Maine Invitational Scratch Tournament

M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year Points 2011 – 2012

 

Here are the current 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year point standings following the tournament held at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor, ME. on January 22^nd, 2012. This was tournament 5 of 7 scheduled for the 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. bowling season. The BOY race is heating up, with some big jumps after this past month’s tournament. Check it out:

 

1) Joe Colcord – 290

2) James Ward – 155

3) James Goulding Jr. – 140

4) Jimmy Clark – 125

5) James Goulding III – 120

6) Rick Campbell – 115

t-7) Dave Perry – 105

t-7) Jason Ward – 105

9) Roger Sorrells – 100

t-10) Zachary Kay – 80

t-10) Bob Nile – 80

12) Hurley Oliver – 75

t-13) Cory Lagner – 70

t-13) Stanley Trombley – 70

15) Adam Michaud – 65

16) Jay Joslyn – 60

17) Josh Greenlaw – 45

t-18.) Curt Knightly – 40

t-18.)  Steve Closuit – 40

t-20) Sarah Pelletier – 20

t-20) Timothy Schneider – 20

t-22) John Archer – 15

t-22) Chris George – 15

t-22) Brett Mason – 15

t-22) Bob Violette – 15

t-26) Jason Duryea – 10

t-26) Dennis George – 10

t-26) Bob Grasse – 10

t-26) Chuck Jewell – 10

t-26) Adam Jordan – 10

t-26) Joe Kenney – 10

t-26) Dean Lagner – 10

t-26) Ron Looman – 10

t-26) Art Meether – 10

t-26) Bennett Meyers – 10

t-26) Kenney Sweet – 10

t-37) Jeremy Allen – 5

t-37) Andrew Blais – 5

t-37) Mile Coplan – 5

t-37) Josh Corum – 5

t-37) Nick Dalfonso III – 5

t-37) Jerry Donna – 5

t-37) Tony Fernandez – 5

t-37) Rodney Haney – 5

t-37) Steve Hardy – 5

t-37) Alan Harzewski – 5

t-37) Rich Hicks – 5

t-37) Andrew Hinkley – 5

t-37) Matt Knightly – 5

t-37) Roman Latno – 5

t-37) Bob Lorrain – 5

t-37) Jim Morin – 5

t-37) Jeff Moul – 5

t-37) Scott Pomroy – 5

t-37) Justin Quinones – 5

t-37) Jason Spaulding – 5

t-37) Bruce Thompson – 5

t-37) Troy Trombley – 5

 

The next M.I.S.T. tournament will be held on February 19^th, 2012 at Spare Time in Brunswick, ME. Check in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp. The cost is only $45, with a $10 high game pot available and plenty of $5 brackets to wet your scratch bowling appetite. We will be bowling on a unique set of oil patterns at the next M.I.S.T. tournament, as we will have (2) different patterns to play on. On every left hand lane we will put out the Team USA Sydney oil pattern, which is 33 ft. in length, and on every right hand lane we will be bowling on the Team USA Paris oil pattern, which is 47 ft. in length. This is a first time we will be using two different types of oil pattern for a M.I.S.T. tournament, but we are always looking for new challenges for our scratch bowlers, and this promises to be one of those for sure. Thank you everyone who has supported the M.I.S.T. these last three seasons, and I hope you all enjoy the product we put out, and any comments and suggestions are always welcome. Please feel free to address those to James Goulding III, M.I.S.T. Tournament Director at any tournament, or e-mail me at bosoxfans1918@hotmail.com. I hope to see you all in Brunswick next month, good luck and good bowling everyone!

M.I.S.T. Tournament #5 Recap: Family Fun Lanes, Bangor, ME.:

 

Hello again bowlers, and welcome to the recap of the M.I.S.T. tournament held on January 22^nd, 2011 at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor, ME.  This is the 5^th of our (7) tournament rotation of the 2011 – 2012 bowling season, and the action is really heating up, especially for the Bowler of the Year title.  Joe Colcord came into the tournament leading the race, and looked to put further distance between him and the rest of the field for the coveted title.  I would like to say a big thank you to Andy at Family Fun and all of his staff for once again providing an excellent venue for the M.I.S.T., and we are already looking forward to coming back next season.  The M.I.S.T. has always been about bringing together the best group of scratch bowlers in northern New England, and challenging them on the lanes to not only compete with each other, but have to compete against a variety of equally challenging lane oil patterns.  This month we bowled on the Stockholm Team USA oil pattern.  This is a challenging, very short, 34ft. oil pattern that promotes rapid adjustments and good spare shooting to score well on it.  Our bowlers found out just how challenging this pattern is just by looking at the qualifying scores.  Tournament leader Zachary Kay shot an 810 series for four games, and it took 787 to make match play, and 783 to make the cash cut.  So, if you think you are going to come to a M.I.S.T. tournament and have it be a carry contest, think again, we provide some of the toughest shots around for any tournament, and we are always looking to new and exciting oil patterns for our bowlers to compete on.  We had 22 entries this month, which meant that we would have (5) cashers, with the top (4) advancing to the match play finals, here are the scores with the cut line denoted by a “—-“:

 

Zachary Kay – 810

Joe Colcord – 808

Jay Joslyn – 800

Dave Perry – 787

James Goulding Jr. – 783

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Jason Ward – 768

Rick Campbell – 767

Jimmy Clark – 754

Cory Lagner – 739

James Goulding III – 734

James Ward – 725

Dean Lagner – 715

Roger Sorrells – 714

Jason Spaulding – 706

Scott Pomroy – 690

Bob Nile – 683

Justin Quinones – 680

Tim Schneider – 646

Brett Mason – 630

Steve Closuit – 630

John Archer – 627

Arthur Meether – 602

 

Our 5^th place finisher, missing the top (4) by only (4) pins was last month’s champion, James Goulding Jr.  He shot a nice 783 series and picked up (40) BOY points on the day.  Nice bowling James!

