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VOLUME 46 * NUMBER 11 * AUGUST 2014
COVERING THE WORLD OF BOWLING
Hall of Fame Meritorious
Service
Diddy Watts
Hall of Fame Superior
Performance
Tori Romeo Carter
Star of Tomorrow
Proprietor Of The Year
Scott Poddig
Tre Webber
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TOURNAMENTS
National Mixed Bowling
Tournament Taking Reno
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RENO, Nev. — Reno Tahoe USA announced today the Storm National Mixed Championships are returning to the National Bowling Stadium in the heart of downtown Reno, August 7-November 2, 2014.
The Storm National Mixed Championships is a multi-event competition designed for the entire family and is comprised of
two separate tournaments: the National Mixed Tournament and the Open Festival of Bowling Tournament. More than
2,000 bowlers will compete for $150,000 in prize money and scholarships.
Between 11 different events, handicap, and scratch divisions, there are 32 ways to win cash and scholarship prize
money. The National Mixed Tournament consists of mixed team, mixed doubles, mixed singles & all-events formats. The
Open Festival of Bowling Tournament includes nine additional events, categorized by age, with open senior and youth
divisions, as well as team, doubles, singles, scratch game play, and all-events. Unlike the National Mixed Tournament
mixed doubles and singles event, bowlers may enter each event separately and enter up to three times in each event.
Save more than $50 on your room and tournament fees at Tri-Property hotels while booking packages that include at
least a two-night stay and three bowling events in the tournament. Package pricing starts at $225 at the Circus Circus and
$288 at the Eldorado and Silver Legacy. The Tri-Properties are presenting sponsors for the Storm National Mixed Championships and are very pleased to welcome new and returning competitors to Reno Tahoe USA.
Entry forms are available online at www.NationalMixed.com or by calling the National Bowling Stadium at 800-304-2695,
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm PDT.
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CUSBC Senior Singles
Tournament
By Phyl Knoll
The CUSBC Senior Singles Tournament is open to all
California USBC members 50 years of age at the time of
participation in this tournament. The format is six games
total, handicapped 90% of 220, and moving pairs after
the first three-game set. The tournament is held in a different location each year. Winners in each set age classifications will automatically qualify to bowl the USBC National Senior Tournament in which the entries are paid by
the CUSBC.
Hosting this year’s competition will be AMF Cerritos
Lanes, 18811 Carmenita Road, Cerritos on the weekend
of August 22, 23 & 24, with squads at 9am & 2pm. If
needed, there will be a squad added on August 21 at
2pm. Each application must be accompanied by the $50
entry fee in the form of a check or money order, payable
to CUSBC, as well as verification of your average.
We realize this is so-o much to remember but, don’t fret,
even though (due to the high cost of USPS postage), we
will not be mailing entries to those members who bowled
our event last year, we do have all the details for you on
our website CalUSBC.com.
Click here to go that
page. For your convenience, we even have the application in a typeable pdf form so you can type in your information, print out, sign, and slip right into your mailing envelope.
ABT Has Two Great
Events In November
Amateur Bowlers Tour is gearing up for two special
events in November of 2014.
November 11-16 at the new South Point Bowling Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1st place could be as much
as $100,000*, sponsored by Storm. Please see all rules
at abtbowling.com. Also see ad this issue on page 36.
November 13-15 is a scratch tournament, 5 game
qualifier, also at the new bowling stadium.
See ad this issue, page 36. Also visit our website:
abtbowling.com for all the rules for each event.
Don’t get left out, sign up today.
For more information see ad this issue, page 35.
An artist's rendering shows the South Point's planned
$30 million, 60-lane bowling arena project.
Features:
Tournament .............................................................3
Hall of Fame ............................................................6
Perfect 300 ..............................................................6
Rosie Parker ............................................................7
Ryan Shafer ............................................................7
Helen Duval ............................................................8
Idle Bowling Thoughts ..........................................8
Bowling Foundation .................................................9
QubicaAMF .............................................................9
USBC California .....................................................10
Ask Bob .................................................................11
USBC Open...........................................................12
PBA .......................................................................13
HamerPins Results ................................................14
Sasha Gray 900 ...............................................15,22
July IBMA..............................................................22
Alternative Scoring System ...................................23
World Youth Championships ................................33
Services:
Albany Bowl .............................................................2
Bowling World’s Advertiser’s Links ..........................3
South Point ..............................................................5
Cloverleaf Family Bowl ............................................9
Bowlers Experience Too ........................................11
West Lane Pro Shop .............................................16
Genesis Bowling Balls ...........................................19
Shirts4Bowling.......................................................18
Off The Sheet ........................................................21
Gene’s Pro Shop ...................................................25
BOWLING WORLD
So California ................................................15
Stockton/Tracy ..................................... 16-18
(Pacific Avenue Bowl, West Lane Bowl,
West Valley Family Bowl)
Santa Clara…………………. .................. 20-21
(4th Street Bowl, Morgan Hill Bowl,
Homestead Lanes)
Diablo ...........................................................22
(Paddock Bowl)
San Francisco .............................................23
(Classic Bowling Center,
Presidio Bowling Center, Yerba Buena)
Alameda County.................................... 24-25
(Albany Bowl, Granada Bowl, E.A. Dublin Bowl,
Gene’s Pro Shop)
Monterey Bay Area .....................................26
(Monterey Lanes, Valley Center Bowl)
Sacramento .................................................26
Peninsula .....................................................27
(Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes)
Tulare/ Modesto ..........................................28
(McHenry Bowl, Yosemite Lanes)
W. Contra Costa~Vallejo ............................29
(Kentwig Lanes)
Sonoma Country .........................................29
(Double Decker Lanes)
Juniors ................................................... 30-33
Seniors ................................................... 34-35
Tournaments In This Issue of Bowling World
Volume 46, Issue 11, August 2014
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Jim Goodwin
Fred Eisenhammer
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Bob Korth
Joe Dailey
Terry Bigham
Bill Vint
Correen Edgerly
Cliff Rourke
Frank Wieiler
Don Phillips
Sara Lewinstein
Dick Martegani
Jim Gordin
Darwin Wandersee
Bette Addington
Aaron Smith
Matt Cannizaro
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Wayne Garber
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Gail Smith
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Buddy Souza
Lee Arnold
Jerry Schneider
Gerry Wellbaum
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Mix Match Pro-Am @ 4th Street Bowl
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Gail’s 8 Pin No-Tap @ Paddock Bowl
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10 Gamer @ Morgan Hill Bowl
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Gold Pin Scratch 6 @ E.A. Dublin Bowl
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6 Gamer @ Yosemite Lanes
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10 Gamer @ Morgan Hill Bowl
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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
California State
Hall of Fame
Carter And Watts
Inducted Into CUSBC Hall
Of Fame
By Phyl Knoll
It is with pride that we prepare for two very deserving
members of our bowling family to be inducted into our
prestigious Hall of Fame. The event will take place
during our Annual Convention the weekend of June 7th
& 8th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Holiday
Inn) in Sacramento. Honoree for Superior Performance is TORI ROMEO CARTER of Laguna Hills and in
the
Meritorious
Service
category
(posthumously) DIDDY WATTS of Pacoima.
TORI CARTER hails from the well-known Romeo
family, with her mother Joan and sister Robin icons in
the bowling arena. She has been bowling since age
nine and won the New York State Junior Championship
title when she was 15 years old. She lettered in High
School her sophomore year for bowling and has been
an ―All Star‖ since the 1980‘s. She started bowling in
the California State Tournaments in 1982, continued to
excel and never looked back. She was a member of
the winning CWBA Team in 1988, 1989 and 2001. She
won Doubles with her sister Robin in 1992 in Modesto
and All Events in 2001. Carter owns two (2) WWPB
Merle Matthews Doubles titles; three (3) Singles titles;
Mixed Doubles title in 2008 with Vince Wood; two (2)
Professional Women Bowlers Association (PWBA) Singles title; and the Regional Players Championship in
1998. Carter was WWPB Bowler of the Year in 2001
and holds a Singles title in the Women‘s All-Star Association where she was on the Southern California AllStar Team three (3) times. Prior to the merger with
USBC, Carter was a member of the Los Angeles WBA
and was on three (3) winning teams; won a Doubles
title with Virginia Norton and one All Events title. In the
Orange County USBC, Carter was once again on the
winning Team in 2002 and held the High Average in
the San Fernando Valley WBA in 1981, 1988, and
1998. Carter and her husband Jeff moved to Las Vegas where while bowling the Nevada USBC State Tournament in 2010 she won Scratch All-Events posting a
new state record of 2,217 and was on the wining (4
women) team setting another record with a 2,790 score
along with Wendy McPherson, Robin Romeo, and Keli
Callahan. They also set a record team game of
979. Carter rolled two (2) 700 series (795 and 742)
with five games over 250 – 279, 279, 258, 258,
257. She claims ten (10) 300 games and in 1999 shot
her first 800 series. Carter has been a member of the
California WBA/USBC for over 20 years and has been
a Personal Trainer for the last 15 years. She is married
to Jeff Carter and has one son, Dave, who is a Paramedic. Tosh Kinjo was her coach when she first decided to get serious about bowling and ever since has
been fortunate to be coached by the best: John Fantini,
Bill Hall, John Jowdy and Danny Wiseman. Tori Romeo
Carter, we welcome you into our 2014 Hall of Fame.
DIDDY WATTS began her bowling career in the mid
70‘s when she showed up at to bowl at Starlite Lanes
on Lankiershim Blvd. in North Hollywood. Watts became a very well known bowler at the center and eventually, with the urging of Starlite‘s Manager Ernie
Wargo and Pat Shatt, Director with the local Women‘s
Bowling Association, agreed to become the center‘s
Youth Coach and also a Delegate for the local WBA. It
was a sad day when Starlite Lanes closed their doors,
however, Watts was offered the position of Youth Director by Bill Mossontte, proprietor of Mission Hills Bowl
in Mission Hills. Not only did she join a league and enjoy a 154 average but immediately went to work and
over the 29 years she served Mission Hills Bowl‘s
Youth Program it proved to be a prime example of what
a dedicated center could do for youth bowling. Both her
sons, Dean and Randy grew up in the program and she
could see the wonderful value that bowling was offering
the youngsters. Watts proved to be a leading force
California Bowler Rolls Perfect Game
at 2014 WC
By Wishelle BanksC
Reno, Nev. - After a slow start during her team event, Jeri Espinoza of South San
Francisco, Calif., pulled out all the stops on the way to the second perfect game of
the 2014 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships on Monday.
The 53-year-old right-hander started her day at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center with games of 154 and 155 before switching back to the ball she started with.
That helped her become the 22nd bowler in the 95-year history of the USBC
Women's Championships to achieve perfection on the championship lanes. She
finished with a 609 series.
"I wasn't thinking about it because I bowled two not-so-good games to start,"
Espinoza said. "I normally don't look at the scoreboard, but I happened to glance up
and saw I had five in a row. I didn't pay much attention until after number eight. I
wherever she offered her services. While a member
of the San Fernando Valley YABA, she was a Director
18 years; President 12 years; AJBC and YABA Certified Coach 29 years; Special Tournament Director six
(6) years; Co-Chaired Youth City Tournament/Awards
Banquet 11 years; Delegate to CSYABA Convention
10 years; Youth Leader four (4) years. Watts was also
a sanctioned 31 year member with the San Fernando
Valley WBA. where she served as a league secretary
25 of those years. She served as SFVWBA Director
four (4) years, and was elected as a WIBC Delegate
one (1) year. During her service, she participated in
the SFVWBA Tournament 10 years, the WIBC Tournament five (5) years and the California WBA Tournament four (4) years. Prior to the merging of ABC/
WIBC/YABA, Watts was a member of the all important
CSYABA/USBC Merger Committee and immediately
following the merger in 2006, she became a certified
member and Director on the North Los Angeles County
USBC Association board serving (six) 6 years on the
Youth Committee, City Tournament Committee, and
Awards Committee. Watts was elected to the USBC
California Association Board of Directors and California
Youth Committee where she served for six (6)
years. During that time she served on almost all of the
USBC committees i.e. Marketing, Tournament, Ancillary Tournament, Product Fair, Convention, Legislative,
and Youth State Scratch Tournament (as Director). As
CYC Director of District #5, Watts worked the CocaCola District Tournament for seven (7) years; State
Coca-cola Tournament and Pepsi Tournament six (6)
years; State Scratch Tournament three (3)
years. Watts worked nearly all the committees: Scholarship, Meritorious Service, Nominating, Special Studies, Site Selection and was CSYABA Youth Leader
Advisor five (5) years. Regretfully, Diddy Watts fell ill in
2011 and although she never lost her spirit, she lost
her battle to regain her health on November 16, 2012.
She will always be remembered for her dedicated service and special passion for the betterment of the
Youth Programs. Indeed, a true Hall of Famer.
buried the ninth one."
In the 10th frame, Espinoza benefited from a Brooklyn strike on her first delivery
and a late trip of the 4 pin on her second shot,
before sealing her place in tournament history.
"I buried the 11th one, but the 4 pin stood up,"
Espinoza said. "All of a sudden, a pin rolled out of
nowhere and knocked it over. I just lost my mother
-in-law, so I knew she's the one who kicked that
out for me. We bowled together for three years,
and I know she had a hand in this for me. Because
of her, I got up and threw the 12th one."
The perfect game was the first of Espinoza's career and a moment she surely won't forget. She
added sets of 554 in doubles and 547 in singles to
end her 2014 Women's Championships with an all
-events total of 1,710, placing her just outside of the top 10 in Division 2. Mallory
Nutting of Monmouth, Maine, leads with 1,853.
"Being my first 300 game makes it more special," Espinoza said. "It was on my
bucket list, so I can knock that one off. It was an honor to make it happen here."
Bowlers competing in Division 2 have entering averages between 175-189.
SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
Rosie Parker to Lead CUSBC
By Mary Lynly
Rosie Parker comes to the California
USBC well equipped to do a great
job.
As the mild mannered able
leader of California‘s Helen Duval
BVL program, Rosie is not one to toot
her own horn so I am going to toot it
for her. She hails from Azusa, was
the president of San Gabriel Valley
WBA for ten years and has been a
member of the CUSBC board of directors since the merger serving as
Sgt-at-Arms and First Vice President.
As Co-Chairman of BVL she was
efficient and kept all informed of all
things BVL statewide and nationally.
She chaired the ancillary tournament,
Audit, Princess Tournament, Prince
and Princess Tournament and Promotion and Publicity. She was also a
committee member of Convention, Policy and Procedure, Product Fair,
Strategic Planning and Tournaments.
Rosie served CWBA as Sgt-at-Arms and Director of District 7 for nine
years.
She was also Chairman of Audit, Historian, delegates‘ luncheon at
WIBC, Queens Tournament, Financial, San Gabriel Valley Kick Off dinner, and the state delegate luncheon.
All of these committees take organization and knowledge and 24/7 diligence for success. Over the years she has availed herself of numerous
educational seminars and classes concerning accounting making her
well suited to keep an eye on fiscal matters of the organization. She is a
graduate of Whittier Business College in Business Education and was an
honor graduate from El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera.
Rosie has availed herself of numerous conferences on Management
Techniques, Team Building and Success Skills for Administrative & Support People. She retired as Accounting Operations supervisor after 33
years for the Rowland Unified School District in Rowland Heights where
she was responsible for all payroll processing functions for over 3,000
employees and performing professional accounting functions, involving
the district budget of over 150 Million dollars of annual revenue.
There is more (much more) but I will spare you and tell you about
―Rosie.‖ Having worked with Rosie I can tell you, if you wanted the job
done and wanted it done right – Rosie Parker was the person you
wanted. Her qualifications are unending and this is the reason why she
was in constant demand as a chairman or committee member and she
was always game for the fun.
She has been much honored for her excellence and is a member of the
San Gabriel Valley WBA Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service (1995) and
―yes, she bowls!‖ In 2007-2008 she was honored as the Female Bowler
of the Year by San Gabriel Valley USBC. She is a Life Member of numerous organizations which further solidifies her dedication to whatever
she does. She was involved in the Boy Scouts and elected Patrol Leader
and represented the San Gabriel Valley Boy Scouts of America at the
Annual Baden Powell Leadership training.
Rosie has one son, Mark, three step daughters, Melissa, Mary and
Cindy, and three grandsons, Adam who is currently serving in the Army,
Sean, serving in the Navy, and Michael who is in high school.
Rosie says she is ready to serve as president of CUSBC and has a
―plan.‖
PBA CHAMPION RYAN SHAFER KNOWS
STRUGGLES OF DEPRESSION…
ALL TOO WELL
The Foul Line: With Ryan Shafer
My beautiful wife Michelle took her own life 8 months ago after battling depression for over a
year. There are stigmas attached to suicide. Unfortunately, most people don't understand suicide and are afraid to talk about it.
