Saturday, May 5, 2018

WOMEN'S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For April 28 – May 4, 2018)

 
Four celebrate 50 years at USBC Women’s Championships
Participation milestones highlighted an exciting week at the 2018 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships as four competitors celebrated their 50th tournament appearances.

Ann Keerbs of Spirit Lake, Iowa, reached her milestone appearance April 28. Keerbs, 78, made her debut at the 1966 event in New Orleans, and she won the Division 1 Singles title at the 1969 tournament in San Diego with a 649 series.

Carolyn Leifheit of DeKalb, Illinois, celebrated her 50th trip to the USBC Women’s Championships on May 1. Leifheit, 75, began her tournament career at the 1964 tournament in Minneapolis, but she developed her passion for the event in her second appearance at the 1970 event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when her team made a run at the top of the standings.

Phyl Knoll of Hawthorne, California, joined the 50-Year Club on May 2. Knoll, 87, made her tournament debut at the 1962 event in Phoenix and has competed annually each year since 1971. In 2017, she was recognized for her dedication to the sport by being inducted into the California USBC Hall of Fame for meritorious service.

USBC Hall of Famer Annese Dunleavy of Boynton Beach, Florida, was recognized May 4 at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, for her longevity at the world’s largest participatory sporting event for women. Dunleavy, 68, began her tournament career at the 1967 event in Rochester, New York, and she captured a pair of titles (Classic Doubles and Classic All-Events) at the 1978 Women’s Championships in Miami.

Each bowler received a plaque, chevron and necklace to commemorate the achievement.

Singles scores on the rise at National Bowling Stadium
Four of the six average-based divisions at the 2018 USBC Women’s Championships saw new leaders emerge in singles competition April 30 at the National Bowling Stadium.

Toni Townsend of Galveston, Texas, used a steady performance to take the lead in the Ruby Division with a 641 set. Townsend, making her 30th consecutive tournament appearance, posted games of 215, 213 and 213 to sneak into the lead by two pins over Patty Venneman of Auburn, California.

Women’s Championships titlist Sue Moen of Roscoe, Illinois, put together a strong final game to return to the top of the standings, finishing with a 580 series to take the lead in Sapphire Singles.

Moen, a winner in Emerald Doubles at the 2014 event, started her singles set with games of 175 and 150 before tossing eight strikes in her final game for a 255 finish to surpass Gwendolynn Edwards of Bellevue, Nebraska, who led with 568.

Robyn Raker of North Pole, Alaska, saw her scores climb each game as she moved into the Amethyst Singles lead with 522. Raker, making her tournament debut, used games of 157, 182 and 183 to roll past Verna Faust of Columbia, South Carolina, who held the top spot with 501.

Francis Scoggins of Andrews, Texas, also improved each game at the 78-lane NBS, rolling games of 164, 181 and 186 to surge into the Topaz Singles lead with 531. Patricia Feiteira of Wailuku, Hawaii, previously led with 509.

The Ruby Division features bowlers with entering averages of 175-189. The Sapphire Division includes averages of 145-159, and Amethyst is for bowlers with averages of 130-144. Topaz features bowlers with averages of 129 and below.

A look ahead
This marks the final full week of competition at the USBC Women’s Championships prior to the start of the USBC Queens, which will take place at the National Bowling Stadium from May 16-22.

The final doubles and singles squad before the break will be May 16 at 11 a.m. Eastern, and competition will resume May 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern.

The Queens, a major championship on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour, will welcome the top female bowlers from across the globe to compete for the coveted tiara awarded to the winner. The stepladder finals will be broadcast live on May 22 at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network.

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

Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women’s Championships page.

United States Bowling Congress
The United States Bowling Congress serves as the national governing body of bowling as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). USBC conducts championship events nationwide including the largest participation sporting events in the world – the USBC Open and Women’s Championships – and professional events such as the USBC Masters and USBC Queens.

Founded in 1895, today USBC and its 2,000 state and local associations proudly serve more than a million members. USBC is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, working toward a future for the sport. The online home for USBC is BOWL.com.
 
2018 USBC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Bowling Stadium
Reno, Nev.


(Division leaders with hometown and pinfall)

TEAM


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

1, Bowlieve (Samantha Curry, Leslie Bohn, Kendra Gaines, Taylor Bulthuis), Orlando, Fla., 2,471. 2, Time of Our Lives, Randolph, N.J., 2,353. 3, RC 3 Painting 1, Plymouth, Minn., 2,211. 4, J C M’s, Thornton, Colo., 2,167. 5, Keller Williams Realty, San Antonio, 2,165.

