WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For July 2 – July 8, 2016)
Nevada pair coasts into doubles lead at 2016 USBC Mixed
Melissa Peters of Henderson, Nevada, and Adam Ishman of Las Vegas cruised into the lead in Division 1 Doubles at the United States Bowling Congress Mixed on July 3 with a 1,461 total.
Ishman, a 36-year-old right-hander, led the effort with games of 247, 235 and 269 for a 751 series, while Peters, a 29-year-old right-hander, added 248, 217 and 245 for 710. Past Team USA members Marcia Kloempken of Pleasant View, Utah, and Steve Smith of San Diego previously held the lead with 1,381.
Peters and Ishman quickly saw a look at the South Point Bowling Center that was going to give them an opportunity to make a run at the leading number, and they put an exclamation point on the effort by averaging 257 in the final game.
“I knew after the first game it was looking pretty good,” said Ishman, who helped K&K Bowling Services 5 of Las Vegas capture the Team All-Events title at the 2011 USBC Open Championships. “We broke them down the right way and just tried to keep it going with what we had to start.”
Division 1 Doubles features mixed pairs with combined entering averages of 380 and above.
Hawaiian bowler makes run at 2016 USBC Women’s Championships
Jordeen Koizumi of Waipahu, Hawaii, made a push into the top three in two Diamond-Division events after an impressive performance July 8 at the South Point Bowling Plaza.
Koizumi started by teaming with Jolene Walker Akau of Kaneohe, Hawaii, to move into third place in Diamond Doubles with a 1,381 total. Koizumi fired a 734 set, while Walker Akau added 647.
Koizumi continued strong into singles and made a run at Diamond All-Events before taking over third place with 2,092. She had 695 in singles and 663 in team.
Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Illinois, and Kendra Gaines of Orlando, Florida, lead Diamond Doubles with 1,413, and O’Keefe holds the top spot in Diamond All-Events with 2,129.
A look ahead
Only three days remain before the 2016 USBC Women’s Championships concludes its 94-day run at the South Point Bowling Plaza. The 2016 event kicked off April 9, and the final competitors will take the lanes for doubles and singles July 11 at 3 p.m. Eastern.
The final team squad will be held July 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern, and the 2016 USBC Mixed also will wrap up July 10th after its final doubles and singles squad, starting at 3 p.m. Eastern.
This year marked the tournament’s 97th edition, with a tradition that began in 1916.
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2016 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
At South Point Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas
(Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall)
As of July 8, 2016
TEAM
Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 725 and above)
1, Logo Infusion (Kristin Nieter, Rocio Restrepo, Michelle Sterner, Terysa Wojnar), Oregon, Ohio, 2,656. 2, Golden Approach 2, Dayton, Ohio, 2,642. 3, 3 Webbers And An Outcast, Omaha, Neb., 2,629. 4, Edgy Bowlers, West Seneca, N.Y., 2,607. 5, Strike Out Diabetes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,601.
Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 650-724)
1, Canucks (Judy Hansen, Karen MacNeil, Debbie Sims, Jill Friis), London, Ontario, Canada, 2,334. 2, Road Trip, Naperville, Ill., 2,266. 3, VA Wildcards, Stafford, Va., 2,215. 4, Garden Center Lanes, Alexandria, Minn., 2,206. 5, Crazy Vegas Chicks, Henderson, Nev., 2,177.
Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649)
1, Toooo Hot!!!! (Crystal Espinosa, Cynthia Martinez, Margaret Romero, Betty Veitch), Rio Rancho, N.M., 2,115. 2, A Chance With The Pope, Windsor, Colo., 2,095. 3, The Bowling Stones, North Platte, Neb., 2,085. 4, We Got This!, Aberdeen, Md., 2,051. 5, Christian Ladies, San Antonio, 2,041.
Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 574 and below)
1, Wyoming Wild Bunch (Hope Gebes, Shawna Baumeister, Jessica Slagle, Ella Parker), Thermopolis, Wyo., 1,902. 2(tie), Tubbs Racing, Gem, Kan., and McGuire Construction, Esbon, Kan., 1,890. 4, Jeff’s Body Repair, Soda Springs, Idaho, 1,857. 5, Women Who Wine 5, Chino, Calif., 1,845.
DOUBLES
Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 380 and above)
1, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill./Kendra Gaines, Orlando, Fla., 1,413. 2, Astrid Valiente, Carol Stream, Ill./Ingellimar Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,384. 3, Jolene Walker Akau, Kaneohe, Hawaii/Jordeen Koizumi, Waipahu, Hawaii, 1,381. 4, Charly Boelter, Oshkosh, Wis./Samantha Kelly, Streamwood, Ill., 1,369. 5, Linda Wilson, Moore, Okla./Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., 1,361.
Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 350-379)
1, Andrea Sharp, Stafford, Va./RoxAnn Artzer-Crowder, Berryton, Kan., 1,234. 2, Bete Krause, Bartlett, Ill./Cynthia Taylor, Belvidere, Ill., 1,199. 3, Kimberly Tulo, San Clemente, Calif./Nemia Moore, Fort Smith, Ark., 1,183. 4, Shanice Brown/Doreen Antrombrown, Platte City, Mo., 1,177. 5, Ari Bulthuis/Denise Bulthuis, Chicago, 1,176.
Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 320-349)
1, Clara Lyall/Rhonda Ybarra, Chicago, 1,187. 2, Linda Mayette/Jessica Tuggle-Prades, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 1,178. 3, Kitty Cody, Citrus Heights, Calif./Chris Mahana, Eagle, Idaho, 1,167. 4, Teisha Hatch/Trayce Maxze-Davis, Lynwood, Ill., 1,162. 5, Cynthia Brown, Bahama, N.C./Cynthia McMillin, Durham, N.C., 1,156.
Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 290-319)
1, Pua Edayan, Waimanalo, Hawaii/Tatiana Montez, Kapolei, Hawaii, 1,100. 2, LaTonya Russell/Sonia Russell, Sauk Village, Ill., 1,095. 3, Maureen Aranda, Norwalk, Calif./Yolanda Williams, Long Beach, Calif., 1,091. 4, Marge Vieira, Ripon, Calif./Suzanne Ruiz, Delhi, Calif., 1,085. 5(tie), Janet Sward/Arianne Sward, Grasston, Minn., and Tracey Avery, Dameron, Md./Ginger Baker, Abbeville, S.C., 1,073.
Division 5 – Amethyst
(For bowlers with combined averages of 260-289)
1(tie), Nancy Jette, Beaverton, Ore./Pamala Conrad, Hillsboro, Ore., and Sabrina Gunn, Lee Summit, Mo./Ashlea Gunn, Colombia, Mo., 1,014. 3, Jean Gilbert, Richmond, Va./Barbara Poe, Glen Allen, Va., 1,004. 4, Sandy Ames, Canyon Lake, Texas/Karla Wheeler, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,001. 5, Linda Armbrister, Soland, Maine/Barbara Clark, Rockville, Md., 998.
Division 6 – Topaz
(For bowlers with combined averages of 259 and below)
1, Selena Fabricius, Burlington, Wyo./Debbie Smith, Emmett, Idaho, 920. 2, Judy Moreman/Rosalinda Walker, Danville, Ill., 914. 3, Debra Headrick, Franklin, Neb./Cheryl Vap, Riverton, Neb., 912. 4, Anne Watson/Debbie Apodaca, Casa Grande, Ariz., 895. 5, Dolores Dombkowski/Melissa Kunow, Michigan City, Ind., 893.
SINGLES
Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)
1, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 757. 2, Brenda Mack, Indianapolis, 751. 3, Carol Norman, Houston, 750. 4, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 749. 5, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill., 746.
Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)
1, Daphne Williams, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 678. 2, Billie Roberts, Rockford, Ill., 673. 3, Lindsey Szachta, Charlotte, N.C., 657. 4, Sharon Westerhold, La Habra, Calif., 655. 5, Rhonda Greenhalgh, West Valley City, Utah, 653.
Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)
1, Faith Nealon, Dallas, 642. 2, Alyssa Keyser, Bridger, Mont., 638. 3, Patsy Northey, Cambridge, Wis., 631. 4(tie), Teresa Person, Tigard, Ore., and Catherine Macari, Islandia, N.Y., 630.
Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)
1, Carolyn Fleming, Trenton, Ill., 619. 2, Marcella Hull, Camdenton, Mo., 595. 3, Judy Mason, Greer, S.C., 591. 4, Adella Williams, Anchorage, Alaska, 590. 5, Mary Jane Shelton, San Antonio, 584.
Division 5 – Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)
1, Anne Watson, Casa Grande, Ariz., 565. 2, Carol Schimke, Wind Lake, Wis., 560. 3(tie), Marlana Ayers, Plymouth, Minn., and Deborah Johnson-Nicks, Fayetteville, Ga., 552. 5, Rosan Hallstrom, Tillamook, Ore., 548.
Division 6 – Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)
1, Sue Browne, Garden City, Mich., 518. 2(tie), Joann Schneider, Spearman, Texas, and Carla Houston, San Antonio, 507. 4(tie), Judy Moreman, Danville, Ill., Rachel Ruiz, Montebello, Calif., and Carolyn Kahlich, Cuero, Texas, 503.
ALL-EVENTS
Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)
1, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill., 2,129. 2, Kristin Nieter, Homewood, Ill., 2,098. 3, Jordeen Koizumi, Waipahu, Hawaii, 2,092. 4, Samantha Kelly, Waukesha, Wis., 2,085. 5, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,079.
Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)
1, Rhonda Greenhalgh, West Valley City, Utah, 1,879. 2, Julie Jaques, Henderson, Nev., 1,862. 3, Rhonda Ybarra, Chicago, 1,834. 4, Sharon Westerhold, La Habra, Calif., 1,824. 5, Daphne Williams, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1,806.
Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)
1, Kathi Finley, New Bern, N.C., 1,788. 2, Esther Ah Yo, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,719. 3, Mari Gallegos, Chicago, 1,708. 4, Caroline Tossi, Skokie, Ill., 1,696. 5(tie), Rexiene Smith, Tampa, Fla., and June Dill, Bermuda, 1,690.
Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)
1, Cindy Combs, Chicago, 1,673. 2, Erin Bright, Chicago, 1,636. 3, Diana Yu, Monterey Park, Calif., 1,609. 4, Denise Caldwell, Ostrander, Minn., 1,605. 5, Elsie Cooper, Clinton, Md., 1,604.
Division 5 – Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)
1, Sabrina Gunn, Lee Summit, Mo., 1,579. 2, Nancy Jette, Beaverton, Ore., 1,518. 3, Dolores DelaCruz, Chicago, 1,515. 4, Anne Watson, Casa Grande, Ariz., 1,513. 5, Kim Grams, Campbell, Neb., 1,510.
Division 6 – Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)
1, Sue Browne, Garden City, Mich., 1,502. 2, Karla Wheeler, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,488. 3, Sandy Miller, Strasburg, Colo., 1,444. 4, Judy Moreman, Danville, Ill., 1,430. 5, Rachel Ruiz, Montebello, Calif., 1,424.