30th Annual Mesa Sr. Open, @ Mesa East Bowl. January 9 + 10, 2021. Unofficial Results.
Pictured Is: Mesa East Bowl.
Team Div A, 760 + Higher. Hdcp.
1. Luke All-Stars, El Mirage. 2,755.
2. Old And Slow, Gilbert. 2,741.
3. Nagy's Pro Shop, Mesa. 2,717.
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1. Sidoti And Pawlowski Insurance, Phoenix. 2,589.
2. Uncle Bucks Pork Chops, Tucson. 2,548
3. Your Strike Shop #2, Buckeye. 2,541.
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Team Div B. 759 + Lower. Hdcp.
1. Pitts Crew - Rollin Rebels #2, Phoenix. 2,730.
2. Wheeler, Mesa. 2,684.
3. In Striking Distance, Phoenix. 2,679.
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Team Div B. 759 + Lower. Scratch.
1. Nefarious - Four, Mesa. 2,245.
2. Oh - Oh, Sun Lakes. 2,238.
3. In Striking Distance, Phoenix. 2,220.
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Doubles Div A. 380 + Higher. Hdcp.
1. Richard Coon/ Mark Wojtusiak, Gilbert. 1,376.
2. John Cross/Jacqueline Smith, Avondale. 1,376.
3. Marty Bender/Levy Stuart, Gilbert. 1,363.
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Doubles Div A. 380 + Higher. Scratch.
1. Kurt Neish/Kyle Howard, Queen Creek. 1,313.
2. David Hyatt/Brian Reed, Oro Valley. 1,295.
3. Frank Sidoti/Ronald Schloss, Phoenix. 1,292.
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Doubles Div B. 379 + Lower. Hdcp.
1. Christina Sullivan/Brian Cail, Scottsdale. 1,435.
2. Rick Watters/Scott Watters. Mesa. 1,389.
3. Bob Boggs/Larry Seger, Mesa. 1,384.
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Doubles Div B. 379 + Lower. Scratch.
1. Christina Sullivan/Brian Cail, Scottsdale. 1,217.
2. Bob Boggs/Larry Seger, Mesa. 1,204.
3. Ron Wall/William Luker, Appache Junction. 1,159.
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Singles A. 190 + Higher Hdcp.
1. Rick W. Jackson, Tempe. 773.
2. Martin Powell, El Mirage. 741.
3. Bob W. Gazis, Gilbert. 728.
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Singles A 190 + Higher Scratch.
1. Rick W. Jackson, Tempe. 730.
2. Bob Gazis, Gilbert. 728.
3. Eduardo Vegas, Tucson. 702.
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Singles B 189 + Lower Hdcp.
1. Gregory D. Wilt, Phoenix. 749.
2. George Cornett, San Tan Valley. 745.
3. Jean Reeder, Phoenix. 744.
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Singles B 189 + Lower Scratch.
1. George Cornett, San Tan Valley. 646.
2. Gregory D. Witt, Phoenix. 636.
3. Jean Reeder, Phoenix. 623.
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All Events A 190 + Higher Hdcp.
1. Kevin Nickelson, Mesa. 2,117.
2. Brian Richardson, El Mirage. 2,110.
3. Martin Purnell, El Mirage. 2,090.
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All Events A 190 + Higher Scratch.
1. Bob Gazis, Gilbert. 2,051.
2. Eduardo Vegas, Tucson. 2,039.
3. Ronald Schloss, Phoenix. 2,010.
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All Events B 189 + Lower.
1. George Cornett, San Tan Valley. 2,128.
2. Gregory D. Witt, Phoenix. 2,124.
3. Tammy A. Nitta, Avondale. 2,105.
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Strike Force Tour News Courtesy Of SFT.
Tempe - - - Our event this weekend was at AMF Tempe Village and we had a great turnout with 122 entries (81 qualifying and 41 economy parlays). We had 34 cashers, a 1 in 3.58 cash ratio and paid out over $8,400.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on the 45ft PBA Dragon oil pattern that played tough early on in the day, but scores would increase as the pattern broke down. Bowlers were able to play a variety of angles on the pattern as long as they were able to get their ball to read the lane and not overhook. The cut scores stayed around +70 for most of the day, which meant that you had to bowl about 15 pins over your average per game to qualify.
We had some new bowlers join us for their first ever event and we want to welcome June Hatfield, Jackson Beltoya, Vincent Colbert, Jr. and Michael Dewey who all bowled in their first event this weekend. We hope you all had a good time and look forward to seeing you at our next event. Congrats to June Hatfield and Michael Dewey who both made it to the quarterfinals in their very first event! Also, congrats to Sam Hsu and Alec Johnson for being this weekend’s Parlay Power Players. Sam and Alec were able to qualify for the quarterfinals off his $25 parlay investment. Congrats to Adam Orlopp and Josh Williams who both who won Momma’s Mystery Pot for $500.00 each!! This is Adam’s 2nd time winning Momma’s Pot in the past 3 events; maybe he needs to get a Power Ball ticket! Your winner of the free plastic ball raffle, with an option to upgrade to any Track high-performance ball for $85.00, was Nicole Smythe.
