Wednesday, June 26, 2019

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For June 19 - June 25, 2019)
North Carolina bowler joins elite club at 2019 USBC Open Championships
Lee Vanderhoef of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, may not compete as much as he used to, but he showed he still can throw clutch shots when the situation requires it.
The 40-year-old right-hander rolled 12 consecutive strikes during his team event June 20 at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas to become the third bowler in United States Bowling Congress Open Championships history to record three perfect games on the tournament lanes.
He achieved the feat for the first time in 2009, also in Las Vegas, and added his name to the short list of bowlers with multiple 300s during the 2013 tournament in Reno, Nevada.
His perfect game this year was the 12th of the 2019 event and earns him a place in the record book alongside Craig Szplett of Beecher, Illinois (1996, 2005, 2013), and David Cirigliano of Phoenix (1998, 2007, 2016).
"I was probably more nervous in the last frame today than I have been in a long time, if not ever, until I threw the Brooklyn," Vanderhoef said. "The pressure was off after that, but it was important to me to follow it with a good shot. After getting a break like that, it meant a lot to throw the last one well."
Vanderhoef's team set included games of 180 and 201 for a 681 series, and he returned to the lanes June 21 for sets of 652 in singles and 575 in doubles for a 1,908 all-events total. This year marked his 16th USBC Open Championships appearance.
Entering his 2019 Open Championships campaign, Vanderhoef was one of 32 bowlers in 116 years of tournament history with multiple 300s.
Three other bowlers also made runs at perfection this week at the Open Championships but fell short in the final frame.
Steve Lopez, a 48-year-old right-hander and six-time tournament participant from Sahuarita, Arizona, tossed 11 consecutive strikes during singles late June 22, before his final shot crept high, leaving the 3 and 6 pins for the fifth 298 of the year.
He finished with a 689 singles set and 1,802 all-events total.

David Sparr of Watkinsville, Georgia, re-emerged at the Open Championships and had a memorable return to the biggest stage in bowling, which included a run at the 13th perfect game of the year June 24.

Sparr competed at the tournament in 1998 and 1999, before life took him and his family in a different direction.

He finished his week in Las Vegas with games of 202, 214 and 299 for a 715 singles series. The near-perfect effort was the seventh 299 of the year at the Open Championships.

He added 571 in team and 562 in doubles for a 1,848 all-events total.

Tim Tripp of Castle Rock, Colorado, continued his personal dominance of the singles event at the Open Championships, starting with 11 consecutive strikes June 25, before a 6-8 split ended his run at 300.

The left-hander finished with games of 298, 170 and 233 for a 701 singles set and 1,781 all-events total.

In Tripp's nine Open Championships appearances, his four highest sets (724, 701, 700, 682) all have come during singles.

Two bowlers roll perfect games at 2019 Bowlers Journal Championships
Andrew Suscreba of Clifton, New Jersey, and Daniel Deno of Owensboro, Kentucky, became the eighth and ninth bowlers, respectively, to shoot 300 at the 2019 Bowlers Journal Championships presented by USBC.
Suscreba just celebrated his 27th birthday and made the week memorable with games of 267, 300 and 143 for a 710 series at the South Point Bowling Center on June 21.
The right-hander, who finished sixth at the 2018 USBC Masters in Syracuse, New York, was entered in singles and also bowled doubles with two partners. He shot 1,343 with Mark Curtis of Torrance, California, and 1,290 with Erick Buckley of Fresno, California.

Deno, a 26-year-old right-hander, rolled games of 230, 300 and 234 for a 764 series June 22, and his effort ties him for eighth place in the Open Singles standings. AJ Rice of Columbus, Georgia, leads with 835.

