 2024

Sean Warren; 300 game; Bowlero Kyrene; Tri City Men's league; February 8, 2024

Wayne Wisniewski; 803 series [258-278-267]; Bell Lanes; Kings and Queens league; February 9, 2024

2024 TAT

Amateur Nationals

February 19-25, 2024; Gold Coast; Las Vegas, Nevada

Another record breaking event at the 2024 TAT Nationals in Las Vegas! We had a great week of competition with 1,400 bowlers, 14,000 games bowled, and 5,900 entries in all events! The TAT paid out over $700,000 in Cash & Prizes last week at Gold Coast in Las Vegas, sponsored by Storm Bowling.

The finals paid out over $300,000 on February 25th with an exciting Championship Match. It was any ones game to win then Marvin Hale hit 4 in a row to run away from field to win the TAT Crystal Cup and $20,000. Unfortunately, Marvin did not pay the $10 Progressive Pot to receive the $10,000 Bonus and shot at the TAT Progressive Pot. The good news is the $90,640 will carry over to July where we are raising the 1st Place prize to $25,000 if you are in the Progressive Pot while also raising the VIP Prize list.

The 2024 TAT Nationals paid out a total of $622,500 in one week of Amateur competition. We also gave out 1047 Storm Bowling balls and lots of TAT Merchandise throughout the week.

TAT Championship Match

Marvin Hale $20,000

Ole Johnny Lislien $12,500

Darryl McDuffie $ 7,000

Rogario Bachi $ 6,000

Luis Fernandez $ 5,000

UPCOMING TAT National Events

2024 TAT Summer Classic, June 30th-July 7th, 2024

2025 TAT Nationals

January 31st- February 9th, 2025

2024 TAT North East Championships

November 1-3rd, 2024

TAT

DSW Branch

2024 TAT Desert SW Spring Shootout

March 16th-17th, 2024

Bowlero Mesa ● Mesa, AZ

2024 TAT Desert SW Morongo Classic

May 31st - June 2nd, 2024

Canyon Lanes at Casino Morongo

2024 TAT Desert SW Monsoon Classic

July 26th-July 28th, 2024

RH Johnson Lanes, Sun City West, AZ

For further information on these events, go to tatbowl.com

by: Kathy A. Look

The Arizona Bowlerettes February tournament was held on the 10th at McRay Plaza Lanes in Chandler. The tournament format was a Scrambler-(9 Pin No Tap, Regular game and a 3-6-9.) Division I had 60 Arizona Bowlerettes competing, the top bowler with a 715 series was Cami Wells. Division II had 68 Arizona Bowlerettes in the tournament, Marena Zanelli won in her division with a 724 series. The Mystery score winners for Division I were Joan Smrek and Cami Wells and Division II Elaine Elliott and Karen Rehbock. Congratulation to Cami, Marena, Joan, Elaine and Karen.

On March 9, 2024 the Arizona Bowlerettes tournament was held in Laughlin, Nevada at Riverside Lanes in the Riverside Casino. The results of the tournament have not yet been announced.

On March 23, 2024 Kyrene Lanes in Chandler will host the Arizona Bowlerette March Madness tournament. This is a Scotch Doubles tournament. Scotch doubles consists of a team of 2 bowlers. One bowler must be a member of the Arizona Bowlerettes, the other member can be any adult male or female of their choosing. The bowlers alternate their shots in each frame, regardless of whether they shoot a strike, a spare or open. All 3 games will count for the series. The cost of the tournament is $30 per team. More information and an entry form can be found on the Arizona Bowlerettes website. www.arizonabowlerettes.com the deadline to enter is March 18, 2024.

If you would like to join the Arizona Bowlerettes it isn’t too late for

season. Qualifications and an application can be found on the website.

The next Arizona Bowlerette tournament will be on April 13,2024 at AMF Desert Hills in Phoenix, the format will be a 9 Pin No Tap. The May tournament will be held on the 11th at AMF Chandler, it will be 3 Regular games. June 8th the tournament will be at Mesa East Bowl, this tournament will also be 3 Regular games.

The Arizona Bowlerettes is continuing their partnership with Virtue Bowling Supply. As a member of the Arizona Bowlerette you can take advantage of the partnership when you present your Arizona Bowlerettes membership card. The membership card is given to each member at the first tournament they bowl in for the current season. Discounts for Members: 5% off bowling balls (they price a la carte, the same as e-tailers); 10% off other products; 25% off services (i.e. Plugging/drilling etc.); Discounts will be available in store or online. Buy online and choose pick up in store or ship to you. Incentives for Members: $25 gift card for any win at an Arizona Bowlerette event with: A Virtue drilled bowling ball; while wearing Virtue on their apparel; we need a photo for their social media to qualify. Donated to Each Event: $25 Gift card that can be raffled off. See you at the Lanes!

Cotton Bowl thanks the 38 entries that joined them today for their March 9th No Tap. Congratulations to Cotton Bowl's very own Renee Hollaway for taking the Win. The next Cotton Bowl No Tap is April 13th

Sun City Bowling Association

SCBA would like to congratulate 2024 Hall of Fame inductees

Denise Matich, Vicki Eber and Roger Beebe for their dedication to the sport of bowling and to honor their bowling accomplishments.

are in first place William Graham & Tim Garrett, second place Curtis Aemisegger & William Graham and third place Steve Coffman & Lloyd Johnson.

Congratulations to our winners and look forward to seeing you at future tournaments!

Sun City Bowling Associati

Keep an eye out for our summer tournaments to include the following:

No Tap – May 10, 2024

No Tap – July 19, 2024

tion, SCBA Hall of Fame, our tournament schedule or our member awards program, please feel free to reach out to SCBA President, Lynda Bettini at 480-225-3332.

The SCBA Doubles tournament was held on Saturday, March 2nd and the top three double team winners of Division 1 (325 & lower) are first place Sue Rinaldini & Sunny Emerson, second place Kevin Mack & Alison Mack and third place Marty Park & Wayne Petersen.

This fall we will be hosting a Halloween Bowling Party on October 26, 2024, with bowling, best costume and many other prizes. For full details, look for entry forms at Bell Lanes and Lakeview Lanes which will be available mid-summer. Interested in finding out more about Sun City Bowling Associa-

on congratulate 2024 Hall of Fame inductees Denise Matich, Vicki Eber for their dedication to the sport of bowling and to honor their bowling

The top three double team winners of Division 2 (326 & higher)

Both tournaments will be held at Lakeview Lanes and entry forms will be available at both Bell Lanes and Lakeview Lanes.

SCBA membership is open to all Sun City regular bowling league members ages 50 or over. Certain age exceptions apply for Sun City residents.

