North Dakota bowler among new leaders at Women's Championships
April 26, 2016
LAS VEGAS - Along with a steady stream of bowlers now rolling into the South Point Bowling Plaza for the 2016 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships, the scoring pace at this year's event also has picked up, giving the leaderboards a new look this week.
The Diamond Division got new leaders in all-events and doubles, while the Ruby Division standings were completely re-written with new leaders in all four events - team, doubles, singles and all-events.
Emily Peterson of West Fargo, North Dakota, decided to go for broke during her doubles and singles sets Monday at The Bowling Plaza, and that choice helped her into the lead in Diamond All-Events.
After starting her team event a day earlier with a conservative ball selection that resulted in 15 nine-counts on her way to a 594 series, the 29-year-old right-hander made the change to a more aggressive ball for doubles and singles. That led to sets of 698 in doubles and 677 in singles for a 1,969 all-events tally. Daphne Smith of Simpsonville, South Carolina, previously held the top spot with 1,957.
Peterson's performance in doubles included starting Game 2 with 10 consecutive strikes, before finishing with a 286 game. Her effort in singles also helped her into third place in Diamond Singles. Smith leads with 724.
"I left a lot of 10 pins during team event," said Peterson, who made her second USBC Women's Championships appearance. "I tried a more aggressive ball and threw a few strikes in a row, but I also left a few splits, so I switched back. Today, I decided to go with the more aggressive ball, and it worked pretty well."
With her score in the books and name at the top of the leaderboard, Peterson now is turning her attention to a few other events taking place in Las Vegas.
She will be competing at the Professional Women's Bowling Association Las Vegas Open, the first event of the 2016 PWBA season, starting Friday at Texas Station, and she will return to Clark County for the USBC Queens in May.
"It feels pretty cool to say I'm in first place right now," Peterson said. "It's definitely a beatable score, so we'll see what the future brings and go from there."
Diamond Singles and All-Events features bowlers with entering averages of 190 and above.
In Diamond Doubles action, Shawna Strause of Tucson, Arizona, built on past success at the Women's Championships, and once again finds her name on the leaderboard as she teamed with Heidi Woods, also of Tucson, to take the lead in Diamond Doubles.
Woods led the way at the Bowling Plaza in 2016, posting games of 232, 232 and 193 for a 657 set, while Strause, who finished second in Diamond Singles in 2012, added games of 196, 246 and 184 for 626, giving the pair the lead with 1,283. Angela Wolfe and Michelle Dragon of Gilbert, Arizona, previously held the lead with 1,232.
Diamond Doubles features bowlers with combined entering averages of 380 and above.
In the Ruby Division, the members of VA Wildcards of Stafford, Virginia, kicked off their 2016 Women's Championships campaign by putting together a consistent effort to move into the lead in Ruby Team lead a 2,215 total. Greg's Towing of Akron, Ohio, previously held the lead with 2,126.
Led by Andrea Sharp's 691 series, VA Wildcards rolled games of 727, 747 and 746 to cruise into the top spot. Sharp was joined by RoxAnn Artzer-Crowder (576), Wanda Volpp (553) and Rosanne Alwine (395).
Sharp and Artzer-Crowder continued strong in doubles, taking in the lead in Ruby Doubles with a 1,234 total. Sharp led the effort with a 630 series, and Artzer-Crowder added 604.
Artzer-Crowder was not done, however, and she finished her 2016 Women's Championships with 555 in singles to take the lead in Ruby All-Events with a 1,735 total.
Billie Roberts of Rockford, Illinois, bounced back after a slow start to her singles competition to secure the top spot in Ruby Singles with a 673 series.
Roberts opened with a 177 game but rebounded with 242 and 254 to move to the top of the standings.
Ruby Team includes four-player teams with combined entering averages of 650-724. Ruby Doubles features bowlers with combined entering averages of 350-379, and Ruby Singles and All-Events include competitors with entering averages of 175-189.
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The Diamond Division got new leaders in all-events and doubles, while the Ruby Division standings were completely re-written with new leaders in all four events - team, doubles, singles and all-events.
Emily Peterson of West Fargo, North Dakota, decided to go for broke during her doubles and singles sets Monday at The Bowling Plaza, and that choice helped her into the lead in Diamond All-Events.
After starting her team event a day earlier with a conservative ball selection that resulted in 15 nine-counts on her way to a 594 series, the 29-year-old right-hander made the change to a more aggressive ball for doubles and singles. That led to sets of 698 in doubles and 677 in singles for a 1,969 all-events tally. Daphne Smith of Simpsonville, South Carolina, previously held the top spot with 1,957.
Peterson's performance in doubles included starting Game 2 with 10 consecutive strikes, before finishing with a 286 game. Her effort in singles also helped her into third place in Diamond Singles. Smith leads with 724.
"I left a lot of 10 pins during team event," said Peterson, who made her second USBC Women's Championships appearance. "I tried a more aggressive ball and threw a few strikes in a row, but I also left a few splits, so I switched back. Today, I decided to go with the more aggressive ball, and it worked pretty well."
With her score in the books and name at the top of the leaderboard, Peterson now is turning her attention to a few other events taking place in Las Vegas.
She will be competing at the Professional Women's Bowling Association Las Vegas Open, the first event of the 2016 PWBA season, starting Friday at Texas Station, and she will return to Clark County for the USBC Queens in May.
"It feels pretty cool to say I'm in first place right now," Peterson said. "It's definitely a beatable score, so we'll see what the future brings and go from there."
Diamond Singles and All-Events features bowlers with entering averages of 190 and above.
In Diamond Doubles action, Shawna Strause of Tucson, Arizona, built on past success at the Women's Championships, and once again finds her name on the leaderboard as she teamed with Heidi Woods, also of Tucson, to take the lead in Diamond Doubles.Woods led the way at the Bowling Plaza in 2016, posting games of 232, 232 and 193 for a 657 set, while Strause, who finished second in Diamond Singles in 2012, added games of 196, 246 and 184 for 626, giving the pair the lead with 1,283. Angela Wolfe and Michelle Dragon of Gilbert, Arizona, previously held the lead with 1,232.
Diamond Doubles features bowlers with combined entering averages of 380 and above.
In the Ruby Division, the members of VA Wildcards of Stafford, Virginia, kicked off their 2016 Women's Championships campaign by putting together a consistent effort to move into the lead in Ruby Team lead a 2,215 total. Greg's Towing of Akron, Ohio, previously held the lead with 2,126.Led by Andrea Sharp's 691 series, VA Wildcards rolled games of 727, 747 and 746 to cruise into the top spot. Sharp was joined by RoxAnn Artzer-Crowder (576), Wanda Volpp (553) and Rosanne Alwine (395).
Sharp and Artzer-Crowder continued strong in doubles, taking in the lead in Ruby Doubles with a 1,234 total. Sharp led the effort with a 630 series, and Artzer-Crowder added 604.
Artzer-Crowder was not done, however, and she finished her 2016 Women's Championships with 555 in singles to take the lead in Ruby All-Events with a 1,735 total.
Billie Roberts of Rockford, Illinois, bounced back after a slow start to her singles competition to secure the top spot in Ruby Singles with a 673 series.Roberts opened with a 177 game but rebounded with 242 and 254 to move to the top of the standings.
Ruby Team includes four-player teams with combined entering averages of 650-724. Ruby Doubles features bowlers with combined entering averages of 350-379, and Ruby Singles and All-Events include competitors with entering averages of 175-189.
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