Pictured Is: Mike Friedrichs, Right, At His Ceremony.
Mike Friedrichs Of Glendale, Celebrates His 50th Consecutive Appearance At The Open Championships. From The Desert Bowler.
Las Vegas - - - Congratulations to Mike Friedrichs of Glendale, Arizona. On March 2nd he celebrated his 50th consecutive appearance at the Open Championships during the opening ceremony at the South Point Plaza in Las Vegas.
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Mesa Metro Masters And Queens Dates Are Set.
Mesa - - - Mesa Metro will be holding its annual Masters And Queens event on Saturday March 9, and Sunday March 10th. The 40th Masters will take place on Saturday, while the Queens will be held on Sunday. The event will take place at AMF Mesa, which is located at 2115 East Southern Avenue in Mesa. Entry fee for the Masters is $100. And $80 for the Queens. For more information, please contact the MMA Office at: 480-969-6944. See you there!
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Mike Rhoads Wins First SFT Title. Courtesy Of SFT.
Chandler - - - Today, March 3, we were at Bowlero Kyrene for a 3-squad and we would have a good turnout. We would have 115 total entries (88 qualifying and 27 parlays) paying out over $6,500 in main and side event prize funds.
We would see so higher scores today as the bowlers were playing on the 48ft PBA Shark. The Finals would see Mike Rhoads shoot his highest game of the tournament, 256 300 with handicap), to take home his first AHT SFT title and $625 (no progressive pot). Congrats to Eddie Wilcox on second place for $1,000. Also, congrats to Michael LePage on third place for $200 (also no progressive pot).
Thank you to everyone that came out today to bowl our tournament. Also, thanks to Jay Jay Newell and the staff at Bowlero Kyrene for having us out this weekend and providing great customer service. Also, thanks to Michael Dragon and Tyler Andersen for helping out to keep these tournaments running.
Tournament event summary and results will be online later this week. We’ll be back in a few weeks for a 2-squad tournament at AMF McRay on Sunday, March 24th!
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Masters And Queens Sweeper At Tucson Bowl. From Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - - Next Sunday, March 10, @10 am, the Tucson Metro USBC will be holding their 2024 Masters and Queens Sweeper at Tucson Bowl. The pattern will be Taj Mahal, which will be the pattern for the Masters and Queens. The Sweeper is held to give bowlers a preview of the pattern for the Masters and Queens Tournament that will be held March 16-17 at Tucson Bowl. For more information, call 520-591-0622 or email: am@tucsonmetrousbc.com.
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E&BC Tournament News. Courtesy Of Eric Carroll.
Phoenix - - - Reminder: March 23rd; Handicap Tournament Event Entry Fee $60.00; Prize Fund Incentive (PFI)(aka Progressive) $25.00; Re-Entry Fee $50.00. Collegiate and Youth bowlers entry fee is $45.00. 2 Squads: 1st squad check in 9:30am - 10:30am w/ tourney play at 10:30am. 2nd squad check in 12:00pm-1:00pm w/ tourney play at 1:00pm. Bowlers will bowl 4 games each squad. All totals ordered high to low. Cut to cashers finals 1 in 5. Finals/Cashers round 3 games. We are starting 1 hour earlier due to the league following the tournament. The past two months we have not been able to fully complete the tournament. We thank you for your understanding. 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 $25.00. Location: AMF Union Hills in Phoenix, AZ. When: Saturday, 03/23/24. You will be bowling on the E&BC Tournaments Jasper/Ruby 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 determined. We will be accepting Venmo up until 03/21/24. 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 sign up early you can email me at ebc_tournaments@yahoo.com.
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TAT Coming Back To Bowlero Mesa On March 16+17. Courtesy Of TAT.
Mesa - - - We're excited to announce the return of the TAT back to Bowlero Mesa this spring - March 16 & 17 - with MANY enhancements since last year. It's BIGGER and BETTER than ever!
Introducing the 2024 TAT SPRING SHOOTOUT presented by True Amateur Tournaments - Desert Southwest.
