Pictured Is: Tucson Metro Board.
'Bowling Boot Camp' Courtesy Of Kristi Smith-Thompson.
Mesa - - - Looking for a summer youth league. Mesa Strikers will begin their "Bowling Boot Camp" June 3rd. This will be our 4th summer where we devote our summer to building our skills. Each week our coaches will be working with the kids to build consistency and confidence in their bowling. We will offer sports patterns as well as regular house, for those who'd like to challenge themselves further.
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Bowlero Mesa Bakers Doubles News - Courtesy Of Kristi Smith- Thompson.
Mesa - - - Mark those calendars the next Bowlero Mesa Bakers Doubles is May 27th!!
If you'd like to reserve your spot send me a DM, comment or email. We offer a prepay option through Venmo. No check in lines to wait in, if you prepay.
Strike pot has $500 and our 300 game is at $826.
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From Mesa Metro Association.
Mesa Metropolitan USBC By-Law Proposal
Article IV ~ Membership and Dues
Currently the membership dues are: Local $10.00; State $3.00; USBC $15.00
Proposed Change would be to raise Local to $11.00 for the 2023/24 season with another increase to $12.00 for the 2025/26 season and a final increase to $13.00 for the 2027/28 season.
In summary this would be a $3.00 increase over 5 years with the first increase for the next season and an additional dollar every other year.
Proposed by: Mark Wojtusiak & Leslie Marsh
The current Board of Directors recommends approval of this proposal.
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ANNUAL MEETING of the MESA METROPOLITAN USBC ASSOCIATION. From Mesa Metro.
DATE: Sunday June 11, 2023
TIME: 1:00 PM
Mesa - - - LOCATION: Mesa East Bowl Conference Room
ALL MMA Bowlers are invited and encouraged to attend. Some of the things to be discussed/presented are (but not limited to), Current Status of the Association, Presentation of Hall of Fame Inductees, Presentation of Youth Bowlers of the Year, Election of new Board Members and other business that may be brought before the membership.
Applications for the board can be found at www.bowlmesa.com, under Forms.
Positions to be elected are (1) Vice-President and (6) Directors. Any person wishing to be considered for one of these positions MUST turn in an application before, or on, May 11th (30 day notice) to be interviewed and considered for the ballot.
Mesa East Bowl is located at 9260 East Broadway Road. Mesa, AZ. 85208.
Their phone number is: 480-984-1158.
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Brett Wolfe And Virginia Young. Win MPUSBC Masters And Queens. Courtesy Of MPUSBC.
Phoenix - - -Congratulations to our Masters Winner Brett Wolfe and runner up Dylan Taylor. Also to our Queens winner Virginia Young and runner up Correen Acuff! Great bowling ladies! Thank you to all that came out and bowled. Our tournament season this year is done! From all of us at Metro Phoenix USBC, we thank you for an amazing tournament season and already looking forward to 2023-2024!
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President Thanks Tucson Metro Bowlers For A Good Year. Courtesy Of Mark Kerr.
Tucson - - - As I finish my second year as your Tucson Metro USBC President, I am proud to say that your Tucson Metro USBC Board built on its first year and accomplished even more during this past season!
Hard work, commitment and determination resulted in a schedule of tournaments which saw an increase of sanctioned bowlers, from Tucson and across Arizona taking part in the scheduled events held in the 22-23 season, including the Welcome Back Sweeper Tournament and the BVL League Tournament.
As your President, I want to thank you all for your support of Tucson Metro USBC with your participation in the tournaments: Senior Women’s, Senior Open Championships, Women’s
Open Championships, the Open Championship, as well as the Senior Masters and Senior Queens Sweeper, Senior Masters and first ever Senior Queens Championship, Open Masters and Queens Sweeper and the Open Masters Championship, and for the first time since 2016, the Tucson Metro USBC Queens Tournament!. In addition to the Tucson Metro USBC Queens Tournament and Senior Queens Tournament, two more events were the Welcome Back Sweeper Tournament and the BVL (Bowlers for Veterans Link) League Tournament, which also raised funds for BVL.
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who participated in all the tournaments, purchasing 50/50 tickets to help raise funds for the junior bowling programs in Tucson.
Your Tucson Metro USBC Board wants to thank the Management and Staff at the Vantage Bowling Centers, as well as the Management and Staff at Bowlero. Without you, we wouldn’t have the tournaments and we are grateful to work together this season and look forward to future years and events. We also want to thank Arizona State USBC and Herb Grassl with Desert Bowler for their work with us during this past season.
I also want to thank the Tucson Metro USBC Board Members for their work.
I also want to give special thanks to Steve Harris, our Association Manager and newest member of the Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame who helped this new Board during this season so much and was so instrumental for its success.
In addition to Steve Harris, two bowlers, Mike Tountas and Steven Hiscox were inducted as well for Superior Performance, as part of the Tucson Metro USBC Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.
The increase in bowlers was also not limited to tournaments but the leagues that took the floor for this past season, increasing over 2021-22!
Your Tucson Metro USBC Board thanks you for your support and showing that “Bowling is Back!”
It has been a great year for your Tucson Metro USBC Board and we are looking forward to the 2023-24 season. Your Tucson Metro USBC Board is here for you, the bowler. We have learned, laughed and look forward to the tournaments and making bowling a great experience.
Thank you for your support.
Mark R. Kerr
Your Tucson Metro USBC President
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Congrats! Gary Roff. On Your First 300 Game. From Gary Roff.
I've been bowling now for 32.5 years and I finally shot my first ever 300 game. There are way too many people to thank, but at the top of the list are as follows:
1. My wife Samantha, step-kids Joseph and Tabbi, in-laws Terry and Sharyn Hulke and my son Russell for all their support over the years.
2. My best friend and 2nd family growing up that got me into bowling, Mark Cunningham, Marie Cunningham, Brian McBri and the late Paul Cunningham.
3. The staff at Bowling Dynamics, Dave Cirigliano and Radical Bowling for providing and drilling the Radical Crypto used for the 300 game.
4. My mom, Jeanne Roff, who has always been behind me every step of rhe way.
5. My best Arizona friend, Steve Wilson, for all his support and encouragement leading up to this point.
6. Brad Angelo and BowlU International for giving me another way to experience my bowling.
Last, but not least, all the friends that I've made over the last 32 years bowling that have helped, pushed, teased and given me the drive to hit this mark.
Thank you all!! Gary out!!!
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Reminder of upcoming event: E&BC Tournament News - Courtesy Of E&BC.
Union Hills - - - Location: AMF Union Hills in Phoenix, AZ. When: Saturday, 5/20/23. Handicap Tournament Event Entry Fee $60.00; Prize Fund Incentive (PFI)(aka Progressive) $25.00; Re-Entry Fee $50.00; 1st squad offers a Win-A-Spot $30.00 for future entry with PFI (Progressive) ($85.00 value). 2 Squads: 1st squad check in 11am - 12pm w/ tourney play at 12pm. 2nd squad check in 1:30pm-2:30pm w/ tourney play at 2:30pm. 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. If you qualify, you cash. $1,000.00 guaranteed with 60 entries with PFI. High game and series pots available. Eliminator and brackets available. We are also offering a scratch alibi side event at $30.00. You will be bowling on the E&BC Tournaments Great White 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 November/December 2023. We will be accepting Venmo up until 5/17/22. 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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