WIBC Board concludes Fall meeting

Deitch nominated for life membership, three earn nominations for Member Emerita

The Women's International Bowling Congress Board of Directors concluded a week of fall meetings Oct. 29-Nov. 4 at Bowling Headquarters in suburban Milwaukee. Several action items were discussed and will be voted on by delegates during the 2002 WIBC Annual Meeting, April 22-24 in Milwaukee. Summaries of significant action items are as follows:

Deitch nominated for WIBC Life Member

The board nominated WIBC President Joyce Deitch, Las Vegas, for WIBC Life Member. Deitch will retire in July 2002 after her term as president expires. She served nine years as WIBC President. In addition, Deitch has served WIBC more than 29 years in prestigious positions such as: president; first; second; fourth; sixth and seventh vice president; and director. She also is a member of the Las Vegas Women's Bowling Association and the Nevada Women's Bowling Association and held a number of leadership positions with both organizations. Deitch's nomination will be presented to delegates for approval during the 2002 Annual Meeting.

Member Emerita nominations

WIBC Board members nominated three women -- Dorothy Rowe, Phoenix; Jo Smith, Devils Lake, N.D.; and Ila Herrin, Lakewood, Colo.,-- for Member Emerita honors. Rowe served the WIBC board for 38 years in prominent positions including: fourth; fifth; sixth; seventh vice president; and director. Rowe also has served as chairman on numerous WIBC committees including:WIBC Hall of Fame Board; Certification Review; Financial; and Employee Relations. Rowe also has served as Arizona Young American Bowling Alliance President, Arizona YABA Director and YABA Director. She is a member of the Arizona WBA and Phoenix WBA Halls of Fame; a Life Member of the Arizona WBA and Phoenix WBA; and Arizona Women Bowling Writers Life Member. Rowe was first elected to the WIBC Board in 1963 during the Annual Meeting in Memphis, Tenn. Smith was first elected to the WIBC board in 1977 during the Annual Meeting in Milwaukee. She has served as WIBC director for 24 years. Also, Smith has served as: YABA president; North Dakota WBA president and second vice president; and Lake Region (N.D.) WBA secretary. Smith also has served as chairman of the WIBC Youth Transition Committee in addition to numerous other WIBC committees which include: Employee Relations; Hall of Fame Board; and Awards Review. Smith is a member of the North Dakota WBA and Lake Region (N.D.) WBA Halls of Fame.

Herrin served the WIBC Board for 14 years as seventh vice president and director. Herrin also has served in important positions such as: Colorado WBA president, first vice president and director; Durango (Colo.) WBA president and secretary; and Denver WBA director and treasurer. In addition, Herrin has served on many WIBC committees, which include: Communication Evaluation; Association Operations Ad Hoc; and Awards Review. She is a member of the Colorado WBA and Denver WBA Halls of Fame. Herrin was first elected to the WIBC Board in 1987 during the Annual Meeting in Hartford, Conn. Nominations for all three women will be presented to delegates for approval during the 2002 Annual Meeting.

Gilliard appointed to WIBC Board

The WIBC Board appointed Kay Gilliard, Phoenix, as WIBC Director to replace Roberta Haffner. Gilliard currently serves as director of the Arizona Women's Bowling Writers Association and is secretary of three leagues in the Phoenix area. She previously served as second vice president, director and sergeant at arms for the Phoenix WBA. In addition to bowling, Gilliard's passion is her husband of 35 years, her three children and her grandson, Anthony. "Being appointed to the WIBC Board of Directors is a very humbling experience," Gilliard said. "I plan to do the very best job I possibly can." Haffner resigned from the board in August to accept a field consultant position with Bowling Headquarters.

Proposed legislation

Delegates will be presented with five WIBC and 11 joint WIBC/American Bowling Congress proposed amendments during the 2002 Annual Meeting, with recommendations from the WIBC Board. A complete listing of proposed amendments will be available on the WIBC Annual Meeting page of bowl.com by Nov. 16.

United States Bowling Association (USBA) report

The WIBC Board of Directors received the report from the USBA Structure and Transition Ad Hoc Committees. WIBC Vice President Joan Feinblum and ABC Director Mitch Mitchell, co-chairs of the Structure AdHoc Committees, presented the report. After three hours of questions, answers and discussion, the WIBC Board unanimously approved a motion to urge the two committees to continue their deliberations based on input received from the WIBC Board, the other national boards, state and local associations, and most of all the members. The Board further recommended that ABC, YABA, USA Bowling and Bowling Inc. continue to support the efforts toward a single membership organization, and reaffirmed WIBC's strong commitment to a single membership organization.

New Equipment Specifications Committee co-chair appointed

WIBC Second Vice President Sylvia Broyles, Spring Branch, Texas, was appointed Co-Chairman of the WIBC/ABC Equipment Specifications Committee. Broyles replaced Roberta Haffner. The WIBC/ABC Equipment Specifications Committee is responsible for directing all testing and approval of products, conducting research, developing and/or reviewing legislation and establishing technical specifications for the game of American Tenpins.

Initiative added to WIBC strategic plan

The WIBC Board supported the recommendation to add an objective to the strategic plan addressing involvement of women internationally.WIBC believes it is important to continue securing on-going positions for women on international committees as well as leadership roles in the governing bodies, and to ensure the United States has an international voice. As part of the objective, WIBC's goal is to attract members interested in representing and providing women with a presence ininternational bowling competitions, such as the AMF World Cup, the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs World and American Zone tournaments.

Board approves sale of patriotic apparel

Patriotic apparel and other items designed by XP Apparel, WIBC's licensed merchandiser, will be available Dec. 1 through July 31, 2002, with a portion of the proceeds from each item sold benefiting one or more of the Sept. 11 relief funds. Merchandise may be purchased through the new online store, which will launch on Dec. 1. Accessible through bowl.com, WIBC members can browse the online store and purchase merchandise items directly from XP Apparel via Internet, phone and mail orders. Most major credit cards will be accepted. Merchandise also will be available at the Annual Meeting and during the WIBC Championship Tournament, April 13 - June 10 (unless extended).

2002 ABC Hall of Fame ballots are on their way to veteran panel of voters

The final phase in determining year 2002 electees to the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame began in mid-November when official ballots were sent to 175 veteran bowling writers, Hall members and selected ABC officials. Voters will determine which, if any, of the candidates will join Fred Borden, Akron, Ohio; Mark Jensen, Wichita, Kan.; and Max Skelton, Stonewall, Okla., at induction ceremonies March 14 on the ABC Tournament lanes at Metra Park Expo Center in Billings, Mont. The facility will be the site of the 2002 ABC Championships Tournament. Bowlers on the 2002 Regular ballot are: Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.; John Handegard, Nacogdoches, Texas; Mickey Higham, Battle Creek,Mich.; John Hricsina, Franklin, Pa.; Pete McCordic, Houston; Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich.; Gene Stus, Allen Park, Mich.; and Pete Weber, St. Louis. Non-professional candidates are: Dave Callery, Cincinnati; John Eiss, Minneapolis; Mitch Jabczenski, Detroit; Mark Lewis, Wichita, Kan.; Butch Luther, Racine, Wis.; Rick Pollard, Versailles, Ind.; Ron Pollard, Versailles, Ind.; Gordon Vadakin, Wichita, Kan. Candidates must receive at least 70 percent of the votes cast to earn election.

Team USA dominates FIQ American Zone - Hyman, Castillo take Masters titles as U.S. wins gold medals in all events except singles

Members of TEAM USA came away with a strong feeling of patriotism after their overwhelming performance at the 13th Federation Internationale des Quilleurs American Zone Championships which concluded Nov. 11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The U.S. earned gold medals in every event except men's and women's singles and added silver medals in five events and bronze medals in three events. The effort was capped by a sweep of the gold and silver medals in the tournament-ending Masters competition. Diandra Hyman, Dyer, Ind., won the women's Masters gold by beating teammate Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, 427-398, in the two-game title match. Hyman led 200-198 after one game and added a 227-200 second-game margin. Sandelin beat Venezuela's Alicia Marcano 192-162 in the semifinal. Dino Castillo, Dallas, captured the men's Masters gold with a 432-385 victory over Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa. Castillo led 243-216 after one game and coasted with a 189-169 second-game score.Castillo stopped Mexico's Alejandro Cruz 224-166 in the semifinal. Earlier in the week, Hyman took the all-events gold with 4,898 for 24 games. She was matched by Tony Manna, Omaha, Neb., who won the men's title with 5,336. Manna joined Bill Hoffman, Columbus, Ohio, in capturing men's doubles with 2,579 for six games and Hoffman and Castillo in winning trios with 3,976. Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif.; Jeanette Menacho, Sacramento, Calif.; and Jackie Edwards, Simi Valley, Calif.; took women's trios with 3,677. That followed Menacho and Lisa Stack, Elgin, Ill., sharing the doubles title with Colombia's Paola Gomez and Clara Guerrero with 2,391. The U.S. players joined Derwin Pitre, Lafayette, La., and Mike Mullin, New City, N.Y., in sharing the team gold medals. The men finished with 6,460 while the women had 6,018. The only events TEAM USA didn't win were taken by their Canadian counterparts. Robin Crawford, a Canadian citizen (she grew up in St.Catharines, Ontario) who works for the Young American Bowling Alliance in suburban Milwaukee, captured women's singles with 1,233, one pin better than Hyman. Teammate Danyck Briere, Lachine, Quebec, earned the men's crown with a record 1,428. Other U.S. silver medalists were: Pitre and Castillo in men's doubles with 2,520 and Hoffman in men's all-events with 5,277. Bronze medalists were Hyman, Sandelin and Stack in women's trios with 3,564, Manna in men's singles with 1,334 and Castillo in men's all-events with 5,187. Canada collected silvers from Chris Fernandez, Toronto, in men's singles with 1,357 and Jennifer Willis, Duncan, British Columbia, in women's all events with 4,751, and a bronze in men's trios with Fernandez, George Lambert, Hamilton, Ontario; and Fred Phillips, London, Ontario, with 3,666. Puerto Rico's Frankie Colon and Luis Perez earned their country's lone medals, bronze in men's doubles with 2,502. Costa Rica's Marco Odio had only the fourth 300 game in FIQ American Zone history in singles. The tournament featured 118 men and 98 women from 22 countries in North, Central and South America.

Itakura, Haugen capture World Cup titles; USA's Scott makes final four, Norton top eight

Japan's Nachimi Itakura and Norway's Kim Haugen won the women's and men's titles, respectively, Nov. 10 at the 2001 AMF Bowling World Cup at P.S. Bowling Pattaya in Pattaya, Thailand. Itakura disposed of The Philippines' Liza del Rosario in two games, 247-224 and 257-224, to become the first Japanese person to capture the Bowling World Cup. Haugen, who went into the arena phase as the No. 8 qualifier, was nearly perfect as he stopped 1999 AMF Bowling World Cup champion Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar in two games, 238-216 and 290-186. Itakura, a 26-year-old resident of Wakayama City who would like to become a professional bowler, said two motivating factors contributed to her victory. "My mother was in the crowd today, cheering me on, and I wanted to play well and give her a victory," Itakura said. "Also, my Japan Bowling Congress coach told me to come home a winner, so now I can fulfill his request and bring home Japan's first World Cup." Itakura qualified for the title match by defeating Ross Greiner of The Netherlands in three games (258-224, 223-226, 227-205) in the first women's semifinal. In the other semifinal, del Rosario topped TEAM USA's Kristal Scott, Painesville, Ohio, in two games (214-207 and 216-206). Scott hit her ankle causing a shot to go into the channel in the fifth frame and left the 4-6-7-9-10 in the seventh frame of the first game. "I think Kristal might have won that first game if she hadn't hit her ankle," del Rosario said. Scott, who qualified eighth for the women, advanced to the semifinal by beating No. 1 Kirsten Penny of England in three games (216-205, 221-249 and 202-169) in the quarterfinals. Scott's teammate, Scott Norton of Cypress, Calif., lost in two games (200-202 and 187-212) in the quarterfinal round to Haugen. Norton, who had the tournament's only 300 game early in qualifying and 14th in Bowling World Cup history, was rated No. 1 entering the best-two-of-three-game, single elimination format which began in the quarterfinals. Haugen, 22, follows in the steps of two other Norwegian World Cup champions, 1977 and 1982 winner Arne Stroem and 1994 champion Tore Torgersen, in capturing Norway's fourth Bowling World Cup championship. "What I've done hasn't really sunk in yet," said Haugen, who beat Japan's Hirofumi Morimoto in two games (259-232 and 225-223) in the semifinals. "I didn't allow myself to think of a victory even when Shaheen left the 4-6-7-9-10 split in the middle of the final game. I knew that something like that could happen just as easily to me, and I felt that I had to keep my mind on my next frame only." Shaheen advanced to the title match by beating Mexico's Daniel Falconi of Mexico in three games (235-244, 205-186 and 259-257) in the other semifinal. "All week long, I just wanted to do my best, and it's a wonderful feeling to know that my best was good enough to win," Haugen said. Elsewhere in the women's quarterfinals, Greiner topped Australia's Ann Maree Putney in three games (227-185, 179-255 and 269-217). Itakura knocked off Hong Kong's Melody Yeung in two games (212-204 and 224-203) and del Rosario defeated Malaysia's Shalin Zulkifli in three games (269-258, 224-234, and 244-216). In other men's quarterfinals, Shaheen topped Israel's Yahav Rabin in two games (241-216 and 247-237), Falconi bested Singapore's Remy Ong in three (181-198, 235-225 and 266-224) and Morimoto stopped Naif Oqab of the United Arab Emirates in three games (233-201, 196-236 and 162-217). Norton led after 40 qualifying games with 9,014, a 225.3 average. Scott was eighth with 8,065, a 201.6 average. Diane Buchanan had Canada's best finish with 12th for the women. She totalled 7,739 for 40 games, an average of 193.5 per game. Teammate Bob Wooley finished 31st in the men's division with 4,770 for 24 games, an average of 198.8. Puerto Rico was not entered. The 38th AMF Bowling World Cup will be held in Riga, Latvia, Oct. 20-26, 2002.

