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McKendree Baker Itinerary
Monday, January 11, 2010
 Itinerary for this weekend.
Leave Bellarmine 6:00 PM behind Knights Hall (Bus arrives 5:30)
Get to Hotel about 10:00 We are staying at
Drury Inns and Suites Westport
12220 Dorsett Rd
Maryland Hieghts, MS 63043
314-574-9966
Ladies leave the hotel at 7:45 on Saturday go to
Olivette Lanes
9520 Olive Ave
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-991-0365
Ladies start practice at 8:30
Bowl 24 Bakers
Leave Center about 1:30
Back to hotel 1:45
Men the hotel at 11:00 to go to
Amf Strikes N' Spares
1309 N Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-432-5757
Men start practice at 12:15
Bowl 24 Bakers
Leave Center about 6:00
Sunday
Men Leave Hotel at 7:15
Practice starts at 7:45
Bowl 16 Bakers
Top 8 make rolloff
Ladies leave hotel at 8:15
Practice starts at 8:45
Bowl 16 Bakers
Top 8 Make Baker rolloff
Stop for lunch on the way home.
Arrive on campus about 8:00 PM | | | Brunswick Southern Tier 1
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The Striking Knights had an outstanding showing at the 2009 Brunswick Southern Tier 1 held at Brunswick Zone Austell in Marietta, GA.
The Men had an outstanding tournament led by Mike Conn finishing 25th. The Men finished 13th after being in a battle all day Sunday in Baker play missing out on a top 10 finish by a mere 68 pins. An outstanding showing by the young Knights group against a VERY strong field as they averaged 201 in Baker Play, including a first for the team, a victory over the National Power Pikeville Program.
The Ladies showed they are clearly a top 10 team this weekend, finishing 4th behind arguably three of the top 5 team in the nation in Central Florida, Lindenwood and Weber International. The ladies bowled outstanding in the 24 Baker Games on Sunday, averaging 195 which was third high in the field. The ladies were led by Amanda Gerber who averaged 207.8 for 5 games, Rachel Ringrose finishing 12th and Shelly Secours 13th. It was another solid showing by the team.
| | | Orange and Black
Monday, October 19, 2009
The Striking Knights continued their strong start to the season at the Pikeville College sponsored Orange and Black tournament in Dayton/Beavercreek, OH. The men bowled at Beaver-Vu Bowll and the Women at Pla-More Lanes on Oct 17 and 18.
The Men finished 21st and 40th in a very strong field that included 2 of the last 4 national champions. The men were paced by Mike Conn and Matt Sea who both averaged 198.00 for the tournament.
The Ladies finished 5th overall, moving up from 8th place by having the second highest Baker 16 game set of the tournament. They lost to Lindenwood 3-1 in the best of 5 match play, but performed wonderfully for the weekend. The ladies were led by Michelle "Shelly" Secours who aver 209 for the weekend and finished 12th, Kaitlin Quinn who averages 187 for the weekend finishing 37, and Theresa Schwiermann who average 179 and finished 50th. A great tournament for all.
The Striking Knights compete next in the Tier 1 Brunswick Southern in Marietta,, Ga on Oct 31st and Nov. 1st.
| | | Thomas N. Burris Ky Collegiate Championships
Thursday, October 01, 2009
 The first Thomas N. Burris Kentucky Collegiate Championships were held at Collins Bowling Centers Eastland Lanes on Sunday Sept 27th. The competition consisted of a 5 game team block followed by at 16 game Baker Block.
Bellarmine's Ladies finished second overall, trainling the winner Pikeville by a mere 82 pins. The Lady Knights were led by Christina Oschman being the only lady to average above 200 for the tournament, claiming her second all tournament team and a school first, a winner of the 5 game team competition. Of special note also are Stephanie Melton's 11th place finish, and Katie Quinn finishing 22nd despite sitting out one game. Bellarmine's Ladies led the Baker portion of the competition.
The Men also had an outstanding finish, 3rd overall and were 2nd of the teams in Baker competition. The Gentlemen Knights were led by Mike Conn finishing 6th Matt Sea 11th and John Ackerman 22nd.
