May 8, 2009
By: Mark Martin
Tom
Smallwood of
Smallwood
qualified 13th with a six-game total of 1,287. In match play he
remained undefeated by beating Toby Sambueno of Saginaw 417-387, Dale Hofmeister
Jr. of Essexville 465-358, Terrence Syring Jr. of
“Anytime
you can win a title in
Smallwood
beat the best bowlers in the state of
He
also won a paid entry into the 2010 USBC Masters, which will be contested in
Raskey
qualified 18th with 1,265. He remained in the winner’s bracket with
victories over Aaron Koch of
Defending
champion Austreng qualified 17th but was seeded ninth by virtue of
his victory in 2008 with 1,265. He remained in the winner’s bracket with
triumphs over David Carroll of
Chambers
qualified fifth with 1,336. In match play he lost his first match to Terrence
Syring Jr. of
Top
qualifier Waliczek led qualifying by 46 pins with 1,411. He beat Jason Overmyer
of
The
field of 122 bowlers averaged 191.67 during the six games of qualifying. The top
game in qualifying was recorded by Brian Regan with 289. In match play Tom
Smallwood of
The top 32 qualifiers averaged 213.5 during qualifying and 200.1 in match play.
Other Oakland County keglers who cashed were Jason Battishill of Waterford Township for $400, James Fedorka of Madison Heights $250 and Jeff Grego of Waterford Township $200.
The Michigan State USBC Masters Tournament is a USBC certified event operated by the Michigan State USBC Association.
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Ken
Wyatt of
Wyatt
qualified fourth with a nine-game total of 2,175 and had to beat Rick Gregor of
Haines was the top seed for the stepladder finals and settled for $600.
Grego
cashed for $400 and Robert Schulz of
The
next MMBA event will be May 19 at Nortel Lanes in
For more information on the MMBA contact Ken Charrette at (586) 775-2414.
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NATIONAL
SENIOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION
Dan
Mytty of
Mytty
collected the top prize of $1,000 after qualifying fifth and beating Charles
Reynolds of
Vittone qualified 11th, collected the second place prize of $500 and beat Jack Logan of Plainwell 245-201, Tony Stipcak of Redford 215-192, Robert Michaux Jr. of Detroit 257-185 and Perk Fairris of Flint 236-195 en route to the title match.
Local
bowlers who cashed were Ed Austreng of
The
next NSBA tournament will be May 9 at Skore Lanes in
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BOWLING
ON TV
The
PBA King of Bowling series will continue next Wednesday, May 13 at 9 p.m. with
week three of the action on ESPN2. In the last action Wes Mallott retained his
“King” title by defeating Walter Ray Williams Jr. 300-238. The “King”
will face the winner of the match between
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HONOR SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
April 16, John Kazimierczuk, Clarkston, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
April
21, Timothy Hooks,
April 21, Brandon Holcomb, Rochester Hills, Sunnybrook Lanes, Corpus Christi
April 22, Jeffrey Johnson, Washington, Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
April
23, Jeffrey Kendall,
April
23, Richard Rathburn Jr.,
April
23, Tony Seltz,
April
24, Horace Swift Jr.,
April
25, Patrick Brady, Auburn Hills, Westgate Bowl,
April
25, Mark Brown,
April
26, Michael Davis, Clarkston,
April
28, Chuck Haus,
April
28, Ed Austreng,
April
29, John Anderson,
April
29, James Venus,
April
30, Larry Martinez,
April
30, Marcus Giles III, Madison Hts., Plaza Lanes, Original
April
30, William Sarver,
May 1, Thomas Murphy, Pleasant Ridge, Luxury Lanes, Ferndale Elks #1588 Men’s Invitational
May
2, Daniel Thornton,
May 3, Allen Bordui Jr., Hazel Park Bowl, Royal Lanes, Jack Fulco’s Sunday Early Risers
800
Series
April 16, John Kazimierczuk (813), Clarkston, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
April
21, Andrew Featherstone (801),
April
24, Allen Bordui Jr. (802),
April
24, Corey Olsen (825),
April
28,
April 28, Corey Miller (801), Grand Blanc, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Shootout
May
2, Daniel Thornton (804),
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.