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Hayes, Inocencio, Perez, Shirley
win SASBA Mixed Foursome
From left, Doug Hayes, Danny Inocencio, Rachel Perez, Michael
Shirley.
By Jim King
The team of Doug Hayes,
Danny Inocencio, Rachel Perez
and Mike Shirley proved once
again why you aren’t out of
it just because you didn’t
bowl great on Saturday. They
started Sunday morning in
20th place, but got matched
up better and gradually rose
in the standings…qualifying
2nd. In the first match of the
Baker-style stairstep finals, the
team of Paul Pender, Marshal
Kulow, Kyoko McDonald and
Jimmy McMartin defeated
Gary Dickinson, Doug Barron,
Ashley Hansen and Mike Donahue 221-187. They lost the next
match 234-208 to Rick Minier,
Joe Lecroy, Kerry Moreland
and C.J. Thomas.
In the semi-final, Hayes
and crew squeaked by 216-211
before facing qualifying leaders
Bob McGregor, Jim Stephens,
Stefanie Johnson and Chris
Johnson. The champs strung
some strikes while Magoo and
crew struggled with carry and
Continued on Page 9
Inside:
Three elected to2015
USBC Hall of Fame
Page 2
USBC, Kegel extend
partnership
Page 4
Junior Gold sites swapped
for 2016, 2017
Page 6
IBM/HoF November
online auction lineup
There were 5 Alberta Crowe “Star of Tomorrow” Award winners at Plano
Super Bowl during the SASBA Mixed Foursome tournament. From left,
Amanda Bourgoyne Vermilyea 2004, Anita Manns Arnett 2002, Lynda
Norry Barnes 1988, Kathy Kirst King 1977 and Susie Reichley 1969.
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
USA's Barnes, Colombia's
Guerrero win World Cup titles
WROCLAW, Poland
— Team USA's Chris
Barnes put on a dominant performance in
the final round Sunday
as he claimed the 50th
QubicaAMF Bowling
World Cup men's title.
Entering the finals
as the No. 3 seed,
Barnes swept the
semifinal and the final,
2-0, in the best-of-three
format at Sky Bowling
Center. Clara Guerrero
of Colombia won the
women's title.
In the championship
match, Barnes took
down top seed Tobias
Bording of Germany
in consecutive games,
269-248 and 231-216.
Needing two strikes in
the final frame for the
shut out, Barnes tossed
a perfect first shot and came up
light but carried the 8 pin late
for the second strike.
"Over time, I've grown to
appreciate how many great
international players have won
this event in their careers,"
said Barnes, whose wife Lynda
won the World Cup in 2005. "It
was certainly on my bucket list
to come here and win."
In the semifinal, Barnes
took a narrow 215-204 win in
the first game before dazzling
the crowd with a 300-219 win
to secure the win against
Ukraine's Mykhaylo Kalika.
On the women's side, Guerrero won a hard-fought match
against Malaysia's Li Jane Sing,
Chris Barnes
2-1, to take the title. Guerrero
won the first game, 239-234,
dropped the second game,
257-243, and won the deciding
game, 265-211.
"All my hard work and
sacrifices for so many years
are worth it now," Guerrero
said. "This is a very historic
tournament with a lot of great
winners in the past. I really
wanted to be a part of that
select group."
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Features
Honor Roll Page 3
Tomorrow’s Stars Page 6
Lane Laughter Page 6
Looking Back Page 7
Just Paying Attention
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PWBA accepting applications
for host centers, unveils logo
ARLINGTON — The Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA), which will
re-launch next summer, now
is accepting applications from
bowling centers interested in
serving as a host for a PWBA
tournament.
More than a decade after
holding its last event, the
PWBA Tour will re-launch in
mid-summer of 2015 with a
nine-event tour and a new logo.
The PWBA has a three-year
funding commitment from the
United States Bowling Congress
(USBC) and Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America
(BPAA) to support operations
and provide guaranteed prize
funds for the 2015, 2016 and
2017 seasons.
“We want to ensure bowling
centers throughout the country
have the opportunity to host a
PWBA event,” BPAA Executive
Director Frank DeSocio said.
“We have received many inquiries from centers and it will be
important to identify centers
that will partner with us and
provide a great experience for
PWBA competitors and fans.”
There will be a specific set
of requirements for a center to
serve as a PWBA tournament
host, including a minimum of
24 lanes (32 lanes is preferred),
a scoring system that can
provide real-time online scoring and sufficient internet to
handle a live stream broadcast.
Continued on Page 2
Clara Guerrero
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Three elected to 2015
USBC Hall of Fame class
ARLINGTON — The United
States Bowling Congress Hall
of Fame will induct three new
members in 2015 - all in the
Outstanding USBC Performance
category - after their election
by the USBC Hall of Fame Committee this week.
Four-time USBC Open
Championships titlist Gus Yannaras of Waukesha, Wisconsin,
and two-time champion Sam
Lantto of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, will join some of their
teammates in the USBC Hall
of Fame, while the late Fritzie
Rahn of Chicago, an eight-time
winner at the USBC Women's
Championships, was elected
posthumously.
The committee also slated
seven bowlers for the Superior
Performance national ballot to
be voted on by a panel of USBC
Hall of Fame members, board
members and veteran bowling
writers.
On the men's ballot are
Larry Laub, Lincoln, California; David Ozio and Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas; Randy
Pedersen, Clermont, Florida;
Mike Scroggins, Amarillo,
Texas; and Danny Wiseman,
Baltimore. Liz Johnson of
Cheektowaga, New York, is the
lone competitor on the women's
ballot.
No one was elected in the
Meritorious Service or Veterans
categories this year.
The induction ceremony will
take place April 29 at the 2015
USBC Convention in Omaha,
Nebraska, and will include
those elected for Superior
Performance.
A look at each of the newlyelected USBC Hall of Famers:
Gus Yannaras
The 57-year-old right-hander
has proven himself as a true
team player, and
he'll now join
three of his Open
Championships
teammates - Lennie Boresch Jr.,
Gary Daroszewski and Dale Traber - in the
USBC Hall of Fame.
Yannaras' success at the
Open Championships includes
Regular Team and Team
All-Events titles in 2009, a
Team All-Events win in 2000
and a Regular Doubles crown
in 1989. He has four additional
top 10 finishes on bowling's
biggest stage.
Yannaras and his Linds
Limited teammates also excelled at the Brunswick World
Team Challenge events, and
his resume includes two BWTC
victories and two additional
top-five appearances.
In Wisconsin, Yannaras has
collected eight state championships and seven city titles,
which helped him into the
Greater Milwaukee Bowling
Association (1998) and Wisconsin Bowling Association (2010)
Halls of Fame.
Sam Lantto
Lantto, a 50-year-old righthander, will be the second
member of his
accomplished
USBC Open
Championships
team to enter
the USBC Hall
of Fame. He'll
join Todd Savoy, who was
enshrined in 2005.
In 31 years on the Open
Championships lanes, Lantto
has earned 11 top-10 finishes
and been a familiar name on
the event's 10-, 15-, 20-year and
lifetime average lists, with a
current career mark of more
than 216. He has two titles to
his credit, Team All-Events in
2002 and 2006.
As a three-time member
of Team USA (1993, 1994 and
2003), Lantto collected nearly a
dozen medals in international
competition, including team
gold at the 1993 Pan American
Bowling Confederation Championships and a silver medal
in team at the World Tenpin
Bowling Association World
Championships in 2003.
