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Canadian team takes Ruby lead at USBC Women’s Championships

18 June, 2016

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Consistency was the name of the game for the members of Canucks of London, Ontario, Canada, as the quartet cruised into the lead in Ruby Team at the 2016 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships on June 14.

After starting the event with a 793 effort, Canucks remained steady at the South Point Bowling Plaza, adding games of 771 and 770 for a 2,334 total. Road Trip of Naperville, Illinois, previously held the lead with 2,226.

Jill Friis paced Canucks with a 618 series, while Debbie Sims (604), Judy Hansen (560) and Karen MacNeil (552) helped finish off a performance that did not see an individual game dip below 176 or head north of 227.

The group has made the annual trek to the USBC Women’s Championships for several years and was elated to see the commitment and dedication pay off.

“We knew we were bowling pretty well after the first game and just wanted to keep it going,” said Friis, who made her 31st tournament appearance. “We’ve been together at this for a long time, so it feels like we’ve paid our dues. We come out here every time and give it our best, and this is the first time we’ve done something like this.”

Ruby Team features four-player teams with combined entering averages of 650-724.

Texan edges into Emerald lead in Las Vegas

Faith Nealon of Dallas emerged as the frontrunner in Emerald Singles after posting a 642 series at the USBC Women’s Championships on June 14.

The 58-year-old right-hander fired games of 234, 174 and 234 at the South Point Bowling Plaza to move to the top of the standings. Alyssa Keyser of Bridger, Montana, previously held the lead with 638.

Nealon’s final game included five consecutive strikes early on, but a missed spare in the seventh frame forced her to find one more double for an opportunity at the lead. She bounced back with strikes in the eighth and ninth frames and converted a 6-9 spare in the 10th to solidify her spot in the Emerald rankings.

Emerald Singles features bowlers with entering averages of 160-174.

A look ahead

Alicia Straka of Bridgewater, New Jersey, is scheduled to make her 50th USBC Women’s Championships appearance this week at the South Point Bowling Plaza.

Straka began her tournament career at the 1966 event in New Orleans and has made an annual appearance each year since 1984. She is scheduled to hit the championship lanes June 19 at 7 p.m. Eastern.

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2016 USBC Women’s Championships Team Results

Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall

Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 725 and above)
1, Logo Infusion (Kristin Nieter, Rocio Restrepo, Michelle Sterner, Terysa Wojnar), Oregon, Ohio, 2,656. 2, Golden Approach 2, Dayton, Ohio, 2,642. 3, 3 Webbers And An Outcast, Omaha, Neb., 2,629. 4, Edgy Bowlers, West Seneca, N.Y., 2,607. 5, Strike Out Diabetes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,601.

Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 650-724)
1, Canucks (Judy Hansen, Karen MacNeil, Debbie Sims, Jill Friis), London, Ontario, Canada, 2,334. 2, Road Trip, Naperville, Ill., 2,266. 3, VA Wildcards, Stafford, Va., 2,215. 4, Garden Center Lanes, Alexandria, Minn., 2,206. 5, Diva Deluxe, Allen, Texas, 2,160.

Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649)
1, Toooo Hot!!!! (Crystal Espinosa, Cynthia Martinez, Margaret Romero, Betty Veitch), Rio Rancho, N.M., 2,115. 2, The Bowling Stones, North Platte, Neb., 2,085. 3, Christian Ladies, San Antonio, 2,041. 4, Badgerlands Finest, Columbus, Wis., 2,025. 5, Strike Force, North Chicago, Ill., 2,013.

Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 574 and below)
1, Wyoming Wild Bunch (Hope Gebes, Shawna Baumeister, Jessica Slagle, Ella Parker), Thermopolis, Wyo., 1,902. 2, McGuire Construction, Esbon, Kan., 1,890. 3, Jeff’s Body Repair, Soda Springs, Idaho, 1,857. 4(tie), St. Croix River Rollers, Stillwater, Minn., and Down The Hatch, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,835.

2016 USBC Women’s Championships Doubles Results

Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall

Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 380 and above)
1, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill./Kendra Gaines, Orlando, Fla., 1,413. 2, Astrid Valiente, Carol Stream, Ill./Ingellimar Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,384. 3, Charly Boelter, Oshkosh, Wis./Samantha Kelly, Streamwood, Ill., 1,369. 4, Linda Wilson, Moore, Okla./Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., 1,361. 5(tie), Katie Garcia, Wichita, Kan./Shannon Sellens, Copiague, N.Y., and Brandy Sanderson, Bossier City, La./Anita Arnett, Richmond, Texas, 1,358.

Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 350-379)
1, Andrea Sharp, Stafford, Va./RoxAnn Artzer-Crowder, Berryton, Kan., 1,234. 2, Bete Krause, Bartlett, Ill./Cynthia Taylor, Belvidere, Ill., 1,199. 3, Kimberly Tulo, San Clemente, Calif./Nemia Moore, Fort Smith, Ark., 1,183. 4, Ari Bulthuis/Denise Bulthuis, Chicago, 1,176. 5, Janet Hrasch/Connie Kus, Palatine, Ill., 1,153.

Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 320-349)
1, Clara Lyall/Rhonda Ybarra, Chicago, 1,187. 2, Linda Mayette/Jessica Tuggle-Prades, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 1,178. 3, Kitty Cody, Citrus Heights, Calif./Chris Mahana, Eagle, Idaho, 1,167. 4, Amy Miller, Newport, N.C./Kathi Finley, New Bern, N.C., 1,135. 5, Mari Gallegos/Belle Garcia, Chicago, 1,133.

Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 290-319)
1, Pua Edayan, Waimanalo, Hawaii/Tatiana Montez, Kapolei, Hawaii, 1,100. 2, Marge Vieira, Ripon, Calif./Suzanne Ruiz, Delhi, Calif., 1,085. 3(tie), Janet Sward/Arianne Sward, Grasston, Minn., and Tracey Avery, Dameron, Md./Ginger Baker, Abbeville, S.C., 1,073. 5(tie), Ann-Marie Davis, Lithia, Fla./Randi DeVillier, Riverview, Fla., and Angela Hoskins/Shirley Robinson, Birmingham, Ala., 1,068.

Division 5 – Amethyst
(For bowlers with combined averages of 260-289)
1(tie), Nancy Jette, Beaverton, Ore./Pamala Conrad, Hillsboro, Ore., and Sabrina Gunn, Lee Summit, Mo./Ashlea Gunn, Colombia, Mo., 1,014. 3, Jean Gilbert, Richmond, Va./Barbara Poe, Glen Allen, Va., 1,004. 4, Sandy Ames, Canyon Lake, Texas/Karla Wheeler, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,001. 5, Linda Armbrister, Soland, Maine/Barbara Clark, Rockville, Md., 998.

Division 6 – Topaz
(For bowlers with combined averages of 259 and below)
1, Selena Fabricius, Burlington, Wyo./Debbie Smith, Emmett, Idaho, 920. 2, Judy Moreman/Rosalinda Walker, Danville, Ill., 914. 3, Debra Headrick, Franklin, Neb./Cheryl Vap, Riverton, Neb., 912. 4, Anne Watson/Debbie Apodaca, Casa Grande, Ariz., 895. 5, Dolores Dombkowski/Melissa Kunow, Michigan City, Ind., 893.

2016 USBC Women’s Championships Singles Results

Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall

Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)
1, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 757. 2, Brenda Mack, Indianapolis, 751. 3, Carol Norman, Houston, 750. 4, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 749. 5, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill., 746.

Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)
1, Daphne Williams, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 678. 2, Billie Roberts, Rockford, Ill., 673. 3, Lindsey Szachta, Charlotte, N.C., 657. 4, Stacy Lau-Snow, Chantilly, Va., 638. 5, Candy Duffey, Lenoir, N.C., 633.

Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)
1, Faith Nealon, Dallas, 642. 2, Alyssa Keyser, Bridger, Mont., 638. 3, Patsy Northey, Cambridge, Wis., 631. 4(tie), Teresa Person, Tigard, Ore., and Catherine Macari, Islandia, N.Y., 630.

Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)
1, Carolyn Fleming, Trenton, Ill., 619. 2, Marcella Hull, Camdenton, Mo., 595. 3, Judy Mason, Greer, S.C., 591. 4, Mary Jane Shelton, San Antonio, 584. 5, Erin Bright, Chicago, 582.

Division 5 – Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)
1, Anne Watson, Casa Grande, Ariz., 565. 2(tie), Marlana Ayers, Plymouth, Minn., and Deborah Johnson-Nicks, Fayetteville, Ga., 552. 4, Rosan Hallstrom, Tillamook, Ore., 548. 5, Helen Heritage, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 540.

Division 6 – Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)
1, Sue Browne, Garden City, Mich., 518. 2(tie), Judy Moreman, Danville, Ill., and Rachel Ruiz, Montebello, Calif., 503. 4, Karla Wheeler, New Braunfels, Texas, 500. 5(tie), Diane O’Connor, Dexter, Minn., and Doreen Gehrke, Salt Lake City, 498.

2016 USBC Women’s Championships All-Events Results

Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall

Division 1 – Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 190 and above)
1, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill., 2,129. 2, Kristin Nieter, Homewood, Ill., 2,098. 3, Samantha Kelly, Waukesha, Wis., 2,085. 4, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,079. 5, Astrid Valiente, Carol Stream, Ill., 2,076.

Division 2 – Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 175-189)
1, Rhonda Ybarra, Chicago, 1,834. 2, Daphne Williams, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1,806. 3, Mindy McNeal, Gurdon, Ark., 1,758. 4, Stephanie Owens, Laurel, Md., 1,755. 5(tie), RoxAnn Artzer-Crowder, Berryton, Kan., and Nancy Sharp, Salem, Ore., 1,735.

Division 3 – Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 160-174)
1, Kathi Finley, New Bern, N.C., 1,788. 2, Esther Ah Yo, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,719. 3, Mari Gallegos, Chicago, 1,708. 4(tie), Rexiene Smith, Tampa, Fla., and June Dill, Bermuda, 1,690.

Division 4 – Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 145-159)
1, Cindy Combs, Chicago, 1,673. 2, Erin Bright, Chicago, 1,636. 3, Diana Yu, Monterey Park, Calif., 1,609. 4, Denise Caldwell, Ostrander, Minn., 1,605. 5, Elsie Cooper, Clinton, Md., 1,604.

Division 5 – Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 130-144)
1, Sabrina Gunn, Lee Summit, Mo., 1,579. 2, Nancy Jette, Beaverton, Ore., 1,518. 3, Anne Watson, Casa Grande, Ariz., 1,513. 4, Kim Grams, Campbell, Neb., 1,510. 5, Angela Hoskins, Birmingham, Ala., 1,503.

Division 6 – Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 129 and below)
1, Sue Browne, Garden City, Mich., 1,502. 2, Karla Wheeler, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,488. 3, Sandy Miller, Strasburg, Colo., 1,444. 4, Judy Moreman, Danville, Ill., 1,430. 5, Rachel Ruiz, Montebello, Calif., 1,424.

Herbert Bickel