Kadry on Bowling: Last Chance Qualifier for Diddy Watts Youth event

The Last Chance Qualifier for the Diddy Watts Youth State Singles Challenge will compete at 9 a.m. Saturday at McHenry Bowl.

The five-game qualifier will advance one of three entrants to the semifinals starting at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $45.

The semifinals will include all youth bowlers who have advanced through local qualifying from over the state. The field will bowl a five-game block, moving after each game. There are three divisions: boys scratch, girls scratch and handicap (180 average and under).

With a full field, the top eight in each division will return for the double-elimination finals Sunday at 9 a.m. Winners will be declared state champions and receive a scholarship and jacket. Call June at 209-571-2695 for more information.

Local bowlers Will Garber and Rich Custer took fourth in the PBA Tony Reyes Memorial Tournament last weekend at 4th Street Bowl in San Jose. The pair finished the qualifying round in the second spot at 3,806. Kevin Harlin of Milpitas and Dupree Dickey of Oakland led qualifying at 3,817 and finished eighth on the final list. Garber and Custer advanced to the round-robin match-play finals and finished with an 8,482 total. They earned $1,700. The tournament’s namesake, PBA member Tony Reyes, was killed in an auto accident in 2012. He ran the pro shop at 4th Street Bowl.

▪ Two senior no-tap events are on the calendar Friday. The Yosemite Ladies Luncheon Trio Tournament rolls at 9:30 a.m. with potluck finger foods. The cost is $10 per person with optional $3 side pots available. A monthly drawing will be held with three tickets for $1. At McHenry, the Senior No-Tap will compete at 1 p.m. A potluck starts at noon with check-in at 12:30 p.m. and tournament scoring at 1.

▪ The Central Valley Senior Bowling Club will visit Black Oak Lanes for its monthly singles tournament Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. After four games of qualifying, the top three scorers will participate in a stepladder final round. Registration is open from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call Dave Brown at 209-549-2510 or Rick Lazaro at 209-531-8919 for more information, or email Vickie Briscoe at vickiebriscoe52@gmail.com.

▪ Entries are out for the second annual McHenry Sizzlin’ Summer No-Tap Doubles Tournament. The tournament has three divisions – men, women and mixed – and is open to McHenry winter and summer league bowlers. Nine squads are available and run from Aug. 30 through Sept. 5. Bowlers can bowl as many times as they wish but may only place once with the same partner. Call 209-571-2695 for more information.

▪ Fall league sign-ups are open at local bowling centers. Sign up yourself, couples or a team for a variety of formats either day or night throughout the week. Leagues start the week of Labor Day. Schedules are available online at yosemitelanes.com and mchenrybowl.com or stop by the centers and pick one up. For information, call Wayne Garber at Yosemite at 209-524-9161, and at McHenry call Theresa Medeiros or Raymond Waring at 209-571-2695.

▪ On Sept. 17, the Bowling for Autism Tournament will roll at Yosemite. The fundraising event will include bowling, lunch, raffle prizes and a silent auction. All money raised will go to Autism Speaks. Lunch will be served at noon, and bowling starts at 1 p.m. Call Wayne at 209-524-9161 for more information.

▪ The Mega-Doubles Tournament is running through Sept. 25 at Yosemite anytime lanes are available. Call Wayne at 209-524-9161 for more information.

This story was originally published August 9, 2016 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Kadry on Bowling: Last Chance Qualifier for Diddy Watts Youth event."