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JULY 2016
Volume Twenty Six
Number 7
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Senior U.S. Open and Masters Makes
Record Five Wins This Season
PBA50 Champions:
PWBA Champions:
Monacelli & Vasquez Johnson, Tan, O’Keefe
Len Nicholson’s Tribute to Ted Hoffman
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STARS & STRIKES - JULY 2016
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by Jim Goodwin
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What I Should Have Said
Recently, yours truly was inducted into the
International Bowling Media Association Hall
of Fame.
After 33 years in the bowling media biz, it
was my honor to receive the prestigious
IBMA Luby Award and join giants like Chuck
Pezzano, Jim Dressel, Mort Luby, and many
other great writers in the hall that never really gets the attention that it deserves; but
thanks to the BPAA, the induction ceremony
now has a wonderful venue as part of the
annual International Bowl Expo Industry
Awards Luncheon.
No legitimate journalist enjoys tooting their
own horn, so please forgive the indulgence
associated with this column. I will try to make
it about the event itself as much as it is about
how proud I am to now be recognized as
one of bowlings best journalists. And for the
record, it was no easy path. Only one person
is chosen each year, and there are many deserving individuals, not just writers, but other
types of journalists as well.
For example, The past two inductees were
from Japan and Germany. When the organization transitioned from the Bowling Writers
Association of America to IBMA in 2012, it
was decided that some emphasis be directed
toward recognizing good people from beyond
our American shores; thus, the induction of
photo journalist Hero Noda and
Bowlingdigital.com website guru Herbert
Bickel in 2014 and 2015.
As president of BWAA in 2012, I played a
significant role in bringing the IBMA to the
industry, so I am especially proud that my
friends Herbert and Hero are also in the hall.
I was on the ballot for this honor for several years, and while others told me that it
was a sure thing, there was that doubt that
my name could be lost in the shuffle after a
while. And when it did happen, I was a little
surprised. It was nice getting that phone call
from my good friend Fran Deken, who is
also in the hall and serves as chairman of the
awards committee.
Now to address the headline what I should
have said . . . anyone reading this who has
ever had the opportunity to speak in public
in front of a couple of thousand people would
probably say that they didnt really say all of
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the things they should have when they could
have.
I now join that group.
I was told by several people that my two
minute acceptance speech was pretty good.
I dont really recall what I said because I was
told that no speech would be allowed because
of the tight schedule created to accommodate several BPAA and IBMA awards in a short
time.
To make a long story short, I guess the
agenda was moving along smoothly, and 30
seconds before I was introduced by IBMA
President Keith Hamilton, he told me I would
be allowed to say a few words.
OMG! What could I come up with on such
short notice? The only thing I could think to
do was to speak in generalities and to be sure
to thank my wife. I learned that lesson the
hard way a few years back when I thanked a
bunch of staff members and sponsors after
a PWBA event and forgot the person who
helped me the most.
I recall rattling off something about no one
ever getting into a hall of fame without a lot
of help along the way, and I think I thanked
all of the publications that I have written for
over the years, but in hindsight I should have
named a few of them, like Stars & Strikes,
International Bowling Industry Magazine, and
Bowlers Journal.
I wrote for Bowlers Journal for more than
a decade when my great friend Jim Dressel
was editor, and I am currently enjoying a run
with IBI; in fact, three of my IBI colleagues
were sitting at my table during the ceremony
Publisher Scott Frager, Editor David
Garber, and fellow writer Robert Sax. I
should have recognized all of them by name.
I think I did mention Dressel because I have
been thinking of him almost every day in recent months and praying for him to get past
some very serious health issues. I know he
would have been there if he were able. Our
friends Dick Porter and Jeanette Robinson
did make it to the luncheon in spite of
Jeanettes struggle with a health problem of
her own. CJ and I consider Mr. and Mrs.
Porter our family and they graced us with
their attendance. We are so lucky to have
them in our lives.
When it came time to thank CJ, I got a little
choked up. I am not a very emotional guy,
but I am wise enough to know that without
her, none of the things I have accomplished
would have been possible, and it was very
nice having the opportunity to let the folks I
admire so much know how much she means
to me. A few friends and a few total strangers shared that they got a tear in their eye as
well when I couldnt speak for a few seconds, probably because they also feel the
same way about their loved ones.
For the audience, it was probably better that
I did not have time to prepare a speech
everybody loves brevity at events like this,
but for my friends and family, I wish I could
have said more. I should have mentioned our
children Christa, Heather and Jonathan. I
should have mentioned their spouses Jeremy,
Mike and Lori; and time was short so I could
not have named our 15 grandchildren and first
great grandchild, but it would have been nice
to say we love them all very much.
And finally. It would have been great to
thank many of our BPAA friends, not only
for providing such a wonderful venue for the
event, but for their friendship over many
years. Without people like John Sommer,
Frank and Cathy DeSocio, Jeff Boje, John
LaSpina, Pat and Lisa Ciniello, Jamie and
Peggy Brooks, and many more, CJ and I
would not have enjoyed Bowl Expo near as
much.
Most of them and may others have also
been kind enough to sit for interviews over
the years, and I thoroughly enjoyed telling
some of their stories. Just in the past two
months, I have had the honor of writing the
cover stories for IBI about BPAA Presidents
Tom Martino and Nancy Shenk, along with
her dad Howard Baum, who is a member of
the BPAA Hall of Fame.
Who knows? maybe someday I will get
another opportunity to publicly acknowledge
the people that CJ and I have called our friends
for so many years.
Next time I will be prepared . . . but it might
take a little longer than two minutes; and by
the time this is published, I will think of more
that I should have said.
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CONTENTS
Volume 26 Number 7 JULY 2016
2 Bowl O Pinion by Jim Goodwin
4 Dexter USBC All-American Team
7 Tribute to Ted Hoffman
PBA Senior Masters Results
8 Ask Bob
5 PBA 50 Results
6 PBA Senior US Open Results
PWBA Results
10 Funny Page
11 Calendar of Events
12 PWBA Results
Photos: PBA, USBC, BPAA. Randy Gulley
DEXTER-USBC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM NAMED
FOR 2015-2016 SEASON
The 2015-2016 Dexter/United States Bowling
Congress All-American Team includes a
national award winner, a national youth
champion and a returning member of the team.
Dexter Bowling, in consultation with the
International Bowling Campus Youth
Development staff, annually selects five boys and
five girls for the Dexter/USBC High School AllAmerican team. The 2015-2016 team marks the
11th year a team has been selected.
Youth bowling grows stronger each year, and
while it makes the process of selecting this team
more difficult, it is great to see the
accomplishments and dedication of these high
school bowlers on the lanes and in the
classroom, Bud Clapsaddle, Vice President of
Dexter Bowling, said. We appreciate the
opportunity to recognize these outstanding young
men and women with their selection to the
Dexter/USBC High School All-American
Team.
This years team includes 2016 USBC Chuck
Hall Star of Tomorrow winner Jack Cook of
Denville, New Jersey, 2014 Junior Gold
Championships U15 winner Ashley Channell of
Morris Chapel, Tennessee, and Jerod Hromek
of Towanda, Kansas, who makes his second
appearance on the team.
Student-athletes, nominated by their coach or
athletic director, must have a minimum 3.0
cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale)
and must submit their high school bowling
accomplishments, a letter of recommendation
and a 500-word essay to be considered for
selection. Each student-athlete receives a $1,000
scholarship and will be recognized at this years
Junior Gold Championships in July.
Dexter Bowling continues to be a tremendous
supporter of high school bowling, and making
the Dexter/USBC All-American Team is an
incredible honor for a high school bowler,
USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said.
We congratulate those selected and appreciate
the coaches, volunteers and school officials who
provide these student-athletes with the
opportunity to compete in high school bowling.
The five female student-athletes named to the
team:
Ashley
Channell
(Morris
Chapel,
Tennessee) Channell
won the Tennessee
individual state title
three consecutive years
(2014-2016) and led
Hardin County High
to
three
Ashley Channell School
consecutive state team
titles. She won the U15 title at the 2014 Junior
Gold Championships and was runner-up in
2013. She has a 3.95 grade-point average
through her junior year, and is a member of the
English Honorarium and Future Teachers of
America. She has
volunteered at a local
nursing home and for an
organizations bowling
event for special needs
children.
Natalie Koprowitz
(Girard, Illinois) She
finished her junior year
as the top-ranked
student at North Mac
Natalie Koprowitz High School, where she
is a member of the National Honor Society,
Student Council, Key Club and Science Club.
She also has been taken part in World Youth
Science and Engineering (WYSE) competitions.
On the lanes, Koprowitz was a top-four
performer in the Illinois High School Association
regionals and sectionals the last two seasons,
including a regional title in 2014-2015.
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Kristen Machacek
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
At Pius X High School,
she was district
champion in 2015 and
2016, and has been
selected as a first-team
all-state member the
last four years. She is a
four-time All-City Kristen Machacek
selection, including
being named honorary captain for the 2014-2015
season. She was ranked No. 1 in her senior class
and has accepted an academic scholarship to
Newman University. She
has been a peer tutor in
chemistry and Spanish,
and
is
a youth
ambassador for the
Juvenile
Diabetes
Research Foundation.
Britaney
Myers
(Mechanicville, New
York) Myers just
Britaney Myers
completed her junior year
and has been a first-team all-star in the
Adirondack League the last three seasons for
Stillwater Central High School. She won the
New York State Section 2 Class C title in 2015
and 2016. She also competes in track and
volleyball, and is a member of the chorus and
school band. Her volunteer work includes the
Breast Cancer Relay for Life, Annual Hospice
Walk and the Red Cross Blood Drive.
Shelby Vincke (Chesaning, Michigan) In her
senior year, Vincke led New Lothrop High
School to a runner-up
finish in Division 4 at the
Michigan
state
tournament. Individually,
she won the Division 4
regional. She was named
to the Michigan High
School Intercollegiate
Bowling
Coaches
Shelby Vincke
Association all-state third
team and all-academic team. She also was a
member of the cross country and softball teams.
She was a member of the National Honor Society
and Student Council, and ranked fourth in her
class.
The five male student-athletes named to the
team:
Jack Cook (Denville,
New Jersey) He
finished his Morris
Knolls High School
career by making the
New Jersey State
Interscholastic Athletic
Association first team
Jack Cook
All-Conference Team for
the fourth consecutive year. His team won the
conference title in 2013-2014 and was runnerup his other three seasons. He won the
Bowling.com Youth Open doubles title in 2014,
and was named Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow
in 2016.
