The People’s Tournament reported that Ed Greene (Westgate Lanes, 193 avg.) was the winner of the June event held at Westgate Lanes. Greene defeated Dave Sloane (North Bowl Lanes, 154 avg.) by a score of 236-217 (with handicaps) in the title match. Roland Sandefur (191 avg.) was the only other Westgate Lanes bowler in the top 8, but I should recognize my buddy Rob Dickens (161 avg.), who made it to the round of 16.

Note: The TPT has decided to cancel the July and August tournaments, so the next TPT event will be held at AMF Silver Lanes on Sept. 25 and 26.

The PBA reported that Jonathan Van Hees of Charlestown, RI was one of the cashers in the 2010 Regional Players Championship, held on Memorial Day weekend at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI. Van Hees was the top qualifier for match play, but lost in 4 games of a best-of-5 match to Chris Hibbitts of Ft. Worth, TX in the match play round of 32. The tournament was eventually won by Riga Kalfas of Florence, KY, who defeated Chris Collins of Savannah, GA 236-216 in the championship match.

The People’s Tournament reported Al Brown (Town Line Ten Pin, 200 avg.) as the winner of the event held on May 22 and 23 at Westgate Lanes. Al Brown won an all-Town Line final match in which he defeated Ryan Oreste (184 avg.) by a score of 266-205 (with handicaps). Representing Westgate Lanes, Kris Higgins (203 avg.) and Philip Spera (157 avg.) were in the semifinals, and Albert Rue (171 avg.) and Zach Leverant (164 avg.) were also in the final eight.

The People’s Tournament reported Eugenio Mauro (North Bowl Lanes, 120 avg.) as the winner of the event held on April 24 and 25 at AMF Silver Lanes in E. Hartford, CT. Mauro defeated Bert Roy (AMF Silver Lanes, 183 avg.) by a score (with handicaps) of 246-194 in the title match. Two other bowlers from the BBA cashed: John Hayes, Jr. (Westgate Lanes, 200 avg.) was in the semifinals, and Herb Brown (Kingston Lanes, 170 avg.) was in the top 16.

As reported on NEBA’s homepage, Mike Lichstein added to his record total of career NEBA titles by winning the event held this past weekend at Westgate Lanes. Lichstein defeated Bill Green by a 259-236 score in the title match. For the “locals,” Richie Fulton made the quarterfinals, and I’m fairly certain the other local cashers included Alex Aguiar, Danny Khuu, Sean Richard, and John Ellis.

As reported by the Brockton Bowling Association, Rich Fulton successfully defended his Hall of Fame Tournament (also known as “the plastic ball tournament”) title Sunday at Boston Bowl Hanover. Fulton won a three-way title match, which also included Keith Tantillo and Rob Young, by shooting a 279 scratch, 299 handicap game. Tantillo took second w/ a 202/239 score, while Young was third with 153/194. Mike Trent and John Hayes Jr. were the other cashers.

The People’s Tournament reported William Trudell (AMF Cranston Lanes, 215 avg.) as the winner of the event held on Mar. 20 & 21 at AMF Cranston Lanes. Trudell defeated James Ryan (Lanes & Games, 178 avg.) by a score of 203-198 (with handicaps) in the championship match. Representing the Brockton local area, Will Cabral (Westgate Lanes, 179 avg.) and Judith Yankee (North Bowl Lanes, 141 avg.) both made the semifinals.

Alex Aguiar’s run at the Go RVing Match Play Championship ended in this morning’s second round when he lost to the #36 seed, Ritchie Allen, in six games. The match was even after four games, but Aguiar lost a very close fifth game, 241-239, and Allen closed it out with a 201-193 game. I’ll comment when I know if Alex cashed because of winning in the first round (he should, but I want to make sure).

The PBA reported that Jonathan Van Hees of Charlestown, RI was one of the final eight bowlers in this weekend’s PBA East regional tour opener, the Mt. Greylock Open at Mt. Greylock Bowl in N. Adams, MA. Van Hees was eliminated in two straight games in a best-of-three match by the eventual winner, former exempt player Dave D’Entremont of Middleburg Heights, OH, who defeated Jeff Zaffino of Warren, PA 257-217 in the title match. The tournament was contested on the Cheetah oil pattern.

A few bowlers from Westgate Lanes competed this weekend, and I’m happy to say that four of them cashed: Ed Roberts, Danny Khuu, John Ellis, and Rich Fulton. Congrats guys! 😀

The results of the annual Brockton-Foxvale-Tri-City mixed doubles tournament, run by the Tri-City Women’s Bowling Association at Westgate Lanes on Feb. 27 & 28:

Scratch

1. Kerry Garcia & Josh Sheppard 1312
2. Chris Carter & Marsha Hutchinson 1217

Handicap

1. Debbie & Tim Major 1528
2. Rick Fallon & Jaqui Pinto 1441
3. Kelly Araujo & Paul Pina 1422
4. Josh Morrison & Denise Pease 1416
5. Debbie & Dave Randall 1409

Congrats to all the cashers (especially my cousins). 😀

The People’s Tournament reported Christopher Ciukaj (AMF Auburn Lanes, 156 avg.) as the winner of the event held on February 27 & 28 at AMF Auburn Lanes. Ciukaj defeated Robert Dimuccio Jr. (AMF Lang’s Lanes [RI], 192 avg.) by a score of 230-158 (with handicaps) in the title match. Representing Westgate Lanes, Paris Cook (188 avg.) and Sean Richard (203 avg.) were in the final eight.

