First-timers take Classified Doubles lead at USBC Open Championships
07/24/09
Robert Carter and Michael Warren (l-r) of Clinton, N.C., are tournament first-timers with a flair for the dramatic, and the two right-handers now are in position to win Classified Doubles at the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.
Because they enjoy bowling as much as they enjoy Las Vegas, Carter and Warren thought it would be fun to take a vacation and have a bowling experience unlike any other at the same time.
Less than a week after deciding to make the trip, the two now find themselves at the top of the standings with a 1,250 doubles total. Melanie Sweet and Lashawn Farrish of Bowie, Md., previously held the lead with 1,220.
"We didn't know if we'd even be able to get into the tournament, but we wanted to bowl, and we wanted to come to Las Vegas, so we decide to come," Carter said. "I never thought we'd even come close to doing anything like this, especially after the way we bowled yesterday. We couldn't find anything out there."
After shooting 481 and 500 in team, respectively, Carter, 54, and Warren, 50, decided they needed a new strategy for doubles and singles. They each tried to play a different line during practice and then picked the one that worked best. They ended up playing outside, and Carter led the way with a 636 doubles series, while Warren contributed 614.
"We found a good line, and even when we messed up, we got some breaks, and everything fell into place," Carter said. "We didn't get too excited when we were done because we didn't know what we needed to beat. When we found out, it was hard to believe because there are so many good bowlers from all over."
Before marching down Center Aisle on Wednesday, the pair had no idea what to expect from their first time on the tournament lanes.
"Some of the guys in our league have bowled in this tournament before, but didn't tell us anything about it," said Warren, who travels an hour with Carter to bowl league at Boulevard Lanes in Goldsboro, N.C. "I wasn't sure what to expect, and I could believe how big the place was. I was really nervous, and that never really went away."
Now, Carter and Warren will have just 24 hours to wait to see if they will be champions at the Open Championships. The record 154-day run of this year's tournament will end Friday afternoon. The final doubles and singles squad will hit the lanes at Cashman Center at 11:40 a.m. and conclude just after 2 p.m.
Warren added 578 in singles for a 1,697 all-events total, while Carter had 570 in singles for a 1,687 all-events effort.
On Wednesday night, Susan Nixon and Greg Go of Las Vegas also made a run at the Classified Doubles lead, but fell short. They are now third with 1,211. Go paced the pair with 662, and Nixon contributed 549.
"We're very happy and did not expect it," said Nixon, who finished second in Classified Doubles at the 2003 event in Knoxville, Tenn. "We didn't even look at the scores because we figured we didn't have a chance."
Go added 560 in singles and 536 in team for a 1,758 all-events total. Nixon finished with 570 in singles and 490 in team for 1,609.
In order to be eligible for the Classified Division, individual bowlers must have an entering average of 180 or below. Doubles pairs must have a combined average of 360 or below, and teams must be at 900 or below.
Presenting sponsors for the 2009 USBC Open Championships are the Coast Casinos in Las Vegas and the Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider; Brunswick, capital equipment supplier; Storm Products, Inc.; Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel and Four Queens Hotel and Casino, the official brackets sponsors; Sapphire Gentleman's Club; Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino; MGM Mirage; Jerry's Nugget Casino and Fitzgerald's Casino and Hotel.
Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 21 - July 24, 2009)
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 3,449. 2, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 3,427. 3, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 3,403. 4, Buddy Tierno Senior Tour, Mount Laurel, N.J., 3,335. 5, S and B Pro Shop 2, Sterling Heights, Mich., 3,325. 6, Jr. Team USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 3,307. 7, Don Johnson Memorial, 3,306. 8, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 3,290. 9, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 3,285. 10, Lodge Lanes 1, Saline, Mich., 3,280.
Doubles
1, Stephen Padilla/Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 1,566. 2, Marc McDowell, Monona, Wis./Mike Shady, Fairview, Pa., 1,474. 3, Ron Nelson, Bridgeview, Ill./Bryan O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 1,466. 4, Adam Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn./Richard Volhard, Marathon, Wis., 1,460. 5, Jonathan Schalow, Marshfield, Wis./Chad Svendsen, Milton, Wis., 1,458. 6, Jason Guest, Urbandale, Iowa/Scott Wohlwend, Moline, Ill., 1,453. 7, Steve Brinkman, Sussex, Wis./Lennie Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 1,446. 8, John Brodersen, Helena, Mont./Bruce Steffani, Great Falls, Mont., 1,444. 9. Greg Thompson, Cupertino, Calif./Fero Williams, West Carrollton, Ohio, 1443. 10, Edward Gallagher, Clarksville, Tenn./Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,440.
