Format/Rules

FORMAT

• Competitor’s age will be determined by the athlete’s age as of December 31 of the current year.
• Singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team formats will include both scratch and handicap competition.
• Competition will consist of one set of three games in each event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and team).
• Bowlers will be competing in age divisions in each bowling event. The age division of competition for the doubles, mixed doubles, and team categories will be determined by the age of the youngest team member as of December 31 of the current year.
• On-site check-in is required 30 minutes prior to the start of each event.
• Awards will be given for both scratch and handicap competition, but a participant may win only one award (scratch or handicap) in an event. Awards will be presented first to the top three scratch place winners, then to the top three handicap place winners, then to the fourth scratch place, then the fourth handicap place, etc.
• Competitors are required to provide their own bowling balls and shoes. House balls and shoes will be available at the competitor's expense.

TOURNAMENT RULES

• This tournament will be sanctioned and governed by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and their Rules. All entrants must be members in good standing with the USBC or must apply for a tournament participation card when checking-in prior to competing. Present your current USBC card when checking in for membership verification.
• Tournament Handicap - Highest USBC sanctioned league average (based on a minimum of 21 games) for the 2020-21 season. If no 2020-2021 average, use current season average based on a minimum of 21 games at the time of entry. If you do not qualify under any of the forgoing, the following will apply: MEN - will be entered at 140. Handicap will be 80% from 200. WOMEN - will be entered at 125. Handicap will be 80% from 200. It shall be the bowler's responsibility to verify the average in the handicap portion of the tournament. Failure to use proper average shall disqualify score if submitted average is lower than actual, thereby resulting in lower classification or more handicap. Correction in averages can be made at "check-in" at the bowling lanes.
• Tournament officials have the right to adjust, rate, or refuse any or all entries. Decisions of tournament officials shall be final unless an appeal is submitted in accordance with USBC.
• All equipment shall meet USBC specifications. The MSSG reserves the right to check equipment at any time.
• The State of Missouri and / or any association, establishment of officials connected with the Show-Me STATE GAMES or the Missouri State Senior Games assume no responsibility for injury or accident to any participant.

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NSGA QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES

The 2022 Missouri State Senior Games will be the only Missouri Qualifying site for the 2023 National Senior Games to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

All first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners will qualify for the 2023 National Senior Games.

Athletes must qualify in each bowling event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) in which they wish to compete at the 2023 National Senior Games, except when Rule E applies.

Event Codes

Event Code	Event Name
BW001	Bowling - Doubles
BW002	Bowling - Singles
BW003	Bowling - Mixed Doubles
BW004	Bowling - Team

