Essex and Longmire take top honors as 82 Bowlers Compete in season-opening event
Last weekend the Pahrump Valley 500 Bowling Club concluded play of their first sanctioned tournament of the new year.
The Scotch Doubles event drew 82 bowlers that teamed up to compete for a hefty cash payout.
Taking first place in the Division R Bowlers, doubles duo Lillian Essex and George Longmire totaled a score of 766, taking home $140 between the two.
Division A featured a stiff battle for the top spot as duos Crystal and Ray Hampton totaled a score of 706, earning $100 and edging out Barbara Shepherd and Larry Taylor, who finished with a score of 691, earning $60.
The next tournament on the calander is the 9-Pin No-Tap Doubles (Certified) on Feb. 14.
The tournament will be a Valentine’s Day doubles event featuring a certified 9-pin no-tap format. Directors Debbie Varner and Katherine Bishop will run the event, while Sis Fronk will be handling the 50/50 duties.
Babs Woosley and Walt Kuver will also be sponsoring the event.
Division R Bowlers results
Lillian Essex and George Longmire: 218, 177, 212, 159, 136, 766 $140
Billie Biddle and Keith Nelson: 145, 235, 189, 170, 136, 739 $100
Emily Fronk and Dale Bystedt: 135, 223, 176, 194, 173, 728 $90
Debbie Varner and Mike Kintzer: 151, 145, 222, 208, 142, 726 $80
Charity Musial and Joe Matassa: 116, 177, 216, 213, 163, 722 $70
Sandra Halsey and Ralph Kintzer: 183, 157, 184, 195, 133, 719 $60
Babs Woosley and Jim Reynolds: 189, 180, 167, 180, 157, 716 $50
Leslie Pesterre and Sam Courtney: 205, 185, 163, 150, 135, 703 $40
Katherine Bishop and Mike McNeley: 199, 176, 163, 161, 133, 699 $30
Division A Bowlers results
Crystal and Ray Hampton: 194, 148, 190, 174, 133, 706 $100
Barbara Shepherd and Larry Taylor: 180, 173, 162, 176, 153, 691 $60
Judy and Brian Bloom: 194, 172, 154, 162, 145, 682
Lynn and John Ventimiglia: 207, 142, 173, 149, 130, 671
Cathy and Bill Schultz: 224, 145, 146, 151, 134, 666
Deb Mallory and Clint Courtney: 245, 142, 147, 129, 118, 663
Donna Lee and Eric Owen: 288, 105, 120, 137, 95, 650
Hazel Watson and Michael Nicosia: 218, 134, 131, 149, 119, 632
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