SCBA Doubles 2024 Results

March 4, 2024; Lakeview Lanes

FINAL RESULTS (scratch scores + handicap)

1 S. Rinaldini / S. Emerson $145 (996+402) 1398

Susan Rinaldini / Sunny Emerson

2 K. Mack / A. Mack $126 (919+477) 1396

Kevin Mack / Alison Mack

3 M. Park / W. Peterson $114 (1143+243) 1386

Marty Park / Wayne Petersen

4 A Johnson / G. Lyons $102 (1084+297) 1381

Ann Johnson / Garry Lyons

5 L. Piper / R. Walsh $90 (1104+270) 1374

Liz Piper / Rock Walsh

February Scotch Doubles

February 26, 2024; Bell Lanes

FINAL RESULTS (scratch + handicap)

1. M. Berghuis / L. Berghuis $94 (883+200) 1083

2. Jungerman / Wojcik $82 (926+156) 1082

3. W. Ritzler / A. Ritzler $74 (891+148) 1039

4. A. Poteete / G. Poteete $66 (851+180) 1031

5. A. Barnes / Lambros $58 (872+148) 1020

tournament was held on Saturday, March 2 nd and the top three winners of Division 1 (325 & lower) are first place Sue Rinaldini & Sunny place Kevin Mack & Alison Mack and third place Marty Park & Wayne

Sun City Bowling Association

double team winners of Division 2 (326 & higher) first place William Garrett, second place Curtis Aemisegger & William Graham and third Coffman & Lloyd Johnson.

our winners and look forward to seeing you at future tou rnaments!

our summer tournaments to include the following:

Sun City Bowling Association (SCBA) was formed in May 1986, to promote continued interest in the sport of bowling and to encourage fellowship among bowling participants.

No Tap – May 10, 2024

No Tap – July 19, 2024

SCBA administers and oversees numerous noteworthy bowling activities and tournaments for Sun City bowlers. The SCBC provides special recognition for outstanding scores bowled in regularly scheduled league fames. Furthermore, the association participates in the instruction of bowling fundamentals and sponsors a hidden number contest with its membership.

will be held at Lakeview Lanes and entry forms will be available at Lakeview Lanes.

SCBA Membership

hosting a Halloween Bowling Party on October 26, 2024, with costume and many other prizes. For full details, look for entry forms at Lakeview Lanes which will be available mid-summer.

SCBA membership is open to all Sun City AZ residents and guest bowlers who bowl at either Bell or Lakeview Lanes, with an annual fee of $2.00 for the fiscal year running August 1 through July 31. Applications are on the bulletin boards of both bowling centers, and may be submitted to either the front desks at the lanes or directly to any association board member anytime throughout the year. A membership drive is also held each fall in which all bowling leagues are approached requesting that bowlers join the Sun City Bowling Association. There is an annual membership meeting with a speaker, refreshments and door prizes held each October.

out more about Sun City Bowling Association, SCBA Hall of Fame, schedule or our member awards program , please feel free to reach out Lynda Bettini at 480 -225-3332.

Sun City Bowling Association Hall of Fame Inductees: Vicki Eber, Roger Beebe and Denise Matich

Sun City High Scores

Weekly league high games and series as reported by www.LeagueSecretary.com.

BELL LANES

February 18-24, 2024

MEN'S HIGH GAME

John Lambiase 300 (Non Smoking Senior Mixed)

Smokey Pater 300 (Bell Toppers)

Rich Murray 300 (Bell Toppers)

Thomas Frigon 300 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

MEN'S HIGH SERIES

Smokey Pater 802 (Bell Toppers)

Mike Barnes 763 (Bell Boys)

Doug Irwin 739 (Non Smoking Senior Mixed)

WOMEN'S HIGH GAME

Sandy Cole 257 (Non Smoking Senior Mixed)

Jacqueline Smith 247 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Lori Williams 233 (Bell Mates)

WOMEN'S HIGH SERIES

Sandy Cole 640 (Non Smoking Senior Mixed)

Lori Williams 637 (Bell Mates)

Kippy Seiler 610 (Kings and Queens)

February 25-March 2, 2024

MEN'S HIGH GAME

Steve Rathburn 300 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Dave Leverage 299 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Jeremy Reygaert 289 (Bell Mixers)

MEN'S HIGH SERIES

Jeremy Reygaert 751 (Bell Mixers)

Nick Pluhowsky 724

(Kings and Queens)

Mathew Silvers 720 (Kings and Queens)

WOMEN'S HIGH GAME

Lora Summers-Franklin 268 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Jacqueline Smith 268 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Missy Reygaert 256 (Monday Super Fun)

WOMEN'S HIGH SERIES

Missy Reygaert 712 (Monday Super Fun)

Sandy Cole 655 (Non Smoking Senior Mixed)

Kippy Seiler 640 (Kings and Queens)

March 3-9, 2024

MEN'S HIGH GAME

Thomas Frigon 289 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Tino Fassio 280 (Bell Mates)

Roland Franklin 279 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

William Graham 279 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Johnny Wing 279 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

MEN'S HIGH SERIES

George Weston 728 (Kings and Queens)

Robert Fenty 720 (Bell Toppers)

David Alfaro 706 (JailHouse Rockers)

WOMEN'S HIGH GAME

Shelly Zarick 300 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Dawn Bounds 267 (Brunswick Senior Scratch Trio)

Lori Williams 246 (Bell Mates)

WOMEN'S HIGH SERIES

Lori Williams 665 (Bell Mates)

Missy Reygaert 628 (Bell Mixers)

Kippy Seiler 603 (Kings and Queens)

LAKEVIEW LANES

February 18-24, 2024

MEN'S HIGH GAME

Gary Estep 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Nick Paredes 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Chris Ingram 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Tom Barr 300 (Tuesday Night Special)

MEN'S HIGH SERIES

Nick Paredes 857 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Brandon Loss 805 (Tuesday Night Special)

Ron Schloss 778 (Monday Night Senior Men's)

WOMEN'S HIGH GAME

Katie Hurley 279 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Brenda Burns 277 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Connie Albano 269 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

WOMEN'S HIGH SERIES

Brenda Burns 758 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Connie Albano 743 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Katie Hurley 717 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

February 25-March 2, 2024

MEN'S HIGH GAME

Alex Benton 300 (Desert Dwellers)

Zach Lewandowski 300 (Friday Fun Times)

Ron Lubinski 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Derek Acuff 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

MEN'S HIGH SERIES

Derek Acuff 843 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Bob Wiley 833

(Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Matt Thomas 772 (Tuesday Night Special

