News To Spare
Volume 5 Issue 6
Official Publication of the GHUSBC Association
October 2011
2011 Texas Bowling Writers Award Winning Newsletter
Mission Statement: The Greater Houston USBC Association ensures the integrity and protects
the future of the sport, provides programs and services and enhances the bowling
experience.
In this Issue:
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Youth Events
In Memoriam
2013 City Tournaments
Bowling Combine
Youth Pro-Am
GHUSBC Services
U of H
500-600 Club
Association Awards
GHUSBC Board of Directors
Staff
Doris Chesser, Editor
Larry Caldwell
Cindy Berry
Rosie Charles
Ed Calcote
Jefsx Talbert
Susan Hancock
Texas State USBC Youth Leaders
Ghostly Bowler Mail-O-Graphic Tournament
The Texas State United States Bowling Congress Youth Leaders is hosting a Mail-oGraphic Tournament in the months of October and November. Youth Bowlers who
wish to participate in this Ghostly Bowler Tournament simply bowl in their leagues
on any date from October 22, 2011 through November 4, 2011. After bowling they
fill out an entry form and attach a copy of their recap from that day. Each entry is only
$10.00 with at least $8.00 returning into the prize fund as scholarship. The bowlers
can submit an entry for each time they bowl league in the two week time slot allotted
for the tournament. Once all entries are in, the standings and scholarship will be determined by the scores submitted in the Scratch and Handicap Divisions. An additional
$100.00 per division is also being donated by the Texas State United States Bowling
Congress for an addition total of $600.00! This tournament allows youth bowlers a
fun opportunity to earn scholarship money without the expense of travel or hotel!
For more information on this tournament please contact Ashleigh Calcote at
[email protected].
COUGAR BOWL-A-THON
A Fundraiser to Benefit the University of Houston Bowling Teams
Our Location
Visit us Monday-Thursday
from 9 AM to 4 PM
Greater Houston USBC
2805 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77006
713-874-1277
Fax 713-524-3186
Visit us on the web at
www.bowlhouston.com
Become a fan on Facebook:
Greater Houston USBC
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Armadilla II Lanes, 10055 Fuqua
Houston, TX 77089—713-944-7100
The Houstonians for Collegiate Bowling Bowl-A-Thon is an annual event organized by the
University of Houston Cougar Bowling Club and the Varsity Bowling Teams.
Each bowler will gather sponsors and bowl 3 games on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 2 PM
at Armadilla II Lanes.
If you would like to bowl, make a pledge for someone who is bowling, or just want to come
down to visit, you can contact Bill, Tommy, or Jeff at713-743-5321 or 713-743-5322
Awards given for participation based on amount of monies collected
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October 2011
Youth Events through December
Oct/22
Oct/22-Nov 4
Oct/29
Oct/29
Oct/30
Nov/6
Nov/6
Nov/12-13
Nov/12-13 & 19-20
Nov/20
Nov/23
Nov/25-27
Nov/27
Dec/4
Dec/11
Dec/11
Alex Reed Memorial Scholarship Tournament (Waco)
The Ghostly Bowler Tournament (Mail-O-Graphic)
GHCPA Meeting @ Palace Lanes (2:00pm)
Houston Youth Leaders meeting @ Palace (following GHCPA meeting)
Greater Houston Youth Travel League (AMF Willow)
Youth-Adult Doubles (Lewisville, TX)
Grand Prix Regional 01 (Western Bowl, Amarillo)
SHSU Kat Cup High School Tournament (College Station)
GHUSBC Youth City Tournament (AMF Humble)
Grand Prix Regional 02 (Highland Lanes, Austin)
Thanksgiving Eve No-Tap Scholarship Tournament (TBA)
Chris Barnes Thanksgiving Youth Classic Tournament (Plano)
Greater Houston Youth Travel League (Copperfield)
Grand Prix Regional 03 (Plano Super Bowl, Plano)
Greater Houston Youth Travel League (Armadilla II)
Grand Prix Regional 04 (Hallmark Lanes, Killeen)
For more information, please visit
http://houstonyouthbowlinginfo.wordpress.com
* * * * NEW CONCEPT* * * *
GREATER HOUSTON USBC ANNOUNCES
2012 MEN’S INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
AND
2012 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
