Hoosier's 'ugly old ball' gives her top spot in Division 4 Singles at USBC Women's Championships
05/20/06
Barbara Dynes bowls with a ball that some might consider old and ugly. But in this case, beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder, since it helped propel her into first place in Division 4 Singles at the 2006 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships presented by the Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus.
The 61-year-old grandmother of six from New Castle, Ind., shot a 593 series (229, 206 and 158) with a ball of dubious age and lineage, and easily outdistanced previous Division 4 leader Rose Postle (554) of Rice Lake, Wis.
"I bought the ball off the lanes for $10 in 1970 at the Rose Bowl in New Castle," Dynes said, laughing. "I lied to the owner of the place that it was my birthday and that I really loved the ball, so he sold it to me. It's the only ball I own."
No one could describe Dynes as a serious bowler, nor would they dare follow her formula for success. She does bowl league once a week in winter, still at the aforementioned Rose Bowl. Her average is 124 and she's "never won anything." She can't remember her previous high game, though she guessed it probably wasn't 200. Her previous high series is equally a mystery.
What's more, two of her Jolly Five teammates, Vickie Graham and Sue McAtee, had to "twist my arm" for her to make the trip to Reno. On top of all that, her nicked and otherwise beat-up beauty of a bowling ball now has five holes drilled in it.
"I've got arthritis in my hands," Dynes said. "A few years ago, a woman I was bowling with let me try her ball. She had arthritis, too, and her ball had five holes. It felt good, so I had my ball re-drilled and that's how I bowl today."
As if to add insult to injury for all those who might take the sport more seriously, Dynes confessed, "I had to wash the ball off before I brought it to Reno. It was lying around in the basement getting moldy."
Kegel is the official lane maintenance supplier for the USBC.
Top five division leaders with hometowns and pinfall:
Team (946 average and over)
1, Strike 3, Sun City, Ariz., 3,021. 2, C&S Bowling Supply I, Plainfield, Ill., 2,946. 3, Laurel Bowl, Johnson City, N.Y., 2,917. 4, Miche's Mob, Irvine, Calif., 2,877. 5, Lucky Ducks #5, Mohnton, Pa., 2,869.
Doubles (379 average and over)
1, Carrie Meares, Seneca, S.C./Lisa Wagner, Duluth, Ga., 1,331. 2, Dianna Innerst, San Jose, Calif./Cathy Johnston, Folsom, Calif., 1,274. 3, Cherylee Secl-Cross, Marne, Mich./Carole Morgan, Wyoming, Mich., 1,263. 4, Bonnie Vaughan, Englewood, Ohio/Rae Parks, Vandalia, Ohio, 1,234. 5, Nicole Van Deventer/Laurie Clark, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,231.
Singles (190 average and over)
1, Shannon Duplantis, New Orleans, 707. 2, Valerie Carrillo, Montebello, Calif., 691. 3, Lisa Wagner, Duluth, Ga., 683. 4, Alisha Caballero, Riverside, Calif., 678. 5, Jamie Koster, Grants Pass, Ore., 674.
All Events (190 average and over)
1, Lisa Wagner, Duluth, Ga., 2,097. 2, Lisa Stevens, St. Charles, Ill., 1,991. 3, Nikki Lunsford, Plainfield, Ill., 1,967. 4, Cally Hall, Pierre, S.D., 1,924. 5, Tracy Meyer, Loveland, Colo., 1,902.
Team (846-945 average)
1, Village Bar II, Omaha, Neb., 2,842. 2, Cavalettes 1, Sacramento, Calif., 2,811. 3, The Queen Bs 1, Loveland, Colo., 2,807. 4, BeauBien Street Saloon, Troy, Mich., 2,781. 5, Cruizin', White City, Ore., 2,759.
