June 28 - The Bowling News

Page 2 | Thursday, June 28, 2012 | THE BOWLING NEWS
By Leisha Murr
This week I’ve been busy
making all of my flight and
hotel reservations for the Scentsy
convention I will be attending
at the end of next month. I’ve
been trying to get organized and
make sure I have everything
taken care of because I have a
busy couple of weeks coming
up and don’t want to have to
worry about anything. We bowl
women’s state tournament this
weekend and then on Tuesday
I leave for Reno to bowl the
Women’s Championships.
I like bowling tournaments
towards the end of the event
because you know going in what
the scores are like and what
you’ll need to shoot to take over
the lead. We are bowling the last
weekend for state, and I think
nationals has less than two
weeks left after we bowl. This
week, most of the women in the
Diamond and scratch division
are bowling because they are in
Reno for the Women’s US Open
which started today and ends on
Wednesday. You can watch live
on bowl.com this week and the
outdoor finals under the Reno
arch will air July 3rd on ESPN.
So after all of the ladies I call
the “Superstars” bowl this week
in Reno, we should know who
is going to win in the scratch
standings for sure and most
likely the Diamond division
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as well. There is still a chance
someone or team (hopefully
from our group) could take the
lead in the Diamond division
because it includes 100%
handicap of 220 per person. It
would be amazing to come out
on top at the biggest women’s
event we have.
After I bowl in Reno, I’m
going to stop off in Vegas for a
few days before I come home.
You’d think I could get my
gambling fix in the time I’m in
Reno, but I really just don’t like
it there. I haven’t found a casino
I enjoy gambling in or even
pit bosses that were friendly.
Plus, the hotels on the strip in
Vegas are so much nicer than
anything you can find in Reno.
I’m excited to get to stay in one
of the hotels on the strip that I
haven’t been in before this trip.
There are so many great choices.
I’ve stayed at Treasure Island,
Caesars, Bally’s, Bellagio, Palms,
Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and
unfortunately the Excalibur. On
day I hope I can say I’ve stayed
in them all!
I typically don’t get to stay on
the strip when I’m in Las Vegas
because we are usually there for
a bowling tournament and stay
at the host casino. The ones I
have stayed at are the Orleans,
Gold Coast, South Point, Sam’s
Town, Texas Station, and Sunset
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Tulia, Texas 79088
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Station. All of the bowling centers
in Vegas are inside casinos
off the strip. There is even a
Lucky Strikes inside the Rio.
Can you imagine having to drag
bowling balls through a casino
each week to get to league to
bowl? I’m sure bowling league
each week ends up costing the
bowlers more than just the
league fees depending on how
many slot machines are between
the lanes and the car.
Anyway, I guess I gambled
more than normal on my last
bowling trip because I got a
call from a casino host this
afternoon wanting to offer me a
room and some food credits to
come back. So, staying off of the
strip does have its advantages;
you don’t have to be a highroller
to get comps at the smaller
properties.
Last week I mentioned I had
started reading the Shades of
Grey series. Well, I’m now half
way finished with the third and
final book. The books probably
need to be an NC-17 rating, not
just R. It has definitely been an
education into, we will say, an
alternative lifestyle of intimate
relations. But as the books go
on, you begin to understand and
feel for the controlling man and
why he is the way he is. There
is some great banter between
the couple and I can’t wait to
see how it all ends. Warning:
These books are definitely NOT
for the modest reader, you might
be shocked or even appalled that
I’ve enjoyed reading them.
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BOWLING TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
JULY 14 & 15
GUARANTEED $4,125
Saturday & Sunday Squad Times 9:00 AM & 1:30 PM
Squad 1 bowls Saturday at 9 AM and again on Sunday at 1:30 PM
Squad 2 bowls Saturday at 1:30 PM and again on Sunday at 9 AM
Check-In 30 minutes prior to Squad Time
Format: 3 Games Across 6 Lanes Each Day.
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USBC awards 12 Gift
For Life Scholarships
ARLINGTON, Texas - Twelve
United States Bowling Congress
Youth members have been
selected to receive a USBC Gift
For Life Scholarship.
The USBC Gift For Life
Scholarship annually is awarded
to USBC Youth members
who are in high school, have a
minimum grade-point average
of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale), and
have demonstrated financial
need. Each recipient receives
a $1,000 scholarship managed
through the SMART program.
The recipients for 2012 are:
Justice April, Columbia, S.C.
Audra DiGangi, Manitou
Beach, Mich.
Tessa Friason, Vancouver,
Wash.
Jacob Garris, Greensburg, Pa.
Ariana Goldsby, Prattville,
Ala.
Tammy Knapp, Greeneville,
Tenn.
David Rodriguez II, Jackson,
Mich.
Erin Shortell, Pearl River,
N.Y.
Stephanie Sims, Garland,
Texas
Riley Smith, Kenosha, Wis.
Arianna Toth, Niles, Ohio
Jamel Wheeler-Burton, New
York, N.Y.
“The USBC Gift For Life
ENTRY FEE
$350.00 PREPAID (48 hours before tournament start)
$100.00 non-refundable deposit due to hold team spot; balance due in cash day of
tournament. Cashier Checks or Money Orders only! Make payable to Duane Bates,
PO Box 543153, Grand Prairie, TX 75054-3153.
$400.00 WALK-IN (Cash only less than 48 hours before tournament start)
TEAMS
Bowlers must present USBC card and driver license at check-in.
Each team must have five (5) players; either three (3) men and two (2) women or
two (2) men and three (3) women.
Each team will bowl three (3) games across 6 lanes on Saturday and three (3)
games across 6 lanes on Sunday.
Saturday lane assignments will be drawn as each team checks in. Sunday
assignments will be drawn 30 minutes prior to squad time.
PAYOUT
Total Payout of $4,125 (for 15 teams).
If there are 10 entries, we will pay $2,425.00 [1st place], $1,200 [2nd], and $500 [3rd
place] for a total of $4,125.00.
We pay 1 in 5 entries. If we have 40 teams, we will pay out $11,000.00 and 8 places.
Scholarship program, and the
other scholarship programs of
USBC, are in place to help deserving
students in the bowling
community,” USBC Executive
Director Stu Upson said. “We
hope the scholarships will help
them as they take the next step
in their educations.”
Each year, 12 Gift For Life
scholarships are awarded to
USBC Youth members in need
of financial help to obtain a
college education. In honor of
the September 11th heroes, at
least two of the scholarships
awarded each year are reserved
for the children of fire department,
police or emergency
rescue personnel. This year,
those awards went to Garris,
Knapp and Shortell.
Go to BOWL.com/scholarships
to learn more about
scholarship opportunities for
youth bowlers.
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Visit www.dbtdfw.com
for complete rules and
to print entry form.
You can bowl both squads
if you change out 2
bowlers. (At least 1 male
and 1 female).
Call Duane Bates,
Tournament Director, at
817.805.0124 or
email: dbt02@att.net
with any questions.