Pictured Are: 2023 Masters and Quenns Champions And Runners Up. Photo Courtesy Of AZ State USBC.
Wolfe And Hurley 2023 AZ State Masters And Queens Champions. Courtesy Of AZ State USBC.
Camp Verde - - - Congratulations to this years Masters & Queens winners, newly HOF inductee Brett Wolfe and Katie Hurley! Runners up are DJ Kneifel and Michelle McNew! Thank you to all that came and participated in this years M&Q! Thank you to Cliff Castle Casino and Central Arizona USBC for all their assistance this weekend!
Masters Top Five Finishers:
1. Brett Wolfe, $1,500. 2. DJ Kneifel, $975. 3. Aaron Yamamoto, $650. 4. Garret Strehl, $650. 5. Michael Fitzgerald, $425.
Queens Top Five Finishers:
1. Katie Hurley, $900. 2. Michelle McNew, $650. 3. Arica Hanna, $400. 4. Deborah Diferdinando, $400. 5. Nicole Armstrong, $175.
Event was bowled at Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde.
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AZ State Annual Meeting News - Courtesy Of AZ State USBC.
Tempe - - - Congratulations to all our award winners! They were able to pickup their trophies at the meeting this morning in Tempe! Also Congratulations to your newly elected and re-elected board member, John Schofield 1st VP, Yuma and directors, Wendy Orth, Central Arizona, Robert Smith, Copper Counties, Terry Snyder, Tucson Metro, Wes Marema, Metro Phoenix, Alison Kozak, Metro Phoenix and the new addition Melanie Shepard, Yuma. They will be serving a three year term!
Metro Phoenix Team 1, won the Association Shootout. Members David Hurley, Katie Hurley, Bruce Lamb and Kippy Seiler took home the award and will hang out with Metro Phoenix for the next year!
Our Hall of Fame inductees this year are for Superior Performance: Brett Wolfe and Gene Hurley! Congratulations gentlemen!
Thank you to all that came out and had your voices heard. We look forward to a great 2023-2024 season!
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Tucson Metro USBC Update
By Mark R. Kerr
Tucson - - - I want to thank the Members of the Tucson Metro USBC Board, who at the monthly meeting held July 16, gave me the privilege of serving again as your President for Tucson Metro USBC for the next two years. I am honored and look forward to continuing the work for the bowlers.
The second annual Welcome Back Tournament begins the season on August 20, at Cactus Bowl, 3665 S. 16th Avenue, at 10 a.m.
The Welcome Back Tournament is a no-tap, color pin bowling event for the first time, tournament bowlers.
A total of 66 spots are open for the Welcome Back Tournament. In addition to the fun and color pins, Tucson Metro USBC will feature the tournaments for the 2023-24 schedule and have prizes to raffle for the early entrants, including USBC Sanction Cards and a free team entry for the winner's choice on the tournament schedule (Masters and Queens Events not eligible).
E-mail Association Manager, Steve Harris at am@tucsonmetrousbc.com for more information and to sign up early. It will also be a walk-in event, check in starting at 9 am, bowling and fun beginning at 10 am. For more information call 520-591-0622.
Due to scheduling issues, some dates and bowling centers have needed to be changed for the bowling events for the 2023-24 season. What follows is the revised schedule:
Aug 20, 2023 – Cactus Bowl - 10 a.m. Tucson Metro Welcome Back Tournament.
Sept 16, 2023 – Bowlero Pay-it-Forward (Tucson Youth Bowling Fundraiser).
Sept 23, 2023 – Cactus Bowl – 1 p.m. Tucson Senior/Not Senior Sports Shot Sweeper.
Sept 24, 2023 – Cactus Bowl – 10 a.m. Tucson Super-Senior (65+) Masters Tournament.
Sept 30, Oct. 1, 2023 – Cactus Bowl - Tucson Senior Masters.
Oct. 15, 2023 – Cactus Bowl. Bowl for the Cure – Tucson.
Nov. 4 – Nov. 17, 2023 – All Tucson Centers, BVL League Scores Tournament.
Nov. 12, 2023 – Fiesta Lanes, Junior/Adult Tournament.
Nov. 16-18, 2023 – Fiesta Lanes, Special Olympics.
Nov. 18–19, 2023 – Tucson Bowl, Tucson 44th Annual Women’s Senior Tournament.
Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 2023 – Bowlero Tucson, Tucson 61st Annual Senior Open.
Jan. 20-21, 2024 – Tucson Bowl/Cactus Bowl, Tucson City Junior Tournament.
Jan. 27–28, 2024 – Lucky Strike Bowl, Tucson 74th Annual Women’s Tournament.
Feb. 17-18, Feb. 24-25, March 2-3, 2024, Tucson 80th Annual Open Tournament. Team Event – Cactus, Bowl. Doubles and Singles – Fiesta Lanes.
March 10, 2024 - Tucson Bowl - 10 a.m., Tucson Open Sport Shot Sweeper.
March 16-17 2024 – Tucson Bowl, Tucson Masters/Queens.
March 24, 2024 – Bowlero Tucson, Junior Kings and Queens.
For more information Email Steve Harris at am@tucsonmetrousbc.com or call 520-591-0622.
Tayler Clark accepted her Girl of the Year award from Arizona State USBC, Sunday, August 13, at the Arizona State USBC Meeting in Tempe.
Tayler will be leaving for Muskingum University. Tucson is so proud of you and wish you all the best in your bowling career and college adventures!
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Scholarship To Be Awarded At Bowl For The Cure - Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC
Tucson - - - We want to make sure everyone knows about this!
The Peggy Cianciola Memorial Scholarship Program will award two USBC-certified youth bowlers a $500 scholarship for telling us what bowling means to them.
Open to any USBC-certified youth bowler.
To apply upload your 500-1000 word essay or 2-3 minute video before October 1st, 2023 at:
BOWLFORTHECUREARIZONA.COM
Bowl for the Cure Arizona - Scholarship
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Bowlero Bakers Doubles News - Courtesy Of Kristi Smith Thompson.
Congratulations to our August winners!
Mesa - - - We had 80 entries. For the first time ever an even 40 in each 370 & 430 cap
We raised $160 for the Mesa Strikers youth bowlers.
20 teams made cashing rounds. We paid out $4160 in prize money, and $1218 in side pots
Our 300 pot was won!! Kyler Adams & Zach Schroeder split $1166
Our 300 pot will start back with $136
The Strike Pot rolled over and is at $986
370 Division:
- Finals came down to Steve Cordes/Curtis Stock vs David Cash/Russ Rohlicek, with Steve/Curtis pulling off the win 201-173
- High Games paid out $58 to each team: Roy Gross/Will Roberts 268 & 246, Steve/Curtis 232, Jason Kasgnoc/Norman Brewer 243, Jaamel Mangum/Hunter Lowry 246 & Jason Nicholas/Bryan Wiggins 246
- High Series paid $174: Roy and Will - 1256
430 Division:
- Finals were David Black/Jared Kapoor vs Jeff Cochran/Justin Penwell. David & Jared got the win 209-196
- High Games paid out $78 each team: Chris Mayes/Payton Steele 257, Ron Schloss/Ivan Hays 279, David Black/Jared Kapoor 279, Justin Foos/Ryan Feber 268, Jeremy Opp/George Pasalano 278 & Kyler Adams/Zach Schroeder 300
- High Series paid $228: Mike Curran/Raymond Develin Jr - 1438
Don't miss our event: Bakers Doubles @ Bowlero Mesa September 9thand start setting up your teams for the 5 person Bakers November 4th. See you all then!
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