Erica Pursell went the distance Sunday in winning the women’s side of the Section 3 sectional of the 55th Beat the Champions. The UIC graduate student totaled 726 with 62 pins of handicap at Habetler Bowl on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
[UPDATED: CPBA reassessed handicap on Monday and shifted the top three men’s spots.]
[ADDED] ArthurHarris out of Skyway won the men’s side with a scratch 754.
Patrick Wallace wonfinished third with a 767738, which included 9970 pins of handicap.
Handicap in BTC is 90 percent of the difference league average is under 210.
“Honestly, this is the first time I tried this ball in Illinois,’’ said Pursell, who came from Tuscon, Ariz. to study bio-engineering. “I tried to keep ahead by adjusting with the ball.’’
Pursell, who was one of three women to advance from Habetler, adjusted fine with steady games of 214, 237 and 213.
Wallace, a general expeditor for the United State Postal Service at O’Hare, opened strong with a 251 and a 247, before dropping to a 170.
“I threw it down and in,’’ said Wallace, one of three men to advance from Skyway Bowl. “I guess I relaxed a little too much in the last game.’’
Chicagoan Arthur Harris finished second with a 754 and was the only scratch bowler to advance to the finals. Other men advancing were William Nance, a retired teacher from Chicago, and William Hill, an engineer for Riverview Realty.
In the finals, the car is again the top prize for both the women (Lan-Oak Lanes, March 6) and men (Elk Grove Bowl, March 13). This year it’s a Ford Focus from the Chicagoland Ford Dealers.
Emily Hughes, 19, is the youngest to advance so far this year in BTC. The Wadsworth woman bowled in high school for Warren.
Other women advancing were Vanessa Quinones, a dental assistant from Elmwood Park, Wilhelmia Brown, an administrative assistant for Goodwill Industries, and Earlean Henry.
The final number that matters is the more than $2.7 million raised by more than 5.7 million entries from league bowlers in the first 54 years the Sun-Times and the Chicagoland Bowling Proprietors Association cosponsored BTC.
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Section 3 Sectional
HabetlerBowl,Chicago
Sunday’sResults
(Topfivewomenandfourmenadvance,pendingverification)
Women
Bowler,centerG1-G2-G3-HDC–TOT
EricaPursell,Habetler214-237-213-62–726
EmilyHughes,Habetler156-222-208-118–704
VanessaQuinones,Habetler182-248-185-83–698
WilhelmiaBrown,Skyway236-202-200-59–697
EarleanHenry,Bluebird167-163-187-178–695
AdrianTurner,Bluebird212-178-183-121–694
AnastasiaMarchiori,Habetler205-204-226-56–691
EvelKing,Bluebird175-141-213-159–688
FallonWillis,Bluebird190-235-188-75–688
CathyMatthews,Skyway182-192-219-94–687
StacieDebacker,Habetler177-166-188-145–676
KaceyBrophy,Lawn137-133-155-243–668
ElisaCampos,DiverseyRiver130-152-167-210–659
MichellePlant,Skyway214-224-201-8–647
SylviaRivera,Habetler136-141-121-240–638
CynthiaCulbertson,Bluebird159-104-162-207–637
SharonMadison,Bluebird163-165-174-135–637
JenniferVillanueva,Habetler149-148-154-183–634
BrendaBodunde,Skyway188-169-202-75–634
RickyWeaver,Lawn128-166-114-226–634
