Don Fowler wins Dexter Monday Sweeper at the Mini-Eliminator
07/04/06
Don Fowler from Overland Park, Kan., rolled games of 248 and 258 to win the first of two Dexter Sweepers Monday evening in the 13th Annual Mini-Eliminator Center in Las Vegas. Fowler was the sole player to crack the 500-bar with 503 to win the $2,300 first prize. Tournament director Frank Ellenburg (right) presented Fowler with the check. Click on the picture to enlarge it.
Ed Smaglik, Lafayette, Ind., was nine pins behind to finish second with 494, worth $1610. Third place belonged to Bryson Rogers, Midvale, Utah, who earned $1200 for his 483 score.
Hong Kong international Wu Siu Hong was the only player, who cashed on both entries. Siu Hong was tied for third and 16th place with 483 and 448 en route to cash $1630. Other international cashers were two-time megabuck champion Lasse Lintilä from Finland and European ranking leader Jason Belmonte from Australia.
Former Team USA Missy Bellinder was the sole woman who made the cut in 7th place with 478 to earn $800. Five more former or current Team USA members cashed, Vernon Peterson, Erik Vermilyea, Scott Pohl, Scott Norton and Jeremy Sonnenfeld, the first player to shoot an official 900-series.
Dave Guindon, W. Seneca, NY, beat out Finn Osku Palermaa by one pin for the last place to cash with 446-445.
Dexter Shoes will sponsor another nightly sweepers on Wednesday, July 5th. Each Sweeper features two-game qualifying and no finals. One in 5 bowlers cashes with last place paying 'double your money ($400)'. Scores from both squads are combined to determine the nightly prize list. Players can bowl both squads and cash on each entry but only once for a prize of $1,000 or more. Sweepers are for Mini-Eliminator bowlers only.
Players with position, city, state, two-game total and prize money
1 Fowler, Don - Overland Park, KS, 503, $2300
2 Smaglik, Ed - Lafayette, IN, 494, $1610
3 Rogers, Bryson - Midvale, UT, 483, $1200
(tie) Wu Siu Hong - Hong Kong, 483, $1200
5 Gotchall, Rob - Lincoln, NE, 482, $1000
6 Peterson, Vernon - Winterhaven, FL, 480, $900
7 Bellinder, Missy - Fullerton, CA, 478, $800
8 Vermilyea, Erik - Maplewood, MN, 473, $725
(tie) Pohl, Scott - Burnsville, MN, 473, $725
10 Auerbach, Craig - Sunrise, FL, 470, $650
11 Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 464, $600
12 Norton, Scott - Cypress, CA, 460, $550
13 Sonnenfeld, Jeremy - Sioux Falls, SD, 457, $500
14 Lintilä, Lasse - Lohja, Finland, 455, $480
15 Grooms, David - Vancover, WA, 453, $460
16 Belmonte, Jason - Orange, NSW, 448, $430
(tie) Wu Siu Hong - Hong Kong, 448, $430
18 Guindon, Dave - W. Seneca, NY, 446, $400
19 Palermaa, Osku - Espoo, Finland, 445
20 Harrington, Craig - Herriman, UT, 445
21 Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 443
22 Meyer, Matthew - Alexandria, MN, 441
23 Eklund, Dennis - Huddinge, Sweden, 440
24 Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 438
25 Caminsky, Guy - Gateway, Durban,S.Africa, 436
26 Williams, Stuart - Ellescere Port, England, 436
27 Loredo, Gerardo - Mexico, MX, 435
28 MacLelland, Dan - Saginaw, MI, 435
29 Morgan, Nick - Sacramento, CA, 434
30 Goergen, Rick - Midland, MI, 427
31 Rose Jr., Mike - W Henrietta, NY, 424
32 Archer, D.J. - Amarillo, TX, 421
33 Bonneville, Tim - Mesa, AZ, 421
34 Peterson, Vernon - Winterhaven, FL, 420