Monday's suicide by Robin Williams has brought back an all-too familiar feeling to the forefront
of my world and my heart, prayers and thoughts are with Robin, his wife, children and friends.
But it‘s really not a subject for debate or for people to judge. That being said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion but a knowledgeable perspective may make you change your mind.
We can be hurt, sad and even a little angry in our emotions but the stark reality is, we have no
idea how much pain people battling and struggling with depression are experiencing or the
amount of torture that is being imposed upon them psychologically. A friend shared a picture on
my Facebook timeline today that encapsulated that perspective nearly perfectly.
“Be Kind.
For Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A
Battle You Know Nothing About.”
It seems counterintuitive to take one‘s own life, no question. But one must realize the person
we knew is not present any longer. And the medications they are taking to help fight these horrible disease can also directly affect their behaviors too. It‘s very sad that my wife did not respond to help. She fought it all the way. She knew she was in trouble but she had a hard time
accepting therapy and treatment. Some might say ―well she didn‘t want help and took the cowardly way out‖ but I go over it in my head every day and wonder what I could have done differently, but ultimately – she made a decision.
Over $12,000 has been raised from donations alone. I originally planned to host a regional
event when I acquired my center and having the junior pro-am be the scholarship event. One of
the reasons for doing it that way was the desire of many players to attend the scholarship tournament. This way, they could be active participants and I would save them a trip. However,
even if I acquire the center in a reasonable amount of time, I don't believe the building would be
renovated in time to host the first-class event that it needs to be.
Therefore, I have tentatively set up a date at Crystal Lanes in Corning, New York on Sunday,
November 16, 2014. This is a beautiful facility which is perfect for my wife‘s memory. The details are in the works but through the unbelievable generosity of the bowling community, my
wife‘s memory will be honored and some good kids will get some help furthering their education
through the Michelle Shafer Scholarship Fund. Hope to have a Facebook page for this journey in the very near future.
It would be irresponsible of me if we didn‘t
talk about what depression is, what can
cause depression, signs and symptoms of
depression and most importantly, where and
how you can get can help if you‘re struggling
with this disease, have a loved one or friend
who needs help fighting the good fight.
An outstanding resource to learn more about
Depression go to: National Institute of Mental Health
Helen Duval‘s Bowling Tips
Proper Grip on the Ball
Even I catch myself not thinking about my own grip on the ball. All of a sudden I realize the ball is not hitting the pins too well—no stuff on it and no lift
from the fingers.
Then I call myself ―stupid‖ (other things, too) and say, ―Where‘s all that concentration you preach?‖ Well, even the pros lose the magic touch sometimes
and it‘s hard to get back on the track.
Are you really conscious of your hand in and around and connected to the
ball as you stand, walk and deliver it?
All five fingers must be against the ball and you must know it. Granted some
of the men pros curl the little finger under the ball, but they are experimenting
all the time for certain results and they know what they are doing.
A previous column stressed that the wrist should be firm so you would have
better control for the lift and roll of the ball.
Now if you lift or kink a finger in your stance, you cannot have a firm wrist in
your delivery.
This means you must exert pressure on all five fingers on the ball with
slightly more pressure on the two lifting fingers. This itself will help firm the
wrist so you can‘t ―break‖ it in the swing. Of course, a wristband will also help
remind you to think about keeping your wrist firm.
Tilting the hand will tend to put the weight of the ball on the thumb in the
swing, whereas the weight should be distributed evenly on all fingers.
Do you know what will happen? One, you‘ll probably drop the ball at the foul
line. Two, you‘ll complain of the rubbing on the thumb and blame a tight thumb
hole. If you tilt your hand, then when the ball is swung the thumb is pointed
down at the floor. In the first or second delivery the ball will probably fall off,
then you‘ll start cocking your thumb to hang on. All because you tilted your
thumb.
In other words, the knuckles of your bowling hand should be in a fairly
straight line from your elbow. Stand with your ball in your bands in front of a
mirror. Turn sideways and check the position of the ball and the angles of your
hand, wrist and fingers. Try to keep this in mind when you get ready to bowl.
Have someone hold a ruler along your hand to your elbow to emphasize how
far it is from being straight. Then straighten it out and practice until next month.
Idle Bowling Thoughts
By Chuck Pezzano
The Way It Was…
Lanes, balls, gutters, pits, and everything else were anything goes. For
an early ball, you went to a carpenter or machinist because they were
made of wood, although no metal was allowed. But the wooden ball
wore out of round and had to be evened to round from time to time.
Thus, a ball return in the late 1800s and early 1900s had balls from the
current size to some as small as a large softball.
What may surprise many of today‘s bowlers is that the better bowlers
fought almost every advance. They were against going from twofingered balls to three- or more. They were against the installation of
dots and arrows on the approaches and lanes as targets, and also on the
use of darker- colored boards on lanes which led to the pocket area.
They fought for modifying the fat-bellied pins and any pin which seemed
to fall too easily. And, rather than have a foul-calling person sit at either
end of the line of lanes, they positioned many foul judges in a coop-like
structure erected into the wall at either side to give a great view of the
feet if they inched over the foul line.
Most of today‘s bowlers never bowled with a wooden ball, had human
beings setting up pins by hand, and scoring and calling fouls. But they
have had the benefit of rule books which were developed over long years
and now are universally administered.
And yes, women were allowed to bowl in most centers.
In the rush for entries, some senior tournaments are lowering the minimum age to 45 or lower from the usual 50. There are super senior divisions for bowlers 60 and over, and super super divisions for 70 and up.
Is bowling going to be like boxing? Boxing once had eight divisions –
period. Now there are junior and super groupings added to the original,
making 24. And there are at least three sanctioning groups, and that‘s
why there are so many boxing champions, 72 and counting, as other
newly-created weight divisions and boxing associations pop up. In bowling, in most cases, youngsters and oldsters, what counts is average, not
age.
Whenever a so-called unknown wins a bowling event, just remember
that many a nobody who isn‘t known by anybody becomes a somebody
and is known by everybody, and everybody tells him they knew him when
he was a nobody, and they knew he would be a somebody some day.
Huh?
Pure fiction is the story of a head-to-head bowling match – as told by
the participants two weeks later.
In the more than 50 years that pro bowling has been on TV, the event
which caused the most comment and excitement and got the most exposure was not a specific thrilling match or perfect game or a big money
purse…it was Mark Roth‘s conversion of the 7 - 10 split.
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All bowlers have had their bad outings. It has been said that those bad
times will be matched by an equal number of good times. Most bowlers I
know have a lot of good days coming. In the meantime, have a good
bowling day – or at least a good day – every day.
The Bowling Foundation Announces 2014
Bowler’s Ed Grant Recipients
Sean Patrick Clancy
ARLINGTON, Texas – As part of The Bowling Foundation‘s continuing effort to help
enhance the lives of others through the sport of bowling, the foundation has
awarded seven grants in the form of mobile bowling equipment to schools and organizations across the country.
The Mobile Bowling Equipment program annually helps schools, parks and recreation departments, youth groups, disabled and disadvantaged service groups and
other organizations teach students the lifelong sport of bowling though education,
instruction, fitness and fun.
Students who might be unable to compete on another playing field can find athletic
success in bowling. Not only can the Bowler‘s Ed program impact children in a
physical education class, but it also brings a unique activity to school-wide and community events.
―We received many strong applications this year and are excited our efforts will provide opportunities for kids to discover and develop their potential,‖ said Nancy
Schenk, president of The Bowling Foundation.
QubicaAMF Celebrates the 50th Anniversary
QubicaAMF Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Bowling World Cup, the world's largest annual
sporting event in terms of the number of participating nations August 1, 2014 (Mechanicsville, VA) QubicaAMF Worldwide (QubicaAMF), the leading manufacturer and marketer of bowling and amusement products, will celebrate 50 years of the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, the most prestigious
amateur singles event within the sport of bowling, which begins on November 1, 2014, and runs
through November 9, 2014, in Wroclaw, Poland.
The Bowling World Cup began its colorful life in Dublin, Ireland in 1965, when just 20 countries competed in the men only tournament. By 1972, the women's division was added and today we have seen
as many as 95 countries competing in this world class event.
The Bowling World Cup has traversed the globe-being held in a different country around the world
each year. And now in its 50th year, the Bowling World Cup has visited more than 40 nations establishing itself as the world's largest annual sporting event in terms of the number of participating nations.
In the months leading up to the Bowling World Cup more than half a million bowlers will enter into
local and national qualifiers hoping for the chance to be their country's representative at the Grand
Final in Poland this November. Although there will only be one man and one woman as the World
Champions, just the chance to take part in this event is, for most, a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Just two years after going to Poland, QubicaAMF is taking its 50th edition of the Bowling World Cup
back to Wroclaw, as the 1,000 year old City together with Sky Bowling will be hosting this most prestigious of all bowling events. A spectacular finale is planned to crown this very special 50th anniversary
on Sunday, November 9, 2014.
Anne-Marie Board, QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager, commented: "We are so lucky that our
partners, the City of Wroclaw and Sky Bowling, are working so closely together which will result in a
truly spectacular 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup."
The grants are awarded in the form of bowling kits (value $1,200 each) which in- Information on the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup can now be accessed on
clude six carpeted bowling lanes, rubberized balls and pins, and instructional DVDs ww.qubicaamf.com<http://www.qubicaamf.com> along with facts, photos and statistics from each of
to assist coaches and teachers.
the previous 49 championships; and the latest bulletins and news for 2014. This will also be the official
site for daily results during the tournament.
Schools receiving the grants in the second part of 2014 are:
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Aurora R8 School District, Aurora, Missouri
Blue Springs R-IV School District, Blue Springs, Missouri
Columbia Central School, Steger, Illinois
Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines, Iowa
Friends of TN-School for the Blind, Nashville, Tennessee
Keeseville Elementary School, Keeseville, New York
Northeast Bradford Elementary, Rome, Pennsylvania
Schenk said many schools are dealing with budgets cut, and the grants help provide some small financial relief ―to help maintain and improve the resources they
need to continue to enrich the lives of our
children.‖
Schenk went on to say it always is a joy to award the grants to students and
schools in need.
―Bowling is an American pastime and one of the few sports you can do your entire
lifetime,‖ Schenk said. ―It‘s our honor to help out those who teach our children to be
active and healthy for today and tomorrow.‖
Public or private educational institutions with grades K-8 or 501(c) 3 non-profit organizations serving youth in grades K-8 are eligible to receive the annual grants.
An organization is eligible to receive funding once every three years; individuals
are not eligible to apply or receive awards.
For more information on the program or to learn how schools and organizations
can partner with The Bowling Foundation to benefit their school, project and/or The
Bowling Foundation charities, go to BowlingFoundation.com.
About The Bowling Foundation
The mission of The Bowling Foundation is to provide educational programs that
encourage a healthy, active lifestyle while building confidence and teaching the
values of sportsmanship, teamwork and perseverance through the sport of bowling.
As the charitable arm of bowling, The Bowling Foundation is fully supported by
the leading entities for the sport including the Bowling Proprietors‘ Association of
America, United States Bowling Congress, The Bowling Proprietors‘ Association
International, Professional Bowlers Association, Strike Ten Entertainment, International Bowling Pro Shop Instructors Association, International Bowling Media Association and the Bowling News Network as well as manufacturers, and local bowling
entities.
USBC
By Phyl Knoll
Sacramento-The USBC California
Association hosted a full weekend of
events for the delegates attending the
2014 Annual Convention, which was held
at the beautifully refurbished Crown
Plaza Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn) Saturday and Sunday, June 7th and 8th. The
affair was kicked off with the CAUSBC
Board of Directors meeting from 8:3011.30 am., immediately followed by The
Youth Delegate Meeting/Lunch from 1215 to 1:30. After catching their breath for
15 minutes, all Adult and Youth Delegates gathered for the USBC Jamboree,
moderated by David Prange, USBC
Western Regional Manager, from l:45 to
3:30. Prange brought forth numerous
plans all the associations can instill to
improve membership with an attitude of
―TOGETHER WE CAN‖.
This year, California USBC and California Bowling Writers partnered to bring
a coming together of bowling leaders and
guests for a first ever joint evening
Awards Banquet. One hundred twentyfive delegates and guests attended ―An
Evening to Remember‖, which was held
Saturday from 5:30-9:30. Sponsoring the
event was the El Dorado Hotel Casino;
National Bowling Stadium, and Storm
Bowling. The keynote speaker was Jennifer Cunningham, Executive Director of
Marketing of the Reno Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority responsible for
developing and coordinating the communications, public information, website and
social media, creative and all marketing
aspects of the RSCVA as well as special
events. Cunningham is no stranger to
bowling via her dealings with National,
State and Local associations and has
also been part owner of two restaurants.
The agenda for the evening included all
Award winners to be honored: Hall of
Fame
–
Meritorious
Service
(Posthumously): Diddy Watts, Pacoima,
(No.L.A.County
USBC);
Superior Performance:
Tori Romeo Carter, Laguna Hills, (O.C.
USBC); Proprietor of the Year – Scott
Poddig, Bowlium Lanes, Montclair, (San
Gabriel Valley USBC/ So.L.A.County
USBC); Star of Tomorrow:
Tre Webber, Rohnert Park, (Central
Sonoma County);
and, this year two
Scholarship awards were presented
from the Youth Committee, Morgan
Cunneen, Vista, (No.County USBC); and
Charles Sandfer, Twenty-nine Palms,
(Citrus Belt USBC).
The BVL Committee Co-Chairs Rosie
Parker and Mabel Sheasley noted that
California was recognized at USBC Convention for 2012-2013 contributions of
$129,766.33 and second place for State
Contributions per Member. The top contributions by our associations, based on
their membership, were recognized.
Nine representatives were in attendance
to accept on behalf of their respective
association. Current standings of contributions is at $9,065,892.55 with Citrus
Belt USBC leading with $18,938.00; San
Diego USBC $10,825.00 and Orange
County USBC at $10,000.00. Californis‘s
current overall contributions to date are
$9,065,892.55.
Wrapping up the awards ceremonies
was Marianne Evans, Secretary of the
California Bowling Writers who also had
chaired their annual Marijane Viat Writing
Award Contest. Each entry had been
reviewed by a team of judges who had
selected the ―best of the crop‖, the decision kept secret until this event. “And
the winner was………. Bette Addington,
Bakersfield, (Golden Empire USBC) for
her article ―Getting Stronger Every Year‖.
The evening came to a close a bit after
9:00 and much socializing ensued.
1. Sunday morning found all the registered delegates and guests up bright and
early for the Annual Meeting scheduled
for 9:00 am. With her term of office expiring July 31, 2014, President Linda Johnson-Pilios would, with much emotion, be
presiding over her final CAUSBC Annual
Meeting. She greeted the delegation
and special guests with grace and
brought the gavel down at 9:09 am, calling the meeting to order. Lynn Graves,
Sgt-at-Arms was asked to present the
Memorial and lead the delegation in the
Pledge of Allegiance. Officers and Direc-
TEAM USA ROSTER FOR PABCON WOMEN'S
CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCED
By Lucas Wiseman
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Team USA squad that will represent the United
States at the Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships in Cali, Colombia, in September has been set.
The U.S. team will be made up of Shannon O'Keefe of O'Fallon, Illinois,
Missy Parkin of Laguna Hills, California, Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New
York, Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, Shannon Pluhowsky of
Dayton, Ohio, and Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey.
The PABCON Women's Championships will be the final opportunity for
Team USA to qualify for the 2015 Pan American Games. The top two allevents totals from each country will be combined and the top four countries
from those standings that have not already advanced will earn spots in the
Pan American Games.
tors answered to the Roll Call by Association Manager Larry Peppers. .The
Credentials Committee reported 133
Delegates registered and eligible to vote
The 2013 Annual Meeting Minutes were
approved as amended. The Rules of the
Council of Delegates were approved.
The President called on several Committee Chairman to briefly touch on their
functions since each Delegate folder
contained a written report. However, to
allow the state association to be more
productive and better serve the bowlers,
the Legislative Committee presented four
proposals of change in our State ByLaws, all with a recommendation of a
Yes vote.
(1) Art.V, Sec. A:
Board
„Composition, Authority and Duties –
Currently reads: ‗The number of Youth
Directors is. 8‟ The committee moved to
adopt. ―The number of Youth Directors is
6.” APPROVED.
(2) Art VII, Sec. B: Board Meetings
Paragraph 2, Currently reads: ― 2. Quorum 16 Board Members constitute a quorum. The delegates representing adult
membership, Youth Delegates, and
Board determine the number. The committee moved to adopt. ―2. Quorum 12
board members constitute a quorum.