* * *BOTH TOURNAMENTS WILL BE BOWLED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE SAME CENTER* * *
FEBRUARY 11 & 12, 18 & 19
Team Event
Copperfield Bowl
15615 Glen Chase Drive, Houston, Texas
281-550-8710
Doubles & Singles
Palace Lanes
4191 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, Texas
713-667-6554
$1000.00 to be added to each tournament prize fund by GHUSBC
Scratch & Handicap Brackets Available
Multiple Team Entries Allowed—Highest Score Will Count for All Events
Men’s City Champion receives Paid Entry in the 2013 TSUSBC Masters or Sr. Master Tournament
Women’s City Champion receives Paid Entry in the 2013 TSUBC Bluebonnet Queens or Sr. Queens Tournament
Entries postmarked after 1/27/2012 will be assessed $10.00 per bowler and will be subject to lane availability
Charities benefiting from tournament are Susan G. Komen, Michael DeBakey Hospital Houston,
University of Houston (scholarships and support) and The Stehlen Foundation Houston
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October 2011
IN MEMORIAM
“In sacred memories here below still live the friends we used to know”
We wish this to be a mark of respect of our departed fellow bowlers whose deaths occurred during the 2010-2011 season
Tom Alfrejd
Patricia Broussard
Teet Chandler
Bob Courtney
Gerald Evans
Mildred Finley
Donna Gengler
Jack Givens
Kathe Hauer
William Hendry
Joe Herrera
Barbara Huff
Jack Ingram
Ruth Koser
Alan Long
James McDonald
Gabriel Muti
Greg Obert
William Palmer
Jean Randall
Rene Razo
Patrick Reeve
Sadie Renfro
Freddie Richmond
Eileen Roe
Pat Sacks
Debbi Sargent
Ralph (Bill) Shock
Paul Uy
William Wasson
Ronald Woodin
USBC Bowling Combine 2011
Reported by Ashleigh Calcote
During the month of August, the United States Bowling Congress invited youth bowlers from all over the
country to demonstrate their skills at the International Training and Research Center located in Arlington,
Texas. Not only were youth bowlers invited, but collegiate coaches as well.
This event, the USBC College Combine, permitted prospective athletes to meet with coaches from well
known schools and provided the coaches a chance to scope out talent for their future teams. This Combine,
available to those who are starting their sophomore year of high school including those who have already graduated, put the athletes through rigorous fitness tests along with written and bowling tests. Attendees from Houston (listed in alphabetical order) included Ashleigh Calcote, Ashley Lawley, Madeleine McDuff, Sean Sadat,
and Dominick Savage.
In the fitness section, the athletes were tested on how far they could go on a treadmill in twelve minutes, how
high they could jump, how flexible they were along with several other tasks. The next section included a bowling IQ test, a personality test, and a problem solving test. Following that the youth were put on the lanes to
showcase their talent. From having to adjust speed to attempting to pick up a 1-2-4-10 washout, the bowlers
definitely got a opportunity to learn their strengths and weaknesses.
At the end of the Combine the athletes and coaches were given the opportunity to speak with each other to
give a one on one personal impression.
USBC plans to host the College Combine again next year. It was without doubt a wonderful experience for
everyone in attendance.
Greater Houston USBC provides a newsletter which is printed at least twice each year. It is our goal to provide you with more up-todate information about the Houston bowling community rather than twice a year. In order to do this, we are asking that you help us
by e-mailing noteworthy accomplishments at your bowling center. This can include unusual spare pick-ups, such as the l-7-10, the 57-10, 7-8-9, etc. Things such as a triplicate 112 when the bowler’s average is 112, human interest stories, jokes, bowling cartoons, or
anything you feel is worth mentioning. We won’t promise we will print everything you send but if we feel it is of interest to our readers and with space in mind, we will make every attempt to print it.
