May 2, 2008
By: Mark Martin
PINS
OVER AVERAGE CHALLENGE
One
hundred forty league bowlers will gather at Airway Lanes in
The
Metro Detroit USBC Association, Western Wayne County USBC Association and the
Bowling Centers Association of Southeastern Michigan have teamed up in a program
to bring excitement to USBC certified league bowling.
The
bowlers qualified from their respective league by bowling the most pins over
average in a single series during the qualifying period from mid-October 2007
through the end of February 2008. Bowlers only had to pay a one-time fee of $10
to be eligible to participate.
All
competition will be based on the bowler’s highest current average. All
contestants will bowl three games with the top half, based on pins over average,
advancing to the second round.
In
the second round bowlers will bowl one game and the top 10 bowlers with their
four-game pins over average will advance to the semi-finals.
In
the semi-finals one more game will be bowled and the top four will advance,
based on their five-game pins over average total, to the stepladder finals.
In
the stepladder finals the fourth seeded player will bowl against the third seed
with the winner, based on pins over average, facing the second seed. The winner
of that match will face the top seed for the championship.
Top
prize in the competition is $10,000, second place $5,000, third $2,500 and
fourth $1,000.
The
action starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday and should conclude about 4 p.m.
Why
not come out and watch the competition? Someone will win $10,000. There is no
charge for spectators.
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HONOR SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
April
14, Otis Smith,
April 14, Marc Dybowski, Rochester Hills, Sunnybrook Lanes, San Marino Men’s
April
17, Allen Bordui Jr.,
April 18, Eric Christensen, Wixom, Wonderland Lanes, Youth Trio
April
22, Jeffrey Eisenberg,
April
24, John Robertson,
April
25, Paul Koehler,
April
26, John Nolen,
April
27, Michael Coklow,
April 28, Robert VanGordon, Holly, Century Bowl, Century Skirts and Shirts
April
28, Curtis Halama,
April
29, David Gulda,
April
29, Michael Dennis,
April
29, Charles Richardson Jr.,
800
Series
April
17, Allen Bordui Jr. (802),
April 22, Scot Woodward (817), Auburn Hills, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Shootout
April 24, William George (800), Davisburg, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
April
26, Allen Bordui Jr. (805),
April
27, Allen Bordui Jr. (834),
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.