Craig Auerbach fires 753 to set the pace after 3-4 squads in Mini
02/10/06
Craig Auerbach (pictured), Sunrise, FL, fired a huge 753 three game series to lead all qualifiers in the Mini Eliminator on Thursday and to lead his division (40-49). Floyd Raymond, Gaylord, MI, also cracked the 700-bar to lead the 39 and under Division in the 15th qualifying squad with 709.
John Masiello, Kenmore, NY 637 in the 50-59 Division, Kennie Lane, Baltimore, MD, 624 in the 205 and under Division and Kerry Kreft, Warren, MI, 706 in the Open Division were the other leaders.
Close behind Kreft and also advancing to the Daily Finals were Australian Jason Belmonte (702, right) and Paul Moor (left) from England (692). Moor advanced to his third Daily Finale in four days of qualifying.
The player with the highest daily 3-game series from each of the five divisions will be seeded into the Grand Finale. They do not bowl in the Daily Finals. Each divisional winner of the Daily Finals also advances to the Grand Finale and is guaranteed a minimum of $1,250.
1 Raymond, Floyd (pictured) - Gaylord, MI, 709 Advance to Daily Finals
2 Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 664 Advance to Daily Finals
3 Sole, Chris - Feeding Hills, MA, 656
4 Berger, Noah - Berkeley, CA, 650
5 Morgan, Antonio - Vista, CA, 645
6 Steinberg, Sven - Odenton, MD, 643
7 Speck, Joey - Lubbock, TX, 640
8 Dirmyer Michael - Riverside, CA, 633
9 Brown, Steve - Anchorage, AK, 619
10 Frazier, Larry - Glendale, AZ, 604
11 Atkins, Robert D. - Montgomery, AL, 601
12 Patterson, Robbie - Tempe, AZ, 583
13 Morgan, Michael - Carlsbad, CA, 578
14 Viale, Chris - Westfield, MA, 571
15 Rasmussen, Joel - Williston, ND, 527
1 Auerbach, Craig (pictured) - Sunrise, FL, 753 Advance to Grand Finale
2 Diiorio, Ken - Artesia, CA, 636
3 Schwerdtfeger, Tim - Las Vegas, NV, 636
4 Kwiecien, Paul - Lansing, MI, 631
5 Welte, Terry - Midvale, UT, 609
6 Losurdo, Joe - Baldwinsville, NY, 605
7 Podgorski, Duane - Lakeland, FL, 597
8 Ostroff, Bruce - Liberty, MO, 595
9 Porter, James - Owosso, MI, 592
10 Scott, John - Concord, NH, 577
11 Nerona, Miles - New Westminster, BC,, 567
12 Wiley, Jay - Esparto, CA, 550
13 Visarraga, Paul - Santa Fe, NM, 518
14 Mangel, Darrell - Westby, MT, 506
1 Masiello, John (pictured) - Kenmore, NY, 637 Advance to Daily Finals
2 McMahan, Greg - Dandridge, TN, 631
3 Winther, Rick - Fairbanks, AK, 628
4 Thompson, Lowell - Palmdale, CA, 616
5 Wagner, Jim - Ofallon, MO, 595
6 Young, Terry - Reno, NV, 589
7 Chew, David - Brentwood, CA, 577
8 Kim, David - Sammamish, WA, 558
9 Hall, George - Genoa, IL, 547
10 Callaway, Barry - Del City, OK, 494
11 Trembley, Eddie - Rio Rancho, NM, 453
12 Nasci, Rick - Sammamish, WA, 442
1 Lane, Kennie (pictured) - Baltimore, MD, 624 Advance to Daily Finals
