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02/03/2022

City Singles finals set: Lenze vs. Gaffey
St. Marys – New school meets old school. Youth battles experience.

That sums up the finale of this year's St. Marys City Singles Championship between Mike Lenze and Kevin Gaffey, sponsored by Beimel Transportation, The PFL, The CMF and Kanawha Scales.

This year’s tournament is being held at Olympic Lanes.

Gaffey, a seasoned veteran, the overall top seed and a multiple winner of this event, advanced to the finals by defeating Steve Lovenduski 859 to 757 on Saturday. Then Sunday, Gaffey disposed of John Vogt 800 to 715.

Vogt reached the final four thanks to his huge series against Bryan Valentine, a 901 to 866 victory.

Lenze, meanwhile, the overall second seed in the tournament and bowling in his first City Singles final, beat Kenny Salter 884 to 853 on Saturday and then exploded with a 917 series to defeat Brandon Smith, who shot 834, on Sunday.

Smith made his way to Sunday’s final four by edging Dustin Michuck 863 to 861, the closest match of the weekend. Smith rallied from 29 pins down in the final game of the set, out scoring Michuck 236 to 205.

Lenze leads the tournament in average score per game with a 213.9, followed by Smith at 211.2, Gaffey with 203.9 and Vogt at 197.6.

Gaffey, Lenze, Smith and Vogt will all bowl again this Saturday on noon to determine the winner and places two, three and four. Vogt and Smith will bowl off for third and fourth.

01/26/2022

Final eight set in City Singles Tournament

St. Marys – Eight more games were bowled over the weekend at Olympic Lanes in St. Marys, narrowing the field of keglers from 32 to the final 8, with top-seeded Kevin Gaffey leading the way.

The tournament is sponsored by Beimel Transportation, The PFL, The CMF and Kanawha Scales and under the direction of tournament director Kenny Salter.

Bowling both Saturday and Sunday, the winners from the past weekend will return again this upcoming Saturday at 3:00 pm for the round of 8 and then the winners of those matches will come back at noon on Sunday and bowl for a spot in the championship finale the following weekend.

Gaffey, the overall top seed, defeated (32) Mike Tyger 738-642 and (16) Jesse Beimel 866-762. Beimel made the sweet sixteen by defeating (17) Rich Quiggle 803-759.

Gaffey's opponent in the elite 8 will be (24) Steve Lovenduski, who defeated (9) Jason Brouse 777-693 and (8) Casey Wolfe 811-785. Wolfe made the sweet sixteen by defeating (25) Jake Himes 787-699.

In the bottom half of that side of the bracket, (20) John Vogt advanced, beating (13) Austin Curtis 750-736 and (4) Don Beimel 795-773. Beimel made the sweet sixteen by defeating (29) Roger Beimel 897-710.

Vogt will face off against (21) Bryan Valentine in the elite 8. Valentine beat (12) Wayne Podalski 832-825 and (28) Matt Heindl 821-770. Heindl made the sweet sixteen by defeating (5) Mick Vogt 777-704.

On the other side of the bracket, second seeded Mike Lenze made the elite 8 by defeating (31) Justin Saline 799-723 and (15) Todd Beimel 823-731. Beimel advanced to the sweet sixteen by defeating (18) Joe Pistner 858-812.

Lenze will take on (7) Kenny Salter, who beat (26) Toby Saline 810-735 and (10) Dustin Smith 868-812. Smith advanced to the sweet sixteen by defeating (23) Mike Brennen 744-676.

In the bottom part of that bracket, (3) Brandon Smith advanced to the elite 8 by defeating (30) Ben Vogt 840-768 and (14) Cody Wolfe 842-738. Wolfe made the sweet sixteen by beating (19) Dave Molella 871-849.

Smith will take on sixth seeded Dustin Michuck, who advanced to the elite 8 by knocking off (27) Cameron Resch 743-646 and (11) Mike Vasbinder 888-681. Vasbinder made the sweet sixteen by beating (22) Dan Vogt 794-688.

