Association Message updated 6/16/09

Dale Traber Wins Senior Masters

Dale Traber of Cedarburg, WI won the 2009 USBC Senior Masters held in Las Vegas, NV. The Lake County BA had six of our local members participate in the event. Dave Sill recorded the best score with his 78th place 2,990 pins. Congratulations to Curt Aemisegger 2,952, Russ Freeman 2,922, Bill Spigner 2,910, William Kalaytowicz 2,780 and Bob Amoruso 2,729 for their great efforts.

Sill Still Inside Cut after Round Two at USBC Senior Masters 6-10-09

Dave Sill of Cary who bowls at Fair Haven Bowl in the Tuesday Men’s league is currently in 46th place after the first two rounds of the USBC Senior Masters being held in Las Vegas, NV at the South Point Bowling Center. Three other Lake County BA members are within 90 pins of the cut with the final round of qualifying to be held today. Curt Aemisegger is only 43 pins from making the double-elimination match play final format that take the top 63 qualifiers and 2008 champion Kenny Parks to begin on Thursday morning. Bill Spigner and Russ Freeman need to pick up 65 and 90 pins respectively to make their way into match play. Rockford area bowler Tom Carter is looking really good to make match play with holding second place after the first two rounds. Tom is 235 pins ahead of the cut line with 2,257 pin total. There is still work ahead of all of these bowlers, good luck to Dave, Curt, Bill, Russ and Tom in the third round and beyond.

Follow the action at www.bowl.com/tournaments/usbc/srmasters/main.aspx

USBC Senior Masters Underway in Las Vegas, NV 6-9-09

The USBC Senior Masters is underway at South Point Lanes in Las Vegas, NV. There are six members of our association competing at the USBC Senior Masters Curt Aemisegger – Wauconda, Bob Amoruso – Glenview, Russ Freeman – Antioch, William Kalaytowicz – Volo, Bill Spigner – Vernon Hills and Dave Sill – Cary. All of these bowlers also competed at the PBA Senior US Open last week with Bill Spigner and Curt Aemisegger making match play.
After the first round of qualifying on Monday, Dave Sill had the highest total with 1,047 which is in 44th place. The top 63 bowlers and current champion Kenny Parks go into a double-elimination bracket finals format. Qualifying continues on Tuesday and Wednesday. Another local bowler from the Rockford area Tom Carter is in 2nd place after the first round of qualifying. But there is still a very long way to go before the grueling match play format begins on Thursday.

Follow the action at www.bowl.com/tournaments/usbc/srmasters/main.aspx

Spigner 16th, Aemisegger 22nd at PBA Senior US Open

Bill Spigner of Vernon Hills finished in 16th place and Curt Aemisegger of Wauconda finished 22nd at the PBA Senior PBA Open in Las Vegas. In the final match two all-time PBA legends battled for the title, Wayne Webb topped Brian Voss to take home the $20,000 first place prize. Congratulations to both of our members Bill Spigner and Curt Aemisegger for their fine performance.

For complete event details visit www.pba.com

Spigner Hot in Second Match Play Round June 5, 2:10PM CDT

Bill Spigner had a 7-1 match play record in the second round to march his way back up into 9th place with the final round of match play scheduled to start at Noon PDT. Curt Aemisegger held steady with a 4-3-1 second round record. Currently Curt is in 21st place.

Keep up the great work Bill and Curt!

Follow the action at www.pba.com

PBA US Senior Open Match Play Round Two Underway June 5, 11:15AM

Bill Spigner and Curt Aemisegger are still on the move at the PBA US Senior Open in Las Vegas, NV at Suncoast Bowling Center. After the first round of match play finished yesterday Bill Spigner slipped back 10 spots to 18th, but after one game today he has moved up one place. Curt Aemisegger move up three places after his first round of match play to 20th place, after his first game today he is holding the same position even though he won his first game. Best of luck to both Bill and Curt!

Follow the action at www.pba.com

Spigner/Aemiseger Reach Match Play at PBA US Senior Open in Las Vegas June 4, 6:15 CDT

Lake County BA Hall of Fame members Bill Spigner and Curt Aemisegger have reach the match play finals of the PBA US Senior Open at Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas, NV. Bill Spigner after the semi-final round is currently in 8th place with 5,748 pins. The 2008 Lake County BA Masters champion Curt Aemisegger erased a five pin deficit in the final game of semi-final qualifying to finish 23rd with 5,627 pins. The first eight games of match play will begin at 2 PM PDT June 4, 2009. Follow the action at www.pba.com

Good luck to both Bill and Curt!

