Battle for spots in the Grand Finale heats up at Super Bowl Mini Eliminator

    02/11/06

    5th Annual Super Bowl Mini Eliminator

    Squad 18 - Friday, Feb. 10 at 3pm

    Kerry Kreft.jpg Rhino_Page_5564.jpg 28 players bowled in the Open Division of the 18th qualifying squad at the Super Bowl Mini Eliminator. The top three players (1 in 8 advance) made it to the Daily Finals worth minimum $250. Kerry Kraft (left), Warren, MI, set the pace with 721, followed by 2004 U.S. National Amateur Champion Rhino Page (right), Lawrence, KS, and Nick Smith, Canyon Country, CA, both 711.

    Lennie Boresch, who won the Boot Hill Tournament this week, missed the cut by four pins with 707. Former Team USA member Kurt Pilon was fifth with 690. Other former or current Team USA members in the field were Derek Sapp, Tony Manna Jr., Michael Mullin and David Haynes. Corey Husted, son of three-time U.S. Open champion Dave Husted, landed in sixth place with 689, while United States Bowling Congress Masters Third-place finisher Art Brown was seventh.

    Also in the field, PBA champion David Ozio, former PWBAers Liz Johnson and Robin Romeo and European ranking champion Paul Moor, England.

    Steve Hamaguchi
    , Escondido, CA, led the 39 and under Division with 686. James Porter, Owosso, MI, tossed a 707 to lead the 40-49 Division. Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, NM, set the pace in the Senior Division with 634 and Darris Wiltse, Rose City, MI, topped the 205 and under Division with 595.


    Squad 18 - 39 and under Division

    Steve Hamaguchi.jpg 1 Hamaguchi, Steve - Escondido, CA, 686 Advance to Daily Finals
    2 Dyson, Mark - Las Vegas, NV, 682 Advance to Daily Finals
    3 Croto, John - Manchester, NH, 656
    4 Reynoso, Joel - Las Vegas, NV, 653
    5 Mazuryk, Joe - Altamont, NY, 643
    6 Brown, Steve - Anchorage, AK, 627
    7 Raymond, Floyd - Gaylord, MI, 603
    8 Hill, Stephen - Katy, TX, 594
    9 Escalante, Shawn, 570
    10 Uribarri, Daniel - El Paso, TX, 570
    11 Rusin, John - Westport, MA, 565
    12 Smith, Steven J - San Diego, CA, 562
    13 Lourido, Joseph - Brooklyn, NY, 561
    14 Bedard, Jeff - Manchester, NH, 545
    15 Tulley, Eric - Southfield, MI, 543
    16 Moreno, Carlos - El Paso, TX, 543
    17 Gursslin, Tom - Rialto, CA, 526
    18 Powell, Dorsey - Epping, NH, 510
    19 White, Dan - Agawam, MA, 508
    20 Greenlaw, Josh - Windham, ME, 487
    21 Foley Jr., Ronald - Manchester, NH, 477
    22 Edenstrom, Derren - Martinez, CA, 475
    23 Nathanson, Jason - Portland, ME, 457
    24 D'Alfonso III, Nicholas - Westbrook, ME, 450
    25 Barney, Cliff - Greenville, NH, 441

    Squad 18 - 40-49 Division

    James Porter.jpg 1 Porter, James - Owosso, MI, 707 Advance to Grand Finale
    2 Loo, Jody C H - Honolulu, HI, 651
    3 Wright, Steve - Cypress, TX, 631
    4 Tjernstrom, Peter - Uppsala Sweden, 591
    5 Kazmierski, Bill - Pinconning, MI, 588
    6 Schwerdtfeger, Tim - Las Vegas, NV, 585
    7 Diiorio, Ken - Artesia, CA, 580
    8 Veilleux, Dave - Manchester, NH, 575
    9 Welty, John - Calhoun, GA, 566
    10 Hicks, Richard - Gorham, ME, 529
    11 Chase, Doug - Las Vegas, NV, 525
    12 Palojarvi, David A - Streamwood, IL, 498
    13 Yamakawa, Keith - Porter Ranch, CA, 485