WOMEN'S HIGH GAME

Bobbi Boutwell 290 (Ladies Match Point)

Annie Riley 258 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Lora Summers-Franklin 257 (SCBA Scratch Trio League)

WOMEN'S HIGH SERIES

Lori Williams 722 (Ladies Match Point)

Tracy Lee 697 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Bobbi Boutwell 686 (Ladies Match Point)

March 3-9, 2024

MEN'S HIGH GAME

Kyle King 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Shawn Kozak 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Wes Marema 300 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

MEN'S HIGH SERIES

Wes Marema 837 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Shawn Kozak 804 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic) JJ Snodgrass 803 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

WOMEN'S HIGH GAME

Lora Summers-Franklin 279 (SCBA Scratch Trio league)

Brenda Burns 278 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Mary DuBois 268 (Monday Mixers)

WOMEN'S HIGH SERIES

Katie Hurley 697 (Brunswick Sun City Scratch Classic)

Vicki Thompson 696 (Sun City Owls)

Cindy Humphrey 685 (Ladies Match Point)

DESERT BOWLER

March 15-17, 2024

Cotton Bowl Lanes

CGVUSBC 2024 Open Tourn.

March 16, 2024

Johnson Lanes

Northern Arizona Bowlerettes

March 16, 2024

AMF McRay

Phoenix Bowling Senate

Doubles Tournament

March 16-17, 2024

Bowlero Mesa

TAT Spring Shootout

March 16-17, 23-24, 2024

Let It Roll Bowl

TournamentSchedule

ARIZONA TOURNAMENTS

March 24, 2024

Bowlero Tucson

Junior Kings & Queens

March 24, 2024

Cerbat Lanes

ABT

March 29-31, 2024

Bowlero Kyrene

Spare Change Singles

March 30, 2024

Cotton Bowl Lanes

6 Gamer

March 30-31, 2024

Mesa East Bowl JBT

MPUSBC Open Championships

March 16-17, 2024

Tucson Bowl

TMUSBC Masters & Queens

March 16, 2024

AMF McRay

PBS Doubles tournament

March 17, 2024

Bowlero Gilbert

9-Pin No-Tap

March 23-24, 2024

Havasu Lanes

LHCUSBC City Open Tourn.

March 23, 2024

Bowlero Tucson

King of the Hill

March 23, 2024

AMF Union Hills

E&BC Classic Worlds Tourn.

March 24, 2024

Glenfair Lanes

Ultimate Scrambler

March 24, 2024

AMF McRay

Strike Force Tour

March 16, 2024

Sam's Town

BTC

March 30, 2024

Sunset Station

BTC

March 2-July 22, 2024

2024 USBC Open Championships

Las Vegas, NV - South Point Plaza

April 27-June 29, 2024

2024 USBC Women's Championships

Reno, NV - National Bowling Stadium

April 6, 2024

AMF McRay

Battle of the Sexes Team Tourn.

April 6-7 & 13-14, 2024

Inca Lanes (Yuma)

Arizona State USBC Women's Championships

April 6-7, 2024

Bowlero Youth Classic

Bowlero Tucson

April 7, 2024

Bowlero Mesa Strike Force Tour

April 13, 2024

Cotton Bowl Lanes

No-Tap

April 13, 2024

Bowlero Mesa

9-Pin No-Tap

April 13, 2024

AMF Desert Hills

Arizona Bowlerettes

April 13, 2024

Plaza Bowl

CAUSBC Handicap Masters

April 14, 2024

Mesa East Bowl

Junior Gold Qualifier

April 14, 2024

Bowlero Christown Strike Force Tour

April 14, 2024

Johnson Lanes

CBE Open/Seniors

April 20-21, 2024

AMF Desert Hills

Arizona State USBC Youth Tournament of Champions

April 20, 2024

Shake, Rattle & Bowl

CAUSBC Scratch Masters

April 20, 2024

Bowlero Union Hills

Northern Arizona Bowlerettes

April 27-28 & May 4-5, 2024

Bell Lanes & Lakeview Lanes Sun City Open

April 27, 2024

Cotton Bowl Lanes 6 Gamer

April 27, 2024

Bowlero Kyrene 5 Person Team Baker

May 4-5, 2024

Cactus Bowl JBT

May 5, 2024

MPUSBC Masters & Queens

Let It Roll Bowl

May 5, 2024

AMF Mesa Strike Force Tour

LAS VEGAS & NEVADA TOURNAMENTS

April 1-12, 2024

Gold Coast

High Roller Senior Team Classic

April 14, 2024

Orleans Hotel & Casino

Balls & Babes Mixed Doubles

April 27, 2024

Riverside Lanes (Laughlin)

Over/Under Doubles Classic

June 8-9, 2024

Gold Coast JBT

NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

May 10-September 1, 2024

The Peterson Classic Bowlero Vernon Hills (Chicago, IL)

May 31-June 2, 2024

Canyon Lanes (Cabazon, CA) TAT Morongo Classic

May 10, 2024

Lakeview Lanes

SCBA No-Tap

May 11,12, 18-19, June 1-2, 8-9, 2024

Bowlero Kyrene & Bowlero Mesa

Arizona State USBC Open Championships

May 11, 2024

AMF Desert Hills

Arizona Bowlerettes

May 18, 2024

Shake, Rattle & Bowl

Northern Arizona Bowlerettes

May 19, 2024

AMF McRay

Youth Handicap Tournament

June 8-9, 2024

Let It Roll Bowl Team 860 Shoot Out

June 23, 2024

MPUSBC Youth Royalty Bowlero Via Linda

June 28-30, 2024

Lakeview Lanes

Cactus Classic

June 29-30, 2024

Let It Roll Bowl JBT

July 19, 2024

Lakeview Lanes

SCBA No-Tap

July 24-28, 2024

Johnson Lanes

TAT Desert SW Monsoon Classic

October 17-20, 2024

Bowlero Kyrene

Agent Ong "Strikes Back"

July 1-7, 2024

Orleans Hotel & Casino TAT Summer Classic

June 1-July 14, 2024

PBA-LBA National Championships Bowlero Mount Prospect (Chicago, IL)

•March

•April 7, 2024 Bowlero Mesa

•April 14, 2024

Bowlero Christown

•May 5, 2024

BTC at Cerbat Lanes, February 18, 2024

By: Darren Jenkins

Mr. Hughes won the senior division and carried his momentum into the Championship match vs a talented opponent named Ty Sherwood (winner of the mens division). Don took advantage of two unfortunate opens by Sherwood to go on a secure the win.

Congrats to Bre Jones who won the women's division. Scores soared as Kevin Beers shot an astounding 824

in his qualifying round...289-236-299. The man was putting on a clinic!!!

