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Bowling News USA - February 11, 2010 Loschetter Leads Qualifying...Storm/Roto staffers Invade Leaderboard at the Masters

 

 

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Chris Loschetter of Avon, Ohio, played a part of the lane most of the other players in the field were avoiding Wednesday night as he took the overall lead after 10 games at the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Masters.

Loschetter decided to play the outside part of the lane, while a majority of his competitors chose to play a deep inside line. The decision worked as Loschetter moved into the lead with a total of 2,343, an average of 234.3, at the National Bowling Stadium.

With a big lead, Loschetter is already looking ahead to match play. The top 67 players after Wednesday advanced to a final five-game qualifying block Thursday morning. The top 63 players will then join defending champion John Nolen in the double-elimination match-play bracket starting Thursday afternoon.

"The key is not to focus on what I've done in qualifying," Loschetter said. "I have to keep an open mind in match play. I have a good ball reaction, so it's really all mental at this point."

Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, fired 289 in the fourth game Wednesday and sits in second place, 14 pins behind Loschetter. Roto Grip's Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, is third, 57 pins back, Storm staffer Jason Belmonte of Australia sits in fourth, 58 pins off the pace.

Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, Fla., led the first squad of the day but dropped to fifth overall, trailing Loschetter by 75 pins. Allen, who was second after qualifying at last year's Masters, said the real focus is when the tournament reaches match play.

"I qualified second heading into match play last year and then lost my first two matches and was out," Allen said. "Nobody really remembers what you do at this point. It's all about getting to the next round."

Storm International staffer Andres Gomez fired the tournament's first perfect game, connecting on 12 consecutive strikes in the fourth game Wednesday. Gomez is 13th, 126 pins off the lead.

At the end of 10 games, two players tied for 67th place and had a one-game roll-off for the final spot in Thursday's final five-game block. Daniel Miyamoto of Mililani, Hawaii, defeated George Lambert IV of Canada, 268-215, to advance.

2010 USBC MASTERS
At National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.
Wednesday's results

QUALIFYING ROUND 2
(10 games)

1, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,343.
2, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,329.
3, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,286. (Roto Grip)
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,285. (Storm)
5, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,268.
6, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2,261.
7, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,258. (Storm)
7, Vinny D'Ambrosio III, Staten Island, N.Y., 2,258.
9, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,251.
10, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 2,240. (Storm)
11, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,236.
12, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,220. (Using Storm)
13, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,217. (Storm)
14, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,214.
15, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 2,209. (Roto Grip)
16, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,207.
17, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 2,202.
18, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 2,189. (Storm)
19, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 2,184.
19, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 2,184.
21, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,181.
22, Andrew Loose, Chicago, 2,178.
23, Derek Eoff, Arlington, Texas, 2,174. (Storm)
24, David Langer, Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2,171. (Using Storm)
25, Dan Bock, Albert Lea, Minn., 2,170. (Storm)
26, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 2,168. (Storm)
26, Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 2,168.
28, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 2,165.
29, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,164.
30, Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 2,163.
31, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,162.
32, Ronnie Horton, Christiansburg, Va., 2,161.
33, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 2,160. (Storm)
34, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,158.
35, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 2,153. (Storm)
36, Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, Kan., 2,150.
37, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 2,146.
38, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 2,145.
39, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,139.
40, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 2,137.
41, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,136.
42, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 2,134.
43, Tony Yarbrough, Rogersville, Mo., 2,133.
44, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 2,125.
45, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,124.
45, Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 2,124.
47, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,120.
47, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,120. (Storm)
49, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,117.
50, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 2,114.
51, Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 2,111.
52, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,109.
53, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,104.
54, James Krafft, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,101.
55, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore., 2,099.
56, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,096.
57, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 2,094. (Storm)
58, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,092.
59, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,090.
60, George Brooks, Loveland, Colo., 2,088.
61, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,082. (Using Storm)
62, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 2,078.
63, Paul Bober, Morton Grove, Ill., 2,077.
64, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,072.
65, Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 2,064.
65, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 2,064.
67, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 2,063.
(Miyamoto defeated George Lambert IV, 268-215, to advance)

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