Pictured Is The GCU Bowling Team At The Oak Tree Open. Photo Courtesy Of GCU.
As Christmas Day is fast approaching in 15 days. We here, at the tenpinexpress.com, would like to wish the bowling community. A very merry xmas, and happy and prosperious new year in 2023.
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Strike Force Tour Returning Soon - Courtesy Of Craig Spencer.
Mesa - - - Just over 2 months ago we were deeply disappointed to announce the cancellation of all events and the intent to cease operations. Making that decision at the height of SFT's success was not an easy one. The outpouring of love and support afterwards meant everything to us. Seeing how important the SFT has become to so many people made it an even harder decision to follow through with. However, the decision played a huge role in transforming our situation from a 2 year back and forth disagreement with our franchisor into a permanent agreement in only 2 months.
So with that being said, we are very pleased to announce that all issues have been resolved and the SFT AHT family is back and ready to grow bigger than ever! We appreciate everyone's support in our effort in this matter. Resolving this will ensure that the SFT AHT and its community is now 100% in control of its own destiny and resources. While the SFT AHT was already accomplishing things rarely seen in the handicap tournament space, we can confidently say..... we are just getting started!
We can't thank the other local events enough for helping give our amazing community something to bowl in our absence. We hope to continue to work with all of you to ensure Arizona has an incredibly rich tournament environment. We will make another announcement soon regarding future events, season points and anything else you'd like to know. Feel free to comment down below with any questions you might have for us! Thanks again to all of you and we look forward to seeing you again, very soon!
Thanks,
SFT Family
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Lopes Continue To Roll On The Lanes - Courtesy Of GCU Posted November 23, 2022
Phoenix - - - One weekend. Two top finishes.
The Grand Canyon University Men's Bowling team posted a pair of top-two finishes over the weekend, winning Saturday's Oak Tree Lanes Open while placing second in the Forest Lanes Open Sunday. Both tournaments – which were the Lopes' third and fourth United States Bowling Congress tournaments of the season – were played in the Los Angeles suburbs of Diamond Bar and Lake Forest, respectively.
Oak Tree Lanes Open
The Lopes got the winning weekend going with a strong showing at the Oak Tree Lanes Open. Finishing in first, GCU edged out rival Arizona State University and Fresno State University, who rounded out the top three.
GCU senior Tom Ellis finished first individually with a career best in pins dropped, averaging 236 pins for seven games. Lopes' sophomore Alex Hartman also finished in the top five.
"I was able to help the team win by finding the right part of the lane thanks to some support from Coach Canfield and my teammates," said Ellis. "It felt great to secure an individual win this early in the season."
"We had a great overall team performance," said GCU Head Coach Ben Canfield. "It definitely helps, though, when you have a bowler out-average the field by over 20 pins per game."
Forest Lanes Open
In the first-ever Forest Lanes Open, the Lopes had to adjust to the lanes of the new venue early.
"It definitely is a process, adjusting to the lane conditions," said Canfield. "As the day went on, our guys were learning things about the surface."
GCU battled San Jose State University all day, falling behind in the third and fourth team games but fighting back, eventually coming up short in the final baker-style match, conceding first place to the Spartans by 14 pins.
Alex Hartman finished top five again, making it his fourth top-five finish in as many events.
The Men's JV team also swept their division, winning both days and accomplishing their goal of finishing top three in total pinfall at a West Coast event. The squad was led by Mike Jones (second individually) and Brendan Bobersky (seventh individually) both Saturday and Sunday.
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Tucson Metro USBC Update
By Mark R. Kerr – President
Tucson - - - Tucson Metro USBC Board hopes your bowling season is going well for you. We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming tournaments and hope you can also take part in other bowling events held as well. Here is your latest update:
Tucson Senior Women’s Championships: The ladies took to the lanes for the 43rd Annual Tucson Metro USBC Senior Women’s Championships, November 19-20 at Tucson Bowl.
Congratulations to Transitions Hair Studio, Patricia McCollum and Patricia Sauer, Pam Dunn, and Belinda Hiscox for their bowling and victories in the Team Event, Doubles, Singles and All Events Respectively. For the Scratch Events, congratulations to Transitions Hair Studios, Melinda Washburn and Bunnie Colwell, Heidi Woods for their wins in Scratch Team, Doubles, Singles and All-Events, which Heidi was first in both Singles and All-Events.
