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- April 2017
New Mexico Bowler Earns Chuck Hall
Star Of Tomorrow Award
By
ARLINGTON, Texas –
Carson
Opela of Rio Rancho, New Mexico,
who has won two high school bowling
team state titles, has been selected
as the Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow.
The annual award recognizes star
qualities in a United States Bowling
Congress Youth member, including
distinguished bowling performances
on the local, state and national levels,
academic achievement, and commu-
nity involvement. Selected by the International Bowling Campus
Youth Committee, the winner receives a $6,000 scholarship.
―I am honored to receive this award,‖ Opela said. ―To be designated
as a Star of Tomorrow gives me a lot of confidence as I advance for-
ward in my academic and bowling careers. Being recognized for my
achievements thus far in my life shows I am on the right path for my
future.‖
A high school senior who ranks second in his class at The ASK
Academy Charter School, Opela has taken Advanced Placement
courses in computer science, calculus, language and composition,
English literature, statistics, government and macroeconomics. He is
a National Honor Society member and has a 4.55 grade-point aver-
age (4.0 scale).
A member of the Boy Scouts since 2005, he earned Eagle Scout in
2013 and has more than 200 hours of community service. He also
has been a tutor to students at The ASK Academy and Cibola High
School.
He began bowling at age 3 but did not bowl competitively until the
sixth and seventh grades, when his family lived in Montana. He quali-
fied both years for the Montana Pepsi Championships. His family
moved to New Mexico, and Opela says that was when he ―really
learned about competitive bowling for team and individuals.‖
As a member of the Rio Rancho High School bowling team, Opela
has won two team state titles (2014, 2016), has a runner-up finish
(2015) and the team took third in 2017. He has been a New Mexico
High School Bowling Association all-state selection the last three
years and has three top-five finishes in individual series at state –
second in 2016, fourth in 2014 and fifth in 2017.
He reached bracket play in the U15 division at the 2014 Junior Gold
Championships and has finished in the top third in the U20 division
the last two years. He also has won a New Mexico USBC Youth State
title.
After he graduates high school, Opela plans to attend Purdue Uni-
versity and major in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on
mechatronics and robotics.
―My choice of attending Purdue out of the many engineering col-
leges I applied to was that they have a bowling program,‖ Opela said.
―I felt it was important to attain a great education but to still pursue my
passion for bowling.‖
Opela will receive the Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award, named
in honor of the former American Junior Bowling Congress and Young
American Bowling Alliance executive director, at the 2017 USBC
Convention set for April 24-27 at The Orleans in Las Vegas.
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Illinois High School Senior
Named Alberta E. Crowe
Star of Tomorrow
By
ARLINGTON, Texas –
Natalie Koprowitz of
Girard, Illinois, has been selected as the 2017
Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow.
Determined by the International Bowling Cam-
pus Youth Committee, the prestigious award
recognizes star qualities in a female United
States Bowling Congress Youth bowler, includ-
ing accomplishments on the lanes, academic
achievement and community service. The award
winner receives a $6,000 scholarship.
―I cannot begin to explain what it means to
have been given this award,‖ Koprowitz said.
―The first word that comes to mind is ‗validation.‘
The last several years, I have really committed
myself to my schoolwork, my community and
bowling. This award shows how much it has
truly paid off. Also, to have my name on this
award with some amazing young women is a
huge honor.‖
Koprowitz is the top-ranked student at North
Mac High School with a 4.33 grade-point aver-
age (4.0 scale). She has taken college prep
classes is algebra, biology, physics, trigonome-
try, calculus and genetics, is an Illinois State
Scholar and president of the National Honor
Society.
She is a Worldwide Youth in Science and Engi-
neering and Gifted Olympiad member, is presi-
dent of the Science Club and Student Council
vice president. As secretary of the Key Club, she
helped organize quarterly blood drives through
the Central Illinois Community Blood Center.
She also volunteers at the Girard Food Pantry.
Koprowitz was introduced to the sport of bowl-
ing when she was 3.
―My father bowled growing up, and he started
my three older brothers and me in league at
young ages,‖ Koprowitz said. ―Having my older
brothers to compete against on the lanes really
pushed me. It wasn‘t until my early teenage
years that I really began to bowl competitively.
Both of my parents have been a huge support
for me, and I can‘t thank them enough.‖
On the lanes, she won high school regional
and sectional individual titles in 2017 and fin-
ished eighth in the Illinois High School Associa-
tion state tournament. She had top-four individ-
ual finishes in the IHSA regionals and sectionals
both her sophomore and junior seasons and
was named to the 2015-2016 Dexter/USBC All-
America Team.
She finished 87th in the U20 division at the
2016 Junior Gold Championships and was 32nd
in U20 in 2015. As a U15 participant in 2015,
she qualified for match play but lost in her third
match in the bracket.
Koprowitz will continue her bowling career at
St. Ambrose University in the fall. She plans to
major in nursing and currently is enrolled in a
Certified Nursing Assistant course, so she can
get an early start in the field.
The Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow Award
is named in honor of the USBC Hall of Fame
member who was a seven-term president of the
Women‘s International Bowling Congress. It first
was awarded in 1961.
E.A. Dublin Bowl Juniors
By Chuck Holland
Stealth (3 games): Jared Darling 258-660, Jason Gee 562, Gavin Deutsch a 200 game
+58, Dominic Yep a 141 game +56, Jason Gee a 222 game +55, Rhiannon Kirby 472, Kaydee
Johnson 260 set +86, D J Barton 601, Logan Kirby 257-6014, Khloe Heusler 196-502/+97,
Adam Aurora 202-577/+133, Molly Brown 477,and Katy Silva a 225 set +75.
Big Dogs (4 games):Grant Peyton 254-902, Mathew Collet III 848, Jimmy Hunter 829, Mi-
chael Partridge 863, James Garrison 823, Brandon Muraoka 848, Michael Garrison 820, An-
thony Scharton 832, Jacob Butler 786, Jared Darling 274-933, and Jabez Kim 246-853.
Little Dogs (4 games): Ryan Cheng 727, Josh Silvanic 612, Alexis Collet 623, Neil
Weinstein 765, and Chris Ellis 698.
Junior Strikers (3 games):Neil Weinstein 577, Daniel Robbins 459, Robert a 126 game +52,
and Mason Sidran 561.