Singles
1, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 862. 2, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 857. 3, Rick Perry, Kalispell, Mont., 814. 4, Vincent Yoder, Wooster, Ohio, 810. 5, David Cirigliano, Phoenix, Ariz., 793. 6, Raymond Smarsh, Matawan, N.J., 792. 7, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 789. 8, Joseph Burgio, Buffalo, N.Y., 788. 9, Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 785. 10, Hutch Battreall, St. Joseph, Mo., 783.
All-Events
1, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 2,321. 2, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 2,223. 3, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 2,190. 4, Don Burdick, DeKalb, Ill., 2,168. 5, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 2,164. 6, Joe Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 2,156. 7, Brett Wolfe, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,147. 8, Ron Nelson Jr., Bridgeview, Ill., 2,138. 9, Chris Collins, Savannah, Ga., 2,136. 10, Matt Descoteaux, Spokane, Wash., 2,134.
Team All-Events
1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 10,372. 2, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 10,317. 3, Northern Lanes Pro Shop, Sanford, Mich., 10,116. 4, Don Johnson Memorial, Lexington, Ky., 10,056. 5, Jr. Tean USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 10,034. 6, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 9,915. 7, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 9,858. 8, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,846. 9, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 9,839. 10 (tie), Pepsi/Lanemasters 1, Rochester, N.Y., and Miguel Rosa, Dartmouth, Mass., 9,829.
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
1, K&K Bowling Services 11 (Bob Godden, Bruce Burkey, Rich Hunter, Oscar Jimenez, Robert Yadao), Las Vegas, 2,813. 2, Exterminators, Camp Springs, Md., 2,749. 3, Malad Gun Club, Malad City, Idaho, 2,745. 4, Kens Old West, Page, Ariz., 2,743. 5,E. Montana Flatlanders, Rio Rancho, N.M., 2,734. 6, Pinboy's Faithful 2, Virginia Beach, Va., 2,708. 7, Fire One, Clearlake Oaks, Calif., 2,703. 8, ATW, New London, Minn., 2,698. 9, Pro Zone 3, Mission Hills, Calif., 2,696. 10 (tie), WebeaFamily, Douglasville, Ga., and Montana Connection 1, Great Falls, Mont., 2,689.
Doubles
1, Robert Carter/Michael Warren, Clinton, N.C., 1,250. 2, Melanie Sweet, Capitol Heights, Md./Lashawn Farrish, Bowie, Md., 1,220. 3, Susan Nixon/Greg Go, Las Vegas, 1,211. 4, Eric Douglass, Goldfield, Iowa/Troy Schultz, Clarion, Iowa, 1,204. 5, Wayne Wada, Alameda, Calif./Vince Baptista, Millbrae, Calif., 1,201. 6 (tie), Donald Braham, Whittier, Calif./Daniel Milstead, Brea, Calif., and Veronica Boone/Luis Boone, Mission Hills, Calif., 1,195. 8, George Marquez, Whittier/ Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,192. 9, Po Ling Klip, San Francisco/Maria Lau, Daly City, Calif., 1,185. 10, Bootnie Gray/Denis Gray Sr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,183.
Singles
1, Vernon Daniels, Bermuda, 692. 2, Ed Gronski, Mulkeytown, Ill., 687. 3 (tie), Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., and Tom Hammack, Jenks, Okla., 679. 5, Kelly Aeikens, Benson, Minn., 677. 6, Joseph Costa, Chicago, 669. 7, Ryan Knutson, Dilworth, Minn., 664. 8, Adam Macleod, Brampton, Ontario, 662. 9, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 657. 10, Jean Reese, Owatonna, Minn., 654.
All-Events
1, Bob Godden, Las Vegas, 1,854. 2, Anthony Kastle, Charlotte, N.C., 1,834. 3, Frank Boehm Jr., Regina, Saskatchewan, 1,818. 4, Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., 1,799. 5, Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,798. 6, Richard Ruby, Milford, N.J., 1,796. 7, John Waliczek, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,795. 8, Kenneth Reed, Stone Mountain, Ga., 1,792. 9, Darryl Turner, Mint Hill, N.C., 1,788. 10, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 1,782.
