Scotch Doubles Tournament on tap for Sunday at Bellevue Bowl
The Merced/Atwater Women's 500 Club will be at Bellevue Bowl this Sunday hosting their Annual Scotch Doubles tournament starting at 1:30 p.m.
The tourney is open to all USBC men & women members and the team can consist of a man and woman, mixed. You will be using your highest 2017-2018 composite average as found on Bowl.com. I think you know that routine, where the two bowlers play alternate shots throughout the game.
The only time one of the pair ever completes a frame on his/her own is when scoring a strike. Example, the first bowler rolled the first ball and leaves two pins; the second bowler tries to complete the spare. If the first bowlers rolls s strike, positions switch. Your will be rolling four games of regular bowling on one pair of lanes.
Entry fee is $25 per bowler and they well have a 50/50 and mulligan's during the afternoon. Entry forms are now available at Bellevue. Closing date for entries is Friday, July 6. It sounds like a lot of fun, get a partner and come out on Sunday.
TOC AT RODEO LANES
The Silver Foxes Senior Bowling Club of the Fresno/Hanford area will be holding their Annual tournament of Champions for all the past winners during the season. The action starts at noon on Saturday, July 14 with check-in begins at 10:30 p.m.
HIGH ROLLERS
Jesse Andreade 248, Mike Giordano 213, Gregg Bennett 222, Sean Kucius 236/654, John Krone 221, Ed "Slick" Huddleston 200, Pam Graham 155, Patty Harrell 172, Joe Troncoso 194, Dave Cline 172, Elijah Torres 203, John Montoya 246, Jerry Hill 650, Tim Halloran 257, Lee Almeida 243, Bradley Dehart 225/582, Lauren Lucchesi 163, Brandy Benefield 154, Travis Colby 200, Larry Valenti, Jr. 224/627, Stephanie Thompson 229/563, Raymond Gong 573, and Sharee Frazier 158.
USBC TIMELINE FOR BOWLING BALL.
I received information from USBC (bowl.com) for the dates for new bowling ball specifications. Starting Aug. 2, 2018, bowling balls weighing more than 10 pounds will be allowed to have up to three ounces of static side, thumb or finger weight specification of one once for finger, thumb or side weight, and three ounces for top or bottom weight.
If you're interested in this article, check withbowl.com for all of the new rulings. Bowlers who do not use their thumb for delivery and decide to use higher static weight specification cannot have a thumb hole. It would be classified as a balance hole, and immediately will be required to follow the specification requiring them to mark their intended center of the palm. Bowlers now have a two-year window to work with their pro shops to ensure their equipment will meet specification onAug. 1, 2020.
REMEMBER WHEN
In 1974 the Atwater/Merced Women's City Champions were the Mighty Mites in the team event with a 3,073. The doubles event had Betty Hutchins and Evelyn Reese with 1,249. The singles had Mary Bernard with a 683, and the scratch all-events was Betty Dart with a 1,688 and the handicap all-events was Hutchins with a 1,911. The season high game was rolled by Avanell Nelson with a 279. The season high series was shot by Gaye Mansell with a 686.
Don Surdich is a Sun-Star' correspondent and can be reached at 209-777-1111 or via e-mail at desurdich@aol.com.