Jerod
Hromek
(Towanda, Kansas) A
repeat selection to the
Dexter team, Hromek
won the Kansas High
School
Activities
Association individual
state title in 2014 and
Jerod Hromek
2015, and led Circle
High School to the I-5A team title in 2016. He
has been selected to the All-Kansas High School
Team the last three seasons. He volunteers
through his church youth group and delivered
meals to needy families. He will attend Wichita
State in the fall.
Jacob
Kersten
(Clarkston, Michigan)
Kersten led Clarkston
High School to three
regional titles in four
years and won an
individual regional title
his junior year. He was
a first-team all-state
selection his sophomore
Jacob Kersten
year and named to the
second team his senior year. He was vice
president of the Spanish Club and had 400 hours
with Creativity, Action, Service (CAS), a
national honors program. He received the
Morrison Merit Scholarship from Wichita State
University, where he will attend this fall.
Max Oertling (Slidell, Louisiana) He led
Brother Martin High
School to the Louisiana
High School State
Athletic Association
team title the last two
season. He won the state
individual title in 2016
after finishing third in
2015. He is a National
Honor Society member,
and won the Marching
Max Oertling
Band Service Award in
2016. He has more than 200 hours of service at
Greenbriar Community Care Center, a senior
center. He will attend Louisiana State University
in the fall.
John Nicholas Sommer (Roscoe, Illinois) He
was on the Hononegah
Community
High
School state champion
team as a freshman and
followed it this past
season with a state
runner-up finish. The
sophomore finished the
2016 season with a
252.11 average in 27
games, including two John N. Sommer
800 series, to lead the team to an undefeated
season in the Northern Illinois Conference-10.
He is taking Honors and Advance Placement
classes, and volunteers with Bowln 4 Kids, the
Bowlers to Veterans Link, and the Help Keep
Northern Illinois Beautiful Foundation.
2015-2016 DEXTER/USBC HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Girls Team
Ashley Channell, Junior, Hardin County High School,
Morris Chapel, Tennessee
Natalie Koprowitz, Junior, North Mac High School,
Girard, Illinois
Kristen Machacek, Senior, Pius X High School, Lincoln,
Nebraska
Britaney Myers, Junior, Stillwater Central High School,
Mechanicville, New York
Shelby Vincke, Senior, New Lothrop High School,
Chesaning, Michigan
Boys Team
Jack Cook, Senior, Morris Knolls High School, Denville,
New Jersey
Jerod Hromek, Senior, Circle High School, Towanda,
Kansas
Jacob Kersten, Senior, Clarkston High School,
Clarkston, Michigan
Max Oertling, Senior, Brother Martin High School,
Slidell, Louisiana
John Nicholas Sommer, Sophomore, Hononegah
Community High School, Roscoe, Illinois
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Monacelli Wins PBA50
Fountain Valley Open For Sixth
Career PBA50 Tour Title
Vazquez Wins PBA50
Northern California Classic for First
PBA50 Tour title
BRENTWOOD, Calif. Noel Vazquez of title Id retire but Im rethinking that right
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. Professional hall of famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., of
Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Amleto Oxford, Fla., trying for his 11th career PBA50 Sacramento, Calif., won the PBA50 Northern now.
Vazquezs previous best PBA50 Tour finish
Monacelli of Venezuela won four consecutive Tour title and second of the season, 249-245. California Classic presented by MOTIV for
Fountain Valley Bowl proprietor Gary Forman (L) & Rusty Hannah (R)
congratulate champion Amleto Monacelli
matches in the stepladder finals to win the
PBA50 Fountain Valley Open presented by
Track at Fountain Bowl.
Monacelli, who qualified fourth for the
finals, beat top qualifier hall of famer Parker
Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., 266-247, in the title
match to win his first PBA50 Tour title of the
season and the sixth of his career.
Monacelli benefited from a bad break for
Bohn, who was trying for his fourth career
PBA50 Tour title, when Bohn left a pocket
7-10 split in the second frame.
All the matches were very close, said the
54-year-old Monacelli. It was important to
stay focused and low key, not get too excited
if Im leading or too low if Im losing. If I
stay calm Ill have a clear mind to make the
adjustments and the good shots that I need to
make.
In the semifinal match, Monacelli defeated
Monacelli needed two strikes and a seven
count in the 10th frame but threw three strikes
to win the match.
That was an example of a good test for
my mental game, Monacelli said. I basically
needed to have three strikes in the 10th to
win and if I wasnt calm so that I could make
good shots I would have lost the match.
Monacelli opened the stepladder finals by
beating PBA50 Tour veteran Sammy Ventura
of Syracuse, N.Y., who was trying for his first
title, 256-248, before advancing to the second
match where he beat six-time PBA Tour
winner Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Ore.,
225-218, to advance to the semifinal against
Williams.
Monacellis previous best finish this season
was fourth in last weeks Suncoast PBA
Senior U.S. Open presented by 900 Global.
PBA50 FOUNTAIN VALLEY OPEN PRESENTED BY TRACK
Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley, Calif., June 8, 2016
Final Standings
1, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, $7,500.
2, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., $4,000.
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., $2,500.
4, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., $2,000.
5, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., $1,750.
Stepladder Results
Match One Monacelli def. Ventura, 256-248.
Match Two Monacelli def. Warren, 225-218.
Semifinal Match Monacelli def. Williams, 249-245.
Championship Monacelli def. Bohn, 266-247.
Modified Match Play Round 2 Cashers
($1500 each) Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3-3, 1,434; ss-Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 4-2, 1,430; Mike Dias,
Lafayette, Colo., 4-2, 1,392; Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 2-4, 1,378; Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.,
3-3, 1,370; Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 2-4, 1,367; ss-Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3-3, 1,353; Jack Jurek,
Lackawanna, N.Y., 2-4, 1,335; Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., 3-3, 1,330; Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha,
Wis., 1-5, 1,293; Jerry Brunette Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 0-6, 1,247.
Modified Match Play Round 1 Cashers ($1,150 each)
Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2-3, 1,210; Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 2-2-1, 1,187; Eddie Graham,
Centerville, Ohio, 1-3-1, 1,149; Andrew Frawley, Australia, 3-2, 1,135; Christopher Keane, Cape
Coral, Fla., 2-3, 1,129; ss-Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 0-5, 1,123;Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1-4,
1,121; ss-Warren Nelson, Middleburg, Fla., 0-5, 940.
Other Cashers
($1050 each) (tie) ss-John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., and Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 1,055; ss-Ray
Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,049; ss-n-Steve Kiss, Clackamas, Ore., 1,048; ss-James Knoblauch,
Waukesha, Wis., 1,028; Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,023; ss-Jim Starks, San Bernardino,
Calif., 1,017; ss-Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,013; ss-Dale Eagle, Laguna Niguel, Calif.,
979; Tracy Teeters, Eugene, Ore., 972; ss-Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 971; ss-John Dudak, Orland
Park, Ill., 958; ss-Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 950.
Lets Go Bowling
Harvest Park Bowl manager Sherry Mackenzie and proprietor Jim Wangaman
congratulate champion Noel Vazquez
his first career PBA50 Tour title and in the
process ended Pete Webers record run of
consecutive PBA50 Tour titles at four.
Vazquez, who has won two PBA regional
and six PBA50 regional titles, defeated Weber
255-224 in the title match at Harvest Park
Bowl.
Im shocked and at a loss for words, said
the 56-year-old Vazquez. To bowl against
the greatest bowlers in the game is
unbelievable and something you only dream
about.
Vazquez, who qualified third for the finals,
took an 11-pin lead in the fifth frame and
then threw five consecutive strikes which
were too much for Weber, who was the finals
top qualifier, to overcome.
I just had to keep thinking to stay within
myself and make the shots Im capable of,
Vazquez said. You bring your A game and
win or lose you can take satisfaction that you
did your best.
Im pretty goal oriented, Vazquez added.
Thats what helped me win my regional titles
and it helped me get this win. Ive always
kidded my friends that if I won a national
was 11th in the 2015 Suncoast PBA Senior
U.S. Open.
Weber, a 37-time winner on the PBA Tour,
which includes a record-tying 10 majors, was
trying for his ninth career PBA50 Tour win.
His streak of four wins started with the
UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages
in April which was followed by wins in the
Mooresville Ford Open, Johnny Petraglia
BVL Open and his second consecutive
Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open win.
My hat is off to Noel, said Weber, who is
the defending PBA50 Player of the Year. He
broke the streak by bowling great and
deserved to win.
Vazquez reached the title match by beating
Ty Dawson of Sunnyvale, Calif., who was also
making his first finals appearance, 213-195,
in the semifinal.
In the opening stepladder match two-time
PBA50 Player of the Year and eight-time
PBA50 Tour winner Ron Mohr of Las Vegas
defeated Brian LeClair of Delmar, N.Y, 256238, who was trying for his second title. In
the second match, Dawson defeated Mohr
279-235 to advance to the semifinal.
PBA50 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY MOTIV
Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif., June 15, 2016
Final Standings
1, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., $8,000.
2, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., $4,500.
3, Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., $2,700.
4, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, $2,200.
5, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., $1,800.
Stepladder Results
Match One Mohr def. LeClair, 256-238.
Match Two Dawson def. Mohr, 279-235.
Semifinal Match Vazquez def. Dawson, 213-195.
Championship Vazquez def. Weber, 255-224.
($1500 each) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3-3, 1,502; Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3-3,
1,467; Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 2-4, 1,413.
($1,350 each) Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., 3-3, 1,409; Warren Nelson, Middleburg, Fla., 3-3, 1,389;
Craig Miller, Tracy, Calif., 2-4, 1,379; Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 2-4, 1,369; Eddie Graham,
Centerville, Ohio, 2-4, 1,357; Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 2-4, 1,345; Sam Maccarone,
Blackwood, N.J., 2-4, 1,335; Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., 2-4, 1,302.
($1200 each) John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 2-3, 1,258; Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 4-1, 1,255;
Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3-2, 1,224; Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3-2, 1,223; Christopher Keane,
Cape Coral, Fla., 3-2, 1,202; Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 2-3, 1,200; Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3-2, 1,197;
John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3-2, 1,186
($1100 each) Skip Pavone, San Jose, Calif., 3-2, 1,160; Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1-4,
1,156; Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1-4, 1,141; Joe Goldstein, San Bruno, Calif., 1-4, 1,132;
Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 0-5, 1,109; Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1-4, 1,076; Jim Horan,
Mountain View, Calif., 1-4, 1,015; Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 0-5, 977.
Other Cashers ($1,000 each)
ss-n-Sam Carter, Ben Lomond, Calif., 1,104; ss-n-Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 1,085; ss-Lee Brosius, Ashburn,
Va., 1,043; James Hansen, Anchorage, Alaska, 1,039; ss-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif.,
1,031; ss-n-Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 1,030; Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,025; Wayne Webb,
Columbus, Ohio, 989; Bill Hewlett, Las Vegas, Nev., 988; Bill Nichols, Bella Vista, Calif., 958; Galen
Keas, Alda, Neb., 954; Dale Eagle, New Port Beach, Calif., 944.