THANK YOU Krysta Deleon, Frank Deleon, Dan Nadeau & Tammi Leonard Nadeau , and your very courteous staff as you all made this a wonderful day of bowling. We love and appreciate you. THANK YOU to all the bowlers in Kingman and those of you who traveled from Tucson, Phoenix, Laughlin, Las Vegas, and surrounding areas. Tim & I are grateful for all of you

New Bowlero Youth Classic Tournaments Provide Scholarship Opportunities for Junior Bowlers

More than $1 Million in SMART Scholarships to be awarded

Today’s junior bowlers have numerous opportunities to earn scholarship funds, and Bowlero just upped the ante with the announcement of the Bowlero Youth Classic, a series of 40 junior tournaments to be held across the country from March through June 2024.

Each tournament will have three age divisions: 9 Years Old & Under, 10 – 13 Years Old and 15 – 17 Years Old. Every age division will offer guaranteed SMART payouts of $4,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place, $1,250 for third place and $750 for fourth place. Additional scholarships will be awarded at a ratio of one for every three entries. A total of over $1 Million in SMART funds is expected to be awarded in these 40 events.

The Bowlero Youth Classic is also a PBA Jr. Affiliate tournament, so PBA Jr. members who participate will earn points for the

2024 PBA Jr. Jim Welch Memorial Scholarship.

Bowlers will bowl four games in the tournament, and standings will be based on each bowlers four-game scratch total. Entry fee for each tournament is only $40, and junior bowlers may participate in more than one squad at each location; as well as multiple locations. The first two events kickoff the weekend of March 2 in Mechanicsville, VA and Tamarac, FL, followed by three more events on March 9 in Texas, Arizona and Connecticut. The entire schedule and registration for each event can be found at https://www.bowlero. com/bowlero-youth-classic

John Ball and Johnny Schmitz getting their plaques March 12th. John for his 300 in the Kosmic Klassic league and Johnny Schmitz for his 11 in a row for a 299 in the CAUSBC Open Tournament.

NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes

Carol Belanger

by Karen Blomgren, NAZB VP

February is TRADITIONALLY the month of ROMANCE and the NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to bowl No-tap! The ladies came from as far South as the Valley and as far West as Kingman to SWEET-talk the lanes into giving them lots of strikes! 68 fabulous females gathered at Plaza Bowl on Saturday, February 17th, 2024, to bowl those No-tap games! Owner Brian Miller was ready with his trademark smile and hot coffee! The Virtue Pro Shop was even open for our bowling needs!

Check-in began at 10:00, and many of the ladies were very prompt about arriving then! The radio was turned down as the volume went up when the ladies began to arrive and greet each other! NAZB Officers and Directors were ready to check them in, get them to their lanes, and sell them raffle tickets! There were times when a megaphone would have come in handy to get their attention….

We would like to wish the following NAZB members a very happy February birthday: Deb DiFerdinando (2/1), Delma Largent (2/5), Barbara Rubi (2/11), Rosanna Singleton (2/13), and Terri Whitfield (2/22). Happy birthday ladies! Hope your special day was a grand one!

Times a wastin’! Here comes the list of winners for both divisions! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to and including 145), Carol Belanger (828) was the top, top, top bowler! Congratulations Carol! She was followed by Delma Largent (792), Shirley Stephenson (792), Carol Hollis (778), Rosanna Singleton (772), Linda Siegert (772), Nancy Johnston (768), Myrna Dragon (764), Lorrie Goeke (746), Monika Menser (741), Sheevaun Goff (719), Donna Reitan (718), Linda Wiggen (673), Sande Bobango (671), Ellen Giannone (671), Mary Robinson (666), Sherron Steinman (666), Brenda Lee

(665), Muffy Vallely (662), Brenda Schafer (658), Kathy Lening (657), Jen Tidroski (657), Carrie Ullman (650), Linda Nelson (648), and Linda Tilley (646) Whew! That’s a lot of winners! Twenty-five out of fifty-one ladies placed in Division #1! Great bowling ladies!

And now we’ll head on to Division #2 (ladies with averages of 146 and above) to check out the winners. Tops on this list was Chris Healy (832)! Impressive bowling Chris! She was followed by Cindy Humphrey (831), Debra Fincher (815), Norma Gillett (813), Melanie Estrella (755), Brenda Peaslee (733), Karen Freyslaben (706), and Belinda Patrizi (678). Eight ladies out of sixteen placed in Division #2. Nice bowling ladies!

More winners to come! Shirley Wiseman was thrilled to win the free entry to our March tournament! The following ladies came a-running when their raffle ticket was announced: Chris Healy, Briana Baker, Linda Ruschat, Kristie LaShier, Rachel Culp x 2, and Teri McKay! Three cheers for you ladies!

We’d like to welcome the following ladies to the NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes: Brenda Schafer and Brenda Lee! Ladies, we hope you had a great time!

The seventh tournament of our season will find us hitting the road. Winter is coming to an end, and we can start to travel! We’ll bowl 3 regular games at Johnson Pavilion in Sun City West on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, starting at 11:00A.M. You’re always welcome to come watch the fun!

As mentioned earlier, we are a grand group of ladies of all ages coming from all over State 48!. Ladies do NOT have to be sanctioned to join this group! If this interests you, please contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258). New members are always joyfully welcomed! Come along and join the fun!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Women’s Championships

April 6-7 & 13-14, 2024 • Inca Lanes (Yuma) Online Entry Deadline: March 29, 2024

Open Championships

May 11-12, 18-19, June 1-2, 8-9, 2024

TEAM: Bowlero Kyrene

Doubles/Singles: Bowlero Mesa

Online Entry Deadline: May 3, 2024

UPCOMING YOUTH TOURNAMENTS

YOUTH TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS – April 20-21, 2024 AMF Desert Hills

due April 28, 2024

Application Form available at azstateusbc.org For Complete Information and Application Form go to www.azstateusbc.org • assnmanager@azstateusbc.org

Chris Healy

Online

Roll Back to March 2010

The March 2010 Desert Bowler Headlined the Passing of Red Wilson Below is the Front Page article

For 65 years Arizona’s Keglers learned bowling from Arizona’s “Father of Bowling,” Red Wilson A City of Phoenix Bowling Champion for Sixteen Years Winner of more than 30 Major Bowling Titles

If you went with Red Wilson anywhere in the Valley, you could be sure someone would recognize him and be delighted to meet him again. Either Red had taught them how to bowl or they remembered him because he was a regular in the Arizona Republic’s sports pages for four decades as a bowling champion. One of Arizona’s most beloved bowlers, Wilson passed away February 28, 2010 in Phoenix.

