By:
Mark Martin
BUDWEISER
MICHIGAN
MAJORS
Craig
Nidiffer of
Trenton
won his first Budweiser Michigan Majors title with a 219-199 over newly elected
Hall of Famer Chris Marshall of
Lansing
at Royal Scot Lanes in
Lansing
.
Nidiffer
qualified second for the stepladder finals and advanced to the championship
match with a 212-193 triumph over Rory Kalanquin of Davison. Nidiffer took home
the top prize of $1,000.
“This
just feels great,” said Nidiffer. “I wanted to win a Michigan Majors title
so bad.”
Marshall
was the top seed for the stepladder finals after leading the second place
Nidiffer by 116 pins on a tough lane condition.
Marshall
averaged 231 in qualifying but fell short in the finals and settled
for $600.
Kalanquin
began the stepladder finals with a 190-174 win over Mitch Jabczenski of
Novi
and a 200-189 triumph over Bob Chamberlain Jr. of Holly.
Kalanquin
cashed for $500, Chamberlain $400 and Jabczenski $300.
The
only other local casher was Jeff Grego of
Waterford
Township
for $230.
The
next MMBA tournament will be Oct. 17 at Bay Lanes in
Bay City
. For more information on the MMBA contact Ken Charrette at (56) 775-2414.
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NATIONAL
SENIOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION
Dave
Tulak of
Taylor
won the National Senior Bowling Association tournament at Oak Lanes in
Westland
with a 259-174 victory over Larry Franz of
Redford
.
Tulak
qualified seventh and proceeded to beat Steve Sears of
Michigan
Center
184-152, Dick Selgo of
Archbold
,
Ohio
228-212 and Tim Magyar of
Redford
237-191 en route to the final match. Tulak took home the top prize check of
$1,000.
Franz
qualified fifth. On his way to the championship match he beat John Ciantar of
Monroe 206-178, Rich Schultz of
Warren
238-177 and Larry Walker of Garden City 206-203. He settled for $500.
Walker
was the top qualifier and Schultz recorded the top game of 300.
Local
seniors who cashed were Jerry Owczarski of South Lyon for $150, Jim Burton of
Novi $150, Mike McCleskey of
Southfield
$100, Phil Horowitz of West Bloomfield $100 and Ken Kossick of
Commerce
Township
$100.
The
next NSBA tournament will be Oct. 10 at Sterling Lanes in
Sterling Heights
. For more information contact Phil Horowitz at (248) 489-1333, e-mail prh300@aol.com
or visit www.nationalseniorbowling.com.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
Sept.
8, Lenard Jackson I,
Oak Park
, Royal Lanes, Post Office Nite
Sept.
11, Michael Litz, Clarkston, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic
Sept.
15, Shannon Rowe,
Detroit
, Hartfield Lanes, Inner City Fellowship
Sept.
16, Scott Hansen, Madison Hts., Imperial Lanes, Knights & Guards
Sept.
16, Larry Wagner Jr.,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
Sept.
19, Michael Decker,
Wolverine
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, High Rollers
Sept.
21, Marvin Slappy,
Hazel Park
, Fairlanes, Our Lady of Fatima Men’s
Sept.
23, Mike Stefanski, Warren, Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, 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.