Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open Walk of Fame by Dino
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Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open Walk of Fame by Dino
Our 59th Year The Bowlm or AMF U.S. Open Pro-am Will Not Se ll Out! Entries ar e Available for all 3 Sq uads. See Pg. 12 for more deta ils www.TheBowlingNews.net VOL. 59, NO. 42 OCTOBER 22, 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. GEICO is PBA World Series of Bowling VII Open Walk of Fame Title Sponsor, Rolltech to Sponsor PBA by Dino Castillo World Championship Dino Castillo Inside: USBC Raises Bar for Competition Page 3 Special Olympics Bowling comes to USA Bowl Page 4 Team USA Squad Announced Page 4 Kent Wins PBA Sands Regency West/NW Classic Page 5 CHICAGO – Reno, Nev., will be the center of the bowling universe as ESPN, Xtra Frame and the National Bowling Stadium set the stage that will showcase the largest field of PBA players from a record 21 countries who will compete in the GEICO Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy and Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority Dec. 7-19. The two weeks of competition will produce seven By Dino Castillo, Guest Writer This week we take look from a different perspective. The Left Side. Jason Couch – Jason’s best finish is second. Over the last several years, he has struggled to even get a check. Jason had surgery on his knee and is now a part-time bowler and full-time employee. He was recently inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame. Jason always has high expectations and will be on the verge of grabbing this elusive title. This will be a tough one for him but, TOUGH is his middle name. Patrick Allen – PA, as he is known, has had very good success in this event even though never winning. His best finish is second. PA, lost his mojo over the last several years and has fought to get his form back. He is not sure what really got him there but Stakes are High for Competitors in PBA’s South Point Fall Classic Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 10 LAS VEGAS (Oct. 15, 2015) – The Professional Bowlers Association Fall Classic, an entirely new multi-event series for PBA competitors, gets underway Monday at the new South Point Bowling Plaza with ramifications on a variety of levels for its international field of players. PBA fans in Las Vegas will be able to watch all of the action in the new South Point tournament facility at no cost and fans around the world will be able to catch every round of every event in the PBA Fall Classic live exclusively on Xtra Frame, the PBA’s on-line live streaming channel. To get things started Monday afternoon, a diverse national telecasts on ESPN and 100 hours of digital coverage through PBA’s online bowling Continued on Page 9 field of doubles teams – men and women, seniors and rookies, amateurs and professionals – will try to de-throne two-time defending champions Wes Malott and PBA Hall of Fame partner Norm Duke as qualifying begins in the 2016 Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship. Siu Claims Second Cathey and Dyson ABT Title at Brunswick Win U.S. Open Entries Zone Watauga PBA Spare Shots Page 7 Features Just Paying Attention By Mark London Page 2 Honor Roll Page 3 Tomorrow’s Stars Page 6 Live Stream Schedule Page 10 Lane Laughter Page 10 Scan with smart phone to visit our website Michael Gallagher, Mark Bailey, Michael Sierra and Gustavo Siu WATAUGA - Gustavo Siu took the top prize of $1,000 with the Mega Pot in the Amateur Bowlers Tour tournament held October 17th at Brunswick Zone Watauga Lanes to take his second title. Michael Gallagher finished second for $100. Mark Bailey and Michael Sierra tied for third and cashed for $90 each. The tournament paid out over $1,300. ABT will be at Cowtown Lanes this weekend. Please support our sponsors as they are the backbone of our tournaments and the Tournament Of Champions scheduled for December 13th and 14th. Visit our website for more information dfw.abtbowling.com. Mark Dyson and Billy Cathey LEWISVILLE - Billy Cathey and the newlywed, Mark Dyson, got turnt up and won entries to the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open at AMF Garland Lanes, November 2-8. For a $75 entry fee, Cathey and Dyson led the field of 14 participants in the qualifying tournament held at AMF Lewisville last weekend. The top prize for winning the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open is $50,000. Other cashers were Justin Pittsinger and Matt Lawrence for $100 each and David Flores cashed for $70. The field averaged 178 on the “Highway to Hell” pattern. U.S. Open Pro-Am spots are still available, so contact Jim Welch to sign up - JWelch@ Bowlmor-AMF.com Page 2 | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | THE BOWLING NEWS This story gained traction over the following years, especially by famed Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko, despite efforts of a young power-hitting shortstop coming up in the early 1950’s named Ernie Banks. Just Paying Attention By Mark London [email protected] Fox Sports has taken its turn telling the story of Bill Fong’s 899 series. Posted on its website Wednesday last week, then aired on its Fox Sports 1 nightly sports news show here: http://www.foxsports.com/ video?vid=544717379765 viewers are shown, in a tip-of-thehat to ‘The Big Lebowski’ movie dream sequence style, how Fong got within a 10-pin of a perfect series, setting the Texas state record in the process. Although many around DFW know the story well, it is told to those who may not fully realize what Fong nearly achieved. 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COLUMNIST BUBBA FLINT (fl[email protected]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CARTOONIST Note: Opinions expressed by our independent columnists and feature writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bowling News. © 2015 The Bowling News FOUNDED AND PUBLISHED BY JOE GENNARO FROM 1956-2009 With a noticeable glint in their eye, longtime Cub fans still talk about the magic of the summer of 1969. Starting with an opening day extra-inning game-winning home run at home, the Cubs jumped out to Continued on Page 6 At Plano Super Bowl stroke that Fong faced at the end of his third game and subsequent heart surgery months later. ############# In government-involvementin-bowling news, my Chicago area friends are looking at higher taxes to help close a budgetary shortfall. Cook County, Illinois is proposing a 3% increase in amusement taxes, already at 9%, to bring the total to 12%. County amusement taxes include cable television, golf and, wait for it, bowling. This past July, county board members voted to raise sales taxes by 1%. Combined with other local and city taxes, the Cook County sales tax is now at 10.25%, highest in the country. ############### Another MLB post-season has started and for the 36th straight year, there will not be a parade going through Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle along Forbes Avenue (at least not in November). Didn’t think for the second straight year, the Pirates would run into a pitcher in a Sandy Koufaxesque zone. But at least we made it. Yeah, right. The Giants’ Madison Bumgarner last year and now the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta allowed all of four hits over eighteen innings in the last two NL Wild Card Games. So much for home field advantage, huh? Winning a division would help bypass the wild card game, but getting several players hot at the right time of October certainly goes a long, long way. ############## Speaking of the team headquartered at the corner of Clark and Addison in Chicago’s Lakeview/Wrigleyville neighborhood, it is time for a little more background on bad animal karma. Having lived there for twenty years, I’ve certainly heard more from fans and media about other subliminal and parallel curses, but here are the main two. The Curse of the Billy Goat actually started as a good luck charm in 1945. Billy Goat Tavern owner Sam