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2017 Mass. open state tournament results

The Greater Gardner Bowling Association has posted official state tournament results here, and, as usual, I’ll recognize the state champions below:

Handicap

Team: Dudley Duds 3,823
Doubles: Zakery & Ed White 1,670
Singles: Tom Lear 855
All-Events: Zakery White 2,410

Scratch

Team: Patch 3,576
Doubles: Mike Colby & Bill Green 1,549
Singles: Matt Coe 824
All-Events: Corey Umbrello 2,289

Congratulations to all! 🙂

Ed Roberts wins May SEMBA in Auburn

As detailed in the post above, Ed Roberts took down the May SEMBA title, his third, at AMF Auburn Lanes while celebrating his 74th birthday. Ed went undefeated in match play after leading qualifying with an 836 (four games) for a total of 1,743. Darrell Guertin was second with 1,673. The lane condition was the World Bowling Atlanta pattern.

May 9 NAT update

Updating the results of the two Northeast Amateur Tournament events at Westgate Lanes in April, as well as Sunday’s handicap singles event at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden, per the NAT web newsletter:

Apr. 2 NAT scratch finalists
Finalists of the NAT scratch mini-marathon doubles event on Apr. 2 at Westgate Lanes (L-R): Champions Tony Bennett & Darrell Guertin, runners-up Bill Briggs & Brian Egan (Photo courtesy of NAT)

Darrell Guertin & Tony Bennett won the NAT’s first scratch mini-marathon doubles event on Apr. 2 at Westgate Lanes after defeating Bill Briggs & Brian Egan, 411-368, in the final match. Guertin & Bennett defeated Joseph Bourhill & Jay Unthank, 485-438, in the first match of the three-team stepladder.

Apr. 23 NAT handicap doubles winners
Winners of the NAT handicap doubles event on Apr. 23 at Westgate Lanes, Edwin Grossett & Mike “Sensae” Reed (Photo courtesy of NAT)

Edwin Grossett & Mike “Sensae” Reed won the handicap doubles event on Apr. 23 at Westgate Lanes after defeating Bert & Jeff Santos in the final match. I have no score available. Also cashing out of Westgate Lanes were Tom Hedding & Ed Roberts, Jim Ferguson & Sean Richard, Hakim Emmanuel (with partner Mike Macedo), Shawn Hagan & Danny Khuu, and Mike Peirce & Dan Robinson.

May 7 NAT handicap singles finalists
Finalists of the May 7 handicap singles event at Town Line Luxury Lanes (L-R): Champion Tom Hedding, runner-up Phong Tran (Photo courtesy of NAT)

Finally, Westgate bowler Tom Hedding won the handicap singles event held on Sunday at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden, defeating Phong Tran in the final match. I had no score available for the final match.

Tom Hedding shoots 814, “Mr. 900” 300 to lead Apr. 23 NAT scoring

I hope to have results from the tournament soon, but, to get the honor scores from today’s Northeast Amateur Tournament handicap doubles event out of the way, Tom Hedding led the way with 278-268-268 for an 814 set. “Mr. 900” Hakim Emmanuel added to the scoring with a 300 game, and Jeff Santos (299), Matt Richard (299), and Stan Lewis (295) also had 11 in a row games.

Good work guys! 🙂

Shawn Hagan, Dave Chalifoux win team event at Northeastern Open

As the post above indicates, Coke league bowlers Shawn Hagan and Dave Chalifoux (with the latter choosing to only sub in the league this year) were members of Team Hagan, officially the handicap team champions of the 2017 Northeastern Open Championships at Yankee Lanes in Keene, NH. Jeff Fields, Mike Farrell, and Mike Cardullo were the other members of the team, as reported to me by captain Shawn Hagan.

Congrats guys, and I’ll recognize the scratch team champions individually as a comment on Facebook.

Felix Chan wins Bay State Open at Wonder Bowl

I mentioned there was more coming about today’s Bay State Open, and that is that Felix Chan bested a field of 47 for his first title, defeating Jayme Silva Jr., 247-199 (with handicap) in the final match. I shared the video of the final match on the Facebook page as it was streaming live, but it will be below, for those who either may not be on Facebook or may have missed the stream.

The event was a special “Throw the Low” event, with the bowlers bowling five games of qualifying and throwing out their lowest score.

