JEFF AUSTRENG WINS $5

Jeff Austreng of Waterford Township won the inaugural Michigan State Masters at Royal Scot Lanes in Lansing Sunday when he defeated Mason Brantley of Detroit 418-391 to win the $5,000 first prize and

Austreng qualified fourth with a six-game total of 1,361. In match play he remained undefeated by

beating Lisa Bishop of Belleville 428-337 in the two-game matches, John Milletics of Sandusky 435-368, Raymond Eddy III of Saginaw 414-301, Carleton Chambers of Detroit 433-393 and John Essenmacher

“I’m speechless and super excited.” said the 37-year-old Austreng. “This event places a premium on

Austreng beat the best bowlers in the state of Michigan on a difficult lane pattern under tight Sport

Bowling requirements averaging 218.6 and only recording two games of the 18 he bowled under 200.

The lane pattern was the same as the 2006 United States Bowling Congress Masters Tournament.

He also won a paid entry into the 2009 USBC Masters, which will be contested in Las Vegas in February 2009.

Brantley qualified third with 1,363. He lost his first match against Terence Haines II of Garden City

420-410 falling into the loser’s bracket. He then won eight matches to advance to the finals. He beat

Mike Chrzanowski of Shepherd, Ted Boltz of Muskegon 398-371, John Nolen of Waterford Township

415-391, Julie Hall of Richville 424-377, Tyler Wilds of Marcellus 431-365, Brian Waliczek of Birch Run 471-392, Duane Henderson of Detroit 453-418 and Essenmacher 380-366.

Essenmacher qualified 22^nd with 1,256. In match play he beat Mark Milasinovich of Oxford 459-444,

Nolen 416-409, Haines 416-393 and Waliczek 401-379 before falling into the loser’s bracket with the

loss to Austreng 445-395. Once in the lower bracket he fell to Brantley 380-366. Essenmacher took

Henderson qualified 15^th with 1,286. In match play he beat David Cushion of Dewitt 455-341, Ted Boltz

of Muskegon 488-478 then fell to Waliczek 403-392. In the loser’s bracket he eliminated top qualifier Randy Warnken of Clinton Township 430-382, Haines 492-382 and Chambers 372-350 before losing

Top qualifier Warnken led the qualifying by 41 pins with 1,415. He won his first match against George Miller of Grand Rapids 499-375, then fell to Hall 408-398. He went on the beat Darryl McGhee of Burton 415-378 before falling out of the competition with a loss to Henderson 430-382. Warnken took home $500.

The field of 181 bowlers average 191.09 during the six games of qualifying. The top game in qualifying was recorded by Chad Gutzman of Mount Pleasant with 299. In match play Carleton Chambers of

The Michigan State USBC Masters Tournament is a USBC certified event operated by the Michigan

PL	NAME	CITY	AVERAGE	WINNINGS

1	Austreng, Jeffrey P	Waterford	218.56	$5,000
2	Brantley, Mason R	Detroit	214.92	$2,500
3	Essenmacher, John J, Jr	Lenox	206.06	$2,000
4	Henderson, Duane R	Detroit	216.65	$1,500
5	Waliczek, Brian N	Birch Run	217.17	$1,000
6	Chambers, Carleton	Detroit	213.13	$1,000
7	Wilds, Tyler J	Marcellus	209.06	$750
8	Haines, Terence II	Garden City	206.22	$750
9	Warnken, Randy M	Clinton Twp	222.38	$500
10	Hall, Julie A	Richville	204.93	$500
11	Eddy, Raymond III	Saginaw	202.29	$500
12	Eddy, Robert II	Saginaw	200.94	$500
13	Nolen, John R	Waterford	219.79	$300
14	Thompson, Brian W	Flat Rock	208.71	$300
15	Mc Ghee, Darryl J	Burton	208.29	$300
16	Griewahn, Darrin M	Adrian	200.14	$300
17	Frank, Dan M	Bay City	220.50	$250
18	Boltz, Ted	Muskegon	209.58	$250
19	Slagter, Chris J	Jenison	212.25	$250
20	Danner, Edward E	Otter Lake	211.92	$250
21	Gutzman, Chad T	Mount Pleasant	205.75	$250
22	Kwiecien, Paul R	Lansing	202.17	$250
23	Miller, George	Grand Rapids	202.08	$250
24	Milletics, John	Sandusky	196.25	$250
25	Milasinovich, Mark	Oxford	218.40	$200
26	Chrzanowski, Mike	Shepherd	211.40	$200
27	Harmsen, Jason T	Jenison	209.80	$200
28	Wayne, Richard	Redford	206.40	$200
29	Orlikowski, Bill T	Walker	205.90	$200
30	Cushion, David L	Dewitt	201.30	$200
31	Bishop, Lisa	Belleville	200.20	$200
32	Hurley, James A	Mount Morris	187.00	$200