The delegates representing adult membership, Youth Delegate, and Board determine the number‖. APPROVED.
(3) Art.VII, Sec. B: Board Meetings,
Paragraph 4 - Currently reads:
― 4
Actions(s) Without a Meeting. Actions
that are deemed necessary to conduct
business/operations of the association
may be taken outside of a board meeting
by use of mail, e-mail or teleconferencing. This type of action must be permissible by state law and approved by the
delegates representing adult membership, Youth Delegates and Board. The
procedures found in the USBC Association Policy Manual, Chapter Eight, Section D, Item 4 must be followed. “ The
association does allow the Board to
vote via mail, e-mail, or teleconfrerence” The committee moved to
adopt. APPROVED.
(4) Art. IV, Membership and Dues,
Paragraph 3 -Currently Reads: ―The
delegates representing adult membership, and all officers and directors by a
two-thirds vote determine and adopt
adult dues, if any. The annual state adult
dues are $l.00; The annual state youth
dues are $0.50. The committee recommended to adopt. ―The delegates representing adult membership, and all officers and directors by a two thirds vote
determine and adopt adult dues if any.
The annual state adult dues are $2.00;
The annual state youth dues are $0.50‖.
After much discussion the proposal was
WITHDRAWN and returned to the committee for review.
There was no unfinished business.
2 Under New Business, President Johnson-Pilios called on
Al Hoffmann,
Novato, a member of the Nominating
Committee to present the slate of the
eligible candidates to serve on the
CAUSBC Board of Directors for the next
two years. Since the slate presented
offered only one candidate in each office
and with no objection, the President declared each elected by ―Acclamation‖….
President: Rosie Parker, Azusa; 2nd
VP: Kathy Bruegeman, Cameron Park;
Sgt-at-Arms: Lynn Graves; Chula Vista;
Dir. #2 Larry Peppers, Petaluma; Dir.
#6: Cheryl Huntington, Anaheim; Dir.
#8: Larry Campbell, Oroville; Dir. #12:
Darvis Lee, Sonora; Dir.#14: Eugene
McCown. (The Nominating Committee
had been notified by Dir. #4: Melissa
Ade, she had submitted her resignation
due to moving to Nevada; and
Dir.
#10: Phyl Knoll and Dir. #16 Chuck
Shock, were not seeking re-election.).
President Johnson-Pilios invited reports
from the California Bowling Writers, California State Seniors Bowling Association,
The California State 600 Club and the
California 500 Club.
With no further business, Larry Peppers, Association Manager, on behalf of
the entire CAUSBC Board of Directors,
presented President Johnson-Pilios a
beautifully engraved Golden Gavel
Plaque. At the same time, David Prechtl,
Past President of the San Gabriel Valley
USBC and on behalf of the association
Board of Directors presented the President, with an engraved Clock Plaque.
"It's always a challenging task to determine our Team USA squad for
these events
given the depth we have on our team," Team USA head coach Rod Ross
said. "The PABCON Women's Championships will be an important event
for us this year. Qualifying for the Pan American Games will be a top priority."
BOWL.com's BowlTV is planning to live stream the competition from Cali.
Bowling fans will be able to watch as the players compete in singles, doubles, trios, team and match-play Masters. Medals are also awarded in allevents.
The tentative schedule of events for the PABCON Women's Championships has the event kicking off with singles on Sept. 13 and wrapping up
with the Masters on Sept. 17.
A. First I hope you didn't quit all summer. I bowl in one summer league just to
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Oklahoma Team Tops List of
Winners At 2014 USBC Open
Championships
By Matt Cannizzaro
RENO, Nev. - The members of Artistic Expressions 1 of
Oklahoma City already were well-known throughout the
Southwest, but they've gained international notoriety
since rolling the highest team score in 111 years of
United States Bowling Congress Open Championships
history.
Their 3,720 team total at the National Bowling Stadium
on June 23 earned them a whirlwind of media and bowling-community attention that will continue now that
they're officially this year's Regular Team champions.
The talented group had games of 1,255, 1,188 and
1,277, the sixth-highest team game in tournament history, to catapult past previous leader and record holder,
Motion Plus Lanes of Cudahy, Wis. (3,561), by 159 pins.
Ted Pritts led the way for Artistic Expressions 1 with a
768 series and was followed by Pete Thomas (758),
Xeno Garcia (752), Jimmy McMartin (736) and Anthony
Lavery-Spahr (706).
"It's still surreal, but it feels fantastic," said Thomas,
whose team finished second in Team All-Events with a
10,258 total. "This is one of the things every accomplished or competitive bowler strives for. Now that I've
won an eagle, I feel like I've reached the pinnacle of the
sport, and to do it as a team, and with such a talented
group, is incredible. To do it knowing we had to shoot the
highest score in history was daunting, and to have everything fall into place the way it did, while passing the previous record by so much, makes it even more special."
The Team All-Events crown this year goes to Janz's H.I.
of Beaver Dam, Wis., which finally was able to break
through on bowling biggest stage with a 10,363 total.
Tim Damerow, who rolled one of the 35 perfect games
at the 2014 USBC Open Championships, set the pace for
Janz's H.I. with a career-best 2,228 all-events effort. He
was joined by Andy Bunkoske (2,075), Joe Janz (2,030),
Tim Janz (2,026) and Randy Hupf (2,004).
The teammates have had a few close calls over the
years, including a sixth-place finish in Regular Team at
the NBS in 2011. That year, they led for three days. This
time, they held the top team spot for just 24 hours (3,499)
but set the Team All-Events bar high enough to survive
the three remaining months of Open Championships
competition.
"That was a long few months," Joe Janz said. "There
was a lot of checking the Internet, and every time a team
shot 3,300 or 3,400, we were watching on the live scoring, if it wasn't live streamed. We've been close, and I
never really thought it would be Team All-Events that we
won. It feels great."
The other three Regular Division titles in 2014 all were
decided in the same week in late April.
Anthony LaCaze of Melrose Park, Ill., a Team AllEvents winner in 2013, struck first and found his way
back into the spotlight with a 2,273 all-events total.
The 31-year-old right-hander was consistent in navigating the tournament's two USBC Sport Bowling-certified
lane conditions on the way to sets of 766 in doubles, 765
in team and 742 in singles April 20-21. He helped Junior
Team USA Support 1 of Mansfield, Texas, to a 10thplace finish in Team All-Events with 10,084.
, "The first win was an honor, and with this one, I'm
speechless," LaCaze said. "I really owe it all to my teammates. We work hard together, and it has been amazing.
Even with everything coming into this year, I was able to
focus on what I needed to do. This has been a great run."
Louis Jenkins Jr. of Warr Acres, Okla., bounced back
from a disappointing doubles set with an improvement of
nearly 300 pins on the way to the 2014 Regular Singles
title. After shooting 527 in doubles April 22, the 46-yearold right-hander stayed in the same spot with the same
ball and struck 29 times en route to games of 257, 300
and 269 for an 826 singles effort. He added 709 in team
for a career-best 2,062 all-events total.
"It's a relief now that it's over," said Jenkins, who made
his seventh Open Championships appearance. "I've been
trying not to think about it, but that's been hard with all of
my friends asking me if I was still in the lead. I just never
w o u l d ' v e
d r e a m e d
t h i s . "
The father-son duo of Clark and Carl Poelzer of Arden
Hills, Minn., held on to win the 2014 Regular Doubles title
with a 1,465 total posted on April 25.
Carl, a 31-year-old right-hander, fired games of 238,
254 and 269 for a 761 set to lead the effort, while Clark, a
62-year-old right-hander, added games of 214, 248 and
242 for 704.
"It was such a long wait, but, now, it's like a weight has
been lifted," Clark Poelzer said. "Winning with Carl is so
special. Last year, we were the first father and son to win
Minnesota state doubles, and then we both made the allcity team. We're very excited and very proud."
In the Classified Division, Scotty's 1 of Alexandria,
Minn., was able to improve on last year's fourth-place
finish and claim the 2014 Classified Team title on games
of 911, 1,000 and 932 for a 2,843 March 29.
Jon Lee led the team with a 649 series and was followed by Tom Lee (566), John Fremling (553), Dan
Fremling (548) and Dave Fremling (527).
Classified Doubles was decided the next day as two
members of the four-team Scotty's group, Chad Razink of
Clontarf, Minn., and Paul Beyer of Benson, Minn., posted
a 1,222 total. Razink, a 29-year-old right-hander, set the
pace with a 654 series, while Beyer a 48-year-old righthander, added 568.
"This has been a neat experience," Dave Fremling said.
"It's really special because I get to bowl with my two sons
and one of my best friends and his boy. It's a lot of fun.
And for Chad and Paul to win doubles makes it even
better. They bowled the best I've ever seen them bowl,
and
they
definitely
earned
it."
Just a day before the Scotty's crew arrived at the National Bowling Stadium, William Hawkins of Houston, a
51-year-old right-hander, took the lead in Classified Singles with games of 167, 247 and 255 for a 669 set, and
he, too, held on for more than three months to take home
this year's title.
Finally, collegiate bowler Trevor Silva of Davis, Calif.,
showed how far he's come with good coaching and a lot
of practice on Sport Bowling lane conditions as he
earned the Classified All-Events title with sets of 667 in
team, 624 in doubles and 564 in singles for a 1,855 total.
The 2014 Open Championships kicked off its record
12th trip to Reno on Feb. 28 and brought 9,024 fiveplayer teams to the NBS. For the second time in history,
two Sport Bowling-certified lane conditions were used - a
43-foot oil pattern for team and a 40-foot pattern for doubles and singles.
This year's event featured 35 perfect games, 12 299s,
eight 298s and an additional 43 11s in a row. Seven
bowlers rolled 800 series at the 2014 tournament.
A record nine teams topped the 3,500 mark, beating the
previous mark of four at the 2013 event, also at the NBS.
The 2014 tournament also featured the highest team
game in tournament history, 1,318, fired by Team Turbo
Grips of Fort Wayne, Ind., on June 20.
Presenting sponsors for the 2014 USBC Open Championships include Circus Circus Reno, Eldorado Hotel Casino Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno.
2014 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.
(Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfall)
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
1, Artistic Expressions 1 (Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Jimmy McMartin,
Xeno Garcia, Ted Pritts, Pete Thomas), Oklahoma City, 3,720. 2,
Motion Plus Lanes, Cudahy, Wis., 3,561. 3, Donovan's Bunch,
Painted Post, N.Y., 3,551. 4, Lodge Lanes Kids, Orlando, Fla.,
3,527. 5, Thanks Ronnie, Orlando, Fla., 3,514. 6, Warriors, Lake
Wales, Fla., 3,513. 7, Team Turbo Grips, Fort Wayne, Ind., 3,511.
8, The 11thFrame.com 1, Oregon, Wis., 3,502. 9, Storm Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, 3,501. 10, Janz's H.I., Beaver Dam, Wis., 3,499.
Doubles
1, Carl Poelzer/Clark Poelzer, Arden Hills, Minn., 1,465. 2, Chris
Drewes/Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,463. 3, Angela Chirpich/
Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,445. 4, Steve Harman/Nicholas
Hoagland, Indianapolis, 1,439. 5, Lonnie Waliczek/Justin Hromek,
Wichita, Kan., 1,428. 6, Andrew Jordan, Dublin, Ohio/Brandon
Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,425. 7, Marty LaVigne, Temperance,
Mich./Mike Barron, Monroe, Mich., 1,424. 8, Joshua Schmehl,
Seaford, Del./Casey Irvin, Selbyville, Del., 1,423. 9, Anthony Lavery
-Spahr/Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas, 1,420. 10, Gary Lee, Mission
Viejo, Calif./Blaine Weninger, Clackamas, Ore., 1,415.
Singles
1, Louis Jenkins Jr., Warr Acres, Okla., 826. 2(tie), Chris Murray,
San Jose, Calif., and Jon Trzcinski, Lake Wales, Fla., 802. 4, Jeff
Grego, Fort Wayne, Ind., 798. 5, Matt Riege, Waterloo, Wis., 792.
6, Jay Lang, Sterling Heights, Mich., 791. 7, Derek Magno, Cicero,
N.Y., 788. 8(tie), Scott Safransky, Kenosha, Wis., and Justin
Ziegler, Corona, Calif., 784. 10, Terrence Blevins, Chicago, 783.
All-Events
1, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,273. 2, Tim Damerow,
Waupun, Wis., 2,228. 3, Eric Copping, Websterville, Vt., 2,226. 4,
Ben Canfield, San Diego, 2,209. 5, Dan Higgins, Westerville, Ohio,
2,208. 6, Jon Trzcinski, Lake Wales, Fla., 2,196. 7, A.J. Chapman,
Wichita, Kan., 2,194. 8, Jeff Grego, Fort Wayne, Ind., 2,182. 9,
Chris Forry, Bridgeport, Conn., 2,180. 10, David Stouffer, Lehigh
Acres, Fla., 2,179.
Team All-Events
1, Janz's H.I. (Joe Janz, Andy Bunkoske, Tim Janz, Randy Hupf,
Tim Damerow), Beaver Dam, Wis., 10,363. 2, Artistic Expressions
1, Oklahoma City, 10,258. 3, Lodge Lanes Kids, Orlando, Fla.,
10,205. 4, Team NABR, West Henrietta, N.Y., 10,169. 5, Rose
Bowl Lanes, Newark, N.Y., 10,144. 6, MU Warrior Support 1,
Omaha, Neb., 10,140. 7, S&B Pro Shop 1, Clinton Township, Mich.,
10,136. 8, Lodge Lanes Too, Orlando, Fla., 10,109. 9, Higgy's
Crew, Westerville, Ohio, 10,106. 10, Junior Team USA Support 1,
Mansfield, Texas, 10,084.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
1, Scotty's 1 (Tom Lee, Dave Fremling, John Fremling, Dan Fremling, Jon Lee), Alexandria, Minn., 2,843. 2, Ten Spot Lanes, Mandan, N.D., 2,806. 3, Yeah Spare II, Sacramento, Calif., 2,795. 4,
Kenn's Pro Shop, Frankfort, Ill., 2,755. 5, Chaser's Pub, Las Vegas,
2,740. 6, X Factor 2, Bowie, Md., 2,724. 7, Hanging with Haag,
Greeley, Colo., 2,721. 8, RDU Rollers 3, Durham, N.C., 2,718. 9,
Ten Pin Mafia, Bogota, N.J., 2,712. 10, Revolutions Pro Shop 1,
Avondale, Ariz., 2,711.
Doubles
1, Chad Razink, Clontarf, Minn./Paul Beyer, Benson, Minn., 1,222.
2, Cory Baltunado/Rogelio Baltunado, Waipahu, Hawaii, 1,196. 3,
Randy Taylor, Bennett, Colo./Ron Morgan, Strasburg, Colo., 1,180.
4, Don Allen, Eugene, Ore./Todd Vrooman, Tualatin, Ore., 1,165. 5,
Melissa Sharp, Mountlake Terrace, Wash./Joe Erickson, Auburn,
Wash., 1,159. 6, Stacey Smith, Tomball, Texas/Stephen Kubis,
Houston, 1,157. 7, Mark Skog/Carol Skog, Norway, Mich., 1,156. 8
(tie), Chuck Welle, Hawley, Minn./Ryan Knutson, Dilworth, Minn.,
and Bernie Adkins, Venus, Texas/Brenda Bassett, Cedar Hill,
Texas, 1,149. 10, Catina Hansen/Darlene Hunter, Goldsboro, N.C.,
1,148.
Singles
1, William Hawkins, Houston, 669. 2, Peter Colangelo, DeLand,
Fla., 662. 3, Jacob Ramos, Kapolei, Hawaii, 659. 4, Richard
Cracco, Monee, Ill., 658. 5, Mark Heilman, Kasota, Minn., 650. 6,
Christopher Young, Oakland, Calif., 635. 7, Howard Almond, Chesterfield, Va., 634. 8, Tim Despain, Redwood City, Calif., 633. 9,
Mark DeMesa, South San Francisco, Calif., 632. 10, Alonzo Pikes,
Chicago, 631.
All-Events
1, Trevor Silva, Davis, Calif., 1,855. 2, Mark DeMesa, South San
Francisco, Calif., 1,837. 3, Ryan Yadao, Las Vegas, 1,792. 4, Adam
Martin, Rio Rancho, N.M., 1,784. 5, Steve Johnson, Rosholt, S.D.,
1,774. 6, Richard Cracco, Monee, Ill., 1,773. 7, Mark Bylander,
Vergas, Minn., 1,761. 8, Kyle Homan, Celina, Ohio, 1,744. 9, David
Williams, Mandan, N.D., 1,743. 10, Tony Gannan, Chillicothe, Mo.,
1,735.
Pete Weber Wins
Fourth
“Best Bowler”
ESPY Award
by Bill Vint
Entries Open Aug. 15
For PBA World
Series of Bowling VI
by Bill Vint
SEATTLE – Entries will open on
Friday, Aug. 15, for the Professional
Bowlers Association‘s World Series of
Bowling VI which returns to South
Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas
Oct. 24-Nov. 2 with a proven formula,
a capacity field of the world‘s most
talented bowlers and a few new wrinkles.
The World Series, which made its
debut in suburban Detroit in 2009,
has evolved into an international
showcase for bowlers from around
the world, and the sixth edition of the
multi-event championships will carry
on the tradition of drama and excitement with the addition of a new PBA
Challenge television show and a firstlook at the new South Point Bowling
Stadium which will host World Series
TV finals.
WSOB VI will include more than 50
hours of live coverage on PBA‘s
online bowling channel, Xtra Frame,
as well as 10 hours of national television coverage on ESPN.
WSOB VI will include its traditional
PBA ―animal pattern‖ championships
– the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and
Scorpion Championships – along with
the final major of the 2014 season,
the PBA World Championship. Cumulative qualifying scores for 28 games
in the four animal pattern events will
determine the 24 players who will
advance to the PBA World Championship match play finals.
As always, the World Series also will
play a key role in deciding the 2014
PBA Player of the Year and Rookie of
the Year races.
The PBA anticipates another soldout field of 240 of the world‘s most
talented players representing an estimated 20 countries (the 2013 field
drew representatives from a record
23 countries). Among the starstudded field of bowlers will be defending champions Wes Malott
(Cheetah), Chris Barnes (Viper),
Ryan Ciminelli (Chameleon), Tom
Smallwood (Scorpion) and Dom Barrett (PBA World Championship).
A $900 entry fee will include all five
PBA Tour events. Based on a full
field, first prize in each of the four
animal pattern events will be $20,000
with 32 places cashing. The PBA
World Championship will offer a
$50,000 first prize with 60 cashing
positions. With a total prize fund of
more than $650,000, the World Series will be the richest event in professional bowling.
New to the World Series program
will be the PBA50 Tour Finals, PBA
Regional Finals and PBA Women‘s
Regional Finals – each of which will
include eight competitors who will
earn berths based on competition
points races earlier in the season.
The eight PBA50 Tour players will
qualify based on 2014 competition
points. The eight PBA Regional Finals and eight PBA Women‘s Regional Finals players will include top
points qualifiers from the PBA‘s East,
South, Central, Midwest, Southwest,
West and Northwest Regions along
with players from the new PBA Japan
Region.
In each case, the eight players will
bowl an eight-game round-robin
match play event on Friday, Oct. 24,
with the top two players advancing to
a new PBA Challenge TV show
where they‘ll join 2014 Teen Masters
boys and girls champions Michael
Coffey of Melbourne, Fla., and Kelly
Skalacki of Coram, N.Y., in a fourmatch special event for ESPN.
The PBA International Tour/World
Bowling Tour Men‘s and Women‘s
Finals also will be part of the World
Series lineup. Additional details regarding World Series television
events will be announced soon.
LOS ANGELES – PBA Hall of Famer
Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., won his
fourth Best Bowler ESPY Award
Wednesday during the 22nd annual
ESPY Awards ceremony at the Nokia
Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Weber was the leading vote-getter
among Best Bowler candidates Jason
Belmonte, Wes Malott and Sean Rash,
who attended the event with his wife
Sara and father Gene Rash. ESPN
awards for a variety of sports categories
and special moments are determined by
fan voting on espn.com.
Weber, who previously won the Best
Bowler ESPY in 2002, 2004 and 2013,
won after completing the PBA‘s Triple
Crown for a second time, winning the
USBC Senior Masters title – a PBA50
Tour major – and earning PBA50 Rookie
of the Year honors.
―It‘s not necessarily based on whoever
did the best bowling because Belmo
should have won, hands down,‖ Weber
said. ―But that just goes to show I have
more fans around the world than he
does.
―That said, it‘s absolutely a nice thing,‖
he added. ―I‘m honored, I‘m humbled, I‘m
grateful, all of the above. It‘s neat to see I
actually do have that many fans.‖
Women READ!
PBA Steve Cook's
Fireside Lanes
Capital City
West/NW Open
Presented by DV8
(Reduced entry fee)
August 22, 2014 - August 24, 2014
PBAW Information
This event has been designated as a
PBAW event. All women in this event
will bowl with and against their male
counterparts, but there will be specific
prizes and benefits for women only. At
least one woman will cash for $250 in
this tournament if a woman doesn‘t cash
in the regular prize list. Additional cash
prizes will be paid based upon the number of women entered.
The event will award competition points
based upon how the women finish. The
leader in competition points in each of
the six programs will receive a paid entry
into PBA World Series of Bowling VI at
South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas
Oct. 24-Nov. 2, and the six regional
qualifiers will compete in a special sixgame, round robin Champion‘s Challenge Match Play round on Oct. 24. The
top two women from the match play
round will compete for the PBA Women‘s
Regional Finals title.
Women‘s entry fees for regional events
will be the same as for men: $220 for
members or $285 for non-members. Non
-members are welcome for all PBAW
events, but only PBA women members
will earn points and be eligible for the
paid WSOB entries.
Payout Ratio 1:4
Entry Fee Members: $175
Non-Members: $225 (money order, cashiers check or credit card only)
Entry Deadline
Online entries for members and nonmembers close at midnight on Monday,
August 18.
After the deadline, entries must be made
directly with the PBA West/Northwest
Region Manager.
Prize Fund
1st Place is projected to pay $2,500
16th Place is projected to pay $500
Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a
minimum of $300.
Format
Friday, August 22
Practice Session: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 23
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 8 a.m. – (eight games)
B Squad: 2 p.m. – (eight games)
Top 16 players advance (based on
63 entries or more).
Pro Am 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 24
Round Robin Match Play: 8 a.m. –
(16 games)
Finals format will be adjusted accordingly
with less than 63 entries.
Results
Handicap Summer Foursomes
(707) 631-1331
Is MIKE LAUFFER'S 857 A Cal
Oaks Record?
by Frank Weiler
MURRIETA - Mike Lauffer had the series of a lifetime in Cal Oaks Viva Las Vegas league, on a breezy
Friday night, not long ago. No one was surprised by
Mike's performance because he is a SMOOTH
STROKER who regularly averages 225 or better.
When Mike releases the ball he is able to get so low
that you can't hear the ball contact the lanebed. Mike
is smoooth.
Mike used an Ebonite Playmaker to register his super score and is grateful to JIM and MATT MURTISHAW of Fast Lanes Pro Shop for teaching him to
drill bowling balls and allowing him to use their equipment to drill his balls.
Lauffer's previous high was an 806. The 857 (268 289 - 300) was his third eight hundred to go along with
seven perfect games. Mike is one those bowlers who
could have thirty 300s if he had any luck. Like many
strokers he has dozens of games where he rolled
twelve perfect hits and got "TAPPED."
Mike has been bowling since the day his grandparents gave him a ten pound Silver Siren. He loves bowling and has enjoyed every moment of his journey to the
top. While Mike launches from the right side his favorite bowler is PARKER BOHN III. Why, because of his
form and personality. Mike considers Parker to be the
ideal role model, always friendly, always accommodating and always the consummate professional.
The big question is: Is Mike's 857 a Cal Oaks house
record? YES and NO!
Better yet, "TO BE DETERMINED." JUSTIN BORLAND'S 858 has been considered the house record for
several years now, but is it? Rumor has it that Justin
bowled his super score in games two, three and four of
a four game set and I believe the USBC only recognizes an eight hundred series when bowled in the first
three games of a four game set. If the rumor is true,
Mr. Lauffer is the real Cal Oaks record holder. I am
trying to reach Mr. Borland for a clarification and will
report my findings at a later date.
PAUL NIELSON is the perfect example of this rule.
Last season he scored 879 in games two, three and
four of a four game series and it wasn't recognized by
the USBC or the house. Great bowling Mike!
MENDY and RON SMITH Win "Sizzling
Summer" No-Tap Doubles
by Frank Weiler
SAN BERNARDINO - How do you win a NoTap Doubles tournament? Just go out and
bowl 900 and have your partner do the same.
YES, two 900s will usually win an any doubles
tournament, including the No-Tap variety.
While Smith & Smith didn't post an 1,800
score they did score 1,709 and won the premier No-Tap tournament in the Citrus Belt.
Scoring was high with JOHN VALENTINE and
partner GINA BURRIS combining for 1,404 to
finish 25th. It took a 1,500 or better to finish
higher than 15th.
The top five duos were:
Score
Prize
1. Mendy & Robert Smith
1709
2. Likapeka Ibarra & Willie Chang Wo
1649
3. Pat & Steve Dolphin
1638
4. Tom Hague & Julie Johnson
1625
$300
200
140
75
5. Paul & Kyle Kirkland
1623
Congratulations to our winners
Entry
Sasha Gray Bowls
300-300-300
Competing in CBT Handicap
Doubles Tournament
By: Bette Addington – California Bowling Writers
Concord, CA—Sasha Gray, a 202-average left
hander from Pleasant Hill, was ―not even going to
bowl‖, according to Gina Moura, Tournament Director of the California Bowlers Tour that held the
―Handicap Doubles Tournament‖ the weekend of
July 12-13 at Paddock Bowl in Pacheco. But when
he was encouraged by his friend, Sean Peacock,
to bowl in the Sunday 4pm squad, his life witnessed an incredible feat.
Gray, who had already entered this event, had
already competed on Saturday and bowled both
Sunday squads. Bowling that 4pm squad ended
up being games 7, 8 and 9 for the day! But obviously he was on a roll as he bowled (583) on Saturday and then for the first squad on Sunday (594)
and for the second squad (671) and then came
(900)! Wow! Gray and his partner, Peacock (who
averages 170), placed first ―by a mile‖ with a total
handicap score of 1615.
Sasha, 22, took up the sport of bowling just four
years ago as a youth
bowler.
It all started
when he was a junior at
College Park High
School in Pleasant Hill,
CA, where he took
bowling for his P.E.
class. Goal number one
was to be able to pass
the class with a 115
average or better. He
averaged 120. He enjoyed bowling so much
he took the class again
in his senior year and
joined a youth league!
When he turned 19, he
subbed a few times on
the 810 Showcase
scratch league at Diablo
Valley Bowl and he was
hooked and soon joined
the league. Wanting to
improve, he took lessons from PBA coach,
Bill Hall and with his
commitment to improve
his game with practice
and as an employee of
Diablo Valley Bowl, he
was able to practice
daily. All this practice
paid off as he had a
book average of 202 in
2013 and 2014.
He
also was able to bowl
his first 300 game in
June of 2012 and post
his highest series to
date (750) this past season. Sasha met bowling
partner, Sean, and they quickly became bowling
buddies and Sasha helped Sean improve from a
130 average to a 170 by teaching him how to read
the lanes and improve his spare shooting.
Practice, practice, practice certainly paid off, Sasha reflected on bowling the 900, ―I just can‘t believe it happened! I shot the first 300, I was relieved and I sent my girlfriend (Joanna Orin) a text
and she was excited. Also at that time, Gina‘s
son, Cody, asked me to buy a Strike Out Diabetes
bracelet, which I did and it couldn‘t have been at a
better time as it took my mind off of the game just
long enough to relax and regroup. When I shot
the second one I again sent a text to Joanna and
she thought I was joking. Then I said whatever
happens the third game doesn‘t matter then I shot
the front 9!‖ And the rest is history! Sasha bowls
with Storm bowling equipment and used the Rein
On for the first squad and changed to the Pitch
Black ball (just released in mid-June) and that was
the ball he used while bowling this incredible feat.
Congratulations!
For more information on upcoming California
Bowlers Tour events, like the upcoming 6th annual
Reno Invitational, August 15-17, at the National
Bowling Stadium in Reno, contact Gina Moura at
(925) 757-2695.
Treasure Island Resort & Casino
Bowl Down Cancer Charity Event
Prior to the season-ending PBA50 Treasure Island Resort &
Casino Open presented by Hammer in Welch, Minn., Pete Weber and KARE-TV 11 sports director Eric Perkins took part in
the Treasure Island Resort & Casino Bowl Down Cancer charity
event that raised more than $8,000 for the USBC Minnesota
State Bowling Association Cancer Fund. Donations were raised
through pledges-per-pin during the challenge two-game match
between Weber and Perkins, matching donations by Treasure
Island Resort & Casino, and bowling shirt and ball donated by
Weber for auction. The top individual fund raiser – 11-yearoldZach Medin – also had the opportunity to compete against
Weber in a one-game match.
PBA Millionaire‟s Club
Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan., is the 41st member of
the PBA Millionaire‘s Club, surpassing the milestone in
PBA career earnings with his Round of 16 finish in the
PBA50 South Shore Open in Hammond, Ind., last week.
Goebel, 52, started his PBA Tour career in 1981 and has
bowled in just over 510 PBA events across the years.
Thomas Canez 235
Mario Padilla 238
John Flanary 254
(week of 6/30)
Anthony Sneed 233
(week of 7/7)
Jeff Smith 201
Jesse Alaniz 243
Anthony Sneed 258
(week of 7/14)
Eddie Medrano 257
Anthony Sneed 246
Chris Thomas 277 700
Thursday
West Lane Bowl
By Correen Edgerly
Sweepers are just around the corner
and there is already buzz around of
teams being picked for the upcoming
winter season. Now is the time to get
with Diane and let her know your preference staying the same or maybe
even picking up a new league.
In the week of June 23rd we had Scott
Hansel with a 279 game and a 759
series in the Tars & Spars League.
Zachary Haddad posted his 289 game
with a 729 series in the West Lane Ball
League. In the T.N.B.A. is where
Travis Morris rolled his 279 game with
a 716 series.
The week of June 30th had Scottie
Barton with a 279 game and a 720
series in the Monday Trio. Rodney
Woodard rolled a 279 game and a 701
series, while Scott Hansel also posted
a 279 game both in the Tars & Spars.
In the Saturday Night No-Tap Trios is
where Chris Peters rolled his 300
game.
In the week of July 7th we had Travis
Morris with a 300 game in the Monday
Trio. In the Saturday No-Tap Trios we
had Jerry Haynes with a 300.
Last but not least for this month’s
article in the week of July 14th we had
Jerry Haynes with a 300 in the Saturday Nite No-Tap. Scottie Barton with a
279 game and a 778 series in the
Monday Trio. Scott Hansel posted a
300 game with a 776 series in the Tars
& Spars. Dave Goodwin rolled a 279
game in the WLB Ball League. In the
T.N.B.A. League we had Rolly Nuezca
with a 290/703.
Wonderful bowling to all of you and
may the pin fall be with you.
Monday : Monday Trio
(week of 6/23)
Travis Morris 245
Doug Borst 234
Godfrey Garcia 244
Alex Kalai 257
Jill Ross 202
Errol Crumpton 276
Scottie Barton 249
(week of 6/30)
Rick Garcia 255
Chris Garcia 232
Doug Borst 222
(week of 7/7)
Andrew Carteret 251/700
Scottie Barton 242
Larry French 246
(week of 7/14)
Manny Maxey 248
Gary Lee 258 729
Chris Garcia 246
Tuesday: Domestic Queens
(week of 6/23)
Jan Goodnight 215
(week of 6/30)
Diane Maroquin 200
(week of 7/7)
Alice Mountjoy 160
Mittie Alexander 162
Cecile Bristol 168
(week of 7/14)
Mittie Alexander 165
Cecile Bristol 167
Tars & Spars
(week of 6/23)
Pete Anderson 240
Ted Handel 257
(week of 6/30)
Wayne Hallquist 266
(week of 7/7)
Jim Turner 243
Rodney Woodard 245
Henry Stacher 258 722
Corey Wooden 269 749
(week of 7/14)
Rodney Woodard 267
Reno Leftovers
(week of 6/23)
Alexis Depuy 236
Dave Singleton 234
Noris Depuy 212
(week of 6/30)
Mike Woods 265
Andrew Carteret 255
Rene Ramirez 244
Noris Depuy 214
Jim Fox 253
(week of 7/7)
Dave Singleton 248
Chris Teson 204
(week of 7/14)
Nancy Galano 202
Stan Ita 233
Wednesday
PBA Sports Experience
(week of 6/23)
Dave Boles 258
Albert Costello 207
JJ Kamp 205
Robert Sartain 205
Gary Lee 241
(week of 6/30)
Rich Cutler 210
Gary Lee 210
JJ Kamp 212
Andrew Carteret 246
(week of 7/7)
Gary Lee 236
Zachary Haddad 223
Brianna Scheaffer 220
Albert Castello 221
Scott Hansel 226
(week of 7/14)
Greg Caldwell 201
JJ Kamp 210
Scott Hansel 255
Mexican American
(week of 6/23)
Black Oak No-Tap
(week of 6/23)
John Love 252
Frances Feicht 252
Ray Boyd 262
Felix Villalovos 258
Everette Stoddard 261
Andrew Carteret 268
(week of 6/30)
John Love 264
Sharon Saunders 264
Ray Boyd 276
Fred Estes 288
Andrew Carteret 261
(week of 7/7)
Fred Estes 276
Andrew Carteret 290
Steve Stoffel 261
Tony Wehr 254
Bob Cluff 253
Frank Steger 255
(week of 7/14)
Fran Lagasca 255
Steve Stoffel 255
Lori Beyer 255
John Beyer 253
Tony Wehr 276
Bruce Matsunaga 254
Andrew Carteret 278
Delta Queen
(week of 6/23)
Linda Pires 212
(week of 6/30)
Joy Kobayashi 199
(week of 7/7)
Linda Pires 203
(week of 7/14)
Joy Kobayashi 202
Linda Pires 213
Ball League
(week of 6/23)
Robbie Morris 237
Jim Stombres 269
Jeff Whitlock 201
Earl Quarles 234
Jeff Bliske 248 701
(week of 6/30)
Josh Caldwell 265
Jim Stombres 267 714
Earl Quarles 255 701
Zachary Haddad 257
Kenny Taylor 267 751
(week of 7/7)
Earl Quarles 258
Travis Morris 258
Kenny Taylor 255
Zachary Haddad 257
Bee Thao 226
Jeff Bliske 275
(week of 7/14)
Andrew Carteret 244
Manuel Cabrera 253
Zachary Haddad 269 791
Muggs & Molls
(week of 6/23)
Chris Peters 219
(week of 6/30)
Joe Kerby 211
Mike Fowler 213
(week of 7/7)
Jason Zook 217
Chris Peters 240
(week of 7/14)
Jack Fetters 236
Chris Peters 234
T.N.B.A.
(week of 6/23)
Eugene Warren 202
Harrison Fong 246 700
Earl Quarles 245
Lori Nisby Barnes 214
Romeo Bermudez 243
Kenneth Knight 256
Cal Moppins Jr. 278 720
Charles Jones 255 739
(week of 6/30
Holiday
(week of 7/7)
Michael King 234
Travis Morris 234
Andy Casterence 241
Armondo Godoy 249 738
(week of 7/14)
Travis Morris 246 709
Marvin Smith 211
Rosemarie Malan 236
Kenneth Knight 260
Antoine Allmon 248
Shantell Harrell 246
Friday Junior/Adult
(week of 6/23)
Fred Rivera 238
Zach Haddad 242
(week of 6/30)
Holiday
(week of 7/7)
None
(week of 7/14)
Zach Haddad 244
Saturday
Saturday No-Tap Trios
(week of 6/30)
Tony Peterson 278
Kevin Long 276
Patti Tsuda 262
Nancy Galano 277
(week of 7/7)
Al Alfaro 263
Kevin Long 265
Tony Peterson 255
(week of 7/14)
Robbie Martin 256
Al Alfaro 278
Nancy Galano 255
More West Lane News on
page 18.
Pacific Avenue Bowl
By Gerry Wellbaum
It has been a fantastic month of bowling here at Pacific Avenue Bowl. Scores have been going through the roof with bowlers trying their best to get their teams in first
place.
Some big scores of note are: Chris Rose 300/751, Ryan Piper 299/801, Larry Dyson 300/731, Alex Foster 300, and Harold Sohrweide 299. Great bowling guys. Keep it
up.
It’s now time to start getting your team ready for the winter league season. Pacific Ave. Bowl has leagues for all ages and all talent levels. Check out our league flyers
or our website for more information. Don’t know which one is right for you! Our friendly staff can definitely help you out with finding the best league for your liking.
Construction is complete! Our banquet facility has been successfully revamped. New ceilings, new walls, new paint, new hardwood floors and new table and chairs.
Come in and check it out. Perfect for birthday parties, receptions and gatherings.
Here are some other league scores :
Stags & Nags
Ruby Lew 246; Tony Wehr 246; Fred Campbell
245/639; Felix Villalovos 234/674; Neal Reeves 231;
Gary Pierson 227; Frances Feicht 224; Rutha Silva
212; Jose DaCosta 205; Larry Zabel 204; Bob Soldwisch 204; Helen Gamez 203/603; Tomoko Ohata 203.
Monday Mixers
Sean King 252; Percy Maragos 244; Mark Buchman
239; Rod Karnofel 236; Charles Mechura 236; Allan
Corey 231; Keith Dixon 230; Vince Dinubilo 228; Juanita French 215; James Nance 202; Dave Villalpando
201.
Sears Mixed
Benny Altares 268; Chris Valverde 232; Linda Gray
231; Kevin Sullivan 221.
860 Classic
Chris Rose 300/751; Ryan Piper 299,233,269/801;
Zachary Haddad 279/747; Derek Petersen 279/747;
Dave Bolles 278/793; Kioni Sodaria 278/735; Midrid
Brown 278/710; Mike Smith 276; Ray Saiz Jr. 275/790;
Harold Sohrweide 269/740; Tony Martin-III 269/718;
Chris Peters 269; Harrison Fong 269; Stephany Walton
268/730; Kyle Moutray 268; Bob Morris 268/720; Travis
Morris 268; Anthony Sneed 268; Wil Nicolas 268; Matthew Jackson 268; Al Oliva-IV 267; Ron Lubin 267;
Gary Lee 266/736; Jackie Hilliard 266; Rob Mayfield
265/722; Ralph Pizzi 264; Kawika Sodaria 259; Armando Godoy 258/733; Lucky Heung 258/733; Jack
Kendall 258/719; Kelly Whitson 258; Tom Peterson
258; Cal Moppins Jr. 257; Ryan Piper 257; Tim Reilly
Jr. 257; Tony Castillo 256/712; Daniel Jennings 256;
Chris Peters 256; John Carroll 255/744.
Tavern League
Logan Davis 259; De’Mon Cole 257; Logan Davis
249/710; Joe Quinones 245; Rick Martin 243; Brian
Tuttle 239; King Magee 234; Sly Garcia 226; Michael
Beach 224; Steve Smith 212; Orlando Espinoza 210.
Wed. Singles Hdcp.
Keith Freeman 279, 265/778/1037; Michael Harper
279; Marvin Whitlock 278/702; Charles Jones 266/704;
Ricky Riding 266; Ron Burch 259; Cindy Schaal 258;
Wayne Lopes 256; Julio Cecchetti 256; Terry Hogan
253; Don Brown 236; Cindy Schaal 235; Mary Shelton
233.
SIRS
Gil Quinones 222; Norma Brown 215.
Seniors Come Lately
Fred Campbell 254/694; Sam Loftus 245; George Watson 234; Bob Gray 232; Dan Fetterman 226; John Peterson 218; Art Wilson 216.
Casual Mixed
Larry Dyson 300/731; Chris Bahrenfuss 279/764; Rob
Mayfield 279/707; Tim Minard 258; Larry Dyson 256;
Geena Mayfield 265/722; Steve Ogata 254; Keith Dixon
232; Brittany Dyson 214; Brandon Freeman 212; Aaron
Reed 205.
Mexican-American
Alex Castillo 279; Jon Hungerford 258/760; Alex Castillo 258; Danny Montanez 254; Ernesto Ortiz 253; Rich
Fields 247; Shawn Corchero 246/703; Tristan Escove
234; Mary Peterson 210.
Kings & Queens
Derek Petersen 289/792; Ken Hill 278/758; Chris Rose
269; De’Mon Cole 267; Ralph Pizzi 257; Hap DeLettre
255; Julio Cecchetti 246; Rod Karnofel 245; Fred Cababat 244; Mike Sanchez Sr. 238; Bill Rogan 237;
Charles Connors 237; John Lasiter 236; Pete Turner Jr.
236; Larry Dolan 232; Efron Rosete 230; Gary Pierson
224; Bernie Oeding 223; Willie Castillo 222; Barbara
Portal 221; Larry Kindred 216.
Invitational Trio (4 gms)
Alex Foster 300/712/931; Harold Sohrweide
299/742/958; Kevin Mar 290/757; Ron Burch
279/707/944; Zack Foster 279; Kou Hang 279; Shaun
Reft 279; Keith Jorgenson 278/718; Ross Gould
278/952; Bryan Davenport 277/726/962; Jessie Cabais
277; Donnie Muraoka 277; Dave Bolles 276/948; Matt
Graham 275/709/911; Jim Dinubilo 269/709; Steve
Szasz 268/739/973; Jack Knerl 268; John Carroll
267/714; Midrid Brown 267; Sam Hoffman
266/706/940; Steve Grant 258/749/938; Manny Maxey
258/724; Mike Smith258/936; Roberta Tirapelle 258;
Ron Inouye 258; Nick Williams 258; Dennis Faselli
257/725/940; Thomas Hutchinson 254; Larry Burns
248; Kou Hang 245; Vickie Turner 235; .
Basebowl League
Charles Jones 279/720; Richard Flores 278/743;
Randy Cluck 268; Aidan Castrence 258/705; Terry Hogan 258; Tony Miles 247; Glenn Ladiao Jr. 236; Rich
Fields 227; Jeorge Dugger 223; Matthew Nunes 221;
Bryan Reutter 220; Megan Tomei 201; Javier Hernandez 203; Basilio Hernandez 188.
Family Fun
Ben Swope 278; Tim Bussman 277; Shaun Reft
268/730; Johnny Rose 266/709; David Hepperle 263;
Mike Mathews 248; Tim Bussman 245; John Savala
239; Percy Maragos 235; Rhonda Felkins 210.
Ready! Set!
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Andrea Hawkins 108
Junior Dashnaw 100
Don Seward 207
Paula Juarez 104
By
Brooke Bernazzani 114
Virginia Hawkins 158
Correen Edgerly
Linda Knight 132
Summer league has just Tomas Sanchez 159
a couple of more weeks Nathan Kemp 156
and this league as well as Week of 7/2
many more will be com- Junior Dashnaw 196
pleted for yet one more Don Seward 178
summer. Now is the time Paula Juarez 113
to start picking your team- Brooke Bernazzani 111
mates for your winter Virginia Hawkins 102
Rachel Corpus 117
team.
Wonderful bowling to all Leon Akins 143
of you in the Ready! Set!! Kerstin Williams 107
Bowl!!! League and until Carrie Flanary 102
next month may the pin Tim Cabral 110
Tomas Sanchez 155
fall be with you.
Manny Cruz 127
Week of 6/25
Linda Knight 113
Robert Papp 132
Daime Hoornaert 132
Rachel Corpus 106
Andrea Hawkins 106
Leon Akins 112
Yvonne Dashnaw 103
Cheryl Dodson 113
Josh C. White 123
Tim Cabral 156
Week of 7/9
Yvonne Dashnaw 129
Carrie Flanary 109
Taylor Jordan 117
Cheryl Dodson 110
Lona Barker 116
Tomas Sanchez 168
Daime Hoornaert 131
Manny Cruz 101
Nathan Kemp 117
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Daime Hoornaert 162
Rachel Corpus 109
Leon Akins 137
Kerstin Williams 106
Yvonne Dashnaw 149
Junior Dashnaw 154
Robert Papp 174
Virginia Hawkins 104
Week of 7/16
Tomas Sanchez 134
Manny Cruz 134
Nathan Kemp 125
Leon Akins 127
Carrie Flanary 114
Cheryl Dodson 118
Tim Cabral 143
Robert Papp 160
Junior Dashnaw 139
Paula Juarez 107
Linda Knight 102
Yvonne Dashnaw 125
Taylor Jordan 129
Josh C. White 181
Andy Banning 110
Kevin Chapman 50
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BEN LAUGHLIN GETS A
LITTLE HELP IN COMPLETING
PRO-AM 300 GAME
Murray’s July Results
Thousands of grassroots league bowlers – men, women, seniors and especially kids – have treasured memories of
bowling in PBA Pro-Am events, where
they team up with PBA stars and stars-to
-be. But few pro-am bowlers have ever
had an experience quite like the one sixyear-old Brianna Archabal had during
the PBA Boise West/Northwest Open at
20th Century Lanes in Boise, Idaho, on
July 25.
The daughter of former PBA Regional
player Scot Archabal was bowling on
the same pair of lanes with 2013 PBA
Regional Finals champ Ben Laughlin of
Chandler, Ariz., who started his game
with 11 strikes. Laughlin then told
Brianna that he gets very nervous when
he’s so close to bowling a 300 game, and
asked her if she’d throw the last ball for
him.
She did…and she struck…and the
crowd went wild.
―Anyone who has kids had tears in their
eyes,‖ wrote Christian Ashcraft, who
also was bowling on the same pair of
lanes. ―I don’t have any way to thank Ben
personally for making that little girl’s day,
but I really appreciate what he did.‖
Brianna’s mother Samantha Archabal notes that her daughter is no
stranger to PBA pro-ams. She attended
her first one when she was two weeks
old.
PBA ADOPTS USBC’S “NO
THUMB” RULE EFFECTIVE
JAN. 1, 2015
JuneRI
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June 21 SEPT 20th
The United States Bowling Congress is
the national governing body of bowling in
the United States and as such, the PBA
continues to adhere to USBC equipment
specifications. In a move to add greater
clarity and fairness to ball specifications
related to bowlers not using their thumb
while delivering the ball, the USBC modified the specifications on bowling ball
gripping holes. This rule will take effect
for USBC competition beginning Aug. 1,
but, to avoid a change in the middle of
the PBA season, the effective date for
this rule to be implemented during PBA
and World Bowling events will be Jan. 1,
2015.
Under the new rule, any thumb hole that
is not used for gripping purposes during
the delivery would be classified as a balance hole. Bowling balls are only permitted one balance hole.
The new rule can be found in the PBA
Rule Book under the ―Resources‖ tab on
pba.com (http://www.pba.com/Content/
images/members/PBARuleBook.pdf). Go
to page 56, Rule 11.5.4 and see Rule
11.6 for non-compliance penalties.
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PADDOCK BOWL HIGHLIGHTS
July 1st to July 15th
Earl Goselin 279
Charlie Poston 279
Mike Dilbeck 286
Brian Azevedo Sr 288
Jamey Moore 300
Vic Henricksen Jr 703
Brandon Muraoka 704
John Dorsett 279/705
Gary Lloyd 705
Erik Buckalew 715
Troy Germann 726
Dave Harrison 726
Danny Sinacori
279/714, 724,734
Bryant Leong 702,714,
723,748,751
Gary Sasha 900
Sasha Gray on July 13, 2014, bowled:
300 game, 300 game, 300 game = 900 series
Left Hander from Pleasant Hill, CA
California Bowlers Tour
"Handicap Doubles Tournament"
Tournament Director, Gina Moura
Sasha Bowled Saturday 12pm squad
shooting 583 series
Sunday 12pm squad
shooting 594 series
Sunday 2pm squad
shooting 671 series
He was not even going to bowl Sunday
4pm but friend Sean Peacock asked him
to bowl with him in the 4pm squad where
his accomplishment will never be forgotten.
Sasha took up bowling just 4 years ago as a junior bowler then made it to the adult
ranks with a 170 average. Having a book average of 202 in 2013 and 2014, He
accomplished his first sanctioned game of 300 game and highest series of 750 last
season.
Games 50 or More and Series 100 or More Pins Over
Although this local tournament was "unsanctioned" it was witnessed by a full house
Average
Summer Happy Timers: of bowlers and is something I will never see again in my lifetime. It was amazing to
Danny Sinacori-266.
watch!
Monday Golf and Bowl:
Robbie Pense-243, Bubba
Shaull-247, Chris Larsen262, Tom Fraser-219, Bryan
March-258, and Dre Griffin-253.
Summer Pin Spinners: Ron Rutherford-258, and Mike Dilbeck-286 and 277.
Summer Pastime: Gary Truex-232, Dan Sinacori-266/724 and 265, and Donna
Munoz-236.
Summer Hi Lo's: Rich Sutterfield-246, Mike Maki-258 and 236, Darold McCardle239, and Vic Henricksen Jr-247/703.
Reno Junior/Adult:
Colin Hannigan-236, Grant Peyton-231-232/673, James
Schmalle-177, Bryant Leong-277-263/751, Dylan Hovis-126/320, Butch Peltz278/664, Bryant Leong-268, Bruce Mason-245, and Nolan Rose-169-167/449.
Summer Wednesday Trio: Cameron Carlos-214, Mike Petrovich-226, Geoffrey
Curlee-268, Mark Day-234, Tanya Hovis -198, Duster Campbell-233, Erik Buckalew
-286, Gary Lloyd-268, and Robin Terry-213.
Thursday Golf and Bowl: Earl Goselin-279, Mike Martin-231, Michael Dye-200, Erik
Cizmich-257, and Brian Azevedo Sr-288.
Thursday Mixed Four’s Hdcp: Charlie Poston-279, Troy Germann-267/726, Danny
Sinacori-279/714, Steve Halver-son-224 and 225, Jon Kemp-245, and Jamey
Moore-247-300.
Paddock Seniors: Ann Elliott-159, Rick Johnson-257, Heidi George-230, and Cliff
Richards-201/560.
Paddock Match Club competed with Alpine at Paddock on June 8 th, with good bowling by Ron Atz-236-246/660, Bill Bothe-243/615, Bryant Leong-275-241/702, Richard Leong-209, Darold McCardle-210-203, Hector Molina-215, Danny Sinacori223/605, and Diane Williams-200.
On June 22nd Paddock won 4 of 4 matches with good bowling by Ron Atz-244/603,
Bill Bothe-212-223, Jim Barr-202, John Dorsett—213-213-279/705, Denise Farrell236/610, Gary Truex-227, Hennie Vandermeulen-200-206, Joshua Vandermeulen246, and Lisa Wright-222.
Paddock won 2 of 4 matches with double Decker at Paddock on June 29 th. Bowling well were Ron Atz-204, Bill Bothe-239, Jim Barr-200-200, Richard Leong-202,
Darold McCardle-210, Gary Truex-223, Joshua Vandermeulen-204, and Diane Williams-212.
On July 13th Paddock competed with Manteca at Paddock, taking 2 of 4 matches,
with good bowling by Bill Bothe-245/608, John Dorsett-236/602, Darold McCardle253-205/653, and Lisa Wright-206.
In the Doubles Tournament held at Paddock on July 13 th, Gary Sasha shot a 900
series! WOW!!!
ALL STAR PLUHOWSKY IS JULY IBMA
BOWLER OF THE MONTH
ARLINGTON, Texas - Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, has been chose as the
July 2014 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the
International Bowling Media Association.
Pluhowsky defeated Diana Zavjavola, Latvia, 225-212, for the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) Women's All
Star tournament
Zavjavola had a one-pin lead after eight
frames until an open frame from not converting a 2-4-8-10 split, giving Pluhowsky a
chance to close out the match and the title.
The five-woman stepladder final began with
Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, downing
Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 223-169. O'Keefe
continued her hot streak besting Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 237-175. Zavjalova outlasted O'Keefe in the semifinal, 236-207, setting up the title match with Pluhowsky.
Placing third in the eighteen-game qualifying round, Pluhowsky posted a tournament-best 14-2 match play record to secure the top seed for the stepladder final.
From 1941 to 1970, the Women's All Star was the predecessor of Bowling's
Women's U.S. Open, which will return in 2015.
Others receiving votes this month were Dom Barrett, winner of the
European Bowling Tour 10 th San Marino Open, Craig Nidiffer, winner of
the 2014 High Roller, Mika Koivuniemi, winner of the EBT 5th Track
Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger, and Bill McCorkle, winner of the
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WORLD BOWLING CREATES
GROUP TO EXPLORE
ALTERNATIVE SCORING
SYSTEMS
ARLINGTON, Texas - With hopes of making following competitive bowling easier and simpler for a
majority of people and mainstream media, World
Bowling has created a new group tasked with exploring alternative scoring systems.
World Bowling president and CEO Kevin Dornberger has announced the formation of the Alternate
Bowling Scoring System working group that will find
a way to engage non-bowling spectators to help the
sport grow.
"The hope is that coming up with a simpler format
that is easy for non-bowling spectators to embrace
will lead to a path to inclusion in the Olympic
Games," Dornberger said. "Our current scoring
system is very confusing to people who do not
know anything about bowling, and we need to take
a hard look at the possibility of adoption of an alternate scoring system."
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"Every aspect of the
format and scoring of
our events is up for review," Dornberger said. "We - Kirk Von Krueger (United Sates), Deputy Comneed a scoring system for spectator and TV pres- missioner, Professional Bowlers Association
entation that cannot
- Kelly Kulick (United States), athlete
lengthen the process, must be understandable by
- Veronica Rajii (Chile), Vice President, Chile Olymliterate people, and preferably have more wins and
pic Committee
losses than once every twenty minutes, without
- Bandar Al Shafi (Qatar), Secretary General, Qatar
destroying the credibility of the sport."
Bowling Federation
To help accomplish the goal of coming up with op- Walter Ray Williams Jr. (United States), athlete
tions, Dornberger has put together an all-star working group from around the world of bowling leaders,
Dornberger said the goal for this group is to come
athletes, coaches, media and commercial bowling
up with an initial recommendation by Dec. 1, 2014,
industry executives.
to be presented to the World Bowling Executive
Board. The next WTBA Congress will be held in
The group includes:
November 2015, which presents the first opportu- Micael Hamberg (Sweden), former chairman,
nity for legislative change.
Swedish Bowling Federation, CO-CHAIR
World Bowling invites suggestions from the public
- Brian Graham (United States), Vice President,
regarding this project. Any questions regarding the
Brunswick Bowling Products, CO-CHAIR
overall project mission can be directed to Dornber- Dr. Mohammed Alathel (Saudi Arabia), Vice ger by email at [email protected]
President, Saudi Bowling Federation
. Any detailed suggestions or opinions about scor- Dom Barrett (England), athlete
ing can be sent directly to committee co-chair Ham- Andrew Frawley (Australia), national team coach berg at [email protected]
- Jim Goodwin (United States), media
Currently at the World Championships, for example, a traditional approach to format and scoring is
utilized. Bowlers and teams bowl traditional 10- - Onder Gurkan (Turkey), European Tenpin Bowlframe games with six games of qualifying leading ing Federation Presidium member
to one-game semifinals and finals.
Earl Anthony’s
Dublin Bowl
By Chuck Holland
Bowlers of the Month: Bill Cooley of the Tuesday
Match Play league shot a perfect 300 on the way to a 4
games set of 1033. Two youth bowlers had perfect 300
games: Jay Han of the Adult Jr. Match Play league and
Anthony Silva of Jr. Match Play.
League bowling:
Dublin Cruisers: Charlie Barclay 246/+68, Mike Stephenson 759, Randy Hernandez 604/+97, Jeff Mason
254/+56, Greg Johnson 475/+73, Brian Walsh 231/+69.
Christian Fellowship: Stacey Withers 199/+68,
Dusty Rhodes 205/+58, George Withers 188/+60, and
Jim Stone 524/+89.
K5 Signs & Graphics Monday Madness Match
Play (4games): Ben Sabha 877, Bob young 898, Dave
Fuller 235/+49, Chew Lee 209/+50, Brian Walker 901,
Paul Gerlt 870, Harvey Grasso 857, William Thomas
290/+80, Wendy Goldstein 213/+43, Jim Ferrero 918,
Kevin Walker 874, and John Cancel 256/+70.
Tuesday Match Play (4 games): Doug Hynds 924,
Yongsoo Lee 749/+97, Lynette Carone 224/+53, Vida
Moiso 705/+105, and Robert Tuck 922/+102.
Lucky Strikers: David Cherry 557/+104, Max
Creamer 225/+61, Liz Azbill 540/+81, Joseph Miguel
268/+83, Mike Veach 238/+68, Jessica Fitzgerald 190/
+60, Crystal Rose 182/+74, Cynthia Pisani 214/+53
and Joann Neveu 235/+66.
Reno Trip: James Lujan 610/+79, Martin Allen 648/
+78, and Voncile Booker 205/+52.
Brunswick Trios: Sean Munkner 752, Bruce Fouche
705, Weiland Mun 700/+100, Ken Baer 250/+63, Chuck
Abney 231/+64, Brent Moffitt 265/+65, Wendy Arbuckle
682, Brigette Hood 192/+56, Steve Myers 721, Larry
Ames 715, Iris Luckey 666, Angela Lariberot 225/+57,
Sandra Collins 203/+64, Mark Bufton 698/+98, Brett
Denels 695, Nicole Goodrich 622, Elaine Slocum 592/
+82, Carrie Osmer 177/+49, Kristian Schreiber 277/
+72, Russ Engstrom 791, Laura Mulligan 582/+105.
California Rollers: Marty Provost 675/+95.
Earl’s Pearls: Rich Hiner 690, Pete Zane 623, Kevin
Finnegan 235/+50, June Lee 524, Jo Lynn Mull 505,
Dave Altschuler 627, Paul Balchitis 214/+64, Lynn
Simpson 561, Rose Dautrieve 524, Kay Filgo 208/+65,
Dave Packer 689, Ann Liu 524, Lee Ferretti 511, and
Liese Byrne 408/+63.
4 Leaf Clovers: Matt Williams 525/+75, Randy Thomas 201/+48, Karen Blitzer 379/+73, Voltaire Wang
167/+60, and Janet Zhan 180/+52.
Wednesday Wonders: Brian Neff 538/+88, Manny
Rito 270/+67, Jen Goodman 699, Alan Bittikofor 276/
+90, James Butler 258/+69, Elizabeth Bryant 681, June
Sablan 597/+93, Arthur Baraan 717, Terry Stone 610,
Stephen Klitz 724, and Larry Ames 701.
Summer Nisei Invitational: Anthony Braga 742,
Todd Uyeda 709/+133, Karen Adolphson 671, Eric
Adolphson 761, Denise Hewitt 564/+88, Gary Bacon
289/+72, Dave Thompson 277/+61, and Merly Cerezo
235/+60.
Bowling Belles: Darlene Delphino197/+71, and Barb
Wollenweber 226/+51.
Thursday Mixers: Eugene Brichacek 247/+63,
Ruben Valdez 206/+60, Heather Lynch 217/+50, Todd
Koons 257/+73, Steve Ringle 245/+58, Richard Skordas 680/+80, Brian Thomas 670/+91, Kim Martini 234/
+73, and Anna Wilson 633/+120.
Santa Rita Employees & Friends: Jon Clover 718,
Mike Battu 644/+101, Mike Bricker 703, Michael Jones
238/+59, Mike Denobriga 257/+52, Sue Dill 597/+99,
and Tam Mai 227/+91.
565 Scratch Trios: Larry Cook 719, Hal Lewis 709,
and Fannie Robinson 607.
Lively 4’s: Debbie Harris 204/+45.
Seniors & VIP’s: Larry Cook 635, Ray Blackshear
627, Steven Ourso 257/+70, Jim Wyllie 595/+95, Holly
Velando 515, Olga Alexander 181/+52, Blake Bedow
631, Patti Paladini 459/+49, Jan Lee 428/+68, and Liese Byrne 408/+63.
PBA Experience: Jon Vianu 190/+54, Gerald Young
257/+71, Yako McDonnell 231/+56, Randy Coon 299760, and Brent Moffitt 280-757.
Youth Bowlers:
Jr. Adult Match Play (4 games): Vincent Clifford
852, Patrick Kelly 211/+43, Curtis Agness 246, Jay Han
842, Brett Schalin 245/+58, Jeffery Anderson 245/+44,
and Noah Tom 863.
Jr. Match Play (4 games): Anthony Silva 850, Joe
Stephen 920, Patrick Kelly
776/+80, Molly Brown 586,
Brett Schalin 803, Matthew
Collet 571/+ 107 and Jared Darling 235/+44.
Strike Force (3games): Curtis Agnes 535, Molly
Brown 417, Noah Tom 620, Jasmine Matsumoto 389,
and Joe Stephen514.
Jr. Strikers (3 games): Henry Lenhardt 566/+98,
Jacob Butler 513, Hunter Lampi 572/+69, Clark Lenhardt 142/+28, Jason Garcia 510/+69, and Daniel Dorsett 358.
Generation Gap (Jr./Adult 3 games): Conner
Archuleta 238/+52, Scott Luba 738, Derrick Monday
182/+50, Lisa Hansen 456/+69, Brandon Luba 579/
+79, Gary Carino 623, Cheryl Byrd 561, Dennis Wakaluk 713, and Trent Wakaluk 610.
Dynamic Duos (2 games):
Gold Pin Tournament: Our next Gold Pin Tournament is scheduled for August 16th at 1:00p, the pattern
will be Cheetah. Entry is $65 and there are optional
side pots, a 300 pot (which is over $2300.00), and
brackets! Call to enter this event, the field is limited to
36 bowlers. This is a USBC certified tournament.
Pot “O” Gold Color Pin Bowling for $$$: Bowls at
6:30pm each Saturday night, if you get color pins in the
right positions you get to shoot for a strike money shot.
There are accumulating jack pots for games 1, 2, and
3, and there are optional side pots. The cost is $19,
and it is advisable that you call for reservations. (925)
828-7550
Solar Extreme “Fantastic”: Solar Extreme is getting
to be the thing Saturday Nights. It starts at 11:00pm
and we close at 1:30am. Up to date video music and
the whole cosmic type light show, is a must be at, all
inclusive PARTY! They flock here from all over and the
ages vary greatly. If you have the time come on out and
see what the whole thing is about. It will only cost you
$16, which includes shoes, use of a house ball and
unlimited bowling until close. Great action, fantastic fun,
and loud music! Call (925) 828-7550 for reservations.
Friday Night Frenzy: Friday Nights from 10:30pm till
1:00am looks to be great. It is suitable for all ages. For
$15.00 you get unlimited bowling during the time period. If that is not enough, you also get the rental shoes
thrown in for free. Sounds like a good time to me. Now
that you have your ball and shoes, we’ll even throw in
music and the same light show that you get for Solar
Extreme!
Web-site: Check us out at
www.earlanthonysdublinbowl.com, you can link to
us on the Bowling World. Questions or reservations
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6 Gamer Results, July 2014
We had 16 entries for the July Yosemite Lanes 6
Gamer, bowled on the Kegel Wall Street Pattern. In the
end it was Rich Custer who continued his dominate
2014 6 gamer season leading the way with a
1450qualifying score (a 241 average). Rich then went
on to defeat Benny Sanchez Jr. in the final match in the
stepladder finals 265 to 200 to claim his 3rd 6 gamer
title in the 7 2014 tournament so far. Congratulations to
Rich and all the other finalist.
Qualifying Scores:
1. Rich Custer +250
2. Don Erickson +199
3. Freddy Irvin +196
4. Benny Sanchez Jr. +191
Match #1
Benny Sanchez Jr. defeats
Freddy Irvin 257 to 246
4th Freddy Irvin $100
Match #2
Benny Sanchez Jr. defeats
Don Erickson 236 to 223
3rd Don Erickson $140
Glow Bowling
Rock-N-Bowl
1ST RICH CUSTER
$264.00
2ND
BENNY SANCHEZ JR
$200.00
3RD
DON ERICKSON
$140.00
4TH
FREDDY IRVIN
$100.00
HIGH LAST GAME POT
FREDDY IRVIN
248 $55
PAUL HERRERA
248 $55
NEXT 6 GAMERS
CHECK IN 11:00AM BOWL AT 12:00 PM
(2014 6 Gamer Entry Fee’s will be ONLY $60)
Willie Taylor Memorial August 17th On the House Shot
(41 feet)
September 21st
October 5th
Championship Match
Rich Custer defeats
Benny Sanchez Jr. 265 to 200
2nd Benny Sanchez Jr. $200
1st Rich Custer $264
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Our next 6 gamer is the 9th Annual Willie Taylor Memorial on August 17th. This will be on the Yosemite
Lanes House Shot (41 feet) and will hopefully have
some added money and other raffle prizes.
YOSEMITE LANES
6 GAMER RESULTS FOR JULY 27TH 2014
16 ENTRIES ON THE KEGEL WALL STREET PATTERN
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SCR - Trisa Kociemba / Steve Fasoletti $190 AMF
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B - Carrie-Lynn LaFranchi / Monty Lyons $450 Fireside
SCR - Trent Wakaluk / Dennis Wakaluk $265 E.A Dublin
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Six USBC Youth Members Win National
Titles At Junior Gold
West Lane Bowl Juniors
By Lucas Wiseman
Junior Leagues have already come to an end for this summer season, and
the sign ups are out for winter leagues. You can check all the information out
on our website or swing by and pick up a flyer at the front desk.
In the week of June 23rd in the Tuesday Juniors we had Gabriel Aguillen with
a 183 game. In the Friday Junior Adult David Garcia rolled a 237, Bryan Kendall a 234, Haley Woodard a 223, Joshalyn Thomas a 235 and Alex Amuesca a
278. In the Saturday Juniors Leagues in the Bumper we had Evan Raponkas
with an 86, Lilah Nakamura with a 93, Haylee Armanino an 80, Janae Armanino
a 77 duplicate, and Jared Cimafranca a 93. In the Bantams we had Khalil Cimafranca with an 89 game, and in the Juniors we had Frankie Salazar with a
201.
The week of June 30th had Kyle Knight with a 157 and Gabriel Aguillen a 155
both in the Tuesday Juniors. In the Saturday Bumpers we had Evan Raponkas
with a 99 game. In the Saturday Bantams we had Khalil Cimafranca with an 85,
Robbie Juarez 85, Alyvia Galano 85 and Hailey Smith 87. The Saturday Juniors had Andrew Carteret with games of 279, 279 and 247 for an 805 series,
and Cameron Powers with a 214.
In the week of July 7th Gabriel Aguillen posted a 199 in the Tuesday Juniors.
Alex Amuesca rolled a 238, Louie Rivera a 286, and Steve Smith a 249 all in
the Friday Junior Adult.
The week of July 14th in the Tuesday Juniors we had Gabriel Aguillen with a
176 game. In the Friday Junior Adult Eren Olguin rolled a 230, Alex Amuesca a
223, and Steve Smith a 244. Saturday Junior Leagues had Lilah Nakamura
with a 100 game in the Bumpers, Brooklynn Armanino with a 90 game in the
Bantams, and Frankie Salazar with a 210, and Andrew Carteret with a 235 all in
the Juniors.
Wonderful bowling to all of you and until next month may the pin fall be with
you.
BUFFALO, N.Y. - National champions were crowned in six divisions Friday at the
2014 Junior Gold Championships presented by Ebonite, Columbia 300, Track and
Hammer.
Tylor Greene of Davison, Michigan, and Breanna Clemmer of Clover, South Carolina, claimed the 20-and-under titles, while Adam Zimmerman of Deer Park, New
York, and Ashley Channell of Morris Chapel, Ten., won the 15-and-under division.
In the new 12-and-under division, Anthony Neuer of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and
Madison Bailey of Rocklin, California, earned victories.
A record field of 2,479 USBC youth members from across the country took part in
the event, which awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships.
Greene, 20, entered match play as the top seed and went undefeated in the double-elimination match-play bracket. He took down defending champion Wesley Low
of Palmdale, California, 443-388, in the two-game title match.
"In the other years I made match play, I went 0-2, so it was a relief to get past the
first few rounds," Greene said. "Wesley and I are good friends. With him being the
defending champion, it really put some pressure on me, but I think there was a lot
on him as well trying to defend. Winning Junior Gold is unreal. It's one of the biggest
accomplishments of my life, and I won't forget this moment."
Two years after winning the U15 division, Clemmer, 16, found her way to the U20
title by defeating Rachael Albright of Genoa, Ohio, 387-353, in the title match.
"Being able to bowl with college girls for the past three or four years has helped me
a lot," Clemmer said. "Watching them bowl has really helped me understand how to
play the lanes and what kind of mental game you need to have at Junior Gold. It
feels good inside to know that I have won two titles at Junior Gold. It means that all
of my hard work has paid off."
The top two players in the U20 boys and girls divisions after 25 games of qualifying
who were age eligible earned automatic spots on Junior Team USA in 2015. Those
spots went to Michael Preston of Oswego, Illinois, Low, Melanie Hannon of Cheektowaga, New York, and Chenoa Rhoades of Lafayette, Indiana.
In addition, the players who advanced to the U20 championship match and were
age eligible also earned automatic spots on Junior Team USA. The only player eligible was Clemmer. Since Low had already earned a spot and because Greene and
Albright were not age eligible to earn spots, three additional selections went to the
National Selection Committee.
The selections to Junior Team USA were Kamron Doyle of Brentwood, Tenn., Kyle
Sherman of O'Fallon, Missouri, Michael Coffey of Melbourne, Florida, Michael Tang
of San Francisco, Stephanie Schwartz of Racine, Wisconsin, Julia Bond of Aurora,
Illinois, and Katelyn Simpson, Emmett, Idaho.
In the U15 boys final, Zimmerman, 15, entered the championship round with one
loss and needing to defeat Michael Schoerner of Plymouth, Wisconsin, twice to take
the title. Zimmerman won consecutive matches, 377-350 and 387-274, to take the
victory.
"Going into the second game, I was hoping to bowl the best I could and see what
By Correen Edgerly
happens," Zimmerman said. "To continue to make good shots for that many games
is tough. To be able to call myself a Junior Gold champion is unbelievable. It means
the world to me."
Channell, 14, made it into the U15 girls championship match for the second consecutive year but this time turned a runner-up finish into a victory by defeating Brogan Zengel of Centerville, Ohio, 365-273. "I went undefeated in match play last
year," Channell said. "I lost both matches in the championship match, so it meant a
lot to win this year. It was a great experience, and a lot of great competition."
Four U15 bowlers who were age eligible earned spots to compete in the Tournament of Americas in 2015 and to join the Junior Team USA development program.
Those players were Cortez Schenck of Phoenix, Schoerner, Channell and Zengel.
In the one-game U12 boys championship match, Neuer, 12, defeated Alexander
Horton, 169-131, to earn the victory. "I thought it was a good experience," Neuer
said. "You need to make your spares in this kind of tournament, and it means a lot
because there were a lot of good bowlers."
Bailey, 12, entered as the top seed
and rolled through match play, eventually defeating Sarah Sanes of Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, 151-135, in the title match. "It was scary and I was really nervous
since it was my first time at Junior Gold," Bailey said. "But my dad says that hard
works pays off, and it means everything to win."
For more information on the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships, visit
BOWL.com/JuniorGold.
Parent/Teen winner Manuel Sanchez (center)
with mother Josephine (left)
and PBA star Norm Duke
See complete story on page 31
International Family
Tournament Presented
By
QUBICAAMF
ARLINGTON, Texas - Twelve pins were the difference
between first and second place in the Parent/Youth
division of the 39th Annual International Family Tournament presented by QubicaAMF (IFT). The tournament,
held this year at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford, Illinois,
July 19-21, drew 36 Parent/Youth and 38 Parent/Teen
teams representing 25 states and the U.S. Navy for
three days of fun and friendly competition for a share of
a $70,000 scholarship pool.
In a battle of Kansans, Makayla Brownlee and her
mother Michelle, from Wellington bested Brayli Bozarth
and her dad, Brian, from Ness City, 237-225 in the final
game of the Parent/Youth competition. Third place
went to an Indiana pair, Justin Davis from Burlington
and Alice Baldwin from Kokomo 237-220 in the semifinals of competition.
In the Parent/Teen division, Manuel Sanchez and his
mother, Josephine, from Chicago won over Kade
Schreiner and his dad, Jeremy from Laurel, Montana,
233-215. Third place honors went to the Shawnee,
Oklahoma team of Ivan Green and Sarah Lonelodge
281-232.
Each division's top 8 teams after Sunday's competition
advanced to a 'Baker Game' match play final round on
Monday morning. At the conclusion of 8 games of
match play, the top three teams in each division then
competed in the 'Baker Game' stepladder finals in the
afternoon to decide the
titles.
Bowlers and their families were treated like
royalty from the moment
they arrived on Saturday,
to check in at the Holiday
Inn, Rockford, the IFT
host hotel. That evening
they mixed and mingled
at a welcome reception
and orientation dinner on
the patio of the Burpee
Museum of Natural History, one of Rockford's
premier attractions.
Sunday's practice and
Parent/Youth winner Makayla Brownlee (center), with mother Michelle
first round of competition
(left) and PBA star Norm Duke
were followed by lunch
and a Pro-Am tournament featuring some of the top professional women ment Committee chair at the awards banquet at the
bowlers competing in the BPAA Women's All Star Tour- Hoffman House in the Holiday Inn.
nament across town at the Cherry Bowl in Rockford. The International Family Tournament presented by
The lady pros teamed up with the family pairs for a mini QubicaAMF is the only sporting event in the United
"tournament-within-a-tournament." At the end of the States in which parents participate with children for a
day, bowlers and their families went to Magic Waters national championship and scholarships for a signifiWater Park for an evening of fun, fellowship and relaxa- cant amount of money. Parent/Youth and Parent/Teen
teams qualify in local competitions held at participating
tion.
The second round of competition continued Monday BPAA member bowling centers and advance to state
morning followed by lunch and a trick shot demonstra- and regional finals with the winners competing in the
tion by PBA star and fan favorite, Norm Duke. The af- national finals.
ternoon resumed with the Baker format stepladder fi- The International Family Tournament is made possible
nals to determine the champions. Afterwards, certifi- by the generous contributions of title sponsor Qubicates, medals and trophies were presented by Pat caAMF Worldwide. Full final standings are available at
Ciniello, president of QubicaAMF, Randy Thompson, www.bpaa.com/tournaments.
secretary of the BPAA and John Losito, BPAA Tourna-
Bowling.com Youth Open Has One
Perfect Game, Three Multiple Winners
By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas – Eric Gauroniak of Palm City, Florida, had the only 300
game and three other youth bowlers each won multiple titles at the 2014 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships that recently concluded at AMF Thruway
Lanes in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
The Bowling.com Youth Open is a non-qualifying tournament open to all USBC
Youth members. This year’s event drew more than 1,200 participants and will award
approximately $80,000 in scholarships.
Gauroniak picked up a $100 scholarship bonus from Bowling.com for rolling the
seventh perfect game in tournament history. He had games of 245, 300 and 183 for
a 728 series in doubles, and his 300 was the first in tournament history that was not
rolled during the team event. Gauroniak teamed with Jessica Mellott to finish 10th in
U20 doubles.
Trent Pektas of Volant, Pennsylvania, won two titles, taking the U15 singles and all
-events titles. His 713 series in singles tied U20 singles winner Cody Schmitt of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, for the highest series in singles at this year’s event.
The other multiple-title winners were Natalia Delgado of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico,
who was on the U12 winning team and also took all-events honors with a 1,580 total
in the U12 Girls division, and Micah Voorhis of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, who rolled a
444 in singles, 1,314 in all-events and teamed with Jake Diaz of Cherry Hill, N.J., for
an 811 score in doubles to win three U8 titles.
Jonathan Lovett of Columbia, South Carolina, who set a Youth Open record with
an 831 series at the 2013 tournament to win the U15 Singles title, teamed with
Brandon Magennis of Fort Mill, South Carolina, to take the U15 Doubles title with a
1,200 total. Nicole Taylor and Keondra Eaton of Baton Rouge, La., had a 1,125 total
to take the U15 Girls title.
Other doubles winners were Dan Mangano and Jack Cook of Denville, New Jer-
sey, with a 1,368 total in U20 while Paige Sutfin and Courtney Barney of Columbus,
Ohio, rolled to the U20 Girls title with a 1,210 total. Connor Brink and Cameron Hurwitz of Shortsville, New York, won the U12 division with a 1,063 total while Paige
Peters and Kamerin Peters of Toms River, New Jersey, had 1,012 to win in U12
Girls.
In the four-person team competition, Brandon Biondo, Kendle Miles, Kyle Sherman
and Riley Smith of O’Fallon, Missouri, took the U20 title with a 2,649 pinfall total.
Patrick Dabatos, Richard Paul III, Anthony Silva and Noah Tom of Winton, California, had a 2,285 total to win the U15 division.
Edgar Burgos, Emmanuel Crespo, Brian Delgado and Natalia Delgado of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, won the U12 title while Savannah Burgin, Nathan Johnson, Anthony Mandry and Brendan Tahsler of Cleveland, Ohio, won the U8 division.
In singles, Lauren Pate of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, fired a 660 in U20 Girls
to edge Brittany Smith of Des Moines, Iowa, by a single pin. Rhianna Smith of
Mount Olive, New Jersey, had a 616 series to take the U15 Girls division, Mabel
Cummins of Elburn, Illinois, had 588 in U12 Girls and Spencer Robarge of Springfield, Missouri, had a 601 series to win the U12 Boys title. Kayla Brown of Dublin,
Ohio, with a 372 series, won the U8 Girls title.
Kenneth Sexton Jr. of Manalapan, New Jersey, was one of only three bowlers to
crack the 2,000-pin mark in all-events, taking the U20 Boys title with a 2,072 total.
Jenna Wenning of Coldwater, Ohio, claimed the U20 Girls all-events division with a
1,911 total.
Other all-events winners were Caitlyn Titer of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, who had a
1,675 total in U15, Anthony Strickland of Columbia City, Indiana, who currently resides at Lakenheath Air Force Base in Suffolk, England, had a 1,584 pinfall total in
U12, and Abbie Leiendecker of Wooster, Ohio, posted 1,164 in U8.
At the Bowling.com Youth Open, competitors bowl nine games total – three games
each of singles, doubles and four-player team. The combined scores from those
events is the all-events score.
The event, operated by International Bowling Campus Youth Development, moved
to age-based divisions (U8, U12, U15 and U20) in 2013. The highest age on the
team determined the division for team and doubles competition.
STRIKES FOR KIDS'
"THE MERRIMAN
SUPER BOWLING
CELEBRATION PARTY”
Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch and Earl Thomas to Co-Host S
uper Bowling Celebration Party
Seattle, WA- Strikes For Kids is putting on a celebration party for the
Super Bowl champions. “The Merriman Super Bowling Celebration Party”
will take place at ACME Bowl in Tukwila on Saturday, September 6 th from
5:00 P.M to 10:00 P.M. The first session will go from 5:00 P.M to 7:00 P.M
and the second session from 8:00 P.M to 10:00 P.M.
Seattle Seahawks’ All-Pro safety Earl Thomas and All-Pro running back
Marshawn Lynch will be co-hosting each session respectively for this
charity benefit. The event will raise proceeds to go to benefiting The Earl
Thomas Guardian Angel Foundation and The Fam 1st Family Foundation.
General admission for non-bowlers is $100 per person and bowling registration is $150 or $800 per lane (up to) 6 bowlers. General admission
includesevent shirt, event sack pack bag, billiards, Deuce brand wristband, buffet, raffle and silent auction (no autographs are guaranteed). Bowling entry
includes3 games of bowling, shoes, event shirt, billiards, event sack pack
bag, Deuce brand wristband, buffet, (1) drink ticket, raffle and silent auction.
Event tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available through their Web
site, www.superbowlingcelebrationparty.comor by contacting Joe Allen (559) 2414412. The bowling center is located at 100 Andover Park West, Tukwila, WA 98188.
Joe Allen, the Founder/CEO of Strikes For Kids, created the non-profit organization
to partner professional athletes with benefiting children’s organizations around the
United States. “The main things we try to share at our events are fun, being comfortable and accessibility to the athletes that these fans root for every Sunday,” Allen
said in a press release about the event.
This is the second Strikes For Kids event held in Seattle. “Strikes For Kids is
pleased to come back to the Seattle area. Last year we held the Live United Bowl
United Bowling Classic hosted by Seahawk Cliff Avril that featured more than 700
people,” Allen said.
“I couldn’t be more excited to have the opportunity to work with Mr. Thomas and
Mr. Beast Mode himself and progress we’ve taken in the communities over the past
year,” Allen said. “Each event is a learning experience for me. I continue to be
amazed by the hundreds of attendees who open up and share their story, their time
and their hope for the causes we’ve decided to pull for.”
Special thank you to our sponsors: Merriman, First Investors, Relativity Sports,
Athletes 1st, BMW Seattle, Clear Channel, I Heart Radio and the PBA.
About The Earl Thomas Guardian Angel Foundation Growing up, Earl Thomas was
lucky enough to have a strong, supportive family around him, but his life was not
without hardship. In addition to various NFL-oriented community service activities
like Play 60, Earl carries out a series of yearly efforts to help those who are less
fortunate get back on their feet. His work annually includes a Thanksgiving turkey
giveaway, a winter coat drive, and a free summer football camp for children in the
town where he grew up.
Photo: Strikes For Kids 2013 Seattle Bowling Classic
USA, SWEDEN
WIN DOUBLES AT
2014 WORLD
YOUTH
CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Matt Cannizzaro
HONG KONG - Bowling fans in person and online were treated to some excitement at the World Youth Championships as the United States and Sweden claimed
doubles gold medals in dramatic fashion Monday at the South China Athletic Association Bowling Center.
Junior Team USA's Liz Kuhlkin delivered a powerful strike on her first shot in the
10th frame to lift her and Sarah Lokker to a 370-361 victory over Japan's Shion Izumune and Kana Shimoide, when Shimoide couldn't match the effort.
A converted ninth-frame washout from Lokker helped Junior Team USA even the
match heading into the final frame, but Izumune rolled a 10 pin to give Japan a onepin advantage before Kuhlkin stepped up in front of a packed house and BowlTV
viewers.
