CANTON — One new leader emerged in doubles as the Ohio State USBC Women’s Championships at AMF Hall of Fame Lanes (doubles and singles) and Eastbury Bowling Center (team) concluded its final weekend.
In the doubles handicap division, Autumn Scott and Laura Pugh of Fredericton combined for 1,500 to take the top spot away from Deborah Auman and Heidi Beach of Hubbard by 47 pins.
The only two award scores shot during the four-week tournament were by Centerville’s Angel West, who highlighted Week 3 of the competition by compiling an 802 scratch series, and Dayton’s Micki Sumner rolled a 300 game during the first week.
West maintained the overall lead in all-events scratch with 2,052, finishing just one pin ahead of Centerville’s Shannon Pluhowski (2,051).
The team of Melissa Voytko and Charmaine Allen of Brunswick hold the scratch doubles lead with 1,346.
St. Henry’s Emily Brunswick continues to hold the lead in handicap all-events with 2,345, followed by Beloit’s Tanya Kyser (2,253) and Carrollton’s Jennifer Casey (2,232).
All pinfalls are unofficial pending average verifications. Here are the unofficial top fives for each event though the fourth and final week:
Team handicap: 1, Team Snaxxx (Brook Park) 2,807; 2, Pin Ups (Ashland) 2,780; 3, Four Ladies Night Out (Holland) 2,760; 4, Liberty Wayne Electric (St. Henry) 2,748; 5, Monday Night Fun (Lancaster) 2,735
Team actual: 1, Pin Pals (Centerville) 2,571; 2, Team Snaxxx (Brook Park) 2,564; 3, Striking is Fun (Oregon) 2,545; 4, Trust is a Must (Reynoldsburg) 2,545; 5, Strike Queens (Centerville) 2,494
Doubles handicap: 1, Autumn Scott-Laura Pugh (Fredericktown) 1,500; 2, Deborah Auman-Heidi Beach (Hubbard) 1453; 2, Hollie Lawson-Sue Hallett (Montpelier) 1,445; 3, Janella Sandwisch-Lucille Nickens (Elmore) and Kaila Ryan-Briana Wells (Cincinnati) 1,444
Doubles actual: 1, Melissa Voytko-Charmaine Allen (Brunswick) 1,346; 2, Kaila Ryan-Briana Wells (Cincinnati) 1,293; 3, Anne Coleman-Shannon Pluhowsky (Centerville) 1,290; 4, Jossett Petrick-Jennifer Higgins (Reynoldsburg) 1,288; 5, Lori Reasoner-Carly Graham (Centerville) 1,274
Handicap singles: 1, Emily Brunswick (St. Henry) 849; 2, Angel West (Centerville) 802; 3, Michele Irvin (Cincinnati) 798; 4, Andrea Behr (Centerville) 785; 5, Mary Wilhelm (Woodsfield) 778
Actual singles: 1, Angel West (Centerville) 802; 2, Andrea Behr (Centerville) 761; 3, Teri Haefke (Oregon) 694; 4, Katelyn Hull ; 5, Shannon Pluhowski (Centerville) 680
Handicap all-events: 1, Emily Brunswick (St. Henry) 2,345; 2, Tanya Kyser (Beloit) 2,253; 3, Jennifer Casey (Carrollton) 2,232; 4, Lolita Jackson (Cincinnati) 2,191; 5, Deborah Auman (Hubbard) 2,186
Scratch all-events: 1, Angel West (Centerville) 2,052; 2, Shannon Pluhowsky (Centerville) 2,051; 3, Andrea Behr (Centerville) 2,048; 4, Melissa Voytko (Brunswick) 2,034; 5, Kaila Ryan (Cincinnati) 2,005
For complete standings, go to: https://ohiostateusbc.com/
OHIO STATE USBC OPEN
AKRON — There were no changes in the top five of each category through nine weekends of the Ohio State USBC Open Championships, being conducted at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn (team) and Station 300 (doubles and singles) in Akron.
The tournament takes a break this weekend due to Easter, with the PBA Tournament of Champions being conducted at AMF Riviera Lanes.
Lewis Center’s Cassidy Schaub holds the overall lead in actual all-events with 2,096, followed by Dan Higgins with 2,037. The tournament runs weekends through May 4.
There is a new team handicap leader with Pla-Mor Lanes #13 from Coldwater taking the top spot with 3,505.
