Mika Koivuniemi`s Missed 10 Pin Hands Norm Duke Lumber
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Mika Koivuniemi`s Missed 10 Pin Hands Norm Duke Lumber
Bowling News March 3, 2011 Page 1 BOWLING NEWS California Thursday March 3, 2011 P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: news@californiabowlingnews.com Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Mika Koivuniemi’s Missed 10 Pin Hands Norm Duke Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open Title Stunning final frame gives PBA Hall of Famer his 34th career major, $80,000 top prize NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Feb. 27, 2011) – Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., won his 34th Professional Bowlers Tour title and seventh career major in the 68th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Brunswick Zone-Carolier Sunday with a stunning 225-216 victory over Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland, Mich., when Koivuniemi missed a 10 pin spare in the 10th frame. Duke, the tournament’s top qualifier, closed his game with four consecutive strikes, to force Koivuniemi to mark in the 10th, but the Finnish native, one of the best spare-shooters in professional bowling, uncharacteristically missed the single-pin spare attempt. With his victory, Duke earned $80,000 and moved into a tie for fourth place on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s list of all-time titlewinners with fellow PBA Hall of Famer Mark Roth. “You’d like to say to yourself I just won the U.S. Open, and maybe I’ll grow into that, but right this minute, I feel like Mika lost the U.S. Open,” Duke said. “But I’m sitting here, holding the trophy. I had conceded the match. I knew the last four strikes were important, because you never know what’ll happen. But missing the 10 pin is like having your ace pitcher on the mound and he throws four straight balls, and you lose.” Duke knew exactly how Koivuniemi felt on his spare attempt because in 2008, when Duke won his first U.S. Open title to complete the PBA Triple Crown and Grand Slam, he had to convert the 2-4-5-8 “bucket” in the 10th frame to win. “I couldn’t feel my legs on the approach on that shot,” Duke said. “That’s what happens under pressure. That’s why guys miss three-foot putts. And it’s fatigue. I’m exhausted. If I had to make a 10 pin to win, it would be suspect at best. “It’s not like I didn’t deserve to win,” Duke added. “I was the top qualifier. I did throw four strikes in a row, Koivuniemi’s reaction after missing the 10 pin. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ABT NEWS VISTA/UPLAND-Myron Mitchell, President and CEO of the Amateur Bowlers Tour, will be at Vista and Upland Bowl this weekend answering questions about the Spring Nationals and the monstrous Fall Nationals scheduled in October. Applications for these events are available at all tournament cites. He will also have available current ABT averages for bowlers who have participated in previous National tournaments and Regional events. ABT Southern California had over 250 entries this past weekend and paid out over $12,000 in total prize money and is looking forward to another robust weekend kicking off with San Diego Division at Vista Entertainment Center with squads at 12noon, 1:30PM and 3PM on Saturday, March 5. The address is 435 West Vista Way, Vista, CA. The phone number is 760-9411032. The Orange County Branch is at Linbrook Bowl on Sunday, March 6 with squads at 10AM, 11:30AM and 1:00PM. The address is 201 S. Brookhurst Street in Anaheim. Phone is 714-774-2253. The Citrus Branch is at Upland Bowl on Sunday, March 6 with squads at 11:00, 12:30PM and 2:00PM. The address is 451 W. Foothill Boulevard, Upland, CA. The phone number is 909-946-7006. The grand opening of the Valley Division is set for Saturday, March 19 at Mission Bowl in Mission Hills. Squad times are at 12noon, 1:30 and 3PM. after leaving a solid 8 pin in the eighth frame. I did what I needed to do” Koivuniemi, the No. 3 qualifier for the U.S. Open stepladder finals, eliminated Ryan Shafer of Horseheads, N.Y., 236-222, in Sunday’s first match. The key shot in that match was a pocket 7-10 split by Shafer in the eighth frame, following a double that ended his hopes for his first major title in a record 12 appearances in major championship television finals. Koivuniemi, the only player in PBA history to reach the television finals in all four PBA major championships in a single year, eliminated Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., in the semifinal match, 241-158. Jones left splits and failed to convert in the fourth, sixth and eighth frames. “Duke is one of the greatest players ever. I knew it was going to be a tough match,” Koivuniemi said. “I took the biggest shot of my life in the 10th frame and left the 10 pin, but unfortunately I didn’t make my spare. It was my nerves, I INDIANAPOLIS WILL HOST USBC JUNIOR GOLD, YOUTH OPEN IN 2012 ARLINGTON, Texas – The biggest youth bowling tournaments in the nation, the USBC Junior Gold Championships and the USBC Youth Open, will return to Indianapolis in 2012. Woodland Bowl, Western Bowl and Expo Bowl will be the host centers for Junior Gold with the semifinals and finals to be contested at Woodland Bowl. Expo Bowl will be the site of the Youth Open. The three centers played host to the events in 2009 and 2010. “Indianapolis has been a popular destination for our youth bowlers,” International Bowling Campus Director of Youth Development Chad Murphy said. “The staff at Royal Pin, which operates the centers, has done a tremendous job with our events and we 6 Gamer - $300.00 1st Place SUNDAY, Mar. 13th at 5PM check-in 4:30 • Entry Fee: $50 Optional - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 • Call Alan at (949)770-0055 for more info. Oil Pattern Used “Shark” look forward to again working with the centers on these outstanding events.” The Junior Gold Championships will run July 1420, 2012. The Youth Open is scheduled for July 13-29, 2012. The Western Bowl also will host the Survivor Tournament, a side event open to any USBC Youth bowler, in addition to Junior Gold qualifying. The USBC Junior Gold Championships features the elite youth bowlers in the nation competing for national titles and spots on Junior Team USA. The tournament awarded $125,000 in scholarships to participants last year. The USBC Youth Open, which awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships last year, is the national championship for youth bowlers. In like ABT Citrus Belt ABT Orange County ABT San Diego ABTA JST PCB U.S.Open Champion Norm Duke guess. I was thinking about the Open, but at that moment, wrong things. This is the first my only thought was Mika time in my life I’ve lost a title had lost. I was just like a fan watching in the living room. like that.” “I sat there stunned, How could you not feel badly shocked,” Duke said. “I can’t for him? “Mika will be fine, he’ll remember ever winning a PBA title sitting on the bench. bounce back. He’s going to be continued on page 7 I knew I had just won the U.S. Bowling News Honor Roll Name Score Date allan lee 300 miguel garcia 812/300 ramiro garcia 300 kevin gross 300 michelle silver 716 ed cabs 814 laura lee daniel 700 pat kinard 300 kenny thorton 300 troy bradley 801 kevin gannon 300 matt goodloe 300 bobby marsh 300 michael martinez 300 leon bradford 800 jamar brooks 300 karl kurtz 813 alex gutierrez 300 corey willis 300 sonny dew 300 cleveland johnson 817 andre rounds 300 dave snyder 820 paul staff 802/300 steve gurreiri 300 jeff kennedy 300 gilbert moreno 300 Noli angeles 300 robert F. La Vasser 300 Center 2-21-11cal bowl 2-22-11 keystone lanes 2-22-11 keystone lanes 2-22-11canoga park bowl 2-22-11 mar vista bowl 2-23-11cal bowl 2-23-11deer creek lanes 2-23-11cal bowl 2-23-11 woodlake lanes 2-24-11 westminster lanes 2-24-11 westminster lanes 2-24-11 linbrook bowl 2-24-11 la habra “300” bowl 2-24-11 vista lanes 2-25-11cal bowl 2-25-11 sands bowl 2-25-11 mission hills bowl 2-25-11 mission hills bowl 2-25-11 tustin lanes 2-26-11palos verdes bowl 2-26-11palos verdes bowl 2-26-11cal