Flint 700 Club Crowns Champions for
850 Team Kickoff Tournament!
The Flint 700 Club held
its annual Kick Off Tournament on Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at
Town & Country Lanes in Flint, Michigan. The tournament attracted 148 bowlers
(37 teams), a
decrease of 4 bowlers from last season when the tournament was held at
Colonial Lanes. Bowlers were pre registered for
the 4 man team with an 850 average cap. This was the 3rd year for this
new format for the kick off
tournament and this format appears to be a hit with the bowlers. The winning team for the
tournament was crowned tournament champions and then the field was cut to
the top 16 teams and they bowled a Baker Elimination match of 20 frames. The
winning team in the Baker Roll Off format was awarded an extra $200 for
winning the roll off but will not be known as the tournament champions, only
the roll off champions. The winning team was Walker Thornton, John Kunder,
Bill Hinderer and Todd Thornton. The team had a total of 2767 which included 2728
actual. Walker, John & Bill were all members of the winning team in this
tournament last season. The win
was worth $400 for the 4 bowlers to split. Walker Thornton led the team
with a 730 actual series. The 2nd place team was Bill Harewood, Matt
Garrett, Ray Buford and Brian Johnson with a
score of 2658 which included 2643 actual. Brian Johnson led the 2nd place team with a 709 actual
series. Second place was worth $340. Low in the money and in 9th
place, was a team
score of 2579 and was worth $80. The 10th Place team of Justin Crosby, Mike
Paguio, Robert Schwerin and Heath Alfien went on to the finals of the Baker
Roll Off and lost to the team of Thornton, Thornton, Kunder & Hinderer. The
winning team in the Baker Roll Off earned an extra $200 and the losing
team in the finals earned $100. The prize fund for this tournament was over $2000 and was
higher
than last year's kick-off event because of a donation from the 700 Club.
Sarah Hillier led all women in the tournament with a 249 game in a 668
series. Derek Fisackerly led the men for actual series with a 742
series. Rory Kalanquin had the high actual game of the tournament with a
280 game. There was a total of (14) 700 series bowled in this years
tournament. They were Todd Bieber (732), Chris Brady (730), Duane Elston
(734), Derek Fisackerly (742), Scott Goodrich (717), Herb Green (710),
James Hurley (731), Brian Johnson (709), Rory Kalanquin (726), Dan
Markland (728), Mike Rodriguez (709), Jesse Storey (719), Walker
Thornton (730) and Eddie Woods (706). The next
700 Club Tournament is the State Jamboree which is a 4 person team
tournament, that will be held in Belleville, Michigan this year on Sunday, October
25th. The State Jamboree is being hosted by the Ann Arbor 700 Club. Entries
are available in local bowling centers and also
on this website, the cost is $80 per team. Click on the links below to see
final tournament results for the 850 Kick Off Tournament. Prize checks
will be sent out by October 5th to team captains only.
Kick
Off Tournament Results
Pay-out schedule
All Scores - Individuals
Roll Off Results |
