Kevin Convirs wins $1,000 at AMF Tempe Village Lanes!!! SFT News - Courtesy Of The SFT. Photo Courtesy Of SFT.
Tempe - - - Our event this weekend was at AMF Tempe Village and it was a BIG ONE! We had a huge turnout with 117 entries through 3 squads, which consisted of 78 qualifying entries and 39 economy parlay entries. This created a huge payout of over $6,000.00 in main and side event prize funds! The players bowled on a very tough 45ft PBA Dragon oil pattern that forced most players to play the middle part of the lane. It was very difficult to play to the right unless you were pointing it right at the head pin. Most of the player's that had success were in around the 3rd and 4th arrow. The cut scores for the weekend were around the +50 range which only requires bowling a little bit over average for the 3-game set.
We had some new bowlers come out for their first event this weekend! We want to welcome Anthony Logan, Connor Bell, Alex Pellegrino, Todd Browning, Christina Browning, Louis Amaral, Daniel Bhella & Michael Dominik. We hope all of you had a good time in your first event. Christina and Michael were able to advance to the quarterfinals in their very first event. We did have a few Economy Parlay power players in David Saffold, Michael Dominik and Tyler Anderson. We also had some first-time quarterfinalists or bowlers that haven't been in the quarterfinals in a while in Tyler Anderson, Sean Casey, Michael Domink and Christina Browning. Congrats to everyone on those accomplishments! Also, congrats to Kevin Convirs for winning Momma's Mystery Pot, with a score of 220, for $290! Your winner of the plastic ball raffle, with an option to upgrade to any Track High-Performance ball for $85.00, was Hokey Begay!
The quarterfinals were bowled on a fresh oil pattern and because of this scores were a bit lower. Bowling average pretty much allowed most to move on to the semi-final round. In the semi-finals, the A Division would be led by Kevin Convirs (+56) and he would have to take on #2 seed Kyle Gilbert (+53) & #3 seed Jim Dempsey (+51). The B Division would see #1 seed Brian Richardson (+105) face off with #2 seed Ron Gonzales (+51). Finally, the C Division had newcomer Christina Browning (+155) as your #1 seed overall and she would have to bowl against #2 seed Tyler Anderson (+45) and Mike Hodge (+13).
The C Division semi-final match would see Christina stay hot and easily defeat both Tyler and Mike with a score of 238 to 202 for Mike and 161 for Tyler. The A Division semi-final match would be decided by who could stay clean and pick up spares. Kevin Convirs would strike just enough to get the win with a score of 212 defeating Jim at 189 and Kyle at 181. The B Division semi-final match would be a nail biter as it would all come down to the tenth frame. Brian Jackson would finish up the match but missed a key spare to finish at 223. Ron Gonzales would try his best to dig himself out of a hole by striking on 5 of the last 6 frames finishing up at 217. Brian Richardson would get up in the tenth and throw a very good shot only to leave a solid nine-pin. He would go on to pick up his spare of fill out the tenth for a score of 228 barely getting by Brian Jackson and Ron Gonzales.
This would give us a Final match made up of all three #1 seeds. Christina Browning would still be the overall #1 seed. She would be making her first Finals appearance in her very first tournament and had been on fire all day. Christina is a relatively new bowler that bowls at AMF Tempe Village on Tuesday nights and came out with her husband Todd and give our tournament a try. Kevin Convirs had a good look from the left side for most of the day and was looking for his 2nd AHT SFT title and the $1,000 first place prize. Brian Richardson was also vying for his 4th AHT SFT title and had been able to control the pocket for most of the day.
The Final match would start off with all three bowlers trying to get lined up. Christina would pick a few spares and try to stay ahead of the guys. Brian started off quickly with a couple of strikes but midway through the match he would have issues as the lanes began to transition. This left an opening for Kevin to get hot as he would throw several powerful strikes as he tried to make up the handicap difference. All three bowlers would struggle with transition, but it would come down to tenth frame as all three bowlers had a chance to win. Christina would finish at 185 after a few missed spares. Brian would throw his first shot in the tenth but hit the pocket only to leave "Ocho Diaz" (8-10) split and finish at 193. Kevin was able to strike and fill his tenth frame to finish at 208 winning his 2nd AHT SFT title and the $1,000 first place prize. Congrats to Brian Richardson on 2nd place and also to Christina Browning on 3rd place.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and making the event such a successful one! We look forward to seeing you all at our event next weekend at Bowlero Mesa!