bowl 2-26-11 la habra “300” bowl 2-26-11cal bowl 2-27-11 linbrook bowl 2-27-11 la habra “300” bowl 2-27-11action lanes 2-28-11 jewel city bowl 2-28-11bowl-O-Drome ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: bowl an honor score THIS WEEK & E-MAIL by Tuesday Noon YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & you will be on the front page. e-mail to: news@californiabowlingnews.com men: 300 or 800 a lion, Sunday Sunday Saturday Saturday Sunday Sat/Sun Women: 298,299,300 or 700+ Out like a lamb March 6 Upland Bowl March 6 Linbrook Bowl March 5 Vista Entertainment Center March 5 Bowling Square March 6 AMF Valley View Lanes March 26/27 Yorba Linda Bowl www.pacificcoastbowlers.com Mixed Doubles Annual Event Page 2 BOWLING NEWS NATIONAL DEAF BOWLING NEWS www.pacificcoastbowlers.com Yorba Linda Bowl - Yorba Linda, CA Saturday & Sunday March 26th & 27th , 2011 by Connie Marchione BOB JONES WINS 2ND SN-CDBA ELIMINATION TITLE AT TREVI ZONE LANES Mixed Doubles Annual Event Start Time: A Squad - Roll call 7:30 AM & Bowl at 8:00 AM B Squad - Roll call 1:30 PM & Bowl at 2:00 PM Entry Fee: $350 for team $15 Late fee per person for paying on-site. Cash Ratio: 1 in 4 will cash Dress Code: Collared or mock neck shirt required. No hats, t-shirts or jeans. Women may wear skirts (Name on back not required). - field Yorba Linda, CA Format: 9Yorba games of Linda qualifying;Bowl top 1/4 of will bowl round robin match play on Sunday. (Max Teams) Total pins plus26th bonus will final Saturday & 12 Sunday March & determine 27th , 2011 standings. Lanes will be stripped and re-oiled for B Squad. & Brackets: and7:30 Individual pots & Sidepots Start Time: A Squad -Team Roll call AM & Bowl at brackets 8:00 AM will be offered. All bowlers will be required to be PM available for at Pro-Am event on Sat night B Squad - Roll call 1:30 & Bowl 2:00 PM will finefee to per bowler who for doespaying not show Entry Proprietor Fee: $350 fordecide team who bowls. $100.00 $15 Late person on-site. Cash Ratio: 1 in 4 will cash Dress Code: Collared or mock neck shirt required. No hats, t-shirts or jeans. Bowler #1: __________________________ Phone #: __________________ Women may wear skirts (Name on back not required). Address: ___________________City: __________St: ____ Zip Code: ______ Format: 9 games of qualifying; top 1/4 of field will bowl round robin match Email: ___________________________ play on Sunday. (Max 12 Teams) Total pins plus bonus will determine final Bowler #2:Lanes __________________________ Phone __________________ standings. will be stripped and re-oiled for B #: Squad. Address: ___________________City: __________St: ____ Zip ______ & Brackets: Team and Individual pots & brackets willCode: be offered. Sidepots Email: ___________________________ All bowlers will be required to be available for Pro-Am event on Sat night LAKE ELSINORE—It took tenacity and lot of coming from behind by striking out with like 9, 8. 6 and 5 strikes in rows in match games for Bob Jones to win his 2nd SN-CDBA Deaf Eliminations title last Feb. 19-20 weekend. Previously the Simi Valley lefthander had won his first in 2006 at Las Vegas and he also was the runner-up in 2004 at Las Vegas. Southern Nevada-California Deaf Bowling Association held its prestigious 27th annual Deaf Eliminations as part of its regular team, doubles and singles tournament at Trevi Zones Lanes in Lake Elsinore. The event, which drew 37 male and 11 brave female entrants, started with 4 games qualifying round on Saturday afternoon. Smooth stroking Jones led all bowlers with scratch games of 215, 243, 278 and 216 for 952. But he was beaten by 5 pins for the high handicap qualifier honors by John Buhay, San Diego who rolled 221-247-258-292 for 915 plus 144 hdcp for 1059 to Jones’ 952 with 102 hdcp 1054. The eventual runner-up James McDonald, Las Vegas with 296 handicap for his 144 entering average rolled 190-214-171-142/ 717 for 1013 total to place 3rd. Valarie Henderson a 139 average right-hander who came down from Castro Valley placed 4th for the match plays with 1007 from 155-215-141-195 for 703 plus 304 handicap. The top tied 31/32 cut-off score for 1st round 3 games match play was 849 tied by 1987 champion Gorman Low, Huntington Beach and Kathy Seymour, Whittier, winner of PCDWBA Senior Queens and DSBA Senior Queens trying to make her 3rd title in a year. On Sunday afternoon after completion of the first round 3 games matches, BIG brawny McDonald grabbed lead with 1851 total from his way over his average scratch 556 series (sorry, no games scores) plus 192 handicap 748 total winning all his 3 matches for extra 90 bonus pins. Former 2005 champion Francisco Navarro, Fontana who qualified 5th with 995 total, also won his 3 matches scored 1809 total to move 2nd. Navarro had scratch 640 plus 84 handicap 724 plus 90 bonus. Losing one of his matches, Jones fell to third with scratch 606 plus 75 handicap 683 plus 60 bonus 1797 total. A 1993 runner-up looking for his first title Mark Fisser, Aliso Viejo who qualified 8th with 917, shot this round’s high scratch 689 plus low 33 handicap for 722 plus 75 bonus 1714 total to jump to 4th. Also losing one of her matches Henderson fell to 5th with 1705 total. Qualifying leader Buhay bowled poorly with 444 series, winning only one match for 1641 total pins with bonus dropping him down to 10th. The field was cut in half to top 16 bowlers for another round of 3 games match play with 2008 champion Rudy A. Martinez, Phoenix in 16th with 1596 total. At end of this round of 3 games matches, Big lefty McDonald took the top seed for the championship finals. Although losing one of his matches, Big Mac again rolled way over his average 576 set plus 192 handicap 748 plus 60 bonus 828 for a new record 2679 total. The old 10 games record was 2633 in 2007 by Carl Malucci. Albeit losing two matches, Jones scored well with a 643 set plus handicap and bonus for 2nd seed 2545 total. Navarro also lost two but finished with 2478 total for 3rd seeded position. The lady Henderson also lost two but totaled 2440 to move up to 4th seed. Fisser lost two too but his round’s high 656 helped him to 2433 total good for 5th seed. Philip Smith Jr. of Castro Valley took sixth and last seed for the championship match plays with 2403 total. Qualified 7th with 919, Smith Jr. dropped to 8th with 1646 in 1st round and sot 577 with winning two matches helped move him up to 6th. The quarterfinals for the championship had #6 Smith, Jr. against #3 Navarro and #5 Fisser against #4 Henderson. Smith, Jr. had 3 splits and two opens for 124 while Navarro won with one split in his 181, final scores with handicap Navarro 209 Smith, Jr. 164. Fisser was hurt with two wide splits and his 7 strikes in between could not catch up with Henderson with her 65 handicap advantage. She tried to stay clean with 7 spares, a strike and two splits too and won with her final score 234 to Fisser’s 216. The semi finals had winner Navarro against #1 McDonald and winner Henderson against #2 Jones. Big Mac with 36 handicap advantage jumped with 3 strikes and a miss while Navarro was hurt with two opens, a spare and tried to catch up with a 4 baggers. But Big Mac kept ahead with spare, strike, spare, strike, open, spare and strike for 183 while the best Navarro could finish was with 3 spares for 183. Big Mac won with 247 - Navarro 211. Like Fisser-Henderson match, Jones-Henderson was a classic with Jones giving Henderson 51 pins advantage and being able to come from behind. After double and a split and miss, Jones ran 5 strikes in row but Henderson was not fazed, she doubled and 9 in tenth, forcing Jones to mark in his tenth. Calmly Jones struck out to win 265 to 245. So the winners McDonald and Jones met in the championship finals with Jones giving McDonald 39 pins advantage. Big Mac went ahead with spare, strike, spare and Jones fell behind with spare, miss, a 4 baggers but missed again in 7th. Big Mac went ahead but misses in 5th and 8th hurt him. Jones struck out 5 in row for 224 to shut Big Mac out. McDonald finished with 155 and Jones won with 249 - McDonald 219. Jones will get $600 for his 2nd