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Idle Bowling Thoughts
By Chuck Pezzano
May 25-26,27, 2013
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Ill./Richard Janicke, Lena, Ill., and Adren Schuft, Gaylord, Minn./
Glenn Koch, Glencoe, Minn., 1,134. 5, Randy Tennant, Onida, S.D./
Tim Luken, Gettysburg, S.D., 1,127. 6, Eric Tolifson/Kelly Aeikins,
Bensen, Minn., 1,119. 7, Jeffrey Vinca, Chandler, Ariz./Paul Reker,
New Ulm, Minn., 1,113. 8, Scott Johnson/Mindie Meyer-Mohr, Alex-
andria, Minn., 1,108. 9, Brent Line, Clarissa, Minn./Daniel Booker,
Eagle Bend, Minn., 1,103. 10, Brandy Greiner, Story City, Iowa/
Bryan Wicks, Jewell, Iowa, 1,099.
Singles: 1, Ryan Peterson, Story City, Iowa, 640. 2, James Ken-
nedy, Plattsburg, Mo., 631. 3, Johnny Anderson, Richfield, Utah,
627. 4, John Schrader, Enid, Okla., 625. 5, Jon Pelletier, South El-
gin, Ill., 608. 6, Gary Miskovic, Aurora, Ill., 607. 7, Marvin Staus Sr.,
Grand Forks, N.D., 600. 8, Mark Plute, Montrose, Colo., 599. 9,
Gary Brockman, Richfield, Idaho, 595. 10, Tim Wagner, Hardin,
Mont., 594.
All-Events: 1, Mitch Soeffker, Gaylord, Minn., 1,746. 2, Tyler
Stockeland, Hannaford,
N.D., 1,717. 3, Roy
Umehira, Honolulu,
1,698. 4, Kent Delaney,
Webster, S.D., 1,676. 5,
Jeff Geimer, Miami
Shores, Fla., 1,666. 6,
Roger Porto, Kerman,
Calif., 1,656. 7(tie), Rory
Thomas, Mesa, Ariz.,
and Marvin Staus Sr.,
Grand Forks, N.D.,
1,655. 9(tie), Donald
Fellbaum, Webster,
S.D., and Glenn Koch,
Glencoe, Minn., 1,648.
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Open Championships
There is no such thing as tournament time – because there are fine tournaments being con-
ducted 12 months of the year.
Ever stop to think of how many bowling tournaments are available in the world each year? An
educated guess might put the figure at more than 10,000.
There are big money, small money and no money tournaments. There are family, school,
church, business, profession, city, county, state, sectional, national, zone, continent and world
tournaments. There are pro tournaments and amateur tournaments and pro-amateur tourna-
ments.
There are singles, doubles and team tournaments. There are events for boys, girls, men,
women and mixed covering every age. There are sibling tournaments, husband and wife, father
and son, mother and daughter, and any other relationship tournaments.
There are club tournaments and shop tournaments and office tournaments and religious tour-
naments. There are tournaments for people who can’t see or can’t walk or can’t hear.
And with all that only a small percentage of the number and scope of the variety of bowling
tournaments staged annually have been touched upon.
Yet, many bowlers never have rolled in a tournament.
Let it be known that there is a tournament for every bowler, regardless of the size of your aver-
age – or budget. Look through any bowling publication, check the desk or bulletin board at your
bowling centers and read all your communications and you’re sure to find one or two tournaments
designed just for you.
Tournament bowling is the extra icing on the bowling cake.
Tournament bowling is fun, and always profitable. It isn’t always profitable in a financial sense,
though many have won cash, merchandise, trips, and other goodies, large and small. But you
always enter into a new and exciting phase of the sport where the competition is different but the
game is the same.
How can you tell if a tournament is a good one? Check out those conducting the tournament,
where it is being run, and read closely all the rules and fine print on the entry blank. A tournament
survives only if bowlers are given a fair shake and tournaments don’t last unless they have
needed participation.
In many tournaments, particularly local and state and national association events, plus most
charity tournaments, many dedicated people work hours that would stagger the imagination.
In some tournaments you can win six figures or more. In others you can’t win much more than
satisfaction in being a player, and maybe a title and trophy, be it thimble size or taller than you
are.
You can’t gain the full rewards bowling offers unless you roll in tournaments even now and
then.
So give your local or state tournament a whirl. Don’t miss some of the fine competition your
local center offers. Check out tournament clubs. There is as wide a variety in tournaments as
there is in the aims of bowlers but bowlers can find the right one with a little effort.
If you’ve never rolled a tournament, roll one in the near future. If you have, roll one more.
Pay Early, Earn Rewards At 2014 USBC Open And
Women's Championships
ARLINGTON, Texas - Teams entering the 2014 United States Bowling Congress Open and Women's Champi-
onships will be eligible for some great rewards just for signing up early.
Each member of teams paid in full by July 1, 2013, will receive $20 in Championships Cash upon check-in at
their respective tournaments in Reno, Nev., in 2014.
The vouchers can be used toward Bowling Ball Express, yearlong brackets products, merchandise at the USBC
SportStore or at any of the USBC-run side tournaments being held in conjunction with the USBC Open and
Women's Championships.
As an added bonus, Open Championships bowlers who meet the July 1 deadline and register for a 10:30 p.m.
doubles and singles squad will earn a $55 rebate as part of their prize checks, essentially bowling singles for free.
"We have so many dedicated bowlers and team captains," said Brian Lewis, USBC Managing Director of Tour-
naments. "This rewards program is a way for us to show our appreciation for their continued support of our tourna-
ments."
The 2014 Open Championships will be held at Reno's National Bowling Stadium. The cost for each bowler is
$55 per event and $15 for all-events for a total entry fee of $180. Registration already is underway.
The 2014 Women's Championships will be held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, and registration will
begin May 1, 2013. The event will feature four-player teams for the first time, a new divisional structure and an all-
scratch format.
The total cost for a four-player team at the Women's Championships will be $560. Entering by mail, fax or
phone will require an additional $10 processing fee per team and $10 for each doubles/singles set.
Group coordinators for 2014 also will enjoy a few additional incentives.
Open Championships coordinators with eight teams, and Women's Championships coordinators with six teams,
will receive a complimentary VIP package. Also, doubles and singles times for their groups are guaranteed, so
there is no need to worry about the group being split up.
For more information about the Open or Women's Championships, visit BOWL.com. To make travel or hotel
reservations, visit MyBowlingVacation.com. bowlingworld.com…..bookmarked!