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

1, Sparely Here (Gloria Beck, Margo Beck, Dottie Ley, Vickie Rengers), Kissimmee, Fla., 2,062. 2, Team Explode, Stacy, Minn., 2,044. 3, Red Dogs, Glendale, Wis., 2,032. 4, Sassie Lassies, Apopka, Fla., 2,019. 5, TruClean, Box Elder, S.D., 2,011.

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

1, Brandee Cohea-Kelly Team 1 (Brandee Cohea-Kelly, Jennifer Starkey, Donna Anderson, Savannah Sanders), Chico, Calif., 1,948. 2, Grueser & Associates, Marietta, Ohio, 1,935. 3, Robin Grasseth Team 1, Longview, Wash., 1,931. 4, Queen B’s No. 3, Loveland, Colo., 1,918. 5, Catalyst Healthcare, Ocala, Fla., 1,909.

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

1, Docu-Shred No. 2 (Linda Harris, Heather Emerson-Phillips, Cherie Olsen, Diann Emerson), Gering, Neb., 1,802. 2, Jo Ann Henderson Team 1, Shreveport, La., 1,774. 3, 4 for Fun, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,772. 4, Dix-E-Town Lanes No. 1, Cecilia, Ky., 1,770. 5, Mc J’s Embroidery, West Union, Iowa, 1,769.

DOUBLES

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

1, Taylor Bulthuis, Coral Springs, Fla./Kendra Gaines, Orlando, Fla., 1,276. 2(tie), Samantha Curry, Orlando, Fla./Leslie Bohn, Jackson, N.J., and Margo Beck, Richmond, Va./Vickie Rengers, Sandston, Va., 1,228. 4, Lisa Read/Robyn Bryan, Las Vegas, 1,201. 5, Briana Reiffer, Rockford, Mich./Amy SaLee, Grandville, Mich., 1,153.

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

1, Cynthia Littles, San Antonio/Tanya Myers, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,133. 2, Gean Olin, Apopka, Fla./Sandra Giddens, Orlando, Fla., 1,118. 3, Kelly Cook, McDonough, Ga./Sherry Dye, Stockbridge, Ga., 1,102. 4, Mary Davis/Loree Meyer, Pueblo, Colo., 1,078. 5(tie), Carol Payne, West Burlington, Iowa/Kathy Mackie, Burlington, Iowa, and Donna Bare/Lisa Yuknavage, Orlando, Fla., 1,077.

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

1, Gretchen Rieder, Richmond, Minn./Angela Kiess, Albany, Minn., 1,105. 2, Debra Nance, Buckeye, Ariz./Laurel Rhodes, Englewood, Colo., 1,068. 3, Peggy Gibbons, Rice, Minn./Gail Corbett, Brooklyn Park, Minn., 1,067. 4, Gloria Harris/Marcia Katz, Tucson, Ariz., 1,066. 5, Linda Liu/Diane Cox, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1,061.

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

1, Pam Pehl, Juda, Wis./Patsy Steiner, Darlington, Wis., 1,036. 2, Patricia Bryson, Newnan, Ga./Robin Wimmer, Maricopa, Ariz., 1,023. 3, Charlene Kelley/Geri Wells, Walworth, Wis., 1,016. 4, Gloria Beck, St. Marys, Kan./Dottie Ley, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,008. 5, MiYoung Kim, Edmond, Okla./JungShin Kim, Woodward, Okla., 1,007.

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

1, Ruby Wiley, Winston-Salem, N.C./Gail Davis, Albany, Ga., 995. 2, Marilyn Stahl, Aurora, Colo./Geraldine Johnson, Howard, Colo., 942. 3, Constance Jenkins, Mesquite, Nev./Frances Harper, Toquerville, Utah, 939. 4, Stella Romero, Pueblo, Colo./Louise Martinez, Loveland, Colo., 927. 5, Gail Sheridan/Kimberly Kennedy, Manitowoc, Wis., 917.

