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12 www.bowlingworld.com - June 2019 Women’s Championships Weekly Glance By Aaron Smith Missouri bowler rolls 300, takes lead at 2019 USBC Women‘s Championships Brenda Clifford of Kahoka, Missouri, rolled the first 300 game of her career at the 2019 United States Bowling Congress Women‘s Championships on June 14, help- ing her claim the lead in Ruby All-Events by a single pin at Northrock Lanes. She began her doubles set with 12 consecutive strikes and added games of 196 and 246 for a 742 series to go along with sets of 581 in team and 514 in singles for a 1,837 total. Apryl Sneed of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, previously led with 1,836. Clifford‘s big day in Wichita, Kansas, nearly was derailed on both the 11th and 12th shots of her 300, as the 7 pin dramatically fell late on each delivery. ―I couldn‘t believe it,‖ said Clifford, who made her third USBC Women‘s Champion- ships appearance. ―It just sort of rocked back and forth before falling over. On the last ball, I felt confident I could do it, and there was that silly 7 pin wavering again.‖ Clifford became the fifth bowler to roll 300 at the 2019 event and 32nd in tourna- ment history to achieve the feat, and the experience will be something she won‘t soon forget. ―It was just an awesome experience,‖ Clifford said. ―Not just because of the scores, but because it‘s the 100th edition of the tournament. That, coupled with my family being here, makes this really special. It‘s just an amazing experience and will be a time at Nationals I‘ll never forget.‖ Ruby All-Events includes bowlers with entering averages of 175-189. Midwest pair takes Topaz lead at Northrock Lanes Teah Colvin of Riverton, Nebraska, and Mary Sawyer of Burr Oak, Kansas, grabbed the top spot in Topaz Doubles at the 2019 USBC Women‘s Championships with a combined score of 874 on June 14. Colvin led the doubles effort with games of 157, 185 and 139 for a 481 series, while Sawyer added games of 162, 120 and 111 for a 393 total. Linda Hartman and April Smith of Sayre, Oklahoma, previously led with 854. Colvin‘s overall effort at Northrock Lanes also helped her move into the top five in Topaz All-Events. She currently sits third with a 1,360 total after adding scores of 466 in singles and 413 in team. Chris Lafko of Simi Valley, California, leads Topaz All-Events with 1,425. Topaz Doubles includes bowlers with combined entering averages of 259 and be- low. Topaz All-Events features bowlers with entering averages of 129 and below. New team leaders emerge in Emerald, Sapphire divisions at Women‘s Champion- shipsThe Emerald and Sapphire Team divisions at the USBC Women‘s Champion- ships have new leaders as teams from Texas and Nebraska made their way to the top.KC and the Sunshine Bowlers of Stephenville, Texas, moved into the top spot in Emerald Team on June 15 with a 2,031 total, while McGuire Construction of Red Cloud, Nebraska, returned to the top of the Sapphire standings June 17 with a 1,875 score at Northrock Lanes. RAI of NE of Ravenna, Nebraska, had led Emerald Team with 2,027, while 4 for Fun of Bloomfield, New Mexico, led Sapphire with 1,859. KC and the Sunshine Bowlers used a consistent effort to get to the lead, rolling games of 671, 672 and 688. Kathy Carlson led the way with a 587 series and was joined by Sammie Vaughn (528), Sandra Pierce (466) and Teresa Phillips (450). McGuire Construction , which posted a runner-up finish in Sapphire Team at the 2016 Women‘s Championships in Las Vegas, improved each game in Wichita with scores of 587, 622 and 666. Debra McGuire led the team with a 558 series and was helped in the effort by Kim Grams (487), Kimberly Davis (464) and Colleen Jeffery (366). A look ahead Less than two weeks remain before the 100th edition of the USBC Women‘s Championships comes to a close. The 2019 event, which kicked off April 20, will conclude June 30. 2019 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kan. (Division leaders with hometown and pinfall) TEAM Diamond (For bowlers with combined averages of 725 and above) 1, Powerhouse (Sharon Powers, Michelle Maly, Debbie McMullen, Christine Gill), Lakewood, Colo., 2,767. 2, Golden Approach Pro Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 2,682. 3, Husker Shox, Las Vegas, 2,675. 4, Ballard vs. the Big C, Keller, Texas, 2,663. 5, The Bowling Stones, Savannah, Ga., 2,608. Ruby (For bowlers with combined averages of 650-724) 1, Rookies (Diane Weeks, Vi Frye, Briana Hooper, Trenetta, Alford), Shawnee, Kan., 2,215. 2, Garden Center Lanes 2, Alexandria, Minn., 2,175. 3, Tex-Cal Gals, Plainview, Texas, 2,133. 4, Canucks, Mount Brydges, Ontario, 2,128. 