35 Meyerhoff, Victor - San Francisco, CA, 419
36 Page, Rhino - Lawrence, KS, 419
37 Branagan, Tyson - Carrollton, TX, 419
38 Viale, Chris - Westfield, MA, 418
39 Norton, Scott - Cypress, CA, 416
40 Bolleby, Ulf - Lindome Sweden, 413
41 Belmonte, Jason - Orange, NSW, 411
42 Eklund, Dennis - Huddinge, Sweden, 410
43 Pohl, Scott - Burnsville, MN, 408
44 Yiu, Daniel - Hong Kong, 405
45 Murkin, Michael - Tampa, FL, 402
46 Bolleby, Ulf - Lindome Sweden, 402
47 Miyasato, Ivan - Aiea, HI, 400
48 Nable, Maxine - NSW,Australia, 399
49 Page, Rhino - Lawrence, KS, 397
50 Bolleby, Kim - Lindome, Sweden, 394
51 Nable, Maxine - NSW,Australia, 393
52 Jones, John F. - Phoenix, AZ, 388
53 Black Dacasin, Jimmy - San Pablo, CA, 388
54 Branagan, Tyson - Carrollton, TX, 385
55 DeBenedetta, John - Las Vegas, NV, 384
56 Psaropoulos, Dennis - Lake Worth, FL, 382
57 Chew, David - Brentwood, CA, 380
58 Lucas, Jeff - Raymore, MO, 378
59 Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 378
60 Williams, Tony - Plano, TX, 375
61 Haggerty, P. J. - Clovis, CA, 374
62 Masiello, John - Kenmore, NY, 374
63 Leaphart, Jeff - Columbia, SC, 372
64 Pratt, Sean - Anchorage, AK, 372
65 Viale, Chris - Westfield, MA, 370
66 Willis, Willie R - Hamden, CT, 368
67 Ahlm, Al - Lincoln, CA, 367
68 Rogers, Bryson - Midvale, UT, 367
69 DeBenedetta, John - Las Vegas, NV, 366
70 Rusin, James - Swansea, MA, 366
71 Yeung, Wicky - Hong Kong, 365
72 Fulford, Kerry - Gatesville, TX, 365
73 Murkin, Michael - Tampa, FL, 362
74 Patterson, Robbie - Pheonix, AZ, 360
75 Meyer, Matthew - Alexandria, MN, 354
76 Holota, William - Bolton, CT, 352
77 Schwartz, Philip - Tucson, AZ, 351
78 Andersin, Erik - Skondal, Sweden, 349
79 Bolleby, Kim - Lindome, Sweden, 349
80 Inocencio, Daniel - College Station, TX, 347
81 Belmont, Bob - N Las Vegas, NV, 344
82 Cyr, Ray - New Hartford, NY, 342
83 Rose Jr., Mike - W Henrietta, NY, 341
84 Russell, Eddie - Biggers, AR, 341
85 Butler, Jeffery - Jersey City, NJ, 338
86 Colby, Michael - Agawam, MA, 334
87 Yoches, Brian - Prairieville, LA, 311
88 Williams, Tony - Plano, TX, 292
Megabuck Events
Don Fowler from Overland Park, Kan., rolled games of 248 and 258 to win the first of two Dexter Sweepers Monday evening in the 13th Annual Mini-Eliminator Center in Las Vegas. Fowler was the sole player to crack the 500-bar with 503 to win the $2,300 first prize. Tournament director Frank Ellenburg (right) presented Fowler with the check. Click on the picture to enlarge it.Ed Smaglik, Lafayette, Ind., was nine pins behind to finish second with 494, worth $1610. Third place belonged to Bryson Rogers, Midvale, Utah, who earned $1200 for his 483 score.
Hong Kong international Wu Siu Hong was the only player, who cashed on both entries. Siu Hong was tied for third and 16th place with 483 and 448 en route to cash $1630. Other international cashers were two-time megabuck champion Lasse Lintilä from Finland and European ranking leader Jason Belmonte from Australia.
Former Team USA Missy Bellinder was the sole woman who made the cut in 7th place with 478 to earn $800. Five more former or current Team USA members cashed, Vernon Peterson, Erik Vermilyea, Scott Pohl, Scott Norton and Jeremy Sonnenfeld, the first player to shoot an official 900-series.
Dave Guindon, W. Seneca, NY, beat out Finn Osku Palermaa by one pin for the last place to cash with 446-445.
