Dear Members:

Our final tournament of 2007 was held at Chippewa Bowl on December 16th. 85 members braved the weather to compete for over $4,200 in prize money. Thanks to David Klima and Aardvark Pest Control for sponsoring and to Ray Hess and his staff for hosting us. Ron Jonas won his 12th title. Jon Pluta had the high game with a 300 shot during the finals ($150 bonus). Thanks to all who donated food and money to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.

Semi-Final Results:

Place Name (Class)
Qualifier
Semis
Money
 Place Name (Class)
Qualifier
Semis
Money
1st Mike Vander Buttes (A)
+182
+174
-
 15th Brad Bedwell (D)
+124
+80
$110
2nd Joe Szabo (B)
+127
+163
-
 16th Don Katona (F)
+107
+79
$100
3rd Jon Pluta (B)
+180
+152
-
 17th John Sechrist (G)
+99
+76
$90
4th Kevin Beckman (D)
+165
+140
-
 18th Bryan Rudnicki (C)
+129
+71
$80
5th Ron Jonas (A)
+195
+134
-
 19th TJ Yoder (D)
+106
+70
$70
6th Rick Haase (D)
+134
+133
-
 20th Don Torok (A)
+155
+68
$60
7th Jay Johnston (A)
+149
+131
-
 21st Tie Randy Harvey (A)
+104
+50
$52.50
8th Shane Soule (D)
+84
+114
-
 21st Tie Pat Graf (B)
+151
+50
$52.50
9th Dale Hudak (C)
+112
+114
-
 23rd Matt Davis (E)
+144
+47
$50
10th Jerry Reed (E)
+105
+110
-
 24th Billy Hendrixson (A)
+94
+31
$50
11th Dennis Aurand (D)
+119
+109
-
 25th Bill Reeves (B)
+149
-10
$50
12th Les Washington (B)
+118
+98
-
 26th Rich Hughey (A)
+131
-19
$50
13th Shawn Smith (C)
+100
+95
$130
 27th Jim Mason Jr. (C)
+87
-29
$50
14th Rick Kidwell (C)
+79
+86
$120
 28th Steve Schrenk (A)
+100
-35
$50

Finals
Opening Round
Shane Soule 238 (232+6) defeated Dale Hudak 194
Ron Jonas 256 defeated Les Washington 228 (215+13)
Dennis Aurand 196 (193+3) defeated Rick Haase 175
Jay Johnston 225 defeated Jerry Reed 199 (176+23)
Dale, Les, Rick and Jerry receive $155

2nd Round
Jon Pluta 230 defeated Shane Soule 223 (205+18)
Ron Jonas 226 defeated Dennis Aurand 189 (170+19)
Kevin Beckman 221 (213+8) defeated Jay Johnston 209
Shane, Dennis & Jay receive $200

Quarter-Finals
Jon Pluta 300 defeated Kevin Beckman 265 (256+9)
Ron Jonas 278 defeated Joe Szabo 147 (140+7)
Kevin and Joe receive $250

Semi-Finals
Ron Jonas 234 defeated Jon Pluta 220 (217+3)
Jon receives $300

Finals
Ron Jonas 237 (235+2) defeated Mike Vander Buttes 210
Mike receives $350, runner-up plaque and is eligible for the Masters
Ron receives $700, champion plaque and jacket




Items of Note:
Rich Hughey 279
Don Torok 279
Jay Johnston 289
Ron Jonas 278, 274, 278
Jon Pluta 289, 300
Mike Vander Buttes 278
Terrence Smith 279

Rerates:
Dennis Aurand (206 avg) D to C
Brad Bedwell (211 avg) D to C
John Buck (213 avg) C to B
Rick Haase (205 avg) D to C
Jim Nadolny (206 avg) A to B
Mike Nagy (183 avg) D to E
Jon Pluta (219 avg) B to A
Jerry Reed (199 avg) E to D
Bryan Rudnicki (222 avg) C to B
Terrence Smith (197 avg) B to C
Shane Soule (214 avg) D to C
Matt Stewart (208 avg) D to C
Les Washington (224 avg) B to A
Brian Ziegert (222 avg) B to A
Ryan Rasmussen (by request) D to C

Upcoming Events
Masters Invitational, January 6th, Strikes and Spares. 9:00 start, 8:15 check-in.
Regal Lanes, January 20th

See you there,

Chris Robben