Pictured Is: MMA 2023 Queens Champion Katie Hurley, And MMA AM Leslie Marsh.
Patterson Wins Meso Metro Masters Title - Courtesy Of MMA.
Chandler - - - Congratulations to this year Masters finalists and champion. Our top 5 finalist for our stepladder were Ron S Schloss, Kevin Jenkins, Robbie Patterson, Brett Wolfe & Chris Klerk. Final match was Brett Wolfe vs Robbie Patterson with Robbie taking the title 200-192
Hurley Wins Mesa Metro Queens Title - Courtesy Of MMA.
Chandler - - - Mesa Metro's Queens had 14 entries with top 8 qualifiers moving onto a double elimination bracket. Championship match came down to Katie Hurley vs Mary Sturm with Katie taking the match and title. Congratulations!!
The two events took place at AMF Chandler Lanes, on January 14-15.
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E&BC Tournaments January Event... Courtesy Of Eric Carroll.
Phoenix - - - Location: AMF Union Hills in Phoenix, AZ. When: Saturday, 1/21/23. Handicap Tournament Event Entry Fee $60.00; Prize Fund Incentive (PFI)(aka Progressive) $25.00; Re-Entry Fee $50.00; 1st squad offers a Win-A-Spot w/PFI (Progressive) $30.00. 2 Squads: 1st squad check in 11am - 12pm w/ tourney play at 12pm. 2nd squad check in 1:30pm-2:30pm w/ tourney play at 2:30pm. All totals ordered high to low. Cut to cashers finals 1 in 5. Finals/Cashers round 3 games w/ a cut to the top 3 bowlers for elimination rounds at approximately 3:30pm. If you qualify, you cash. High game and series pots available. Eliminator and brackets available. We are also offering a scratch alibi side event at $30.00. You will be bowling on the E&BC Tournaments Sapphire Oil Pattern. $2.00 of the PFI will rollover to the end of year final event along with $3.00 of the entry fee, in which the end of year event to be November/December 2023. We will be accepting Venmo up until 1/18/22. You can Venmo entry fee only ($60.00) to: @E-BCTournaments, Contact me via messenger for other options to pay entry fee prior to tournament date. Day of the event is cash only. Any questions, or if you'd like to
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Tucson Metro USBC Update
By Mark R. Kerr – President
Tucson - - - Your Tucson Metro USBC Board hopes you all had a great Holiday Season and hope you have a safe and a Happy New Year on and off the lanes.
I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your President for Tucson Metro USBC and to be able to help promote bowling, leagues, bowling programs and the tournaments for the young and young at heart, as well as provide updates. I want to thank everyone for the positive feedback on the articles and posts, something I enjoy doing and getting the word out, typos and all.
Tucson Metro USBC is more than just the tournaments scheduled during the respective Fall/Spring bowling season and we continue that work to be there to help out at Vantage Center houses and Bowlero in Tucson. We want to thank the Management and staff at our Tucson bowling centers for their work and support of Tucson Metro USBC, leagues and bowlers in Tucson.
Women’s Open Championship Update: The first tournament for 2023 on the Tucson Metro USBC calendar is coming up, the 73rd Annual Women's Open Championships, January 21-22 at Fiesta Lanes.
Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank Candy Norwill-Prokosch and the staff at Fiesta Lanes for hosting the tournament. Lino Nava Jr is the Tournament Director.
The team event will take place on Saturday, January 21, 1 p.m. and the singles and doubles evens will take place Sunday, January 22, 9:30 a.m.
Deadline for entries is January 13. Tournament applications are at your Tucson bowling centers and online at tucsonmetrousbc.com. For more information, please call (520) 591-0622 or Email: am@tucsonmetrousbc.com.
Congratulations: Congratulations to Darrell Stogryn, who bowled a 300 game in the Roadrunner's League at Bowlero on December 6.
Let's hear it for Matt Hunt, who is having an amazing season! Matt has just bowled another 300 game, on lanes 7-8, in the Cactus Bowl Thursday Vegas League on December 15. Matt does so much for bowling, including running the successful Cactus Juniors! Congratulations Matt, you lead by example on and off the lanes!
Congratulations to Michelle McNew, who bowled her first ever, 300 game on lanes 11-12 in the Cactus Bowl Thursday Vegas League, December 15. In addition to her bowling, Michelle is one of the coaches for the Cactus Juniors Program! Great bowling Michelle!
Congratulations to Robert Ylvisaker who bowled a 300 game on lanes 13-14 in the Park Avenue Jewelers Miller Lite League at Fiesta Lanes on December 21.
Congratulations to Keith Ylvisaker who bowled a 300 game, December 23, in the Ed Faulk Classic League at Fiesta Lanes.