"Going into that frame, I just wanted to get the ball off my hand," said Kuhlkin, a
standout at the University of Nebraska. "I've been in that situation before because I
bowl anchor in college, but it's so much different to step up wanting to make your
teammates, coaches and entire country proud. It's almost surreal right now, and it's
such an honor to be here representing our country."
Sweden's Markus Jansson and Pontus Andersson escaped with a 405-371 win
against Junior Team USA's Matthew Farber and Kamron Doyle after Doyle was
unable to force a tie with three strikes in his final frame.
Jansson and Andersson entered the semifinals as the top seed with a 2,679 total
for their six games of qualifying. They dispensed of Mexico's Enrique Kassian and
Andre Fors, 401-376, to reach the final match, while Farber and Doyle defeated
their Junior Team USA teammates Greg Young and Wesley Low, 423-371.
The semifinals on the girls side both were close. Izumune, the singles silver medalist, rolled a 247 game and nearly single-handedly downed Colombia's Tatiana
Munoz and Laura Plazas, 387-368. Junior Team USA's see-saw match with Indonesia's Nadia Nurmalina and Alisha Larasati ended 354 -350.
Nurmalina, Larasati, Munoz and Plazas all earned bronze medals, while Kassian,
Fors, Young and Low shared the bronze in the boys division.
All doubles teams bowled six qualifying games on the 45-foot Mexico City lane
condition, the long pattern this week, before the field was cut to the top four for the
semifinals
The field includes 262 bowlers from 46 countries, competing in singles, doubles,
team, all-events and match-play Masters. Competition continues Tuesday with the
start of the team event, which will be a test of versatility, using both the Mexico City
and 35-foot Beijing oil patterns over two days.
Bowling fans from around the globe can watch the competition live on
BOWL.com's BowlTV thanks to a partnership between the United States Bowling
Congress and the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress.
.2014 WORLD BOWLING YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
At SCAA Bowling Center, Hong Kong
Monday's results, August 10
GIRLS
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Winners earn gold, losers get silver)
Sarah Lokker/Liz Kuhlkin, United States, def. Shion Izumune/Kana Shimoide, Japan, 370-361
SEMIFINALS
(Winners advance, losers tie for bronze)
Izumune/Kana Shimoide def. Tatiana Munoz/Laura Plazas, Colombia, 387368
Lokker/Kuhlkin def. Nadia Nurmalina/Alisha Larasati, Indonesia, 354-350
BOYS
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Winners earn gold, losers get silver)
Markus Jansson/Pontus Andersson, Sweden def. Matthew Farber/Kamron
Doyle, United States, 405-371
SEMIFINALS
Jansson/Andersson def. Enrique Kassian/Andre Fors, Mexico, 401-376
Farber/Doyle def. Greg Young/Wesley Low, United States, 423-371
The field includes 262 bowlers from 46 countries, competing in singles, doubles,
team, all-events and match-play Masters. Competition continues Sunday with the
first day of doubles qualifying on the 45-foot Mexico City oil pattern.
Bowling fans from around the globe can watch the competition live on
BOWL.com's BowlTV thanks to a partnership between the United States Bowling
Congress and the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress.
HONG KONG - Korea swept the singles gold medals at the 2014 World Youth .
Championships as Choi Woo Sub and Yang Su Jin ended the week's first discipline
on the top step of the medal stand Saturday at the South China Athletic Association 2014 WORLD BOWLING YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
At SCAA Bowling Center, Hong Kong
Bowling Center.
Choi defeated Junior Team USA's Wesley Low of Palmdale, California, 226-214, Saturday's results
while Yang topped Japan's Shion Izumune, 237-208.
The left-handed Choi started the gold-medal match with four consecutive strikes GIRLS
and built a 23-pin lead that proved to be enough to hold off Low, a World Youth CHAMPIONSHIP
Championships first-timer, who is a two-hander and also attacks the lanes from the (Winner earns gold, loser gets silver)
Yang Su Jin, Korea, def. Shion Izumune, Japan, 237-208
left side..
"I knew I needed a big game to even get into the semifinals, and I was able to get
enough to take the lead without even knowing it," said Low, who finished his six- SEMIFINALS
game qualifying block with a 264 game and 1,431 total, a 238.5 average. "We're (Winners advance, losers tie for bronze)
very focused on the team event this week, but this really helps my confidence. To Yang def. Kana Shimoide, Japan, 236-208
do this well against the best youth bowlers in the world means a lot, and it's a great Izumune def. Jenny Wegner, Sweden, 173-167
start to the week.".
In the semifinal matches, Low threw a clutch strike in his final frame and went on to BOYS
shut out Sweden's Jesper Svensson, escaping with a 225-223 victory, while Choi CHAMPIONSHIP
cruised to a 217-176 win against hometown favorite Michael Mak of Hong Kong. (Winner earns gold, loser gets silver)
On the girls side, Yang advanced to the championship match with a 236-208 vic- Choi Woo Sub, Korea, def. Wesley Low, United States, 226-214
tory against Japan's Kana Shimoide, and Izumune downed Sweden's Jenny
Wegner, 173-167, in dramatic fashion when Wegner missed a 6-10 combination in SEMIFINALS
the final frame.
Svensson, Mak, Shimoide and Wegner all earned bronze medals for the efforts. Low def. Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 225-223
All players bowled six qualifying games on the 35-foot Beijing lane condition, the Choi def. Michael Mak, 217-176
short pattern this week, before the field was cut to the top four for the semifinals.
KOREA SWEEPS SINGLES AT 2014
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
McHenry Bowl to Host 5th
Annual TOP DOG Tournament
This is a Senior Scratch Tournament for all seniors 55 years
old or older as of tournament date.
This is a USBC certified tournament – all participants must
have a current USBC card.
OCTOBER 18, 2014 is the date and we start at 12:30 p.m.
Entries close at 12:15 p.m.
The very small cost of entry into this tournament is $35.00 if
paid by October 17, 2014. ($23.00 of Entry fee is Prize Fund,
and $12.00 is for Lines) You will pay $40.00 on day of tournament. The extra money is put into prize fund. Prize Fund will
be paid out 100% on a 1 to 4 ratio.
The format for this TOP DOG tournament goes like this:
Round 1: Three games moving one pair to the right after each
game. Cut to the top 20. Round 2: Top 20 bowlers plus any
ties for last spot will bowl one game (scores accumulate). Cut
to the top 10. Round 3: Top 10 bowlers plus any ties for last
spot will bowl one game (scores accumulate). Round 4: Top 4
bowlers will bowl a step ladder final to determine top 4 places.
Any ties to make the top 4 or during the step ladder will bowl a
ninth and tenth frame roll off to determine places.
Please call to reserve your spot and pay by check or credit
card to:
McHenry Bowl, C/o Terry Waring
3700 McHenry Ave.
Modesto, CA 95356
Phone: (209) 571-2695 Fax: (209) 571-2701
Please send your name, address, phone #, USBC card #, and
the name of your home bowling center with your payment.
Thank you so much for thinking about this tournament.
See ad on page 35
Lee Fitzgerald
Competes In Her 35th
California State
Women's
Tournament
by Frank Weiler
STOCKTON - Citrus Belt Hall of Famer Lee Fitzgerald recently
participated in her 35th California USBC State omen's Tournament. She may hold the participation record by a Citrus Belt
woman in this tournament.
According to the California USBC website six women have
bowled in fifty or more tournaments, with LUCY TURNER participating in a record 55. Can you imagine participating in a state
tournament for thirty-five years, for fifty-five years? These participation records show how loyal, how dedicated, and how enthusiastic bowlers are. Bowlers love bowling. Lee Fitzgerald loves
Bowling.
Lee has a 176 book average and is a tough competitor on the
lanes. She has been involved in every aspect of bowling including Association Manager, national and state convention delegate,
league coordinator, youth coordinator, league secretary, bowler
and coach. LEE FITZGERALD KNOWS BOWLING.
The Citrus Belt is fortunate to have Lee as a member. We appreciate having her and wish to congratulate her.
3 Man Senior Classic
secretary/treasurer Bob Brown
by Don Phillips
summer 2014
July 1. It sure is COOL inside! The second half of
the season has begun. Top of the heap were Ron
Johnson 249/898 and Mike Schwartz 235/898. Other
par rollers were Lonnie Hare 234/810, Don Sager
246/864, Cal Suan 228/811, Merle Darling 237/800,
Mel Hand 235/800, Don Phillips 244/892, Larry Hilburn 258/867, Doug Regelin 233/833 and Joe Ho
lesapple 246/848. Top 5 games above 220 were by
Dale Collette 236, Dann Dodd 233, Mike Hale 227,
Art Tourtillott 225 and Stan Seeley 225.
Week 9. Two seniors broke the 900 barrier. Don
Phillips 270/926 and Mike Schwartz 258/923. Nice
going! 800++ shooters were Joe Holeapple 208/810,
Don Yarwood 236/855, Merle Darling 238/825,
Lonnie Hare 237/835, Don
Sager 237/837, Mel Hand 233/858, Mal Helmuth
247/853, Art Tourtillott 224/805 and Bill Graham
254/828. Games over 220 were by Larry Hilburn 224,
Ron Johnson 221, Jim Rice 235 and Mike Hale 256.
July 15. Mike Schwartz with another 298/1002 to be
top man again!! Great rollin Mike. In the 900 range
were Don Phillips 259/970 and Joe Holesapple
245/909. 800+ for the 4 game set were Larry Hilburn
247/894, Bill Graham 253/834, Mike Hale 236/820,
Ron Johnson 246/839, Dale Collette 234/847, Art
Tourtillott 227/807, Anthony Ripchick 231/858, Jim
Rice 267/875, Lonnie Hare 255/869, Don Sager
257/872, Cal Suan 230/865 and Stan Seeley
243/882.
Single game over 225 was by Don Yarwood 231.
Week 11. Breaking out BIG was Lonnie Hare
255/951 as top man for the week.
Four other seniors broke the 900 barrier; Don Phillips 239/922, Don Sager 234/917, Mike Schwartz
257/907 and Ron Johnson 247/902. Par shooters
were Anthony Ripchick 246/843, Don Yarwood
235/848, Merle Darling 221/822, Art Tourtillott
233/815, Jim Rice 216/823 and Joe Holesapple
244/866. Nice single games were by Mal Helmuth
223, Bill Graham 227, Cal Suan 228 and Stan Seeley
221.
July 29. Leading the pack was Larry Hilburn
277/974. Four clean games! Great!
Three more 900's were by Cal Suan 268/941, Don
Phillips 266/917 and Don Sager 247/903. 800++ were
by Ron Johnson 245/872, Art Tourtillott 230/870, Mal
Helmuth 241/862, Bill Graham 265/827, Anthony Ripchick 256/815 and Mike Schwartz 222/848. Nice
games were by Jim Rice 234 and Sam Miller 224.
Attention seniors!! Studs averaging 190 and better
that are looking for some competition and bowling in
the BEST senior classic league in the area, check it
out at Steve Cook's Fireside Lanes!!!!!
55 And Holding
By Correen Edgery
Leagues are quickly coming to an end
for the 2014 summer season. Teams are
already being put together for the winter
leagues, which will be starting in September.
In the week of June 23rd we had Alan
Randall with a 223, Archie Archibeque with
a 215 and Frank Klo with a 231 all in the
Monday Seniors. In the Lucky Seniors we
had Wayne Bundy with a 205, George
Bauserman 200, Larry Ortiz 202, Mel Davis
201 and Danny Godoy with a 202. The
Thursday Senior A’s had Dave Persinger
with a 245, Randy Kuwamoto 244, and Bill
Lautenschlager with a 289, and in the
Thursday B’s Doug Borst rolled a 224, and
Jess Moody a 236.
The week of June 30th in the Monday
Seniors is where Steve Pappas rolled a
222, Jimmy Rullan
a 233, Marissa
Ghirardelli a 201, Mel Davis a 225, Gil
Maghoney a 241, Debbie Robbins a 202,
Frank Klo a 246, and Bill Lautenschlager a
268 with a 740 series. Larry Ortiz posted
his 245 in the Lucky Seniors. In the Thursday Seniors in the A Division we had Evelyn Sasaki with a 222, Bill Lautenschlager a
259, Alan Randall a 258, Bob Cluff a 225,
and Ron Taylor with a 256.
In the week of July 7th we had Mel Davis
with a 246, Fred Campbell 243, Tony Manrique 248, and Israel Ripoyla with a 246 all
in the Monday Seniors. In the Lucky Seniors we had Larry Ortiz with a 226, and
Danny Godoy with a 235. The Thursday
Senior A’s had Randy Kuwamoto with a
244, Frank Klo 232, and Robert Curry with
a 240, and in the B’s we had Jr. Buligon
with a 234.
The week of July 14th in the Monday
Seniors we had Kathleen Lautenschlager
with a 226, Curtis Long 210, Joe Ballesteros 231, Israel Ripoyla 230, Tim Taggart
231, and Frank Klo with a 236. Steve Stoffel posted a 268 in the Lucky Seniors to go
100 pins over average. In the Thursday
Senior Leagues in the A Division we had
Alan Randall with a 264 and Frank Klo with
a 268 716, and in the B Division we had Jr.
Buligon with a 244, and Jess Moody with a
277.
Wonderful bowling to all of our seniors
and until next month may the pin fall be with
you.
Charlie Short Knows
No-Tap
by Frank Weiler
SAN BERNARDINO - What does a bowler with
eight decades of experience know about bowling?
EVERYTHING! Well, maybe not everything but a
bunch. And when it comes to NO-TAP BOWLING
he may not know everything but he probably
knows more than any man alive.
So when I ran into Charlie last week we talked
about Charlie, we talked about world affairs, we
talked about the state of bowling, we talked about
BOWLMOR and we talked about no-tap bowling.
I haven't seen Charlie in over a year so I was excited to find out what is new in his corner of the
bowling universe.
Charlie told me that no-tap bowling is taking off.
As more and more bowlers get older the world of
no-tap gets bigger. The appeal is FUN. It is fun
to score and no-tap bowling allows old timers to
score. For bowlers in their nineties, leagues are
considering 8 or 7 pin no-tap games! Can you
believe? I can't wait to be 90!
Once we solved all the world's problems I
asked Charlie for some performance tips and
strategies for scoring as a no-tapper. Here are
some of his secrets. First, don't waste energy
carrying too many bowling balls to a competition.
Charlie claims one ball should be enough for any
skilled bowler to compete successfully. The secret is to know your ball. Knowing what a ball will
do on any condition allows a bowler to compete
with confidence and confidence leads to winning.
The second Short secret is to use an eleven
pound ball. Too many eightyish bowlers try to
stay with too heavy of a ball for too long. With an
eleven pound ball Charlie
is able to generate some
speed and avoid many of
the splits his teammates
and other players encounter.
Third, Charlie recommends switching from a
fingertip grip to a standard grip. While your
hook may be reduced
your grip will be firmer
and result in more accuracy. Your confidence will
soar exponentially with
the strength you feel with
a firmer grip. Remember, confidence leads to
success.
Charlie's fourth tip is to
have a third finger hole
drilled into your ball.
Three
fingers
are
stronger than two. Three
fingers will provide more
strength, more accuracy,
more strikes, more confidence and bigger scores.
"SCORING IS FUN."
Finally, Charlie recommends all bowlers eighty
years or older consider
a bowling glove. One of
those "gloves" that have
an adjustable metal
brace that allows you to
lock your hand in a tilted
position. The tilted position allows a bowler to
lock his or her hand into a position that provides
maximum tilt to a bowling ball. Tilt means more
carry and better scores.
"SCORING IS FUN."
Charlie is a pretty smart fellow and a darn
good bowler. He developed a great game because of his mental approach. He believes the
SCIENTIFIC METHOD is best. Experimentation,
trial and error. Then practice, practice and more
practice. Repetition, repetition and more repetition.
Also, the Short method includes studying the
games of scratch bowlers. He closely observes
how scratch bowlers release their bowling balls
and how they adjust to different lane conditions.
He then tries to duplicate their techniques and
lane strategies. How smart is that?
Now that Charlie is a SUPER DUPER SENIOR BOWLER (80 years or older) he follows his
own advise to a tee. As a result, he is scoring at
a 261 no-tap pace and leads our super dupers in
average. However, Charlie better watch out because JOHN HUTCHINGS is close behind at
256. By the way, last week Charlie bowled a
league high 857 (300 - 279 - 278). Congratulations Charlie.
*See all rules @
www.abtbowling.com
and read all tour types.
*See all rules @ www.abtbowling.com
and read all tour types.

Hall of Fame Superior Performance Tori Romeo Carter Proprietor Of

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