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Tournament results from our 2024-2025 season are detailed below.
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April 13, 2025 - Town & Country Lanes, Billings, MT
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Ken Carcich defeated Curt Macha, in an all Sheridan, Wyo. final in the championship match by a score of 237-232
on Sunday at Town & Country Lanes in Billings. With the win, Carcich took home $200, while Macha took home $180
for his efforts. The high game was posted by Tim Zorn in match play with an honor score of 290. The top qualifier
was Mark Kemp of Livingston with a 902 for 4 games.
There were 36 bowlers who competed from South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. The order of finish is listed below
and bowlers with no hometown listed are from Billings. Ken Carcich (Sheridan, Wyo.), Curt Macha (Sheridan, Wyo.),
Tim Zorn, Charlie Fergerson (Hardin), Brad Baker, Mark Kemp (Livingston), Paul Kunst (Forsyth), Dan Dolan, Craig
Nickel, Dean Hoyt, Kevin Stiles, Keith Loran, Dave Winslow, Chester Gilliam (Lovell, Wyo.), Wayne Blomquist, Rick
Eades (Lovell, Wyo.), Scott Gasser, Dick Casad, Barry Campbell (Forsyth), Jack Schmidt, Gale Link (Hardin), Ron
Engelhardt, Tom Shea, Monte Haugen (Ashland), Mike Hardesty (Belgrade), Jim (JJ) Hill, Jeff Engle (Belle Fouche,
S. D.), Barry Bidwell (Forsyth), Kim Lanners (Sheridan, Wyo.), Kirk Askin (Broadus), Ron Cole, and Mike Scheppele.
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March 30, 2025 - Cloud Peak Lanes, Sheridan, WY
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Ken Taft of Billings defeated Charlie Fergerson of Hardin in the challenge championship match by a score of 278-268.
Taft forced the second match by winning the first 216-213. With the win, Taft took home $200 while Fergerson took
home $180 for his efforts. The high game was posted by Mark Kemp of Livingston and Randy Scharf of Gillette, Wyo.
with a 279 game in qualifying play. Curt Macha of Sheridan, Wyo. was the top qualifier with a 920 for four games.
Honor scores posted were Tom Shea (710), Dave Oleson (705), Mike Divis (717), and Curt Macha (749).
There were 50 bowlers who competed from Wyoming and Montana. The order of finish is listed below and bowlers with
no hometown listed are from Billings. Ken Taft, Charlie Fergerson (Hardin), Curt Macha (Sheridan, Wyo.), Paul Kunst
(Forsyth), Mark Kemp (Livingston), Forrest Cole (Riverton, Wyo.), Mike Divis (Gillette, Wyo.), Dan Dolan, Tom Shea,
Doug Wagner (Gillette, Wyo.), Dave Winslow, Gale Link (Hardin), Randy Scharf (Gillette, Wyo.), Dean Hoyt, Mike
Scheppele, Monte Haugen (Ashland), Dave Oleson (Sheridan, Wyo.), Ken Carcich (Sheridan, Wyo.), Stu Summers, Jack
Schmidt, Steve Kennedy (Sheridan, Wyo.), Ron Wingerter, Jason Gillespie (Gillette, Wyo.), Keith Loran, Craig Nickel,
Bobby Watkins, Dick Evenson (Gillette, Wyo.), Chris Christen (Powell, Wyo.), Bob McKinney (Pine Haven, Wyo.), Wayne
Blomquist, Brad Baker, Ron Cole.
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March 16, 2025 - Treasure Lanes, Livingston, MT
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Dave Winslow of Billings took home the title in Livingston by defeating Les Hicks of Livingston in the
challenge championship match by a score of 225 - 216. Hicks forced the second match by winning the first match
by a score of 264 - 235. With the win, Winslow took home $190 while Hicks took home $180 for his efforts.
The high game was posted by Dave Winslow with a 289 game in match play. Honor scores posted were Laurie Sickler
(704), and Ken Taft (776). Taft was also the high qualifier with 965 for 4 games.