Doubles (339-378 average)
1, Pam Schulz, Longview, Wash./Valery Hubbard, Kelso, Wash., 1,264. 2, Irma Day, Helotes, Texas/Julie Howard, San Antonio, Texas, 1,223. 3, Deidre Hicks, Morris, Ill./Joyce Underwood, Marseilles, Ill., 1,215. 4, Janet McLeod, Redding, Calif./Susan Fuller, Cottonwood, Calif., 1,196. 5, Darci Roberts, Canby, Ore./Sandra Currie, Dundee, Ore., 1,181.
Singles (170-189 average)
1, Kristine Kiesling, Las Vegas, Nev., 686. 2, Wynn Brandon, Reno, Nev., 676. 3, Paula Hallead, East Wenatchee, Wash., 674. 4, Casea Little, Longview, Wash., 670. 5 (tie), Dawn Jessie, Atlanta and Jean Almaria, Lexington, Ky., 662.
All Events (170-189 average)
1, Maika Winkler, Antelope, Calif., 1,856. 2, Holly Fett, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,852. 3, Kristine Kiesling, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,804. 4, Wynn Brandon, Reno, Nev., 1,802. 5, Jackie Brantley, Littleton, Colo., 1,800.
Team (746-845 average)
1, Jax 1, Jacksonville, Fla., 2,734. 2, Centennial Lanes 2, Hays, Kan., 2,658. 3, Team 20022, White Bear Lake, Minn., 2,640. 4, Family and Friends #1, Rohnert Park, Calif., 2,633. 5, Camas Lanes, Grangeville, Idaho, 2,628.
Doubles (299-338 average)
1, Sharon Cassidy, San Mateo, Calif./Elaine Van Otten, Pacifica, Calif., 1,171. 2, Jeanna Brown, Bloomington, Ill./Joan Kaufman, Heyworth, Ill., 1,154. 3, Deborah Nowak-Frick, Walkerton, Ind./Pat Dukarm, South Bend, Ind., 1,141. 4 (tie), Janet Bowcutt, Henderson, Nev./Shelley Hall, Long Beach, Calif. and Becky Compton/Deborah Konwinski, Kentwood, Mich., 1,135.
Singles (150-169 average)
1, Judith Kaufman, Winslow, Ill., 620. 2, Julie Andres, American Canyon, Calif., 619. 3 (tie), Joyce Moss, Columbus, Ohio and Linda Urbanek, Poway, Calif., 616. 5, Bonnie Magnussen, Wyoming, Ill., 615.
All Events (150-169 average)
1, Shelley Hall, Long Beach, Calif., 1,774. 2, Nikita Williams, Oakland, Calif., 1,767. 3, Pearl Cates-Bullock, Durham, N.C., 1,735. 4, Cheryl Blosch, South Wayne, Wis., 1,705. 5, Ruth Rapacz, Maple Grove, Minn., 1,695.
Team (651-745 average)
1, Idaho Pick-up Gals, Pocatello, Idaho, 2,051. 2, Just Marked, Oakland, Calif., 2,458. 3, D.C. Rollers Team 3, Brentwood, Md., 2,449. 4, The Happy Hookers, Mesa, Ariz., 2,418. 5, Cutting Edge, Glencoe, Minn., 2,417. 5,
Doubles (261-298 average)
1, Ronda Lutz, Paris, Idaho/Teresa Singleton, Montpelier, Idaho, 1,083. 2, Jamie Huyser, Kearney, Neb./Connie Huyser, Johnson Lake, Neb., 1,062. 3, Loretta Haynes, Sissonville, W. Va./Lori Derrick, Charleston, W. Va., 1,058. 4, Sharon Schutts, South St. Paul, Minn./Barb Strus, McGregor, Minn., 1,053. 5, Jeanierose Tabulina, Tumwater, Wash./Lola Bernard, Tacoma, Wash., 1,052.
Singles (131-149 average)
1, Nancy Galinat, Harrold, S.D., 638. 2, Robin McGinnis, Petrolia, Pa., 598. 3, Billie Crane, Montpelier, Idaho, 589. 4, Tisha Martin, Seattle, 586. 5, Veronica Dugenio, Branchburg, N.J., 579.
