Surdich on Bowling: Trio league kicks off summer competition
In its second year, the Monday Summer Scratch Trio league at Bellevue Bowl already has over 45 bowlers signed up.
It will feature seven PBA patterns and a match-play point system. Team captains will draft their bowlers. The league starts Monday at 7 p.m. The weekly fee is $20.
All the summer leagues at Bellevue are posted and available for sign ups. The handicap senior league is on Tuesday afternoons. The ever-popular Jubilee leagues roll on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Handicap doubles play Wednesday afternoons.
For more information, call (209) 358-6466. All leagues start this week and run until the middle of August.
There is still time to roll this summer. If you bowl against the best, you will bowl your best.
Mitchell Strikers update
Manuel Vargas, an Atwater seventh-grader who competes with a ball that features a retractable handle, has been picked as the most improved bowler in his after-school league, the Mitchell Senior Strikers, coach Tony Shukle said.
His team also won the league championship by a half-game after leading by 61/2 games with two weeks remaining.
League highlights
In the Commercial Classic, Kenna Campbell converted the 6-7-10 split. Gene “The Machine” Frazier had a 689 series, Joey Fernandez a 576, John Lema a 620 and Rae Coonce a 586. Lance Ollenborger rolled a 244 game and Herjinder Bagri a 198.
League champions
In the Guys & Dolls league on Tuesday night, the west side team of Almond Co. Pin Crushers won the championship in a roll-off. Team members with their average are: Mary Hamilton 133, Mary Eckes 153, Jim Hamilton 185, Marnie Hamilton 146 and Jim Mullings 201.
In the Thursday night Central Valley Nisei league, the Ratzlaff’s team won the championship in a roll-off. Team members with their averages are: Mary Ickes 158, Ernie Pinheiro 162, and Jim Hamilton 180. Ickes and Jim Hamilton were double winners in the Guys & Dolls and the Central Valley Nisei league.
McHenry senior no-tap
McHenry Bowl is holding its semimonthly senior 9-pin no-tap this Friday with their potluck lunch at noon, sign-ups at 12:30 p.m. and first ball rolling at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $15, which includes high-game and high-series pots. To grab a spot, call Terry or Theresa at (209) 571-2695. See you there.
Remember when
In 1966, the Merced/Atwater Women’s Bowling Association celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Some of the officers at the time were Betty Brown, president; Bertha Hoover, vice president; and co-directors Mary Cardoza, Jean Armas, Betty Ferguson and Hazel Rufer.
City Champions in 1965-66: Bernie’s Liquors (team), Melba Widick and Nevora Young (doubles) and Sue Cradell (singles). Bernice Parker topped the scratch all-events. Parker rolled the season-high game of 278. Brown rolled the high series with a 665. A smattering of bowlers with their averages: Priscilla Hise 134, Grace Kimoto 132, Janice Krejci 153, Carole Aschbacker 172, Corinne Carter 138, Hazel Estacio 170, Marian Linebaugh 144, Sue Perry 180 and Kiyo Shoji 140.
Don Surdich is a Sun-Star correspondent. He can be reached at (209) 777-1111 or via e-mail at desurdich@aol.com.
SCORING LEADERS: Lauren Moosebauer 195, Barbara Bustos 221, John Lema 221, David Southworth 191, Herjinder Bagri 198, Kathleen Whiford 133, Ray Mayfield 235, Lance Ollenborger 244, Todd Gilles 232, Charles Hand 189, Marty Daniel 241, Deanna Riley 244.
SERIES LEADERS: Deanna Cimmino 563, Keith Hunter 573, Dawn Fernandez 574, Dave Garcez 593, Jay Cairncross 606, Bill Hickman 615, Deanna Riley 641, Adam Andrino 644, Neill Barcellos 658, Sean McCulloch 673, Tyler Davis 679, Mark E. Thompson 722.
This story was originally published May 6, 2015 at 5:38 PM with the headline "Surdich on Bowling: Trio league kicks off summer competition."