The quarterfinals would be bowled on the fresh oil pattern and scores were up and down. Those that could get their ball to roll versus hooking the lanes were able to take advantage. Since there were 9 bowlers in the A and B Divisions, we would cut to the Top 3, 1 in 3 cut ratio, for the Semi-Final round. Your A Division leader would be Josh Williams (+97) and he would face off against Alec Johnson (+75) and Hunter Mayes (+68). In the B Division your overall #1 seed would be Aaron Bell (+122) and he would take on both Andy Morin (+82) and Shelby Dempsey (+33). The C Division would see Kish Israni (+144) emerge as your #1 seed and he would be matched up against Connor Bell (+116).
The A Division semi-final match would go back and forth with each bowler stringing strikes and trying to gain the upper hand. It would come down to the ninth and tenth frames as Josh Williams would punch out for 4 in a row to finish at 250, cementing his spot in the Finals. Alec and Hunter would battle it out for 2nd place with Hunter able to strike enough to finish 225 to Alec’s 218. The B Division semi-final would see Aaron Bell jump out to an early lead and never look back. Aaron would open in the tenth, but it was already enough to finish the match with a score of 219. Andy would strike in the ninth and double in the tenth, but it would be too little too late to finish in 2nd place at 207. Shelby would finish in 3rd place with a 185 game.
The C Division semi-final match would be a real nail biter. Kish Israni has been on fire since the start of the 2021 season. Kish was looking to go back to back to back Final matches as he had already made the Finals in the first 2 events of the season and was the #1 seed going into the match. He would have to take on up and coming youth bowler in Connor Bell. Connor had just started bowling our events back in September and won his first title in November at Mesa East Bowl. Their match would go down to the tenth frame as Connor would finish the match first getting a strike and mark to finish at 226. Kish would need to double in the tenth to get by Connor. Kish’s first shot would throw all ten back as his ball hit the pocket flush. Kish’s 2nd shot in the tenth would look good and read the lane a bit early crashing through the head pin to leave the 2-7 split and he would go on to spare the split to finish at 224.
The Final match would see Josh Williams and Connor Bell both looking for their 2nd AHT SFT titles and Aaron Bell who would be looking at getting his first. All three bowlers had been bowling great in the quarterfinals and semi-final matches so it looked like it would be a shootout between them.
The Final match would start off with all three bowlers trying to settle in and get lined up. Connor and Aaron would fill their frames for the first couple of frames. Josh would nine spare in the first, then go a tear throwing the next six strikes in a row to jump out to an incredible lead. Connor would get lost in transition and dig himself a hole that he couldn’t get out of. Aaron would strike in four of the next six frames to try and put some pressure on Josh, but it wouldn’t be enough. Josh would finish out the game with a score of 256 scratch giving him his 2nd AHT SFT title and $1,150.00 first place prize!!! Congrats to Aaron Bell for 2nd place and Connor Bell on 3rd place.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our event this weekend. We are going to be off next weekend, but we hope to see you all at AMF McRay on January 31st for a 2-squad event! Have a great week!
FINAL MATCH - Josh Williams vs. Aaron Bell vs. Connor Bell.
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Tucson Metro Annual Open News - Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - -The Tucson Metro Annual Open Tournament is scheduled at Bowlero Bowl for two weekends this year instead of t the usual 3 weekends. This tournament is certified and sanctioned through USBC and Tucson Metro USBC. The tournament will be held on February 20th and 21st and 27th and 28th. There will still be two squads on each day. The squad times will be 9:00am and 2:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The tournament fees are $25.00 per person for each event. If you bowl Team Event and Singles & Doubles Events it will be $75.00. Handicap All Events will be an additional $5.00 fee and Scratch All Events will be an additional $10.00 fee. If you bowl Singles Event you must also bowl Doubles Event. There will be two divisions for each Event with Singles divisions being 179 and below and 180 and above. The tournament is open to all bowlers and all average levels. Tournament entries can be found at Bowlero Bowl or on our website at: www.tucsonmetrousbc.com. Tournament rules can be found on our website only.
This year's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be on February 20th at 1:00pm. This ceremony will be held in between the first and second squads. We have two new members this year. Ray Ganske will be inducted for Superior Performance and Terry Snyder will be inducted for Meritorious service. Congratulations to Ray and Terry!
Your Tournament Directors are Ron Cooper, Kari Snyder and Dave Ortegon. If you have any questions concerning this tournament please contact a Tournament Director or our Association Manager, Steve Harris at: am@tucsonmetrousbc.com or 520-591-0622.
Masks will be required as mandated by City and State guidelines. All rules in place at Bowlero Bowl concerning Covid-19 will be enforced. Please do your share by following the rules in order to keep yourself and everyone else safe. If you are sick please stay home.
We will continue to monitor the current situation as the tournament gets closer and will make any necessary changes or updates that will be in the best interest and safety of everyone concerned.
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TUCSON METRO YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - - We may be in a pandemic with bowling centers closed but the Tucson Metro Youth Scholarship program still has money to help our deserving youth bowlers with their college expenses. We just need our youth bowlers to apply for it.
The deadline to mail applications for the Tucson Metro Eichman/McConnell/Pelphrey Youth Scholarship Fund will be on February 1st for this year. There is no age requirement but the applicant must be a current student in grades 9 thru 12. They must be a member in good standing in Tucson Metro USBC or Tucson Metro Youth Booster Club for the last two years.
To apply go to the Tucson Metro USBC website at www.tucsonmetrousbc.com and click the "Download Page" link to find the application. Fill it out completely and include all necessary information and requirements. Send the application plus all necessary documentation and paperwork to the Tucson Metro Youth Scholarship Chairperson, Stephanie Becker on or before February 1, 2021. The mailing address will be on the application.
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