All Events (131-149 average)
1, Jennifer Reed, Hamilton, Va., 1,680. 2, Stephanie Dowd, El Paso, Texas, 1,644. 3, Veronica Dugenio, Branchburg, N.J., 1,608. 4, Ginger Engel, Pahrump, Nev., 1,601. 5, Nancy Galinat, Harrold, S.D., 1,592.
Team (650 average and under)
1, Bear Nasty, Monticello, Minn., 2,187. 2, North Idaho Crushing II, St. Maries, Idaho, 2,111. 3, Tumbleweed Lanes, Ness City, Kan., 2,096. 4, Lundeen Ford, Annandale, Minn., 2,091. 5, Shelton-Christmas Town, Shelton, Wash., 2,079.
Doubles (260 average and under)
1, Kathy Belmer, Manteca, Calif./Regina Antunes, Stockton, Calif., 973. 2, Jenna Cameron/Debra Ingram, Springdale, Ark., 962. 3, Michelle Bishop, Aurora, Colo./Judy Osguthorpe, Bellingham, Wash., 961. 4, Sharon Carroll/Dee Carroll, Newport, Wash., 945. 5, Lorna Robinson/Holly Rybensky, Omaha, Neb., 941.
Singles (130 average and under)
1, Barbara Dynes, New Castle, Ind., 593. 2, Rose Postle, Rice Lake, Wis., 554. 3, Connie Monk, Yelm, Wash., 549. 4, Shelly Bloch, Ramsey, Minn., 538. 5, Ashley Rivera, Kingsville, Texas, 536.
All Events (130 average and under)
1, Connie Monk, Yelm, Wash., 1,481. 2, Michele Burzinski, Soldotna, Alaska, 1,447. 3, Karen Clements, Blair, Neb., 1,443. 4, Barbara Wade, Nampa, Idaho, 1,442. 5, Ronda Lutz, Paris, Idaho, 1,437.
United States
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. (March 16 - July 2, 2006)
Barbara Dynes bowls with a ball that some might consider old and ugly. But in this case, beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder, since it helped propel her into first place in Division 4 Singles at the 2006 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships presented by the Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus. The 61-year-old grandmother of six from New Castle, Ind., shot a 593 series (229, 206 and 158) with a ball of dubious age and lineage, and easily outdistanced previous Division 4 leader Rose Postle (554) of Rice Lake, Wis.
"I bought the ball off the lanes for $10 in 1970 at the Rose Bowl in New Castle," Dynes said, laughing. "I lied to the owner of the place that it was my birthday and that I really loved the ball, so he sold it to me. It's the only ball I own."
No one could describe Dynes as a serious bowler, nor would they dare follow her formula for success. She does bowl league once a week in winter, still at the aforementioned Rose Bowl. Her average is 124 and she's "never won anything." She can't remember her previous high game, though she guessed it probably wasn't 200. Her previous high series is equally a mystery.
What's more, two of her Jolly Five teammates, Vickie Graham and Sue McAtee, had to "twist my arm" for her to make the trip to Reno. On top of all that, her nicked and otherwise beat-up beauty of a bowling ball now has five holes drilled in it.
"I've got arthritis in my hands," Dynes said. "A few years ago, a woman I was bowling with let me try her ball. She had arthritis, too, and her ball had five holes. It felt good, so I had my ball re-drilled and that's how I bowl today."
As if to add insult to injury for all those who might take the sport more seriously, Dynes confessed, "I had to wash the ball off before I brought it to Reno. It was lying around in the basement getting moldy."
Kegel is the official lane maintenance supplier for the USBC.
Top five division leaders with hometowns and pinfall:
CLASSIC DIVISION
Team (946 average and over)
1, Strike 3, Sun City, Ariz., 3,021. 2, C&S Bowling Supply I, Plainfield, Ill., 2,946. 3, Laurel Bowl, Johnson City, N.Y., 2,917. 4, Miche's Mob, Irvine, Calif., 2,877. 5, Lucky Ducks #5, Mohnton, Pa., 2,869.
