Thursday, June 20, 2019

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For June 13 – 19, 2019)
Missouri bowler rolls 300, takes lead at 2019 USBC Women’s Championships
Brenda Clifford of Kahoka, Missouri, rolled the first 300 game of her career at the 2019 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships on June 14, helping her claim the lead in Ruby All-Events by a single pin at Northrock Lanes.

She began her doubles set with 12 consecutive strikes and added games of 196 and 246 for a 742 series to go along with sets of 581 in team and 514 in singles for a 1,837 total. Apryl Sneed of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, previously led with 1,836.

Clifford’s big day in Wichita, Kansas, nearly was derailed on both the 11th and 12th shots of her 300, as the 7 pin dramatically fell late on each delivery.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Clifford, who made her third USBC Women’s Championships appearance. “It just sort of rocked back and forth before falling over. On the last ball, I felt confident I could do it, and there was that silly 7 pin wavering again.”

Clifford became the fifth bowler to roll 300 at the 2019 event and 32nd in tournament history to achieve the feat, and the experience will be something she won’t soon forget.

“It was just an awesome experience,” Clifford said. “Not just because of the scores, but because it’s the 100th edition of the tournament. That, coupled with my family being here, makes this really special. It’s just an amazing experience and will be a time at Nationals I’ll never forget.”

Ruby All-Events includes bowlers with entering averages of 175-189.


Midwest pair takes Topaz lead at Northrock Lanes
Teah Colvin of Riverton, Nebraska, and Mary Sawyer of Burr Oak, Kansas, grabbed the top spot in Topaz Doubles at the 2019 USBC Women’s Championships with a combined score of 874 on June 14.

Colvin led the doubles effort with games of 157, 185 and 139 for a 481 series, while Sawyer added games of 162, 120 and 111 for a 393 total. Linda Hartman and April Smith of Sayre, Oklahoma, previously led with 854.

Colvin’s overall effort at Northrock Lanes also helped her move into the top five in Topaz All-Events. She currently sits third with a 1,360 total after adding scores of 466 in singles and 413 in team. Chris Lafko of Simi Valley, California, leads Topaz All-Events with 1,425.

Topaz Doubles includes bowlers with combined entering averages of 259 and below. Topaz All-Events features bowlers with entering averages of 129 and below.

New team leaders emerge in Emerald, Sapphire divisions at Women’s Championships
The Emerald and Sapphire Team divisions at the USBC Women’s Championships have new leaders as teams from Texas and Nebraska made their way to the top.

KC and the Sunshine Bowlers of Stephenville, Texas, moved into the top spot in Emerald Team on June 15 with a 2,031 total, while McGuire Construction of Red Cloud, Nebraska, returned to the top of the Sapphire standings June 17 with a 1,875 score at Northrock Lanes.

RAI of NE of Ravenna, Nebraska, had led Emerald Team with 2,027, while 4 for Fun of Bloomfield, New Mexico, led Sapphire with 1,859.

KC and the Sunshine Bowlers used a consistent effort to get to the lead, rolling games of 671, 672 and 688. Kathy Carlson led the way with a 587 series and was joined by Sammie Vaughn (528), Sandra Pierce (466) and Teresa Phillips (450).

McGuire Construction , which posted a runner-up finish in Sapphire Team at the 2016 Women’s Championships in Las Vegas, improved each game in Wichita with scores of 587, 622 and 666.

Debra McGuire led the team with a 558 series and was helped in the effort by Kim Grams (487), Kimberly Davis (464) and Colleen Jeffery (366).

Emerald Team consists of bowlers with combined entering averages of 575-649, while Sapphire Team includes bowlers with combined entering averages of 574 and below.

A look ahead
Less than two weeks remain before the 100th edition of the USBC Women’s Championships comes to a close.

The 2019 event, which kicked off April 20, will conclude June 30.

For more information on the Women’s Championships, visit BOWL.com/WomensChamp.

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2019 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northrock Lanes
Wichita, Kan.

 
(Division leaders with hometown and pinfall)

As of June 19, 2019

 
TEAM

Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 725 and above)

1, Powerhouse (Sharon Powers, Michelle Maly, Debbie McMullen, Christine Gill), Lakewood, Colo., 2,767. 2, Golden Approach Pro Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 2,682. 3, Husker Shox, Las Vegas, 2,675. 4, Ballard vs. the Big C, Keller, Texas, 2,663. 5, The Bowling Stones, Savannah, Ga., 2,608.

Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 650-724)

1, Rookies (Diane Weeks, Vi Frye, Briana Hooper, Trenetta, Alford), Shawnee, Kan., 2,215. 2, Garden Center Lanes 2, Alexandria, Minn., 2,175. 3, Tex-Cal Gals, Plainview, Texas, 2,133. 4, Canucks, Mount Brydges, Ontario, 2,128. 5, Sunshine Lanes, Jacksonville, Fla, 2,117.

Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649)

1, KC and the Sunshine Bowlers (Teresa Phillips, Sandra Pierce, Sammie Vaughn, Kathy Carlson), Stephenville, Texas, 2,031. 2, RAI off NE, Ravenna, Neb., 2,027. 3, Ball Keepers, Perris, Calif., 2,027. 4, For 7, Bozeman, Mont., 1,998. 5, When Bally Met Alley, San Jose, Calif., 1,990.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 574 and below)

1, McGuire Construction (Collen Jeffery, Debra McGuire, Kimberley Davis, Kim Grams), Red Cloud, Neb., 1,875. 2, 4 for Fun, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,859. 3, Starlites, Alexandria, Minn., 1,829. 4, Memory Lanes No. 2, Osseo, Minn., 1,819. 5, Almost Here, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,815.

DOUBLES

Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 380 and above)

1, Jordan Newham, Aurora, Ill./Lauren Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,417. 2, Jessica Aiezza, Mechanicville, N.Y./Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y., 1,411. 3, Blair Blumenscheid, Columbus, Ohio/Leanne Hulsenberg, Brigham City, Utah, 1,409. 4, Ricki Ellison/Georgia Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 1,385. 5, Carina Grasso, Fort Collins, Colo./Carrie Endres, Windsor, Colo., 1,384.

Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 350-379)

1. Rebecca Hernandez, Leander, Texas/Robin Holton, Omaha, Neb., 1,223. 2, Sharon Beckett, St. Joseph, Mo./Angela Edwards, Savannah, Mo., 1,203. 3, Ashley Durrance, Ormond Beach, Fla./Colleen Carroll, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,202. 4, Christina Barber, Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carnes, Portland, Texas, 1,197. 5, Baileigh Swanson, Eldridge, Iowa/Lesley Carter, Donahue, Iowa, 1,175.

Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 320-349)

1, Sonjia Shoemaker, Battle Ground, Wash./Debie Watkins, Vancouver, Wash., 1,118. 2, Margaret Randall, Pine Valley, N.Y./Vickie Tobias, Bath, N.Y., 1,114. 3, Diann Copeland/Pam Shumaker, Paducah, Ky., 1,110. 4, Karen Flora, Center Line, Mich./Kimberly Casbar, Warren, Mich., 1,102. 5, Connie Moore, Lawrenceville, Ga./Lorraine Benton, Lilburn, Ga, 1,098.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 290-319)

1, Rosie Martinez/Sheri Sexton, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,099. 2, Billie Barnes-Wheeler, Phoenix/Brenda Clifford, Kahoka, Mo., 1,098. 3, Tiffany Friars/Brittany Friars, Greencastle, Ind., 1,090. 4, Christa Baker/Sue Rief, Fremont, Neb., 1,044. 5, Jennifer Gonzalez, Coloma, Mich./Karyn Fricke, St. Joseph, Mich., 1,040.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with combined averages of 260-289)

1, Wendy Esco, Phenix City, Ala./Dottie Swenson, Cataula, Ga., 1,005. 2, June Reed, Cloverdale, Ind./Jamie Bunten, Fillmore, Ind., 983. 3, Susan Heath, Haven, Kan./Barbara Moore, Hutchinson, Kan., 967. 4, Kaye Breon, Laverne, Okla./Susan Terry, Gate, Okla., 954. 5, Carol Carr, Scottville, Mich./Susan Hansen, Ludington, Mich., 946.

