Anne Haase of Dunkirk represented New York State in the USBC Senior Singles Championship held in Las Vegas this week. 

Haase rolled games of 155, 150, 162 for a 465 scratch score and 621 with handicap in her opening round. That put her in 15th place. 

In her second round, she rolled games of 199, 173, 120 for a 492 scratch and 648 handicap. She finished the tournament with a total handicap score of 1269 for 12th place overall in the field of 32 for her division of Women Aged 50-54.

Congratulations from thye DLBA.

The next meeting of the DLBA will be held Wednesday, July 19 at 7pm at 1st Ward Falcons Club in Dunkirk. Agenda items include Board elections, financial report, committee reports, fundraising update, changes, and plans for 2017-18. Note that meeting was originally planned for Thursday July 20 but was rescheduled for the 19th.

The first annual Dunkirk Lakeshore Bowling Association Golf Tournament will be heald on Saturday Augusr 12, 2017 at the Rose Brook Golf Course, Beebe Rd., Silver Creek. Registration will begin at 10 am and a shotgun start will begin at 11 am. The 4-person scramble will award prizes in the men's, women's and mixed divisions. The cost is $75 per person, $300 per team. The entry fee includes golf, cart, on-course contests, lunch at the turn, and appetizers after golf. Chinese auctions and other drawings will add to the fun!Anyone interested may contact P.J. Azzarella at 785-1265 to make a reservation. Checks may be made out to "DLBA" and mailed to P.J. Azzarella, 2369 Agassiz Dr., Lakeview, NY 14085 in advance. Space is limited to 100 golfers, so make your reservations today!!

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The Dunkirk Lakeshore Bowling Association recently concluded its’ annual tournament at Hanover Lanes in Silver Creek.  Hanover Lanes, from Hanover Lanes won the Handicap Team event with a score of 3,614.  Azzarella 4 Plus 1, also from Hanover Lanes finished 2^nd with a team score of 3,603.  Fireman’s from K & L Lanes took the Team Scratch honors with a score of 3,273.  DLBA Team, from Lucky Lanes took 2nd with a score of 3,179.

Doubles, singles and all events changed dramatically during week two of the tournament.   Connie Wojcinski and Marie Skubis, from Lucky Lanes, waited until the final day of the tournament to take top honors in the Doubles Handicap division with a score of 1,439.  Tony Houle and Alex Wright, from Hanover Lanes, took 2^nd with a score of 1,437.  Mike Krzemien and Brian Schulz, from K & L Lanes took Doubles Scratch with a score of 1,318.  P.J. Azzarella and Justin Zimmerman, from Hanover Lanes were 2^nd with a score of 1,302.  In the Singles Handicap division, Ben Montague, from Lucky Lanes, took Singles Handicap with a score of 807.  Terry Gabel, from K & L Lanes, was 2^nd with a score of 758.  Brad Bixby, from K & L Lanes, took Singles Scratch with a score of 748.  Ben Montague, from Lucky Lanes, was 2^nd with a score of 746.  Ben Montague, from Lucky Lanes, won All Events Handicap with a score of 2,301.  Elliott Adamski, from Hanover Lanes, was 2^nd with a score of 2,262.    Ben Montague, from Lucky Lanes, won All Events Scratch with a score of 2,121.  Michael Lucas, from Lucky Lanes, was 2^nd with a score of 2,091.

Full tournament results and payouts are available at www.dunkirklakeshoreusbc.com.

The season wraps up on Saturday, June 3rd with the annual awards banquet to be held at the Fireman’s Club in Silver Creek, NY.  Honor scores, Hall of Fame members, life members and tournament winners are invited at no charge.  Guests may attend at a cost of $15 per person.  Seating is limited. Anyone wishing to attend may contact Joanne Arnold at 665-9608 for further details.  

Brad Bixby Wins 2017 DLBA Masters’

Brad Bixby beat P.J. Azzarella 258-227 to win the 2017 Dunkirk Lakeshore Bowling Association Masters’ Tournament, sponsored by Sunset Truck & Auto and Rose Brook Golf Course.  Double elimination match play finals were held this past Sunday at Hanover Lanes in Silver Creek.  Bixby went undefeated in all five matches with scores of 218, 205, 229, 235 and 258 in the Championship match to take the title.  Top qualifier was Brian Schulz with a two day (8 game) total of 1,780.  Steve Dando was the 2^nd highest qualifier with a score of 1,767.  With Bixby’s win, he joins Jerry Jesionowski, PJ Azzarella and Paul Pagano as multiple year Masters’ winners.

