By:
Mark Martin
MDUSBC
MASTERS
The
Metro Detroit USBC Association Masters tournament qualifying and first rounds of
match play wrapped up at Cloverlanes in
Livonia
Sunday, Jan. 20.
David
Ewald of
Macomb
was the top qualifier with a six-game total of 1,329 on games of 174, 221, 217,
256, 224 and 237. Once in match play he fell to the 32nd seeded
player Travis Franz of
Waterford
Township
688-684 in the three-game match to fall into the loser’s bracket in the
double elimination format. Once in the loser’s bracket he beat Michael Calhoun
of
Wyandotte
683-544, Christopher Simonson of Howell 723-549, Richard Wayne of
Westland
689-633 and Brian Hatcher of
Roseville
657-604. Ewald won the Masters in 2006.
Others
still alive in the competition include Kerry Kreft of
Warren
, Kurt Pilon of
Warren
, Paul Koehler of
Roseville
and Mason Brantley of
Detroit
with no losses in the winner’s bracket.
Kreft
qualified seventh with 1,283 and won matches against Angelo Newby of
Waterford
Township
591-527, Christopher Simonson 619-574 and Harold Sullins of
Chesterfield
693-593.
Pilon
qualified eighth with 1,268 and beat Donald McClain of
Allen Park
644-589, defending champion Jeffrey Austreng of
Waterford
Township
684-644 and Travis Franz of
Waterford
Township
736-462 to remain undefeated.
Koehler
qualified 20th with 1,226. He defeated Edward Campbell of
Rochester
562-471, Terence Haines of Garden City 680-671 and Brian Hatcher 684-677 to
remain in the winner’s bracket.
Brantley
qualified 30th with 1,186. He made a big move in the last three games
of qualifying with games of 204, 258 and 254 to barely make the top 32 by eight
pins. In match play he remained undefeated with wins over Jeffrey Roche of
Dearborn 638-603, Andrew Watts II of
Belleville
597-475 and Jason Battishill of
Waterford
Township
644-542.
Besides
Ewald the loser’s bracket include Terence Haines, Harold Sullins and Travis
Franz.
Defending
champion Jeffrey Austreng won his first match before losing the next two. He
cashed for $275.
Other
Oakland
County
cashers include Angelo Newby for $350, Jason Battishill $350, James Fedorka of
Madison Heights
$300, Robert Chamberlain Jr. of Holly $275, Travis Raskey of South Lyon $275,
Mitch Jabczenski of Novi $250, Edward Campbell $250, Anthony Dadeppo of Troy
$250, Jerry Owczarski of
South Lyon
$110 and Jeffrey Suma Sr. of Auburn Hills $110.
The
138-player field averaged 186.2, with the top 32 finalists averaging 206.7 on
lane conditions, which produced a high game of 268 by Terence Haines. The event
was run under the tight Sport Bowling specifications from the United States
Bowling Congress (USBC).
The
final rounds of match play begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Cloverlanes.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
Jan.
8, Mark Babcock,
Harrison
Twp., Bowl One Lanes, GM Men’s #1
Jan.
14, Rick Reznik, Bloomfield Hills, Country Lanes, Brother Eddie Jacobson
Jan.
15, Keith Guertin,
Milford
, Country Lanes, University Men
Jan.
15, Lyle Schaefer,
Southfield
, Country Lanes, University Men
Jan.
15, Jimmie Washington,
Detroit
, Fairlanes, Pioneer Men’s
Jan.
16, Lee Snow, Wixom, Mayflower Lanes, Senior Men’s Classic
Jan.
16,
Brian
Centers
,
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Wednesday Eagle League
Jan.
17, John Merritt,
Westland
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
Jan.
17, Thomas Templin,
Royal Oak
, Fairlanes,
CAM
Evening
Jan.
18, Erik Carpenter,
Clinton
Twp., Airway Lanes, Westside Merchants
Jan.
18, Ross O’Dowd,
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Westside Merchants
Jan.
19, John Brackett,
Hazel Park
, Bonanza Lanes, Saturday Night Mixers
Jan.
19, Stephen Teart,
Novi
, Bronco Lanes, New Grace Friends of Fun
Jan.
21, Betty Stinson,
Southfield
, Royal Lanes, WCDSS Mixed
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
Jan.
10,
Bryan
King (800),
Troy
, Five Star Lanes, Thursday Night Job Shop
Jan.
16, Richard Barc (804),
Troy
, Five Star Lanes, Chevy 4:00 PM
Jan.
16, John Fulco (813), Clarkston, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
Jan.
16, Jesse Brine (816), Holly, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
Jan.
19, Stephen Teart (858),
Novi
, Bronco Lanes, New Grace Friends of Fun
Jan.
19, John Brackett (802),
Hazel Park
, Bonanza Lanes, Saturday Night 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.