Roland “Red” H. Wilson was born in McMinnville, Tennessee in 1916 and came to Phoenix with his family in 1927 at the age of 11. Wilson’s family owned a small grocery in downtown Phoenix and he became an enthusiastic athlete who organized the first softball league in Phoenix. Wilson, a pioneer of bowling in Phoenix, first owned “Southern Lanes” and then became the co-owner of “Red Wilson’s Bowling Supply” with his wife, Leslie McClanahan.

Wilson started bowling in 1936 and dominated the 1941 Phoenix tournaments. He averaged 171 the first year, 188 his second year and then for 36 years averaged near 200. He was a member of Arizona’s championship teams in 1950 and 1966. In 1950 the Wilsons built “Southern Lanes” bowling alley at 5600 South Central. It was an eight-lane house that they owned with partner Jim Thurmond. The Wilsons’ bowling supply store opened in 1956 at 16th Street north of Oak Street and they operated that store for 24 years.

Wilson helped organize the first American Bowling Congress in 1941 by rounding up teams, is a life member of the GPBA and served as its president. In his many years as a sanctioned bowler, Wilson averaged over 200 in league play several times and in the summer of 1954 had the amazing average of

218 for 40 games. He bowled in 65 consecutive Arizona State tournaments and was a two-time Arizona singles and doubles State Champion. He’s had better than a 190 average for 28 consecutive seasons and rolled two 300 games, a total of forty 700 series in competition, including a 747 high.

In 1986 at 70 years old, Wilson averaged 183 in 52 games and at that time his daughter, Susan, followed in his footsteps and was both a city and state champion bowler with the highest average.

In total Wilson won at least 170 awards and highly valued his 65year state participation in Arizona bowling. He was the only charter member in the bowlers’ division of the Hall of Fame and prized his unique 300-game award. Wilson won more than 30 major bowling titles including 16 Phoenix city championships with four titles in all-events, six in team, five in doubles and one in singles. He is also one of the five Charter members of the Arizona Classic Bowlers Association.

“Red” was a devoted husband, father, and family man, a friend to everyone he met, and an avid sportsman who golfed with his beloved daughter Susan Green until he was 90. Wilson especially enjoyed spending time with children of the family, Riley, Karis, Lindsay, Mark, Sean, and Zariah.

Red leaves behind his wife of 66 years, Leslie Wilson, sister Glenna Guy, grandson Ryan Wilson and wife Noelle, grandson Zachary Green and wife Shanna, niece Janet Walk and husband Bob, niece Jamie Kellogg and husband Cal, and hundreds of friends across Arizona.

Memorial services were held on Wednesday, March 3rd at Orangewood Presbyterian Church.

above is a recent photo of Red Wilson and to the right is Red pictured during his championship years in the 1960’s.

Looking At Life Through Rose Colored Glasses

by Dave Williams

If there was ever anyone that looked at life through rose colored glasses — tending to see everything in a positive light — that person would have to be Carol Mancini. She passed away last week at the age of 88.

Carol was extremely optimistic. That’s what I remember most during my conversations with her, in person or over the phone. I must have met Carol for the first time while working for AMF in San Diego. She was one of the top bowlers in the area. Carol bowled at the palatial Parkway Bowl in El Cajon.

I can remember driving along Interstate 8 and getting off at the Fletcher Parkway exit to visit Parkway Bowl in the Big Box Valley. It was a breathtaking view, and so was the bowling center, with 60 lanes and 2 movie theaters. It was operated by SRO Bowling Centers, a chain headquartered in Seattle. They also operated La Mesa Bowl, a 56 lane establishment located just west of El Cajon.

In Jonathan Garza’s feature article on Carol last week, we learned that she married Nick Mancini, one of the great bowling promoters of the day, in 1970. Prior to that Carol was married to Harold Woodruff, and they were blessed with three children in the first seven years that they were married — Bette, Wendy and Brian.

Nick and Carol would go on from Parkway Bowl to even greater fame at Grand Central Bowl in Glendale, where they started the Hot-Pot No-Tap in the 1970’s. Many of my favorite bowling stories revolve around Saturday evenings spent at Grand Central Bowl while stationed for AMF in the San Fernando Valley.

Whenever my duties while working for AMF would allow, I could be found at Grand Central Bowl on Saturday night, enjoying the tremendous format provided by Nick, Carol, “Easy” Anderson, and the rest of the staff. Everything about Grand Central was entertaining, from the difficult lane conditions (that made no-tap fun), to the money that could be had for an insured no-tap 300 game, worth $100 each. Top notch players of the day, including Fred Conner, Jack Andolina, Hobo Booth, Phil Kapsimallis, Butch Soper and others would join me in what began to look like a PBA regional event.

When I left Southern California, first for Chicago and then on to the

corporate offices for AMF in New York, I kept in touch with Carol, who by this time had purchased the California Bowling News with proprietor Charles Kinstler. She enjoyed the promotional releases that I would provide about AMF, and often called to complement me on the articles. I never really thought that much about them, because I had two of the greatest minds in bowling (Jack Graziano and John Mazey) proofreading the bulletins.

It’s interesting that in Garza’s tribute, he mentions that one of Carol’s biggest assets was an ability to recruit individuals to do volunteer work. Looking back on our almost 50 year friendship, I would have to say that’s exactly what she and co-editor Dean Lopez did when the COVID crisis struck and there was a lack of information being provided to the newspaper.

Carol and Dean convinced me to provide a weekly column, rather than monthly, to take the place of all the missing league scores. Another that encouraged me to go weekly was Lynn Matsubara of the Cal USBC Newsletter, who came up with the “Dave’s Corner” moniker, which now appears in bowling newspapers from coast to coast. Writing the column has become the highlight of my life in retirement.

I have so many memories of the California Bowling News, dating back to when I was a youth bowler at L & L Lanes in Northern California. Every Friday a bundle of the papers would arrive and I would take one home and spend the weekend checking out all of the articles with the top scores in fine print. Although I never met Helen Kibbe or Jesse Dudley, their bowling prowess had a profound effect upon me to this day. I often conclude an article with Dudley’s “…” at the end of my column.

Not enough can be said about former editor and publisher Ken Lowman, who I am honored to have nominated for the IBMA Meritorious Service award in 2018. He was an eclectic man with many different talents, which included being a musician for Popeye the Sailor, and other cartoons. Another former editor, Bob Johnson, has been my life long best friend. We both share a love for Charles M. Schulz and the Peanuts comic strip, as well as bowling.