MoniquePatton,Premium134-161-145-191–631
NicolePacheco,Waveland183-185-220-40–628
MichelleRobinson,Bluebird175-147-134-172–628
OlgaPerez,Lawn170-148-140-167–625
ChynaEdwards,Skyway164-141-187-124–616
GloriaLaury,Premium164-147-146-159–616
MarthaCarpenti,Habetler107-162-119-226–614
MariaBohacsik,DiverseyRiver154-120-161-178–613
JoeAnWise,Skyway103-123-139-243–608
CarriePurdiman,Bluebird122-122-139-221–604
CarmenUlloa,DiverseyRiver157-153-135-153–598
DarthaHoskins,Skyway159-154-140-143–596
BarbaraMitchell,Skyway157-127-152-159–595
MariaMoncada,Habetler101-150-125-216–592
TevisRosemond,Bluebird136-201-185-70-592
LucineBuchta,Lawn167-149-151-124–591
LisaHolloway,Bluebird134-183-201-70–588
TessaBeltranWaveland169-187-179-45–580
MaryCarrington,Skyway140-168-119-153–580
JuliaPointdexter,Skyway176-139-147-118–580
SueSmietana,Habetler97-168-146-172–583
ShellyQuinn,Bluebird76-126-123-243–568
MaryJones,Skyway102-120-110-234–566
SaidaMatos,HabetlerBowl120-114-124-199–557
VanessaPitts,Lawn139-128-123-148–538
RochelleSims,Skyway110-90-124-194–518
Men
UPDATEDArthurHarris,Skyway228-247-279-0–754
UPDATEDWilliamNance,Skyway198-225-214-102–739
UPDATED PatrickWallace,Skyway251-247-170-70–738
WilliamHill,Bluebird233-245-671-51–722
ThomasDoherty,Habetler204-172-173-162–711
ChadMadison,Lawn243-172-180-113–708
BillMurry,Skyway138-187-214-151–690
DannyTruong,Habetler167-189-208-116–680
TheodoreSmith,Skyway191-176-221-91–679
AndrewPrice,Habetler197-236-245-0–678
RichMcgill,Waveland225-246-206-0–677
AndyDetlove,Habetler221-179-245-29–674
EddieValentino,Habetler194-195-203-78–670
EricSchweda,Habetler182-223-209-51–665
MiltonTurnage,Skyway191-201-234-37–663
KevinYoung,Bluebird180-228-253-0–661
ButchGladstone,Bluebird180-207-244-27–658
ScotNorris,Waveland194-214-233-16–657
WinstonHall,Bluebird193-189-159-113–654
DarnellMiller,Premium205-226-159-64–654
RonaldSouthern,Bluebird187-205-184-75–651
StanleyGriffith,Skyway183-224-191-51–649
WestonParker,DiverseyRiver169-159-192-129–649
WalterRicks,Skyway181-148-180-140–649
RaymondBitos,Bluebird245-179-183-40–647
ThomasSheehy,Habetler194-211-148-94–647
JohnFranklin,Bluebird147-228-138-132–645
LionelKeys,Skyway158-178-164-143–643
TonyStegich,Habetler166-159-167-151–643
WayneKroll,Lawn160-157-130-189–636
ReidGarcia,Habetler191-277-165-0–633
MarkCarson,Skyway151-209-216-54–630
MylesSpears,Skyway158-142-195-132–627
MorrisRichardson,Bluebird236-177-213-0–626
AngeloKeske,Habetler177-221-225-0–623
JessieRosado,Lawn245-180-193-5–623
GeorgeFletcherJr,Bluebird190-175-200-51–616
ShannonSouthern,Premium170-186-186-67–609
JackLapinski,Lawn150-163-137-153–603
MarkAlesia,Habetler224-150-225-0–599
LeonCooks,Skyway172-180-195-51–598
KeavithPitts,Lawn169-208-136-83–596
KenPencak,Lawn116-169-142-167–594
ScottSzczurek,Habetler135-142-124-189–590
DionCoy,Premium175-204-202-0–581
RenaldoDrisdel,DiverseyRiver186-146-122-116–570
SteveSchaefer,Bluebird183-135-204-45–567
PhilHinkes,Habetler192-159-170-43–564
HermanDickens,Skyway183-131-200-45–559
ArthurBranch,Skyway169-133-175-70-547
GregSkweres,Habetler199-156-178-0–533
HaroldReddick,Skyway145-159-154-91–458
