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Henderson and Jones
win Heart 2 Heart
Paul Henderson and Heather
Jones teamed up to win the
Heart 2 Heart Mixed Doubles
tournament held Feb. 6-7 at
Forum Bowl.
The team posted a 1,518
score and won $1,200 for
first-place.
Second place and $700 went
to Tony and Teresa Herr, while
James Stewart and Heather
Jones took third and $500.
Diana Nunn and Thomas
Sapp finished in fourth for
$400, while Aric Alcaraz and
Diana Nunn took fifth and
$300. Jorge Molina and Christine
Owens ended in sixth, col-
Lane Laughter
lecting $200 and Bobby Akison
and Deneen Wilson won $100
for seventh-place.
Ladies high series: Heather
Jones, 765; Shemeddra Clark
757, April Ellis 703. Men’s high
series: Tony Herr 760, Thomas
Sapp 756, Aric Alcaraz 755.
Ladies high game: Shemeddra
Clark 278, Deneen Wilson 267,
Christine Owens 258, Heather
Jones 258. Men’s high game:
Paul Henderson 299, Aric
Alcaraz 298, Renwick Johnson
279.
The tournament had 106
team entries, 34 alibi entries
and paid out $3,400.
Taylor turns in 764 at Forum,
Muskett registers 686
Miller, Rowen bags 300s
Terry Taylor was red hot last
week at Forum Bowl with a
chart-topping 263-254-247 = 764
Crusaders series.
Mike Miller and Matt Rowen
shared high-game honors as
both recorded award-winning
12-baggers.
Jody Muskett, from the Fun
Bunch group, registered a sizzling
200-265-221 = 686 set to
front distaff scoring.
FORUM HIGHS
Bob Swope 241-649, Mary Edgett
214-551, Homer Dudley 221-617, Lynell
Cummings 179-489, Shelia Ferguson
188-558, Debbie Gearhart 186-519,
Holly Ginn 188-504, Justin Red 249-
738, Roberta Haffner 209-537.
Ed Block (no-tap, 4 games) 300-1045,
Holly Beers (no-tap, 4 games) 246-783,
Steve Freeman 241-693, Chrissy Castro
199-580, Glenn Frankiewicz 247-643,
Elaine Mason 243-654, Seymour Hart
262-680.
Donna Pulice 203-562, Derrik Omey
247-698, Sharon Carmichael 180-489,
Jesse Sudderth 256-639, Joyce Johnson
211-557, Jon Grudecki (4 games) 279-
1004, Megan Simon (4 games) 234-831,
Steve Cotter 279-743.
Roberta Stanfield 188-522, Jeff
George 244-711, Karen Hoyle 216-598,
Tony Keen 223-585, Mary Jane Header
181-516, Ron Rogers 280-680, Tami
Rogers 210-584, Adam Borcherding
256-662.
Sylvia Wolk 145-416, Jerri Colbert
253-651, Al Rush 235-659, Deanna Garcia
184-482, Freddie Luquis 225-662,
Matt Rowen 300-713, Tricia Guzman
224-583, Jeff Visger 204-529, Reese
Howard 147-410.
WILLIAMS WINS USBC
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as good as I can, and the year
that I’m no longer exempt out
here, that’s when I will have
had enough.”
In the title match against
Barnes, Williams got off to
a shaky start, going high on
his first shot, breaking up a
split and leaving a 7 pin. From
there, he was perfect, finishing
with 11 consecutive strikes
to take home the $50,000
prize and two-year PBA Tour
exemption.
Williams said the turning
point in the match was when
Barnes left a 10 pin in the
fourth frame, but he managed
to carry a similar shot in the
fifth frame.
“Chris left that weak 10 pin
after a scout came over and
touched it but didn’t knock it
over, and then I step up and
leave a 10 pin but the scout
comes over and gets it,” Williams
said. “That helped me get
a little more comfortable, and
from that point, every one of
my strikes was high flush.”
Looking back on the loss,
Barnes said he thought he
threw the ball well, but it was
the way the lanes broke down
in practice that had a major
impact.
