Pictured Are Winners From JBT Glendale Event - Photo Courtesy Of JBT.
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USBC Revoked Approval Of Storm Spectre - Courtesy Of Bowl.Com.
ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Congress has revoked approval of the Storm Spectre bowling ball and removed it from the list of balls approved for USBC competition effective March 14, 2022. The revocation comes after USBC determined through its spot-checking procedures that a significant percentage of the balls produced do not comply with specifications and requirements outlined in the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications Manual.
USBC testing showed a significant percentage of the Storm Spectre do not meet the minimum 73D hardness specification during spot checks of bowling balls in the field. The ball originally was approved based on samples submitted by Storm. The Spectre had been approved for competition in December 2021.
The USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications Manual details USBC governance in this situation. The manual states that a statistical analysis from spot-checked balls will be used to determine the percentage of non-conformance based on DPMO (defects per million opportunities). The manual further states:
Ball approval can be revoked if the process capability shows the model has greater than 5.0% defects (50,000 out of 1,000,000 DPMO-Defects Per Million Opportunities) outside of any spec limit.
The statistical analysis of the Storm Spectre indicated a defect rate of 98.6%, meaning that 98.6% of Spectre balls are projected to be outside USBC's hardness specification limit. USBC tested balls from multiple batches, and the non-conformance was not limited to a specific batch.
Pursuant to the penalties outlined in the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications Manual, Storm is placed on probationary status with USBC for one year, and subject to a fine of $8,000.
USBC publishes a standard operating procedure to determine hardness of a bowling ball using a digital durometer. The USBC Equipment Specifications Manual states that balls must meet technical specifications when tested at USBC headquarters using the official USBC test equipment. USBC provides all manufacturers the option of calibrating their durometers against the USBC approval durometer, so manufacturers can create consistent quality testing processes.
USBC provided all test data to Storm and gave the company opportunity to comment or provide additional information prior to USBC announcing approval revocation of the Spectre ball.
Unapproved bowling balls may not be used in USBC-certified competition. Bowlers who used the Spectre in competition before March 14, 2022, with no prior knowledge of their balls being out of specification would not be subject to forfeiture under USBC rules.
Go to BOWL.com/EquipAndSpecs to learn more about the equipment specifications.
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Scotford Wins JBT Title - Courtesy Of JBT.
Glendale - - - Tyler Morgan and Brockton Scotford claimed JBT titles in sold-out Arizona Conference action at Bowlero Glendale.
Corbin Reid-Hirsch bowled great to reach his first finals in a while, but red-hot Josh Molloy stopped him in round one of the scratch division stepladder finals 236-200. 17-time champ Cerell Cardines then stopped Molloy to advance to the title game.
Top seed Tyler Morgan came into the day just hoping to lock down an Invitational berth, but did way better than that by averaging over 230 to take the number one spot. Cardines was hoping to break a long victory drought, but it was not to be as Morgan stayed in control for a 213-200 win, good for the third title of his JBT career.
Brockton Scotford led after qualifying, then hung on to make the handicap stepladder, and began a climb up it with a 218-216 squeaker over impressive newcomer Wyatt Ortale. Brock then got on a roll, beating much-improved RJ Pointon 251-213 to reach the final. Cayden Matherly had a breakout day to grab the top seed for the first time, but slowed down just a little in the title game. Scotford was able to take advantage for a 216-194 win, finally capturing a long-awaited first career JBT title.
Madison Holman kept rolling in the Girls Scratch subdivision, beating Koryn Marquez for that win, while Scotford swept his events by beating Cesar Padilla for the U17 crown.
Huge thanks to JBT alumni Alexis Atkin and the Bowlero crew for a great hosting job on a busy day. Want in on the fun for all skill levels and ages? Just check out our schedule and come on down!
JBT AMF Union Hills Results.
Union Hills - - - Cesar Padilla and Xaden Todacheenie were the day's ultimate survivors, capturing JBT titles in exciting Arizona Conference action at AMF Union Hills.
