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The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch January Tournament was held at Royal Lanes on January 15th.
60 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Chris Collins
2nd place - Connor Pickford
3rd place - Phillip Hudak
4th place -
Pete Wagner
5th place - Allan Pomatto
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on February 19th at Sandpiper Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of January 15th.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch September Tournament was held at Sandpiper Lanes on September 18th.
39 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Keith Gabbert - $620
2nd place - Phillip Hudak- $310
3rd place - Ron Tidd- $265
4th place -
Allan Pomatto- $202
5th place - Archie Hall - $85
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on October 16th at Marrington Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of September.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch August Tournament was held at Twin River Lanes on August 21st.
Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Chris Collins - $550
2nd place - Jerry Horn- $275
3rd place - Allan Pomatto- $200
4th place - Michael Williams- $149
5th place - Deric Morris
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on September 18th at Sandpiper Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of August.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch July Tournament was held at Royal Lanes on July 8th.
40 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Jerry Horn - $630
2nd place - Pete Wagner - $315
3rd place - TJ Boughton - $275
4th place - Bill Medovic - $215
5th place - Chris Bowling - $85
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on August 21st at Twin Rivera Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of July.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch May Tournament was held at Ashley Lanes on June 12th.
38 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Ron Tidd
2nd place -
Chris MsSwain
3rd place -
Johnny Stallings
4th place - Bobby Smith
5th place - Tim Baker
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on July 17th at Royal Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of June.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch May Tournament was held at Twin River Lanes on May 15th.
38 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Josh Chambliss
2nd place -
Jerry Horn
3rd place -
Leon Platt
4th place - Phillip Hudak
5th place -
Ron Tidd
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on June 12th at Ashley Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of May.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch April Tournament was held at Marrington Lanes on April 17th.
54 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The top five were:
1st place - Jerry Horn
2nd place - Pete Wagner
3rd place - Ron Tidd
4th place - Leon Platt
5th place -Johnny Stallings
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on May 15th at Twin River Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of April.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch March Tournament was held at Ashley Lanes on March 20th.
64 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top eight were:
1st place - Thomas Smith - $750
2nd place - Chris Collins - $375
3rd place - Bobby Smith - $350
4th place - Phillip Hudak- $290
5th place - Chris Glaz - $225
6th place - Josh Chambliss - $190
7th place - Michael Hounshell - $120
8th place - Steven Hartzell- $90
9th place - Leon Platt - $70
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on April 17th at Marrington Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of March.
Greater Charleston USBC Association Board of Directors nominations being accepted - Are you interested in becoming a GCUSBCA Director? Applications must be submitted to Mitchell Bower by April 3rd. Click here for the nomination form.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch February Tournament was held at Sandpiper Lanes on February 20th.
59 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top eight were:
1st place - Johnny Stallings - $740
2nd place - Chris Collins - $370
3rd place - Ron Tidd - $320
4th place - Dalton King- $280
5th place - Kevin Earl - $220
6th place - Joe Spangler - $140
7th place - Jason Collins - $100
8th place - Terry Decker - $72
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on March 20st at Ashley Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of February.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch January Tournament was held at Royal Lanes on January 16th.
49 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top seven were:
1st place - Ken Shealy - $650
2nd place - David Tolson - $325
3rd place - Todd Richerson - $290
4th place - Justin Smith - $240
5th place - Jeff Evans - $200
6th place - "Ax" Eric Blackwell - $93
7th place - Courtney Miller - $60
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on February 20st at Sandpiper Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points as of January.
Competitive Bowlers Club 1 Day 2011 Tour Tournament held - Ashley Lanes in Charleston hosted the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination Tournament on January 9th. Scratch Division has 15 entries and the Handicap Division had 11 entries. Chris Jones (shown below, left) won 1st place of $200 in the Handicap Division and Pete Wagner (shown below, right) won $270 in the Scratch Division. David Tolson won $120 for second place, Chris Glaz won $50 for third place in the Scratch Division. Chris Ellison won $50 for second place in the Handicap Division.


