Rochester USBC Bowling Association

The 91st annual Rochester USBC BA City Tournament at AMF Empire Lanes completed its final two squads on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Chairman Russ Pratt says; "this years event had the best turnout in 10 years. .Here is the Official Final Standings with payouts:

Team: Scratch , Channel 4 News, 3668. To view the complete Team Scratch list Click Here.

Team Handicap, Parkview Bowl #2, 3,668. To view the complete Team Handicap list Click Here.

Doubles: Scratch, Steve Meyer & Kai Clark 1477. To view the complete Doubles Scratch List Click Here.

Doubles Handicap, Adam Allocco/Jim Doolittle, 1,395. To view the complete Doubles Handicap list Click Here.

Singles: Scratch, Steve Nowicki, 795. To view the complete Singles Scratch list Click Here.

Singles Handicap, Troy McClure, 704. To view the complete Singles Handicap list Click Here.

Six-Game Combine: Mark McClain 1510. To view the complete Six Game Combine Scratch Click Here.

Six Game Combine: Handicap, Bruce Szczepanski, 1,355. To view the Complete Six Game Combine Handicap Click Here.

All-events: Scratch, Ken McJury 2176. To view the complete All-Events Scratch list Click Here.

All Events Handicap, Bruce Szczepanski, 1,993. To view the complete All-Events Handicap list Click Here.

The Rochester USBC thanks your for your participation. Have a great summer & we look forward to another great bolwing season ahead.

Special Presentation for Martorella's 900

Upcoming Rochester USBC Board Meetings

Rochester USBC President Mike Callan has set future board meetings and you are invited to attend. For more information call the Rochester USBC office at (585) 323-1710.

Monday May 14th, 2012    -- 6 PM    Parkview Bowl

Callan, McClure, Robbins, Schramm, Terzo, & Vee  all re-elected to Board

The Rochester USBC held its annual delegates meeting on Monday April 9^th, 2012 at Sunset Lanes. Mike Callan was re-elected to another two year term as President. Joe Robbins, Barry Vee, Troy McClure, Tom Schramm and Scott Terzo were re-elected to two year terms as Directors. There is still one open Directors seat that may be appointed by President Mike Callan. There were two other names on the ballot but each did not receive enough votes to be elected.

No Inductees to the Rochester USBC BA Hall of Fame for 2012

“The process works,” said Michael Callan, President of the Rochester USBC Bowling Association, when commenting on the results of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee voting this year.

Five years ago when American Bowling Congress associations were replaced by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) for management of operations at all levels of bowling, the Rochester USBC BA came into being and revamped the process of identifying and electing members to its Hall of Fame.

Callan said, “No candidate was identified for induction to the Hall of Fame this year, which indicates our process for identifying the best of the best works.”

The final step in the year-long process was a vote conducted by separate committees for the three areas of the Hall of Fame (Outstanding Achievement, Meritorious Service and Outstanding Achievement – Veterans).   This year’s vote by the Selection Committee for Outstanding Achievement failed to identify a bowler with a majority of the votes. As a result no one will be inducted in 2012.

No ballot was created for Meritorious Service or Outstanding Achievement – Veterans this year.

“The process we put in place five years ago places emphasis on sportsmanship, integrity and achievement for consideration when it comes to the Hall of Fame” said Patric Donaghue, the Rochester Association’s liaison to the Board of Directors for the Hall of Fame.  “Our process asks eligible members of the association (at least fifteen years membership in addition to average requirements) to submit a resume of their accomplishments and achievements for consideration by the Ballot Committee.”  Each resume submitted for consideration is checked for accuracy prior to being provided to the Ballot Committee.

“The Ballot Committee is a group of 18 past inductees to the Hall of Fame and other pillars of the Rochester bowling community.  The Ballot Committee is charged with reviewing all submitted resumes and indicating whether the candidate has the caliber, ability and achievement record at all levels of bowling to be worthy of the Hall of Fame” said Donaghue.

Each year the Ballot Committee meets after the Dec. 15 deadline for submitting resumes. “They create the ballots for each category by asking themselves the question 'if this candidate were to be elected to the Hall of Fame, would I feel comfortable given their sportsmanship, integrity and record of achievement?'  Usually a lively debate ensues addressing each candidate, resulting in a vote whether to place the person on a ballot or not,” said Donaghue.

He added, “After the Ballot Committee creates three ballots (Outstanding Achievement, Meritorious Service and Outstanding Achievement – Veterans), three independent Selection Committees conduct a confidential vote to determine who is selected for induction. This year’s vote did not reveal a candidate with a clear majority, something the voting guidelines require.”

Callan and Donaghue went on to say a sub-committee of the Rochester board is available to provide direct, hands-on assistance to those wishing to submit their resumes.  “The Committee is available for anyone to utilize for assistance in preparing their resume,” said Callan.

“We encourage anyone meeting the minimum criteria (at least fifteen years Association membership and at least a 200 average over the same time frame, 190 for Veterans, with separate criteria for Meritorious Service) to submit their resume for  consideration, even if you have submitted in a prior year,” Donaghue said.  “In the past few years the number of resumes submitted has declined to a few per category.  We’d like to see between 4 and 8 candidates in each of the three categories, which provides for a robust conversation and meaningful ballots each year given the caliber of candidates.”

The Board of Directors sincerely regrets no member of the Men’s Association will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  The dinner and induction ceremonies will continue as planned (Wednesday, May 16) when the Women’s Association will induct two new members into its Hall of Fame along with recognizing two bowlers for their Dedicated Service to Bowling.

Anyone having questions relative to the Rochester USBC Bowling Association Hall of Fame should contact Pat Donaghue at 585-315-4769.

Donaghue Beats McClain To Win Senior Masters

By Joe Robbins

Patric Donaghue beat Mark McClain, 224-174, to win the John Nevada 16th annual Senior Masters Championship Tournament at Pleasure Lanes in Hilton on Sunday. Donaghue had swept through the winners' bracket to earn a spot in the finals. McClain, the defending champion, had to come out of the losers' bracket. He defeated Steve Nowicki, 2 4 6-153, to reach the final of the tournament for bowlers 50 and up. McClain had to beat Donaghue in Game 1 of the double-elimination event to force a Game 2. He did that, 215-174, rolling seven strikes. Donaghue had only four strikes with two open frames.But in the title match, a four-bagger beginning in the seventh frame gave Donaghue the edge. Earlier, he left three straight 10-pins, but converted them and struck on five of the next six shots. Donaghue won a first-place prize of $630, plus a Senior Masters Championship ring, a paid entry into the state masters tournament and a champions trophy. McClain, who had a split in the third frame and another miss in the eighth, earned $400 for second. Nowicki, a Super Senior (over 65) was third, followed by Ken McJury and Joe Shullek.

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