Jan. 2003

SENIOR INTERMOUNTAIN SCRATCH BOWLING ASSOCIATION

Good times at the Snake River Bowl

As is always the case, there was super bowling and good times at the Snake River Bowl in Burley, Idaho. Eighty-seven entries marked another super turnout in the first tournament of 2003.

Don Howell of D H Repair in Burley, and a longtime participant in the tournament, rustled up $500 added prize money from George K's Restaurant and the Burley Inn / Budget Inn. We hope you supported these generous businesses, and will do so again when we return to Burley for the Grand Finals in April.

The scoring was great, too, as Jeff Foster, of Taylorsville, Utah, rolled out a 300 game - the second in a row - finishing with a 712 for the first three games. He took the current 300 game pot of $100, so we will start out with another $100 for the next tournament.

Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, was high qualifier for the tournament with an 1152, rolling a 470 in the two-game roll-off, and dispatching Les Comer of Bozeman, Montana, with a 207 game. He gave up his first seed position in the step-ladder finals, however, as Charlie Hardin of Meridian, Idaho, had qualified with an 1102, posted a 505 in the two-gamer, and 249 in the one-game match.

Hardin ultimately took first seed in the finals and went on to win the tournament for his first place title. Hardin joined the SISBA in the 2001-2002 season, and this was his first tournament of the current season.

Other good bowling included a 279 game by Dale Rhoades of Ririe, Idaho; a 277-741 by Skip Wing of South Ogden, Utah; 279-724 by Bob Bywater of Rupert, Idaho; 278 by Orville Edwards of Pocatello, Idaho; and 277 by J.D. Merrill of Elko, Nevada. For more scores, go to January 2003 tournament results.

Our next tournament will be at Pine Bowl in Pocatello, Idaho. This is a 16-Lane bowling center, so getting your entry in early is recommended. Bob Ross of Bowler's Den is sponsoring the tournament with $500 added money. As a LONG-time supporter of the SISBA tournaments, we appreciate his generosity. To sign up now, go to the Entry Form page.

We would like to welcome new members Bob Bailey of Elko, Nevada; Ben Fulton of Ogden, Utah; Tom Karr of Spring Creek, Nevada, and Bob Garrison of Meridian, Idaho.

SO!! Who's Winning the Pots?

1st Squad	2nd Squad
Game 1	Game 1

1.	Carter Barker	234	1.	Jeff Foster	300
2.	Dennis Henderson	230	2.	Skip Wing	277
			3.	Dale Rhoades	258


Game 2	Game 2

1.	Vic Verhoff	238	1.	Bob Bywater	279
2.	Ed Strommen	232	2.	Orville Edwards	278
			3.	Don Robinson	268


Game 3	Game 3

1.	Bob Garrison	235	1.	Charlie Hardin	266
2.	Don Winter	232	2.	Skip Wing	261
2.	Maury Hardman	232	3.	Mike Storrier	246


Game 4	Game 4

1.	John Bertolina	264	1.	J.D. Merrill	277
2.	Randy Scharf	247	2.	Dale Rhoades	258
			3.	Orville Edwards	256

Game 5

1.	Dale Rhoades	279	1.	Mike McCarthy	265
2.	Max Shellabarger	256	2.	Dave John	257
			3.	John Hoogendoorn	254

Check out the scores at January 2003 results page.

The OLD GEEZER says whether you can make the Grand Finals or not - you need to come to the tournament at Tough Guy Lanes in Pocatello April 6th