Local teen makes match play of U.S. Teen Masters bowling tourney

The Capital Times  —  7/24/2008 9:27 am

Nick Powers of Sun Prairie was one of 32 boys to qualify for match play in the U.S. Teen Masters bowling tournament at the South Point bowling center in Las Vegas.

Powers totaled 3,651 for 18 games of qualifying to finish 14th out of the 259 boys division competitors.

Kyle King of Glendale, Ariz., was first with 3,904. Matthew Mead of Oshkosh grabbed the 32nd and final spot for match play with 3,544.

Michael Meekma of Sun Prairie made the first cut after 12 games but didn't make match play, finishing 81st with a total of 3,334.

No local bowlers made the top 32 in the girls division.

Samantha Santoro of Reinholds, Pa., led the 116 girls division competitors with a 3,777 total.

The top 32 compete in bracketed, best-of-five matches on Thursday.

Full results are available at www.teenmastersbowling.com.

BOYS' RESULTS

(after 18 qualifying games; top 32 advance to best-of-five match play)

1, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 3,904. 2, Andy Soukup, Naperville, Ill., 3,863. 3, Kevin Tatrow, BelAire, Kan., 3,775. 4, Christopher Davidson, Modesto, Calif., 3,763. 5, Zach Hattori, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,756. 6, Andrew Koff, Miami, 3,755.

7, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 3,740. 8, Jeremy Glover, Compton, Calif., 3,718. 9, Eddie Milliken, Webster, N.Y., 3,691. 10, Richard Farrington, Rochester, N.Y., 3,686. 11, Greg Geering, Phoenix, 3,667. 12, Joseph May, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,660.

13, Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 3,656. 14, Nick Powers, Sun Prairie, 3,651. 15, Austin Boulds, Cereal Springs, Ill., 3,646. 16, (TIE) Matthew Anderson, Holly, Mich., and Shawn Sessions, Deltona, Fla., 3,643. 18, Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill., 3,642.

19, Thomas Grunwald, Astoria, N.Y., 3,619. 20, Geoffrey Young, Denton, Texas, 3,617. 21, Cooper Buchholz, Wichita, Kan., 3,615. 22, Nicolas Sutherland, Grand Blanc, Mich., 3,606. 23, Shane Reid, Enfield, Conn., 3,592. 24, T.J. Senter, Fulton, Miss., 3,591.

25, Adrian Bohanan, Goddard, Kan., 3,585. 26, Vernon Griffin, Suffolk, Va., 3,579. 27, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 3,577. 28, Nicholas Klager, Hampton Bays, N.Y., 3,571. 29, Michael Peirce, Hastings, Neb., 3,562. 30, Joe Imholte, Hamilton, Ohio, 3,561.

31, Gary Faulkner, Memphis, Tenn., 3,559. 32, Matthew Mead, Oshkosh, 3,544.

GIRLS' RESULTS

(after 18 qualifying games; top 32 advance to best-of-five match play)

1, Samantha Santoro, Reinholds, Pa., 3,777. 2, Thea Aspiras, Chesapeake, Va., 3,677. 3, Natalie Jimenez, Rowland Heights, Calif., 3,648. 4, Kristie Petravich, West Palm Beach, Fla., 3,645. 5, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 3,644. 6, Brianne Buckert, Rochester, N.Y., 3,600.

7, Elly Shields, Porter, Ind., 3,567. 8, Nicole Parkhurst, Utica, N.Y., 3,511. 9, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, 3,444. 10, Addileen Pointer, Highland, Mich., 3,429. 11, Erika Drake, Babylon, N.Y., 3,418. 12, (TIE) Kim Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., and

Allyson Peludat, Collinsville, Ill., 3,411. 14, Brooke Peterson, Aurora, Ill., 3,391. 15, Michelle Vance, Bellevue, Neb., 3,389. 16, Michelle Secours, Brockport, N.Y., 3,385. 17, Danielle Merino, College Point, N.Y., 3,381. 18, Suzana Signaigo, Kapolei, Hawaii, 3,380.

19, Michele Hunzaker, Cary, N.C., 3,379. 20, (TIE) Dayna Galganski, North Palm Beach, Fla., and Kelly Slusher, Fort Wayne, Ind., 3,373. 22, Stephanie Bergman, St. Louis, 3,369. 23, Erin Novak, Burnsville, Minn., 3,362. 24, Katie Thornton, Chesapeake, Va., 3,353.

25, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich., 3,326. 26, Allie Ijams, Flagstaff, Ariz., 3,316. 27, Morgan O'Brien, Lomira, Wis., 3,307. 28, Sarah O'Brien, Oswego, Ill., 3,306. 29, Katelyn Simpson, Boise, Idaho, 3,269. 30, (TIE) Melanie DeCarlo, Peru, Ill., and

Tiffany Shubrooks, Robesonia, Pa., 3,261. 32, Kristina Terpo, Brooklyn, N.Y., 3,254.

The Capital Times  —  7/24/2008 9:27 am