By:
Mark Martin
SECOND
HALF OF 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
July
– Matt Randall of
Allen Park
beat Jeff Edwards of
Sterling Heights
at Five Star Lanes in
Sterling Heights
to win the monthly MMBA event. Dave Eatmon of
Ferndale
brought home the NSBA title from Colonial Lanes in
Ann Arbor
over Ken Kossick of
Commerce
Township
. Mike Norris Jr. of Melvindale set the series record of 869 for Sport Bowling
in the Dan Ottman Memorial PBA Experience league at Sunnybrook Lanes in
Sterling Heights
. He eclipsed the previous record by seven pins.
August
– Mike Lee of
Dearborn Heights
beat Tim Magyar of Redford to capture the NSBA month event at Troy Lanes in
Troy
. The 74th Annual Gavie
Tournament kicked off the bowling season in
Detroit
at Thunderbowl Lanes. A total of 116 team competed in one of the largest
one-day tournaments around. Winning teams were the Drunk Horns, Boy Bye and the
Not Much teams in their respective divisions. Matt Anderson of Holly, bowling in
his first MMBA tournament, beat Dale Hofmeister of Essexville at Galaxy Lanes in
Grand Blanc.
September
– The Detroit Bowling Hall of Fame class of 2010 was announced which included
Novella Daniels of Harper Woods, Mark Moore of Macomb, Jerry Owczarski of South
Lyon and Paul Stuart of Ferndale. Induction ceremonies were in October. After
finishing second three times during 2010 Dale Hofmeister finally won his record
16th MMBA title with a triumph over Craig Nidiffer of
Monroe
at Royal Scot Lanes in
Lansing
.
October
– Craig Nidiffer, after finishing second the previous month, beat Ed Danner of
Otter
Lake
in the MMBA at Bay Lanes in
Bay City
. Dick Selgo of
Archbold
,
Ohio
beat Rick Gregor of
Sterling Heights
at Sterling Lanes in
Sterling Heights
to win the NSBA tournament. Jordan Hornes of
Westland
and A’Shawntae White of Detroit won the boy’s and girl’s divisions
respectively of the MDUSBC Junior Masters at Royal Lanes in
Warren
.
November
– Rick Capaldi of
Canton
won the MDUSBC Super Senior Masters at Royal Lanes in
Warren
with a victory over Ed Austreng of
Waterford
Township
. Aaron Lorincz of
Belleville
won his first MMBA title in the 44th Annual Championship tournament
at Cherry Hill Lanes in
Dearborn Heights
over Jeff Roche of
Dearborn Heights
. D.J. Hochstein of White Lake and Joe Manor of
Lansing
are inducted into the MMBA Hall of Fame. Dan Mayer of
Waterford
Township
beat Joe Buffa of
Macomb
at Taylor Lanes in
Taylor
in the month NSBA event. Bowling legends Eddie Lubanski and award winning
Detroit Free Press bowling writer Matt Fiorito pass away.
December
– Longtime Pontiac Women’s Bowling Association secretary Jan Willson of
Clarkston passes away. Aleksandra (Sasha) Hudak of Taylor won the MDUSBC Queens
over Nicole Aleo of
Sterling Heights
at Shelby Lanes in
Shelby
Township
. Mike McCleskey of
Southfield
won the NSBA Holiday Classic at Plaza Lanes in
Plymouth
over Tony Stipcak of
Redford
. Ray Eddy III of
Saginaw
won his second major title of the Budweiser Michigan Majors by winning the
Tournament of Champions over top-seeded Mason Brantley of
Detroit
at Plaza Lanes in
Plymouth
.
Mason
Brantley of
Detroit
recorded the top number of 300 games during 2010 with 11.
Topping
Oakland
County
bowlers with five were Michael Atkins of
Pontiac
and Julius Bierkamp of
Ferndale
.
Mason
Brantley of
Detroit
and Mark Brown of
Warren
broke the metro
Detroit
record when each had an 880 series during 2010. Brantley bowled his on April 10
at Plum Hollow Lanes in
Southfield
when he started with 280 and followed up with back-to-back 300 games. Brown had
his on Nov. 26 at Shore Lanes in
St. Clair Shores
. His set included games of 290, 290 and 300.
Allen
Bordui Jr. of
Detroit
had the most 800 series during the year with seven, which included a high
series of 853. Jeffrey Austreng of
Waterford
Township
topped the
Oakland
County
bowlers with six with an 831 high.
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MDUSBC
QUEENS
Aleksandra
(Sasha) Hudak of Taylor won the Metro Detroit USBC Association Queens title on
Sunday with a thrilling 239-235 triumph over Nicole Aleo of
Sterling Heights
at Shelby Lanes in
Shelby
Township
.