title and McDonald $300 for his runner-up finish. Henderson and Navarro each gets $230, Fisser $200 for 5th and Smith, Jr. $180 for 6th. At 1-5 prize ratio the prize money goes to 10 places. This writer thanks SN-CDBA Secretary-Treasurer Stan Booth for all the result sheets, which helped, in creating the two SN-CDBA articles. We would like will to bowl: Squad____ Squad____ Proprietor decide A who bowls. $100.00 B fine to bowler who does not show Late fee will apply after March 21st Credit Cards accepted by calling 818-921-5335 Make Checks Payable to Del Rosa#:Lanes Bowler #1: __________________________ Phone __________________ Address: ___________________City: __________St: ____ Zip Code: ______ Email: ___________________________ Mail entries to: All players must be current USBC Bowler __________________________ Phone #: __________________ Pacific #2: Coast Bowlers members Address: ___________________City: __________St: ____ Zip Code: ______ ATTN: Nicole Ellison Email: ___________________________ 1499 E Highland Ave Sanwould Bernardino, Cabowl: 92404A Squad____ B Squad____ We like to Late fee will apply after March 21st Credit Cards accepted by calling 818-921-5335 Make Checks Payable to Del Rosa Lanes Mail entries to: Pacific Coast Bowlers ATTN: Nicole Ellison 1499 E Highland Ave San Bernardino, Ca 92404 March 3, 2011 All players must be current USBC members ABAKUMOFF’S 758 TOPS DEAF TRAVEL POOR DAY AT AMF CERRITOS MISSION HILLS BOWL 2011 summEr lEAguE sChEDulE 10430 SEPULVEDA BLVD., MISSION HILLS, CA 91345 (818)361-1221 DAy/timE MONDAYS 6:00 Pm 6:00 Pm TUESDAYS 9:15 Am 9:15 Am 12:30 Pm 6:00 Pm 6:30 Pm 8:00 Pm 8:00 Pm lEAguE lEAguE tEAm mEEting stArt mixED ClAssiC guys & DOlls mx sCr mx hDCP 5's** 5's 940 840 6/06 5:30 Pm 5/16 5:30 Pm junE 06 junE 06 EArly BirDs tuEs. sCrAtCh triOs gOlDEn 4 sOmEs PrimE timE ADult/juniOr nEwCOmErs PADrEs lADiEs mix sCr sEniOrs mix hCP AD/jr hCP Any hDCP Any hDCP 4's 3's* 4's 5's* 2's* 2's* 3's* 625 520 650 OPEn OPEn OPEn 570 6/07 5/24 5/24 5/24 5/10 5/10 5/24 9:00 Am 9:00 Am 12 noon 5:45 Pm 6:00 Pm 7:45 Pm 7:30 Pm junE 07 mAy 24 mAy 24 mAy 24 mAy 10 mAy 10 mAy 24 lADiEs sEniOrs mx hDCP mx hDCP 3's 3's 5's 4's* 495 OPEn 875 780 5/25 5/25 5/25 5/25 9:00 Am 12 noon 5:30 Pm 8:00 Pm mAy mAy mAy mAy thursDAy sCrAtCh lADs & lAssiEs nO-tAP lEAguE missiOn mAjOrs mx sCr mx hDCP mx hDCP mx sCr 3's* 5's 3’s* 4's* 520 865 OPEn 845 6/02 6/02 5/19 6/02 9:00 Am 5:30 Pm 6:00 Pm 8:00 Pm junE 02 junE 02 mAy 19 junE 02 FriDAy FOxEs FriDAy sEniOrs t.g.i.F. - lAughlin s.F.v. nisEi lADiEs sr hDCP mx hDCP mx hDCP 3's 4's 5's* 4's 470 650 OPEn tBA 6/03 5/27 6/10 5/20 9:00 Am 12 noon 5:30 Pm 8:30Pm junE 03 mAy 27 junE 10 mAy 20 wEEkEnDErs mx hDCP 4's 690 6/05 5:30 Pm junE 05 WEDNESDAYS 9:30 Am 12:30Pm 6:00 Pm 9:00 Pm COFFEE BrEAkErs sEniOr rEBEls PinBustErs n.B.A.C. THURSDAYS 9:30 Am 6:00 Pm 6:30 Pm 9:00 Pm FRIDAYS 9:30 Am 12:30 Pm 6:00 Pm 9:00 Pm SUNDAYS 6:00 Pm (*Any combo of bowlers is allowed - all men, all ladies or mixed) (**scratch. league-Each team must have at least 1 lady) (Adult/junior must have 1 child and 1 adult) 25 25 25 25 CERRITOS—So. Calif. Deaf Traveling League had a poor day at AMF Cerritos Lanes with Ed Abakumoff leading a small 4 honor roll list of 4 bowlers when he closed with a 225 for 758. Pablo Yoma also ended with a 227 for his 738 and Bob Jones who hit 278/758 in his Wednesday league and another 700 in his Thursday league at Canoga Park, started poorly but finished with a pair of 204s for 708. Gorman Low had a 703. Jones’ S.F. Valley beat Mid City 14-6 to extend its league lead to 8 games over Low’s L A City which tied Yoma’s Lake Elsinore 10-10. Chino beat Abakumoff’s Riverside 13-7 with Abakumoff not getting help from teammates with his 4 of the team’s 7 points. The league thanks AMF Cerritos management for taking in the league on short notice. The league bowls again on March 6 at AMF Bowling Square in Arcadia at 1 PM. SUMMER MINI-ELIMINATOR HAS A NEW VEGAS HOME Las Vegas—Pinacle Events, Inc., owners of the world famous Mini-Eliminators announced it was moving the summer megabuck tournament to the Strike Zone Bowling Center located inside Sunset Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Dates for the Summer Mini-Eliminator are Sunday, June 26th through Saturday, July 2nd. “We are very excited to be bringing the Summer Mini-Eliminator to Strike Zone.” With 72 lanes we now are able to offer lower entry fees since we can now handle more bowlers. Jim Welch, Director of Bowling at Strike Zone, is thrilled to be hosting the Mini-Eliminator. “We are going to do everything we can to make all of the participants enjoy their time at Sunset Station.” Strike Zone will be hosting Mini-Eliminator squads day and night including several sweepers. In addition, the hotel is going to offer special room rates and the casino will be running special events. Even the pro shop is getting involved in the festivities as drilling specials and ball discounts will be offered. The Summer Mini-Eliminator brochure will be released shortly and will detail a revised format for the tournament. There will be 4 divisions, including two handicap divisions, and bowlers will now be able to cash for big money every day. To receive Mini-Eliminator monthly updates please visit www.minieliminator.com or call 1.877.900.MINI. March 3, 2011 WCST EBONITE SENIOR DOUBLES GETTING CHUCK DAWSON READY FOR SOUTHPOINT MARCH 12-13 and Son Added to by Dick Sanders LAS VEGAS—A full squad of 32 very competitive teams will be at Southpoint Bowling Lanes in Las Vegas, Nv next weekend, March 12-13, 2011. The bowlers will bowl 10 straight team games in the qualifying rounds, starting, Saturday, March 12th at 10:00AM. Check In Time: 9:15AM, Practice, starts at 9:50AM. $2000.00 will be the 1st Place Team Prize, with one team cash place paid for every 3 teams entered. $370.00 is the team’s entry fee. Extra Money Action: Optional Team & Individual Age Division, High Game & Series Side-Pots and Brackets., and an optional separate divisional 10 game series side pot, at an additional $50.00 entry fee, that will pay one cash place for every 3 entries in your division. Lots of optional money action. Finals for the tournament will Sunday, March 13, 2010, 10 teams bowling 10 straight team matches, starting at 8:30AM. To start the week-end event, there will be an open optional 5 game singles sweeper, on Friday, March 11, 2011, starting at 3:00PM. The age limit to enter is ages 40 & up, with an entry fee of $60.00, paying one cash place for every 4 bowlers, who enter, with cash prizes for Senior age bowlers, paying, one cash place out of higher money, for every 5 bowlers who enter. CALL THE WCST OFFICE NOW AT 760-363-8141 AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW SWEEPER. Page 3 BOWLING NEWS WCST EBONITE SINGLES SILVER NUGGET LANES N. LAS VEGAS, NV MARCH 26-27, 2011 This 24 lane center’s entries are filling fast, and there are now limited openings. Call the WCST Office now, at 760-363-8141, or the Cell Phone: 760-792-4596. E-Mail: wcstour@yahoo.com. All other details, Scroll down INFORMATION Page, WCST Website: www.westcoastseniortour.com Two Age Divisions, paying separate prize funds in each division. Regular Division, Men: 40 to 59, Ladies: 40 to 49, Super Seniors: Men: 60 & up, Ladies: 50 & up. JOIN THE WEST COAST SENIOR TOUR NOW: ELIGIBILITY AGES 40 & UP. $60.00 IS THE ANNUAL DUES FEES FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME YOU SIGN UP. WCST, 10888 WEST DRIVE #3, MORONGO VALLEY, CA 92256. IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR THE WCST EBONITE ALL STAR DOUBLES. SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK-END OF JUNE 4-5, 2011 AT AMF VALLEY VIEW LANES IN GARDEN GROVE, CA 32 TEAMS WILL BE THE MAXIMUM FIELD. FOR FULL DETAILS CALL THE WCST OFFICE AT 760-363-8141. Citrus Belt List by Frank Weiler RIVERSIDE — The list of Citrus Belt Fathers and Sons who have bowled perfect games continues to grow. I was contacted last Monday & advised that Chuck Dawson and his son TY bowled 300s in 1980 at Town Square Lanes. Both Dawson’s rolled their perfectos in the same league, but not on the same team. As far as I know, the 1980 date made them the first father and son combo to bowl 300s in Citrus Belt history. Since 1980, TY DAWSON has done big things in the bowling universe. He led the Citrus Belt in high average in the 1980’s. Then came the PBA, several regional titles, and many other tourney titles. I saw Ty Dawson bowl in the USBC Masters, in Reno, a few years ago. He is very smooth, silky smooth. He is a bowler in the mold of DAVID OZIO: accurate, stylish, and smart. The Dawson family wants to thank the BOWLING NEWS for recognizing their bowling achievements and I want to thank MARY DIAZ for reading every week. 2011 North L.A. 