By:
Mark Martin
MICHIGAN
STATE
USBC WBA STANDINGS
The
Michigan State Women’s Tournament is winding down in
Flint
at Colonial Lanes and Richfield Bowl with several local teams and bowlers
residing in the top 10.
There
are three divisions in each event based on average with Division 1 being 170 and
over; Division 2 averages 140 to 169; and Division 3 is 139 average and under.
In
Division 1 team event the Ladies Nite Out 2 team is in second place with a
handicap total of 3,663. Members of the team are Debbie Busch, Nichole Busch and
Michelle Busch of
Waterford
Township
; Connie Pace of Clarkston and Kathy Gee. Other teams in the top 10 with local
ties are Julie’s Barber Studio in third place with Diane Maluzhinsky of Troy;
Patti Bryans of Warren; Maura Mittelstadt, Karen Wehba and Susan Lauderbach of
Clinton Township. Fantastic’s Bowling Club IV in fourth place with Rosalind
Denard and Tanya Colvin of Southfield; Ashley Denard of Warren; and Karen
Whitmore and Eboni Ackles of Detroit. In sixth place is the Larke Wood Floor
Service #3 team with Kathleen Dowdy of Royal Oak; Ellen Miriani of Waterford
Township; Mary Lewis of Macomb; and Theresa Neiman and Susan Elliott of Warren.
The
Fab Five team paces the Division 2 team event with 3,685. Nicole Newman and
Deborah Newman of
White
Lake
; Heather Johnson of
Waterford
Township
; Debra Rohde of Wixom and Cindy Poisson of
West Bloomfield
were members of the team. Ladies Nite Out 3 holds down the fifth spot with team
members Kelly King, Robin Morgan and Carrie Lomax of Waterford Township;
Marilynn Dalton of White Lake and Frances Klobnock of Sterling Heights. The
Unpredictables team sits in sixth position and includes Ellen Schumborg of
Clawson, Sheryl Apple of Roseville, Brandi Stipp of Inkster and Karen Binder and
Helen Ballentine of Warren.
In
Division 3 team event the Diedrich Painting team with Beth Diedrich, Angela
Sundria and Erica Chastain of Highland; and Laura Grodzicki and Stacy Helzer of
Waterford Township residing in fourth place with 3,585. In seventh place is the
Map, Inc. team with Jennie Kaufman, Marilyn Chambless and Ruth Frankel of
Commerce Township; Jan Gracely of Highland; and Crystal France of Holly.
Nichole
Busch and Michelle Busch of
Waterford
Township
are in second place in Division 1 Doubles with 1,579. Others in the top 10 are
Crystal Brown and Yolanda Ali-Brown of Inkster (third); Ashley Denard of Warren
and Karen Whitmore of Detroit (fifth); Mardi Swiss of Shelby Township and
Heather Avery of Metamora (sixth); and Christine Bator of Warren and Felicia
Goll of St. Clair Shores (ninth).
In
Division 2 Doubles Laura Namet of
Farmington
and Judy Nutter of
Redford
are third with 1,578.
Megan
Verbeke and Deanna Baker of
Waterford
Township
hold down 10th place in Division 3 Doubles with 1,516.
Division
1 Singles shows Jodi Witchelhouse of Brownstown Township in second place with
873, Kari Pearcy of Chesterfield Township third, Crystal Brown of Inkster sixth
and Robin Geary-Ross in ninth.
India
Scott-Coletta of Sterling Heights leads Division 2 Singles with 863, followed by
Roxanne Tances of Harrison Township in second, Olivia Wanks of Redford in fifth,
Karla Harrington of Oak Park sixth, Pamela Caldwell of Romulus seventh and Gina
Sweet of Shelby Township eighth.
Janet
Williams of
Royal Oak
paced Division 3 Singles with 831.
Susan
Elliott of
Warren
resides in third place in Division 1 All-Events with 2,361. Others in the top
ten are Debra Fader of
Chesterfield
Township
(fourth), Kari Pearcy of
Chesterfield
Township
(seventh) and JoAnne Manthey of
Westland
(10th).
In
Division 2 All-Events Roxanne Tances of
Harrison
Township
is the leader with 2,451. Nichole Busch of
Waterford
Township
is third, Karla Harrington of
Oak Park
fifth and Crystal Niedermeyer of
Plymouth
seventh.
Megan
Verbeke of
Waterford
Township
is in ninth place in Division 3 All-Events with 2,332 closely followed by
Rachael Nelder of
Oxford
.
Nancy
Dietrich of
Clinton
Township
has bowled the lone 300 game in the tournament.
The
tournament ends May 16. The 2011 tournament will be held in
Westland
.
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BOWLING
ON TV THIS WEEKEND
The
PBA Women’s Series Showdown will be telecast at 1 p.m. on Sunday on ESPN from
the International Training and
Research
Center
at USBC Headquarters in
Arlington
,
Tex.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
April
1, Brent Howard,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
April
2, Daniel Fitzgerald,
Troy
, Fairlanes, St. Cletus Men’s
April
3, Mason Brantley,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
April
3, Alan Pittman, Clarkston, 300 Bowl, Offnighters
April
6, Richard Rathburn Jr.,
Roseville
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
April
6, Allen Bordui Jr.,
Hazel Park
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
April
7, Richard Bolotta,
Rochester
, Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
April
7, Gregory Cole Sr.,
Southfield
, Thunderbowl Lanes, Semi-Seniors Invitational
April
7, Matthew Coleman, Auburn Hills, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
April
7, Michael Legault,
Macomb
, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
April
8, Todd Trudell, Rochester Hills, Airway Lanes, Thursday Men
April
8, Brian Lee,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Elks 810 Thursday Night Men
April
9, William Hand Sr.,
Farmington Hills
, Mayflower Lanes, Mayflower Friday Seniors
April
10, Jeremy Thomas,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Saturday Nite Elite Mixed
April
10, Steven Mitchell,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Saturday Nite Elite Mixed
April
10, Randall Smith, Shelby Twp., Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers
April
10, Mason Brantley,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
April
10, Mason Brantley,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
April
11, Brian Moreno,
Clinton
Twp., Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
April
11, Mark Milasinovich Jr.,
Clinton
Twp.,
Hazel Park
Bowl,
Hamtramck
Singles Classic
April
11, Don Wood,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, FOE District 10 Travel
April
11, Ward Walton, Wixom, Oxford Lanes, Queen’s Mixed
April
12, Darryl White,
Southfield
, Ford Lanes, Ford Scientific Research
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
April
6, Allen Bordui Jr. (813),
Hazel Park
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
April
7, Scott McClue (814),
Berkley
,
Taylor
Lanes,
Edison
8750
April
9, Duane Henderson (826),
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
April
9, Kevin Whitty (805),
Oak Park
, Regal Lanes, Father Kramer K of C
April
10, Jeremy Thomas (837),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
April
10, Mason Brantley (880),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
April
10, Steven Mitchell (801),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Saturday Nite Elite Mixed
Mark
Martin writes a weekly bowling column for The 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.