Wednesday, May 29, 2019


OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For May 22 - May 28, 2019)

Two bowlers roll perfect games at 2019 USBC Open Championships
Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan, rolled the first perfect game in three weeks at the 2019 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, and Randy Suiter of Jacksonville, Illinois, followed suit two games later.
Anderson's 300 on May 24 was the seventh of the 2019 event at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, and the 24-year-old right-hander joins his brother, Matthew, in the tournament record book. Matthew Anderson rolled a perfect game at the 2014 tournament in Reno, Nevada.
Andrew Anderson, a Team USA member and the 2018 USBC Masters champion, followed his 300 with games of 137 and 187 for a 624 singles series. He added sets of 619 in team and 583 in doubles and finished his sixth USBC Open Championships appearance with a 1,826 all-events total.
Suiter's 300, the eighth of the 2019 tournament, came in the final game of his 19th Open Championships appearance. He became the second Standard Division bowler in history to achieve perfection on the championship lanes. The 55-year-old right-hander started singles with 177 and 160, before closing the year with 12 consecutive strikes.
Along with his 637 singles set, Suiter had 562 in doubles and 451 in team for a 1,650 all-events total.
The Standard Division includes bowlers with entering tournament averages of 156-175.
Illinois bowler leads Standard All-Events in Las Vegas
Jenny Wonders of Roscoe, Illinois, became the Standard All-Events leader at the 2019 USBC Open Championships with a nine-game total of 1,876.
Wonders snuck into the top spot May 23 with sets of 651 in doubles, 628 in team and 597 in singles. Vicente Ada of Bellmawr, New Jersey, previously held the lead this year at the South Point Bowling Plaza with 1,873, posted April 3.
Wonders, a 34-year-old right-hander, is the daughter of USBC Hall of Famer Rich Wonders, who won five Open Championships titles in the 1980s. Her uncle, John Wonders Sr., logged his 50th tournament appearance in 2010.
Oklahoma bowler joins 50-Year Club at South Point Bowling Plaza
Glenn Cox of Oklahoma City became the latest member of the 50-Year Club at the USBC Open Championships.
The 78-year-old made his milestone march to the lanes at the South Point Bowling Plaza on May 27 and received a chevron, plaque and diamond lapel pin to commemorate the milestone.
Cox made his first Open Championships appearance at the 1970 event in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is one of 23 bowlers scheduled to celebrate five decades of participation this year in Las Vegas.
In 50 Open Championships appearances, he has knocked down 66,563 pins. That includes sets of 343 in team, 332 in singles and 252 in doubles for a 927 all-events total this year.
Bowlers Journal Championships gets new leaders in Open Doubles
Justin Neiman of Macomb, Michigan, is no stranger to success at the Bowlers Journal Championships presented by USBC, and he's now in position to add another title to his growing resume.
His partner, Mykel Holliman of Collierville, Tennessee, also has spent some time in the spotlight in recent years, including a runner-up finish at the 2019 USBC Masters.
Though they attack the pins from opposite sides of the lane, the two worked together May 21 at the South Point Bowling Center and now lead Open Doubles at the 2019 Bowlers Journal Championships with a 1,492 total.
Holliman, a 26-year-old left-hander, led the effort with games of 247, 244 and 267 for a 758 series, while Neiman, a 32-year-old right-hander and a 2017 doubles champion at the event, added 256, 258 and 220 for a 734 set. Robert Callan of Vacaville, California, and Warren Crawford of McKinleyville, California, previously held the lead with a 1,475.
Neiman has been extremely comfortable at the South Point Bowling Center, where he teamed with Craig Nidiffer of New Boston, Michigan, to win Open Doubles at the 2017 Bowlers Journal Championships with a 1,601 total.
A look ahead
Five more competitors will reach participation milestones at the 2019 USBC Open Championships.
Raymond Jensen of Greenwood, Indiana, will become the next member of the 55-Year Club when he hits the lanes at the South Point Bowing Plaza on June 3 at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Four others will add their names to the list of bowlers who have reached 50 years of participation at the USBC Open Championships.
Stan Schoenfeld of San Antonio and Tom Slezak of Sullivan, Missouri, will share the spotlight when they make their milestone appearances May 29 at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Herman Prakken of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, will join the 50-Year Club on May 30 at 2 p.m. Eastern, and Thomas Hart of Morgantown, West Virginia, will make his 50th march to the lanes June 3 at 10 p.m. EDT.
Also competing May 29-30 will be defending Standard Doubles co-champions Jeffrey and Michael Krywcum of Buffalo, New York, who posted a 1,203 total last year in Syracuse, New York, and shared the title with Chad Green and Chad Queen of Athens, Tennessee.
The Krywcum twins will be recognized for their win prior to their 2019 team event May 29 at 2 p.m. Eastern, and their attempt at repeating as Standard Doubles champions will take place May 30 at 5:30 p.m. EDT.
Then, on June 3, before the evening team event, four members of the 2018 Standard Team champion, The Bowlers ER Tres of Des Plaines, Illinois (Jason Intravaia, Bill Shaw, Jannard Reno and Daniel Luncsford), will receive their championship watches.
They will be split across two teams in 2019 and will be competing in the Regular Division.