After qualifying, bowlers competed in 'pick your survivor', with the low bowler out pair by pair until only one remained, and the matchups determined by the higher-seeded bowlers. Scratch was whittled down from 15 qualifiers to just three survivors, and in that round Harper Schmidt bowed out with 191 as Padilla's 228 and Cerell Cardines' 199 were enough to advance. In the final, Cerell, who had been masterfully adjusting all day long on the tricky Dragon pattern just enough to survive, could not find the right combination in time, and Padilla's clean 213 was plenty to claim the fourth title of the rising star's JBT career.
Twenty handicap division survivors were eventually whittled down to the final four, and in those semifinals, Todacheenie ended Brockton Scotford's attempt at back to back wins 257-187, and Tucson's Nathan Bravo beat Paityn Gaines 211-186 to set up the title match. In the final, Nathan (who made a great late comeback just to make the first cut) made another great comeback to get back in the match, to the delight of the large Cactus crowd cheering him on. However, Xaden quietly did his thing, and it turned out to be just enough to hang on to the win and earn the New Mexican his first career JBT title.
Padilla got revenge in the U17 final, blasting 276 to defeat Schmidt for that subdivision win. Madison Holman and Koryn Marquez played again for the Girls Scratch title, and again Madison came out on top for the win. But they each got stickers and thus left as happy campers.
Big thanks to 5-time JBT champ Alexis Atkin and her teams at Union Hills and Glendale for a great Phoenix weekend. Want in on all the fun? Just check out our schedule and come on down, plenty of time left in the season to join in!
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Tucson Metro Sweeper - Courtesy Of Mark Kerr
Tucson - - - Here are the results for the Tucson Metro USBC Sweeper Tournament held to showcase the Open Masters Championships shot, Highway to Hell Version 2. Top five cashed and congratulations to Shawn Whitelaw who won and received a free entry in the Open Masters Championships being held next weekend. March 19-20 at Tucson Bowl..
Five games were bowled for the Sweeper.
Shawn Whitelaw +12
Bryan Van Sickle -17
Tim Jacob -43
Brandon Knapp -44
Rich Miller -57
Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank everyone who came out, as well as Victoria Ylvisaker for her help. Lino Nava, Donna Hicks and Mark Kerr, from your Tucson Metro USBC Board were there assisting.
Thank you again Jenine Moon and the staff of Tucson Bowl for hosting the event. — at Tucson
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GCU Comes Up Short At ITC Sectionals - Courtesy Of GCU
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX. - - - Our run at ITC Sectionals came up a bit short of our goal with a 7th place finish. We didn't have our best this weekend, March 12-13, but fought hard until the last of the 64 baker games. It felt great to be back at a postseason event for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic! We'll take what we learned this weekend and put it to good use in a few weeks at the Collegiate Club Championships! #LopesUp #TeamVirtue.
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Unnoffical Standings
65 Mesa Metro Association Open Championships.
Bowled At AMF McCray Lanes.
February 12-13 - 19-20 - 26-27.
Team, A (840 & above), Handicapped 1 Plaid Assassin's Crew 21 2,978 Sun City, AZ 2 Empire Strikes Back 35 2,892 Maricopa, AZ 3 Sweep The Leg 14 2,870 Chandler, AZ 4 Grobmeier Nation 68 2,856 Phoenix, AZ 5 Throw It Better 15 2,797 Glendale, AZ 6 Tower of Power 20 2,793 Gilbert, AZ.
Team, A (840 & above), Scratch 1 Plaid Assassin's Crew 21 2,978 Sun City, AZ 2 Empire Strikes Back 35 2,892 Maricopa, AZ 3 Sweep The Leg 14 2,870 Chandler, AZ 4 Grobmeier Nation 68 2,856 Phoenix, AZ 5 Tower of Power 20 2,793 Gilbert, AZ.
Team, B (740 - 839), Handicapped 1 Skull Duggery 25 2,990 Phoenix, AZ 2 Turkey Club 56 2,756 Chandler, AZ 3 Better With Age 55 2,746 Gilbert, AZ 3 Family Foresome 48 2,746 Maricopa, AZ 5 Rim Country Rollers 17 2,728 Payson, AZ.
Team, B (740-839), Scratch 1 Skull Duggery 25 2,737 Phoenix, AZ 2 Hangman's Alley 13 2,559 Gilbert, AZ 3 Osa Graphics 43 2,558 Scottsdale, AZ 4 Slow Your Roll 65 2,493 Gilbert, AZ 5 Entry 36 Newell 36 2,487 San Tan Valley, AZ 6 Family Foresome 48 2,485 Maricopa, AZ.