2 Fairow, David - Corona, CA, 614 Advance to Daily Finals
3 Pedersen, Guy - Rohnert Park, CA, 612
4 Bonneville, Tim - Mesa, AZ, 610
5 Karlberg, Geir, 593
6 Lindeman, Robert - Maple Heights, OH, 558
7 White, Paul Jr. - Klamath Falls, OR, 552
8 Oka, Noriko - Hiroshima, Japan, 543
9 Russell, Eddie - Biggers, AR, 525
10 McTernon, Steve - Las Vegas, NVN, 516
11 Sica, Vince - Las Vegas, NV, 496
12 Crevecoeur, Martina - Dallas, TX, 496
13 Oka, Toshio - Hiroshima, Japan, 460
1 Kreft, Kerry (pictured) - Warren, MI, 706 Advance to Daily Finals
2 Belmonte, Jason - Orange, Australia, 702 Advance to Daily Finals
3 Moor, Paul - Hull, England, 692 Advance to Daily Finals
4 Byrd, Eddie - St Charles, MO, 688
5 Patterson, Lee - Fresno, CA, 685
6 Pojas, Chad - Hawaii, HI, 674
7 Falconi, Daniel - Mexico, 656
8 Burton, Steve - Fremont, CA, 648
9 Humphrey, Tom - Waverly, NY, 639
10 Hilligas Jr., Jim - Dayton, OH, 630
11 Ten, Elliot - Orlando, FL, 598
12 Hess, Tom - Urbandale, IA, 595
13 Weatherman, Dennis - Coloma, MI, 592
14 Quintero, Arturo - Mexico City, MX 06880, 590
15 Cooper, Brett - Aurora, CO, 587
16 Cain, Andrew - Chandler, AZ, 575
17 La Caze, Anthony -
18 Vanderhoef, Lee - Greenville, SC, 562
19 Pilon, Kurt - Warren, MI, 555
20 Cooper, Brian - Visalia, CA, 555
21 Smith, Nick - Canyon Country, CA, 549
22 Broderhausen, Richard - Pullman, WA, 534
2 Hetkowski, Eugene - Las Vegas, NV, 582
3 Shank, Robert - Fort Wayne, IN, 580
4 Benson, Dave - Sun City, AZ, 568
5 Winter, Dan - Rockford, IL, 526
6 Gingras, Leo - Tucson, AZ, 512
7 Commerford, Joe W. - Las Vegas, NV, 509
8 McDonald, Ron - Newman Lake, WA, 504
9 LuVisi, Bernard - Fairfield, CA, 502
10 Klein, Robert - Las Vegas, NV, 500
5th Annual Super Bowl Mini Eliminator
Squad 15 - Thursday, Feb. 9 at 5pm
Craig Auerbach (pictured), Sunrise, FL, fired a huge 753 three game series to lead all qualifiers in the Mini Eliminator on Thursday and to lead his division (40-49). Floyd Raymond, Gaylord, MI, also cracked the 700-bar to lead the 39 and under Division in the 15th qualifying squad with 709. John Masiello, Kenmore, NY 637 in the 50-59 Division, Kennie Lane, Baltimore, MD, 624 in the 205 and under Division and Kerry Kreft, Warren, MI, 706 in the Open Division were the other leaders.
Close behind Kreft and also advancing to the Daily Finals were Australian Jason Belmonte (702, right) and Paul Moor (left) from England (692). Moor advanced to his third Daily Finale in four days of qualifying. The player with the highest daily 3-game series from each of the five divisions will be seeded into the Grand Finale. They do not bowl in the Daily Finals. Each divisional winner of the Daily Finals also advances to the Grand Finale and is guaranteed a minimum of $1,250.