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2019 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Point Bowling Plaza
Las Vegas
(Division leaders with hometown and pinfall)
As of May 28, 2019
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 876 and above)

1, Melrose Bowl Red (John Hommes, Michael Wirz, Craig Schiffler, Thomas Jones, Christopher Castle), Norwood, Minn., 3,301. 2, S and B Pro Shop 1, Warren, Mich., 3,254. 3, Bowlers Sport Shop, Indianapolis, 3,249. 4, Gasthaus Motel, Monroe, Wis., 3,236. 5, Himmler's Pro Shop, Versailles, Ind., 3,223. 6(tie), Ray Orf's Pro Shop 2, St. Charles, Mo., and Team NABR, Fairport, N.Y., 3,214. 8, Mento Produce, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,204. 9, Storm Products 1, Minneapolis, 3,202. 10, Coach K Scholarship, Pleasant View, Utah, 3,199.
Doubles
(Combined averages of 351 and above)

1, Cotie Holbek, Burlington, Wis./Steven Fisher, Winthrop Harbor, Ill., 1,478. 2, Lawrence Porter, Whitesboro, N.Y./Art Anderson, North Syracuse, N.Y., 1,423. 3, Jason Duran, Brighton, Colo./Duane Mellinger, Aurora, Colo., 1,413. 4, Joseph Conti, Liverpool, N.Y./Derek Magno, Cicero, N.Y., 1,404. 5, Nicholas Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Casey Maxted, Gillette, Wyo., 1,397. 6, Aaron Pawloski, Brentwood, Calif./Robert Huckaby, Santa Cruz, Calif., 1,392. 7, Dan Vick, Pittsford, N.Y./David Gerhart, Mount Joy, Pa., 1,390. 8, Will Barnes, Wichita, Kan./Geoffrey Young, Roanoke, Texas, 1,384. 9, Anthony Coats, Pflugerville, Texas/Justin Pyle, Round Rock, Texas, 1,378. 10, Todd Sigeti, Lititz, Pa./Connor Harrington, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,376.
Singles
(Averages of 176 and above)

1, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 812. 2, Ron Case, Oakley, Calif., 803. 3, Ryan Mouw, Muskegon, Mich., 802. 4, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 800. 5, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 792. 6, Zachery Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 780. 7, William Welch, Franklin, Wis., 778. 8, Jason Rasinske, Dimondale, Mich., 775. 9(tie), Greg Engelkes, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Doug Kent, Newark, New York, 772.
All-Events
(Averages of 176 and above)