Deno's set also helped him and 2019 Proprietors Cup champion Tyler Slaubaugh of Versailles, Kentucky (594) to a 1,358 doubles total, which is outside of the top 10 this year in Open Doubles. Mykel Holliman of Collierville, Tennessee, and Justin Neiman of Macomb, Michigan, lead with 1,492.
The Bowlers Journal Championships is being held in conjunction with the USBC Open Championships for the 73rd year and also will run until the first week of July.
A look ahead
Another competitor is scheduled to reach a milestone this week at the USBC Open Championships, as August "Butch" Dieckhoner will become the newest members of the 50-Year Club on June 26.
He is of 23 bowlers scheduled to celebrate 50 years of participation this year in Las Vegas.

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2019 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Point Bowling Plaza
Las Vegas

(Division leaders with hometown and pinfall)

As of June 24, 2019

REGULAR DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 876 and above)

1, Higgy's Aquarium (Chad Roberts, Joshua Conner, Charles Tompkins, Joe Bailey, Dan Higgins), Westerville, Ohio, 3,362. 2, Nestle Crunch Bar, Clarksville, Tenn., 3,345. 3, Melrose Bowl Red, Norwood, Minn., 3,301. 4, S and B Pro Shop 1, Warren, Mich., 3,254. 5, Bowlers Sport Shop, Indianapolis, 3,249. 6, Before the 1st Frame 1, Battleboro, N.C., 3,241. 7, Gasthaus Motel, Monroe, Wis., 3,236. 8, Hope in a Box, O'Fallon, Ill., 3,232. 9, Lefty Mafia 2, Canyon, Texas, 3,226. 10, Himmler's Pro Shop, Versailles, Ind., 3,223.
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 Alexander III, 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, Matt Dzikiewicz, Rocky Hill, Conn./Patrick Hanrahan, Wichita, Kan., 1,383. 10, Anthony Coats, Pflugerville, Texas/Justin Pyle, Round Rock, Texas, 1,378.
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, Kristopher Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 794. 6, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 792. 7, Zachery Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 780. 8, William Welch, Franklin, Wis., 778. 9, Dylan Burns, Wichita, Kan., 777. 10, Jason Rasinske, Dimondale, Mich., 775.
All-Events
(Averages of 176 and above)

1, Ryan Mouw, Muskegon, Mich., 2,156. 2, Kristopher Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 2,153. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,151. 4, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,150. 5, Derek Magno, Cicero, N.Y., 2,142. 6, Aaron Pawloski, Brentwood, Calif., 2,128. 7, Daniel Vick, Pittsford, New York, 2,122. 8, EJ Tackett, Bluffton, Ind., 2,097. 9, John Burkett, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,095. 10, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 2,091.
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, Higgy's Aquarium, Westerville, Ohio, 9,758. 5, Bowlers Headquarters/EFX, Muskego, Wis., 9,717. 6, Big O Tires, Oakley, Calif., 9,709. 7, Tile-All, Inc. 2, Mount Laurel, N.J., 9,660. 8, Hope in a Box, O'Fallon, Ill., 9,612. 9,(tie), Nestle Crunch Bar, Clarksville, Tenn., and The Locker Guy 1, Owatonna, Minn., 9,607.
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, Princess and The Jokers, Queen Creek, Arizona, 2,863. 4, Buffalo Wild Wings 1, Chicago, 2,854. 5, Schliep Consulting LLC, Shakopee, Minn., 2,849. 6, WALCO 1, Kalona, Iowa, 2,848. 7(tie), Cancer Sucks 3, McDonough, Ga., and New Vision Team 1, Ashtabula, Ohio, 2,840. 9, House Stark, Melissa, Texas, 2,829. 10(tie), Just One More, Sunnyside, Wash., and Valley Bowling Center Waverly N.Y. 1, Athens, Pa., 2,825.
Doubles
(Combined Averages of 311-350)

