Brandon Sun - PRINT EDITION
Westman’s Brad Rusnak made a lot of noise in Regina on the weekend of Feb 23-24 at the annual Regina Classic 5 Pin Cash Tournament.
Out of the 147 who entered the event, Brad finished 19th with an eight-game total of 2154 (270 average), placing him in the Top 32 Double Knock-Out Playoff picture.
He battled hard but came up short in his first round A-side match against Matt Schultz from Edmonton, and found himself in trouble trailing by 87 points after two (of three) games in his first round B-side match against Crystal Hiibner of Regina.
Brad then found his groove, finishing game three with nine strikes in a row and a 393 game, to overcome the deficit, win by 20, and advance all the way through to the B-side final four, where he went shot for shot through three games with newcomer Jordan Rachar, also of Regina.
Brad needed a strike in the final frame of the match, but unfortunately left a solid right corner pin, and was mathmatically eliminated from the match.
This was 20-year-old Jordan’s first ever cash event, and he made an incredible run all the way to the championship final, only to come up short against 2011 Masters National Champion Lonny Akers of Prince Albert.
Brad’s run netted him over $1,100 in prize money for the weekend. It was a great tuneup as he prepares with the rest of the Westman squad for the provincial championships to be held at St. James Lanes in Winnipeg March 28-30.
Brandon Bowlers of the Week were Eddie Kopacz (+150), Ingrid Pierunek (+119), and Glenys Stanley (+119), all of the Monday Night Provincial Mixed League. And another honourable mention going out to Garry Hamm for throwing a 418 during the Monday Night Mixed League, matching Westman’s Wes Rushton with the zone’s high single game so far this season!
Monday Provincial Mixed
Roy Sepke 297 (762)
Ed Kopacz 284 (762)
Mike Thomson 275 (699)
Bill Gyselman +94
Cliff Langan +67
Glenys Stanley 263 (749)
Christine Riddell 265 (679)
Ingrid Pierunek 252 (635)
Jaime Marshall +79
Jodi Brand +52
Monday Night Mixed
Brad Rusnak 328 (852)
Aaron Humenny 277 (741)
Steve Derksen 283 (704)
Trevor Rae +87
Don Kalyniuk +84
April Rusnak 314 (729)
Heather Arthurson 203 (576)
Brianne Fulmore 229 (564)
Kristen Magnifico +89
Verna Jago +81
Tues Obermeiers
Ralf Kampe 272 (652)
Jason Scaletta 259 (656)
Norm Kusela 254 (617)
Michelle Petch 239 (623)
Debbie Kooting 223 (585)
Centennial Ladies
Marg Swidnicki 245 (+73)
Denise Grift (351)
Shirley Armstrong 218 (hdcp)
Shirley Little (416 hdcp)
Wednesday Golden Age
Cliff Langan 252 (503)
Elwood Myers 272 (422)
Bob Isleifson 234 (422)
Wayne Brown +54
Mike Linski +18
Elsie McNish 197 (389)
Doreen Isleifson 189 (330)
Fran Taylor 181 (325)
Norma Jonasson +21
Joy Phillips +17
Wednesday Ladies
Susan Gerry 256 (569)
Adele Atridge 219 (628)
Joan Walwyn 216 (557)
Lois Morrow 292 (hdcp)
Wednesday Smitty’s Men’s
Perry Bender 324 (820)
Gus Scaletta 315 (811)
Dave Mansell 324 (774)
Aaron Humenny 316 (754)
Ryan Mansell 308
Monday Evening
Brady Coulter 335 (709)
Jean McCallum 213
Mike Nantais 227
Garrick Harper 240
Cliff McCallum 231
John Reimer 225
Tuesday Afternoon
Rae Patterson 247
Helmut Neufeld 261 (+108)
Kerri Lynn Lamb 239 (+128)
Bill Challner (646)
Tuesday Evening
Barry Chinner 200 (+44)
Chris Arthur 245 (+104)
Dave Reimer 260
Ethel Black 229
Buzz McNamee 215
Wednesday Evening
Eugene Melnychuk 282 (659)
Myrna VanDamme 208 (+20)
Henry Timmer 238 (629)
Ray Wabick 269 (686)
Jim Ball 258 (613)
Glenn Kentner 253 (600)
Joe Wabick 231
Thursday Afternoon
George Garland 231 (644)
George Epp (+60)
Anna Grace Diehl +41
Thursday Evening
Dave Reimer (642) +87
Ray Wabick (612)
Donna Garland 213 +59
George Garland 227
Laura Cuvelier 214
Monday Mixed
Ryan Schofield 230 (+38)
Bill Friesen (534)
Wes Foote 239 (hdcp)
Ken Finnie (643 hdcp)
Linda Enns 174 (+42)
Ruth Bylo (447)
Margaret Chatham 229 (hdcp)
Dorothy Brooman (644 hdcp)
Monday Ladies
Cheryl Burke 269
Judy Cornish (594)
Cheryl Nichol 276 (hdcp)
Lorrie Lamb (695 hdcp)
Tuesday Seniors
Gord McLean 254
Ryan Schofield (602)
Oscar Bylo 285 (hdcp)
Laverne Opperman (791 hdcp)
Joan Bekkema 211 (+75)
Doris Hiscock (509)
Ruth Bylo 276 (hdcp)
Ruby Johnston (704 hdcp)
Tuesday Mixed
Chris Peace 257 (+85)
Doug Bailey (712)
Daryl MacDonald 300 (hdcp)
Maurice Fry (688 hdcp)
Judy Cornish 260
Jackie Mitchell (632)
Megan McGill 298 (hdcp)
Sandy Bellew (809 hdcp)
Tuesday Mens
Ron Burke 263 (+96)
Wayne Milliken (682)
Robbie Welsh 297 (hdcp)
Patrick St. Godard (748 hdcp)
Wednesday Ladies
Judy Cornish 228
Maureen Nicholls (528)
Ruth Bylo 277 (hdcp)
Ruth Dow (715 hdcp)
Wednesday Mixed 6 p.m.
Blair Foote 258
Keith Letts (597) +75
Keith Kemp 304 (hdcp)
Ron Howarth (716 hdcp)
Betty Turner 235
Linda Enns (579) +90
Judy Foote 247 (hdcp)
Pat LePoudre (661 hdcp)
Wednesday Mixed 8:30 p.m.
Wally Hall 264 (+107)
Lance Carlson (621)
Lyall McFarlane 290 (hdcp)
Jesse Gordon (742 hdcp)
Brenda Nichol 208 (+43)
Gale McFarland (411)
Sandy Bellew 241 (hdcp)
Gale McFarlane (615 hdcp)
Thursday Mixed
Chris Peace 311
Wayne Milliken (687)
Ron Boulet 289 (hdcp)
Ryan Schofield (762 hdcp)
Debbie Falk 264 (+142)
Darlene Clisby (536)
Barb McDonald 289 (hdcp)
Ruby Johnston (752 hdcp)
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 14, 2013
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Westman’s Brad Rusnak made a lot of noise in Regina on the weekend of Feb 23-24 at the annual Regina Classic 5 Pin Cash Tournament.
Out of the 147 who entered the event, Brad finished 19th with an eight-game total of 2154 (270 average), placing him in the Top 32 Double Knock-Out Playoff picture.
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Westman’s Brad Rusnak made a lot of noise in Regina on the weekend of Feb 23-24 at the annual Regina Classic 5 Pin Cash Tournament.
Out of the 147 who entered the event, Brad finished 19th with an eight-game total of 2154 (270 average), placing him in the Top 32 Double Knock-Out Playoff picture.
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