I also have many fond memories of the individuals at California Bowling News that made it happen. In addition to those already mentioned above, we have advertising manager Lillian Oak, historian/photographer Frank Kietz, opinion columnist Dick Stoeffler (also host of TV Bowling on KTLA), and Yvonne Buchanan… the lady who typeset all those

pages before computers! But perhaps none of those memories would have been made possible without the support, encouragement and friendship of Carol Mancini.

Thanks to Wendy Woodruff, Carol’s daughter, for assisting with the information provided in this

Photo of Carol and her Signature Glasses

article.

Photo of Carol Mancini (and her glasses) provided by Wendy Woodruff

Dave's Corner artwork created by Lynn Matsubara of Cal USBC Newsletter To contact Dave Williams: herb@desertbowler.com

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1 Lowe-Miller Korbyn M. \

AZ

Whitley Braylon 1,021 PEORIA, AZ

2 Hunt Araceli \

De La Cruz Jaida-Marie A. 944 Vail, AZ

3 Coppola Tomas D. \

Haertlein Gabriel E. 936 Prescott Valley, AZ

4 Reif Kaiden J. \

Mansfield Jase 798 Tempe, AZ

5 Torres Alexa G. \

Salazar Ryker E. 797 YUMA, AZ

Doubles, C-Junior 12-14, Handicapped

1 Winstead Skylar J. \

Murphy Gavin 1,422 Tempe, AZ

2 Vasquez Jacob N. \

Meliska Connor 1,525 Tempe, AZ

3 Norris Chase R. \

Enhelder Karsten J. 1,422 Mesa, AZ

4 Page Davi M. \

Joiner Benjamin R. 1,419 PHOENIX, AZ

5 Cisick Noah W. \

Waddell-Buttgereit Hayden M. 1,409 Mesa, AZ

Doubles, C-Junior 12-14, Scratch

1 Johnson Ne'Quon Jr \

Doyle Ryan 1,240 TEMPE, AZ

2 Sager Cameron \

Sexton Braxton 1,239 Vail, AZ

3 Jung Nathan \

Gross Carter K. 1,167 Chandler, AZ

4 Page Davi M. \

Joiner Benjamin R. 1,109 PHOENIX, AZ

5 Glass Thomas A. \

DiGangi Joshua T. 1,095 Mesa, AZ

Doubles, D-Major 15-19, Handicapped

1 Carlo Cameron C. \ Baltins Matthew J. 1,433 LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

2 Giali Thomas J. \

Workman Jaden E. 1,428 Phoenix, AZ

2 Toberer Asher \

Christensen Matthew 1,428 Mesa, AZ

4 Tyson Ryan T. \

Womble Titus 1,426 Prescott Valley, AZ

5 Cluff Ben V. \

Munson Kyle 1,425 TEMPE, AZ

Doubles, D-Majors 15-19, Scratch

1 Toberer Asher \

Christensen Matthew 1,288 Mesa, AZ

2 Lee Peyton \ Gootzeit Jason 1,226 Phoenix, AZ

3 Tyson Ryan T. \

Womble Titus 1,224 Prescott Valley, AZ

4 Carr Matthew P. \

Kelsay Garrett 1,185 Vail, AZ

5 Giali Thomas J. \

Workman Jaden E. 1,177 Phoenix, AZ

Singles, A-Bantam Boys 8 & Under, Handicapped

1 Pickard Jaxton T. 749 Mesa, AZ

2 Pinon Lucca R. 737 Casa Grande, AZ

3 Garcia Luke 724 Vail, AZ

4 Reif Kaiden J. 707 Tempe, AZ

5 Rush Benjamin P. 701 Prescott Valley, AZ

Singles, B-Bantam Girls 8 & Under, Handicapped

1 Perez Niomi J. 709 Casa Grande, AZ

2 Marzan Isabella 702 Vail, AZ

3 Guilin Alexis M. 698 LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

4 Perez Noisulli R. 697 Casa Grande, AZ

5 Sibilla Caylee A. 654 PEORIA, AZ

Singles, C-Prep Boys 9-11, Handicapped

1 Soltz Parker K. 791 Prescott Valley, AZ

2 Haertlein Gabriel E. 772 Prescott Valley, AZ

3 Arthurs Kristian A. 770 Mesa, AZ

4 Arteaga Hector 734 Prescott Valley, AZ

5 Collier Eli 733 Kingman, AZ

Singles, D-Prep Girls 9-11, Handicapped

1 Simpson Chanel M. 741 PEORIA, AZ

2 Murillo Maggie M. 726 Casa Grande, AZ

3 Workman Savanah M. 718 PEORIA, AZ

4 Kuykendall Addisyn 713 Prescott Valley, AZ

5 Hunt Araceli 701 Vail, AZ

Singles, E-Junior Boys 12-14, Handicapped

1 Karlberg Daxton N. 788 Chandler, AZ

2 Vasquez Jacob N. 783 Tempe, AZ

3 Ortega Christian D. 774 Casa Grande, AZ

4 Garcia Jordan 767 Vail, AZ

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5 Mendez David R. 761 Kingman, AZ