1, Ryan Mouw, Muskegon, Mich., 2,156. 2, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,151. 3, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,150. 4, Derek Magno, Cicero, N.Y., 2,142. 5, Aaron Pawloski, Brentwood, Calif., 2,128. 6, Daniel Vick, Pittsford, New York, 2,122. 7, EJ Tackett, Bluffton, Ind., 2,097. 8, John Burkett, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,095. 9, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 2,091. 10, Joseph Conti, Liverpool, N.Y., 2,084.
Team All-Events
(Combined all-events totals of all five team members)

1, Mento Produce (Anthony Pepe, Travis Mento, Steve Meyer, Derek Magno, Joseph Conti), Syracuse, N.Y., 9,983. 2, S and B Pro Shop 1, Warren, Mich., 9,967. 3, Team NABR, Fairport, N.Y., 9,900. 4, Bowlers Headquarters/EFX, Muskego, Wis., 9,717. 5, Big O Tires, Oakley, Calif., 9,709. 6, Tile-All, Inc. 2, Mount Laurel, N.J., 9,660. 7, The Locker Guy 1, Owatonna, Calif., 9,607. 8, Bowlers Sport Shop, Indianapolis, 9,577. 9, Shady Unicorns, Chula Vista, Calif., 9,575. 10, Huskers 1, DeForest, Wis., 9,555.
STANDARD DIVISION    
Team
(Combined averages of 776-875)

1, Shawn Blanton Team 2 (Chris Strehl, Shawn Blanton, Andrew Dill, John Leonard, Davey Murphy), Owensboro, Ky, 2,870. 2, Steve Austin Team 1, Sparta, Mich., 2,864. 3, Buffalo Wild Wings 1, Chicago, 2,854. 4, Schliep Consulting LLC, Shakopee, Minn., 2,849. 5, WALCO 1, Kalona, Iowa, 2,848. 6(tie), Cancer Sucks 3, McDonough, Ga., and New Vision Team 1, Ashtabula, Ohio, 2,840. 8(tie), Just One More, Sunnyside, Wash., and Danny Stafursky Team 1, Athens, Pa., 2,825. 10, Brucker Funeral Home, Newark, Ohio, 2,823.
Doubles
(Combined Averages of 311-350)

1, Todd Reno, Lemont, Ill./Robert Riley, Plainfield, Ill., 1,270. 2, Jeff Schott/Tyler Shellabarger, Celina, Ohio, 1,248. 3, Glendon Riffe, Pawcatuck, Conn./Howard Eldredge, Westerly, R.I., 1,237. 4, Mitchell Scheller/David Scheller, Mount Olive, Ill., 1,230. 5, Wes Leong, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada/William Walters, Thornville, Ohio, 1,226. 6, Paul Spiotta/Greg Wolff, Batavia, N.Y., 1,225. 7(tie), Caroline Pirkola/Joshua Kurdziel, Appleton, Wis., Steve Reyna/Jordyn Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., and Colin Alexander, Palm Harbor, Fla./Scott Alexander, Stamford, Conn., 1,220. 10(tie), Scott Fitzhugh, Cambridge, Md./Martin Vitelli, Princess Anne, Md., and Daniel Lilly/Matthew Jaramillo, Henderson, Nev., 1,217.
Singles
(Averages of 156-175)

1, Don Erickson, Renton, Wash., 680. 2, Andrew Leppen, Amherst Junction, Mich., 679. 3, Dale Storm, St. Charles, Minn., 678. 4, Monty Hansen, Sterling Heights, Mich., 676. 5, Dan Krostal, Waukegan, Ill., 673. 6, Donald Mehrtens Jr., St. Rose, La., 671. 7(tie), Kenny Phillips Jr., Joplin, Mo., and Gary Goldermann, Brighton, Colo., 668. 9(tie), Ted Hickman, Sicklerville, N.J., Richard Yuhnke, Chico, Calif., Richard Specht, Epworth, Iowa, Daniel Hangman, Omaha, Neb., Adam Norton, Omaha Neb., and Ashley Ruszczak, Arlington Heights, Ill., 667.
All-Events
(Averages of 156-175)