Results

2022 MISSOURI STATE SENIOR GAMES
BOWLING RESULTS
BOWLING - SINGLES
55-59 F	1 Scratch	Karen Malone, Fenton, MO	430
60-64 F	1 Scratch	Peggy Peuster, Knob Noster, MO	521
	2 Scratch	Jan Weisel, Steelville, MO	498
	3 Scratch	Jeanne Andorff, Webster Groves, MO	429
65-69 F	1 Scratch	Brenda Tolbert, Columbia, MO	484
	2 Scratch	Theresa Rainwater, Haines City, FL	469
	3 Scratch	Donna Wobbe, Ashland, MO	458
	1 Hcp	Shirley Tupper, Pomona, MO	580
	2 Hcp	Jean Willbanks, West Plains, MO	573
	3 Hcp	Roseann Dietrich, Mountain View, MO	568
70-74 F	1 Scratch	Brenda Carey, Lee's Summit, MO	435
	2 Scratch	Caryn Duszka, Doniphan, MO	423
	3 Scratch	Deborah Lathum, Doniphan, MO	414
	1 Hcp	Juanita Harwell, Poplar Bluff, MO	558
74-79 F	1 Scratch	Pat Leroux, Doniphan, MO	443
	2 Scratch	Carol Wininger, Dora, MO	417
80+ F	1 Scratch	Bernita Bartel, Columbia, MO	434
	2 Scratch	Linda Thornhill, Columbia, MO	386
	3 Scratch	Verna Pickles, St Louis, MO	342
	1 Hcp	Ginny Finuf, Chillicothe, MO	524
50-54 M	1 Scratch	David Cook, St. Peters, MO	578
60-64 M	1 Scratch	Rickie Jackson, Independence, MO	605
	2 Scratch	Rick Burrows, St Charles, MO	604
	3 Scratch	Paul James, Ashland, MO	538
	1 Hcp	Kurt Wagner, Columbia, MO	541
	2 Hcp	Robert Carmody, St Charles, MO	316
65-69 M	1 Scratch	Charles Brook, St Peters, MO	620
	2 Scratch	Donald Knehans, Higginsville, MO	615
	3 Scratch	Howard McHenry, Columbia, MO	577
	1 Hcp	Mark Wobbe, Ashland, MO	567
70-74 M	1 Scratch	Roy Allen, Blue Springs, MO	680
	2 Scratch	Thomas Rainwater, Haines City, FL	560
	3 Scratch	Jerry Walden, Farmington, MO	536
	1 Hcp	Jerry Carey, Lee's Summit, MO	640
	2 Hcp	Gary Fields, Columbia, MO	522
75-79 M	1 Scratch	Dennis Kelley, Kirkwood, MO	606
	2 Scratch	Robert Dougherty, Boonville, MO	600
	3 Scratch	Philip Bridgeford, Columbia, MO	620
	1 Hcp	James Costello, Fenton, MO	533
	2 Hcp	Robert Dierking, Columbia, MO	476
80+ M	1 Scratch	Steven Kilde, Lee's Summit, MO	536
	2 Scratch	Robert Finuf, Chillicothe, MO	450
	3 Scratch	Melvern Winter, Columbia, MO	436
	1 Hcp	Jim Barksdale, Steelville, MO	487
BOWLING - DOUBLES
55-59 F	1 Scratch	Karen Malone, Fenton, MO	907
		Jeanne Andorff, Webster Groves, MO
	2 Scratch	Christy Weisel, Columbia, MO	855
		Jan Weisel, Steelville, MO
65-69 F	1 Scratch	Donna Wobbe, Ashland, MO	913
		Bernita Bartel, Columbia, MO
	2 Scratch	Roseann Dietrich, Mountain View, MO	867
		Carol Wininger, Dora, MO
	3 Scratch	Brenda Tolbert, Columbia, MO	833
		Carol Alkire, Columbia, MO
65-69 F	1 Hcp	Jean Willbanks, West Plains, MO	1188
		Shirley Tupper, Pomona, MO
70-74 F	1 Scratch	Deborah Lathum, Doniphan, MO	851
		Caryn Duszka, Doniphan, MO
	2 Scratch	Juanita Harwell, Poplar Bluff, MO	834
		Pat Leroux, Doniphan, MO
50-54 M	1 Scratch	David Cook, St. Peters, MO	1080
		Jim Barksdale, Steelville, MO
60-64 M	1 Scratch	Rick Burrows, St Charles, MO	1102
		Robert Carmody, St Charles, MO
	2 Scratch	Rickie Jackson, Independence, MO	1045
		Roy Allen, Blue Springs, MO
65-69 M	1 Scratch	Charles Brook, St Peters, MO	1163
		Jerry Walden, Farmington, MO
	2 Scratch	Howard McHenry, Columbia, MO	1138
		Ross Rynning, Columbia, MO
75-79 M	1 Scratch	Dennis Kelley, Kirkwood, MO	1068
		James Costello, Fenton, MO
	2 Scratch	John Deakins, Columbia, MO	1055
		Philip Bridgeford, Columbia, MO
	3 Scratch	Robert Dierking, Columbia, MO	1024
		Robert Dougherty, Boonville, MO
BOWLING - MIXED DOUBLES
55-59	1 Scratch	James Peuster, Knob Noster, MO	933
		Peggy Peuster, Knob Noster, MO
	2 Scratch	Karen Malone, Fenton, MO	917
		James Costello, Fenton, MO
60-64	1 Scratch	Marj Locker, Ludlow, MO	1106
		John Locker, Ludlow, MO
	2 Scratch	Jan Weisel, Steelville, MO	1020
		Jim Barksdale, Steelville, MO
	3 Scratch	Jeanne Andorff, Webster Groves, MO	989
		Dennis Kelley, Kirkwood, MO
65-69	1 Scratch	Theresa Rainwater, Haines City, FL	1052
		Thomas Rainwater, Haines City, FL
	2 Scratch	Brenda Tolbert, Columbia, MO	977
		Ross Rynning, Columbia, MO
	3 Scratch	Mark Wobbe, Ashland, MO	935
		Donna Wobbe, Ashland, MO
70-74	1 Scratch	Gary Fields, Columbia, MO	906
		Helen Zimmerman, Harrisburg, MO
	2 Scratch	Brenda Carey, Lee's Summit, MO	852
		Jerry Carey, Lee's Summit, MO
75-79	1 Scratch	Evelyn Dougherty, Boonville, MO	1186
		Robert Dougherty, Boonville, MO
80+	1 Scratch	Ginny Finuf, Chillicothe, MO	817
		Robert Finuf, Chillicothe, MO
	2 Scratch	Anna Kilde, Lee's Summit, MO	816
		Steven Kilde, Lee's Summit, MO
BOWLING - TEAM
55-59	1 Scratch	Karen Malone, Fenton, MO	1988
		James Costello, Fenton, MO
		Jeanne Andorff, Webster Groves, MO
		Dennis Kelley, Kirkwood, MO
60-64	1 Scratch	Marj Locker, Ludlow, MO	1720
		John Locker, Ludlow, MO
		Ginny Finuf, Chillicothe, MO
		Robert Finuf, Chillicothe, MO
65-69	1 Scratch	Brenda Tolbert, Columbia, MO	1766
		Carol Alkire, Columbia, MO
		Ross Rynning, Columbia, MO
		Howard McHenry, Columbia, MO
	2 Scratch	Roseann Dietrich, Mountain View, MO	1588
		Jean Willbanks, West Plains, MO
		Shirley Tupper, Pomona, MO
		Carol Wininger, Dora, MO
70-74	1 Scratch	Brenda Carey, Lee's Summit, MO	1692
		Jerry Carey, Lee's Summit, MO
		Anna Kilde, Lee's Summit, MO
		Steven Kilde, Lee's Summit, MO
	2 Scratch	Deborah Lathum, Doniphan, MO	1506
		Caryn Duszka, Doniphan, MO
		Pat Leroux, Doniphan, MO
		Juanita Harwell, Poplar Bluff, MO