$5,000 guaranteed first place if you're in the Progressive Pot! With an estimated $1,200 MORE expected to be available from the Progressive Pot, you could win $6,200!
Four divisions with a guaranteed $1,000 minimum for winning your division! Scratch, 215 & Under Handicap, 189 & Under Handicap, and our new 50+ Senior LIMITED Handicap division for higher-average seniors.
We've INCREASED the payout for making the Finals to $300!
TWO EVENTS IN ONE! With your single-entry registration, you get an entry into BOTH the Main Event and the VIP Tournament! Yes, VIP squads are back again for this event after their first-ever use in a regional this past Thanksgiving. Explore the pattern at low risk for a 2-game set and earn $500 with one game!
Buy a Mini-Marathon to get an additional entry into both the Main Event and the VIP tournament at a discount price!
30 MINUTE FREE PRACTICE SESSION on Saturday, March 16th!
RECRUITER BONUSES! Earn discounts and even FREE ENTRIES by bringing friends who have not bowled a TAT in the past two years!
$5 Brackets - $10 Mystery Score (win up to $500) - Free squad prizes all weekend long from our GREAT sponsors, including Roto Grip high-performance bowling balls, CoolWick jerseys, B3 Performance lane packages, Tenpin Toolkit subscriptions, a free entry into True Amateur Tournaments national tournament, and additional prize giveaways.
Save $10 on your Single or Mini-Marathon entry by registering online and paying by March 1st!
You don't want to miss this event! See the attached flyer for details.
Early-bird registration is now open at https://fs19.formsite.com/UNUCTv/SpringShootout/index.
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Official Results From MMA 68th Women's Open.
Event Bowled At Bowlero Mesa.
Event Dates: February 3-4, 2024.
Results From MMA. Date Posted Monday March 4, 2024.
Team, A (660 & Above), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Just In Time 2,758 Buckeye, AZ 2 Just Us Girls 2,651 Phoenix, AZ 3 Queen Pins 2,641 Chandler, AZ 4 Wolf Pack 2,614 Mesa, AZ 4 We R Minionettes 2,614 Scottsdale, AZ 6 Bring It 2,599 Apache Junction, AZ 7 B3 Performance 2,587 Tempe, AZ Shake, Rattle & Bowl 5 2,544 Phoenix, AZ BTTB 10 2,540 Chandler, AZ Graceful Ladies 27 2,494 Casa Grande, AZ.
Team, B (659 & Lower), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Need a Fatter Ball 2,700 Phoenix, AZ 2 I Will Do It 2,633 Gilbert, AZ 3 In Fuego 2,629 Maricopa, AZ 4 Rustic 2,613 Gilbert, AZ 5 Just 4 Fun 2,585 Maricopa, AZ 6 Champions 2,571 Mesa, AZ 7 That's Not What I Had 2,569 Mesa, AZ 8 Lightning Strikes XXXX 2,497 Gilbert, AZ 9 Here All Day 2,495 Mesa, AZ 10 This Close 2,476 San Tan Valley, AZ.
Team, C (660 & Higher), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Just In Time 2,524 Buckeye, AZ 2 B3 Performance 2,344 Tempe, AZ 3 Wolf Pack 2,255 Mesa, AZ 4 Bring It 2,240 Apache Junction, AZ 5 Queen Pins 2,199 Chandler, AZ 6 Ball Busters 2,179 Flagstaff, AZ 7 Just Us Girls 2,149 Phoenix, AZ 8 BTTB 2,065 Chandler, AZ 9 Graceful Ladies 2,044 Casa Grande, AZ 10 Shake, Rattle & Bowl 2,040 Phoenix, AZ 11 We R Minionettes 2,020 Scottsdale, AZ.
Team, D (659 & Lower), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 I Will Do It 2,034 Gilbert, AZ 2 Just 4 Fun 1,975 Maricopa, AZ 3 That's Not What I Had 1,921 Mesa, AZ 4 Need a Fatter Ball 1,915 Phoenix, AZ 5 Rustic 4 1,879 Gilbert, AZ 6 Champions 4 1,867 Mesa, AZ 7 In Fuego 1,857 Maricopa, AZ 8 This Close 1,853 San Tan Valley, AZ 9 Lightning Strikes XXXX 1,836 Gilbert, AZ 10 Hot Shots 1,801 San Tan Valley, AZ.