Congratulations to Dean Lovelace who bowled a 300 game in the RTS Pro Shop League on lanes 25-26 at Bowlero on December 28.
Congratulations to Cee Jay who bowled a 299 game on lanes 27-28 in the PAJ-Miller Lite League at Fiesta Lanes on December 28.
Congratulations to Chris Washburn, who bowled a 300 game on lanes 37-38 in the Ed Faulk Classic League, December 30.
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32 Annual MMA Senior Open.
Unnofficial Results.
Bowled At AMF Mesa Lanes.
January 7-8, 2023.
Team, A (760 & Higher), Handicapped 1 The A-Team 9 2,766 San Tan Valley, AZ 2 #SidotiStrong 33 2,675 Phoenix, AZ 3 Grobmeier Nation 21 2,667 Phoenix, AZ 4 Your Strike Shop #5 14 2,597 Buckeye, AZ 5 Your Strike Shop #1 10 2,581 Buckeye, AZ 6 Goble Insurance 22 2,579 Mesa, AZ 7 Wait For It 7 2,556 Mesa, AZ 8 Gutter Mind 8 2,525 Gilbert, AZ 9 Pruitt's Fine Furniture 1 2,522 Mesa, AZ 10 Senioritis 35 2,492 Mesa, AZ.
Team, A (760 & Higher), Scratch 1 #SidotiStrong 33 2,675 Phoenix, AZ 2 Grobmeier Nation 21 2,619 Phoenix, AZ 3 Your Strike Shop #1 10 2,581 Buckeye, AZ 4 Pruitt's Fine Furniture 1 2,522 Mesa, AZ 5 The A-Team 9 2,513 San Tan Valley, AZ 6 Your Strike Shop #2 11 2,489 Buckeye, AZ 7 Your Strike Shop #5 14 2,371 Buckeye, AZ 8 Your Strike Shop #3 12 2,356 Buckeye, AZ 9 Senioritis 35 2,347 Mesa, AZ 10 OSA Graphics 20 2,315 Scottsdale, AZ.
Team, B (759 & Lower), Handicapped 1 Shield of Armor 28 2,576 Gilbert, AZ 2 Mesa East Bowling Bandits 44 2,563 Snowflake, AZ 3 Let's Have A Drink 17 2,550 Mesa, AZ 4 Burrights Bombers 2 2,543 Apache Junction, AZ 5 Crazy Bowlers 43 2,539 Gilbert, AZ 6 Mix Play 18 2,534 Apache Junction, AZ 7 Get Off My Lawn! 3 2,490 Mesa, AZ 8 Your Strike Shop #6 15 2,467 Buckeye, AZ 9 Sports Nation 42 2,465 Mesa, AZ 10 No Pressure 19 2,446 Mesa, AZ.
Team, B (759 & Lower), Scratch 1 Shield of Armor 28 2,220 Gilbert, AZ 2 Mix Play 18 2,208 Apache Junction, AZ 3 Burrights Bombers 2 2,190 Apache Junction, AZ 4 Get Off My Lawn! 3 2,164 Mesa, AZ 5 Your Strike Shop #6 15 2,084 Buckeye, AZ 6 Fun Bowlers 36 2,035 Gilbert, AZ 7 DBLS/SGLS ONLY 32 2,019 Scottsdale, AZ 8 Let's Have A Drink 17 2,008 Mesa, AZ 9 No Pressure 19 2,006 Mesa, AZ 10 Table for 4 29 1,940 Gilbert, AZ.
Doubles, A (380 & Higher), Handicapped 1 McKeever Richard D. \ Treola Vincent J. Jr 22 1,458 Mesa, AZ 2 Montgomery Jim D. \ Mazzulla Mark 12 1,429 Buckeye, AZ 3 Kresse Gary R. \ Woodworth Scott 7 1,400 Mesa, AZ 4 Emerson Lance R. \ Bouwens John 10 1,391 Buckeye, AZ 5 Costantino Robert (Warren) W. \ Silaghi- San Tan Valley, AZ Costanti 9 1,379 6 Vandell Chris \ Robertson Ken D. 23 1,371 Chandler, AZ 7 Barton Larry J. \ Bobbitt John R. 6 1,366 Gilbert, AZ 8 Ferrell Jonathan M. \ Black David A. 35 1,338 Mesa, AZ 9 Grobmeier Alan \ Cochran Jeff C. 21 1,335 Phoenix, AZ 10 Gries Kurt P. \ Aspin Carlton H. II 21 1,327 Phoenix, AZ.
