Pictured Are: Tucson Metro Members, Bowling In Their Annual Tournament At Lucky Strike Bowl In Tucson. November 13-14.
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Mesa Metro To Hold BVL Fund Raiser At Rim Country Bowl In Payson.
Payson - - - The MMA will be holding its first annual Turkey Trot on Sunday November 21, at Rim Country Bowl in Payson. Cost is $50 per bowler, and all proceeds will benefit the BVL. Event is open to all bowlers of the AZ State USBC. Check-in starts at 10:00 am, and bowling to start at 11:00. It is a 5 gamer, and you will stay on the same pair all five games. Brackets will be available. For more information contact the MMA at: 480-969-6944.
Upcoming Mesa Metro Tournaments.
* Senior Masters & Senior Queen's ~ December 4th, 2021 @ AMF Tempe Village Lanes
* 31st Annual Senior Open ~ January 8-9, 2022 @ Bowlero Mesa
* 17th Annual Youth Championships ~ January 22-33, 2022 @ AMF Chandler
* 66th Annual Women's & 65th Annual Open ~ February 12-13, 19-20 & 26-27, 2022 @ AMF McRay
* 38th Annual Master's & 2022 Queen's ~ March 19-20, 2022 @ AMF Mesa
Entry forms can be found at www.bowlmesa.com or from the office located at 922 W. Birchwood Ave., Mesa or you can call Leslie Marsh at 480-969-6944 and she can fax/email you a copy.
The Top Bowlers In The MMA From 2020 - 2021. Source: MMA Yearbook.
High Average 2020-21 - Female.
1. Christina Niles, 219. 2. Lena Riley, 209. 3. Stacey Silaghi-Constantino, 209. 4. Jolene Labeau, 208. 5. Heather Wood, 208 6. Savahna Porter, 207. 7. Kayce Paine, 205. 8. Jana Brickey, 204. 9. Rachel Weyrauch, 204. 10. Kimberly Binkley, 203.
High Average 2020-21 Male.
1. Jakob Butturff, 236. 2. Brandon Helton, 236. 3. David Durand, 235. 4. Greg Thompson, 235. 5. Steve Wilson, 235. 6. Jeremy Opp, 234. 7. Michael Bailey, 233. 8. Nick Borland, 233. 9. William Nedry, 233. 10. Ron Schloss, 233.
High Average 2020-21 Youth.
1. Max Premeau, 215. 2. Justin Thompson, 207. 3. Brendan Bobersky, 198. 4. Nicholas Berhorst, 197. 5. Joshua Vossler, 193. 6. Vadim O'Brien, 192. 7. Ryan Doyle, 192. 8. Panch Portugal, 191. 9. Caden Meliska, 184. 10. Alec Thomson, 183.
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JBT News - Courtesy Of JBT.
Hunter Mayes and Abigail Hunt claimed JBT titles in exciting Arizona Conference action at Bowlero Tucson.
Tucson - - - Josh Molloy began a climb up the scratch division stepladder with a 199-149 win over Chris Mayes. Molloy then defeated fellow Antelope and first time JBT finalist Nicholas Barrieault 247-203 to advance to the title game. Top seed Hunter Mayes has had a hit-or-miss kind of season so far, but when he's been on he's been very tough to beat, and this day was one of those days. He cruised to the number one spot, then had plenty of 'mulligans' left in reserve to ensure that Molloy's fine 228 effort would be in vain, as Hunter cruised to a 278 final. That makes 578 for his last two title matches, and now makes him a 16-time JBT champ, quickly climbing up that all-time list.
In a battle of first time finalists, Nathan Bravo won round one of the handicap division finals 247-226 over 7 year-old Madeleine Serafini, again showing that any age and average can do well with us! Abigail Hunt then stopped Bravo in a battle of Cactus Bowl players, part of a large contingent giving it a shot, 212-208, to advance to the final.
Top seed Aiden Ruiz-Jimenez shot a huge final two games to jump to the top seed, but could not keep the momentum going in the title match. Hunt took advantage and joined her little sister as JBT champions with a win, the first title of her JBT career.
Tayler Clark swept both of the subdivisions (and made the main scratch cut) with impressive performances, beating Walter Eaddy for the U17 title, and Mackenzie Paige for Girls Scratch crown. Katy Mace won the day's Ebonite bowling ball, and Addison Harvey nailed the '26' jackpot for a quick $100 payday.
Huge thanks to the team at Bowlero for another great job hosting our Tour. Want in on all this fun, designed for everyone? Just check out our schedule and come on down!
Josh Molloy and Susan Meinhardt captured JBT victories in terrific Arizona Coference action at the Old Pueblo's Bowlero Tucson.
