Prestia Shines on Final Day of NYS Senior Open Championships
Date Posted: October 20th, 2024
Endicott, NY – For the second week in a row, a bowler from Baldwinsville rose to the top at the 46th Annual New York State Senior Open Championship at Ideal Bowling Center in Endicott. Chris Prestia Sr. rolled games of 257, 278 and 258 for a 792 series in the doubles, which was the top score for the day.
This annual event is for bowlers 50 years of age or older as of 10/12/24 who are members of the New York State USBC. Bowlers competed in doubles, singles and a 6-game combine event in six different age groups. Winners of each division are determined by total pin fall plus handicap.
In doubles the divisions are determined by the average age of the two bowlers. For example. if bowler A is 50 years old and bowler B is 60 years old, the average age is 55 which places the team in Class D 55-59.
The leaders in Doubles are Marilyn Avondet from Endwell and Randy Snyder from Apalachin with a score of 1296 in the Super Seniors Division ages 75; Dave Demperio and Chuck Trudell with a score of 1479 in Class A 70-74; Cindy Lee and JoAnn Peworchik, both from Endicott with a score of 1438 in Class B ages 65-69; Gary Tenebra from Amherst and Jeffrey Leach from Cheektowaga with a score of 1572 in Class C ages 60-64; John Fiume from Cicero and Christopher Leonard from Baldwinsville with a score of 1521 in Class D ages 55-59 and Michael Johnson from Batavia and Steven O’Dell from Oakfield with a score of 1495 in Class E 50-54.
In the Singles the leaders are Trudell 728 in Super Seniors; Leonard Dobucki from Depew with a score of 769 in Class A; Paul Hamilton Jr from Sidney with a score of 744 in Class B; Ken Dubois from Cicero with a score of 833 in Class C; John Spingler from Clay with a score of 774 in Class D and Joseph Muller from Oneonta with a score of 819 in Class E.
The tournament also includes an optional six-game combine event with a separate prize fund. This combines the scores from your first doubles and first singles event. The leaders in the Combine are Swenson with a score 1385 in the Super Seniors; Michael Domicolo from Oswego with a score of 1437 in Class A; Tenebra with a score of 1538 in Class B; Michael Carno from Baldwinsville with a score of 1547 in Class C; Spingler with a score of 1540 in Class D and Muller with a score of 1558 in Class E.
In addition to the prize money, the bowlers in the Combine Division receive a paid entry into the 2025 USBC Senior Championship on August 6-8, 2025 at City View Lanes in Fort Worth, Texas.
Other top scorers for the day were Dubois 279/769; Fiume 268/288/744; Jim Pitts from Elmira 290/738; Leonard 265/737; Charles Pitts from Cortland 278/728; Stephanie Tompkins Jamestown 257/721; Chris Osgood from Chittenango 266/714; Joseph Willis III from Jamesville 279/701; O’Dell 266/701; Domicolo 268; James Mackay from Yorkville 268; Johnson 268; Donna Rathgeber from Endwell 265; Howard Jones from North Syracuse 257 and Sponable 254.
Averages and scored need to be verified once again before the results are final. Prize check will be sent to the bowlers within 30 days.
The next event for the New York State USBC is the 8th Annual Seniors Masters on Saturday, November 2 at Owego Bowl in Owego. There are squads at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM with match play to follow. Bowlers 50 years of age or older as of 11/2/24 who are members of the New York State USBC are eligible to bowl. The pattern will a custom designed challenge pattern from Kegel. Length and volume of oil will be released the week of the tournament.
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