Good bowling today, Felix! 🙂

Kyle Egan wins JBSC at Westgate

A post in the Junior Bowling Sport Challenge Facebook group reported that Westgate youth bowler Kyle Egan was the U20 boys winner in their event yesterday at Westgate Lanes, defeating fellow Westgate youth bowler Stephen Major, 211-165, in the final match. I did get the scores for the stepladders in the four divisions, and the results are below:

U20 Boys

Match 1: Ryan Stolakis def. Andrew McGovern 201-192
Match 2: Stolakis def. Ryan Stanard 204-164
Match 3: Kyle Egan def. Stolakis 182-158
Semifinal: Egan def. Andrew Hall 255-234
Final: Egan def. Stephen Major 211-165

U20/U15 Girls

Match 1: Kaitlynn Crawford def. Madison Gentes 193-170
Match 2: Crawford def. Danielle McKerracher 224-202
Semifinal: Crawford def. Rachel Bamford 199-169
Final: Kasey Kosier def. Crawford 204-203

U15 Boys

Match 1: Xavier Bamford def. Randal Dunbar 203-175
Match 2: Bamford def. Jason Simmons 243-224
Semifinal: Bamford def. Nate Purches 189-162
Final: Bamford def. Bradley Baybutt 204-176

U12 Boys/Girls

Semifinal: Jaden Gagner def. Dennis Goulart 162-158
Final: Andrew Robitaille def. Gagner 149-130

Additionally, Bradley Baybutt, a bowler out of Yankee Lanes in Keene, NH, bowled a 290 game in qualifying, which Sharon Evans reported was the highest game bowled in the JBSC since the tournament went to all sport oil conditions five years ago. The JBSC reported that 54 bowlers, a record for them, came out for the event, including a record eight in the U12 division.

Congrats to all. I’ll update the post when I find out what the lane condition was.

Update: Sharon Evans conducted some research on past game scores in the JBSC and found that Andrew Hall had a 299 on a sport lane condition their first year. Also that year, Allen Halacy had a 300 game, but that was on a modified house shot (as not every lane machine could put out a sport condition at the time).

Update: Per Kevin Thibeault, the lane condition was the 2007 Weber Cup Day 2 pattern (40′).

2017 USA Bowling New England qualifier results

The USBC held the New England qualifier for USA Bowling last weekend at Westgate Lanes, and the result sheets (PDF format) are linked below:

U15 division
U12 division

In the U15 division, New England Strikers went 7-1 with 1,810 total pins for the victory, and KTP All Stars went 7-1 with 1,309 total pins in the U12 division. USA Bowling games are Baker format, with four bowlers out of a maximum roster of six bowling. Both teams mentioned have qualified for the national tournament, to be held during Junior Gold week this July in Cleveland.

Update: There was also a double-elimination match play component to the competition on Sunday, and a source told me BuddiesProShop.com All-Stars prevailed in the U12 division and will be the actual New England representative in Cleveland. I’ll endeavor to determine the U15 winner.

Update: New England Strikers also prevailed in match play on Sunday and will be representing New England in the U15 division. Photos of both winning teams were posted on Instagram.

Dan Robinson & Mike Peirce win NAT handicap doubles in Malden; Matt Richard shoots 298

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Finalists of Mar. 12 Northeast Amateur Tournament handicap doubles event at Town Line Luxury Lanes, champions Mike Peirce & Dan Robinson, runners-up Matt Richard & Paris Cook (Photo courtesy of NAT)

Per their post on Facebook, Brockton Bowling Association Hall of Famer Dan Robinson and his partner, Mike Peirce, won the Northeast Amateur Tournament’s handicap doubles event yesterday at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden after defeating Matt Richard & Paris Cook, 524-474 (with handicap), in the final match.

I can also report that Matt Richard had a 298 game during qualifying. Congratulations to all. 🙂

Montgomery Industries cracks top ten at USBC Open

The current standings in the Regular Team event of the USBC Open Championships at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas show that Montgomery Industries, captained by Braintree’s Ed Roberts, along with Phil Prieto (El Paso, TX), Rudy Moreno (Reno, NV), Bill Nichols (Roseville, CA), and Dan Innocencio (College Station, TX), moved into 8th place, with games of 954, 968, and 961 for a 2,883 series, this past weekend. Ed’s individual results also show him in the top 100 in doubles (65th, with Dan Innocencio; 1,090), singles (58th, 609), and all-events (64th, 1,727).

