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Annual Membership Meeting
President Jean Vaughan has ordered that the Canandaigua USBC Association Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Elks Club in Canandaigua. Cocktails are at 6:00 and a buffet dinner begins at 7:00 PM. The cost to all Canandaigua USBC members is $12, cost for all other guests is $22. Please RSVP to Matt Baumgartner at 585-471-0511 or email to mdb080489@gmail.com no later than 5/12/2024. See the link below for further details.
Tournaments
Canandaigua USBC Association Tournament
The Canandaigua USBC will be hosting its annual association tournament beginning February 19, 2024 thru May 2, 2024.
Canandaigua USBC has added $765 to the prize fund from the sales of February lottery tickets.
Tournament Winners
2024 Masters Tournament – Open Division
Photo L to R: Association Manager Matt Baumgartner, proud dad Jim Nudd, Masters Champion Jordan Benzing, Runner-up RJ Golisano, proud mom Cindy Golisano, Association President Jean Vaughan.
Congratulations to 2024 Masters Open Champion, Jordan Benzing and Runner-up RJ Golisano. AWESOME MATCH!!!
Game 1 - #4 RJ Golisano defeats Norm Bialuski 235-185
Game 2 - #4 RJ Golisano defeats Mick Pucino 215-203
Game 3 - Jordan Benzing wins the Wally's Pub Canandaigua USBC Association Masters Open Division defeating RJ Golisano 246-212.
2024 Masters Tournament – Classified Division
Photo L to R: Association Manager Matt Baumgartner, Vern Ayers, Masters Classified Champion, Jay Johnson, Runner-up, Canandaigua USBC Association President Jean Vaughan
Vern Ayers wins the title for the Masters Classified Division. Ayers won $260 for 1st and Johnson won $169 for 2nd. Murphy takes home $120 for third.
Game 1 - #3 seed Vern Ayers defeats #2 seed Isaiah Murphy 202-179
Game 2 - #3 seed Vern Ayers defeated #1 seed Jay Johnson 221-160
2024 Senior Tournament
Photo L to R: Association Manager Matt Baumgartner, Runner-up, Eric Cummings, Senior Tournament Champion, Paul Schrader, Canandaigua USBC President Jean Vaughan
Congratulations to Paul Schrader on his victory in the Canandaigua USBC Association Senior Tournament. Paul defeated Eric Cummings in the championship match (220 to 203). 3rd and 4th place finishers were Todd Hosbach, Phil Kirkwood. 5th-8th place finishers were Cathy Clancy, Gail Tiller, Barb Cummings Barkley, and Jay Johnson. I also wanted to thank the bowlers who came out and bowled on a rainy Saturday afternoon and Becky Albanese and Jean Vaughan for helping run the tournament.
CANANDAIGUA USBC ASSOCIATION INDUCTS 6 NEW MEMBERS TO THE HALL OF FAME
The Canandaigua USBC Association inducted 6 members into their Hall of Fame on October 14, 2023. They include:
Outstanding Performance
John Ayers (posthumously)
Craig Cummings
Wayne Potter
Dan Shoff
Meritorious Service
Cheryl Baumgartner
Joyce Brink
Pictured from left to right: Cheryl Baumgartner, Vern Ayers (accepting for John Ayers posthumously), Joyce Brink, Dan Shoff, Wayne Potter and Craig Cummings.
2023 No Tap Tournament
January 29, 2023
Emily Hunter rolled a 909 series to win the Canandaigua USBC No Tap Tournament. Emily collected $450 for the victory. Tori Colosimo was second with an 895 and Todd Hosbach finished 3rd place at 893.
There were 10 300 games so each 300 collected $36 for the 300/280 jackpot. We had 81 entries so thank you to everyone who bowled.
Ken Muscato Wins Canandaigua USBC Wally's Pub Master’s Tournament Open Division
May 1, 2022
Pos
NameTotal/GamesMoney
NameTotal/GamesMoney1.Ken Muscato204 (1 game)$1,000
Ken Muscato204 (1 game)$1,000 2.Kurt Brockman 617 (3 games)$500
Kurt Brockman 617 (3 games)$5003.Dan Vick195 (1 game)$250
Dan Vick195 (1 game)$2504.Brandon Martin200 (1 game)$125
Brandon Martin200 (1 game)$125Canandaigua USBC Hall of Famer Ken Muscato won the Wally’s Pub Canandaigua USBC Masters Tournament with a 204-180 victory over Kurt Brockman in the finals. The win for Muscato makes him a 6-time champion of this event having won this event in 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, and 2014.
