March 13, 2009

By: Mark Martin

MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENTS

The Michigan State USBC Women’s Tournament has completed five of 14 weeks and the Michigan State USBC Open Tournament is just over half way finished with eight weeks in the books of 16.

The women’s tournament is being contested in Bay City and Monitor Lanes and Eastland Bowling Center while the open tournament is in Lansing at Pro Bowl West and Royal Scot.

Local teams cracking the top 10 in the women’s tournament include the Edward C Levy Co. team of Madison Heights currently in sixth place in handicap team event with 3,485.

Cheryl Buchan of Commerce Township is sitting in third place in handicap singles with 792 and ninth place in handicap all-events with 2,209.

In the open tournament the Club Louie team is in first place in the Division 2 Handicap Team Event with 3,593. The team includes Richard Parry of Troy , Michael Parry of Sterling Heights , David Moore of Oxford , Ted Jones of Clinton Township and Larry Huffman Jr. of Troy .

The Bill & Sons team with William Neiman, Justin Neiman, Jason Neiman and Jonathan Kennedy of Warren and Christopher Patterson of Macomb pace the Division 1 Handicap Team event with 3,693.

Eric Hartley of White Lake and Vincent Frattini of Commerce Township are in sixth place in Division 1 Handicap Doubles with 1,462.

Ray Partlo of Oxford is in eighth place in Division 1 Handicap All Events with 2,224 just ahead of Travis Franz, who is in ninth place with 2,211.

In the optional Actual All Events William Kitson of Troy resides in 10^th place with 2,075.

The women’s tournament concludes on May 17 and the open tournament on April 26.

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BOWLING ON TV THIS WEEKEND

The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour takes a one-week break and will return on Sunday, March 22 on ESPN at 1 p.m. with the Go RVing Match Play Championship from Norwich , Conn.

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HONOR SCORES

300 Games

Date, Name, Hometown, Center, League

Feb. 24, Roland Franklin, Southfield , Cloverlanes, Nite Train Express Mixed

Feb. 27, Lawrence Mathies III, Detroit , Plum Hollow Lanes, Friday Nite Out

March 3, Michael Collier, Oxford , Collier Lanes, Oxford Merchants

March 3, Tim Radtke, Troy , Bowl One Lanes, GM Men’s #1

March 3, Warren Waller, Oak Park , Thunderbowl Lanes, Thunderbowl All Star Classic

March 4, Earl Frederick Jr., Beaverton , Airway Lanes, Wednesday Eagle League

March 4, Dwayne Anderson, Southfield , Royal Lanes, Local 1264

March 4, Pamela Jones, Livonia , Country Lanes, Wednesday Nite Ladies

March 4, Gregory Lewis, Warren, Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic

March 4, John Dannenberg, Walled Lake , Wonderland Lanes, Excello Mixed

March 5, George Dierickx, Rochester Hills, Classic Lanes, Thursday Night Men

March 6, Kevin McLean, Farmington Hills , Ford Lanes, Friday Five

March 6, Willie Price Jr., Pontiac, Fiero Lanes, Friday Nite High Liters

March 6, Brian Centers , Waterford Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North, Skirts & Shirts

March 6, Scott Jones, Livonia , Country Lanes, Greenfield Mixed

March 7, Mark Milasinovich Jr., Oxford , Imperial Lanes, Saturday Night Misfits

March 10, Timothy Nunn, Flint , 300 Bowl, Tuesday Shootout

800 Series

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

Feb. 25, Mark Roden (801), Waterford Twp., Century Bowl, Barhoppers

March 6, Larry Collins (823), Oak Park , Thunderbowl Lanes, Postal Mixed Trio

March 6, Michael McCurry (806), Clawson , Five Star Lanes, Tri County Men’s

March 6, Willie Price Jr. (836), Pontiac, Fiero Lanes, Friday Nite High Liters

March 7, Randy Malinchak (813), Macomb , 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.