Another Great Turnout in Elko

  Unlike last month, the weather was cooperative and the turnout was great to bowl at Desert Paradise Lanes in Elko, Nevada. 

   As he did last year, J.D. Merrill put out a modified sports shot to challenge the bowlers - and challenge them it did as there were 11 series over 1000 out of the 92 entries. The low score to qualify was 954. Nobody dipped into the Storm 300 Game Pot.

  Thanks to the sponsors of the tournament: Desert Paradise Lanes, Stockman's Hotel and Casino, Elko Sanitation, Swire Coca-Cola, Nevada State Bank, and Great Basin Beverage, we were able to pay out prize money of over $5000 with first place receiving $1000.

    And that honor went to Super Senior Howard Christensen, of Kaysville, Utah. Howard, who qualified in the ninth regular qualifying spot with a 972 five-game total, went on to defeat Don Robinson of Boise, Idaho, 196 to 149, Charlie Hardin of Meridian, Idaho with a whopping 241 game to 166, and Den Fernandez of Taylorsville, Utah, 189 to 163. Going into the step-ladder finals, Howard was top seed and in what has to be the lowest scoring final match ever, dispatched John Bertolina of Henderson, Nevada, with a whopping score of 151 game to John's 136. See Elko Tournament Results. On top of all that excitement, Howard was staying at the Stockman's Hotel and Casino and thus qualifies for the extra $500 the Stockman's offers to the first place winner.

  In the STORM, Inc. bowling ball raffle, Darrell Callison of Blackfoot, Idaho, won the Storm Triple X ball (again) and John Bertolina won the Football bowling ball which he generously donated back to the junior program at Desert Paradise Lanes.

  Our last regular season tournament will be at Bowl-ero Lanes in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with added money by Vic's Truck and Auto Repair (Vic Verhoff) and STORM, Inc. (bowling ball raffle). The GRAND FINALS will follow at Snake River Bowl in Burley, Idaho on April 25th. 

  There are only two squads left for qualifying for the Grand Finals:

Those needing one squad to qualify: Gene Baxter, Don Bruch, Gary Burton, Mike Galloway, Willie Hainsworth, Glenn Hauptman, Fred Holbeck, Marty Holland, Con Honstein, Tom Karr, Mike McCarthy, Don McKay, Don Plattenberger, Dave Proctor, Chuck Reinbold, John Sagez, Rich Smith, and Lee Youngman

Those needing two squads to qualify: James Bischoff, Jeff Foster, Dan Kaurin, George Lahmann, Jerry Meyers, Jesse Montross, Bob Orham, Pep Plummer, Jerry Reeve, Lynn Shuland, Jim Spoklie, John Trask, Skip Wing, Tom Wothe, Mark Ziegler.

A special thank you to J.D. Merrill and Jo Copeland along with the marvelous staff of Desert Paradise Lanes who kept the tournament running smoothly.

SO!! Who's Winning the Pots?