Here is the result from our quarter final match between 3^rd seeded Jay Joslyn and 4^th seeded Dave Perry.  Jay posted an impressive 800 series during qualifying and Dave shot a 787 to grab the last match play spot.  Here are their match scores:

 

Dave Perry – 184

Jay Joslyn – 195

 

Dave did a nice job today, but in a match that was decided by spares and not strikes, Jay was just a little better on this day.  Dave had a fantastic day, taking home a fine 4^th place finish, and picking up 50 BOY points for his effort.  Nice job Dave!  Our next match would feature the 2^nd seeded Joe Colcord and Jay Joslyn.  Joe qualified 2^nd with an 808 total, one of only (2) bowlers on the day to finish above 800.  Here are the results of our semi-final match:

 

Jay Joslyn – 145

Joe Colcord – 210

 

Jay did a good job of keeping the match close during the first 5 frames, but Joe once again proved his mettle as he has done all season by pulling away the final 5 frames for the victory.  Jay has nothing to hang his head about, though, as he picked up not only a fine 3^rd place finish, but 60 BOY points on the day.  Superb bowling today Jay!  This set up a great final match between our top seeded bowler Zachary Kay and Joe Colcord.  Zach edged Joe out by only (2) pins to earn the top seed with an 810 score, which marks Zach’s first ever M.I.S.T. finals appearance.  It was a classic power vs. tactician match, and here are our results:

 

Joe Colcord – 211

Zachary Kay – 177

 

This match lived up to the hype, as both bowlers went toe to toe and shot for shot, and Joe kept a slight lead throughout, making every shot he needed to keep Zach in his rear view mirror.  Zach made a valiant charge in the 6^th and 7^th frames, setting up for a good final few frames.  The 9^th frame was the key, as Zach had a crucial open and Joe capitalized, finishing off the 10^th frame for the tournament victory.  Zach did a great job in his first ever title match in the M.I.S.T., battling hard all day long, and coming up just a few pins short of his first ever M.I.S.T. title.  But, he will be back, and he has a nice 2^nd place finish and 70 Boy points to help console him along the way.  Well done Zach!

 

Today’s story, once again, was Joe Colcord, and his proof that he can truly bowl well across multiple types of oil patterns.  This was Joe’s 2^nd title of the season, as he lengthens his lead in the Bowler of the Year race.  He picks up 100 BOY points for the victory, and will try and salt away the title next month when we travel to Brunswick, but there are still many out there who may have something to say about that!  Congratulations Joe on your fine day of bowling, and I look forward to seeing you in Brunswick next month.  Here is the list of Bowler of the Year points earned from the M.I.S.T. tournament at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor, ME.  I will have an updated year long BOY points standings on a separate report:

 

1) Joe Colcord – 100

2) Zachary Kay – 70

3) Jay Joslyn – 60

4) Dave Perry – 50

5) James Goulding Jr. – 40

6) Jason Ward – 5

7) Rick Campbell – 5

8.) Jimmy Clark – 5

9) Cory Lagner – 5

10) James Goulding III – 5

11) James Ward – 5

12) Dean Lagner – 5

13) Roger Sorrells – 5

14) Jason Spaulding – 5

15) Scott Pomroy – 5

16) Bob Nile – 5

17) Justin Quinones – 5

18.) Tim Schneider – 5

19) Brett Mason – 5

20) Steve Closuit – 5

21) John Archer – 5

22) Arthur Meether – 5

 

The next M.I.S.T. tournament will be held on February 19^th, 2012 at Spare Time in Brunswick, ME.  Check in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp.  The cost is only $45, with a $10 high game pot available and plenty of $5 brackets to wet your scratch bowling appetite.  We will be bowling on a unique set of oil patterns at the next M.I.S.T. tournament, as we will have (2) different patterns to play on.  On every left hand lane we will put out the Team USA Sydney oil pattern, which is 33ft. in length, and on every right hand lane we will be bowling on the Team USA Paris oil pattern, which is 47ft. in length.  This is a first time we will be using two different types of oil pattern for a M.I.S.T. tournament, but we are always looking for new challenges for our scratch bowlers, and this promises to be one of those for sure.  Thank you everyone who has supported the M.I.S.T. these last three seasons, and I hope you all enjoy the product we put out, and any comments and suggestions are always welcome.  Please feel free to address those to James Goulding III, M.I.S.T. Tournament Director at any tournament, or e-mail me at bosoxfans1918@hotmail.com.  I hope to see you all in Brunswick next month, good luck and good bowling everyone!

M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year Points 2011 – 2012
 
Here are the current 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year point standings following the tournament held at Yankee Lanes in Portland, ME. on December 11th, 2011.  This was tournament 4 of 7 scheduled for the 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. bowling season.  The BOY race is heating up, with some big jumps after this past month’s tournament.  Check it out:
 
1)  Joe Colcord – 190
2)  James Ward – 150
3)  Jimmy Clark – 120
4)  James Goulding III – 115
5)  Rick Campbell – 110
t-6)  James Goulding Jr. – 100
t-6)  Jason Ward – 100
8.) Roger Sorrells – 95
t-9)  Bob Nile – 75
t-9)  Hurley Oliver – 75
11)  Stanley Trombley – 70
t-12)  Cory Lagner – 65
t-12)  Adam Michaud – 65
14)  Dave Perry – 55
15)  Josh Greenlaw – 45
16)  Curt Knightly – 40
17)  Steve Closuit – 35
18.)  Sarah Pelletier – 20
t-19)  Chris George – 15
t-19)  Timothy Schneider – 15
t-19)  Bob Violette – 15
t-22)  John Archer – 10
t-22)  Jason Duryea – 10
t-22)  Dennis George – 10
t-22)  Bob Grasse – 10
t-22)  Chuck Jewell – 10
t-22)  Adam Jordan – 10
t-22)  Zachary Kay – 10
t-22)  Joe Kenney – 10
t-22)  Ron Looman – 10
t-22)  Brett Mason – 10
t-22)  Bennett Meyers – 10
t-22)  Kenney Sweet – 10
t-34)  Jeremy Allen – 5
t-34)  Andrew Blais – 5
t-34)  Mile Coplan – 5
t-34)  Josh Corum – 5
t-34)  Nick Dalfonso III – 5
t-34)  Jerry Donna – 5
t-34)  Tony Fernandez – 5
t-34)  Rodney Haney – 5
t-34)  Steve Hardy – 5
t-34)  Alan Harzewski – 5
t-34)  Rich Hicks – 5
t-34)  Andrew Hinkley – 5
t-34)  Matt Knightly – 5
t-34)  Dean Lagner – 5
t-34)  Roman Latno – 5
t-34)  Bob Lorrain – 5
t-34)  Art Meether – 5
t-34)  Jim Morin – 5
t-34)  Jeff Moul – 5
t-34)  Bruce Thompson – 5
t-34)  Troy Trombley – 5
 
Come join us for the next M.I.S.T. tournament to be held on January 22, 2012 at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor, ME.  Check-in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp.  Cost is only $45, with a $10 high game pot and $5 brackets available at every tournament.  Thank you once again to all the bowlers who continue to support scratch bowling, and support the M.I.S.T.  I hope to see you all next month in Bangor, Happy Holidays everyone!!!

M.I.S.T. Tournament #4 Recap: Yankee Lanes, Portland, ME.
 
Hello bowlers and here is the recap from the M.I.S.T. Tournament held on December 11th, 2011 at Yankee Lanes in Portland, ME.  I would like to first personally thank Scott Bodlovick and all of his staff at Yankee Lanes for making our experience a great one as usual.  Also, a special thank you goes out to Nick Dalfonso Jr. for helping out and for the first time ever running a blind draw doubles for the 2nd game of qualifying, so thanks again for your efforts Nick!  The M.I.S.T. Tournament strives to find the toughest, fairest, and all around most challenging lane conditions for our scratch bowlers to compete on each month, and this month’s challenge was the USBC National oil pattern.  This is a fairly flat pattern, and makes you rely solely on speed control and accuracy to stay around the pocket and leave makeable spares.  This was our lowest scoring average of the 4 tournaments this season thus far.  The average for the field of (28) scratch bowlers was only 177.6, and the average to qualify for cash prizes in the top (7) was 185.5.  The high qualifier was 814, and let me tell you folks, that is a very fine score on this tough oil pattern.  So, with our (28) entries, we took (7) cashers and the top (4) rolled off for the title.  Here are the scores from highest to lowest from the (4) game qualifying round, the cut line denoted by a “—-“:
 
James Goulding Jr. – 814
Bob Nile – 806
Jimmy Clark – 793
Joe Colcord – 792
James Ward – 771
Steve Closuit – 755
Jason Ward – 742
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Miles Coplan – 733
Zach Kay – 732
Sarah Pelletier – 727
Andrew Blais – 726
Dean Lagner – 726
Bob Lorrain – 713
Nick Dalfonso III – 711
James Goulding III – 706
John Archer – 701
Rick Campbell – 693
Rich Hicks – 691
Chris George – 679
Josh Greenlaw – 677
Tim Schneider – 677
Adam Jordan – 665
Cory Lagner – 662
Kenny Sweet – 661
Bob Violette – 645
Tony Fernandez – 636
Roman Latno – 634
Jeff Moul – 623
 
Here is the 7th thru 5th place cashers with the Bowler of the Year points earned in ( ):
 
7th Place:  Jason Ward (30)
6th Place:  James Ward (35)
5th Place:  Steve Closuit (40)
 
Great bowling by our 5th thru 7th place finishers, and they picked up some valuable BOY points for their effort, along with cash prizes.  Well done.  Here is the result from the first match play quarter final between 4th seeded Joe Colcord, who qualified with a 792, and 3rd seeded Jimmy Clark, who qualified with a 793 total:
 
Joe Colcord – 212
Jimmy Clark – 224
 
Joe bowler well all day, but in a rare high scoring match, he was just bested by 12 pins by Jimmy.  Joe finishes in 4th place and picks up a crucial 50 BOY points on the day, nice bowling Joe!  Here is the result of the semi-final match between Jimmy Clark and 2nd seeded Bob Nile, who shot a very nice 806 during qualifying:
 
Jimmy Clark – 175
Bob Nile – 186
 
This match was a slugfest from the 1st frame, as the lanes started to break down, and the transition was rough.  But, both bowlers gutted out a tough match, and in the end, it was Bob who made enough key shots down the stretch to secure the victory, and move on to the title match, the first one of his M.I.S.T. career.  Jimmy did a great job today, picking up a 3rd place finish, and 60 BOY points on the day.  Great shooting Jimmy!  Here is the result of the title match between Bob Nile, and our top seed, James Goulding Jr.  James was making his first career M.I.S.T. finals appearance, but has been around the Maine bowling scene for the better part of 4 decades.  This match was oozing with experience, so let’s get to the results:
 
Bob Nile – 195
James Goulding Jr. – 202
 
Once again, this was a hotly contested match, coming right down to the 10th frame.  Bob struck out in the 10th to force James to mark, and he left the 4-7 pare to convert for the win, which was a spare he missed earlier in the match, so this was no gimmie.  James got up, converted the spare and fired a ball down the middle for the count to win the match, and take home his first ever M.I.S.T. scratch tournament title.  Bob came up short, but has nothing to hang his head about, as in his first M.I.S.T. finals also, he won a match to advance to the finals, and came within 7 pins of a victory, so congratulations Bob on a fine day of bowling.  Bob picks up (70) BOY points, and a healthy dose of respect from those who were there watching the finals unfold.
 
