Mt. Pleasant Bowlers Hall of Fame ceremony honors four
This Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Lincoln Reception Center, the MP Bowlers Hall of Fame inducts four new members in Cindy Bollman, Jerry Fountain, Steve Recker and Neil Strong.
Every Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony is a unique event. Even if you don’t know any of the inductees personally, those that accept this induction honor generally show true emotion, humility and gratitude. Attendance is well worth the price of admission. This is the 37th Induction Ceremony for themount Pleasant Bowlers Hall of Fame and they do an excellent job of putting on an event to remember. (Social hour starts at noon with dinner a 1 p.m. served by Jenny’s Catering and all appropriate COVID-19 precautions will be taken.)
Tickets available for $20 from any member of themount Pleasant Bowlers Hall of Fame board, including: Carme Schafer, Pat Wilmot, Marge Gottschalk,
Jerry Fountain and Ione Loomis.
Local association tournaments at Riverwood Lanes cancelled or postponed:
• MP USBC Champion of Champions Tournament — Cancelled for 2020
• Soaring Eagle Women’s Singles No-tap HDCP Tournament: Cancelled for 2020
• Simply Engraving Captain-Sponsor No-tap Tournament: Postponed until available Sat--
urday/sunday in January/ February
Your 2020-2021 state tournament destinations: (Various entry blanks are at the Riverwood counter.)
• Annual MS USBC Women’s State Tournament, Bay City, weekends fromfeb. 6 tomay 2 (unless extended). Reserved entry deadline: Oct. 15th. Final entry deadline: January 7, 2021, Website: michiganstateusbc.com
Late entries accepted. Additional cost of $10 per person. Contact MS USBC office at 616-635-2032.
• 118th ANNUALMSUSBC Open State Tournament, Battle Creek (Bowlero & M-66), weekends Jan. 23 through April 18. For on
line form, visit the MS USBC Website: michi ganstateusbc.com
Reserved deadline: Nov.
2. Final deadline: Dec. 1 If openings exist, paid MS USBC Open entries accepted, no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, prior to weekend of bowling.
• Annual MS USBC
Youth State Tournament, Westland (Westland Bowl), March 13 through April 25 (unless extended). All weekends currently open. Contact Becky Pope (989-5066299) for entry forms and additional details. Reserved entry request deadline: Jan. 27, 2021 Final entry deadline: February 15, 2021 Website: michigansta teusbc.com
• Annual Northernmichiganwomen’s Championship, Traverse City, March 6 to March 28, additional details pending.
• Annual Northern Michigan Open Championship, Traverse City, April 10
to May 23, additional details pending. All weekends open. Contact Pam, 231947-2610 ext. 306 at Lucky Jack’s. MP USBC reserved weekend: Pending
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• Portland Lumberjacks Win 2020 PBA League: Elias Cup Defending champion Portland Lumberjacks have retained the prestigious Elias Cup. The Phoenix Fury, who made PBA history as the first all-woman team to win a match in the PBA League, advanced to Monday’s Carter Division semifinals, but were eliminated by the second-seeded, Dallas Strikers. The Lumberjacks defeated the Las Vegas High Rollers to win
back-to-back PBA League Elias Cup championships. Portland successfully defended their title defeating the expansion Las Vegas franchise, 3-2, in a best- of-five championship match series. In game one, Las Vegas took an early lead, winning 252197, but Portland made necessary adjustments rebounding to win games two and three with scores of 278-218 and 235-210. Las Vegas made a lineup change in game four winning 235-220 to force a must win game five for the championship. Portland’s Kris Prather sealed the win in the ninth frame with a strike to secure the team’s back-toback win. Final score of 257-197. Wes Malott, Portland’s anchor player, won back-to-back MVP honors, making history winning the title twice in a row. Malott helped bring home the Elias Cup last
year and can’t wait to defend the 2020 Elias Cup at Bayside Bowl in 2021.