Doubles, A (380 & Higher), Scratch 1 Montgomery Jim D. \ Mazzulla Mark 12 1,429 Buckeye, AZ 2 Emerson Lance R. \ Bouwens John 10 1,391 Buckeye, AZ 3 McKeever Richard D. \ Treola Vincent J. Jr 22 1,377 Mesa, AZ 4 Grobmeier Alan \ Cochran Jeff C. 21 1,327 Phoenix, AZ 5 Costantino Robert (Warren) W. \ Silaghi- San Tan Valley, AZ Costanti 9 1,323 6 Kresse Gary R. \ Woodworth Scott 7 1,303 Mesa, AZ 7 Wiley Robert A. \ DeGroodt Clancy 11 1,290 Buckeye, AZ 8 Gries Kurt P. \ Aspin Carlton H. II 21 1,287 Phoenix, AZ 9 Kozak Shawn W. \ Haugen Michael W. Jr 33 1,284 Phoenix, AZ 9 Ferrell Jonathan M. \ Black David A. 35 1,284 Mesa, AZ 11 Cypher Dallas \ Walls Jerry 13 1,282 Buckeye, AZ.
Doubles, B (379 & Lower), Handicapped 1 Libsack Cherri L. \ Klein John Sr 17 1,443 Mesa, AZ 2 Motteler Heather \ Krpata Lisa M. 42 1,438 Mesa, AZ 3 Curtis Kevin M. \ Holmes Jerry W. Jr 19 1,417 Mesa, AZ 4 Fest Patty \ Savage Terry L. 28 1,400 Gilbert, AZ 5 Davis Edith A. \ Vaile Leo M. 44 1,389 Snowflake, AZ 6 Goble Harold G. \ LePage Michael J. 22 1,380 Mesa, AZ 7 Baker Terry J. \ Drumheiser Jon C. 8 1,372 Gilbert, AZ 8 Frentz Dieter R. \ Mercer Ella L. 44 1,371 Snowflake, AZ 9 Garrow Mary \ Friedline Sue A. 42 1,346 Mesa, AZ 10 Davis Paul \ Bandele Shelia L. 45 1,320 Phoenix, AZ.
Doubles, B (379 & Lower), Scratch 1 Curtis Kevin M. \ Holmes Jerry W. Jr 19 1,226 Mesa, AZ 2 Fest Patty \ Savage Terry L. 28 1,193 Gilbert, AZ 3 Goble Harold G. \ LePage Michael J. 22 1,191 Mesa, AZ 4 Baker Terry J. \ Drumheiser Jon C. 8 1,175 Gilbert, AZ 5 Libsack Cherri L. \ Klein John Sr 17 1,146 Mesa, AZ 6 Takatani Brice \ Jones Sun 18 1,137 Apache Junction, AZ 7 Gilitiuk Barry M. Sr \ Woodworth LaDonna M. 7 1,133 Mesa, AZ.
Singles, A (190 & Higher), Handicapped 1 Lee Edward G. 3 749 Mesa, AZ 2 Martin Jeffrey S. 20 720 Scottsdale, AZ 3 McKeever Richard D. 22 719 Mesa, AZ 4 Brusso Steve J. 6 718 Gilbert, AZ 5 Schloss Ronald J. 11 715 Buckeye, AZ 5 Kresse Gary R. 7 715 Mesa, AZ 7 Gyurko Joey 20 707 Scottsdale, AZ 7 Goble Harold G. 22 707 Mesa, AZ 7 Thompson Eddie R. 3 707 Mesa, AZ 10 Heinle Kent W. 39 706 Mesa, AZ.
Singles, A (190 & Higher), Scratch 1 Schloss Ronald J. 11 715 Buckeye, AZ 2 Lee Edward G. 3 712 Mesa, AZ 3 Kresse Gary R. 7 688 Mesa, AZ 4 Brown Ken S. 4 682 Mesa, AZ Mesa Metropolitan USBC UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS 32nd Annual Senior Open Championship Sorted By Event, Division UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS Jan 09, 2023 01:56 PM Page 8 of 19 Place Team Name Entry Score From Singles, A (190 & Higher), Scratch 5 Martin Jeffrey S. 20 680 Scottsdale, AZ 6 Inoshita Dave 20 674 Scottsdale, AZ 6 Eales Warren 1 674 Mesa, AZ 8 Cypher Dallas 13 671 Buckeye, AZ 9 Wiley Robert A. 11 669 Buckeye, AZ 10 Ferrell Jonathan M. 35 661 Mesa, AZ 11 Oswald Richard M. 33 658 Phoenix, AZ.
