Pictured Is: Dylan Taylor.
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Payson finally thawing out, after a long winter season.
Payson - - Let it snow!, let it snow! let it snow! And on Thursday February 21, 2019 boy did it snow in Payson, Arizona.
As residents in the valley were getting ready for the start of the spring training season on Friday February 22. Residents of this rim country town were dealing with a record snow fall that dumped over two-feet of snow during a three day period, ending on February 24. Located about 86 miles north of Phoenix, on State Road 87 North. Payson is known as a town where valley residents escape the heat in the summer, and hit the slopes in the area in the winter.
Todd McCarthy, who is employed at Rim Country Bowl in Payson, has been living in that area for over 18 years. He told us at the 62 annual Mesa Metro Open in March, that, that was probably the most snow he saw fall in one storm, and that snow is something that folks who live in Payson have to deal with during the winter months.
Rim Country Bowl in Payson, is a small bowling center that is located on Beeline Highway. Rim Country Bowl used to be known as Beeline Bowl, but the center was sold late last year. The tenpinexpress.com is reaching out to the new proprietor to see what plans he has in store for the bowling center.
The Mesa Metro Tournament Of Champions will return to Rim Country Bowl in Payson on June 28-30, for its annual event. The MMA TOC is an event that features teams who had won their league championships during the previous season.
Junior Gold Event At AMF McRay Lanes.
Mesa Metropolitan USBC Association, in conjunction with Strike Zone Pro Shop, will be hosting an Easter Saturday Youth Scratch Tournament and Jr. Gold Qualifying Event on Saturday April 20, 2019. Strike Zone Pro Shop is guaranteeing at least one (1) Jr. Gold spot, regardless of the number of entries received. (Division awarded to be decided the day of the tournament). The event will be held at AMF McCray Lanes in Chandler. Check in is at 12 noon, and bowling starts at 1 pm. For more information contact the MMA office at 480-969-6944.
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Dylan Taylor wins 2nd title of 2019 season! SFT News Courtesy Of SFT.
Our event this weekend was at Brunswick Kyrene lanes! We had a nice turnout with 83 entries (59 qualifying entries and 34 economy parlay), 28 cashers, and a 1 in 2.97 cash ratio and paid out over $4,500.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a different version of the PBA Cheetah oil pattern that was a little longer at 37ft instead of the traditional 35ft length. The Cheetah pattern tends to be one of the higher scoring sport patterns, as it allows players to get some free hook on the gutter which is like a house shot. However, it is still a sport pattern, and isn't a walk in the park. There isn't a lot of oil in the middle of the lane, like a house shot, so players tend to play this pattern outside early to allow the ball to roll more vs. trying to hook the ball down lane.
We also had a lot of new bowlers try out the Strike Force Tour for the first time this weekend. Derek Rumrill, Naima Farmer, Thomas Bejarano, Joshua Donovan, Ari Rath, Chris Sattler and Lorenzo Jones all bowled their first event! We hope you guys had a good time at your first event and hope to see you at one of our next events! Congrats to Thomas Bejarano for making it to the quarterfinals in his first event. Also, this event's Parlay Power Players were Greg Thompson Jr., Bryton Bobbitt, Brandon Bailey and Thomas Bejarano, who were all able to make the quarterfinals on just their initial $25 investment. Congrats to Brian Jackson for winning the drawing. Brian won a free plastic ball with an option to upgrade to any Track high performance ball for $85.00!
There were 21 quarterfinalists, which meant we cut to the top two in each division. The A division would have Dylan Taylor (+109) taking on Greg Thompson Jr. (+95), the B division had Michael Frenak (+90) vs. Brian Roever (+57), and in the C Division would have Shirley Lahr (+122) facing off against Logan Spencer (+50). All three semi-final matches would be nail biters. In the A Division semi-final match, Dylan Taylor was able to get by Greg Thompson, Jr., 201 to 192. The B Division semi-final would see Brian Roever squeaking by Michael Frenak, 186 to 181. Finally, in the C Division, Logan Spencer was able to pick enough spares to win, 210 to 206.
The Final match would see three veteran bowlers all seeking their next AHT SFT title. Dylan was seeking his 2nd title of the 2019 season and sixth title overall. Brian was looking to pick up his 5th title and Logan was looking for his 4th title overall. You would expect this match to exciting as the semi-finals and it wouldn't disappoint.
The match would start off with all three bowlers trying to find a line to the pocket. Dylan was able to strike on the left lane, but couldn't carry on the right lane, leaving weak ten pins. This would give Brian and Logan a chance to keep the match close through the first four frames. Midway through the match and the lanes started to open up. Brian would stay clean, keeping pace with Logan and Dylan. Logan would make a ball change in the 5th frame and would strike in 4 of the next 5 frames. Dylan was able to adjust on the right lane and throw a 5 bagger to take a small lead.
It would all come down the final frame as all three bowlers had a chance to win. Dylan would be up first, filling his tenth frame with a 9-spare and a strike to finish at 239. This would put the pressure on both Brian and Logan. Brian would need all three strikes in the tenth to finish at 240. His first ball in the tenth went a little long leaving the 1-2-4 and he would go on to spare and strike for a score of 220. Logan would come into the tenth frame, having struck in the ninth, needing a strike and a mark for the win. Logan's first shot would sail a bit high in the pocket leaving a stone 9-pin. Logan would need to spare to hold on to 2nd place but missed the 9-pin just to the left for a score of 219. This would give Dylan Taylor his 2nd AHT SFT title of the 2019 season and $770.00. Congrats to Brian Roever for 2nd place and to Logan Spencer for 3rd place.