The next tournament will be held at Ashley Lanes on March 6th. Click here for more information
Competitive Bowlers Club 1 Day Holiday Classic Tournament held - Ashley Lanes in Charleston hosted the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination Tournament on December 12th. Scratch Division has 12 entries and the Handicap Division had 15 entries. Chris Glaz (shown below) won 1st place of $250 in the Handicap Division and $250 in the Scratch Division. Ron Williams won $100 for second place in the Handicap Division and Ray Green won $100 for second place in the Scratch Division.
The next tournament will be held at Ashley Lanes on January 9th. Click here for more information
Competitive Bowlers November to Remember Tournament held - Ashley Lanes in West Ashley hosted the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination Tournament the weekend of November 12th. Scratch Division has 15 entries and the Handicap Division had 13 entries. Pete Wagner won 1st place of $600 in each division.
The next CBC Tournament will be held on December 12th at Ashley Lanes. Click here for more information.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch October Tournament was held at Marrington Lanes on October 17th.
Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top five were:
1st place - Josh Chambliss
2nd place - Chris Glaz
3rd place - Leon Platt
4th place - Bobby Smith
5th place - Allan Pomatto
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on November 21st at Royal Lanes for the Top 10 in points. Click here for the top ten in points as of October.
Competitive Bowlers Tour Fall Classic Tournament held - Royal Lanes in Goose Creek hosted the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination Tournament the weekend of October 9th. Scratch Division has 15 entries and the Handicap Division had 23 entries. Jon Gannon won 1st place of $800 in the Handicap Division and Chris Jones won 1st place of $800 in the Scratch division.

The next tournament will be held at Ashley Lanes on November 6 and 7th. Click here for more information.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch September Tournament was held at Sandpiper Lanes on September 19th.
35 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top five were:
1st place - Jerry Horn - $530
2nd place - Terry Decker - $265
3rd place - Gregg Anderson - $220
4th place - Ken Simard - $160
5th place - Dustin Bryan - $85
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on October 17th at Marrington Lanes. Click here for the the full story. Click here for the full 2010 schedule. Click here for the top ten in points as of September.
Competitive Bowlers Tour Labor
Day Tournament held - Royal
Lanes in Goose

Creek hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination
Tournament the weekend of September 4th. Scratch Division has
47 entries and the Handicap
Division had 47 entries. The results of the tournament
are:
Scratch Division - 1st place - Josh
Chambliss
$800
2nd place - Greg Anderson $200
3rd place - Pete Wagner $100
4th place - Jerry Horn $49
5th place - Dave Malikowski $49
6th place - John Stallings
$49
7th place - Leon Platt
$49
8th place - David Tolson
$49
9th place -
David Haynes $49
10th place - Todd Richerson $49
11th place - Ron Hunt $49
12th place - Robert Smith $49
Handicap Division - 1st place - Tamir
Brooks $800
2nd place - Greg Anderson $200
3rd place - William Ellis
$100
4th place - Kamico Myers $49
5th place - Ron Williams $49
6th place - Bill Gale $49
7th place - Ron Johnson $49
8th place - E.J. Cady $49
9th place - Kathy Johnson
$49
10th place - Bob Holladay $49
11th place - Paul Pietrofeso $49
12th place - Quinn Hawkins $49
Shown in photos are Josh Chambliss (left) and Tamir Brooks (right). The next CBC Tournament will be held on October 9th & 10th for the Fall Classic at Royal Lanes.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch August Tournament was held at Twin River Lanes on August 15th.
28 Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top five were:
1st place - Chris Arcaro - $420
2nd place - Josh Chambliss - $210
3rd place - Chris Ellison - $175
4th place - Jeff Evans - $102
5th place - Justin Smith - $65
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on September 19th at Sandpiper Lanes. Click here for the the full story. Click here for the full 2010 schedule. Click here for the top ten in points as of August.
2010 Ironman Tournament held -
Swamp Fox Lanes in Moncks Corner
hosted
the 2010 Ironman Tournament the weekend of August 6-8th
2010. Hundreds of bowlers came out to try and take the top
honors of becoming the Ironman as well as the $2500 first
place prize:
The top 5 were:
1st place - Leon Platt
2nd - Jeep Sheppard
3rd - Mike Crisp
4th - Allan Pomatto
5th - Greg Gaudig
Shown in photo is 1st place winner, Leon Platt.
Competitive Bowlers Tour
July 4th Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Goose

Creek hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination
Tournament the weekend of July30th. Scratch Division has 51 entries and the Handicap
Division had 58 entries. The results of the tournament
are:
Scratch Division - 1st place - David
Alicea
$800
2nd place - Todd Richerson $300
3rd place - Jerry Horn $150
4th place - Greg Anderson $100
5th place - Leon Platt
$80
6th place - Bill Medovic
$49
7th place -
Robert Smith
$49
8th place -
Courtney Hansford
$49
9th place -
Mike Pitiak $49
10th place - Earl Sarvis $49
Handicap Division - 1st place - Leon
Bruce $800
2nd place - Him Caywood $400
3rd place - Paul Siebert -
$200
4th place - Jeff Dixon, Jr. - $100
5th place - John Gannon - $80
6th place - Bobby Holladay - $49
7th place - Gregg Anderson - $49
8th place - Courtney Hansford - $49
9th place - George Hooks
-
$49
10th place - Quinn Hawkins - $49
Shown in photos are David Alicea (left) and Leon Bruce (right). The winner of the Hammer Backlash bowling ball in scratch division was Greg Anderson and the winner of the Hammer Backlash bowling ball in the handicap division was John Gannon. The next CBC Tournament will be held on September 4-6 for a Labor Day event at Royal Lanes.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch July Tournament was held at Royal Z Lanes on July 18th.
Bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top five were:
1st place - Jerry Horn - $620
2nd place - Mike Pitiak - $310
3rd place - Josh Chambliss - $230
4th place - Chris Arcaro - $180
5th place - Chris Jones - $106
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on August 15th at Twin River Lanes. Click here for the the full story. Click here for the full 2010 schedule. Click here for the top ten in points as of July.
Competitive Bowlers Tour
July 4th Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Goose

