September 3, 2010
By: Mark Martin
BUDWEISER MICHIGAN MAJORS
Matt Anderson of Holly, bowling in his first Budweiser Michigan Majors tournament, defeated Dale Hofmeister of Essexville 257-200 to win at Galaxy Lanes in Grand Blanc.
Anderson was the top seed for match play with a nine-game total of 2,291 and took home the top prize of $1,100.
Hofmeister settled for $600. Hofmeister earlier beat Ernie Segura Jr. of Taylor 242-233 and George Juszsczyk of Dearborn Heights 267-257 to advance to the championship match.
The stepladder finals began with Segura Jr. defeating Rory Kalanquin of Davison 224-190.
Juszsczyk earned $500, Segura Jr. $400 and Kalanquin $300.
“You have to bring you ‘A’ game when you bowl against these guys. This is a great thrill to win your first title especially against a Hall of Famer like Hofmeister with all those titles.” said Anderson.
Juszsczyk paced initial qualifying with a six-game total of 1,525, an average of 254, which included a 300 game. He also recorded a 300 in the semi-finals.
Jeff Austreng of Waterford Township was the only other local casher for $120.
The next MMBA event will be Sept. 18 at Royal Scot Lanes in Lansing. For more information contact Ken Charrette at (586) 775-2414.
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GAVIE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
The bowling season is off and running with the 74th Annual Gavie Tournament contested at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park.
There were 116 teams which participated in three divisions; Open, Women’s and Senior making this the largest one-day one-squad team tournament around.
Pacing the Open Division was the Drunk Horns with a score of 3,670. Members of the team were Floyd Drinkhorn of Center Line, Bill Stephenson of Shelby, Billy Sell of Fraser, Derek Wright of Warren and Bruce Wright of Warren.
Placing second was the Storm / Roto #2 team with Nevelle Kirby of Midland, Brandon Dale of St. Clair Shores, Jeff Lizewski of Woodhaven, Art Brown of Lansing and Jeff Austreng of Waterford Township putting together a score of 3,502.
Finishing third was the Red Robin / Sunnybrook Lanes team with 3,431. Chris Lannoo of Chesterfield Township, Josh Jablonski of Sterling Heights, Adam Jablonski of Sterling Heights, Jeff Baranich of Sterling Heights and Derek Thompson of Clinton Township were the team members.
In the Women’s Division the Boy Bye team; consisting of Sonja Butler of Detroit, Angela Dennard of Redford, Jennifer Maples of Lathrup Village, Portia Henderson of Detroit and Erin Williams of Detroit shot 3,448 in the winning effort.
The Elite Five team shot 3,386 and finished second. Contributing were Kimberly Darden of Eastpointe, Daborita Darden of Eastpointe, Jada Ester of Detroit, Pat Darden of Eastpointe and Clystine Henderson of Detroit.
Finishing third was the K.A.A.P.S. team with 3,282 with team members Katherine Groves of Sterling Heights, Amanda Frey of New Baltimore, Annette Maiorana of Shelby Township, Pamela Murdock of Sterling Heights and Stephanie Murdock of Sterling Heights.
Winning the Senior Division was the Not Much team with 3,408. The team members were Sam Girgenti of St. Clair Shores, Lance Williams of Sterling Heights, Jim Sherlock of Allen Park, Dan Mayer of Waterford Township and Jeff Suma Sr. of Auburn Hills.
The Oak Lanes team consisting of Rick Capaldi of Canton, Enrico Odorico of Macomb, Bill Haynes of Rochester Hills, Dave Eatmon of Ferndale and Dan Mytty of Livonia finished second with 3,405.
The Five Old Dudes team, with an average age of 69, finished third with 3,351. The members were James Autrey, Donald Williams, Kit Floyd, Terrace Goldsmith and Fred Dunbar of Detroit.
With another sold out event, this bodes well for the upcoming bowling season.
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NATIONAL SENIOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION
Mike Lee of Dearborn Heights won the National Senior Bowling Association event at Troy Lanes in Troy with a 216-204 triumph over Tim Magyar of Redford.
Lee qualified fourth and beat Dave Forfitt of Canada 245-155, Rick Parschen of Strongsville, Ohio 248-237 and Terry Bialkowski of Canada 198-187 en route to the championship match. Lee took home the top prize of $1,000.
Magyar qualified third and settled for the second place prize check of $500. In match play he defeated Bill Haynes of Rochester Hills 204-175, Joe Krajenke of Clinton Township 243-159 and Dick Selgo of Archbold, Ohio 208-192.
Ken Kossick of Commerce Township was tops among Oakland County seniors for $230. Other local cashers were Haynes for $100 and Dan Mayer of Waterford Township $70.
The next NSBA tournament will be Sept. 11 at Bowl One Lanes in Troy.
For more information on the NSBA contact Phil Horowitz at (248) 489-1333, e-mail prh300@aol.com or visit www.nationalseniorbowling.com.
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HONOR SCORES
300 Games
Date, Name, Hometown, Center, League
Aug. 5, Stacey Mercer, Detroit, Plum Hollow Lanes, TNT Mixed League
Aug. 11, Josh Coklow, Detroit, Plum Hollow Lanes, Wednesday Nite Mixed League
Aug. 11, Reginald Ivory, Detroit, Plum Hollow Lanes, Wednesday Nite Mixed League
Aug. 24, Leo Devine, Farmington Hills, Country Lanes, University Men
800 Series
Date, Name (Score), Hometown, Center, League
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.
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