Topaz
(For bowlers with combined averages of 259 and below)

1, Teah Colvin, Riverton, Neb./Mary Sawyer, Burr Oak, Kan., 874. 2, April Smith/Linda Hartman, Sayre, Okla., 854. 3, Trisha Warnicke, Kalamazoo, Mich./Dakotah Warnicke, Portage, Mich., 847. 4, Lou Anne Iceman/Mary Joy, Blackduck, Minn., 830. 5, Evie Schoepp, Novato, Calif./Barbara Tarkington, San Rafael, Calif., 828.

SINGLES

Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)

1, Beverly Gonzalez, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 798. 2, Amanda Flood, Brandon, Fla., 789. 3, Emily Eckhoff, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 784. 4, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 773. 5, Samantha Laird, Papillion, Neb., 767.

Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)

1, Renzie Kintzler, Cheyenne, Wyo., 725. 2, Annette Miller, Roseville, Calif., 663. 3, Apryl Sneed, Sand Springs, Okla., 662. 4, Rachel Thielen, Richmond, Minn., 656. 5, Rhonda Theobald, Mankato, Minn., 652.

Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)

1, Sheila Bussler, Brownton, Minn., 622. 2, Susie Chapin, Huntington, Ind., 619. 3, Debbie Etheredge, Satsuma, Ala., 616. 4(tie), Teri Fish, Cantonment, Fla., and Judy Wagner, Salina, Kan., 613.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)

1, Glenyce Klaers, St. Michael, Minn., 597. 2, Linda Jones, Stockbridge, Ga., 583. 3, Linda Ronning, Dent, Minn., 581. 4, Kellie Bowes, Eagan, Minn., 579. 5, Marissa Hewitt, Chehalis, Wash., 576.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)

1, Elizabeth McGarey, Warren, Mich.,565. 2, Julie Holloway, Reeseville, Wis., 559. 3, Mildred Coleman, Novi, Mich., 550. 4, Sandra Freitag, Muscatine, Iowa, 542. 5, Lori Schmitt, Olathe, Kan., 538.

Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)

1, Chris Lafko, Simi Valley, Calif., 530. 2, Carol Sharp, Albuquerque N.M., 505. 3, Lorraine Gearig, Montpelier, Ohio, 502. 4 (tie), Danielle Bassett, Greencastle, Ind., and Cynthia Forrest, Knob Noster, Mo., 497.

ALL-EVENTS

Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)

1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,211. 2, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 2,196. 3, Leanne Hulsenberg, Brigham City, Utah, 2,143. 4, Karsyn Lukosius, Brick, N.J., 2,127. 5, Amanda Vermilyea, Apple Valley, Minn., 2,116.

Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)

1, Brenda Clifford, Kahoka, Mo., 1,837. 2, Apryl Sneed, Sand Springs, Okla., 1,836. 3, Renzie Kintzler, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1,824. 4, Elainea Myers, Bowie, Md., 1,802. 5, Lori Stein, Lindenhurst, Ill., 1,779.

Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)

1, Jennifer Henn, Norfolk, Neb., 1,751. 2(tie), Jacqueline Herndon, Los Angeles, and Michelle Anderson, East Helena, Mont., 1,676. 4, Ashley Frieze, Valley City, N.D., 1,675. 5, Sara Collum, Flagstaff, Ariz., 1,671.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)

1, Kellie Bowes, Eagan, Minn., 1,630. 2, Dawne Byers, Bella Vista, Ark., 1,629. 3, Karen Mattis, Centralia, Wash., 1,572. 4, Bernadette Vancleave, Hillsville, Va., 1,570. 5(tie), Nancy Gensemer, Bozeman, Mont., and Glenda Potash, Kennedy, Ala., 1,561.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)

1, Elizabeth McGarey, Warren, Mich., 1,526. 2, Nicole Sparks, Cottage Grove, Minn., 1,506. 3, Debra McGuire, Red Cloud, Neb., 1,502. 4, Shelbi Dobie, Bozeman, Mont., 1,487. 5, Christina Westerberg, North Vancouver, British Columbia, 1,479.

Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)

1, Chris Lafko, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,425. 2, Halie Luker, Lake Charles, La., 1,402. 3. Teah Colvin, Riverton, Neb., 1,360. 4, Denise Reitz, Neffs, Pa., 1,345. 5, Mikaela Gergen, Grafton, Neb., 1,338.

 

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