You may email this information to [email protected]
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Houston Youth participate in Pro-Am in Austin
By Carol Gardner
Several of our Houston area youth bowlers traveled to Dart Bowl in Austin two weeks ago to bowl in the 8th Annual Chad/Rick Payson Memorial Scholarship Youth Pro-Am Tournament, which was held in conjunction with the
PBA SW Region Young & Pratt Austin Open. As a participant of the pro-am, each youth bowler received a Brunswick bowling ball, a DV8 bowling towel, and a string backpack filled with some other miscellaneous items.
As always, the pro-am was a great success, filling up every lane in the house. The event was a Singles Tournament
where each youth participant bowled three regular games on the same pair of lanes. Also, the participants got to
bowl with 6 different pro bowlers, as the pros moved after every 5 frames. Thus, some of the pro bowlers they
were able to bowl with included Wes Malott, Chris Barnes, Mark Williams, Dino Castillo, and Randy Shewmake.
Afterwards, Chris Barnes & Wes Malott performed several trick shots to entertain the crowd. In one particular
trick, Houston youth bowler, Charlena Melnyk, sat in a chair on the lane while Chris Barnes threw a ball inbetween the legs of the chair. Thankfully, Chris is such a skilled bowler that Charlena was not in danger.
In conclusion, there was a huge turnout for the pro-am, and our youth bowlers had a great time. Many of them
bowled well, but await to see how they did once the final standings have been posted.
Pictured left to right:
Colton Mills,
Charlena Melnyk,
Cameron McQueen,
Kyle Young,
Madeleine McDuff,
Keith Gardner,
Jeffrey Broughton.
2011 Greater Houston USBC Youth Championship Tournament
Two Weekends—November 12 & 13 and November 19 & 20
All Events—Team, Doubles, Singles held at
AMF HUMBLE
19214 Highway 59 N, Humble, Texas 77375 - 281-446-7184
Guaranteed Scholarships—1st Place in Each Division of each Event
Random Draw Scholarships $25.00 each squad
Entry Deadline for RESERVED lanes Sunday, October 30, 2011
Entries and Team Re-Entries will be accepted up to squad time if lanes are available
***NEW ***Optional Junior Gold Event to be offered ***NEW***
Entries available in centers and on-line at www.bowlhouston.com
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October 2011
HOUSTON 600/500 CLUB
Annual Meeting and Fall Tournament
40 Frame Game (Singles)
Who: All Houston 600 and 500 Club Members
(You may join on site)
When: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Meeting 10:00 AM
Tournament entries close at 10:30 AM
Tournament 11:00 AM
Where: AMF Alpha Bowl (281) 338-1272
318 West Bau Area Blvd.
Webster, Texas 77598
Georgette McNally, President
713-473-6887
Beverly Goodwin, Secretary
281-489-3788
Greater Houston USBC—Services Provided
Average Book
Web Site
Newsletter
Facebook
League Officers Education & Training
Youth Championship Tournament
Women’s Championship Tournament
Men’s Invitational Tournament
Open Championship Tournament
University of Houston Collegiate Bowling—Scholarships awarded annually
Recognition Awards
Secretary of the Year & Scholarships for the male and female Youth City Champions
Achievement Awards
High Average and High Series
300 Game and 800 Series,
700 Series (Women & Youth),
Local Association Awards
Championship Tournament Awards
Charities
Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL)
Michael DeBakey Veterans Hospital (local)
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
The Stehlin Foundation (local)
Bowling Hall of Fame & Museum
Bowling Foundation
Special Olympics
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October 2011
UH Bowler Rolls Perfect Score………..300 may not be a great SAT score, but in bowling it’s
PERFECT!
UH bowler and 4th year student Frank Papandrea rolled a perfect game last season while participating as
a member of the UH Bowling Team at the SWIBC (Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference) Championship Tournament held at Cow Town Lanes in Ft. Worth, TX. Frank comes to the university from the New York
area where he previously bowled a 300 game while participating in his first year of collegiate bowling for William Paterson University. When not bowling, Frank is a full time student here at the University of Houston majoring in Hotel Restaurant Management.
