February 15, 2006 -
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USBC - From a town of only 5,500 in southwest Iowa, a group of nearly 100 bowlers, friends, and family made the trip to the 2006 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.
The rural town of Shenandoah was well represented at the American Bank Center Exhibit Hall this week thanks in large part to Junior Taylor, owner of Taylor's Bowl, who organized 13 teams from his small hometown.
The Shenandoah delegation wasn't always so large. In fact, Taylor was alone when bowled in his first Open Championships (formerly the American Bowling Congress Championships Tournament) as a sub in 1989. He has been hooked ever since, and his following continues to grow every year.
"I was pretty intrigued with what I saw there," Taylor said. "When I came home, I told everybody about it, then the next year I think we had four teams going, and it grew from there."
While everyone was in Corpus Christi, the eight-lane bowling center with above ground ball returns was closed for business.
"If I'm not home, it doesn't run," said Taylor, who wasn't even a bowler until he purchased Taylor's Bowl. "We have some part-time help, but that guy is here bowling. It's OK, though, we wanted to do some remodeling anyway. We're putting all new carpet in, so we just locked it up for a week to have a good time down here."
Now, local bragging rights belong to Taylor's team, Taylor's Bowl 1, which turned in the best performance of the bunch Monday with games of 783, 892, and 881 for a 2,556 total.
Taylor's son Tim led the way with 597, followed by Kent Hoxie (509), Taylor (495), Sam Lansdown (490) and Stephen Nokes (465).
"I would guess that per capita, I have as many bowlers as any city in the United States," Taylor said. "I've always wondered about that."
On Tuesday, Taylor added 533 in doubles and 499 in singles for a 1,497 all events total. In the end, Taylor and the rest of Shenandoah's bowlers turned in a championship effort, but none were able to find a new home atop the tournament leaderboard.
Presenting sponsors for the 2006 USBC Open Championships are Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Hotel/Casinos in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Texas State Aquarium, Majestic Ventures Yacht Charters, Inc., USS Lexington Museum and Texas Treasure Casino Cruises.
For more information on the USBC Open Championships, visit USBCopen.com
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls:
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
1, Macanudos (Dan Smith, Lisa Wagner, Ed Ilano, Randy Russell, Chad Pierce), Duluth, Ga., 3,110. 2, Allied Traffic Equipment, Murrieta, Calif., 3,043. 3, R L R L R, Irving, Texas, 3,016. 4, Juggernaut, Elizabeth City, N.C., 2,903. 5, Big Daddy, Atlanta, 2,882. 6, Dykemans Farm, Pawling, N.Y., 2,880. 7, G & S Truck Repair, Charleston, S.C., 2,878. 8, Another Town More Beer, Magna, Utah, 2,874. 9, AG AD Santillana, Brownsville, Texas, 2,836. 10, Dykemans Farm II, Pawling, N.Y., 2,816.
Doubles
1, Howard Babbitt Jr., Millerton, N.Y./Barney Tuttle, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 1,303. 2, Darin Wilson, Grand Prairie, Texas/Kurt Gengelbach, Carrollton, Texas, 1,290. 3, Steven Vance, Duluth, Ga./Darin Belsito, Oakwood, Ga., 1,282. 4, Henry Dykeman, Pawling, N.Y./Gregory Babbitt, Millbrook, N.Y., 1,265. 5, Jimmy Jensen, Magna, Utah/Dale Williams, West Valley City, Utah, 1,245. 6 (tie), Settee Johnson, Norcross, Ga./Sean Greene, Stockbridge, Ga., and Lance Howey, Ypsilanti, Mich./Steven Bates, Romulus, Mich., 1,243. 8, Stephanie Sjobom/Keli Callahan, Murrieta, Calif., 1,235. 9, Randy Lockey, Alvin, Texas/Philip Westbrook, Pearland, Texas, 1,227. 10, Robert Botsford, Salt Point, N.Y./Jeffrey Bloomer, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1,216.
Singles
1, Jim Carter, Keller, Texas, 745. 2 (tie), Wade Shromoff, Andover, Minn., and Randy Russell, Monroe, Ga., 717. 4, Robert Nielsen, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 709. 5, Jeremy Wilcher, Carthage, Miss., 702. 6, Clarence Fragoso, Brownsville, Texas, 696. 7, Sam Flores, Corpus Christi, Texas, 675. 8, Jose Cortes, San Antonio, 673. 9, Mike Vance, Beloit, Wis., 671. 10, Roger Gibbons, Geneva, Ohio, 670.