Singles, B (189 & Lower), Handicapped 1 Smith Barry L. 2 783 Apache Junction, AZ 2 Takatani Brice 18 769 Apache Junction, AZ 3 Baker Terry J. 8 726 Gilbert, AZ 4 Hollinger Cyndi 15 722 Buckeye, AZ 5 Motteler Heather 42 703 Mesa, AZ 6 Jubran Sal 30 698 Sun City West, AZ 7 LePage Michael J. 22 696 Mesa, AZ 8 Jay Greg A. 29 694 Gilbert, AZ 8 Davis Paul 45 694 Phoenix, AZ 10 Bansky Catherine 3 692 Mesa, AZ 11 Roybal Laura 15 690 Buckeye, AZ 12 Garrow Mary 42 688 Mesa, AZ 13 Weldon Larry E. 5 687 Payson, AZ.
Singles, B (189 & Lower), Scratch 1 Takatani Brice 18 683 Apache Junction, AZ 2 Smith Barry L. 2 640 Apache Junction, AZ 3 Baker Terry J. 8 624 Gilbert, AZ 4 Jay Greg A. 29 586 Gilbert, AZ 5 LePage Michael J. 22 578 Mesa, AZ 6 Roybal Laura 15 577 Buckeye, AZ 7 Karam Dave J. 16 571 Mesa, AZ 8 Weldon Larry E. 5 569 Payson, AZ 9 Motteler Heather 42 566 Mesa, AZ 10 Wiley Christine L. 14 565 Buckeye, AZ 11 Hollinger Cyndi 15 563 Buckeye, AZ.
All Events, A (190 & Higher), Handicapped 1 McKeever Richard D. 22 2,142 Mesa, AZ 2 Kresse Gary R. 7 2,089 Mesa, AZ Mesa Metropolitan USBC UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS 32nd Annual Senior Open Championship Sorted By Event, Division UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS Jan 09, 2023 01:56 PM Page 13 of 19 Place Team Name Entry Score From All Events, A (190 & Higher), Handicapped 3 Aspin Carlton H. II 21 2,058 Phoenix, AZ 4 Eales Warren 1 2,048 Mesa, AZ 4 Ferrell Jonathan M. 35 2,048 Mesa, AZ 6 Mazzulla Mark 12 2,047 Buckeye, AZ 7 Oswald Richard M. 33 2,041 Phoenix, AZ 8 Wehner Don (Rocky) W. II 41 2,035 Mesa, AZ 9 Bobbitt John R. 6 2,025 Gilbert, AZ 10 Goble Harold G. 22 2,018 Mesa, AZ 11 Munoz G. Steven 40 2,005 Apache Junction, AZ.
All Events, A (190 & Higher), Scratch 1 Eales Warren 1 2,048 Mesa, AZ 2 Mazzulla Mark 12 2,047 Buckeye, AZ 3 Oswald Richard M. 33 2,041 Phoenix, AZ 4 Kresse Gary R. 7 2,008 Mesa, AZ 5 Watt Mike 10 2,000 Buckeye, AZ 6 Aspin Carlton H. II 21 1,986 Phoenix, AZ 6 Treola Vincent J. Jr 22 1,986 Mesa, AZ 8 Schloss Ronald J. 11 1,976 Buckeye, AZ 9 Wiley Robert A. 11 1,969 Buckeye, AZ 10 Bouwens John 10 1,946 Buckeye, AZ 11 Ferrell Jonathan M. 35 1,943 Mesa, AZ.
All Events, B (189 & Lower), Scratch 1 Takatani Brice 18 1,791 Apache Junction, AZ 2 Savage Terry L. 28 1,713 Gilbert, AZ 3 Roybal Laura 15 1,696 Buckeye, AZ 4 Wiley Christine L. 14 1,674 Buckeye, AZ 5 Jay Greg A. 29 1,629 Gilbert, AZ 6 Sturm Mary C. 3 1,627 Mesa, AZ 7 Won Kenny 18 1,606 Apache Junction, AZ 8 Dees Darrell D. 28 1,599 Gilbert, AZ 9 Moulinet Martin 29 1,562 Gilbert, AZ 10 Lebherz Kelly A. 38 1,546 Gilbert, AZ.
All Events, B (189 & Lower), Handicapped 1 Smith Barry L. 2 2,179 Apache Junction, AZ 2 Davis Edith A. 44 2,058 Snowflake, AZ 3 Pennington Sandra D. 36 2,056 Gilbert, AZ 4 Takatani Brice 18 2,049 Apache Junction, AZ 5 Motteler Heather 42 2,039 Mesa, AZ 6 Baker Terry J. 8 2,037 Gilbert, AZ 7 Roybal Laura 15 2,035 Buckeye, AZ 8 Garrow Mary 42 2,015 Mesa, AZ 9 Libsack Cherri L. 17 2,014 Mesa, AZ 10 Savage Terry L. 28 2,004 Gilbert, AZ 10 Dees Darrell D. 28 2,004 Gilbert, AZ 12 Curtis Kevin M. 19 1,999 Mesa, AZ 13 Adler Robert (Bud) A. 9 1,994 San Tan Valley, AZ.
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