6
Weber Successfully Defends Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open Title
Weber wins eighth career PBA50 Tour title and a Record Fourth Consecutive PBA50 Tour Win
LAS VEGAS Professional Bowlers
Leading Sullins by eight pins in the six frame, has been my entire career. Like Ive said many
Association Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Weber threw four consecutive strikes to clinch times, winning never gets old.
Mo., successfully defended his Suncoast PBA the match and his eighth career PBA50 Tour title.
Weber began the 2016 season with a fourthSenior U.S. Open presented by 900 Global title It was his third PBA50 Tour major title having place finish in the Pasco County Florida Open
and then won the UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl
In The Villages, PBA50 Mooresville Ford Open
and Johnny Petraglia BVL Open prior to winning
the Senior U.S. Open.
In the semi-final match, Sullins, who was
recently inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame,
defeated Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio, making
his PBA50 Tour debut, 193-164 to advance to
the final match. Sullins was trying for his fourth
PBA50 Tour win and second major having won
the 2009 PBA Senior World Championship.
In the opening match, Sullins defeated PBA
Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela,
212-207, to advance to the semifinal. Monacelli,
who won the Senior U.S. Open in 2012 and
2013, was trying to become the tournaments first
three-time winner.
Weber joined Monacelli, Baker and Wayne
Webb as a two-time Senior U.S. Open winner,
all of whom have won in successive years. Baker
won his back to back in 2005 and 2006, and
Webb in 2008 and 2009.
SUNCOAST PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN PRESENTED BY 900 GLOBAL
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, NV June 3, 2016
Final Standings:
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann., Mo., $10,000.
2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., $6,000.
3, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, $5,000.
4, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, $4,000.
Playoff Results:
Match One Sullins def. Monacelli, 212-207.
Semifinal Sullins def. Kretzer, 193-164.
Championship match Weber def. Sullins, 223-184.
Suncoast Bowling Center GM Mike Kaufman congratulates champion Pete Weber
for a record fourth consecutive PBA50 Tour title.
Weber, who was the top qualifier for the
stepladder finals, defeated Harry Sullins of
Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 223-184, in the title
match at the Suncoast Bowling Center to set the
new mark. He had shared the previous record of
three consecutive titles with fellow Hall of Famer
Tom Baker who achieved the feat in 2006.
It ranks way up there as far as my career
accomplishments, said Weber, who has won a
record five U.S. Open titles on the PBA Tour. I
think this is the best Ive ever felt or thrown the
ball for five consecutive weeks in my whole career.
also won the 2013 United States Bowling
Congress Senior Masters.
I could see it was tough for Harry to get
anything going and when he didnt strike in the
ninth I knew I had the match, Weber said.
For Weber, who ranks fifth on the all-time PBA
Tour titles list with 37 wins and has won a recordtying 10 PBA Tour majors, he ranked his win
among his top accomplishments in a professional
career that spans more than three decades.
Its way up there as far as anything Ive done
in my career, said the 53-year-old Weber. I just
do whatever I can do to win and thats the way it
SEVENTH ROUND CASHERS (after 42-games)
5, n-Mike Klosin, Windham, N.H., 16-8, 9,781, $3,500; 6, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 15-9, 9,734, $3,000; 7, Mike
Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 16-8- 9,693, $2,800; 8, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 15-9, 9,686, $2,600; 9, Eric
Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 12-12, 9,680, $2,400; 10, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 14-10, 9,671, $2,200; 11, Norm Duke,
Clermont, Fla., 9-15, 9,591, $2,100; 12, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 11-13, 9,566, $2,000; 13, Walter Ray
Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 13-11, 9,535, $1,900; 14, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 11-12-1, 9,527, $1,800; 15,
Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 10-14, 9,506, $1,750; 16, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 12-11-1, 9,386, $1,700;
17, Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 13-11, 9,363, $1,650; 18, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 11-13, 9,262, $1,600;
19, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 9-15, 9,261, $1,550; 20, n-Mike Taylor, Las Vegas, 8-16, 9,052, $1,500.
Other Cashers
21, David Williams Jr., Omaha, Neb., 6-6, 6,583, $1,400; 22, Christer Petersson, Gothenburg, Sweden, 5-7,
6,579, $1,375; 23, Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., 6-6, 6,578, $1,350; 24, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 75, 6,558, $1,325; 25, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 6-6, 6,534, $1,300; 26, n-Andrew Neuer, Lewisburg, Penn.,
7-5, 6,532, $1,280; 27, n-Bill Oakes, Lawton, Okla, 6-6, 6,488, $1,260; 28, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 6-6,
6,485, $1,240; 29, Jerry Brunette Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 8-4, 6,480, $1,220; 30, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 5-7,
6,474, $1,200; 31, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 5-7, 6,466, $1,190; 32, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 6-6, 6,450,
$1,180; 33, n-Paul Renteria, Henderson, Nev., 4-8, 6,449, $1,170; 34, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 5-7,
6,436, $1,160; 35, n-Warren Eales, Chandler, Ariz., 4-8, 6,420, $1,150; 36, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 2-10,
6,415, $1,140; 37, n-Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif., 5-7, 6,337, $1,130; 38, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 5-7, 6,324,
$1,120; 39, Mike Kanada, Camarillo, Calif., 6-6, 6,270, $1,110; 40, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 2-10, 6,176,
$1,100.
Super Senior Cashers ($1000 each)
(tie)Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., and Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 3,801; Kent Wagner, Bradenton, Fla.,
3,789; Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 3,761; Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,753; (tie) Robert Lawrence, Austin,
Texas,and Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 3,746; (tie) James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., $1,000, and Kevin Croucher,
Grants Pass, Ore., 3,729; Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 3,723; Sal Bongiorno, Las Vegas, 3,706; -Gregory
Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 3,677
JAPAN'S YAJIMA WINS 2016 ITRC SUPER SENIOR CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS - Junichi Yajima of Japan
earned new life in a dramatic semifinal match
at the 2016 International Training and Research
Center Super Senior Classic and rode that
momentum to a win over top seed Ron Mohr
of North Las Vegas, Nevada, to become the
first international player to win the event.
Yajima and Mohr matched each other nearly
shot for shot through the first eight frames of the
championship match Sunday at Sam's Town
Bowling Center, but a pair of 10 pins from Mohr
in the final frames gave Yajima the opportunity
to take the title and $6,500 top prize in a 248218 victory.
The 70-year-old right-hander, who has made
annual trips to compete against the top players
in the United States for more than five decades,
sealed the victory with a strike on his first shot
in the 10th frame.
The 2016 ITRC Super Senior Classic was the
fourth edition of the premier event for United
States Bowling Congress members age 60 and
older.
"I first came to the United States to bowl in
1966," said Yajima, the owner of 41 Japan
Professional Bowlers Association titles and one
Professional Bowlers Association regional title.
"I've been coming here every year trying to to find his way to the winner's circle this year.
win tournaments. I won a regional but had The 60-year-old right-hander earned $4,500 for
the runner-up performance.
In the high-scoring semifinal, Yajima was
ready to take off his bowling shoes and remove
his equipment from the ball return after missing
a 10 pin in the final frame against USBC and
PBA Hall of Famer John Petraglia of Jackson,
New Jersey.
Petraglia stepped up in the final frame with a
max score of 279 and a chance to lock up the
win with nine pins on his first offering.
The left-hander threw his first errant shot of
the match, knocking down just four pins. He left
the 2-4-6-7-8-10 combination and was unable
to convert, ultimately falling 245-239 and giving
Yajima a shot at the trophy. Petraglia took home
$3,500 for the third-place effort.
"I expected him to get the strike and win," said
Yajima, who learned to compete with the best
in the world under the watchful eye of USBC
and PBA Hall of Famer Dick Weber. "I was
Junichi Yajima
never won a big one. This is a dream."
Mohr has had one of the hottest hands on
the PBA50 Tour as of late but has been unable
shocked."
On the way to the meeting with Petraglia,
Yajima stayed clean and rolled four consecutive
strikes in the fifth through eighth frames to hold
off Ronald Holt of Upper Marlboro, Maryland,
236-199. Holt's undoing proved to be the left
lane, which yielded a pair of open frames against
Yajima. Holt finished fourth, earning $3,000.
The left lane also was a challenge for fourth
seed Sam Carter of Ben Lomond, California, who
was unable to gain any momentum in the
opening match against Holt. Holt struck on five
of his first six shots and cruised to a 226-185
win. Carter earned $2,500 for the fifth-place
finish.
All competitors this week bowled 16 games
of qualifying over two days, before the field was
cut to the top 25 percent (32 players) for the fourgame cashers' round. All pinfall carried over, and
the top five players advanced to the stepladder
finals based on their 20-game totals.
International Training and Research Center Super Senior Classic
Sam's Town Bowling Center, Las Vegas
Final standings
1, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 729 (three games), $6,500
2, Ron Mohr, North Las Vegas, Nev., 218 (one game), $4,500
3, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 239 (one game), $3,500
4, Ronald Holt, Upper Marlboro, Md., 425 (two games), $3,000
5, Sam Carter, Ben Lomond, Calif., 185 (one game), $2,500
Stepladder results
Match One - Holt def. Carter, 226-185
Match Two - Yajima def. Holt, 236-199
Semifinal - Yajima def. Petraglia, 245-239
Championship - Yajima def. Mohr, 248-218
Other Cashers
6, Donald Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 4,313, $2,300. 7, Dave Washburn (a), Las Vegas, 4,303,
$2,100. 8, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 4,291, $2,000. 9, Jack Nelson (a), Bismarck, N.D., 4,277, $1,900.
10, Pete McCordic (a), Katy, Texas, 4,267, $1,800. 11, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 4,247, $1,700. 12, Tony
Maresca (a), Mesa, Ariz., 4,235, $1,600. 13, Sam Maccarone, Blackwood, N.J., 4,218, $1,500. 14, Ted
Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 4,183, $1,400. 15, Harry Mickelson (a), Yakima, Wash., 4,166, $1,300. 16, William
Nichols, Bella Vista, Ark., 4,153, $1,200. 17, Terry Leong (a), Henderson, Nev., 4,151, $1,100. 18(tie), Dick
Baker (a), Henderson, Nev., Ed Silva, Manteca, Calif., and Rick Minier, Houston, 4,143, $900. 21, Kerry
Painter, Henderson, Nev., 4,108, $750. 22, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 4,106, $700. 23, Donald
Robinson (a), Houston, 4,096, $670. 24, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 4,092, $640. 25, Steve Kiss (a),
Clackamas, Ore., 4,063, $610. 26, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 4,037, $580. 27, Warren Nelson,
Hemet, Calif., 4,032, $560. 28, Phil Prieto (a), El Paso, Texas, 4,023, $540. 29, Bill Hewlett, Eagle, Idaho,
4,017, $520. 30, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 4,015, $500. 31, Robert Reed (a), Weed, Calif., 3,981, $480. 32,
Gary Johnson (a), Las Vegas, 3,956, $460.
7
WEBER MAKES MORE HISTORY IN WINNING THE
2016 USBC SENIOR MASTERS
LAS VEGAS - Pete Weber of St. Ann,
Missouri, made history at Sam's Town Bowling
Center by winning the 2016 United States
Bowling Congress Senior Masters to become
the first player with five Professional Bowlers
Association50 Tour titles in a season.
The 53-year-old reigning PBA50 Player of
the Year achieved the feat in dramatic fashion
with a 266-263 win against left-hander Paul
McCordic of Sugar Land, Texas, who stepped
up in the final frame with a chance to win but
left the 1-3-6-9 combination on his second
offering to fall short.
After Weber doubled in the 10th frame,
something he'd been unable to do in three
previous attempts with the USBC Senior
Masters title on the line, McCordic needed a
strike and at least nine pins on his next shot to
have the opportunity to make the spare for his
first PBA50 Tour title.
Weber, who also won in 2013, is the sixth
two-time winner at the Senior Masters. He
earned $16,000 for the victory, while McCordic
took home $9,000 for the runner-up effort.
"Once Paul threw the strike, I thought I was
done," Weber said. "To win is nice, but to see
a guy throw a shot like that, I feel for him. I've
done it. He bowled great all week and put
by Lenny Nicholson
together two of his best games against me.
Paul is a great champion."
McCordic defeated Weber 248-224 to start
the championship match, but as the top seed,
Weber needed to be beaten twice to be denied
his second Senior
Masters title.
In the first game,
Weber controlled
his own destiny and
could've thrown
three strikes in the
10th frame to lock
out
McCordic.
Instead, he left the
4-7-10 split and sent
his mind rushing
back to 2015 when
he was in the same
position as the No.
1 seed and left two
final-frame splits to
lose twice to Amleto
Monacelli
of
Venezuela.
"When I let the
ball go, I thought it
was a great shot,"
said Weber, a USBC
and PBA Hall of
Famer who owns 37
PBA Tour titles and
nine victories on the
PBA50 Tour. "I thought it was pretty pure, so
I didn't know what I did. Maybe it was slow or
over hit, but it felt really good off my hand. I
did wonder if I was going to do this again,
open twice in the 10th to lose again, but I
stepped up in the 10th in the second match
and threw the double to make him strike."
Additionally, the first title of Weber's PBA
Tour career came in a similar must-strike
situation against McCordic's twin brother,
Pete. Weber registered two strikes and a sevencount in his final frame to force McCordic to
double for the win. McCordic knocked down
nine pins on his first shot and Weber won the
1982 Greater Hartford Open, 210-199.
On the way to the championship match,
Paul McCordic posted two clean games in wins
over eight-time PBA50 Tour winner Ron Mohr
of nearby North Las Vegas, Nevada, and
PBA50 rookie Dave Arnold of Elk Grove,
California.
In his semifinal win against Arnold,
McCordic found himself down 17 pins after
four frames but closed the gap with a double
in the fifth and sixth. He struck on four of his
last five shots for a 235-198 win. Arnold
finished third, worth $7,000.
McCordic entered the stepladder as the No.
3 seed and was able to capitalize on a seventhframe Mohr miscue to earn a 225-212 win. Mohr,
who downed the stepladder's other left-hander,
Andy Neuer of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 212181, in the day's opening match, finished fourth
and took home $5,000. Neuer, also a rookie
this season, finished fifth, earning $4,000.
Weber's victory Sunday marked his fifth in
six events. His streak of four consecutive wins
came to an end last week at the hands of firsttime PBA50 winner Noel Vazquez of
Sacramento, California, in the title match of
the PBA50 Northern California Classic
presented by MOTIV.
With five events remaining on the 2016
PBA50 schedule, there's still plenty of time for
Weber add to his legacy and bid for a second
consecutive player-of-the-year nod, but in the
back of his mind also is the idea of becoming
the first three-time Senior Masters winner.
"I didn't expect this, but it's an unexpected
pleasure," Weber said. "It's a great honor to
win. To win five tournaments in a season is an
awesome deal for me, and I'm not done yet. I
still have a bunch of tournaments left. I plan
on winning a couple more. As far as the Senior
Masters, I'm going to make it three next year,
so they better watch out."
The other two-time winners at the Senior
Masters are Dave Davis (1995, 1996), Gary
Dickinson (1997, 2004), Pete Couture (1998,
2002), Tom Baker (2006, 2007) and Dale Traber
(2009, 2011).
All 263 competitors at the 2016 Senior
Masters, open to USBC members age 50 and
older, rolled 15 qualifying games over three
days before the field was cut to the top 63,
who joined Monacelli in match play.
2016 USBC SENIOR MASTERS
Sam's Town Bowling Center, Las Vegas
Final standings
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Missouri, 490 (two games), $16,000
2, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 971 (four games), $9,000
3, Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 198 (one game), $7,000
4, Ron Mohr, North Las Vegas, Nev., 424 (two games), $5,000
5, Andy Neuer, Lewisburg, Pa., 181 (one game), $4,000
Stepladder results
Match One - Mohr def. Neuer, 212-181
Match Two - McCordic def. Mohr, 225-212
Semifinal - McCordic def. Arnold, 235-198
Championship - McCordic def. Weber, 248-224 (second match needed). Weber def. McCordic, 266-263
MATCH PLAY - Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall
ROUND 2 - ELIMINATION BRACKET - (Losers earn $1,000)
Sargent def. Kretzer, 650-582; Miller def. Greiner, 594-564; Wolfe def. Peters, 713-598; Edwards def. Learn, 703-641; Nelson
def. Lischka, 613-575; Vashaw def. Sullins, 655-607; W.R. Williams def. Kossert, 780-672; Ventura def. Hanken, 621-486;
Steelsmith def. Herrington, 665-561; Langford def. M. Williams, 613-585; Traber def. Knopp 642-620; Boroff def. Meinke, 626613; Boresch def. Renteria, 704-563; Lantto def. Anderson, 667-591; Brunette def. Karch, 738-660; Croucher def. Vazquez,
586-561
ROUND 3 - ELIMINATION BRACKET - (Losers earn $1,100)
Maccarone def. Sargent, 676-603; Petrovich def. Miller, 629-527; Wolfe def. Brown, 571-541; Graham def. Edwards, 733670; Yajima def. Nelson, 720-652; Martin def. Vashaw, 607-599; W.R. Williams def. Cleveland, 707-672; Ventura def. Rohrer,
629-620; Steelsmith def. Cirigliano, 737-621; Langford def. Brinkman, 661-661 (10-9); Bohn def. Traber, 783-629; Baker def.
Boroff, 703-636; Boresch def. LeClair, 667-660; Lantto def. Goebel, 647-634; Brunette def. Donovan, 667-649; Duke def.
Croucher, 659-622
ROUND 4 - ELIMINATION BRACKET (Losers earn $1,350)
(54) Joseph Petrovich, Tracy, Calif., def. (19) Sam Maccarone, Blackwood, N.J., 627-514; (38) Eddie Graham, Centerville,
Ohio, def. (49) Skip Wolfe, Dixon, Ill., 617-608; (23) Junichi Yajima, Japan, def. (50) Tommy Martin, Millington, Tenn., 670-586;
(53) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., def. (52) Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 782-661; (3) Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan.,
def. (27) Billy Langford, Lone Grove, Okla., 749-688; (1) Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., def. (25) Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga.,
653-618; (7) Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., def. (31) Sam Lantto, Eden Prairie, Minn., 674-637; (29) Norm Duke, Clermont,
Fla., def. (42) Jerry Brunette Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 812-678
Voss def. Petrovich, 711-617Petraglia def. Graham, 685-577; Forkel def. Yajima, 717-609; Williams def. Lucente, 742-648;
Steelsmith def. Lou, 753-703; Bohn def. Scroggins, 752-592; Mohr def. Boresch, 748-659; Warren def. Duke, 695-626
Voss def. Petraglia, 763-664; Williams def. Forkel, 752-548; Steelsmith def. Bohn, 745-686; Mohr def. Warren, 679-674
Voss def. Shipley, 785-674; Goldstein def. Williams, 676-644; Steelsmith def. Jurek, 635-622; Mohr def. Monacelli, 693-565
Goldstein def. Voss, 715-582; Mohr def. Steelsmith, 709-598
ROUND 9 - ELIMINATION BRACKET
(Three highest scores advance to BowlTV finals, high score is No. 3 seed, second high is No. 4, third high is No. 5, lowest
score is eliminated, earns $3,500).
McCordic 738, Neuer 664, Mohr 633, Goldstein 554
Other cashers ($900):
Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash.; John West, Milwaukie, Ore.
TED HOFFMAN . . . THE BEST
In the early 80s, Ted hired me to this time that I really got to know
I met Ted Hoffman in 1969 when I thoughtful, kind and that he was a
lived in California and he had just man of integrity. All of that was easily become Tournament Director in the him and see how organized he was.
PBA Western Region. It was during I cant begin to tell you how much
moved out west from Philadelphia. visible.
He was already established and
influential in the bowling industry.
I met him through my life-long
friend of Billy Hardwick. That initial
meeting was typical of two guys
meeting except that I sensed a unique
warmth that was generated from Ted
based on some of the questions that
he had for me. I could tell that he
was sincerely interested in my
answers, which is very rare when two
men meet for the first time.
I went to work for the PBA in 1971
and would eventually work closely
with him being involved in many
PBA Tournaments and Executive
Board meetings. I immediately
noticed that he had an inordinate
amount of friends in the industry and
was highly respected with the PBA.
Some of the things that people
would tell me about Ted were that he
was; loyal, caring, generous,
Ted Hoffman, Mike Freidrich, Lenny Nicholson and John Forst
that this man taught me. He was the
best business man that I ever met.
As a matter of fact, as I think about
it he was the best Husband that I
knew.
He was also: (from what I could
tell) The best Father.
AND
The best Son.
The best Brother.
The best Friend.
The best Proprietor.
The best Boss.
The best Dressed.
The best Neighbor.
He also had the best sense of
humor. I could go on and on.
But, if you really want to know
what the meaning is of: THE BEST,
just look in the dictionary under
those two words and Im sure you
will see a life size picture of the man:
Ted Hoffman, Jr.
God Bless Ted Hoffman, Jr.
We were all certainly blessed by
having him as our friend.
8
LIZ JOHNSON WINS
PWBA LAS VEGAS OPEN
LAS VEGAS - Reigning Professional
Women's Bowling Association Player of the
Year Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New York,
wasted no time putting in her bid for a second
consecutive POY honor as she defeated top
seed Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio,
to win the 2016
PWBA Las Vegas
Open.
Johnson said
she's
been
struggling with
spares early in
the 2016 PWBA
season, but filling
frames ultimately
was her key to
success in a 195172 win against
Pluhowsky at
The
Orleans
Bowling Center.
The
USBC
Hall of Famer spared seven times for her third
consecutive clean game of the night, and that
was just enough to hold off Pluhowsky, the
lone left-hander on the show, who had backto-back opens frames early in the title match.
"I had a great feeling coming into today,"
said Johnson, a 15-time PWBA champion,
including four major titles. "It feels like as
the weeks have progressed, I've gotten
stronger physically and overcome some spare
issues. Today, I bowled three clean games,
and I was pretty happy about that. With the
last match being so low-scoring, it was really
important to fill my frames and just make the
shots."
Johnson, 42, earned her spot in the
championship match with a 237-186 win over
Mexico's Sandra Gongora. A ball change
helped Johnson battle the transition of the 39foot oil pattern early in the game, and she
was able to take the lead for the first time
with a double in the seventh and eighth
frames. Johnson closed the match with six
consecutive strikes.
"I had a really good look the first game,
but I started hitting that transition, and the
oil started carrying down," Johnson said. "I
didn't want to move left because I thought I'd
get a little too much push, so I went to an
earlier ball and tried to just keep the shots
more in front of me, which I ended up not
doing so well the last game against Shannon."
In the opening match of the PWBA Las
Vegas Open stepladder, Johnson struck in four
of her first five frames to build a 32-pin lead
at the halfway point and went on to
outdistance Colombia's Rocio Restrepo, 237204.
Johnson, who
has battled knee
problems
in
recent years, has
seen
some
limitations in her
signature knee
bend, which she
always
has
considered her
strength, but it
has not slowed
her down.
She also opened
the 2015 PWBA
season,
the
o rg a n i z a t i o n ' s
first year of operation since 2003, with a
victory, claiming her second USBC Queens
title, and she went on to add wins at the
PWBA Detroit Open and the Bowlmor AMF
U.S. Women's Open to secure the player of
the year award.
Now, she's off to a hot start again and
looking forward to the rest of the 2016 PWBA
schedule, which has been expanded to 14
events, compared to 11 in 2015.
"We have 10 more weeks, and hopefully
there's a few more TV shows and wins out
there for me," Johnson said. "To win this
early, I'm hungry to keep winning. I'm feeling
good physically and mentally, and I'm just
going to keep digging as much as I can. I just
turned 42, and that's been a good number so
far. Hopefully, I can get even stronger as the
season goes on."
All qualifying and match play rounds of
the PWBA Las Vegas Open were held at Texas
Station in North Las Vegas on April 30-May 1.
The stepladder finals were held May 26 at
The Orleans Bowling Center in conjunction
with the USBC Queens and the finals of the
Nationwide PWBA Sonoma County Open and
PWBA Storm Sacramento Open.
The Queens finals aired live on CBS Sports
Network, while the Sonoma County Open and
Storm Sacramento Open finals aired on CBS
Sports Network on June 14 and June 21,
respectively.
PWBA Las Vegas Open
The Orleans Bowling Center, Las Vegas
Final standings
1, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 669 (three games), $10,000
2, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 172 (one game), $5,000
3, Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 186 (one game), $3,500
4, Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, 204 (one game), $3,000
Stepladder results
Match One - Johnson def. Restrepo, 237-204
Semifinal - Johnson def. Gongora, 237-186
Championship - Johnson def. Pluhowsky, 195-172
MATCH PLAY GROUP A
1, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 5-1, 5,551 (earns No. 1 seed for stepladder based on total pinfall).
2, Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, 1-5, 5,297.
3, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 5-1, 5,287.
4, Hui Fen New, Singapore, 2-4, 5,261.
5, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va., 4-2, 5,204 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
6, Stefanie Johnson, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1-5, 5,088 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
GROUP A STEPLADDER
Semifinal - New def. Dorin-Ballard, 268-225 (Dorin-Ballard finishes tied for seventh; earns $1,900).
Final Restrepo def. New, 216-189 (Restrepo earns No. 4 seed for stepladder based on average; New finishes
tied for fifth; earns $2,100).
MATCH PLAY GROUP B
1, Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 3-3, 5,453 (earns No. 2 seed for stepladder based on total pinfall).
2, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2-4, 5,447.
3, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 4-2, 5,339.
4, Jazreel Tan, Singapore, 3-3, 5,299.
5, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 4-2, 5,275 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
6, Shayna Ng, Singapore, 2-4, 5,118 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
GROUP B STEPLADDER
Semifinal Kulick def. Tan, 239-193 (Tan finishes tied for seventh; earns $1,900).
Final L. Johnson def. Kulick, 215-205 (L. Johnson earns No. 3 seed for stepladder based on average; Kulick
finishes tied for fifth; earns $2,100).
Other Cashers (13th earns $1,300; 14-32 earn $1,200)
13, Shannon OKeefe, OFallon, Ill., 3,818;14, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 3,81;15, Cassandra Leuthold,
Lincoln, Neb., 3,811;16, Cherie Tan, Singapore, 3,802;17, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 3,786;18, Kristina
Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 3,781;19, TNia Falbo, Greensburg, Pa., 3,776;20, Kristina Wendell, Kingston,
N.Y., 3,762;21, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,757;22, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 3,754;23, Ashly Galante,
Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,738;24, Karen Marcano, Venezuela, 3,736;25, Brenda Padilla, Mansfield, Texas, 3,723;26,
Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y., 3,714;27, Maria Jose Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 3,677;28, Mariana Ayala, Grand
Prairie, Texas, 3,653;29, Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah, 3,651;30, Jennifer Higgins, Westerville, Ohio,
3,650;31, Brandi Branka, Fairview Heights, Ill., 3,632;32, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 3,621.
ASK BOB
by Bob Korth
Bob Korth is a Pro shop
owner and USA Bronze Level
Coach
To ask a question of Bob write to [email protected]
Q. I read your articles all the time and lane. With an earlier mid-lane read the ball
you always say that spares outweigh should be more controllable.
strikes as the way to improve your
average. Why are spares more important Q. I am a 170 average bowler and I
than strikes?
need a new pair of shoes. I see that the
price range is anywhere from about
A. There are 1023 different spare $35.00 to $170.00 or so. What is the
combinations. Many of these are unusual difference? And do I need the highest
spares for sure but with that many spares price shoe?
you can see why having a good spare
shooting system is a very big part of the A. Cheaper bowling shoes are made of
game. Think about it if you want to raise synthetic materials and have generic slide
your average 10 pins you only have to pick soles. They are right or left handed
up one more spare per game. Plus shoes.They have a synthetic slide sole on
developing more accuracy on spares will both shoes. They can be very stylish and
get you more strikes in the long run. even look like sneakers. More expensive
Because you will also become more bowling shoes have a leather slide sole and
accurate on the first ball.
a rubber sole on the non-slide foot. This
allows for better traction at the beginning
Q. I just got a new ball so I would have of the approach. You can also get them
time to get used to it during the summer with interchangeable slide soles to give you
months, Out of the box it is highly more slide options on different types of
polished and I am having a hard time approaches. If you are a beginner or maybe
controlling it. It is very skid/flippy what only bowl in one league a week or so then
can I do to calm it down?
the less expensive shoe is fine. But if you
are serious about the game I recommend
A. If you don't have a spinner take it to getting the shoe with the interchangeable
your pro shop and have them sand it with slide sole. You will be able to keep your
a 2000 abralon pad. This will dull the slide more predictable. Plus with the more
surface to a matte finish which should get expensive shoe they will last much longer
the ball into an earlier roll. That will calm and so might end up saving you money
down the skid/flip. You might even need over the long haul.
an extra hole to help it start earlier on the
SMART CORPORATION MAKES
$450,000 INCOME EARNINGS
DISTRIBUTION
An income earnings distribution of
$450,000 to providers funds recently was
made by the Scholarship Management and
Accounting Reports for Tenpins (SMART)
Corporation Board of Directors.
The distribution is for 2015 earnings. It
marks the second consecutive year for
SMART to make a distribution of at least
$400,000.
Our investment strategy is conservative,
so we are very pleased to have been able
to make such significant contributions the
last two years, SMART Corporation
Board Chairman Wally Hall said. Being
able to distribute these funds to our
providers allows them to offer young
bowlers more opportunities to earn
scholarships.
The SMART Board has a highly
conservative investment strategy, placing
the largest portion of earned scholarships
in safe securities with remaining assets
invested in a diversified portfolio that is
expected to yield larger returns. The
majority of investment income is
distributed to participating organizations,
with a small portion used to cover
administrative costs and investment fees.
The SMART program was started by the
United States Bowling Congress in 1994
as a way to offer a centralized location to
manage bowling scholarship funds, as well
as providing USBC members with a
resource for inquiries about bowling
scholarships.
The SMART Bowling Scholarship
Funding Corporation was created in 2010
as an independent entity dedicated to the
management, protection and promotion of
the SMART scholarship funds. USBC
staff oversees the day-to-day operation of
the program.
Visit BOWL.com/SMART to learn more
about the SMART program.
9
Tip from Roommate Helps Tommy Jones Win PBA Jonesboro Open
Urethane ball, direct-to-pocket delivery keys to tying PBA Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino with 17th title
JONESBORO, Ark. Tommy
Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., a future
Professional Bowlers Association
hall of famer, used a tip from his
four-man stepladder finals, Jones first shot in the 10th to hold off was going to ride it.
The Douwnums Waste Services
eliminated Connor Pickford of Troup.
The deciding factor was the use PBA Jonesboro Open was the third
Charlotte, N.C., in the opening
match, 212-163, and Frankie Lavoie the urethane ball to manage the of 10 Xtra Frame PBA Tour events
scheduled for 2016. The overall
competition points winner for the
exclusive Xtra Frame Tour will earn
From left, Downums Waste Services owner Scott Downum, Tommy Jones, Jonesboro Bowling
Center proprietor Stacy Blaxton
roommate and an old school of Wichita, Kan., in the semifinal, demanding lane condition, a
technique to win the Downums 247-213, before winning a carry suggestion he got from roommate
Waste Services PBA Jonesboro contest over Troup in the title DJ Archer of Friendswood, Texas.
Open presented by Xtra Frame at match. While Troup pounded the I wouldnt have even tried the
Jonesboro Bowling Center.
pocket, he couldnt put back-to-back urethane ball if DJ hadnt suggested
Jones, 37, defeated top qualifier strikes together until the final four it, Jones said. I was just looking
for something that would work on
Kyle Troup of Taylorsville, N.C., frames.
237-228, to win his 17th PBA Tour
Jones, using a less-reactive these lanes. I just didn't have good
title tying PBA Hall of Famer urethane bowling ball and a hard, ball reaction doing anything else. I
Carmen Salvino for 20th place on straight-to-the-pocket delivery, bowled 240 against Frankie and I
the all-time PBA Tour titles list. doubled in the third and fourth got some pretty fortunate hits in that
Jones also won a $15,000 first prize. frames, and then put together a late match. Then I figured urethane is
After qualifying fourth for the string of four strikes including his what got me to the title match so I
a $10,000 bonus. The next event in
the series will be the Xtra Frame
PBA Lubbock Sports Open from
South Plains Lanes in Lubbock,
Texas, June 25-26, where a $20,000
first prize and a PBA Tour title will
be at stake.
DOWNUMS WASTE SERVICES PBA JONESBORO OPEN
Jonesboro Bowling Center, Jonesboro, Ark., June 5, 2016
Final Standings:
1, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., $15,000.
2, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., $8,000.
3, Frankie Lavoie, Wichita, Kan., $4,000.
4, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., $2,500.
Stepladder Results:
Match One Jones def. Pickford, 212-163.
Semifinal Match Jones def. Lavoie, 247-213.
Championship Jones def. Troup, 237-228.
Final Match Play Cashers (after 21 games)
EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3-5, 4,595, $1,500; Ryan Shafer, Horseheads,
N.Y., 3-5, 4,589, $1,300; Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 4-4, 4,555, $1,150;
Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 6-2, 4,551, $1,100; Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.,
5-3, 4,494, $1,050; DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 6-2, 4,484, $1,000;
Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 3-5, 4,476, $950; Gary Faulkner, Memphis,
Tenn., 2-6, 4,452, $900; Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 5-3, 4,398, $850;
Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 1-7, 4,380, $800; Devin Bidwell,
Wichita, Kan., 2-6, 4,356, $750; Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 2-6, 4,347,
$700.
Other Cashers (after 13 games):
n-Grace Hall, Oklahoma City, Okla., 2,700, $640; Anthony Lavery-Spahr,
Pasadena, Texas, 2,687, $590; Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,684, $580;
Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 2,683, $570; Chris Barnes, Double
Oak, Texas, 2,677, $565; Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,659, $560; nJared Wolf, Jonesboro, Ark., 2,658, $555; Steven Arehart, Chesapeake,
Va., 2,656, $550; n-Justin Williams, Bartlett, Tenn., 2,654, $545; n-Anthony
Richmond, Memphis, Tenn., 2,645, $540; Jason Sterner, Cocoa, Fla.,
2,642, $535; n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 2,631, $530; Joe Findling, Mesquite,
Texas, 2,619, $525; Patrick Allen, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., 2,583, $520.; Kristopher
Prather, Milton, Fla., 2,575, $515; Curt Dupre, Destrehan, La., 2,551, $510;
Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,530, $505; Will Hoge, Sand Springs,
Okla., 2,510, $500.
Belmonte, Ciminelli, Svensson and
Simonsen Nominated for ESPY Best
Bowler Award; Voting Now Open
Three-time defending PBA Player
of the Year Jason Belmonte, Player
of the Year contender Ryan
Ciminelli,
2 0 1 6
FireLake
P B A
Tournament
o
f
Champions
winner and
2 0 1 5
Rookie of
the Year
Jason Belmonte
Jesper
Svensson and 2016 USBC Masters
champion Anthony Simonsen have
been selected as nominees for the
2016 ESPY Best Bowler Award.
Fans can vote for their selections
by clicking on http://espn.go.com/
espys/2016/?voting=bestbowler
Awards will be announced July 13
during the ESPYs telecast in Los
Angeles beginning at 8 p.m. ET on
ABC. Voting will be open until the
start of the ESPYs telecast.
In 2015,
Belmonte
became the
f i r s t
international
player to
win three
consecutive
P B A
Player of
the Year
Ryan Ciminelli
awards. He
became the first player to win the
USBC Masters in three consecutive
years and won his second
consecutive PBA Tournament of
Champions title to become the first
player to win the Masters and TOC
in back-to-back seasons. He will be
trying for
his second
consecutive
ESPY and
t h i r d
overall.
A
contender
for 2015
Player of
the Year
Jesper Svensson
honors,
Ciminelli won three titles in 2015
including the U.S. Open and
finished third in the PBA World
Championship. In 2016 he won the
bowlingball.com Maine Shootout
for his sixth career Tour title.
Svensson
won two
titles
in
2015 on his
way
to
earning
Rookie of
the Year
honors and
in 2016 won
t
h
e
F i r e L a k e Anthony Simonsen
P B A
Tournament of Champions to
become the tournaments youngest
champion at age 21.
Simonsen became the youngest
player ever to win a major when he
won the 2016 USBC Masters at age
19. He won his first title by teaming
with Connor Pickford to capture the
Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA
Doubles Championship early in 2016.
HISTORY OF ESPY BEST BOWLER
AWARD WINNERS
2015 Jason Belmonte
2014 - Pete Weber
2013 Pete Weber
2012 Sean Rash
2011 Jason Belmonte
2010 Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2009 Norm Duke
2008 Norm Duke
2007 Norm Duke
2004 Pete Weber
2002 Pete Weber
2000 Parker Bohn III
1997 Bob Learn Jr.
1996 Mike Aulby
1995 Norm Duke
Member
Matt Hoyt
Brett Bolejack
James Askins, owner
Jordan Vanover
1901 W. Airport Freeway, Euless, TX 76040
817-571-1174
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DEMVUO
THE FUNNY PAGE
by Maurice MOE LaRochelle
Why is the math book so sad?
It's got too many problems!
777
An elderly man was on the operating table,
about to be operated on by his son, a
famous surgeon. Just before they put him
under, he asked to speak to his son:
"Dont be nervous, boy, just do your best
and just remember, if it doesnt go well, if
something happens to me your mother
is going to come and live with you and
your family."
777
You know youre getting old when you stop
to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else
you could do while youre down there.
-- George Burns
777
Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many; and "tics" meaning
bloodsucking creatures.
-- Robin Williams
Walts World
by Walt Steinsiek
Daddy did you know that girls are smarter
than boys?
No, I didnt know that.
There you go.
777
A boy breaks an old vase at a rich uncles
house. The uncle gets extremely angry and
yells: Do you even know how old the vase
was? It was from the 17th century!
The boy sagged in relief: Oh good, then it
wasnt new.
777
A student at a management school came
up to a pretty girl and hugged her without
any warning.
The surprised girl said, What was that?
The guy smiled at her, Direct marketing!
The girl slapped him soundly.
What was that?! said the boy, holding his
cheek.
Customer feedback.
777
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He
wont expect it back.
-- Oscar Wilde
11
PBAs World Series of Bowling VIII
Returns to National Bowling Stadium
The eighth annual edition of the
Professional Bowlers Associations World
Series of Bowling, an international multievent showcase for the worlds most talented
bowlers, will return to the National Bowling
Stadium in Reno, Nev., Nov. 27-Dec. 11.
WSOB VIII will offer PBA members from
around the world an opportunity to compete
for shares of an estimated $750,000 in prize
money and five PBA Tour titles in nationallytelevised ESPN finals.
The PBA World Series, which has evolved
into the worlds most prestigious test of
bowling skills, will again be presented by the
Silver Legacy Resort, providing all players,
fans, bowling industry partners and news
media attendees with top quality
accommodations and services at special
discounted rates.
WSOB VIII will return to a PBA membersonly event, with an all-inclusive entry fee of
$1,000 covering all five PBA Tour events: the
PBA Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and
Shark Championships plus the PBA World
Championship, the final major championship
of the 2016 season. Along with scheduled
updates to the bowling lane environment at
the National Bowling Stadium, the Shark
Championship returns to the World Series
lineup for the first time since 2011, replacing
the Viper Championship.
In keeping with WSOB tradition, combined
qualifying scores from the four animal pattern
events, each providing its own unique
challenge, will serve as the qualifying stages
to determine players advancing to the PBA
World Championship match play finals.
In addition to the five PBA Tour events,
the World Series will host the fourth annual
PBA Challenge Series, inviting the top
players in three other levels of PBA
competition to participate in the WSOB
program and to compete in special PBA
Regional, PWBA-PBA Womens Regional
and PBA50 Tour Challenge events. The PBA
Regional and PWBA/PBA Womens Regional
points leaders in the East, South, Central,
Midwest, Southwest, West, Northwest and
Japan Regions as of the Oct. 16 qualifying
deadline will receive WSOB and PBA
Challenge Series invitations. PBA50
qualifiers will be determined at the conclusion
of the PBA50 Tour season on Aug. 17.
The 2016 World Series will get underway
a week earlier than it did in 2015, beginning
with the PBA Challenge events and a pro-am
program on Sunday, Nov. 27, followed by
practice sessions and the PBA Challenge
finals on Nov. 28 before competition officially
gets underway on Tuesday, Nov. 29, with the
first of four single-day animal pattern
qualifying sessions.
After a day off on Saturday, Dec. 3, PBA
World Championship cashers and match play
rounds will take place Dec. 4 and 5, followed
by best-of-five-game single-elimination
match play rounds for the Cheetah,
Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark
Championship qualifiers Tuesday, Dec. 6,
through Thursday, Dec. 8. The four surviving
players in each of the animal pattern events
will bowl in tape-delayed ESPN finals on
Saturday, Dec. 10. World Series VIII will
conclude with the live ESPN coverage of the
PBA World Championship finals on Sunday,
Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. Pacific time).
Entries for the World Series will be accepted
on pba.com beginning July 15. All
preliminary rounds of WSOB VIII will be
covered live, exclusively on PBAs online
bowling channel, Xtra Frame, as well as via
live scoring on PBAs official website,
pba.com, and all outlets included as part of
the PBA Network.
PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING VIII SCHEDULE
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Nov. 27-Dec. 11 (all times are Pacific)
Sunday, Nov. 27
10 a.m. PBA Regional, PWBA-PBA Womens Regional and PBA50 Tour Challenge, 8 games round-robin match play (top two in each
division advance to Xtra Frame finals)
3-6 p.m. Pro-am squad
Monday, Nov. 28
8:30 a.m. A Squad practice session (Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark lane conditions)
2:30 p.m. - B Squad practice session (Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark lane conditions)
5:30 p.m. Mandatory PBA WSOB VIII players meeting
7 p.m. PBA50 Tour Challenge Xtra Frame championship match (live on Xtra Frame)
7:30 p.m. PBA Regional Challenge Xtra Frame championship match (live on Xtra Frame)
8 p.m. PWBA/PBA Womens Regional Challenge Xtra Frame championship match (live on Xtra Frame)
Tuesday, Nov. 29
9 a.m. Cheetah Championship A Squad 8 qualifying games
4 p.m. - Cheetah Championship B Squad 8 qualifying games
(Top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play on Tuesday, Dec. 6; top 8 qualifiers earn one round bye)
Wednesday, Nov. 30
9 a.m. Chameleon Championship B Squad 8 qualifying games
4 p.m. Chameleon Championship A Squad 8 qualifying games
(Top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play on Tuesday, Dec. 6; top 8 qualifiers earn one round bye)
Thursday, Dec. 1
9 a.m. Scorpion Championship A Squad 8 qualifying games
4 p.m. - Scorpion Championship B Squad 8 qualifying games
(Top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play on Wednesday, Dec. 7; top 8 qualifiers earn one round bye)
Friday, Dec. 2
9 a.m. Shark Championship B Squad 8 qualifying games
4 p.m. Shark Championship A Squad 8 qualifying games
(Top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play on Wednesday, Dec. 7; top 8 qualifiers earn one round bye)
(Top 25 percent of field based on 32-game combined qualifying totals from Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark
championships advance to PBA World Championship cashers round)
Saturday, Dec. 3
No competition scheduled
Sunday, Dec. 4
11 a.m. PBA World Championship cashers round, 6 games
(Top 24 based on 38 games advance to round-robin match play)
5:30 p.m. - PBA World Championship, 8 games round-robin match play
Monday, Dec. 5
11 a.m. - PBA World Championship, 8 games round-robin match play
5:30 p.m. - PBA World Championship, 8 games round-robin match play
(Top five after 62 games of qualifying and match play advance to ESPN finals)
Tuesday, Dec. 6
10 a.m. Cheetah Championship, qualifiers 9-24, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
1 p.m. - Cheetah Championship, qualifiers 1-8 plus 10 a.m. winners, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
(Winners advance to Round of 8 on Thursday, Dec. 8)
4:30 p.m. Chameleon Championship, qualifiers 9-24, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
7:30 p.m. Chameleon Championship, qualifiers 1-8 plus 4:30 p.m. winners, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
Wednesday, Dec. 7
10 a.m. Scorpion Championship, qualifiers 9-24, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
1 p.m. - Scorpion Championship, qualifiers 1-8 plus 10 a.m. winners, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
4:30 p.m. Shark Championship, qualifiers 9-24, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
7:30 p.m. Shark Championship, qualifiers 1-8 plus 4:30 p.m. winners, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
Thursday, Dec. 8
10 a.m. Cheetah Championship Round of 8, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
(Four winners advance to ESPN match play finals)
1 p.m. Chameleon Championship Round of 8, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
4:30 p.m. Scorpion Championship Round of 8, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
7:30 p.m. Shark Championship Round of 8, best-of-five-game single elimination match play
Friday, Dec. 9
No competition (television setup day)
Saturday, Dec. 10
1 p.m. Cheetah Championship match play semifinals and finals (taped for delayed airing on ESPN)
3:30 p.m. Chameleon Championship match play semifinals and finals (taped for delayed airing on ESPN)
5:15 p.m. Scorpion Championship match play semifinals and finals (taped for delayed airing on ESPN)
7 p.m. Shark Championship match play semifinals and finals (taped for delayed airing on ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 11
10 a.m. Live ESPN stepladder finals, PBA World Championship (1 p.m. Eastern)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 9-July 10
April 10-July 9
July 2-8
July 4-9
July 7-10
July 12-14
July 14-17
July 17-23
July 25-28
July 29-31
July 31-Aug. 3
Aug 1-7
Aug. 6-9
Aug 6-12
Aug 8-14
Aug 9-11
Aug. 11-13
Aug 14-17
Aug 19-21
Aug. 26-28
Sept 1-2
Sept 4-11
Sept 8-11
Sept. 16-18
Sept. 17-18
Sept 23-25
Sept 30-Oct 2
Oct 7-9
Oct. 8-9
Oct 10-13
Nov 3-9
Nov 1-8
Nov 10-16
Nov 11-13
Nov 18-23
USBC Womens Championships, South Point Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas, NV
USBC Mixed, South Point Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas, NV
Teen Masters Championships, Sawgrass Lanes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
TAT Amateur Nationals, The Orleans, Las Vegas, NV
PWBA Rochester Open, AMF Gates Lanes, Rochester, NY
Turbo Tech Collegiate Expo, Western Bowl, Indianapolis, IN
PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, Seminole Lanes, St. Petersburg, FL
PBA50 Treasure Island Resort World Championship,IIsland Xtreme Bowl, Welch, MN
PBA50 South Shore Open, Olympia Lanes, Hammond, IN
Xtra Frame PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles,
Bowl on Bellaire, Houston, TX
PBA50 Dave Smalls Championship Lanes Classic,
Dave Smalls Championship Lanes, Anderson, IN
U.S. Womens Open, Stardust Lanes, Addison, IL
PBA50 Pro Bowl West Championship, Pro Bowl West, Fort Wayne, IN
PBA Intl-World Bowling Tour Thailand, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand
Military Team, South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, NV
USBC Senior Championships, Sunset Station, Las Vegas, NV
PBA60 Dick Weber National Championship, Pro Bowl West, Fort Wayne, IN
PBA50 National Championship to benefit Riley Hospital for Children,
Signature Lanes, Elkhart, IN
Xtra Frame PBA Gene Carters Pro Shop East Classic,
Mid-County Bowling & Entertainment Center, Middleton, DE
PWBA/PBA Lafayette Lanes South Open, LaFayette Lanes, Fayetteville, NC
Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship, Uptown Alley, Midlothian, VA
PBA Fall Swing, Allen Park, MI
PBA Detroit Open, Allen Park, MI
PWBA/PBA Maple City Dodge East Open, Maple City Bowl, Hornell, NY
PWBA/PBA Budweiser Midwest Open, Cherry Lanes, Dubuque, IA
Xtra Frame PBA Detroit Open, Thunderbird Lanes, Allen Park, MI
Xtra Frame PBA Parkside Lanes Open, Parkside Bowl, Aurora, IL
PWBA/PBA Parkin Bowling Supply West Open, Bowlium Lanes, Montclair, CA
Xtra Frame PBA Reality Check Tamarac Classic, Sawgrass Lanes, Tamarac,FL
PWBA/PBA Northwest Lanes Central Open, Northway Lanes, Muskegon, MI
Senior TAT, The Orleans Bowling Center, Las Vegas
U.S. Open, South Point Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas
PBA Intl-World Bowling Tour UAE Open,
Khalifa International Bowling Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
PBA Intl-World Bowling Tour Kuwait Open, Cosmo Bowling Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Xtra Frame PBA Billy Hardwick Memorial, Billy Hardwicks All Star Lanes, Memphis, TN
PBA Intl-World Bowling Tour Kingdom Open,
Universal Bowling Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
PBA Intl-World Bowling Tour Qatar Open, Qatar Bowling Center, Doha, Qatar
PBA World Series of Bowling VIII, National Bowling Stadium, Reno, NV
Nov 25- Dec 1
Nov 27-Dec 11
2017
Jan 15-20
Military Bowling Championships, Gold Coast and The Orleans, Las Vegas
YES PARTNERS WITH
BOWL4LIFE FOR ADDITIONAL
COACHING SEMINARS
The Youth Education Services (YES) and
Chuck Gardner Bowl4Life Scholarship
Foundation will team to support additional
USA Bowling Coaching seminars throughout
the United States.
The YES initiative started in 2010 and USA
Bowling was the first program financed by
the YES Fund. The USA Bowling Coaching
seminars, operated by the IBC Youth
Development team, are designed to teach
basic bowling coaching skills to youth
coaches, volunteers or parents of children
involved in the sport. More than 5,700 people
attended the 319 seminars conducted between
2011 and 2015.
The Bowl4Life Foundation is a non-profit
organization formed in 2013 by Gardner, who
has more than three decades of experience in
bowling, to grow the sport by preparing youth
bowlers for collegiate bowling by improving
their skill level and knowledge of the game.
Starting with youth travel teams and youth
tournaments, the foundation has awarded
thousands of dollars in scholarships.
Were excited to partner with the YES
Fund to support more USA Bowling Coaching
seminars, said Gardner, a USBC Silver
coach and the Brunswick Pro Tour Staff
Representative. We started Bowl4Life to
simply grow the sport of bowling and to help
people who want to become better bowlers.
This partnership only will help push the
#growbowling movement to new levels.
To support the Bowl4Life Scholarship
Foundation, the organization sells specially
designed merchandise, featuring the
Bowl4Life and #growbowling messages,
through their Bowl4Life.com website.
Sponsorship opportunities for the foundation
also are available.
The Bowl4Life organization aligns with
our goals of developing more coaches to teach
our youth bowlers, IBC Youth Managing
Director Gary Brown said. Chuck is a terrific
coach and partnering with him can only
strengthen the USA Bowling Coaching
program.
USA Bowling is a product of the industry
working as a team through the YES effort, a
joint initiative of the Bowling Proprietors
Association of America and United States
Bowling Congress, dedicated to youth
bowling development and marketing. YES is
supported by founding partners Bowling.com,
Brunswick, Columbia 300, Ebonite, Hammer,
QubicaAMF, Roto Grip, Storm and Track.
For more information on having a USA
Bowling Coaching program, contact USA
Bowling Brand Manager Zach Barton at 817385-8339 or [email protected].
12
Cherie Tan Wins First PWBA Title at 2016 Storm Sacramento Open
LAS VEGAS Cherie Tan
capped an impressive four-week
stretch for her and her teammates
from Singapore as she delivered
in the final frame to capture
the 2016 Professional
Womens
Bowling
Association
Storm
Sacramento Open.
Tan, who earned the top
seed for the stepladder
finals by posting a 6-0
record in match play,
connected on two strikes in
the 10th frame of the title
match to outlast Shannon
Pluhowsky of Dayton,
Ohio, 208-205, to win her
first PWBA title. The
stepladder aired nationally
on CBS Sports Network.
The
back-and-forth
championship match saw Tan
make the first mistake, leaving a
4-6-7-10 split in the fifth frame,
but Pluhowsky, who also attacks
the lanes from the left side, returned
the favor in the seventh when she
was unable to convert a 7 pin.
Trailing by five pins heading into
the 10th frame, Pluhowsky, who
also was looking for her first
PWBA title, stepped up first and
recorded two strikes to force Tan
to match the double for the top
prize of $10,000.
The 28-year-old Tan trusted the
ball change she made on the right
lane in the eighth frame and
matched Pluhowsky with two championship round but left a 10
strikes and six pins to secure the pin to end her run up the stepladder.
New, the only right-hander on
win.
The ball I was using was going the show, recorded a 257-199 win
over Anggie Ramirez
Perea of Austin, Texas, in
the opening match.
Tans victory also
marked the first win for a
southpaw on the PWBA
Tour since June 2003,
when Tiffany Stanbrough
captured the second of
back-to-back victories to
start the 2003 season at
the Pepsi Rockford
Classic in Rockford,
Illinois. The PWBA went
on hiatus later in the 2003
season but returned in
2015 after a commitment
a tad longer on that lane and from the United States Bowling
wasnt kicking out the 7 pin, said Congress and Bowling Proprietors
Tan, the runner-up at the 2014 Association of America.
The talented group from
QubicaAMF World Cup. I
decided to move to something that Singapore returned home after a
reads up earlier, and it ended up successful opening quarter to the
kicking out the corners for me. It 2016 PWBA Tour season.
Bernice Lim captured the 2016
was intense. I just stuck to my
routine and took it one shot at a USBC Queens in Las Vegas, while
New recorded a pair of
time.
Pluhowsky earned her spot in the championship-round appearances.
It feels great, Tan said.
finals by defeating Hui Fen New,
one of six members of Team Singapore has two wins, so this
Singapore in the 80-player field, in bodes well for our country and
an exciting semifinal match, 248- proves our program is doing well.
246. New needed to record a strike We owe a big thanks to our
on her opening shot of the 10th federation and sponsors for their
frame to advance to the support.
PWBA STORM SACRAMENTO OPEN
Final standings
1, Cherie Tan, Singapore, 208 (one game), $10,000
2, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 453 (two games), $5,000
3, Hui Fen New, Singapore, 503 (two games), $3,500
4, Anggie Ramirez Perea, Austin, Texas, 199 (one game), $3,000
Stepladder results
Match One New def. Ramirez, 257-199
Semifinal Pluhowsky def. New, 248-246
Championship Tan def. Pluhowsky, 208-205
MATCH PLAY - GROUP A
1, Cherie Tan, Singapore, 6-0, 5,600 (earns No. 1 seed for stepladder).
2, Anggie Ramirez-Perea, Austin, Texas, 4-2, 5,352.
3, Shayna Ng, Singapore, 2-4, 5,252.
4, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2-4, 5,250.
5, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 2-4, 5,236 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
6, Clara Guerrero, Pflugerville, Texas, 2-4, 5,129 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
GROUP A STEPLADDER
Semifinal - Ng def. L. Johnson, 233-191 (Johnson finishes tied for seventh;
earns $1,900).
Final - Ramirez def. Ng, 279-244 (Ramirez earns No. 3 seed for stepladder
based on average; Ng finishes tied for fifth; earns $2,100).
MATCH PLAY - GROUP B
1, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 3-3, 5,446 (earns No. 2 seed).
2, Hui Fen New, Singapore, 4-2, 5,307.
3, Carol Gianotti, Australia, 4-2, 5,249.
4, Stefanie Johnson, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2-4, 5,173.
5, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah, 3-3, 5,143 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
6, Mariana Ayala, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2-4, 5,072 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
GROUP B STEPLADDER
Semifinal - Gianotti def. S. Johnson, 216-210 (Johnson finishes tied for
seventh; earns $1,900).
Final - New def. Gianotti, 194-163 (New earns No. 4 seed for stepladder
based on average; Gianotti finishes tied for fifth; earns $2,100).
Other Cashers ($1200 each)
Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, 3,818; Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 3,808;
Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 3,784; Maria Jose Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 3,772; Karen
Marcano, Venezuela, 3,762;(TIE), Jazreel Tan, Singapore, and Kristina Wendell,
Kingston, N.Y., 3,761; Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md., 3,759;Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon,
Ill., 3,751; Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah, 3,732; Elysia Current, Ephrata,
Pa., 3,711; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 3,697; Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills,
Calif., 3,687, $1,200. 26, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 3,682; Bryanna Cote, Red Rock,
Ariz., 3,671; Darris Ruffner (a), Exeter, Calif., 3,669; Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt,
N.Y., 3,648; Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 3,607;Amber Vega (a), Orangevale,
Calif., 3,563; Mariana Alvarado (a), Sacramento, Calif., 3,560.
OKeefe Captures Nationwide PWBA Somoma County Open Title
LAS VEGAS Shannon
OKeefe of OFallon, Illinois,
struck on six of her first seven
shots on the way to a 246-203
victory over top seed Kelly Kulick
of Union, New Jersey, in the title
match of the Nationwide PWBA
Sonoma County Open.
It was the first
individual PWBA title for
OKeefe. She teamed
with Bill ONeill to win
the PBA/PWBA Striking
Against Breast Cancer
Mixed Doubles last year.
This is different,
OKeefe said. For some
reason, its easier when
you have someone with
you. You can make
mistakes, and there is
someone there to pick
you up. Bill and I work
well together, but this one
is different, this one is
good.
OKeefe has been the
womens bowling coach at
McKendree University the last two
years. She has formed a strong
bond with her players, saying
they push and inspire her. But
Mama Bearcat said she almost
got a little ahead of herself during
the title match.
I actually started thinking, Just
a couple of more shots, and Im
going to win this, and its going to
be about my kids, OKeefe said.
I had to stop it. When you start
thinking too far ahead, you lose
focus and bad things happen. I had
to refocus and trust the process.
She almost saw the opportunity
to bowl for the title slip away in
her semifinal match.
OKeefe also started quickly in
that match against Hui Fen New
of Singapore, opening with five
consecutive strikes. But, OKeefe
left a 7-10 split in the seventh
frame, while New strung together
four consecutive strikes. That left
OKeefe needing to strike twice to
start the final frame, which she did
in a 235-226 victory.
The one thing weve told our
kids all year is that you just keep
coming and never give up,
OKeefe said. The 7-10, it was a
good shot, that lane was a little
tighter. I just knew that if Im going
to tell my kids all year they have
to just keep coming, I have to do
the same, and hopefully, the pins
are on your side that day.
The victory also eased the
memory of OKeefes one-pin loss
in the title match of 2015 U.S.
Womens Open, where she left a
washout in the final frame and
failed to convert. She kept a photo
from that match, with head in
hands, on her cell phone.
Its heartbreaking,
but in the moments of
defeat is the perfect
opportunity to come
back better, to come
back stronger. OKeefe
said. Im not going to
let one moment define
who I am. If I cant
bounce back, how can I
expect to teach my kids
that?
New, the No. 3 seed,
reached the semifinal
match with a 225-211
victory over Jennifer
Higgins of Westerville,
Ohio, in the opening
match. Higgins started with three
consecutive strikes, while New
missed a 10 pin in the second
frame and could not convert the
2-4-10 in the third.
But, Higgins had an open frame
in the fourth after leaving the 2-810, while New reeled off five
consecutive strikes to advance.
The qualifying and match-play
rounds of the Nationwide PWBA
Sonoma County Open took place
May 5-7 at Double Decker Lanes
in Rohnert Park, California.
NATIONWIDE PWBA SONOMA COUNTY OPEN
Final standings
1, Shannon OKeefe, OFallon, Illinois, 481 (two games), $10,000
2, Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey, 203 (one game), $5,000
3, Hui Fen New, Singapore, 451 (two games), $3,500
4, Jennifer Higgins of Westerville, Ohio, 211 (one game), $3,000
Stepladder results
Match One New def. Higgins, 225-211
Semifinal OKeefe def. New, 235-226
Championship OKeefe def. Kulick, 246-203
MATCH PLAY - GROUP A
1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5-1-0, 5,356 (earns No. 1 seed for stepladder).
2, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 1-4-1, 5,333.
3, Hui Fen New, Singapore, 4-1-1, 5,292.
4, Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah, 2-4-0, 5,203.
5, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 4-2-0, 5,166 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
6, Josie Earnest, Nashville, Tenn., 1-5-0, 4,871 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
GROUP A STEPLADDER
Semifinal - New def. Hulsenberg, 201-200 (Hulsenberg finishes tied for
seventh; earns $1,900).
Final - New def. Zavjalova, 213-198 (New earns No. 3 seed for stepladder
based on average; Zavjalova finishes tied for fifth; earns $2,100).
MATCH PLAY - GROUP B
1, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill., 4-2-0, 5,344 (earns No. 2 seed for
stepladder).
2, Jazreel Tan, Singapore, 3-3-0, 5,300.
3, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 2-4-0, 5,277.
4, Jennifer Higgins, Westerville, Ohio, 5-1-0, 5,262.
5, Shayna Ng, Singapore, 4-2-0, 5,090 (eliminated; earns $1,600).
6, Maria Jose Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 0-6-0, 5,005 (eliminated; earns
$1,600).
GROUP B STEPLADDER
Semifinal - Higgins def. McEwan, 207-202 (McEwan finishes tied for seventh;
earns $1,900).
Final - Higgins def. Tan, 185-163 (Higgins earns No. 4 seed for stepladder
based on average; Tan finishes tied for fifth; earns $2,100).
OTHER CASHERS ($1200 each)
13, Clara Guerrero, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,734, $1,300; Felicia Wong, Canada,
3,724; Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 3,721; Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,689;
Anggie Ramirez-Perea, Austin, Texas, 3,675; Daphne Tan, Singapore, 3,664; Kayla
Bandy, Salisbury, Md., 3,647; Amanda Greene, Romney, W. Va., 3,643; Elysia
Current, Ephrata, Pa., 3,631; Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, 3,625; (TIE), Erin
McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., and Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 3,590; Kristina
Wendell, Kingston, N.Y., 3,581; Samantha Schaden, Baltimore, 3,558; Jasmine
Coleman (a), Manteca, Calif., 3,555; Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 3,550;
Kaidee Sutphin, Mount Dora, Fla., 3,513, $1,200. 30, T'nia Falbo, Greensburg,
Pa., 3,501; Bryanna Cote, Red Rock, Ariz., 3,500; Wendy Macpherson, Henderson,
Nev., 3,486.

2012 APRIL - EBPA - European Bowling Proprietors Association

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