Muscato was the number one seed heading into the finals so he needed to win one match to claim the title.
Brockman nearly ran the ladder being the four seed heading into the stepladder finals. Brockman won two matches winning against number three seed Brandon Martin 226-200 and then Brockman sent number 2 seed Dan Vick home winning 211-195 to setup the finals with Muscato.
The championship match saw the two bowlers stay very even as strikes were at a premium. Brockman largest lead of the match was 18 pins in the seventh frame. A 4-10 split by Brockman in the eighth frame opened the door for Muscato to stay in the match and to pull ahead. Muscato went spare strike in the eighth and ninth frame to stay in the match. Brockman steps up for his ninth frame and leaves a 2-4-5 spare which he chops the 2-4 off the five. A strike and a spare in the 10th frame left Brockman at 180 so Muscato needs a spare and seven pins to win the title. Muscato’s shot in the 10th was perfect securing the win. Muscato finishes with all three strikes winning 204-180.
Ken Muscato was crowned the 2021-22 Wally’s Pub Canandaigua USBC Masters Champion. He took home $1,000 for the win and a championship plaque, which will be awarded at the Canandaigua USBC Annual Meeting on Wednesday May 18 at the Elks Club in Canandaigua. Kurt Brockman won $500 for his second place finish.
Muscato’s comment on his victory: “I want to thank Justin Wyman for the birthday present in drilling me the ball I used all weekend for the win”.
We would like to thank Chrissy Gray and Wally’s Pub for their sponsorship of the tournament this year.
Rick Spaulding Takes Inaugural Wally's Pub Masters Classified Division Tournament
We also held our inaugural Classified Division Tournament where bowlers with a 199 average and under competed and Rick Spaulding won the tournament defeating Kim Moyer in the finals by a score of 193-158. Spaulding won $225 for 1st and Moyer took home $100 for 2nd place.
John Kinnear wins Canandaigua USBC Senior Tournament
March 19, 2022
Pictured here from left to right is Canandaigua USBC Association Manager Jon Barkley, Runner up George Inslee, Champion John Kinnear and Canandaigua USBC President Jean Vaughan.
PosNameMoney
NameMoney1.John Kinnear$400
John Kinnear$4002.George Inslee$200
George Inslee$2003-4.Curtis Walborn$120
Curtis Walborn$1203-4. Andrew Baumgartner$120
Andrew Baumgartner$120Scores – Round of 8
Andrew Baumgartner def Edwin Moore 244-201
George Inslee def Dick Beyea 250-231
Curtis Walborn def Roger Crandall 281-261
John Kinnear def Scott Briggs 227-224
Scores – Round of 4
Inslee def Baumgartner 233-228
Kinnear def Walborn 252-238
Championship
Kinnear def Inslee 269-249
Recap
John Kinnear won the title at the Canandaigua USBC Senior Tournament by defeating George Inslee 269-249 in the championship match to take home the first place winners plaque and a $400 check.
Kinnear jumped out to a big lead early with seven of his first eight shots being strikes with only a 4th frame 8 pin standing in the way of a possible 300 game. Kinnear made up the handicap difference of 42 pins by the 6th frame. Inslee struggled at the beginning of the match to find his line with 3 marks in the first 6 frames. Kinnear was able to shut out Inslee in the ninth frame securing the title with a mark.
Kinnear on his victory “I was nervous going into the single elimination matches since I have never made it that far in a tournament before. After making it through the first match up I felt a little more confident. In the final match I was feeling really good knowing I had good ball reaction on this pair of lanes earlier.”
Inslee won $200 for his 2nd place finish. Curtis Walborn and Andrew Baumgartner finished third/fourth position taking home $120 each.
The tournament had 34 entries so thanks go out to all the participants. Special thanks goes to Jean Vaughan, Becky Albanese, Paige Barkley and Matt Baumgartner for running the squad.
