The national USBC has enacted the following changes for the 2009-2010 season.

Youth membership dues have changed to $17 per year.

Awards:
The changes to the awards program are extensive. USBC has eliminated some of the long-standing awards, and has established more restrictions on others. There are also some new awards. Refer to Chapter 3 in the USBC rule book for details on the USBC awards.

Youth Awards (the average must be lower than the award to qualify)

Adult Awards:

League Rules:
Rule 105: The change now gives leagues the flexibility to establish vacancy scores.

Rule 107c: The change now gives leagues more flexibility to determine eligibility for league awards.

Rule 109a: The change allows leagues the flexibility to determine the minimum legal lineup.

Rule 113a: The change allows leagues to declare co-champions in the event of a first place tie, if the league adopts this in their rules.

Rule 113b: The change allows leagues the opportunity to decide what type of first place tie-breaker to use if the co-champion rule is not adopted.

The 2009 Top 8 Tournament was held at Bird Bowl on Sunday, June 21, 2009.

To qualify for the Top 8 Tournament, bowlers must compete in at least two leagues, have at least 60 games in each, and finish with a composite average of the two leagues high enough to be in the top 8 in the city. In the youth area, when there are not enough bowlers with two leagues to fill the field in a division, then those with one league will be selected afterward. (This occurred in both the boys and girls’ divisions).

The following bowlers bowled in the Top 8 Tournament:

The winners, runners-up and their tournament averages are as follows:

Champion Runner-Up
Men:
Harold Harper 245.25
Mike Hamilton 232.75

Women:
Melissa Coile 217.63
Stacey Harper 212.25

Boys:
Zachary Rogers 216.38
Andrew Meyers 201.50

Girls:
Alyssa Harper 207.63
Brianna Pucko 184.13

Local Association
The Greater Miami USBC Association president, Patty Nevers, along with the entire board, all wish you a wonderful year of bowling. Many of you may wonder what the board, consisting of hard-working volunteers, does for you, the bowler. Listed below are the main services that the association provides for you:

This year we will be inducting Mike Greene into the Greater Miami USBC Bowling Hall of Fame. He is being inducted into the Hall in the category of bowling ability. He has had twenty 300 games and seven 800 series. He has many tournament wins. His high average has been a 231. He was Bowler of the Year for the 2000-2001 season.

A dinner is planned for his induction on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Miami Elks Lodge 948 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets will be available for $32.00. Please contact Danielle Graham at 786-351-5624 for more information.

In addition to the dinner, "The Usual Suspects" will be playing Classic Southern Rock and Roll and original music during the evening. We will have our annual "Egg Event". All the proceeds from this event will go directly into our Junior Scholarship Fund. It is a fun night that you won’t want to miss. We look forward to seeing everyone at this great event.

If you would like to nominate someone for the Hall of Fame, you can do so by submitting their name, for consideration, to Danielle Graham by January 15th. There are categories for both ability and service

Alex Rodriguez, who is a new member of our local board’s Youth Committee, became the Association Manager for the FSUSBC Youth Association during the Annual Meeting on June 27, 2009 in Ocala. He joins Bruce Garey and Dianna Rose who are Zone Directors on the state youth board.

This tournament is dedicated in loving memory to all those that we have lost and have had the pleasure of knowing and bowling with. This tournament will be held at Bird Bowl on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Finals competition will be held on Sunday, September 20, 2009.

The tournament will feature three divisions: Lower Handicap, Upper Handicap and Scratch. Handicap will be 90% of 200. The Scratch Division offers four Junior Gold spots for the 2010 Junior Gold Tournament. The lane conditioning for the tournament will be a sport shot.

Bowlers will be competing for scholarship money. First place will be guaranteed $250 for each division. The entry fee is $25 for the Handicap Divisions and $35 for the Scratch Division. Optional Junior Gold entry fee will be an additional $20. There will be two squads for the Handicap Division, and one squad for the Scratch Division. Check-in time for the first Handicap Division squad and for the Scratch squad will start on Saturday at 12:00 noon. Check-in time for the second Handicap Division squad will start on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

If you have any questions please contact:

The annual Florida State USBC Youth Pepsi tournament was held this past spring at Cypress Lanes in Winter Haven. Congratulations to the following Miami bowlers who placed for scholarship money in the 12 & Over Handicap Boys Division:

Felix Lopez 8th Place $520.00

Daniel Hurst 11th Place $422.00

Lance Elder 16th Place $352.00

David Garcia 40th Place $227.00

Stacy Cody 44th Place $209.50

The Greater Miami USBC Association congratulates David Garcia, Andrew Meyers and Patrick O’Donnell for earning $500.00 in scholarships. Andrew was also awarded a $1000.00 scholarship at the Florida State Youth Association Delegates meeting in Ocala. With the help of our Youth Committee we were able to raise money through local tournaments. Donations were added to our scholarship fund. These three young men will continue their education at different colleges.

• David Garcia graduated from St. Brendan’s and will be attending Barry University. He would like to become a Personal Fitness Trainer and will be studying Athletic Training and Exercise Science.
• Andrew Meyers graduated from Miami Springs and will be headed to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. He wants to study Computer Science and Programming and some day he would like to become a teacher.
• Patrick O’Donnell graduated from Ferguson and is enrolled at Florida State University. He is studying Business and Engineering and would like to be involved in the Green Technology Field.

With the help of your donations we will continue to add to our scholarship fund for all the youth bowlers in Dade County.

