By:
Mark Martin
MICHIGAN
STATE
SENIOR MASTERS
Rick
Vittone of Tecumseh, Ont. won the third annual Michigan State Senior Masters at
M66 Bowl in
Battle Creek
Sunday when he defeated Richard Wayne of
Westland
526-475 in the final two-game total pins match to win the $2,500 first prize
and the title.
Wayne
settled for the second place check of $1,500.
Vittone
qualified fifth with 1,377. His run in the winner’s bracket included wins over
David Hallock of
Grand Rapids
454-426, Ron Burgess of
Plymouth
512-425, Dan Mayer of
Waterford
Township
462-403, Ron Jonas of
South Bend
,
Ind.
528-435 before falling to Richard Wayne of
Westland
502-454. In the loser’s bracket he beat Jonas again 462-417 and avenged the
previous loss to
Wayne
530-455 forcing the final match.
Vittone
averaged 241.1 for the entire tournament. He also wins a paid entry into the
2011 USBC Senior Masters in
Columbus
,
Ohio
.
“I
owe a lot of credit to my wife, Reis.”, said Vittone. “She wanted to come
watch me this weekend and knows my game and can tell when my feet are fast or my
follow through is not what it should be.”
Wayne,
the 2010 Michigan State USBC BA Masters champion, qualified sixth with 1,373. He
remained undefeated with triumphs over Richard Eiermann of Garden City 456-395,
Eugene Bowhall of Brighton 475-464, Joe Krajenke of
Clinton
Township
490-480, Larry Walker of Garden City 462-461 and Vittone 502-454.
Wayne
then fell to Vittone 530-455.
Defending
champion Jonas was seeded ninth per tournament rule and shot 1,302 in
qualifying. He remained in the winner’s bracket with wins over Dave Forfitt of
Windsor
471-430, Ken Wyatt of
Sterling Heights
474-449 and Nick Cipiti of
Clinton
Township
485-396 before falling to Vittone 528-435. In the loser’s bracket he beat Bo
Goergen of Sanford 494-422 and Larry Walker 486-430 before getting knocked out
by Vittone 462-417. He cashed for $750.
Walker
qualified 10th with 1,364. In match play he remained in the
winner’s bracket with victories over Jim Rock of
Kalamazoo
505-389, Doug Spicer of
Canton
5114-428, Brian Fazio of Croswell 466-461 before losing to
Wayne
462-461. In the loser’s bracket he beat Dan Mayer 475-258 when Mayer became
injured and was unable to finish the match. In the next match
Walker
lost to Jonas 486-430 to finish his day. He settled for $600.
Top
qualifier Larry Martinez of
Waterford
Township
led qualifying by 10 pins with 1,439 with his top game of 276. He struggled in
match play losing to Nick Cipiti 415-367 before beating Lewis Agius of
Wyandotte
328-323 and getting knocked out by Doug Spicer 517-344.
Martinez
took home $175 and an additional $100 as high qualifier.
Other
Oakland
County
seniors who cashed were Dan Mayer of
Waterford
Township
for $500, John Bennett of Clarkston $175, David Silverman of
Farmington
Hills $175 and Dan Wagner of
Troy
$120.
Goergen
recorded the top game during qualifying with a 300. Krajenke bowled a perfect
300 game during match play.
The
field of 109 bowlers averaged 205.9 during the six games of qualifying.
The
top 32 qualifiers averaged 223.3 during qualifying and 222.6 in match play.
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BUDWEISER
MICHIGAN
MAJORS
Craig
Nidiffer of
Monroe
won his third Budweiser Michigan Majors title with a best three out of five win
over Randy Warnken of
Clinton
Township
in the Match Game Championship at Parkway Lanes in
Trenton
.
En
route to the championship match Nidiffer defeated Brian Newcomb of
Romulus
, Mike Chism of
Farmington Hills
and Jeff Hicks of Allen Park. Nidiffer took home the top prize of $1,500.
