AWBA national tournament results

The following are the results from the American Wheelchair Bowling Association national tournament that was held from June 20 to June 25 at Westgate Lanes. For the sake of brevity, I’ll only list the champions; where total score decided an event, the score is given, and where match play was involved, the result of the title match is given.

Up and Down No-Tap (1 wheelchair, 2 standing): Henry Walters (Georgia), Ed Miller (Brockton), Tyrone Thornton (Brockton?) 2401
Nelson Welker Scratch Doubles (pins over average): Keith Douglas & George Holscher (Virginia) +21
Gene Ramus National Handicap Team: Wayne Webber (Florida), Dave Roberts (Florida), Al Uttecht (California) 1972
Scratch Singles: Walt Roy (California) def. Al Uttecht (California) 207-199
Division A Handicap Singles: Mike Destasio (Delaware) def. David Spotts (Colorado) 242-241
Division B Handicap Singles: Michael Cannizzaro (Florida) def. Joel Hodel (Wisconsin) 221-187
Tournament of Champions, Handicap: Tom Walthall (Virginia)
Tournament of Champions, Scratch: George Holscher (Virginia) & Walt Roy (California) tied

In addition, Richard Spizzirri of Westwood, MA had the high scratch game in the B Division singles competition. Congratulations to all of the champions. Also, thank you to Maureen Morrison for getting me the week’s results. 😀

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  1. I have a feeling, though I’ve been unable to verify it with someone who was connected with the tournament, that the runner-up in the Division A Handicap Singles event was actually Dan Spotts, whom I previously wrote about in connection with my participation in the Up & Down event.

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