Hudak
barely qualified by finishing in the last spot for match play with a six-game
total of 1,298 on games of 224-237-188-236-222-191. In match play she defeated
top qualifier Erin Williams of
Detroit
244-222, Kelly Konarski of
Sterling Heights
266-194 and Debra Dickerson Detroit 222-199 en route to the championship match.
She
averaged 226.9 for 10 games of tournament competition. This is her first year in
adult competition. Previously she had won the Girls Division of the MDUSBC
Junior Masters.
“This
is a great beginning to my adult bowling career.” said Hudak.
Aleo
qualified second with 1,475 on games of 279-246-225-278-223-224. She beat Ralene
Misiak of Warren 266-189, Sherry Uhlman of
St. Clair Shores
213-197 and Jennifer Churchill of
Windsor
265-213 on her way to the final match. She averaged 245.4.
Hudak
took home the top check of $1,000 plus a tiara pendent necklace and picture
frame compliments of Chinn Jewelry. Aleo settled for $500.
Local
cashers were Heather Judge of
Milford
for $125, Consuelo Cleveland of
Ferndale
$100, LaVern George of
Waterford
Township
$75 and Josephine Bashara of Wixom $75.
The
event was sponsored by Turbo 2-N-1 Grips, Turbo Tech and Chinn Jewelry.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
Nov
26, Mark Moore,
Macomb
, Bowl One Lanes, Bowl One Classic Mixed
Nov.
30, Sean Scheuher,
Macomb
, Country Lanes, University Men
Dec.
1, Reginald Moreland,
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Satellite Mixed
Dec.
2, Charles Duvall,
Fairhaven
, Drakeshire Lanes,
Detroit
Traveling All Stars
Dec.
2,
Lawrence
Mathies III,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed
Dec.
2, Robert Chamberlain Jr., Holly, Cherry Hill Lanes North, Waterford Men’s
Dec.
2, Vincent Frattini, Commerce Twp., Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
Dec.
3, Gary Delevan,
Warren
, Luxury Lanes, Luxury Friday Night Trio
Dec.
3, Robert Goble, Madison Hts., Luxury Lanes, Luxury Friday Night Trio
Dec.
4, Anthony Smith,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, LTB & Frenz
Dec.
4, Marcus Giles III, Madison Hts., Fairlanes, Saturday Night Mixers
Dec.
5, Mark Hansen, Shelby Twp., 300 Bowl, Sunday Trippers
Dec.
5, Justin Neiman,
Warren
,
Hazel Park
Bowl,
Hamtramck
Team Tournament
Dec.
6, John Messina,
Oxford
, Troy Lanes, Troy Monday Men’s
Dec.
6, Robert Lhamon,
South Lyon
, Plaza Lanes, Plaza Men
Dec.
6,
Gary
Debus,
Sterling
Hts., Troy Lanes, Crittenton Mixed
Dec.
7, Marcus Allen,
Highland Park
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Dec.
7, Julius Bierkamp,
Ferndale
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Dec.
7, Daniel Featherstone,
White
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, Tuesday Night Men’s
Dec.
7, Leslie Thompson,
Detroit
, Hartfield Lanes, Inner City Fellowship
Dec.
7, Michael Chism,
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes, University Men
Dec.
8, Larry Kaplan,
Livonia
, Country Lanes, Country Keglers
Dec.
8, David Dziadula, Commerce Twp., Novi Bowl, Men’s Lutheran League
Dec.
8, David Kunkle,
Chesterfield
, Troy Lanes,
Troy
Exchange
Dec.
9, Harry Amenda,
St. Clair Shores
, Fairlanes, Devlieg Men’s
Dec.
9, John Klein,
Troy
, Fairlanes, Devlieg Men’s
Dec.
9, Brandon Horrocks,
Ferndale
,
Detroit
Athletic Club, Thursday 3 p.m.
Dec.
9, Michael O’Donohue,
Farmington
, Wonderland Lanes, St. Williams
Dec.
9, Thomas Hill,
West Bloomfield
, 300 Bowl, 300 Senior Classic Trio
Dec.
11, Keith Quail Jr.,
St. Clair Shores
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Quad Tournament
Dec.
11, Michael McCleskey,
Southfield
, Plaza Lanes, National Senior Bowling Association
Dec.
11, Marcus Giles III, Madison Hts., Five Star Lanes, Pleasure Mixed
Dec.
12, Byron Robinson,
Farmington Hills
, Bronco Lanes, Sunday Gents
Dec.
13, Antuan Thomas,
Southfield
, Cloverlanes, TCAC
Dec.
13, Charles Hall,
Southfield
, Cloverlanes, TCAC
Dec.