The Masters’ Tournament now gives way to the 88^th Annual DLBA Championships Tournament, also being held at Hanover Lanes.  The tournament runs daily through May 13^th.  Space is still available for team, doubles and singles events.  Please contact P.J. Azzarella at 785-1265 for availability and reservations.  A current schedule is also available at www.dunkirklakeshoreusbc.com.

Other Masters Finalists Included:

2^nd – PJ Azzarella

3^rd – Steve Dando

4^th – Gary Dudek

5^th- 6^th – Derek Bixby & Mike D’Amico

7^th-8^th – Josh Wilmot & Ben Montague

9^th-12^th – Brian Schulz, Bob Paterson Sr., Alicia Alguire & Mike Krzemien

13^th-16^th – George Majkut, Don McAndrews, Mike Howard & Kevin Zola

The schedule of bowlers for the 2017 City Tournament at Hanover Lanes is available under the Tournament/Events tab. It will be updated frequently.

Results of the 2017 Gowanda Valley Hose Doubles Tournament are available under the Tournaments/Events tab.

The second annual Women's Doubles Championship was held on March 18 and 19 at Hanover Lanes in Silver Creek. A total of 21 teams bowled in the handicap event, nearly doubling the number of entries in last year's tournament. 

Prize money was awarded to teams finishing in the top 5 places.

1st Valerie Steinhoff/Michele Bouquin          1340

2ns Bobbi Peck/Taryn Wojtkowiak               1320

3rd Anna Anastasia/Sara Tulipane               1308

4th Sandy Gray/Chris Gruber                      1285

5th Lynn Fijal/Devon Fijal                            1284

The finalists for Beat the Champ, WBBZ’s local bowling program, are Bob Senker, Ben Montague, Sean Dietz, Tyler Molina, Tony Dolan, Matt Zasowski, Tim Jensen, Michael Kemp, Brad Bixby, and Sam Carson (alternate).  Qualifying took place Saturday March 11 and Sunday March 12. Taping for the April shows will be 10a on Sunday March 26. Congratulation to Ben and Brad for representing our association so well.

Anne Haase of Dunkirk will be representing New York State USBC women at the National Senior Singles Tournament in Reno, Nevada in August 2017. Last August Anne bowled at Crystle Lanes in Corning, NY where she placed 3rd in her division (50-54). Anne has bowled in this tournament the past 3 years.

Anne has bowled for 35 years at Lucky Lanes on the Bobek's Autotrans team. Although teammates have changed, Anne is an original member of the team dating back to 1982. Her high game is a 256. She has also held various offices in the Wednesday Night Fumble League. She has also been involved with the Lucky Lanes Junior Bowling program and Grape Belt Association. She has served as thye NYS USBC Youth Assistant Regional Director for the NYS USBC Youth tiurnament.

Anne has bowled over the years in local tournaments and has won Women's Singles and Team events. For the past 20 years she has traveled across the state to bowl with her team in the NYS Women's Tournament. She and her sister Mary Erick also bowl doubles and singles together. 

Congratulations to Anne and good luck in August.

Applications for the 2017 Hall of Fame are available under Hall of Fame page. Deadline for submission is April 15, 2017. The form is not very taxing.

The DLBA Masters Tournament is scheduled for Saturday April 29 and Sunday April 30 at Hanover Lanes in Silver Creek. Entry form available under Tournaments/Events tab.

The DLBA City Tournament will follow for teams, singles and doubles begiining May 1 and running through May 13. Application forms with time slots are available under Tournament/Events page.

The end-of-season banquet is scheduled for Saturday June 3. Location TBD. Drinks/pictures at 6p with dinner at 7. RSVP form will be available.

The next meeting of the DLBA Board of Directors will take place Thursday July 20 2017 at 7p at 1st Ward Falcons Club in Dunkirk.