April 2, 2010
By: Mark Martin
Ron
Jonas of
Jonas
qualified 18th with a six-game total of 1,403. In match play he
remained undefeated with wins over Doug Evans of
Jonas averaged 236.5 for the entire tournament. He also wins a paid entry into the 2010 USBC Senior Masters.
“I’m
ecstatic with this win,” said the 52-year-old Jonas who bowls in
“Since turning 50 I’ve began bowling in PBA Senior Regionals.”, he said.
Eiermann
qualified fourth with 1,456. He beat Mike Braun of Fowler 484-483, Stephen
Leonard of Woodhaven 454-438, Rick Capaldi of
Cianciolo
qualified eighth with 1,425. He remained in the winner’s bracket with
victories over David Smith of Woodhaven 536-407, defending champion Mitch
Jabczenski of
Kossick
qualified 32nd with 1,359. In match play he beat Steve Fulton of
Top
qualifier Fulton led qualifying by three pins with 1,511 with his top game of
278. He finished seventh after losing his first match to Kossick 471-463 before
running off four wins over Paul Kwiecien of Lansing 513-456, Mike Beller of
Brighton 506-415, Edward Mintz of Novi 467-419 and Rick Capaldi of
Joe
Fitzsimmons of
Other local bowlers who cashed were Mitchell Jabczenski Sr. for $300, David Silverman of Farmington Hills $175, Ed Austreng of Waterford Township $150 and Dan Mayer of Waterford Township $150.
The field of 113 bowlers averaged 216.3 during the six games of qualifying.
The top 32 qualifiers averaged 234.6 during qualifying and 224.5 in match play.
The Michigan State USBC Senior Masters Tournament is a USBC certified event operated by the Michigan State USBC Association.
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BUDWEISER
Mark
Milasinovich of
Milasinovich
qualified 15th and beat Jordan Born of
In the championship match against Danner, Milasinovich won the first two games in the best three out of five 234-225 and 258-236 before Danner beat him 229-215. Milasinovich closed out the match with a convincing 236-185 win.
“This is just awesome,” said Milasinovich. “It is an honor to have my name banner hanging with all the great bowlers that have won this tournament.”
Danner
was the top qualifier with a six-game total of 1,574, which included two perfect
300 games. In match play he beat Terry Haines of
“I just have to figure a way to close it out, hopefully next year.” Danner said, after finishing second for the second year in a row.
Milasinovich took home the top prize of $1,500 and Danner settled for $900.
The
next MMBA event will be April 17 at Plaza Lanes in
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NATIONAL
SENIOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION
Ross
Beers of
Beers
qualified sixth, and then proceeded to beat Robert Michaux Jr. of
Thomasma
qualified 20th and won matches against Steve Scherle of
Beers received the top prize of $1,000, while Thomasma settled for $500.
Local
seniors doing well were Dan Mayer of
The
next NSBA tournament will be April 10 at Westland Bowl in
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HONOR SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
March
20, James Johnson III,
March
24, Douglas Travis,
March
24, Darryl Tuppins,
March
24, Allen Moore, Clarkston, Collier Lanes,
March
25, Daniel Yoder,
March
25, Frederick Donaldson,
March 25, Dennis Monaghan, Commerce Twp., Ford Lanes, Men’s Comedy Central
March
25, Dennis Allen,
March 25, Corey Miller, Grand Blanc, 300 Bowl, Thursday 3 Man Major
March
25, Erik Steele,
March
25, Jeffrey Roche,
March
25, Randall Smith, Shelby Twp., Novi Bowl,
March
25, Joseph Stolnicki,
March
26, Allen Bordui Jr.,
March
26, Vince Schulte,
March
26,
March
26, Jason Neiman,
March
26, Darin Flores, Novi,
March
28, Brandon Tis,
March 30, Thomas Konczalski, Shelby Twp., Bowl One Lanes, GM Men’s #1
March
30, Joshua Jostock, Rochester Hills, North Hill Lanes,
March
30, Gerald Ferrier,
800
Series
March
22, Matthew Heichel (802), Orion, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
March 24, John Kohler (800), Commerce Twp., Plaza Lanes, Great 8 Invitational
March
25, John Merritt (803),
March 25, Thomas Bilski Jr. (800), Auburn Hills, Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
March
26, Vince Schulte (815),
March
30, Gerald Ferrier (811),
March
23, William Kandilian III (835),
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.