Today’s story was James Goulding Jr., and his mastery of this tough USBC Nationals oil pattern.  Sometimes it is not easy being the top seed, as you have to wait for (2) matches to complete before your chance to shine, but James did just that, taking all of his experience and knowledge of lane play and using those tools to win the tournament.  James picks up a huge 100 BOY points, and throws his hat in the ring for our Bowler of the Year with only (3) tournaments to go in the 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. season!  Here are the final standings, and BOY points earned, from the M.I.S.T. tournament held at Yankee Lanes in Portland, ME. on December 11th, 2011:
 
James Goulding Jr. – 100
Bob Nile – 70
Jimmy Clark – 60
Joe Colcord – 50
James Ward – 40
Steve Closuit – 35
Jason Ward – 30
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Miles Coplan – 5
Zach Kay – 5
Sarah Pelletier – 5
Andrew Blais – 5
Dean Lagner – 5
Bob Lorrain – 5
Nick Dalfonso III – 5
James Goulding III – 5
John Archer – 5
Rick Campbell – 5
Rich Hicks – 5
Chris George – 5
Josh Greenlaw – 5
Tim Schneider – 5
Adam Jordan – 5
Cory Lagner – 5
Kenny Sweet – 5
Bob Violette – 5
Tony Fernandez – 5
Roman Latno – 5
Jeff Moul – 5
 
Come join us for the next M.I.S.T. tournament to be held on January 22, 2012 at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor, ME.  Check-in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp.  Cost is only $45, with a $10 high game pot and $5 brackets available at every tournament.  The updated Bowler of the Year standings will be published on a separate report, thank you once again to all the bowlers who continue to support scratch bowling, and support the M.I.S.T.  I hope to see you all next month in Bangor, Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Here are the current 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year point standings following the tournament held at Meadow Lanes in East Wilton, ME. on November 13th, 2011.  This was tournament 3 of 7 scheduled for the 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. bowling season.  The BOY race is heating up, with some big jumps after this past month’s tournament.  Check it out:
 
1)  Joe Colcord – 140
t-2)  James Goulding III – 110
t-2)  James Ward – 110
4)  Rick Campbell – 105
5)  Roger Sorrells – 95
6)  Hurley Oliver – 75
t-7)  Stanley Trombley – 70
t-7)  Jason Ward – 70
9)  Adam Michaud – 65
t-10)  Jimmy Clark – 60
t-10)  Cory Lagner – 60
12)  Dave Perry – 55
t-13)  Josh Greenlaw – 40
t-13)  Curt Knightly – 40
15)  Sarah Pelletier – 15
t-16)  Jason Duryea – 10
t-16)  Chris George – 10
t-16)  Dennis George – 10
t-16)  Bob Grasse – 10
t-16)  Chuck Jewell – 10
t-16)  Joe Kenney – 10
t-16)  Ron Looman – 10
t-16)  Brett Mason – 10
t-16)  Bennett Meyers – 10
t-16)  Timothy Schneider – 10
t-16)  Bob Violette – 10
t-27)  Jeremy Allen – 5
t-27)  John Archer – 5
t-27)  Josh Corum – 5
t-27)  Jerry Donna – 5
t-27)  Steve Hardy – 5
t-27)  Alan Harzewski – 5
t-27)  Rodney Haney – 5
t-27)  Andrew Hinkley – 5
t-27)  Adam Jordan – 5
t-27)  Zachary Kay – 5
t-27)  Matt Knightly – 5
t-27)  Art Meether – 5
t-27)  Jim Morin – 5
t-27)  Bob Nile – 5
t-27)  Kenney Sweet – 5
t-27)  Bruce Thompson – 5
t-27)  Troy Trombley – 5
 
The next M.I.S.T. tournament will be held on December 11th, 2011 at Yankee Lanes in Portland, ME.  Check-in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp.  Cost is only $45, with $5 brackets and a $10 high game pot also available.  We hope to see you next month in Portland, good luck and good bowling everyone!

Hello again bowlers, and welcome to the recap for the M.I.S.T. Tournament held on November 13th, 2011 at Meadow Lanes in East Wilton, ME.  This is the first time in the 3 year history of the M.I.S.T. that we went to Meadow Lanes, and we would like to thank ALL of the staff in East Wilton for making us feel welcome and accommodating to each and every one of our tournament needs.  There were many other competing tournaments going on the same weekend as the M.I.S.T., so entries were down a little this month compared to the first (2) tournaments of the season, and we ended up getting (18) entries in the M.I.S.T. tournament.  This meant that we took (4) cash qualifiers, with all (4) rolling off in our step ladder final roll off for the M.I.S.T. tournament title.  Meadow Lanes put out an oil pattern the M.I.S.T. has not seen yet, and that was the Team USA “London” oil pattern.  This is a 42ft. pattern with very defined edges to the oil line, making keeping the ball in play and angles to the pocket the two biggest keys to success on this particular pattern.  This played as our 2nd toughest pattern so far this season, as the field average was only 192.2, and it took a score of 838 to qualify for match play, for an average of 209.5 to cash.  Here are the results from the (4) game qualifying round, with the cash line separated by a “—-“:
 
James Goulding III – 893
Roger Sorrells – 868
Cory Lagner – 844
Rick Campbell – 838
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Bob Nile – 832
Joe Colcord – 812
Sarah Pelletier – 781
Brett Mason – 773
John Archer – 768
Adam Jordan – 748
Andrew Hinkley – 745
Jerry Donna – 745
Jason Ward – 742
Jimmy Clark – 728
James Ward – 699
Bob Violette – 695
Jim Morin – 674
Bennett Meyers – 656
 