There were 41 bowlers who competed from Wyoming and Montana. The order of finish is listed below and bowlers with
no hometown listed are from Billings. Winslow, Les Hicks (Livingston), Mike Kitchen (Lovell, Wyo.), Mark Kemp
(Livingston), Rick Eades (Lovell, Wyo.), Chester Gilliam (Lovell, Wyo.), Ken Taft, Check Watts (Livingston), Doug
Arneson (Laurel), Ron Cole, Wayne Blomquist, Tom Shea, Keith Loran, Jerry DuFresne (Livingston), George Maragos,
Dean Hoyt, Stu Summers, Barry Campbell (Forsyth), Laurie Sickler (Belgrade), Ron Engelhardt, Jack Schmidt, Craig
Nickel, Mike Scheppele, Dale Matthaes, Matt Fryett, Brad Baker, Gale Link (Hardin), Charlie Fergerson (Hardin),
Tony Valeriano (Livingston), John Borkowski (Bozeman), Tim Zorn, and Kevin Stiles.
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February 16, 2025 - Rose City Lanes, Lovell, WY
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Mike Hardesty of Belgrade defeated Scott Gasser of Billings in the challenge championship match by a score
of 186-183. Hardesty forced the second match by winning the first match by a score of 195-170. With the win, Hardesty
took home $190 while Gasser pocketed $170 for his efforts. The high game of 279 was posted by Forrest Cole of
Riverton, Wyo. in qualifying, and Don Whiteman of Powell, Wyo. in match play. The top qualifier was Forrest
Cole with a 933 for four games. Honor scores posted were Ron Engelhardt (702), and Mike Kitchen (700).
There were 32 bowlers who competed from Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana. The order of finish is listed below
and bowlers with no hometown listed are from Billings. Mike Hardesty (Belgrade), Scott Gasser, Dean Hoyt, Ron
Engelhardt, Ron Cole, Frank Danielson (Broadus), Don Whiteman (Powell, Wyo.), Mike Kitchen (Lovell, Wyo.), Barry
Campbell (Forsyth), Wayne Blomquist, Tom Shea, Dan Dolan, Rick Eades (Lovell, Wyo.), Paul Kunst (Forsyth), Will
Powers (Sheridan, Wyo.), Chris Christen (Powell, Wyo.), Charlie Fergerson (Hardin), Dick Casad, Brad Baker, Stu
Summers, Dave Winslow, John Whitaker, Darrell Reinhardt, Jeff Engle (Belle Fouche S. D.), George Maragos, Kirk
Askin (Broadus), Barry Bidwell (Forsyth), Matt Fryett, Todd Phillips (Deaver, Wyo.), Dale Matthaes, Forrest Cole
(Riverton, Wyo.), and Charlie Speake (Colstrip).
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December 15, 2024 - Evergreen Lanes, Forsyth, MT
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Ken Taft of Billings defeated Dan Dolan also of Billings in the championship match by a score of 213 to 169.
With the win, Taft took home $200 while Dolan pocketed $185 for his efforts. The high game of the day was posted by
Tom Shea of Billings with a 279 game in qualifying play. Shea was also the top qualifier with an 890 series for 4 games.
There were 42 bowlers who competed from Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana. The order of finish is listed below and
bowlers with no hometown listed are from Billings. Taft, Dolan, Barry Campbell (Forsyth), Brad Baker, Dave Winslow,
Charlie Fergerson (Hardin), Curt Macha (Sheridan, Wyo.), Mike Scheppele, Ron Engelhardt, Mike Hardesty (Belgrade),
Ken Carcich (Sheridan, Wyo.), Paul Kunst (Forsyth), Scott Gasser, Monte Haugen (Ashland), Tom Shea, Frank Danielson
(Broadus), Barry Bidwell (Forsyth), Dean Hoyt, Dave Oleson (Sheridan, Wyo.), Stu Summers, Dale Matthaes, Doug Arneson
(laurel), Rick Eades (Lovell, Wyo.), Ron frank (Colstrip), Matt Fryett, John Whitaker (Roundup), George Maragos, Mike
Kitchen (Lovell, Wyo.), Darell Reinhardt, Gale Link (Hardin), Kirk Askin (Broadus), and Jeff Engel (Belle Fouche, S. D.).
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November 10, 2024 - Sunset Bowl, Billings, MT
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Barry Bidwell of Forsyth claimed his first Double Nickel win by defeating Jack Schmidt of Billings in the
challenge championship match by a score of 183 - 180. Bidwell forced the second match by winning the first match
by a score of 209 - 179. With the win, Bidwell took home $210 while Schmidt pocketed $180 for his efforts.
The highest game was posted by David Oleson of Sheridan, Wyo. with a 298 game in qualifying play. Dean Hoyt of
Billings was the top qualifier with a 947 series for 4 games. Honor scores posted were Ron Engelhardt (708), Oleson
(738), and Dean Hoyt (736). Tom Shea of Billings rolled 11 in a row for a 290 score in qualifying also.
There were 42 bowlers who competed from Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana consisting of 3 women and 39 men. The
order of finish is listed below and bowlers with no hometown listed are from Billings. Barry Bidwell (Forsyth),
Jack Schmidt, Dave Oleson (Sheridan, Wyo.), Brad Baker, John Whitaker (Roundup), Mike Kitchen (Lovell, Wyo.), Mark
Kemp (Livingston), Ken Carcich (Sheridan, Wyo.), Wayne Blomquist, Monte Haugen (Ashland), Ron Engelhardt, Tom Shea,
Dave Winslow, Ron Wingerter, Craig Nickel, Chris Christen (Powell, Wyo.), Keith Loran, Scott Gasser, Dan Dolan, Dean
Hoyt, Mike Hardesty (Belgrade), Gary Bostrom, Karl Boltz, Jeff Engel (Belle Fouche S. D.), Chester Gilliam (Lovell,
Wyo.), Frank Danielson (Broadus), Rick Eades (Lovell, Wyo.), Mike Scheppele, Kirk Askin (Boadus), Todd Phillips
(Deaver, Wyo.), Darrell Reinhardt, and George Maragos.
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October 20, 2024 - Fireside Lanes, Billings, MT
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Robert Brown of Wapati, Wyo. defeated Keith Loran in the challenge championship match by a score of 237 to 180.
Loran forced the second match by winning the first by a score of 244 to 198. With the win, Brown took home $200 while
Loran pocketed $175 for his efforts. The highest game was posted by Dean Hoyt of Billings with a 298 game in match
play. Marak Kemp of Livingston was the top qualifier with a 931 series for 4 games. Honor scores posted were Kemp
(719), Stu Summers (719), and Robert Brown (700).
There were 41 bowlers who competed from Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. The order of finish is listed
below and bowlers with no hometown listed are from Billings. Robert Brown (Wapati, Wyo.), Keith Loran, Brad Baker, Joe
Canino, Dave Oleson (Sheridan, Wyo.), Dave Winslow, Dan Dolan, Frank Danielson (Broadus), Ron Cole, Mike Hardesty
(Belgrade), Dennis Mitchell, Stu Summers, Mark Kemp (Livingston), Todd Phillips (Deaver, Wyo.), Vic Schell, Monty
Haugen (Ashland), Barry Bidwell (Forsyth), Dean Hoyt, Wayne Blomquist, Ken Carcich (Sheridan, Wyo.), Tom Shea, Jeff
Engle (Belle Fourche S. D.), Jack Schmidt, Mike Kitchen (Lovell, Wyo.), John Whitaker (Roundup), Kevin Stiles, Kirk
Askin (Broadus), Craig Nickel, Jim Hill, Fred Larson (Grenora, N. D.), Jim Hicks, and Pat Erwin (Sheridan, Wyo.).
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September 15, 2024 - Fireside Lanes, Billings, MT
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Curt Macha of Sheridan, Wyo. defeated Tom Shea of Billings in the championship match by a score of 226-181.
With the win, Macha took home $211 while Shea pocketed $185 for his efforts. The highest game was posted by Chester
Gilliam of Lovell, Wyo. with a 299 game in qualifying play. Barry Campbell of Forsyth was the top qualifier with a
968 series for 4 games. Honor scores posted were Campbell (702), Macha (727), and Dave Oleson (700), Dan Dolan (701).
There were 48 bowlers who competed from Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana. The order of finish is listed below and
bowlers with no hometown listed are from Billings. Curt Macha (Sheridan, Wyo.), Tom Shea, Joe Canino, Mike Scheppele,
Barry Bidwell (Forsyth), Dan Dolan, Chester Gilliam (Lovell, Wyo.), Mike Hardesty (Belgrade), Barry Campbell (Forsyth),
Ron Engelhardt, Dave Oleson (Sheridan, Wyo.), Matt Fryett, Fred Larson (Grenora, N. D.), Dave Winslow, Jason Gillespie
(Gillette, Wyo.), Don Whiteman (Powell, Wyo.), Mark Kemp (Livingston), Jack Schmidt, Dean Hoyt, Brad Baker, Chris
Christen (Powell, Wyo.), Fred Kunz (Cody, Wyo.), Karl Boltz, Jeff Engle (Biddle), Scott Gasser, Jim Hill, Ken Carcich
(Sheridan, Wyo.), Wayne Blomquist, Kevin Stiles, Stan Smith, Kim Lanners (Sheridan, Wyo.), and Doug Arneson (Laurel).
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