Warnken’s
road to the finals included wins over Mason Brantley of
Detroit
, Troy Stus of South Lyon and Doug Evans of
Gibraltar
. Warnken settled for $800.
Terry
Haines of
Westland
was the top qualifier with a six-game qualifying score of 1,518, an average of
253. He lost his first match and took home $275.
“I
thought it was all over after the third game.”, said champion Nidiffer. “I
made a ball change and it all worked out. This is the greatest thing to happen
to me so far in my career. To win a Major title is the best.”
Oakland
County
cashers were Chism for $375 and Stus for $375.
The
next MMBA event will be April 23 at Plaza Lanes in
Plymouth
.
For
more information contact Ken Charrette at (586) 775-2414.
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NATIONAL SENIOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION
Larry Walker of Garden City won the National Senior
Bowling Association tournament at Bowl One Lanes in
Troy
with an overtime 50-39 rolloff over Ross Beers of
Saginaw
after the two tied at 246.
Walker
qualified second and proceeded to
defeat Keven King of
Sterling Heights
234-207, Dan Mayer of
Waterford
Township
268-225 and Mike Abbey of
Jackson
270-227 on his way to the final match.
Walker
received $1,000 for the win.
Beers qualified fourth. In match play he beat Mike
McCleskey of
Southfield
264-258, Steve Scherle of
Canada
235-233 and Key Wyatt of Sterling Heights 258-237. Beers settled for $500.
McCleskey recorded the top game of the competition
with 299 and the top qualifier was Wyatt.
Local bowlers who cased were Mayer for $150,
McCleskey $115, Mike LaRocca of New Hudson $115, Ken Kossick of
Commerce
Township
$100 and Jerry Owczarski of
South Lyon
$70.
The next NSBA tournament will be April 9 at Westland
Bowl in
Westland
.
For more information on the NSBA contact Phil
Horowitz at (248) 489-1333, e-mail to prh300@aol.com
or visit www.nationalseniorbowling.com.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
March
1, Trapper Halam, Shelby Twp., Astro Lanes, Tuesday Goodtimers
March
1, Nicholas Tubbs, Auburn Hills, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
March
1, Raymond Taunton Jr.,
Hazel Park
, Regal Lanes, Tuesday Night Junior House
March
1, Art Brown,
Lansing
, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
March
2, Anthony Agrusa,
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Ford General
March
3, Yvon Banks,
White
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
March
3, Gary Arenz, Clarkston, Five Star Lanes, 5 5 5 League
March
3, Dale Cheer,
South Lyon
, Wonderland Lanes, St Williams
March
3, Brent Howard,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
March
4, Michael Busch,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Friday 300 Mixed
March
4, James Halanski,
Warren
, Astro Lanes,
Detroit
Architectural
March
4, Kenneth Rogers Jr.,
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
March
4, Mark Taylor,
Oak Park
, Thunderbowl Lanes, Postal Mixed Trio
March
4, Daniel Alsheskie, Wixom, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic Mixed
March
5, Anthony Simpson Jr., Pontiac, Airway Lanes, Thunder Rollers
March
5, Jessica Lemmon,
Allen Park
, Astro Lanes, MDUSBC Women’s Championship
March
6, Michael Sarka,
Macomb
, Astro Lanes, MDUSBC Open Championship
March
6, Kristopher Farley,
Royal Oak
, Five Star Lanes, Five Star Stingers
March
7, Scott Hill, Auburn Hills, Sunnybrook Lanes, San Marino Men’s
March
8, David Beck, Orion, Collier Lanes,
Oxford
Merchants
March
8, Jeffrey Austreng,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
March
8, Kate Featherstone,
Waterford
Twp., Wonderland Lanes, Tuesday Night Men’s
March
8, Ivie Shelton,
Southfield
, Cloverlanes, Tuesday Prime Time
March
8,
Arnold
Luster Jr., Pontiac, Classic Lanes, Untouchables Mixed
March
9, Richard Bolotta, Rochester Hills, Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
March
9, Kennedy Baughman, Madison Hts., Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
March