13, Adam Simot,
Canton
,
Novi
Bowl, Monday Junior House
Dec.
14, Marcus Giles III, Madison Hts., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
14, John Dehart,
Beverly Hills
, Hartfield Lanes, Inner City Fellowship
Dec.
15, Michael Chism,
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes,
Greenfield
Mixed
Dec.
15, Tim Brittain,
Lake
Orion
, Collier Lanes,
Oxford
Wildcats
Dec.
15, Karl Swanson,
Wolverine
Lake
, Century Bowl, Barhoppers
Dec.
16, Jeff Hillock, Warren, Fairlanes, Devlieg Men’s
Dec.
16, David Vaughn, Shelby Twp., Bowl One Lanes, Clawson-Troy Elks Thursday Men
Dec.
16, Paul Guy,
Pontiac
, 300 Bowl, 300 Senior Classic Trio
Dec.
16, Daniel Burkett, Madison Hts., Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
Dec.
16, Erik Steele,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed
Dec.
17, Erik Eubank,
Beverly Hills
, Regal Lanes, Father Kramer K of C
Dec.
18, Terry Wright Jr.,
Utica
, Airway Lanes, Lil Rich
Dec.
19, Kevin Stoops,
Hazel Park
, Fairlanes, Strikes & Spares
Dec.
20, David Paull, Davisburg, Airway Lanes, Pop’s Comets
Dec.
20, William Ford,
Ferndale
, Bronco Lanes, Monday Nite Mixed
Dec.
20, Jeffrey Drummond,
South Lyon
, Plaza Lanes, Plaza Men
Dec.
21, Dion Ferguson,
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Dec.
21, Thomas Harrison,
Keego
Harbor
, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
21, John Kazimierczuk, Clarkston, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
21, Eric Christensen, Wixom, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
22, Ronald Heichel, Orion, Collier Lanes,
Oxford
Wildcats
Dec.
22, Carneal Stiger,
Clinton
Twp.,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Satellite Mixed
Dec.
23, Joseph Slater Jr.,
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Thursday Men
Dec.
26, Jeffrey Pascoe, Rochester Hills, Five Star Lanes, DiLaura Bowling IQ Classic
Dec.
26, George Zeidan, Shelby Twp., Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
Dec.
27, Erica Ewald,
Sterling
Hts., Luxury Lanes, Luxury Ladies Invitational
Dec.
28, Alan Pittman, Clarkston, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
28, Gregory Hall,
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Dec.
28, Jason Kiel,
Detroit
, Plum Hollow Lanes, Tuesday Mixed Foursome
Dec.
29, Brian York,
Rochester
, Van Dyke Bowl, Wednesday Nite Men
Dec.
30, John Bishop II,
Waterford
Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North, Waterford Men’s
Dec.
30, Keven King, Sterling Hts., Classic Lanes, Genisys Thursday Men
Dec.
30, Kelly Monaco,
St. Clair Shores
, Bowl One Lanes, S&B Ladies Classic
Dec.
30, Bradley Gray, Rochester Hills, Five Star Lanes, 5 5 5 League
Jan.
2, Candise Rice,
White
Lake
, Merribowl Lanes, Sunday Trio
Jan.
3, William Neiman, Warren, Bowl One Lanes, Gus Ponder’s Senior Classic
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
Nov.
18, Brian Esper (817), Pontiac, Bonanza Lanes, AC Boosters
Nov.
26, Leslie Thompson (853),
Detroit
, Hartfield, Greater Grace
Temple
Friday Mixed
Dec.
4, Marcus Giles III (804), Madison Hts., Fairlanes, Saturday Night Mixers
Dec.
11, Marcus Giles III (817), Madison Hts., Five Star Lanes, Pleasure Mixed
Dec.
14, Michael Chism (823),
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes, University Men
Dec.
16, Edwin Austreng (838),
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Senior Classic Trio
Dec.
19, Robert Raymond (836),
Novi
, Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
Dec.
21, Jeffrey Smith (814), Pontiac, Classic Lanes, Untouchables Mixed
Dec.
21, Eric Christensen (805), Wixom, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
23, Michael Norred (802),
Troy
,
Oxford
Lanes, Ford Truck
Dec.
23, Joseph Slater Jr. (805),
Waterford
Twp., Airway Lanes, Thursday Men
Dec.
26, George Zeidan (834), Shelby Twp., Fairlanes, BTI Sunday Mixed
Jan.
3, Richard Kotovich (804),
Chesterfield
, Bowl One Lanes, Gus Ponder’s Senior Classic
Jan.
3, Michael Modreski (805), Wixom, Plaza Lanes, Plaza Men
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.