Riverbank’s Carol Riggs Captures TOC

A first place payout of $1,000 was up for grabs last Saturday at Yosemite Lanes in Modesto as the Central Valley Senior Bowling Club held their Annual Tournament of Champions finals.

A total of 76 members, who had rolled in four tournaments to qualify for the TOC, were competing. Dwayne Hunter from Modesto was the number one seed with a 994, followed by Salida's Pedro Flores who had the second seed with a 992, and in the third seed was Carol Riggs of Riverbank with a 969.

In the step-ladder roll-off Flores rolled a 175 with Riggs rolling a 211. In the Championship match had Riggs shooting a 242 to Hunter's 227. Riggs took home a check for $1,000 and a championship plaque, Hunter $850, and Flores $700. Our local entry was Larry Valenti with a check for $160 in 14th. Bellevue Bowl has been selected to host the 2018 TOC on January 19, 2019.

High rollers

Mark Whitcomb 279/694, Mark Heffner 230, Tim Porter 214, Margaret Herzog 189, Trista Folkner 151, Jimi Evans 132, Bill King 187, Travis Mason 556, Bryan Rivas 286/762, Bob Simons 237, Phil Chernoff 202, Darren Alexander 252, Kenny Davis 236, Rod Hoofard 190, Ed "Slick" Huddleston 595, Bill Barthel 278, Mark Thompson 279, Larry Valenti Jr. 682, Caren Thompson 203, and Steve Mead in the Friday Night Merchants was rolling with a 280.

A good day at Yosemite Lanes

It was a great day for our local Bellevue Bowl seniors as Janie Schropp, Bob Heller, Bob Simons, Jerry McMillian, T.J. Rowen, and Greg Bennett all made money in the high game pots during the day.

In the total series had Rowen and Simons placing. Coming in for a tie in the men's overall high series were McMillian and Bennett both rolling an 882 for second place in the men's series. A 277 game helped Bennett move into second, and a 266 game from McMillian shot him up for the tie.

Up next will be McHenry Bowl's senior no-tap this Friday at 1 p.m. with a regular 9-pin, and don't forget the pot-luck lunch.

Scratch No-Tap League

Senior Leo Gonzales was visiting his son in Manteca at the Manteca Bowl and was surprised by a league he was watching during the day. He kept hearing 300, 255, and 260 called out during the afternoon. He found out that it was a scratch 9-pin no-tap league with over 24 three member team's rolling. Sounds interesting and neat for maybe a senior league at Bellevue, who knows.

Central Valley Seniors

Starting off the New Year will be the Central Valley Senior Bowling Club with a singles event at West Lake Bowl in Stockton. The event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. The club will be hosting two double events this year. One is on Saturday, May 16 at McHenry Bowl and the other at West Valley Bowl in Tracy on Saturday, October 20.

Another senior bowling club will be at Bellevue Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 9 for a singles event. Again this year Delta-Sierra Beverage of Modesto will furnish the winners of each tournament a championship plaque. All of their tournaments are handicap and you can join this club if your are 55 and over for men and 50 and over for women.

The club is sanctioned by the USBC. Membership is only $20 per year and entry to a tournament is only $40 per tourney. Winner checks are cut and given out the same day of the tourney. The club has climbed to over 200 members from all over the valley. The Silver Foxes Bowling Club from the Fresno/Clovis area of the valley will be hosting the mini handicap tournament at Bellevue Bowl on Saturday, Feb.10 at noon.

Bellevue has been a regular stop for the club over the last several years. If you need information of the Silver Foxes tournament you can all the lanes at 209-358-6446.

This story was originally published January 24, 2018 at 3:31 PM with the headline "Riverbank’s Carol Riggs Captures TOC."