9, Josh Coklow,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Hanna’s Doubles Tournament
March
9, Duane Henderson,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Hanna’s Doubles Tournament
March
9, Roger Ziemba,
Rochester
, Sunnybrook Lanes, Tri County Men’s
March
9, Charles Branch Jr.,
Southfield
, Thunderbowl Lanes, Semi Seniors Invitational
March
9, Emmanuel Madden,
Pontiac
, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
March
10, Guy Dufresne, Wixom, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
March
10, Delano Voletti,
Lake
Orion
, Cherry Hill Lanes North, Waterford Men’s
March
10, Debbie Frost, Clarkston,
Cherry Hill
Lanes North, The Jets
March
10, Ken Lenz,
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Clawson-Troy Elks Thursday Men
March
11, Terence Haines II,
Westland
, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic Mixed
March
11, Christopher Pappas,
Oxford
, Astro Lanes,
Detroit
Architectural
March
12, Lane Lauer, Ortonville, Pro Bowl West, 2011
Michigan
State
Eagles
March
12, Scott Pace,
Waterford
Twp., Pro Bowl West, 2011
Michigan
State
Eagles
March
12, Richard Brackins,
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Saturday Nite Live Mixed
March
12, Marilyn Horne,
Farmington Hills
, Royal Lanes, Royal Guys & Dolls
March
13, Robert Raymond,
Novi
, Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
March
14, Jerome Cooper II,
Pontiac
, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Community Mixed
March
14, John Bennett, Clarkston, Bowl One Lanes, Gus Ponder’s Senior Classic
March
14, Carl Wagner,
Waterford
Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Dixie
All-Stars
March
15, Scott Burhans, Clarkston, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
March
15, Daniel Kessel,
Farmington Hills
, Merri Bowl Lanes, Big 10 Mixed
March
15, Danny Huntoon Jr., Pontiac, Collier Lanes,
Oxford
Merchants
March
15, Eric Schultz, Northville, Country Lanes, University Men
March
16, Jason Flynn,
South Lyon
, Novi Bowl, Men’s Lutheran League
March
16, James Coursen,
Lake
Orion
, Classic Lanes, Classic Trio
March
16, Matthew Coleman, Auburn Hills, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
March
17, Phillip Hanna,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
March
17, Edward Holsey,
Ferndale
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
March
17, George Juszczyk Jr.,
Dearborn
Hts., Country Lanes,
Detroit
Traveling All-Stars
March
18, Chris Allen,
Roseville
, Astro Lanes,
Detroit
Architectural
March
18, Terrance Bell,
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Westside Merchants
March
18, Michael Busch,
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Westside Merchants
March
21, Steven Sharrard,
Waterford
Twp.,
Cherry Hill
Lanes North, Bucks N Does
March
21, Mark Cebelak, Madison Hts., Novi Bowl,
Novi
Junior House
March
21, Paul Person,
Detroit
, Madison Park Bowl,
Wayne
County
Mixed Foursome
March
21, Kelly Konarski,
Sterling
Hts., Luxury Lanes, Luxury Ladies Invitational League
March
21, Michele Ewald,
Clinton
Twp., Luxury Lanes, Luxury Ladies Invitational League
March
21, Jerry Williams,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Fellowship Mixed
March
21, Joseph Jones IV,
Farmington
, Cloverlanes, TCAC
March
21, Daniel Sullivan,
Highland
,
Cherry Hill
Lanes, Ford Maintenance Local 600
March
22, Tim Radtke,
Troy
, Bowl One Lanes, GM Men’s #1
March
22, Anthony Simpson Jr., Pontiac, Classic Lanes, Untouchables Mixed
March
23, Carrie Cataldo, Walled
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, Ten Spots
March
23, Jack Lawson, Clinton, Novi Bowl, Men’s Lutheran League
March
24, John Peters,
Roseville
, Novi Bowl,
Detroit
Traveling All-Stars
March
24, Steven Hatch, Commerce Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes, Thursday Nite Men’s
Invitational
March
26, Pierre Taylor, Pontiac, Airway Lanes, Thunder Rollers
March
26, Richard Dolph III,
Waterford
Twp.,
Cherry Hill
Lanes North, Saturday Merry Mixers
March
27, Jeffrey Pascoe, Rochester Hills, Five Star Lanes, DiLaura Brothers IQ