North Carolina Central University captures first CIAA championship

North Carolina Central University defeated Virginia State University, 3-2, in a best-of-five Baker format championship match Nov. 6 to capture the inaugural Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women's Bowling conference championship title. The CIAA is one of only three conferences that has women's bowling competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association varsity level for the 2001-02 season. There currently are 39 schools competing at the NCAA level for women's bowling. North Carolina Central won the first two games of the finals 167-147 and 171-165 to jump to a 2-0 lead, but the Lady Trojans of Virginia State swept games three and four 155-148 and 157-149, to even the match at two games each. The Lady Eagles beat Virginia State, 175-156, to capture the conference title. North Carolina Central went undefeated in match play and wastied for first with Fayetteville State University following the first day of competition. Fayetteville State placed third in the tournament. North Carolina Central's NeClea Coleman and Gina Peoples were named to the all-tournament team along with St. Paul's College's Nijea Rich; Shaw University's Shahtia Gay; and Virginia Union University's Candice Roberts.

2001 Bowling Magazine Writing Competition

1. Deadline for entering the 2001 Bowling Magazine writing competition is Dec. 15, 2001.

2. Editorial, Feature and News stories published between December 2000 and November 2001 in newspapers or magazines, or presented by broadcast media are eligible. Entries must be original clippings from the source in which they were published. Materials which appeared in Bowling Magazine or American Bowler are ineligible. (Articles publishedon or after Dec. 1, 2001, will be eligible for the 2002 competition.)

3. Entry guidelines for the three categories are:

EDITORIAL - Any opinion expressed in the media concerning a tenpin bowling related subject.

FEATURE - A non-fiction story concerning any individual, facility, equipment or organization related to tenpin bowling involvement.

NEWS - A tenpin bowling related story written under deadline with proof of following day publication.

4. First place in each division will carry a $300 award. In addition to the first place awards, others will be: News and Editorial -$225, $200, $175, $150, $75, and $50; Feature - $225, $200, $175, $150,$125, $100, $75, $50 and $50. There also will be five honorable mention certificates awarded in each category.

5. Entries should be unmounted, clearly identified as to author as well as name and date of publication. Author's name and address must be included with the entry. Entries are acknowledged but not returned.

6. Entries are limited to three per author in each division.

7. Send entries to: Bowling Magazine Writing Competition, c/o Public Relations, 5301 S. 76th St., Greendale, WI 53129.