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DAVID EWALD LEADS THE WAY IN QUALIFYING IN MDUSBC MASTERS

The Metro Detroit USBC Association Masters tournament qualifying wrapped up at Astro Lanes in Madison Heights Sunday, Jan. 23 with David Ewald of Macomb leading the 10-game qualifying round with 2,354.

The 2006 MDUSBC Masters champion Ewald averaged 235.4 for the two days of qualifying rounds. Five-game rounds of 1,124 and 1,230 propelled him to the lead. Ewald shot a tournament high 299 in the first game of the second round and led by 49 pins over Ryan VanHecke of Sterling Heights. Ewald had games of 214-224-189-251-246-299-235-235-247-214. Ewald will face Ron Rospierski of Warren in first round match play action on Saturday, Jan. 29.

VanHecke had five-game qualifying blocks of 1,150 and 1,135 on Sunday to be seeded second. He faces Troy Stus of South Lyon.

Defending champion Eddie Grace of Howell is seeded ninth and will face Craig Nidiffer of Monroe.

The maximum field of 160 averaged 197.5, with the top 32 finalists averaging 216.5. Ewald had the top qualifying block with 1,230 and shared top game honors with Mike Calhoun of Wyandotte with 299.

Match play begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29 at Astro Lanes in the double elimination three-game match play format. The final match is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.

For a complete listing of entrants visit www.mdusbc.com under tournament results and 2011 MDUSBC Masters. Match play results will be updated on the website after each day of competition. The competition was conducted on the “Blue” pattern of the Red, White and Blue series of lane patterns developed by the United States Bowling Congress. The graph of the lane pattern is also available on the website.

Astro Lanes is located at 32388 John R in Madison Heights, telephone (248) 585-3132.

Turbo 2-N-1 Grips, Red Robin Restaurants of Michigan and Ansara's Big Boy Restaurants are co-sponsors of the MDUSBC Masters.

The MDUSBC Masters Tournament is an USBC certified event operated by the Metro Detroit USBC Association, the largest local association of the United States Bowling Congress with more than 60,000 members.

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2011 MDUSBC MASTERS QUALIFYING
ASTRO LANES
1ST / 2ND / HIGH
PL / Sr / NAME / SQ / BLOCK / BLOCK / TOTAL / GAME / CITY
1 / David Ewald / 1 / 1124 / 1230 / 2354 / 299 / Macomb
2 / Ryan VanHecke / 1 / 1150 / 1135 / 2285 / 258 / Sterling Heights
3 / John Kelley / 1 / 1085 / 1196 / 2281 / 259 / Sterling Hts
4 / Michael Calhoun / 1 / 1150 / 1113 / 2263 / 299 / Wyandotte
5 / Brian Lake / 2 / 1139 / 1107 / 2246 / 278 / Warren
6 / Sr / Richard Wayne / 2 / 1037 / 1183 / 2220 / 269 / Westland
7 / Sr / Harold Sullins / 2 / 1177 / 1039 / 2216 / 280 / Chesterfield
8 / Mark Moore / 1 / 1122 / 1081 / 2203 / 275 / Macomb
9 / Edward Grace III / 1 / 997 / 904 / 1901 / 237 / Howell
10 / Stephen Barry / 1 / 1074 / 1127 / 2201 / 254 / Warren
11 / Sr / Kenneth Kossick / 1 / 1062 / 1134 / 2196 / 245 / Commerce
12 / Jeffrey Roche / 2 / 1184 / 1009 / 2193 / 266 / Dearborn
13 / Kerry Kreft / 1 / 1130 / 1060 / 2190 / 278 / Warren
14 / Nicholas Wissinger IV / 2 / 1127 / 1059 / 2186 / 258 / Clinton Twp
15 / Corey Miller / 2 / 1031 / 1127 / 2158 / 245 / Grand Blanc
16 / Michael Norris Jr / 1 / 1079 / 1075 / 2154 / 243 / Melvindale
17 / Mason Brantley / 1 / 1081 / 1071 / 2152 / 256 / Detroit
18 / Sr / Joseph Krajenke / 2 / 1048 / 1103 / 2151 / 259 / Clinton Twp
19 / Justin Neiman / 2 / 1144 / 1006 / 2150 / 257 / Warren
20 / Aaron Lorincz / 2 / 1098 / 1042 / 2140 / 258 / Belleville
21 / Kevin Trumbull / 1 / 1039 / 1100 / 2139 / 232 / Romulus
22 / John Robertson / 1 / 1057 / 1078 / 2135 / 266 / Waterford
23 / Ryan Briguglio / 2 / 1059 / 1071 / 2130 / 238 / Chesterfield Twp
24 / Craig Nidiffer / 1 / 1054 / 1073 / 2127 / 269 / Monroe
25 / Richard Rathburn Jr / 2 / 1025 / 1095 / 2120 / 244 / Roseville
26 / Jeffrey Austreng / 1 / 1035 / 1081 / 2116 / 267 / Waterford
27 / Kurt Pilon / 1 / 984 / 1132 / 2116 / 247 / Warren
28 / Joseph Jozwik / 1 / 1103 / 1010 / 2113 / 256 / Warren
29 / Randy Warnken / 1 / 1075 / 1034 / 2109 / 267 / Clinton Twp
30 / Jason Neiman / 1 / 1036 / 1073 / 2109 / 257 / Warren
31 / Troy Stus / 1 / 1064 / 1044 / 2108 / 251 / South Lyon
32 / Ronald Rospierski / 1 / 1052 / 1053 / 2105 / 248 / Warren

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