Canada, Mexico win gold in Singles at PABCON Senior, Super Senior Championships

21 August, 2018

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Canada and Mexico won two gold medals each in the Pan American Bowling Confederation Senior and Super Senior Championships singles competition which kicked off the six-day event Monday at bowling center Let’s Bowl in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Representing the host nation, Joe Ciach and Jill Friis started the Championships with victory in the men’s and women’s senior (50 and over) division.

Ciach (left, center) led the 32 men with 1389 and an average of 231.50. Ciach took the lead with a 279 in the fifth game and maintained a 12-pin lead over Lennie Boresch (right), United States, who took the silver medal with 1377. Bronze went to Salvador Suarez (left)of Mexico with 1341.

Friis (right, center) was the only woman who surpassed the 1200-mark (200 average) to lead the 24 senior women with 1248 and an average of 208. Senior Team USA’s Sharon Powers (right) and Lucy Sandelin (left) took silver and bronze with 1190 and 1151, respectively.

Alfonso Rodriguez and Enriqueta Berra earned gold medals no. 1 and 2 for Mexico in the men’s and women’s super senior (60 and over) division.

Rodriguez (left, center) averaged 225.17 on his way to the men’s title with 1351, which would have been good enough for bronze in the senior division. Jack Guay (left) of Canada also surpassed the 1300-mark to finish in second place with 1306. Isaac Amkie (right) of Mexico secured the bronze medal spot with 1277.

Berra (right, center) rolled six games between 189 and 163 for 1073 total, an average of 178.83, to emerge as women’s champion. Berra capitalized on a 134 last game by Nora Delgado (right) of Colombia, who slipped to second place with 1055. Her fellow countrywoman Ruth Vasquez (left) received the bronze medal with 1028.

During the Opening Ceremonies of the PABCON Senior and Super Senior Championships hosted by the Canadian Tenpin Federation (CTF), two women and two men were inducted into the PABCON Hall of Fame: Ashi Gonzales, Rolando Sebelen, both of the Dominican Republic, and Bob Puttick, Canada, in the athlete category as well as CTF Hall of Famer Hazel McLeary in the builder category.

The Championships continue on Tuesday with the men’s and women’s doubles competition.

The 6th Pan American Bowling Confederation Senior Championships will be held simultaneously with the 4th PABCON Super Senior Championships August 19-24, 2018, at Bowling Center Let’s Bowl, a 30-laner in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, featuring 80 bowlers from 10 countries.

The 56 seniors (maximum four men and four women per country; must be 50 years and older in the year of the championship) will bowl for medals in singles, doubles, trios, teams, all-events and masters, while the 24 super seniors (maximum two men and two women age 60 and older) will compete for medals in singles, doubles, mixed doubles, mixed teams, all-events and masters.

For more information on the PABCON Senior and Super Senior Championships visit the PABCON website.

PABCON Senior, Super Senior Championships to start August 20 in Calgary
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6th PABCON Senior Championships – Men’s Singles

Pos	Player/Country	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Joe Ciach	Canada	226	213	194	633	242	279	235	756	1389	231.50
2.	Lennie Boresch	USA	251	195	244	690	214	237	236	687	1377	229.50
3.	Salvador Suarez	Mexico	202	257	224	683	210	205	243	658	1341	223.50
4.	Ray Vervynck	Canada	213	200	223	636	223	211	258	692	1328	221.33
5.	Manuel Garcia	Mexico	236	194	254	684	236	202	205	643	1327	221.17
6.	Warren Eales	USA	249	223	219	691	213	218	189	620	1311	218.50
7.	Jose Perez	Dominican Republic	222	214	230	666	162	278	200	640	1306	217.67
8.	Juan Narvaez	Panama	211	228	208	647	214	207	231	652	1299	216.50
9.	Antonio Santa	Puerto Rico	205	196	215	616	255	173	236	664	1280	213.33
10.	Edgardo Ruiz	Puerto Rico	213	224	224	661	244	180	182	606	1267	211.17
11.	Mario Garcia	Mexico	184	205	176	565	222	216	231	669	1234	205.67
12.	Steve Badovinac	USA	236	210	189	635	177	192	226	595	1230	205.00
13.	Nelson Jimenez	Colombia	219	209	153	581	222	184	243	649	1230	205.00
14.	Alejandro Sanchez	Mexico	188	184	181	553	238	200	236	674	1227	204.50
15.	Bob Learn Jr.	USA	206	200	197	603	218	224	176	618	1221	203.50
16.	Doug Schatz	Canada	179	171	173	523	267	224	180	671	1194	199.00
17.	Sonith Lockhart	Bahamas	228	201	151	580	215	200	198	613	1193	198.83
18.	Oscar Jaimes	Colombia	214	188	210	612	204	194	182	580	1192	198.67
19.	John Chapman	Canada	204	186	196	586	188	221	180	589	1175	195.83
20.	Jorge Guarnieri	Argentina	198	215	172	585	215	201	163	579	1164	194.00
21.	David Romero	Colombia	247	172	164	583	196	168	210	574	1157	192.83
22.	Antonio Mendez	Puerto Rico	197	203	222	622	175	167	191	533	1155	192.50
23.	Eddie Roncoli	Puerto Rico	201	211	172	584	192	173	191	556	1140	190.00
24.	Leonardo Davis	Bahamas	207	190	210	607	166	168	185	519	1126	187.67
25.	Cesar Vidal	Dominican Republic	159	168	204	531	184	186	202	572	1103	183.83
26.	Nicolas Ruiz	Colombia	184	160	164	508	168	208	208	584	1092	182.00
27.	Davis Slatter	Bahamas	150	186	150	486	226	173	204	603	1089	181.50
28.	Tyrone Knowles	Bahamas	171	166	196	533	193	198	160	551	1084	180.67
29.	Horacio Bustos	Argentina	166	160	164	490	168	194	180	542	1032	172.00
30.	Joseph Hatchett	Dominican Republic	168	190	167	525	159	156	179	494	1019	169.83
31.	Jose Marte	Dominican Republic	156	148	159	463	186	169	174	529	992	165.33
32.	Sergio Gualini	Argentina	145	175	189	509	179	147	152	478	987	164.50

