Jose Rivera nailed down the men’s side of the Section 2 sectional of Beat the Champions Sunday at Town Hall Bowl in Cicero with a scratch 714. It wasn’t the wooden lanes that concerned Ruby Shaffer, but being on lanes in front of the doors. She was concerned enough about the cold on her legs that she asked to move.
“I am glad they didn’t change me,’’ said the retiree from Bellwood, who led all women with a 745, including 164 pins of handicap. She advanced from Hillside Bowl.
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Seven men and six women advanced to the finals, where a 2015 Ford Fiesta from Local Ford Stores is the top prize for both the men’s and woman’s champion.
“It was an inside shot,’’ said Rivera, a truck driver from Lyons who advanced from Forest Lanes. “That helped a lot.’’
So did having his daughter Brianna, 10, along as a good luck charm.
As to the wood lanes, he said, “I am used to bowling wooden lanes. As they dried out, the better it is. There was a hole in the middle.’’
“I grew up on wood,’’ said Jason McReady, who rolled 711 with 81 pins of handicap for second. The Microsoft manager from Minooka grew up bowling at the old Suburban Lanes in Oak Park.
“The shot changed, it got squirrelly after practice, but once I settled in, it was fine,’’ said, Ryan Mejdrich, a UPS pricing analyst from Elgin who finished fourth.
“I am old codger, I didn’t think I had a chance, but when I saw the wood lanes, I said, `I have a chance, because I have bowl at Striker [Lanes],’ ‘’ Joe Corna, a recent retiree from Elmwood Park who finished fifth.
Kathleen McCarthy, a retiree from Evergreen Park, summed up the feeling of many of reaching the finals, “I am still in shock. I can’t believe it. I couldn’t believe it when I got the first letter [and made sectionals].’’
Other women advancing were Janis Dickerson, a pollution control tech from Worth; Tiffany Bradley, a bill collector from Chicago; Geraldine Cubie, a retiree from Broadview; and Linda Scaletta of South Elgin.
Also advancing on the men’s side were Livio Dalessandro, a HVAC worker from Bloomingdale; Ricardo Rivera, an Addison man who worked at recently burned Sound Studio recording studio; and Clint Verge, a retiree from Bellwood.
Sectionals continue next weekend for BTC, the charity bowling event cosponsored for 54 years by the Sun-Times and the Chicagoland Bowling Proprietors Association. League bowlers advancing to sectionals should have been notified by the CBPA.
The big number in BTC is solid as wood: the $2,793,600.36 raised for charity by more than 5.7 million entries in the first 53 years of BTC.
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Sunday’s Results
Section 2 Sectional
At Town Hall Bowl, Cicero
(Top seven men and six women, pendingverificiation, advance to the finals)
Women
Ruby Shaffer, Hillside 180-224-217-124–745
Janis Dickerson, Town Hall 177-205-268-54–704
Tiffany Bradley, Hillside 192-158-202-143–695
Geraldine Cubie, Town Hall 157-135-185-186–663
Kathleen McCarthy, Woodridge 167-130-135-218–650
Linda Scaletta, Stardust 165-165-171-145–646
Lisa Karides, Rolling 151-200-170-118–639
Sonia Ramos, Town Hall 135-148-142-205–630
Zephrya Freeman, Forest 162-237-224-0–623
Elizabeth Kirley, Circle 153-142-158-170–623
Patti Mcvickers, Suburbanite 134-205-161-118–618
Lori Mitchell, Willowbrook 177-194-138-108–617
Annette Zuege, Elk Grove 140-136-125-216–617
Barbara Basco, Stardust 132-105-136-243–616
Darlene Lanham, Rolling 169-120-129-197–615
Pat Klug, Woodridge 117-101-192-202–612
Lorrie Delair, Willowbrook 161-186-133-129–609
Jaquenette Banks, Hillside 165-186-193-59–603
Deloris Lee, Hillside 145-137-215-102–599
Mary Arsinow, Wood Dale 127-155-162-153–597
Marilyn Sadlo, Rolling 109-134-116-237–596
Beth Raftery, Rolling 137-155-127-172–591
Joyce Strzelczyk, Rolling 183-141-203-64–591
Marie Villa, Forest 160-120-100-207–587
Caroline Rhone, Hillside 160-152-143-132–587
