Powers holds onto top spot at Senior Queens
04/29/08
Monday morning's final qualifying round in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens was less than stunning, but Sharon Powers held onto the No. 1 qualifying spot heading into the match play portion of the event.
"I bowled like ka-ka today," Powers said. "It was over- and under-reaction all morning for me, and I was trying too hard."
Finishing the 15-game qualifying portion of the event with 3,022 pins - 39 pins ahead of Linda Carter of Rockford, Ill. - netted Powers a $225 bonus as high qualifier. But she was quickly ready to forget qualifying and settle into the three-game, double-elimination match play finals.
"I'm going to try to get my mental game into match play readiness and do the best I can," she said. "I enjoy match play. It brings out your killer instinct. You don't have to look around and figure out what you need to do. You don't have to worry about what anyone else is doing. Just play your own game."
Powers and the 30 other high qualifiers will join defending champion Lucy Sandelin in the match play eliminations Monday afternoon and Tuesday. The title and $3,000 top prize will be decided at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday.
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Players with position, hometown and 15-game total
1, Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., 3,022
2, Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,983
3, June Shimoda, Fresno, Calif., 2,973
4, Marliss Tapp, Portage, Mich., 2,967
5, Patti Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 2,963
6, Sandy Postma, Lansing, Ill., 2,949
7, Barbara Shelton, Hempstead, N.Y., 2,942
8, Cheryl Hammitt, Union City, Calif., 2,936
9, Jinnie Henry, Hixson, Tenn., 2,930
10, Linda Elmore, Washington, DC, 2,916
11, (tie) Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 2,891
Debra Sinek, Odenton, Md., 2,891
13, Cindy Kesterson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2,890
14, Diane Stokes, Jackson Hts, N.Y., 2,885
15, Elizabeth Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 2,879
16, (tie) Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., 2,877
Fran Minton, Iowa Park, Texas, 2,877
18, Melody Felton, Colfax, Iowa, 2,876
19, Janine Ditch, Chino Hills, Calif., 2,866
20, Jan Thomas, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,865
21, Linda Goodling, Willow Street, Pa., 2,860
22, Marci Williams, Wichita, Kan., 2,845
23, Arlene Wetherill, Marysville, Ohio, 2,844
24, Denise Myers, Pensacola, Fla., 2,843
25, Michele Atria, Louisville, Ky., 2,839
26, Shelley West, Omaha, Neb., 2,838
27, Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,825
28, (tie) Jody Starlin, Hayward, Calif., 2,823
Joyce Marshall, New York, N.Y., 2,823
30, Becky Clark, Des Moines, Iowa, 2,815
31, Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., 2,802
Missed Cut:
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.
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Monday morning's final qualifying round in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens was less than stunning, but Sharon Powers held onto the No. 1 qualifying spot heading into the match play portion of the event. "I bowled like ka-ka today," Powers said. "It was over- and under-reaction all morning for me, and I was trying too hard."
Finishing the 15-game qualifying portion of the event with 3,022 pins - 39 pins ahead of Linda Carter of Rockford, Ill. - netted Powers a $225 bonus as high qualifier. But she was quickly ready to forget qualifying and settle into the three-game, double-elimination match play finals.
"I'm going to try to get my mental game into match play readiness and do the best I can," she said. "I enjoy match play. It brings out your killer instinct. You don't have to look around and figure out what you need to do. You don't have to worry about what anyone else is doing. Just play your own game."
Powers and the 30 other high qualifiers will join defending champion Lucy Sandelin in the match play eliminations Monday afternoon and Tuesday. The title and $3,000 top prize will be decided at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday.
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Players with position, hometown and 15-game total
1, Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., 3,022
2, Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,983
3, June Shimoda, Fresno, Calif., 2,973
4, Marliss Tapp, Portage, Mich., 2,967
5, Patti Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 2,963
6, Sandy Postma, Lansing, Ill., 2,949
7, Barbara Shelton, Hempstead, N.Y., 2,942
8, Cheryl Hammitt, Union City, Calif., 2,936
9, Jinnie Henry, Hixson, Tenn., 2,930
10, Linda Elmore, Washington, DC, 2,916
11, (tie) Virginia Norton, Cypress, Calif., 2,891
Debra Sinek, Odenton, Md., 2,891
13, Cindy Kesterson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2,890
14, Diane Stokes, Jackson Hts, N.Y., 2,885
15, Elizabeth Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 2,879
16, (tie) Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., 2,877
Fran Minton, Iowa Park, Texas, 2,877
18, Melody Felton, Colfax, Iowa, 2,876
19, Janine Ditch, Chino Hills, Calif., 2,866
20, Jan Thomas, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,865
21, Linda Goodling, Willow Street, Pa., 2,860
22, Marci Williams, Wichita, Kan., 2,845
23, Arlene Wetherill, Marysville, Ohio, 2,844
24, Denise Myers, Pensacola, Fla., 2,843
25, Michele Atria, Louisville, Ky., 2,839
26, Shelley West, Omaha, Neb., 2,838
27, Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,825
28, (tie) Jody Starlin, Hayward, Calif., 2,823
Joyce Marshall, New York, N.Y., 2,823
30, Becky Clark, Des Moines, Iowa, 2,815
31, Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., 2,802
Missed Cut:
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.