By M.F. Piraino
Contributing writer
Surrounded by a number of bowling champions and hall of famers, Courtney Radick went into the 19th annual Syracuse Invitational Queens Bowling Tournament on Dec. 13 wondering if she would be able to make the first qualifying cut against such distinguished competition.
“I knew the field was going to be very competitive and I knew the scores could be high,” Radick said.
Radick’s apprehension about making it to the next round proved to be unfounded as the Oswego right-hander not only was the tournament’s top qualifier, she went on to win the Queens title with a 236-171 win over Michele Edick at B’ville Sports Bowl. It was Radick’s first major tournament title since her days as a junior bowler.
“Words cannot really describe how it feels to win this tournament,” Radick said. “I am very proud and was very fortunate to have a number of friends there to support me and celebrate with me.”
Radick seized the top qualifying spot with a strong four-game block of 895 with a high game of 246. Radick was also the Post-Standard Women’s Masters top qualifier last year.
“I was fortunate to carry when I needed to and string some strikes together,” Radick said. “A lot of women were throwing great shots, and just didn’t have the carry. I was fairly accurate and consistent, and made the majority of my spares.”
Radick, who bowled her fifth career 300 in September, earned the top seed in the stepladder finals with a 675 three-game block in the semifinals. Also making it to the finals was hall of famer Roseann DiFlorio; reigning Van Wie Doubles champ Emilie Pawlick; Edick, the 2009 Post-Standard Masters runner-up; and Kristy Moro, the SWBA’s all-time high series record holder.
“I was happy and relieved (to be the top seed) because I knew I could finish no worse than second,” Radick said. “I was able to watch the other bowlers and get an idea of what the shot was and how they were reacting to the pressure of the situation.”
In the first match of the stepladder finals, DiFlorio advanced with a 179-161 win over Pawlick. In the second match, Edick eliminated DiFlorio in a two-frame roll-off. Both players finished tied with 183, but Edick won the ninth and 10th frame roll-off 28-27.
In the semifinal match, Edick defeated Kristy Moro 210-200 to advance to the championship match against Radick. Radick, who averaged 225.75 for the tournament, won $400 for first place and Edick cashed $250 for second. The tournament drew 45 entries, an increase of three from last year. DiFlorio had the tournament’s high game with a 265.
Notable scores
ÖJanice McCarthy rolled a 300 game on Sept. 21 in the Monday Bud Mixed Doubles at Flamingo Bowl. She opened with a 201 game and recorded her 300 in the second game on lanes 35-36. She finished with a career-high 728 series. McCarthy and her younger sister, Emilie Pawlick, are the defending Van Wie Doubles champions.
Three female players have rolled a perfect game this season, Courtney Radick, McCarthy and Katy Foster.
ÖFormer Baldwinsville star Brett Cunningham bowled alongside a number of PBA players at the Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open Dec. 7 to 13 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.
Cunningham, of Clay, finished in 37th place and averaged 229 for 24 games. The top 24 players advanced to match play. Although Cunningham missed the match play cut, he cashed $1,420. Mike Scroggins won the event and $25,000 by defeating Wayne Garber 278-229.
ÖAndy Yandon rolled his first career 800 series Dec. 10 at Erie Blvd. Lanes in the Romano Men’s League. Yandon, a 40-year-old lefthander, had with a high game of 279 and finished with an 801. He also has two career perfect games.
ÖFirst-half champions will be decided during The Greater Syracuse Travel League position round Dec. 22. Standings in both the City and Suburban Divisions are close. Deadlocked in first place in the City Division with matching 29-13 records are Summit Machine and Erie Blvd. Lanes. In the Suburban Division, Butler’s (26-16) will bowl Solvay Rec No. 2 (25-17). Both first-place matches will take place at Pastimes.
M.F. Piraino can be reached by e-mail at franpiraino@aol.com. Follow local bowling online at blog.syracuse.com/sports/bowling.