Creek hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap Singles Elimination
Tournament the weekend of July4th. Scratch Division has 40 entries and the Handicap
Division had 28 entries. The results of the tournament
are:
Scratch Division - 1st place - Jerry Horn
$1000
2nd place - Rick Davis $300
3rd place - Dave Malikowski $200
4th place - Pete Wagner $100
5th place - Bobby Smith
$69
6th place - Jason Lowery
$69
7th place -
Derryck Vanish
$69
8th place -
Gregg Anderson
$69
9th place -
Mike Pitiak
$69
10th place Lamont Green $69
Handicap Division - 1st place Tamir
Brooks $1000
2nd place - Quinn Hawkins $100
3rd place - Zach Davis -
$69
4th place - Angie Davis - $69
5th place - Leon Bruce $69
6th place Jeff Dixon, Jr. $69
7th place Gregg Anderson $69
8th place - Ron Williams $69
9th place - George Hooks
$69
10th place - Kirk Eiring $69
Shown in photos are Jerry Horn(left) and Tamir Brooks (right). The winner of the Hammer Backlash bowling ball in scratch division was Jerry Horn and the winner of the Hammer Backlash bowling ball in the handicap division was John Gannon. The next CBC Tournament will be held on July 31st & August 1st for a two day event. at Royal Z Lanes.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch June Tournament was held at Ashley Lanes on June 13th.
Twenty-six bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top five were:
1st place - Ken Simard - $380
2nd place - David Tolson - $190
3rd place - Chris Arcaro - $160
4th place - Pete Wagner - $110
5th place - Jason Fitzgerald - $60
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on July 18th at Royal Z Lanes. Click here for the the full story. Click here for the full 2010 schedule
Competitive Bowlers Tour
Memorial Day Extravaganza Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Goose Creek
hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap Memorial Day Extravaganza
Singles Elimination Tournament the weekend of May 29-31st
2010. The scratch division had 35 entries and the handicap
division had 30 entries. Both the scratch and handicap
division paid $1000 to the 1st place winner and paid out to
the top 12 bowlers in each division. The top three in each
division
are:
Scratch Division -
1st place Shawn Hutto $1000
2nd place Leon Platt $200
3rd place David Tolson $100
Handicap Division - 1st place Shawn Hutto
$1000
2nd place Jeff Dixon, Jr. $100
3rd place Leon Bruce $69
Shown in photo is Shawn Hutto (left) and Fred Santoro, Tournament Director (right). The next CBC Tournament will be held July 4th weekend at Royal Z Lanes. Click here for the top 12 results.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch April Tournament was held at Twin River Lanes on May 16th.
Forty-two bowlers came out to compete for
the top honors and the 1st place prize.
The
top five were:
1st place - Dave Malikowski
2nd place - David Tolson
3rd place - Terry Decker
4th place - Bobby Smith
5th place - Chris Arcaro
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on June 13th at Ashley Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points. Click here for the full 2010 schedule
The Charleston Rifle Club will be hosting a BBQ Dinner Fundraiser on May 15th at 6pm. Dinner will cost $10 per plate. There will also be a 9-Pin Handicap Singles Tournament following the dinner. The cost for the tournament will be $10 per person. The fundraiser is an effort to replace all of the upper monitors in the bowling center. Please come out to support the Charleston Rifle Club!
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch
April
Tournament was held at
Marrington Lanes on
April 18th.
Forty-nine bowlers came out to compete for the
top
honors and the
1st place prize of $660.
Shown to the left is the 1st place winner Pete Wagner. The
top five were:
1st place - Pete Wagner - $660
2nd place - Ken Simard - $330
3rd place - Lee Vanderhoef - $280
4th place - Justin Kiser- $220
5th place - Randy Weiss - $140
The tournament paid out seven places. Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on May 16th at Twin Rivers Lanes. Click here for the top ten in points. Click here for the full 2010 schedule
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch
March
Tournament was held at
Ashley Lanes on
March 21th.
Forty-eight bowlers came out to compete for the
top
honors and the
1st place prize.
Shown to the left is the 1st place winner Jeff Leaphart with
Sara Gardner. Thanks to all the bowlers who came out
and bowled. The next tournament will be held on April 18th at
Marrington Lanes.
Click here for the top ten in points.
Click
here for the full 2010 schedule
Competitive Bowlers Tour
Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Goose Creek

hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap 5-Game Sweeper on March 14,
2010. Scratch Division has 7 entries and the Handicap
Division had 8 entries. The results of the tournament
are:
Scratch Division - 1st place Pete Wagner (+199) $285
Handicap Division - 1st place Sean Benjamin (+150) $330
Shown in photos are Pete Wagner (left) and Sean Benjamin (right). The next CBC Tournament will be the 3-Day Memorial Extravaganza beginning on May 29th at Royal Z Lanes. Click here for more information.
Competitive Bowlers Tour
Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Goose Creek
hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap 5-Game Sweeper on February 14,
2010. Scratch Division has 11 entries and the Handicap
Division had 9 entries. The results of the tournament
are:
Scratch Division - 1st place Pete Wagner (+211) $300
2nd place Robert Brock (+207) $160
Handicap Division - 1st place Simon Leblanc (+216) $300
2nd place Riley Hackney (+195) $70
Shown above are Pete Wagner (left) and Simon Leblanc (right). The next CBC Tournament will be held at Royal Z Lanes in Goose Creek on March 14th.
There will also be a 3-Day Memorial Extravaganza beginning on May 29th at Royal Z Lanes. Click here for more information.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch
January
Tournament was held at
Royal Z Lanes on
January 17th.
Sixty-two bowlers came out to compete for the
top
honors and the
1st place prize.
The final top 8 were :
1st - Ricky Jewell $750
2nd - Garren Acker $375
3rd - Chris Collins $325
4th - Greg Anderson $290
5th - Lee Vanderhoef $200
6th - Terry Decker $110
7th - Jerry Horn $80
8th - Ron Tidd $66
Shown above is the 1st place winner Ricky Jewell. Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The next tournament will be held on February 21st at Sandpiper Lanes. Click here for the full results. Click here for the full 2010 schedule
Competitive Bowlers Tour
Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Goose Creek

hosted
the CBC Scratch & Handicap 5-Game Sweeper on January 10,
2010. Scratch Division has 10 entries and the Handicap
Division had 14 entries. The results of the tournament
are:
Scratch Division - 1st place Jerry Horn (+145) $300
2nd place Todd Richerson (125) $130
Handicap Division - 1st place Bill Gale (+298) $400
2nd place Dennis Winchell (+268) $160
Shown above are Bill Gale (left) and Jerry Horn (right). Congratulations to Bill Gale who bowled a 300 game during the tournament. The next CBC Tournament will be held at Royal Z Lanes in Goose Creek on February 14th.
Mark Roth Charity Auction and
Tournament held - Royal Z
Lanes in Columbia hosted the Old Dog/Young Dog Mark Roth
Charity Tournament on December 26th. Bowlers from around the
south region came out to support the Mark Roth Charity
event and try to take home the first place prizes. The live
Auction is now closed and was a huge success. Thank you to
the pros who donated autographed memorabilia as well as to
the bowling fans who bid on the items. All money raised will
be donated to the Roth family. The results of the tournament
are:
Doubles - 1st place Chuck Gardner/Ritchie Allen
Regular Scratch - Ken McNeely
Senior Scratch - Jim Lee
Click here for full results.
The Charleston Traveling 8-Game Scratch
Year End
Tournament was held at
Royal Z Lanes on
November 15th.
The top 10 bowlers in points were invited to compete for the
top
honors and the
1st place prize.
The final top 5 results were
1st - Jeff Evans
2nd - Bobby Smith
3rd - Justin Smith
4th - Ron Tidd
5th - Jerry Horne
Shown to the left is Jeff Evans. Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. The tournament will begin again on January 17th at Royal Z Lanes. Click here for the full 2010 schedule
The SC
USBC State Open and Women's Match Game Tournament was
held at
Royal Z Lanes on Oct 31 - Nov 1. The Tournament was
presented by the SC USBC Association, Performance Plus Pro
Shop, and Royal Z.
34 bowlers came out to try and take the Open top honors and the cash prize. 14 Women participated in the Women's portion of the tournament. Participants bowled 8 games (6 games for the women) on Saturday on the Boardwalk Pattern and Sunday the bowlers bowled on the Highway to Hell pattern.
Tony Todd, pictured to the right, took home 1st place plaque and cash prize. Michelle Smith, pictured above, took home the 1st place plaque and cash prize for the Women's tournament. Final standings for both the open and women's tournament can be found on the SC USBC website.
Thanks to all the bowlers who came out and bowled.
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