GREEN — The Stark County High School Bowling Conference’s 23rd annual East-West All-Star Match is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday (March 22) at Apollo 3 Bowling Center.
Admission is free.
Coaches for the East team are Minerva’s Dana Keister and Louisville’s Courtney Stallman for the girls, and Carrollton’s Joe Phillis and Salem’s Chris Sommers for the boys.
West team coaches are Green’s Alex Snowberger and Perry’s Joe Altimore III for the girls, and Perry’s Mark Boron and Jackson’s Dustin Dingler for the boys.
The format will be two regular games and six Baker System games.
Here are the rosters for the match by team:
EAST ROSTERS
Boys: Nate Short (Jr., Alliance); Brock Oberlin (Sr., Carrollton); Anthony Vacanti (Sr., GlenOak); Brady Tompot (Sr., Lake); Landon Geisey (Sr., Louisville); Colton Lane (Soph., Marlington); Landon Jones (Sr., Minerva); Cole Hapstak (Sr., North Canton Hoover); Keegan Sommers (Sr., Salem); Josh Hawkins (Jr., United Local)
Girls: Georgia Gordon (Sr., Alliance); Hailee Ulman (Sr., Carrollton); Aurora Stergis (Sr., GlenOak); Madison Paxton (Sr., Lake); Estrella Lopez-Cruz (Sr.,, Louisville); Cora Wines (Sr., Marlington); Izabelle Genet (Sr., Minerva); Kairi LePelley (Sr., North Canton Hoover); Brooklyn Herold (Jr., Salem); Hallee Burton (Sr., United Local)
WEST ROSTERS
Boys: Dylan Payne (Sr., Canton South); Logan Gawlak (Sr., Canton Central Catholic); Anthony Bordonaro (Sr., Green); Alex Lovas (Sr., Jackson); Mark Louk (Sr., Massillon); Jonathan Waggoner (Sr., Canton McKinley); Zeke Conley (Jr., Lake Center Christian); Eli Nave (Jr., Perry); Maxton Fiesler (Sr., Triway)
Girls: Hayden Hooper (Soph., Canton South); Addie Guenther (Sr., Canton Central Catholic); Madison Perrine (Sr., Green); Rylee Dunn (Jr., Jackson); Serenity Hartleben (Soph., Massillon); Maria Wise (Sr., Canton McKinley); Jenna Boyer (Sr., Perry); Kennedy Finley (Sr., Triway)
In addition, tickets for the annual conference banquet, set for 3 p.m. April 6 at at Raintree Golf and Events Center in Green, will be available. Tickets are $22 each.
STATE TOURNAMENTS
The Ohio USBC Women’s Championships begin March 21 through 23 and run for four weekends, ending April 13. The team event is set for Eastbury Bowling Center and the singles and doubles will be at AMF Hall of Fame Lanes, both in Canton.
The Stark County USBC is acting as host for the event and is looking for volunteers to assist with raffles, act as score monitors, help sell merchandise and assisting with brackets. Also substitutes are needed for competition in the handicap tournament
For information, contact the Stark County USBC either via Facebook or calling 330-453-3025 for information.
OPEN TOURNAMENT: The Ohio State USBC Open Championships continue through May 4 at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn and Station 300 Lanes in Akron. For updated standings for the event, please go to: https://ohiostateusbc.com/open-championships/
YOUTH TOURNAMENT: The 2025 Ohio State USBC Youth Championships Tournament will be held at Wabash Lanes in New Philadelphia. Tournament dates are April 5-6 and April 12-13. Squad times will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. For information, go to: https://ohiostateusbc.com/youth/
OTHER TOURNEYS
HDP HOLDS DOUBLES The Hit Dem Pockets Sunday Handicap Doubles drew 19 teams to its March 15 event at North Woods Lanes in Macedonia, with the team of Charles Grays and Davonn Deaver taking honors. Others in the top three included second, Meeco Walker and Dell Ray; and third, Pedro Colon and Eric Bunk.The five individual game winners then rolled off for an addition cash spot, with Ryan Ashby and Ty McKinney topping that field with games of 227 and 299, respectively.The next HDP Sunday Handicap Doubles is set for 5 p.m. April 6 also at North Woods. Entry fee is $120 per team, with handicap being 80 percent of 210. Teams each bowl five games with total pinfall determining final placers. In addition, the top team in each game will roll a sixth game for an additional pot. Go go to https://www.facebook.com/HitDemPockets for information.
