2009-10 Tournaments

SCHEDULE
14th Annual Maricopa County Senior Ladies
Championships
Bell Lanes
November 21-22, 2009
14th Annual Valley of the Sun Senior Tournament
Lakeview Lanes
November 21-22, 2009
Inaugural Metro Phoenix USBC Youth King/Queen
and Duke/Duchess
Glenfair Lanes
November 21-22, 2009
8th Annual Valley of the Sun Senior Masters
Bell Lanes
November 28-29, 2009
52nd Annual Metro Phoenix USBC Senior Open
Championships
AMF Glendale
January 9-10, 2010
11th Annual Metro Phoenix USBC Senior Masters
AMF Glendale
January 16-17, 2010
29th Metro Phoenix USBC Youth Open Championships
AMF Shea Village
January 30-31, 2010
68th Annual Metro Phoenix USBC Ladies
Championships
Glenfair Lanes
February 6, 7, 13, and 14 2010
22nd Annual Metro Phoenix USBC Princess
Tournament
2nd Annual Metro Phoenix Classified Masters
Johnson Lanes
February 27-28, 2010
68th Annual Metro Phoenix USBC Open
Championships
Brunswick Desert Sky-Team AMF
Squaw Peak D/S
March 20, 21, 27 and 28, 2010
26th Annual Metro Phoenix USBC Masters & Queens
Lakeview Lanes
April 10-11, 2010
2nd Annual Metro Phoenix USBC League Tournament
of Champions
Brunswick Tri-City
July 11, 2010
(downloadable schedule -
MPUSBC Tournaments)

2 X 2 Mixed Doubles - August 9th at AMF
Peoria
Congratulations to Carol Lewis and Jeffrey
Lewis for winning the 2nd Annual 2 X 2 Mixed Doubles tournament. The
rolled a 1076 2 game handicap total to take first place and $320.00
Brenda Burns and David Cirigliano won the optional scratch division with a 988
total.
The 2nd Annual Metro Phoenix USBC 2 X 2 Mixed
Doubles tournament was held August 9th at AMF Peoria Lanes. This fun
mixed tournament was only 2 games. Bowlers could enter more than once
but only cash once with the same partner. Below are the official
results.
Matt Villegas rolled a 300 game in the 3rd
squad.
OFFICIAL
RESULTS

2008-09 Tournaments

Inaugural Tournament of Champions
2008-09 League champions compete at
Brunswick Via Linda
The team from the Pain Center Trio league at
Brunswick Tri-City Lanes finished with a 267 game to win the Inaugural
Tournament of Champions at Brunswick Via Linda on July 12th.
Los Reyes De Boliche from AMF Peoria took the
Youth Team title. They started with a 217 game and never looked back.
The tournament was open to all team champions
of a 2008-09 certified league. The format featured a Baker format where
each bowler alternates, bowling two frames per game. For the inaugural
event, there were a total of 24 adult teams and 2 youth teams.
COMPLETE RESULTS

ARIZONA STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2009 State tournament is currently running at AMF Christown and Glenfair Lanes
Current standings can be found on the Arizona State USBC website,
azstateusbc.com.


Steven Black, Tina Stickney Claim Titles
Steven Black won his first Metro Phoenix Open
Masters title by going undefeated in the double-elimination finals. He
defeated Ben Laughlin, the 4-time Masters champion, in the final match 426-416.
In the Queens Tournament, Tina Stickney won the
title for the second consecutive year. She was undefeated in the round
robin finals and defeated Vicki Frizzell in the position round to secure the
win.

Open Tournament at AMF Union Hills and
AMF Glendale.

Dr Jesse McGuire playing the National Anthem
for Opening Ceremonies

Metro Phoenix Hall of Famer Red Wilson cuts the
ribbon beginning the 2009 Open Tournament. President Lou Ann Rickett and
Vice President MaryAnn Jones assist.
The 67th Annual Open Championship Tournament is
now in the history books. There were a number of honor scores at both
centers. And a number of bowlers posted personal highs.
Congratulations to all of the champions and thank you to AMF Glendale and AMF
Union Hills for hosting our events.
The OFFICIAL RESULTS are now available.
Prize checks have been mailed to the Team Captains on Monday, April 27th.
Congratulations to the tournament Champions and all that cashed.
RESULTS
TEAM
DOUBLES
SINGLES
ALL-EVENTS
OPTIONAL HDCP ALL-EVENT
OPTIONAL SCRATCH
CHAMPIONS (will
be receiving trophies)

NEAR NATIONAL RECORD SCORES
Kopper Kup Divas, Brenda Burns, Jennifer Cain,
Savahna Klein and Tina Stickney, missed National All-Time records in four
player ladies team and game by the nearest of margins. Their 2883 series
was 13 pins short of the 2896 record placing them in 3rd all time. Their
3rd game of 1046 was 10 pins shy of the 1056 record. Burns rolled
a 300 game the final game for a 787 set while Stickney had games of 290, 246
and 278 for an 814. Cain added a 610 and Klein a 672 for the near-record
totals. Great bowling ladies and congratulations!
Savahna Klein, Jennifer Cain, Brenda Burns
and Tina Stickney
Official Ladies Open Standings
The official final standings from the Ladies City tournament at
Lakeview Lanes and Bell Lanes are available. Go to the Tournament
page for details
Prize checks have been mailed to the team
captains.
Congratulations to the tournament champions.
They will be receiving their awards at a later date.
LeeAnn Torkelson rolled a 300 game in the
singles event at Lakeview Lanes which powered her to a scratch series of 745.
FINAL
RESULTS

Marbrisa Perez wins 21st Princess

Marbrisa Perez saved her best game for last,
rolling a 236 final for a 51 pin victory over Monique Flores to claim the
Metro Phoenix USBC Princess crown.
Rounding out the finals were, Monique Flores,
Joan Rowton, Joanna Griem, Anna Brumhall, Deborah Forest, Carolyn De Looper
and Daniella Molano.