The teams travel to Wauwautosa, WI for the Tier 1 Midwest Collegiate this weekend with competition beginning on Saturday and wrapping up Sunday afternoon. Good luck to everyone this weekend! | | | Teen Masters
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
 Michelle "Shelly" Secours finished first in the Ebonite Bowl to Win tournament held in conjunction with the Teen Masters Tournament in Las Vegas this week. Congrats to her. Shelly also qualified 2nd in the 18 game qualifying on three different conditions in the Teen Masters Main Event and will begin bracket play today/Tuesday August 4th. Collegiate Masters Competition Begins tomorrow/August 5th.
Follow-Up: Shelly lost to Alle Ijams 208-202 in the semi-finals. Congrats to her for a GREAT trip to Vegas. | | | Mike Conn Is My Hero
Friday, July 17, 2009
 After a week of accomplishments Mike Conn topped it off by winning the 2009 USBC Junior Gold Championships. Mike defeated Andrew Koff 230-190 in position round to make it official. He started the match with a 6 pin lead on Koff. Since they were within 20 pins of each other the winner of the match was going to take the title. Mike got off to an early lead when Koff split early in the match. Koff started to mount a comeback when he ran together a string of strikes from the 6th frame on. Mike split in the 7th to lose his 44 pin advantage. After that it was all Mike Conn as he struck from the 8th to the 11th and finally got hung on his fill ball in the tenth. Koff didn't have an opportunity to win as Mike shut him out with a 230.
The win gave Mike a spot on Junior Team USA, along with the other bowlers in the top 4. Listed below are the final scores.
1. Mike Conn Crestwood, KY 9943
2. Andrew Koff Miami, FL 9877
3. Erik Gulbrandson Superior, WI 9755
4. Christopher Bardol Brockport, NY 9694 Congratulations to Mike on the win! We couldn't be happier for you. | | | Junior Gold
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
 Mike Conn, Sophomore Crestwood, KY shot the first 300 of the 2009 Junior Gold Tournament on Tuesday at Western Bowl in Indianapolis. After two days of action Mike is in 8th place and Will Haroldson 281st. Will also had a fantastic day 2 of the tournament shooting 1225. Mike shot 1368 for the day.
On the ladies side, with their second day 6 game series in the books, are Shelly Secours in 29th (1156), Stephanie Melton 60th, Kaitlin Quinn 64th (1114), Robyn Ballinger 106th (1109), Theresa Schwiermann 116th (1072) , Christi Spears 167th (1008) , Christina Oschman 179th (1112), and Rachel Ringrose 201st (1094).
Day 3 Action has started and the standings will be updated about 1:00 AM Eastern Time.
The Story on Mike was featured on bowl.com.
Wednesday: The following five Bellarmine Bowlers made the first cut at Junior Gold: Mike Conn, Shelly Secours, Robyn Ballinger, Stephanie Melton and Katie Quinn. Congrats to ALL of them and we wish them luck tomorrow. Coaches and teammates who are in town will be there to root them on.
Final standings for all of the bowlers with their day 3 scores:
Mike Conn - 8th (1260), Will Haroldson - 226th (1149), Shelly Secours 24th (1109), Robyn Ballinger 40th (1233), Stephanie Melton 54th (1129), Katie Quinn 72nd (1096), Christi Spears 95th (1189), Theresa Schwiermann 154th (1080) and Rachel Ringrose 245th (1034).