The USBC reported that, by winning the New Hampshire state individual championship, Gilman Chamberlain out of Raymond High School became the first high school bowling champion in New England history. New Hampshire started sanctioning tenpin bowling as a co-ed varsity sport this winter season, with certified matches by high school teams leading up to this week’s state individual championship at Strikers East in Raymond, in which Chamberlain defeated top-seeded Nick Stilian of Pinkerton Academy by a score of 221-208 for the title in the Championship Flight, for bowlers with averages over 150. The Medal Flight, for those with averages under 150, was won by Jacob Martineau of Keene High School by a score of 145-119 over Nishon Radhakrishman of Souhegan High School.

Congrats to Alex Aguiar, who, as reported on the High Roller blog, cashed in the February High Roller at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas. Aguiar lost in the first elimination round to Craig Auerbach of Sunrise, FL by a 227-194 score. The event was won by Rick Miller of Lincoln, NE, who defeated Larry Hoffman of Fountain Hills, AZ by a score of 168-162 in the title match. Better luck next time, Alex.

Thanks to Brian Gaskill, who brought Alex’s performance to my attention.

Jonathan Van Hees, a name some of my readers are familiar with, cashed in another major tournament this week, being listed in 22nd place in the standings of the USBC Masters, going on at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, NV. Van Hees qualified for match play in 40th place, with a 212 average for 15 games, and defeated Mike Fagan in the first round of double-elimination match play before losing to Pete Weber in the second round of the winner’s bracket. He defeated Fagan again to advance to today’s match play, then defeated Tony Reyes in his first match today before being eliminated from the tournament by Tom Smallwood, the winner of the PBA World Championship this season.

The unofficial results

Just a couple of things to note:

1. Nate Abdow’s 836 in singles helped him to also win the scratch all-events title.
2. Tina Gannon, being part of the winning scratch and handicap doubles pairing, is, to my memory, the first female champion in Brockton Bowling Association history. I shall try to confirm this with Bob Young next week when I see him.

EDIT: A check of the BBA website’s list of previous champions yielded the fact that Mo Morrison was the handicap all-events champion of the tournament in the 1999-2000 season, so she may have been the first female champion in the history of the tournament.

(Note: The following is a recap of an event in which the author of this blog participated.)

The People’s Tournament reported Ed Miller (Westgate Lanes, 170 avg.) as the winner of the event held on Jan. 30 and 31 at Westgate Lanes. Miller defeated Lucindo Rosa (AMF Cranston Lanes, 208 avg.) by a score of 195-175 (with handicaps). For the “locals,” Cindy Cabral (155 avg.) was also in the semifinals, while Brian Alleyne (160 avg.), Bill Major (214 avg.), and Greg Hudson (200 avg.) were also in the final eight.

The 51st annual Massachusetts State USBC Bowling Association championship tournament is slated for weekends from April 17 to May 16 at AMF Auburn Lanes. Details and an entry form are available on the Worcester County Bowling Association’s website, which is also where tournament standings will be posted during the event.

NEBA reported Todd Lathrop as the winner of the event held last weekend at AMF Silver Lanes in E. Hartford, CT. Lathrop defeated Bill Green 247-225 in the final match for his second NEBA title. Alex Aguiar and Sean Richard were among the other cashers.

NEBA reported John Williston as the winner of NEBA’s year-end event held on Dec. 19 & 20 at Westgate Lanes. Williston defeated Jon Van Hees by a score of 256-223 for his first NEBA title. Brian Egan, Ed Roberts, Danny Khuu, and Alex Aguiar were among the other cashers.

(Note: The following is a recap of an event in which the author participated.)

The People’s Tournament reported Brian Gaskill (Westgate Lanes, 218 avg.) as the winner of the year-end event held on Dec. 12 & 13 at Westgate Lanes. Gaskill defeated Jayme Silva (Wonder Bowl, 200 avg.) in the title match by a score of 197-164 (with handicaps). Westgate Lanes bowlers dominated the top of the prize list, as Brian Egan (213 avg.) and Linwood Cowen, Jr. (180 avg.) also made the semifinals, while Maya Christie (120 avg.) was also in the final 8. Gaskill, in addition to collecting the $5,000 first place prize, won the tournament director’s strike jackpot in the Saturday squad (for $500), as did Bill Major in the first Sunday squad (for $1,000).