By:
Mark Martin
BUDWEISER
MICHIGAN
MAJORS
Duane
Henderson of
Detroit
won his first Budweiser Michigan Majors title with a 267-199 victory over Dale
Hofmeister of Essexville at Thunderbowl Lanes in
Allen Park
.
Henderson,
a 14-year member, qualified first for the stepladder with a nine-game total of
2,290, an average of 254. He took home the top prize of $1,400.
Hofmeister
qualified second and beat Bob Chamberlain Jr. of Holly 234-178 to move to the
championship match. Hofmeister earned $700.
Earlier
in the stepladder finals Chamberlain dispatched Ryan Mitter of
St. Clair Shores
222-218 and Carleton Chambers of
Detroit
223-206. Chamberlain received $600, Chambers $500 and Mitter $400.
Perfect
300 games were bowled by Henderson, Hofmeister and Doug Evans of
Gibraltar
.
The
next MMBA event will be Feb. 18 at Sterling Lanes in
Sterling Heights
.
For
more information contact Ken Charrette at (586) 775-2414.
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HONOR
SCORES
300
Games
Date,
Name, Hometown, Center, League
Dec.
26, Gary Gumtow,
Waterford
Twp., Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Dixie
All Stars
Dec.
26, Yvonne Jones,
Troy
, Royal Lanes, WCDSS Monday Nite Mixed
Dec.
27, Robert Arney,
Berkley
,
Taylor
Lanes, Downriver Contractors
Dec.
27, Douglas Brandon, Commerce Twp.,
Cherry Hill
Lanes, Tuesday Nite Men
Dec.
27, John Robertson,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
27, Alan Pittman, Clarkston, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
28, Dewan
Gary
,
Oak Park
, Bonanza Lanes, Wednesday Nite Mixed
Dec.
28, Kirk Reinert,
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes, Country Keglers
Dec.
28, Richard Kruk,
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
Dec.
28, Elvin Davis Jr.,
West Bloomfield
, Cloverlanes, Sinai Grace
Dec.
28, Byron Robinson,
Farmington Hills
,
Renaissance
Family
Bowling
Center
, Monday Morning Trio
Dec.
28, Eric Tulley,
Southfield
, Plaza Lanes, Great 8 Invitational
Dec.
29, Alesha Cook,
Redford
, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
Dec.
29, Robert Makowiec,
Brighton
, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
Dec.
29, Raymond Lackey,
Novi
, Cloverlanes, Thursday Elite 4 Some
Dec.
30, Joseph Najor, Madison Hts., Bowl One Lanes,
St.
Cletus Men’s
Dec.
30, John Bennett, Clarkston,
Sterling
Lanes, Friday Classic Trio
Dec.
30, Larry Cook,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Friday 300 Mixed
Jan.
2, Edward Flowers,
West Bloomfield
, Mayflower Lanes, Monday Men’s Trio
Jan.
2, Richard Rodriguez,
White
Lake
, Airway Lanes, Pop’s Comets
Jan.
3, Andrew Bennett,
Royal Oak
, Five Star Lanes, Chrysler Central Engineering
Jan.
3, Keith Kingston,
Farmington Hills
, Country Lanes, University Men
Jan.
5, James Wojcik,
Waterford
Twp., Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
Jan.
5, Thomas Tubbs Sr., White Lake, Cherry Hill Lanes North, Waterford Men’s
Jan.
5, Edward Gignac,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, 300 Senior Classic Trio
Jan.
5, David Gignac,
White
Lake
, Mayflower Lanes,
Detroit
Diesel Trio
Jan.
5, Robert Makowiec,
Brighton
, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
Jan.
7, Robert Hamann Jr., Warren, Astro Lanes, Survivors
Jan.
10, Robert Vervinck Jr., Rochester Hills,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Jan.
10, Julius Bierkamp,
Ferndale
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Jan.
10, Thomas Tubbs Sr.,
White
Lake
, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
Jan.
10, Jeffrey Austreng,
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Jan.
10, Robert Learn,
Macomb
, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Jan.
11, Kenneth Burdick,
Sterling
Hts., Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
Jan.
12, Yvon Banks,
White
Lake
, Wonderland, Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
Jan.
12, Anthony Weems,
West Bloomfield
, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
Jan.
12, Robert Suszek,
Hazel Park
, Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
Jan.
12, Pierre Belanger Jr.,
Royal Oak
, Astro Lanes, Thursday Night Men’s
Jan.
13, Steven Stewart,
Detroit
,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Pepsi Classic
Jan.
14, David Ewald,
Macomb
, Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers
Jan.
14, David Ewald,
Macomb
, Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers
Jan.
15, Karl Duhart,
Detroit
, Fairlanes, Strikes & Spares
Jan.
16, Richard Hotz,
Oxford
, Universal Lanes, Monday Night Men’s
800
Series
Date, Name
(Score), Hometown, Center, League
Dec.
26, Michael McCleskey (801),
Southfield
, Cloverlanes, Monday Morning Mixed Foursome
Dec.
26, Mark Thompson (806),
White
Lake
, Wonderland Lanes, Monday Men’s
Dec.
27, John Robertson (825),
Waterford
Twp., 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Dec.
27, Robert Vervinck Jr. (803), Rochester Hills,
Hazel Park
Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Dec.
28, Matthew Coleman (805), Auburn Hills, 300 Bowl,
Pontiac
Motor Inter Office
Jan.
4, Bill Mueller (806),
Plymouth
, Novi Bowl, Men’s Lutheran
Jan.
9, Barry Fishman (815), Bloomfield Hills, Country Lanes, Brotherhood E-Jacobson
Jan.
10, Thomas Tubbs Sr. (825),
White
Lake
, Cherry Hill Lanes North,
Waterford
Merchants
Jan.
14, Gregory Brown (806),
Southfield
, Cloverlanes, Battle Of The Sexes
Jan.
14, David Ewald (879),
Macomb
, Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Mixers
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.