LIHUE—The 46th annual ILWU Mixed Bowling Tournament was held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30, 2002 at the Lihue Bowling Center on Kauai.
Twenty teams from ILWU Divi- sions on the Big Island, Maui, Kauai and Oahu participated in this year’s tournament for a total of 105 bowlers. The tournament sponsored singles, doubles, and team events, and also awarded prizes to bowlers
with the top total scores in the “All-Events” category.
Kauai bowlers did well in the team events (home alley advantage?) but Maui participants also made a strong showing (see final standings, below right).
Mahalo to Division Sports Coordi- nator Tommy Contrades and tournament committee members Jackie Contrades, Gail Hirakawa, Vera Tabe, Susie Chang and Division Clerk Melissa Ragasa who worked hard to make the event a success.
Juni Cacal of the “Kauai Strikers” accepts the award for first place Scratch Team on behalf of his fellow bowlers.
“Kauai Strikers” team members were Blackie Viquelia, Domongo Panday, Domie Orial, Romy Cayaban, Bernard
Almarza and Cacal. Viquelia and Orial placed fourth in the Scratch Doubles event. The first place Handicap Team
was “Kauai Coffee,” whose team members were Steve Hyde, Danny Patricio, Flora Tomas, Al Tomas, and
Nillo Matias. Al Tomas and Matias also placed third in the Scratch Doubles event.
“Sandy’s Mess” took second in the Team Handicap Event. Cody Sarmiento (left) was fourth place in Handicap Singles and third in Handicap All-Events; Pat Noneza and Jim Gaydon (second and third from left) were the Handicap Doubles champs.
Romy Cayaban was the All-Events Scratch second place winner and a member of the first place “Kauai Strikers.
(Above left) Wilcox team members encourage each other with “high fives.” (Above right) Sharkey Ikeda of “The Last Resort” team took second place in the Singles Scratch Event, third in the Singles Handicap Event, and third in the scratch All-Events. “The Last Resort” was the third place Scratch Team. (Left) Tommy Contrades with an elated Frederick Kaeha, who took first place in the Singles Handicap Event and second in the Handicap All-Events category
Maui team “Jus 4 Fun II” placed third in the Handicap Team Event.