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Pino’s Pizza and Tutti Frutti put up an additional $300 in side pot money for this game. Chris Michaels of Cal Bowl and Pino’s Pizza put up a challenge for anyone to shoot a 300 game on game 10 would win an a bonus of $500. We had 4 bowlers with the front 5. Andre Rounds was the only bowler who kept the string going and put all 12 shots in the pocket to get the perfecto and win $700 just for the last game alone. Prize Fund Payouts Prize Fund Payouts Thursdays @ 6:30 pm STARTS: ENDS: AWARDS: APRIL 7, 2011 AUGUST 25, 2011 SEPT. 1, 2011 FEES: $20 WEEKLY per person TEAMS: Any 4 per team PRIZE FUND: $ 188 per person CHOICE OF: 4 DODGER GAMES + Authentic Jersey OR 4 DODGER GAMES + Tailgate Package GAMES: April 29/ San Diego Fireworks June 26/ Angels July 29/ Arizona Fireworks Aug. 14/ Houston Backpacks TAILGATE PACKAGE includes: 2 Canvas Chairs w/ Case 1 Rolling Cooler 1 Trash Can Cooler 1 12 Pack Cooler Name: _____________________________ Phone: __________________ Name: _____________________________ Phone: __________________ Name: _____________________________ Phone: __________________ Name: _____________________________ Phone: __________________ Dodger 2011 21615W. Soledad Cyn Rd., Saugus CA 91350 (661) 254.0540 www.santaclaritalanes.com Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th High Woman Game Game 1st 1st Game 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 4th 6th 6th 5th 7th 7th 6th 8th 8th 7th 9th 9th 8th 10th 10th 9th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th Game Game 4th 4th Game 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 7th 7th 4th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th Games Games 1-5 1-5 1st 1st Games 1-5 1st Games Games 6-10 6-10 1st 1st Games 6-10 1st 2375 2321 2290 2282 2268 2246 2241 2232 2213 2197 2196 2177 2165 2163 2162 Winners Brett Wolfe Billy Myers Jr Jeff Lewen Rodo Corona Jon Diso Bobby Campagnale Frank Barefoot Andre Rounds Don Moser Vernon Adams Larry Stephens Paul Appling Matt Jones Robin Romeo Rod Tramp Winnings $ 2,000.00 1,100.00 800.00 650.00 550.00 475.00 425.00 375.00 325.00 275.00 200.00 150.00 Bowling Ball 150.00 Bowling Ball Sidepots Winner Score Winner Score Sidepots Sidepots Memo Rosales 289 $ Memo Rosales 289 $ Winner Score 2163 Robin Romeo Jeff Jeff Lewen Lewen Memo Rosales Billy Billy Myers Myers Jr. Jr. Jeff Lewen Andre Rounds/Jon Andre Rounds/Jon Diso Diso Billy Myers Jr. Rob Rob Young Young Andre Rounds/Jon Diso Billy Billy Myers Myers Jr. Jr. Rob Young Carl Carl Labayan Labayan Billy Myers Jr. Ryne Cunningham Ryne Cunningham Carl Labayan Rodo Rodo Corona Corona Ryne Cunningham Andre Andre Rounds Rounds Rodo Corona Rodo Rodo Corona Corona Andre Rounds Vernon Vernon Adams Adams Rodo Corona Vernon Adams Tie Tie Tie Tie Tie Tie $ 269 269 289 268 268 269 268 268 268 279 279 268 284 284 279 289 289 284 279 279 289 267 267 279 300 300 267 279 279 300 268 268 279 268 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ Winnings Winnings 100.00 100.00 Winnings 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 700.00 700.00 100.00 150.00 150.00 700.00 50.00 50.00 150.00 50.00 $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $ 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 50.00 50.00 225.00 300.00 300.00 50.00 150.00 150.00 300.00 25.00 25.00 150.00 25 25..00 00 25.00 25.00 $ $ 200.00 200.00 Mega Mega Pot Pot Mega Pot Mega268 Pot$$ Andre Andre Rounds Rounds 268 Jon Jon Diso Diso Andre Rounds Rich Rich Scheffer Scheffer Jon Diso Carl Carl Labayan Labayan Rich Scheffer David David Ferguson Ferguson Carl Labayan Bobby Bobby Campagnale Campagnale David Ferguson Brent Bren Brenttt Shern Bren Shern Bobby Campagnale Brentt Shern Bren 268 268 268 255 255 268 289 289 255 269 269 289 255 255 269 255 255 255 255 Blocks Blocks Blocks Jeff Lewen 1212 Jeff Lewen 1212 150.00 Jeff Lewen 1212 $ 200.00 Rodo Rodo Corona Corona 1279 1279 $ $ 200.00 200.00 Rodo Corona 1279 $ 200.00 Tony Burrell of Pino’s Pizza,(L) and Steve Gurrieri of Tutti Frutti (R) congratulate Andre Rounds for his 300 game worth $700 in game 10 of the 10 gamer at Cal Bowl. March 3, 2011 Page 5 BOWLING NEWS American Bowlers Tournament Association P.O. Box 3721, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 • 562-868-7164 • Cell: 562-228-3960 • www.abta1.com Jason Jones 2nd ABTA Victory at Westminster Durham Hits Match Game of $3,500 Match Game estimate of $2,500 • Match Series estimate of $900 next week ABTA Returns to Bowling Square This Weekend 3-6-9 is $1,500 at Bowling Square WESTMINSTER—In our return to Westminster, we had a decent turnout of 180 entries this week. Cut scores were a +69 for the men and +57 for the women. The Super Seniors added to the board (2 men and 1 woman) were Vic Garcia (+67), Howard Smith (+64) and Janine Ditch (+26) for the women. That would give us 46 bowlers making it to the semifinals this week. For all qualifying squads our top qualifier for the Men was Chris Kelly with a +177, and for the women it was Jessica Diso with a +119. Each will get a paid entry into a future regular ABTA event. Each week our top seed overall draws the Match Series, and this week it was worth $582. The top seed drew a 584 and we had no bowler match that score, so it would be carried over to next week. This coming week at Bowling Square we will estimate the Match Series at $890. For the 3-6-9 qualifying this week, we had Som Seng outlasting the field of qualifiers. He missed on the 4th shot and received a $50 consolation. We will add another $100 at Bowling Square giving us a total of $1,500. In the optional doubles finishing in 1st was Dom La Guardia and Danny Eguilos with a 1492 for $190. In second place, was Dom La Guardia and Jeff Taino with 1466 for $170. We had a total of $1,780 paid out in doubles with low to cash of 1371. In the semis this week we saw Richard Samson bowl a big second and third game to capture the lead with a +146 to (562) 868-7164 sit out and bowl for the title. In second place we saw Jason Jones finish with a +111 to sit out the first round and come in during the 2nd round. It took a +43 for the men and women to make the top 16. This week, our top seed in semi-finals had the honor of drawing the match game worth $3,500. We already have started a back up pot and it is at $900. Richard drew a 235. After a review of all the scores bowled, Stephen Durham was the only bowler that Matched that score and he happily took home $3,500. He is welldeserving! We will estimate the pot to be $2,500 at Bowling Square. This week we had four new bowlers join us. Let us welcome these new bowlers to the club, Richard Beajkovic, James Iriye, Rhiannon White, and Chris Kataoka. This would bring us to our Match Play finals. In the first round the seven losers were Bryan Moore, John Armenia, J. J. Soon, Joshua Navarro, Julie Nguyen, Kelly Wynn, and Ngheim Tran. They would receive checks of $100 each. In the second round, the losers were Greg Reed, David Godinez, Faye Josafat, and Danny Eguilos. Each would get checks of $105. This would get us down to the final four bowlers. At this point, our horses would be paying anywhere from a low of $25 (Jason Jones) to a high of $152 (Andrew Toro) depending on who would win. In this round we saw Jessica Diso (10th seed) bowling Joenito Soon (15th seed). In this match, Joenito got hot, and would get the better of Jessica with a 261 to 229 finish. In the other match we saw Jason Jones (2nd seed) bowling