Squad 15 - 39 and under Division
1 Raymond, Floyd (pictured) - Gaylord, MI, 709 Advance to Daily Finals2 Enright, Paul - Henderson, NV, 664 Advance to Daily Finals
3 Sole, Chris - Feeding Hills, MA, 656
4 Berger, Noah - Berkeley, CA, 650
5 Morgan, Antonio - Vista, CA, 645
6 Steinberg, Sven - Odenton, MD, 643
7 Speck, Joey - Lubbock, TX, 640
8 Dirmyer Michael - Riverside, CA, 633
9 Brown, Steve - Anchorage, AK, 619
10 Frazier, Larry - Glendale, AZ, 604
11 Atkins, Robert D. - Montgomery, AL, 601
12 Patterson, Robbie - Tempe, AZ, 583
13 Morgan, Michael - Carlsbad, CA, 578
14 Viale, Chris - Westfield, MA, 571
15 Rasmussen, Joel - Williston, ND, 527
Squad 15 - 40-49 Division
1 Auerbach, Craig (pictured) - Sunrise, FL, 753 Advance to Grand Finale2 Diiorio, Ken - Artesia, CA, 636
3 Schwerdtfeger, Tim - Las Vegas, NV, 636
4 Kwiecien, Paul - Lansing, MI, 631
5 Welte, Terry - Midvale, UT, 609
6 Losurdo, Joe - Baldwinsville, NY, 605
7 Podgorski, Duane - Lakeland, FL, 597
8 Ostroff, Bruce - Liberty, MO, 595
9 Porter, James - Owosso, MI, 592
10 Scott, John - Concord, NH, 577
11 Nerona, Miles - New Westminster, BC,, 567
12 Wiley, Jay - Esparto, CA, 550
13 Visarraga, Paul - Santa Fe, NM, 518
14 Mangel, Darrell - Westby, MT, 506
Squad 15 - 50-59 Division
1 Masiello, John (pictured) - Kenmore, NY, 637 Advance to Daily Finals2 McMahan, Greg - Dandridge, TN, 631
3 Winther, Rick - Fairbanks, AK, 628
4 Thompson, Lowell - Palmdale, CA, 616
5 Wagner, Jim - Ofallon, MO, 595
6 Young, Terry - Reno, NV, 589
7 Chew, David - Brentwood, CA, 577
8 Kim, David - Sammamish, WA, 558
9 Hall, George - Genoa, IL, 547
10 Callaway, Barry - Del City, OK, 494
11 Trembley, Eddie - Rio Rancho, NM, 453
12 Nasci, Rick - Sammamish, WA, 442
Squad 15 - 205 and under Division
1 Lane, Kennie (pictured) - Baltimore, MD, 624 Advance to Daily Finals2 Fairow, David - Corona, CA, 614 Advance to Daily Finals
3 Pedersen, Guy - Rohnert Park, CA, 612
4 Bonneville, Tim - Mesa, AZ, 610
5 Karlberg, Geir, 593
6 Lindeman, Robert - Maple Heights, OH, 558
7 White, Paul Jr. - Klamath Falls, OR, 552
8 Oka, Noriko - Hiroshima, Japan, 543
9 Russell, Eddie - Biggers, AR, 525
10 McTernon, Steve - Las Vegas, NVN, 516
11 Sica, Vince - Las Vegas, NV, 496
12 Crevecoeur, Martina - Dallas, TX, 496
13 Oka, Toshio - Hiroshima, Japan, 460
Squad 15 - Open Division
1 Kreft, Kerry (pictured) - Warren, MI, 706 Advance to Daily Finals2 Belmonte, Jason - Orange, Australia, 702 Advance to Daily Finals
3 Moor, Paul - Hull, England, 692 Advance to Daily Finals
4 Byrd, Eddie - St Charles, MO, 688
5 Patterson, Lee - Fresno, CA, 685
6 Pojas, Chad - Hawaii, HI, 674
7 Falconi, Daniel - Mexico, 656
8 Burton, Steve - Fremont, CA, 648
9 Humphrey, Tom - Waverly, NY, 639
10 Hilligas Jr., Jim - Dayton, OH, 630
11 Ten, Elliot - Orlando, FL, 598
12 Hess, Tom - Urbandale, IA, 595
13 Weatherman, Dennis - Coloma, MI, 592
14 Quintero, Arturo - Mexico City, MX 06880, 590
15 Cooper, Brett - Aurora, CO, 587
16 Cain, Andrew - Chandler, AZ, 575
17 La Caze, Anthony -
18 Vanderhoef, Lee - Greenville, SC, 562
19 Pilon, Kurt - Warren, MI, 555
20 Cooper, Brian - Visalia, CA, 555
21 Smith, Nick - Canyon Country, CA, 549
22 Broderhausen, Richard - Pullman, WA, 534
Squad 15 - Super Seniors Division
1 Eggman, Myron - Pearce, AZ, 6152 Hetkowski, Eugene - Las Vegas, NV, 582
3 Shank, Robert - Fort Wayne, IN, 580
4 Benson, Dave - Sun City, AZ, 568
5 Winter, Dan - Rockford, IL, 526
6 Gingras, Leo - Tucson, AZ, 512
7 Commerford, Joe W. - Las Vegas, NV, 509
8 McDonald, Ron - Newman Lake, WA, 504
9 LuVisi, Bernard - Fairfield, CA, 502
10 Klein, Robert - Las Vegas, NV, 500