MARCH MADNESS: The Creative Touch March Madness tournament, set for 9 a.m. March 23 at Clutch Lanes and Sports Center, is sold out with a waiting list. Entry fee is $100, with first place paying $2,000, based on 64 bowlers. Bowlers will roll three games to determine placement into the round of 64 for two-game bracket match play based on total pinfall. Formats will be reduced to 32, 16, eight, four and the final two for the title. For information, go to the tourney Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2300812600304962
COLLEGE BOWL TOURNAMENTS: The final regular-season College Bowl Tournament Series event will be a regular doubles at 10 a.m. April 12 at AMF Hall of Fame Lanes. Entry fee is $130 per team, with teams bowling four qualifying games before the field is cut to the top eight for single-game elimination match play. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1732438633645945
LEGACY LANES: The fourth annual Mixed Doubles event is set for March 29, April 5 and 12 at Legacy Lanes and Lounge in Coshocton. Entry fee is $60 per team, with Saturday shifts at 3 p.m. and Sunday shifts at 12:30 p.m.
TOLEDO MASTERS: TTT’s Toledo Masters is set for 10 a.m. March 22 at Toledo Sports Center in Toledo. Entry fee is $65, with the 2023 PWBA Tour Championship oil pattern being used. Bowler will roll five qualifying games before the field is cut for bracket match play by seed. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/1123063105988834/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
FURBAY ELECTRIC OPEN: The 23rd annual Furbay Electric Open is set for 9 a.m. May 4 at AMF Hall of Fame Lanes. Entry fee is $80, with the field limited to 138 entries. First place will pay $1,000, based on 72 entries. Bowlers will roll five qualifying games before the field is cut to the top 16 (or 20 if there are more than 20 participants) for games of two-game match play by seed. Winners then advance to a second round of two-game match play before the field is cut to either four or five for a single-game stepladder finals. As of March 12, there were 83 entries for the event. The tourney will be bowled on the Furbay oil pattern. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/2406705436351420/?active_tab=discussion
OMT: The Ohio Matchplay Madness event, originally scheduled for March 22, has been postponed. Also, the OMT 40-50 Matchup Doubles event, set for April 5, is canceled. The OMT 50 grand finale event may have its date changed due to a conflict. Go to Facebook for OMT updates at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360430239160799
OVER 50-UNDER 50 DOUBLES: This message was received from tournament director Tony Varn about his event at Clutch Lanes in Cuyahoga Falls: “Hello all. Just wanted to do an update on my over-under 50 tourney. Due to scheduling conflicts at the bowling center it is going to be postponed this year. We will be back next year and hope to have a bigger sponsorship to increase the prize fund. I am also kicking around the idea of a trio tournament in the fall that would be a female/under 50/over 50 trio. And will be looking for a sponsor for that. Stay tuned.”
PROFESSIONAL BOWLERS ASSOCIATION
The PBA Tournament of Champions will be held the week of April 14 through April 20 at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn.
The pro-am is set for 6 p.m. April 14 with options ranging from $89 to $209 depending on the package. A high school clinic also will be held at 5 p.m. April 13.
Two rounds each will be conducted April 15, 16 and 17, with TOC prelims set for 5 p.m. April 19 and the finals at 3 p.m. April 20. For information, go to: https://www.pba.com/tournaments/2025/tournament-champions
CENTRAL REGION: Clutch Lanes in Cuyahoga Falls will host its annual PBA-PBA50 Doubles-Clutch Lanes Central Open on April 11 through 13, just prior to TOC week in Fairlawn. A practice session and youth clinic are set for April 11, with two eight-game qualifying rounds set for 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. April 12. The field will then be cut to the top 12 teams (based on a field of 36 teams or more). Those 1 teams will return Sunday for Baker System match-play rounds beginning at 8 a.m. until a champion is determined. Admission is free.
Among PBA players registered to participate are Tom Adcock, Chris Barnes, Dom Barrett, Dina Castillo, Tom Daugherty, Patrick Dombrowski, Graham Fach, Michael Haggitt, Tom Hess, Don Hogue, Eugene McCune, Kevin McCune and Anthony Simonsen.
For information, go to: https://www.pba.com/tournaments/2025/pbapba50-doublesclutch-lanes-central-open