5, Sunshine Lanes, Jacksonville, Fla, 2,117. Emerald (For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649) 1, KC and the Sunshine Bowlers (Teresa Phillips, Sandra Pierce, Sammie Vaughn, Kathy Carlson), Stephenville, Texas, 2,031. 2, RAI off NE, Ravenna, Neb., 2,027. 3, Ball Keepers, Perris, Calif., 2,027. 4, For 7, Bozeman, Mont., 1,998. 5, When Bally Met Alley, San Jose, Calif., 1,990. Sapphire (For bowlers with combined averages of 574 and below) 1, McGuire Construction (Collen Jeffery, Debra McGuire, Kimberley Davis, Kim Grams), Red Cloud, Neb., 1,875. 2, 4 for Fun, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,859. 3, Starlites, Alexandria, Minn., 1,829. 4, Memory Lanes No. 2, Osseo, Minn., 1,819. 5, Almost Here, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,815. DOUBLES Diamond (For bowlers with combined averages of 380 and above) 1, Jordan Newham, Aurora, Ill./Lauren Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,417. 2, Jessica Aiezza, Mechanicville, N.Y./Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y., 1,411. 3, Blair Blumenscheid, Columbus, Ohio/Leanne Hulsenberg, Brigham City, Utah, 1,409. 4, Ricki Ellison/Georgia Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 1,385. 5, Carina Grasso, Fort Collins, Colo./Carrie Endres, Windsor, Colo., 1,384. Ruby (For bowlers with combined averages of 350-379) 1. Rebecca Hernandez, Leander, Texas/Robin Holton, Omaha, Neb., 1,223. 2, Sharon Beckett, St. Joseph, Mo./Angela Edwards, Savannah, Mo., 1,203. 3, Ashley Durrance, Ormond Beach, Fla./Colleen Carroll, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,202. 4, Christina Barber, Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carnes, Portland, Texas, 1,197. 5, Baileigh Swanson, Eldridge, Iowa/Lesley Carter, Donahue, Iowa, 1,175. Emerald (For bowlers with combined averages of 320-349) 1, Sonjia Shoemaker, Battle Ground, Wash./Debie Watkins, Vancouver, Wash., 1,118. 2, Mar- garet Randall, Pine Valley, N.Y./Vickie Tobias, Bath, N.Y., 1,114. 3, Diann Copeland/Pam Shumaker, Paducah, Ky., 1,110. 4, Karen Flora, Center Line, Mich./Kimberly Casbar, Warren, Mich., 1,102. 5, Connie Moore, Lawrenceville, Ga./Lorraine Benton, Lilburn, Ga, 1,098. Sapphire (For bowlers with combined averages of 290-319) 1, Rosie Martinez/Sheri Sexton, Bloomfield, N.M., 1,099. 2, Billie Barnes-Wheeler, Phoenix/ Brenda Clifford, Kahoka, Mo., 1,098. 3, Tiffany Friars/Brittany Friars, Greencastle, Ind., 1,090. 4, Christa Baker/Sue Rief, Fremont, Neb., 1,044. 5, Jennifer Gonzalez, Coloma, Mich./Karyn Fricke, St. Joseph, Mich., 1,040. Amethyst (For bowlers with combined averages of 260-289) 1, Wendy Esco, Phenix City, Ala./Dottie Swenson, Cataula, Ga., 1,005. 2, June Reed, Clover- dale, Ind./Jamie Bunten, Fillmore, Ind., 983. 3, Susan Heath, Haven, Kan./Barbara Moore, Hutchinson, Kan., 967. 4, Kaye Breon, Laverne, Okla./Susan Terry, Gate, Okla., 954. 5, Carol Carr, Scottville, Mich./Susan Hansen, Ludington, Mich., 946. Topaz (For bowlers with combined averages of 259 and below) 1, Teah Colvin, Riverton, Neb./Mary Sawyer, Burr Oak, Kan., 874. 2, April Smith/Linda Hart- man, Sayre, Okla., 854. 3, Trisha Warnicke, Kalamazoo, Mich./Dakotah Warnicke, Portage, Mich., 847. 4, Lou Anne Iceman/Mary Joy, Blackduck, Minn., 830. 5, Evie Schoepp, Novato, Calif./Barbara Tarkington, San Rafael, Calif., 828. SINGLES Diamond (For bowlers with averages of 190 and above) 1, Beverly Gonzalez, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 798. 2, Amanda Flood, Brandon, Fla., 789. 3, Emily Eckhoff, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 784. 4, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 773. 5, Samantha Laird, Papillion, Neb., 767. Ruby (For bowlers with averages from 175-189) 1, Renzie Kintzler, Cheyenne, Wyo., 725. 2, Annette Miller, Roseville, Calif., 663. 3, Apryl Sneed, Sand Springs, Okla., 662. 4, Rachel Thielen, Richmond, Minn., 656. 5, Rhonda Theo- bald, Mankato, Minn., 652. Emerald (For bowlers with averages from 160-174) 1, Sheila Bussler, Brownton, Minn., 622. 2, Susie Chapin, Huntington, Ind., 619. 3, Debbie Etheredge, Satsuma, Ala., 616. 4(tie), Teri Fish, Cantonment, Fla., and Judy Wagner, Salina, Kan., 613. Sapphire (For bowlers with averages from 145-159) 1, Glenyce Klaers, St. Michael, Minn., 597. 2, Linda Jones, Stockbridge, Ga., 583. 3, Linda Ronning, Dent, Minn., 581. 4, Kellie Bowes, Eagan, Minn., 579. 5, Marissa Hewitt, Chehalis, Wash., 576. Amethyst (For bowlers with averages from 130-144) 1, Elizabeth McGarey, Warren, Mich.,565. 2, Julie Holloway, Reeseville, Wis., 559. 3, Mildred Coleman, Novi, Mich., 550. 4, Sandra Freitag, Muscatine, Iowa, 542. 5, Lori Schmitt, Olathe, Kan., 538. (Continued on page 13)