Markle – Lange Win Inaugural President’s Cup

The inaugural Lake County BA President’s Cup was held Sunday April 5, 2009 at Fair Haven Bowl. In the scratch division championship match Al Markle defeated teammate Marvin Thedford 279-171 after narrowly escaping the semi-final match with Bob Boulton 236-233. The final match was all but over after six frames, with Marvin opening two frames and Al stringing the first six. The only question was if Al could roll perfect. Al pitched the first nine only to be denied by a stubborn seven pin. In the handicap division Justin Lange rolled past his Sunday Funnies teammate Thomas Donovan 217-200 in the semi-final and topped Jamie Baker 279-241 in the championship match. The high game of the day belonged to Mike Unewitz with a 298. Congratulations to all who earned the right to bowl and to Al Markle and Justin Lange on becoming the inaugural President’s Cup Champions.

Complete Score List

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President's Cup Champions Al Markle and Justin Lange

Lake County BA President’s Cup Criteria

Bowler of the Year

Bowler of the Year points are being currently being compiled. Be check back for standings.

The Bowler of the Year, which will recognize the bowlers who have had the best bowling season (August 1, 2008 – July 31, 2009). The Bowler of the Year criteria will include Lake County BA Championships tournament placing, Lake County BA sponsored events placing (Lake County BA Masters, Lake County Mixed Championships, Lake County BA Presidents Cup) Illinois BA state tournaments (north and south sections) and USBC Open Championships. Events not earning points sponsored by Lake County BA are Lake County BA Proprietors Team Challenge and Lake County BA Senior Singles events because they are not all inclusive to every association member. Other point earning criteria are honor scores, final averages (one per Lake County BA center bowled with minimum 66 games) or setting a Lake County BA individual series record. The top BOY points earned will be recognized as the All Lake County BA team with the member with the most points earned as the Lake County BA Bowler of the Year.

Bowler of the Year 2008-2009 Criteria

Sunset Bowl Captures Second Proprietors Team Challenge

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The Sunset Bowl team of Dean Bakkum, Jim Erickson, Rob Cunningham, Dan Litewski and John Walczak won back-to-back Lake County BA Proprietor Team Challenge held January 25 at Bertrand Lanes. The Lake County BA Proprietor Team Challenge is a unique format that matches teams from each bowling center in the association and a team from the Lake County BA board in a round robin Baker game tournament with a single team game. The top 3 teams from the round robin were matched in a single Baker game step ladder match. In the first match of the finals the Antioch Bowl team (Phil Lindberg, Erich Merrill, Don Matushek, Beau Biller and Andy Caldwell) defeated the Fair Haven Bowl team (Chris Miletic, Pete Gochis, Tom Farr, Jim Gochis and Mark Raymond Jr.). In the championship match Sunset Bowl jumped out to an early lead and the Antioch Bowl team could put anything together to overcome the Sunset Bowl team. Centers that were represented were Antioch Bowl (Phil Lindberg, Erich Merrill, Don Matushek, Beau Biller and Andy Caldwell), Bertrand Lanes (Chris Goheen, Scott Aho, Rowdy Shoumake, Tracey Smith and Steve Foote), Brunswick Zone – Fountain Square (Tom Cole, Adrian Fortune, Glenn Hudson Jr., Ron Schoolcraft and Bobby Wright), Brunswick Zone – Hawthorn (Rich Evitts, Chad Melinger, Kurt Hoglund, Howard Rothstein and Bill Graham), Fair Haven Bowl (Chris Miletic, Pete Gochis, Tom Farr, Jim Gochis and Mark Raymond Jr.), Lakes Bowl (Dave Sparr, Mike Sparr, Jeff Knoth, Joe Piagentini and Joe Klask), Lakeside Lanes (Bill Nicholl, Dick Butler, Rocky Stanek, Ray Jenkins and John Wing), Sunset Bowl (Dean Bakkum, Jim Erickson, Rob Cunningham, Dan Litewski and John Walczak) and Lake County BA Board Gabe Rodriguez, Mike Tucker, Butch Schuck, Rod Polich and Pat Moore). The top individual games were Rob Cunningham 268, Adrian Fortune 267 and Steve Foote 266. The best Baker games were Antioch Bowl 252, Fair Haven 248 and BZ Fountain Square 246. The third Lake County BA Proprietor Team Challenge is planned for January 2010.

Lake County BA Proprietor Team Challenge Scores

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Past Articles

2008 Lake County Mixed Championships

2008 Youth Scholarship Tournament

2008 Lake County BA Stars of Tomorrow

2008 Seniors Singles Tournament

Lake County Loses a Legend

Aemisegger Edges Jenkins to Win Masters

Michael “Doc” Hall Wins All Star

Bober Finishes 98th at USBC Masters

2009 Championships Tournament Updates