Congratulations to Mike Calvin and Brandon Leavitt for winning the SSO Over/Under doubles tournament at Westland Bowl in Westland. Calvin and Leavitt defeated Troy Stus and Ed Burbo 448-380. In the championship match, it was Leavitt who started with a spare and then proceeded to throw the next six strikes to put their team in lead which they would never relinquish. Calvin, winning his 6th SSO Title, and Leavitt received $5000 for their first-place finish while Stus and Burbo collected $2500 for second.
We had 97 teams vying for the title at Westland Bowl. Scores were low during the qualifying rounds, as the Over 50 bowlers averaged 188.44 and the Under 50 bowlers averaged 194.86. Stus and Burbo led qualifying with a score of 2662, while the cut to make the 26 team elimination round was 2430 (Rob Backus/Will Burns).
Thank you to Mark Brooks and the great staff at Westland Bowl for hosting the SSO. The SSO would also like to thank our staff and our sponsors; Ebonite Bowling Products, Red Robin, Beyond Boarders, Turbo 2 in 1 Grips, Hamtramck Singles Classic, A.M. Total Being Fitness and Dilaura Brothers Bowling Supply for their support of our tournaments.
Our next SSO event will be our Hall of Fame tournament at Plaza Lanes on October 19th. We will be honoring our latest inductees and providing great food after qualifying so please sign up ASAP so we can determine the amount of food to cater.
Congratulations to Jerry Sikora for winning his 3rd SSO title at Town & Country Lanes in Westland. Sikora defeated Dale Hofmeister 269-247. In the championship match, Sikora started off with a spare and then proceeded to throw the next eight strikes to put the game out of reach. Sikora received $1,000 for his first-place finish while Hofmeister, looking for back-to-back titles - winning his 3rd SSO tournament last month at 300 Bowl, collected $500 for second. We had 70 bowlers
looking for a title at Town & Country.
During qualifying, Jeff Austreng started hot and finished hot shooting an impressive 1523 for the 6-game block. Hofmeister and Gerald Johnson tied for second in qualifying with a distant 1450. The only 300 game was by Trent Marner during the elimination rounds.
The cut to make the top 18 was 1350 (Chris Toyias). Our extras out of the cut to move on in the elimination rounds were John Talon (1348) and Eric Wayne (1347) in the senior division (50+), Mike Calvin (1325), Dave Sill (1284), and Bill Essman (1270) from the super senior division (60+), Alan Tone (1319), Ron Burgess (1302) and Larry Wilson (1296) via the super-super senior division (70+), and our one additional lady was Teri White (1298). Teri also made a great run at her 2nd title, finishing 4th in this tournament.
Thank you to Bob Goike and the great staff at Town & Country Lanes for hosting the SSO. The SSO would also like to thank our staff and our sponsors; Ebonite Bowling Products, Red Robin, Beyond Boarders, Turbo 2 in 1 Grips, Hamtramck Singles Classic, A.M. Total Being Fitness and Dilaura Brothers Bowling Supply for their support of our tournaments.
Our next tournament will be October 5th at Westland Bowl. This is our 2nd over/under doubles tournament so get your entries in, this tournament will fill fast. Our next SSO Singles event will be our Hall of Fame tournament at Plaza Lanes on October 19th.
Congratulations to Dale Hofmeister for winning his 3rd SSO title at 300 Bowl in Waterford. Hofmeister defeated Troy Stus 233-224 in a close final match. Hofmeister received $1,000 for his first place finish while Stus, looking for his 5th SSO title, collected $500 for second. We had a great turnout of 100 bowlers for this event!
During the 6-game qualifying, this event looked more like the shootout at the OK Corral! Joey Hickey started the day off with a 300 in game 1, but after that Steve Boos took over. Steve shot 819 the first 3 games and never looked back, posting an amazing 1573 for the 6-game qualifying round. Other high scores included Jeff Austreng with 300, Kerry Kreft and Bruce Wright with 299 and Ken Wyatt with 805.