Lantto's continued suc-
cess earned him spots in the
Minneapolis Bowling (2004)
and Minnesota State Bowling
Association (2005) Halls of
Fame.
Fritzie (Trettin) Rahn
Rahn, who hailed from
Chicago, was a dominant
performer on the lanes during
the 1920s and
1930s.
Her time
at the USBC
Women's
Championships included eight
titles, third behind her teammate Dorothy Miller, also from
Chicago (10) and Emma Jaeger
of Toledo, Ohio (9).
Rahn earned her first Women's Championships crown in
the 1927 team event, captained
her Alberti Jewelers squad to
team titles in 1928, 1931, 1933
and 1935 and led Logan Square
Buicks to an additional victory
in 1940, before temporarily
stepping away from the game.
She also claimed doubles titles
in 1930 and 1934.
As successful locally as
she was on the national stage,
Rahn collected 11 city championships from 1928-1939 to go
along with four state wins in
the 1930s.
Rahn earned a spot in the
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power-packed 211-275-300 = 786
Lewisville Mixed outing.
Cindi Cooper’s sturdy 182-257213 = 652 Homeless league series
headed the ladies leader boards.
Brian Lake took runner-up
honors with a near-perfect 299
solo.
HONOR ROLL
Lynn Casey 198-501, Derek Ray
179-776, Marlin Brantley 265-651,
Cindy Lima 187-525, Sharon Moscato
232-644, Wes Wade 234-649, JoAnn
Garcia 197-565, Brian Lake 783, Karleen
Reynolds 192-553.
Barry Boone 266-653, Marcia Lord
199-532, Carlton Williams 268-673,
Patrick Manning 223-607, Barbara
McKeown 195-487, Russ Caples 258726, Stacy Schick 222-632, Mike Akins
245-690.
Sherri Strongren 217-616, Anthony
King 236-613, Angie Wagoner 204-491,
Corey Octetree 235-618, Roneshia
Williams 215-617.
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Centers also must be a BPAA
member in good standing and
USBC certified.
Jason Thomas, who recently
joined USBC as Senior Director
of Digital Media after 10 years
with the Professional Bowlers
Association, also will take on
the role of PWBA Director of
Operations. He was intricately
involved in the redevelopment
of the PBA Tour in 2000, after
it was purchased by three
ex-Microsoft executives.
Thomas will take the lead
on site selections and the
overall production process of
the PWBA Tour and individual
events.
“Jason was brought in
to handle our digital media
platforms but his background
makes him the ideal person
to direct the re-launch of the
PWBA Tour,” USBC Executive
Director Chad Murphy said.
“He knows what it takes to
deliver a product that will be
beneficial to the centers, the
competitors and the fans.”
Additional information
about the PWBA Tour schedule,
event format and membership
will be released in the future.
Illinois Women's Bowling
Association Hall of Fame in
1969. She died in 1985 at the
age of 89.
Through 2014, there are 407
members of the USBC Hall of
Fame - 271 in Performance, 116
in Meritorious Service and 20
Pioneers.
The USBC Hall of Fame was
created in 2005 by merging
the former American Bowling
Congress and Women's International Bowling Congress Halls
of Fame.
For more information on
the USBC Hall of Fame, visit
BOWL.com/HallOfFame.
Robert Lee
“Bob” Mann
1936–2014
Robert Lee “Bob” Mann,
78, passed away, Monday, Oct.
20, 2014. Funeral was Monday,
Oct. 27, at Arlington Chapel.
Interment in
Dallas-Fort
Worth National
Cemetery.
Memorials: In
lieu of flowers,
donations may
be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517,
Topeka, Kan. 66675.
Bob was born Sept. 23,
1936, in Detroit, Mich., to
Shelby and Jewel Mann. He
was an Arlington High School
alumnus. He was preceded in
death by his parents; sister,
Chloe Sciba; and daughter,
Shelli Patton. Survivors: Wife
of 37 years, Nancy Mann; sons,
Robert Mann and wife, Sharon,
Terry Mann and wife, Sharri,
Shawn Mann and wife, Shelby;
son-in-law, Mark Patton;
brother-in-law, Gene Sciba;
brothers, Richard Mann and
wife, Pam, and Phillip Mann
and wife, Sheila; sisters, Dottie
Redden and husband, Rex,
and Susie Marsh and husband,
David; nine grandchildren,
Jason, Kristen (and Travis),
Sara (and Nathan), Katy, Sharryl, Laura (and Joey), Audrey,
Natalie and Kelly (and John);
and nine great-grandchildren,
Sophie, Emma, Jake, Emily,
Shanna, Shane, Kolton, Ashlyn
and Sophie.
We lost a great man and
a great bowling advocate. He
did a lot to promote the sport.
He was our Secretary for as
long as I can remember on the
Thursday night Businessmen’s
League at Spare Time Lanes in
Arlington as well as Secretary
on the Monday Seniors League.
He was a coordinator for the
USBC National tournaments
and always took at least 10 to
as many as 25 teams every
year. He also took teams to
the Southwest tournament in
Wichita as well. He always encouraged every league bowler
to participate in their city and
state tournaments. Jimmy Love
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Sandy Soule, Cowtown Bowling Palace ................ 847
Jimmie Smith, Forum Bowl..................................... 835
Bill Fong, Plano Super Bowl................................... 817
Rodney Lyons, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes ... 793
Bobby Bean, Brunswick Zone Watauga ................ 791
Rodney Brooks, AMF Lewisville Lanes ................. 786
Elmer Howard, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes ..... 781
Rick Irvine, Strikz .................................................... 766
Shawn Surveyor, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes ..... 761
Tristan Bridgewater, Red Bird Lanes ..................... 742
Jay Witt, USA Bowl ................................................. 729
Alex Bruton, AMF DeSoto Lanes ............................ 708
Greg Bishop, Ennis All Star Bowl .......................... 670
Women
Miki Jo Parish, Brunswick Zone Watauga ............. 781
Tonjah Castro, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes .... 750
Julie Locke, Plano Super Bowl .............................. 730
Diana Jessie, Forum Bowl ...................................... 724
Lindsey Wilson, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes ... 707
Elizabeth Sienicki, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes .. 685
Tennelle Milligan, Cowtown Bowling Palace ......... 684
Houston Granger, USA Bowl .................................. 668
Christy Antle, Ennis All Star Bowl.......................... 657
Loren Tenczar, Strikz ............................................... 653
Cindi Cooper, AMF Lewisville Lanes ..................... 652
Lauren Cathey, Red Bird Lanes ............................. 640
Arlette Washington, AMF DeSoto Lanes ............... 615
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Witt levels 729,
Granger uncorks 668
Jay Witt headed the honor roll
for the week at USA Bowl with a
hard-hitting 236-267-226 = 729
OLBA league session.
Houston Granger paced the
ladies with a classy 218-241-209
= 668 Pony Express set.
HONOR ROLL
Jody Muskett 237-655, Casey Powell
258-727, Rhonda Bush 170-446, Charles
Cole 267-695, Kathleen Lyons 201-553,
Kenny Kim 248-688, Donna Hartwig
190-526, David Brewster 220-573.
Dee Mulinax 212-513, Kevin
Weatherford 224-557, Jan Laden 189506, Scott Stofko 264-686, Houston
Granger 233-580, Michael Spencer
227-668, Milli Peterson 202-564.
