TERRE HAUTE —
No members of the Greater Terre Haute Women’s Bowling Association are atop any of the leaderboards, but several teams and individuals are listed in the top five of the ongoing 84th Indiana Women’s State Bowling Championship.
Vigo Bowl (team) and Terre Haute Bowling Center (individual) are the host sites for the state tourney this year. This is an idle weekend due to Easter, but the tournament has two more weekends, ending its run on May 8.
Mandy Wilkins is the highest-ranked individual bowler from the local contingent, ranked second in All Events Scratch with a score of 2,075. Wilkins is also tied for third in Singles Scratch with 724. Julie Casad is tied for third in the Singles Division 2 150-and-under Handicap with 781.
In team competition, Crystal Sullivan’s Team still sits in second place in the 4-Man Team Scratch with a score of 3,115. In 5-Man Division 2 750-and-under Handicap, Art Compton Team is third with 3,436 and Heather Woolery’s Team fourth at 3,406.
Rounding out the local leaders, Lucky Strikes (3,386) is fifth in 5-Man Division 1 751-and-over Handicap and Lang’s Body Shop and Painting (2,205) is fifth in 4-Man Scratch.
• Last reminder — If you are the type of person who likes to procrastinate, this segment is for you.
The Terre Haute Bowling Hall of Fame’s 42nd dinner and awards program will be from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday at the Idle Creek Banquet Center.
Nominated for HOF selection are a large slate of men’s and women’s bowlers, in both categories of achievement and meritorious service.
For the men, achievement nominees are Tom Brown, Paul Cherepkai, John C. “J.C.” Dressler, Harold Maxwell, James H. Sullivan, Charles Thompson and Dean Young. Meritorious service nominees are Cherepkai, Dennis Clark, Robert Downing, David Edrington, Larry Nolte, Thompson and Young.
For the women, Letty Chandler, Janie Martin, Anita Maxwell and Jane Miller are achievement nominees. Martin and Miller are also meritorious nominees.
Local historian Mike McCormick will be the guest speaker.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Brazilian Lanes, Imperial Lanes, Paradise Bowl, Terre Haute Bowling Center, Vigo Bowl or from any member of the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors.
For more information, contact Gary K. Busiere at (812) 249-6640.
Due to work commitments, I can’t attend this year’s affair. But as always, good luck to all the nominees.
• Remembered — I was saddened to learn of the passing of James C. “Jim” Frerichs Sr. recently. I got acquainted with Jim crossing lanes in various bowling leagues through the years, including the West Central Bowlers Association and 700 Club tournaments.
In later years, I would regularly see him and his nephew Mike Ofsansky attending Terre Haute North basketball games. They’d usually be sitting right across from the press table in either the first or second row.
While he was competitive with his bowling, Jim always had a smile on his face. You’ll be missed, Big Guy!
• PBA news — Dick Allen made history of sorts for the Professional Bowlers Association by winning the Dick Weber PBA Playoffs Sunday at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis last Sunday.
Allen’s victory marked the end of the first full season in PBA history without a multiple champion, dating back to the inaugural three-event 1959 season when Weber himself won two of the three events.
Can you name this year’s 12 winners?
They were Eugene McCune (Cheetah Championship), Bill O’Neill (Viper Championship), Scott Norton (Chameleon Championship), Yong-Jin Gu (Scorpion Championship), Osku Palermaa (Shark Championship), Chris Barnes (PBA World Championship), Mika Koivuniemi (PBA Tournament of Champions), Ryan Ciminelli (Earl Anthony Memorial), Tom Hess (USBC Masters), Norm Duke (U.S. Open), Jason Couch (Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship) and Dick Allen (Dick Weber PBA Playoffs).
Norton, Palermaa, Ciminelli and Hess were first-time PBA Tour titlists. Gu is not credited with a PBA title because he is not a PBA member.
Speaking of Allen, he is not related to the mercurial baseball standout of the same name from the 1960s and 1970s. The baseball Allen uttered the famous quote, “If a horse won’t eat it, I don’t want to play on it” when expressing his opinion of Astroturf.
Dennis Clark can be reached at dennis.clark@tribstar.com
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KEGLER’S KORNER: New members of GTHBA Hall of Fame
The “winter” bowling season has come to a close, and with that realization, it’s time to find out who are the newest inductees to the Greater Terre Haute Bowling Association Hall of Fame.
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KEGLER'S KORNER: GTHMBA takes interesting new approach to men’s city tourney
When I served on the Greater Terre Haute Men’s Bowling Association Board many, many moons ago, much discussion was devoted to increasing participation in the annual Men’s City Tournament.
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KEGLER'S KORNER: Valley bowlers in Women’s State Championship
No members of the Greater Terre Haute Women’s Bowling Association are atop any of the leaderboards, but several teams and individuals are listed in the top five of the ongoing 84th Indiana Women’s State Bowling Championship.
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KEGLER'S KORNER: Indiana Women’s State tourney continues today at Vigo Bowl
The 84th Indiana Women’s State Tournament will complete its third weekend of bowling competition at Vigo Bowl (team) and Terre Haute Bowling Center (doubles/singles) today.
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KEGLER'S KORNER: City has history as state tourney host
The 84th Indiana State Women’s Championship Tournament began its lengthy run in Terre Haute on Saturday and will run each weekend — except Easter weekend — until May 8.
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KEGLER’S KORNER: Spare nothing trying to get those extra pins
Throwing strikes are sexy and glamorous, but converting spares (ho-hum) is still the difference between winning and losing — at all levels of bowling.
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KEGLER’S KORNER: South team fourth at state finals
Terre Haute South’s boys team capped off a standout season with a fourth-place finish at the Indiana High School Bowling team state finals at Cooper’s Sport Bowl in Anderson last weekend.
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KEGLER’S KORNER: Bowlers still rolling on ice
While many sporting events around the Wabash Valley fell victim to the recent snow and ice storm, not so for bowlers. But we’re not surprised. Bowlers are a hardy breed.
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Kegler's Korner: South Vermillion boys secure sectional title
South Vermillion extended its recent success in the Indiana High School Bowling Sectional competition, both individually and collectively, last week.
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KRGLER'S KORNER: Tournament action abounds over Turkey Day holiday week
The days leading up to and including the Thanksgiving holiday found Vigo Bowl busy with tournament action.
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Kegler's Korner: Team Drake wins THBC Shootout
Nine teams competed in the 20th Terre Haute Bowling Center Shootout last weekend (Oct. 30-31) with Team Drake emerging as the champion by a slim nine-pin margin.
Team members Chris Drake, Rick Fugate, Sean Pepper and Trevor Monroney had a score of 8,663. Second place went to Team Nichols (Ryan Nichols, David Paulin, David Monroney, Mike Gambill) at 8,554. -
Kegler's Korner: Team Drake takes THBC Shootout
Nine teams competed in the 20th Terre Haute Bowling Center Shootout last weekend (Oct. 30-31) with Team Drake emerging as the champion by a slim nine-pin margin.
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KEGLER’S KORNER: Team Shootout at THBC coming this weekend
Hard to believe, but the Terre Haute Bowling Center is ready to run its 20th — count ’em — 20th Team Shootout next Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 30-31).
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Kegler's Korner: Leturgez, Russell and Bolinger members of TH Bowlers Hall 41st class
A trio of local bowlers were inducted to the Terre Haute Bowlers Hall of Fame in their 41st recognition dinner at the Excalibur in West Terre Haute on May 10. Brandy Leturgez was the lone men’s inductee (bowling achievement). Jeri Russell (achievement) and Lynn Bolinger (meritorious service) were the women’s inductees.
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- Kegler's Korner: A little snow can’t stop bowlers from getting in their rounds While a little snow has slowed down the process of playing boys and girls high school basketball games around the Wabash Valley recently, the white stuff rarely keeps bowlers from their appointed rounds.
- Kegler's Korner: Kulick becomes first woman to win PBA event If you missed it, female professional bowler Kelly Kulick defeated Chris Barnes 265-195 in the championship game of the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions. The victory marked the first female to win a PBA national tour event in, well, ever.
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- KEGLER'S KORNER: Crystal Sullivan shoots 299 on tough Greencastle lanes Crystal Sullivan has been a dominate force among women bowlers in Terre Haute through the years. In fact, just as good, if not better at times, than the male bowlers she regularly bowls alongside.
- Kegler's Korner: Scamihorn still a force around lanes Jay Scamihorn has been a frequent high scorer in senior — that’s older folks! — leagues in recent years, frequently recognized for high game or high series (usually both).
- Kegler's Korner: TH Open Pro-Am set for June 12 The Greater Terre Haute Open Pro-Am will be at 7 p.m. on June 12 at the Terre Haute Bowling Center. This is being run in conjunction with that weekend’s (June 13-14) Professional Bowling Association Midwest/Central Regional Tournament.
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- Kegler's Korner: Professional bowling returning to Wabash Valley this summer Professional bowling returns to the Wabash Valley in the form of the PBA Central/Midwest Region Terre Haute Open at the Terre Haute Bowling Center on June 12-14.
- Kegler's Korner: Vincennes University defends championship It must be spring. Vincennes University wins the National Junior College Athletic Association men’s bowling championship and their coach, Gary Sparks, is named NJCAA Coach of the Year.
- Kegler's Korner: TH native Marc Pruett takes on some of PBA’s finest While perusing daily standings from this week’s Professional Bowlers Association Etonic Marathon Open at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis this week, I happened upon the name of Terre Haute bowler Marc Pruett.
- Kegler's Korner: Valley high school bowlers rolling along in state tournament Wabash Valley high school bowlers excelled at the Indiana High School Bowling Association regional at Laurel Lanes in Washington on Feb. 7.
- Kegler's Korner: South’s Dowell rolls 234 to defeat South Vermillion’s Johansen for sectional crown Austin Dowell of Terre Haute South defeated South Vermillion’s Scott Johansen 234-226 to win the high-scoring championship match of the Indiana High School Bowling boys individual sectional tournament at Vigo Bowl on Friday.
- Kegler's Korner: Wabash Valley High School Travel League holds singles tournament As mentioned in last week’s column, a monthly Wabash Valley High School Travel League singles tournament was hosted by Terre Haute Bowling Center last Saturday.
- Kegler's Korner: Unlike NFL, no ties on lanes Take note Philadelphia Eagles quarterback — there ARE ties in regular season National Football League games, but there are NO ties in bowling. Ryan Nichols emerged victorious and claimed the $500 first prize in the 3rd New Year’s Day Sweeper at the Terre Haute Bowling Center. But not after settling a championship match deadlock against long-time bowler Dave Paulin.
- Kegler's Korner: The Landing now offers latest in boutique bowling The Landing at Fort Harrison mini-resort opened to the public last week and its eight-lane bowling facility is nestled right in the midst of this ambitious business undertaking.
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