Team, C (739 & lower), Handicapped 1 Here For The Beer 40 2,846 Mesa, AZ 2 Daddyz Boys 32 2,824 Mesa, AZ 3 Dem Boiz 42 2,757 Mesa, AZ 4 Two & Two 29 2,736 Phoenix, AZ 5 Pinglourious Basterds 50 2,695 Mesa, AZ 6 Mistair 41 2,687 Tempe, Doubles, A (420 & above), Handicapped 1 Schloss Ronald J. \ Opp Jeremy D. 21 1,498 Sun City, AZ 2 McElliott Jeremy L. \ Quilt Dan W. 35 1,493 Maricopa, AZ.
Team, C (739 & lower), Scratch 1 Daddyz Boys 32 2,387 Mesa, AZ 2 Here For The Beer 40 2,374 Mesa, AZ 3 Mistair 41 2,301 Tempe, AZ 4 Dem Boiz 42 2,244 Mesa, AZ 5 In The Hunt 66 2,236 Phoenix, AZ 6 Pinglourious Basterds 50 2,228 Mesa, AZ.
Team Scratch with Prize Fund, A, Scratch 1 Plaid Assassin's Crew 21 2,978 Sun City, AZ 2 Empire Strikes Back 35 2,892 Maricopa, AZ 3 Sweep The Leg 14 2,870 Chandler, AZ 4 Grobmeier Nation 68 2,856 Phoenix, AZ 5 Tower of Power 20 2,793 Gilbert, AZ 6 Slippery Dreams 67 2,753 Mesa, AZ.
Doubles, A (420 & above), Handicapped 1 Schloss Ronald J. \ Opp Jeremy D. 21 1,498 Sun City, AZ 2 McElliott Jeremy L. \ Quilt Dan W. 35 1,493 Maricopa, AZ. 2 Young Virginia C. \ Fitzgerald Michael S. 58 1,493 Maricopa, AZ 4 Bailey Michael P. \ Howard Kyle R. 64 1,487 Queen Creek, AZ 5 Jenkins Kevin \ Klerk Chris T. 14 1,481 Chandler, AZ 6 Gerken Steven C. \ Devlin Nick M. 67 1,473 Mesa, AZ.
Doubles, A (420 & above), Scratch 1 Schloss Ronald J. \ Opp Jeremy D. 21 1,498 Sun City, AZ 2 McElliott Jeremy L. \ Quilt Dan W. 35 1,493 Maricopa, AZ 2 Young Virginia C. \ Fitzgerald Michael S. 58 1,493 Maricopa, AZ 4 Bailey Michael P. \ Howard Kyle R. 64 1,487 Queen Creek, AZ 5 Jenkins Kevin \ Klerk Chris T. 14 1,481 Chandler, AZ 6 Gerken Steven C. \ Devlin Nick M. 67 1,473 Mesa, AZ.
Doubles, B (370-419), Handicapped 1 Wollert Thomas \ Muller Les 8 1,494 Apache Junction, AZ 2 Curtis Kevin M. \ Yukubousky Chris P. 60 1,477 Chandler, AZ 3 Roff Gary P. \ Wilson Steven M. 13 1,470 Gilbert, AZ 4 Nielson Jonathan S. \ Becht Doug M. 19 1,467 Mesa, AZ 5 Sandoval Rene J. \ Umstead Mike R. 24 1,460 Casa Grande, AZ 6 Redlin Marie \ Bierly Erica M. 12 1,443 Flagstaff, AZ.
Doubles, B (370-419), Scratch 1 Roff Gary P. \ Wilson Steven M. 13 1,403 Gilbert, AZ 2 Rosensteel John T. \ Scott Thomas R. 1 1,355 San Tan Valley, AZ 3 Curtis Kevin M. \ Yukubousky Chris P. 60 1,353 Chandler, AZ 4 Nielson Jonathan S. \ Becht Doug M. 19 1,335 Mesa, AZ 5 Alton David S. \ Kraus David V. 25 1,328 Phoenix, AZ 6 Sandoval Rene J. \ Umstead Mike R. 24 1,323 Casa Grande, AZ.
