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December 2016 - www.bowlingworld.com 1
VOLUME 49 ● ISSUE 3 ● DECEMBER 2016 COVERING THE WORLD OF BOWLING
Photos: Kimberly Power, See Story Page 17
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36Th Annual Big Swiss @ E.A. Dublin Bowl
Great Event and Great Job Cliff. 120 Bowlers looking to-wards 2017’s event!
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Features: Big Swiss ..................................................................... 3
PWBA ......................................................................... 6
Texas 900.................................................................... 6
The Power Within ....................................................... 7
Helen Duval ............................................................... 8
Idle Bowling Thoughts ............................................ 8
Nevada Hall of Fame ................................................ 15
PBA ..................................................................... 16-17
Powerball.................................................................. 18
Socks for Veterans ................................................... 24
PWBAA .................................................................... 24
USBC Hall of Fame.................................................. 24
Ask Bob .................................................................... 25
Star of Tomorrow ...................................................... 31
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Betty Morris Laub .................................................... 14
Phantom Radio ........................................................ 20
Off The Sheet .......................................................... 21
Star of Tomorrow ..................................................... 31
Gene’s Pro Shop ..................................................... 32
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Classified ...................................................... 9
Peninsula .................................................... 10
(Bel Mateo Bowl)
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(Paddock Bowl)
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West Valley Bowl)
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(Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes)
Las Vegas ................................................... 15
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Santa Clara…………………. .................. 20-21
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Gene’s Pro Shop)
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(Classic Bowling Center)
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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
PBA, PWBA Renew
Partnership Agreement ARLINGTON, Texas – The Professional Bowlers
Association (PBA) will provide regional competi-
tions and player services, plus live event cover-
age of the Professional Women’s Bowling Asso-
ciation (PWBA) through Xtra Frame, its online
video streaming service, after renewing its strate-
gic partnership agreement with the PWBA.
The PBA plans to conduct seven PWBA re-
gional events in 2017, and the women-only com-
petitions, which will be operated by PBA’s re-
gional managers, will complement the PWBA
Tour schedule to provide more competitive op-
portunities for women bowlers.
“The PBA is committed to helping build a strong
tour and providing regional events for women
bowlers,” PBA Tour commissioner Tom Clark
said. “We’re excited to continue showcasing
these talented bowlers on Xtra Frame, and we’re
looking forward to another great season.”
The PWBA will utilize Xtra Frame to provide
PWBA fans with exclusive live coverage of the
tour starting with the 2017 PWBA Sonoma
County Open, which kicks off the season April 27
-29.
“The PBA-PWBA partnership is a great exam-
ple of the bowling industry working together to
build a future for the sport,” United States Bowl-
ing Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy
said. “The partnership not only provides great
opportunities for today’s women bowlers, it also
gives youth and collegiate bowlers an inspira-
tional goal.”
The PBA will continue to provide player ser-
vices, equipment transportation and a mobile pro
shop for PWBA Tour members during the sea-
son.
The agreement provides PWBA members the
eligibility to bowl in all PBA events. In 2016,
PWBA members earned points in regional com-
petitions, culminating with the PBA-PWBA
Women’s Regional Challenge event that helped
kick off the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling
VIII in late November. Missy Parkin of Laguna
Hills, California, defeated Ashly Galante of Palm
Harbor, Florida, 267-188, to capture the title.
“The services the PBA provides, such as trans-
port and mobile pro shop, are important elements
in operating a professional tour, and we appreci-
ate the PBA’s collaboration,” Bowling Proprietors’
Association of America Executive Director Frank
DeSocio said. “Along with the regional events
that will allow more players to develop their skills,
these are all essential parts of building a strong
and successful PWBA Tour.”
Pepsi Partners With PWBA
For 2017 Pepsi will be the official soft drink of the Professional
Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour and the title
sponsor of the PWBA Tour stop in Lincoln, Nebraska, in
2017.
The Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open will be the sixth stop of the
2017 PWBA Tour season and will take place June 8-10 at
Sun Valley Lanes, the third consecutive year the center
will play host to a PWBA Tour stop.
Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Illinois, won her third career
PWBA title at the 2016 Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open.
“Pepsi is the official soft drink of bowling and a valued
partner of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of Amer-
ica,” BPAA President Nancy Schenk said. “We’re excited
to team with the PWBA and look forward to another excit-
ing season on the PWBA Tour in 2017.”
Pepsi once again will be featured as a tour sponsor during
PWBA Tour telecasts on CBS Sports Network. The net-
work will televise 13 of the 14 events, including live cover-
age of the four major events on the 2017 PWBA Tour.
“The PWBA is an opportunity for Pepsi to help support a
growing pro women’s sport and enhance our connection
with the bowling community,” Todd Elliot, Vice President,
National Foodservice Sales/Pepsico said. “Pepsi has a
longstanding relationship with the BPAA and its member
centers, and looks forward to continuing its relationship
with the PWBA.”
The 2017 PWBA Tour season starts April 27 with the
PWBA Sonoma County Open at Double Decker Lanes in
Rohnert Park, California. The 14-event tour will conclude
with the PWBA Players Championship, scheduled for Aug.
31-Sept. 3.
“Continuing to have Pepsi as an official sponsor means so
much to the PWBA Tour because the Pepsi brand is rec-
ognized worldwide,” said PWBA spokesperson Kelly Ku-
lick. “Pepsi has been a tremendous partner of bowling and
we look forward to continuing the relationship in 2017.
Houston Bowler Rolls First 900
In Lone Star State
By Matt Cannizzaro
ARLINGTON, Texas - If you're at Copperfield Bowl in
Houston on a Thursday night during the bowling season,
you'll likely run into Sean Osbourn.
But, it was an unexpected guest appearance at the center
Monday that yielded a record-setting performance for the
24-year-old right-hander, who became the 29th bowler to
roll three consecutive 300 games for a 900 series in
United States Bowling Congress-certified competition.
Osbourn bowled as a substitute in Copperfield Bowl's
early league session, and then was asked to fill in for
someone on the late league.
The second half of his evening started with the usual
paperwork any bowler must fill out when bowling in new
league for the first time, but it ended with additional paper-
work he never could have expected.
"I couldn't believe it - I still can't," said Osbourn, who
owned four 300 games prior to Monday. "I wasn't shaking
at the end, though. I think I was in shock. It's great and
crazy, and I can't believe it happened to me. I love bowling
and always have, and this is something I'll never forget."
Osbourn's last 300 and 800 came at Copperfield Bowl in
September, when he opened the night with 12 consecutive
strikes and added games of 258 and 254 for an 812 se-
ries, the third 800 of his career.
That experience definitely helped him Monday after his
perfect start, despite impossible-to-avoid thoughts of the
likelihood of a poor shot or run-ending 10 pin. Neither hap-
pened, though, as Osbourn polished off the first perfect set
in the Lone Star State, topping the previous mark of 899,
shot by Bill Fong of Plano, Texas, in 2010.
"I'd never shot back-to-back 300s or two in the same set,
so it was a little unfamiliar, but I just tried to keep it going
and keep the shots online," Osbourn said. "I felt the same
way at the end of the third game, too. But, I was on my
good lane. I tried not to over think it and just throw the
ball."
Osbourn's 36-strike string came in the NFL Fall 2016
short-season league. The trios league kicked off its 14-
week season in mid-September and is scheduled to run
until Dec. 12.
"It definitely helped being in
a trios league, so I didn't
have to wait that long and
was able to keep my mind
focused," said Osbourn, who
comes from a family of bowl-
ers and has averaged as
high as 230, which came
during the 2013-2014 sea-
son. "Being that it was the
late league and some teams had already left, there weren't
that many people around. Those who were left came up to
congratulate me, and 5-10 minutes later is when it really
started to sink in."
Osbourn had about a week's notice concerning his sub-
stitute role in Monday's early league, in which he bowled a
less eventful series in the 670s. But, the first session
served as a great warm-up and gave him an idea how to
attack the oil pattern, even though his record feat would
take place on a different pair of lanes.
Osbourn's achievement is pending approval from USBC
and would be the 30th USBC-approved 900.
The first USBC-approved 900 occurred Feb. 2, 1997
when Jeremy Sonnenfeld rolled three consecutive perfect
games in Lincoln, Nebraska.
December 2016 - www.bowlingworld.com 7
SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
The Power Within - Becoming A
Professional Bowler by Frank Weiler
The most important ingredient for success in any en-
deavor is the power within. Success depends on YOU
harnessing your inner strength and applying proven
principles necessary for success. These principles
apply to every endeavor in life including bowl-
ing. Anyone wishing to become a better bowler, includ-
ing all YOUNG BOWLERS wishing to become profes-
sional bowlers, should read on and apply the following
principles.
CHARACTER and INTEGRITY. First and more im-
portant than anything else, character and integrity are a
must. Professionalism demands YOU stand for some-
thing. Personal standards are a must because "YOU
WILL RISE TO THE STANDARDS YOU SET FOR
YOURSELF". Doing what's right is just as important as
winning.
Anyone pursuing a career in bowling, particularly
those wishing to become professional bowlers, should
realize that the cornerstone of all personal and profes-
sional relationships is TRUST. To gain the support of
others YOU must earn their trust. Trust is earned
slowly and the process begins as others observe your
words and actions. Your words and actions are
you. You are your words and actions
People notice when you always strive to do what's
right. They notice when you are honest, dependable,
consistent, fair and respectful. They notice and will
respect and trust you. Trust is a must. When people
trust you, they will work with you, help you and support
you. You will need the help of others if you're to suc-
ceed. Best of all, right minded people are happy peo-
ple and do better at getting along with themselves.
KNOW WHERE YOUR'RE GOING. Millions of peo-
ple never accomplish anything significant and never
reach any special destination in life because they don't
know where they're trying to go. If you don't have a
destination how are you going to get there? If you
don't have a destination for your career, for your life,
how are you going to head in the right direction? How
are you going to make plans?
Several decades ago a long term study was con-
ducted by a very prestigious university in Bos-
ton. Graduates were polled and it was found that only
three per cent had any clear goals for their fu-
ture. Twenty years later it was found that the three per
cent of graduates with clearly defined goals accom-
plished more and made more money than the other
ninety-seven per cent combined. Goals and plans are
important.
If you are to be successful you have to set goals. You
need short term and long term goals. You need to
know where you want to be in one year, five years and
ten years from now. Don't worry about changing cir-
cumstances. There is nothing wrong with making
changes to your goals as you go. Be flexible. The
important thing is to think about where you're going and
start planning on how you're going to get there.
The best plan is a written plan. Write down your
goals, your plan for achieving those goals and the time
frame in which to achieve them. Think about your
goals everyday and act on your plan.
One more thing about goals and plans. Don't be
afraid to DREAM. You need to have dreams. The
bigger your dreams the better. Goals come from
dreams. You are never too old to dream and the first
step to success is setting your heart on achieving your
dreams.
TOTAL COMMITMENT. You have goals, you have a
plan. So what's next? Now you have to act. You have
to change from being a dreamer to being a doer. You
have to change from someone dreaming of becoming a
professional bowler to someone committed and work-
ing at becoming a professional bowler. That means
bowling, bowling and more bowling.
Most people never totally commit to a single pur-
suit. They spend their time dabbling in numerous ac-
tivities and never achieve excellence in any one activ-
ity. Most successful people focus on one pursuit and
dedicate all their energy and efforts to the success of
that pursuit.
How did Earl Anthony, Don Carter and Norm Duke
become PBA Champions and Hall of Famers? Total
commitment to working hard at becoming better bowl-
ers. Anthony, Carter and Duke were known to practice
sixty or more hours a week. Norm Duke's mother told
me that when Norm was a boy she couldn't get him off
the lanes. Norm would practice everyday after
school. He would bowl for hours even while his bowl-
ing hand was bleeding. As a boy, Norm had a goal to
beat Earl Anthony and win a PBA Champion-
ship. Years later he became the youngest PBA Cham-
pion ever, beating Earl Anthony on national television.
There is no fast and easy road to success. Every
achievement has a price tag - HARD WORK. Bowling
once a week in your local youth league is not
enough. You have to bowl after school as many days
a week as possible.
The benefits of hard work are many. From my experi-
ence, "THE HARDEST WORKING BOWLERS ARE
THE LUCKIEST". Other benefits include a boost in
enthusiasm, increased consistency, greater confidence
and improved stamina.
FUN, DESIRE and ATTITUDE. If you're going to
commit to bowling be sure you love the sport. Be sure
bowling is fun. Bowling can be humbling and there will
be more losses than wins. You have to enjoy the
sport, for it's own sake, if you are to commit to those
odds.
