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County teens match skills with the nation's best

By ERIC MUSKATEVC
Published August 5, 2006

Nearly 300 U.S. Bowling Congress youth members from across the country will battle for an opportunity to compete in a nationally-televised arena final Sunday in Orlando at the USBC Teen Masters.

Two teens from Pinellas County were in good shape Friday to win the so-called "High School Bowling Championship," which started Tuesday. After 18 games, Clearwater's Jon Brady (3,512) was in 16th. The top 32 boys advance to match play today. Palm Harbor's Chris Grube and Joe May, Tampa's Jay Vogt, Walter Hill and Daniel Hougton and Spring Hill's Joe Del Negro also competed.

The lone girls representative from the area is - who else - Ashly Galante from Palm Harbor. The Tarpon Springs Sponger ruled the PCHSL last season and also was named USBC's Sport Bowler of the Year. She led the pack Friday at the Teen Masters with 3,651 pins through 18 games.

Conducted on challenging USBC Sport Bowling lane conditions, the Teen Masters has held qualifying events throughout the year leading up to the national finals. Once eight boys and eight girls remain in match play, action shifts over to the arena setup at Universal Studios Orlando today and Sunday.

The top two boys and two girls will battle for their respective championships on the ESPN2 telecast, scheduled to air Oct. 16 at 9:30 p.m. The two winners then face off to determine the overall Teen Masters champion. The boys and girls champions are each guaranteed $7,500 scholarships.

NABI: St. Petersburg's Les Foerster finished third overall at last week's Club 577 meeting at AMF Bradenton, averaging 191. Foerster lost by just seven-pins (212-205) to the eventual champion, Ken Rush, from Bradenton, who took home the $270 first-place prize with a 195 average.

This Sunday, the National Amateur Bowler's Inc. will be at Orange Bowl Lanes in Lakeland for Club 577 again, with a strike-pot of $156 and a $210 jackpot. Squad times are 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., with an auto-cut first squad with six or more bowlers. Those over 60 years old will have a senior cut combination of both squads. Call (863) 667-4779 or visit centralflorida.bowlnabi.com for more details.

CHATTER: Ron Sullivan struck eleven in a row for a 299 feature game at Twedt's for an 833-pin night that landed him atop all scores, all houses for the week. Tricia McKee led some fine women's scores this week with a 699 at Seminole, alongside Sunrise's Maureen Gula (237/662) and Dunedin's Linda Crayton (624). Twedt's youths James Campbell (633) and Cory Misura (640) led the youngsters.

And, in the 100 and Over Tournament at Sunrise on July 30, Frank Wolfinger and David Suggs took home top honors, including a 300 from Suggs. Held once a month, rotating between Seminole and Sunrise, the 100 and Over Tournament is a sanctioned doubles tournament, with a mix of men or women, but the combined age of the team must equal 100 years old. Seminole will host the next one Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. Payouts are determined by entries. And as a reminder, National Bowling Week runs Aug. 26 through Sept. 1.

SCORES

Twedt's Lanes - Men: Tod Janssen 653, Tim Coats 692, Scott McDonald 603, Randy Moye 692, Nick Gates 753, Mark Misura 785, Loy Pryor 614-739, Lance Lonsdale 647, John Hackett 683, Joe Alore 658, Dick Corria 620, Bill Farren 676. Women: Sarah Pressler 523, Yolanda Houston 571, Michelle Huff 555, Gloria Houston 523, Rachele Walt 505, Lee Reagan 505, Tracy Bolton 502.

Dunedin Lanes - Dave Pippenger 697, Bob Eggert 691. 4-game: Howard 300/964, Ralph Englert 300/906, Mark Clifton 299/1000, Rick Dean II 1001, Chris Rivera 969, Chris Holly 968, Ron Maniscalco 964, Errol Weaver 960, Tom Palmer 954, Jay Clark 924, Jerry Woodward 910, Rick Ivory 901, Wayne Elliott 900, Rick Maxey 900, Sandy Grumblatt 839, Cindy Michael 823, Janice Chevalier 822.

Ten Pin Lanes - Men: Jason Pettry 280/702, Sean Herrod 276/753, Mike Culhane 258/685, Chad Lejeune 258/651, Don Vachon 256/718, Tony Agostine 255/680, Mike Dispenza 254/684, Joe Bianco 250/646, Nick Springfield 248/679, Rich Sheppard 247/655, Pete Sahner 247/655. Women: Kari Militello 205/559, Robin Hintz 203/601, Sandi Lubisco 532, Ester Motzne 521, Carey Blackwelder 514. Sr. Men: Dave DeLorenzo 232/597, Mike Barile 221/529, Frank Buffa 219/602, Dave O'Brien 200/542, Rich Erpenbeck 553,Tom McKenzie 525, Jack McMeekin 515. USBC Youth: Anthony Yingling 247/596, Joshua Beasley 201/534, Tiffanie Graham 200/506, Morgan Perdue 513.

Sunrise Lanes - Inter-City Civic: Kevin Pennington 685, Rusty Genevie 657, Kevin Hern 708, Derek Perez 683, Chris Ritter 266/686, Tim Ritter 252. Commercial: Mitch Brooker 259, Rusty Genevie 279, Dave Suggs 259, Derek Dzierba 267/765. Sunsetters: Jason Norris 268. Thurs. Scratch Doubles: Debi Kidd 805, Chuck Brush 276/885, Amanda Bowles 731, Ben Johnston 807, Angela Brandel 225/848, Jason Scanga 257/979, Kari Militello 204/720, Paul Doyon 255/945, Nadine Sizemore 756, Bill Ward 784, Teresa Genevie 277/855, Keith Glasgow 258/921, Ray Buchan 864, Bev Ullrich 707, Tom Palmer 898. Fri. Nite Doubles: Nancy Coventry 200/603, Sheri Turri 629, Julie Highnote 618. TGIF: Renee Dittmer 203, Gary Hampshire 243/715, Graham Morphey 218/668. Sat. Nite Doubles: Jeannine Hanley 267/795. Sunday Follies: David Gabory 679, Jeff Gabory 268/739. Youth/Adult: Joe Shwallon 218/565.

Seminole Lanes - Youth: David Broughton 668. Adult: Dexter Martins 652, Brian Wood 614, Jeremy Burris 646, Scott Baird 774, Marilyn Sullivan 245/618, Greg Ickes 702, Ziggy Podlas 700, Mike Pittman 279/713, J.C. Crouch 693. Seminole Sport: Chris Springstead 633, Ray Baumbach 608, Tom Johnson 651, Charlie Ludwig 620.

[Last modified August 5, 2006, 07:40:01]