Category: Women

For posts specifically about “honor scores” thrown by women, or about women’s leagues and tournaments

Shirley Major throws first 300 game in Patriots league

It seems Shirley Major has done it all in her Westgate Lanes career, including the old women’s Massachusetts state record of 817 in 1996, but she had never bowled a perfect game until tonight in the Patriots league. Jason Sherwood got the final three strikes of the game, and his video is below:

Congrats Shirley! 😀

2015 Mass. state tournament information

As usual, I make a post annually when I have all of the information on the year’s state tournaments:

  • The open state tournament, as I’m sure my readers know, will be at Westgate Lanes April 25-26, May 2-3, May 9-10, and May 16-17. Mail-in entries will close April 11, and the entry form can be downloaded from the Brockton Bowling Association here.
  • The women’s state tournament will take place at Brunswick Zone Lowell May 9-10, May 16-17, and May 30-31. Mail-in entries close April 1 (unless schedule is filled sooner), and the entry form can be downloaded from the Mass. Women’s Bowling Association here. Note: For the first time, optional scratch events will be offered in the women’s tournament.
  • The 50th youth state tournament will take place at AMF Chicopee Lanes on April 25-26 and May 2-3. Entries will close on Feb. 25, with an entry form available from the Mass. youth association here.

Shirley Major wins Westgate debut of RI Ladies Classic

Finalists of Jan. 2015 RI Ladies Classic (L-R): Shirley Major (winner), Courtney Parenteau (runner-up)
Finalists of Jan. 2015 RI Ladies Classic (L-R): Shirley Major (winner), Courtney Parenteau (runner-up)

The following is the order of finish of the cashers in yesterday’s RI Ladies Classic event:

  1. Shirley Major
  2. Courtney Parenteau
  3. Tina Gannon
  4. April Raines
  5. Amy Aldridge

Shirley won the final match over Courtney 235-207 (This is a handicap tournament, but both bowlers in the final match were bowling scratch.). Shirley and Courtney are pictured above.

Thank you and congrats to the 19 bowlers who came out, and to the cashers. Thank you also to Fran Varin, the tournament director, for allowing me to post his photo of the finalists. 🙂

RI Ladies Classic to make Westgate Lanes debut Jan. 24

I keep saying that anything that improves opportunities in bowling for women is good for bowling in general, and I’ve recently learned that the RI Ladies Classic, after seeing a number of Massachusetts women entering their tournaments, has chosen to host their next tournament, on Jan. 24, at Westgate Lanes for the first time. They have made a flyer available on their Facebook page, which will be added to the “Local/New England” sidebar list. Note: The entry fee, $40, is waived (free) for first-time RI Ladies Classic participants.

Bob Hamilton shoots 300, Sean Richard 299 in Patriots (includes team honor)

Congratulations to Bob Hamilton on a perfect game tonight in the Patriots league; congrats also to Shirley Major, as Tim Major told me she shot 236 in that game, making the game a 536, better than the 526 game they had the week before the Thanksgiving break (and, of course, a mixed doubles honor game). 😀

Congrats also to Sean Richard, with a 299 game tonight! 😀

Bob Hamilton throws 826 set in Patriots league; Team also qualifies for honors

Congrats to Bob Hamilton, with games of 279, 257, and 290 for an 826 set tonight in the Patriots league. Moreover, I’ll link his daughter Stephanie’s Facebook photo of the desk printout here, as, given that, he and Shirley Major threw a 526 third game and a 1,506 series, both of which are national honor scores for a mixed doubles team. Congrats to Shirley for this, as well! 😀

Bob & Shirley’s desk printout

2014 Mass. women’s state tournament results

As I just did for the open tournament, I’ll note the presumed state women’s champions from the posted unofficial results of the women’s state tournament (with association represented in parentheses):

Team

Div. 1, handicap: Alcor Girls (Berkshire County) 2,830
Div. 2, handicap: The Odd Balls (Berkshire County) 2,691
Div. 1, scratch: Chair City Chicks (Greater Gardner) 2,524
Div. 2, scratch: Full Rack (Tri-City) 1,854

Doubles

Div. 1, handicap: Laura Kane & Joannie Duris (Worcester County) 1,454
Div. 2, handicap: Cheryl Washington & Tonya Harrison (Greater Boston) 1,411
Div. 3, handicap: Lynn Wilson & Sharon Summers (Greater Springfield) 1,476
Div. 1, scratch: Daly Orlowski-Berrios & Linda Trexler (Foxvale) 1,290
Div. 2, scratch: Karen Morin & Christine O’Donnell (Greater Springfield) 1,050
Div. 3, scratch: Kelly Standish & Regina Dube (Southeastern Mass.) 996

Singles

Div. 1, handicap: Tina Stasukelis (Greater Gardner) 822
Div. 2, handicap: Dorinda Wesley (Greater Boston) 776
Div. 3, handicap: Johanna Trainor (Greater Springfield) 836
Div. 1, scratch: Mariann Klosin (Merrimack Valley) 686
Div. 2, scratch: Dorinda Wesley (Greater Boston) 606
Div. 3, scratch: Johanna Trainor (Greater Springfield) 561

All-Events

Div. 1, handicap: Joannie Duris (Worcester County) 2,167
Div. 2, handicap: Tracy Jackson (Foxvale) 2,161
Div. 3, handicap: Jenny Sheri (Southern Berkshire) 2,218
Div. 1, scratch: Eva Boyer (Greater Springfield) 1,910
Div. 2, scratch: Tracy Jackson (Foxvale) 1,669
Div. 3, scratch: Jenny Sheri (Southern Berkshire) 1,441

If I remember, bowlers can win both handicap and scratch awards, but only one prize in each event. I’ll try to confirm it.

Congrats to all of the women’s state champions! 😀

Sandi Litchfield throws perfecto

Not many women at Westgate Lanes have bowled a 300 game in our history (Five previously: Sue Sutter {unsanctioned}, Kris Voss, Tina Gannon {see note in comments}, Jessica Lowe, and Melissa Peterson), but Sandi Litchfield joined that club tonight with her first perfect game in the second game of the Westgate Mixed league. She actually had a shot at the women’s state record after a 277 first game and needed to double in the 10th third game to have a chance at an 800 set, but she finished with a 218 for a 795.

Way to go again, Sandi! 😀

Steve Sousa’s video of Sandi’s last strike is below:

Tina Gannon throws 300 in People’s Tournament

I’m usually at least around Westgate Lanes for tournaments, but opted not to go today for the People’s Tournament because I wanted to watch the finals of the Brunswick Euro Challenge (which was streaming on BowlingDigital.com), but Tom Hedding, through a post of the video on Facebook, indirectly informed me that Tina Gannon shot a 300 game today in defense of her title from last month. I’ll have to get TomTom’s permission on the video again before I upload it to YouTube and post it here.

Congrats Tina! 😀

Note: The results will, of course, wait for the tournament to post them on their website.

EDIT: As promised (and it was just waiting for the go-ahead from TomTom), the video of Tina’s final strike:

I’m not sure, but Tina may now be the first woman with two 300 games at Westgate Lanes.