Staten Island’s longest running open bowling event — Jim Elliott’s New Year Singles Classic — will start Jan. 6, 2024 at Rab’s Country Lanes.
Qualifying in the event’s 48th edition will be held on the weekends of Jan. 6-7 and Jan. 13-14. Squad times each day will be at 1 and 2:30 p.m.
The finals will be contested on Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m.
Those who sign up and bowl in the tourney’s first qualifier on Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. will receive a second entry for free. However, Elliott says he’s expecting a sellout for the first squad and only those bowlers who pay for the first qualifier “fully in advance” will be allowed to bowl.
The entry fee is $60 — up $10 from a year ago. The format consists of bowling three games across six lanes. Handicap is 70 percent of a 220 average. The finals are scratch.
The top two high rollers from each qualifier (16) will be seeded into the finals as well as the next eight high series for a total of 24 finalists.
New Jersey kegler Steve Soss won last year’s event, his second NYSC crown.
To reserve a spot, send your checks made out to Jim Elliott at Just For Kicks, 91 Lincoln Ave., Staten Island, N.Y., 10306. Elliott’s phone number is 718-667-5120.
Wagner College X-C runners grab conference honors
Four members of the Wagner College cross country teams — three of which are Staten Islanders — have been named to the 2023 Northeast Conference (NEC) All-Conference Teams, the league announced on Tuesday.
Sophomore Laura Trenado and junior Gia Comerford earned All-Conference women’s honors with their performances at the NEC Cross Country Championships last month.
Trenado of Spain finished the NEC 5k race in 18:47.1, placing fifth out of 81 runners. This is Trenado’s second All-Conference award in as many seasons. The Madrid, Spain native also was on the All-Rookie Team after last year’s NEC Championship, after placing 12th at the event.
Comerford, a Notre Dame Academy product, crossed the finish line in 14th, with a time of 19:26.5….
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