    Squad 18 - 50-59 Division

    Mark Van Meter.jpg 1 Van Meter, Mark - Albuquerque, NM, 634 Advance to Daily Finals
    2 Ohashi, Hiroshi - Henderson, NV, 624
    3 Nasci, Rick - Sammamish, WA, 620
    4 Slaughter, James - Las Vegas, NV, 603
    5 Leong, Terry - Henderson, NV, 594
    6 Johns, Eric - Niagra Falls, NY, 588
    7 Hill, Terry C - Lubbock, TX, 569
    8 Wagner, Jim - Ofallon, MO, 565
    9 Corbin, Greg - Cary, NC, 556

    Squad 18 - 205 and under Division

    Darris Wiltse.jpg 1 Wiltse, Darris - Rose City, MI, 595 Advance to Daily Finals
    2 White, Paul Jr. - Klamath Falls, OR, 584 Advance to Daily Finals
    3 Brannon, Kiley - Spring Creek, NV, 572 Advance to Daily Finals
    4 Lee, Kathy - Beaverton, OR, 569
    5 Boaz, Don - Lakewood, CA, 566
    6 Oka, Noriko - Hiroshima, Japan, 565
    7 McNeal, Kevin - Los Angeles, CA, 563
    8 Ferber, Andy - Ingolstadt, 560
    9 Toti, Thomas - Gettysburg, PA, 558
    10 Karlberg, Geir, 543
    11 Rodriguez, Enrique - Chula Vista, CA, 540
    12 Klosin, Mike - Windham, NH, 540
    13 McTernon, Steve - Las Vegas, NVN, 534
    14 Brownell III, James - Del Mar, CA, 520
    15 Berger, Jaime - Tijuana, BC, 511
    16 Rodriquez, Salvador - Elk Grove, CA, 506
    17 Lagerlof, Michael - Storvreta,, 74334 Swede, 501
    18 Lakilak, Vicente - San Jose, CA, 497
    19 Ido, Yutaka - Japan, 491
    20 Greenlaw, Joe - Windham, ME, 482
    21 Bolser, Johnathon - Kountze, TX, 422

    Squad 18 - Open Division

    Kerry Kreft.jpg 1 Kreft, Kerry - Warren, MI, 721 Advance to Daily Finals
    2 Page, Rhino - Lawrence, KS, 711 Advance to Daily Finals
    3 Smith, Nick - Canyon Country, CA, 711 Advance to Daily Finals
    4 Boresch, Lennie - Kenosha, WI, 707
    5 Pilon, Kurt - Warren, MI, 690
    6 Husted, Corey - Clackamas, OR, 689
    7 Brown, Art - Lansing, MI, 682
    8 Sapp, Derek - Keokuk, IA, 680
    9 Wood, Vince - Moreno Valley, CA, 679
    10 Ozio, David - Beaumont, TX, 658
    11 Edwards, Bob - Lancaster, CA, 655
    12 Frankos, Jeff - Daly City, CA, 648
    13 Kovack, Jason - Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 646
    14 Manna Jr, Tony - Omaha, NE, 645
    15 Skidmore, Gary - Albuquerque, NM, 642
    16 Mullin, Michael - Congers, NY, 642
    17 Moor, Paul - Hull, England, 638
    18 Johnson, Liz - Cheektowaga, NY, 638
    19 Taylor, Mike - Las Vegas, NV, 631
    20 Haynes, David - Las Vegas, NV, 622
    21 Abel, Ryan - Bel Aire, KS, 620
    22 Wissinger, Nicholas - Utica, MI, 598
    23 Hess, Tom - Urbandale, IA, 587
    24 Clark, Mark - Naperville, ILI, 587
    25 Broderhausen, Richard - Pullman, WA, 570
    26 Cooper, Brett - Aurora, CO, 570
    27 Reyes, Joel - Chula Vista, CA, 561
    28 Romeo, Robin - Newhall, CA, 557

    Squad 18 - Super Seniors Division

    1 Bovoy, John - Sanford, ME, 563
    2 Basonic, Edward L - San Mateo, Ca, 536
    3 Gingras, Leo - Tucson, AZ, 530
    4 Kelly, Eric - Eugene, OR, 522
    5 Winter, Dan - Rockford, IL, 512
    6 Lucero, Art - Trinidad, CO, 480
    7 McCloud, John - Lincoln City, OR, 477
    8 Eggman, Myron - Pearce, AZ, 474

    Squad 18 - Women's Division

    1 Papa, Ruth - Derby, KS, 549
    2 Wickman, Carli - Las Vegas, NV, 539
    3 Crockett, Cyndi - Buxton, ME, 417