Fung, And Burns. Win The Mesa Metro Masters And Queens Titles.
Mesa - - - Congratulations goes out to Keith Fung of Phoenix, on winning the 36th Annual Mesa Metro Masters title on Saturday March 7, 2020 at Bowlero Mesa. Keith defeated Jason Moll in the stepladder final 289-216 to claim the championship.
28 bowlers were entered in the Masters this year for a shot at the coveted title. Others who placed in the top five were: Moll (runner-up), Cortez Schenck (3rd), Kyle Howard (4th), and Dylan Taylor (5th)
Brenda Burns also of Phoenix, won the Queens event on Sunday March 8th, also at Bowlero Mesa.
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Junior Bowlers Tour News From Mesa East Bowl - Courtesy Of The JBT. Event Took Place On March 7-8, 2020.
Mesa - - - Josh Molloy and Mike McQuisten each earned their first JBT titles, in terrific JBT Arizona Conference action at Mesa East Bowl.
After qualifying, bowlers competed in 'pick your survivor', with the low score on each pair eliminated, but the higher seeds choosing who is on each pair. Molloy earned the top seed and chose well, picking the right opponents including Tim Hill in the semifinals, who he beat 249-211 to advance. The other semifinals was one of the matches of the year, as Chris Mayes and Matthew Garrett each had eight strikes in nine frames, and Mayes came up with three in the tenth for a 280-266 win to advance to his first title match. In the finale, Mayes slowed down a bit, while Josh remained on cruise control, winning the game for a long awaited first career JBT title.
In the handicap division, sixteen survivors were carved down to four, and in those matches a resurgent Darren Fletcher beat Brockton Scotford 239-207, while McQuisten stopped red-hot Madison Holman 221-186 to set up the finale. McQuisten rolled a six-bagger early in the title match to put away a win popular with his fellow GCU Antelopes, and his first career JBT title.
Gavin Holter beat Payton Workman for the day's U17 win, while Priority Girls Scratch went to Holman with a win over Rachael Berg.
Big thanks to Erika and the team for a great job hosting our Tour for the first time. Want in on all the fun for all averages and all ages? Just check out our schedule and come on down!
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Pictured Is: Erika Kemp Of Kingman.
Kingman's Kemp, To Be Awarded Lily May Hester Scholarship - Story And Photo Courtesy Of The Standard Newspaper - Mohave County, AZ.
KINGMAN – Kingman’s own, Erika Kemp, is this year’s 2020 recipient of the Lily Mae Hester Scholarship through the United States Bowling Congress.
Kemp, senior at Lee Williams High School, has been bowling since the age of seven, and is a member of the Youth Bowling League. She is a member of the National Honors Society, Senior Class President, Student Council, American Sign Language and FBLA, just to name a few.
Her future plans are to attend Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, where she will study Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and hopes to use the scholarship toward room and board along with her scholarship from GCU that will cover her tuition.
“I’m going to be majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and my hopes for that is my dad has had type-1 diabetes for over 20 years now and I really want to do research on diabetes and hopefully find some advancements in that and help my father in the future,” said Kemp.
Erika recently traveled for Phoenix, where she competed in the Pepsi Tournament. For more information visit www.bowl.com or check out the Kingman Youth Bowling League at Cerbat Lanes.
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Annual Arizona State Meeting Coming Up In Show Low On Saturday March 14 - Courtesy Of Arizona State USBC.
Show Low - - - The 2020 Arizona State Annual Meeting will be held in Show Low, Arizona on Saturday March 14, at 9 am. The meeting itself will take place at the Holiday Inn Express in Show Low. The hotel is located at 151 Deuce of Clubs in Show Low. For reservations please call the hotel at 928-537-5115. There will be a meet and greet at the hotel on Friday March 13th, beginning at 5 PM.
David Vergara of Mesa, and Eva Lemoine of Tucson, will be inducted into the Arizona State USBC Hall of Fame. Erika Kemp, of Kingman, will receive the Lily May Hester Star of Tomorrow Award. Mike Friederichs, of Phoenix, and Steve Harris, of Tucson, will receive the President's award. Mandy Etem Cirigliano and Kevin Jenkins will be recognized for having the highest average in Arizona. Megan Withey and Louis Schwartz will be honored for the State's Highest Series.
Positions up for election at the meeting will be: 1st Vice-President, 4 Directors, 2 Youth Directors, and 2 National Delegates. Only delegates who have been elected or appointed by their local associations have voting privileges.
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King Of The Hill At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - - The next King of the Hill Tournament at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street, will be Sunday March 15th, 2020. Check-in will start at 9:30 AM, bowling will start at 10:00 AM. This will be event #3 of 6 for the Winter/Spring 2020 Point Race Season. The pattern will be the Kegel Krypton, the entry fee is $50.00. The format will be 6 games of qualifying with a 5 person stepladder final. For additional information call 520-747-1363.
