Pictured Is: Juan Canez.
Juan Canez to Receive the Tucson Metro USBC 2022
Eichman/McConnell/ Pelphrey Memorial Fund Scholarship Award
By Mark R. Kerr
Tucson Metro USBC President
TUCSON - Your Tucson Metro USBC Board is proud to announce that Juan E. Canez, is the recipient of the Eichman/McConnell/Pelphrey Memorial Scholarship for the 2021-22 season.
Juan Canez is a stellar student. He attended Peter Howell Elementary, Alice Vail Middle School, and Rincon High School. In his studies, Juan achieved: Language Honors, Math Honors, Social Studies Honors, Science Honors, Spanish Honors, Algebra Honors, Geometry Honors, English Honors and GATE Biology.
About his education, Canez said “I acquired valuable knowledge and passionate skills from what I have taught in school and my actual job environment. Eager to join in many clubs and local events to help establish long lasting relationships with individuals.” He went on to state, “I have experience being active in the community such as volunteering for Tucson Festival Books, volunteer coaching at Lucky Strike Bowl, and as an active member of Tucson Metro USBC.”
Juan is one of Tucson’s most promising young bowlers, for which on April 23, he signed his Letter of Intent, and will be bowling for the Grand Canyon University (GCU) bowling team.
Juan has had a stellar youth bowling career, with 1st Place finishes at the State Pepsi Tournament, State Tournament of Champions, 3rd Place at the National Youth Open, Junior Classic King and Junior Gold Certified. He has four 300's and his high series is 803.
Canez said his academic goals are to get his Bachelor’s degree in Government, with minors in Criminal Justice and Marketing and he plans to go to the James Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.
Congratulations Juan, we are all proud of you and your success, on and off the lanes and for GCU!
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Bowlero Bakers Doubles News And Photo - Courtesy Of Kristi Smith Thompson.
Mesa - - - Congratulations to our May winners!!
We had a great turn out 57 total entries: 18 in the 370 cap and 39 in the 430 cap
We raised $114 for Mesa Strikers Youth Bowlers
13 teams made cashing rounds. We paid out $2750 in prize money, and $960 in side pots
370 Division:
- Finals came down to Ben Yoder/Kaylene Almy vs Tawna McDonald/Mike Umstead. Finals ended with both teams tying 224. We had a 9th 10th frame roll off with Ben and Kaylene taking it 49-40
- High Games paid out $34 each: Sandi Davis/Ken Davis 227 & 246, Eddie Wilcox/Fransico Rodrigues 235, Erika Hawes/Buddy Darnell 234, Tyler Cannon/CJ Stafford 236 and Tawna McDonald/Mike Umstead 237
- High Series paid $90: Tied between Erika/Buddy & Tyler/CJ with a 1251
430 Division:
- Finals had Nicholas Tejada/Brandon Loss vs Tim Eichhorn/Josh Anthony. This match was very close but Nicholas and Brandon got the win 219-214
- High Games paid out $74 each: Ari Rath/Chris Mueller 264, Donald Jensen/Jeff Cochran 278 & 299, Nicholas/Brandon 279, Ben Perry/Nick Sherrod split with Frank Sidoti/Justin Reinfried 268, Ben/Nick got another with a 268
- High Series paid $222: Donald Jensen/Jeff Cochran 1467
Fun fact: We had 13 – 222's shot this weekend
12 Strike pot rolled over and now sits at $1862 and 300 game rolled over with $564
Mark your calendars our next bakers is set for June 25th.
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Junior Bowlers Tour News - - - Courtesy Of JBT.
Tucson - - - Cesar Padilla and Cayden Matherly picked up JBT titles in exciting Arizona Conference action at Tucson's Cactus Bowl.
All-Conference points leader Hunter Mayes began the scratch division stepladder finals with a tenth frame double that shut out fellow Virtue staffer Quinten Bell 236-226. Padilla then edged Mayes in a grindout of a semifinal 188-181 to reach the title match. Top seed Daryus Alo is one of many young rising stars, and blasted 299 to gain the number one spot. However, on a previously high scoring day, the final pair remained tricky for both. In the end Padilla had just enough left for a 204-196 win, good for his 5th career JBT title, and was also good for the U17 win.