Sianis brought his live billy goat to Wrigley for the numerous games that season, helping get his team their tenth National League pennant in forty years (and no World Series titles among those ten pennants). But for the World Series, the billy goat was not welcomed at Wrigley Field. Sianis supposedly said because, he and his goat were insulted, the Cubs would never win another pennant. Bennett bashes 299/823, Starry sees 734 Airheart, Crites, Gambrell and Vaughan add 300’s Billie Bennett’s awardwinning 299-279-245 = 823 Sportsman session headed the leader boards for the week at Plano Super Bowl. Stacy Starry dominated scoring last week for the ladies with a booming 236-259-239 = 734 Thursday Girls set. Ricky Airheart, Tim Crites, Tyrone Gambrell and George Vaughn shared high-game accolades with award-winning 12-baggers. HONOR ROLL Glenn Funderburk 254-641, Heather Hudson 234-654, Tyrone Gambrell 713, Trina D”elena 213-550, Justin Pittsinger (4 games) 242-881, Lisa Nordstrom (4 games) 211-618, Keith Jackson 243-591. Cassie Phifer 175-480, Ricky Airheart 762, Debby Oulicky 278715, Bill Fong 278-762, Loree Clark 234-599, Bruce Garcia 255-678, Diane Wallentine 217-566, Tony Yetts, Jr. 231-639. Dawn Wilson 194-525, Jim Monroe 223-635, Susan Breedlove 205-511, Mario Colaluca 269-711, Eva Rhodes 214-594, Monica Holley 266-706, Larry Hoover 256-662, Debra Genaidy 231-565. Cathy Sposito 232-571, Linda Davidson 212-558, Chris Rador 266724, Mike Chambers 258-719, John Goad 187-542, Lynda O’Keeffe 172-481, Ted Lankford 279-773, Ruby Bennett 254-624. Troy Berneburg 247-726, Diane Wallentine 226-639, Stacy Starry 259-734, Cathy Sposito 256-614, Gary Peterson 248-648, Jeanette Morris 188-526, Murphy Clark 220-592, Emily Ryan 178-513. Tim Crites 770, Stephanie Calbert 227-648, Justin Westerman 259-746, Jennifer Eckstrom 222-553, Daniel Lilly 259-753, Cela Cochran 268-697, Scott Craddock (4 games) 279-988. Debby Oulicky (4 games) 264-887, George Vaughn 789, Breanna Kindrick 266-696, Larry Hampton 284-680, Pam Garcia 236-604, Kevin Phillips 246-673, Sue McMullen 209-538. Calvin Foreman 239-705, Cindy Mann 223-638, Gary Suder 218-625, Larae Pritchard 188-473, Mike Norris 269-682, Amy Morrison 230-634. THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | Page 3 USBC Raises Bar for Competition Integrity with Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open Host center for U.S. Open provides new model for USBC championships by improving lanes to top specification quality ahead of event Men Clint Johnson, Cowtown Bowling Palace .............. 827 Billie Bennett, Plano Super Bowl ........................... 823 Anthony Lavery-Spahr, AMF Richardson Lanes ... 817 Butch Kirby, AMF Garland Lanes........................... 813 John Reger, Forum Bowl ........................................ 796 Geoffery Young, Brunswick Zone Watauga........... 795 J C Mann, Red Bird Lanes...................................... 782 Travis Davenport, AMF Lewisville Lanes ............... 770 Steve Albin, AMF Spare Time Lanes ..................... 757 Taylor Coggins, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes....... 739 Tony Franklin, Strikz ............................................... 725 Women Stacy Starry, Plano Super Bowl ............................. 734 Ashley Adams, AMF Garland Lanes ...................... 722 Lynda Barnes, AMF Lewisville Lanes .................... 703 Kathleen LeCroy, Brunswick Zone Watauga ......... 702 Danita Wyley, Forum Bowl ..................................... 702 Lauren Cathey, Red Bird Lanes ............................. 690 Nell Ray, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes .................. 655 Katie Tallant, Cowtown Bowling Palace ................ 647 Loren Tenczar, Strikz .............................................. 642 Wanda Parker, AMF Richardson Lanes ................. 608 Melissa George, AMF Spare Time Lanes .............. 567 Scan with smart phone to visit the SASBA website. www.sasba.com NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS www.nctusbc.com $30,000 added mon e this year!! y 2015-2016 NCTUSBC Tournament Schedule Visit our website www.nctusbc.com for tournament entry forms. For More Information Contact NCTUSBC: Kevin Roberts 817.385.8326 email: [email protected] ARLINGTON, Texas – Bowlmor AMF, the largest operator of bowling centers in the world, in collaboration with the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, will provide a new level of lane integrity for bowlers at the 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open. Bowlmor AMF worked with USBC and Lane Analytics to complete a comprehensive topography evaluation of the lanes at host center AMF Garland Lanes, ahead of the event that will take place Nov. 2-8 in Garland, Texas. Each board of every lane was inspected and leveled every three feet in 18 locations per lane. As a result, 99 percent of the crowns and depressions plus cross-tilts are within twenty-thousandths of an inch of flat. This dramatically exceeds USBC’s minimum standard of forty-thousandths of an inch using three inspection locations per lane. “Bowlmor AMF is committed to competitive bowling and playing a leading role in moving the sport forward in a positive way,” Bowlmor AMF Vice President of Leagues Jay Lietman said. “We are proud to create a world-class venue for the U.S. Open and strive to provide an exceptional experience for our league bowlers across the country as well.” Details of the U.S. Open lane pattern also are designed to achieve a higher level of competition integrity. The lane pattern will not be revealed until immediately before official practice at AMF Garland Lanes. Additionally, there will be no re-oiling of the lanes between squads. “From an integrity perspective, Bowlmor AMF has provided a venue of the same high quality you find with a custom installation such as the USBC Open Championships,” USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said. “With no information being provided about the pattern in advance of the event and also no re-oiling procedure during the event, we have taken a step further to leveling the playing field. Multiple angles will need to be played throughout the event to be successful. It’s exciting to think about and I’m looking forward to it.” USBC plans to use the partnership model developed with Bowlmor AMF to improve lane topography for future host centers of championship events. Limiting the release of lane pattern information already is standard practice for the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour, Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships and most recently, the 2016 Junior Gold Championships. While many equate a golf scorecard to bowling’s pattern information, Murphy explained a golf scorecard doesn’t change, since yardages are always the same, but bowling patterns Continued on Page 4 At Forum Bowl Reger rockets to 796, Wyley corrals 702 Anderson, Grange, Mills, Jr., Ridgeway and Rush 300’s John Reger heated up the lanes at Forum Bowl last week with a sizzling 259-290-247 = 796 Fast Lane Trio league session. Danita Wyley fronted the ladies with a top drawer 259-184259 = 702 Forum Masters series. Johnny Anderson, Brian Grange, Billy Mills, Jr., Taylor Ridgeway and Al Rush shared high-game honors as each r e c o r d e d awa r d -w i n n i n g 12-baggers. HONOR ROLL Margaret Montgomery 181-500, Holly Ginn 234-619, Kim Jackson 199-561, Jeff Davis (9 pin, 4 games) 300-828, Marcella Mills (9 pin, 4 games) 275-770, John Hartsel 288-721, Lisa Schrader 211-551. Sean Garrett 279-728, Latonna Jarrett 242-647, Vashawn Thomas 217-590, Debra Buerck 164-424, Preston Smith 279-771, Tammy Henderson 213594, Marvin Sitts, Jr. 217-646, Christy Hamlin 221-584. Preston Smith 246-718, Pam Griffin 193-538, John Reger (4 games) 1064, Michelle McFarland (4 games) 247-894, James Cooper 255-718, Troy Howell 251-682, Kyle McCullough 244-688. Marcella Mills 279-734, Paul Rowe 218-589, Lisa Wood 203-474, Brian Grange 794, Cliff Malicoat 278-734, Diana Jessie 244-661, Justin Boggio 269-761, Emily Montgomery 221-595. Michael Vanegas 225-561, ValMarie Perez 135-403, Brian Hamm 278-760, Regina Taddy 278-635, Al Rush 665, Susan Hawthorne 126-354, Don Craig 220-556, Luann Mills 234-547. SENIORS Leon Kinchelow 236-637, Annie Akanni 216-581, Jerry Srock (9 pin) 297-751, Pam Stewart (9 pin) 253-679. Check-in at 6:30 PM Saturday Nights at 7:30 PM $20 Entry Fee Entry includes: King/Queen Ticket, 1st Game Strike Pot, High Scratch & Handicap Man & Woman, Mystery Score, Colored Pins and Split Shots 1st/2nd/3rd Game Strike Pot Tickets King of the Hill Strike Pot 160 & under average bowlers need 9 pins or better. 161 & over average bowlers must strike. We draw 10 tickets, you throw 2 balls, and last person standing wins! Pays out 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Brackets: $5.00 (handicap, scratch, ladies, 50 years or over, 185 and under) Cross Over Doubles: $1.00 - High Pot: $5.00 NEW BOWL ERS WELC OME Crazy 8’s After sweeper - $5 entry fee - Pays 3 Spots. You have to get 8 or better across 8 lanes. You can re-enter up to 3 times! TION: NEW OP e Strike lu a V ble Dou ad ets inste Pot Tick sh. of ca CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! 2001 S. Great Southwest Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 972-641-4406 or 972-647-2275 Page 4 | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | THE BOWLING NEWS Special Olympics Bowling Competition Ready to Roll at USA Bowl Team USA Squad for World Women’s Championships Announced Volunteers still needed to help nearly 3,000 local athletes bowl in area competition from Oct. 26-Nov. 6 ARLINGTON, Texas – The Team USA squad for the 2015 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women’s Championships has been selected and Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, will make her debut in the event that will take place Dec. 5-14 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bowling fans will be able to watch the action live from the Khalifa International Bowling Centre on BOWL.com’s BowlTV. While McEwan will make her first appearance in a World Women’s Championships, five of the six Team USA members selected by the Team USA coaching staff were on the squad for the 2013 event. Returning to represent the United States will be Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New York; Stefanie Johnson of Grand Prairie, Texas; Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey; Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Illinois, and Shannon Pluhowsky of Kettering, Ohio. McEwan is no stranger to competing on the world stage, having represented the U.S. in the 2012 and 2013 QubicaAMF World Cup. She also was a member of the Junior Team USA squad that won team gold at 2012 WTBA World Youth DALLAS – Nearly 3,000 Special Olympics Texas bowlers from the Greater Dallas area will take over the lanes at USA Bowl from Oct. 26 – Nov. 6 during the 2015 Area 10 Bowling Competition. Games will run from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on each of the weekdays and from 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Competition will not run on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Nov. 1. Volunteers are heavily needed to assist with various shifts. Athletes and Unified Partners from the surrounding school districts and community-based delegations will be competing in various divisions, including: assisted ramp, singles and Unified doubles. Approximately 240 athletes will bowl on each of the weekdays and at least 800 will compete on Saturday, Oct. 31. For more information, contact Katy Williams ([email protected]) at 214.943.9981. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact Kristie Crone (kcrone@sotx. org) at 214.943.9981 for details. Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect. SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 53,400 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. To learn more, visit www. specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646. Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/ SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube. com/specialolympicstexas. Visit the SOTX-Greater Dallas Area Facebook page at fb.com/ SOTX10. WELCOME THE TEN BOWLING CENTER es canci a V e , Leagu s Wanted , er Bowl w Friends Ne p Meet ign-u S & n C’mo day! To Begin s e u g 6 Lea y 201 r a u Jan Monday 1:00pm 6:30pm Tuesday 1:00pm 6:30pm Wednesday 6:30pm Thursday 6:30pm Friday 6:30pm NASFWMWR Seniors Day Out It’s Monday Night High Flying Mixed Up Hump Day - Team of 4 Trio’s - Mixed Date Night – 2 Couples The Ten Bowling Center Morale, Welfare and Recreation 1815 Military Parkway Fort Worth, TX 76127 817-782-6122 RAISES BAR Championships. “No matter what the event, it’s always an honor to represent my country and compete with USA on my back.” McEwan said. “This tournament, in particular, is going to be very special because it is the largest platform for a team event in the world, against the best in the world! I’m very excited to be part of this amazing team.” McEwan won the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour Championship title in September and said the At AMF Lewisville Davenport collects 770, Barnes decks 703 Travis Davenport rounded up the top score of the week at AMF Lewisville Lanes with a powerful 247-256-267 = 770 J B Trio league series. Lynda Barnes, from the Monday Nite Mixers group, paced the ladies with an outstanding 209-215-279 = 703 set. HONOR ROLL Ken Johnson 268-762, Alex Fuentez 226-629, Bryan Bingham 249-672, Sabina DeBord 226-631, Alfredo Salazar 254-659, Stacie Hatton 204532, Jill Helbig 205-587, Lynda Barnes Continued from Page 3 migrate on top of the lane with every shot so it’s not static and is always evolving. “The static piece in bowling is topography of the lane,” Murphy said. “In golf, the scorecard or yardage book that a PGA professional receives the morning of competition is the topography while the pattern is the rough, the speed of the green and the wind. In bowling, the lane map is the topography while the pattern is the factor that changes from shot to shot. For the 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, we have done the work to ensure the lanes are in championship condition by making sure the lanes are well within specification. We also are delivering a scorecard to competitors. You can see a detailed report on the topography of the lanes at AMF Garland Lanes here. “It is USBC’s role to create a level playing field where the athlete’s skill determines the outcome as we continue to build a future for the sport. We appreciate having a great partner hosting the U.S. Open to help make it possible.” For more information on the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, visit BOWL.com/USOpen. PWBA Tour “has made us all extremely sharp.” “Having something to bowl every weekend and having the head-to-head competition, especially on the various patterns, will only make us stronger going into this tournament,” she said. The last World Women’s Championships was held in 2013 in Henderson, Nevada. Team USA will look to reclaim the coveted five-player team title after falling to Korea in the title match. Bowling fans around the world will be able to watch all qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals live on BowlTV. Go to BOWL.com/LiveStream for the complete schedule (all times Eastern) and check BOWL.com for complete coverage from the event. 244-615. Sue Yost 194-510, Rick Weymeir 234-603, Marcia Lord 200-565, Scott Stofko 264-680, Shannon Strickland 259-683, Jarrod Gallegos 224-614, Shirley Kindhart 153-454, Doug Barron 275-733, Kim Laurita 254-617, Chuck Davenport 255-686, Chris Syed 217-587, Pete Turner 234-636. Colleen Holden 167-490, Mo Sayegh 232-668, Roneshia Williams 209-573. SENIORS Bobby Young 227-631, JoAnn Stroud 190-522. Bool Over Cancer Dallas WBA’s First Mail-o-graphic Tournament October 25-31, 2015 Three Divisions: Women 156 & Over, Women 155 & Under Men all averages Open to all USBC certified men and women bowlers. You may enter in each sanctioned league you bowl in during qualifying week. Name Day Phone ______________ Address Night Phone _____________ City State Zip ____________________ Email address USBC # Local Association League Name Bowling Center High 2014-2015 book average Current average this league Submit this entry with payment by 10/21/15 to receive receipt and official entry form to record scores. This form may be copied. Mail Entry to: Sue Grisham, Tournament Director 3401 Custer Rd., St. 128 Plano, TX 75023 Email: [email protected] *************************** The Dallas WBA USBC would like to continue to support our Cancer charities, but we need your help. Please copy and share this entry with your league and teammates. So many of our bowling family have been impacted at some point by this dreadful disease that we all share a common bond with a desire to eradicate cancer. BOOL OVER CANCER is a great way to show how much we care. THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | Page 5 WALK OF FAME Continued from Page 1 he is scratching and clawing to fight back. This season he redeemed himself and won the PBA East region point list and is ready for this event. PA is one of the smartest bowlers when it comes to equipment. He will have to use every brain cell to win this event. Be on the look out for PA. He will let you know for sure if he is in the hunt. Mike Scroggins – The one thing about the U.S. Open is that is has never faired too well for the lefties. In 2009, Scroggs had other ideas. He won this event shutting the mouths of all the haters. Scroggs is a silent killer. He doesn’t yell, scream or holler. He does his thing and beats you. However, Scroggs is battling a foot injury. He said it feels great but still has some trouble maintaining balance at the line. Either way, he is still a good bet. Ryan Ciminelli – Cim is the new power player on the left side. Couch move over. Cim has used his Popeye strength to dominate. His weakness is his mental game. When the going gets tough, Cim goes into hiding. This could be a challenge for him. As the toughest event, he will need to search his inner power and bring it out. Anthony Pepe – Anthony is one of our newest champions on Tour. When it comes to practice makes perfect, this is who you look at. Anthony strives on perfection. His only hold back is his lack of knowledge about equipment. He tends to rely too much on his ball reps. Once he overcomes that, he will be the most lethal bowler out there. For now, just watch this kid bowl. His approach, form and release are the smoothest around. He is so effortless it amazes even the best players. Scott Norton – Scott is arguably the best lefty on Tour right now. He has won 3 titles in the last 3 years. That is more than any other lefty in the last 5. He is very consistent and has raw determination to win. He is a very educated man and uses his smarts to win. He could be the best lefty chance to win. Marshall Kent Wins PBA Sands Regency West/Northwest Classic Marshall Kent RENO, Nev. – Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., defeated top qualifier Mike Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., 276-237, to win the PBA Sands Regency West/ Northwest Classic presented by Radical at the National Bowling Stadium Sunday. Along with his second career PBA Regional title, the 2014 PBA Rookie of the Year earned a $10,000 first prize. Kent advanced to the championship match by defeating Dino Castillo of Highland Village, Texas, 257-237, after Castillo eliminated Cameron Weier of Federal Way, Wash., 276-222, in the first stepladder finals match. On Friday, Weier, a PBA rookie and Kent’s former Robert Morris-Illinois University teammate, won his first PBA title in the PBA Sands Regency West/Northwest Challenge presented by Radical, defeating amateur Nicholas Duplan of Citrus Heights, Calif., in the title match, 224-204. Weier, who earned $1,700, also became eligible to enter the 2016 FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions in Shawnee, Okla. PBA SANDS REGENCY WEST/NORTHWEST CLASSIC presented by Radical National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Oct. 18 Final Standings: 1, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., $10,000. 2, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., $5,000. 3, Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, $3,000. 4, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., $2,000. Playoff Results: Match One – Castillo def. Weier, 276-222. Semifinal Match – Kent def. Castillo, 257-237. Championship – Kent def. Wolfe, 276-237. Final Match Play Standings (after 24 games): 5, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 5,742, $1,200. 6, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 5,781, $1,100. 7, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,754, $1,000. 8, Mike DeVaney, Hemet, Calif., 5,699, $900. 9, a-Chip Aki, Grand Prairie, Texas, 5,679, $800. 10, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 5,577, $750. 11, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 5,550, $725. 12, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 5,506, $700. 13, Jeff Frankos, Daly City, Calif., 5,539, $675. 14, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 5,465, $650. 15, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,394, $625. 16, Lindsay Boomershine, Brigham City, Utah, 5,244, $600. At Red Bird Lanes Mann handles 300/782, Cathey downs 690 Vogel 300 J C Mann’s free-wheeling 257-225-300 = 782 Sunday Night Mixed series headed the honor roll for the week at Red Bird Lanes. Lauren Cathey, also from the Sunday Night Mixed group, paced the ladies with a tidy 220-236-234 = 690 set. 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Ennis Ave. Ennis, Texas 75119 972-875-7827 bowlennistx.com Page 6 | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | THE BOWLING NEWS Dallas USBC Youth Scores Youth Honor Roll Boys Adam Beasley, Cowtown Bowling Palace ............ 708 Bryce Stephenson, Plano Super Bowl .................. 668 Josh Johnson, AMF Garland Lanes...................... 623 Jared Valladares, Forum Bowl .............................. 601 Mark Kramer, Strikz ............................................... 565 Benny Ulibarri, Red Bird Lanes............................. 547 Brenden Wagner, Brunswick Zone Watauga........ 537 Jared Nichols, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes ........ 533 Girls Nadia Stone, Cowtown Bowling Palace................ 655 Jordan Norman, Brunswick Zone Watauga .......... 601 Katarina Korn, Forum Bowl ................................... 589 Taryn Gray, Plano Super Bowl .............................. 539 Katie Hamlin, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes .......... 486 Sara Taylor, AMF Garland Lanes .......................... 472 Cheyenne Hancock, Red Bird Lanes .................... 469 Kaitlyn Kern, Strikz ................................................ 466 Bryce Stephenson topped the Dallas-area USBC youth bowling last week with a thundering 245187-236 = 668 Sunday Youth/ Adult series at Plano Super Bowl. Taryn Gray, also from Plano Super Bowl, led the girls with a sky-high 165-152-222 = 539 Saturday Gold set. At AMF Garland Lanes – Jayden Sowards (2 games) 95-180, Janette Alvarez (2 games) 131-225, Johnnie Arriago 211-569, Aerial Pallett 110-281, Josh Johnson 224-623, Sara Taylor 169-472. At Plano Super Bowl – Brady McDonough 154-388, Marisa Munguia 99-248, Andrew Sly 171-388, Tess Gregorek 127-281, J C Hough 184-540, Katie Elliston 174-486, Thomas Cassa 225-644, Madison Ward 158-420, Luke Henke 159-420, Sierra Jones 115-338, Brandon Ingram 206-596, Madisyn Murphy 220-503, Sabrina Inman 167485, Brandon Ingram 191-471, Sam Hesler 155-429, Clay Adams 229-573, Luke Henke 152-427, Caden Witt 164-463, Hailey Keister 181-503, Clay Adams 246-582, Skylar Maldonado 189-509, Trenton Ramzanali (2 games) 98-183, Marlee Leraas (2 games) 102-177. At Red Bird Lanes – Benny Ulibarri 216-547, Cheyenne Hancock 172-469, Bryen Lackey 71-175, Benny Ulibarri (2 games) 134-245. At Strikz – Kai Cann 151-428, Lauren Bate 154-452, Andrew Martin 205-528, Kaitlyn Kern 158-466, Mark Kramer 215-565, James Kern 196-524. Fort Worth USBC Youth Results JUST PAYING ATTENTION Continued from Page 2 a big lead in the new National League Eastern division. After Ken Holtzman’s August no-hitter against the NL West Division leading Atlanta Braves, many fans thought this was going to be the end of the curse. In the second of a twogame series against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, third baseman Ron Santo awaits his next turn at bat in the on deck circle. From out of the stands jumps a black cat circling him, then staring into the Cub dugout, supposedly the rest of the team and manager Leo Durocher. The Cubs dropped both games to fall from first place and into a less than .500 record in September. The Mets won 38 of their last 49, sweeping the Braves in three games in the first National League Championship Series, then stunning manager Earl Weaver and the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series in five games. Fifteen years later after winning the first two games at Wrigley almost laughingly against San Diego and needing just one more win, saw them give up the most famous homer in Padre history to end Game 4 to tie the series. Then a Bill Buckneresque error by first baseman Leon Durham, supposedly caused by his wet first baseman’s mitt from a water spill, let the winning runs score in Game 5. The curse continues. The 1989 Cubbies fall in the NLCS to the Giants in five games (so it’s not just you, Rangers fans). Things were pretty normal in the 2003 NLCS until the result of Florida Marlin Luis Castillo’s eighth inning foul ball just past the Cubs bullpen mound literally sucked the air out of Wrigley Field. Ahead 3-0, there were just five outs standing between them and the end of the curse. Fans in attendance, including USBC Hall of Famer Les Zikes, were not sure what they saw was real. One Cub fans’ life was drastically altered forever, although many point to the botched Continued on Page 9 Adam Beasley led the Fort Worth-area USBC youth bowling with a hard-hitting 248-206-254 = 708 Strikers series at Cowtown Bowling Palace. Nadia Stone paced the girls with an impressive 188-235-232 = 655 Generation Gap set at Cowtown Bowling Palace. At AMF Spare Time Lanes – Nick Bailey 136, Joey Yates 171. At Brunswick Zone Watauga – Brenden Wagner 196-537, Jordan Norman 213-601, Caesar Contreras 367, Alyssa Ballard 467, Morgan Davis 499, Levi Roberts 455. At Cowtown Bowling Palace – Ro’Nae Medearis174-377, David Strand 236, Daniel Christopher 213, Jake Swift 203, Ethan Mahoney 93-261, Gyanna Simmons 76-171, Jovan Gordan 76, Kaedence Alexander 66, Andrew Pulido 95-185, Kali Barrera 92-171, Arianne Ivy 66, Damion Flores 194, Seth Skinner 190, Dannyella Hochstine 192, Angel Orozco 189. At Forum Bowl – Daniel Jennings 108-193, Amarie Hardaway 90-176, KalEl Evans 89-173, Zoey Sebourn 91-146, Logan King 127-350, Charisse Graham 111-274, Aydan King 110-299, Ananiah Williams 111-251, Trey Boles 156-376, Allison Williams 162-449, Kadence Davila 133-368, Anyssa Boles 151-396, Jared Valladares 213-601, Katarina Korn 219-589, Alex Kypfer 202-550, Kristin Hilker 217-567. www.teenmastersbowling.com AT STRIKZ - FRISCO, TX OCTOBER 24 & OCTOBER 25 Saturday, October 24, 08:30 AM Sunday, October 25, 08:30 AM All competitors bowl 12 games, 6 on Saturday and 6 on Sunday. 12-game totals determine scholarship awards and invitations to the national championships. 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The combined male-female audience in both the 18-34 and 18-49 age groups were up 50 percent year-over-year. “It’s an exciting time for the PBA,” Clark said. “These numbers are rarely achieved in sports TV and are very encour- aging. They are both valuable and attractive to sponsors and partners. The PBA’s mix of exciting players including Hall of Famers, international stars and former collegiate players making their mark in increasingly diverse and prestigious events, plus the continued support of ESPN have the PBA positioned for further growth.” The new PBA on ESPN schedule begins Dec. 17, with a special Thursday, 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) live telecast of the PBA World Championship from the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada. 2016 PBA LEAGUE DECLARATION DEADLINES LOOMING Two key deadlines for PBA League competition in 2016 are looming – the Oct. 26 deadline for team managers to declare up to three players they wish to protect from their 2015 rosters, and the Nov. 13 deadline for PBA members to declare themselves eligible for the 2016 At Strikz Franklin shoots 725, Tenczar books 642 FRISCO – Tony Franklin’s hard-hitting 259-247-219 = 725 Lousy Bowlers series earned top billing on the honor roll for the week at Strikz. Loren Tenczar fronted the ladies with a solid 236-195-211 = 642 Monday Mixerz set. HONOR ROLL Scott Noll 223-600, Cindy McBride 201-558, Chris Marino 235-603, Cathy Eberly 180-500, Philip Benthan 222-606, Debbie Colby 235-554, Steve Southerland 236-658, Stacy Starry 236-631. Ron Barton 213-608, Cathy Eberly 191-559, Rick Irvine 236-691, Debbie Colby 204-577, Gary Lumenti 235-660, Ron Shive 259-708, Kevin Connell 231649, Mark Donnelly 238-677. Rchard Ferguson 224-631, John Reed 223-623, Clayton Colby 247-618, John Meyer 244-649, Rick Irvine 247-673, Ron Shive 202-601, Kevin Hammer 227-649. draft. Team managers must advise PBA Commissioner Tom Clark of the maximum of three players from their 2015 rosters that they want to return to their respective teams in 2016. Players not protected must then declare their intent to participate in the 2016 draft by contacting PBA Director of Events Janay Haggerty (janay. [email protected]) by no later than Nov. 13. The 2016 PBA League draft will be held on Dec. 17during the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII in Las Vegas. The draft will be covered live on Xtra Frame at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). NEXT UP ON XTRA FRAME: Xtra Frame coverage of the PBA Fall Classic begins Oct. 19 at South Point. During the Fall Classic, Xtra Frame will provide live coverage of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship qualifying and match play rounds Oct. 19-20, start-to-finish coverage of the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open – a PBA Tour title event – Oct. 21-22; the South Point West Challenge (for non-title winners) on Oct. 23; the new five-player PBA Team Challenge, Oct. 24-25, and the PBA50 Western Open on Oct. 26. Bowling fans who want to sample Xtra Frame can subscribe on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99. Fans can lock in the entire October package with a full month Xtra Frame subscription for only $7.99. But PBA’s best package is the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. YOUTH TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Teen Bowlers Circuit & TBC Junior To sign up, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link. PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: SMALLWOOD WINS GREATER MUSKEGON TITLE Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., defeated Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., 228-193, to win the $2,000 top prize in the PBA Greater Muskegon USBC Bowling Association/ Northway Lanes Central Open at Northway Lanes in Muskegon, Mich., on Sunday. En route to his fourth PBA Regional title, Smallwood downed Eric Tackett of Huntington, Ind., 268-194, while Ciminelli topped Patrick Dombrowski of Parma, Ohio, 246-224, in the semifinal round. Troy Kendrick of Coto de Caza, Calif., and Jeff Frankos of Daly City, Calif., took advantage of their superior match play record to win the PBA/PBA50 Ken Fowler Auto Center West/Northwest Doubles hosted by Yokayo Bowl in Ukiah, Calif., Sunday. Kendrick and Frankos won five of their six matches to finish the tournament with a 14-game total of 6,150 pins, including 150 match play bonus pins, to top Joe Goldstein Sr. of Hayward, Calif., and Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Ore., by 29 pins for the title, giving Kendrick his fifth PBA Regional title and Frankos his 19th. They shared the $3,000 first prize. Goldstein and Warren had a 2-4 match play record and a total of 6,121 pins, including 60 bonus pins. The Oct. 23-25 weekend includes the PBA50 Tomball Southwest Open from Tomball Bowl in Tomball, Texas, and the one-day PBA Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest Challenge at Strike N Spare II in Lockport, Ill. Two Teen Masters qualifying events also are scheduled over the Oct. 24-25 weekend: the Erie Open Teen Masters event, presented by the Erie Sports Commission, at Rolling Meadows Lanes, and the Frisco Open presented by the Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau at Strikz in Frisco, Texas. October’s regional activity closes with the PBA50 WGB Accounting Craig Pezzano Memorial presented by The Insurance Market at Bryan’s Bowling Center in Laurel, Del.; the Wichita Southwest Open at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan., and the PBA50 Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest/Central Open at Arlington Lanes in Arlington Heights, Ill., over the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 weekend. For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area. QUICK NOTES Conner Kolessides (scratch) and Tommy Sanfilippo (handicap) earned $1,700 and $2,000 scholarship awards, respectively, in the fourth annual Danny Wiseman Youth Scholarship Tournament at AMF Country Club Lanes in Baltimore on Saturday. The sold-out event rewarded participants with more than $22,000 in scholarships. 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Thousands of Cub fans leaving Miller Park were in tears and screaming this was going to be THE year, my wife in her Ron Santo jersey among them. Then after a quiet division series exit against the Dodgers, winter was again quiet. Ron Santo was on the Baseball Hall of Fame veteran committee ballot for years, just missing election by less than five votes four times. He was voted in nearly one year to the day after his 2010 passing. How serious do the locals take this curse talk? The latest in a series of attempts to break it was by a Greek Orthodox priest spreading holy water in the dugout before the 2008 NLDS series opener. But this is 2015. Some are suggesting karma or maybe, it’s the Cubs turn. They are playing the Mets, you know. I’d keep an eye on the local billy goats and black cats. If they win the NLCS and /or the World Series, my bride will let me record her reaction, possibly even for YouTube. 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GEICO, one of America’s largest automobile insurers, will celebrate its 13th anniversary as a primary partner of the PBA by serving as the entitlement partner of WSOB VII. GEICO serves more than 13 million private passenger customers and insures more than 22 million vehicles (auto & cycle). PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark also announced that Rolltech, which has provided PBA with enhanced live scoring and statistical data for PBA Tour events over the past two years, will be title sponsor for the PBA World Championship which will culminate with the finals telecast Thursday Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). Rolltech also provides mobile and web applications related to tracking individual, league and event bowling scores and statistics as well as connecting bowlers for real-life borderless competition. The Silver Legacy and RenoSparks Convention and Visitors Authority join the WSOB in the first year of a two-year sponsorship agreement. 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After the Rolltech PBA World Championship, the ESPN telecast schedule continues with four animal pattern finals telecasts on consecutive Sundays at 1 p.m. ET, beginning with the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game by Concrete Software on Dec. 20. The official mobile game of the PBA features actual tournaments, oil patterns, bowling balls and legendary Anthony Lavery-Spahr racked up a rollicking 269-279-269 = 817 Classic League series to earn top billing on the honor roll last week at AMF Richardson Lanes. Wanda Parker, also from the Classic League group, paced the ladies with a robust 246-180-182 = 608 set. HONOR ROLL Joel Pecez 257-707, Delynda Lanzillo 189-546, Mike Kutz 265-678, Evelyn Rawls 203-509, Sam Hitchcock 191-542, Leilana Edds 176-414, Jeremy Basham 246-645, Terri Riches 161-474. Craig Martin 228-657, Erin De Gray 192-515, Anthony Simonsen 289-727, Lynette Most 224-557, David Watson 231-653, Mary Patrick 164-450. At AMF Garland Kirby unloads 813, Adams uncorks 722 Stiff 300, Jones 299 Butch Kirby locked up the top spot on the honor roll last week at AMF Garland Lanes after pounding out potent 255-289269 = 813 numbers in Money Changers action. Ashley Adams’ masterful 211-266-245 = 722 XXXX Rated showing garnered fem scoring laurels. Bubba Stiff garnered highgame honors with an awardwinning 12-bagger. HONOR ROLL Bubba Stiff 740, Barbara Shaw 226-617, Mike Faulkenberry 256-705, Joyce Lindley 214-586, Robert Wilson 246-685, Bertha Sanchez 247-651, Jake Timmins 254-702, Kathy Hopkins 191-509. Greg McKinney (2 games) 241438, Kathy Sell (2 games) 162-310, Dan Gerlach 259-675, Darrin Larson 268-741, Donna Hough 225-618, Linda Chambers 235-618, Juan Munoz 243-644. Lulee Rechenthin 172-488, Brandon Davidson 279-784, Rodney Williams 268-770, Donna Hough 254-650, Russell Parks 242-646, Terri Tate 246-661, Spencer Leslie 225-645, Mary Perl 200-585. Donald Jackson 265-765, Linda Chambers 258-719, Shane Ross 213-585. At Brunswick Zone Watauga Young plasters 795, LeCroy wraps up 702 Burkett and Holt 300’s Geoffery Young took highseries honors for the week at Brunswick Zone Watauga with a sizeable 795 Ballard’s vs. Big “C” league outing. Kathleen LeCroy fired a sturdy 258/702 Thursday Mixed set to front distaff scoring. John Burkett and Wayne Holt shared high-game honors with award-winning 12-baggers. HONOR ROLL Louis Henderson 755, Jordan Humphries 573, Scott Brittain (4 games) 888, Ricky Carr 731, Ashley Salisbury 568, Tammy Kent 619, Christy Ballard 575, Olin Gibbins 760, Kerry Rusk 581. Arsenia Rhoden 537, Travis Lansdowne 771, Danielle Walker 637, Rick Mock 592, Judy Wallace 460. SENIORS Joe Laehr 687, Wendy Vannoy 577, Richard Riley 648, Lucky Hamilton 535, Fred Walters 656, Judy Leuty 565. PBA bowlers. PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile game has surpassed 8.3 million downloads on Android mobile devices, and has added almost 2 million downloads on iOS and Apple devices which translates into 4,700 downloads per day by Android users and 2,700 daily downloads by iOS users. The PBA Viper Championship presented by Xtra Frame, PBA’s online bowling channel, will air Dec. 27. The PBA’s live streaming digital service has grown 200 percent since 2013, added hundreds of hours of live content including PBA50, PWBA and all PBA national events. The PBA Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com will air on Jan. 3. HotelPlanner.com is a leading provider of online services to the global group hotel sales market. Its technology ensures the lowest rates by allowing bowlers and bowling fans to receive quotes online directly from hotel group sales managers. Utah-based Storm Products, the maker of high-performance Continued on Page 10 Page 10 | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | THE BOWLING NEWS GEICO Continued from Page 9 bowling balls and accessories, is presenting sponsor of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship which will air on Jan. 17. WSOB telecasts will conclude on Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. ET with the PBA Challenge presented by the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, the keeper of the sport’s history, located on the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. The unique PBA Challenge finals will feature PBA50, PBA Regional and PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional title matches. Other PBA participating WSOB VII partners include PBA product registered companies 900 Global, Brunswick, Roto Grip, Storm, Track, Ebonite, Columbia 300, Hammer, Lane Laughter Radical, DV8, MOTIV, Dexter, High 5 Gear, Vise, Turbo, KR Strikeforce, Mongoose, Power House, Master, AMF300, Lane Masters, Legends, 3G, Genesis and Rolltech. STAKES ARE HIGH Continued from Page 1 The high-powered duo won the 2015 Roth/Holman Doubles title in Indianapolis when they defeated England’s Dom Barrett and Finland’s Osku Palermaa, 228-203, after winning their previous doubles title at South Point in 2011 when they defeated Ronnie Russell and Sean Rash in the title match. Barrett and Palermaa will return to challenge for the title again, along with teams including leading PBA Player of the Year contender Jason Belmonte and partner Bill O’Neill; the left-handed tandems of PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn and partner Ryan Ciminelli as well as Anthony Pepe and rookie Matt McNiel; 2014 PBA Rookie of the Year Marshall Kent with 2015 ROY hopeful A.J. Johnson of Oswego, Ill.; mixed-doubles partners Ryan Shafer and newly-crowned Professional Women’s Bowling Association titlist Liz Kuhlkin along with Scott Norton and Missy Parkin, who grew up bowling together in California youth programs; and the team of Rash and PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann., Mo., who were rivals as recently as last Sunday when Rash defeated Weber to win the Xtra Frame PBA Iowa Midwest Open title in Omaha. That’s just a sampling of the doubles roster, which can be found on pba.com under the Schedules tab: (http:// www.pba.com/Content/files/ Downloads/2015%20FALL%20 CLASSIC%20(Doubles).pdf. The Roth/Holman Doubles event in Las Vegas will include eight qualifying games on Monday, Oct. 19, followed by two six-game match play rounds on Tuesday. Based upon a combined total of 20 doubles (40 individual) games, the top five teams will advance to the ESPN-televised finals which will be conducted on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno for delayed airing on Sunday, Jan. 17, and will be counted as a 2016 title on the official PBA stats. The Fall Classic continues on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 21-22, with the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open, a PBA Tour title event. More than 110 players will bowl two qualifying rounds Wednesday with the top 16 advancing to round-robin match play Thursday. After 32 games, the top five will meet in the stepladder finals Thursday at 5:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. ET). All rounds of the Las Vegas Open will be covered live, exclusively on Xtra Frame (for subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link). Continued on Page 11 Live Stream Schedule Sponsored By dfw.abtbowling.com PBA XtraFrame The Bowling Channel (Subscription available at pba.com and xtraframe.tv.) Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship - Qualifying Monday, October 19, 2015 6:40 PM CT Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship - Round 1 Match Play Tuesday, October 20, 2015 10:40 AM CT Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship - Round 2 Match Play Tuesday, October 20, 2015 3:40 PM CT PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open - Round 1 Qualifying Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:40 AM CT PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open - Round 2 Qualifying Wednesday, October 21, 2015 5:40 PM CT PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open - Round 1 Match Play Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:15 AM CT PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open - Round 2 Match Play Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:45 PM CT PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open - Stepladder Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:15 PM CT PBA South Point West Challenge - Qualifying Friday, October 23, 2015 10:40 AM CT PBA South Point West Challenge - Match Play Friday, October 23, 2015 2:45 PM CT PBA Team Challenge - Round 1 Qualifying Saturday, October 24, 2015 10:40 AM CT PBA Team Challenge - Round 2 Qualifying Saturday, October 24, 2015 6:40 PM CT PBA Team Challenge - Match Play Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:40 AM CT PBA Team Challenge - Stepladder Sunday, October 25, 2015 4:45 PM CT PBA50 South Point West Open - Qualifying Monday, October 26, 2015 10:40 AM CT PBA50 South Point West Open - Match Play Monday, October 26, 2015 3:45 PM CT insidebowling.com (Available on insidebowling.com) Friday December 18 - Sunday December 20 Hammer Holiday Doubles Concord Lanes - St. Louis, MO USBC bowl.tv YouTube Channel (All times Central and are subject to change) Sunday November 15, 2015 9:30 AM -7:15 PM QubicaAMF World Cup - Qualifying Round 1 Monday November 16, 2015 9:30 AM - 7:15 PM QubicaAMF World Cup - Qualifying Round 2 Tuesday November 17, 2015 9:30 AM - 7:15 PM QubicaAMF World Cup - Qualifying Round 3 Wednesday November 18, 2015 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM QubicaAMF World Cup - Round of 24 Thursday November 19, 2015 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM QubicaAMF World Cup - Round of 8 Thursday November 19, 2015 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM QubicaAMF World Cup - Stepladder Finals Michiganbowler.tv (Available on michiganbowler.tv and livestream.com) Friday November 20 – Sunday November 22 High Hopes Weekend, Raymond, New Hampshire Friday November 27 – Sunday November 29 THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | Page 11 STAKES ARE HIGH Continued from Page 10 The South Point Las Vegas Open could play a role in the 2015 PBA Player and Rookie of the Year races. Heading into the Fall Classic, Australia’s Belmonte, his doubles partner O’Neill and Josh Blanchard of Mesa, Ariz., have each won two PBA Tour titles during the 2015 season. Belmonte’s are both majors (USBC Masters and Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions), so he’s the heavy favorite heading into the final two months of the season which will include the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open (Nov. 3-8 in Garland, Texas) and the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno Dec. 7-19, which will include four standard PBA Tour titles plus the year’s final major, the PBA World Championship. As of Oct. 15, Belmonte also holds the PBA earnings and averages leads. He has earned $168,861 so far in 2015 with a 228.54 average over 237 games bowled. Chris Barnes, who will miss the Fall Classic while recovering from recent back surgery, is second on the money list with $113,920 while O’Neill is second on the average list at 227.04 for 187 games. The Las Vegas Open field also includes a slew of PBA Hall of Famers, including 47-time champion Walter Ray Williams Jr., 38-time champion Norm Duke, 37-time champion Pete Weber and 34-time titlist Parker Bohn III along with many of the sport’s rising stars, several of whom are trying for their first PBA Tour title. The singles event – the first PBA Tour event ever held from start-to-finish in the South Point Bowling Plaza – also is the first qualifying leg for players hoping to earn automatic invitations to compete in the DHC PBA Japan Open in January. Qualifying pins from the Las Vegas Open and the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open will determine the 10 players who will earn invitations to Japan. One PWBA member also will be invited based on qualifying pins from the U.S. Women’s Open and the South Point Las Vegas Open. For a current singles roster, Continued on Page 12 At Cowtown Bowling Palace Johnson masters 300/827, Tallant mints 647 Graham 300 Clint Johnson turned in the top score of the week at Cowtown Bowling Palace with an awardwinning power-packed 269-300258 = 827 Ft. Worth Classic Trio league production. Katie Tallant’s blue-ribbon 247-173-227 = 647 Wednesday Winners series dominated scoring for the ladies. Garrett Graham shared highgame