Local tourneys starting to heat up

By J.T. Locastro

Friday, February 8, 2008 11:37 PM EST

The completion of The Citizen Masters signals the home stretch of the bowling season, but there are still many tournaments lined up for men, women and youths as the season winds down.
Here's an overview of some events:

The Boys and Girls Byrn's Junior Masters qualifying is 1 p.m. Sunday at Falcon Lanes. Match play begins the following weekend at Cedar House Lanes and Starlite, with the finals slated for Feb. 23-24 at King Ferry.

For more information, contact Youth Association Manager Tom Ostrander at 253-3320.

The 73rd annual Auburn USBC Bowling Association Men's Championships, co-sponsored by Coors Light and the B.E. Wright Distributing Corp., get underway with the team event at Rainbow Lanes. Squads will be 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 23-24.

They continue at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and Feb. 27-29, including the proprietors' squad on Feb. 28. A 9:30 p.m. shift also rolls on Feb. 29.

Entering a team costs $100.

Cedar House Lanes hosts the singles and doubles. There will be a squad at 9:30 p.m. March 7, while noon and 3 p.m. shifts will bowl March 8-9.

The cost is $80 per team, with all-events an additional $10.

Contact Association Manager Mike Ryan at 730-2901 for more information.

Last season, Benedict Floors won the team handicap event with 3,535 to win $800. In the scratch division, winners Legend Killers rolled 3,238 to cash $200.

Brian Richardson and Kevin Meade fired 1,368 to place first in the handicap doubles, collecting $250. Chris Plis and Gary Sutton shot 1,287 to capture the scratch division, winning $80.

In handicap singles, Kevin Meade finished first with 774 to earn $120. Rick Lambrecht led the scratch division with 670 to take home $40.

Chris Hickey was the handicap all-events champion with 2,110 to earn $100. Mike Crowley had the high scratch total of 1,891 to win $30.

The women's association tournament also starts Feb. 23-24. The four-person team event has squads at 1 p.m. both days at Starlite Lanes. It costs $64 per team with a guaranteed first prize of $400.

The singles and doubles have noon squads March 1-2 at Falcon Lanes. The doubles fee is $32 per team, while the optional all-events fee is $2.

To enter, bowlers should call Ann Fenton at 923-2180.

The 83rd New York State Championships run from April 5-June 8 at Flamingo Bowl in Liverpool.

Squads are scheduled Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Sundays 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A 7:30 p.m. shift rolls April 12. The event consists of team ($175), doubles ($70) and singles ($35). Entry into all-events costs $10.

Interested bowlers may call the Syracuse USBC Bowling Association tournament office at 488-3761 for more information.

An application is available for download at www.members.tripod.com

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