After 24 Games Mike Conn sits in 3rd (1326), Shelly Secours 21st (1174), Robyn Ballinger 30th (1159), Katie Quinn 47th (1165) and Stephanie Melton 60th (1050). Good luck in the next 6 games. | | | Flashback to 1967
Monday, July 06, 2009
Bellarmine Bowling didn't start just 5 years ago. Nearly 40 years before that, a group of guys were making great showings at tournaments and even won a Regional back in 1967 (the proof is displayed on Bellarmine's campus). The team regularly competes together in the USBC Open Championships. In order from left are Ron Kunkel, Tom Sternberg, John Chojnowski, Larry Cox, and David Buchenberger at the USBC Open Championships this year in Las Vegas, NV. They're a close knit group of guys and we are honored to carry on the program that they worked so hard for years ago. Other members of the team unable to make this trip were Jerry Hollinden and Phil "Butch" Reverman. All of the team still regularly bowl and David Buchenberger has made it out to quite a few of our Bellarmine Bowling Sweepers (held every Sunday we don't have a tournament during our season @ 4:30pm) to support the team. Thanks to all the guys and we hope you did well in Vegas! | | | Bellarmine Domination @ KY/IN All-Stars
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
 The Bellarmine Bowling Team had a strong showing at the Kentucky-Indiana All-Stars in Indianapolis this past weekend. Nine bowlers from Bellarmine represented both sides of the Ohio. Theresa Schwiermann, Christi Spears, Robyn Ballinger, Stephanie Melton, Joey Cecil, Kevin Griffanti, and Mike Conn represented Kentucky, while Christina Oschman and Will Haroldson represented their home state of Indiana.
Theresa Schwiermann and Mike Conn both won their respective sides. Placing in the Top 10 for the boys were Will Haroldson (3rd), Joey Cecil, and Kevin Griffanti and for the girls were Robyn Ballinger (3rd), Christi Spears (5th), Christina Oschman and Stephanie Melton. To have all the Bellarmine bowlers in the top 10 on either side is a great accomplishment and we'd like to congratulate all of you on a successful All-Star Tournament! | | | Kentucky Youth Open
Sunday, June 14, 2009
 Bellarmine Unviersity Bowlers enjoyed an outstanding Kentucky Youth Open. The Kentucky Youth Open was held this weekend. The tournament consisted of 18 qualifying games at three different centers on three different shots in a 24 hour period. The top 4 girls and top 6 boys advance to round robin play on Sunday. On the boys side Joey Cecil finished 8th, 13 pins out of the cut. On the girls side Robyn Ballinger finished 9th and Stephanie Melton 5th, 3 pins out of the cut.
Making the cut were Mike Conn, Rachel Ringrose and Christi Spears. Mike finished 4th overall, Rachel 3rd and Christi won her frist Kentucky Youth Open Championship. Congrats to Christi and all of the Bellarmine Bowlers for their outstanding bowling.
| | | 2009 Award Winners
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
 Congratulations to Kyle Bir and Amanda Gerber, the winners of this years Henry E. Thornburg and Marjorie Crutcher Award. Kyle's dedication to practice, his constant desire to improve and his ability to get along with others over 4 years highlighted his career. Amanda led a great percentage of the fund-raising efforts in the 2008-09 year as well as fighting through wrist injuries. Their dedication to the team regardless of their personal goals or their ability to bowl is the definition of the type of athlete these awards are meant for.
Previous winners for the Marjorie Crutcher award were Cassy Bayerle (2006), Becca Jones (2007), Theresa Schwiermann and Katie Wadell (2008). Previous winners for the Henry E.Thornburg award were Jeff Lindo (2006), Chris Polito (2007), and Arty Masterson (2008).
The awards, named after team founder Michael Crutcher's mother and funded by Michael Crutcher, and Coach Dug Barker's grandfather and funded by the grandchildren of Mr. Thornburg, is awarded every year to the bowler who best exemplifies teamwork regardless of their ability to bowl | | | Best Finish YET
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
 The Bellarmine University Lady Striking Knights completed their best season by finishing 9th in the ITC Nationals held in Rockford, IL April 16-18.
The Ladies finished tied for 6th with Maryland-Eastern Shore in 32 Games of Baker Qualifying with a total of 5884 pins (183.875 avg). Results for the 32 Games can be found here.
The Team drew Calumet College of St. Joseph's in the first round and defeated them 4-1 in a first to 4 Baker Competition (185-145, 214-163, 222-181, 179-182, 208-181)
The second match was a very competitive and exciting match with McKendree College in which Bellarmine fell 4-2 (200-168, 179-184, 178-171, 200-201, 171-179, 164-178).
