WINNIPEG TENPIN BOWLING ASSOCIATION
" THE 50th MARINELLI "
WINNIPEG CITY SCRATCH SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
March 14-15, 2009
Jason Borle - 2009 Champion, Receiving congratulations from Ron Molinski and Ray Shuel
This was the 50th Anniversary of the Marinelli City Singles Championship tournament. And we had a very special start. Thanks to the efforts of one person in particular - Ray Shuel - we had a large number of past winners of this prestigious tournament come out for the opening ceremonies, including the winner of the very first one - 92 year-old Astor
Johnstone. What a treat!
The Marinelli has a lot of history, and to help us remember some of it, past winners, such as Astor, Paul
Yoshimasu, Bobby Mann, Wally Korkosh, and many others were there to help celebrate this special milestone.
Also, it is worth mentioning that this was a special milestone for Ray Shuel as well. Ray has competed in every one of these Championships since its inception. Ray, that is quite an achievement, and we hope that you can continue to participate in the Marinelli for many years to come.
To see all of the pictures from this event, please
click on the "Marinelli 2009 Pics" button on the left side of the
screen.
30 Entries - WTBA Presented a Championship Ring to the Winner
30 Entries x $32.50 = $975.00 + $850.00 Prize Money = $1,825.00
High Qualifier - Doug Ross - 1995 - $100.00 and the "Winners Circle" Trophy
High Game - Blair Chaban - 299 - $50.00 and the "Tom Downey Memorial" Trophy
1.
Jason Borle 1945 $300.00 + $200.00 and a Ring
2. Robbie Scerbo 1889 200.00 + 125.00
3. Earl Sobotkiewicz 1872 180.00 + 75.00
4. Ken Hunter 1875 140.00 + 50.00
5. Blair Chaban 1843 120.00 + 50.00
6. Mark Soriano 1816 110.00
7. Clement Perreault 1808 90.00
8. Curtis Turko 1766 80.00
9. Brady Hildebrandt 1743 70.00
10. Rob Dufreane 1718 65.00
11. Gord Tereck 1709 65.00
12. George Pichl 1692 60.00
13. Randy Kostenuk 1662 55.00
14. Marshall Nykoluk 1594 50.00
15. Lucien Casagrande 1541 45.00
16. Doug Ross 1469 45.00
The High Qualifier from Sunday has to be beaten twice in the Stepladder.
In the Stepladder Finals:
Earl Sobotkiewicz defeated Blair Chaban 268 - 198
Earl Sobotkiewicz defeated Ken Hunter 238 - 190
Robbie Scerbo defeated Earl Sobotkiewicz 212 - 186
Robbie Scerbo defeated Jason Borle 223 - 214
Robbie Scerbo and Jason Borle Tied 235 - 235
Seeing there was a Tie (first time in the Marinelli Stepladder) a three-frame roll-off took place.
Jason Borle defeated Robbie Scerbo 68 - 46.
Blair Chaban will receive a plaque from CTF for his 299 game and
Curtis Turko will receive an 11 in a Row Plaque.
The Winnipeg Tenpin Bowling Association would like to thank both Sherry Hobson and the staff at Chateau Lanes, as well as Ed McCarthy and the staff at Salle de Quilles LaVerendrye Bowling Lanes for the services they both provided during our Tournament.
Thanks to Ron Molinski, Eric Young, Tom Scerbo and Geri Wyrzykowski for helping to make the Tournament run smoothly.
We would also like to thank our sponsors: McGrath Diamonds, The Marinelli Family, Lucien's 10 Pin Bowling Pro Shop, Chateau Lanes, Salle de Quilles LaVerendrye Bowling Lanes, Cellar Dweller Hobby Supplies and The Winnipeg Tenpin Bowling Association. Also, thanks to Platinum Promotions for supplying Bowling Bag Tags to every bowler.
Last but not least, a special thank you to Ray Shuel for donating $500.00 to the Stepladder Finals.