1, Todd Reno, Lemont, Ill./Robert Riley, Plainfield, Ill., 1,270. 2, Jeff Nolte, Palm City, Fla./Frank Kartner, Jensen Beach, Fla., 1,250. 3, Jeff Schott/Tyler Shellabarger, Celina, Ohio, 1,248. 4, Glendon Riffe, Pawcatuck, Conn./Howard Eldredge, Westerly, R.I., 1,237. 5, H. Weldon Ganaway, Ruidoso Downs, N.M/Joshua Ganaway, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,231. 6, Mitchell Scheller/David Scheller, Mount Olive, Ill., 1,230. 7, Wes Leong, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada/William Walters, Thornville, Ohio, 1,226. 8, Paul Spiotta/Greg Wolff, Batavia, N.Y., 1,225. 9, Larry Waldron/Michael Walker, Marianna, Fla., 1,221. 10(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.
Singles
(Averages of 156-175)

1, Cody Morrow, Eugene, Mo., 690. 2, Don Erickson, Renton, Wash., 680. 3, Andrew Leppen, Amherst Junction, Mich., 679. 4(tie), Dale Storm, St. Charles, Minn., and Bryan Mitchell, Chandler, Ariz., 678. 6, Monty Hansen, Sterling Heights, Mich., 676. 7, Dan Krostal, Waukegan, Ill., 673. 8, James Schmidt, Boerne, Texas, 672. 9(tie), Donald Mehrtens Jr., St. Rose, La., and Xavier Altamirano, Tucson, Ariz., 671.
All-Events
(Averages of 156-175)

1, Jenny Wonders, Roscoe, Ill., 1,876. 2(tie), Randy Lightsey, San Antonio, and Xavier Altamirano, Tucson, Ariz., 1,874. 4, Vicente Ada, Bellmawr, N.J., 1,873. 5, Ryan Allender, Griffith, Ind., 1,866. 6, Don Erickson, Renton, Wash., 1,865. 7, Donald Wilson, Olive Branch, Miss., 1,862. 8, Gene Rivers, San Antonio, 1,860. 9, Tyler Boe, Mountlake Terrace, Wash., 1,849. 10, Joshua Shane Brady, McDonough, Ga., 1,837.
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, Who's Buying?, Beavercreek, Ohio, 2,578. 5, High Rollers, Baton Rouge, La., 2,557. 6, The Bowlers Store 1, Dayton, Ohio, 2,533. 7, Keith Settles Team 2, Indianapolis, 2,532. 8, Silver City Misfits, Silver City, N.M., 2,531. 9, Bowling Buddies, Huntsville, Ala., 2,504. 10, Greater Toronto Ten Pin, Toronto, 2,501.
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, Ronald Burns/Bill Lanes, Burleson, Texas, 1,101. 7(tie), Mare Byres, Rio Rancho, N.M./Linda Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M., and Gregory Gates, Pontiac, Mich./John Sawyers, Waterford, Mich., 1,100. 9, Ronald Shelton, Waukon, Neb./Michael Rediske Hokah, Minn., 1,097. 10(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, Jay Stratton, West Valley, Utah, 653. 2, Joseph Micheri, Lancaster, Calif., 646. 3, Charles Vo, Sugar Land, Texas, 644. 4, Bill Vianco, Delphi, Ind., 638. 5(tie), Patrick Murphy, Ballwin, Mo., and Patrick Muirhead, Starkville, Miss., 626. 7, Robert McKinzie, Liberty, Mo., 624. 8, Michael Stolba, Buena Vista, Colo., 614. 9(tie), Derek Hopson, Belleville, N.J., Larry Meyers, Renwick, Iowa, and Teresa Burroughs, Checotah, Okla., 612.
All Events
(Averages of 155 and below)

1, Jay Stratton, West Valley, Utah, 1,718. 2, James Yourishin Jr., Aurora, Colo., 1,717. 3, Larry Meyers, Renwick, Iowa, 1,707. 4, Derek Hopson, Belleville, N.J., 1,687. 5, Wesley Straight, Cooperstown, N.D., 1,673. 6(tie), Roberto Rodriguez, Chicago, and Brian Whited, Cave Creek, Ariz., 1,668. 8, Jeremy McGill, Louisville, Ky., 1,667. 9, Bill Vianco, Delphi, Ind., 1,657. 10, Kevin Nickell, Lincoln, Neb., 1,656.

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