The University of Houston bowling teams participate in the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling
Conference which is currently composed of the following schools: The University of Houston, Texas Tech, Sam
Houston State University, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M, Louisisana State University, University of Louisiana
at Lafayette, Lady of Our Lake (San Antonio), North Texas State University, University of New Mexico, and
Southwestern Christian University. Interested bowlers qualify to represent the University of Houston by joining
the Cougar Bowling Club on campus and participating in their tryout process. The Cougar Bowling Club bowls
each Tuesday evening beginning at 7:00PM at their home lanes on campus, Cougar Lanes (lower level of the
UC). New members are welcomed regardless of skill level.
Taylor Ward and Todd Moreno took individual honors at the 35th Annual SWIBC 2011 Fall Singles
Classic held this past September 24 at Palace Lanes in Houston, TX. This singles tournament which is an annual
event to kick off the upcoming collegiate bowling season saw Taylor Ward three peat with wins in the 2009,
2010 and now in 2011. Ward qualified first in the ladies division with an 836 four-game total and defeated
Claudia Meeks 2-1 in a best of three game finals match. Todd Moreno, a University of Houston graduate student, qualified second in a field of 60 bowlers representing 13 schools, with a 830 four-game total and defeated
Anthony Lavery-Spahr 2-1 in a best of three game finals match. Meeks represented the University of LouisianaLafayette while Lavery-Spahr bowled for North Texas State University.
The SWIBC (South West Intercollegiate Bowling Conference) heads to Edmond, OK to compete in their
conference team tournament of the year on October 1, 2011.
Additional information on this year’s tournament and entry information for next year’s event can be obbained from William Schwehr, University of Houston, [email protected].
Deeds and Misdeeds
Val Smith, bowling in the Young at Heart League, carries a 148 average at age 91. Val gets a little frustrated because she “doesn’t bowl like she used to”. She approaches the line briskly and rolls a nice soft hook that seldom
misses the pocket. Great spare shooter.
Frank Hayward scores 250 by bowling a dutch 200 for 5 frames and a perfect game for 5 frames.
Congratulations to Mike Patterson who bowled his first 300. Mike is an Association Representative at Del Mar
Lanes and we look forward to seeing him each Thursday at the office.
Bowling in the TSUSBC Mixed Tournament in Plano/Garland, the Accords, besides having a great deal of fun
has some very good bowlers. Wayne McCray shot a 300 in the Team event on Sunday and Billy Clay bowled a
278 in the D/S event on Saturday.
YOU MAKE US HOUSTON PROUD!!!!
GREATER HOUSTON USBC ASSOCIATION
2805 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77006-2205
OFFICERS
President—Donna Hall
1st Vice President—Larry Caldwell
2nd Vice President—Kendra Hardy
3rd Vice President—Lance Thompson
Sgt-at-Arms—Bette Kelley
ASSOCIATION MANAGER
Cheryl Polak
DIRECTORS
Kim Baird
Ron Baird
Cindy Berry
Tom Berry
Dot Breland
Doris Chesser
Dennis Davis
Ken Fulkerson
Nelia Gallien, Jr.
Ellen Gilmore
Richard Kreger
Calvin Maples
Georgette McNally
Kelly Patterson
Kathy Phillips
Billy Rector
Jesse Rohde
V. T. Spicer
Jefsx Talbert
Gilbert Trevino
YOUTH DIRECTORS
Ashleigh Calcote
Ed Calcote
Rosie Charles
Susan Hancock
Sandy Little
Dominick Savage
GREATER HOUSTON YOUTH LEADERS
OFFICERS
President—Ashleigh Calcote
1st Vice President—Daniel Casas
2nd Vice President—Emma Kuhn
Sgt-at-Arms—Keith Gardner
MANAGER
Colton Mills
DIRECTORS
Rosie Charles
Colton Mills
Dominick Savage
If you would like to volunteer at the center where you bowl, please e-mail us at [email protected]