01/17/2022

Gaffey earns top spot in City Singles qualifying

St. Marys – Kevin Gaffey turned up the heat on a cold Sunday afternoon at Olympic Lanes, hitting a second round qualifying score of 897, giving him an eight-game total of 1735, edging out first round leader Mike Lentz, who hit 871 Saturday, for a 1729 total, for the top spot in qualifying action for the St. Marys City Singles Tournament.

Third place went to Brandon Smith, who hit the highest four game set of the tournament on Sunday, a 933, to finish with a score of 1723. Don Beimel shot 905 Sunday, giving him a total score of 1696, good for fourth. Rounding out the top five was Mick Vogt, scoring 868 in the second round for a total of 1687.

The top five received cash prizes, with sponsorship provided by this year’s main sponsor, Beimel Transportation, and The PFL Club, The CMF Club and Kanawha Scales, for their efforts heading into bracket play this weekend.

A total of 41 bowlers tried qualifying for the 32 slots available in match play.

Other notable series from the second weekend Casey Wolfe’s 840, Mike Vasbinder’s 838 and Dustin Smith’s 834.

High individual games over the weekend were kegeled by Brandon Smith (279), Don Beimel (277,248), Lentz (268), Casey Wolfe (258), Todd Beimel (252), Gaffey (247,244), Jesse Beimel (246) and Wayne Podalski (243).

Single elimination bracket play begins this Saturday at 3:00 pm at Olympic Lanes, with sixteen matches featuring the top thirty-two bowlers from qualifying. On Sunday, the winners will return at noon and bowl again, with the final eight moving on to Saturday, January 29. The losers in each round will be eliminated.

The following are the matchups for Saturday, with the winners of match squaring off on Sunday, on the top seeded side of the bracket: (1) Kevin Gaffey vs. (32) Mike Tyger and (16) Jesse Beimel vs. (17) Rich Quiggle. (9) Jason Brouse vs. (24) Steve Lovenduski and (8) Casey Wolfe vs. (25) Jake Himes. (4) Don Beimel vs. (29) Roger Beimel and (13) Austin Curtis vs. (20) John Vogt. (12) Wayne Podalski vs. (21) Bryan Valentine and (5) Mick Vogt vs. (28) Matt Heindl.

The following are the matchups for Saturday, again with the winners facing off on Sunday, on the second seeded side of the bracket: (2) Mike Lentz vs. (31) Justin Saline and (15) Todd Beimel vs. (18) Joe Pistner. (10) Dustin Smith vs. (23) Mike Brennen and (7) Kenny Salter vs. (26) Toby Saline. (3) Brandon Smith vs. (30) Ben Vogt and (14) Cody Wolfe vs. (19) Dave Molella. (11) Mike Vasbinder vs. (22) Dan Vogt and (6) Dustin Michuck vs. (27) Cameron Resch.

01/10/2022

Lentz first weekend qualifying leader in City Singles event

St. Marys – Mike Lentz shot an 858 series, buoyed by a high game of 244, to grab the top spot during the first of two qualifying sessions for the St. Marys City Singles Tournament held this past weekend at Olympic Lanes in St. Marys.

The second session of qualifying, also a four-game set, will be held this upcoming weekend at 3:00 pm on Saturday and 12:00 pm on Sunday.

Beimel Transportation again is the main sponsor of this year’s tournament, along with The PFL, The CMF and Kanawha Scales.

Lentz had a few challengers to take over the top spot, with four of the top five bowlers all over 850. In fact, the top five bowlers were separated by just 10 pins.

Second place is currently being held by Jason Brouse, with an 853. Brouse’s high game was 253. Setting in third place, at 852, is Dustin Michuck, whose best game was just 217, but all his games were over 200. Kenny Salter rolled a set of 850 to come in the fourth slot. Salter’s best effort of the day was 228. Rounding out the top five was Cody Wolfe, hitting 848. Wolfe tossed a 268 to propel him into fifth.

Kevin Gaffey was sixth with an 838, followed by Mick Vogt’s 819 in seventh. In eighth was Wayne Podalski, checking in with an 809. Podalski was the last of the bowlers to average 200 or better in round one. Ninth went to Dave Molella at 793 and rounding out the top ten was Don Beimel’s 791.

Eleventh through fifteenth were Brandon Smith (790), Casey Wolfe (784), Austin Curtis (772), Dustin Smith (770) and Dan Vogt (766).

