By:
Mark Martin
METRO
DETROIT
USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
The
Metro Detroit USBC Association (MDUSBC) Women’s Championship has concluded at
Cherry Hill Lanes in
Dearborn Heights
.
The
HSC / Vise I team, captained by Kristy King of
Sterling Heights
, prevailed in the actual team standings with a score of 3,352. Others on the
team were Jennifer Churchill of Windsor, Kimberly Sisk of Brownstown, Sarah
Hillier of Davison and Michelle Ewald of
Clinton
Township
.
Pacing
the Division I handicap team was Second Time Around, captained by Debra
Dickerson of
Detroit
. Their score was 3,697 which include 523 pins in handicap. The rest of the team
consisted of Lauren Roberts of
Warren
, Carol Glinn of
St. Clair Shores
, Carol Roberts of
Ferndale
and Felicia Dickerson of
Detroit
.
Beer
Babes with captain Erin Carter of
Dearborn Heights
took the Division II handicap team with 3,598 including 826 pins in handicap.
Carter was joined by Kelly Epling of Brownstown, Susan Haener of
Southgate
, Heather Neuman of Brownstown and Heather Atkinson of
Taylor
.
In
Division III team handicap the Brew Crew took honors with 3,641 with 1,152 in
handicap. Joining team captain Helen Ullman of Warren were Lisa Roelfs of
Commerce Township, Debra Ullman of Royal Oak, Laura Tamachaski of Clawson and
Beatrice Phillips of Leonard.
In
doubles competition Ricki Schneider of
Detroit
and Breena Schneider of
Detroit
teamed up to take the actual doubles with 1,484.
Jennifer
Burke of
Ferndale
and Brook Grzadzinski of New Baltimore won the Division I handicap doubles with
1,618. Topping the Division II handicap doubles was
Nancy
Nowak of
Westland
and Nancy Austin of
St. Clair Shores
with 1,504. Nina Frankowski of
St. Clair Shores
and Joanna Beach-Bordui of
St. Clair Shores
were tops in Division III handicap doubles with 1,537.
Shameta
Strong-Glenn of
Redford
topped the actual singles with 726.
Strong-Glenn
tied Karen Whitmore of
Detroit
with 804 for the Division I handicap singles. Shelly Gordon of
Dearborn
with 829 and Colleen Goralski of
Warren
with 800 topped the Division II and Division III handicap singles respectively.
Suzanne
Hyvonen of
St. Clair Shores
paced the Senior Handicap All-Events with a score of 2,221.
In
Division I All-Events Carolyn Wilson of
Roseville
won the actual with 2,095 and handicap with 2,353.
Yolanda
McGrier of
Detroit
was tops in Division II with 1,820 actual and 2,360 handicap tallies.
Mary
Jones of
Southgate
with 1,519 paced the Division II actual and Dana Lipsett of
Roseville
the handicap with 2,282.
The
finals of the Senior Queens will be contest Saturday at Cherry Hill Lanes. The
top 12 eligible seniors will by vying for the crown. The finalists are Debra
Dickerson of
Detroit
, Rebecca Duffey of Brownstown, Suzanne Hyvonen of
St. Clair Shores
, Susan Labiak of
Utica
, Gwendolyn Finley of
Detroit
, Carol Roberts of
Ferndale
, Jeanesta Fossett of
Livonia
, Leona Obuchowski of
Ferndale
, Vera Johnson of
Detroit
, Valorie Dunlap of Rochester Hills, Patti Bryans of
Warren
and Crystal Trombley of
St. Clair Shores
.
Prize
checks will be issued in the next two weeks.
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BOWLING
ON TV THIS WEEKEND
The
PBA Women’s Series Showdown presented by the USBC will be telecast on Sunday
on ESPN2 beginning at 1 p.m. from the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla.
The six competitors are Michelle Feldman of
Auburn
,
N.Y.
; Stefanie Nation of
Arlington
,
Tex.
; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of
Keller
,
Tex.
; Jodi Woessner of
Oregon
,
Ohio
; Wendy MacPherson of
Henderson
,
Nev.
; and Missy Bellinder of Fullerton, Calif. They will be competing for a $25,000
first prize.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
March
24, Ted Wright,
Rochester
, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
March
25, John Staricha,
Highland
, Mayflower Lanes, Senior Men’s Classic
March
25, Larry Gamble,
Oak Park
, Thunderbowl Lanes, Semi Seniors Invitational
March
25, Tyrone Douglas,
Southfield
, Thunderbowl Lanes, Semi Seniors Invitational
March
26, Keith Harvard,
Southfield
, Royal Lanes, Royal Guys & Dolls
March
28, James Rice IV,
Southfield
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
March
31, Chris Dupre,
Royal Oak
, Regal Lanes, Tuesday Night Junior House
April
1, Richard Lapanowski, Rochester Hills, Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
April
1, Richard Hogue, Lapeer, Collier Lanes, Mid Week Five Men’s
April
1, Kevin Scott,
Ferndale
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Satellite Mixed
April
2, Jamal Ksar,
Troy
, Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
April
2, Steve Weintraub,
Highland
, Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
April
2, Michael Atkins,
Pontiac
, 300 Bowl, 300 Senior Classic Trio
April
2, Jeff Corriveau,
White
Lake
, 300 Bowl, Elks 810 Thursday Night Men
April
2, Richard Spencer, Deckerville, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
April
2, William George, Davisburg, Century Bowl, Thursday Men’s House
April
2, Chris Gagnon,
Novi
, Plaza Lanes, Westside Lutheran League
April
3, David Ciavaglia,
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
April
4, Glenn White,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
April
5, Marshall Lyons,
Detroit
, Hartfield Lanes, Sunday’s Best
April
5, Dana Beasley,
Clinton
Twp., Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
April
6, Brian Cohen,
Novi
, Drakeshire Lanes, MLZG/JWV
April
6, Antonio Sturdivant,
Pontiac
, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Community Mixed
April
6, Steven McGartland, Clarkston, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Dixie
All Stars
April
7, Brandon Thompkins,
Detroit
, Airway Lanes, Tuesday Sweeper
April
7, Ronnie Sparks Jr.,
Inkster
, Airway Lanes, Tuesday Sweeper
April
7, Brian O’Rourke,
West Bloomfield
, Wonderland Lanes, Tuesday Night Men’s
April
7, Edward DeGraaf, Warren, Thunderbird Lanes, Tuesday Night Mixed Trio + 1
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
March
27, Kerry Kreft (802),
Warren
, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
March
28, Mark Brown (811), Plum Hollow Lanes,
Hartford
Memorial Baptist Mixed
March
29, Harry McCabe (805),
Ferndale
, Bowl One Lanes, Sunday Racers
April
1, Richard Hogue (811), Lapeer, Collier Lanes, Mid Week Five Men’s
April
3, James Debbs (824), Rochester Hills,
Shelby
Lanes, Friday Kings & Queens
April
4, Darrell Felton Jr. (801),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Strike Force Saturday Youth
April
5, Jeremy Altizer (818), Madison Hts., Bowl One Lanes, MDUSBC Open Championships
April
6, Anthony Caruso (805),
Royal Oak
, Universal Lanes, Monday Night Men’s
April
6, Jeffrey Johnson (811), Madison Hts., Fairlanes, Our Lady of Fatima Men’s
April
7, Ronnie Sparks Jr. (834),
Inkster
, Airway Lanes, Tuesday Sweeper
April
7, Stacey Mercer (803),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
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.