The Ladies complete competition in another very competitive match with Maryland-Eastern Shore, again falling 4-2 (163-180, 188-173, 176-199, 186-226, 233-168, 177-211).
Competing for the Ladies were Katie Wadell (in her last tournament), Amanda Gerber, Theresa Schwiermann, Robyn Ballinger, Rachel Ringrose, Christi Spears, Tori Brown and Stephanie Melton.
Also, we would like to congratulate Barb Schwiermann on her new position as the Head Coach of the Spaulding University Bowling Program. Her contribution to the program will always be appreciated and the team wishes her all the luck.
| | | Rocked Our Way to Rockford
Friday, April 03, 2009
 The Bellarmine Women's Bowling team qualified for Nationals by placing 2nd in the Chattanooga, TN Sectional. The Lady Striking Knights edged out Robert Morris by 38 pins for the 2nd spot with a score of 11,876 (185.56 avg). They held the 3rd position after the first 48 games of qualifying, but put together a solid final set of 16 to pass Robert Morris. The Women's team consists of (front row) Christi Spears, Amanda Gerber, Katie Wadell, Robin Ballinger, (back row) Rachel Ringrose, Stephanie Melton, Tori Brown, and Theresa Schwiermann with coaches Allison Stovall and Dug Barker (Barb Schwiermann, Assistant Coach, was not pictured). They will be traveling to Rockford, IL for USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships from April 15-18th, 2009. Congratulations and best of luck at Nationals!
The top 4 advanced to Nationals from the Chattanooga Sectionals: Central Florida (12,778), Bellarmine (11,876), Robert Morris (11, 838), and Ball State (11,641).
The Bellarmine Men's team also competed at Sectionals. They finished their first Sectionals appearance in 10th with an (11,881). The Men's Team consisted of Chris Polito, Will Haroldson, Kevin Griffanti, Mike Conn, Matt Sea, Grant Turner, Kevin Kerstein, and Joey Cecil with coaches Tracy Miller and Arty Masterson. Congratulations on a great season guys!
The complete results can be found at the following....
Chattanooga Sectionals Results | | | Will Haroldson qualifies for Nationals!
Friday, March 13, 2009
 Will Haroldson, Sophomore, advanced to the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships in Euless, TX. Will shot 1306 (217.7 avg.) to advance to the Championships. He made it an exciting finish by throwing the first nine strikes in the final game of the 6-game block and finishing out with a 279. Congratulations to Will on advancing to the Championships! He will be competing in Euless, TX on May 17-19th. Some of the team are currently planning a trip to Texas to support their teammate...
To round out the Men's side, freshman Mike Conn finished 12th with a 1245 (207.5 avg.), followed by fellow freshman Kevin Kerstein in 27th with a 1213 (202.2 avg.), and senior Chris Polito shot 1145 (190.8 avg.) for his last Sectionals Singles attempt. Congratulations to all the guys for the great bowling!
On the Women's side, Rachel Ringrose was the top for the Lady Knights in 18th with a 1151 (191.8 avg.). She was followed closely by teammates Christi Spears in 21st with a 1146 (191.0 avg.), freshman Stephanie Melton in 25th with a 1126 (187.7 avg.), and Theresa Schwiermann in 29th with a 1119 (186.5 avg.). The Lady Knights had a solid outing placing four bowlers in the top 30th of a very competitive field. Way to go! KABU Go Knights!
Chattanooga Men's Singles Results
Chattanooga Women's Singles Results
Both teams will be competing in the USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectionals tomorrow morning at 8am. They will bowl 16 Baker games, break for lunch, followed by 16 more Baker games. They will then return on Sunday for the same format. The top four teams on both sides advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships in Rockford, IL. Good Luck Bellarmine!
| | | Join the Bellarmine Bowling Team
Monday, January 12, 2009
 If you are interested in joining the Bellarmine Bowling team please contact Dug Barker @ dbarker@bellarmine.edu. Practices are held at 9:00pm Wednesday and 7:00pm every Sunday at:
AMF Rose Bowl North
2217 Goldsmith Ln.
Louisville, KY 40218 | | |
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