By:
Mark Martin
MDUSBC
SUPER SENIOR MASTERS
Doug
Evans of
Clinton
Township
won the MDUSBC Super Senior Masters title and the top prize of $1,000 at
Sterling Lanes in
Sterling Heights
with a 234-182 triumph over Edward Dudek of
Livonia
. Dudek settled for $500.
Evans
qualified 14th with a five-game total of 1,018. He remained in the
winner’s bracket with victories over Kenneth Voodre of Troy 245-184, Richard
Grange of Clinton Township 190-142, Ron LeChevalier of
Livonia
215-205 and James Burton of
Novi
265-232 awaiting a challenger from the loser’s bracket. Once Dudek emerged,
Dudek beat Evans 213-184 to force a final match. In the final match Evans left
no doubt with the 234-182 win. Evans averaged 213.7 for the 11 games of
competition.
Dudek
qualified 13th with 1,026 and proceeded to beat Leonard Cianciolo of
Warren
220-163 and Larry Dembek of Center Line 199-186 before falling to James Burton
218-201. Once in the loser’s bracket Dudek beat Fred McClain of Allen Park
203-190, Ron LeChevalier 210-184 and avenged his earlier loss to
Burton
204-201. This advanced Dudek to the championship match against Evans. Dudek
averaged 204.5 for 13 games.
Burton
finished third for $400 and LeChevalier fourth for $300.
Burton,
the defending MDUSBC Senior Masters champion, qualified 16th in the
final match play position with 1,015 and averaged 214.3 for the event. He
remained alive in the winner’s bracket by beating top qualifier John Bennett
of Clarkston 228-190, Larry Martinez of Waterford Township 251-173, Dudek
216-201 before falling to Evans 265-232. He then lost in the loser’s bracket
to Dudek 204-201 to get knocked out of the tournament.
LeChevalier
qualified second with 1,098 and averaged a tournament high 218.7 for 10
tournament games. In match play he beat Norman Runson of
Warren
236-138, Fred McClain 264-146 before falling to Evans 215-205. In the loser’s
bracket he beat Larry Dembek 200-163 before falling to Dudek 210-184 to finish
his day.
John
Bennett led the field of 73 with a five-game total of 1,183, 85 pins higher than
the second qualifier. In match play he lost to
Burton
228-190, beat Chuck Sunseri of Auburn Hills 255-194 before being knocked out by
McClain 248-187.
Donald
Clifford of
Clinton
Township
won the special competition to non-qualifiers over the age of 70 with a 188-150
win over Robert Arnold of
Clinton
Township
. Clifford took home $175 and
Arnold
$150 for their efforts.
Other
Oakland
County
cashers were Joseph Fitzsimmons of
Waterford
Township
for $225, John Bennett of Clarkston $200, Larry Martinez of
Waterford
Township
$200, Kenneth Voodre of Troy $175, Chuck Sunseri of Auburn Hills $175, Howard
Waxer of
Farmington
Hills $100 and Ed Grant of Rochester Hills $100.
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BOWLING
ON TV
The
Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship
from
Hammond
,
Ind.
will be telecast this Sunday on ESPN at 1 p.m.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
Oct.
28, Jason Neiman,
Warren
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Oct.
28, Brian Harrison, Clarkston, Sunnybrook Lanes,
Corpus Christi
Oct.
30, Calvin Motes,
Rochester
, Harbor Lanes, Thursday Night Junior House
Oct.
30, Nicole Idziak-Owsley, Washington, Bowl One Lanes, S&B Ladies Classic
Oct.
30, Ross O’Dowd,
Waterford
Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North, Waterford Men’s
Oct.
30, Scott Bilkovsky,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Elks 810 Thursday Night Men
Oct.
30, Bob Szymanski, Rochester Hills, Sunnybrook Lanes, Royal Oak Men’s
Oct.
30, Scott Rose,
Waterford
Twp.,
Troy
Lanes,
Metro North Highway
Oct.
30, Matthew Coleman, Auburn Hills, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
Oct.
31, Willie Price Jr., Pontiac, Fiero Lanes, Friday Night High Liters
Oct.
31, Charles Branch Jr.,
Southfield
, Hartfield Lanes,
St. Paul
United Methodist
Oct.
31, Evan Karzynow Jr.,
Livonia
, Country Lanes, Swinging Nineties Mixed
Oct.
31, Ivie Shelton,
Royal Oak
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Friday Night Out
Nov.
2, Patrick Rawls II,
Southfield
, Royal Lanes, Jack Fulco’s Sunday Early Risers
Nov.
2, Kurt Gruener, Rochester Hills, Fiero Lanes, FOE District 10 Travel
Nov.
2, Jeffrey Brown II,
Southfield
, Woodland Lanes, Painter’s
West Chicago
Nov.
4, Mark Babcock,
Harrison
Twp., Bowl One Lanes, GM Men’s #1
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
Oct.
27, Kenneth Harvey Jr. (812),
Southfield
, Bronco Lanes, Hydra-Matic Mixed
Oct.
29, Brian York (802),
Rochester
, Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
Oct.
30, Brian Sheffield (813),
Oxford
, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
Oct.
31, Jeremy Thomas (804),
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
Nov.
2, Patrick Rawls II (812), Royal Lanes, Jack Fulco’s Sunday Early Risers
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.