Pictured In Photo Is: Greg Thompson.
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Champion Of Champions Entries Are In The Mail.
Mesa - - -Entries for the 50th Annual Champion of Champions are in the mail. This is an invitation only tournament, your team must have placed 1st in your league for at least one segment to get an invite. If your team won a segment of your league and you do not receive an entry form in the mail by Monday, June 10th then please call Leslie in the office. The tournament is in Payson this year on June 29-30.
Get Instructions From The PBA's Josh Blanchard.
Mesa - - - The Mesa Strikers Youth League At Brunswick Zone Mesa, has teamed up with the PBA's Josh Blanchard, to offer an amazing opportunity for youth bowlers. Come out and get some advise and on lane instruction from Josh on Saturday June 15, from 8 am to 10 am. Cost is $20 per bowler.
For more information contact youth coordinator Kristi Smith Thompson at mesastrikers@q.com.
Summer Youth Leagues Now Forming At Brunswick Zone Mesa.
Mesa - - - The Mesa Strikers will be offering three new youth leagues for this summer at Brunswick Zone Mesa. The league starts on Saturday June 8th, at 9:30 am.
Here is a list of the new leagues:
Strikers Sport - scratch league
All-Star Strikers - handicap league on house pattern.
Strikers Bumpers - for the ones who are just getting started.
Cost is $12 per week. For more information please contact Kristi Smith Thompson @ 480-967-6911.
900 Global Ball Demo At Brunswick Zone Mesa.
Mesa - - - Virtue Bowling Supply will be hosting a 900 Global ball demo at Brunswick Zone Mesa on Tuesday June 4th, from 6 pm - 8 pm. PWBA Rookie of the Year, Daria Pajak, will be appearing at this event for a meet and greet.
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Still Time To Register For 'Bowl With The Pros.
Tucson - - -There is still time to sign up for the PWBA Tucson Open "Bowl with the Pros" on June 6th 2019. You can register online at www.goldenpinbowl.comor in person at Golden Pin Lanes. Tickets are also available to watch the ladies bowl. Cost is $20 for both days of competition. These tickets are also available online or in person. If there are any questions, please give us a call at 520-888-4272. Thanks Hope to see you there!
4th Of July 6 Game Sweeper At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - -Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street, will be running a 4th of July 2019, 6 Game Sweeper. Check-in begins at 9:30 AM, bowling starts at 10:00 AM. Entry fee is $60.00, the oil pattern will be the Kegel Bourbon Street. There will be two divisions, "Scratch" (open to all bowlers, bowlers with averages of 200 and above must bowl in this division) and "Handicap" (averages of 199 and below, 90% of 200). You may enter 1 division only. For additional information contact Tucson Bowl at 520-747-1363.
No Tap Saturday Nights At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - -No Tap Saturday Nights at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street, continues on Saturday Night June 8th, 2019. Last Saturday night we had 26 total entries and paid out $338.00 from the prize fund, and $42.00 from the optional shootout side pot, the strike pot was not hit and continues to grow. No Tap Saturday Nights at Tucson Bowl runs every Saturday night throughout the summer. For additional information call Tucson Bowl at 520-747-1363.
UPDATED: TUCSON METRO USBC HONOR SCORES 2018-19 Season
This list is for USBC High Honor scores bowled between AUGUST 1, 2018 and JULY 31, 2019 and will include 300 games and 800 series bowled during that time. New scores will be added to the list as I receive the information from our Association Manager. Once the league secretary submits the high honor scores to our Association Manager he will send them to me and I will post them for your viewing. Please refrain from posting high honor scores in the comments section of this post. We appreciate your patience as you allow us time for this process to take place. Thank you! Congratulations to the following on your great scores!
