Desert Bowlers

By Karen Blomgren - Vice President

The NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes remained local at Plaza Bowl in Prescott to complete their 2024-2025 season! NINETY-ONE ladies gathered on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, to celebrate their season and to bowl 3 9-pin No-tap games! We PACKED THE PLAZA: you couldn’t hear the music as the ladies chatted, bowled, and cheered each other on! What a grand group of ladies!Happy August Birthday to you: We hope the following ladies had/will have a great birthday: Carol Taylor (8/4), Michelle Wells (8/7), Marsha Wimmer (8/8), Miki Kane (8/11), Laura Byers (8/18), Naomi Bronson (8/18), Ronnie Graves (8/21), LaDonna Woodworth (8/22), Linda Hughes (8/24), & Cathy David (8/28). Happy, happy birthday to all of you special ladies!We’re excited to welcome the following ladies to the fold: Carole Gach, Carole Conklin, Renee Rogers, & Trudie Beestrum! Ladies, we do hope you had a fine time! Welcome to the NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes! Time to find out who our winners were! With 3 divisions, we’re excited to announce 3 top winners! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 122), Barb Rubi (838) was the top bowler! Congrats to Barb! She was followed by Carrie Ullman (810), Lynn Sweezy (793), Marty Kedroski (791), Donna Wilson (789), Jeanette Grad (776), Terri Whitfield (767), & Teri McKay (762). Great scores ladies!  In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 123 up to & including 141), Carole Gach (885) came out on top! Nice bowling Carole! She was followed by Linda Wiggen (880), Vicki Kedroski (873), Debbie Lamb (817), Pam Cirasole (816), & Linda Tilley (805). Nice going ladies!In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 142 & above) Wanda Parsons (911) was the best of the bunch! Congrats to Wanda! She was followed by Melanie Estrella (899), Monika Menser (897), Brenda Peaslee (872), Valerie Ames (861), Karen Freyslaben (861), Sherron Steinman (833), Brenda Lee (825), Melynda Fincher (803), Belinda Hutchings (793), Carol Belanger (787), & Sally O’Neil (787). Fab scores ladies!More winners on the way! The ladies had their tickets ready! Juliette Piercy was delighted to win a free entry to next month’s tournament!. The following ladies came a-running as their number was called: LaDonna Woodworth, Pam Frendian, Geri White, Kay Monagle, Lin Ruschat x 2, Karla Gibbons, Debbie Lamb, Terri Whitfield, Chris Healy, Ann Monagle, & Pam Cirasole. Wow, ladies please enjoy those prizes!We will start our 2025-2026 season on the road. On Saturday, September 20th, 2025, the ladies will travel to Shake Rattle & Bowl located in Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde. The ladies will bowl 3 regular games. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re a spectacular group of ladies of all ages coming from all over State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed! Come along and join the fun!