Doubles, C (369 & lower), Handicapped 1 Romo Marissa K. \ Shropshire Christine L. 62 1,431 Laveen, AZ. 2 Walters Christine M. \ Friedline Sue A. 23 1,414 Mesa, AZ 3 Hanna Arica M. \ Harris Kishonda 48 1,412 Maricopa, AZ 4 Wiley Terry L. \ Hawkins Terry D. 34 1,402 Mesa, AZ 5 Comon Tayler \ Bobbitt Bryton R. 4 1,395 Gilbert, AZ 6 Douthat Mary J. \ Coor Cynthia 12 1,394 Flagstaff, AZ 7 Clark Earl K. \ Dietrich Catalina M. 53 1,383 Heber, AZ 8 Conaway Amy A. \ Wolfe Mary M. 64 1,381 Queen Creek, AZ.
Doubles, C (369 & lower), Scratch 1 Romo Marissa K. \ Shropshire Christine L. 62 1,215 Laveen, AZ 2 Douthat Mary J. \ Coor Cynthia 12 1,189 Flagstaff, AZ 3 Walters Christine M. \ Friedline Sue A. 23 1,188 Mesa, AZ 4 Hanna Arica M. \ Harris Kishonda 48 1,172 Maricopa, AZ 5 Wiley Terry L. \ Hawkins Terry D. 34 1,159 Mesa, AZ 6 Thompson Eddie R. \ Webster Kathie 2 1,157 Mesa, AZ.
Doubles Scratch with Prize Fund, A, Scratch 1 Schloss Ronald J. \ Opp Jeremy D. 21 1,498 Sun City, AZ 2 McElliott Jeremy L. \ Quilt Dan W. 35 1,493 Maricopa, AZ 2 Young Virginia C. \ Fitzgerald Michael S. 58 1,493 Maricopa, AZ 4 Jenkins Kevin \ Klerk Chris T. 14 1,481 Chandler, AZ 5 Gerken Steven C. \ Devlin Nick M. 67 1,473 Mesa, AZ 6 Wolfe Brett W. \ Rodman Hugh V. 20 1,466 Gilbert, AZ.
Singles, A (210 & above), Handicapped 1 Dabrowski Joseph A. 72 838 Gilbert, AZ 2 Quilt Dan W. 35 803 Maricopa, AZ.3 Eales Warren 9 780 Chandler, AZ 4 Harris Arthur D. 45 761 Mesa, AZ 5 Thompson Gregory A. Jr 67 758 Mesa, AZ 6 Lewis Robert D. 9 753 Chandler, AZ 6 Eales Justin 9 753 Chandler, AZ.
Singles, A (210 & above), Scratch 1 Dabrowski Joseph A. 72 811 Gilbert, AZ 2 Quilt Dan W. 35 803 Maricopa, AZ 3 Eales Warren 9 780 Chandler, AZ 4 Thompson Gregory A. Jr 67 758 Mesa, AZ 5 Lewis Robert D. 9 753 Chandler, AZ 6 Harris Arthur D. 45 751 Mesa, AZ.
Singles, B (185-209), Handicapped 1 Downey Logan S. 76 775 Mesa, AZ 2 Cornett George J. 1 766 San Tan Valley, AZ 3 McDonald Ron D. 39 759 Casa Grande, AZ 4 Easaw Chris L. 11 755 Gilbert, AZ 5 Markley Ray 25 751 Phoenix, AZ 6 Wilson Carl R. 52 748 Apache Junction, AZ.
Singles, B (185-209), Scratch 1 Downey Logan S. 76 730 Mesa, AZ 2 Wilson Carl R. 52 713 Apache Junction, AZ 3 McDonald Ron D. 39 708 Casa Grande, AZ 4 Cornett George J. 1 699 San Tan Valley, AZ 5 Scott Thomas R. 1 691 San Tan Valley, AZ 6 Stevens Dennis M. 6 686 Gilbert, AZ 7 Kraus David V. 25 682 Phoenix, AZ.
