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Champions crowned at 2009 Senior Championships
7/7/2009
By Matt Cannizzaro
USBC Communications
USBC Senior Championships homepage
RENO, Nev. - The 2009 USBC Senior Championships brought nearly 400 bowlers to the National Bowling Stadium, and after two days of intense competition 10 bowlers representing eight states were crowned champions.
The event was held on June 30 and July 1, and competitors at the Senior Championships were broken up into Women's and Open divisions and five age classifications (Super Seniors: 75 and older, Class A: 70-74, Class B: 65-69, Class C: 60-64 and Class D: 55-59). All 10 champions received a $1,000 prize. In order to qualify for this national event, competitors must have won their state association's senior handicap all-events title.
The five winners in the Open Division were Linus Kinner of Vermont (Super Senior), Leonard Wahl of North Dakota (Class A), California's Frank Menchaca (Class B), Joseph Klemen of North Dakota and Alaska's Charles Nibert.
In the Women's Division, titles went to New Jersey's Vivian Breier, California's Joyce Ingram, Pat Chandler of Virginia, Roselea Laubach of Iowa and Washington's May Hoffman.
The history of the Senior Championships dates back to the early 1960s, and from 1982 until 2002, the event was held on the championships lanes at either the Open Championships or the USBC Women's Championships. In 2003, the Senior Championships found a permanent home in Reno and has been held at the Stadium each year since.
7/7/2009
By Matt Cannizzaro
USBC Communications
USBC Senior Championships homepage
RENO, Nev. - The 2009 USBC Senior Championships brought nearly 400 bowlers to the National Bowling Stadium, and after two days of intense competition 10 bowlers representing eight states were crowned champions.
The event was held on June 30 and July 1, and competitors at the Senior Championships were broken up into Women's and Open divisions and five age classifications (Super Seniors: 75 and older, Class A: 70-74, Class B: 65-69, Class C: 60-64 and Class D: 55-59). All 10 champions received a $1,000 prize. In order to qualify for this national event, competitors must have won their state association's senior handicap all-events title.
The five winners in the Open Division were Linus Kinner of Vermont (Super Senior), Leonard Wahl of North Dakota (Class A), California's Frank Menchaca (Class B), Joseph Klemen of North Dakota and Alaska's Charles Nibert.
In the Women's Division, titles went to New Jersey's Vivian Breier, California's Joyce Ingram, Pat Chandler of Virginia, Roselea Laubach of Iowa and Washington's May Hoffman.
The history of the Senior Championships dates back to the early 1960s, and from 1982 until 2002, the event was held on the championships lanes at either the Open Championships or the USBC Women's Championships. In 2003, the Senior Championships found a permanent home in Reno and has been held at the Stadium each year since.