Dave Belgrade (4 games) 277-887,
Robert Eidenier (4 games) 266-860, Tad
Natividad 268-717, Juan Hernanadez
238-648, Milli Peterson 200-561,
Dennis Hastings 255-651, Katrena
Blackerby 163-422.
Ken Blackerby 265-594, Nancy
Workman 87-226, Brad Stevens 238684, Althea Jones 212-526, George
Keen 237-673, Shannon Carter 186-522,
Dennis Brickman 255-681, Aricia Grant
214-570.
Joseph Puckett 236-668, Dana Short
212-550.
SENIORS
Burdette Graham 208-590, Andrea
Calloway 200-555, John Holley 216-571,
Mary Lay 175-516.
This week’s high male is
senior bowler Sandy Soule
with 278-279-290 for a huge
847 series in the Senior Stars
league at Cowtown. Sandy is a
retired law enforcement officer
from Dallas and is currently a
private investigator, specializing in criminal defense work.
What is your high series? 847
is my high series. I also bowled
821 in 1997
How many 300’s have you
bowled? three or four 300s
Thoughts on your big night?
I had 3 spares and two of them
were ten pins, typical Cowtown!
A lot of SASBA bowlers bowl
in the fun competitive doubles
league. The previous week, Sam
had bowled 300 against me, so
it was nice to return the favor
the following week.
What ball did you throw?
Storm Paradigm
Who drills your balls? That
ball was drilled by Larry
Reynolds.
What is your all-time
favorite bowling ball? I love the
Paradigm and Brunswick Zone
What is your all-time high
average? 228
How long have you been
bowling? I can’t tell you, it’s too
embarrassing. My dad was in
the military in Guam and we
used to bowl duck pins a long
time ago.
Who is your favorite pro
bowler? Norm Duke followed
closely by Chris Barnes. I like
Norm’s finesse and how he
slaughters the competition.
Most memorable bowling
moment? Hopefully it hasn’t
happened yet.
What lessons has the game
taught you? Humility and
patience. It has nothing to do
with the bowling ball and the
arm swing, it’s the 4-6 inches
between your ears.
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Tonjah Castro, from the
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HONOR ROLL
Chris Shipley 269-726, Shawn
Taylor 180-442, Cliff Morelock 253709, Bertha Sanchez 211-598, Mike
Faulkenberry 257-705, Debbie Bunch
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At AMF DeSoto Lanes
USBC, Kegel extend
Bruton wheels in 300/708, partnership through 2016
Washington handles 615
247-684, Wendy Kent 216-612, Jimmie
Smith 228-676, Jolynn Baird 247-601.
Ray Petry, Sr. 208-589, Betty
Cacciapaglia 167-470, Vernon Johnson
212-556, Marge Balasa 154-418, John
Mendiola 240-602, Lori Knox 179-484,
Roger Strand 216-572, Sharon Boyd
166-448.
Martin Kemp 200-541, Janie
McClain 166-435, Byron Cubit 191-538,
Audrey Mann 162-421, Jeremy Sunday
258-643, Miranda Pearse 186-518, Ken
Suber, Jr. 222-627, Mae Boose 199-499.
Alex Bruton won high-game
and high-series honors last
week at AMF DeSoto Lanes by
polishing off robust 300-223-185
= 708 numbers in the FWBC
Warriors action.
Arlette Washington, from the
Pushovers group, led the ladies
with a classy 210-204-201 = 615 set.
HONOR ROLL
Frank Applewhite 257-673, Bridgett
Hubbard 199-508, Pete Silva 247-659,
Shelia Weddell 176-489, Ken Hughey
At Brunswick Zone Watauga
Bean racks up 791,
Parish fires 781
Bullington 300
Bobby Bean won the battle
for top billing last week at
Brunswick Zone Watauga with
power-laden 791 numbers in
High Points league action.
Miki Jo Parish paced the ladies
scoring race with a rollicking
289/781 Thursday Mixed set.
Jeremy Bullington captured
high-game accolades with an
award-winning perfecto.
HONOR ROLL
Jonathan Redfield 717, Kathy
Douglas 548, Cory Estes 761, Cody
Winters 761, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
682, Robert Galloway 738, Alecia
Henderson 729, Jeoffrey Schroeder 712,
Judy Leuty 494.
Jay Contreras 547, Rita Contreras
228, Dustin Belew 745, Kim Le 570,
Nick Drews 716, Nicole Cavitt 512,
Bob Misch (4 games) 938, Matt Larue
779, Jeremy Bullington 779, Ashley
Hannah 628.
Tammy Kent 583, Deb French
524, Connor Strehlow 706, Danetta
Gonzales 584, Shelley Fugitt 605,
Bobby Bean 791, Debbie Ensminger
600, Nate Carroll 583, Jennie McDonald
461.
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Joe Laehr 671, Carla Kilgore 507,
Jimmy Hill 738, Georgia Skala 536,
Fred Walter 657, Pay Hayden 568.
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ARLINGTON, Texas - Since
2006, the United States Bowling Congress and Kegel have
worked hand in hand to
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conditions at USBC championship events.
The companies recently
agreed to extend their partnership to make Kegel the official
lane maintenance provider for
all USBC tournaments through
December 2016.
Kegel has provided lane
maintenance equipment and
supplies as well as technical
and on-site support for USBC
events since January 2006.
This includes more than a
dozen tournaments each year
from the youth to professional
level.
Kegel will continue to
provide USBC with its latest products, including lane
At Cowtown Bowling Palace
Soule jams 847,
Milligan tosses 684
New 300
Sandy Soule dominated
scoring last week at Cowtown
Bowling Palace by posting a
power-packed 278-279-290 = 847
Senior Stars series.
Tennelle Milligan earned
fem scoring honors with an
outstanding 258-226-200 = 684
Ft. Worth Classic Trio set.
Jerry New earned high-game
honors with an award-winning
12-bagger.
HONOR ROLL
Marcelino Negrete 277, Miki
Jo Parish 246-676, Tyler York 268,
Rebecca Williams 233, Ryan Burns
252, Amanda Allen 232, Jeff Torrieri
278, Samuel Magill 268, Kris Denning
246-669.
Rosemary Brown 193-536, Stephen
Smithers 228, Nathan Ryan 220,
Doug Smith 237-653, Debra Coan 171,
Gene Renteria 212, Paula Stubblefield
170-475, Kevin Plumlee 204, Bernie
Adkins 217-597.
Danny Seeders, Sr. 268-733, Lindsey
Megredy 212, Ron Nason 268, Angie
Iselt 211, C J Johnson 289, Brian
Zollinger 279, Amy Hart 257, Jason
Milligan 279, Leisha Murr 243, Mike
Donahue 279.
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"With help from Kegel and
its great products, we can take
pride in the fairness of the
scoring environment at our
events," said Neil Stremmel,
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ments top-notch events."
Other USBC events featured
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Queens, Senior Queens, U.S.
Open, U.S. Women's Open, Senior Women's U.S. Open, Senior
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by Storm, Roto Grip and Master
and the Survivor event, Bowling.com Youth Open, Senior
Championships and Bowlers
Journal Championships.
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Murasky 246.
Randy Cross, Sr. 267-753, Katie
Tallant 246, Tim Martin 239, Cody
Franks 235.
SENIORS
D R Tullous 259, Wanda Eads 214,
David Pruitt 237, Carole Watson 201546, Johnny Zaskoda 236-669, Karen
Holder 199, Bob Brewer 258, Betty
Odom 189, Les Messinger 256-700,
Larrie Boyett 188.
David Pruitt 256, Karen Holder
182-525, Don Key 237-615, Wanda Eads
192-491, Michael Masters 220, Mike
Moschella, Sr. 203, John Ferrell 203.
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Junior Gold Championships
sites swapped for 2016, 2017
Boys
Jared Nichols, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes ........ 701
Bryce Stephenson, Plano Super Bowl .................. 653
Jeremy Dunn, Forum Bowl .................................... 645
Anthony Salinas, AMF Showplace Garland .......... 601
Lorenzo Bryant, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes .. 597
Adam Beasley, Cowtown Bowling Palace ............ 596
Chris McCaleb, Red Bird Lanes ............................ 561
Mark Kramer, Strikz................................................ 554
Reed Ashley, Brunswick Zone Watauga ............... 532
Chandler Spalding, AMF Lewisville Lanes ........... 527
Brandon Hall, Ennis All Star Bowl ........................ 450
Girls
Sabrina Inman, Plano Super Bowl ........................ 597
Sara Taylor, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes ....... 584
Brooke Woodard, Brunswick Zone Watauga........ 559
Nadia Stone, Cowtown Bowling Palace................ 554
Sarah Young, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes ....... 526
Ashley Deveau, Forum Bowl ................................. 518
Cheyenne Hancock, Red Bird Lanes .................... 471
Rachel Fender, Ennis All Star Bowl ...................... 436
Katie Hamlin, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes .......... 431
Kaitlyn Kern, Strikz ................................................ 425
ARLINGTON, Texas – The
Junior Gold Championships
presented by Storm, Roto
Grip and Master will move to
Indianapolis in 2016 and the
2017 tournament will be held
in Cleveland.
Sites for the Junior Gold
Championships previously were
announced but with Cleveland playing host to a major
national convention in the
summer of 2016, concerns were
raised about the availability
and cost of hotel rooms for
Junior Gold competitors. Those
concerns necessitated swapping
the Junior Gold Championships
host city sites for 2016 and
2017.
“We appreciate that the
host cities and centers were
agreeable to the change,” said
USBC Executive Director Chad
Murphy. “Junior Gold continues to grow each year and we
want to make certain we have
appropriate accommodations
available for the competitors
and their families.”
In 2016, the Junior Gold
Championships will take place
July 16-22 in Indianapolis with
Woodland Bowl, Western Bowl,
Expo Bowl, Southern Bowl and
All-Star Bowl serving as host
centers. Indianapolis also will
host the Bowling.com Youth
Open Championships from July
14-31.
For 2017, the Junior Gold
Championships will take place
July 15-21 in the Cleveland
area. Freeway Lanes of Parma,
Game of Mentor, Game of
Wickliffe, Roseland Lanes and
Yorktown Lanes be the host
centers. The Youth Open will
be contested July 13-30.
The Junior Gold Championships features the top
youth bowlers in the nation
competing for national titles in
six divisions – U12 boys, U12
girls, U15 boys, U15 girls, U20
At AMF Showplace Euless Lanes
Howard chalks up 781,
Wilson crunches 707
Hallmark (2) 300’s
Elmer Howard collected top
honors for the week at AMF
Showplace Euless Lanes with a
power-packed 278-256-247 = 781
Full House league production.
Lindsey Wilson, from the
MatchPoint Mixed group, fronted
distaff scoring with a charttopping 256-246-205 = 707 set.
Scott Hallmark captured
high-game accolades with an
award-winning 12-bagger in Full
Fort Worth USBC Youth Results
Dallas USBC Youth Scores
Bryce Stephenson headed the
Dallas-area USBC youth bowling
last week with a hard-hitting
168-228-257 = 653 Showstoppers
series at Plano Super Bowl.
Sabrina Inman, also from
Plano Super Bowl, led the girls
with a sparkling 168-207-222 =
597 Sunday Youth/Adult set.
At AMF Lewisville Lanes – Dawson
Byrd 147-384, Chandler Spalding
189-527.
At AMF Showplace Garland Lanes
– Mariah Miller (2 games) 83-161, Johnnie Arriago 210-583, Tillery Larson
YOUTH TOURNAMENT
SCHEDULE
Teen Bowlers Circuit
Contact: Brad Ellis, at bradellis8101@gmail.com
December 7th
Brunswick Zone, Denton, TX, Qualifying squads
at 9 AM & 10:30 AM, top 8 to match play finals. Sport shot: TBD
Dallas Youth Open
December 26-28th
USA Bowl, Dallas, TX, Dallas Youth Open
If you have upcoming youth
tournaments you would like listed on the
schedule, contact The Bowling News at
817-267-8686, fax: (817-267-1813) or email:
bill@TheBowlingNews.net.
93-235, Anthony Salinas 224-601, Sara
Taylor 202-584.
At Plano Super Bowl – James
Johnson 116-314, Marisa Munguia
72-192, Dylan Pittsinger 145-417, Ally
Eades 127-287, Moriah Leraas 255533, Chase Chapman 238-585, April
Kitch 139-398, Noah Raleigh-Turner
151-412, Mya Murray 153-344, Bryce
Stephenson 191-636, Hailey Keister
214-553, Talisen Baron 217-568, Kaleb
Ball 133-307, Chloe Hilving 103-296,
Victor Munguia 191-546, Hope Gramly
203-544, Clay Adams 218-560, Taryn
Gray 207-554, Caden Witt 165-450,
RJ Grantham 167-432, Hailey Keister
174-495, Clay Adams 200-544, Christie
Draper 198-525, Hayden McBride (2
games) 124-220, Alexis Leavell (2
games) 90-169.
At Red Bird Lanes – Chris McCaleb
205-561, Cheyenne Hancock 170-471,
Kourtnei Russell 99-182, Zackary
McGlothin 140-315, Elexia Reed 133340, Benni Ulibarri (2 games) 215-430,
Harmonie Klein (2 games) 91-178.
At Strikz – Ryan Yablonski 181-512,
Kaitlyn Kern 166-425, Mark Kramer
247-554.
Jared Nichols led the Fort
Worth-area USBC youth bowling
with a strong 231-241-229 = 701
Adult/Youth Scholarship series
at Brunswick Westcreek Lanes.
Brooke Woodard led the girls
with a blue ribbon 223/559 Peterson Point set at Brunswick Zone
Watauga.
At AMF Showplace Euless Lanes
– Lorenzo Bryant 213-597, Glenn Higginbotham 203-527, David Hampton
105-252, Derek Money 79-135, Tyler
Danley 51-88, SarahYoung 178-526,
Nicquelle Orr 176-476, Aaliyah Brown
67-133.
At Brunswick Westcreek Lanes –
Katie Hamlin 170-431, Devin Moore
138, Landon Smith 133, Colton Probert
119-342, Daphine Vasquez 128.
At Brunswick Zone Watauga –
Reed Ashley 207-532, William Jewell
344, Alyssa Ballard 330, Caleb Edstrom
429, Morgan Davis 419, Marshall
Fischer 298, Reynalda Contreras 419.
At Cowtown Bowling Palace –
David Strand 214-595, Ro’Nae Medearis
154-431, Adam Beasley 202, Bethany
Jones 100, Anthony Partida 200, Adam
Beasley 244-596, Nadia Stone 201-554,
James Hix 218, David Strand 211.
At Ennis All Star Bowl – Brandon
Hall 172-450, Rachel Fender 156-436.