66th MMA Women's Championships
Unofficial Results
All Events, A (165 & Above), Handicapped 1 Enright Megan M. 18 2,177 Gilbert, AZ 2 Coor Haylee 11 2,176 San Tan Valley, AZ 3 Rose Deirdre A. 16 2,156 Mesa, AZ 4 Dickens Shelly 22 2,117 Mesa, AZ 5 Gingerich Sheryl 6 2,114 Sun City West, AZ 6 Strause Shawna M. 24 2,111 Tucson, AZ.
All Events, A (165 & Above), Scratch 1 Strause Shawna M. 24 2,096 Tucson, AZ 2 Coor Haylee 11 1,918 San Tan Valley, AZ 3 Rose Deirdre A. 16 1,898 Mesa, AZ 4 Marschke Rosine 24 1,892 Tucson, AZ 5 Berg Ericka L. 13 1,856 Gilbert, AZ 6 Labeau Jolene R. 5 1,851 Cave Creek, AZ 7 Cirigliano Mandy E. 5 1,826 Cave Creek, AZ.
Team, A (660 & above), Handicapped 1 Bowling Dynamics 24 2,735 Tucson, AZ 2 Mortal Pins 13 2,694 Gilbert, AZ 3 Your Strike Shop Ladies 20 2,685 Buckeye, AZ 4 Just Have Fun 16 2,681 Mesa, AZ 5 New Team 29 2,664 Phoenix, AZ 6 Stike Queens 18 2,648 Gilbert, AZ 7 Ladies With Looks & Hooks 27 2,582 Chandler, AZ.
Team, A (660 & above), Scratch 1 Bowling Dynamics 24 2,587 Tucson, AZ 2 Your Strike Shop Ladies 20 2,324 Buckeye, AZ 3 Mortal Pins 13 2,292 Gilbert, AZ 4 Bowling Dynamics Ladies 5 2,211 Cave Creek, AZ 5 Just Have Fun 16 2,198 Mesa, AZ 6 New Team 29 2,143 Phoenix, AZ.
Team, B (659 & lower), Handicapped 1 Bowling Gals From Anywhere 23 2,697 Snowflake, AZ 2 Dangerous Dames 6 2,689 Sun City West, AZ 3 Thrown Together 11 2,674 San Tan Valley, AZ 4 Arizona Hookers 8 2,669 Mesa, AZ 5 Dolls with Balls 19 2,668 Phoenix, AZ 6 Family of Friends 30 2,654 Sun Lakes, AZ.
Team, B (659 & lower), Scratch 1 Dolls with Balls 19 2,064 Phoenix, AZ 2 Dangerous Dames 6 2,052 Sun City West, AZ 3 Family of Friends 30 2,036 Sun Lakes, AZ 4 Yippee Skippy 4 2,018 Peoria, AZ 5 ShytShow 1 1,966 Mesa, AZ 6 Barely Made It Here 26 1,960 Chandler, AZ 7 Bowling Gals From Anywhere 23 1,925 Snowflake, AZ 8 Thrown Together 11 1,910 San Tan Valley, AZ.
Doubles, A (330 & above), Handicapped 1 Johnsonkroman Desirae M. \ Rose Deirdre A. 16 1,450 Mesa, AZ 2 Opp Laura M. \ Binkley Kimberly A. 16 1,425 Mesa, AZ 3 Enright Megan M. \ Hugill Abigail E. 18 1,399 Gilbert, AZ 4 Marschke Rosine \ Strause Shawna M. 24 1,398 Tucson, AZ 5 Clark Shirley J. \ Jones Shirley 29 1,384 Phoenix, AZ 6 Moore Nancy L. \ Sullivan Christina L. 28 1,381 Scottsdale, AZ.
Doubles, A (330 & above), Scratch 1 Marschke Rosine \ Strause Shawna M. 24 1,350 Tucson, AZ 2 Opp Laura M. \ Binkley Kimberly A. 16 1,234 Mesa, AZ 3 Fernandez Yolanda \ Pickard Donna M. 7 1,196 Phoenix, AZ 4 Roybal Laura \ Williams Pat 20 1,170 Buckeye, AZ 5 Johnsonkroman Desirae M. \ Rose Deirdre A. 16 1,159 Mesa, AZ 5 Enright Megan M. \ Hugill Abigail E. 18 1,159 Gilbert, AZ 7 Green Trinette L. \ Riley Lena P. 27 1,157 Chandler, AZ.