Scores were very high all day in the handicap division, and that continued in the stepladder, as Matherly won round one 268-199 over Ian Silva. Cayden then won a squeaker over Susan Meinhardt 213-211 to reach the title game. Top seed Gabriel Ortega had torched the lanes for the best result of his JBT career. The good news for him was that he kept up the torrid pace in the final, blasting a 242 scratch game. The bad news for Gabriel is that Matherly came up with a 256 scratch effort, and that gave him a thrilling 286-159 final score and his first career JBT title!
Tayler Clark beat Emily Eldredge for the girls scratch title, but each had their most exciting moment earlier, as Emily opened the day with a perfect 300 game, while Clark followed with a 299 in game three.
Huge thanks the terrific team at Cactus for a fantastic job hosting our Tour for the first time in a while. Want in on all this fun for all skill levels? Just check out our schedule and come on down!
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AZ State Open News - Courtesy Of AZ State USBC.
With the Open Championships now underway, here is some information that may seem helpful!
1. The bowling balls that USBC has banned for national tournaments WILL BE ALLOWED. Those are the Storm Trend 2, Phaze 4 and Electrify. The Roto Grip UFO Alert and the Global 900 Wolverine and Altered Reality. The 16-17 Purple Hammer and Storm Spectre are still not allowed on any playing level.
2. The Dress code is: Proper attire for shirts/blouses is Collared, Mock Turtle Neck. All shirts/blouses must have sleeves. T-Shirts are allowed but must have bowling logos. Slacks, neat jeans (no holes or frayed), skirts, skorts, capri pants, walking shorts must be the proper length. *Shirt, skort, and short hemlines must extend beyond bowler's fingertips when standing, relaxed and arms are extended downward at the bowler's side. Failure to comply, bowler will not be allowed to bowl and cause for forfeiture of entry fees. No headgear of any kind may be worn. (With exception of a medical reason).
There are some squads available if you still want to sign up.
TEAM:
May 22 4 spots
May 28 3 spots
May 29 8 spots
June 11 24 spots
We look forward to seeing you all over the course of the next few weekends!
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ATTENTION YOUTH AND COLLEGIATE BOWLERS IN THE VALLEY.... Courtesy Of Derrick Bollea.
Glendale - - - Thursday nights beginning May 26th from 6:00PM to 9:00PM, Glenfair lanes will be providing a practice league program for you all with a new sport shot each week. this is avail to any youth bowler or current college program bowler. The scoring monitors will be off, lanes will be in practice mode so bowl on any lane or pair you like. Bring your coach or dont. All we ask is that there is no on approach coaching, we may have a pair set up for that if needed depending on how many people show each week. Come and go as much as you like on Thursdays. This will be in leu of Junior Elite Program for the summer, and we will return to Wednesdays for a new formated Junior Elite Program. The weekly fee you can pay in cash to Michael McQuisten or myself prior to you bowling. the fee will be between 12-15 dollars each week. I will edit this post as soon as i have a final lineage #.
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SFT Major Coming Up On Memorial Day Weekend - Courtesy Of SFT.
Hello SFT Bowlers:
We are less than 3 weeks away from our 3-Day Labor Day Major at Bowlero Mesa. There are multiple qualifying days with multiple squads on Saturday, Sunday & Monday. Each day is a separate chance to advance to the Memorial Day Quarterfinals on Monday, May 30th at 4:00 PM!!!
We will have tons of side action with a Special 3-Day Sweeper guaranteeing $300.00 for first place. There will be $100.00 high game side pots (with handicap) for the 2:00 PM squads on Saturday & Sunday. Also the 12:00 PM squad on Monday will have this feature with a bonus $200.00 high game side pot (with handicap) on the 2:00 PM squad.
Also we will be offering a Super Saver Package which will include: Two (2) Main Event Entries ($95 value), One (1) Free Track Bowling ball of your choice ($220 value), One (1) Special SFT AHT Labor Day Towel ($10 value) & Ten (10) extra raffle tickets for our MEGA Memorial Day Raffle ($10 value), for $229.95!!!