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Pony League News - Courtesy Of The Pony League Bowlero Glendale.
Glendale - - - Pony League Singles Week 25 of 34 (Third Quarter Week 8 of 8), 2/24/2020: Congratulations to our division champions for the third quarter: Steve Roberts in the 215 and over division, Larry Spitali in the 208 to 214 division, Myke White in the 201 to 207 division, Jeff Zook in the 196 to 200 division, Chucky Stration in the 188 to 195 division, Les Freeman in the 176 to 187 division, and Dave Ball in the 175 and under division. I'll post the realigned divisions for the fourth quarter, based on current averages, later this week.
Monday, February 24th is the end of the third quarter. Nine teams are within six points of the league leaders. There is a real possibility that two or more teams will tie for first place for the third quarter. Pony League rules cover the situation if two teams tie:
K. TIES, PLAYOFFS USBC RULES 113a; 113b
1. In case of a tie at end of segment or during championship playoff, the winner to be determined by:
One game total pins with handicap, Lanes determined by mutual agreement/draw.
In this case, the one game playoff would be conducted immediately after our weekly session ends tomorrow night unless extenuating circumstances, and mutual agreement by the team captains involved result in the one game roll-off be postponed to a mutually agreeable time and date.
If three or more teams tie for first place, then USBC Rule 113 provides the following:
113b/2 What happens if there is a three-way tie for first place or a trophy position? A roll-off must be bowled. Total pins from the roll-off will determine the winner unless otherwise provided in league rules. Four adjoining lanes would be used, starting lanes would be selected by draw, and teams would rotate after each game as follows:
Lane A B C
First Game Team 3 Team 1 Team 2
Second Game Team 2 Team 3 Team 1
Third Game Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 ...
This three or more team roll-off would be conducted on a later date at a mutually agreeable time and would consist of a three game series with teams involved rotating lanes after each game as noted in Commonly Asked Question 113b/2.
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King Of The Hill At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson- - - The next King of the Hill Tournament at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street, will be Sunday March 15th, 2020. Check-in will start at 9:30 AM, bowling will start at 10:00 AM. This will be event #3 of 6 for the Winter/Spring 2020 Point Race Season. The pattern will be the Kegel Krypton, the entry fee is $50.00. The format will be 6 games of qualifying with a 5 person stepladder final. For additional information call 520-747-1363.
Summer League Schedule Now Out At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - - Check out the Summer League Schedule for Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street. There will be a variety of Leagues to choose from. Stop by or give us a call to sign up for any of the Summer Leagues, 520-747-1363.
PWBA Tour At Lucky Strike Bowl.
Tucson - - - We are Celebrating our 65th Anniversary while the Ladies from the PWBA Tour are here at Lucky Strike on April 23rd.
We have Entries Available now. Space limited to 144 Total Entries. Don't miss your chance to Bowl with the Pro's!! Sign up now!
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Metro Phoenix Awards Dinner.
Phoenix - - - March 7, 2020 we will have the Hall of Fame and Awards dinner at Arizona Broadway Theater.
Inductees Superior Performance
Nick Pluhowsky
Dennis Klein
Carey Hofmann
Meritorious Service
Lou Ann Rickett
Awards for men & women high average, and high series
Awards for youth bowlers will also be handed out.
Cost is $40 per person
Contact the office 602-263-9700 to reserve your tickets.
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Annual Arizona State Meeting Coming Up In Show Low - Courtesy Of Arizona State USBC.
Show Low - - - The 2020 Arizona State Annual Meeting will be held in Show Low, Arizona on Saturday March 14, at 9 am. The meeting itself will take place at the Holiday Inn Express in Show Low. The hotel is located at 151 Deuce of Clubs in Show Low. For reservations please call the hotel at 928-537-5115. There will be a meet and greet at the hotel on Friday March 13th, beginning at 5 PM.
David Vergara of Mesa, and Eva Lemoine of Tucson, will be inducted into the Arizona State USBC Hall of Fame. Erika Kemp, of Kingman, will receive the Lily May Hester Star of Tomorrow Award. Mike Friederichs, of Phoenix, and Steve Harris, of Tucson, will receive the President's award. Mandy Etem Cirigliano and Kevin Jenkins will be recognized for having the highest average in Arizona. Megan Withey and Louis Schwartz will be honored for the State's Highest Series.
Positions up for election at the meeting will be: 1st Vice-President, 4 Directors, 2 Youth Directors, and 2 National Delegates. Only delegates who have been elected or appointed by their local associations have voting privileges.