2008-09 Youth Tournament
The official results of the 2008-09 Youth City
Tournament have been posted in the Youth section. Congratulations to all
of the winners. The prizes, scholarships or trophies, will be added to the
results once the breakdown is determined.
RESULTS


Senior Masters
Mel Shirey wins 7th Annual Senior Masters
Mel Shirey defeated Al Schafer 456-440 to win
the 7th Annual Senior Masters at Johnson Lanes. Shirey was the 2nd high
qualify from the field of 26. He defeated Frank Dietz 460-381, defending
champion Larry Hoffman 517-429 and then sent top seeded Al Schafer to the
losers bracket 494-417. Schafer earned a rematch by defeating Greg
Waldon 470-435.

BVL City Finals
Congratulations to the Youth Team from Glenfair
Lanes and the Adult Team from Brunswick Tri-City for winning the City Finals of
the BVL. Youth bowlers Karina Mora, Zach Gensel, Roz Vassar and Justin
Weber were a combined 253 pins over their averages. Brunswick Tri-City
team of Matt Boker, Cubby Hiller, Angela McMillan and Yo You Herron were 147
pins over their averages.
Channel 12's meteorologist Sarah Walters
and Dennis Klein of Impact Bowling participated as local celebrities in the Bowl-a-thon and City Finals at AMF Squaw Peak. Over
$5,000 was raised by Metro Phoenix bowlers for the veterans. Thank you!

Tournament
Schedule 2008-2009
October 25-26, 2008
13th Annual Maricopa County
Senior Ladies Glenfair Lanes
November
22-23, 2008
13th Annual Valley of the
Sun Senior Tournament AMF Squaw Peak
November
29-30, 2008
7th Annual Valley of the
Sun Senior Masters
AMF Squaw Peak
January
3-4, 2009
51st Annual Metro Phoenix
USBC Senior Open Championships Johnson Lanes
January
10-17, 2009
10th Annual Metro Phoenix
USBC Senior Masters Johnson Lanes
January
24-25, 2009
28th Metro Phoenix USBC
Youth Open Championships AMF Deer Valley
February
14, 15, 21 and 22, 2009
67th Annual
Metro Phoenix USBC Ladies Championships
Team - Bell Lanes
D/S - Lakeview Lanes
February
28- March 1, 2009
21st Annual Metro Phoenix
USBC Princess Tournament
(NEW Male handicap
tournament to be determined)
TBD
March
21, 22, 28 and 29, 2009
67th Annual
Metro Phoenix USBC Open Championships
Team - AMF Union Hills
D/S - AMF Glendale
April
4-5, 2009
25th Annual Metro Phoenix
USBC Masters & Queens
Brunswick Tri-City

VALLEY OF THE SUN SENIOR TOURNAMENT
The 13th Annual Valley of the Sun Senior
Tournament will be held November 22nd and 23rd at AMF Squaw Peak Lanes.
This tournament has 4-person team, doubles, singles and all-events in handicap
and scratch divisions. The tournament is open to USBC members of Metro
Phoenix and Mesa Metro that are 50 years of age or older. Entry fee is
$20 per event with a $3 optional all-events fee. Entry deadline is
November 14th.
OFFICIAL
RESULTS
COMPLETE STANDINGS
VALLEY OF THE SUN SENIOR MASTERS
Competing in his first tournament as a senior,
Kelly Urrea won the Valley of the Sun Senior Masters at AMF Squaw Peak Lanes.
Urrea defeated Mike Friedrichs 209-190 in the final game of the match play
finals to seal the victory. Going into the position round game, only 3
pins separated Urrea and Friedrichs. The other finalists were: 3rd
Mike Brinkmann, 4th Bill Evans, 5th Roger Sensing, and 6th Bill Poff.
RESULTS

2008 Arizona State Tournament
Information and results regarding any of the
State Tournaments can be found at their website,
azstateusbc.com.

MARICOPA COUNTY SENIOR WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
The 25th Annual Maricopa County Senior Women's
tournament was conducted October 25th and 26th at Glenfair Lanes. This
tournament was open to all women who are 55 years of age or older and are
members of the Mesa Metropolitan USBCA or Metro Phoenix USBCA. It featured
doubles and singles events only.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
DOUBLES
SINGLES
ALL-EVENTS

2 X 2 Mixed Doubles
Official Results
The Inaugural 2 X 2 Mixed Doubles was held August
10th at AMF Shea Village. There were 73 teams entered with a number of
bowlers entering multiple times. Hall of Famer Juli Bayer and teammate
Larry Ely were the top team with a 1009 total. They also topped the Optional
Scratch with a 952 total.
Thank you to all that participated..it was fun!
FINAL RESULTS
COMPLETE OFFICIAL
RESULTS