Metro Phoenix Crowns Open Team Champions.
Phoenix - - - Congratulations to the Metro Phoenix USBC Open Team Champions! Sidoti and Pawlowski Insurance! Frank Sidoti, Robert J. Clark III, Shawn Kozak and Kyle King. President Jacqueline Smith and Alison Kozak presenting!
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SFT News - Courtesy Of SFT.
Chandler - - - Our event this weekend (June 6), was at Bowlero Kyrene which always has a great turn out! We would see 133 total entries this weekend (89 qualifying and 44 economy parlays) with 37 cashers, a 1 in 3.6 cash ratio and a payout of over $7,100.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on a 39ft PBA Chameleon oil pattern that played softer in this center compared to the last tournament that used this pattern at Mesa East Bowl. The pattern started off playable and opened up more and more as the day went on. Bowlers could play from a variety of angles, but had to get the ball to enter the pocket the right way or they would leave a split or single pin spare. The cut scores for the event were all in the +60 to +70 range for all three divisions which meant that bowlers had to bowl above their average to advance. The players all played around 12-14 at the break point, with some being further left at the arrows and others closer to the gutter and pointing it at the head pin depending on their playing style.
We had some new bowlers join us for their first event and we want to welcome Brandon Fauble, Audie Atkins, Marcus Haley and Trey Martin 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 few players that were our Parlay Power Players this weekend. Reggie Elliott, Garret Strehl, Jaylynn Peterson, Mark Jatcko and Nathan Hollingsworth all were able to qualify for the quarterfinals off of their $25 parlay investment. Congrats to Ken Nelson for winning Momma’s Mystery Pot, with a score of 175, for $280.00!! Your winner of the free plastic ball raffle, with an option to upgrade to any Track high-performance ball for $85.00, was Josh Williams.
The quarterfinals were bowled on the fresh oil pattern. We had 28 quarterfinalists, with the A Division having 8 bowlers and the B & C Divisions having 9 bowlers. The cut ratio from the quarterfinals to the semi-finals is 1 in 3, so that meant we would cut to the Top 2 bowlers in the A Division, while we would cut to the Top 3 bowlers in the B & C Divisions. With the re-oil the pattern played truer and you could tell in the quarterfinal scores as scores would be some of the lowest on the day. It looked like it would come down to the final game in each division to see who would advance to the semi-final round.
In the A Division, your #1 seed would be Correen Acuff (+116) and she would take on James Roethle (+75). The B Division #1 seed was Parlay Power Player Garret Strehl (+64) and he would face off with #2 Brandon JohnsonKroman (+43) and #3 William Standefer (+18). The C Division was led by up-and-coming youth bowler Ryan Doyle (+102) and he would meet #2 seed and Parlay Power Player Nathan Hollingsworth (+87) and #3 seed Danielle Whitlock (+30).
The C Division semi-final match would see Ryan Doyle jump out to a quick lead with a string of strikes to win the match with an impressive 255 game with handicap. Danielle would come in second at 210 and Nathan would finish up at 201. The B Division also went the same way with Garret Strehl striking in four of his first five frames to take command of the match early. Brandon would miss a few single pin spares to dig himself into a hole and would finish out the match at 181. William started off slowly but tried to get himself back into the match late with some timely strikes, but it was too little too late as he would finish at 226. Garret would continue to string strikes through the second half of the match and finish at 255 to win the match.
The A Division would be a real nail biter with Correen and James going back and forth through out the match. It would all come down to the ninth and tenth frames. James would start off the ninth frame needing to get some good count in the ninth and tenth to put pressure on Correen. James’ firsts shot in the ninth would hit high in the pocket leaving the 2-4-10 split. James would then calmly get up and pick up the spare attempt. James would go on to strike in the tenth and need to double to force Correen to strike in the tenth. James’ 2nd shot in the tenth would take off leaving the 3-6-10 and he would spare to fill out the frame to finish at 224. Going into the tenth Correen would need any mark to win or a nine count would tie the match. Correen’s first shot in the tenth looked a bit soft off her hand and would go through the nose leaving the 3-4-7 split, which she would need to convert to win the match or get two to tie the match and send it into a roll-off. Correen’s spare attempt would miss a bit left missing the 4-pin and chopping off the 7-pin to finish the match at 223.
Going into the Finals we would see both Ryan Doyle and Garret Strehl making their first Finals and both would be looking for their first title and $1,300 first place prize. James had been the Finals before and was looking for his third AHT SFT title. All three bowlers had been bowling well all day and it looked like it would come down to who could get lined up quickly in the final match.
Finals would start off with all three bowlers getting lined up quickly. Ryan and James would struggle a bit with some transition while Garret would completely catch fire starting off with a nine-spare and then striking in the next eight frames to put away the match. Ryan and James would go back and forth for 2nd place with James trying to make up the 36-pin handicap difference with Ryan. It would come down to the tenth to see who would come in second with Ryan finishing up the match with a 232. James would need to double in the tenth to have a chance at passing Ryan. James would strike in the tenth and then leave the big four (4-6-7-10) which he was unable to convert to finish in third at 220. Garret would cruise to the finish line throwing an impressive 256 scratch game to win his first AHT SFT title and $1,300.00 first place prize. What’s pretty impressive is that Garret did this all from his $25.00 economy parlay entry. So, congrats to Ryan Doyle on 2nd place and $675.00 and also to James Roethle on third place and $400.00!
Thank you to everyone that came out and made this event such a great success! We are going to be off next weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, June 19th at AMF Peoria for our 2-squad event. Have a good week!
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Changes Taking Place In The Tucson Metro USBC.
TUCSON METRO USBC ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
By Mark R. Kerr
Tucson – Bowlers in Tucson have elected new officers for the Tucson Metro USBC (United States Bowling Congress) at their annual meeting, held Sunday, May 14, at the Viscount Hotel in Tucson.
At the meeting, the current Tucson Metro USBC Board announced their intention to step down from their leadership roles and didn’t seek election for another term.
Mark Kerr, who serves as a Director on the Tucson Metro USBC was elected as the new President. Tucson Bowling Hall of Famer and Tucson USBC Director, Donna Hicks, was elected as the new 1st Vice President. Donna Hicks and Mark Kerr, thanked those in attendance for their support of their candidacies for leadership of the organization.
Myrna Mace and Katy Mace were elected as Youth Directors and Doug Stidvent, Gloria Kaylor Harris, Lino Nava, Stuart Duncan and Belinda Hiscox were also elected as Directors.
Steve Harris, Kari Snyder and Doug Stidvent were elected State Delegates and Gloria Harris, Doug Stidvent and Steve Harris were elected as National Delegates.
The new Tucson Metro USBC bowling team thanks the outgoing leadership for their service and looks forward to serving their fellow bowlers when they assume office on August 1.
For more information about the Tucson Metro USBC and tournament schedule, visit the Tucson Metro USBC Facebook page or website.
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UPDATED 6/2/21: TUCSON METRO USBC HONOR SCORES
2020 - 2021 BOWLING SEASON
Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - - This list is for USBC High Honor scores bowled between AUGUST 1, 2020 and JULY 31, 2021 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. If you bowled a High Honor Score and it is not ion this list, you should check with your league secretary to see if your scores were submitted to our Association Manager for processing with USBC.
Congratulations to the following bowlers on your great scores and accomplishments!