At Forum Bowl – Evan Cooper
96-172, Carly Tackett 102-196, Braylan
Canales 92-171, Jordyn Green 102-186,
Patrick Neville 127-290, Charisse
Graham 122-295, Logan King 83-239, Sienna Owings 110-290, Jared Valladares
201-573, Anyssa Boles 126-354, Elijah
boys, and U20 girls. Qualifying events for the Junior
Gold Championships are held
throughout the country for
Junior Gold members. Visit
BOWL.com/JuniorGold to learn
more about the Junior Gold
program and the Junior Gold
Championships.
The Youth Open Championships is open to all USBC
Youth members and has four
age-based divisions (U8, U12,
U15 and U20). Each participant
bowls a maximum of nine
games – three games each
of singles, doubles and fourplayer team. Go to BOWL.
com/YouthOpen for more
information on the Youth Open
Championships.
Davila 227-568, Alyssa Prim 126-352,
Jeremy Dunn 227-645, Ashley Deveau
201-518, Nikolas Garcia 202-540, Megan
Budnik 183-510.
House and MatchPoint Mixed
league play.
HONOR ROLL
Kevin Wynn 264-773, Elmer
Howard 257-754, Wesley Smith 269-725,
Garry Hagan 266-707, Rick Maitland
278-703, Paul Harrington 259-676, Billy
Grays 239-673, Kirk Eady 241-649.
Major Whisenton, Sr. 221-615, Paul
Mach 193-559, Sedd Rogers 184-479,
Justin Wyatt 290, Jim Hollinsworth
290, Lisa Steele 244-697, Yolanda
Garrett 255-691, Teresa Ross 234-653.
Terri Homme 229-608, Amanda
Howard 209-600, Melissa Lewis 209549, Amanda Howard 223-561, Holly
Turrentine 200-537, Denise Wheeler
188-509, Lindy McKenzie 191-499.
Crystal Holmes 151-391, Jessica
Addy 133-391.
Lane Laughter
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At Red Bird Lanes
Bridgewater records
742, Cathey rolls 640
Tristan Bridgewater racked
up an estimable 246-220-276 =
742 series in Red Bird Mixed
league action last week to take
top billing on the honor roll at
Red Bird Lanes.
Lauren Cathey, from the
Career Girls group, paced the
ladies with a tidy 181-269-190
= 640 set.
HONOR ROLL
Rita Becker 187-522, Zackary
Wrightsil 267-698, Billy Cathey 264690, Billy Cathey (9 pin, no tap, 4
games 300-1104, Lauren Cathey (9
pin, no tap, 4 games) 264-856, Martha
Trees 176-494.
Cindi Wilson 190-507, Donald
Crawford 275-714, Deanna Hoffman
226-558, Mel Richards 258-678, Ronnie
Cobb 221-623, David England 226-644,
Denise Chambon 203-518, Brittany
Pope 242-553.
William Anglin 253-657, Cindy
Howell 212-592, Elbert Gills 245-678,
Jeanette Manzano 244-556, Pedro
Silva 276-673, Brenda Walker 212-553,
Tony Bluitt 205-536, Sandra Hawkins
178-492.
Chris Sosebee 259-719, Jamie Travis
212-549, Isaac Lewis, Jr. 234-660, Susan
Watts 151-423.
At Ennis All Star Bowl
Bishop rolls with 670,
Antle handles 657
Greg Bishop earned highseries honors for the week at
Ennis All Star Bowl with a super
solid 228-244-198 = 670 Ennis
Mixed Classic series.
Christy Antle led the ladies
with a rollicking 237-218-202 =
10 YEARS AGO
Kelly Warms led the honor roll with 833 at DC
West…Dennis Gauthier shot 798 at Interstate…
Mike Dull rolled 785 at DC CityView…Yeah Me!
Genie Franklin led the
ladies with 785 at DC
West…Di Welte shot 755
at Big Town…Mozetta
Moreno with 715 at Westcreek…Danny Wiseman
breezes to Miller High
Life Masters title and
$100,000 by defeating
Patrick Allen 268-183…
At 15 years old, Geoffrey
Young explodes on YABA
scene after recording
an 820 series which
included his third 300 game…PBA and Wild
Turkey Bourbon expand their
partnership to all seven PBA
Regions…YABA introduces Earl,
the first collectible bear honoring Earl Anthony’s memory.
Does anyone out there have one?
20 YEARS AGO
Jesse Watson led the honor
roll with 824 at DC Southwest…Danny Bradley
with 803 at Watauga… Steven Elich shot 802 at
Triangle Arlington…Joyce Wuistinger led the
ladies with 732 at Showplace Euless…Debbye
Berry with 733 at Showplace Euless…Beth McIntyre shot 713 at Blazer…Carol Gianotti defeats
Anne Marie Duggan in the Sam’s Town LPBT
$75,000 Hammer Eastern Open for $13,500, but
Duggan’s check for $6,750 sets an LPBT all-time
single season earnings record of $118,652…Dave
Ferraro wins his ninth title by upsetting leading
qualifier, Norm Duke, 279-256, in the PBA Great
Lakes Classic and collected $16,000.
30 YEARS AGO
Dick Martin led the honor roll with 759 at
Ridglea…Rusty Crady shot 746 at Jupiter…Frank
Feuerhelm with 735 at DC East…Becky Justus
led the ladies with 667 at Bowlerland…Val Goss
shot 664 at Richland…Ruby Finney with 639
at Bronco…Charlie Lacy, Midland, TX, defeated
Mike Aulby in the $135,000 True Value Open,
226-206, and collected $23,000…Tish Johnson
takes home town LPBT Greater Los Angeles Classic title in Canoga Park, CA by defeating Virginia
Norton and collected $5,000…Lloyd Adams, Jr
wins Forum Bowl SWABA and $1,000…Helen
Byrd was elected to the Fort Worth Hall of Fame.
657 Pairs & Spares set.
HONOR ROLL
Tracy Holloway 199-538, Paul Berry
225-598, April Hopkins 128-345, Rick
Lawrence 238-669, Jeff Macon 258653, Ryne McKenrick 203-596, Doug
Hutchins 234-595.
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At Brunswick Westcreek Lanes
Surveyor on top with 761,
Sienicki smothers 685
Shawn Surveyor rocked the
Brunswick Westcreek Lanes last
week by posting a hard-hitting
278/761 Classic High Pot series.
Elizabeth Sienicki, Surveyor’s
league mate, rolled a sky-high
255/685 set to lead the lady
bowlers.
HONOR ROLL
Chance Moore 166-466, Sonja
Nichols 162-451, Carl Jordan 237-642,
Cassie Williams 191, Steve Boyle 236655, Tanaya Luna 109, Jeff Hamlin
254-635, Jess Vasquez, Sr. 178, Jesse
Vasquez, Jr. 178.
Keith Thomas 279-714, Nita Stein
248-606, Monroe Maddux 278, Leisha
Murr 211-589, David Prange 275-698,
Anita Whitley 212-584, Ryan Boroff
265-740, Cassandra Norris 209-576,
Steve Boyle 698.
Bill Lane 258, Shannon Jones
201-549, Kimer Laster 245, Michelle
Marlin 194, Ben Brose 244-668, Trisha
Burns 188-526, Nicki Brose 184, Chester
Jones 245-678, Tilly Triplett 193-518,
Don Granado 234.
Susan Monteith 185-487, Ron
Waller 619, Marie Jones 175, Ray
Martinez 226-618, Dolores Howard
480, Cliff Horne 265, Teresa Tibbs
202-525, Jimmy Howery 227-621, Emily
Rodawalt 192-503.
Earl Elliott 232-613, Tera Cromeens
159, Danny Speck 610, Susan Tockey
428, Forest Tucker 233-642, Shirley
Sowers 238-550, Donald Jordan 222,
Ginny Weaver 224, Jeremy Trubenstein
624.
Gloria Llagas 190-542, Connye
Gurney 158-448, Renetta Howard 154,
Larry Powell 234, Dolores Howard
195-532, Ken Leach 234-651, Alecia
Bristow 187-497, Ron Waller 215-609,
Ginny Martin 177-493.
Lee Rodawalt 559, Terri Trefger 216607, LeeAnn Jackson 181-470, Beverly
Sholders 178, Linda Willis 466, Larry
Mazza 224, Suzann Gardner 187-469,
Dan Mazza 538, Nancy Bigbee 171-482.
Jim Wright 221, Stacy Zachary 171,
Jeff Crenshaw 526, Sylvia Contreras
171, Jack Case 202, Bobby Clemmons
234-556, Carol Atterbury 187-472,
Billy Blackman 217-563, Dorina Hart
178-503.
Mike Moore 222-559, Doris Dill
146, Jonathan Redfield 680, Cassandra
Norris 546, James Franklin 255, Erica
Duron 205, James Williams 647, Naomi
Gutierrez 488, David Johnson 224-587.
Debbie Gearhart 196, Charles
Covert 212-595, Michele Reynolds
183-490, Paul Lucas 214, Vicky Kopp
195-487, Nate Griffin 266-640, Nita
Stein 185-483, Sean Johnson 233-597.
Terra Johnson 180-445, Laughton
Smith 232-636, Vella Edwards 455,
Robert Raley 236-627, Shirley Sowers
223-581, William Hill 221-584, Gwynne
O’Connell 214-514, Mason Cox 215-569.
Paula Armstrong 194-513, Ron
Waller (9 pin, no tap) 287-752, Carol
Neubauer (9 pin, no tap) 182-491, Dick
Ensminger (9 pin, no tap) 253-679,
Alice Waller (9 pin, no tap) 196-484.
Ken Leach (9 pin, no tap) 715, Karen
Leach 99 pin, no tap) 183, Art Ponce
(9 pin, no tap) 246, Peggy Dawson (9
pin, no tap) 479.
• Original painting of Billy
Hardwick
• Autographed photo of Earl
Anthony
• Photo signed by bowling
legends Don Cater, Earl
Anthony, and Nelson Burton
Jr.
• Decorative wooden PBA
plaque
For more information, or to
inquire about donating items,
contact Museum Curator Jessica Bell at 817-385-8212, 800343-1329, ext. 8212 or email
jessica@bowlingmuseum.com.
IBM/HoF announces November
2014 online auction lineup
Monthly Sale Includes Bowling and other Sports Memorabilia
ARLINGTON — The International Bowling Museum
and Hall of Fame (IBMHOF)
once again will have several
outstanding items for sports
fans to bid on during November as the museum continues
its monthly auction on eBay.
Proceeds from auction will
benefit IBMHOF in its mission
to preserve the history of
bowling.
“Through the backing of
our generous supporters, the
International Bowling Museum
and Hall of Fame continues to
offer items for sale on our new
eBay site,” said Bob Gudorf,
IBMHF president. “Thank you
to everyone who participated
in the first month’s auction and
we look forward to continuing
its success.”
The November auction will
take place in The Bowling
Museum Store on eBay
(http://www.ebay.com/usr/
bowlingmuseumstore). Bidders
can find descriptions of each
USA’S BARNES
Continued from Page 1
Sin advanced to the title
match with a 2-1 victory over
Team USA's Brittni Hamilton.
Hamilton took the first game
235-181, but dropped the next
two games, 236-234, and
213-204.
The World Cup is considered
one of the sport's most prestigious singles titles and drew
bowlers from 85 countries,
making it the largest event in
the sport in terms of number of
countries competing.
For more information on the
QubicaAMF World Cup, visit
QubicaAMF.com.
item, along with information
on how to participate in the
auction.
Bidding will begin on
November 10. Among the items
to be offered are:
• Autographed jersey of NBA
player Blake Griffin
At Forum Bowl
Smith topples 299/835,
Jessie collects 724
Donahue 815
Jimmie Smith’s first rate 299289-247 = 835 Crusaders session
ended as the number-one set for
the week at Forum Bowl.
Mike Donahue finished close
behind Smith with an awardwinning 279/815 Masters set.
Diana Jessie took top honors
for the ladies with a tip-top 268253-203 = 724 Forum Masters
league set.
HONOR ROLL
Joyce Johnson 176-490, Nicki
Brose 238-601, Kim Jackson 189-520,
Preston Smith (9 pin) 284-830, Hazel
Bunyea (9 pin) 211-596, Burl Malicoat
257-672, Marissa Musselman 225-635,
Robert Jones 247-695. Kristal Canales
258-590, Robert Costubile 239-696,
Carolyn Overton 224-568, Marvin Sitts,
Jr. 226-632, Dana Short 186-551, John
Munson 256-707, Lori Mills 189-517,
Dave Belgarde (4 games) 276-932.
Melody Richie-Foster (4 games)
255-843, Phil Crouch 246-689, Judith
Guillory 220-595, Larry Reed 277-773,
Marcella Mills 234-646, Ric Brinkman
256-691, Ruthie Flores 232-553, Diana
Jessie 254-714.
Ricky Miller 278-717, Renee
Aldridge 185-509, Kevin Carbo, Jr.
280-679, Valmarie Perez 181-518, Juan
Guzman 256-718, Nancy Kennedy
213-567, Chris Bass 181-491, Angie
Fisher 187-477.
Joey Brown 203-573, Luann Mills
217-581.
SENIORS
Ron Eddins 238-634, Mary Edgett
191-510, Kenny Lindsey (9 pin) 265-750,
Margaret Montgomery (9 pin) 266-752.
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At Plano Super Bowl
Fong smashes 817,
Locke plasters 730
Colvin 300/802, Berneburg, Fullington, Mann,
Maryland, Simonsen add 300’s, Metevier 298
Bill Fong, from the Sportsman
league, led the scoring parade for
the week at Plano Super Bowl
with a thundering 269-269-279
= 817 series.
Darius Colvin followed close
behind Fong with a dual awardwinning 300/802 Monday Classic
Trio outing.
Julie Locke, Fong’s league
mate, topped the ladies with a
blue-ribbon 237-231-268 = 730
set.
Troy Berneburg, Bob Fullington, Rick Mann, Jason Maryland
and Anthony Simonsen shared
high-game honors with Colvin
as each recorded award-winning
12-baggers.
HONOR ROLL
At Strikz
Irvine racks up 766,
Tenczar snags 653
FRISCO – Rick Irvine posted
a top-notch 279-222-265 = 766
Lousy Bowlerz series to head the
honor roll for the week at Strikz.
Loren Tenczar paced the
ladies with a fine 222-233-198 =
653 Monday Mixerz set.
HONOR ROLL
Ron Barton 236-620, Shelly Brown
206-522, Crandon Haddock 266705, Debbie Colby 221-557, Bruce
Southerland 219-621, Cathy Eberly
237-573, Steve Southerland 229-627,
Candy Torrey 226-553.
Jordan Duyck 216-606, Jackie
Myrice 182-515, Robert Marino 225626, Cathy Eberly 221-599, Jim Kiser
213-605, Mary Matusik 155-434, Tonny
Davis 243-685, Elaine Bend 175-460,
Ron Shive 225-618.