Classic
March
27, Steve Pepper,
Farmington Hills
, Drakeshire Lanes, Easy Commuters
March
28, Robert Makowiec,
Troy
, Total Sports Lanes, Total Sports Junior House
March
29, James Kulha,
Highland
, Plaza Lanes, St. Colette Men’s
March
29, Nicholas Tubbs, Auburn Hills, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
March
29, Brandon Shaffer, Sterling Hts.,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
March
29, Tiffani Stout,
Farmington Hills
, Cloverlanes, Tuesday Prime Time
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
March
1, Art Brown (801),
Lansing
, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
March
1, Nicholas Wissinger IV (831),
Clinton
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
March
1, Michael Chism (802),
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes, University Men
March
3, Andrew Featherstone (801),
White
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
March
3, Brent Howard (813),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
March
4, Kenneth Rogers Jr. (804),
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
March
4, Duane Henderson (835),
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
March
4, James Halanski (825),
Warren
, Astro Lanes,
Detroit
Architectural
March
5, Jeffrey Kendall (826),
Clawson
, Striketown Lanes,
Elks
State
Tournament
March
6, Lyle Schaefer (804),
Southfield
, Drakeshire Lanes,
Suburban
Lakes
March
8, Christopher Strang Jr. (802),
Pontiac
, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
March
8, Rodney Morrow (800),
Southfield
, Regal Lanes, Tuesday Night Junior House
March
9, Kennedy Baughman (848), Madison Hts., Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
March
9, Joseph O’Connell (806), Wixom, Plaza Lanes, Great 8 Invitational
March
9, Homer Heard (800),
Southfield
, Plaza Lanes, Great 8 Invitational
March
9, Josh Coklow (810),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Hanna’s Doubles Tournament
March
9, Duane Henderson (826),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Hanna’s Doubles Tournament
March
9, Mark O’Connell (806), South Lyon, Plaza Lanes, Great 8 Invitational
March
9, Jeffrey Austreng (817),
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
March
9, Roger Ziemba (800),
Rochester
, Sunnybrook Lanes, Tri County Men’s
March
11, Kerry Kreft (803),
Warren
, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic Mixed
March
12, Mason Brantley (810),
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
March
12, Verlin Terry (805), Madison Hts., Royal Lanes, Royal Guys & Dolls
March
15, Robert Schulz (811), Auburn Hills, Sunnybrook Lanes, Corpus Christi
March
15, Nicholas Wissinger IV (814),
Clinton
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
March
15, Thomas Mascaro (810),
Milford
, Country Lanes, University Men
March
16, Jeffrey Edwards (815),
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Ford General
March
17, Edwin Austreng (807),
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Senior Classic Trio
March
19, George Schester Jr. (805), Center Line, Fairlanes, Next Round At Margie’s
Mixed
March
20, Kevin Hysell (803), Walled
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, Spring Kick Off Tournament
March
21, Andrew McLarty (802),
Oxford
, Collier Lanes,
Oxford
Merchants
March
22, Lyle Jones (822), Northville, Wonderland Lanes, Tuesday Night Men’s
March
22, Michael Chism (833),
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes, University Men
March
23, Aaron Gray (803),
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
March
24, Brian Thompson (807), Flat Rock, Novi Bowl,
Detroit
Traveling All Stars
March
25, Frederick Donaldson (806),
Oak Park
, Cloverlanes, Renaissance Mixed
March
27, Adam Stoops (805),
Hazel Park
, Fairlanes, Strikes & Spares
March
28, Steve Taylor (812),
Lake
Orion
, Airway Lanes, Pop’s Comets
March
28, Roy Taylor (824),
Flint
, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Dixie
All Stars
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.