Doubles (379 average and over)
1, Carrie Meares, Seneca, S.C./Lisa Wagner, Duluth, Ga., 1,331. 2, Dianna Innerst, San Jose, Calif./Cathy Johnston, Folsom, Calif., 1,274. 3, Cherylee Secl-Cross, Marne, Mich./Carole Morgan, Wyoming, Mich., 1,263. 4, Bonnie Vaughan, Englewood, Ohio/Rae Parks, Vandalia, Ohio, 1,234. 5, Nicole Van Deventer/Laurie Clark, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,231.
Singles (190 average and over)
1, Shannon Duplantis, New Orleans, 707. 2, Valerie Carrillo, Montebello, Calif., 691. 3, Lisa Wagner, Duluth, Ga., 683. 4, Alisha Caballero, Riverside, Calif., 678. 5, Jamie Koster, Grants Pass, Ore., 674.
All Events (190 average and over)
1, Lisa Wagner, Duluth, Ga., 2,097. 2, Lisa Stevens, St. Charles, Ill., 1,991. 3, Nikki Lunsford, Plainfield, Ill., 1,967. 4, Cally Hall, Pierre, S.D., 1,924. 5, Tracy Meyer, Loveland, Colo., 1,902.
DIVISION 1
Team (846-945 average)
1, Village Bar II, Omaha, Neb., 2,842. 2, Cavalettes 1, Sacramento, Calif., 2,811. 3, The Queen Bs 1, Loveland, Colo., 2,807. 4, BeauBien Street Saloon, Troy, Mich., 2,781. 5, Cruizin', White City, Ore., 2,759.
Doubles (339-378 average)
1, Pam Schulz, Longview, Wash./Valery Hubbard, Kelso, Wash., 1,264. 2, Irma Day, Helotes, Texas/Julie Howard, San Antonio, Texas, 1,223. 3, Deidre Hicks, Morris, Ill./Joyce Underwood, Marseilles, Ill., 1,215. 4, Janet McLeod, Redding, Calif./Susan Fuller, Cottonwood, Calif., 1,196. 5, Darci Roberts, Canby, Ore./Sandra Currie, Dundee, Ore., 1,181.
Singles (170-189 average)
1, Kristine Kiesling, Las Vegas, Nev., 686. 2, Wynn Brandon, Reno, Nev., 676. 3, Paula Hallead, East Wenatchee, Wash., 674. 4, Casea Little, Longview, Wash., 670. 5 (tie), Dawn Jessie, Atlanta and Jean Almaria, Lexington, Ky., 662.
All Events (170-189 average)
1, Maika Winkler, Antelope, Calif., 1,856. 2, Holly Fett, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,852. 3, Kristine Kiesling, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,804. 4, Wynn Brandon, Reno, Nev., 1,802. 5, Jackie Brantley, Littleton, Colo., 1,800.
DIVISION 2
Team (746-845 average)
1, Jax 1, Jacksonville, Fla., 2,734. 2, Centennial Lanes 2, Hays, Kan., 2,658. 3, Team 20022, White Bear Lake, Minn., 2,640. 4, Family and Friends #1, Rohnert Park, Calif., 2,633. 5, Camas Lanes, Grangeville, Idaho, 2,628.
Doubles (299-338 average)
1, Sharon Cassidy, San Mateo, Calif./Elaine Van Otten, Pacifica, Calif., 1,171. 2, Jeanna Brown, Bloomington, Ill./Joan Kaufman, Heyworth, Ill., 1,154. 3, Deborah Nowak-Frick, Walkerton, Ind./Pat Dukarm, South Bend, Ind., 1,141. 4 (tie), Janet Bowcutt, Henderson, Nev./Shelley Hall, Long Beach, Calif. and Becky Compton/Deborah Konwinski, Kentwood, Mich., 1,135.