800 SERIES
08/19 - Josh Moret - 828 - Dynamic Duo - Lucky Strike
09/01 - Scott Schoenberger - 801 - Crazy 8's - Bowlero
09/25 - C.J. Crooks - 800 - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
10/14 - Mike Cicala - 857 - RTS Pro Shop Mens - Bowlero
10/18 - Jarrod Davenport - 802 - Vegas or Bust - Lucky Strike
11/13 - Justin Espinosa - 804 - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
11/27 - Mario Ruiz - 806 - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
12/02 - Josh Moret - 848 - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
12/14 - Brian Mace - 814 - Monday VIP - Bowlero
12/21 - John Hartzell - 802 - Monday Men's Commercial - Bowlero
01/11 - Brian Mace - 800 - Monday VIP - Bowlero
02/16 - Kyle Leiffer - 856 - Eastenders - Tucson Bowl
02/20 - Tim Jacob - 806 - Tucson City Open Tournament - Bowlero
03/17 - James Kraykovich - 824 - RTS Pro Shop - Bowlero
04/26 - Joey Burke - 811 - M. L. Awesome 4 Some - Lucky Strike
05/12 - Cory Knop - 803 - RTS Pro Shop Men's - Bowlero
300 GAMES
09/09 - Joel Holman - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
09/11 - Joe Angelini - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
09/18 - Melanie Kerley - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
09/18 - Matthew Heichel - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
09/20 - Jarrod Davenport - Vegas or Bust - Lucky Strike
09/20 - Del Hildebrand - Kings & Queens - Bowlero
09/23 - Matt Nenadic - Happy Golden - Fiesta
09/25 - Kenneth Lange - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
09/26 - Mark Lopez - 58th Senior Open Tournament - Bowlero
09/26 - Brian McNiff - SNL - Fiesta
10/02 - Chris McHenry - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
10/04 - Marvin Stark - Vegas Here We Come - Lucky Strike
10/06 - Frank Buck - Tuesday National - Davis Monthan
10/07 - Keith Sweeney - VAEA Vegas - Lucky Strike
10/13 - Ralph Houser - Club 55 - Cactus
10/13 - Matthew Heichel - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
10/14 - Mike Cicala - RTS Pro Shop Mens - Bowlero
10/16 - Tommy Ross - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
10/18 - Matt Devito - Monday VIP - Bowlero
10/21 - Bryan Van Sickle - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
10/26 - Joey Burke - M.L. Awesome 4 Some - Lucky Strike
10/27 - Andrew Clark - Vegas Bound - Lucky Strike
10/28 - Delano Coveris - RTS Pro Shop Mens - Bowlero
11/11 - Bryan Van Sickle - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
11/18 - Greg Chapman - PAJ/Miller Lite Classic - Fiesta
11/18 - Mike Cicala - RTS Pro Shop - Bowlero
11/20 - Bryan Van Sickle - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
11/29 - Jarrod Davenport - Vegas or Bust - Lucky Strike
11/30 - Chris Davenport - M.L. Awesome 4 Some - Lucky Strike
12/02 - Damon Elauria - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
12/02 - Josh Moret - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
12/07 - Kip Price - Monday Men's Commercial - Bowlero
12/14 - Brian Mace - Monday VIP - Bowlero
01/11 - Brian Mace - Monday VIP - Bowlero
01/20 - Christopher Paige - RTS Pro Shop Mens - Bowlero
02/03 - Dean Lovelace - RTS Pro Shop Mens - Bowlero
02/10 - Bryan Van Sickle - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
02/10 - Brian Mace - RTS Pro Shop Men's - Bowlero
02/16 - Michael Ely - Vegas Bound - Fiesta
02/17 - Larry Bogstie - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
02/18 - Thomas Kanspedos - Ihop Mixed - Bowlero
02/18 - Matthew DeVito - Monday VIP - Bowlero
02/20 - Paul Holbrook - Tucson City Open Tournament - Bowlero
02/20 - Shawn Whitelaw - Tucson City Open Tournament - Bowlero
02/20 - Xavier Altamirano -Tucson City Open Tournament- Bowlero
02/23 - Matthew Holmes - EBI Elite - Fiesta
03/03 - Kolundo Clark - RTS Pro Shop - Bowlero
03/03 - Bryan Van Sickle - Wed. Night League - Tucson Bowl
03/06 - Alan Brizee - SNL - Fiesta
03/17 - James Kraykovich - RTS Pro Shop - Bowlero
03/19 - CJ Crooks - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
03/21 - Rich Miller - 42nd Annual Open Masters - Bowlero
03/25 - Kevin Briggs - Vegas Here We Come - Lucky Strike
03/28 - Matt Holmes - Hockey - Fiesta
04/02 - Justin Espinosa - Ed Faulk Classic - Fiesta
04/21 - Kyle Taylor - RTS Pro Shop - Bowlero
04/27 - Matthew Hunt - AZ Army National Guard - Cactus
04/27 - Ray Romero - SNL - Fiesta
05/06 - Chip Foust - Vegas Here We Come - Lucky Strike
05/11 - Roy Dingman - SNL - Fiesta
05/12 - Drew Brown - RTS Pro Shop - Bowlero
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74th Annual AZ State Open Current Standings June 1, 2021.