Summer Schedule Now Out At Tucson Bowl.
Tucson - - - Check out the Summer League Schedule for Tucson Bowl, 7020 E 21st Street. There will be a variety of Leagues to choose from. Stop by or give us a call to sign up for any of the Summer Leagues, 520-747-1363.
PWBA At Lucky Strike Bowl.
Tucson - - - We are Celebrating our 65th Anniversary while the Ladies from the PWBA Tour are here at Lucky Strike on April 23rd. We have Entries Available now. Space limited to 144 Total Entries. Don't miss your chance to Bowl with the Pro's!! Sign up now! For more information please call the bowling center at 520-327-4926.
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Metro Phoenix Looking For Volunteer Directors.
Phoenix - - - Metro Phoenix USBC is looking for volunteers for our Board of Directors. Each position is for 2 years and we have openings for Directors, delegates, Youth Directors and ambassadors.
If interested please contact our office by April 30, 2020.
3320 W. Cheryl Dr
Suite B-123
Phoenix, Az 85051
Or at assnmgr@mphxusbc.
Pony League News Courtesy Of The Pony League - Bowlero Glendale.
Glendale - - - Pony League Singles Week 27 of 34 (Fourth Quarter Week 2 of 9), 3/9/2020: Early in the fourth quarter, Shawn Kozak (16-0) leads Dylan Taylor (12-4) in the 216 and over division. The 207 to 215 division is led by Myke White (16-0), followed by Jason Van Bodegon (14-2). Skye Vasconcellos (14-2) has a one point lead over Chuck Stration Sr. (13-3) in the 201 to 206 division. Tony Cabrales (14-2) leads Jeff Zook (12-4) and Leon W. Sabelka (12-4) in the 197 to 200 division. The 189 to 196 division is led by Joe Hart (13-3) over a trio of bowlers at 12-4: Mark Cunningham, Jeff Dickinson and Lee Spiva. Kevin Paige (16-0) leads Lee Coffeen (14-2) in the 174 to 188 division. There is a three-way tie for the lead in the 173 and under division at 14-2: John Spinck, Dennis Brummitt and Lou Reineke.
Glendale - - - Pony League, Sponsored by Revolutions Pro Shops, Summary after Week 28 of 36 (Fourth Quarter Week 2 of 9), March 9, 2020: Band of Misfits (16-0) hold the early fourth quarter lead over three teams at 14-2: Tuggers, Virtual Bowling Supply and Benji Returns. 21 teams are within eight points of the leaders. Shawn Kozak and Dylan Taylor each rolled a 279 game; high for the week followed by Jeffrey Miller 278 and Chuck Stration Sr.'s 269. Tracie Roberts 234 game was high for the ladies, followed by Jacqueline Smith 224, Mandy Cirigliano 212, and Pat Ball 202. Dylan Taylor's 779 series was high for the week, followed by Jason Van Bodegon 755, Jeff Miller 736, and Shawn Kozak 719. Tracie Roberts 687 series was the only ladies series to top the 600 mark this week. Pony League bowlers averaged 188 per game this week with the season-to-date average remaining at 188 per game per bowler.
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SFT News - Courtesy Of The SFT.
Mesa - - - Reminder as we are down to our last 2 tournaments in our 2020 Winter Circuit (Janurary - March)! Tomorrow's tournament at AMF Union Hills will be a good spot to try to move up in the standings as there were a few bowlers still battling it out for a spot in the Top 4. A win or cash in this weekend's event could set up for an interesting tournament next weekend at AMF McRay.
Current Standings Top 10
1st Place - Sean Ashley - 850 pts
2nd Place - Trevor Jolley - 830 pts
3rd Place - Eddie Thompson - 760 pts
4th Place - Chris Stafford - 695 pts
5th Place - Kevin Steve Convirs - 660 pts
6th Place - James Roethle - 530 pts
7th Place - Vance Varholdt - 490 pts
8th Place - Buddy Darnell - 460 pts
9th Place - Ken Davis - 430 pts
10th Place - Joshua Brown - 425 pts
Here are the prizes for our Quarterly Circuits:
1st Place - 3 Free Main Entries, 2 Free Economy Parlays, a Special Circuit Winner Polo, 20 raffle tickets and a Free Track High Performance ball of choice.
2nd Place - 2 Free Main Entries, 1 Free Economy Parlay, 10 raffle tickets and a Free Plastic Ball with an option to upgrade to any Track High Performance ball for $85.00.
3rd Place - 1 Free Main Entry, 1 Free Economy Parlay, 10 raffle tickets and free one-year membership ($30 value).
4th Place - 1 Free Main Entry and 1 Free Economy Parlay.