Entries ‘ at a nice rate’ for NYS Senior
The f irst of t wo New York State USBC tournaments in Schenectady arrives t his weekend.
The 41st NYS Open Senior Championships will ta ke place t he next t wo weekends at Spor tsman’s Bowl. ( The 96th NYS Open Championships are in April and May at Boulevard Bowl.)
Squad times are at 10 a. m., 12: 30 p. m. and 3 p. m. Saturday and Sunday as well as t he follow i ng weekend.
There is sing les and doubles competition, as well as an optiona l si x- game combined competition. Each squad is for a t hree- game set, and bowlers do not have to bowl doubles and sing les back- to- back. In fact, t hey a lso can enter one event and not t he other.
Association manager Mike Pettinella sa id entries “are coming in at a nice rate” for t he 12 available squads. As of Monday, Pettinella had received 109 sets of doubles entries, not fa r behind last year ’s f ina l tota l of 114 in Waterloo.
Four of last year ’s six- game combined champions already have entered: Richard Cook of Penn Yan, John Knott of Schodack, Kimberly Hawkins of Newburgh, and Troy Mcclure of Marion.
It is a handicap competition, based on 90 percent of 230, in si x age div isions: 50- 54, 55- 59, 60- 64, 65- 60, 70- 74 and 75- over. For doubles, t he average age of t he entrants will be used.
One in f ive entries will cash. Multiple par ticipation is a l lowed.
For information and an entr y for m, go to http:// bowlny. com.
Local scene
Roy Vanderbogart of Gansevoor t and Brandon Boyer of Hudson Fa l ls split t he $ 750 top prize in a doubles tournament at Uncle Sam, defeating Eric Sta ngle of Ballston Spa and Zac Gentile of Fishk i l l 471- 420 in t he t wogame, Ba ker- st yle f ina l. ... Spor tsman’s Bowl is of fering a Storm/ Roto Grip demo day Tuesday nig ht. One- hour sessions are scheduled for 6 and 7 p. m. Cost is $ 10 per session, and t hat fee will be deducted for any ba l l purchased.
For t he t hird stra ig ht year, t he PBA50 East Reg ion tournament i n Schenectady drew a sta r ting f ield in t he 60s. The tota l of 62 over t he weekend at Boulevard was f ive fewer t han last year but t wo more t han t he inaug ura l event, held at Tow ne Academy. East Reg ion manager Russ Mills sa id a tournament i n Detroit li kely cost t he loca l stop at least a few entries f rom t he western New York a rea. Indications a re t he event will return nex t fa l l.