With the (18) entries, it meant that all (4) cash qualifiers would be rolling off in the step ladder finals.  Our first match featured Cory Lagner, making his first championship round appearance of the 2011 – 2012 season, bowling against Rick Campbell who was also making his first championship round appearance of the season, but Rick also cashed 7th in the 1st M.I.S.T. of the 2011 – 2012 season.  Cory qualified 3rd with a nice 844 set, while Rick squeaked into 4th with an 838, just (6) pins ahead of 5th place finisher Bob Nile.  Cory and Rick are long time friends, but that didn’t stop a fiercely competitive and entertaining match from unfolding.  Rick got dialed in fairly early, while Cory really struggled to find the right angle to carry, even though he was keeping it clean the whole match.  Rick pulled away with a key 4 bagger, and put the match away with a final score of 236 – 181.  Cory had a great day on a tough oil pattern, finishing in 4th place, and picking up 50 Bowler of the Year points on the day, nice bowling Cory.
 
Our semi-final match featured two long time friends and adversaries.  Both men have been staples on top of the Maine bowling scene for the past 3(+) decades.  Our second seed was Roger Sorrells, who qualified with a stellar 868 total, and he would be taking on the winner of the previous match, and that was Rick Campbell.  These two men have battled many times before, but this would be their first meeting in the M.I.S.T. finals against one another.  The match was pretty even for the first 5 frames, but as the last match seemed to progress, so did this one, as a key ball change for Rick meant instant success with yet another 4 bagger late in this match against Roger.  Roger, on the other hand, struggled to find the same look on the lane that had brought him so much success in the qualifying round, and he could never get close enough to Rick to force him into a pressure mistake.  But, both battled honorably, and in the end, Rick pulled away to a final score victory of 230 – 178.  Roger capped off a great day of bowling with a 3rd place finish, and grabbed 60 Bowler of the Year points in the process.  Good bowling Roger!
 
Our championship match featured the top seed James Goulding III, making his first M.I.S.T. finals appearance of the 2011 – 2012 season, going against the red hot Rick Campbell, who was coming off of two very impressive wins in his previous two matches, averaging 233 in the finals so far.  James qualified 1st with a very nice 893 set, pacing the field.  But, in a one game winner take all match, you can throw those stats out the window.  For the 3rd straight month, the M.I.S.T. final match was a great battle, between two worthy opponents.  James grabbed an early lead getting off to a fast start, but Rick did not let him get too far away.  Both bowlers were keeping the frames clean until James blew out a 6-8 split high flush, opening the door a crack for Rick in the 7th frame.  Rick could only spare, but did stay within striking distance (no pun intended) of James going into the 9th and 10th frames.  Then, the match really became a classic.  Rick made a big jump inside with a weaker ball, striking in the 9th, 10th, and 11th boxes, taking the lead on James.  Rick struck on the 12th ball also, to finish with a 208 score.  James had a strike working in the 9th frame, and because of Rick’s great 10th frame bowling, he needed to strike on his first ball of the 10th frame and get good count in the 11th to win the match.  James stepped up and flushed a pocket strike in the 10th, and followed it up with a 9 spare in the 11th frame to finish with a 213 score, and picked up the victory.  A great ending to a fantastic day of scratch bowling in the M.I.S.T. tournament.  Rick picked up a 2nd place finish and 70 Bowler of the Year points on a fine effort running all the way through the pack, until coming up just short in the final match.  Great job Rick, I am sure we will see you again in the finals soon!
 
The story of the day was James Goulding III, and his ability to stop the freight train named Rick Campbell in the final match.  This was the first time that the top seeded bowler has won this season, as it was the 4th and 2nd seeds who won the previous two M.I.S.T. tournaments.  James picked up a huge 100 Bowler of the Year points, and his 3rd career M.I.S.T. title, putting him second all time behind the (4) titles of both Jon Dow and Joe Colcord.  Well done James, and congrats on the victory!  Here are the final standings, with the Bowler of the Year points earned next to each bowler’s name:
 
1)  James Goulding III – 100
2)  Rick Campbell – 70
3)  Roger Sorrells – 60
4)  Cory Lagner – 50
5)  Bob Nile – 5
6)  Joe Colcord – 5
7)  Sarah Pelletier – 5
8.) Brett Mason – 5
9)  John Archer – 5
10)  Adam Jordan – 5
11)  Andrew Hinkley – 5
12)  Jerry Donna – 5
13)  Jason Ward – 5
14)  Jimmy Clark – 5
15)  James Ward – 5
16)  Bob Violette – 5
17)  Jim Morin – 5
18)  Bennett Meyers – 5
 
Come join us at the next M.I.S.T. tournament, which will be held on December 11th, 2011 at Yankee Lanes in Portland, ME.  Check in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp!  Cost is only $45 with a $10 high game pot and plenty of $5 brackets to choose from.  Come bowl in the biggest monthly scratch tournament in Maine, and throw your hat in the ring for our Bowler of the Year title.  The race is tight, and remember, the winner gets their choice of ball professionally drilled by Moore’s Pro Shop located within Spare Time Recreation in Lewiston, ME.  Moore’s Pro Shop is the official sponsor of the M.I.S.T., and YOUR full service pro shop.  Make an appointment with Scott at (207) 786-BOWL for your next bowling ball, bag, or shoe purchase.  See you next month in Portland everyone, good luck and good bowling!

Here is the current M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year point standings following the tournament held at Spare Time Recreation Center in Waterville, ME. on October 16th, 2011.  This was tournament 2 of 7 scheduled for the 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. bowling season.