Award scores
November: Ed Sagor Jr. 300 Thunderbird; TJ Mento 290 Lakeview; Joe Bethmann 290 Flamingo; Justin Fedor 299 Flamingo; Michael Fedor 298 Flamingo
December: Derek Magno 300 Flamingo; Steve Williams 300 Erie; Mike O’Connell 300 Flamingo; Darrel VanHoose 300 Lakeview; Ed Sagor Jr. 299 Thunderbird; Andy Alpern 299 Lakeview; Bob Deshane 299 Bowl-Mor; Gary Baronick 279 Bowl-Mor; Darrel VanHoose 802 Flamingo; Jim Zimmerman 805 Flamingo; Andy Yandon 801 Erie
Results
At B'ville Sports Bowl. SWBA Queens Tournament Dec. 13. Top qualifiers: Courtney Radick 894, Jennifer Creno 881, Roseann DiFlorio 874, Emilie Pawlick 867, Michele Edick 859, Kristy Moro 852, Janice McCarthy 848, Ashley Skinner 831, Maria D'Imperio 827, Chris Zimmerman 827.
Stepladder finals:
Roseann DiFlorio def. Emilie Pawlick 179-161
Michele Edick def. DiFlorio 28-27 in a ninth and 10th frame roll-off after both bowlers tied with 183.
Edick defeated Kristy Moro 210-200
Championship match: Courtney Radick def. Edick 236-171
At Thunderbird. 600 Club Christmas Handicap Tournament Dec. 12. 1. Kay Oldenburg 650, 2. Jan Moro 630, 3. Grace Easton 628, 4. Grace Graves 627, 5. Denise Felder Moseley 610, 6. Jenny Weaver 602, 7. Marlene Darrh 601
At Flamingo. Monday Ladies Classic. Dec. 14. Nichole Lafaver 641; Jennette Adams 246/620; Annette Simons 254/608; Lori Pientka 596; Stacey Miller 594; Kay Szczypien 589; Elaine Stroman 585; Diane Tripp 583; Veronica Adams 574; Brenda Venetti 560; Melissa Perry 559
At Bowl Mor. Sunday Funtimers. Dec. 13. Pat VanDyke 196/550, Kathy Salce 185/504, Marjee Carver 193/496, Barb Walker 181/471, Pat Roberts 169/455; Kevin Carter 279 (10 in a row)/660, John Rougeau 225/643, John Carter 215/608, Mark Salce 196/579, Dick Knafelc 258/552, Dave Cary 195/540
PBA Experience. Dec. 8. Joe Conti 258/912; Derek Magno 238/861; Dave Gonzalski 223/844; Joey Petrowski 238/844; Bob Youker 246/822;
Ladies Classic Doubles. Dec. 14. Roseann DiFlorio 247/706; Maria D’Imperio 280/704; Kristy Moro 236/665; Michele Connor 238/654; Joanna Carter 235/650; Sandy Argus 220/629; Linda Nichols 223/618; Renee Sager 231/614; Melissa Pickard 225/612
Friday Night Men’s. Dec. 11. Don Hurry 278/778; Rob Combs 278/755; Gary Stoddard 258/750; Nedal Ibrahim 257/729; Jeff Darrow 255/724; Mike Salbert 289/722; Darrel Van Hoose 268/721; Steve Salce 269/720; Chris Prestia 259/717; Steve Temple 265/709; Tom Roberts 249/701; Greg Hudson 247/707
At Erie Blvd. Romano Men’s. Dec. 10. Andy Yandon 279/801; Scott Czachowski 279/757; Dave Burleigh 278/750; Anthony Dyer 265/735; Paul Taylor 249/701; Scott Fello 252/692; Jay Kogut 276/692; Doug Sprague 278/691; Mike Massena 255/687; Tom Crowell 258/685
Tuesday Night Mens. Dec. 1. Steve Lange 300/809; John Odom 290/751; John Maselli Jr. 268/740; Tom Rougeau 257/730; Jermaine Willis 279/716; Gary Colosimo 257/710; Larry Moore 258/697; Clark Cutri 258/685; Robert Evans Sr. 255/684; Dave Hurry Jr. 237/681; Bill Vangel 241/678. Dec. 8. Don Barry 287/798; Jamie Bough 269/770; Ed Sagor 266/733; Phil Spevak 298/721; Jeff Chapman 268/718; Ron McDonald 268/711; Jermaine Willis 235/698; Steve Lange 257/697; John Vangel 257/695; Robert Evans Sr. 258/694; Tom Rougeau 236/686; Dave Brownlee 246/678
Marty Piraino Classic. Dec. 4. Ted Melnyk 783, Mark Unislaski 738, Harry Slocum 704, Jay Piraino 696, Dan Warner 696, Karl Reester 695, Jim Stark 694, Fred Sakran 687, Tony Lennox 684, Jay Kogut 683, Pat Galway 677, Ted Niedzwiecki 676, Greg Heidelberger 675, Larry Elsner 671, Scott Czakowski 670, Stu Chase 658, Mic Elias 653. Dec. 11. Tony Lennox 747, Doug Sprague 696, Mike Cefalo 692, Jay Piraino 691, Greg Heidelberger 688, Mike Bowen 681, Jim Sherwood 678, Joe Stagnitta 670, Doug Gustin 666, Karl Reester 661, Pete DiGenaro 660, Jody VanLiew 655, Larry Elsner 654, AJ Sabet 651, Jay Kogut 650.
