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SBA gives kudos to May Masters keglers, sponsors
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Posted on Jun 02 2006
Saipan Bowling Association official Ross Zapanta yesterday thanked bowlers that participated in the organization’s successful staging of the 24th May Masters Tenpin Bowling Tournament last weekend.
The SBA treasurer said if he would rate the event in a scale of 1-10, he would give it a nine because of the large turnout of this year’s May Masters.
“I would rate it a nine this year because we have 23 ladies out of possible 24 slots and 33 men out of 36. I am also very happy to note that a lot of new bowlers joined the masters event for the first time,” he said. “In the past, the attitude of a lot of bowlers was that ‘I have no chance to win the masters so why join.’ Now bowlers have a more positive attitude toward competition. Most of them are no longer intimidated by the veteran bowlers,” he said.
The longtime Office of Public Auditor employee also congratulated May Masters top winners Robert Talavera and Hea Jin Su, who won the men’s and women’s masters, respectively.
He also had nice words to say to the winners of the all-events, singles, doubles, and team categories of the men’s and women’s divisions.
Zapanta also expressed his gratitude to this year’s May Masters sponsors, most notably MARPAC and Budweiser for contributing over $2,000, including the beer and other giveaways during the banquet and the two Brunswick bowling balls that were raffled off and won by PhilCon’s Tony David and Pacific Telecoms, Inc.’s Chester Bai.
He also thanked JET Holdings’ Juan S. Tenorio for giving away $1,500 and the lane fee discount and SBA president Jerry Tan and Saipan Grand Hotel for hosting the awards banquet, which cost was in the neighborhood of $1,500.
PTI also got some love from Zapanta for donating two camera phones that were awarded to Talavera and Su for their wins in the masters events.
Marianas Visitors Authority was also cited for its donation of $500. Zapanta also thanked brothers Dong and Simeon Eparwa, Saipan Bowling Center’s maintenance men, for making sure that the lane and machines were well maintained and in good working order during the tournament.