If you want to be a professional bowler for fame and
fortune please reconsider. Unlike most careers, pro-
fessional bowling provides more setbacks than suc-
cesses. Professional bowlers are lucky to win one
PBA Title in a year. Most only win one or two titles in
their career. The best may win ten titles and only a few
win twenty.
Going on the assumption that you have the talent and
skill to be a professional bowler you better have fun
bowling. The minute bowling becomes work is the
minute you will struggle on the lanes.
If you are going to be a professional bowler you better
want to be one more than you want anything
else. That desire will make the hard work fun. That
desire will make a difference between winning or losing
a close match, that desire will help you keep going
when things are not going well.
Success begins with attitude, a positive atti-
tude. Think positive and work on inculcating positive
thoughts. "DON'T LOOK FOR EXCUSES WHEN YOU
BOWL POORLY, LOOK FOR REASONS". When you
identify the reasons for your failures you can find solu-
tions for future successes.
A positive attitude is more than reveling in victory, it
is accepting defeat gracefully and looking for a path to
winning the next game. It is dwelling on what you can
learn from today's setbacks that will lead to advances
tomorrow. It is forgetting what went wrong and remem-
bering what went right.
A positive attitude will give you the confidence
needed to win while a negative attitude will only lead to
finding ways to lose. A positive attitude leads to win-
ning habits while a negative attitude leads to losing
habits. Your Attitude can make a difference between
winning or losing. Finally, when you do lose, a positive
attitude will help you to bounce back.
EXPECTATIONS and FAILURE. You get what you
expect. Muhammad Ali was probably the biggest pro-
ponent of great expectations who ever lived. He al-
ways expected to win and he never kept his expecta-
tions to himself. He shouted loud and clear "I am the
greatest, I am the champion, I am going to
win". Muhammad accomplished what he set out to do
nearly one hundred percent of the time.
Without being boastful you need to expect the best. If
you don't expect the best you won't strive for the best
and you cannot obtain the best. How can you obtain
the best if you don't strive for it.
Don't be afraid to fail. Winners take chances. Every
winner has experienced defeat and learned to pick
himself up and get back into the arena. Don't waste
time and energy worrying about things you have no
control over or events that may or may not happen.
Don't let fear control your game. When you bowl
scared you make mistakes. The best antidote for fear
is preparation. Prepare for every competi-
tion. Preparation for the lane conditions you will be
bowling on, preparation for the transition you expect
and preparation of your equipment you will use are vital
to maintaining your confidence and controlling your
fears.
WINNING. Don't choose a bowling career unless you
plan to win. Winning is a personal choice and YOU
WILL WIN WHEN YOU DECIDE TO WIN.
(Continued on page 8)
8 www.bowlingworld.com - December 2016
50 Bones In The Human Foot! At last count, there are 22 bowlers who had recorded 900 three game sets. It took 102
years to have the first one approved. An interesting invitational event would be to gather
the tri-perfecto to shooters together for a competition made up of one ball rounds. Where
only strike shooters and ties move on to another round but only if they come to a round
in which none registers a ten fall.
. . . Before it was Time square, the busy, busy area in New York City was known as Lon-
gacre Square. In 1895, the same year the American Bowling Congress was founded,
Oscar Hammerstein of show biz fame erected an immense complex of four theaters, a
roof garden,, a Turkish bath, restaurants - - - and you guessed it - - - a bowling alley.
. . . Yes, the Al Trautwig, who does a fine job on so many major sporting events, is the
man who was the lead announcer for the pro-tour when it was featured on USA TV.
. . . Most sports and other organized activities are having difficult times for a number of
reasons. However the main aim should be for bowling leaders to hang together as much
as possible or they’ll all hang separately. .
. . . Most bowlers aren’t slow learners. Sometimes teaching comes hard to their instruc-
tors.
. . . It’s always a temptation to kick the rack after a bad shot or bad break until you realize
that there are more than 50 bones in the human foot.
Timing and Coordination
You’ve seen servicemen marching and counting cadence: “Hup, two, three,
four; hup, two, three, four...”
Drill instructors have found that counting in unison teaches recruits timing and
coordination. Bowlers should count cadence, too, although not aloud. Form the
habit of repeating to yourself EVERY time you bowl: “Out, down, back, roll.” On
the first step the ball is swung out; the second step, the ball goes down; the
third step, the ball swings back; and on the fourth step, the ball is delivered and
rolled. This sequence helps you synchronize the four-step bowling delivery,
which is the easiest to learn.
The ball is moved to each of the four positions during delivery. If arms, legs,
body and bowling ball are coordinated at each step, you have timing and coor-
dination...and should hit the target.
Start by reviewing hints in an earlier lesson. Pick up the ball correctly, hold it
at approximately waist level, shift it to the bowling side so it will clear the hip.
Now, push the ball out toward the pins on the first step. It is rounded out and
down to the second step, swung to the rear on the third, and moved forward
and rolled on the fourth step. Don’t forget to count to yourself: “Out, down, back,
roll.”
The first step is short, slow and easy. Push the ball away in a short, easy
movement. I’ve found that most bowlers get into timing and coordination trouble
right here—at the first step. If you swing the ball out to arm’s length before or
during the first step, this will cause a lunge.
Do you push the ball out to arm’s length, THEN take a short step? You’ll find
that the weight of the ball and its pendulum effect pull you down during the sec-
ond and third steps, causing you to raise up automatically at the foul line in time
for the delivery. This is wrong. Don’t do it.
Take it easy. Keep the knees bent slightly all the way to the foul line. This will
make it easy to slide and keep yourself from rearing up during the delivery. And
take it SLOWLY. A speedy approach doesn’t bring a good delivery.
Don’t forget to check to see if you walked straight to the foul line or to your
target.
Helen Duval’s Bowling Tips
Idle Bowling Thoughts
By Chuck Pezzano
(reprinted in honor of his dedication to bowling)
PBA Plethora’s
Gary Faulkner Jr. to defend World Championship title: In 2015, 25-year-old Gary
Faulkner Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., made history winning the PBA World Championship for
his first Tour title by defeating EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., 216-178, in the title match
and becoming only the second African American to win a PBA Tour title.
Other young players making their mark in PBA Tour history: In February, Jesper
Svensson of Sweden became the youngest player to win PBA’s signature major, the
FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions, eight days before his 21st birthday. Now with
five career titles, he also is the first player to win five Tour titles by the age 21.
A week after Svensson’s historic win, Anthony Simonsen of Princeton, Texas, became
the youngest player to win a major when he captured the United States Bowling Con-
gress Masters title at the age of 19. Both young stars are two-handed players. Svensson
bowls from the left side, Simonsen from the right.
Beginning with Faulkner’s win in the 2015 PBA World Championship, the last five majors
have been won by players age 25 or younger and each of those players had never won
a major previously.
Premier two-handed player, three-time reigning Player of the Year Jason Belmonte
hopes to reach winners circle: After several top-10 finishes in 2016, Australia’s Jason
Belmonte hopes to visit the winner’s circle for the first time this season. The 12-time PBA
Tour winner is recognized as the premier player who uses the unique two-hand delivery.
His highly-successful technique led to three dominating seasons in PBA competition and
if he can put together a strong WSOB performance he could return to the Player of the
Year conversation. Two other two-handed players to watch, in addition to the aforemen-
tioned Svensson and Simonsen, are Shawn Maldonado of Houston and Finland’s Osku
Palermaa.
Race to 100 PBA titles: In their more than three decade careers in PBA competition,
legends Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Pete Weber have both won a combined total of 99
titles in PBA Tour, PBA50 Tour and PBA Regional competition. Unless one of them is
successful in a PBA Regional tournament prior to the World Series, that landmark also
may be up for grabs.
Reno’s role in professional bowling history – Reno has hosted many topflight bowl-
ing competitions since 1977 when the Reno-Sparks Convention Center hosted the
American Bowling Congress (USBC) Championships Tournament for the first time.
Since then, Reno has hosted many PBA and USBC events which have been some of
the biggest bowling events in history. The National Bowling Stadium is marking its 21st
year of hosting topflight competition after opening its doors in 1995.
The Power Within
(From page 7)
A few years ago Walter Ray Williams Jr. told me he had to learn to win. First
he had to learn to make the cut, then he had to learn to win during match play
and then learn how to win on television. I think he meant that he had to learn to
have faith in himself and his abilities. That he had to learn to have the determi-
nation or THE WILL TO WIN. The will to win is deciding to win.
It took Walter Ray four years on tour to win his first tournament. He has gone
on to win forty-seven titles. He learned to win, he beat the best. WINNERS
ARE MADE, NOT BORN.
Finally, BALANCE and PERSPECTIVE. There is more to life than bowl-
ing. Your pursuit of a bowling career should not be an end in itself. It should be
a means of living a balanced and fulfilling life.
While becoming a professional bowler, a winner, and a champion will be an
exciting journey it should not be the sole purpose of your existence. There is
more to life. Ultimately, your happiness will depend on maintaining a balanced
life with equal emphasis given to the spiritual, emotional and physical.
About the spiritual. I am not going to tell you what to believe or not be-
lieve. That's a personal decision. I will tell you that if you don't develop some
principles to live by you will eventually have to face life's crisis on your
own. People with a moral rudder tend to handle difficult times better than those
without such guidance.
You need family and your family needs you. Remember, you are you because
of the nurturing and support you received from family and friends. They were
there for you when you were nobody and you should remember them if you
become somebody. Don't deny yourself the love, support and pleasure family
and friends provide.
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NEW ARCADE
Bel Mateo Bowl Eight time Emmy Award winning NBC News Anchor Raj Mathai stopped in at Bel Mateo Bowl yes-
terday to get his bowl on, he loves the sport and really likes our friendly staff.
Congratulations to the winner's of the Black Friday No Tap Doubles
Tournament.
First Place , Dave Baldisseri & Mike Coleman, score 1608 / $300.00
Second Place, Vickie Orecchia & Rick Orecchia, score 1598 /
$150.00.
Third Place, Erie Columbell & Joe Cuschieri, score 1559 / $75.00.
A big thank you to everyone who participated, we will keep you posted
on when our next tournament will take place.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Canadians Break Through With PBA
PBA Tour titles after going winless for more than
half century: For the first 57 years of PBA‟s exis-
tence, no Canadian had won a PBA Tour title.
Now, in the span of nine months in the 2016 sea-
son, Canada can not only boast of two PBA Tour
champions, but also both are major winners and
both are rookies.
Left-hander Graham Fach of Guelph, Ont., 24,
became the first Canadian to win a PBA Tour title
when he won the PBA Players Championship in
February in only the third PBA tournament he had
ever entered. In November, Quebec City native
Francois Lavoie, 23, a former Wichita State Uni-
versity standout, became the first Canadian to win
the U.S. Open and he became the first player to
bowl a 300 game in a U.S. Open televised final.
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Paddock Bowl
George Blake 733 John Dorsett 735
Vic Henricksen Jr 288/735 Bryan Kaida 753 Chris Larsen 755
Bill Cooper 289/757 Donald Williams Sr 758
Carl Long 289/771
Games 50 or More and Series 100 or More Pins Over Average Junior/Adult League: Colter Seidenspinner-149-129-132/410.
Happy Timers: Dan Mosley-244, 269/696, Joseph Miranda-200, John Dorsett-267.
Mixed Nuts: Kevin Wood-206 and Sal Godinez-185
Tri-City Scratch: Bill Cooper-289, Ron Rutherford-225, Dan Linzmeier-703, George
Petrich-277, Dan Mosley-245, Gil Llacuna-279/730 and 265, Jessica Ennis-208,
Larry Cooper-236, Iris Lucky-278, Fred Ford-247, Burt Barham-248, Adam Carlson-
234.
Diablo Nisei Mixed Trio‟s: Bryan Kaida-268-278/753, Mo Noda-233, Frank Wallace-
213, George Blake-258-266/733, Lois Kaya-209, Dave Cook, and Sandy Kaya-245.
Bowlers A-Go-Go: Gery Koch-280, Elaine Slocum-245, Reggie Campbell-232, Lau-
rie Koch-200, and Bruce Muraoka-266.
Wednesday 5 Star: Patrick Bryson-238, Kathy Kiser-168, Donald Williams Sr-258-
255/758, Marvin Moss-233, Josh Swanson-254 and 257, Carl Long-267-289/771
and 266, John Cheney-215, and Toni Capuano-167.
Wednesday Trio: Rick Shields-254/593, Gail Smith-248, Debi Alladio-279, David
Wright-258/672, Michael Hendry-245/654, Marky Harmon-203, Kerri Kimbrough-
179/403, Dan Rose-266, Mike O‟Callaghan-248, Bruce Muraoka-247, and Danny
Sinacori-260.
Thurs Mixed 5‟s: Steve Humphrey-203, AndrewMiller-253, Charlie Poston-269,
Thad Miquez-238, Andee Tadiello-265, Marvin Moss-256/672, Jeff Knight-254, and
Chris Facer-268.