Singles, F-Junior Girls 12-14, Handicapped

1 Carnazza Lily 720 Vail, AZ

2 Geist Natalie J. 715 TEMPE, AZ

3 Pete Gabriela 713 Kingman, AZ

4 Doyle Isabella 686 TEMPE, AZ

4 Winemiller Lilyann 686 Vail, AZ

Singles, G-Majors Boys 15-18, Handicapped

1 Sibilla Brayden 812 PEORIA, AZ

2 Hindley Zac A. 786 LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

3 Penn Noah 763 Vail, AZ

4 O'Brien Kasey 758 LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

5 Dunajski Leland 749 Kingman, AZ

Singles, H-Majors Girls 15-18, Handicapped

1 Rathburn Kaylee M. 792 PEORIA, AZ

2 Yazzie Domunique 707 Prescott Valley, AZ

3 Bollea Evelynn 703 Phoenix, AZ

4 Jaramillo Sophia 700 Casa Grande, AZ

5 Michaelson Donna A. 695 PEORIA, AZ

Singles, I-Bantam Boys 8 & Under, Scratch

1 Garcia Luke 417 Vail, AZ

2 Reif Kaiden J. 413 Tempe, AZ

3 Yanez Braelin 383 Mesa, AZ

4 Woods David 381 Tucson, AZ

5 Pickard Jaxton T. 377 Mesa, AZ

Singles, J-Bantam Girls 8 & Under, Scratch

1 Guilin Alexis M. 407 LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

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4 Cox Jordan 2,175 Vail, AZ

5 Arteaga Hector 2,174 Prescott Valley, AZ

All Events, D-Prep Girls 9-11, Handicapped

1 De La Cruz Jaida-Marie A. 2,207 Vail, AZ

2 Hunt Araceli 2,202 Vail, AZ

3 Murillo Maggie M. 2,159 Casa Grande, AZ

4 Kuykendall Addisyn 2,146 Prescott Valley, AZ

5 Woods Kalaya 2,102 Tucson, AZ

All Events, E-Junior Boys 12-14, Handicapped

1 Ortega Christian D. 2,289 Casa Grande, AZ

2 Vasquez Jacob N. 2,283 Tempe, AZ

3 Karlberg Daxton N. 2,226 Chandler, AZ

4 Moser Logan 2,195 Vail, AZ

5 Garcia Jordan 2,193 Vail, AZ

All Events, F-Junior Girls 12-14, Handicapped

1 Penn Bailey 2,134 Vail, AZ

2 Carnazza Lily 2,131 Vail, AZ

3 Widows Sadie E. 2,061 TEMPE, AZ

4 Thomson Nevaeh 2,059 Kingman, AZ

5 Winemiller Lilyann 2,048 Vail, AZ

All Events, G-Major Boys 15-18, Handicapped

1 Parker Jay B. 2,227 PEORIA, AZ

2 Carlo Cameron C. 2,214 LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

3 Hayes Larry 2,157 Kingman, AZ

4 Holzwarth Ian P. 2,138 Vail, AZ

5 Giali Thomas J. 2,126 Phoenix, AZ

All Events, H-Major Girls 15-18, Handicapped

1 Rathburn Kaylee M. 2,132 PEORIA, AZ

2 Jaramillo Sophia 2,104 Casa Grande, AZ

3 Bollea Evelynn 2,084 Phoenix, AZ

4 Michaelson Donna A. 2,071 PEORIA, AZ

5 Kroger Sydney 2,035 Kingman, AZ

All Events, I-Scratch Bantam Boys, Scratch

1 Garcia Luke 1,191 * Vail, AZ

2 Woods David 1,147 Tucson, AZ

3 Reif Kaiden J. 1,102 Tempe, AZ

4 Pickard Jaxton T. 1,043 Mesa, AZ

5 Downes Hayden 979 * Vail, AZ

All Events, J-Scratch Bantam Girls, Scratch

1 Marzan Isabella 1,217 * Vail, AZ

2 Guilin Alexis M.

5 Sibilla Caylee A. 971 PEORIA, AZ

All Events, K-Scratch Prep Boys, Scratch

1 Workman Jaden E. 1,676 * Phoenix, AZ

2 Maskell Reed 1,500 Tucson, AZ

3 Costantino William J. 1,476 Mesa, AZ

4 Whitley Braylon 1,474 PEORIA, AZ

5 Calvay Ricardo D. 1,454 TEMPE, AZ

All Events, L-Scratch Prep Girls, Scratch

1 Hunt Araceli 1,554 Vail, AZ

2 De La Cruz Jaida-Marie A. 1,520 Vail, AZ

3 Miller Kaylee 1,338 Kingman, AZ

4 Simpson Chanel M. 1,332 PEORIA, AZ

5 Serafini Madeleine L. 1,273 * Phoenix, AZ

All Events, M-Scratch Junior Boys, Scratch

1 Ortega Christian D. 1,983 Casa Grande, AZ

2 Sexton Braxton 1,957 Vail, AZ

3 Gross Carter K. 1,880 Chandler, AZ

4 Vasquez Jacob N. 1,863 Tempe, AZ

5 DiGangi Joshua T. 1,851 Mesa, AZ

All Events, N-Scratch Junior Girls, Scratch

1 Lee Peyton 1,707 Phoenix, AZ

2 Widows Sadie E. 1,521 TEMPE, AZ

3 Penn Bailey 1,462

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Chris Klerk's 844 Series Highlights MMA 67th Open

By Michael 'Chip' Begg

Managing Editor - thetenpinexpress.com Director Mesa Metro Association

Mesa - This foursome of Chris Klerk, Kevin Jenkins, Andrew Cain, and Dave Cirigliano have been bowling together as a group for a long time now in local and state tournaments under the banner of Bowling Dynamics. And representing the Valley by doing what they do best on the lanes.

With that being said, on any given weekend any one of them can step up to the plate and deliver a big game and big series. That hopefully will carry them to an individual and team title at the end of the tournament competition.

At the 67th Mesa Metro Open at Bowlero Mesa on Saturday morning February 17th, they had a couple of those type runs. One of which came from Chris who started the singles event with the first 24 strikes in-arow.

“I’ve been bowling for a long time, and that’s the longest string I’ve had to start a set," said Chris. "It’s crazy to look back at it now and think I felt like 36 in-a-row was possible. I’ve always been amazed at people being able to shoot 900 and all the things that must go right for that to happen!"

Even though he didn't roll that coveted 900 series on this particular morning, he still has to be very stoked at what he accomplished on lanes 11 and 12. By rolling games of: 300-300-244, for an 844 series. This was good enough for him to take the unofficial top spot in the Singles D 210 and higher scratch division, after the first weekend of play.

This is the second time within the last month, that an Arizona bowler. Rolled a 800 series during tournament competition. At the 74th Annual Tucson Women's Open Championships. Which took place at Lucky Strike Bowl in Tucson. Michelle McNew rolled games of: 229-300-300 for an 829 series. She accomplished this feat during the doubles competition on Sunday January 28, 2024, on lanes 15 and 16.

"I haven’t bowled a lot since Thanksgiving, so this was my second tournament since then. While my expectations weren’t high given how little I’ve competed. My goal every time is give my best to try and win," he said, of his mindset going into a tournament. "For me it’s always a matter of taking it one shot at a time, and I did a pretty good job of

that through the whole day."

And yes, he did. If you were a spectator on this morning and watched him bowl. His first 24 shots were flush in the pocket. He really felt he could keep the streak going at the beginning of game three. But something happened in the first frame that even caught him a little off guard.

"What’s funny is that first shot of the third game (25th shot) was pretty good. Just a flush 7-pin stood. I definitely felt like I could start another string, but for whatever reason once the string ended, I found it harder to keep my ball speed in check," he said, of his streak ending at 24 strikes in-a-row. "Maybe it was some left-over adrenaline and the letdown of the string ending that my focus wasn’t as good for a few shots. But I thankfully was still able to regroup to shoot a 244 to close out the set."

The 844 series he rolled at the MMA Open is his new personal best high series. The ball he used was the Track Theorem. His previous high series was 834, shot at an ACBA back in 2009 at AMF Tempe Village.

