Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Bowling Highlights Column 2-22-08

Mike Scroggins

1st Annual Callicoon Lanes Budweiser Scratch Tournament Slated For April 19-20

The 1st annual Callicoon Lanes Budweiser Men's and Women's (Scratch) Bowling tournament will be held on Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20 at the Brunswick Callicoon Lanes..
Limited to a field of 40-two member teams, those bowlers will qualify for divisions at 11 a.m. on April 19.
Each two-member team will bowl games with no handicaps. After qualifying, each team will be seeded 1 through 40 and put into five divisions of eight teams each.
Elimination matches will begin at 11 a.m. on April 20. Each team will be guaranteed six games, three qualifying games and a quarterfinal match. Winners advance and losers go home.
The top two teams in each division will receive prize money and the prize money breakdown (based on 40 teams) includes $500 for first place in the Championship division and $250 for second place.
Second division--first place is $350 and second place is $175.
Third division--first place takes home $250 and second place takes homes $130.
Fourth division--first place $200 and second place $100.
Fifth division--first place $150 and second place $75
Tom Russell, tournament director, noted that the entry fee for this scratch tournament open to men and women is $90 per team or $45 per individual entry.
Entry deadline is Tuesday, April 15 or the first 40 teams.
To enter place the name of the two bowlers on a sheet of paper and make check payable to Callicoon Lanes Scratch Tournament and mail to 9202 Route 97, Callicoon, N. Y. 12723.
Eligibility rules for this tournament point out that team member must be at least 16 years of age and that USBC rules and regulations will not apply in this event and that the tournament director has the right to reject any entry.
Additional tournament sponsors will be announced in coming weeks.
Tournament chairman Tom Russell can be reached at 845-887-5750.

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