United States
Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (Feb. 21 - July 24, 2009)
Robert Carter and Michael Warren (l-r) of Clinton, N.C., are tournament first-timers with a flair for the dramatic, and the two right-handers now are in position to win Classified Doubles at the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. Because they enjoy bowling as much as they enjoy Las Vegas, Carter and Warren thought it would be fun to take a vacation and have a bowling experience unlike any other at the same time.
Less than a week after deciding to make the trip, the two now find themselves at the top of the standings with a 1,250 doubles total. Melanie Sweet and Lashawn Farrish of Bowie, Md., previously held the lead with 1,220.
"We didn't know if we'd even be able to get into the tournament, but we wanted to bowl, and we wanted to come to Las Vegas, so we decide to come," Carter said. "I never thought we'd even come close to doing anything like this, especially after the way we bowled yesterday. We couldn't find anything out there."
After shooting 481 and 500 in team, respectively, Carter, 54, and Warren, 50, decided they needed a new strategy for doubles and singles. They each tried to play a different line during practice and then picked the one that worked best. They ended up playing outside, and Carter led the way with a 636 doubles series, while Warren contributed 614.
"We found a good line, and even when we messed up, we got some breaks, and everything fell into place," Carter said. "We didn't get too excited when we were done because we didn't know what we needed to beat. When we found out, it was hard to believe because there are so many good bowlers from all over."
Before marching down Center Aisle on Wednesday, the pair had no idea what to expect from their first time on the tournament lanes.
"Some of the guys in our league have bowled in this tournament before, but didn't tell us anything about it," said Warren, who travels an hour with Carter to bowl league at Boulevard Lanes in Goldsboro, N.C. "I wasn't sure what to expect, and I could believe how big the place was. I was really nervous, and that never really went away."
Now, Carter and Warren will have just 24 hours to wait to see if they will be champions at the Open Championships. The record 154-day run of this year's tournament will end Friday afternoon. The final doubles and singles squad will hit the lanes at Cashman Center at 11:40 a.m. and conclude just after 2 p.m.
Warren added 578 in singles for a 1,697 all-events total, while Carter had 570 in singles for a 1,687 all-events effort.
On Wednesday night, Susan Nixon and Greg Go of Las Vegas also made a run at the Classified Doubles lead, but fell short. They are now third with 1,211. Go paced the pair with 662, and Nixon contributed 549. "We're very happy and did not expect it," said Nixon, who finished second in Classified Doubles at the 2003 event in Knoxville, Tenn. "We didn't even look at the scores because we figured we didn't have a chance."
Go added 560 in singles and 536 in team for a 1,758 all-events total. Nixon finished with 570 in singles and 490 in team for 1,609.
In order to be eligible for the Classified Division, individual bowlers must have an entering average of 180 or below. Doubles pairs must have a combined average of 360 or below, and teams must be at 900 or below.
Presenting sponsors for the 2009 USBC Open Championships are the Coast Casinos in Las Vegas and the Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider; Brunswick, capital equipment supplier; Storm Products, Inc.; Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel and Four Queens Hotel and Casino, the official brackets sponsors; Sapphire Gentleman's Club; Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino; MGM Mirage; Jerry's Nugget Casino and Fitzgerald's Casino and Hotel.
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2009 USBC Open Championships
Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 21 - July 24, 2009)
REGULAR DIVISION
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
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Team1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 3,449. 2, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 3,427. 3, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 3,403. 4, Buddy Tierno Senior Tour, Mount Laurel, N.J., 3,335. 5, S and B Pro Shop 2, Sterling Heights, Mich., 3,325. 6, Jr. Team USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 3,307. 7, Don Johnson Memorial, 3,306. 8, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 3,290. 9, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 3,285. 10, Lodge Lanes 1, Saline, Mich., 3,280.
Doubles
1, Stephen Padilla/Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 1,566. 2, Marc McDowell, Monona, Wis./Mike Shady, Fairview, Pa., 1,474. 3, Ron Nelson, Bridgeview, Ill./Bryan O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 1,466. 4, Adam Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn./Richard Volhard, Marathon, Wis., 1,460. 5, Jonathan Schalow, Marshfield, Wis./Chad Svendsen, Milton, Wis., 1,458. 6, Jason Guest, Urbandale, Iowa/Scott Wohlwend, Moline, Ill., 1,453. 7, Steve Brinkman, Sussex, Wis./Lennie Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 1,446. 8, John Brodersen, Helena, Mont./Bruce Steffani, Great Falls, Mont., 1,444. 9. Greg Thompson, Cupertino, Calif./Fero Williams, West Carrollton, Ohio, 1443. 10, Edward Gallagher, Clarksville, Tenn./Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,440.