"It’s a new ball, so it’ll be in my arsenal for a while and I wouldn’t count out adding a second one," he said, of the ball that brought him his new highest series. "That ball is special!"

In fact, it was a transition in the lanes during his double's competition. That told him it was time to switch balls to the Track Theorem.

"My ball reaction in doubles was starting to labor in the middle of game two, so once I made a ball change to the Track Theorem in the 10th frame of that game. I could quickly see it was the right move," he said, of the ball switch. "While I could never have guessed how good it would be. I had a good feeling from what I saw and how well it went through the pins. As we finished doubles and went into singles."

Bowlero Mesa is a house it seems to be a hit and miss for him when it comes to high scores. He does feel like over time, he has a better understanding of the characteristics of the house, and what he needs to do for more successful results. He feels he seems to have had more success there over the last season or two.

"I enjoyed that feeling all day, and it's still a bit crazy for me to think back on it a few days later," he said, of his two perfect games and 844 series. "It’s something I’ve thought back on a few times in the following days. It was a fun ride and a cool accomplishment."

Chris is a Contract and Procurement Manager for a healthcare company called United Urology Group. He manages the Contracting Program for all locations nationwide and is also the Supply Chain resource for all locations on the West Coast. Bowling has always given him that competitive outlet and allowed him to travel the world to compete. While he doesn't get the chance to do it as much as he did in the past, it’s been a great combination during his career.

When comparing this to other ac-

complishments, Chris has had in his career he said: "I have a really hard time picking one, as I have three accomplishments that I hold in very high regard. The first, is winning our USBC Open Championships Eagle for Team All-Events (2011). The second, is making Jr. Team USA and winning a silver medal in the World Championships in Thailand (2002). And the third, is winning the True Amateur Tournament in Las Vegas (2005). All three are special to me for different reasons. As for a goal for the future, I want to be able to say I’ve won multiple USBC Open Championship Eagles."

It is really true what is said about international competition. You really do get caught up in the moment if you win a medal for your country. And when you are on the podium, when the national anthem is being played, pride and emotions do take over the moment.

"Representing the USA in at the World Championships in Thailand, was an amazing experience! Truly something I won’t ever forget. If I recall correctly, individually, I feel like it was an average performance. But I definitely remember pairing with Matt Gilman in doubles for our silver medal," he said, of the experience. "After game one, we were near the bottom of the standings, and fought our way back up to 2nd at the end of the block. Truly an example of the reason to never give up!"

The second run for the group came from Dave Cirigliano and Andrew Cain as they lead the pack with a 1,538 in the Doubles D 420 and higher scratch division. Chris and Kevin Jenkins are in third place at 1,449. In the All Events 210 and higher scratch Division D, Chris is the unofficial leader at 2,204, Andrew is second at 2,188, and Dave third at 2,158. In the Team D 840 and higher scratch division, Bowling Dynamics currently unofficially sits in third place at 2,671 after the first weekend of play.

"Andrew Cain, Dave Cirigliano and Kevin Jenkins have been close friends for a long time and bowling with them is always enjoyable! I think we’re all lucky to have each other and we’ve all been fortunate to have success through the years at many levels," Chris says, of their success. "It’s very beneficial to have that type of experience from each of us, and to talk about the game, the challenges we may be facing, and potential ideas to address them as we truly want to see each other succeed."

Chris also won the New Mexico Open in 2009. He ran the stepladder, and in the title match he was fortunate enough to beat Josh Blanchard.

“These accomplishments are hard to compare," he said "But both are memorable moments.”

And what is he thinking when it comes to his future in bowling?

"Bowling is a game you never master and is constantly evolving. As I’ve gotten older and responsibilities and priorities have changed, the time to bowl has reduced and I don’t necessarily have a “level” I want to

be at in a given time frame," he said, of his future outlook in the game. "I don’t know if my game is physically as good as it was 5-10 years back, but I think my knowledge of the game and equipment is much sharper and that helps make up for that. As time allows, I’ll always work to try and learn more and get better, and that takes discipline and hard work. With those qualities, I always believe you can achieve whatever goals you want!"

One could only imagine what kind of week it was for Chris. When the second weekend of play took place in the 67th MMA Open on Februray 24-25 at Bowlero Mesa. Wondering if anyone else would shoot a 300 game, and a high 800 series. There was a second 300 game rolled by Clay Fritz on Sunday morning February 18th, during doubles and singles competition. But, no one else would roll a high scratch 800 series.

"With a score that big, if someone beats it, you just have to congratulate them as that’s a big accomplishment," he said, of the second weekend of scores being posted on the Bowl Mesa webpage. "I would say I was wondering more if my AllEvents total would hold up. As of the two,I felt like that was a more realistic score to be beat."

He does not have to worry anymore. When the unofficial results of the second weekend of play, were posted on the MMA webpage on Monday February 26. In Singles D, (210 & Higher), he is still unofficially in first place. The top 10 in this Division are as follows: Scratch 1 Klerk Chris T. 844 Chandler, AZ. 2 Cirigliano David J. 760 Chandler, AZ. 3 Wakefield Kyle 750 Mesa, AZ. 4 Wiley Robert A. 749 Sun City West, AZ. 5 Pasalano George A. 748 Mesa, AZ. 6 Finch Shawn D. 732 Gilbert, AZ. 7 LaPointe Greg 729 Phoenix, AZ. 8 Penwell Justin A. 722 Casa Grande, AZ. 9 Tom Matt A. 721 Surprise, AZ. 10 Cain Andrew 720 Chandler, AZ.

In All Events, D (210 & Higher), Scratch 1 Klerk Chris T. 2,204 Chandler, AZ. 2 Cain Andrew 2,188 Chandler, AZ. 3 Finch Shawn D. 2,162 Gilbert, AZ. 4 Aemisegger Curtis 2,160 Sun City West, AZ. 5 Pasalano George A. 2,158 Mesa, AZ 5 Cirigliano David J. 2,158 Chandler, AZ. 7 McIntyre Travis B. 2,145 Tempe, AZ. 8 Ingram Christopher G. 2,123 Tempe, AZ. 9 Artis Wayne Jr 2,119 Gilbert, AZ. 10 Wiley Robert A. 2,118 Waddell, AZ.

"It’ll definitely be a feeling of accomplishment when the results are official!," he said, of how he will feel when the 67th MMA Open results become official. "At some point in my career, I hope to be inducted to at least the local and state association Hall of Fames. And winning titles like these, are a critical step to achieving that."

The 844 series he bowled on the morning of February 17, 2024. Will always be a constant reminder of what is possible to achieve in the game of bowling. And hopefully, becoming a member of the local and state Hall of Fames in his bowling future.

Chris Klerk