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Changes to Open and Women’s Annual City/County Tournaments
There will be two changes to the GRAUSBC Open and Women’s Annual Tournaments for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. The first change is the dates. The new dates will be October 27-28, November 3-4 and November 10-11, 2012. The second change is the handicap. The new handicap will be 85% of 230. Entry forms should be available in August 2012.
Recent Noteworthy Scores (2012-03-02)
Please send noteworthy scores to info@grausbc.org. Apologies to those who should be listed but have not.
From AMF Hilltop Lanes:
Special Achievement: Chris Taylor (7-10 split)
From Lee-Hi Lanes:
800+ series: Chris Roberts (841)
300 games: Chris Roberts, Chris Goodfellow (1st ever 300), Donald Eckles, Bret Dunbar
700+ series: Sheila Hicks (703, 723), Laurie Zirkle (705)
Special Achievement: Laurie Zirkle (Dutch 200)
Other games of note: Carrie Laufer, 289 (highest game ever 1/31/2012)
From Vinton Bowling Center:
800+ series: Steve Kesler (801)
300 games: Brian Board, Laurie Zirkle
700+ series: Sheila Hicks (735, 753), Laurie Zirkle (752)
Other games of note: Betty Southers – 212 (highest game ever 1/12/2012), Mary Tyler – 245 (highest game ever 3/1/2012)
2012 GRAUSBC Senior Tournament Entry Forms
Entry forms for the GRAUSBC Annual Senior Tournament are now available at the bowling centers and on our FORMS page. The tournament is at Rocky Mount Bowling Center on March 17-18, 2012. Entries close March 12, 2012. Note the age requirement has been dropped to 50 years of age.
February 5, 2012 Ann St. Hilaire Tournament Results
The results from the fifth Ann St. Hilaire Youth Traveling Scholarship Tournament of the season have been received. The tournament was held at AMF Hilltop Lanes on February 5, 2012. The results can be viewed HERE. The next tournament will be March 4, 2012 at Vinton Bowling Center.
GRAUSBC 2012 Annual Meeting
LOCATION: Lee-Hi Lanes, 1830 Apperson Drive, Salem, Virginia, 24153
TIME: March 3, 10:00AM (with the Youth Annual meeting to follow).
TOPIC: Annual Reports, new business and election of Officers and Directors.
CONTACT: Mike Eckles, Association Manager, Tel. 540.797.9539, email, grausbcme@aol.com
Discussion?
(Apologies to those of you that get this twice on Facebook.)
Individual bowlers have started discussing the City/County tournament on their Facebook pages. The association is interested in everyone’s constructive opinions and ideas of how to increase interest in our tournaments. Promotion of tournaments, prizes, prize funds (and lack thereof), handicap and bowling centers have all been touched on. Do you have any comments or ideas that could help increase interest in our tournaments? If so, please keep this discussion going via the comments section or by a new status on the Greater Roanoke Area USBC Facebook page.
2011-2012 GRAUSBC Open and Women’s UNOFFICIAL Final Standings
The 2011-2012 GRAUSBC Open and Women’s Championship Tournament is complete. The UNOFFICIAL final standings for the all of the events are available from our Local Tournaments page.