Tucson - - - After qualifying, bowlers in the scratch division competed in the dramatic 'nervewracker' format, where matches that tied 1-1 went right two a two-shot rolloff to determine the winner. Top seed Hunter Mayes escaped a rolloff in round two against Madison Holman, then beat Payton Workman to reach the title game. The rematch was completed as #2 Josh Molloy beat Franklin Van Straalen and Chris Mayes to advance to the finals and play Hunter for the second straight day.
Mayes said he didn't have a great look all day (he thought it was over midway through the Holman match), so it was a great job to reach the finals. That may have given Molloy the edge he needed, as he avenged the previous event's loss to Mayes with a two game sweep of Hunter, good for the 5th title of his excellent JBT career.
Handicap top seeds had less luck in their standard matchplay, as top seed Harrison Cole headed for the exit in round one, and #2 Trevor Boyce lost in round two to Meinhardt. Susan kept going in the semis by beating two-time defending All-Conference Bowler of the Year Kendall Bollea. On the other side, #16 Taylinn Uzzell was the one to out Cole, and she followed with wins over Conner Pendergrass and Kayla Duke to reach the finals.
Meinhardt and Uzzell finished right next to each other- 38th and 39th- the day before, and really turned it around with great performances here to finish next to each other, in first and second. Who would finish where was in doubt until the late frames, where a solid-8 stopped Taylinn's attempt at a key double, and the subsequent missed spare dug a hole she couldn't recover from. Susan's consistent marking made the difference, as she won the match and claimed her first career JBT title.
Subdivision victories went to Mackenzie Paige, with a no-contest U17 win, and Holman, defeating Mackenzie for the Girls Scratch win. The Fincham family will decide who keeps the day's Ebonite bowling ball.
Big thanks as always to the team at Tucson for their usual smooth hosting job. Want in on all this fun for all ages and averages? Just check out our schedule and come on down!
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Sft News - Courtesy Of SFT.
Chandler - - - Our event this weekend, November 14, was at AMF McRay lanes and had a pretty good turnout for a two-squad event considering that we didn’t start until over an hour later than schedule. The center’s lane machine was having issues and we are thankful for everyone that stayed through the delay. We had a total of with 82 entries for the event (49 qualifying and 33 economy parlays) and had 24 total cashers, a 1 in 3.41 cash ratio and paid out over $3,900.00 in main and side event prize funds. The players bowled on the very tough 44ft PBA Carmen Salvino oil pattern. The bowlers that were able to keep repeating their shot and leave makeable spares would see the most success. If you missed just a bit inside or out, then you ended up with a split or a tough spare. The pattern would be high scoring to start, but has the day went on it seemed that the lanes go tighter.
As always, we would like to welcome our newest members to the SFT AHT family. We want to welcome Brandon Strickland, David Young, Gavin Mlinar, Josh Wamsley, Justin Surat, Donnell Martin, Richard Vasquez, Mike Cecil, Kristi Simmes and Nick Noone who all participated in their first ever SFT AHT this Sunday. Josh Wamsley, David Young and Justin Surat even made it to the quarterfinals in their first time out. Congrats to our two Parlay Power Players in Alec Johnson and Michael Killgore, who both made it to the quarterfinals on their $25.00 economy parlay entry. Your winner of the free plastic ball raffle, with an option to upgrade to any Track High Performance ball for $85.00, was John Johnson.
Since this event was only 2 squads, thankfully there was no re-oil before the quarterfinals. This resulted in some very low scores with the standings being very tight as bowlers needed to bowl at least their average with one or two good games to make the cut. We had 17 quarterfinalists. The Divisions would see the A Division with 5 bowler, B and C Divisions would have 6 bowlers. With our 1 in 3 cut ratio, from the quarterfinals to the semi-final round, we would cut to the top bowler in the A Division while the B and C Divisions would cut to the top two bowlers. Your leader in the A Division would be Ron Gonzales (+83) and he would be seeded directly into the Finals, but first we would have to see who would meet him there.
The B Division #1 seed would be Rashaad Mayes (+118) and he would have to face off with Ron McDonald (+73). In the C Division we would see newcomer Josh Wamsley (+68) emerge as the #1 seed and he would take on Marcus Haley (+56). The C Division Semi-Final would go back and forth with both bowlers struggling with the lanes. Marcus would get lined up, while Josh would run out of steam to win the match 222 to 166.
