Philipsburg, PA—Nicole Beish and Julianna Centra, bowling out of the Clearfield Lanes, took home top honors in the first PA District 4 gold pin handicap doubles tournament held at The Philipsburg Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon.
15 gold pin members and their doubles partners, who aren’t currently gold pin members, took to the lanes for a three game qualifying session before cutting the field down to the final seven teams.
Kevin Streightiff and Cody Cox were the tournament leaders after the first three games with a 1289 pin total, and received a bye into the semi-finals of the roll offs. They each received donated bowling bags for their efforts.
The teams of Beish/Centra, Krissa/Rayana Lichvarcik, and Antonio Willar/Cameron Passmore took first round wins.
The semi-finals saw the Lichvarcik sisters take down Streightiff and Cox by a 176-168 score while Beish and Centra take a 208-199 win over Willar and Passmore.
The all-female final saw Beish and Centra outscoring the Lichvarcik sisters by a score of 210-176 while the third place match was a one pin win for Willar and Passmore over Streightiff and Cox 200-199.
The teams of Ryan Mitskavich/Ethan Stoddard, Melia Mitskavich/Kiki Foster, and Joel Prisk/Paige Dobson also made the final seven.
Bowling centers currently making up membership in the gold pin club include Bellefonte, Bradford, Brookville, Clearfield, DuBois, and St. Marys. Tournament director Don Barr noted that the gold pin singles tournament for boys and girls will be held March 29 at the Clearfield Lanes. Barr is also looking into including other centers from other bowling associations. Barr would also like to thank Bowl Tech pro shop for donating a bowling ball that was raffled off.
For more information you can contact Mr. Barr at (814) 765-8766, by email at donbarr410@yahoo.com or via Facebook at PA District 4 Gold Pin Club bowling.
Roll Off Results
(Seeds in parentheses)
First Round: (2) Willar/Passmore over (7) Prisk/Dobson 261-149. (3) Beish/Centra over (6) Melia Mitskavich/Foster 222-183. (5) Lichvarcik/Lichvarcik over (4) Ryan Mitskavich/Stoddard 166-156.
Semi-Finals: Lichvarcik/Lichvarcik over (1) Streightiff/Cox 176-168. Beish/Centra over Willar/Passmore 208-199.
Finals: Beish/Centra over Lichvarcik/Lichvarcik 210-176.
Third Place: Willar/Passmore over Streightiff/Cox 200-199.