The top five in each event through Week 8 are listed below (all scores are unofficial):
Team handicap: 1, Pla-Mor Lanes #13 (Coldwater) 3,505; 2, 4 Bitches & A Loser of Sidney 3,405; 3, Most Palms (St. Mary’s) 3,405; 4, Goodbye Earl (Defiance) 3,398; 5, Pitts’ Pals Purple (London) 3,386
Team scratch: 1,Thanks Charles! (Lewis Center) 3,247; 2, GCUSBC KPT #1 (Florence, Yl.) 3,194; 3, Showtime (Maple Heights) 3,151; 4, RC WHAYWIA (Youngstown) 3,136; 5, Legendary (Avon) 3,100
Doubles handicap: 1, Austin Hill-Leroy Mullins (Versailles) 1,465; 2, Shawn Streeter-Bernard Warren (Akron) 1,431; 3, Mike Menge-Don Menge (Parma) 1,426; 4, Catrina Miller-Caleigh Ferree (Sidney) 1,421; 5, Aaron Gall-Kyle Condrick (Youngstown) 1,406
Doubles scratch: 1, Shawn Streeter-Bernard Warren 1,391; 2, Adam Barta-Cassidy Schaub (Lewis Center) 1,386; 3, Aaron Gall-Kyle Condrick (Youngstown) 1,363; 4, Kyle Bacher-Jason Bowles (Bay Village) 1,322; 5, Eric Bator-Vincent Bellar (Bay Village) 1,321
Singles handicap: 1, Paul Volbert (Spencerville) 847; 2, Joseph Harrison (Springfield) 806; 3, Dallas Johnson (Chillicothe) 794; 4, Douglas Cooper (Cuyahoga Falls) 783; 5, Jeremy Saccone (Florence, Ky.) 780
Singles scratch: 1, Dallas Johnson (Chillicothe) 786; 2, Jeremy Saccone (Florence, Ky.) 780; 3, Thomas Harcarik (Youngstown) 775; 4, Dean Billings (Bedford) 757; 5, Jamie Robinson (Blacklick) 757
All-events handicap: 1, Brandin Ullman (Cuyahoga Falls) 2,264; 2, Adam Wolters (Coldwater) 2,201; 3, Paul Volbert (Spencerville) 2,184; 4, Gregory German (Osbood) 2,175; 5, Timothy Haywood (North Ridgeville) 2,157
All-events scratch: 1, Cassidy Schaub (Lewis Center) 2,096; 2, Daniel Higgins (Lewis Center) 2,037; 3, Timothy Haywood (North Ridgeville) 2,028; 4, (tie) Dallas Johnson (Chillicothe), Benjamin Giesecke (Westerville), Cody Goodlett (Franklin) 2.017
For complete results, go to: https://ohiostateusbc.com/open-championships/
COLLEGE BOWL TOURNAMENTS
The final regular-season College Bowl Tournaments series event is a regular doubles, set for 10 a.m. April 19 at AMF Hall of Fame Lanes in Canton.
Entry fee is $130 per team, with teams bowling four games before the field is cut to the top four for single-game elimination match play.
In order to qualify for the series’ singles finale in May, bowlers must have participated in four events during the course of the season. Those bowlers with three events heading into the doubles are Tony Carson, John Cole, Ray Deckman, Jesse Gonzales, Adam Kutz, Mike Leggett, Kevin Schott, Cooper Smith, Charles Spencer, Bradley Stevens and Viktor Varner.
To enter, go to the series’ Facebook events page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1033383931479815?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
PBA players are not permitted, However PBA50 players with no national titles can bowl. The tourney is bowled on a house lane condition.
OTHER EVENTS
PORTAGE COUNTY USBC: The Portage County Masters drew a field of 51 players last weekend, with Steve Pennington winning the title with a 278-267 win over Canton’s Scott Vandegrift, the No. 1 seed, in the title match. Pennington, who shot a 300 earlier in the event, defeated Tax Moore 229-224 in the semifinals. The tournament had four games each bowled at Spins Bowl Kent, Sky Lanes and 11th Frame before the cut to the final 16 players for double elimination match play. Here are the remainder of the placers: 3, Taz Moore; 4, Jeffrey Bardoun; 5, Nick Toke; 6, Josh Phelps; 7, Al Petrosino; 8, Bradley Woodbrum; 9, Patrick Adolph; 10, Mike Benton; 11, Brandon Clifford; 12, David Randazzo; 13, Grant Wesley; 14, Dave Reynolds; 15, Karlie Way; 16, Brandon Tahsler.
CLEVELAND MASTERS: The Bernie Vozar Masters is sold out with 64 players in the field and the Jacqueline Kirk-Terrell Queens has six openings in the field remaining. The events are set for 9 a.m. April 19 at AMF Brookgate Lanes in Brookpark. The Masters will have an eight-game qualifying round while the women will bowl a six-game qualifier, both on sport oil patterns. Entry fee is $100 for each. Contact Melissa Voytko on Facebook for information.
MINERVA MASTERS: Kenny Lambert Jr. defeated Sean Kelly 238-184 to claim the Minerva Masters title on Sunday at Minerva Bowl. The 17th annual event featured a four-game qualifying block followed by a cut to the top 10 for match play. Bowlers had to be Minerva Bowl paying participants. See complete results below:
CASH IS KING: The fourth annual Cash is King Spring Bling Doubles is set for May 16 through 18 at Amron Lanes in Canfield. Entry fee is $50 per team, with divisions for men and mixed. This is a handicapped event, with bowlers rolling three games on a house oil pattern. See entry information below.
PBA QUALIFIER: The PBA-PBA50 regional qualifier event drew 96 entries to Rebman Recreation, with 17 spots for the PBA regional in May and three more spots for the PBA50 regional in July being awarded. A second qualifying event is set for 10 a.m. April 27. For results from the first event and an entry for the second, see below.
FURBAY ELECTRIC OPEN: The 23rd Furbay Electric Open is set for 9 a.m. May 4 at AMF Hall of Fane Lanes with an $80 entry fee. Bowlers will bowl five qualifying games before the field is cut to either 16 or 20 depending on the number of entries for two-game match pay by seed, with the top four or five reaching the stepladder finals. First place is worth $1,000, based on 72 entries. See an entry form below:
LEGACY LANES: Amber Sells and Kevin Kittell earned the win to defend their 2024 title during the 47th annual Mixed Doubles tournament, which concluded last weekend at Legacy Lanes and Lounge in Coshocton. A record field of 173 teams participated. The top 82 teams are listed below:
