The Candlepin Professional

The Candlepin
Professional
The Pro Series
August 13, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 2
Inside this issue:
Dan Allard Wins First Pro Series Event
The Singles Knock-out at
Cape Ann Lanes saw
seventy-five bowlers
battling for only thirtytwo spots, and when it
was all said and done,
Dan Allard emerged as
the first Pro Series Event
Champion. Bowling in
the first shift, Dan started
out and was “Steady
Eddie” as he bowled four
out of five games
between 132 and 140,
and qualified with a 658.
In the knock-out round,
he beat Mike Legendre,
Mark Smith, Richie
Myrick, Jim Putney, and
Peter Pereira; with scores
of 150, 117, 142, 128, and
114, and averaging 130
for the day.
The final match
against Peter Pereira
came down to the wire.
After five boxes, Peter
had a five pin lead, but
Dan was on a strike. In
the next few boxes Dan
and Peter alternated
marks, and in the final
box neither bowler
marked and Dan pinned
out to win by two (114 –
112).
honorary guests Dan
Murphy and Jim Barber.
Both Dan and Jim were
invited to bowl in the
event, however, only
Jim was able to bowl.
He finished 62nd with a
567.
Dan placed 14th
earning 44 points in the
qualifying round, and an
additional 325 points for
winning the tournament.
For Dan, this is his first
tournament win.
Located on
Gloucester Ave in
Gloucester, MA, Cape
Ann hosts birthday
parties, group events,
corporate events, league
bowling and open
bowling. To contact
2
Point Standings
2
Meet A Bowler
Dan Allard
Al Gangi
Richie Myrick
Steve Renaud
Jr. Makes
Professional
Debut
Pictures From
the First Event
3
Next
Tournament:
Ultimate Ladder
4
Dan Allard after winning
the Singles Knock-out
at Cape Ann Lanes in
Gloucester, MA.
Throwing out the
ceremonial first ball were
Special Thanks to Cape Ann Lanes
The Pro Series
Committee would like
to thank Al Gangi and
the staff at Cape Ann
Lanes for hosting our
first event. Cape Ann
did a tremendous job in
accommodating us this
past weekend.
Knock-Out
Top 32
Cape Ann for
information on any of
their services, call 978283-9753, or visit
www.funbowling.com.
Special points
of interest:
•
Shawn Baker
bowls 739 to
lead all
qualifying
scores.
•
Jim Putney
opens with a
190 string
including four
strikes in a row.
•
Don Richmond
has second high
single with a
180.
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4
Singles Knock-Out Top 32
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Shawn Baker
Chris Sargent
Korey Packard
Jeff Surette
Jim Putney
Dave Hodge
John Zappi
Norm Pelletier
Mark Ricci
Mark Smith
Eric Pelletier
Don Richmond
Peter Pereira
Dan Allard
Joe Cascio
Rico Baldinelli
Craig Holbrook
Richie Myrick
Mike Legendre
Mike Morgan
Steve Renaud, Sr.
Jason Doucette
Urbie Kafalas
Skip Easterbrooks
Dave Barber
Gary Santora
Steve Plante
Glennis McKinley
Steve Renaud, Jr.
Gene Gallagher
Dave Godwin
Steve Vadney
116
172
164
117
190
121
109
119
129
114
148
145
121
140
138
115
122
124
131
125
106
152
128
117
116
115
116
123
119
115
145
102
173
138
126
147
106
155
157
125
126
127
146
105
117
139
115
137
136
122
136
134
156
118
126
144
129
107
139
135
153
106
113
149
152
149
152
159
120
156
139
149
149
152
135
112
175
132
122
136
123
143
114
147
121
116
140
101
132
136
147
115
111
127
119
128
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129
133
149
124
116
139
135
156
154
122
180
126
132
153
130
136
137
132
117
140
146
127
159
144
138
109
127
129
120
120
132
Point Standings
138
137
137
138
166
156
152
158
124
134
119
126
126
115
125
130
129
119
132
117
116
107
114
113
111
135
113
122
109
153
124
110
739
725
712
710
706
704
696
686
684
681
670
668
665
658
653
648
646
645
645
640
639
639
635
634
632
631
624
622
621
621
621
621
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Bowler
Shawn Baker
Chris Sargent
Dan Allard
Peter Pereira
Jim Putney
Korey Packard
Norm Pelletier
Jeff Surette
Dave Hodge
John Zappi
Mark Smith
Mark Ricci
Richie Myrick
Skip Easterbrooks
Don Richmond
Gary Santora
Steve Renaud, Jr.
Craig Holbrook
Eric Pelletier
Joe Cascio
Jason Doucette
Rico Baldinelli
Mike Legendre
Mike Morgan
Steve Renaud, Sr.
Urbie Kafalas
Dave Barber
Steve Plante
Glennis McKinley
Gene Gallagher
Dave Godwin
Steve Vadney
Bill Treeful
Jeff Buggea
Mike Kustak
Joe Tavernese
Stu Bergman
Glen Gill
Mike MacIntosh
Ken Spacone
Total
Points
530
374
369
269
266
233
216
178
139
109
86
84
84
75
74
69
67
64
59
59
55
49
49
49
40
40
40
34
34
32
32
32
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15
15
13
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Meet a Bowler – Dan Allard
At thirty-five years old,
Dan Allard is our first Pro
Series event champion.
Dan lives in Methuen,
MA, and works for
Sullivan and McLaughlin
Telecommunications out
of Boston. His wife
Heidi is a third grade
teacher for Lawrence
Public Schools, and their
son Jack is four years old.
Dan has been in the
Friday Pro League for
over ten years, and this
past season helped Lucky
Strike win the Pro League
playoffs. He has made
three television
appearances on WNDS’s
Stars and Strikes, and has
a record of 1-2.
five is 743, and his high
ten is 1332.
Allard now sits in
third place in the playoff
point standings with 369
points.
His high single is 197
(a feat he accomplished
in the Friday Pro League
at Academy Lanes), his
high triple is 478, his high
Dan and his son Jack
Meet a Bowler – Al Gangi
As the owner of Cape
Ann Lanes in Gloucester,
MA, and the host of the
first Pro Series Event, Al
Gangi has been a major
supporter and
contributor to candlepin
bowling. He is currently
the President of the
Massachusetts Bowling
Association, and his
family has been in the
bowling business in
Woburn, MA since 1940.
In 1973 Al was the
Class A Mixed Doubles
Champion. In 1982, he
was the Massachusetts
State Open Singles
Champion with a score
of 1369. He made two
appearances on the
Channel five kid’s show,
one appearance on
Channel twenty-seven,
and once on the Channel
five scratch doubles.
His high single is 185,
high triple is 445, high
five is 699, and high ten
is 1369.
Meet a Bowler – Richie Myrick
Richie Myrick
accomplished a lot as a
youth in candlepin
bowling, and at the age
of 24, he has carried that
success into his
professional career.
When he was only
fourteen years old, Richie
recorded his first 400
series. He was the
Massachusetts Youth
State Champion with a
score of 1754 for 13
strings (an impressive 134
average). He won the
ICBA Youth Candlepin
Championship in 2002
and again in 2003.
As an adult, Rich has
won six Western New
England Pro Tour Events,
including back-to-back
wins in 2008. He’s been
on the Candlepin
Challenge seven times,
and including challengers
matches he has a record
of 6-4. He made his
debut on the show at age
eighteen, one of the
youngest bowlers to do
so. His high single is 199,
high triple is 469, high
five is 730, and high ten
is 1340.
Steve Renaud Jr. Makes Professional Debut
In his first tournament as an adult, Steve Renaud Jr. made a big splash in the
professional pool of candlepin bowlers. He qualified with a score of 621, which
tied three other bowlers for the last four spots in the knockout round. After his
first match they were calling him the “Giant Killer”, as he defeated one of the
game’s best in Jeff Surette. The match was tied at 138 after ten boxes, and in a
two box roll-off Steve beat Jeff 25-17. Steve then moved on to bowl Shawn
Baker, and they fought back and forth matching each other box for box. In a
great finish, Steve came out with the win 152-142.
Steve Renaud Jr. with his father,
Steve Renaud Sr.
The next match, however, turned out to be the last for Steve. In the
quarterfinals, he faced the red hot Jim Putney and lost 148-127. Even though he
did not win, this tournament serves as a great introduction of Steve to the
professional world of candlepin bowling.
Pictures From the First Event
Rico Baldinelli, Mike Morgan,
Joe Tavernese, Al Gangi
Jim Barber
Eric Pelletier
Bill Treeful
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Our next tournament is the Ultimate Ladder, and it will be held at Union Street
Lanes in Holbrook, MA. In this tournament, there will be three strings in the
qualifying rounds, with the top twenty-five advancing and being placed into
five different ladders. Each ladder will have seeds of one through five. Each
seed is based on qualifying score. The top five qualifiers will become number
one seeds, the next five qualifiers will become number two seeds, and so on.
In each ladder, the five seed will bowl the four seed, with the winner
bowling the three seed, and so on until we have a winner in each ladder.
Ladder winners will be placed into a final or ultimate ladder, based on the
winning score in each ladder. The highest winning score will be the one seed,
and the lowest winning score will be the five seed. Again the five seed bowls
the fourth seed with the winner advancing until we have an Ultimate Ladder
Champion.