Doubles, A (330 & Higher), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Wolfe Angela M. \ Hugill Abigail E. 11 1,432 Mesa, AZ 2 Reeder Jean \ Pickard Donna M. 15 1,412 Phoenix, AZ 3 Lee Tracy \ Summers-Franklin Lora A. 29 1,410 Buckeye, AZ 4 Lebherz Kelly A. \ Domon Tracy J. 3 1,409 Apache Junction, AZ 5 Walters Christine M. \ James Heather 20 1,404 Mesa, AZ Renee 6 Smith Stephanie \ Davenport Dyann L. 23 1,399 Buckeye, AZ 7 Green Trinette L. \ Tafoya Karissa D. 12 1,374 Chandler, AZ 8 Bobbitt Denise M. \ Mundt Linda S. 2 1,355 Mesa, AZ 9 Aemisegger Linda \ Davis Debbie 23 1,345 Buckeye, AZ 10 Dault Marcia J. \ Marsh Leslie B. 4 1,320 Mesa, AZ 11 Villanueva Cheryl A. \ Horton Rita R. 10 1,319 Chandler, AZ 12 Toon Deborah J. \ Kort Krystal 5 1,313 Phoenix, AZ.
Doubles, B (329 & Lower), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Miller Tracy \ Kraige Stacie 24 1,407 San Tan Valley, AZ 2 Cronin Carolyn A. \ Utter Ethel M. 9 1,348 Phoenix, AZ 3 McNeely Cheryl E. \ Besaw Debra M. 17 1,318 Mesa, AZ 4 White Anita L. \ Zanelli Marena J. 9 1,309 Phoenix, AZ 5 Quinones Ingrid M. \ Aykroyd Cindy A. 13 1,308 Gilbert, AZ 6 Vaxmonsky Michele M. \ Bandele Shelia 25 1,291 Gilbert, AZ L. 7 Marra Irene V. \ Hinton Vonita R. 4 1,264 Mesa, AZ 8 McMillan Valda E. \ Woodworth LaDonna 8 1,261 Maricopa, AZ M. 9 Wright Julie M. \ Matteson Denise D. 26 1,259 Mesa, AZ 10 Rodgers Bari R. \ Rodgers Allison L. 26 1,255 Mesa, AZ 10 Wildner Cheryl \ Finney Sue 2 1,255 Mesa, AZ 12 Butler Karen R. \ Feeney Sheila R. 19 1,251 Scottsdale, AZ.
Doubles, C (330 & Higher), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Wolfe Angela M. \ Hugill Abigail E. 11 1,273 Mesa, AZ 2 Lee Tracy \ Summers-Franklin Lora A. 29 1,262 Buckeye, AZ 3 Lebherz Kelly A. \ Domon Tracy J. 3 1,239 Apache Junction, AZ 4 Green Trinette L. \ Tafoya Karissa D. 12 1,215 Chandler, AZ 5 Reeder Jean \ Pickard Donna M. 15 1,178 Phoenix, AZ 6 Wolfe Angela M. \ Lueck Megan M. 14 1,169 Tempe, AZ 7 Riley Anastasia \ Hurley Katherine V. 29 1,165 Buckeye, AZ 8 Sell Stephanie \ Calderon Brandi L. 14 1,139 Tempe, AZ 9 Douthat Mary J. \ Coor Cynthia 16 1,136 Flagstaff, AZ 10 Bierly Erica M. \ Johnson Dawn L. 16 1,123 Flagstaff, AZ 11 Smith Stephanie \ Davenport Dyann L. 23 1,113 Buckeye, AZ 12 Walters Christine M. \ James Heather 20 1,107 Mesa, AZ.