Doubles, B (329 & lower), Handicapped 1 Kelley Kim \ Coor Haylee 11 1,441 San Tan Valley, AZ 2 Jensen Shirley \ Gingerich Sheryl 6 1,408 Sun City West, AZ 3 Green Kaitlyn \ Thompson Kristin D. 21 1,401 Chandler, AZ 4 Guelich Vickie M. \ Wimmer Robin 9 1,399 Maricopa, AZ 5 Breit Brenda M. \ Dault Marcia J. 15 1,391 Mesa, AZ 6 Ent Janice M. \ Shiel Colleen A. 14 1,386 Mesa, AZ.
Doubles, B (329 & lower), Scratch 1 Jensen Shirley \ Gingerich Sheryl 6 1,093 Sun City West, AZ 2 Green Kaitlyn \ Thompson Kristin D. 21 1,067 Chandler, AZ 3 Kelley Kim \ Coor Haylee 11 1,058 San Tan Valley, AZ 4 Schock Ann \ Murphy Barbara 6 1,041 Sun City West, AZ 5 Guelich Vickie M. \ Wimmer Robin 9 1,019 Maricopa, AZ 5 Ent Janice M. \ Shiel Colleen A. 14 1,019 Mesa, AZ 7 Breit Brenda M. \ Dault Marcia J. 15 1,003 Mesa, AZ 8 McMillan Valda E. \ Woodworth LaDonna M. 12 996 Tempe, AZ.
Singles, A (165 & above), Handicapped 1 Dickens Shelly 22 751 Mesa, AZ 2 Coor Haylee 11 742 San Tan Valley, AZ 3 Enright Megan M. 18 723 Gilbert, AZ 4 Finney Sue 1 716 Mesa, AZ 5 Sullivan Christina L. 28 714 Scottsdale, AZ 6 Jones Shirley 29 712 Phoenix, AZ 7 Strause Shawna M. 24 706 Tucson, AZ.
Singles, A (165 & above), Scratch 1 Strause Shawna M. 24 701 Tucson, AZ 2 Coor Haylee 11 656 San Tan Valley, AZ 3 Marschke Rosine 24 651 Tucson, AZ 4 Dickens Shelly 22 627 Mesa, AZ 5 Labeau Jolene R. 5 623 Cave Creek, AZ 6 LaRue Krysta K. 9 618 Maricopa, AZ.
Singles, B (164 & lower), Scratch 1 Jensen Shirley 6 576 Sun City West, AZ 2 Rogers Eulah 23 570 Snowflake, AZ 3 Harris Kishonda 17 562 Mesa, AZ 4 Mess Robin L. 4 554 Peoria, AZ 5 Clark Shirley J. 29 528 Phoenix, AZ 6 Stafford Allison M. 28 523 Scottsdale, AZ.
Singles, B (164 & lower), Scratch 1 Jensen Shirley 6 576 Sun City West, AZ 2 Rogers Eulah 23 570 Snowflake, AZ 3 Harris Kishonda 17 562 Mesa, AZ 4 Mess Robin L. 4 554 Peoria, AZ 5 Clark Shirley J. 29 528 Phoenix, AZ 6 Stafford Allison M. 28 523 Scottsdale, AZ.
All Events, B (164 & Lower), Handicapped 1 Rogers Eulah 23 2,207 Snowflake, AZ 2 Jensen Shirley 6 2,116 Sun City West, AZ 3 Long Sheena 8 2,086 Mesa, AZ 4 Petersen Rose A. 11 2,063 San Tan Valley, AZ 5 Mess Robin L. 4 2,061 Peoria, AZ 6 Williams Emily E. 26 2,049 Chandler, AZ.
All Events, B (164 & Lower), Scratch 1 Petersen Rose A. 11 1,547 San Tan Valley, AZ 2 Mess Robin L. 4 1,545 Peoria, AZ 3 Jubran Cheyrl 19 1,531 Phoenix, AZ 4 Moore Nancy L. 28 1,498 Scottsdale, AZ 5 Stafford Allison M. 28 1,469 Scottsdale, AZ 6 Mileham Jeannine M. 4 1,434 Peoria, AZ 6 Bernal-Harvey Guadalupe 19 1,434 Phoenix, AZ.
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