“I lost this one in the
practice session,” said Barnes,
who finished second in the
season’s second major, losing
to Kelly Kulick, 265-195, in the
PBA Tournament of Champions
three weeks ago. “He played
further right than I anticipated.
When I broke them down, it
made the lanes pretty good
for me, but it had no affect on
him.”
When Williams and Barnes
met for the Masters title in
2004, the scenario set up the
same way. Barnes was the top
seed, while Williams was No.
“The last two Masters here
in Reno, I’ve gone undefeated
in match play, I haven’t lost a
three-game match, yet I haven’t
won either tournament,” said
Barnes, who made it through
the double-elimination bracket
unscathed in both events. “TV
is one of the best things the
sport has going for it, but it is
probably the worst thing I have
going for me personally.”
To reach the championship
match, Williams defeated
No. 3 seed Ryan Ciminelli of
Buffalo, NY, 258-224. Ciminelli
advanced with a 246-229
victory over fourth seed Mike
Scroggins of Amarillo, in the
opening match.
The 2010 USBC Masters
featured a field of 267 of the
top professional and amateur
bowlers in the world, competing
for an overall prize fund of
$255,000.
Final standings: Williams,
$50,000; Barnes, $25,000;
Ciminelli, $15,000; Scroggins,
$10,000.
THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, February 18, 2010 | Page 19
USBC Board approves
bumper bowling awards,
high school memberships
Special achievement awards
for youth competing in bumper
bowling leagues and a new
membership product for high
school bowlers were recently
approved by the United States
Bowling Congress Board of
Directors.
Bumper bowling league
competitors rolling 50, 75
and 100 games and/or 100,
150, 200, 250 and 300 series
are immediately eligible to
earn Bowlopolis emblems in
those categories. These awards
can be earned regardless of
the bowler’s bumper league
average and will continue to be
earned on the same progressive
merit basis.
“Since USBC does not
recognize bumper league averages,
our youngest members
were not eligible to earn youth
awards,” said USBC director of
Youth Development Brian Graham.
“This meant the only way
they could obtain an award
was through our purchasable
awards program.
“To address this disparity
and provide a consistent youth
awards benefit to our youngest
members, we proposed
to extend the eligibility for
the Bowlopolis-themed youth
awards to participants in
certified bumper bowling
programs without the average
requirement.”
The new USBC High School
Mr. Bill’s Color Pin Sweeper
Every Saturday Night 7:30 PM
Check-in at 6:30 PM
$20 Sweeper entry fee
Mystery Score - 1st Game Strike Pot
King and Queen Tickets • Mega-Shots Every Night
Crazy Eights after Sweeper
$5.00 entry fee - up to two re-entries
Strike pot tickets every game
COME JOIN THE FUN!
All split
conversions pay
money
membership, which becomes
effective Aug. 1, is available
to those interscholastic high
school bowlers who are not
USBC Youth members. Bowlers
may apply for the membership
any time during the current
interscholastic schedule. The
cost for the new High School
membership will be $5.
“Many bowlers on high
school teams do not bowl in
USBC leagues so this gives
them a way to become connected
to USBC,” said USBC High
School Manager Breanne Eoff.
“This membership will allow
acceptance of all games bowled
by that individual during the
current season in recognized
interscholastic competitions
between two or more schools
toward the establishment of a
USBC official average.”
The USBC High School
membership will provide the
following benefits:
USBC Youth membership
USBC official average
Eligible to bowl in USBCcertified
tournaments when
qualified
Eligible to apply for USBC
scholarships
Eligible for nomination to
the Dexter USBC High School
All-American team
Membership and final
average processing will utilize
the Youth Online Membership
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Handicap
90% of 220
Ladies four-bagger pays $5.00 once a night.
Men‛s fi ve-bagger pays $5.00 once a night.
Will also pay out men‛s and women‛s high series
each night - scratch/handicap
Handicap-Scratch-Ladies Brackets $5.00 each
Cross-Over Doubles $1.00 per person
Mr. Bill 817-557-0749 Cell: 817-925-3892
2001 S. Great
Southwest Parkway
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051
972-641-4406 or 972-647-2275