Doubles, D (329 & Lower), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Miller Tracy \ Kraige Stacie 24 1,038 San Tan Valley, AZ 2 McNeely Cheryl E. \ Besaw Debra M. 17 1,008 Mesa, AZ 3 White Anita L. \ Zanelli Marena J. 9 980 Phoenix, AZ 4 Kelley Kim \ Coor Haylee 28 930 San Tan Valley, AZ 5 McMillan Valda E. \ Woodworth LaDonna 8 929 Maricopa, AZ. 6 Vaxmonsky Michele M. \ Bandele Shelia 25 927 Gilbert, AZ L. 7 Butler Karen R. \ Feeney Sheila R. 19 917 Scottsdale, AZ 8 Wimmer Robin \ Thomas Nancy M. 6 904 Maricopa, AZ 9 Barton Shirley A. \ Knoblauch Kandis M. 1 897 Gilbert, AZ 10 Quinones Ingrid M. \ Aykroyd Cindy A. 13 893 Gilbert, AZ 11 Wildner Cheryl \ Finney Sue 2 888 Mesa, AZ 12 Wright Julie M. \ Matteson Denise D. 26 871 Mesa, AZ.
Singles, A (165 & Higher), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Aemisegger Linda 23 756 Buckeye, AZ 2 Reygaert Missy 21 735 Buckeye, AZ 3 Aulik Sierra M. 17 729 Mesa, AZ 4 Lebherz Kelly A. 3 726 Apache Junction, AZ 5 Fest Patty 25 720 Gilbert, AZ 6 Wolfe Angela M. 11 714 Mesa, AZ 7 Friedline Sue A. 11 704 Mesa, AZ 8 Hugill Abigail E. 11 696 Mesa, AZ 8 Villanueva Cheryl A. 10 696 Chandler, AZ 10 Reeder Jean 15 695 Phoenix, AZ 11 Kort Krystal 5 691 Phoenix, AZ 12 Besaw Debra M. 17 687 Mesa, AZ 13 Lueck Megan M. 14 685 Tempe, AZ.
Singles, B (164 & Lower), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Knoblauch Kandis M. 1 691 Gilbert, AZ 2 Vaxmonsky Michele M. 25 682 Gilbert, AZ 3 Utter Ethel M. 9 681 Phoenix, AZ. 4 Jones Shirley 25 680 Gilbert, AZ 5 Matteson Denise D. 26 677 Mesa, AZ 5 Hinton Vonita R. 4 677 Mesa, AZ 7 Miller Tracy 24 674 San Tan Valley, AZ 8 Kelley Kim 28 670 San Tan Valley, AZ 9 Rodgers Allison L. 26 669 Mesa, AZ 10 Feeney Sheila R. 19 668 Scottsdale, AZ 11 Barton Shirley A. 1 666 Gilbert, AZ 12 Krpata Lisa M. 20 662 Mesa, AZ 13 McNeely Cheryl E. 17 661 Mesa, AZ.
Singles, C (165 & Higher), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Lueck Megan M. 14 685 Tempe, AZ 2 Reygaert Missy 21 657 Buckeye, AZ 3 Lebherz Kelly A. 3 648 Apache Junction, AZ 4 Wolfe Angela M. 11 644 Mesa, AZ 5 Hurley Katherine V. 29 640 Buckeye, AZ 6 Calderon Brandi L. 14 618 Tempe, AZ 6 Bierly Erica M. 16 618 Flagstaff, AZ 8 Aemisegger Linda 23 613 Buckeye, AZ 9 Aulik Sierra M. 17 611 Mesa, AZ 10 Fest Patty 25 610 Gilbert, AZ 11 Hugill Abigail E. 11 607 Mesa, AZ 12 Johnson Dawn L. 16 603 Flagstaff, AZ.