Joseph Jimenez 237-611, Billie
Bennett 224-618, Mike Johnson 225625, Scott Lyons 238-622, Steve Ray
216-619, Jamie Sesat 233-605, Dave
Lemm 210-609, Mark Timm 224-637,
Clayton Colby 257-658.
Kevin Moats 225-622, Tony
Franklin 255-641, Doug Rice 249-714,
David Edwards 255-612, Rick Irvine
214-603, Brad Petzel 224-600, Robert
Goldsmith 232-611, Justin Donnelly
265-667.
Tommy Davis 264-715, John
Schloffman 255-612.
Woody Reding 256-742, Heather
Hudson 248-686, Bobby Wassam 279,
Brett Westfall 266-682, Jennifer Upton
172-456, Thomas Belcher 246-701,
Lisa Grogins 215-566, Shayne Wilson
279-750.
Kathleen Brown 188-516, Jon
Delaney (4 games) 224-784, Cathy
Pittsinger (4 games) 184-649, Todd
Henry 258-608, Heather Hudson 243648, Wayne Walker 233-638, Diane
Halterman 175-469.
Steve Gergens 279-747, Frieda
Castaldo 207-556, Lisa Wasson 243695, Frank Ingoglia 269-741, Diane
Wallentine 232-555, Jim Monroe
233-642, Linda Small 212-495, Ray
Montoro 257-739.
Jeanette Morris 202-574, Shemeddra
Clark 234-656, Greg Tucker 258-666,
Karen Clevenger 222-614, David Barr
279-719, Lisa Garza 247-699, Cathy
Sposito 236-552, Babs Bradshaw
194-538.
Les Burnham 279-740, Bruce
Southerland 258-719, Ed O’Keeffe
203-550, Jan Belcher 246-472, Troy
Berneburg 795, Dawn Klapper 239624, Jason Harvey 224-646, Victoria
Thomas 233-606.
Tim Campbell 213-602, Erin
DeGray-Kutz 228-595, Susan Lee
246-631, Linda Blain 224-591, Mario
Colaluca 236-650, Linda Davidson
232-612, Gene Foose 250-684, Linda
Peterson 170-489.
Roger Lago 276-705, Tayna Fulmer
218-612, Frank Phillips 267-743, Diane
Wallentine 238-575, Daniel Lilly
265-725, Cela Cochran 228-633, Carl
Sampson (4 games) 277-1038, Lisa
Wasson (4 games) 268-939. Butch Kirby
280-718, Patty Ellington 245-658, Bill
Allen 257-731, Pam Garcia 214-633,
Dan Metevier 722, Jeanne Whitehead
167-488, Alex Galeti 265-705, Cindy
Mann 221-611.
Kiyoko McDonald 279, Shemeddra
Clark 268-705, Lisa Wasson 721.
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they emerged with the title
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This is one of our favorite
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Can’t wait until next year.
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Do You Remember?
PBA Spare
Shots:
AMERICAN FORCES
NETWORK TO AGAIN AIR
PBA FINALS AROUND THE
WORLD
The American Forces
Network, a non-commercial
television service made available by the U.S. Department
of Defense, will continue to
air PBA telecasts to more than
a half million active duty,
uniformed personnel based in
175 locations around the world,
thanks to the renewal of an
ongoing agreement with the
PBA.
PBA programming will be
provided to AFN at no cost,
PBA Commissioner Tom Clark
announced. The subscriptionfree cable and satellite television service and can be viewed
by U.S. military personnel
located on U.S. bases and
installations outside of the U.S.,
including on ships at sea.
“Without the ongoing
support of the PBA, other sport
leagues and various contributors of televised content in all
genres, our nation’s troops
would not be able to watch
quality programming from
home while serving their nation abroad,” said AFN spokesman Andy Scott.
SVENSSON, McNEIL AND
ALLEN WIN WORLD SERIES
REGIONAL EVENTS
Part of the tradition of
the GEICO PBA World Series
of Bowling is a pair of PBA
Regional tournaments conducted by PBA West Region
manager Gary Mage: the South
Point All-Regions Open and the
PBA West Region’s South Point
Member/Non-Member Doubles.
In the All-Regions Open,
Jesper Svensson of Sweden, a
two-hander who bowls from
the left side, defeated two-time
PBA Tour winner Thomas
Larsen of Denmark, 259-214, in
the championship match to win
his first PBA Regional title, a
$3,000 first prize and eligibility
to enter the 50th anniversary
Barbasol PBA Tournament of
Champions Feb. 10-15 at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis.
In the semifinals, Svensson, who went 7-0 in match
play, defeated Kim Bolleby of
Sweden, 300-228, to advance to
the championship match and
Larsen defeated five-time PBA
Tour winner Eric Forkel of Las
Vegas, 209-192.
In the doubles championship match, non-member Matt
McNeil of Prior Lake, Minn.,
teamed up with 13-time
Tour winner Patrick Allen
of Baltimore to defeat nonmember Terry Rohrer of Fort
Wayne, Ind., and Tour winner
Jason Sterner of Riverdale, Ga.,
382-376. The winners also went
undefeated in match play (7-0)
and split the $4,000 first prize.
The tournaments, held on
the closing weekend of WSOB
VI, drew a singles field of 146
players and doubles field of 59
teams.
TEAM OF PBA ALL-STARS
TO REPRESENT TEAM
USA IN WORLD MEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIPS
An all-star team of PBA
stars will represent the United
States in the World Men’s Bowling Championships Dec. 6-14
at Zayed Sports City in UAE.
Players selected by Team USA
head coach Rod Ross and staff
are Chris Barnes, Double Oak,
Texas; Mike Fagan, Fort Worth,
Texas; Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C.; Marshall Kent,
Yakima, Wash.; Bill O’Neill,
Langhorne, Pa., and Sean Rash,
Montgomery, Ill.
The World Bowling men’s
championships, held every
fourth year, will include teams
from 52 countries bowling for
singles, doubles, trios, fiveplayer team, all-events and
Masters medals. A number of
PBA International members
also will compete, representing their home countries. The
U.S. led the last Men’s World
Championships medal harvest,
winning three gold, two silver
and three bronze medals.
NOMINATIONS DUE
NOVEMBER 26 FOR TONY
REYES COMMUNITY SERVICE
AWARD
A reminder: nominations
for the 2014 Tony Reyes
Community Service award are
due soon. The award will be
presented to a PBA member
in good standing, based upon
the extraordinary community service, charitable and/or
educational contributions the
nominee has made during the
2014 calendar year.
The postmark deadline for
nominations will be Wednesday, Nov. 26. Nominees must
be current PBA members in
good standing. The winner will
be selected by a PBA committee and announced along
with the 2014 PBA Player of
the Year, Rookie of the Year
and Steve Nagy Sportsmanship
Award winners early in 2015.
Nominations may be submitted
by anyone.
The nomination form is
available on pba.com (http://
www.pba.com/Content/images/
forms/TonyReyes_App_2014.
pdf).
