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1st Annual Maricopa Military Team Classic Tournament At Ten Pins Down In Maricopa.
Mesa - - - Uncle Sam wants you!
The Casa Grande Valley USBC wants you!
The Mesa Metro USBC wants you!
But, more importantly. Ten Pins Down at the Ultrastar Entertainment complex in Maricopa. Wants you to come out and support the 1st Annual Maricopa Military Team Classic on September 28-29.
The team and doubles tournament is open to: active duty, veterans, retired service members and guests. Each team must include at least two players with a military backround, and may include a maximum of two guests. A team will consist of four bowlers, and a doubles team of two bowlers.
Squad times on both days will be at 8:30 am, and 12:30 pm. The handicap will be 90% of 220 for the optional six game all-events division. Entry fee for each event is $30 per bowler per event, and all entries will be accepted by the MMA until September 14, 2019.
To get an entry form you may visit bowlmesa.com, or email the MMA @ bowlmesa.com. Bowlers who are bowling with a military backround, must present proof of military service at the tournament site.
The purpose of holding this tournament. Is to provide a venue to honor military service, while allowing competition for title and prize money.
Las Vegas has always ran a very successful 'Military High Rollers' tournament in August. An event in which a team from the Mesa Metro Association won two years ago.
"I have been to a military bowling tournament in Las Vegas," said MMA Vice-President Bob Schreiber, who along with board member Julie Barrett, will serve as Tournament Directors. "The military tournament is in August in Las Vegas. Ours is in September. I was looking at this, as why don't we do one in Arizona? Why should Las Vegas get all of the glory."
When the MMA, along with Casa Grande, finally sat down together to talk about it and finally decided to give this a try. The promotional work on the event began.
"One, by word of mouth," said Schreiber, of how the promotional part of this event began. "And two, get the tournament fliers out to the bases. And, to all of the American Legion Post in Arizona."
The team from the MMA that won the 'Military High Rollers' in Las Vegas two years ago. Conisted of team members: Don Caron, Eric Flick, Barry Gillitick, Joe Hart, Steve Jones, and Johnny Wing Sr. Three of them are MMA Hall of Famers, and all of them bowl in Metro 880 League on Thursday Nights at Bowlero Mesa.
Located at 16000 North Maricopa Rd., in Maricopa. 10 Pins Down is part of the UltraStar AZ. Entertainment Complex, which is adjacent to Harrahs Ak Chin Hotel and Casino.
"When I first thought of having the tournament, I wanted to have it centralized. The venue had to have a hotel, motel close by. Then if teams came with their families, we needed a place with entertainment (with both the young and the adults in mind) as well as resturaunts," added the MMA VP. "The Ak-Chin UltraStar venue made the most sense."
If you have bowled in the 'Military High Roller' in the past, in Las Vegas. Both the Casa Grande USBC and the MMA USBC have agreed that it would be ran similar in nature, and that you should not expect any surprises once you arrive at the tournament site.
"We will be similar to the tournament in Las Vegas," added the VP. "Ak Chin and Casa Grande both agreed that this was the ideal location to have the tournament."
We will continue to update this information until the week of the tournament on September 28-29.
Stay tuned!
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Mesa Metro Announces Junior Gold Qualifiers For 2019-20.
1. Bowlero Mesa 8/31.
2. AMF Mesa 10/12.
3. AMF McRay 11/16.
4. Bowlero Kyrene 2/15.
5. Mesa East 3/14.
6. AMF Chandler 4/11.
Tempo Mixed League At Bowlero Mesa, Courtesy Of Gary Roff.
Mesa - - - Mondays got you down in the drag after the weekend? Come on out to BrunswickZone Mesa and join fun bowling league to relieve some of that back to work stress.
Tempo Mixed league at BrunswickZone Mesa is looking for full teams and individuals to join us for 36 weeks of fun and exciting bowling. Come on out to our league meeting and join some great bowlers out to have fun.
Where: BrunswickZone Mesa
When: Monday, August 26, 2019 @ 6PM
Teams: 5-person mixed (Men and Women)
Weekly Dues: $18/week (per 2018-19 season)
# of Teams: Capped at 24 max
Officers: Amy Brown-Tanner (President), Myself (VP), Bobbi Fredrikson (Secretary), James Knox (Sgt At Arms)
Sport Youth League At Bowlero Mesa.
