Ann Arbor 700 Club
700 Open Doubles Results
On Saturday April 14, 2012, 22 teams participated in the 7th Annual 700 Club Doubles Tournament at Bowl-E-Drome. The team of newcomer Ryan Wills and Michael McKnight used Baker games of 222 and 236 to jump from third place in qualifying to win the tournament by a mere 5 pins. The team of Kevin Fletcher and Austin Herter led the qualifying with a handicap score of 1499 to earn the High qualifier prize and finished second. Tim Rice and Tom McVey Jr finished third and Gary Nowling and Jerry Fritts finished in the 4th and final paid position. Checks were mailed out May 2, 2012.
2012 700 Club Doubles Prize Fund
2012 700 Club Doubles Award Scores
Results of the Mixed Foursome tournament
On Sunday February 12, 2012, 36 teams participated in the 27th Annual 600-700 Clubs Mixed Foursome Tournament at Lodge Lanes. The team of Sheryl Spagnoletti, Susan Holtz, Robert Richards and Joe Holtz combined for a 2914 handicap score to lead the tournament. Check back for more results March 5, 2012
2012 600-700 Mixed Foursome Standings
2012 600-700 Mixed Foursome Recaps
Several Local Members Awarded 2010-2011 700 Bowling Clubs of America Awards
Each year the national 700 Club awards top honors for both the highest certified score bowled by a 700 Club member and the highest scores bowled in the Singles Tournament for each of several divisions. This year we have six local members earning national awards. First off, Ryan Hughes placed second in the competition for the Ferd Lipovetz Memorial Award that goes to the 700 club member who bowled the highest series for the bowling season. Ryan bowled an 855 series.
Several bowlers earned national recognition from the scores bowled in the 2011 Ernie Dieterle Singles Classic bowled at Lodge Lanes. In the Classic Division (200 average and above), Bobby Goike posted and 804 series for the first three games earning him the first place plaque. In the Upper Division (190 to 199 average), Jim Paradise posted a 692 series in the first three games to earn a third place Certificate of Merit. In the Lower Division ( 179 average and under), Lovell Freeman bowled a 617 series and also garnered a third place Certificate of Merit. In the Granddaddy Division(55 years and over), David Waters had a handicap score of 773 to place second and recieve a Certificate of Merit. The Granddaddy division uses your actual bowled score and awards one pin of handicap per game for every year over 55. Our final award winner was Joe Andrusiak who won the Elmer C. Fischer Memorial Award for the highest series bowled in the singles competition by a Chapter Pin Buoy. Joe bowled a 717 series for the first three games of the Singles Classic. Congratulations to all our winners!
Ernie Dieterle Singles Classic Results
Jim Leedle is this year's Ernie Dieterle Singles Classic Scratch Division Champion with a score of 1455. Cynthia Allison is this year's Ernie Dieterle Singles Classic Handicap Division Champion with a score of 1473. Jim Hickenbottom is the Senior division Champion with a 748 handicap score. David Bone is the Super Senior division with a 735 handicap score. Low to cash was 1375 in scratch, 1403 in handicap, 719 in the Senior division and 693 in the Super Senior division. All checks were mailed on March 5, 2012.
Official Results of the 45TH ANNUAL 600-700 CLUBS MIXED DOUBLES
The 45TH ANNUAL 600-700 CLUBS MIXED DOUBLES tournament took place on December 11, 2011 at Bel-Mark Lanes. 66 teams competed for a prize fund of $1470. Final results show the team of Beck Guidinger and Erik Collar winning with a score of 1473. The eleventh and final paid position was score of 1372. Prize checks were mailed on December 23, 2011.
45th Annual 600-700 Clubs Mixed Doubles Results
Official Results of the 2011 Michigan State 700 Clubs Jamboree
The final tally of teams competing this year was 50. The winning team was from the Ann Arbor Chapter consisting of Rob Jolliff, Andy Gadd, Dustin Smith and David Smith, Jr. Their combined score with handicap was 2951. Those earning High Score awards were Nevelle Kirby with an 805 Series in the 9:30 squad, Bob Chamberlain, Jr with a 300 the first game of the 1:00 squad, Mike Helzer with an 11 in-a-row 290 the first game of the 1:00 squad and Ron Ellis with an 813 in the 1:00 squad. Prize checks were mailed to the team captains on Saturday November 12, 2011.
2011 Michigan 700 Club State Jamboree Results
Official Results of the First Annual 700 Club Open Trio Tournament
Maplewood Lanes was the site for the First Annual 700 Club Open Trio Tournament. 66 Bowlers, comprised of 46 Ann Arbor 700 Club Members and 20 non-members, helped to make this first tournament a success. Final results show the team of Dave Hemming, Dean Shipman and Daryl Moore winning the tournament with a score of 2258. The fourth and final paid position was the score of 2120. Prize checks were mailed on October 12, 2011 to the members of the winning teams.
2011 700 Club Open Trio Results
Welcome to the 2011-2012 Bowling Season
The Annual Newletter and Tournament Applications Packet was mailed to members on Tuesday, September 6th. Please watch your mail for this envelope. If your membership has lapsed you were sent a postcard.
You will notice several new items for the 2011-2012 season.
First off, the starting tournament for the year is now a TRIO tournament and is open to all USBC members with the requirement that at least one team member be a current member of our club. It is hoped that bowlers who are eligible for our club but are not yet members will try us out at this tournament and wish to join. Our 700 Club Doubles tournament has been moved to the Saturday, repeat Saturday, after Easter, April 14, 2012.
Second, at the August Board of Directors meeting, the Directors approved a change in the entering average requirements. Bowlers will use the following criterion: 1) Previous year highest winter average (2010-2011 yearbook) of certified league of 21 games or more; 2) Year prior to that highest winter average (2009-2010 yearbook) of certified league of 21 games or more; 3) Current year highest average of 21 games or more includng sumer averages from certified league. It is the bowlers responsibility to use the correct entering average. Bowlers may be disqualified or receive reduced handicap if the average is incorrect. Tournaments have differing means of determining the entering average. Don't be disqualified for using an incorrect average.
Third, the basis for handicap has been changed to 230 for all tournaments. Handicap will be 90% of the difference in entering average and 230. The State Jamboree, Single's and 700 Double's tournaments will be on a per game basis, all others are based on a 3-game series.
Fourth, changes were made to the criteria for our Brackets and Jackpots. We ran Senior Handicap Brackets and Handicap Jackpots at the Singles Classic with much success. So we voted to add those to all our tournaments and see if they meet with the same success. Changes were also made to the Regular Handicap Brackets and Handicap Jackpots in that you now must receive a handicap in order to be eligible to particpate in those. The 2/3 maximum entry to the Handicap Brackets will remain. Scratch brackets entry will now be unlimited.
Lastly, the Board voted in April to remove the Honor Score prize and then recanted at the August meeting and approved it again. We will continue to pay $50 to every Ann Arbor 700 club member who bowls a 300 game or 800+ series in one of our club sponsored tournaments. In addition, we will pay any Ann Arbor 700 Club member that bowls one of the same in the State Jamboree or 700 Club National Invitational Tournament.
The State Jamboree is being sponsored by our club this year and is being held at Colonial Lanes on October 23rd. Let's see if we can come close to the 33 teams we had when we hosted 70 total teams in 2009.
Good Luck and Good bowling in the 2011-2012 Season!
Last update May 2, 2012