Singles
1, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 862. 2, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 857. 3, Rick Perry, Kalispell, Mont., 814. 4, Vincent Yoder, Wooster, Ohio, 810. 5, David Cirigliano, Phoenix, Ariz., 793. 6, Raymond Smarsh, Matawan, N.J., 792. 7, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 789. 8, Joseph Burgio, Buffalo, N.Y., 788. 9, Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 785. 10, Hutch Battreall, St. Joseph, Mo., 783.
All-Events
1, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 2,321. 2, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 2,223. 3, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 2,190. 4, Don Burdick, DeKalb, Ill., 2,168. 5, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 2,164. 6, Joe Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 2,156. 7, Brett Wolfe, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,147. 8, Ron Nelson Jr., Bridgeview, Ill., 2,138. 9, Chris Collins, Savannah, Ga., 2,136. 10, Matt Descoteaux, Spokane, Wash., 2,134.
Team All-Events
1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 10,372. 2, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 10,317. 3, Northern Lanes Pro Shop, Sanford, Mich., 10,116. 4, Don Johnson Memorial, Lexington, Ky., 10,056. 5, Jr. Tean USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 10,034. 6, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 9,915. 7, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 9,858. 8, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,846. 9, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 9,839. 10 (tie), Pepsi/Lanemasters 1, Rochester, N.Y., and Miguel Rosa, Dartmouth, Mass., 9,829.
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CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
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Team1, K&K Bowling Services 11 (Bob Godden, Bruce Burkey, Rich Hunter, Oscar Jimenez, Robert Yadao), Las Vegas, 2,813. 2, Exterminators, Camp Springs, Md., 2,749. 3, Malad Gun Club, Malad City, Idaho, 2,745. 4, Kens Old West, Page, Ariz., 2,743. 5,E. Montana Flatlanders, Rio Rancho, N.M., 2,734. 6, Pinboy's Faithful 2, Virginia Beach, Va., 2,708. 7, Fire One, Clearlake Oaks, Calif., 2,703. 8, ATW, New London, Minn., 2,698. 9, Pro Zone 3, Mission Hills, Calif., 2,696. 10 (tie), WebeaFamily, Douglasville, Ga., and Montana Connection 1, Great Falls, Mont., 2,689.
Doubles
1, Robert Carter/Michael Warren, Clinton, N.C., 1,250. 2, Melanie Sweet, Capitol Heights, Md./Lashawn Farrish, Bowie, Md., 1,220. 3, Susan Nixon/Greg Go, Las Vegas, 1,211. 4, Eric Douglass, Goldfield, Iowa/Troy Schultz, Clarion, Iowa, 1,204. 5, Wayne Wada, Alameda, Calif./Vince Baptista, Millbrae, Calif., 1,201. 6 (tie), Donald Braham, Whittier, Calif./Daniel Milstead, Brea, Calif., and Veronica Boone/Luis Boone, Mission Hills, Calif., 1,195. 8, George Marquez, Whittier/ Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,192. 9, Po Ling Klip, San Francisco/Maria Lau, Daly City, Calif., 1,185. 10, Bootnie Gray/Denis Gray Sr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,183.
Singles
1, Vernon Daniels, Bermuda, 692. 2, Ed Gronski, Mulkeytown, Ill., 687. 3 (tie), Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., and Tom Hammack, Jenks, Okla., 679. 5, Kelly Aeikens, Benson, Minn., 677. 6, Joseph Costa, Chicago, 669. 7, Ryan Knutson, Dilworth, Minn., 664. 8, Adam Macleod, Brampton, Ontario, 662. 9, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 657. 10, Jean Reese, Owatonna, Minn., 654.
All-Events
1, Bob Godden, Las Vegas, 1,854. 2, Anthony Kastle, Charlotte, N.C., 1,834. 3, Frank Boehm Jr., Regina, Saskatchewan, 1,818. 4, Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., 1,799. 5, Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,798. 6, Richard Ruby, Milford, N.J., 1,796. 7, John Waliczek, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,795. 8, Kenneth Reed, Stone Mountain, Ga., 1,792. 9, Darryl Turner, Mint Hill, N.C., 1,788. 10, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 1,782.
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