Paddock Seniors: Vic Henricksen Jr-288/735 and Jean Dekelver-212.
Friday Night Early 5‟s: Kevin Kirby-241, Jeff Nelson-246/628, Mike Kyte-191, and
Gene Blake-200
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Games 50 or More and Series 100 or More Pins Over Average Junior/Adult League: Dylan Hovis-240/493, Mikie Knott-197, Dave Wullenweber-
266 and 244, Brandon Muraoka-267, and Duster Campbell-221.
Happy Timers: John Dorsett-268, James Jenkins-245, Dan Mosley-266, Danny
Sinacori-718, Stephen Milin-641, Darold Mc-Cardle-268/707, Joseph Miranda-242.
Mixed Nuts: Kevin Wood-227.
Tri-City Scratch: Heron Torres-246 and 255, Dan Duffield-296/751, Jon Giron-
289/721, Debi Alladio-652, Joe DeMatteo-278, Drew Alexander-266, Douglas Perry
-278-267/695, Gil Llacuna-278, Oliver Thomas-279, and John Dorsett-300.
Pin Spinners: Gail Smith-233, Ron Atz-254, and Jerry Page-242.
Diablo Nisei Mixed Trio‟s: Devin Cook-256/640 and Dick Moriguchi-555.
Bowlers A-Go-Go: Jim Kelly-267, Bill Schmalle-204, and Pete Brouwer-252.
Wednesday 5 Star: Ray Kendall-267/692, Leslie Koch-172, Marvin Moss-238, and
Donald Williams Sr-300-265/765.
Wednesday Trio: Jasmine Kania-237-258/675, Mark Day-595, Leland Amos-242,
Thursday Mixed 5‟s: Marlenna DeSmet-199, Al Davis-625 and 230, Joe Santos-
206 and 210, Debbie Oxley-257, Tony Solis-268, Carl Ballerstein-262, Steve Hum-
phrey-233 and 220, Larry Cooper-257, Kenny Norris-247, Tim Sephanh-224, Billy
Breen-190, Fred Hacker-264, Jack Day-225, Danny Myers-279, Kip Hartnett-277,
Tony Zimmer-243, Chris Facer-255, Cam Monebbi-501, Charlie Gaffney-224/637,
Phil LaRivers-246, Kenny Billingsley-732, and Dave Harrison-289/763.
Paddock Seniors: Denise Farrell-245, Rich Sutterfield-258/667, Bill McDaniel-225.
Friday Night Early 5‟s: Earl Goslin-242, Mike Kyle-225,
Oliver Thomas 279 Ron Atz 700
Bill Cooper 701 Eric Cizmich 701, 702 Darold McCardle 707 Bruce Muraoka 709 Danny Sinacori 718 Jon Giron 289/721
Greg Taff 723
1st Place Joey Brynes & Tyler Elliott
2nd Place Margaret Scott & George Brown
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Pacific Avenue Bowl By Robert Bell & Gerry Wellbaum
Exciting times here at Pacific Avenue Bowl. Bowlers are really pushing
themselves to grabbing that first half win. By everyone pressing them-
selves, big games were happening almost every day of the week. Bowlers
like: Bill Likens 299-back to back weeks-, Greg Lindo 299, Kioni Sodaria
299 and Shaun Allmon 299. That darn 10-pin. Ha Ha!
Now for the bowlers that knocked them all down: Paul Lewicki 300, Craig
Miller 300, Anthony Granados 300, Manuel Maxey 300, Chris Rose 300 and
last but not least, Candelario Elizondo with his first career 300. Great
games all around guys. Keep it up.
From all of us here at Pacific Avenue Bowl, to you and yours. Happy Holi-
days
Now let‟s check out more great scores from the month that was.
Footbowl league
Julio Cecchetti 288/745; Brian Tomei 288/731; Joel Ramirez 286/712; Ed
Logan 279/775; Travis Morris 276; Jeremy Wiltse 267/709; Charles Jones
267/704; KawikaSodaria 265/792; Dave Garcia 262/632; Aaron Sahagun
258; Chris Pedersen 257; Dave Sodaria 257; Eric Gravelle 257; KioniSo-
daria 256/707; Aiden Castrence 256; David Brown 255; Brandon Ente 255;
Ed Logan 255; Ryan Zenor 255; James Fernandez 255; Kevin Bedford 253;
Tony Castillo 252; Mike Quitoriano 248; Joel Ramirez 244; Scott Hillegass
238; Megan Tomei 234/637; Matt Lanser 234; Nick Kubitz 223; Jacob Rug-
nao 232; Kristin Schnabel 215; Tim Boore 214; Zack Alcover 213; Jeremy
Gonzales 212; Anthony Evans 204; Jennifer Alcover 204.
Family Fun: Paul Zumstein 258; Johnathan Maragos 257; Steve Smith
249/720; Janet Rose 246.
Stags & Nags
Bryan Davenport 247; Sam Loftus 244/713; Bob Allen 2; Elwood Humphries
241/645; Fred Campbell 235; Gary Pierson 231; Don Brown 226; Ken Mills
214; Ruby Lew 212; Rutha Silva 209; Ray Franzone 204; Kay DeChance
202/550; Conde Chan 200.
Monday Mixed 5
Alonzo Ward 279; Michael Vaughn 254; Allan Corey 248; Stacey Costello
234/668; Steven Schuetz 231; Jeremiah Massari 226; Lori Nisby 223; John
Jessup 197.
City Mens
Paul Lewicki 300/737; Justin Gee 267; Midrid Brown 267; Ken Hill 265; Jer-
emy Bowe 256; Stee Szasz 256; Paul Lewicki 254; Frank Smart 247/697;
Broderick Johnson 246; Skip Bowe 246.
Nisei Mixed: Ron Quinones 279/749.
Tuesday Mixed 5: Jack Kendall 279/719; Benny Altares 268/704; Troy
Burkart 268; Mike Michaleto 267; Benny Altares 266; Gary Neugebauer
266; Jun Aragarin 259; Fred Campbell 247; Bethany Ladiao 233; John
Demshar 216; Connie Kendal 213; Manny Bernstein 212.
The Unbowlievables: John McLaughlin 255.
Tony Martin Classic
Bill Likens 299/713; Ken Hepperle 278; KawikaSodaria 277; Antoine Allmon
269/710; Doug Leeworthy 268/754; Jason Lindholm 268; ArnelCastrence
268; JJ Kamp Sr. 263; KioniSodaria 259; Harold Sohrweide 258/748; Chris
Rose 258/736; Anthony Sneed 258; Dave Bolles 258; Mike Keough 258;
Matt Martinez 257/741; Scott Hansel 257; Bob Morris 256/710; Rob May-
field 256; Steve Smith 256; Robert Sartain 254; Pam Schaal 242/703.
Wed. Singles Hdcp. (4 games)
Craig Miller 300/783/1014; Ken Blackham 288/770; Matt Graham
279/784/1028; Bill Likens 279; Bryan Kendall 278/749; David Fonseca 277;
Wil Nicolas 269; John Carroll 268/716/984; Ben Swope 267; Elwood
Humphries 255; Floyd Ford 246; Adrian Soto 237; Bob Allen 233; Patti
Swope 226; Bryan Kaelber 213.
SIRS: Harry Brown 235; Ken Mills 213.
Seniors Come Lately: James McGann Sr. 224; George Watson 215; Art
Wilson 204; Bruce Sweet 203.
Mexican American
Anthony Granados 300; Alex Cavero 273/736; Jonathan Tanner-III
268/752; Andrew Carteret 268/719; Danny Bennett 255; Mike King 246;
Danny Montanez 245; Robert Ramage 240; Joseph Escove 233; Melinda
Hernandez 220.
Kelly’s Car Wash
Rob Mayfield 279; Ryan Piper 278; Jeff Kegyes 269/719; Gary Lee
259/702; Chris Bahrenfuss 258; Alonzo Ward 258; Don Baker 257; Mike
Murphy 254; Tim Minard 245; Diana Lee 241/661.
Thurs. Morning Slowpokes: Patrice Gran 268/674; Alice Huey 173.
Kings & Queens
Brad Stenger 255; Melvin Matthews 233; Bill Rogan Sr. 232; Earal Harris
232; Sean Gapasin 232; Rich Stone 230; Joe Marquez 201; Dory Nicolas
200.
Delta MensHdcp.
Ray Romo 263; Mike Michaleto 255/704; Tim Nelson 246; Jon Traxler 236;
Alex Barraza 25; Frank Rebultan Sr. 222; Manny Bernstein 210.
1055 Scratch
Candelario Elizondo 300; Greg Lindo 299/720; Andre Bylsma 288; Midrid
Brown 279/781; Ken Hill 279/761; Chris Rose 279/749; Jay Devera
279/710; Jim Dinubilo 277; Randy Whiteman 276/736; Ron Burch 269/714;
GioAyong 268; Mike Smith 258; Nick Groom 258; Jessie Cabais 257; Julio
Cecchetti 257; BryaKatt 256; Bill Likens 247/725; Kekoa Lindo 243/713.
Stockton Party Mixers
Manuel Maxey 300; KioniSodaria 299/772; Jessie Cabais 290/714; Travis
Morris 279/749; Wilmer Rafanan 279; Joey Metcalf 275/770; Sam Loftus
268/703; Donnie Muraoka 266/703; RhodelDeClaro 259; Bethany Ladiao
251; Brian Flores 248; Donnie Muraoka 248; Louis Regalia 247; Pete Tu-
pas 245; Tim Cue 237; Jeff Regalia 235; Tony DeLorenzo 233; Wayne
Sanders 230; Steve Cox 227.
December 2016 - www.bowlingworld.com 13
West Lane Bowl
·
Congratulations to Robert Sartain for rolling
games of 254, 299 and 248 for a very nice
801 series in the Bourbon Street Men.
Scottie Barton rolled
games of 300, 289 and
257 for a very nice 834 in
the Budweiser - Chase
Chevrolet League.
Congratulations Scottie.
Congratulations Zach Haddad for rolling a
300 in the Budweiser - Chase Chevrolet
Classic
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Tina Martin – Making a Difference
Tina Martin has been involved with Country Club Bowl in San Rafael since 1999,
when Nave Lanes in Novato closed, leaving Marin County with just one place to
bowl. Martin was asked to join the staff at Country Club as League Coordinator, a
job she still holds. She has bowled in Marin County since 1965 so she knows what
she‟s talking about.
“We were close to losing bowling in Marin when Charlie Kinstler purchased the
property in November, 2013, and took over,” said Martin. “But now we can say
„bowling is alive and well in Marin,‟ with great things happening at the center, new
things for both open play and league bowlers
Kinstler, a Southern Californian, the state‟s Bowling Proprietor of the Year in 2012,
owns and operates six establishments -- Cal Bowl in Lakewood, Forest Lanes in
Lake Forest, Keystone Lanes in Norwalk, Saddleback Lanes in Mission Viejo and
Del Rio Lanes in his hometown of Downey and now Country Club.
He said Country Club offers “a great demographic, all other bowling establishments
nearby are closed. We think this place was pretty much ignored the past 30 years
but we‟re out to change that.”
Kinstler, whose company is named Strike 12, has installed state-of-the-art auto-
matic scoring, “sleek and modern with different games and variations ... a lot of fea-
tures with social media attachments.”
Kinstler, married with two children, thinks the changes “have raised us to a 2016
level . . .the old system was installed in 1984. Calling differences “like night and
day,” Kinstler has increased screen sizes from 24 to 50 inches, has automated
bumpers on all 40 lanes so that the scoring system is tied with the bumpers.” The
first major changes have involved the scoring system although plans call for bar and
food concessions to be updated. “We want to update everything.”
League play has been declining -- something Martin, Kinstler and general manager
Stacy Aldred are working on -- but there has been an increase youth, prep and col-
lege-age bowlers.
“We want people back who bowled as kids but who got away from the sport for one
reason or another,” said Kinstler. “We want to make it a cool place to come to, offer
the most modern equipment.
Kinstler is no stranger to taking an underperforming bowling center and turning it
into a place people want to play. Saddleback in Mission Viejo is just one example
where new equipment and a new overall look has been a big difference, for Kinstler
and for bowlers.
“Bowling is back in Marin County and we want people to come and experience it.”
Special Olympics bowling tournament at Country Club bowl in San Rafael. As al-ways at SO events, we had a great time with the athletes, their families, and our public safety partners. Many thanks to San Rafael PD, Fairfax PD, nd Marin County Probation Dept for joining us to cheer on the athletes and award medals -- and give and receive many hugs!!
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Mongoose Thursday Night Shootout
secretary/treasurer Dan Ducoing by Don Phillips
Oct. 27: High shooter was Lynn Harmon
289/741. Other 700's were by Andrew Sin-
gleton 275/724, Mike Succo 247/707, John
Habein 268/721 and Merle Meyer 258/700.
Top 10 handicap series were by Mike
Fisher 788, Matt McCarty 785, George
Ortola 752, Scott Yesitis 751, Steve Ad-
ams 765, Dale Seavers 758, Heather Det-
trey 767, Steve Mahnken 772, Bob Nitrio
766 and Jay Horner 756. Top 5 singles
were by Steve Rhinehart 279, Ken Ridola
279, Ken Marbray 266, Gary Gassaway
265 and Tammy Kramer 265.
11/3/16:Top roller for the week was Bob
Hansen 279/758. Three more 700's were
by Jay Horner 256/716, Bob Gonzalez
249/715 and Leon Chavez 244/701.
Handicap series--10 highest: Randy Wil-
cox 820, Teri Payne 814, Patti Uclarav
789, Terry Blagsvedt 769, Craig Kidwell
778, Bob Nitrio 774, Steve Flack 754,
Brandon Goff 753, Chris McCarvel 788
and C J Tucker 751. High singles were
by Dave Singleton 268, Dan Ducoing 268,
Larry Brecheisen 266, Mike Silva 265 and
Gary Gassaway 265.
Nov. 10: Congratulations to team--Grow a
Spare (Mike Fisher, David Hansen, Paul
Bennett, Bob Hansen, Sam Dorsey) for
winning the first third of the season.
High for the week was Chip Tucker
267/767. More 700's were by Heather
Dettrey 259/721, Bob Hansen 278/719,
C J Tucker 250/712, Tim Samsel
265/711 and Jay Gordon 264/710. High
handicap series--Chris Gearin 782,
Josh Lazaro 746, Brandon Goff 757,
Don Fox 746, George Senn 760, Chico
Morales 774, Eric Landgraf 776, Jeff
Juarez 746, Phillip Waggener 753 and
Jimmie Purkey 762.
Top 5 singles were by Del Hovda 265,
Vince Hagman 257, Mike Silva 256,
Merle Meyer 256 , Dennis Estes 255.
11/17/16: Nine 700's were shot. Top
shooter was Tim Hill 268/761. Others
were Andrew Granite 269/751, Barry
Tsugawa 278/748, Dan Ducoing
298/747, Tammy Kramer 289/738, Tom
Taum 276/719, John Tremblay
266/711, Robert Gonzalez 263/708,
David Hansen 247/705. Ten highest
handicap series were by Mike Edgar
784, Larry Brecheisen 742, Eric Land-
graf 752, Terry Blagsvedt 743, George
Lincoln 759, Deric Rothe 783, Monte
Singh 779, Jill Creamer 744, Bryan
Sharp 772 and Steve Rhinehart 772.
Singles were by Jay Horner 268, Mike
Schwartz 258, Del Hovda 257, Pat Pat-
terson 256 and Ryan Hartung 254.
Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes
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stuff animals for Shiners' hospital. Merry Christmas.
Hours for the holiday: Christmas Eve 9am to 1:30am, Christmas Night
5pm-12am. Happy Holidays!
We had some nice bowling tonight on our storm challenge league
Keith bowled his first 300 and then went back to back missed our house
record by 6 pins
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These are several photos of those that were inducted into the Nevada State USBC Hall of Fame Banquet and Tournament Awards in Caron City NV at the Gold West Hotel and Casino on October 22, 2016. From my left to your right for Superior Per-formance are Wayne Baker and Dave Wodka, next are Cheryl Hicks and Chris Beard for Meritorious Service. Photos by Randy Gullery
Chris Beard to Nevada Hall
A long time California bowling leader, Chris Beard has been inducted into the Ne-
vada State USBC Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service. Chris began as a Director of
the Vallejo WBA and served all offices with the exception of Secretary. She was
also a junior bowling coach. In 2000, Chris was inducted into the Vallejo WBA Hall
of Fame for Meritorious Service.
She was elected to the California State WBA in 2000 and served as Director for
two years before moving to Nevada. As a CWBA director, she served on the State
Youth Board and was Publicity Chair. In Nevada Chris continued her bowling ca-
reer and joined the Capital City WBA. She became a director in 2004 and served as
President from 2005 - 2007. After the merger into the Carson Country USBC, Chris
served as President from 2007 - 2015. Though she has stepped aside as an officer,
Chris still serves on the BVL Committee.
Chris was elected to the Nevada State WBA in 2006 as a director and served that
association up to its merger with the Nevada BA. She was then elected to the Ne-
vada State USBC serving first as a director and then Sergeant-At-Arms. In June
2016, Chris was elected to the position of President of the Nevada State USBC As-
sociation.
Chris belongs to the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) and has
served as a Director and Vice President as well as with the Silver State Bowling
Writers, serving as officer and director.
Above and Beyond Youth
Scholarship winner
Congrats to Samantha Hinton for being
selected as the 2016 Above and Be-
yond Scholarship Award at the Nevada
State USBC Hall of Fame Banquet on
October 22, 2016 in Carson City.
With Kathy Wodka and Dave Wodka.
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Indiana’s E.J. Tackett Wins PBA
World Championship
By Bill Vint
RENO, Nev. – E.J. Tackett of Huntington, Ind., one of the
Professional Bowlers Association’s rising young stars, de-
feated veteran Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., 246-180,
to win the PBA World Championship Sunday at the National
Bowling Stadium.
Tackett, PBA’s 2013 Rookie of the Year, won his first major championship and his
fourth title of the 2016 season with a closing string of six strikes after Smallwood lost
his strike line on the left lane and suffered two open frames late in the match.
Tackett, the top qualifier for the World Championship for the second year in a row,
earned $60,000 along with his fifth career title.
“It was the greatest feeling in the world to have my dad
here to watch,” Tackett said after a tearful embrace with his
father, Ed Tackett.
“It was great to bowl a good game to win,” Tackett said.
“Tom gave me some breaks, which you’d never expect
from him, but to throw the last six strikes, to be able to per-
form like that on a stage like this is what you dream about.
It’s been a huge breakout year for me. I just hope I can
keep riding the wave. I don’t expect to win every time, but I
just want to bowl well.”
With his win, the 5-foot-7, 130-pound right hander, put
himself into the thick of the PBA Player of the Year race.
“Player of the Year is one of those things you strive for,”
the 24-year-old Tackett said. “Now it’s a matter of what my
peers think. With the kind of year I’ve had, I’d put myself in
the top five in the world. Where, I’m not sure, but I grew up
watching Tiger Woods, and I want to be the Tiger Woods of bowling.”
Smallwood earned his berth in the title match with three consecutive wins, includ-
ing a 266-235 victory over England’s Dom Barrett in the semifinal match.
Smallwood, who became a hero among America’s working class in early 2010,
started the match against Barrett with eight strikes before leaving the 3-6-10 in the
ninth frame.
Smallwood’s legacy began during the recession of 2009 when he lost his job with
GMC and decided to pursue his dream of bowling professionally. He earned an ex-
emption to bowl on the PBA Tour during the 2009-10 season, but more importantly,
won the 2010 PBA World Championship for his first title and a $50,000 prize.
Smallwood, with key strikes when he needed them, eliminated 19-year-old Anthony
Simonsen, who failed to carry strikes at critical opportunities, in the first match, 204-
193. Simonsen, a two-handed player from Austin, Texas, was trying to become the
youngest player to win two major titles in the same season after winning the United
States Bowling Congress Masters in February.
In the second match, Smallwood rebounded from an open second frame with a
string of five strikes, building a lead Australia’s Jason Belmonte couldn’t overcome.
Belmonte, the three-time reigning PBA Player of the Year, saw his hopes for his first
title in 2016 die when he left the 3-4-6-7 split in the ninth frame and failed to convert,
losing to Smallwood, 224-185.
The PBA World Championship was the final event of the 2016 PBA Tour season.
PBA competition resumes January 10-14 when a field of 16 PBA stars will join 16
Japanese players in the DHC PBA Japan Invitational in Osaka.
PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Sunday
Final Standings:
1, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., $60,000.
2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., $30,000.
3, Dom Barrett, England, $25,000.
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, $20,000.
5, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, $15,000.
Stepladder Results:
Match One – Smallwood def. Simonsen, 204-193.
Match Two – Smallwood def. Belmonte, 224-185.
Semifinal Match – Smallwood def. Barrett, 266-235.
Championship – Tackett def. Smallwood, 246-180.
Indiana’s Mike Wolfe Uses Timeworn Skills to Win PBA Cheetah Championship for Fifth Career Title
by Bill Vint
RENO, Nev. – Using skills developed as a teenager nearly a quarter century ago,
40-year-old Mike Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., upstaged the Professional Bowlers
Association’s youth movement when he routed 23-year-old rookie Darren Tang of
San Francisco, 279-143, to win the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA
Bowling Challenge Mobile Game.
The Cheetah Championship, the first of four PBA animal pattern championships
conducted during the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VIII at Reno’s National
Bowling Stadium, aired Sunday on ESPN.
Wolfe, playing a treacherous outside angle to the pocket, delivered clutch strikes
throughout the game, to win his fifth career PBA Tour title and first in four years.
While the final score makes it look like Wolfe had an easy time, it was only because
he was able to control a thin line between throwing a strike and throwing the ball into
the gutter.
“I grew up playing that shot on short oil back in the urethane days,” Wolfe said of
his formative years. “People always told me Pete Weber was one of the best gutter
players ever and I was a fan of his growing up, so I thought it was cool to play out
there.”
In the title match, Wolfe was seen smiling nervously after throwing a couple of
early strikes.
“I thought I threw them in the gutter,” he confessed. “The very first shot out of the
(commercial) break, I threw it too hard, but it got back to the pocket. There were two
shots, at least, that I thought I threw them into the gutter.”
Living on the edge of the lane, however, almost resulted in a perfect game. Wolfe’s
only flaw was leaving a 10 pin in the seventh frame, which he converted for a spare.
Wolfe used the same approach during the four-player match to open the telecast,
where he had a more difficult time. In the elimination match, the two players with the
highest scores advanced to the championship match. Tang, in his ESPN-television
debut, doubled in the 10th frame for a 237 to lead the four finalists.
Wolfe also doubled in the 10th frame, but fired a rocket shot down the middle of
the lane for a seven-count fill ball to finish with 223. That almost opened the door for
19-year-old Anthony Simonsen of Austin, Texas, who then needed three strikes in
his 10th frame to force a roll-off with Wolfe. Simonsen got the first strike, but missed
on his second to finish with a 210. Also eliminated was 28-year-old B.J. Moore III of
Greensburg, Pa., who posted a 192 in his ESPN debut in singles competition.
“Over the past few years, Belmo (Australian two-handed star and three-time PBA
Player of the Year Jason Belmonte) and some of the other young guys have made
winning look easy,” Wolfe said. “Bowling a first-timer on TV helped, I think. They
look at it differently, like I did when I was their age.
“Darren bowled amazingly for his first show, but you just have to use your experi-
ence to make good shots. When the little guys (like me) can sneak one out, it’s spe-
cial.”
The PBA’s World Series animal pattern championships continue with a busy holi-
day weekend on ESPN including the finals of the Chameleon Championship pre-
sented by HotelPlanner.com on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET followed by a Christmas Day
doubleheader – the Scorpion Championship presented by Reno Tahoe USA and the
Shark Championship – at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. ET, respectively. In all three events, a
PBA veteran will take on a field of youthful challengers.
For fans who may have missed ESPN’s live coverage of the PBA World Champi-
onship on Dec. 11, ESPN will present an encore telecast of the PBA’s final major
championship of 2016 on New Year’s Day at 1 p.m. ET.
PBA CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP
presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev. (aired on ESPN on Sunday, Dec. 18)
Final Standings:
1, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., $20,000.
2, Darren Tang, San Francisco, $10,000.
3, Anthony Simonson, Austin, Texas, $5,000.
4, B.J. Moore III, Greensburg, Pa., $5,000.
Stepladder Results:
Elimination Match (top two scores advanced): Tang 237, Wolfe 223, Simonsen 210,
Moore 192.
Championship: Wolfe def. Tang, 279-143.
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Mike Wolfe wins PBA Cheetah Championship at Reno National Bowling Stadium. Darren Tang from San Francisco is runner-up. Photos: Kimberly Power
World Bowling Women’s Singles
Championships in Qatar
PBA Tour champion Kelly Kulick, representing Team USA, successfully de-
fended her title at the World Bowling Women’s Singles Championships in Qatar on
Dec. 11., defeating 2016 PWBA Rookie of the Year New Hui Fen of Singapore,
214-195, in the title match. In the men’s final, Denmark's Jesper Agerbo topped
Malaysian left-hander Rafiq Ismail, 256-205.
PBA member Diana Zavjalova defeated Sweden’s Pontus Andersson, 474-427,
in the two-game title match of the Qatar Open Friday. Zavjalova, whose score in-
cluded 16 handicap pins (8 per game allotted to women bowlers in the event),
earned US$40,000 in the final PBA International-World Bowling Tour tournament
of 2016. Because she accepted handicap pins, Zavjalova doesn’t receive credit for
a PBA title. Zavjalova advanced to the title match by defeating Australia’s Jason
Belmonte, 484-442, while Andersson eliminated Malaysia’s Ahmad Muaz in the
semifinal round, 492-469.
Shannon Pluhowsky and Kelly Kulick
Walter Ray Williams Jr. First to Reach 100 PBA Titles
with Win in PBA/PBA50/PBA60 Baker Trios Event
By Bill Vint
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Professional
Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Walter
Ray Williams Jr., with the help of partners
Dennis Lane and Dick Allen, became the
first player in PBA history to win a combined total of 100 PBA titles Sunday when the
trio won the PBA/PBA50/PBA60 Decker Appraisal Services Baker Trios title, pre-
sented by Hammer, at Valley Lanes.
Williams, as the PBA50 player in the group, won his 10th PBA50 Regional title to go
along with his 47 PBA Tour titles, 32 PBA Regional titles and 11 PBA50 Tour titles.
With his win, Williams broke a tie with fellow hall of famer Pete Weber in their race to
become the first 100-title winner in PBA history.
“It was quite amazing watching Walter Ray strike in the 10th to win his 100th title,”
said Kyle Troup, the PBA member on the runner-up team.
Williams’ team defeated top qualifiers Kenny Parks, Dale Csuhta and Troup, 213-201,
in the title match to share a $5,100 first prize.
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6 GAMER, SUNDAY - Jan 8th TOC, Jan 22nd
11:00 am check-in / bowl @ 12:00 pm
Yosemite Lanes, 6 Gamer Going into Sunday, December 18th only 5 points sepa-
rated the top 3 bowlers for the Freddy's Tree Service
Bowler of the Year race.
Myles was leading the way at 400 points, while Nick
Kelley and Rich Custer had 395 points with only the 1
event to go.
So, this Sunday we had 33 bowlers the Kegel Gateway
Arch Pattern (42 feet). Charging to the lead after qualify-
ing was Rich Custer with 1506 6 game total (a 251 aver-
age).
While Nick Kelley qualifed 5th to get into the step-
ladder with a 1427 score, Myles Duty shot 1400 and
finished 6th.
This meant Nick would have to "run" the step-ladder to
beat Rich in points. Well it just wasn't to be as lost his
first match to the #4 seed Chris Pitts of Fresno to end
the drama.
The final results of the Freddy's Tree Service Bowler of
the Year are: 1st Rich Custer 485 points, $500.00 2nd
was a tie Myles Duty and Nick Kelley with 430 points,
they will receive $250.00 each.
Once again, a big THANK YOU to Freddy Irvin for
sponsoring the Bowler of the Year and all 6-Gamers in
2016 :)
As for as the rest of Sunday's 6 gamer, qualifying in
2nd was Craig Miller of Tracy with a 1495 (a 249 aver-
age), and 3rd was Will Garber of Modesto who shot
1448 for his 6 games. Match 1 saw Chris Pitts defeat
Nick Kelley 234 to 228. Match #2 Will Garber defeated
Chris Pitts 247 to 245. Match 3 Craig Miller defeated
Will Garber 237 to 214.
The championship match, Rich Custer defeated Craig
Miller 278 to 224 and win the $347.00 1st place prize.
This was Rich's 2nd win of 2016 and he cashed in 8 of
the 10 events he participated in. Congratulations to Rich
and all the other cashers.
Qualifying scores: 1. Rich Custer +306 2. Craig Miller +295 3. Will Garber +248 4. Chris Pitts +239 5. Nick Kelley +227 6. Myles Duty +200 $130
7. Randy Snoderly +190 $120 8. Freddy Irvin +189 $105 8. Joe Goldstein Sr. +189 $105 Match #1 Chris Pitts defeats Nick Kelley 234 to 228 5th Nick Kelley $150 Match #2 Will Garber defeats Chris Pitts 247 to 245 4th Chris Pitts $170 Match #3 Craig Miller defeats Will Garber 237 to 214 3th Will Garber $200 Championship Match Rich Custer defeats Criag Miller 278 to 224 2nd Craig Miller $240 1st Rich Custer $347 The 2016 Tournament of Champions is Sunday, January 8th 2017 (please confirm your presence, and if you can't make it, let me know asap so the alternate can be notified) We have over $1,000 in added funds. Half the field will cash. 6 games on 6 different patterns. The top 24 are: 1. Noel Vasquez
2. 2. Rick Francis
3. Wayne Garber
4. Chris Pitts
5. Rich Cuser
6. Myles Duty
7. Lanndyn Carnate
8. Craig Miller
9. Nick Kelley
10. Freddy Irvin
11. Chris Preble
12. Kevin Harlin
San Joaquin County Powerball® Winner Claims
$785,000 Prize
After Thinking She‘d ‗Only‘ Won $785.00!
As she scanned a handful of Scratchers® tickets and draw game receipts on July 31, it wasn‟t looking good for Denice Harvey – literally! “I‟m blind, I can barely see,” the Manteca resident said half-jokingly with a laugh. “I was scanning my [tickets] and I kept seeing, „Sorry not a winner.‟ But then I got to my [Powerball] ticket [from the July 30 draw]…”
Harvey could tell the wording on the Check-A-Ticket screen for that Powerball ticket looked different than the others. So she asked a clerk at the convenience store in Oakdale (where she stopped for a cup of cof-fee) to please have a look. “I was telling him that I think I won a dollar. So he [scanned it] and his eyes got hu-mongous! He came around [the counter] and picked me up and hugged me and said I won 785-thousand dollars!”
Evidently Harvey‟s ears aren‟t quite as good as they used to be either! “I thought he said I won 785 dollars! Hey, I was [still] happy but he said, „No! 785-thousand dollars!‟ My legs went limp and here I am. I can‟t even win a bar of soap at a freaking baby shower.”
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Monterey Lanes
By Darwin Wandersee
Congratulations to David Frazier for a great perfect game of 300. Sooner or
later everyone gets there due reward in the wonderful game of bowling. More
great scores also for out great winter leagues.
Chi's Monday Mixers - (week 10) (Men) Tim Huska 265, John Ruiz 213,
Randy Henson 194, Mike Bennett 184, Bill Kearns 184, Robert Burnett 146.
(Women) Victoria Moncivais 201, Rana Inouye 189, Erica Grant 153, Pamie
Sue Dunn 133. (week 12) (Men) Tim Huska 220, Mike Ignacio 190, Randy
Henson 185, Czec Panek 175, Mark Boatwright 136. (Women) Rana Inouye
192, Yvonne Kirkland 172, Robin Coburn 157, Linda Payne 135.
Staff Wives - (week 10) Babette Francis 189, Allyson Kavner 160, Nancy Vigil
143, Marilyn Nelson 141, Carlaine Willis 136.
Monterey City League - (week 12) (Men) Brian Stangel 259, Dave Larue 247,
Larry Hamilton 210, Jon Gerdes 203, Milan Ristich 195. (Women) Diane Wat-
son 153. (week 13) (Men) Barry Panes Jr 263, Albert Manabe 246, Duane Yow
244, Arthur Watson 224, Brian Stangel 211. (Women) Sherryl Panek 180.
Fiesta Club Seniors - (week 9) (Men) Nolan Ferreira 232, John Ruiz 196, Art
Davis 191. (Women) Erika Johnson 178, Pilar Thompson 166, Anna Nash 153.
(week 10) (Men) Craig Isakson 237, Steve Geertsen 194, John Ruiz 194,
Romie Ventura 192. (Women) Erika Johnson 173, Anna Nash 150, Pilar
Thompson 148.
Shirts and Skirts - (week 9) (Men) Nolan Ferreira 244, Ricky Garner 239,
Keegan Russell 222, Steve Carroll 211, Mike Ignacio 209. (Women) Carrie
Barb 230, Edie Ferreira 189, Stacey Lee 181, Michele Hensley 172, Maria
Orozco 163. (week 10) (Men) Johnny Q 268, Raymond Arellano 253, Steven
Kasper 238, Ricky Garner 231, Kieth Garner 222. (Women) Stephani Marcos
213, Nancy Hyett 204, Erika Johnson 191, Rana Inouye 191, Kathi Patton 158.
(week 12) (Men) David Frazier 300, Bobby Craig 247, Johnny Q 245, Keith
Garner 234, Robert Barb 223. (Women) Melissa Garner 215, Nancy Hyett 199,
Rana Inouye 193, Althea Frazier 173, Evelyn Rosales 170.
Friday Nite Family Affair - (week 9) (Men) Barry Panes Jr 248, Richard
Gilliam 180, Mark Nelson 152. (Women)Kandi Caldwell 166.(week 12) (Men)
Carlos Jones 179, Bob Britton 117. (Women) Nancy Nakagawa 178. (week 13)
(Men) Jerry Zack 220, Thomas Howard 168, George Alviar 168, Raymond Bar-
nes 158, Mark Nelson 158. (Women) Dottie Defede 166, Sandra Gilliam 138.
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By Darwin Wandersee
Great scores once again coming to you from Salinas, CA. We experienced great
scores throughout the week in our leagues.
Monday Men's - (week 12) Manuel Castillo Sr 265, Ruben Flores 241, Paul Lambo-
ley 236.
Teachers Wives - (week 12) Karen Leemaster 162, Marlene Mausen 162, Susan
Tucker 151.
FilAm Seniors - (week 13) (Men) Tommy Allen 277, Al Becker 220, Paul Lamboley
220. (Women) Gloria Romero 215, Minnie Abaya 166, Addie Taylor 161.
Salinas Tahoe - (week 11) (Men) Daryl Elder 234, Ray Lemaire 207, Danny Alva-
rado 203. (Women) Michelle Gutierrez 183, Kathy Demeuth 174, Jan Taylor 169.
Wednesday Reno - (week 13) (Men) Robert Calica 231, Rod Cahoon 224, David
Lockhart 224. (Women) Crystal Cabanilla 189, Jennifer Cox 188, Racquel Suarez
173.
Thursday Mixed 5's - (week12) (Men) Derek Tanner 277, Sam Daoro 277, AJ Fer-
nando 277. (Women) Lynn Clark 223, Staci Pierce 223, Priscilla Apilado 221.
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4th Street Bowl
November 12: Today some of our Junior
bowlers bowled the Nor Cal Jr/Adult Tourna-
ment at County Club Bowl here are some high
games:
Cody Nathanson (avg 160) 243, David Morris
(avg 85) 146, Jennie Vasquez (avg 52) 93,
Mia Hernandez (avg 88) 104, Katelyn Nguyen
(avg 155) 191, Brandon Ngo (avg 139) 139,
Stephanie Vasquez (avg 184) 264, Kylie
Nguyen (avg 148) 201, Ken Matsumoto (avg
167) 225, Chloe Ngo (avg 86) 154, Andrew
Berger (avg 176) 241, Britney Godbout (avg
144) 217, Marcel Williams (avg 90) 159, Tyson
Nathanson (avg 153) 202, Keiji Matsumoto
(avg 126) 184.
Good bowling to all our Junior bowlers!!!
Thank you to call the adults that bowled with
our Juniors today: Kevin Matsumoto Sr, Chris
Kobata, Dillon Delgado, Dan Sasaki, Elena
Andrade, Mike Godbout, Shawn Nathanson,
Anthony Vasquez, Annie Godbout, Dion
Nguyen, Rebecca Hernandez, Jose Gayoso,
Ryan McGuire and Ed Godbout.
Chris Misner 804
Will Fleming 300
Robyn Laubach 289
Julie Vickers 300
Social Media Buzz -
AMF Moonlite Lanes Closes
As an ambassador of the wonderful sport of bowling
(yes sport) it drives me crazy to see yet another bowl-
ing center close.
I do give blame partially to AMF and AMF Bowling
Centers for selling off to such a money driven busi-
ness as Bowlmor Lanes.
This company cares nothing about the relationships,
families, and opportunities Bowling Centers have to
offer. Anything to make a buck on an already dying
American Past time. They probably would have seen
so much more profit had they actually ran there center
a little more closer to a bowler's heart, like 4th Street
Bowl or Homestead Lanes.
These private owned businesses continue to thrive
because they cater to "Bowlers" and "Bowlers‟
Needs," not high priced open play bowling.
Open play bowlers who trash the lanes cause they
give a rats a.. of how the equipment will work tomor-
row. But this is OK. Bowlmor because you can make
so much money off those bowlers who pay you $8.75
a game vs the bowlers who have come week after
week for over 40 years.
Good run at what you did for AMF Moonlite Lanes.
Who's next, AMF Mission Lanes? Bowlmor AMF is a
joke of a name for a company responsible for people
to Bowl less.
2016 lost two bowling centers. AMF Moonlite Lanes and Cambrian Bowl. More housing! More traffic and no recrea-tion. Golf courses and bowls are disappear-ing all for greed. Not even affordable hous-ing.
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Earl Anthony‘s Dublin Bowl
December2016 - Chuck Holland Bowlers of the Month:(Leprechauns)Wendy Arbuckle had games of 299-279-211 for a 789 set.(Black Oak Casino/Pacific Coast Termite Scratch Trios)Scott Curtis had a perfect 300 game and a 741 set. Tony Braga had games of 278-298-225 for a 801 set and Nick Adams had a perfect 300 game and a 737 set.(Dublin Majors) Ryan Pardini had a perfect 300 and a 748 set. They must be our Bowlers of the Month League bowling: K5 Signs & Graphics Monday Madness Match Play (4games): Here are some of our best scores for the month:Dan Guerin 872, James Bowling 816, Chew Lee a 209 game +52, Ben Sabha 259-867, Bill Tho-mas 850, Dave Tomassini 812, Wes Ru-dolff a 237 game +67, Kathy Lindgren 818, and Chuck Holland 234 +76. Black Oak Casino/Pacific Coast Termite Scratch Trios: High for the month after Tony Braga was Mark Del Cerro Jr. with a 278-787. Other good scores were bowled by; Andy Smith 707, John Graf 734, Karen Adolphson 620, Scott Luba 290-740, Matt Hart 712, Payton Giambrone 748, Scott Curtis 748, Don Sutherland 701, Nick Ad-ams 719, Steve Myers 734, Darin Smith 714, Shane Harteau 705, Kevin Perriera 704, and Brent Moffitt 696. (Continued Next Page)
Albany Bowl: Black Friday No-Tap Doubles Tournament
Congratulations to the winner's of the Black Friday
No Tap Doubles Tournament.
First Place , Dave Baldisseri and
Mike Coleman, score 1608 / $300.00
Second Place, Vickie Orecchia and
Rick Orecchia, score 1598 / $150.00.
Third Place, Erie Columbell and
Joe Cuschieri, score 1559 / $75.00.
A big thank you to everyone who participated, we
will keep you posted
on when our next tour-
nament will take
place.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Albany Bowl
Celebrities together -- John Tierney, owner of the Albany Bowl in Albany
and a strong Golden Bear Backer, is pictured with Cal Bears quarterback
Davis Webb.
In his final home game
as a Golden Bear, Webb
posted yet another strong
stat line in defeating
UCLA, 36-10, by completing 32 of 48 passes for 301
yards and two touchdowns. Along the way, Webb also
moved into second place on Cal's single-season list for
both total offense and touchdown passes.
Webb is expected to be a high draft pick in next year‟s
NFL draft. John Tierney's Albany Bowl, an East Bay insti-
tution of many years, is located at 540 San Pablo Avenue
in Albany.
January 21st @ 1P M
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Dublin Bowl: League Scores: (Dublin Cruisers) Brandon Arnold 228-586/+82, Chan-dler Shetron a 221 game +74, Lisa Laufer 344/+65, Derek Brown 234-586/+79, Troy Gomez 212-574/+79, (Christian Fellowship) George Withers III 195-554/+104, Dusty Rhodes a 199 game +50, Leslie Brown 362/+71, Joan Rose a 171 game +65, (Monday Night Trip) Will Scharnow 257-749, Nick Adams 266-742/+100, Tyler Scharnow 268-712, John Cancel a 244 game +58, Jon Corley a 256 game +55, Caleen Smith a 210 game +49, Brett Denels 615/+84, Mark Massey 588/+87, Aimee Baylor 217-549/+96, Stacey Bates a 237 game +53,Dave Yarbrough 245-636/+96, (Coffee Lasses) Kay Geis 204-546/+75, Marcia Ackley 187-509/+80,Sharon Chapman 503/+83, Marilynn Hoffman a 215 game +62, Nicki Deutsch a 220 game +51,(Lucky Strikers) Casey Heusler a 252 game +71, Ken Feltrop a 246 game +64, Rod McFadden a 267 game +72,(Chevron) Eric Tuttle 525/+78, Adrienne Caseres 172-403/+85, Nicole Baker 494/+80, Othell Robinson 242-678/+108, Cathy Reynolds a 175 game +49, Alfred Carrasco 380/+77, Christine Kunzman 214-509/+86, Bryan Finley 224-618/+114, (Leprechauns) Mark San-tos 234-604/+115, Mike Sadler 259-698/+71, Chris Senti a 279 game +78, Scott Kodama a 245 game +59, Michelle Jodon 481/+79, Kevin Attwood 200-541/+91, Scott Spencer 256-646/+79, Daren Armstrong 606/+84, Jeff Miller a 222 game +61, Linda Spengler 220-611/+101, (California Girls) Bonnie Roberts 193-508/+97, Janene Knudsen a 199 game +53, (Melting Pot) Mike Mondon 280-730, Mike Allphin246-584/+77, Row Woods a 237 game +71, John Hartwell a 206 game +54, Sandy Chestnut a 193 game +53,(Wednesday Wonders) Bob Massola 279-739/+82, Stephan Klitz 713, Liz Drennan a 226 game +50, Elizabeth Bryant 630, Ron Cracraft Jr. 703, Ken Goodman 279-701, Doug Schmidt 252-693/+87, Mary Sowles a 232 game +71,(Lotto Fun Goodtimers) Sean Levy 191-475/+103, Mike Dupuis a 253 game +77, Debi Darrow 164-
380/+90, Savannah Garrison a 248 game +80, Kevin Singer 280-770/+107, Vincent Clifford 248-686/+110, Sue Ortiz 171-444/+87,(Men‘s Club) Dave Cameron 529/+76, Joe Doll a 227 game +52, Warren Harrison a 235 game +55, (Workday) Will McCurdy a 206 game +87, Brandon Hines a 236 game +65, (3R‘s) Dave Er-bez a 201 game +55, Robyn McNaughton 220-593/+86, Dave Bolin a 198 game +56, Carolyn Blumert 176-444/+87, (Dublin Dollies) Sandra Bauer a 187 game +60, (Dublin Majors) Rob Castelluccio 279-769, Peter Hagin 759, Desiree Jorgensen 625, Deanna Marion245-616, Darwin Friend 696, John Graf 705, (Trailriders)Sean Mulligan 240-688/+115, Dave Yarbrough a 246 game +63, Alyssa Bene 227-612/+81, Tina Ingram a 232 game +52, Larry Bird 211-555/+90, Scott DeSelms a 278 game +68, Pat DeSelms 193-519/+87, Kelly Abney 444/+84,(570 Scratch Trios) Greg Doyle 279-779, Johnnie Hicks 743, Valerie Johnson 665, Pamela Sterling 613, John Bussey 729, Lien Economidis 590, Hal Lewis 729, J R Ruckey a 290 game +85, (Ellie Mae Strikers) Oscar Sanchez a 234 game +75, Sherman Turner an 203 game +67, Dominic McGinnis a 188 game +70, Brian Kruger a 179 game +59, David Harrison a 209 game +58, (PBA Experience) Casey McClintock a 252 game +66, Mark Collins a 233 game +55, Matthew Graham 224-604/+81, Garret Rhett a 234 game +61, Derek Brown a 202 game +50,(Friday Flingers) Travis Zonis 257-670/+115, Mike Thompson 233-669/+102, Cathy May a 178 game +48, Mike Mayo 561/+75, Christy Smith a 165 game +51, Randy Fong 228-611/+75, and Joe Stevens a 235 game +65. Senior Scores:‖ Earl‘s Pearls: Rich Hiner 257-718, Chuck Leming 244-673/+91, Gary Harrington 204-531/+75, Jim Wilcox a 224 game +66, Leona Wong 479/+72, Rob Filgo 620, Linda Shaffer 255-630, Barb Wollenweber 540, Elaine Gavrell a183 game +49, Mike Barnes 259-739/+121, Belva Carroll 502, and Robin Mori a 201 game +50.
Seniors &VIP‘s: Bob Kahn 569, Ron Gilbreth 530/+77, John Monahan 234-606/+105, Jack Busch 526/+76, Gene Choy 551/+80, Linda Shaffer 245-658, Laura Huerta a 165 game +48, Larry Cook 621, Bill Junginger a 193 game, and Melody Minto 525.
Youth Bowlers: Stealth (3 games): D J Barton 638, Jared Darling 590, Ashley Adams 448, Khloe Heusler 486,Jason Gee 238-650/+119, Alexis Collet 381, Logan Kirby 537, Jaden Lewis 323, Ashley Adams 355, Gabriella Heusler 263. Big Dogs (4 games): Angelo Vinci 253-869, Hunter Lampi 830, Brandon Muraoka 810, D J Barton 808, Jared Darling 269-843, Ryder Halliday 821, Matthew Collet III 800, and Michael Partridge 248-813. Little Dogs (4 games): Chris Ellis 682, Ryan Cheng 715, Alexis Collet 550, Neil Weinstein 637, and Logan Kirby 620. Junior Strikers (3 games): Mason Sidran 449, Greg
Warque 416, Nicholas Green 402, Neil Weinstein 470, and Daniel Robbins 454. Generation Gap (3 games): Matt Barroero 712, Gretchen Wesley 406, Jesse Harris 219-637, Khloe Heusler 392,Dee Ann Krom 498, Anthony Silva 681, Casey Heusler 522, Lisa Hansen 419, and Matthew Collet III 575. Gold Pin Tournament: Our next Gold Pin Tournament is scheduled for January 21st at 1:00pm, the pattern will be Bear. Entry is $65 and there are optional side pots, a 300 pot, and brackets! Call to enter this event, the field is limited to 36 bowlers. This is a USBC certi-fied tournament. Pot ―O‖ Gold, Color Pin Bowling for $$$: Bowls at 6:30pm each Saturday night, if you get color pins in the right positions you get to shoot for a strike money shot. There are accumulating jack pots for games 1, 2, and 3, and there are optional side pots. The cost is $20, and it is advisable that you call for reservations. (925) 828-7550
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PEPSI RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH PWBA
TOUR FOR 2017 By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas – Pepsi will be the official soft drink of the Professional
Women‟s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour and the title sponsor of the PWBA
Tour stop in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 2017.
The Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open will be the sixth stop of the 2017 PWBA Tour
season and will take place June 8-10 at Sun Valley Lanes, the third consecutive
year the center will play host to a PWBA Tour stop.
Shannon O‟Keefe of O‟Fallon, Illinois, won her third career PWBA title at the
2016 Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open.
“Pepsi is the official soft drink of bowling and a valued partner of the Bowling
Proprietors‟ Association of America,” BPAA President Nancy Schenk said.
“We‟re excited to team with the PWBA and look forward to another exciting sea-
son on the PWBA Tour in 2017.”
Pepsi once again will be featured as a tour sponsor during PWBA Tour tele-
casts on CBS Sports Network. The network will televise 13 of the 14 events,
including live coverage of the four major events on the 2017 PWBA Tour.
“The PWBA is an opportunity for Pepsi to help support a growing pro women‟s
sport and enhance our connection with the bowling community,” Todd Elliot,
Vice President, National Foodservice Sales/Pepsico said. “Pepsi has a long-
standing relationship with the BPAA and its member centers, and looks forward
to continuing its relationship with the PWBA.”
The 2017 PWBA Tour season starts April 27 with the PWBA Sonoma County
Open at Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, California. The 14-event tour
will conclude with the PWBA Players Championship, scheduled for Aug. 31-
Sept. 3.
“Continuing to have Pepsi as an official sponsor means so much to the PWBA
Tour because the Pepsi brand is recognized worldwide,” said PWBA spokesper-
son Kelly Kulick. “Pepsi has been a tremendous partner of bowling and we look
forward to continuing the relationship in 2017.”
USBC Hall of Fame
PBA Tour title winner Mike Shady of Fairview, Pa., has been elected to the USBC
Hall of Fame in the Outstanding USBC Performance category by the USBC Hall of
Fame committee. Shady, 51, won the 1992 PBA Earl Anthony Open, but earned his
USBC recognition for an unprecedented run at the USBC Open Championships which
includes 2005 Team All-Events and 2011 Regular Team titles.
Shady, the lifetime USBC Open average leader with a mark of 222.28 in 21 appear-
ances, has 13 additional top-10 finishes in addition to his two titles.
The USBC Hall of Fame committee also slated eight bowlers for the Superior Per-
formance national ballot that will be voted on by a panel of USBC Hall of Fame mem-
bers, USBC Board members and veteran bowling writers. The men‟s ballot in-
cludes Dave Ferraro of Kingston, N.Y.; David Ozio and Mark Williams of Beaumont,
Texas; Randy Pedersen of Clermont, Fla.;Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas;
and Danny Wiseman of Baltimore.
The two competitors on the women‟s ballot are Marianne DiRupo of Succasunna,
N.J., and Tammy Turner of West Palm Beach, FL.
USBC‟s induction ceremony will take place April 26 at the 2017 USBC Convention in
Las Vegas
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ASK BOB By Bob Korth
Q. I have been pulling the ball lately way more than I should do you have any idea
to help me solve this problem?
A. There are many things that can cause pulling the ball. Timing, squeezing the
ball causing an late release, and turning early (chicken winging). There is one
other problem I was not aware of until a couple of months ago. This is pushing the
shoulder forward on the push away.
This pointed out to me by my friend Chris Warren. Chris was watching me strug-
gle in practice with this very problem. He saw that as I tried to push out to get the
ball moving I was pushing my shoulder forward toward the head pin. This puts you
swing in a bad position. Makes the entire swing move toward the Brooklyn side.
He has a simple fix for this problem I had never heard before. Instead of pushing
the ball forward he said pull the ball back toward your body for an initial move.
Then forget about your swing and just let your body follow your arm-swing. You
just walk beside the swing. Your shoulder does not get closed up during the swing
and because the swing is more open you get a higher back-swing and more speed
without even trying. So for me it cured three problems at once. Better swing track,
more speed and a more free arm swing.
To find out which of these problems you have you will have to do video to see if
you can pick out which of these is going on, or find a coach in your area to see if
they can pick out the problem.
Q. I quit bowling and went into the Navy in the early ninety‟s. I have just taken the
game up again. I started league with 2 bowling balls. A plastic white dot, and a
Roto Grip urethane ball. I can't get either one of these balls to hook or even finish
in the back. I never had a straight ball. My teammates suggest a new ball does it
really make that much difference?
A. Yes, it will make all the difference. Keep the plastic ball for spares and the ure-
thane for super dry conditions. But go to your local pro shop as fast as you can
and invest in a couple of reactive bowling balls. Have the pro shop person watch
you throw the ball to get a idea of what will help you the most.
Since the early ninety's the game has changed a lot. Most lanes are now syn-
thetic instead of wood. The oils have changed to keep up with ball changes. Main-
tenance of the lane is much better with the machines that clean and oil the lanes.
The older bowling balls are just not strong enough to keep up. And thank you for
your service.
Q. Why is it not legal to bowl in a league or tournament with both the right or left
hand but is OK to bowl with both hands?
A. There has to be a regulation on right or left hand because of averages. If you
were allowed to bowl with either hand at any time the USBC could not keep track
of your true average. You can bowl in one league right handed and another one
with the left. You must shoot the entire league first ball and spares to get your true
average with that hand. You will have a R/L designation in the average book.
Two handed is different if you watch closely at a two hander they are in actuality
a one hander. At release they let go of the ball with only one hand. They just keep
the other hand on the ball during the swing. But only one hand is in play at release.
To ask a question email [email protected] I will answer all questions.
26 www.bowlingworld.com - December 2016
PBA Announces PBA50 Tour For 2017
By Jerry Schneider CHICAGO - The Professional Bowlers Association has announced a 14-
tournament PBA50 Tour season for 2017 that will include three majors and
three PBA60 tournaments exclusively for players 60 years of age and older.
The 2017 season will kick off with a PBA50 and PBA60 doubleheader at
Lane Glo Bowl in New Port Richey, Fla., April 15-20. Lane Glo will host the
PBA60 Killer ‗B‘ Open April 15-17 to be followed immediately by the PBA50
Pasco County Florida Open April 17-20.
After the Pasco County events, the PBA50 Tour will once again visit The
Villages, Fla., for the PBA50 Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Radical
at Spanish Springs Lanes. The tour then heads north for the PBA50 Miller
High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas‘ Victory
Lanes in Mooresville, N.C., and PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open pre-
sented by Brunswick at Farmingdale Lanes in Farmingdale, N.Y.
The PBA50 Tour Players Championship makes its debut as the season‘s
first major at long-time PBA host Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis May 13-16.
The senior players then head west for the PBA50 Northern California Clas-
sic presented by MOTIV at Harvest Park Bowl May 28-31. Sam‘s Town in Las
Vegas will host the USBC Super Senior Classic June 1-3, and the season‘s
second major, the USBC Senior Masters June 4-10. Immediately following
the Senior Masters, the PBA50 Tour makes its traditional stop at the Sun-
coast in Las Vegas for the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by
Storm, the season‘s third major June 11-16.
After a five-week break Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind., will host the
PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8 followed by the PBA50 Dave
Small‘s Championship Lanes Classic presented by Roto Grip in Anderson,
Ind., before wrapping up the 2017 season in Fort Wayne Aug. 5-8 with the
PBA50 Pro Bowl West Championship presented by Ebonite and the PBA60
Dick Weber Championship presented by Hammer Aug. 10-12.
Entries for the 2017 season will be accepted beginning Feb. 27 on pba.com.
2017 PBA50 TOUR SEASON SCHEDULE
April 15-17 – PBA60 Killer ‗B‘ Open, Lane Glo Bowl, New Port Richey, Fla.
April 17-20 – PBA50 Pasco County Open, Lane Glo Bowl, New Port Richey,
Fla.
April 22-25 – PBA50 Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Radical, Span-
ish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
April 30-May 3 – PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300
and Miller High Life, George Pappas‘ Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.
May 6-9 – PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open presented by Brunswick,
Farmingdale Lanes, Farmingdale, N.Y.
May 13-16 – PBA50 Tour Players Championship, Woodland Bowl, Indian-
apolis.
May 28-31 – PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by MOTIV,
Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.
June 1-3 – USBC Super Senior Classic, Sam’s Town, Las Vegas.
June 4-10 – USBC Senior Masters, Sam’s Town, Las Vegas.
June 11-16 – Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm, Sun-
coast Bowling Center, Las Vegas.
July 24-27 – PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8, Olympia Lanes,
Hammond, Ind.
July 29-Aug. 1 – PBA50 Dave Small‘s Championship Lanes Classic pre-
sented by Roto Grip, Anderson, Ind.
Aug. 5-8 – PBA50 Pro Bowl West Championship presented by Ebonite, Pro
Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 10-12 – PBA60 Dick Weber Championship presented by Hammer, Pro
Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.
SENIOR CLASSIC
secretary/treasurer Ron Johnson by Don Phillips
Nov. 1. Hot shot for the week was Doug
Regelin 259/957.
Two more 900's were by John Tremblay
254/930 and Mal Helmuth 248/925. Par roll-
ers were Jim Tanaka 235/875, George Senn
238/872, Jim Russell 235/874, Ray Searles
248/838, Anthony Ripchick 244/852, Mike
Harris 226/876, Steve Adams 255/883, Phil-
lip Moses 225/839, Frank Acuna 252/896,
Larry Hilburn 235/879, Nick DeStefano
228/837, Clyde Nakaishi 245/862, Mo Sny-
der 246/839, Gordon Moore 255/879, Ron
Johnson 231/842, John Miner 253/836 and
Kelly Wright 248/847.
Top 5 singles were by Cal Suan 248, Don
Yarwood 242, Gary Moore 246, Bud Oman
245 and Dennis Estes 235.
11/8/16. Doug WHO?? Yeah! Doug Rege-
lin on top again 288/1019. Steve Curless
rolled a nice 268/966 and then Ray Searles
245/917 and Clyde Nakaishi 259/901.
The rest of the top 20 seniors were Monty
Lyons 249/865, Ron Pearson 244/870,
Bruce Cantrell 249/837, Don Sager 232/818,
Dann Dodd 259/865, John Tremblay
236/869, Brent Korff 255/887, Jim Russell
258/841, Ron Johnson 231/857, Gordon
Moore 246/824, Tim Nessler 258/829,
Everett
Whiteside 235/888, Gary Moore 237/873,
Don Phillips 238/859, Larry Hilburn 234/842
and Mike Schwartz 268/848. Five high sin-
gles were by Gary Hobbs 238, Paul Brown
264, Dale Collette 235, Frank Acuna 255,
Art Tourtillott 235 and Mike Harris 245.
Nov. 15. Ok! Larry Hilburn 268/924 high for
the week on his favorite pair 1&2. Ray Sear-
les 236/900 for his 900 series. 800 + rollers
were Dennis Estes 234/823, Steve Adams
247/834, Doug Regelin 255/896,
Bob Bonifacini 265/884, Gary Hobbs
258/871, Tim Nessler 276/898, Ron Pear-
son 237/845, Clyde Nakaishi 227/860,
George Senn 234/853, Mal Helmuth
256/879, Art Tourtillott 268/895, Ron John-
son 268/861, Mike Harris 234/897, Bruce
Cantrell 256/877, John Tremblay 223/832,
Nick DeStefano 244/847, Gary Moore
249/870 and Gordon Moore 277/880. Good
games were by Don Yarwood 229, Bob
Sloan 236, Hank Miles 230, Jerry Davidson
234 and Jim Tanaka 289.
11/22/16. GEE. Only 1 900 this week.
Gordon Moore 247/918. Well, Gary Hobbs
bowled his FIRST PERFECT 300/880!!
Guys in the 800 range were Ray Sear-
les 225/833, Mike Harris 215/852, Bill Lar-
son 235/803, John Tremblay 234/873, Larry
Hilburn 250/877, Dennis Estes 242/
862, John Miner 237/814, Kelly Wright
267/846, Steve Curless 226/819, Joe Hole-
sapple 232/812, Nick DeStefano 224/804,
Doug Regelin 235/878, Gary Moore
247/812, Clyde Nakaishi 242/877, Hank
Miles 235/853, Tim Nessler 247/849, Bruce
Cantrell 214/802 and Bob Bonifacini
256/829.
Top 5 games were by Ron Johnson 246,
Brent Korff 238, Dann Dodd 248,
Mike Schwartz 234 and Mo Snyder 236.
Sirs 49ers Bowling League- Wednesday Steve Cook's Fireside Lanes
Bob Friend, President / Bob Brown, S/T
The Wednesday SIRs league started September 7th at 12:30 at Fireside Lanes
in Citrus Heights with 16 -4man teams. All the teams were full as of November 2nd
at the end of the first 8 weeks. Team #11, the Nuggets with Brent Soulis, Dick
Krause, Chuck Craig, and Wayne Philpot were in first place with 24 points won and
only 8 points lost. They had a 5 point lead over 3 other teams but there is a long
time to go to the end of the first half.
Four Sir bowlers had averages over 200 led by Jim Russell 211, Cal Suan 208,
Joe Chabot 203, and Bill Graham 200. High Scratch games so far are Dick
Martegani 275, Art Tourtillott 268, and Bill Graham 267. High scratch series lead-
ers are Art Tourtillott 695, Joe Chabot 694, and Cal Suan 692. Larry Mustain has
the high handicap game -288 and Ric Nannini the high handicap series of 691.
This USBC sanctioned league bowls at 12:30 PM and is a 100% handicap
league based on 210 average. The weekly fee is $11 and $6 for subs. The league
needs subs and any SIR in good standing at any area branch is invited to come
and bowl with us. Warm ups begin at 12:15. And we welcome all SIR bowlers to
come and join us.
Good bowling everyone.
December 2016 - www.bowlingworld.com 27
Will June Reports....
by Frank Weiler MORENO VALLEY - Will June is a great bowler. As far as I know he still holds the national record for the oldest bowler to roll consecutive perfect games in certified league play. Now in his eighties Will is still recording 200 games, 600s and averaging just a few sticks below 200. While bowling Will June keeps track of what others are doing on the lanes. He is my eyes and ears in "The Valley". Moreno Valley has some great bowlers and "WILL JUNE REPORTS...." on their exploits. Currently, the top male senior bowlers in "The Valley" are: 1. Jeff Egeland 221 Average
2. Lonnie Ritchey 219 "
3. Jeff Hill 204 "
4. Frank Mashburn 202 "
5. David Smith 200 "
Currently, the top female senior bowlers in "The Val-ley" are: 1. Angela Scott 172 Average
2. Valerie Pruitt 170 "
3. Linda Keller 166 "
4. Nedra Cooper 165 "
5. Ollie Allen 164 "
The high scores so far are a 751 by Jeff Egeland
and 300 (two) by Lonnie Ritchey. For the women
Fran Hruska had a 520 and Sue Sloan a 202.
Senior bowlers are the best. They continue to com-
pete even though it may be painful. They score even
tough they are hurting. They bowl with aching arms,
shaky knees and sore feet. They bowl with arthritic
joints and inflamed muscles.
Seniors bowl. Seniors compete. Senior bowlers are
the best. Best of all, CALIFORNIA has more senior
bowlers than any other state.
Chris Beard to Nevada Hall
A long time California bowling leader, Chris Beard has been inducted into the Nevada State USBC Hall of Fame
for Meritorious Service. Chris began as a Director of the Vallejo WBA and served all offices with the exception of
Secretary. She was also a junior bowling coach. In 2000, Chris was inducted into the Vallejo WBA Hall of Fame
for Meritorious Service.
She was elected to the California State WBA in 2000 and served as Director for two years before moving to Ne-
vada. As a CWBA director, she served on the State Youth Board and was Publicity Chair. In Nevada Chris con-
tinued her bowling career and joined the Capital City WBA. She became a director in 2004 and served as Presi-
dent from 2005 - 2007. After the merger into the Carson Country USBC, Chris served as President from 2007 -
2015. Though she has stepped aside as an officer, Chris still serves on the BVL Committee.
Chris was elected to the Nevada State WBA in 2006 as a director and served that association up to its merger
with the Nevada BA. She was then elected to the Nevada State USBC serving first as a director and then Ser-
geant-At-Arms. In June 2016, Chris was elected to the position of President of the Nevada State USBC Associa-
tion.
Chris belongs to the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) and has served as a Director and Vice
President as well as with the Silver State Bowling Writers, serving as officer and director.
Bowling Writers Honor Pezzano
At the PBA World Championships on December 10, 2016 held at the Na-
tional Bowling Stadium in Reno, Ne- vada, bowling journalist Chuck Pez-
zano, received, perhaps, his final trib- ute. The California Bowling Writers
had a permanent plaque made for the PBA Media Room honoring Pezzano.
CBW Life Member Jackie Wyckoff made the presentation.
Born in Paterson, N.J., in 1929, Pez- zano lived his entire life in New Jersey.
After graduating from Rutgers Univer- sity, he started his writing career with
the Paterson Morning Call in 1952 and continued writing for The Re-
cord in Bergen County until his death, more than 60 years later. Over the
years, he contributed to more than 100 publications round the world and he
authored or co-authorized more than a dozen books about bowling. Pezzano
died in January of 2015,
He was the first Meritorious Service inductee in the inaugural PBA Hall of
Fame class in 1975, and later inducted into the United States Bowling Con-
gress and Bowling Writers Association of America Halls of Fame, among his 12 halls of fames.
In addition to his prolific writing contributions, Pezzano was a television pioneer, working with hall of fame broad-
casters Mel Allen, Chris Schenkel, Jack Buck, Brent Musberger, Al Trautwig and others. He
worked as a consultant on television, movie and instructional videos, and traveled the country serving as an em-
cee and guest speaker at hundreds of bowling functions.
One of bowling‘s icons.
CBW Webmaster Goes to Israel
by Kathy Watson I call a pilgrimage a journey to a sacred place that is both spiritual
and physical. I call Holy Land a land where God has touched it, where
YHWH has touched it, where Allah has touched it. For me as a Chris-
tian and a Templar, it is where Jesus walked on this earth. I went on
this pilgrim-age to experience the land where Jesus walked and did
His earthly ministry. Knights Templar (SMOTJ) is an Ecumenical
Christian and Chivalric charitable Order.
This was a whirl wind adventure as we visited Crusader and Templar
sites of a thousand years ago plus the schools and orphanages where
Templar funds and support go today, in addition to the many sacred
sites in the story of Christianity – all within two weeks.
As I reflect, the many shrines and churches blend together. Many
were very ornate and beautiful. Some were simple and understated. I was surprised by how many were owned by
the Franciscan Order. Our very experienced guide Fr. Peter is a Franciscan monk who seemed to know everyone.
We rode in a nice Mercedes Benz bus whose air conditioning and cooled bottles of water were greatly appreci-
ated as we did quite a bit of hiking up and down what seemed like mountains.
A highlight of the trip for us was the renewal of our wedding vows at the Church in Cana where Jesus turned
water into wine. Another high point was seeing the orphans and the students we help. The original Knights Tem-
plar helped those in harm‘s way and now we do that in another way. We actually shared a meal with the family of
our student, something that no others on the trip were able to arrange. It was good to spend time with other fellow
Templars from all over the country and even some local Jerusalem Templars.
Sending Out A Shout
Mary Lynly Is recovering from a knee replaced.
Bowling World sends out a wish for a
quick recovery.
28 www.bowlingworld.com - December 2016
Eighth Annual Crusader Classic
Bowling Tournament Coming to Richton Park
Richton Park, Ill. – The eighth annual Crusader Classic Bowling tournament will strike its way to the Lakewood Bowl & Grill in Richton Park for the first time, February 17 – 19, 2017. The 14-team tournament will see players from top schools compete in this NCAA sanctioned women‘s tournament hosted by Valparaiso Uni-versity. ―Valparaiso University Athletics is ex-cited to be partnering with the Chicago South-land Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Village of Richton Park in hosting one of the premier events in NCAA collegiate bowling this year,‖ said Stephen Anthony, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Valparaiso University. ―The opportunity to host the top teams in the nation at a tremendous facility in the Chicago South-land will provide terrific exposure for our bowl-ing program while providing a wonderful oppor-tunity for student-athletes from across the country to compete at a high level.‖ ―We are excited to bring a prestigious tourna-ment to not only Richton Park but the Chicago Southland,‖ said Richton Park Village Presi-dent, Rick Reinbold. ―This tournament will see top teams compete and hopefully have a posi-tive experience in the Chicago Southland.‖ ―We are beyond excited for the Crusader Clas-sic to be held in the Chicago Southland,‖ said Jim Garrett, President / CEO for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau. ―This tournament will be an economic driver for the region seeing hundreds of visitors experiencing the very best we have to offer.‖ The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago‘s 62 south and southwest suburbs. The Chicago Southland CVB markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for leisure, meetings and conventions, group tour and sports events. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouth-land.com Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bu-reau, Juston Teach - Communications Manager 2304 173rd Street Lansing, IL 60438 Phone: 708-895-8200 Fax: 708-895-8288 Toll-
free: 888-895-8233
[email protected] VisitChicagoSouthland.com
Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes Juniors With Leanne
YBT
December 2016 - www.bowlingworld.com 29
Logo Infusion Is Exclusive
Jersey Provider
By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas – Logo Infusion is
the official jersey manufacturer of the Jun-
ior Gold Championships after reaching a
two-year agreement with International
Bowling Campus Youth Development.
As the official jersey for the Junior Gold
Championships presented by the Brands of
Ebonite International, Logo Infusion holds
exclusive rights to produce jerseys featur-
ing the Junior Gold Championships mark.
Jerseys produced by Logo Infusion for the
Junior Gold Championships will be avail-
able on-site at the USBC Bowling Store,
the official store of USBC, during the event,
and throughout the year at Logo Infusion‘s
website, LogoInfusion.com.
―This is a tremendous opportunity for
Logo Infusion to be part of the Junior Gold
Championships,‖ Logo Infusion founder
Ken Keegan said. ―It is the premier event
for youth bowlers, and we‘re excited to
showcase the great work of our team while
supporting the next generation of bowlers.‖
Logo Infusion, based in Las Vegas, be-
gan production of its popular dye-
sublimated jerseys in 2011 and eventually
made a substantial capital investment in
state-of-the-art equipment to be able to
oversee the development and production
of its merchandise.
―We appreciate Logo Infusion‘s enthu-
siasm to become part of the Junior Gold
Championships,‖ IBC Youth Develop-
ment Managing Director Gary Brown
said. ―Ken Keegan and his team have
made a major investment in the sport
and it‘s great to see their support of
youth bowling.‖
The agreement includes providing
team uniforms for the USA Bowling
National Championships and Junior
Gold participants for the televised finals.
In addition to Junior Gold, Logo Infu-
sion now is the exclusive supplier of
IBC Youth staff uniforms for the Inter-
collegiate Team Championships, Youth
Open, Junior Gold and USA Bowling
events.
Beginning in 2017, bowlers will have
the opportunity to purchase unique jer-
seys designed by Logo Infusion and to
have the Junior Gold mark included.
Plus, Logo Infusion will produce an ex-
clusive line of jerseys and other dye-
sublimated products for the Junior Gold
Championships. Details, including pric-
ing and delivery, will be announced
soon.
Go to LogoInfusion.com to learn more
about jerseys and other merchandise
available from Logo Infusion.
Paddock Bowl: 1st Place - Mike & Michael DeMello
2nd Place - Noah Willard & Max Knecht
30 www.bowlingworld.com - December 2016
Santa made a visit to our youth leagues this morning at Cloverleaf Family Bowl
Special thanks to Alcal Specialty Contracting, Inc for dropping off boxes of toys for our holiday toy drive. We are collecting canned
goods and new unwrapped toys through Sunday
2016 Nor Cal Junior/Adult Championships with the Albany Bowl Juniors. We're looking good!! at Country Club Bowl.
Kimberly Power Thank you very much to everyone that contributed to the gifts.
I actually cried a bit when I read the card from everyone.
(L/R) Dustin Michael Weisenberger, Noah Tom, Haley Walik, Kimberly Power, Madison Bailey and Maranda Pattison at 4th Street Bowl
December 2016 - www.bowlingworld.com 31
$2,500 YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP
Applications are due January 15. Eligible to all high school seniors and currently enrolled college students.
This award is both academically and sport performance graded.
$1,000 YOUTH STATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Applications are due January 15. Eligible to all California USBC youth members.
Points are graded for both academic and bowling participation (local, state and national).
Applications are due January 15
FREE LEAGUE LEVEL QUALIFYING
(All USBC certified youth leagues are eligible) November 5-18, 2016
January 14-27, 2017
QUALIFYING PAPERWORK AND FEES DUE February 18, 2017
DISTRICT FINALS #1, 2, 3, 7 March 11-12, 2017
DISTRICT FINALS #4, 5, 6, 8 March 18-19, 2017
RSVP WINDOW for STATE FINALISTS
(Online Registration only) March 30 (9am) – April 5 (7pm)
STATE FINALS (U12, U15 & U20 Divisions only)
CLASSIC BOWL
900 King Dr.
Daly City 94015
(650) 878-0300 U12, U15 & U20 Divisions qualify to the State Finals
based on SCRATCH SCORES (Ratio 1:5) STATE FINALISTS INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING
TO THE PEPSI STATE FINALS
STATE FINALS RULES
May 6-7, 2017
USBC JUNIOR GOLD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (U12, U15 & U20 divisions only - 6 berths)
July 15-22, 2017 (Cleveland,
OH) YOUTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Country Club Bowl, San Rafael (Team, Doubles, Singles) (District Finals U8 & U10 Champions (scratch) can win
FREE entries through Pepsi - 32 berths total – See rules for more info)
July 8-16, 2017
DIDDY WATTS YOUTH STATE SINGLES CHALLENGE
(AKA... DW Challenge)
LOCAL QUALIFYING SITES:
Sites TBA LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER, SEMI-FINALS & FINALS:
Site TBA (District Finals U12, U15 & U20 Champions (scratch) can earn
berths through Pepsi - 48 total – See rules for more info)
LOCAL QUALIFYING
July 29-30, 2017
LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER,
SEMI-FINAL & FINALS
August 12-13, 2017
IMPORTANT PEPSI DATES 2017 California Pepsi USBC
Youth Championships
To date, the Pepsi Youth Championships nation-
wide has awarded more than $6 million in schol-
arships — it is estimated that at least $500,000 in
scholarships will be awarded nationwide this sea-
son alone.
By conducting the league level competition you
are giving your bowlers an opportunity to help
finance their college education. California
awarded $44,500 in scholarships last year and
has awarded over $903,801 since 1998.
For the 17th year in a row BowlersParadise.com
will be sponsoring this event along with Elite-
Bowling.com. Also each pro shop/center in the
eight hosting Pepsi District Finals will be donating
a bowling ball for our fundraising raffle at each
site to help us raise more scholarship dollars.
Please visit these businesses and THANK them
for their generous contributions by shopping at
their establishments!
Thank you for your support and participation in
one of the largest scholarship events in Califor-
nia. Last year we worked extremely hard with
your help in raising funds so that we could
award $50,000 in scholarships! With the rising
cost of education, this tournament strongly bene-
fits many young bowlers on their way to a promis-
ing future.
Good luck and we'll see you out on the lanes!
Tournament Director: Lynn Matsubara
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 562-449-4527