Roto Grip's Case and Hoffman join forces to win Squad 2
07/02/06
Ron Case of Oakley, Calif., and Larry Hoffman of Fountain Hills, Ariz., shot the highest series thus far in the MoRich Over and Under Doubles Championship en route to lead the second qualifying squad with 1346 six-game total and an average of 224,33.
Case, the UNDER 50 player, rolled games of 205, 248 and 215 for a 668 series. Hoffman started with 219-215 and finished with 244 for 678. Though both players know each other very well, it is the first time that they bowl together.
"I called Larry a few month ago and asked if he wanted to bowl the MoRich Double with me", Case said. "We are both on staff with Roto Grip and have met in many of the megabuck tournaments."
"This event is a great warm-up for everything this week.," Hoffman added. As the squad leaders, the duo received two byes into the third round of the finals, worth $2,000.
Roger Painter, Woodbride, VA, and Rick Benard, Henderson, Nev., were second with 1338 and booked their spot in the finals Round 1 and guaranteed a minimum of $1,000.
Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, finished third for the second consecutive squad, this time with 1305 pinfall total. Forth place belonged to Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., and Team USA member David Haynes, Las Vegas, with 1279. Both duos earned $800 each.
Players with position, city, State, and three-game total
1. Case, Ron - Oakley, CA, 668
Hoffman, Larry - Fountain Hills, AZ, 678
1346 (advanced, 2 byes)
2. Painter, Roger - Woodbride, VA, 602
Benard, Rick - Henderson, NV, 736
1338 (advanced)
3. Thomas, Pete - Oklahoma City, OK, 644
Estes, Mark - Grapevine, TX, 661
1305 ($800)
4. Painter, Kerry - Henderson, NV, 630
Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 649
1279 ($800)
5. Schwerdtfeger, Tim - Las Vegas, NV, 565
Psaropoulos, Dennis - Lake Worth, FL, 696
1261
6. Taylor, Mike - Las Vegas, NV, 655
Gales, Ronald - Las Vegas, NV, 606
1261
7. Guindon, Dave - W. Seneca, NY, 633
Masiello, John - Kenmore, NY, 621
1254
8. Moran, Jim - Henderson, NV, 566
Renteria, Paul - Boulder City, NV, 671
1237
9. Willis, Willie R - Hamden, CT, 620
Ventura, Sam - Syracuse, NY, 617
1237
10. Leong, Terry - Las Vegas, NV, 614
Mack, Tim, 620
1234
11. Tripp, Steve - Garwood, NJ, 600
Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 613
1213
12. Romeo, Robin - Newhall, CA, 669
McNaughton, Tom - Sylmar, CA, 541
1210
13. Nishikawa, Everett - Corona, CA, 632
Wilson, Will - Yorba Linda, CA, 553
1185
14. Scadden, Bob - Roy, UT, 631
Harrington, Craig - Herriman, UT, 554
1185
15. Kloempken, Steve - Pleasant View, UT, 584
Shellabarger, Max - Ogden, UT, 592
1176
16. Lichstein, Larry - Ft Myers, FL, 580
Lichstein, Michael - Broad Brook, CT, 594
1174
17. Kinyon, Gary C. - Lockport, NY, 538
Cyr, Ray - New Hartford, NY, 626
1164
18. Emmett, Daniel - Las Vegas, NV, 557
Belmont, Bob - N Las Vegas, NV, 598
1155
19. Goergen, Rick - Midland, MI, 545
MacLelland, Dan - Saginaw, MI, 609
1154
20. Miller, R. D. - Westville, IL, 566
Curtis, Darrel - Las Vegas, NV, 560
1126
21. Symes, Dave - Brigham City, UT, 524
Bertolina, John - Henderson, NV, 514
1038
Megabuck Events
The Orleans Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev., July 1-2, 2006
Ron Case of Oakley, Calif., and Larry Hoffman of Fountain Hills, Ariz., shot the highest series thus far in the MoRich Over and Under Doubles Championship en route to lead the second qualifying squad with 1346 six-game total and an average of 224,33. Case, the UNDER 50 player, rolled games of 205, 248 and 215 for a 668 series. Hoffman started with 219-215 and finished with 244 for 678. Though both players know each other very well, it is the first time that they bowl together.
