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- August 2015
U.S. Team Sweeps Team, All-Events To Conclude
Tournament Of The Americas
By Aaron Smith
The U.S. swept the team and all-events gold medals as the 53rd Lee Evans Tour-
nament of the Americas came to a conclusion Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.
The two-day team event consisted of four games Friday and an additional four
games Saturday at Strikers Lanes with total pinfall determining medalists. The all-
events totals consisted of 32 games including singles, doubles, mixed doubles and
team competition.
Team USA members Erin McCarthy, Kayla Johnson,
AJ Chapman
and Chris
Colella cruised to the Adult title with a 6,676 series. McCarthy also captured all-
events gold in the Adult Women division with 6,431, while Chapman (6,917) and
Colella (6,796) finished first and second, respectively, in Adult Men.
Julia Bond, Jadee Scott-Jones, Michael Coffey and Kenny Ryan represented the
Junior Team USA contingent in the Junior A (ages 16-19) division, and took home
team gold with 6,942. Bond won Junior A Women all-events with a 6,741 total, while
Scott-Jones took silver with 6,307.
Coffey dominated throughout the week at Strikers Lanes, averaging nearly 235 on
his way to the Junior A Men title with 7,517. Ryan earned silver with 6,721.
The Junior B (ages 12-15) U.S. team of Ashley Channell, Brogan Zengel, Cortez
Schenck and Michael Schoerner posted a 6,149 total to capture gold. Channell
(6,106) and Zengel (5,581) earned gold and silver medals, respectively, in Junior B
Women all-events, while Schenck won gold in Junior B Men with 6,674. Schoerner
took home a bronze medal with 6,298.
USBC Hall of Famer Tish Johnson joined Brenda Burns, Mark Porter and Craig
Auerbach to help the U.S. win team gold in the Senior Division with 6,641. Johnson
(6,429) and Burns (6,346) topped the standings in Senior Women all-events, while
Porter (6,874) and Auerbach (6,607) did the same in Senior Men.
The U.S. Super Senior team titlist consisted of Sharon Powers, Kristy Whitcher,
Clark Poelzer and John Katsaros, who combined for a 6,338 total for the victory.
Powers captured the Super Senior Women all-events gold with a 6,048 total, while
Whitcher finished third with 5,835. Poelzer (6,689) and Katsaros (6,063) finished in
the top two spots of the Super Senior Men division.
The U.S. also swept the National All-Events titles in each division.
The 20-player U.S. squad was coached by Team USA associate coach Stephen
Padilla and provisional coach Del Warren.
The Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas is the oldest annual international tour-
nament in the American Zone. It is an invitational event for countries in the Pan
American Bowling Confederation (PABCON), the American Zone of World Bowling,
and featured players competing for medals in singles, doubles, mixed doubles, team
and all-events.
For more information on the Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas,
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Photo:
Carlos Cutolo for the Bowling Tournament of The Americas
ALL-EVENTS
Adult Women - 1, Erin McCarthy, USA, 6,431; 2, Stefanie Martins, Brazil, 6,368; 3, Roseli Santos, Brazil, 6,320. Other USA:
Kayla Johnson, 6,136.
Adult Men - 1, AJ Chapman, USA, 6,917; 2, Chris Colella, USA, 6,796; 3, Zachary Wilkins, Canada, 6,644.
Senior Women - 1, Tish Johnson, USA, 6,429; 2, Brenda Burns, USA, 6,346; 3, Edissa Andrade, Panama, 5,915.
Senior Men - 1, Mark Porter, USA, 6,874; 2, Craig Auerbach, USA, 6,607; 3, Michel Lesage, Canada, 6,281.
Super Senior Women - 1, Sharon Powers, USA, 6,048; 2, Cathy Harvey, Canada, 5,886; 3, Kristy Whitcher, USA, 5,835.
Super Senior Men - 1, Clark Poelzer, USA, 6,689; 2, John Katsaros, USA, 6,063; 3, Amneris Fernandez, Canada, 5,617.
Junior A Women - 1, Julia Bond, USA, 6,741; 2, Jadee Scott-Jones, 6,307; 3, Dakota Faichnie, Canada, 6,052.
Junior A Men - 1, Michael Coffey, USA, 7,517; 2, Kenny Ryan, USA, 6,721; 3, Jorge Tello, Colombia, 6,642.
Junior B Women - 1, Ashley Channell, USA, 6,106; 2, Brogan Zengel, USA, 5,581; 3, Pamela Perez, Puerto Rico, 5,532.
Junior B Men - 1, Cortez Schenck, USA, 6,674; 2, Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela, 6,424; 3, Michael Schoerner, USA, 6,298.
SINGLES
Adult Women - 1, Erin McCarthy, USA, 2,378; 2, Stefanie Martins, Brazil, 2,341; 3, Rosali Santos, Brazil, 2,322. Other USA:
Kayla Johnson, 2,218.
Adult Men - 1, Zachary Wilkins, Canada, 2,534; 2, AJ Chapman, USA, 2,505; 3, Edwar Rey, Colombia, 2,451. Other USA:
Chris Colella, 2,443.
Senior Women - 1, Tish Johnson, USA, 2,373; 2, Edissa Andrade, Panama, 2,255; 3, Brenda Burns, USA, 2,227.
Senior Men - 1, Mark Porter, USA, 2,538; 2, Craig Auerbach, USA, 2,450; 3(tie), Luis Vasquez, Panama, and Antonio Carlos
Santos, Brazil, 2,416.
Super Senior Women - 1, Sharon Powers, USA, 2,279; 2, Cathy Harvey, Canada, 2,246; 3, Lizzy Abood, Panama, 2,183.
Other USA: Kristy Whitcher, 2,179.
Super Senior Men - 1, Clark Poelzer, USA, 2,373; John Katsaros, USA, 2,254; 3, Stephen Wong, Canada, 2,070.
Junior A Women - 1, Julia Bond, USA, 2,460; 2, Jadee Scott-Jones, USA, 2,293; 3, Kelsi Beauchamp, Canada, 2,259.
Junior A Men - 1, Michael Coffey, USA, 2,809; 2, Jorge Rodriguez, Puerto Rico, 2,460; 3, Kenny Ryan, USA, 2,456.
Junior B Women - 1, Ashley Channell, USA, 2,331; 2, Ana Sofia Olaya, Colombia, 2,055; 3, Brogan Zengel, USA, 2,009.
Junior B Men - 1, Cortez Schenck, USA, 2,487; 2, Michael Schoerner, USA, 2,343; 3, Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,274.