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

1, Tina Jennings, Seven Points, Texas/Laurie Johnson, Kemp, Texas, 862. 2, DeeAnn Troutman/Desiree Cain-MacBean, Salida, Colo., 859. 3, Cindee Rowan, Hudson, Wis./Suzanne Lanz, Janesville, Minn., 850. 4, Rose George, Tavares, Fla./Bonnie Killian, Yalaha, Fla., 837. 5, Tammy Greenwell, Elizabethtown, Ky./Karen Persful, Cecilia, Ky., 827.

SINGLES

Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)

1, Nancy Burrow, Conway, Ark., 699. 2, Kathleen Sloan, Saddle Brook, N.J., 669. 3, Nicole Haffely, Hillsboro, N.D., 632. 4, Samantha Curry, Orlando, Fla., 629., 5, Robyn Bryan, Las Vegas, 626.

Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)

1, Toni Townsend, Galveston, Texas, 641. 2, Patty Venneman, Auburn, Calif., 639. 3, Linda Kilgore, Cottage Grove, Wis., 620. 4, Margo Beck, Richmond, Va., 618. 5, Loree Meyer, Pueblo, Colo., 615.

Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)

1, Vicky Gahm, Bird Island, Minn., 597. 2, Cheryl Pederson, Hector, Minn., 583. 3, Alyssa Keyser, Bridger, Mont., 572. 4, Ann Maes, Preston, Idaho, 570. 5(tie), Loretta Tollin, St. Paul, Minn., and Lisa Evans, Grass Valley, Calif., 569.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)

1, Sue Moen, Roscoe, Ill., 580. 2, Gwendolynn Edwards, Bellevue, Neb., 568. 3, Susan Hansen, Ludington, Mich., 556. 4, Linda Roffelsen-Zierman, Lincoln, Calif., 548. 5, Sui-Ying Wong, Easton, Conn., 546.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)

1, Robyn Raker, North Pole, Alaska, 522. 2, Verna Faust, Columbia, S.C., 501. 3, Beth Lord, Madison, Ga., 491. 4(tie), Stacy Calhoun, Hampton, Va., and Jacque Forrester, Wever, Iowa, 487.

Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)

1, Francis Scoggins, Andrews, Texas, 531. 2, Patricia Feiteira, Wailuku, Hawaii, 509. 3, Noreen Nunes, Orland, Calif., 498. 4, Delia Segura, San Antonio, 465. 5, Melissa Anderson, Wheatland, Wyo., 461.

ALL-EVENTS

Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)

1, Taylor Bulthius, Coral Springs, Fla., 1,952. 2, Nancy Burrow, Conway, Ark., 1,942. 3, Leslie Bohn, Jackson, N.J., 1,860. 4, Brandi Hawkins, Boise, Idaho, 1,859. 5, Marie Niess, Bismarck, N.D., 1,823.

Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)

1, Margo Beck, Richmond, Va., 1,765. 2, Loree Meyer, Pueblo, Colo., 1,726. 3, Frances Lineweaver, San Antonio, 1,671. 4, Carla Selbitschka, North Branch, Minn., 1,666. 5, Denise Brown, University Place, Wash., 1,663.

Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)

1, Alyssa Keyser, Bridger, Mont., 1,615. 2, Vicky Gahm, Bird Island, Minn., 1,613. 3, Jenna Austad, Livingston, Mont., 1,594. 4, Pam Pehl, Juda, Wis., 1,590. 5, Lerae Milburn, Central Point, Ore., 1,574.

Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)

1, Nancy Eichten, Lindstrom, Minn., 1,553. 2, Nancy Holdmann, Greenfield, Wis., 1,551. 3, Gwen Stack, Fulton, Mo., 1,530. 4, Gwendolynn Edwards, Bellevue, Neb., 1,529. 5, Kathleen Zavala, Grand Island, Neb., 1,503.

Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)

1, Kimberly Kennedy, Manitowoc, Wis., 1,464. 2, Patricia Bryson, Newnan, Ga., 1,429. 3, Robin Miles, Alberta, Minn., 1,410. 4, Jami Hamilton, Albany, Ore., 1,405. 5, Gail Davis, Albany, Ga., 1,403.

Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)

1, Teresa Merritt, Scottsbluff, Neb., 1,328. 2, Amanda Drab, West Point, Texas, 1,327. 3, Noreen Nunes, Orland, Calif., 1,311. 4, Theresa Watson, Fredericksburg, Va., 1,305. 5, Francis Scoggins, Andrews, Texas, 1,303.

No comments: