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Williams wins first Pepsi tiara of the year
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Posted on Jul 20 2005
Veteran kegler Emi Williams won her very first monthly title of the year after winning the July Pepsi Queen of the Lanes Tenpin Bowling Tournament at the Capitol Bowling Center Monday.
Williams, who had the most wins in the Saipan Bowling Association-organized event in 2004, held back a strong finish by experienced hand Ron Call to win the monthly plum by 10 pins.
Playing on Sunday, Williams recorded the tournament’s best roll by a woman when she knocked down 203 pins in her very trip to the wooden lanes. Although, she had a roller coaster ride after that—rolling 148 and 163 before regaining her composure with a decent 184 in her last game—Williams’ 698 total and 174.5-pinfall average proved enough to take home the trophy.
Cal didn’t have any idea she would challenge Williams when she began rolling the bowling ball Monday, especially after a lackluster start that had her finish with a 159 in the first game.
She did appreciably better in her next two outings, rolling a 163 and 166, but saw her stock finally rise after blowing the field with a 200 in her final game. Cal, however, needed 11 more pins to overtake Williams, as she wound up with 688 pins and an average of 172 to settle for second place.
Elena Soll finished third following an overall score of 680, which was good for a 170 average. Soll rolled four-game series of 186, 176, 159, and 159 on Monday. Williams, Cal, and Soll went home with $50, $20, and $15 for their effort.
Completing the top five were Lynn Teregeyo and Rizza Hensley with identical totals of 632. Teregeyo came away with scores of 155, 160, 146, and 171, while Hensley matched that with 161, 168, 128, and 175. Both players made their rolls Monday.
Rounding out the top 10 in the women’s division for July were Gloria Omechalang (623), Gigi Zapanta (607), Mindy Taitano (582), Cora Muna (577), and Lala Taitano (574).
The July Pepsi King and Queen of the Lanes Tournament drew a total of 66 entries. The monthly bowling men’s and women’s competition is sponsored by Pacific Trading Co. It culminates with a season-ending championship tournament at the end of the season.
