December 5, 2008

By: Mark Martin

CAN-AM BAKER DOUBLES

Kenneth Rogers of Southfield and Mason Brantley of Detroit teamed up to win the Can-Am Baker Doubles tournament at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park in early November and Rich Rathburn of Roseville and Jason Neiman of Warren won the late November event at Sunnybrook Lanes in Sterling Heights.

In the event at Thunderbowl the Rogers-Brantley duo beat Jeff Goergen of Eastpointe and Mike Lee of Dearborn Heights 227-181 in the final match to claim the top prize of $1,000. Goergen and Lee split $500 as the runners-up.

The Rogers-Brantley team qualified second with an eight-game total of 1,783 including a high game of 259. In the cutdown rounds they shot games of 192, 238, 204, 219, 267 and 216 to advance to the championship match.

The Goergen-Lee team qualified third with 1,728. Their cutdown round scores of 243, 227, 249, 247, 226 and 247 moved them to the finals.

The only other Oakland County cashing team was Lee Snow of Wixom and Terry Mariucci of Canton who split $180.

In the late November event Rich Rathburn of Roseville and Jason Neiman of Warren teamed up to beat Ken Wyatt of Sterling Heights and Jim Lauricella of Sterling Heights 279-205 to claim the first place check of $1,200. Wyatt-Lauricella took home $600.

The Rathburn/Neiman team qualified second with 1,811 and advanced with cutdown games of 245, 248, 199, 219, 267 and 220.

The Wyatt-Lauricella duo was the top qualifier with 1,848 and a Baker 300 game. In the succeeding rounds they bowled games of 219, 233, 204, 238, 215 and 206 to move to the championship match.

Ed Smith of Ferndale and Derek Brame of Hazel Park split $250; and Tom Byrd of Clinton Township and Anthony Catennacci of Oxford split $120 as the Oakland County high finishers.

The next Can-Am Baker Doubles event will be Dec. 27 at Wayne Bowl in Wayne .

For more information contact Lew Ansara at (248) 417-7600.

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BOWLING ON TV

The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Cheetah Championship from Cheektowaga , N.Y. will be telecast this Sunday on ESPN at 1 p.m.

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HONOR SCORES

300 Games

Date, Name, Hometown, Center, League

Nov. 17, Edward Manning Jr., Waterford Twp., Airway Lanes, Pop’s Comets

Nov. 17, Lawrence Blocker, Southfield , Mercury Lanes, Monday Night Mixed

Nov. 21, Richard Rathburn Jr., Roseville , Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Mixed

Nov. 21, Willie Wilson, Pontiac, Fiero Lanes, Friday Nite High Liters

Nov. 24, Kristopher Klann, Commerce Twp., Wonderland Lanes, Monday Men’s

Nov. 25, Willie Hawkins Jr., Pontiac, Classic Lanes, Untouchables Mixed

Nov. 28, Jason Lewis, Sterling Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic

Nov. 28, Thelbert Jeffries, Farmington Hills , Cloverlanes, Renaissance Mixed League

Nov. 28, Lenard Covington , Farmington Hills , Bronco Lanes, New Grace Friends of Fun

Nov. 29, Anthony Zelechowski, Hazel Park , Bonanza Lanes, Saturday Night Mixers

Nov. 30, Allen Bordui Jr., Hazel Park, Royal Lanes, Jack Fulco’s Sunday Early Risers

Nov. 30, Gregory Lewis Sr., Hazel Park, Royal Lanes, Jack Fulco’s Sunday Early Risers

Nov. 30, Paul Midga, Trenton , Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed

Nov. 30, Sandra Schultz, Macomb , Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed

Dec. 1, Howard Hardy, Farmington Hills , Cloverlanes, TCAC

Dec. 2, Timothy Baxter, Shelby Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Shootout

Dec. 2, Tom Doyon, Waterford Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North, Waterford Merchants

Dec. 3, Gregory Merlo, Troy , Fairlanes, Red Run Men’s Bowling

800 Series

Date, Name (Score), Hometown, Center, League

Nov. 26, Lisa McClenahan (808), Auburn Hills, Airway Lanes, Airway First

Nov. 28, Daniel Ruffi (801), Warren , Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic

Nov. 29, Michael Calvin (815), Warren, Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers

Mark Martin writes a weekly bowling column for The Daily Oakland Press and is the association manager of the Metro Detroit USBC Association. He can be reached at (248) 443-2695, faxed at (248) 443-2690 or e-mailed at mark.martin@mdusbc.com.