The cut to make the top 25 was 1382 by Sandy Schultz and Ed Peart. Our extras out of the cut to move on in the elimination rounds were Troy Franz in the senior division (50+), Ron Bettin (1377), Jessie Bowersock (1367), Mario Marquez and Jerry Sikora (1364), Jerry Jaracz (1361) and Mo Ibrahim (1358) from the super senior division (60+), Ron Burgess (1319) and Jeff Suma (1368) via the super super senior division (70+), and two additional ladies were Tamika Glenn (1333) and Stacey Timmer (1279).
Thank you to Ed and Jeff Austreng and the great staff at 300 Bowl for hosting the SSO. The SSO would also like to thank our staff and our sponsors; Ebonite Bowling Products, Red Robin, Beyond Boarders, Turbo 2 in 1 Grips, Hamtramck Singles Classic, A.M. Total Being Fitness and Dilaura Brothers Bowling Supply for their support of our tournaments.
Our next tournament will be September 21st at Town & Country Lanes in Westland.
Congratulations to Randy Warnken for breaking through in his first ever SSO tournament to win the title at Century Bowl in Waterford. Randy defeated Dennis Hansen 244-228 in a tight final match. Warnken received $1,000 for his first place finish while Hansen collected $500 for second. We had 74 bowlers attempting to win their first title, which is a pretty good turnout considering the SSO now has 86 bowlers with at least one title!
During the 6-game qualifying, Mike Bosco lead the field with an impressive score of 1466. The cut to make the top 18 was 1311 by John Talon. Our extras out of the cut to move on in the elimination rounds were Darrin Greene and Jeff Heimbecker in the senior division (50+), Rick Schultz, Rick Bertrand, Peter Senf and Jamie Adams from the super senior division (60+), Gerald Little via the super super senior division (70+), and one additional lady was Traci Orler. Two of the four ladies competing made the elimination round since Amy Stolz made the top 18 with 1312. Bruce Wright had the high game of the tournament with 290 in his second game of qualifying.
Thank you to Kurry Crayton and his great staff at Century Bowl (Spins of Waterford) for hosting the SSO. The SSO would also like to thank our staff and our sponsors; Ebonite Bowling Products, Red Robin, Beyond Boarders, Turbo 2 in 1 Grips, Hamtramck Singles Classic, A.M. Total Being Fitness and Dilaura Brothers Bowling Supply for their support of our tournaments.
Our next tournament will be August 24 at 300 Bowl also in Waterford.
Congratulations to Marty Sanders and Norman Smith on winning our inaugural Match-Up Doubles held at Lodge Lanes. Sanders and Smith defeated Mike Kereluk and Larry Walker 414-406 to take home the title. This was Sanders second SSO win, while Smith earned his first SSO title. The title match looked like a runaway until both Sanders and Smith opened in the 10th frame. Walker struck out in the 10th giving Kereluk a chance to win with a double. Mike got the first strike but left a 4 pin on his second shot ending the come back.
We had 74 bowlers for this event. Qualifying was led by Gerald Johnson with 1423 followed by Brad Gray with 1418. This meant these two teamed up the doubles portion of the elimination rounds. Johnson and Gray received a bye in the first round, but were eliminated in the second round.
The field averaged 206 during qualifying. Pat Bentley was the last man in for the Senior (S) group with a score of 1329, while the Super Senior (SS), Super Super Senior (SSS) and Ladies cut score was 1296 by Larry Salvati. Chris Dunson had the high score of the tournament with a 299 in game 2 of qualifying.
Thank you to Bob Goike and his great staff at Lodge Lanes for hosting the SSO. The SSO would also like to thank our staff and our sponsors; Ebonite Bowling Products, Red Robin, Beyond Boarders, Turbo 2 in 1 Grips, Hamtramck Singles Classic, A.M. Total Being Fitness and Dilaura Brothers Bowling Supply for their support of our tournaments.
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