June 25, 2010

 

By: Mark Martin

 

ALL-CITY TEAMS

 

The Metro Detroit USBC Association (MDUSBC) has named their All City teams for the 2009-10 season.

 

The teams include men’s and women’s teams based on tournament and league performance from June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010.

 

David Ewald of Macomb and Michelle Ewald of Clinton Township are captains of the men’s and women’s teams respectively. This is the second time that the Ewald siblings have been captains of their respective teams in the same season. The first time it occurred was for the 1998-99 season.

 

David Ewald was named captain of the men’s All-City team. He earned 128 points from his third place finish in the MDUSBC Masters, eighth place in MDUSBC Doubles with Mark Moore, winning the Michigan State Doubles with Nicholas Wissinger, eighth from MDUSBC in Michigan State Singles, second place overall in the Michigan State All-Events and first from MDUSBC in USBC All-Events. He also had three 300 games, one 299 game, three 800 series including a 816 high and a high average of 236. This was his ninth appearance on the team.

 

Rounding out the men’s first team are Nicholas Wissinger IV of Clinton Township (115), Jay Lang of Sterling Heights (111), Mark Moore of Macomb (83) and Kurt Pilon of Warren (83).

 

Wissinger won the Michigan State Doubles with David Ewald, won the Michigan State All-Events, was first from MDUSBC in USBC Singles and third from MDUSBC in USBC All-Events. He also recorded a high average of 233, posted two 300 games and three 800 series including a high of 804. He is making his 11th appearance.

 

Lang won the MDUSBC Doubles with Ryan VanHecke, won the MDUSBC All-Events, third from MDUSBC and third overall in the Michigan State Doubles with Kurt Pilon and first from MDUSBC in USBC Doubles with Mark Moore. He had three 300 games, one 299 game, three 800 series with a 817 high and a high average of 235. This was his fifth all-city nod.

 

Moore is making his eighth appearance on the team. He finished fourth in the MDUSBC Masters, eighth in MDUSBC Doubles with David Ewald, first from MDUSBC in USBC Doubles with Jay Lang and second from MDUSBC in USBC All-Events. He had a high average of 237, two 300 games, one 299 game and three 800 series with a high of 826.

 

Pilon was third from MDUSBC and third overall in the Michigan State Doubles with Jay Lang, first overall in the Michigan State Singles, third from MDUSBC in Michigan State All-Events and fourth from MDUSBC in USBC All-Events. He had one 299 game, high series of 816 and a high average of 230 in making his fourth appearance.

 

MDUSBC Masters Champion Richard Rathburn Jr. of Roseville (79), Jeffrey Austreng of Waterford Township (73), Michigan State Masters Champion Richard Wayne of Westland (72), Terence Haines II of Dearborn Heights (70½) and Craig Nidiffer of Trenton (68) were named to the second team men’s All-City. Newcomers Rathburn, Wayne and Haines join veterans Austreng and Nidiffer.

 

Pacing the women’s All-City team is Michelle Ewald of Clinton Township , who tallied 95 points. She won the MDUSBC Queens, won the MDUSBC Doubles with Melissa Klug, won the MDUSBC Singles and placed second in the MDUSBC All-Events. She recorded one 300 game and five other games over 279, 28 series over 700 with a 782 high and a high average of 212. This is her tenth appearance on the prestigious team.

 

Nicole Aleo of Sterling Heights (93), Nicole Idziak-Owsley of Washington (80), Melissa Klug of Macomb (72½) and Felicia Goll of St. Clair Shores (59) join Michelle Ewald on the women’s first team.

 

Aleo placed second in the MDUSBC Doubles with Kimberly Maddy, won the MDUSBC All-Events, was fourth from MDUSBC in Michigan State Doubles with Nicole Idziak-Owsley, ninth from MDUSBC in Michigan State Singles and won the Michigan State All-Events. She had a high average of 212, recorded one 300 game and two other games over 279 in addition to 12 series over 700 with a high of 775 in earning her second all-city selection.

 

Idziak-Owsley was 11th in the MDUSBC Queens, fourth in MDUSBC Doubles with Karen Martin, fifth in MDUSBC Singles, sixth in MDUSBC All-Events, fourth from MDUSBC in Michigan State Doubles with Nicole Aleo and fourth from MDUSBC in Michigan State Singles. In earning her sixth all-city designation she had a high average of 224, bowled one 300 game and five other games over 279 and 21 series over 700 with 776 as the high.

 

Klug placed 13th in the MDUSBC Queens, won the MDUSBC Doubles with Michelle Ewald, tied for eighth from MDUSBC in Michigan State Doubles with Sandra Schultz and was first from MDUSBC in USBC Doubles with Carol Gianotti. Her high average of 218 was complemented with two 297 games and four others over 279 and 12 series over 700 with 788 as the high. This is her second all-city honor.

 

Goll, making her first appearance on the team, finished sixth in the MDUSBC Queens, was third in MDUSBC Doubles with Melissa Lynch, third in MDUSBC Singles, third in MDUSBC All-Events and second from MDUSBC and third overall in the Michigan State Doubles with Christine Bator. Her high average was 209, had one 290 game and a high series of 728.

 

Jennifer Heyman of Macomb (51), Christine Bator of Warren (49½), Kelli Williams of Taylor (46), Kara Ryan of Brooklyn (45½) and Michelle Sterbenz of Brownstown Township (36½) round out the second team women’s All-City. Heyman is making her third appearance, Bator her second and the others getting their inaugural nod.

 

Points are tabulated on performance in the local, state and national tournaments; honor scores and league averages.

 

Next week will be the men’s and women’s senior All-City teams.

 

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HONOR SCORES

300 Games

Date, Name, Hometown, Center, League

June 2, Scott Bilkovsky, Waterford Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Wednesday Trio Shootout

June 3, Mark Carey, Farmington , Wonderland Lanes, Spring Trio A

June 9, John Robertson, Waterford Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Wednesday Trio Shootout

June 9, John Markland, Waterford Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Wednesday Trio Shootout

June 11, Edward Grear, Hazel Park , Royal Lanes, Royal Friday Singles

June 15, Brian O’Neal, Clawson , Sunnybrook Lanes, Sunnybrook Tuesday Trio

June 17, Jeffrey Manganello, Commerce Twp., Wonderland Lanes, Thursday Trio B

 

 

800 Series

Date, Name (Score), Hometown, Center, League

June 9, John Robertson (802), Waterford Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Wednesday Trio Shootout

 

 

 

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.