June 19, 2009

 

By: Mark Martin

 

MMBA DOUBLES

 

Nunzio Marino of Livonia and George Gohagan of Dayton , Ohio successfully defended their Budweiser Michigan Majors Bowling Association Doubles title with a 257-194 triumph over Craig Nidiffer of Trenton and Michael Norris Jr. of Livonia at Lodge Lanes in Belleville .

 

The Marino-Gohagan duo split $1,800 for their victory after securing the top seed for the stepladder finals with three game sets of 753 and 757 in the semi-final qualifying round.

 

The Nidiffer-Norris Jr. team settled for $1,000 after qualifying fourth and beating Kurt Pilon of Warren and Kerry Kreft of Warren 222-218 and Terry Haines of Whitmore Lake and Jeff Roche of Dearborn 264-219.

 

The Kreft-Pilon duo began the stepladder finals with a 263-249 win over Ken Wyatt of Sterling Heights and Eddie Grace of Howell.

 

Haines-Roche cashed for $900, Kreft-Pilon $800 and Wyatt-Grace for $700.

 

Local cashers included Jeff Grego of Waterford Township who teamed up with Art Brown of Lansing to split $500 and Lee Snow of Wixom and Ryan Wilson of Garden City who earned $300.

 

The next MMBA event will be June 27 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park . For more information contact Ken Charrette at (586) 775-2414.

 

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HONOR SCORES

300 Games

Date, Name, Hometown, Center, League

May 28, Darren McInnes, Commerce Twp., Wonderland Lanes, 7:30 Thursday Trio

June 1, Emmanuel Madden, Pontiac , 300 Bowl, 300 Summer Doubles

June 1, Michael Evans, Rochester Hills, 300 Bowl, 300 Summer Doubles

June 3, John Robertson, Waterford Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Wednesday Trio Shootout

June 8, Reginald Moreland, Detroit , Hazel Park Bowl, 2009 Summer Double Trouble

June 9, Charles McLeod, Westland , Airway Lanes, Tuesday Sweeper

June 10, Shane Ferris, Lake Orion , Five Star Lanes, Summer Trio Sweeper

June 11, Darren McInnes, Commerce Twp., Wonderland Lanes, Spring Trio A

June 16, Edward Holsey, Ferndale , Mayflower Lanes, Super Mixed Trio

 

 

800 Series

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

June 1, Nicholas Kulhanek (833), Belleville , Airway Lanes, Tuesday Sweeper

June 9, Trey Raynes (811), Wayne, Airway Lanes, Tuesday Sweeper

June 15, Matthew Coleman (819), Auburn Hills, 300 Bowl, 300 Summer 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.