At Rainbow Lanes: Dec. 12. Ira Watkins League. Mike Sheehan 258/725; Greg Ratliff 268/721; Nate Breese 246/698.
Fran France League: Phil Perkins 279/751; Jim Reife 268/748; Brandon Mettler 246/702; Mary Eastman 215/618. Dec. 11. Steve Eastman Jr. 278/770; Brandon Mettler 246/710; Kira Mettler 213/615
Fellowship League: Matt Sweet 279/716
At Bowling Green. B G Retiree’s Dec. 7. B. Sweeney 691; O. Moro 686; T. Amodi 680
Don Parks Memorial Dec. 7. J. Smith 781; G. Fall 745; J. Ashby 737
Chandlers Miles Sabine Dec. 8. J. Roche 667; E. Carr 662; J. Scott 626
Indicator Pickup Dec. 9. J. Belknap 703; T. Maroney 630
Borios Restaurant Dec. 9. T. Lennox 792; J. Snyder III 668; M. Gaurante 664; K. Reester 664
N. Syracuse Faculty Dec. 10. W. Hertek 657; B. Sutton 656; J. Pacer 517; J. Gilkey 496
Thursday Night Mens Dec. 10. S. Stachnik 757; M. Hildman 740; J. Felber 699
Post Office League Dec. 10. K. Scannell 711; S. Piraino 652
Blue Ribbon Ladies Dec. 11. R. Smith 605; P. Blazek 584; J. Belonge 562
Dewey’s Sat. Night Dec. 12. C. Pawlick 733; M. Jarvis 623; L. Medico 580; K. Geiss 579
Saturday Night Mixers Dec. 12. M. Rapp 804; C. Bohm 711; M. Edick 590; S. Fordyce 551
Donald Dennis Honorary Dec. 13. T. Race 728; B. Eustace 576; N. Eustace 643; B. Race 561
BG Tuesday Nite Ladies Dec. 8. D. Decker 565; K. Monette 559; D. Conley 559
At B’ville Sports Bowl. Thursday Night Mens. Ryan Kratz 279/767; Jim Hawthorne 257/695; Tim Stauss 233/690; Dave Markham 269/687; Dale Bort 277/671; Donnie Evans 235/670; PJ McCleery 267/665; Doug Hirsh 247/634; Mike Tompkins 216/625; Tom Williams 211/602
At Thunderbird. Tuesday Ladies Classic. Jennette Adams 268/734; Chris Zimmerman 234/687; Sherry McClusky 246/673; Kathy Hoefer 236/656; Veronica Adams 248/642; Courtney Radick 268/626; Tina Fabrizio 228/617; Shelly Murphy 220/614; Michelle Edick 235/606; Lisa Stone 230/604
Sunday Morning Mixed. Chris Smith 269/783; Scott Czachowski 267/724; Steve Kuss 259/705; Dave Cummings 246/662; Scott Touron 223/628; Chris Desantis 212/611; Steve Touron 245/609; Dave Demperio 236/599; Chuck Orr Jr 252/592; Karen Demperio 266/722; Tina Fabrizio 212/625; Sue Krawiec 188/535
Thursday Night Retailers. Mickey McGuire 249/648; Frank Feola 245/644; Mike Schardt 232/644; Ed Sagor Jr. 226/643; Mike Kotary 246/639; Jeff Wilkinson 247/622; Matt Schumacher 227/616; Bill Moreth 252/608; Hugh Kingsley 213/604
Friday Night Keglers. Steve Poli 246/676; Butch Edwards 237/659; Mike Pierce 245/656; Jeff Barrett 255/655; Matt Chetney 227/655; Ron Clifford 243/653; Dave Demperio 245/648; Steve Curtis Sr 252/647; Jim Zimmerman 226/647; Chris Smith 252/647
