{"id":42234,"date":"2023-05-09T22:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T02:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=42234"},"modified":"2023-05-09T22:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T02:55:21","slug":"batavia-bowling-standout-patric-donaghue-to-speak-at-genesee-region-usbc-banquet-on-may-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/batavia-bowling-standout-patric-donaghue-to-speak-at-genesee-region-usbc-banquet-on-may-20\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Bowling standout Patric Donaghue to speak at Genesee Region USBC banquet on May 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"221\" data-attachment-id=\"42235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/batavia-bowling-standout-patric-donaghue-to-speak-at-genesee-region-usbc-banquet-on-may-20\/donaghue-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/donaghue-2.jpg?fit=121%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"121,221\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1641143318&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"donaghue-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/donaghue-2.jpg?fit=121%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/donaghue-2.jpg?resize=121%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42235 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/donaghue-2.jpg?w=121&amp;ssl=1 121w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/donaghue-2.jpg?resize=82%2C150&amp;ssl=1 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia native Patric Donaghue, soon to be inducted into the New York State Bowling Hall of Fame, will be the guest speaker at the Genesee Region USBC Annual Banquet on May 20 at Batavia Downs Gaming on Park Road.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The banquet is set for 6 p.m. Tournament winners and association league leaders will be honored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donaghue, a longtime Rochester area resident, began his youth bowling career at the former Moose Lanes in Batavia, before participating in the junior program at Mancuso Lanes (now Mancuso Bowling Center). He went on to become a standout bowler in various leagues in Batavia, including the classic league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has won numerous tournaments, most notably as a member of the Morehead State University team in the 1977 Mountaineer Classic in West Virginia (finishing first in team, singles and all-events) and at the 1999 Empire State Games (placing first in the trio, team and mixed doubles divisions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A member of the Professional Bowlers Association, Donaghue has achieved two top-four finishes on the PBA Senior Tour. One of his 14 300 games came in a PBA event. He also has four 800 series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inducted into the Rochester NY USBC Hall of Fame in 2008, Donaghue has three Rochester Senior Masters titles and is a former champion of the Brockmyre scratch singles tournament in Newark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This season, he placed first in the Tommy Kress 60-and-Over Tour event at Mancuso Bowling Center and just competed in his 25<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;USBC National Tournament (where he holds a 201 average on the challenging lane conditions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reservation deadline for the banquet is May 12. For reservations, call 585-343-3736 or send an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mikep@bowlgr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mikep@bowlgr.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Batavia native Patric Donaghue, soon to be inducted into the New York State Bowling Hall of Fame, will be the guest speaker at the Genesee Region USBC Annual Banquet on May 20 at Batavia Downs Gaming on Park Road. Press release The banquet is set for 6 p.m. Tournament winners \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/batavia-bowling-standout-patric-donaghue-to-speak-at-genesee-region-usbc-banquet-on-may-20\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[3658],"class_list":["post-42234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-genesee-region-usbc-banquet"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-aZc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74013,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/genesee-orleans-joe-mortellaro-award-winner-to-be-honored-at-genesee-region-bowling-banquet-on-may-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":42234,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/Joe Mortellaro Award winner to be honored at Genesee Region bowling banquet on May 9","author":"aka","date":"April 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release: Randy Hanks, proprietor of Oak Orchard Bowl in Albion, will be honored as the first recipient of the Joe Mortellaro Memorial Award at the annual banquet of the Genesee Region USBC next month. 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