Thanks to everyone for coming out to the event today. We hope to see you all at our next event on Sunday, April 14th at Brunswick Mesa!
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Pony League News - League Bowls On Monday Night At Brunswick Zone Glendale.
Pony League Sponsored by Revolutions Pro Shops, Fourth Quarter Week 6 of 9, 4/8/2019: One scheduled week, two position rounds and sweeper/championship week remain with our season ending on May 6, 2019. 14 teams are within one weeks worth of points of the league lead. Gray Matter and Dawg Pound are tied for the fourth quarter lead with 36-12 won-loss records. Anger Sharks and The New Standard are tied for third place at 32-16. The Raisins, Band of Misfits, and Virtue Bowling Supply are next at 31-17. Brian Schamber's 279 game was high for the week followed by Tracy Stevenson (269), Jim Pratt (269) and a trio of 268s rolled by a trio of lefties: Daniel Fontana, John Babbitt and Wes Marema. Nicole Smyth's 263 game was high for the ladies followed by Alison Super-Kozak (235), Tracie Roberts (226) and Pat Ball (225). Wes Marema's 767 series was high for the week with John Babbitt (748), Kevin Van Gordon (724) and Rich Prince (711) rounding out the men's series leader board. Alison Kozak's 636 series was high for the ladies followed by Shirley Avvenire Braverman (633), Niki Smyth (614) and Tracie Roberts (613). Pony League bowlers averaged 196 per game for the week with the season average remaining at 195 per game.
Pony Singles 4th Quarter Week 6 of 9, 4/8/2019: With three weeks remaining in the fourth quarter of singles competition, Jason Van Bodegonleads the 219 and over division with a 34-14 won-loss record, followed by Shawn Kozak at 32-16. Chuck Stration Sr. leads the 210 to 218 division at 32-16 followed by Greg Vincent LaPointe at 30-18. In the 203 to 209 division, Cliff Adams (36-12) leads Thomas Kane (32-16). The 195 to 202 division is led by Nick Pluhowsky (34-14) followed by Don Fisher and Jim Bungard at 30-18. John Lesner (37-11) leads Lee Spiva (34-14) in the 183 to 194 division. Chuck Morgan (36-12) is two points ahead of John Spinck (34-14) in the 182 and under division.
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GCU Bowling Season Comes To An End At Collegiate Club Championships.
Our run at the Collegiate Club Championships came to a close a bit earlier than we hoped. Both teams were eliminated in a tie for 9th place. While it's not the finish we had hoped for, we are proud of what we've been able to accomplish on and off the lanes this season. We had a blast competing with the best club teams in the nation! As always, big thanks to everyone for their consistent support of our team! #LopesUp #TeamVirtue #Genesis.
Individual Lopes Honored For Their Performance On The Lanes.
Congratulations to our West Coast Collegiate Bowling 2018-2019 Season Award Winners! Donovan and Emily were both voted to the West Coast All-Star Team and Matt was named Rookie of the Year.
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King Of The Hill At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - This Sunday, April 14th, 2019 Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street, will be hosting a King of the Hill Tournament. This will be the 4th event of the 6 event Winter/Spring Session. The entry fee is $50.00, the oil pattern will be the Kegel Red Square. The format is 6 games of qualifying, followed by a 5 person stepladder final. For additional information stop by, or call Tucson Bowl at 520-747-1363. The 6th event scheduled in June, has been moved from June 9th, to the 16th.
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Arizona State Open Returns To Gold Pin Lanes in May.
Tucson - - AZ State USBC Open Championship goes back to Golden Pins for the last tournament to be held at this center before closure. Come out and compete against your fellow bowlers at this historic center and give it a grand send off. Multiple entries will be permitted for this tournament.
PWBA Tucson Open At Golden Pin Lanes.
Tucson - Don't miss all of the fun at the PWBA Tucson Open June 6-8 at Golden Pin Lanes.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 6
4pm - 5:30 pm: Official Practice
7pm: Bowl with the Pros
Friday, June 7
9am: Qualifying Round 1 (eight games)
5pm: Qualifying Round 2 (eight games)
Saturday, June 8
9am: Round of 32 (eight games) Cut to top 12 players
2pm: Round of 12 (six games) Cut to top four players for stepladder finals
3pm: Last Hoorah party celebrating nearly 60 years in business
5:30pm: BowlTV finals
Tickets to watch the tournament or participate in Bowl with the Pros can be purchased online.
► Tickets to watch all 3 days of the PWBA Tucson Open are $20
► Bowl with the Pros is $85
► Add a Storm bowling ball to your Bowl with the Pros entry $115
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Avondale - - The 67th Annual Arizona State Women's Championships are now underway at Brunswick Tri-City Bowl in Avondale. The tournament runs the weekend of April 6,7 to April 27,28. Brunswick Tri-City Bowl is located at 1425 North Central in Avondale. For current results please visit AZ State USBC. Org.
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