Tuesday Neptune Men. Dave Hallatt 245/671; Tim Shanahan 215/624; Don Hall 223/617; Kevin Wheeler 222/607
GSL Travel. Position Round and Standings. City Division. At Pastimes Lane 5 Summitt Machine 29-13; At Pastimes Lane 6 Erie Blvd. Lanes 29-13; At Flamingo Lane 33 Inventory Plus 26-15; At Flamingo Lane 34 Paduana Construction 25-17; At Flamingo Lane 37 Creno & Kelly 24-18; At Flamingo Lane 38 Striking Results Pro Shop 22-20; At Bowl Mor Lane 17 Empire Room 21-21; At Bow lMor Lane 18 Giarrusso Building Supply 21-21; At Bowl Mor Lane 21 Mexico’s Daddy Ed’s 20-21; At Bowl Mor Lane 22 Saliba’s Bowlers’ Pro Shop 20-22; At Erie Lane 15 South Side Rec 19-23; At Erie Lane 16 Solvay Recreation 19-23; Erie Lane 19 Twin Trees Too 17-25; Erie Lane 20 BYE 1-41; Suburban Division. At Pastimes Lane 3 Butler’s 26-16; At Pastimes Lane 4 Solvay Recreation 2 25-17; At Flamingo Lane 35 Flamingo Bowl 3 24-18; At Flamingo Lane 36 Zimmers Funeral Home 23-19; At Flamingo Lane 39 Bowl Mor 21-21; At Flamingo Lane 40 Flamingo Bowl 2 21-21; At Bowl Mor Lane 19 Flamingo Bowl 21-21; At Bowl Mor Lane 20 SPOR Companies 20-22; At Bowl Mor Lane 23 Hometown Diner 19-23; At Bowl Mor Lane 24 Legends Bowlers’ Pro Shop 2 18-24; At Erie Lane 17 Legends Bowlers’ Pro Shop 17-25; At Erie Lane 18 Scuiga Builders 17-25.
Upcoming events
Dec. 19. Christmas Mixed Doubles Tournament 1 p.m. at Bowl Mor. Entry fee is $50 per team. For details, call Bowl Mor at 437-4767.
Dec. 20. Junior King of the Hill Tournament at Lakeview Bowl in Liverpool. For details, call the Youth Association at 488-1672 or e-mail Deb Deuel at debsyryba@gmail.com.
Dec. 31, Jan. 1-3. The seventh annual Reymore Chevy Shootout at Green Acres Lanes. The entry fee is $45. For details, call Green Acres at 668-7715.
Jan. 2. Qualifying for the 39th annual Women’s Van Wie Doubles Tournament at B’ville Sports Bowl. Entry fee is $35 per bowler. For details, call Sports Bowl at 638-0312.
Jan. 3. First day of qualifying for the 60th annual Men’s Van Wie Doubles Tournament at B’ville Sports Bowl. Other qualifying dates are Jan. 8-10 and Jan. 15. Entry fee is $40 per bowler. For details, call Sports Bowl at 638-0312.
Jan. 3 and Jan. 10. The Syracuse USBC BA Adult/Youth Tournament at Lakeview Bowl in Liverpool. The entry fee is $20. For details, call 457-1560 or e-mail Deb Deuel at debsyryba@gmail.com.
Note: To submit bowling scores, tournament results or upcoming events, contact M.F. Piraino by e-mail at franpiraino@aol.com.