Event Bowled At Bowlero Via Linda Scottsdale.
Scores Courtesy Of AZ State USBC.
300 Games: Michael Haugen Jr. Michael Fitzgerald. Brett Wolfe.
800 Series: Michael Haugen Jr. (835). Michael Fitzgerald (800).
Team, Team 1000 & Over, Handicapped 1 Tower of Power 574686 3,580 Gilbert, AZ 2 Cool Jamss 614198 3,561 Phoenix, AZ 3 Play The Rack 609833 3,547 Peoria, AZ 4 Empire Strikes Back 613219 3,534 Maricopa, AZ.
Team, Team 849 & Under, Handicapped 1 Weather Works HVAC 598841 3,585 UNKNOWN, AZ 2 Oh Those Girls 606853 3,467 Mesa, AZ 3 Bottom of the Barrel 602531 3,462 UNKNOWN, AZ.
Team, Team 850 -999, Handicapped 1 Audio Visions 605063 3,613 Safford, AZ 2 Dam 9 Pin 608575 3,592 Litchfield Park, AZ 3 Balls Deep 574515 3,564 UNKNOWN, AZ.
Team, Team Scratch 1000 & Over, Scratch 1 Bowling Dynamics 601065 3,498 Phoenix, AZ 2 Empire Strikes Back 613219 3,490 Maricopa, AZ 3 Cool Jamss 614198 3,460 Phoenix, AZ.
Team, Team Scratch 850 - 999, Scratch 1 WE DONT GIVE A SPLIT!!! 607901 2,981 Phoenix, AZ 2 TEAM AERODYNAMIC 3 550597 2,907 Queen Creek, AZ 3 Rack Attack 562086 2,869 Tucson, AZ.
Doubles, Doubles 339 & Under, Handicapped 1 Hanson Peter A. \ Hewitt Joseph R. 605064 1,484 Safford, AZ 2 Miller Frankie L. \ Jarvis Joshua A. 601866 1,466 Animas, NM.
Doubles, Doubles 340 - 399, Handicapped 1 Stoutmeyer Brandon J. \ Lopez Thomas A. 557065 1,520 Tucson, AZ 2 West Robert L. Sr \ Lorentz Thomas G. 601460 1,514 Tucson, AZ 3 Smith Anthony S. \ Deherrera Derek R. 574515 1,511 UNKNOWN, AZ.
Doubles, Doubles 400 & Over, Handicapped 1 Altamirano Xavier \ Villa Rene F. 555931 1,483 Tucson, AZ 2 Ylvisaker Keith R. \ Garrett Matthew R. 583646 1,481 Tucson, AZ 3 Clark Robert J. III \ Zemelka Chelsea L. 597720 1,478 Avondale, AZ.
Doubles, Doubles Scratch 339 & Under, Scratch 1 Conaway Amy A. \ Wolfe Mary M. 550596 1,039 Queen Creek, AZ 2 De Luca Jodi L. \ Witt Taryn M. 607902 1,024 Phoenix, AZ 3 Myers Brian C. \ Myers Debbie M. 614201 1,007 Casa Grande, AZ.