Andrew Toro (13th seed). In this match, Jason would get the better of Andrew with a 224 to 200 finish. Jessica and Andrew finished in 4th and 5th getting checks for $110 each. Our semi-final match was set to be bowled on 35 and 36. We had our 2nd and 15th seeds into the top 16 bowling each other. In our horses this week we would see Jason paying $25 and Joenito paying $126 if they win their match. In this match, both men would start out strong, with Jason being the first to open in the 4th frame and that would give Joenito a lead of 18 pins at that time. But Joenito would open the door by having back to back splits in the 6th and 7th frames, while Jason would have a turkey during the same period and put Jason in front by 26 pins. That would be enough as he would finish with a 211/254 to 191/231 and send him onto the title match. That would give Jason the victory and for those lucky “investors” that had Jason as a horse, he paid $25. Joenito finished 3rd, his best to date, and received $200. The title game was set and bowled on lanes 37 and 38 this week. Richard being the top seed elected to have Jason begin the match first. Both bowlers would start out with opens, and this would not be the only ones. This would be a match to see who could get the better count, as each bowler would get only 6 marks. It would prove to be Jason that could get the better counts as he would finish with a 152/195 www.abta1.com ABTA (562)-228-3960 (Cell) “Tournament” March 5th Bowling Square 1020 S. Baldwin Arcadia 626-445-3160 Take 10 Freeway to Santa Anita North 3 miles to Duarte Rd then left/west 1 /2 mile to Baldwin, right Or take 210 Freeway to Baldwin 2 miles south Join for ONLY $10 at Bowling Square * Bring in a New Member who bowls and get $15 rebate* $1,000 min $3000 1st w/Bonuses Qualify 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 Entry Fees $54-$51- $46 & 6:00 PM Semis 7:45PM Reduced Entry Fees $37-$35 Match Game est $2,500 Match Series est $900 3-6-9 is $1,500 Brackets--Match Game--Match Series—3-6-9-- Doubles--Side Pots—Horses Open to new Members up to 209 Avg. No PBA / WPBA Guaranteed Min of 33 Men & 7 Women (min) to cash Plus Super Seniors Men & Women Qualify Separately $3,500 Min Prize Fund (Guaranteed) regardless of Entries top 16 Guaranteed $100 Min. 1 in 5 entrants advance to the Semi Finals all Semifinalists to cash with top 16 advancing to the exciting single elim finals format (most events) 3 Women Guaranteed Mar. 12-13 Chaparral Lanes/ San Dimas (2 -day) Sat/ 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00-5:30 & 7:00 (board frozen for Sunday) 1 in 4 Sun/ 1-Big Squad 10:30 AM Semis follow 12:00 Noon Mar. 19 Friendly Hills Lanes / Whittier **Special Hancicap Bonus** Event (see story) 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00 PM Semis Follow 7:45 PM April 2 West Covina Lanes/ W. Covina 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00PM Semis Follow 7:45 PM April 9-10 Keystone Lanes/ Norwalk (2-days) Sat/ 12:00-1:30-3:00 & 4:45 Pm 1 in 4 to board Sun/ 1-Big Squad 10:15 AM Semis follow 12:00 Noon Jones is the Champion at Westminster / ABTA (L–R) Mark Gremling Rep/DJ Supreme of Westminster Lanes, Joenito Soon 3rd, Faye Josefat ABTA Director, Richard Samson (runner up) Jason Jones, Champion $1,950, fiancee and a ABTA Member Meaghan Kavanaugh, Brandi Berkowitz, David and Rose Jones, Jasons Brother and wife. Champion will lose only 4 pins, to 149/189 giving him his 2nd Friendly Hills., March 19. Make plans for the Pins runner up 3 pins, 3rd place 2, ABTA title. Jason would take home $1,000 for the win, and Bonus Special Events. It is and 4-5 places only 0ne pin! an additional $850 in Cash and anyone bowling both the It’s history folks as Jason Jones Carry, plus an additional $100 Chaparral, and the (to Be an- enters the archives as our latest for wearing his ABTA shirt. nounced). Mar. 19 Event to champion. Hope to see you at This would give him a total of be hosted by Friendly Hills Bowling Square! If you have $1,950 for his win. Richard re- Lanes in Whittier will receive any comments or suggestions, 2 bonus pins. If You Bowl at use the contact page on our ceived $500 for 2nd place. Champion Jason Jones Friendly hills You will still re- Website to send comments to is from Lakewood and used ceive 0ne bonus Pin. The cri- us. Thank you for being an a Midnite Vibe drilled by teria for Friendly Hills is the ABTA member until then! Mike Wahl. He is engaged to Megan Kavanaugh, also an ABTA member. He would like to thank all his cousins for being there to support him, Brandi Berkowitz, Rose and his brother ABTA Member, 1Jason Jones 711 $1,000.00 4Greg Kokanour / David Jones. He also gives ku- Cash & Carry $850.00 Chris Kelly 1445 $150.00 dos to Virginia Norton for the ABTA Shirt $100.00 5 Dominador La Guardia / Samson 746 $500.00 Danny Guevarra 1443 $140.00 great lessons. Richard Samson 2Richard 3Joenito Soon 649 $200.00 6 Chris Kelly / (2nd Place) is from Camarillo 4Jessica Diso 658 $110.00 Bedell Vasquez (LH) 1439 $130.00 654 $110.00 7 Dominador La Guardia / and used a Columbia Freeze 5 Andrew Toro Reed 710 $105.00 Roger Romero 1422 $120.00 drilled by Ben Mach. He is 6Greg 7 Faye Josafat 694 $105.00 8John Feitz / married to Marisa with no chil- 8 David Godinez 669 $105.00 Dominador La Guardia1418 $110.00 669 $105.00 9 Alvin Francisco / dren. He would like to thank 9 Danny Eguilos Soon 707 $100.00 Dominador La Guardia1416 $100.00 God for his support, his wife, 10Jemerald 11Kelly J. Wynn 685 $100.00 10 Chris Kelly / Ben Mach, Fel Garcia, Cezar 12John Armenia 660 $100.00 Minh Dang 1411 $90.00 657 $100.00 11 Annaliza Agoncillo / Marcella, Jeff Taino, and all 13Joshua Navarro 14Nghiem Tran 655 $100.00 Dominador La Guardia1408 $80.00 his friends for their support. 15Julie Nguyen 650 $100.00 12 Chris Kelly / Special thanks to Cesar for 16 Bryan Moore 643 $100.00 Vuong Do 1401 $70.00 driving him to Westminster 17Rina Cordero 642 $77.50 13Leo Silva / 641 $75.00 Dominador La Guardia1396 $60.00 and the shot of cognac to calm 18 Chris Kelly $43.50 19 Dominador LaGuardia(60%)637 14Jeff Taino / his nerves. 20Tom Mazulla 635 $70.00 Ed Abarca 1395 $50.00 Joenito Soon (3rd Place) 21 Beth Borci 634 $67.50 15Som Seng / is from Buena Park and used 22Lonzell Burnett (ss) 632 $65.00 Dominador La Guardia1395 $50.00 Zarek 630 $65.00 16Jeff Taino / a Storm Reign of Fire drilled 23William 24Janine Ditch (ss) 629 $62.50 Richard Samson 1393 $40.00 by Ramon at Carter Lanes. He 25Roger Vasquez 626 $62.50 17 Chris Kelly / 625 $60.00 Ely Cruz 1391 $30.00 is married to Mayla and they 26Giang Huynh David M. Jones (60%) 625 $36.00 18 Dominador La Guardia / have a son Jemerald (who 26 28Stephen Durham 623 $59.00 Ariel Ocampo 1383 $20.00 he beat in the first match of 29 Ely Cruz (ss) 621 $59.00 19Vic Garcia / 1371 $20.00 Match Play this week) and 30 Alan Aguilar (lh) (60%) 620 $35.50 Ed Abarca FINANCIAL REPORT Trongale 614 $58.25 daughter Melissa. He would 31Jack Cut Scores: MEN: +72 WOMEN +57 31 David Dittlinger 614 $58.25 like to thank his family and 31Shaun Suase High Qualifer (Free Entry) 614 $58.25 Men: Chris Kelly +177 34Jeff Taino 613 $58.00 especially his lovely wife for Women: Jessica Diso +119 Garcia (ss) 611 $57.00 their support and prayers, spe- 35Vic 3 - 6 - 9: Som Seng 35 Danny Cordova (60%) 611 $34.25 cial thank you to God for all 37Samson Kong Match Game: 235 - Stephen Durham 610 $57.00 Match Series: 584 - No Winner 38William Garrett 608 $56.00 His blessings. Raffle The weekly 900 Global 39Vic Paolucci (ss) (60%)596 $33.50 900 Global Ball - Shredder Samson Kong 40 Carin Fujitani 589 $55.00 Ball winner was Samson Kong, 41Glenn Matsumoto 587 $55.00 900 Global BallJohn Feitz he received the Shredder. 