Powers eliminates defending champion Sandelin to stay alive at USBC Senior Queens
04/29/08
Qualifying leader Sharon Powers (left) of Lakewood, Colo., rallied from the brink of elimination, defeating defending champion Lucy Sandelin of Tampa, Fla., to remain in contention for the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens title at Skore Lanes on Monday.
Powers, 56, rolled a 249 in the final game of her three-game match to overcome a 51-pin deficit and hand Sandelin (right) her second loss in the double-elimination match play finals, 589-571.
Powers landed in the losers bracket after a 523-511 loss to Joan Reilly of Wilmington, N.C., in the first round of the winners bracket.
Sandelin lost her opening match to 2001 Senior Queens champion Fran Minton of Iowa Park, Texas, 569-525, but kept her title hopes alive with a 597-526 decision over Elizabeth Dawson of Sunnyvale, Calif.
Powers, however, made a critical ball change that turned her match with Sandelin around.
"I switched to a ball I probably should have used three or four games earlier," Powers said. "I was just too uptight. I didn't feel tired; I just had a lot of problems second-guessing myself. My bowling balls didn't feel as good as they did yesterday. When I switched, I got a different feel and I got lucky, too. I carried a couple of Brooklyns."
Powers is one of eight women who advanced to Tuesday's competition in the losers bracket. Minton and two-time Senior Queens winner Sandy Postma of Lansing, Ill., are among the eight unbeaten players in the winners bracket. Postma, the 2004 and 2006 winner, is trying to become the first three-time Senior Queens champion.
The title and $3,000 top prize will be decided at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday.
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Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall.
Sandy Postma, Lansing, Ill., def. Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 606-574
Cheryl Hammitt, Union City, Calif., def. Michele Atria, Louisville, Ky., 610-573
Jinnie Henry, Hixson, Tenn., def. Marci Williams, Wichita, Kan., 646-526
Denise Myers, Pensacola, Fla., def. Barbara Shelton, Hempstead, N.Y., 551-543
Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., def. Elizabeth Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 562-540
Fran Minton, Iowa Park, Texas, def. Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 569-525
Jan Thomas, Urbandale, Iowa, def. Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 572-536
Diane Stokes, Jackson Heights, N.Y., def. Janine Ditch, Chino Hills, Calif., 503-459
Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., def. Becky Clark, Des Moines, Iowa, 670-594
Linda Elmore, Washington, D.C., def. Arlene Wetherill, Marysville, Ohio, 517-510
Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., def. Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., 590-508
Melody Felton, Colfax, Iowa, def. Cindy Kesterson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 638-601
Marliss Tapp, Portage, Mich., def. Joyce Marshall, New York, N.Y., 647-581
Jody Starlin, Hayward, Calif., def. June Shimoda, Fresno, Calif., 545-529
Linda Goodling, Willow Street, Pa., def. Debra Sinek, Odenton, Md., 627-587
Shelley West, Omaha, Neb., def. Patti Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 617-587
Reilly def. Powers, 523-511
Starlin def. Felton, 558-503
Elmore def. Hammitt, 612-550
Tapp def. Stokes, 542-513
Myers def. Henry, 595-565
Postma def. Goodling, 564-474
Thomas def. West, 583-565
Minton def. Carter, 584-552
Losers eliminated, earn $300.
Shelton def. Atria, 579-545
Shimoda def. Marshall, 593-542
Wetherill def. Williams, 590-538
Sandelin def. Dawson, 597-526
Schultz def. Lawrence, 547-520
Kesterson def. Ditch, 582-562
Sinek def. Norton, 628-626
Porter def. Clark, 565-565 (191-180)
Losers eliminated, earn $400.
West def. Porter, 557-513
Powers def. Sandelin, 589-571
Wetherill def. Stokes, 579-571
Hammitt def. Shelton, 601-546
Schultz def. Felton, 634-618
Sinek def. Henry, 620-614
Carter def. Kesterson, 591-574
Goodling def. Shimoda, 627-537
32, Jayne Lampugnani, Philadelphia, Pa., 2,800, $250
33, Debbie Wade, West Jordan, Utah, 2,781, $225
34, Rose Smith, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,776, $225
35, Sue Mivelaz, Tujunga, Calif., 2,761, $225
36, (tie) Loretta Ciantar, Monroe, Mich., 2,759, $225
Leslie Blandford, Jacksonville, Fla., 2,759, $225
38, Lois Steindl, Howell, N.J., 2,758, $225
39, Virginia Austin, Detroit, 2,750, $225
40, (tie) Anita Pope, Silsbee, Texas, 2,746, $225
Karen Pullman, Lake City, Utah, 2,746, $225
42, Lynn Minning, Austin, Texas, 2,745, $225
43, (tie) Heidi Pagenkopf, Lynnwood, Wash., 2,735, $225
Marianne Morton, Palm Coast, Fla., 2,735, $225
45, Shirley Noltemeyer, Sheperdsville, Ky., 2,732, $225
46, Christine Drew, Santa Clarita, Calif., 2,724, $225
47, Christine Morrow-Holcomb, Glenpool, Okla., 2,722, $225
48, Kuniko Naganawa, Japan, 2,718, $225
49, Andi Whitlock, Middletown, Del., 2,713, $225
50, Sharon Bush, Bloomingdale, N.J., 2,686, $225
51, Jackie Reed, Clearfield, Utah, 2,668, $225
60 and older, after 10 games, $200 each
Cathy Smith, Richmond, Va., 1,835
Fran Deken, Coweta, Okla., 1,819
Polly Torvik, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,802.