Doubles, Doubles Scratch 340 - 399, Scratch 1 Fitzgerald William L. \ Nickelson Kevin E. 610265 1,268 Maricopa, AZ 2 Klusmann Ken A. \ Baker Scott A. 602531 1,252 UNKNOWN, AZ 3 Wilder Larry L. \ Van Gordon Brian T. 585222 1,249 Glendale, AZ 4 Shucart Norm \ Verbil John M. 609945 1,240 Scottsdale, AZ.
Singles, Singles 169 & Under, Handicapped 1 Hewitt Joseph R. 605064 828 Safford, AZ 2 Swearengin Josh 597700 791 Peoria, AZ 3 Stringfellow Robert W. Jr 598383 789 Safford, AZ.
Singles, Singles 170 - 199, Handicapped 1 Morgan Ray E. 557062 833 Tucson, AZ 2 Calvert Glenn 601447 826 Phoenix, AZ 3 Clapp Chad D. 561753 792 Casa Grande, AZ.
Singles, Singles 200 & Over, Handicapped 1 Garrett Matthew R. 583646 801 Tucson, AZ 2 Reinfried Justin T. 609281 797 Phoenix, AZ 3 Smith Kevin M. 607762 795 Avondale, AZ.
Singles, Singles Scratch 169 & Under, Scratch 1 Stringfellow Robert W. Jr 598383 560 Safford, AZ 2 Striebel Mary 613978 520 Gilbert, AZ 3 Jubran Cheryl 607902 518 Phoenix, AZ.
Singles, Singles Scratch 170 -199, Scratch 1 Verbil John M. 609945 689 Scottsdale, AZ 2 Smith Jacqueline T. 597719 688 Avondale, AZ 3 Griffiths Austin F. 543795 642 Tucson, AZ.
Singles, Singles Scratch 200 & Over, Scratch 1 Garrett Matthew R. 583646 793 Tucson, AZ 2 Quilt Dan W. 613501 763 Maricopa, AZ 3 Reinfried Justin T. 609281 762 Phoenix, AZ.
ll Events Handicap, All Events Handicap 169 & Under, Handicapped 1 Hewitt Joseph R. 605064 2,396 Safford, AZ 2 Young Christopher J. 572118 2,310 Tucson, AZ 3 Garcia Cipy D. 605063 2,167 Safford, AZ.
All Events Handicap, All Events Handicap 170 - 199, Handicapped 1 Hirose Brian K. 608575 2,298 Litchfield Park, AZ 2 Verbil John M. 609945 2,291 Scottsdale, AZ 3 Morgan Ray E. 557062 2,283 Tucson, AZ.
All Events Handicap, All Events Handicap 200 & Over, Handicapped 1 Van Gordon Brian T. 585222 2,327 Glendale, AZ 2 Hurley Katherine V. 609833 2,283 Peoria, AZ 3 Fitzgerald Michael S. 610265 2,257 Maricopa, AZ.
All Events Scratch, All Events Scratch 169 & Under, Scratch 1 Dragon Michael 574657 1,809 Casa Grande, AZ 2 Baker Alex E. 602531 1,576 UNKNOWN, AZ 3 Gonzalez Dan 550597 1,535 Queen Creek, AZ.
ll Events Scratch, All Events Scratch 170 - 199, Scratch 1 Verbil John M. 609945 2,024 Scottsdale, AZ 2 Ylvisaker Keith R. 583646 2,001 Tucson, AZ 3 Sykes Reid 555931 1,961 Tucson, AZ.
All Events Scratch, All Events Scratch 200 & Over, Scratch 1 Haugen Michael W. Jr 614198 2,281 Phoenix, AZ 2 Fitzgerald Michael S. 610265 2,257 Maricopa, AZ 3 McHenry Christopher W. 598752 2,245 Marana, AZ.