Megan Enright Of Mesa, Rolls 726 Series At Women's OC In Las Vegas. Text And Photo Cortesy Of Bowl.Com.
Las Vegas - - - What a performance from Megan Enright of Mesa, Arizona! She just rolled games of 243, 228 and 255 for a 726 series to take over the top spot in Ruby Singles! Fantastic bowling, Megan!
She also moved to the top of the standings in Ruby All-Events with 1,878! She had 615 in doubles and 537 in team at South Point.
She bowled singles and doubles on April 28.
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MESA METROPOLITAN USBC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
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.
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Congratulations to our April winners!
Bowlero Bakers Doubles News - Courtesy Of Kristi Smith Thompson.
We had 77 entries. 35 in our 370 division and 42 in our 430 cap
We raised $294 for the Mesa Strikers youth bowlers. Thank you Craig Spencer, Jeff Cochran and Ben Perry for donating back to the youth.
18 teams made cashing rounds. We paid out $3990 in prize money, and $1296 in side pots
Our 300 pot rolled over and now sits at $826
The Strike Pot also rolled over with $500
370 Division:
- Finals came down to Michael Armenta/Leo Meza vs Joe Quihuis/Kenny “Richard Burns” Koen, with Joe & Kenny taking the division 213-169
- High Games paid out $60 to each team: Joe/Kenny 248, Mitchell Hays/Mia Rosta 238, Dan Friedline/Sonny James 248, Josh Perry/Steve Perry 255, Karol Przybytek/Bryan Hermann 233 & Jason Kosgnoc/Daniel Brewer 238
- High Series paid $162: Terrence Smythe/Hunter Lowry 1234
430 Division:
- Finals were Ben Perry/Nick Sherrod vs Jeff Cochran/Jim Acuff. Jeff & Jim took the win 223-205
- High Games paid out $86 each team: Andy Morin/Michael Dragon 279, Ben/Nick & David Black/Chris Adell tied & split game 2 with 248, Art Harris/Chris Stewart 258, Ben/Nick 279, Craig Spencer/Kevin Robertson 289, and Wes Marema/Veronica Allemand 275
- High Series paid $258: was a tie and split between Ben/Nick and Shane Fisher/Chris Spinner 1398
Huge shout out to Craig Spencer. For those that don't know Craig was the one who helped get Bakers Doubles off the ground. He's helped from the start, till now. I was thrilled he got to be a part of it and see how far we've come. Hopefully, he'll come out of retirement more often.
Don't miss our events: 9 pin no tap @ Bowlero Kyrene next weekend, May 6th and the the next Bowlero Mesa Bakers is set for May 27th.
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MPUSBC Duke And Duchess Results - Courtesy Of MPUSBC.
Phoenix - - - Thank you to all the youth that came out and bowled the Youth Royalty this past weekend, April 29-30, at Let It Roll Bowl! Our winners this year are:
King: Alex Rosenblum $550.00 to his SMART
Duke: Leonard Webster $600.00 to his SMART
Duchess: Olivia Wright $600.00 to her SMART
Metro Phoenix USBC added over $5000.00 to these tournaments! We look forward to seeing you all next season!
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String Pinsetters Approved For August 1, 2023. Courtesy Of Bowl.Com
ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress released a new research report on string pinsetters and the USBC Equipment Specifications Committee has approved final specifications based on the research. USBC will certify string pinsetters and string pin bowling as an independent category of equipment and competition effective August 1, 2023. The final specifications reduce the string length to a minimum of 54 inches.
Under those final specifications, key findings of this 2023 report include: USBC’s lab data indicates strike percentage on string pin bowling will be 7.1% less than when using free-fall pinsetters. This could result in average differences as large as 10 pins or more. Unusual spare conversion rates have been nearly eliminated.Additional testing is needed to determine if a conversion between string pinsetter competition and free-fall is reasonable.
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Incumbents Re-Elected To USBC Board. Courtesy Of Bowl.Com.
LAS VEGAS – Delegates elected three board members and voted on nine legislative proposals at the 2023 United States Bowling Congress Convention and Annual Meeting, which concluded Thursday at South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa.
The ballot for the USBC Board election had five candidates slated by the USBC Nominating Committee – Glenda Beckett of Palmetto Bay, Florida; Brandon Bowman of Mukilteo, Washington; Mike Cannington of Fort Myers, Florida; Adam Mitchell of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Cheryl Younger of Leavenworth, Kansas.
On the first ballot, incumbents Cannington (497 votes) and Beckett (417 votes) were re-elected, with Bowman also gaining election (392 votes). Younger received 385 votes, and Mitchell received 325. A candidate had to receive a majority of the 689 votes cast to be elected.
Team USA athletes re-elected Nick Pate of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to a second term and elected Kris Prather of Plainfield, Illinois.
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2023 Tucson Metro USBC Senior Masters And Senior Queens. Courtesy Of Mark Kerr.
Tucson - - - Here are the final results for the 2023 Tucson Metro USBC Senior Masters and Senior Queens Tournaments.
Tucson Metro USBC wants to congratulate the winners, as well as those who took part. Tucson Metro USBC wants to thank Jacob Smith and the staff at Bowlero Tucson for hosting the tournaments, as well as everyone who came out to watch.
SENIOR MASTERS
John Cook $800
Darrell Linton $600
George Cluff $500
Damon Elauria $400
William Graham $275
Mike Tountas $275
Rich Miller $200
Mike Cicala $200
Larry Maddox $150
Dwight Burns $150
Steve Dekker $150
Mark Lopez $150
SENIOR QUEENS
Belinda Hiscox -$225
Dianne Fresquez -$175
Joanne Andreani Leichter -$150
Lou TIlman -$125
Kari Snyder -$100
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KOTH Doubles - Courtesy Of Mark Kerr.
Tucson - - - A total of 40 doubles teams from Tucson and across Arizona are competing in the King (and Queen) of the Hill Doubles Tournament going on at Bowlero Tucson.
The teams bowl 6 qualifying games and the top 50% move on to bowl two more games and then a top five step ladder final.
This and the other tournaments have had an increased turn out and participation thanks to the work and commitment of Svet Vukomanovich and Britnee Daly. Thank you Svet and Britnee for the great events and to Texas Roadhouse for their sponsorship.