6th PABCON Senior Championships – Women’s Singles

Pos	Player/Country	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Jill Friis	Canada	219	217	184	620	192	233	203	628	1248	208.00
2.	Sharon Powers	USA	158	258	169	585	197	185	223	605	1190	198.33
3.	Lucy Sandelin	USA	190	187	200	577	180	194	200	574	1151	191.83
4.	Deb Lee	Canada	152	233	188	573	232	166	172	570	1143	190.50
5.	Tish Johnson	USA	180	215	161	556	194	188	201	583	1139	189.83
6.	Margarita Ramos	Mexico	155	201	158	514	194	188	235	617	1131	188.50
7.	Paula Vidad	USA	196	170	183	549	178	206	174	558	1107	184.50
8.	Ana E. Melendez	Puerto Rico	200	161	182	543	170	201	178	549	1092	182.00
9.	Maria Piccini	Mexico	152	172	168	492	213	184	203	600	1092	182.00
10.	Sandra Silva	Colombia	165	156	204	525	171	191	203	565	1090	181.67
11.	Jonyce Lockhart	Bahamas	159	145	155	459	183	210	217	610	1069	178.17
12.	Veronica Berumen	Mexico	159	196	167	522	146	163	233	542	1064	177.33
13.	Susan Grande	Canada	197	188	157	542	150	146	207	503	1045	174.17
14.	Martha Trujillo	Colombia	200	189	201	590	159	129	167	455	1045	174.17
15.	Gloria Arango	Colombia	184	177	175	536	180	163	160	503	1039	173.17
16.	Marydel Santiago	Puerto Rico	148	179	188	515	169	182	168	519	1034	172.33
17.	Hilda Arroyo	Puerto Rico	177	163	199	539	197	180	104	481	1020	170.00
18.	Maria Ruiz	Mexico	199	170	138	507	200	168	141	509	1016	169.33
19.	Amanda Galeano	Colombia	171	179	174	524	159	153	179	491	1015	169.17
20.	Janice Bodie-Hoyte	Bahamas	149	202	157	508	210	147	138	495	1003	167.17
21.	Myrna Florez	Puerto Rico	154	132	156	442	170	179	202	551	993	165.50
22.	Julie Ryan	Canada	130	191	173	494	167	156	160	483	977	162.83
23.	Kayla Smith – Nixon	Bahamas	127	145	165	437	173	160	171	504	941	156.83
24.	Marina Mc Clain	Bahamas	134	169	139	442	151	165	151	467	909	151.50

4th PABCON Super Senior Championships – Men’s Singles

Pos	Player/Country	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Alfonso Rodriguez	Mexico	269	192	224	685	196	269	201	666	1351	225.17
2.	Jack Guay	Canada	179	236	247	662	225	194	225	644	1306	217.67
3.	Isaac Amkie	Mexico	181	256	232	669	232	203	173	608	1277	212.83
4.	Hilton Nuñez	Dominican Republic	199	218	176	593	195	212	211	618	1211	201.83
5.	Cesar Wilches	Colombia	172	235	208	615	190	232	173	595	1210	201.67
6.	Carlos Benitez	Puerto Rico	191	182	205	578	190	205	203	598	1176	196.00
7.	Jaime Almendro	Puerto Rico	216	156	224	596	163	198	208	569	1165	194.17
8.	Gregory Taylor	Bahamas	235	163	213	611	196	182	167	545	1156	192.67
9.	Fernando Morales	Colombia	207	198	181	586	152	204	202	558	1144	190.67
10.	David Dunphy	Canada	187	191	190	568	189	178	172	539	1107	184.50
11.	Yule Hoyte	Bahamas	150	199	137	486	198	219	203	620	1106	184.33
12.	Rolando Sebelen	Dominican Republic	199	127	195	521	181	173	188	542	1063	177.17

4th PABCON Super Senior Championships – Women’s Singles

Pos	Player/Country	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Enriqueta Berra	Mexico	188	178	189	555	184	171	163	518	1073	178.83
2.	Nora Delgado	Colombia	205	147	182	534	178	209	134	521	1055	175.83
3.	Ruth Vasquez	Colombia	140	152	159	451	167	233	177	577	1028	171.33
4.	Gloria Carrera	Mexico	151	149	186	486	171	178	185	534	1020	170.00
5.	Deb Linigton	Canada	165	155	154	474	164	200	154	518	992	165.33
6.	Lauraine Fast	Canada	151	159	189	499	176	156	149	481	980	163.33
7.	Ana Miranda	Bolivia	168	170	161	499	192	145	138	475	974	162.33
8.	Aracely Charles	Panama	177	128	176	481	157	181	146	484	965	160.83
9.	Maria Gallego	Argentina	147	141	189	477	164	146	163	473	950	158.33
10.	Vivian Noble	Puerto Rico	183	132	135	450	150	133	176	459	909	151.50
11.	Galen Nazario	Puerto Rico	160	165	156	481	141	140	137	418	899	149.83
12.	Stella De Lucia	Argentina	187	124	129	440	127	166	144	437	877	146.17