Courtesy Of The Pony League At Brunswick Zone Glendale
Pony League Sponsored by Revolutions Pro Shop, First Quarter Week 9 of 9 results, 10/15/2018: Congratulations to Ramsey Auto Center (52-20), our first quarter champions: Pat Lombardo, Larry Spitali, Wayne Swayda, Alan Wagner and John Babbitt. Ramsey Auto earned the first spot in the end of season, four team playoff for the overall league championship. The Anger Sharks and The New Standard tied for second place (50-22) followed by Van Bodegon's in fourth (48-24). Jeff Row rolled the high game of the week with a 299 followed by Keith Matter (289), Mark Childress (276) and Steve Roberts (276). Jacqueline Smith and Tina Williams tied for ladies high game at 258. Shawn Kozak rolled the high series of the week with a 752 followed by Price McElroy's 741, Jason Van Bodegon's 739 and Don Tistle's 739. Tina Williams' 707 series was tops for the ladies this week. Pony League bowlers averaged 193 per game per bowler this week, raising the season average to 190 per game.
Pony Singles 1st Quarter Week 8 of 8, 10/15/2018: Congratulations to our first quarter division champions:
223 and over: Jason Van Bodegon (44-20)
212 to 222: Michael Marranca (47-17)
205 to 211: Carey Hofmann (50-14)
196 to 204: Chuck Stration (50-14)
188 to 195: Arvle Knight (44-20)
187 and under: Jeff Skidmore (44-20)
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Lopes Ready To Rev It Up For Another Year. Story Courtesy Of GCU.
GCU BOWLERS BACK FOR ANOTHER COLLEGIATE SEASON
The Grand Canyon University Bowling Team is back and ready to begin the 2018-2019 USBC Collegiate Season. The 2018-2019 Team will consist of a 12 bowler Men’s Team and a 6 bowler Women’s team. The Men’s Team welcomes new team members Jackson Speece, Jared DeLaPiedra, Mathew Adragna, Michael McQuisten, Mike Clark, Taylor Palm, and Cade Davis, and the Women’s Team welcomes Kaylee Am-Khong, Kimberly Araujo, Madison Faulk, and Tiffany Palm. The young new additions will be led by our sole senior Alex Washburn, Donovan Koff, Joshua Mabry, Kyle Gilbert, Emily Ornelas, and LeAnne Kommenich. All 18 of them are looking forward to an exciting and successful collegiate season!
The Women’s team will compete in 8 regular season events and the Men will compete in 10. Both will set their sights on qualifying for USBC Collegiate Sectionals in Dallas and the Collegiate Club Championships in Indianapolis. Here is our regular season schedule:
GCU vs. ASU Challenge: October 26th (Men & Women)
West Coast Collegiate Team Championships: November 4th – 5th (Men)
GCU vs. NAU Challenge: November 10th (Men & Women)
Oak Tree Classic I & II: November 18th – 19th (Men & Women)
Las Vegas Invitational: December 17th – 18th (Men & Women)
Collegiate Shoot-Out: December 19th – 20st (Men & Women)
Devils Duel: January 19th (Men & Women)
Antelope Shoot-Out: January 20th (Men & Women)
Sin City Open & Rebel Classic: January 25th – 27th (Men & Women)
We are excited to kick off our season with our 4th Annual Challenge Match with our cross-town rival ASU! The match will be held on the GCU campus at Thunder Alley. If you’d like to come check us out, the match will begin around 5 PM.
As always, we want to say thank you to our great team sponsors Virtue Bowling Supply and Genesis Bowling! They both play an integral part in the success of our team throughout the season. Check back here each month for updates on the team as we continue to make a splash in the collegiate bowling world. If you are interested in joining the team or know someone who is, feel free to reach out to me at ben.canfield@gcu.edu. Lopes Up!
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Misc Notes:
*The tenpinexpress.com would like to send its condolences to the Arthur family of Phoenix. We were sadden to learn of Lynn's recent passing. We did a story on his bowling career for the Desert Bowler for the April 2016 issue. We took away from the interview his passion for the game, and his desire to get better in our sport. He was a regular entrant in the Strike Force Tour events in the valley, and will be missed by all.
*The annual 'Valley Of The Sun' senior tournament was held this past weekend Oct 13-14 at AMF Mcray Lanes in Chandler. The 36th Annual event showcases some of the top senior bowling talent in the valley. In recent years, the tournament has been co-run by the Mesa Metro and Metro Phoenix Associations on a rotating basis. In 2019 Metro Phoenix will host the event. Mesa Metro hosted it this year.
*The annual 'Bowl For The Cure' fundraiser was also held this past weekend at AMF Peoria Lanes in Phoenix, and Cactus Bowl in Tucson. Congratulations goes out to Mandy Etem and her team for putting on another successful event in the valley.
*Rounding out this past weekend, a mega bowling ball demo was held in the valley as well. A big 'thank you' goes out to: Dave Cirigliano, Jim Pratt, and Craig Spencer for putting this event together. Over 150 bowlers had the opportunity to try out 35-40 bowling balls that will be hitting the market soon.