ARIZONA BOL
03/29 - Travis Peterson - 300 - Friday Night Mixed
BOWLERO BOWL
09/19 - James Kraykovich - 300 - Ready to Strike
11/01 - Ed McKellips - 1st 300 - 55 Plus
11/14 - Brian DeMatte - 802 - RTS Pro Shop
11/28 - Curtis Lostutter - 300 - RTS Pro Shop
12/02 - David Saldana - 832 - Kings and Queens
12/10 - Delano Coveris - 300 - RTS Pro Shop
01/29 - Joe Gelia - 825 (1st 800 series) - Crazy 8's
01/19 - Sean Wilson - 808 (1st 800 series) - RTS Pro Shop
02/13 - Bryan Van Sickle - 300 - RTS Pro Shop
02/15 - Armando Garza Jr - 300 - Kolb Mixers
02/27 - Bryan Van Sickle - 803 - RTS Pro Shop
03/08 - Bryan Mace - 812 - Friday Vegas
03/13 - Terry Boeder - 300 - Kings & Queens
04/19 - Frank Buck - 300 - Kolb Mixers
04/24 - James Kraykovich - RTS Pro Shop
CACTUS BOWL
11/04 - Casey Borden - 300 - St..Joseph's Hospital
02/13 - Frank Zepeda - 300 - St. Joseph's Hospital
03/13 - Shaun Morgan - 300 - St. Joseph's Hospital
04/17 - Casey Borden - 300 - St..Joseph's Hospital
04/22 - James Kraylovich - 813 - Storm Scratch Classic
DAVIS MONTHAN
11/06 - Chris Coffman - 300 - Tuesday National Intramurals
11/27 - Chris Coffman - 300 - Tuesday National Intramurals
FIESTA LANES
09/14 - Josh Quesnel - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
09/21 - Keith Dommer - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
09/21 - Paul Colwell - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
10/01 - Kary Harris - 300 - Traveling Seniors
10/19 - Matt Devito - 300/837 - Ed Faulk Classic
10/19 - Mario Ruiz - 300/804 - Ed Faulk Classic
10/19 - Justin Snell - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
10/26 - Howard Strause - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
11/02 - Shane Centers - 300 - Happy Golden
12/12 - Steven Cayia - 300 - Happy Golden
12/14 - Bryanna Cote - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
01/02 - Nathan Arthurs - 804 - Happy Golden
01/25 - Steven Cayia - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
02/08 - Randy Cote - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
02/15 - Erik Hew - 802 - Ed Faulk Classic
03/15 - Chris McHenry - 804 - Ed Faulk Classic
03/18 - Ben Wacks - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
03/20 - Gary Stewart - 300 - PAJ/Miller Lite
03/29 - Chris McHenry - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
03/29 - Mario Ruiz - 300 - Ed Faulk Classic
04/10 - Dave Hyatt - 300 - PAJ/Miller Lite
04/12 - Tim Kereney - 810 - Ed Faulk Classic
04/19 - Josh Quesnel - 300/805 - Ed Faulk Classic
04/24 - Rex Kremer - 300 - PAJ/Miller Lite
GOLDEN PIN LANES
09/25 - Josh Moret - 300 - Ebonite Elite
10/16 - Mike Tountas - 300/847 - Ebonite Elite
10/25 - Justin Zeigler - 300 - Thursday Night Mix-ups
10/27 - Aaron Hauser - 300 - SNL
10/30 - Anthony Peralta -300 - AZ Las Vegas
12/27 - Tony Asman - 300 - Native Grill & Wings
02/04 - Joseph Budz - 300 - First Nighters
02/12 - Josh Moret - 300 - Ebonite Elite
02/19 - Nathan Arthurs - 812 - Ebonite Elite
02/27 - Billie Talley - 811 - Tucson Metro Annual Open Tournament
03/06 - Eugene Veltre III - 300 - Wednesday Nite Mixers
04/02 - Joey Burke - 300 - Ebonite Elite
04/17 - Anthony Peralta - 300 - AZ Las Vegas
04/30 - Shawn Whitelaw - 300 - Ebonite Elite
05/07 - Troy Vessey - 807 - Ebonite Elite
LUCKY STRIKE BOWL
08/22 - Kalyn Arthurs - 300 - Roy Lawson Dynamic Duos
11/13 - Joey Burke - 300 - M.L. Awesome Foursome
11/27 - Kevin Huston - 300 (1st 300 game) - Vegas Bound
04/25 - Gene Watson - 300 - Vegas Here We Come
TUCSON BOWL
10/17 - Tim Happeny - 300 - Park Avenue Jewelers
11/28 - Reid Sykes - 300 Park Avenue Jewelers
11/28 - Damon Elauria - 300/813 - Park Avenue Jewelers
02/27 - Joshua Quesnel - 805 - Park Avenue Jewelers
04/09 - Michael Schoephoerster - Eastenders
04/17 - Joshua Quesnel - 300 - Park Avenue Jewelers
04/24 - Joshua Quesnel - 300/824 - Park Avenue Jewelers
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Greg Thompson Jr. wins back to back titles at Brunswick Mesa! Story And Photo Courtesy Of SFT.