1)  Joe Colcord – 135
2)  James Ward – 105
3)  Hurley Oliver – 75
4)  Stanley Trombley – 70
t-5)  Adam Michaud – 65
t-5)  Jason Ward – 65
t-7)  Jimmy Clark – 55
t-7)  Dave Perry – 55
t-9)  Josh Greenlaw – 40
t-9)  Curt Knightly – 40
t-11)  Rick Campbell – 35
t-11)  Roger Sorrells – 35
t-13)  Jason Duryea – 10
t-13)  Chris George – 10
t-13)  Dennis George – 10
t-13)  James Goulding III – 10
t-13)  Bob Grasse – 10
t-13)  Chuck Jewell – 10
t-13)  Joe Kenney – 10
t-13)  Cory Lagner – 10
t-13)  Ron Looman – 10
t-13)  Sarah Pelletier – 10
t-13)  Timothy Schneider – 10
t-24)  Jeremy Allen – 5
t-24)  Josh Corum – 5
t-24)  Steve Hardy – 5
t-24)  Alan Harzewski – 5
t-24)  Rodney Haney – 5
t-24)  Zachary Kay – 5
t-24)  Matt Knightly – 5
t-24)  Brett Mason – 5
t-24)  Art Meether – 5
t-24)  Bennett Meyers – 5
t-24)  Kenney Sweet – 5
t-24)  Bruce Thompson – 5
t-24)  Troy Trombley – 5
t-24)  Bob Violette – 5

The next M.I.S.T. tournament will be held on November 13th, 2011 at Meadow Lanes in East Wilton, ME.  Check-in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp.  Cost is only $45, with $5 brackets and a $10 high game pot also available.  We hope to see you next month in E. Wilton, good luck and good bowling everyone!

Hello M.I.S.T. bowlers, and welcome to the recap of the M.I.S.T. Tournament held at Spare Time Recreation Center in Waterville, ME. on October 16th, 2011.  I would like to personally thank Andy Couture, owner of Spare Time Recreation, and all the staff in Waterville for being such gracious hosts.  They opened up early to serve breakfast to our bowlers, and did a fantastic job servicing all of our needs all day long.  Thank you all!  This was an exciting tournament, full of suspense, honor scores, and an exciting final four bowling off for the title.  We bowled on the PBA Tournament of Champions (TOC) oil pattern, which has added length and volume, and allows for multiple angles into the pocket, but finding carry is the key to success on this pattern.  We had 26 entries this month, and I thank each and every bowler for coming out to support the M.I.S.T. each and every month.  This meant we would pay out (6) spots, with the top (4) rolling off in our step ladder finals.  Top qualifier, setting a M.I.S.T. record with an astounding 1038 for 4 games, was first time M.I.S.T. bowler Stan Trombley.  Stan actually bowled an 804 series for his final three games of qualifying!  Also, we would like to congratulate Sarah Pelletier for bowling a 300 game during qualifying.  It is our first 300 of the season, and the 4th 300 in M.I.S.T. history.  Well done both of you!  Here are the qualifying scores, with the cut line separated by a “—-“:

Stanley Trombley – 1038
Jason Ward – 965
Jimmy Clark – 952
Joe Colcord – 921
Josh Greenlaw – 905
Roger Sorrells – 900
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Sarah Pelletier – 887
Hurley Oliver – 872
Joe Kenney – 871
Bob Grasse – 870
James Ward – 856
Rodney Haney – 852
Cory Lagner – 832
James Goulding III – 827
Ron Looman – 813
Dave Perry – 799
Rick Campbell – 782
Jason Duryea – 774
Bob Violette – 738
Chris George – 729
Dennis George – 714
Adam Michaud – 713
Chuck Jewell – 694
Alan Harzewski – 672
Timothy Schneider – 642
Zachary Kay – 514*
* – withdrew due to injury

In 6th place, shooting a 900 for 4 games, went to Roger Sorrells, cashing in his first M.I.S.T. tournament of the 2011 – 2012 season.  He picked up 35 BOY points on the day.  5th place shooting a 905, sitting in the bride’s maid position was Josh Greenlaw, also cashing in his first M.I.S.T. of the 2011 – 2012 season.  Josh picks up 40 BOY points for a very good day of bowling.  Well done both of you!

Our first step ladder match pitted last season’s M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year Joe Colcord and perennial M.I.S.T. casher Jimmy Clark.  Joe qualified 4th with a 921, while Jimmy was the 3rd seed, shooting a fine 952 during qualifying.  This match had some serious star power, and both bowlers showed their mettle during this game.  Joe took control early on, but Jimmy made a strategic ball switch in the 6th frame, and put some pressure on Joe down the stretch.  But, Joe was able to keep his foot on the gas, and not let Jimmy back in the match and moved on to the semi-finals with a final score of 234 – 204.  Jimmy took home 50 BOY points on the day, nice bowling Jimmy!

The semi-final match featured our 2nd seed, Jason Ward, facing off against Joe Colcord.  Jason qualified 2nd with an impressive 965, and looked to build off that success to try and take down Joe in this match.  But, Joe was not last seasons BOY for nothing, as he once again got out to an early lead on Jason, as Jason struggled to find a good look to the pocket.  Jason did get it together late in the match, and forced Joe to stay clean in the 9th and 10th frames to win, and Joe did just that.  Joe topped Jason with a final score of 207 – 187 to move on to the title match.  Jason had a great day, showing consistency right from game one, and was rewarded with a 3rd place finish, and 60 BOY points on the day.  Great bowling Jason!

