Surdich on Bowling: Harrell, Lyon and Laidlaw win tournament

Bellevue Bowl had 22 teams roll Sunday in the Three on a Team tournament hosted by the Merced/Atwater Women’s 500 Club.

The club paid out more than $1,000 in prize money to the top four teams. The winning team members with their scratch series were Patty Harrell (546), Ellen Lyon (386) and Doug Laidlaw (731), good for $84 each.

Following in second were Mary Ickes (429), LaDonna Stone (605) and Monty Stone (619) for $71 each. In third were Margaret Herzog (519), Phyllis Wallbaum (431) and Mickey Wallbaum (518) for $58 each, and in fourth was the team of Mary Hamilton (449), Jim Hamilton (582) and Jim Mullings (640), earning $50 each.

There were several clubs and groups from the Valley at Bellevue. The Madera/Chowchilla 500 Club was in attendance along with bowlers from Modesto, Ceres and Turlock.

Some high scratch games and series were rolled Sunday. Among the men were Turlock’s Jim Taliaferro with a 278 game and 782 seres, Ronnie Gonzales with 273-681 and Monty Stone with a 277. For the women, LaDonna Stone had a 224, Caren Thompson a 211, Margaret Herzog a 204, Stephanie Thompson a 200 and Stephanie Kapsimallis a 236-636.

Roseville’s Haggerty, Idahoan Nelson win PBA West event in Modesto

Roseville’s P.J. Haggerty edged left-hander Dennis Horan Jr. 236-225 to win the 10th annual PBA Vanessa Brown Homes West Open on Sunday at Yosemite Lanes in Modesto.

Haggerty, a graduate of Fresno State, is now in the investment business. He was the No. 1 seed when match-play eliminations started. Haggerty received a check for $2,000 and Horan $1,200. A total of 55 bowlers from the Valley, Bay Area and Southern California were rolling.

In the PBA50 division, former Fresno resident Warren Nelson took home the championship to Plummer, Idaho, after starting the morning in 13th place. He won his last PBA regional in 1994. Locals might remember Nelson rolling in the San Joaquin Bowling Club’s tournaments in the Valley.

Nelson won the first three rounds of match-play eliminations and defeated Dave Arnold of Dublin 214-210 in a close championship match. The win was good for $1,500; Arnold earned $1,000.

Longtime PBA member Brian Voss was in Modesto competing in the PBA50 and finished fourth for $800. Earlier last week, Voss placed 14th out of 101 and earned $1,350 in the PBA50 Northern California Classic in Brentwood. Not bad for a week of bowling.

Kids pizza bowling camp

Bellevue is hosting its summer Pizza Bowling Camp from July 27-31. The 5-7 age group, from 10-11:30 a.m., costs $10 for four days. The 8-and-up group costs $15 from noon-1:30 p.m. Both groups will receive lane instruction and classroom films. Cost includes daily snacks, participation, certificate and awards.

Signups are being taken for a graduation and pizza party on July 31.

Modesto Queens tourney

The Modesto USBC is holding its inaugural Modesto Queens Tournament at Yosemite Lanes on July 18-19 with a guarantee of $2,000 for first place. Qualifying will start July 18 at 2:30 p.m with six games. The top 16 or 24, based on entries, will return for the July 19 two-game double-elimination finals. Entry fee is $125. Call Carol at (209) 552-9587 or Sharon at (209) 417-9087 for information or to sign up.

The Queens is open to women with a USBC card. Entry forms are available at Bellevue Bowl.

Don’t forget the clinic

Once again, coach Mark Baker and PBA professional Chris Barnes will be at Yosemite Lanes on Sept. 12-13 hosting their annual clinic. Baker is known in the bowling world as the “Coach of the Pros” and author of The Game Changer and a CD, The System.

Barnes is one of the world’s best bowlers. The fee for the two-day coaching clinic is $350, which includes on-lane instruction, classroom presentations, a personal instructional manual and lunch on both days.

The first day will include the physical game and lane play discussions by Baker and Barnes. The second day will include PBA patterns, equipment discussions, including “How to select a six-ball Arsenal” by Barnes, and lessons by Baker and Barnes.

The clinic is limited to 20 bowlers, and as of Sunday, there were seven spots remaining. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Scott Bartlow at (209) 522-9856 or Jim or Wayne at (209) 524-9161.

Remember when

August 1978 news from Bellevue Bowl, Fleming Lanes and Century Bowl had Ruth Stemple with a 543, Paul Bobel a 265 game, Glen Green (138 average) rolling a whopping 243 game, Lois Jordan had a nice 248 game, Audrey Granger a 574, Nena Acosta a 578 and Corene Allen a 544. Also, Bernie Herrman shot a fantastic 230-244-236 for a 710 series, Leo Diaz had a 712 series, Clarence Allen a 636 set and Marge Isenhower a 232 game. Sandy Brown rolled her first 200 game, a 210, Ruth Feely was awarded her first 200 pin, and Cindy Dawson shot her first 600 series, a 602.

This story was originally published June 24, 2015 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Surdich on Bowling: Harrell, Lyon and Laidlaw win tournament."