Mesa - - - Looking to prepare for Jr Gold. Maybe get ready for JBT, or even just wanting to up your league game.
Mesa Strikers Monday Night Sport League, might be for you. We will be bowling 35 weeks/7 different patterns, with a position round at the end of each pattern.
League meeting is on September 9th @ 6:00 pm. Start bowling @ 6:30 pm. Cost is $15 for three games.
For more information: contact mesastrikers@q.com
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Pony League News - Courtesy Of The Pony League - Bowlero Glendale.
Pony League Standings after Week 1 of 36, August 19, 2019. We now have 36 teams for our 2019-2020 season. Thank you all for competing in the Pony League in this transitional year at Bowlero Glendale. All of us are looking forward to completion of the makeover by mid-September. League leaders in week one: High games: Gary Kresse 289, Bill Spiva 280, Barry Gilitiuk and Dylan Taylor 267. High series: Bill Spiva 733, Jeff Kearns 698, Larry Shaver 695 and Bryan Phillips 692. For the ladies, high game: Juli Bayer 258, Alison Kozak 243, Niki Smyth 232 and Tracie Roberts 221. High series: Juli Bayer 685, Alison Kozak 673, Niki Smyth 625 and Tracie Roberts 607. Pony League bowlers averaged 183 per game per bowler during the first week of the season: 10 pins per game lower than the entering average of all Pony League bowlers. Welcome to all of our returning bowlers and to all of our new bowlers this season!!!
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The OZ League At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - - The Welcome to Oz bowling league starts up for the 2019/20 season on September 5th, 2019, at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street. There will be a meeting at 6:30 PM on the 5th of September, with league bowling beginning that night. Each week, practice starts at 6:50 PM, with league bowling starting at 7:00 PM. For additional information call Tucson Bowl at 520-747-1363.
No Tap Saturday Nights At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - - No Tap Saturday Nights continues on August 24th, 2019 at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street. Last Saturday night we had 27 total bowlers and paid out $351.00 from the prize fund, and $69.00 from the optional shootout side pot. For additional information call Tucson Bowl at 520-747-1363.
Six Game Sweeper At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street will be running a 6 Game Sweeper on Labor Day Monday, September 2nd, 2019. Check in will start at 9:30 AM, bowling begins at 10:00 AM. The entry fee is $60.00, the oil pattern is the Kegel Big Ben. For additional information call Tucson Bowl at 520-747-1363.
'Vegas Bound League At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson- - - Friday nights at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street, features a Vantage Bowling Centers "Vegas Bound League". The league will meet on Friday August 30th, 2019, at 6:30 PM, and league bowling starts Friday September 6th. This is a great league, full of returning Vegas Bound bowlers, who all have a great time on Friday nights at Tucson Bowl. Come on out and join the fun, lets fill the house on Friday nights at Tucson Bowl. Then its off to Las Vegas for 3 nights, May 30th, 31st, June 1st, 2020, and you'll bowl in a fantastic tournament at the Orleans with all the other Vantage Bowling Centers Vegas bound bowlers. This league is comprised of 4 person, mixed teams, handicapped, USBC sanctioned, with a season ending prize fund and Vegas travel money, and of course 3 nights stay at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. All this for $21.00 per week. Come on in to Tucson Bowl, or give us a call to sign up, 520-747-1363.
Jacob Wins KOTH At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - - Congratulations to Tim Jacob for winning the King of the Hill Tournament at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street. The next scheduled KOTH at Tucson Bowl will be Sunday, September 15th, 2019.
Recomendation From Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - - Tucson Metro recommends that all adult leagues add the rule to their league rules that no one can join their league unless they are 18 years or older. It just got more complicated than it used to be with the new mandated SafeSport policy.. Tucson Metro nor USBC is responsible for this new policy. It is a new federal law. See below:
MESSAGE FROM USBC:
All those interested in the Federal Law mandating rules regarding bowlers under the age of 18 see below.
Electronic Mail Response from the USBC:
Good Morning,
This is in regards to your email below.
All of the adults (18 years of age and older) who compete in a league that also has participants who are 17 years of age or younger, must be SafeSport trained effective immediately. Attached is the SafeSport policy that states the requirement. This can also be accessed through the RVP Handbook (pg. 13) which takes you to the SafeSport website where the policy is located.