"I called Larry a few month ago and asked if he wanted to bowl the MoRich Double with me", Case said. "We are both on staff with Roto Grip and have met in many of the megabuck tournaments."
"This event is a great warm-up for everything this week.," Hoffman added. As the squad leaders, the duo received two byes into the third round of the finals, worth $2,000.
Roger Painter, Woodbride, VA, and Rick Benard, Henderson, Nev., were second with 1338 and booked their spot in the finals Round 1 and guaranteed a minimum of $1,000.
Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, finished third for the second consecutive squad, this time with 1305 pinfall total. Forth place belonged to Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., and Team USA member David Haynes, Las Vegas, with 1279. Both duos earned $800 each.
MoRich Over and Under Doubles Championship - Squad 2
Players with position, city, State, and three-game total
1. Case, Ron - Oakley, CA, 668
Hoffman, Larry - Fountain Hills, AZ, 678
1346 (advanced, 2 byes)
2. Painter, Roger - Woodbride, VA, 602
Benard, Rick - Henderson, NV, 736
1338 (advanced)
3. Thomas, Pete - Oklahoma City, OK, 644
Estes, Mark - Grapevine, TX, 661
1305 ($800)
4. Painter, Kerry - Henderson, NV, 630
Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 649
1279 ($800)
5. Schwerdtfeger, Tim - Las Vegas, NV, 565
Psaropoulos, Dennis - Lake Worth, FL, 696
1261
6. Taylor, Mike - Las Vegas, NV, 655
Gales, Ronald - Las Vegas, NV, 606
1261
7. Guindon, Dave - W. Seneca, NY, 633
Masiello, John - Kenmore, NY, 621
1254
8. Moran, Jim - Henderson, NV, 566
Renteria, Paul - Boulder City, NV, 671
1237
9. Willis, Willie R - Hamden, CT, 620
Ventura, Sam - Syracuse, NY, 617
1237
10. Leong, Terry - Las Vegas, NV, 614
Mack, Tim, 620
1234
11. Tripp, Steve - Garwood, NJ, 600
Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 613
1213
12. Romeo, Robin - Newhall, CA, 669
McNaughton, Tom - Sylmar, CA, 541
1210
13. Nishikawa, Everett - Corona, CA, 632
Wilson, Will - Yorba Linda, CA, 553
1185
14. Scadden, Bob - Roy, UT, 631
Harrington, Craig - Herriman, UT, 554
1185
15. Kloempken, Steve - Pleasant View, UT, 584
Shellabarger, Max - Ogden, UT, 592
1176
16. Lichstein, Larry - Ft Myers, FL, 580
Lichstein, Michael - Broad Brook, CT, 594
1174
17. Kinyon, Gary C. - Lockport, NY, 538
Cyr, Ray - New Hartford, NY, 626
1164
18. Emmett, Daniel - Las Vegas, NV, 557
Belmont, Bob - N Las Vegas, NV, 598
1155
19. Goergen, Rick - Midland, MI, 545
MacLelland, Dan - Saginaw, MI, 609
1154
20. Miller, R. D. - Westville, IL, 566
Curtis, Darrel - Las Vegas, NV, 560
1126
21. Symes, Dave - Brigham City, UT, 524
Bertolina, John - Henderson, NV, 514
1038
Note: One in 10 teams each squad will advance to the finals and guaranteed a minimum of $1,000. The highest scoring team in each squad will earn 2 byes & guaranteed $2,000. Every squad will also feature a 1 in 5 cashing ratio with last cash guaranteed to pay at least $800.