42Mike Bousquet F/E Memorial DayJack Trongale 577 $55.00 Free EntryTamara Feitz 563 $55.00 Weekly, each time you bowl, 43Scott Vasquez Free EntryMike Moore 44 Ed Abarca 559 $54.00 you get a free ticket for this 45Howard Smith ABTA ShirtMiriam Galluzzo 528 $54.00 prize given away by our Spon- 46Sarah Magno (60%) DNS $32.50 Prize Fund 180 $4,709.00 Paid Entries 18 @ 54 $972.00 sor, 900 Global. This week the Optional Sidepots $1,119.00 raffle winners of ABTA shirts 1 DominadorDOUBLES La Guardia / Doubles $1,780.00 were Miriam Galluzzo and Danny Eguilos 1492 $190.00 3-6-9 $50.00 Match Game $3,500.00 Steve Brode, regular ABTA 2 Dominador La Guardia / Taino 1466 $170.00 Cash & Carry $850.00 Entry was Tamara Feitz, and Jeff 3Nghiem Tran / Shirt & Trophy $88.00 Mike Moore, 900 Global ball Chris Kelly 1463 $160.00 Total Payout $20,638.00 was John Feitz, and winner of an ABTA Entry for the Memorial event was Jack Trongale. The rest of the results are in the payoff sheet in this paper. Thanks to “Iron Mike” and staff at Westminster, they are just great there. And we will return. This week we will be at Bowling Square, squads at 12 pm, 1 pm, 2:30 pm, 4 pm and final squad at 6 pm. Remember to be early to avoid the long lines that happen at Bowling Square. See our ad for address and directions, or check our website (www.abta1.com) to link to address for directions. Durham Wins $3,500 Match Game at Westminster (L–R) Deborah Sanders, ABTA Director congratulates Stephen Durham Watch the Bowling news and for hitting the Match Game of 235 at Westminster Lanes. He had our website for special news a bad start in his qualifyng squad but the 235 in game 3 surely about our special handicap at made his day. He is most deserving. Congrats Stephen! ABTA Westminster - Feb 26 Page 6 CAL BOWL BOWLING REPORT 2500 E. Carson St., Lakewood, CA 90712 • (562) 421-8448 LAKEWOOD — We have some interesting news to share with our bowlers here at Cal Bowl. Steve Clark, subbing in the Gobs & Gals League was a “wizard” on the lanes a couple of weeks ago. He picked up the 7-10 split on the left lane and the next time up, he performed the miracle again. Imagine, two 7-10 splits picked up in a row! If the bowlers do something special to share, let us know about it so we can put in print. Young At Heart: Walter Milsap 639, Tua Sula 220/558, Ron McClain Sr. 239, Andrew Morton 630, Fale Sula 238. Funsters: Glenn Merchant 714, Danne VanHorn 229/604, Betty Klemin 223/540, Jim Plante 268/708, Boylee Inocente 258/685, Don Keith 266/657. Senior Men’s Trio: Who said seniors are “over the hill”?? If you don’t shoot 300 you can’t win a side pot. Ed Cabs 299/”814”, Pat Kinard “300”/773, Rey Santos 750, Sherman Joseph 744, Rick Hunter 288, Charles Woods 279, J.R. DeGuzman 279. Long Beach School District Employees: Al Fagafa 223221/625, Maota Bahr 182-178-174/534, Fred Faniel 563. Marcu$ Lemon$ Vega$ Outlaw$: Emmerson Wafer 238238/701, Phylissia Smith 233-227/608, Paul Staff 277/696, Anthony Maxwell 253/697, William Hill 268, Crystal Barker 247/571. Wednesday Mixed Five: Gerald Williams Jr. 257-254/686, David Patterson 684, Shirley Owens 572, Beth Watts 210, Steve Lizotte 248. C.A.U.L.: Shaun Wggoner 244-238-234/716, Bianca Stoelting 181/479, Jamie Estrada 236/677. Cal Stars: Darlene Hom 212/557, Adela Santos 519. Side Pots: Game 1: Hedy Schoner 210, game 2: Darlene Hom 212, game 3: Patsy 216. Kings and Queens: Eric Snow 741, Denisha Williams 257/698, Mark Hebert 706, Mark Fowler 278, Gerald Williams Jr. 268, Allisen Sutton 279/653, June Collier 24/629, Jennifer Van Winkle 646. Mega Vegas: John Rey 243/624, Kelly Wynn 279/622, Marie Collier 511, John Marino 230/615, Pre Collier 245. Ramona Ladies: Julie Grabinski 531, Sharon Barnett 193, Annie Palmer 185. Side Pots—1st game: Shirley Ammon 232, 2nd game: Marci Hansen 231, 3rd game: Rosie Harks 239. Cal Bowleros: Charlene Peterson 246-243/679, Carole Fischer 224/613, Nene Camanag 232. Side Pots—1st game (tie): Lee Theiss and Jerrydean Whitehurst 233, 2nd game: Charlene Peterson 243, 3rd game: Carole Fischer 236. Sierra Bugs:JoAnn MacKnight 486, Peggy Zidek 212/482. Captain & Crew: Sandy Cotcher 511, Sue Shultz 193. Grandma’s & Granpa’s: B.J. 709, Ray Culp 676, Stan Murren 675, Boylee Inocente 643, Billy Williams 617, Fale Sula 605, Dorothy Ruggiero 543, Pat Erwin 536, Lee Theiss 526, Donna May 508. Recycled Teens: Boylee Inocente 718, Clark VandenBerg 690, Edwin Brown 630, James Kinard 590, Ken Sieple Sr. 575, Ben Jones Sr. 575, Jorge Fernandez 571, Chuck Aston 570, Pat Erwin 559, Adela Santos 552, Divina Buhay 544, Norma Myers 538, Dorothy Ruggiero 518, Pat Nichols 505. C-17 Sunset: Lee Vest 287/745, Paulette Delgado 202/547, Tina Cheung 533, Rand Carter 642, Jeff Link 641. Corona Ladies: Betty Green 521, Cheryl Pesci 242/518, Mary Martinez 513, Lorie Rienstra 508, Annette Hamill 504. Side Pots—1st game, hdcp.: 1st Caroline Stewart 227, 2nd Lorie Reinstra 226; 2nd game, scr.: 1st Betty Greem 190, 2nd Dianne Gardner 173; 3rd game, hdcp.: 1st Cheryl Pesci BOWLING NEWS March 3, 2011 278, 2nd Mary Martinez 234. Laughlin Bowler Bears: Michael Savolskis left the 5-7-10 Sour Apple. Victor Jackson 268/638, Jonathan Gale 632, Joe Lipsey Jr. 627, Dee Turner 516, Angie Rich 513. First Timers: Nemesio Tagalag 583, Charlie Evans 566, Chris Coronado 222, Nerene Tagalag 447. Laughlin Sunset: Joe Lipsey 265-247/739, Ben Harper 259/699, Donnie Johnson 678, Dadin Honny 660, Kim Allen 200/548, Michelle Allen 211/503. Vegas Crackpots: Gary Nelson 674, Ondra Lucas Jr. 279/669, Carl Stokes 661, E.J. Myers 569, Jackie Hoard 562, Teka Williams 204/540, Sandra Sanchez 538. Bacoorian Family & Friends: Dan Monzon 289/689, Benji Calinawan 279/674, Jr. DeGuzman 648, Rick Llaneta 648, Faye Josafat 236/635, Valerie Colian 605. Bowl For Health: Dominic Antonio 643, Willie Burkhalter 621, Andre Gibson 616, Charles Gleason 594, Angel Ward 611, Joan Griebe 509. Pick A Bowl: Mike VonMuegge 694, Mike Longbenn 649, Nolan Smith II 649, Nolan Smith Jr. 574. V.A.: It’s the end of the league. Congrats to “Two Pair”, the league champs, consisting of Gerald Shephard, Dayna Doval, Valerie Morse, Joe Morse. Renay Allen 221/539, Joe Morse 246/662, Bobby Shaw 656, John Doval 581. Long Beach City Employees: Great series by Steve Anderson this week, 278-246-239/763. Miguel Lopez 269/738, Shawdee Wilson 703, Anglia Lusk 220/555, Darlene Waken 517, Maota Bahr 502, Jaclyn Padgett 500. Big Bear: Jim Morales (RH) 727, Emmerson Wafer 708, Todd Cary 679, David Patterson 673, Dawn Langer 640, Teya Burks 639, Angie Nardo 597, Sherly Culp 559. JUNIORS Adult/Youth: Louis Whitlock II 257/708, Ruthie Jones 499, Chris Bartlett 233/563, Ashley Zastrow 435, Matt Mesa 614, Ed Newby 575, Eric Brown Jr. 525. Bobcats: Tyler Newton 398, Spencer Pozgay 372, Bryan Wong 361, Aaron Wong 330, Emily Jenkins 339, Kathy Lopez 184. Classifieds: Alec Aldapa 214-212/628, Danny Martinez 211/601, Myles Rascon-Lahr 212/581, Henry Parades 564, Kaitlynn Soto 167-156/468, Ashley Zastrow 433. Mini-Bees: Franasco Gonzales 72-65/137, Miles Merchant 85-48/133, Maggie Jenkins 77-72/149, Destiny Fraysure 78-82/140. Long Beach City Employees League Anderson strikes the gavel many times on President’s Day with a second high league series of 763! Approved by Matt Mosley. On Monday 2/21/11, 63 yr. old Steve Anderson, who bowls once a week and carries a 201 average, started out with an “oh so close” 278 game with 10 strikes, then the 2nd game he missed a ten pin in the 1st frame, his only open for the night, then strung 7 strikes, then had two spares and ended up with a 246. He finished the 3rd game with a spare, strike, spare, strike, spare, spare and then six strikes in a row for a 239 game and 763 series, which was his 2nd highest sanctioned series in his bowling life. Needless to say, his team Reno’s Five, won all 4 games that night. He was rolling an Ebonite Total NV, a 4 yr. old ball, that Frank Bellinder had drilled for him out of his former Pro Shop inside Saddleback Lanes, Mission Viejo. He wishes his new son-in-law, Drew Parkin and his daughter, Missy, well in taking over his pro shop business there. He owes his interest in bowling to his dad, Norm, also known as the “Silver Fox”, who first taught him to bowl, who is now 91 yrs. old and still bowls with him in league. He has fun bowling with other family members in the league such as his brother, Gary & his wife Kathy, his niece Jaclyn, his 2nd cousin Tim and his nephew Rick. His other nephew, Rob, had to drop out of bowling since his wife had twin