Mesa - - -Our event this weekend was at Brunswick Mesa! We had a total of 78 entries (51 Qualifying and 27 economy parlays) which was a good turnout considering a lot of other events going on. The event had a total of 24 cashers, a 1 in 3.25 cash ratio and paid out over $4,100 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a very difficult 36ft Stockholm oil pattern that had some low scores, but also saw some higher scoring if you knew how to play the lanes correctly. Even though there was a good amount of hook due to the shorter pattern, it was still very easy to push your ball through the break point or miss the friction that was there. The average cut score ended up taking scores that required bowling 10-15 pins over your average per game, depending on the Division, as we saw some low scores advance from the B Division.
We had a few new bowlers try their luck at this event! Let's welcome Kevin Kilday, Travis McIntyre and David Izenberg to the ever growing SFT AHT family. Congrats to Andy Morin and Preston Massey who were our Parlay Power Players! They both advanced to the quarterfinals off their initial $25 investment. Congrats to Jordan Huglin, Kevin Kilday and Travis McIntyre for making it to either their first quarterfinals or their first quarterfinals in a while. Also, congrats to Kevin Convirs for winning Momma's Mystery Score, with a 149, for $500.00! Ron McDonald was your winner of the free plastic ball with an option to upgrade to any high-performance Track ball for $85.00!
The quarterfinals for this event was bowled on a fresh oil condition. Because the number quarterfinalists were a little less in the B Division, that meant that the Division would cut straight to the Division champion, and no semi-final was necessary. The B Division leader was Bryton Bobbitt (+59) and he was seeded directly into the Finals. The A & C Divisions would cut to a one game semi-final match. Your #1 seed in the A Division was Ron Gonzales (+60) and he would have to take on red-hot Greg Thompson, Jr. (+52). In the C Division, your leader was newcomer Kevin Kilday (+65) and he would have to face off with Jordan Huglin (+43).
The A Division semi-final would come down to the final frame, Ron would see his lead shrink, as Greg was able to string a five-bagger going into the tenth frame. Ron would finish first throwing eight-spare and a strike on his fill. GT would need to strike on first ball to continue his comeback. His first ball in the tenth threw all ten pins back, crushing the pocket and giving GT the win in the match 238 to 226. The C Division would also be a nail biter as Kevin Kilday would spare and get seven on his fill to put pressure on Jordan to do the same. Jordan's first ball in the tenth would go a bit high leaving a five pin, but she was able to pick up her spare. Next, she needed at least 7 pins on her fill ball to win, six pins would result in a tie and anything less would lose the match. Jordan would calmly get up on her fill and throw a good shot getting 8 pins to win the match 237 to 235.
The Final match would see Greg Thompson, Jr. looking to win back to back titles. GT had just won his very first AHT SFT title last weekend at our Memorial Day Major for a nice $1,600 prize. Jordan was also looking for her 2nd AHT SFT title as she had been close a few times earlier in the year but was really on her game today. Bryton Bobbitt was looking for his first title in his 2nd title match. GT would be the favorite, but would he be able to overcome the handicap deficit since he didn't receive any handicap. Jordan would be getting 43 pins and Bryton would receive 24 pins of handicap for the Final match.
The Finals would see GT come out firing with two of his first three frames being crushing strikes. Since GT doesn't get any handicap, he needed to start off strong to try and make up the difference. Bryton was able to strike on his first ball but ran into some trouble midway through the match. Jordan would keep close with GT by making spares, but a washout in the fourth frame and an open in the sixth frame would open the door for GT to take the lead. GT would struggle with transition midway through the match and he was able to adjust and line back up to throw a 4-bagger to win the match with a scratch score of 221. This would give Greg back to back AHT SFT titles and a $750.00 first place prize!!! Congrats to Jordan Huglin for 2nd Place and to Bryton Bobbitt for 3rd place!
Thanks to everyone who came out this weekend to support our event! We look forward to seeing everyone next Sunday at AMF McRay!
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CBE Women's Phoenix Open.
Sun City - - - The Complete Bowling Events will be hosting the Women's Phoenix Open this Sunday June 9th at 9am, at R.H. Johnson Lanes in Sun City West. 1st place will pay out a guaranteed prize of $3,000. Entry fee is $125. For more information, please message Theo Douthit on Facebook.
Some Uupcoming Ddates For The CBE. Events Will Be Created Soon And Posted.
June 9th - CBE Women’s Event
June 30th - Mid-Season Major
July 14th - CBE Seniors
July 21st - CBE Open (Prescott)
August 18th - CBE Seniors
Classic World Handicap Tournament.
Scottsdale - - - A Classic World Handicap Tournament will be held on Saturday June 22, 2019 from 1pm to 7pm. The event will be held at Brunswick Via Linda Lanes. Located at 9027 East Via Linda, Scottsdale.
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