Singles (150-169 average)
1, Judith Kaufman, Winslow, Ill., 620. 2, Julie Andres, American Canyon, Calif., 619. 3 (tie), Joyce Moss, Columbus, Ohio and Linda Urbanek, Poway, Calif., 616. 5, Bonnie Magnussen, Wyoming, Ill., 615.
All Events (150-169 average)
1, Shelley Hall, Long Beach, Calif., 1,774. 2, Nikita Williams, Oakland, Calif., 1,767. 3, Pearl Cates-Bullock, Durham, N.C., 1,735. 4, Cheryl Blosch, South Wayne, Wis., 1,705. 5, Ruth Rapacz, Maple Grove, Minn., 1,695.
DIVISION 3
Team (651-745 average)
1, Idaho Pick-up Gals, Pocatello, Idaho, 2,051. 2, Just Marked, Oakland, Calif., 2,458. 3, D.C. Rollers Team 3, Brentwood, Md., 2,449. 4, The Happy Hookers, Mesa, Ariz., 2,418. 5, Cutting Edge, Glencoe, Minn., 2,417. 5,
Doubles (261-298 average)
1, Ronda Lutz, Paris, Idaho/Teresa Singleton, Montpelier, Idaho, 1,083. 2, Jamie Huyser, Kearney, Neb./Connie Huyser, Johnson Lake, Neb., 1,062. 3, Loretta Haynes, Sissonville, W. Va./Lori Derrick, Charleston, W. Va., 1,058. 4, Sharon Schutts, South St. Paul, Minn./Barb Strus, McGregor, Minn., 1,053. 5, Jeanierose Tabulina, Tumwater, Wash./Lola Bernard, Tacoma, Wash., 1,052.
Singles (131-149 average)
1, Nancy Galinat, Harrold, S.D., 638. 2, Robin McGinnis, Petrolia, Pa., 598. 3, Billie Crane, Montpelier, Idaho, 589. 4, Tisha Martin, Seattle, 586. 5, Veronica Dugenio, Branchburg, N.J., 579.
All Events (131-149 average)
1, Jennifer Reed, Hamilton, Va., 1,680. 2, Stephanie Dowd, El Paso, Texas, 1,644. 3, Veronica Dugenio, Branchburg, N.J., 1,608. 4, Ginger Engel, Pahrump, Nev., 1,601. 5, Nancy Galinat, Harrold, S.D., 1,592.
DIVISION 4
Team (650 average and under)
1, Bear Nasty, Monticello, Minn., 2,187. 2, North Idaho Crushing II, St. Maries, Idaho, 2,111. 3, Tumbleweed Lanes, Ness City, Kan., 2,096. 4, Lundeen Ford, Annandale, Minn., 2,091. 5, Shelton-Christmas Town, Shelton, Wash., 2,079.
Doubles (260 average and under)
1, Kathy Belmer, Manteca, Calif./Regina Antunes, Stockton, Calif., 973. 2, Jenna Cameron/Debra Ingram, Springdale, Ark., 962. 3, Michelle Bishop, Aurora, Colo./Judy Osguthorpe, Bellingham, Wash., 961. 4, Sharon Carroll/Dee Carroll, Newport, Wash., 945. 5, Lorna Robinson/Holly Rybensky, Omaha, Neb., 941.
Singles (130 average and under)
1, Barbara Dynes, New Castle, Ind., 593. 2, Rose Postle, Rice Lake, Wis., 554. 3, Connie Monk, Yelm, Wash., 549. 4, Shelly Bloch, Ramsey, Minn., 538. 5, Ashley Rivera, Kingsville, Texas, 536.
All Events (130 average and under)
1, Connie Monk, Yelm, Wash., 1,481. 2, Michele Burzinski, Soldotna, Alaska, 1,447. 3, Karen Clements, Blair, Neb., 1,443. 4, Barbara Wade, Nampa, Idaho, 1,442. 5, Ronda Lutz, Paris, Idaho, 1,437.