1, Jenny Wonders, Roscoe, Ill., 1,876. 2, Vicente Ada, Bellmawr, N.J., 1,873. 3, Ryan Allender, Griffith, Ind., 1,866. 4, Don Erickson, Renton, Wash., 1,865. 5, Tyler Boe, Mountlake Terrace, Wash., 1,849. 6, Joshua Shane Brady, McDonough, Ga., 1,837. 7, James Ulczak, Chicago, 1,832. 8, Richie White, Platteville, Colo., 1,820. 9, David Hill, Bellevue, Neb., 1,817. 10, Trestian Siemering, Norfolk, Neb., 1,812.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 775 and below)

1, Lynn Christianson Team 1 (Doug Fugleberg, Corey Hanson, Ricky Crane, Jody Bueng, Lynn Christianson), Twin Valley, Minn., 2,624. 2, Romano's "B" Team, Essington, Pa., 2,589. 3, Roy Allen Team 2, Springfield, Mo., 2,580. 4, High Rollers, Baton Rouge, La., 2,557. 5, The Bowlers Store 1, Dayton, Ohio, 2,533. 6, Keith Settles Team 2, Indianapolis, 2,532. 7, Greater Toronto Ten Pin, Toronto, 2,501. 8, Woodshed Pizza, Winona, Wis., 2,498. 9, Keith Settles Team 1, Indianapolis, 2,495. 10, Brazilian Lanes, Brazil, Ind., 2,487.
Doubles
(Combined averages of 310 and below)

1, Kevin Graham, Fairfield, Conn./Anthony Merritt, Naugatuck, Conn., 1,133. 2, Erik Koteles, Madison, Wis./Michael Henes, Cottage Grove, Wis., 1,117. 3, Jennifer Prokopinski, Chippewa Falls, Wis./Lori Stuart, Fall Creek, Wis., 1,114. 4, Stephen Martin and Jesse Banks, Chicago, 1,105. 5, Charles Hurst, Julesburg, Colo./Matthew Walters, Englewood, Ohio, 1,103. 6(tie), Mare Byres, Rio Rancho, N.M./Linda Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M., and Gregory Gates, Pontiac, Mich./John Sawyers, Waterford, Mich., 1,100. 8, Ronald Shelton, Waukon, Neb./Michael Rediske Hokah, Minn., 1,097. 9(tie), Dylan Gauna/Stan Gauna, Albuquerque, N.M., and Bill Tilton, Anderson, Mo./Tyler Bacon, Grove, Okla., 1,096.
Singles
(Averages of 155 and below)

1, Charles Vo, Sugar Land, Texas, 644. 2, Bill Vianco, Delphi, Ind., 638. 3, Patrick Murphy, Ballwin, Mo., 626. 4, Robert McKinzie, Liberty, Mo., 624. 5(tie), Derek Hopson, Belleville, N.J., Larry Meyers, Renwick, Iowa, and Teresa Burroughs, Checotah, Okla., 612. 8(tie), Jennifer Prokopinski, Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Patricia Franklin, Elizabethtown, Ind., 609. 10, Paul Westerhold, La Habra, Calif., 606.
All Events
(Averages of 155 and below)

1, Larry Meyers, Renwick, Iowa, 1,707. 2, Derek Hopson, Belleville, N.J., 1,687. 3, Wesley Straight, Cooperstown, N.D., 1,673. 4, Brian Whited, Cave Creek, Ariz., 1,668. 5, Jeremy McGill, Louisville, Ky., 1,667. 6, Bill Vianco, Delphi, Ind., 1,657. 7, Chris Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., 1,650. 8, Brian Haendel, Horicon, Wis., 1,647. 9, Stevan Kemp, San Marcos, Calif., 1,644. 10(tie), Sean Tennison, Adrian, Mich., and Jody Bueng, Ada, Minn., 1,636.

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