baby boys on 2/3/11. His oldest son Brian wasn’t able to bowl this year due to buying and fixing up a home in Long Beach. Steve would like to dedicate his good scoring to his fellow bowling enthusiast, Mike Toledo, who lost his job last year due to budget cuts and also to Rick Medina, who lost his wife to cancer last year. by Treesa Spencer BRAGGING TIME 22771 Centre Drive, Lake Forest CA 92630 (949) 770-0055 • www.forestlanes.com LAKE FOREST—If the bowlers in the FRIDAY VEGAS LEAGUE get as lucky in Las Vegas as they are at Forest Lanes, Vegas may have to close up. Well, a little laugh never hurt anyone. Ray Rubio laughed all night this week when he shot a 277 game and a whopping 759 Series. Then Robert Villa did a lot of snickering himself, when he shot a 259 game and a terrific 721 series. Then along came Rick Lange close to the 700 mark with 692 and Jim Barnes, 258/ 658 series. Other bowlers “feeling lucky” were Edward Dante with a respectable 648, and Jim Smith rolled the dice for a 246 game. Two of the ladies who showed off a bit, were Anita Kleiman with 535 and Sheri Glass shot 503. Weekly high games in the LOS AMIGOS were 226 shot by Per Montensen, 225 by Larry Johnson and for the gals it was Helen Whelan with a 206. High weekly series was Tom Imler for the guys with 609 and for the gals it was Carol Cooley with 500. Congratulations to Dan Moreno for a big 268 game for a 716 series in the SVUSD 2011 LEAGUE, Howard Stephens 269 game and a 643 series followed by Stephen Robitailie with a nice 625 series. Our DUTCH WELLS SENIOR SCRATCH LEAGUE, Saw Don Capobianco scoring a nice 623 series, followed by Chuck Conrad’s 604. The only lady over 500 this week was Eloise Boortz with 507. In the SUNDAY PRACTICE teen ager, Tylar Patchen shot a nice 224 game and Matt Martinez shot the league high series with a 246 game and 615 series. THE BUSINESS NETWORK LEAGUE ENDED THIS WEEK AND WILL START AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY. Congratulations to MV TRANSPORTATION for taking first place, team members are Chris Tiboni, Carol Mieszerski, Fred Fouts and Sam Cummings. Fred Fouts is the newest member of the team and was quite an asset when he shot a 279 game and a 736 scratch series. Second Place, YOUR NETWORKING GROUP, ended up only one game out of first, and BEST COM COMUNICATIONS was only one game behind them. Two members “shot season highs” with Gary Armstrong’s 280 game and 758 series along with Chuck Le Vasseur’s 251 and 704. For the ladies Erin Aaberg scored ladies high scratch series by shooting 592 and Kathryn Martin held second high scratch game of 189 with team mate Lauran McClure shooting 188. Other great sponsors are SERVPRO, LITTLE EXPRESSIONS AND CLAMPITTS CARPENTARY This is a great league if you are in business; want more advertising and a net work that works for you. 9AM to NOON HOME OF THE BACH THUMB • EXPERT PLUGGING AND DRILLING • BALLS, BAGS, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES (818) 224-3590 23130 VENTURA BLVD., WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364 March 3, 2011 Page 7 BOWLING NEWS Sysco Back on Top Downey—Sysco started in a familiar way, sweeping fellow round winner Zavala’s Taquerias. Vernon Adams 248-225/646, Charlie Kinstler 266-201/646 and Harry Wong 205-225/621 led the way for Sysco as Zavala’s missed their regular man, and could not bowl without him. Katie Jakes made a huge comeback against Bowlers Depot but fell a stick short of making it a 4-1 night, tying totals. Jon Brandon 202-226-247/675, Kevin Yamauchi 222-230-211/663 and Linnette Ling 212/602 led Katie Jakes while Raul Rosales 278-234/697, Steve Gurrieri 224-249209/682 and Jeff Carr 237-226/662 tried to win for the Depot. Storm Products took four from Brylaw Accounting using Paul Varela 226-264/654, Leonard Ruiz 23-220-227/650 and Chris Porter 225-223/601. Charles Zelaya 225-220/633 led Brylaw to a second game victory. Clyde’s Video Games swept Bowlium thanks to Greg Jackson 269-259-213/741, Dave Bartlett 266-201/656 and Ramiro Garcia 204-213-221/638. Mark Fisser 228-215-205/648 and Arnold Cheesman 201-227/627 led Bowlium, but not to any wins. Threadworks took four from Linder Insurance because of some great bowling by Eric Snow 277-248-204/729, Ryan Okamoto 244-267/679, Jon Reyes 212-218/605 and Gary Wright 231/600. Keith Klagge 226-243/664 and Shane Soper 244/623 helped win the third game and avoid the broom. Junior Amateur Tour is thankful to have had Jared Lawrence 234-223-247/704 and Larry Campbell 235-212-214/661 lead the way to four wins, one pin away from a sweep, over Herzog Insurance’s Danielle Schilling, who led her team yet again, 220-231/650. Pro Approach got four from ABTA after a great set by Sherman Joseph, 235-258-208/701. Ar mando Zavala 204-202-222/628 was the only one over six for ABTA. Tifco won four from Key Container. Super sub Jeff Seesholtz 219-236-234/688 and Devron Lindsey 247-209/645 led Tifco as Key Container had another tough night. Take care and see you all soon. Downey, CA • 562-927-3351 Canoga Park Bowl 20122 Vanowen St. • Winnetka, CA 91306 818-340-5190 • FAX: 818-883-1202 • OPEN 24 HOURS www.canogaparkbowl.com E-mail:canogaparkbowl@hotmail.com BOWL WINNETKA — The question every week here at Canoga Park Bowl is, “Who will be the next bowler to bowl that “perfect game” or “800” series?” This week it’s Kevin Gross with his “300” in the Comedians league. Other high scores were reported so let’s see who they are. Viva Las Vegas: Tad Schweitzer 267/728, Kathy Litzenberg 504, Todd Becker 278/667, Beverly Covington 185, Robert Galbraith 259/721, Daniel Clebanoff 693, Mikhael Malta 267/678, Steve Clebanoff 267. River Maniacs: Johnnie Englehart 751, Sharon Weger 215/615, Bob Adams 287/699, Lucy Tralla 223/583, Dan Dixon 704, Dale Rubin 696, Tad Schweitzer 691, Marsha Graham-Martinez 204/545, Kim Rieth 520, Carol Casuga 518, Russ Gothrick 267, David Colburn 265, Larry George 263, Danny Martinez 258. Monday Nite Madness: Jerome Hampton 246/649, Diana Rollins 201/523, Rick Godin 279/646, Travis Coffman 225. Ladies Travel League: Nancy Kato 257/649, Robyn Willis 219/598, Helen Layfield 585, Connie Wannomae 564, Cindy Dominguez 210/537, Marian McWilliams 217/520, Rosie Duran 209, Eloise Valencia 206. Have A Ball (4-games): Chris Plueger 267/943, Katherine Hannah 211/741, James Hannah 279/856, Ricardo Rosete 257/894. Comedians: Kevin Gross “300”/708, Dane Kline 265/749, Erica Pollack 256/595, Arnie Kazdoy 278/736, Michael Fonvergne 269/703, Mike Pavlowsky 702, Sharon Weger 205/586, Mary Becker 212/571, Lori Fish 557, Jan Sandman 520, Lou Cherpin 297, Susie Rothenberg 209. Copper Bucket: Sean Tucker 232/607, Judy Yeager 189/492, Gary Reed 234/590, Steve Borosich 233, Casey Ford 223, Bob Tonyan 223. 500 Classic: Georgia Garey 237/662, Connie Wannomae 227/612, Cindy Dominguez 553, Farol Brifman 546, Barbara Vaccare 202/545, Patti McVicker 214, Gean Hubbard 205. The Classics: Jaime Perez 246/690, Tina Enriquez 227/598, Doug Moreno 278/679, Michael Witt 222/610, Jim Howell 268/601, Leah Hoffman 208/587, Pam Findl 223/567, Bo Fogel 225/550, Sharon Enriquez 532, Jaime Perez 246, Rean Luttrell 220. Pick A Ball Doubles (4-games): Vu Lam 247/891, Veronica Boone 229/818, Anthony Paris 257, Luis Boone 806, Rey Trujillo 238, Pat Manalo 222. Short ‘N Sweet: Bob Scherzberg 247/691, Lucia Williams 165/477, Travis Williams 236/659, Kevin Gross 239/652, Gary Gladstone 629, Victor Weaver 618, Chris Anguiano 228. The BRY-LAW SuperSweeper Sidepot $10 weekly entry fee per bowler, with half of the money being paid out each week, and the other half going towards the huge payouts on sweeper night at the end of the season. Larry Stephens, the sponsor of the BRY-LAW Super Sweeper Sidepot, will once again be adding $1,000 to the total collected. Win 2 Super Pots all season & be even… the rest is profit, and that is before you even get to sweeps. 100% of all money collected will be paid out for the season. 