National
Chris Davis is the only member of JPLBC who attended the US Open this year.
Below are his dispatches from the tournament.
US OPEN 2008: DAYS 5 & 6 (October 17 & 18)
I'm up at 5:30 again; I'm in the habit now after 6 straight days of it. But there's no more bowling. Damn! Well, all the better since I've got some ground to cover here, having eschewed the blog last night for a trip to opera! You see, I simply had to attend, dahling! One must cut one's bowls with a bit of culture now and then, don't you agree? OK ... where was I .... and where do I begin?
It is a tale of two days, for sure. Wednesday was the first day of the pairs. It dawned grayer than the others but was still pleasant enough and I made a few extra turns on my ride south to Lake Merrit to wake up my raggedy sinews and take in a few new neighborhoods along the way. This town is so rich when it comes to houses and trees and gardens ... lots of age and character, and personal touch... but I digress.
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| Division | Players | Northwest vs. |
| Northeast | Dick Sayer, Bob Sayer (5-1-1) | Won 28-15 |
| Northwest | Richard Broad, Doug Bradley (5-2) | x |
| Southwest Stars | Liam Courtney, Bill Brault (5-2) | Lost 23-19 |
| South-Central | Len Hitchcock , Rich Enockson (4-3) | Won 19-11 |
| Southeast | Al Pelliccio, Jay Alphin (3-4) | Lost 16-22 |
| Pacific Inter-Mountain | Tom and Jonathan Burnoski (3-4) | Won 24-12 |
| Central | Jerry Mathwig, Jack McGaugh (2-4-1) | Won 20-14 |
| Southwest Division Stripes | Bill Hiscock, Gery Wagner (0-7) | Won 19-15 |
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Thanks to Larry Edgar who is emailing in these results! The final results are in:Nancy Nishikawa ended up the regular sessions of the Women's Singles in a 3-way tie for first with a 6-1 record, but Rosa Gandara came out on top in the play-off to win the Women's Singles title. Doug Bradley finished with a 2-5 record in Men's Singles. Lucy Hart and Dee Poor also finished with a 2-5 record in Women's Pairs. And Larry Edgar and Richard Krueger bowled to a 4-3 record for third place in Men's Pairs. Congratulations to all our bowlers for representing the Northwest Division. 
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