January 27, 2012
By: Mark Martin
MDUSBC MASTERS
The Metro Detroit USBC Association Masters tournament qualifying wrapped up at Century Bowl in Waterford Township Sunday, Jan. 22 with David Ewald of Macomb leading the 10-game qualifying round with 2,497.
The 2006 MDUSBC Masters champion Ewald averaged 249.7 for the two days of qualifying rounds. Five-game rounds of 1,273 and 1,224 propelled him to the lead. Ewald shot a high game of 280 and led qualifying by 19 pins over Larry Walker of Garden City. Ewald had games of 266-258-248-233-268-242-280-222-263-217. Ewald will face Jeff Edwards of Sterling Heights in first round match play action on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Walker had five-game qualifying blocks of 1,180 and 1,298 on Sunday to be seeded second. He faces Christopher Daubenspeck of St. Clair Shores.
Defending champion Mason Brantley of Detroit is seeded ninth and will face Kevin Trumbull of Romulus.
The maximum field of 160 averaged 205.9, with the top 32 finalists averaging 228.5.
Walker had the top qualifying block with 1,298.
Top game honors went to Jake Monto of Walbridge, Ohio and Gary Wodowski of Harrison Township with 300.
Match play begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Century Bowl in the double elimination three-game match play format. The final match is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m.
For a complete listing of entrants visit www.mdusbc.com under tournament results and 2012 MDUSBC Masters.
Turbo 2-N-1 Grips, Red Robin Restaurants of Michigan and Ansara's Big Boy Restaurants are co-sponsors of the MDUSBC Masters.
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HONOR SCORES
300 Games
Date, Name, Hometown, Center, League
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, Anthony Dadeppo, Troy, Five Star Lanes, Five Star Classic
Jan. 13, Steven Stewart, Detroit, Hazel Park Bowl, Pepsi Classic
Jan. 14, Donald Cromie, Royal Oak, 300 Bowl, Saturday Night Strikers
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, Roderick Bryant, Oak Park, Cloverlanes, Monday Morning Mixed Foursome
Jan. 16, Richard Hotz, Oxford, Universal Lanes, Monday Night Men’s
Jan. 17, Lyle Schaefer, Southfield, Country Lanes, University Men
Jan. 17, Allen Bordui Jr., Sterling Hts., Hazel Park Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Jan. 17, Shawn Maxwell, Milford, Woodland Lanes, Tuesday Night Men
Jan. 18, Jeffrey Smith, Pontiac, Thunderbowl Lanes, Semi Seniors Invitational
Jan. 18, Lawrence Mertz, Orion, Collier Lanes, Oxford Wildcats
Jan. 18, Michael Stephens, Fraser, Bowl One Lanes, Ford General Classic
Jan. 19, Andrew Featherstone, White Lake, Wonderland Lanes, Thursday 5:30 Men’s
Jan. 19, Kenneth Kossick, Commerce, Mayflower Lanes, Detroit Traveling All Stars
Jan. 21, Bryan Murphree, Rochester Hills, Bowl One Lanes, Saturday Nite Special
Jan. 21, Gary Wodowski, Harrison Twp., Century Bowl, MDUSBC Masters
Jan. 22, Jake Monto, Walbridge Ohio, Century Bowl, MDUSBC Masters
800 Series
Date, Name (Score), Hometown, Center, League
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
Jan. 17, Robert Learn (804), Macomb, 300 Bowl, Tuesday Invitational Shootout
Jan. 17, Allen Bordui Jr. (825), Sterling Hts., Hazel Park Bowl, Tuesday Classic Trio
Jan. 18, Lawrence Mertz (816), Orion, Collier Lanes, Oxford Wildcats
Jan. 23, Jennifer Maples (802), Lathrup Village, Cloverlanes, TCAC Mixed
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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