By:
Mark Martin
YEAR
IN REVIEW
January
– Jeff Grego of
Waterford
Township
won the Budweiser Michigan Majors tournament at Town and Country Lanes in
Westland
by defeating Nunzio Marino of
Livonia
289-248 in the final match. John Bennett of Clarkston finished third. Defending
champion Jeffrey Austreng of
Waterford
Township
failed in his bid to win the Metro Detroit USBC Association Masters Tournament
at Cloverlanes in
Livonia
by losing two of his first three matches in the double elimination format. The
event was won by Kerry Kreft of
Warren
.
February – Jim Burton of Novi won the MDUSBC Senior
Masters at Mayflower Lanes in
Redford
with a two-game total pins 502-393 victory over Larry Walker of Garden City.
Burton
took home the top prize of $2,000. Defending champion Lee Snow of Wixom got
knocked out early and settled for $200. Randy Warnken of
Clinton
Township
won the Budweiser Michigan Majors tournament Sterling Lanes in
Sterling Heights
by defeating Julie Hall of Richville 268-186. John Nolen of
Waterford
Township
was the top
Oakland
County
finisher in third.
March
– The United States Bowling Congress made two major announcements. The first
was that the USBC would be relocating to
Arlington
,
Tex.
in late 2008 into a building with the Bowling Proprietors Association of
America to create the International Bowling Campus. The second announcement was
later rescinded regarding a major revision to the awards program. Dave Eatmon of
Ferndale
finished second in the National Senior Bowling Association tournament at Plaza
Lanes in
Plymouth
. He was defeated by Bob Michaux Jr. of
Detroit
239-235 in the final match.
April
– Superbowl Lanes in
Canton
completed the final preparations to host the 2008 USBC Women’s Championships.
This marked the first time the national women’s tournament had visited the
Detroit
area since 1953. Over 7,300 teams and 40,000 participants were scheduled to
bowl between the opening on April 10 and the final date of competition on July
6. Jeff Austreng of
Waterford
Township
won the inaugural Michigan State Masters tournament at Royal Scot Lanes in
Lansing
. Austreng beat Mason Brantley of
Detroit
418-391 in the final two-game match to take home the title and the $5,000 first
place check. Mitch Jabczenski of Novi was the runner-up at the Budweiser
Michigan Majors tournament at Plaza Lanes in
Plymouth
losing to Matt Randall of
Brownstown
Township
223-204.
May – Gerald Imhoff of
Beverly Hills
, a 158 average bowler, took home $10,000 in the Pins Over Average Challenge at
Airway Lanes in
Waterford
Township
. He beat Joseph Canzoneri of
Canton
in the final match to claim the big check. The Michigan State USBC tournament
concluded at Oak Lanes and Westland Bowl in
Westland
with many local bowlers faring well.
June – The MDUSBC announced the All-City team
selections and several local bowlers earned nods on the prestigious teams.
Included were Travis Franz of
Waterford
Township
, Marcus Giles III of
Madison Heights
, Jeff Austreng of
Waterford
Township
, Michael Busch of
Waterford
Township
and Erica Ewald of Rochester Hills on the regular teams. James Burton of Novi,
Jerry Owczarski of South Lyon, Jeffrey Smith of Pontiac, Mitch Jabczenski of
Novi and Carol Davis of
Lake
Orion
took home senior honors. Ken Kossick won the National Senior Bowling
Association tournament at Colonial Lanes in
Ann Arbor
with a 227-182 triumph over Larry Walker of Garden City.
July
through December highlights will appear next week.
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BOWLING
ON TV THIS WEEKEND
While
the PBA takes a couple of weeks off there won’t be any live bowling action on
television. The next live PBA telecast will be Sunday, Jan. 11.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
Dec.
8, Nicole Idziak-Owsley, Washington, Luxury Lanes, Luxury Ladies Invitational
Classic
Dec.
13, Anthony Thomas Jr.,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes,
Hartford
Memorial Baptist Mixed
Dec.
16, Jason Battishill,
Waterford
Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
Dec.
17, Alan Baranski, Warren, Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
Dec.
17, Jeffrey Amolsch, Garden City, Country Lanes, Country Keglers
Dec.
18, Jason Delavan,
Macomb
, Fairlanes, Devlieg Men’s
Dec.
18, Gary Hodge, Clarkston, 300 Bowl, Elks 810 Thursday Night Men
Dec.
21, Brian Moreno,
Clinton
Twp., Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
Dec.
23, Thomas Avery, Davisburg, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
Dec.
23, Vincent Imbier,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Shootout
Dec.
23, Billy Neal Sr.,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Tuesday Mixed Foursome
Dec.
23, Robert Peuterbaugh, Rochester Hills, Imperial Lanes, Knights & Guards
Dec.
26, Jason McCallum, Madison Hts., Luxury Lanes, Ferndale Elks #1588 Men’s
Invitational
Dec.
26, Jerome Jaracz,
Clinton
Twp., Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
Dec.
26, Michael Anderson,
Macomb
, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
Dec.
27, Matt Stewart,
Warren
, Fairlanes, Saturday Night Mixers
Dec.
27, Jeff Mraz,
Stow
,
Ohio
, Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers
Dec.
28, Patrick Rawls II,
Southfield
, Royal Lanes, Jack Fulco’s Sunday Early Risers
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
Dec.
15, Robert Papineau (812),
Hazel Park
, Bonanza Lanes, St. Dorothy Men’s
Dec.
16, John Robertson (804),
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Shootout
Dec.
17, Timothy Austin (801), Warren, Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
Dec.
18, Robert Sansoterra (801), Metamora, Five Star Lanes, 5 5 5 League
Dec.
19, Jason McCallum (805), Madison Hts., Luxury Lanes, Ferndale Elks #1588
Men’s Invitational
Dec.
19, Dominic Emmi (805), Macomb, Luxury Lanes, Ferndale Elks #1588 Men’s
Invitational
Dec.
19, Paul Koehler (822),
Roseville
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
Dec.
19, Jeffrey Kendall (800),
Clawson
, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
Dec.
21, Michael Mahrle (809),
Warren
, Fairlanes, Saturday Night Pinjammers
Dec.
21, David Laskey (828),
Warren
, Fairlanes, Saturday Night Pinjammers
Dec.
22, Kimberly Maddy (827),
Utica
, Luxury Lanes, Luxury Ladies Invitational Classic
Dec.
26, Jerome Jaracz (806),
Clinton
Twp., Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
Dec.
27, Jason Lewis (808),
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers
Dec.
29, Jason Townsend (804), Waterford Twp., Airway Lanes, Pop’s Comets
Dec.
29, Terrance Bell (836), Pontiac, Airway Lanes, Monday Doubles
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.