Dexter Shoes will sponsor another nightly sweepers on Wednesday, July 5th. Each Sweeper features two-game qualifying and no finals. One in 5 bowlers cashes with last place paying 'double your money ($400)'. Scores from both squads are combined to determine the nightly prize list. Players can bowl both squads and cash on each entry but only once for a prize of $1,000 or more. Sweepers are for Mini-Eliminator bowlers only. Dexter Monday Sweeper - Final Standings
Players with position, city, state, two-game total and prize money
1 Fowler, Don - Overland Park, KS, 503, $2300
2 Smaglik, Ed - Lafayette, IN, 494, $1610
3 Rogers, Bryson - Midvale, UT, 483, $1200
(tie) Wu Siu Hong - Hong Kong, 483, $1200
5 Gotchall, Rob - Lincoln, NE, 482, $1000
6 Peterson, Vernon - Winterhaven, FL, 480, $900
7 Bellinder, Missy - Fullerton, CA, 478, $800
8 Vermilyea, Erik - Maplewood, MN, 473, $725
(tie) Pohl, Scott - Burnsville, MN, 473, $725
10 Auerbach, Craig - Sunrise, FL, 470, $650
11 Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 464, $600
12 Norton, Scott - Cypress, CA, 460, $550
13 Sonnenfeld, Jeremy - Sioux Falls, SD, 457, $500
14 Lintilä, Lasse - Lohja, Finland, 455, $480
15 Grooms, David - Vancover, WA, 453, $460
16 Belmonte, Jason - Orange, NSW, 448, $430
(tie) Wu Siu Hong - Hong Kong, 448, $430
18 Guindon, Dave - W. Seneca, NY, 446, $400
19 Palermaa, Osku - Espoo, Finland, 445
20 Harrington, Craig - Herriman, UT, 445
21 Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 443
22 Meyer, Matthew - Alexandria, MN, 441
23 Eklund, Dennis - Huddinge, Sweden, 440
24 Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 438
25 Caminsky, Guy - Gateway, Durban,S.Africa, 436
26 Williams, Stuart - Ellescere Port, England, 436
27 Loredo, Gerardo - Mexico, MX, 435
28 MacLelland, Dan - Saginaw, MI, 435
29 Morgan, Nick - Sacramento, CA, 434
30 Goergen, Rick - Midland, MI, 427
31 Rose Jr., Mike - W Henrietta, NY, 424
32 Archer, D.J. - Amarillo, TX, 421
33 Bonneville, Tim - Mesa, AZ, 421
34 Peterson, Vernon - Winterhaven, FL, 420
35 Meyerhoff, Victor - San Francisco, CA, 419
36 Page, Rhino - Lawrence, KS, 419
37 Branagan, Tyson - Carrollton, TX, 419
38 Viale, Chris - Westfield, MA, 418
39 Norton, Scott - Cypress, CA, 416
40 Bolleby, Ulf - Lindome Sweden, 413
41 Belmonte, Jason - Orange, NSW, 411
42 Eklund, Dennis - Huddinge, Sweden, 410
43 Pohl, Scott - Burnsville, MN, 408
44 Yiu, Daniel - Hong Kong, 405
45 Murkin, Michael - Tampa, FL, 402
46 Bolleby, Ulf - Lindome Sweden, 402
47 Miyasato, Ivan - Aiea, HI, 400
48 Nable, Maxine - NSW,Australia, 399
49 Page, Rhino - Lawrence, KS, 397
50 Bolleby, Kim - Lindome, Sweden, 394
51 Nable, Maxine - NSW,Australia, 393
52 Jones, John F. - Phoenix, AZ, 388
53 Black Dacasin, Jimmy - San Pablo, CA, 388
54 Branagan, Tyson - Carrollton, TX, 385
55 DeBenedetta, John - Las Vegas, NV, 384
56 Psaropoulos, Dennis - Lake Worth, FL, 382
57 Chew, David - Brentwood, CA, 380
58 Lucas, Jeff - Raymore, MO, 378
59 Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 378
60 Williams, Tony - Plano, TX, 375
61 Haggerty, P. J. - Clovis, CA, 374
62 Masiello, John - Kenmore, NY, 374
63 Leaphart, Jeff - Columbia, SC, 372
64 Pratt, Sean - Anchorage, AK, 372
65 Viale, Chris - Westfield, MA, 370
66 Willis, Willie R - Hamden, CT, 368
67 Ahlm, Al - Lincoln, CA, 367
68 Rogers, Bryson - Midvale, UT, 367
69 DeBenedetta, John - Las Vegas, NV, 366
70 Rusin, James - Swansea, MA, 366
71 Yeung, Wicky - Hong Kong, 365
72 Fulford, Kerry - Gatesville, TX, 365
73 Murkin, Michael - Tampa, FL, 362
74 Patterson, Robbie - Pheonix, AZ, 360
75 Meyer, Matthew - Alexandria, MN, 354
76 Holota, William - Bolton, CT, 352
77 Schwartz, Philip - Tucson, AZ, 351
78 Andersin, Erik - Skondal, Sweden, 349
79 Bolleby, Kim - Lindome, Sweden, 349
80 Inocencio, Daniel - College Station, TX, 347
81 Belmont, Bob - N Las Vegas, NV, 344
82 Cyr, Ray - New Hartford, NY, 342
83 Rose Jr., Mike - W Henrietta, NY, 341
84 Russell, Eddie - Biggers, AR, 341
85 Butler, Jeffery - Jersey City, NJ, 338
86 Colby, Michael - Agawam, MA, 334
87 Yoches, Brian - Prairieville, LA, 311
88 Williams, Tony - Plano, TX, 292