All-Events
1, Jim Carter, Keller, Texas, 2,117. 2, Robert Nielsen, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 2,061. 3, Randy Russell, Monroe, Ga., 1,950. 4, Chad Pierce, Flowery Branch, Ga., 1,919. 5, Barney Tuttle, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 1,914. 6, Henry Dykeman, Pawling, N.Y., 1,913. 7, Steven Vance, Duluth, Ga., 1,900. 8, Sam Flores, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1,897. 9, Jason Poisson, Manchester, N.H., 1,878. 10, Dale Williams, West Valley City, Utah, 1,877.
Team All-Events
1, Macanudos (Dan Smith, Lisa Wagner, Ed Ilano, Randy Russell, Chad Pierce), Duluth, Ga., 9,354. 2, R L R L R, Irving, Texas, 9,141. 3, Big Daddy, Atlanta, 8,845. 4, Dykemans Farm, Pawling, N.Y., 8,817. 5, Dykemans Farm II, Pawling, N.Y., 8,720. 6, Allied Traffic Equipment, Murrieta, Calif., 8,642. 7, ReBound SG.com 1, Minneapolis, 8,516. 8, D&S; Service 1, Westland, Mich., 8,354. 9 (tie), The Brew Crew, Pensacola, Fla., and Sorcerers 3, San Antonio, 8,266.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
1, Double D Statuary, Odem, Texas, 2,699. 2, Rainbow Rollers, McAllen, Texas, 2,697. 3, The Wacouns, Waco, Texas, 2,687. 4, Puppy Trails Kennel, Monroe, La., 2,672. 5, Sorcerers 1, San Antonio, 2,653. 6, No Weak Links, Gaffney, S.C., 2,642. 7, Deadwoods, Starkville, Miss., 2,563. 8, Badd Dawgs, Lafayette, La., 2,547. 9, Hawks, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2,525. 10, Split Zone, Ponder, Texas, 2,518.
Doubles
1, Steve Wade, Waco, Texas/Billy Haferkamp, Clifton, Texas, 1,162. 1, Joseph Jellots, Starkville, Miss./Jim Breitenbach, Riverhead, N.Y., 1,120. 3, Mark Rippen II, China Spring, Texas/Prentice Cross, Waco, Texas, 1,118. 4, Jim Grinage/Lindsey Calahan, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1,112. 5 (tie), Andy Owens, Havre, Mont./Roger Shepherd, Chester, Mont., and Orlando Alaniz, Weslaco, Texas/Ronald Cowgill, McAllen, Texas, 1,082. 7 (tie), Tim Bushell, Milwaukee, Wis./Scott Giesegh, West Allis, Wis., and Nathan Franklin/Reginald Charles, Houston, 1,077. 9, Jay Hagberg, Lafayette, Minn./Tom Wilhelm, Winthrop, Minn., 1,071. 10, Epigmenio Perez/Joanne Fraser, McAllen, Texas, 1,068.
Singles
1, Darlene Baker, Mahomet, Ill., 675. 2, Billy Haferkamp, Clifton, Texas, 637. 3, Suzanne Guzik, Cedar Creek, Texas, 628. 4, Lisa Soliz, Corpus Christi, Texas, 594. 5, Todd Langel, Rudyard, Mont., 593. 6 (tie), Jim Breitenbach, Riverhead, N.Y., and Mark Hardeman, Lafayette, La., 592. 8, Lonnie Trevino, McAllen, Texas, 591. 9, John Moore, Houston, 586. 10, Ron Cottrell, Atlanta, 584.
All-Events
1, Billy Haferkamp, Clifton, Texas, 1,788. 2, Lonnie Trevino, McAllen, Texas, 1,748. 3, Frank Goff Jr., Kingsville, Texas, 1,735. 4, Jim Breitenbach, Riverhead, N.Y., 1,729. 5, Darlene Baker, Mahomet, Ill., 1,675. 6, John Moore, Houston, 1,664. 7, Prentice Cross, Waco, Texas, 1,654. 8, Todd Langel, Rudyard, Mont., 1,652. 9, Mark Rippen II, China Spring, Texas, 1,650. 10, Paul Roberts III, San Antonio, 1,646.
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