Paula McCaleb, Circle 141-93-130-218–582
Paula Silva, Forest 157-154-191-78–580
Mandy Davis, Elk Grove 182-149-163-83–577
Linda Bronsberg, Forest 144-123-129-172–568
Patricia Hoyt, Stardust 109-121-131-207–568
Angelica Rodriguez, River Grove 149-164-109-132–554
Carmen Metoyer, River Grove 131-152-117-152–553
Patrice Turner, Striker 133-161-157-99–550
Vicki Guadagno, Wood Dale 173-167-199-10–549
Cynthia Flowers, Striker 80-110-127-226–543
Christina Sirianni, Rolling 144-105-113-172–534
Patrice Tramil-Wilson, River Grove 125-198-130-78–531
Donna Imel, Elk Grove 121-104-136-167–528
Angela Sundt, Hillside 86-95-103-243–527
Nancy Hammock, Willowbrook 190-104-89-243-526
Juanita Vargas, Striker 81-107-95-243–526
Laura Hemesath, River Grove 134-160-137-91–522
Florence Smith, Town Hall 107-124-126-159–516
Angela Norton, Willowbrook 132-135-121-126–514
Oriana Northrip, Hillside 122-159-139-83–503
Tracey Beesley , Elk Grove 90-75-98–234–497
Sue Niedzwiecki, Wood Dale 102-129-106-151-488
Alex Kramer, Willowbrook 74-68-75–243–460
Men
Jose Rivera, Forest 269-201-244-0–714
Jason McReady, Suburbanite 199-215-216-81–711
Livio Dalessandro, Woodridge 192-247-206-43–688
Ryan Mejdrich, Stardust 188-280-215-0–683
Joe Corna, Striker 181-160-191-143–675
Ricardo Rivera, River Grove 177-254-230-8–669
Clint Verge, Town Hall 210-208-171-78–667
Darrell West, Hillside 174-180-257-48–659
Bill Mudd , Forest 224-221-209-0–654
Hank Dziewior , River Grove 225-168-221-29–643
Michael Marino, Elk Grove 231-229-179-0–639
Al Navarro, Rolling 177-170-223-62–632
Ed Beauregard, Forest 172-235-224-0–631
Brad Skul, Woodridge 158-197-222-54–631
Nicholas Bezinovich, Circle 169-259-191-8–627
Edwin Malave, Stardust 183-202-242-0–627
Steve Zachwieja, Wood Dale 199-198-204-24–625
Parris Faulkner , Town Hall 200-187-212-24–623
Anthony Monroe, Hillside 183-184-167-89–623
Wayne Simons, Stardust 141-166-175-140–622
Patrick Metoyer, River Grove 161-225-232-0–618
Mick Mrowiec, River Grove 174-148-219-75–616
Adam Forth, Wood Dale 241-182-148-37–608
Theodore Milo, Forest 159-189-257-0–605
John Carlson, Hillside 179-182-230-13–604
Joshua Coutbe, Circle 186-155-165-97–603
James Scott Mcilrath, Willowbrook 146-212-227-16–601
Wally Hurley, Stardust 197-157-165-78–597
Tom Connole, Willowbrook 158-157-170-110–595
Joseph Salemi, Circle 193-180-112-110-595
Ken Kayser, Rolling 137-231-201-21–590
Roderick Kirkwood, Hillside 206-181-187-16–590
Jeremy Bertosa, Striker 193-182-205-5–585
Anatol Denysenko, Rolling 182-208-185-10–585
Nicholas Surowiecki, Rolling 111-169-157-148–585
Tommy Eukovich, Striker 185-159-231-8–583
Michael Kay, Stardust 156-225-178-24–583
George Vozari, Stardust 198-183-200-0–581
Jeff Pouliot, Suburbanite 181-208-143-48–580
Ron Norton, Hillside 191-175-139-72–577
Noah O’Daniel, Town Hall 189-148-147-94–578
Tony Barile, Elk Grove 176-166-234-0–576
Karl Williams, Hillside 153-199-173-51–576
Ken Hammond, Willowbrook 107-177-152-137–573
Mark Sodoma, Rolling 129-171-145-116–561
Raymond Jones, Town Hall 134-121-143-162–560
David Kretz, Elk Grove 168-122-168-99–557
Matthew Dombrowski, Willowbrook 166-155-152-81–554
Robert Blatter, Hillside 221-149-159-16-545
Robert Loos, Willowbrook 144-137-140-124–545
Willie Buie, Hillside 165-151-178-45–539
Don Schuster, Wood Dale 159-166-213-0–538
Ricardo Aguilar, Striker 142-171-138-78-529
James Gallagher, Suburbanite 173-180-139-35–527
Richard Houda, Striker 170-145-145-62–522
Dan Morris, Elk Grove 142-156-166-51–515
Bill Kupfer, Suburbanite 122-160-131-99–512
Larry Cekal, Rolling 129-139-147-97–512
Shawn Totton, River Grove 227-155-125-0–507
Edward Tumamg, Suburbanite 193-135-173-0–501
Mike Cavalco, Suburbanite 140-150-159-5–454
Remaining sectionals
Saturday: Section 3, Bluebird Lanes, Chicago, 11 a.m.
Sunday: Section 4/Will county, Centennial Lanes, Tinley Park (women 10 a.m., men 1:30 p.m.)
Finals
Men: Mardi Gras Lanes, DeKalb, noon March 1
Women: Elk Grove Bowl, Elk Grove Village, noon March 8