Singles, D (164 & Lower), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Jones Shirley 25 527 Gilbert, AZ 1 Knoblauch Kandis M. 1 527 Gilbert, AZ 3 Feeney Sheila R. 19 512 Scottsdale, AZ 4 Woodworth LaDonna M. 8 510 Maricopa, AZ 5 Hinton Vonita R. 4 507 Mesa, AZ 6 Haymaker Karen R. 5 500 Phoenix, AZ 7 McNeely Cheryl E. 17 499 Mesa, AZ 7 Miller Tracy 24 499 San Tan Valley, AZ 9 Finn Edith M. 18 497 Mesa, AZ 10 Shumway Becky S. 24 495 San Tan Valley, AZ 11 Barton Shirley A. 1 494 Gilbert, AZ 12 Krpata Lisa M. 20 490 Mesa, AZ 12 Bagley Bernice 15 490 Phoenix, AZ.
All Events, A (165 & Higher), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Lebherz Kelly A. 3 2,137 Apache Junction, AZ 2 Hugill Abigail E. 11 2,128 Mesa, AZ 3 Aemisegger Linda 23 2,093 Buckeye, AZ 4 Zanelli Marena J. 9 2,086 Phoenix, AZ 5 Pickard Donna M. 15 2,085 Phoenix, AZ 6 Reygaert Missy 21 2,076 Buckeye, AZ 7 Wolfe Angela M. 11 2,075 Mesa, AZ 8 Tafoya Karissa D. 12 2,064 Chandler, AZ 9 Lee Tracy 29 2,061 Buckeye, AZ 10 Friedline Sue A. 11 2,057 Mesa, AZ.
All Events, B (164 & Lower), Handicapped Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 James Heather Renee 20 2,105 Mesa, AZ 2 McNeely Cheryl E. 17 2,085 Mesa, AZ 3 Utter Ethel M. 9 2,022 Phoenix, AZ 4 Vaxmonsky Michele M. 25 2,017 Gilbert, AZ 5 Kelley Kim 28 1,999 San Tan Valley, AZ 6 Miller Tracy 24 1,992 San Tan Valley, AZ 6 Kraige Stacie 24 1,992 San Tan Valley, AZ 8 Cronin Carolyn A. 9 1,974 Phoenix, AZ 9 Aykroyd Cindy A. 13 1,963 Gilbert, AZ 9 Knoblauch Kandis M. 1 1,963 Gilbert, AZ 11 Sell Stephanie 14 1,954 Tempe, AZ 12 Shumway Becky S. 24 1,950 San Tan Valley, AZ.
All Events, C (165 & Higher), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 Hurley Katherine V. 29 1,933 Buckeye, AZ 2 Calderon Brandi L. 14 1,926 Tempe, AZ 3 Lebherz Kelly A. 3 1,903 Apache Junction, AZ 4 Wolfe Angela M. 11 1,865 Mesa, AZ 5 Hugill Abigail E. 11 1,861 Mesa, AZ 6 Tafoya Karissa D. 12 1,854 Chandler, AZ 7 Reygaert Missy 21 1,842 Buckeye, AZ 8 Lueck Megan M. 14 1,835 Tempe, AZ 9 Lee Tracy 29 1,827 Buckeye, AZ 10 Summers-Franklin Lora A. 29 1,809 Buckeye, AZ 11 Coor Haylee 28 1,755 San Tan Valley, AZ 12 Riley Anastasia 29 1,733 Buckeye, AZ.
All Events, D (164 & Lower), Scratch Place Team Name Entry Score From 1 James Heather Renee 20 1,637 Mesa, AZ 2 McNeely Cheryl E. 17 1,599 Mesa, AZ 3 Feeney Sheila R. 19 1,478 Scottsdale, AZ 4 Sell Stephanie 14 1,438 Tempe, AZ 5 Davenport Dyann L. 23 1,378 Buckeye, AZ 6 Quinones Ingrid M. 13 1,372 Gilbert, AZ 7 Butler Karen R. 19 1,346 Scottsdale, AZ 8 Finn Edith M. 18 1,218 Mesa, AZ 9 Sperry Pamela J. 18 1,192 Mesa, AZ 10 Ortega Shannon D. 18 1,152 Mesa, AZ 11 Kane Minako 18 1,104 Mesa, AZ.