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Get your own Free Home PageQualifying is now underway for the annual Christmas No-Tap tournament with the final scheduled for January 23, 2000.
Bowlers roll four games to qualify using a seven or eight no-tap format depending on their entering average with the top 20 players progressing to the final.
Bowlers with an average of 169 or under use the seven no-tap format where knocking down that number of pins minimum counts as a strike while those with an average above that mark have to knock down eight for a strike.
Bob Jane T-Mart and Harvey Norman Discounts are sponsoring this year's tournament and there will be separate men's and women's divisions.
Prizes on offer are a Phillips DVD player valued at $800 and a set of All Rounder tyres worth $400.
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A number of leagues concluded over the past seven days including the Wednesday 7:30 Evening League which was taken by "Az n Oz" in a grand final victory over top qualifiers "Classics" with "Tony's Handymen" and "Dragons" sharing third.
Members of the winning team were Cindy and Bruce Clements, Patrick Bourke, Carolyn Cox and Allan Hudson. Runners-up were the Carrs: Mary, Bernice, and Ian plus Murray Miller and Brenda Buerckner.
League high games were bowled by Cindy Clements (223) and Bruce Clements (264) while William T Harvey, Bruce Clements and Alan Collins shared the high average on 181.
Jason Belmonte claimed the Monday Scratch Singles with defending champion Mark Lijic second and Wally Price third. Belmonte's average of 198 was league high while high games went to Mark Lijic (278) and Belinda Irwin (268).
The Saturday Pee Wee league was won by "Dolphins" from "First Timers" and "Nala". Michelle Heaslip and Rhiannon Beuzeville were the winning team while Joseph and Melissa Fedele finished second. Laura Howarth bowled the league high game of 129.
Aaron Osborne and Matthew Whybrow, bowling under the guise "King Pin" captured the Tuesday Juniors from "Crushers" and "Caboodle". High games came from Matthew Culverson (223) and Ashley O'Neill (219).
"Dashers", consisting of Mary Barber, Ross Mills and Rebecca McNabb won the Friday 10am league. "Mud Runners" finished second with "Rejects" in third spot. The league high games were bowled by Debbie Higgins (233) and John Rapley (258) with Rapley's 177 average best of league.
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Australian bowlers continued to impress on the international scene with Newcastle's Ann-Maree Putney winning the FIQ World Masters in Abu Dhabi last week. That came on top of Amanda Bradley's success in singles and all events in the 14th FIQ World Championships.
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Four bowlers cracked the 1200 barrier in the final round of the Monday Scratch Singles with league champion Jason Belmonte not one of them as he used a sub for the last week.
Jason Brown, who finished the league in fourth spot, shot 1253/6 with games of 231-223-214-217 (1077/5). Wally Price finished with a 1232 sextet. He opened in a flurry with 205-228-223 (656/3) before going off the boil then finding it again for a 233 closing effort.
Mark Lijic was in mixed form as he shot 1213/6, firing a big 264 and a 226 (688/3) but three below average games also. David Rosser rolled 1204/6 with high games of 204-247-203 (647/3).
Other worthy games were bowled by Greg Perry 201-214-210 (625/3), Mario Mastronardi 223-204-216 (643/3), Les Gunner 203, Joe Werner 211, Tim Irwin 223-216 (608/3) and Rebecca Belmonte 203.
Scores were well below their usual high level in the Friday Triples with only two players rolling a 600 series instead of the usual six or eight. This week's star were David Hayward who started with a horror 146 then rallied with 224-241 for a 611 trio and Jason Osborne with a 229 as part of his 608 set.
Other good efforts came from David Rosser 201-221, Horst Uhle 224, Mark Lijic 224, Aldo Belmonte 210 and Andrew Baker 202.
Scoring was also down in the Wednesday Doubles apart from Ian Hazzard who shot 234-236-211 for a 681 series. Andrew Pinkstone 226, Wally Price 218, Henry Phillips 218 and Horst Uhle 205 bowled the only other games over 200.
Keith Bugden rolled a 201 in the Monday 10am league while Leanne McKell shot as 214 in the 6:30 league that night.
High games in the Tuesday Ladies Singles were supplied by Judy Streatfeild 214, Gwen Britt 204 and Sharon Trudgett 202.
Niki Stones bowled well in the Sunday Restricted Singles with 211-223 while Bob Waddell rolled a 201 game. In the Sunday Doubles Scott Auliff fired a personal best 211 while Ray Parkes bowled 213 and Frank McGovern 205.
The only other personal best game this week came from Nathan Hunt with a 169.
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