Air Force bowling team competes in Armed Forces tourney

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Members of the Air Force bowling team include (front row left to right): Staff Sgt. Ireland Strickland, Staff Sgt. Natasha Sanchez, Tech. Sgt. Kristin Odekirk and Staff Sgt. Lisa Gibson; (back row left to right): Coach Steve Barinque, Chief Master Sgt. Scott Thomsen, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Chambliss, Tech. Sgt. David Tolson and 1st Lt. Jeffrey Robertson. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force bowling team competes in Armed Forces tourney

Posted 1/4/2011

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1/4/2011 - SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- The Air Force bowling team took home top honors during the 2010 Armed Forces Bowling Championships held at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6 through 10.

The tournament consisted of four teams of eight bowlers from each military service. The teams competed for titles in team challenge, doubles, mixed doubles and singles events.

The Air Force women's team won first place in their team competition. The women took an early lead and held it throughout the competition, winning by a nearly 300-pin margin over the Army women. Staff Sgt. Natasha Sanchez from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., was the third overall female bowler and the top Air Force female bowler with a total of 4,573 pins.

The Air Force men's team finished second to the Army with 208 fewer pins. Tech. Sgt. Joshua Chambliss from Charleston AFB, S.C., was the top overall male bowler with a total of 5,022 pins.

Other members of the Air Force bowling team include:

1st Lt. Jeffrey Robertson from Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Ariz.
Chief Master Sgt. Scott Thomsen from Moody AFB, Ga.
Tech. Sgt. Kristin Odekirk from Lackland AFB, Texas
Tech. Sgt. David Tolson from Charleston AFB, S.C.
Staff Sgt. Ireland Strickland from Kadena Air Base, Japan
Staff Sgt. Lisa Gibson from Hickam AFB, Hawaii

For information on the bowling team and other Air Force sports, visit www.usafsports.com.

Comments

1/5/2011 1:38:23 PM ET
The money for the bowling team probably comes out of the Air Force Services Agency's MWR funds rather than appropriated funds. The reason none of us can buy toner is because Congress has yet to pass a spending bill for FY2011. And frankly I'm glad we have bowling teams golf teams etc. Yes we're warfighters, but we're people too. We can't lose sight of that.

PB, US

1/5/2011 1:11:49 PM ET
Just think of the recruiting possibilities a good bowling team or program can bring

Chief Y, Alabama

1/5/2011 12:16:23 PM ET
@MSgt if you're in the same unit I was, stock up on toilet paper. They'll run out of it before the end of the fiscal year. My new unit gives us everything we need guess they budget their money better. Glad I wasn't there for the snow.

MM, FL

1/5/2011 12:10:31 PM ET
Check out the link to usafsports. Apparently we have bowling boxing cross country golf marathon raquetball rugby shooting taekwondo track and field triathalon and wrestling teams AND mens and womans basketball soccer softball and volleyball teams.After reading the FAQ it seems that these are all fully funded Permissive TDY or if you are Reserve component they will put you on MPA days Travel and lodging paid. How cool is that? How much money is being spent on these programs? A sponsored raquetball team You gotta be kidding me.

Doug C, Southwest

1/5/2011 11:54:17 AM ET
Take it easy people, It's a great sport, fosters team spirit and it's something we all can do. If we really want to comment on tax dollars then look at those spent on advertising for a sport in watching grown men kick the heck out of each other in the octagon or go around a circular track in a very expensive car.

Chief ANG, USA

1/5/2011 7:16:47 AM ET
We have a bowling team? I can't get toner for my printers but we have a bowling team???

MSgt, JB M-D-L

1/4/2011 4:13:07 PM ET
Great. The next time we need to defeat our enemies by rolling a rock down a slippery sidewalk we'll know exactly where to turn. But in this era of looming budget cuts why are we investing in this?

MM, NE

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