EVERYBODY’S A WINNER
IN GEICO PBA WORLD
SERIES OF BOWLING SELFIE
PROMOTION
During the GEICO PBA World
Series of Bowling VI, the High 5
Gear Selfie contest produced five
lucky winners who accumulated
the most re-tweets from “selfie”
photos taken during the World
Series. Each winner had the opportunity to bowl against a PBA
star in a one-ball showdown as
part of WSOB telecasts, which
will be seen on ESPN in the
weeks ahead. To avoid spoiling
the outcomes in advance, you’re
invited to watch the WSOB
finals on ESPN on five consecutive Sundays, beginning Dec. 14
at 1 p.m. ET
EDDIE ELIAS TOURNAMENT
REWARDS AKRON STUDENTS
WITH SCHOLARSHIPS
Three students earned
$7,000 in scholarships in the
fifth annual Edward G. Elias
Bowling Tournament held
at the University of Akron
Student Union Game Room,
honoring the late PBA founder.
The annual event, created by
Elias’ widow Peggy, is a tribute
to the former University of
Akron graduate who lettered in
basketball, baseball and served
as student council president
during his college years.
QUICK NOTES
• PBA Hall of Famer Pete
Weber will be inducted into
the Missouri Sports Hall of
Fame tonight in St. Charles,
Mo., joining his legendary
father Dick Weber among the
elite Missouri sports figures
who share the honor. It’s third
major hall of fame, including
the PBA and USBC halls, to
honor the father-son duo.
• Detroit’s Aleta Sill, the first
career millionaire in women’s
professional bowling, will be inducted into the Michigan Sports
Hall of Fame on February 12 in
Detroit along with newly-retired
New York Yankees star Derek
Jeter and Michigan coaching
legend Tom Izzo.
JUST PAYING ATTENTION
Continued from Page 12
Manzione’s book, Pin Action:
Small Time Gangsters, High
Stakes Gambling, and the
Teenage Hustler Who Became A
Bowling Champion.
Didn’t want to spoil it the
first time I reviewed this a few
months ago, but it is about the
life and times of the one and
only Ernie Schlegel.
Not only to you get to read
how the PBA and USBC Hall
of Famer learned how to bowl
under pressure for thousands of
dollars, but also a rare look at
the people in and around that
slice of New York life in the
1960s.
They were characters, all of
them in one way or another.
One Finger Benny, Tony Sideweight, Bernie Bananas and
others in bowling late into the
night at such places like Maple
Lanes, Leemark Lanes, and
Manhattan Lanes in Brooklyn,
Philadelphia’s Jimmy Dykes
Lanes, Federal Lanes, and a
handful of others.
The good ones made more
money on a few nights action
then a 9 to 5 day laborer.
Sometimes faced with physical
violence, they at times got
bruises, cuts, broken bones
throwing a loaded ball, or at
times faking a heart attack to
escape a hotly-contested match.
They all happened, some more
than once.
Beyond that is how Schlegel
won two memorable TV finals
matches, his first tour win in
1980, and the 1995 TPC-Randy
Pedersen match, featuring a
surprising twist of irony. And
it’s not what you think, either.
Do yourself a favor, buy one
for yourself and buy one for a
friend. Pin Action was already
listed as a Non-Fiction November Best Book of the Month
on amazon.com, available in
either hardcover or Kindle.
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Just Paying
Attention
By Mark London
Mark@TheBowlingNews.net
When the USBC and BPAA
announced the return of the
PWBA, many industry observers were pleased, knowing the
top female bowlers would like
another option rather than just
the U.S. Open and the USBC
Queens events.
On the Sunday, October 26
edition of the Castle Lanes/
Spare Time Bowling show
on Milwaukee’s SportsRadio
105.7 FM The Fan, host Steve
‘Sparky’ Fifer had a few questions on several of the details
disclosed in the October conference call and press release on
the proposed nine-event PWBA
tour.
His first point was about
sponsors, asking why any had
not been secured yet. There
were the obvious ones, beer
and soft drink companies, as
well as others geared toward
women.
Fifer’s biggest beef for our
friends at 621 Six Flags Drive,
was with live-streaming versus
using a broadcast outlet for the
finals.
“This whole live-streaming
thing, why? Why are you livestreaming? I have DirectTV.
Do you have any idea of how
many television stations there
are in this country, any idea?!?
I’ve got a ton of them, most
of which I never knew even
existed. You can’t find a channel, not a single channel, that
would broadcast these events. I
don’t believe you tried! I don’t.
I don’t think you tried. I think
you just said hell with it, we’re
just going to stream it, and go
forward.”
Fifer and co-host Dwight
Albrecht then filled in listeners
on something only insiders
had known about until now, a
bowling-based reality show.
“I had one (TV production
company) come at me. (Castle
Lanes owner and show title
sponsor) Phil Ontko had one
come to him. They were actually in his bowling center to do
a reality bowling show.”
Then, Fifer emphatically
capped off his Dennis Milleresque rant with this wrap up.
“As I’ve stated before, and
I’ll tell you again, now listen
to me this time, go find one of
these reality show companies.
Sit down with them and say,
look, we’re down with doing
something. You can follow
around three of four of the
women (bowlers). The deal is
this, your reality show airs,
then after that our show airs.”
Here’s the whole show
and listen for yourself :
http://media.1057fmthefan.
com/a/98697928/10-26-14spare-time-bowling-show.htm
These quotes
were taken out of
the 12:00 to the
27:00 mark of the
podcast. Fifer did
mention at the end
of the segment he
had reached out with interview
requests to talk about the
PWBA Tour for this show, but
was turned down.
On the following week’s
show November 2, award-winning blogger and USBC Hall of
Famer Jeff Richgels mentioned
he had been approached by
a production company about
finding interested individuals
in a bowling-based reality
show.
Even some very high average bowlers I know have been
approached by a production
company about becoming the
subject of a reality show. There
are a couple of twists in that
scenario that the production
company is convinced would
get viewers, but as of this
date, have not found a cable or
satellite television station who
agrees.
Based on what I have heard
from my sources, a probable
premise would more than
likely be closer to what the
HBO shows, NHL’s ‘24/7 To
The Winter Classic’ and NFL’s
‘Hard Knocks’ spotlight. The
NHL program shows the two
teams preparations for the annual January 1st outdoor game,
while ‘Hard Knocks’ profiles a
NFL team in training camp.
The first question that may
come to mind is how attractive
is a show like this? ESPN.com
hockey writer Scott Burnside
wrote in a September 15th
column the following.
“The NHL will announce
later this month that they
have partnered with emerging
premium cable provider Epix
to produce and air the popular
reality hockey series that
precedes the Winter Classic
outdoor game, multiple sources
told ESPN.com.” Ratings have
not been too bad for those so
far.
Think we are a little ways
away from heavyweight Hollywood production companies
wanting to make four-week
shows leading into the World
Series of Bowling, the U.S.
Open, or even the Tournament
of Champions.
But, you never know. As you
remember in last week’s TBN,
Publisher Tony stated ESPN’s
Peabody award-winning 30 for
30 documentary film series
crew was in and around this
year’s World Series of Bowling
getting footage for a future
chapter in the film series.
Critics give The Worldwide
Leader in Sports in Bristol,
Connecticut, a hard time for
taking sports too far into the
entertainment realm. But
bowling, cutting edge for
network television forty to
fifty years ago, would have to
go through what is a Rip Van
Winkle effect. It’s been away so
long from mainstream media,
the landscape has completely
changed into something that
was never even dreamed of
before the nap at the base of
the tree.
So could the reality show
angle be the hook to get the
PWBA to a cable or satellite
outlet?
Production companies think
so, but so far, stations don’t.
################
As if there hasn’t been
enough bowling and media
stories this week, for the
second time, JPA is proud to
mark the release of Gianmarc
Continued on Page 11
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Mail entries to:
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