Our final match was truly a heavyweight battle in terms of talent.  Our top seed was Stanley Trombley, who obliterated the field with a 1038 qualifying round, which is a M.I.S.T. record for a 4 game total.  He would square off with Joe Colcord, trying to win his 3rd match of the day and run through the entire finals field en route to a title.  No surprise, this was our highest scoring match of the day, as we would expect nothing less from these two talented bowlers.  As was the story with the previous two matches, Joe jumped out to an early lead, and forced his opponent to work from behind, which is always a hard position to be in during a one game, winner-take-all, match.  Stanley showed his toughness as he did battle back, but Joe started with the front 7 strikes, and never gave Stanley that small window he needed to catch up, which gave Joe the tournament victory, with a final score of 269 – 216.  Stanley, competing in his first ever M.I.S.T. tournament gave us quite a show, and proved to the other bowlers he could be a threat to win each month with the way he tamed the TOC oil pattern.  Stanley earned 70 BOY points on the day, and gained a big heaping of respect from his fellow competitors along with it.  Well done Stanley, and we hope to see you next month!

With all the story lines from the tournament, the one that matters most is the person who won the tournament, and that was Joe Colcord.  Joe combined the ability to qualify high, with the mental toughness to run through 3 solid competitors on the way to his first M.I.S.T. title of the 2011 – 2012 season.  If he keeps bowling like this, it won’t be his last title of the season.  Joe served notice that the BOY race goes through him, and it is hard to argue with the results.  Joe picked up 100 BOY points for the tournament victory, and positions himself very well in the race for the 2011 – 2012 M.I.S.T. BOY title.   Congratulations Joe on a job well done.  Here are the final standings from the M.I.S.T. tournament held at Spare Time Recreation in Waterville, ME.  The BOY points earned from the tournament are listed to the right of each player’s name:

Joe Colcord – 100
Stanley Trombley – 70
Jason Ward – 60
Jimmy Clark – 50
Josh Greenlaw – 40
Roger Sorrells – 35
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Sarah Pelletier – 5
Hurley Oliver – 5
Joe Kenney – 5
Bob Grasse – 5
James Ward – 5
Rodney Haney – 5
Cory Lagner – 5
James Goulding III – 5
Ron Looman – 5
Dave Perry – 5
Rick Campbell – 5
Jason Duryea – 5
Bob Violette – 5
Chris George – 5
Dennis George – 5
Adam Michaud – 5
Chuck Jewell – 5
Alan Harzewski – 5
Timothy Schneider – 5
Zachary Kay – 5

Our next M.I.S.T. tournament brings us to a new bowling center to the M.I.S.T. rotation, and that is Meadow Lanes in East Wilton, ME.  The tournament date is set for November 13th, 2011 with the start time at 10:00 AM as usual.  Check in time is 9:15 AM, so I hope to see a large turn out of scratch bowlers at our next tournament stop in E. Wilton.  See you at Meadow Lanes, and I will have the updated BOY points standings on a separate report.  Good luck and good bowling everyone!

Here are the M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year points standings after the M.I.S.T. tournament held at Spare Time Recreation Center in Augusta, ME.:

1) James Ward – 100
2) Hurley Oliver – 70
3) Adam Michaud – 60
4) Dave Perry – 50
5) Curt Knightly – 40
6) Joe Colcord – 35
7) Rick Campbell – 30
T-8) Steve Hardy – 5
T-8) Brett Mason – 5
T-8) Jason Duryea – 5
T-8) Cory Lagner – 5
T-8) Bob Grasse – 5
T-8) Jeremy Allen – 5
T-8) Ron Looman – 5
T-8) Sarah Pelletier – 5
T-8) Jason Ward – 5
T-8) Chuck Jewell – 5
T-8) Joe Kenney – 5
T-8) James Goulding III – 5
T-8) Jimmy Clark – 5
T-8) Troy Trombley – 5
T-8) Josh Corum – 5
T-8) Chris George – 5
T-8) Matt Knightly – 5
T-8) Bruce Thompson – 5
T-8) Dennis George – 5
T-8) Kenney Sweet – 5
T-8) Art Meether – 5
T-8) Bennett Meyers – 5
T-8) Timothy Schneider -5

Our next M.I.S.T. event will be October 16th, 2011 at Spare Time Recreation Center in Waterville, ME. Check-in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp. We will have our high game pot and brackets available as always. Last year we bowled on their version of the U.S. Open oil pattern at this tournament, and once I find out what oil pattern they plan on putting out, I will post it up for everyone to see. I anticipate probably bowling on a tougher oil pattern than last season, but make sure you’re ready for anything! As always, we are open to any comments or suggestions you may have to improve the M.I.S.T. so please feel free to comment right on each post, or look up our group page on Facebook and join the M.I.S.T. group to access all past results and current news related to the M.I.S.T. See you next month in Waterville!

Hello again M.I.S.T. faithful, we had a great first tournament of the 2011-2012 season, at Spare Time Recreation Center in Augusta, ME. on September 18th, 2011.  They put out their version of the difficult PBA Scorpion oil pattern, which brought the scores lower than your typical house shot, but that just made the competition that… much fiercer on the lanes. The feedback over the summer from all of our bowlers was that they wanted tougher lane conditions to challenge our scratch bowlers, and that was what we got on the Scorpion oil pattern.  It took only 833 to lead the field, and a score of 785 to cash, which is the way big time scratch bowling should be.  If you want to challenge yourself, and bowl against the best scratch competition from Maine and beyond, you have to bowl in the M.I.S.T.  We also had (2) youth entries, now that the M.I.S.T. is S.M.A.R.T. certified, so if you are a high average youth bowler, come compete in the M.I.S.T. for the chance at earn scholarship money for college.  I would first like to say a big thank you to Donna Bowden and all of her staff at Spare Time Recreation Center for their support of the M.I.S.T., and the fabulous service they gave us all morning long. We had 30 entries for this tournament, which is a record for the first M.I.S.T. of the season, so that is a great sign for scratch bowling this coming season. With the 30 entries, it meant that we would take (7) cash qualifiers, with the top (4) of those moving on to the step ladder match play finals. Here are the qualifying scores, with the cut line denoted by a “—“:

Hurley Oliver – 833
James Ward – 819
Adam Michaud – 804
Dave Perry – 795
Curt Knightly – 793
Joe Colcord – 788
Rick Campbell – 785
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Steve Hardy – 776
Brett Mason – 773
Jason Duryea – 759
Cory Lagner – 756
Bob Grasse – 754
Jeremy Allen – 733
Ron Looman – 730
Sarah Pelletier – 730
Jason Ward – 728
Chuck Jewell – 720
Joe Kenney – 709
James Goulding III – 705
Jimmy Clark – 690
Troy Trombley – 685
Josh Corum – 668
Chris George – 662
Matt Knightly – 661
Bruce Thompson – 652
Dennis George – 629
Kenney Sweet – 623
Art Meether – 603
Bennett Meyers – 596
Timothy Schneider -591

Rick Campbell finished in 7th place, edging out Steve Hardy by (9) pins for the final cash spot. Rick picked up 30 Bowler of the Year (BOY) points on the day. Nice bowling Rick! Also cashing in the 6th position and picking up 35 BOY points was Joe Colcord. He shot a fine 788 on the day. 5th place, or our so-called “bride’s maid” position just missing match play was Curt Knightly. He shot a 793 for the four game qualifier, and by doing so picked up 40 BOY points on the day. Congrats to all of our cashers for doing a great job figuring out a tricky lane condition.

Our first stepladder match featured Adam Michaud against Dave Perry. Dave qualified 4th with a score of 795, while Adam qualified 3rd with an 804 score.  The match was close the entire way. Adam doubled late in the match on the challenging oil pattern, and that was enough to give him the win and move on to the semi-final match. The final score was 201-193. Dave had a solid outing, and shows that he is truly a force to be reckoned with in the M.I.S.T. this year. Dave finished 4th, picking up 50 BOY points on the day, congrats on a great day of bowling Dave.

The semi-final match featured a lefty-righty match up as our 2nd qualifier James Ward took on the previous match winner Adam Michaud. James had an outstanding qualifying round, going 819 for his four games. This match would prove to be very one sided, as Adam had a hard time finding his groove while James threw good shots and took advantage of a few key breaks in the match.  James never let off the gas and kept Adam in his rear view mirror, outpacing him in the end to a final score of 258-137. Adam had nothing to be ashamed of, as he bowled fantastic all day, and finished in 3rd place, grabbing the crucial 60 BOY points that go along with the cash. Nice job Adam, see you in Waterville next month!

Our final match featured great bowlers in the state of Maine, as our top qualifier and first time M.I.S.T. finals qualifier Hurley Oliver, took on the red hot James Ward.  Hurley was the class of the field all day long pacing the field with a fine 833 qualifying round. This was truly a heavy weight match in terms of talent, and as the pair of lanes started to break down, both bowlers would have to reach back into the pocket of experience to determine the winner of the title. This was another match where James really took command early, and showed that he was a force to be reckoned with on such a challenging Scorpion oil pattern.  Hurley tried to hang in the match, but James was just too much on this day, and James pulled away late to win the match with a final score of 231-133.  This was James first ever M.I.S.T. title, so congrats on the victory James. Hurley had nothing to hang his head about, though, as he plowed through the qualifying round, coming up just a little short against a tough opponent in the final match. Hurley picked up 70 key BOY points for his 2nd place finish, and showed that he is one tough cookie. Well done Hurley.

The story of the day was James Ward, and the way he made a tricky shot look easy. He showed the mental toughness and physical ability that it takes to be a champion, and it was a well deserved honor on his part. James picks up 100 BOY points, and leads the field for the 2011-2012 M.I.S.T. Bowler of the Year title. One reminder, our BOY wins his choice of bowling ball professionally drilled by our title sponsor, Moore’s Pro Shop. Moore’s Pro Shop is THE place to go for all of your bowling needs, from shoes and towels, to the highest end bowling balls on the market, just call to set up an appointment at (207) 754-9395, and don’t forget to check out their page on Facebook. Thank you Scott for being our sponsor again this season! Speaking of BOY, here are the points earned from the M.I.S.T. tournament at Spare Time Recreation Center in Augusta, ME:

James Ward – 100
Hurley Oliver – 70
Adam Michaud – 60
Dave Perry – 50
Curt Knightly – 40
Joe Colcord – 35
Rick Campbell – 30
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Steve Hardy – 5
Brett Mason – 5
Jason Duryea – 5
Cory Lagner – 5
Bob Grasse – 5
Jeremy Allen – 5
Ron Looman – 5
Sarah Pelletier – 5
Jason Ward – 5
Chuck Jewell – 5
Joe Kenney – 5
James Goulding III – 5
Jimmy Clark – 5
Troy Trombley – 5
Josh Corum – 5
Chris George – 5
Matt Knightly – 5
Bruce Thompson – 5
Dennis George – 5
Kenney Sweet – 5
Art Meether – 5
Bennett Meyers – 5
Timothy Schneider -5

I will have an updated running BOY points for the 2011-2012 bowling season on a separate report.

Our next M.I.S.T. event will be October 16th, 2011 at Spare Time Recreation Center in Waterville, ME. Check-in time is 9:15 AM, with tournament bowling commencing at 10:00 AM sharp. We will have our high game pot and brackets available as always. Last year we bowled on their version of the  U.S. Open oil pattern at this tournament, and once I find out what oil pattern they plan on putting out, I will post it up for everyone to see. I anticipate probably bowling on a tougher oil pattern than last season, but make sure you’re ready for anything! As always, we are open to any comments or suggestions you may have to improve the M.I.S.T. so please feel free to comment right on each post, or look up our group page on Facebook and join the M.I.S.T. group to access all past results and current news related to the M.I.S.T. See you next month in Waterville!