honors with Johnson with an award-winning 12-bagger. HONOR ROLL Steven Sanchez 279-725, Alma Rodriguez 224-587, Keiler Sanchez 266, Brittany Hughes 214, Daniel Hughes 258, Marcelino Negrete 258, Roy Simpson 279, Ross DiCapo 279, Rudy Garcia 278-752. Adam Loviscek 247, Lina Choun 201-548, Jeremy Trubenstein 245-696, Kevin Plumlee 236, Jamie Stone 279, Amy Hart 269, Jason Magallon 259, Coy Hart 257-735, Amy Langham 227-613. CJ Johnson 278-736, Heather Whitney 226-626, Blane Adkins 269, Bernie Adkins 209, Garrett Graham 792, Debi Tucker 225-559, George Hernandez 256, Christina Tucker 208, Myke Bell 245. Duane Skinner 279-713, Katie Tallant 200-500, Tony Edwards 242, Bryan Liles 232. SENIORS James LeCroy 257-727, Carole Watson 193-515, Jim Riley 244, Larry Stevenson 234, Ken Eilert 234, Bob Brewer 278-748, Cheryl Berube190, Ken Eilert 278, Ken Knowles 239, Don Key 243-653. Wanda Eads 191-558, Les Messinger 235, David Pruitt 214. At AMF Spare Time Lanes Albin compiles 757 Albin 300 Steve Albin racked up a rousing 279/757 series to earn top billing on the honor roll last week at AMF Spare Time Lanes. Albin also captured high-game honors with an award-winning 12-bagger. Melissa George led the ladies scoring with a rollicking 169-222176 = 567 set. HONOR Jeff Robinson 266-683, Roberta Stanfield 171-487, Matt Kachelhoffer 268-738, Joseph Canales 161-503, Steve Albin 745, Tisha Patterson 194-565, Frankie Duncan 268-736, Debbie Camp 211-503. Loren Lowy 263-576, Larry Darvas 257-715, Geoff Cantrell 245-711, Mike Newton 234-688, Shane Williams 268-697, Karl Petersen 243-625, Barry Brice 235-684, Jeff Warren 263-641. Rudy Garcia 266-670, Barry Brice 245-700, Thomas Mendonca 245-628, Clyde Webber 257-683, Chris Grooms 244-689, Earl Newhouse 267-651, Russ Martin (2 games) 204-396, Tina Pierce (2 games) 205-374. Tickets on sale for GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling, Rolltech PBA World Championship RENO, Nev. (Oct. 19, 2015) - Tickets are now on sale for the live ESPN telecast of the Rolltech PBA World Championship Thursday, Dec. 17, the pinnacle event of the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority at the National Bowling Stadium. The season’s final major will mark the first live prime-time telecast of a PBA Tour event in 14 years when the stepladder finals get underway at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. local time). For the World Championship, ESPN telecast tickets are $10 and $20. All tickets, which can be purchased in advance through the “tickets” link on pba.com or at the door, are general admission. From Dec. 7-19, Reno’s National Bowling Stadium will be the center of the bowling universe as ESPN, pba’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame and the best players in the world converge for a series of the most unique and lucrative events in the sport. WSOB VII will again showcase the world’s greatest players including the top stars from the PBA Tour who will compete for PBA titles across five diverse PBA lane oil patterns, highlighted by the main event, which is the World Championship. The focal point of the World Championship will be the player’s ultimate test of versatility and endurance. The five players who qualify for the live stepladder finals on ESPN on Dec. 17 will survive a total of 66 games of qualifying and round-robin match play bowled on the PBA’s Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and World Championship lane conditions. The international representation for the World Series has already tied a record for entries from 21 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela in addition to the United States. Anticipated entries from China will break the record. In addition to the World Championship, tickets are also on sale for the other World Series events, the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championship finals on Friday, Dec. 18, as well as the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship and PBA Challenge shows (Saturday, Dec. 19). An allweekend KingPin Club ticket for the animal pattern events, PBA Doubles Championship and PBA Challenge telecasts is available for $20. While tickets may be purchased at the door, it is suggested that fans order early to get the best seating. For the latest WSOB information visit www.pba. com<http://www.pba.com>. Admission for the World Series preliminary rounds including World Championship qualifying and match play rounds Dec. 7-16 is free. The National Bowling Stadium will also host a pro-am for Reno area grassroots youth, adult and senior bowlers on Sunday, Dec. 6 with squads at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The pro-am entry fee is $99. Additional details are available by calling the stadium at (800) 304-2695. GEICO PBA WSOB VII PRESENTED BY SILVER LEGACY AND RENO-SPARKS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY ESPN TAPING SCHEDULE (All times Pacific) Sunday, Dec. 6 9 a.m., 3 p.m. – Pro-ams Thursday, Dec. 17 (Tickets $10 and $20) 4 p.m. – Rolltech PBA World Championship (live on ESPN) Friday, Dec. 18 (Friday and Saturday taping tickets available through $20 weekend pass) 1 p.m. - PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Mobile Challenge Game by Concrete Software (airs on ESPN on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 1 p.m. ET) 3:30 p.m. - PBA Viper Championship presented by Xtra Frame (airs on ESPN on Sunday, Dec. 27, at 1 p.m. ET) 5:15 p.m. - PBA Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com (airs on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m. ET) 7 p.m. - PBA Scorpion Championship (airs on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. ET) Saturday, Dec. 19 Noon – Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship presented by Storm (airs on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. ET) 3:30 p.m. - PBA Challenge Finals presented by the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (airs on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. ET) www.facebook.com/ rowlettbowlarama 5021 Lakeview Parkway Rowlett, TX 75088 972-475-7080 www.rowlettbowlarama.com Page 12 | Thursday, October 22, 2015 | THE BOWLING NEWS At AMF Euless Lanes The Draggin’ Balls team from the Tuesday night Full House league, started their night off last week with some excitement. Mike Ford, Verne Otto, Tyler Floriento, Mike McCullough and Cody Sheppard threw 18 consecutive strikes to start game one. They were very excited! Full scores will be published in next week’s paper. eight games of Baker format round-robin match play Sunday morning followed by a Baker format stepladder finale at 3 p.m. local time. All rounds of the Team Challenge also will be covered live on Xtra Frame. The Fall Classic will conclude on Monday, Oct. 26, with the PBA50 Western Open, a PBA West Region event for players ages 50 and older and another event covered by Xtra Frame. PBA’s live coverage of the Fall Classic is available exclusively on Xtra Frame. Subscriptions for three days ($3.99), a full month ($7.99) or the 12-month Season Ticket ($64.99) are available. Visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link to enroll. Congratulations to USBC Public Relations Manager, Lucas Wiseman and Danielle Dozier exchanging wedding vows Sunday, October 18. STAKES ARE HIGH Continued from Page 11 visit pba.com and look for PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open under “schedules/ PBA Tour” or click here: http://www.pba.com/Rosters/ Details/2095 Friday, Oct. 23, is set aside for the PBA South Point West Challenge, a PBA West Region event open to players who have never won a PBA title. Xtra Frame also will cover this event. PBA’s newest venture, the PBA Team Challenge, takes center stage Saturday and Sunday. Seventeen five-player teams have already entered the one-of-a-kind PBA team battle. The Team Challenge will begin with a six-game qualifying round on Saturday, Oct. 24, with all five players bowling full games, followed by a 12-game Baker format round. 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