Nice bowling Ed! 🙂

Wilson Hu wins 2017 BBA Madness; Chris Carter bowls 300

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Wilson Hu, champion of the 2017 BBA Madness tournament on Mar. 5 at Westgate Lanes

Wilson Hu, a bowler out of Town Line Luxury Lanes, captured the Brockton Bowling Association’s second annual BBA Madness tournament today at Westgate Lanes after defeating Kevin Thibeault, 270-260 (with handicap) in the final match. In that match, Kevin seemed to be in control, but Wilson stayed clean, forcing Kevin to mark in the 10th to win, at which point he left an unfortunate 8-10 split. There were 41 entries, up from the inaugural event last year.

Also, during qualifying, Chris Carter, the 2011 BBA Bowler of the Year champion, threw a 300 game, my video of which has been uploaded to the association’s Facebook page and is shown below:

The Brockton Bowling Association would like to thank everyone who participated today.

Josh Cook wins NAT handicap singles at Westgate

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Finalists of the Feb. 26 Northeast Amateur Tournament handicap singles event, champion Josh Cook, runner-up Brenton Brown (Photo courtesy of NAT)

As reported in their updated web newsletter, Josh Cook won the Northeast Amateur Tournament’s handicap singles event at Westgate Lanes on Feb. 26, defeating Brenton Brown, 273-241 (with handicap) in the final match. The Westgate bowlers in the head-to-head finals were Jim Ferguson, Sean Richard, Mike Peirce, and Tom Hedding.

Note: The NAT scratch event scheduled for Apr. 2 at Westgate Lanes is now a doubles event. Details can be found on the NAT website.

2017 Brockton city tournament official results

The Brockton Bowling Association has made the results of this year’s city tournament, held on Jan. 28 & 29 at Westgate Lanes, official, with the final prize list available here. The event champions are listed below:

Handicap

Team: USA Pro Shop 3,022
Doubles: Darren Beveridge & Dennis Scollins 1,642
Singles: Chris Silva 885
All-Events: Chris Silva 2,385

Scratch

Team: MOPs & 1 Warrior 2,775
Doubles: Rob Young & Tom Hedding 1,544
Singles: Matt Yandek 795
All-Events: Ryan Yelle 2,248

And acknowledging the team champions as individuals:

USA Pro Shop: AJ Voisine, Chris Silveri, Gino Beniamino, Kevin Thibeault
MOPs & 1 Warrior: Sean Richard, Brian Gaskill, Tony Bennett, Steve Dale Jr.

The association would like to thank everyone who participated, and congratulate the cashers, who will be invited to the Bowler of the Year tournament in the fall.

Rich Fulton shoots 300 in TNT

Got word tonight that Rich Fulton bowled another 300 game, this in the Tuesday night pot game. This was the first night that the pot games were on the (likely modified) Kegel Great Wall of China pattern, which will be the last quarter’s Coke shot, so if this is any indication, there shouldn’t be much change to the Coke league’s scoring pace when the league starts on the new shot.

Good bowling Rich! 🙂

Jim Ferguson, Jason Unthank lead high scoring day at NAT

The walls around the pro shop will have many more desk printouts on them after yesterday, as it was a high-scoring day in the Northeast Amateur Tournament’s handicap singles event. The day was led by Jim Ferguson, who had 269-248-300 for an 817 on the first squad, and Jason Unthank, who posted 279-246-300 for an 825 on the second squad. Additionally, Sean Richard, Tom Hedding, Angel Hernandez, and Mike Peirce had 300 games without an 800 series, and Bill Tessier (299) and Mike Masse (298) both threw 11 in a row.

I didn’t think I had a video of my own of one of TomTom’s 300 games, so I present one below:

As usual, I will wait for the NAT to make a post before posting about the tournament’s winner.

Congrats guys! 🙂

Steve Ferraro wins NAT scratch tournament at Westgate

 

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Finalists of February Northeast Amateur Tournament scratch event (L-R): Champion Steve Ferraro, runner-up Jim Ferguson (Photo courtesy of NAT)

The Northeast Amateur Tournament, in their web newsletter, reported Steve Ferraro as the winner of the scratch event held on Feb. 5 at Westgate Lanes over Brockton Bowling Association Hall of Famer Jim Ferguson. The final match score was lost in the reporting process and may be added later. The lane condition was the Kegel Stonehenge pattern.

Brian Egan throws 300 in NEBA at East Providence Lanes

The tournament is still in progress as I write this, but Westgate’s Brian Egan started hot in his NEBA qualifying squad today at East Providence Lanes with a 300 first game. Danny Khuu recorded the last strike, which is below:

Depending on events in the tournament, a post will be made either here or just on the Facebook page after the tournament.

WTG Brian! 🙂