Additionally, all of the officers of a league that has participants under the age of 18, will need to be RVP compliant (SafeSport trained and background screening with the NCSI).
If a participant fails to complete the training, they are considered an ineligible bowler. Their games could be subjected to forfeiture.
Please let me know if you have further questions or concerns.
Jennifer Land
Rules Counselor
In closing, please do not blame the USBC for instituting these requirements. They are based on recently-enacted federal law.
The SafeSport mandates being put on National Governing Bodies like USBC by the United States Olympic Committee come from the federal legislation passed in early 2018 in the wake of the Larry Nassar and USA Swimming scandals.
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Youth Sign Ups In Kingman.
Kingman - - - Sign ups for youth winter bowling league
Sat August 24 noon and 2 pm at Cerbat Lanes
Leagues start Sept 7
morning league start at 11am
Adult/youth league starts 1:30 pm
There will be sign ups prior to start of each league please show up 1/2 hr before league time
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Carlos Vejar wins 3rd title at AMF Chandler Lanes! SFT News Courtesy Of SFT.
Chandler - - - Our even this weekend was at AMF Chandler lanes. We had a total of 96 entries with 60 qualifying entries and 36 economy parlay entries. We paid out over $4,000.00 in main and side event prize fund. The players bowled on the PBA Wolf oil pattern that was medium in difficulty as far as scoring pace. It played like a short pattern in the middle of the lane, but the outside part of the lane didn't hook as much as most people would have expected. This is most commonly the cause of older lane lanes where the topography has caused some crowns near the gutter that cause the lane panel to be slightly tilted towards the gutter. This means that the ball is fighting gravity to an extent when it's located to the right of the crowned lane panel. Even with that slight change, the players that scored the best were ones that played the far outside part of the lane, which is typically where someone must play to bowl well on the Wolf pattern.
We had quite a few new bowlers once again who we were happy to have come join us for this event! Let's welcome Bruce Franks, David Dowler, Jason Edwards, Billy Turner, and Venus Bailey to the SFT AHT family! Pretty cool to have so many new bowlers still at every event even though we have been doing it for over 7 years now! We hope all of you had a good time at your first event. We look forward to seeing you again. Congrats to Bruce Franks and Venus Bailey for advancing to the quarterfinals and winning a parlay as new bowlers. It isn't always easy to find success in your first event, but you two were able to do that. Congrats!
The quarterfinals were on a fresh Wolf pattern that had the same kind of scoring that fresh had earlier in the day at 10 am. The players played the lanes pretty much the same and again the players that could get the most comfortable with playing the gutter were the ones that had the most success. In the A Division it took +86 to move on and was #1 seed Jonathan Ferrell vs #2 seed Carlos Vejar. In the B Division it took +43 to advance and was #1 seed Derek Hamm vs #2 seed Hokey Begay. In the C Division it took +10 and was #1 seed Stacie Huglin vs #2 seed Gary Jenkins.
The A Division match started off the opposite of what you'd expect with Jonathan Ferrell who had the hot hand all day starting off with an open in the 4th and Carlos starting off with a spare and a three bagger. Carlos never looked back putting up a huge 235 game against Jonathan and it was going to require a big game to knock Jonathan out of the event. In the B Division match, it was pretty even to start but a few too many opens for Hokey allowed Derek to get the lead and take home the B Division title. In the C Division it was a game of hot potato with Stacie and Gary both leaving quite a bit of opens and seemingly giving the lead back and forth to each other. Stacie was able to string a few spares at the end to take home the C Division title.
This meant it would be Stacie Huglin vs Derek Hamm vs Carlos Vejar in the Final match. Derek started off very shaky with a split in the 1st and a gutter to start frame 2. However, everyone got started off poorly with them all having opens by the 2nd frame. It was appearing that everyone was having a little bit of nerves to start. Carlos ended up getting out to a pretty good lead and was able to maintain it as Derek and Stacie battled for 2nd place. A big open in the 9th from Derek missing the 10-pin allowed Stacie to take home 2nd and Derek finished in 3rd place. Carlos would finish the match for the win giving him his 3rd AHT SFT title and the $900.00 first place prize!
Thanks to everyone for coming out! We look forward to seeing everyone at Bowlero Avondale next Sunday!