Rounding out the top twenty were Cameron Resch (762), John Vogt (761), Mike Vasbinder (760), Rich Quiggle (759) and Joe Pistner (742).

Top five individual games of the weekend were: Cody Wolfe (268), Mike Brennen (258), Cameron Resch (255), Jason Brouse (253) and Kevin Gaffey (246).

Forty-one bowlers in all threw the four games of weekend one, trying to position themselves for one of the thirty-two slots available after the second weekend to make the bracket style bowl offs and compete for the 2022 Championship.

At the conclusion of qualifying this weekend, the top qualifier will take home $125. Second will win $100, followed by $75 for third, $50 for fourth and the fifth top qualifier will pocket $25.

For a complete list of the first weekend’s qualifying results, check out the St. Marys PA Bowling page on Facebook.

Name Series High Game Rank

MIKE LENZE 858 244 1
JASON BROUSE 853 253 2
DUSTIN MICHUCK 852 217 3
KENNY SALTER 850 228 4
CODY WOLFE 848 268 5
KEVIN GAFFEY 838 246 6
MICK VOGT 819 225 7
WAYNE PODALSKI 809 220 8
DAVE MOLELLA 793 226 9
DON BEIMEL 791 212 10
BRANDON SMITH 790 220 11
CASEY WOLFE 784 220 12
AUSTIN CURTIS 772 226 13
DUSTIN SMITH 770 214 14
DAN VOGT 766 211 15
CAMERON RESCH 762 255 16
JOHN VOGT 761 205 17
MIKE VASBINDER 760 201 18
RICH QUIGGLE 759 204 19
JOE PISTNER 742 223 20
JIM HEINDLE 740 206 21
BUTCH SCHAUT 728 214 22
JAKE HIMES 725 207 23
BRYAN VALENTINE 704 197 24
MIKE BRENNEN 698 258 25
STEVE LOVENDUSKI 691 194 26
MATT HEINDLE 690 205 27
ROGER BEIMEL 685 188 28
SEAN VANALSTINE 680 205 29
KYLE MICHUCK 662 180 30
JUSTIN SALINE 658 198 31
BEN VOGT 632 177 32
RICH FILER 628 186 33
MIKE TYGER 627 184 34
TIFF LUNDER 626 185 35
ED HERBSTRITT 618 164 36
TOBY SALINE 613 173 37
MIKE VOGT 608 176 38
BILL ROBERTS 605 184 39
JON PETROCCHI 587 158 40
TOM LECKER 556 156 41

01/09/2022

Week one of qualifying for the St. Marys City Singles is complete. Mike Lentz is your first round leader at 858. Rest of results to be posted tonight or tomorrow.

01/02/2022

St. Marys City Singles Bowling Tournament begins this weekend

St. Marys – The St. Marys City Singles Bowling Tournament returns this weekend after a year hiatus due to COVID-19 when qualifying gets underway at Olympic Lanes.

The tournament was last held at the CMF Club in January of 2020. No tournament was held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social gathering guidelines. That means that Rick Beimel, who defeated Rich Quiggle 872-825 in 2020, is the defending champion. That win was Beimel’s sixth title in tournament history. Ironically, Quiggle, who has never won the tournament, has now finished second six times, as well.

Qualifying begins this weekend at Olympic Lanes, with action on Saturday, January 8, at 3:00 pm and another shift on Sunday, January 9, at 12:00 pm. A second round of qualifying will follow on January 15 and 16 at the same times and venue.

The format this year will be as follows: an 8-game qualifying score to determine the top 32 seeds to be set to an NCAA head-to-head bracket format. During the head-to-head format of the tournament, each bowler will bowl 4 games, with the higher total score advancing to the next round.

The winner this year will receive a $600 cash prize and $400 in merchandise, for a total prize of $1000.

Sponsors for this years tournament are Beimel Transportation, The
CMF, The PFL and Kanawha Scales and Systems.

To participate in this years tournament, please contact tournament director Kenny Salter at 814-594-1838.

12/31/2019

The City Singles qualifying gets under this weekend, two shifts each day Saturday and Sunday. One weekend of qualifying this year. More information later today. If interested in signing up, message this page and I will forward to the tournament director.

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