Here are the top finishers:

OPEN CLASSIFICATION

Handicap Team - Division A
1. Mike’s Pro Shop 2715
(Julian Herradon, Melissa Coile, Eric Quinoa, Michael Hamilton)

2. Along For the Ride 2698
(Graciela Dube, Milena Soledad, Fermin Nunez, Paulo Gomes)

Handicap Team - Division B
1. Que Te Cresca 2890
(Amado Yaniz, Jackie Yaniz, Emerio Diaz, Jr,, Anthony Menendez)

Handicap Doubles - Division A
1. Eric Quinoa/Michael Hamilton 1441
2. Michael Greene/Michael Kaczka 1436

Handicap Doubles - Division B
1. Philip Spinella/John Murphy 1451
2. Antonio Arredondo/Tyrome Burton 1440

High Scratch Doubles
1. Michael Kaczka/Michael Greene 1397

Handicap Singles - Division A
1. Colin Thrash 752
2. Stan Lue 735

Handicap Singles - Division B
1. Charles Curll 740
2. Amado Yaniz 730

High Scratch Singles
1. Michael Kaczka 706

Handicap All Events
1. Elizabeth Lassman 2179
2. Amado Yaniz 2174

High Scratch All Events
1. Michael Kaczka 2084

WOMEN’S CLASSIFICATION

Handicap Team
1. GPS 2744
(Glenda Beckett, Peggy Guest, Patty Nevers, Sharon Colon)

2. REA Ladies 2674
(Rachel Benton, Joyce Rumbaugh, Sol Garcia, Patricia Wilson)

High Scratch Team
1. Southwest Animal Hospital 2195
(Caitlin Graham, Eileen Cartwright, Brooke Kern, Melissa Coile)

Handicap Doubles
1. Rachel Benton/Patricia Wilson 1514
2. Milena Soledad/Graciela Dube 1489

High Scratch Doubles
1. Milena Soledad/Graciela Dube 1301

Handicap Singles
1. Mireya Gomez 733
2. Rachel Benton 710

High Scratch Singles
1. Milena Soledad 608

Handicap All Events
1. Patricia Wilson 2151
2. Rachel Benton 2147

High Scratch All Events
1. Graciela Dube 1825

YOUTH CLASSIFICATION

Handicap Team - Division 1
1. The Tigers 2703
(Julie Sacher, Kristi Martinez, Michelle Juarez, Katie Ferrer)

2. Sarah Ferrer Team 2692
(Sarah Ferrer, Erin Donnelly, Summer Ames, Kaitlyn Cooper)

Handicap Team - Division 2
1. Tori Burstein Team 2949
(Tori Burstein, Samantha Boellard, Michele Harper, Crystal Hurst)

2. Lucas Lopez Team 2942
(Lucas Lopez, David Garcia, Joshua Lewis, Felix Lopez)

Handicap Singles - Division 2
1. Joshua Lewis 780
2. Tori Burstein 776

Handicap Singles - Division 3
1. Ana Koff 777
2. George Acevedo 774

Handicap Doubles - Division 1
1. Daniel Hurst/Andrew Garcia 1528
2. Leonardo Ripalda/Javier Hernandez 1462

Handicap Doubles - Division 2
1. Felix Lopez/David Garcia 1503
2. Alexis Dahan/Katie Black 1481

Handicap Doubles - Division 3
1. Jason Wolf/George Acevedo 1411
2. Patrick O’Donnell/Jonatahan Bustabad 1401

Handicap All Events - Division 1
1. Leonardo Ripalda 2233
2. Javier Hernandez 2205

Handicap All Events - Division 2
1. Joshua Lewis 2277
2. Tori Burstein 2184

Handicap All Events - Division 3
1. Ana Koff 2286
2. Alexander Rodriguez 2036

This year’s Junior Gold Tournament was held in bowling centers in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The championship featured 2,054 youth bowlers from across the country who competed for $145,000 in scholarships, individual titles and spots on Junior Team USA.

Florida had many bowlers who bowled well this year, including 3 from Miami:

Boys: Andrew Koff – 2^nd Place

Girls: Alyssa Harper – 55^th Place

Ana Koff – 116^th Place

Congratulations to Andrew Koff who made Junior Team USA for the second year in a row.

Next year’s Junior Gold tournament is being held again in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In order to bowl in the tournament, you must win a spot in a qualifying tournament. The Greater Miami Youth Leaders USBC Memorial Tournament will be a qualifying tournament for Junior Gold.

Paul D. Boller, January 1937 – July 2009

Greater Miami USBC Hall of Fame member Paul Boller passed away July 29, 2009. Paul was born in Carroll County, Indiana and moved to Florida in 1947. He was appointed to the Greater Miami Bowling Association board of directors by association President Gene Chilson in 1979 and became Secretary/Treasurer in 1981. He remained in that position until 1988. In 1984, he was elected to the National ABC Board of Directors and retired from that position on May 1, 2004. He had served as President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of the Greater Miami Bowling Council. He was a member of the Greater Miami Junior Bowling Association board of directors from 1996 to 2004. He was inducted into the Greater Miami USBC Hall of Fame in 1998 for his service. He had been involved with bowling in Miami since 1958.

Paul had moved to Wesley Chapel, Florida (near Tampa) two years ago.

Paul is survived by his life companion, Maria A. Smith, 1 son and 3 daughters, 2 stepchildren, 5 grandchildren and 7 step grandchildren.

Donations in his memory can be made to: