Mid-States Championship Day 1 Men’s Results
After day one of the two day Mid-States Championship, Wichita State University is leading the men with a score of 7110. Newman University is in second with a score of 6839 and Kansas University is third with 6935. The full results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
College Bowling This Weekend
There are four college bowling tournaments taking place this weekend. Last weekend was a busy weekend, with the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championshps and the SWIBC Tournament #1 taking place. Robert Morris University (men) and the University of Central Florida (women) won in the Midwest Collegiate Championships. The University of North Texas won in SWIBC 1.
This is the second of back to back big weekends in the college bowling world. The 15th Annual Brickyard Classic will take place in Indianapolis, IN. Calumet College of St. Joseph (men) and Wright State University (women) are the defending champions. The Mid-States Championship will take place in Wichita, KS. Last year’s champion was Wichita State University in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. In Wilmington, DE is the Blue Hen Open. North Carolina State University won this event last year. The Central Florida Classic will take place in Orlando, FL. The University of Central Florida won last year for both the men and the women.
Good luck to everyone bowling this weekend!
Ron Mohr Named 2009 PBA Senior Tour POY, Other Awards Also Announced
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Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour’s only three-time winner in 2009, has been selected as PBA Senior Tour Player of the Year by a panel of veteran bowling writers and his fellow competitors.
Brian Voss of Alpharetta, Ga., has been elected as the PBA Senior Tour’s 2009 Rookie of the Year and veteran Senior Tour competitor Larry Graybeal of Elizabethton, Tenn., is the winner of the second PBA Dick Weber Sportsmanship Award.
Mohr, a 53-year-old second-year Senior Tour member, won the PBA Jackson (Mich.) Senior Open and PBA Dayton (Ohio) Senior Open, kicking off the 2009 season with his first two titles in back-to-back weeks. He won his third title in the Senior Dick Weber Open in Lansing, Mich., where he defeated four-time defending Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker, 232-175, in the title match.
In 12 Senior Tour events, Mohr cashed in all 12, advanced to match play 11 times and he had five top-five finishes. He was runner-up in the Senior Tour earnings race to Wayne Webb by only $250 with his $41,600 total, and he led the full-time touring seniors in average at 223.14.
“I don’t know if it’s a surprise to get the news, but it’s still a shock,” Mohr said. “You hope things will turn out this way, but you never know. After my first year, I realized I could be competitive, but it’s a major step to win a title and then to win more than once is surreal. To go on to win Player of the Year is beyond anything a guy living in Alaska could ever imagine.
“I think it would be easy to accept this, say it has been a great year, and move on,” he added. “But I’m looking for ways to get better. Tom Baker won this honor four years in a row. I’m going to try to get better if I have any hope of doing something like that. And with Walter Ray (Williams Jr.) coming out on the Senior Tour, even for a few events, we’ll all have our work cut out for us next year.”
Voss, who bowled in only six events, didn’t win a title, but he finished second in the Senior Dayton Open, second to Webb in the Senior U.S. Open, and tied for fifth in the USBC Senior Masters. Voss was granted a “Golden Umbrella” exemption to rejoin the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour in August, and missed the final five Senior Tour events. During his limited action, he was the only player to out-average Mohr (223.99) and he earned $22,200 – eighth best among the seniors.
“It’s always nice to win something, to be recognized. I would have preferred to be Player of the Year, but it suggests I’m still competitive,” the 24-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titlist said. “My first Senior Tour event was a rude awakening (he failed to cash). I didn’t bowl practice. I had no idea what lanes were like. It turned out they were pretty easy, and I have all of the excuses in the world why I wasn’t ready.
“But I adapted,” the 53-year-old Voss continued. “I finished second the next week in Dayton, and I did well in the majors. It was good competition and it was really nice to see some of my old friends.”
Voss, a PBA and USBC Hall of Famer, will be a full-time member of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour for the 2009-10 season, so his participation in Senior Tour events is unknown. “We’ll see what my schedule is. I’ll bowl a few,” he said.
Graybeal, who turned 70 on Sept. 7, bowled in his 100th PBA Senior Tour event in the PBA Senior World Championship in Allen Park, Mich., in August. The 26-year PBA member won his only PBA title – a senior regional event – in Gastonia, N.C., in November 2006.
“I was kind of surprised, but I’m really honored to have an award with that man’s name (Dick Weber) on it,” Graybeal said.
The former textile printing supervisor fought and beat colon cancer in 2001, which proved to be a turning point in his life. “I decided after that I was going to do what I wanted to do with my life. I’m still at it, still trying to win,” he grinned. He acknowledged he’s a consistent Super Senior casher – the 60-and-older group who don’t cash in the regular prize list, “but that’s not what I’m shooting at.
“I try to be a nice guy,” Graybeal continued. “It’s not always the easiest thing to do when you’re a competitor. I guess you’d call it losing gracefully.”
Graybeal’s selection by his peers was the perfect choice, according to PBA Senior Tour Tournament Director Corey Kistner and PBA Regional and Senior Tours Director John Weber, the son of the award’s namesake.
“I’m really happy to see a guy like Larry win this award,” Kistner said. “He’s the epitome of what the sportsmanship award represents. He’s definitely deserving.”
“On behalf of the Weber family as well as the PBA, I’m really happy the players voted for someone as congenial as Larry Graybeal. All of the players look up to him. He’s just a pleasure to be around. I couldn’t be happier.”
Team Europe wins Weber Cup
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EUROPE have won the 2009 PartyCasino.com Weber Cup X.
They won 17-11 with Paul Moor defeating Tim Mack in a singles match to seal the victory.
Earlier in the night, Mika Koivuniemi had a ball to win the Weber Cup in the previous match. He needed to hit nine but only managed eight and then lost a thrilling bowl off in his singles match against Jason Couch.
But it did not prove critical as Moor’s victory gave Europe the trophy for the first time since 2005.
“It’s just amazing to shoot a strike to win the Weber Cup for Europe,” said Moor. “It was tough and I was not 100 per cent concentrating and there was a few little distractions but in a situation like that you have to try and stay focused as much as possible.
“I didn’t bowl well here in the Weber Cup last year but I’m starting to get some form back now. Last year I missed three times late on in matches but this time I had the opportunity and it was the most important one.”
All the action was screened live on Sky Sports and America had a 4-2 lead at the end of the opening day.
However, the fortunes completely turned around on the second day as Europe claimed nine of the 12 points available. They continued that form at the start of the third day by winning five of the six matches to move only one away from victory.
USA won three successive points at the beginning of the last session but the fightback ended when Moor pushed Europe over the finish line.
It was the biggest margin of victory since Europe’s last win, an 18-11 success back in 2004.
European captain Osku Palermaa said: “We’re happy and we’ve enjoyed the whole time. We were down but built up the momentum, they took it back before we won. We were a bit worried but there are five good men here in our team.
USA captain Tim Mack added: “Paul was just too good. I would’ve had to bowl the highest score I had done in the tournament but he was just too good so hats off to him.
“We bowled better than the score suggests and it should’ve been much closer. But Europe bowled great and we just couldn’t keep up, our guys will be back next time.”
39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships Final Results
Day 2 of the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships looked a lot like day 1 did. Robert Morris University (IL) and University of Central Florida finished on top.
Robert Morris University (IL) won on the men’s side with a score of 11,559. Lindenwood University fell one pin short at 11,558, and Saginaw Valley State University finished 3rd with a score of 11,487. Robert Morris was led by Mikey Hill. Lindenwood and SVSU were led by Kimani Smith and Toby Sambueno. Leading the All-Tournament Team was Derek Hartnell from Newman University with a score of 2152 (239 Average). Other memebers of the All-Tournament Team included Robert Morris’ Mikey Hill (2114), Cal-State Fresno’s Greg Geering (1979), Viterbo University’s Greg Pizl (1966), and Central Florida’s Joe May (1955).
Central Florida won on the Women’s side with a score of 10,723. Webber International University took 2nd with a score of 10,534, and Lindenwood University took 3rd with a score of 10,234. Central Florida was led by Jenn Boisselle. Webber International and Lindenwood were led by Ashly Galante and Laura Fonnegra. Jenn Boisselle led the All-Tournament Team with a score of 1922 (213 Average). The rest of the All-Tournament Team consisted of Webber International’s Ashly Galante (1849), Wright State University’s Heidi Sanders (1837), Grand Valley State University’s Samantha Johnson (1813), and Webber International’s Jessica Santiago (1796).
Congratulations to all the winners! The full results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com Forums.
There are a few tournaments next weekend. The Midstates Championships in Wichita, KS, the Blue Hen Open is in Wilmington, DE, the Central Florida Classic in Orlando, FL, and the Brickyard Classic will take place in Indianapolis, IN. Good luck to all bowlers!
39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Day 1 Results
Today marked the kickoff of the first Tier 1 college tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season. Day 1 of the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships took place today.
Robert Morris University (IL) took the lead for the men after 6 games with a score of 6394 (+394, 1065 Team Average, 213 Individual Average). Lindenwood University (6360) and Saginaw Valley State University (6357) are in second and third. Robert Morris finished 10th in this event last year, while SVSU was #2 and Lindenwood won the tournament.
The University of Central Florida took the 6 game lead on the women’s side with a score of 5998 (-2, 999 Team Average, 199 Individual Average). Webber International University (5739) and Bellarmine University (5633) are currently in second and third. Central Florida is the defending champion of this tournament. Webber International did not attend last year; Bellarmine finished 10th in this event in 2008.
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The full team results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
Men’s Results | Women’s Results
College Bowling Roundup
Last weekend kicked off the 2009 – 2010 college bowling season. In the American Heartland Conference tournament, Saginaw Valley State University won for the guys. Wright State University won on the girls side, led by Kristen Keenan. AHIBC Tournament #2 will take place on November 7, 2009.
The Sin City Open also took place last weekend. UNLV took first and third place while Arizona State took 2nd. UNLV’s #1 team was led by Eddie Schaub and April Urban.
This weekend is the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the first Tier 1 tournament of the year. SVSU will be looking for their second win of the year, but will have to beat the likes of last year’s champion Lindenwood University and Wichita State University.
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