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Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
Up Your Alley: Decker makes super shot
Picking up the 7-10 split is a one-in-a-million shot for any bowler.
Well, Justin Decker isn't just any bowler. Decker did the unbelievable recently, picking up the tricky split while rolling in the Tuesday night Guys and Dolls at Bellevue Bowl.
As some of you may remember, Decker made local bowling history when he was in the junior program at Bellevue by rolling the first and only 800 series by a junior bowler. Since the United States Bowling Congress has changed its award program for the 2009-10 season, I don't think Decker will receive an award. Considering we pay $20 a year for a USBC membership, you would think that an accomplishment such as a 7-10 would receive an award. Wouldn't you?
Don Surdich -
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Mariposa 'Mall'
Scoring Leaders
Marge Casaletto 209, Randy Pitcock 223, Gary Brandis 230, Dennis Kohn 234, Roger Ross 268, Manuel Salazar 221, Ken Schmitz 276, Nevora Nush 205, Jim Souza 205, Kay Koehn 204, Marlys Flores 185, Don Sweet 256, Larry Valenti Sr 234-265, Jason Torres, Steven Brown 223, Mark Heffner 225, Tony Shukle 279, Bob Weimer 225, Tosh Kajioka 223, Tom Murphy 206, Mitsuko Morimoto 218, Lee Shepherd 238, Anthony Moreno 258, Justin Decker 269, Kevin Marks 290, Marty Daniel 265, Dana Lee 233, Denise Pugliese 231, Tom Ragsdale 213.
Series Leaders
Marva Sweet 469, Marlys Flores 472, Nevora Nush 534, Jim Souza 534, Don Sweet 548, Deanna Cimmino 556, Matt Walker 559, Jenny Avellar 575, Dana Lee 589, Denise Pugliese 594, Kristen Weimer 598, Courtney Dahlin 626, Mark Jackson 671, Tony Shukle 679, Brandon Parrott 683, Marty Daniel 683, Gene Wallace 687, John Flanagan 699, Kevin Marks 706, Chris Kraft 707, Ken Schmitz 708-737.
Don't forget the no-tap senior singles at Black Oak Lanes in Tuolumne City next Friday starting at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $15, which includes your high-game pot for men and women. The lanes supply the senior crowd with coffee, cookies and popcorn.
If your want to say hi to Rowena Mitchell in New York, she said that you can contact her at rww2730@sbcglobal.net. I know she would be happy to hear from her bowling friends in the area.
Results from last Saturday's no-tap doubles at Bellevue Bowl: Lee Almeida and Garland Moore took first with a score of 1,670 ($144); Travis Mason and Jeff Stum finished second ($96); and high-game pots were won by Randy Pitcock, Mike Robins, Gudi Ross and Renate Stolte. The jackpot now stands at $582.
Tomorrow is your next-to-last chance to qualify for the Tournament of Champions on Dec. 27 at Yosemite Lanes. The scratch six-gamer starts at noon, with check-in time at 11 a.m. The TOC has a guarantee of a $1,000 for first place and half of the field of 24 will cash. Entry fee is $80, and you will be rolling on the house shot.
Don Surdich is the Sun-Star's bowling columnist. He can be reached at desurdich@aol.com.
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