The B Division would be tightly contested from start to finish and it would all come down to the tenth frame to see who would advance to the Finals. Rashaad would get up in the tenth needing only a mark and good count to close out the match. Rashaad’s first ball in the tenth would go high through the nose leaving the 4-6 split. Rashaad wouldn’t convert the spare leaving the door open for Ron. Ron, who was coming off a double in the eighth and ninth frames, would need a double and at least 5 pins to win the match. Ron’s first ball looked good off his hand and would crush the pocket. Ron McDonald’s second shot would look a bit inside, but would hold the line to trip out the pins for another strike. Ron would finish out the match with another strike to advance to the Finals, 249 to 243.
Going into the Finals we would see Marcus versus the Ron’s (Ron Gonzales and Ron McDonald). Marcus would be making his first AHT SFT title appearance and was looking for his first title. Ron McDonald was looking at winning his fifth title and standing in his way was current AHT SFT Player of the Year, Ron Gonzales. Ron Gonzales was looking at tying the current AHT SFT title record, along with the late Lynn Arthur, at 10 titles.
The Finals would see all three bowlers struggling with the lane transition. This would be the tenth game of the day on the pair and you could tell there was some over-under on the pair. Marcus would jump out to a quick lead by making his spares and taking advantage of his handicap difference. Ron McDonald would open in the first frame, but then double in the second and third frames to make up for it. Ron McDonald would open in the fourth by chopping the 2-4-5 and would go on to go nine-spare in the fifth. Ron Gonzales would start off the match with a strike, but would leave the 4-6-10 split in the second frame. Ron Gonzales would go on a run with a 3-bagger in the third, fourth and fifth frames to stay with Marcus.
Midway through the match and everyone was within 10-15 pins of each other. Ron Gonzales would again leave the 4-6-10 split, which he wouldn’t convert, in the sixth frame. Marcus would struggle with transition as his ball would read the pattern early and crash through the head pin leaving splits in the fifth, sixth and seventh frames. Ron McDonald would get himself out of the small hole he was in by striking in the sixth frame and picking up spares in the seventh, eighth and ninth frames. Ron Gonzales strike in the seventh, 8-spare in the eighth and then open in the ninth after leaving the 1-3-10 wash out.
It looked like it would all come down to the tenth frame. Ron Gonzales would finish up first as he was able to double and get 6-pins on his fill ball to finish at 208. This would put pressure on Ron McDonald and Marcus to match the double in order to win. Ron McDonald would be up next and his first ball in the tenth would cruise right to the pocket for a strike. His second ball in the tenth would look good off his hand, but hit light leaving the 4-pin. Ron would pick up the spare to finish at 202. Marcus would finish up the match needing a double and good count to win. Marcus’ first ball in the tenth looked good off his hand but would read a bit early and hit high leaving the 3-10 baby split. Marcus would pick off the tenth pin and finish at 190. This would give Ron Gonzales the win and record tying 10th AHT SFT title and $650.00 first place prize! Congrats to Ron McDonald for 2nd place and also to Marcus Haley on 3rd place.
Thank you to everyone that came out this Sunday and waited with us while the center was resolving the issues with the lane machine. We hope to see you all next Saturday at Mesa East Bowl for another 2-squad event! Hope you all have a great week!
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King Of The Hill At Bowlero Bowl - Courtesy Of Svet Vukomanovich.
Tucson - - - A reminder that on Sunday, 21 November 2021, at 10:30 is the Doubles King of the Hill at Bowlero Bowl. Cost per person is $55.00 with an additional optional $30.00 for High Game. The pattern is Inferno. All bowlers will bowl six games with the top 50% bowling to determine the step ladder final. In the finals teams will bowl A Scotch Doubles Format. Scores will carry over for the top 50%. There is no average cap and no handicap. Hope to see lots of you there and bring friends.
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Tucson - - - Here are the Scratch Award Results from the Tucson Metro USBC 42nd Annual Senior Women’s Tournament.
Courtesy Of Mark Kerr - Tucson Metro USBC.
Your Tucson Metro USBC Board thanks everyone who took part in the tournament and Lucky Strike Bowl for hosing the event.
High Scratch Awards
Team – Transitions Hair Studio 2424
Donna Hicks
Jeanette Hatfield
Kari Snyder
Heidi Woods
Doubles – 1212
Jeanette Hatfield
Heidi Woods
Singles – 644
Kari Snyder
All Events – 1927
Heidi Woods — at Lucky Strike Bowl.
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TUCSON METRO USBC SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE: Courtesy Of Tucson Metro USBC.
Tucson - - -Your Tucson Metro USBC Association Manager, Steve Harris is reporting that 70% of the available team spots in the second weekend of the competition, December 11-12.
So if you are interested in bowling, get your team together and your tournament application and monies in.
Interest from across Arizona is there to bowl in your Tucson Metro USBC Senior Open Championships, being held at Cactus Bowl.
For more information, Email Steve Harris at am@tucsonmetrousbc.com or call (520) 591-0622.
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