United States
Skore Lanes in Taylor, Mich. (April 26-30, 2008)
Qualifying leader Sharon Powers (left) of Lakewood, Colo., rallied from the brink of elimination, defeating defending champion Lucy Sandelin of Tampa, Fla., to remain in contention for the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens title at Skore Lanes on Monday. Powers, 56, rolled a 249 in the final game of her three-game match to overcome a 51-pin deficit and hand Sandelin (right) her second loss in the double-elimination match play finals, 589-571. Powers landed in the losers bracket after a 523-511 loss to Joan Reilly of Wilmington, N.C., in the first round of the winners bracket.
Sandelin lost her opening match to 2001 Senior Queens champion Fran Minton of Iowa Park, Texas, 569-525, but kept her title hopes alive with a 597-526 decision over Elizabeth Dawson of Sunnyvale, Calif.
Powers, however, made a critical ball change that turned her match with Sandelin around.
"I switched to a ball I probably should have used three or four games earlier," Powers said. "I was just too uptight. I didn't feel tired; I just had a lot of problems second-guessing myself. My bowling balls didn't feel as good as they did yesterday. When I switched, I got a different feel and I got lucky, too. I carried a couple of Brooklyns."
Powers is one of eight women who advanced to Tuesday's competition in the losers bracket. Minton and two-time Senior Queens winner Sandy Postma of Lansing, Ill., are among the eight unbeaten players in the winners bracket. Postma, the 2004 and 2006 winner, is trying to become the first three-time Senior Queens champion.
The title and $3,000 top prize will be decided at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday.
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2008 USBC Senior Queens - Match Play
Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall.
Opening Round
Sandy Postma, Lansing, Ill., def. Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 606-574
Cheryl Hammitt, Union City, Calif., def. Michele Atria, Louisville, Ky., 610-573
Jinnie Henry, Hixson, Tenn., def. Marci Williams, Wichita, Kan., 646-526
Denise Myers, Pensacola, Fla., def. Barbara Shelton, Hempstead, N.Y., 551-543
Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., def. Elizabeth Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 562-540
Fran Minton, Iowa Park, Texas, def. Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 569-525
Jan Thomas, Urbandale, Iowa, def. Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 572-536
Diane Stokes, Jackson Heights, N.Y., def. Janine Ditch, Chino Hills, Calif., 503-459
Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., def. Becky Clark, Des Moines, Iowa, 670-594
Linda Elmore, Washington, D.C., def. Arlene Wetherill, Marysville, Ohio, 517-510
Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., def. Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., 590-508
Melody Felton, Colfax, Iowa, def. Cindy Kesterson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 638-601
Marliss Tapp, Portage, Mich., def. Joyce Marshall, New York, N.Y., 647-581
Jody Starlin, Hayward, Calif., def. June Shimoda, Fresno, Calif., 545-529
Linda Goodling, Willow Street, Pa., def. Debra Sinek, Odenton, Md., 627-587
Shelley West, Omaha, Neb., def. Patti Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 617-587
Winners Bracket - Round 1
Reilly def. Powers, 523-511
Starlin def. Felton, 558-503
Elmore def. Hammitt, 612-550
Tapp def. Stokes, 542-513
Myers def. Henry, 595-565
Postma def. Goodling, 564-474
Thomas def. West, 583-565
Minton def. Carter, 584-552
Contenders Bracket - Round 1
Losers eliminated, earn $300.
Shelton def. Atria, 579-545
Shimoda def. Marshall, 593-542
Wetherill def. Williams, 590-538
Sandelin def. Dawson, 597-526
Schultz def. Lawrence, 547-520
Kesterson def. Ditch, 582-562
Sinek def. Norton, 628-626
Porter def. Clark, 565-565 (191-180)
Contenders Bracket - Round 2
Losers eliminated, earn $400.
West def. Porter, 557-513
Powers def. Sandelin, 589-571
Wetherill def. Stokes, 579-571
Hammitt def. Shelton, 601-546
Schultz def. Felton, 634-618
Sinek def. Henry, 620-614
Carter def. Kesterson, 591-574
Goodling def. Shimoda, 627-537
Other Cashers - after 15 games
32, Jayne Lampugnani, Philadelphia, Pa., 2,800, $250
33, Debbie Wade, West Jordan, Utah, 2,781, $225
34, Rose Smith, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,776, $225
35, Sue Mivelaz, Tujunga, Calif., 2,761, $225
36, (tie) Loretta Ciantar, Monroe, Mich., 2,759, $225
Leslie Blandford, Jacksonville, Fla., 2,759, $225
38, Lois Steindl, Howell, N.J., 2,758, $225
39, Virginia Austin, Detroit, 2,750, $225
40, (tie) Anita Pope, Silsbee, Texas, 2,746, $225
Karen Pullman, Lake City, Utah, 2,746, $225
42, Lynn Minning, Austin, Texas, 2,745, $225
43, (tie) Heidi Pagenkopf, Lynnwood, Wash., 2,735, $225
Marianne Morton, Palm Coast, Fla., 2,735, $225
45, Shirley Noltemeyer, Sheperdsville, Ky., 2,732, $225
46, Christine Drew, Santa Clarita, Calif., 2,724, $225
47, Christine Morrow-Holcomb, Glenpool, Okla., 2,722, $225
48, Kuniko Naganawa, Japan, 2,718, $225
49, Andi Whitlock, Middletown, Del., 2,713, $225
50, Sharon Bush, Bloomingdale, N.J., 2,686, $225
51, Jackie Reed, Clearfield, Utah, 2,668, $225
Super Senior Cashers
60 and older, after 10 games, $200 each
Cathy Smith, Richmond, Va., 1,835
Fran Deken, Coweta, Okla., 1,819
Polly Torvik, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,802.