For more information please visit our website at aht.strikeforcetour.com.
We hope to see you out there for this major event!
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Metro Phoenix
Final Prize Listing
80th Annual Metro Phoenix Ladies Championship
Courtesy Of Metro Phoenix USBC
Team, Handicap, Handicapped 1 Play the Rack 21 2,885 $564.00 Peoria, AZ 2 Rollin Rebels 8 2,776 $422.00 Phoenix, AZ 3 Perfect Strike Delivery 6 2,751 $282.00 Surprise, AZ 4 Tequila 19 2,746 $140.00 Glendale, AZ.
Doubles, Handicap, Handicapped 1 Lueck, Megan / Burns, Brenda M 6 1,490 $250.00 Surprise, AZ 2 Parks, Freda / Reddic, Sheila J 13 1,485 $230.00 Avondale, AZ 3 Hurley, Anastasia R / Acuff, Correen A 21 1,472 $210.00 Peoria, AZ 4 Wolfe, Angela / Hanna, Arica M 6 1,466 $180.00 Surprise, AZ 5 Cirigliano, Mandy E / Braverman, Shirley 1 1,460 $160.00 Cave Creek, AZ 6 Albano, Connie L / Dempsey, Shelby M 21 1,458 $145.00 Peoria, AZ 7 Smith-Shelton, Karen S / Holden, Dorothy A 8 1,455 $140.00 Phoenix, AZ 8 Murphy, Barbara / Theisen, Sherry S 4 1,447 $125.00 Buckeye, AZ.
Singles, Handicap, Handicapped 1 Tolber, Christine F 16 811 $180.00 Laveen, AZ 2 Dobbins, Lynn M 13 789 $165.00 Avondale, AZ 3 Kisgen, Britt C 20 777 $150.00 Phoenix, AZ 4 Zimmer, Melloni 20 774 $125.00 Phoenix, AZ 5 Echeverria, Sonja Y 9 760 $115.00 Avondale, AZ 6 Hanna, Arica M 6 757 $95.00 Surprise, AZ 6 Passaro, Betty 16 757 $95.00 Laveen, AZ 8 Kruger, Becky A 7 750 $85.00 Sun City, AZ 9 Mercer Davis, Edith 15 748 $80.00 Snowflake, AZ 10 Dempsey, Shelby M 21 744 $75.00 Peoria, AZ 11 DuBois, Mary L 11 732 $65.00 Avondale, AZ 12 Davis, Lois M 14 726 $57.50 Anthem, AZ 12 Giles, Shirley H 14 726 $57.50 Anthem, AZ.
All Events, All Events Hdcp (159 and Below), Handicapped 1 Mercer Davis, Edith 15 2,215 $75.00 Snowflake, AZ 2 Whetstone, Nancy C 19 2,156 $45.00 Glendale, AZ 3 Murphy, Barbara 4 2,138 $30.00 Buckeye, AZ.
All Events, All Events Hdcp (160-179), Handicapped 1 Dempsey, Shelby M 21 2,335 $75.00 Peoria, AZ 2 Tolber, Christine F 16 2,276 $50.00 Laveen, AZ.
All Events, All Events Hdcp (180 and Above), Handicapped 1 Hanna, Arica M 6 2,237 $65.00 Surprise, AZ 2 Echeverria, Sonja Y 9 2,212 $55.00 Avondale, AZ 3 Hurley, Anastasia R 21 2,189 $45.00 Peoria, AZ.
All Events, All Events Scr (160-179), Scratch 1 Dempsey, Shelby M 21 1,891 $80.00 Peoria, AZ.
All Events, All Events Scr (180 and Above), Scratch 1 Hurley, Anastasia R 21 2,069 $84.00 Peoria, AZ 2 Burns, Brenda M 6 2,046 $56.00 Surprise, AZ.
Place Team name Entry Score Prize From 1 Moore, Nancy L 12 1,497 $50.00 Scottsdale, AZ.
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