The first BVL (Bowlers for Veterans Link) raffle took place during the tournament and $115 was raised. Tucson Metro USBC thanks everyone who purchased tickets for the first raffle, which other raffles will take place at the other scheduled tournaments. Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank Jenine Moon and her staff at Tucson Bowl for hosting the tournament.
Tucson Senior Open Championships: The weekends of December 3-4, 10-11, the 60th Annual Tucson Metro USBC Senior Open Championships takes place at Cactus Bowl, with forty teams taking to the lanes over the two weekends. The Senior Open Championships will again have singles, doubles, team and all events, as well as Optional Scratch. Standings updates will be posted on Facebook and at tucsonmetrousbc.com.
Tucson Metro USBC BVL Tournament: The first annual Tucson USBC BVL Tournament has concluded with more than 500 entries! Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank the bowlers who took part in this tournament. Here are the top four final standings: 1) Matt Terry +151, 2) Chris Rodriguez +138, 3) Mark Holbrook +137, 4) Crystal Kennedy +136. The lowest score to cash was +50 and with ties, 101 entries are getting money. More than $1,500 was raised for BVL from this tournament and which Tucson Metro USBC is grateful for your support.
Tucson Bowl Gobble Tournament: Sixty five bowlers took part in Tucson Bowl’s annual Thanksgiving Eve Tournament, November 23. Steve Harris and Gloria Harris from Tucson Metro USBC, assisted Jenine Moon, Joey Burke and the Tucson Bowl staff with the five game event, bowled on the Sunset Strip pattern. Congratulations to the Teams of: Jacob and Van Sickle for winning the 390 and over division with a 2247; Lesho and Medina for winning the 389 and under division with a 1734 and Bryan Van Sickle for winning the Optional Singles Scratch with an 1125
Congratulations: On November 15, Matt Hunt bowled a 299 game in Flos Pro Mixed League at Cactus Bowl on lanes 25-26.
On November 16, Richard Curtis bowled a 300 at Bowlero, on lanes 25-26, in the Ready to Strike Pro Shop League.
On November 16, Mike Cicala bowled a 300 at Bowlero, on lanes 21-22, in the Ready to Strike Pro Shop League.
On November 16, Karl Radman bowled a 300 at Fiesta Lanes, on lanes 21-22, in the Park Avenue Jewelers/Miller Lite League.
On November 18, Kenneth “Kenny” Lange bowled 245, 298 and 300, at Fiesta Lanes, on lanes 33-34, in the Ed Faulk Classic League.
On November 25, Justin Espinosa bowled a 300 at Fiesta Lanes, on lanes 31-32, in the Ed Faulk Classic League.
On November 25, Tim Jacob bowled a 300, 268 and 228 for a 796 series at Fiesta Lanes, on lanes 13-14, in the Ed Faulk Classic League.
On November 28, Ryan Tetreault bowled a 300 game, in the Awesome Foursome League, on lanes 3-4 at Lucky Strike Bowl.
On November 29, Jeff Crews bowled an 811 series in the EBI Elite League, at Fiesta Lanes, on lanes 27-28.
On November 29, Tim Jacob bowled a 277, 266 and 258, for an 801 series in the Flos Pro Mixed League, at Cactus Bowl, on lanes 31-32.
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First BVL Event In Tucson A Huge Success.
Tucson - - - The Inaugural Tucson Metro USBC Bowlers for Veterans Link (BVL) tournament had 500 entries, generated $1500 for BVL! Your Tucson Metro USBC Board thanks everyone who took part in the tournment, as well as those who took part in the first BVL raffle during the Senior Women's Championships at Tucson Bowl, raising $115.
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MPUSBC And Arizona. Loses A Great Ambassador To The Game. From MPUSBC. Posted On December 3, 2022.
Phoenix - - - We Just received information regarding one of the greatest people to the Phoenix and Arizona Bowling communities.
Jim Bungard has passed away.
He was the best if not the epitome of what a league secretary should be, and inspiration to Metro Phoenix and Arizona bowlers.
We all have lost a great man and friend.
Our condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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