4th ROUND STANDINGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Sysco ** Clydes Video Games Storm Products Junior Amateur Tour Threadworks Tifco Pro Approach Katie Jakes Bar & Grill *** Bowlers Depot Brylaw Accounting Linder Insurance Herzog Insurance Key Container A.B.T.A. Zavala’s Taquerias * Bowlium SFVCC Nikkei: Art Wake 288/769, Noriko Fukunaga 224/594, Katsuko Fujita 230/591, Stephen Sasaki 259/715, Shoji Takeshima 245/652, Kirk Sasaki 630, Stan Date 620, Tami Shiotani 224/566, Russ Yamaguchi 237, Mamo Tashima 231, Vegas 4 Fun: Jun Tumacay 268/733, Pam Fountain 446, Hazel Lewis 174, Robert Spengeman 728, Forrest Fountain 236/660, Ed Kiresich 252/658, Ivan Lewis 233/633. SENIORS 39’Ers: Bob Jones 269/726, Carolyn Scherzberg 203/562, Mary Lauer 209/553, Richard Greenzweight 236/701, Dave Folck 243/642, Ron Doll 626, Jerry Ambrosini 619, Carole Peire 531, Doris Simmons 517, Lucy Tralla 515, William Tidemanson 248, Jose Blanco 247. Funtimers: Bob Jones 268/758, Carolyn Scherzberg 200/575, Karen McDonald 216/569, Rick Dobris 255/668, Richard Greenzweight 259/668, Ron Doll 248/659, Curtis Litzenberger 612, Freida Leibson 522, Len Haydock 268. 49’Ers: Rick Dobris 278/696, Carolyn Scherzberg 206/584, Richard Greenzweight 248/633, Bob Jones 209/597, Dave Folck 256/568, Keith Hazard 551, Marian McWilliams 537, Arlene Bonino 503, Helen Layfield 502, Bev Zietz 501, William Tidemanson 206. JUNIORS Bumper Thumpers: Deanna Frias 94/164. Junior Royals: Justin Pluchino 206/596, Julia Frias 180/483, Andy Cruz 176/471, Tyler Smith 204/445, Bertha Rose 176/453. Have a great week of bowling! U.S. Open continued from page 1 our Player of the Year,” Duke said. “But he’ll never forget that one.” Over the past five years, PBA Tour players have a 95.9% success rate in converting the 10 pin on 710 attempts on national television. The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s next event is the Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship which begins Wednesday at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, N.Y. The four-player stepladder finals will air live on ESPN Sunday, March 6, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Brian Ziesig of Levittown, N.Y., is the defending champion. Live coverage of qualifying and match play will be webcast on Xtra Frame, pba.com’s exclusive video streaming service. For subscription information, visit pba.com. 68TH LUMBER LIQUIDATORS U.S. OPEN Brunswick Zone-Carolier, North Brunswick, N.J., Sunday FINAL STANDINGS: 1, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., one game, 225 pins, $80,000. 2, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., three games, 693 pins, $40,000. 3, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., one game, 158 pins, $20,000. 4, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., two games, 415 pins.$13,000. 5, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., two games, 387 pins, $11,000. 6, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., one game, 150 pins, $10,000. PLAYOFF RESULTS: Match One (Saturday night): O’Neill def. MacLelland, 204-150. Match Two (Saturday night): Shafer def. O’Neill, 193-183. Match Three: Koivuneimi def. Shafer, 236-222. Semifinal Match: Koivuniemi def. Jones, 241-158. Championship: Duke def. Koivuniemi, 225-216. 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 TOP 10 LAST WEEK (On The USBC Open Championship Shot) 741 729 704 701 697 689 682 679 675 664 Greg Jackson Eric Snow Jared Lawrence Sherman Joseph Raul Rosales Jeff Seesholtz Steve Gurrieri Ryan Okamoto Jon Brandon Keith Klagge Matsumoto Masters 673 In Saturday Linbrook Juniors by Stacy Rider In the Thursday Linbrook Juniors, Andrew Stewart shredded the pins for 215-248/649. Bailey Oliver blasted 132-109. In the Junior Adult Doubles, Janine Ditch downed 238228/660, Andrew Stewart slammed 224-211/630 and Mike Robbins rolled 232-221/625. Josh Cruz crushed 220, Joe Cruz clobbered 208 and Joe Bacani scored 204. In the Bumper Busters, Brayden Singleton sliced 67-99136, Khamron Gardner grinded 121-87, Esais Peru duplicated 114-114, Breanna Ramos rolled 104-102, Brittany Fisheli found 78-97, Izel Cruz hit 82-93, Aiden Ramos rallied to 74-93 and Shai Gardner socked 72-79. In the Saturday Linbrook Juniors, we had some fantastic scores to report. Let’s start with the gals. Valerie Matsumoto started out slow with 162 but came back awesome with 255256 for a super 673 series. Jessica Quental started out with 2 clean games for fantastic scores of 228-216 for an incredible 613 series. The guys had some great scores of their own to report. Josh Cruz crushed 211-227-183/621, Chris Gushue capped 217, Chris Conway clipped 208, Nicholas Gallant nailed 204-202 and Andrew Stewart scored 200-201. Other terrific scores were turned in by Joshua Villegas 184, Nicole Tan 192, Michelle Matsumoto 198, Ventresca Randall 136, Jordan Eichenlaub 119, Andrew Hull 149, Natalie Vara130, Domynyc Gardner 160-162, Chris M. Rinner 134, Rebecca Peyatt 151 and Jeff Hunt 188. Date & Location March 6, 2011 AMF Valley View Lanes Of America 12141 Valley View Garden Grove, CA. 92845 1-714-898-2507 30 LANES Available Check-In 08:00am to 9:00 am 3 DIVISIONS Double Points Hdcp Advance, Open. “Optional Gold Qualifier” To Pre-Enter Call JST @ 951-684-7941 or E-mail butch@jstbowl.com SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS all Div Check out the Web site www.jstbowl.com Page 8 BOWLING NEWS March 3, 2011 ABT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENTS $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Guaranteed 1st Place with Mega Pot NOT based on Entries Low Entry Fee $40.00 Re-Entry ONLY $35.00 909-989-0649 1st Place with 60 entries and Progressive Pot Low Entry Fee $45.00 Re-Entry & Gold ONLY $40.00 714-600-8059 http://org.abtbowling.com Event Locations http://cit.abtbowling.com Orange County Event Locations Linbrook Bowl 714-774-2253 Citrus Belt Upland Bowl 909-946-7006 March 6, 2011 Squads @ 11:00, 12:30 & 2:00 PM West Covina Lanes 626-960-3636 March 13, 2011 Squads @ 11:00, 12:30 & 2:00 PM Deer Creek Lanes 909-945-9392 March 20, 2011 Squads @ 11:00, 12:30 & 2:00 PM Norco Classic Lanes 951-734-8410 March 27, 2011 Squads @ 11:00, 12:30 & 2:00 PM San Diego Vista Entertainment Center 760-941-1032 March 5, 2011 Squads @ 12:00, 1:30 & 3:00 PM Valley Mission Hills Bowl 818-361-1221 March 6, 2011 Squads @ 10:00, 11:30 & 1:00 PM Westminster Lanes 714-893-5006 March 12, 2011Squads @ 1:00, 2:30, 4 :00 & 5:30PM ___________________ 2011 Spring Nationals Classic 1 Place st $41,000.00 Masters 1 Place st $25,000.00 Pre-Register and save $50.00 Sam’s Town March 29 – April 3, 2011 March 19, 2011 Squads 12:00, 1:30 & 3:00 PM See Your Local Director for Entry Forms April 23, 2011 Squads 12:00, 1:30 & 3:00 PM Home of the $100,000.00 2011 Fall Nationals March 3, 2011 LAS VEGAS TRAVEL LEAGUE By Alice Meglemre PRIZE FUND PAY OUT * CITRUS BELT * POWAY FUN BOWL COMBO RESULTS 12941 POWAY RD. POWAY CA. 858-748-9110 86 @ $20.00 25 ENTRIES @ $18.00 $1,720.00 $ 450.00 $ 700.00 $ 990.00 $ 100.00 $3,960.00 Mega Pot SIDE POTS CHAMPION SHIRT TOTAL PRIZE FUND FINALISTS: Place Name City Score Winnings 1st Riz Lejard San Diego 775 $1,200.00 2tie John Zanie Ramona 769 $ 225.00 2tie Mike Crom Santee 769 $ 225.00 4tie Oscar Araiza Lemon Grove 751 $ 125.00 John Gross Poway 744 $ 100.00 5th Nick Inganna San digo 731 $ 95.00 6th th Otto Hoffnan Poway 725 $ 90.00 7 Becky A Hill Lakeside 721 $ 85.00 8th Ryan C Reyes Chula Vista 714 $ 80.00 9th th N. Johnston R.S.Mar 712 $ 75.00 10 Ryan C Reyes Chula Vista 711 $ 75.00 11th Jesus Garcia San Diego 709 $ 70.00 12th th Mel Rodriguez San Diego 708 $ 70.00 13 Jonny Long San Diego 705 $ 65.00 14th Jon Singson San Diego 703 $ 65.00 15th Thuong Le San Diego 702 $ 60.00 16th 16tie Vic Rodriguez San Diego 702 $ 60.00 Jim McGough Chula Vista 692 $ 55.00 18th th James Smith San Diego 689 $ 50.00 19 **************************************************** SIDE POT WINNERS **************************************************************** 12:00 GM.1=$65 R.L. Allen 241, GM. 2=$65 Becky Hill 308, GM.3=$65 Harold Hill Sr 252. SWEEPER RESULTS 66 Entries @ $8.00 Added By ABT Total Prize Fund John Zanie 1st Riz Lejarde 2nd Becky A Hill 3rd Mike Crom 4th Victor rodriguez 5th Mike Deliberto 6th Ryan C Reyes 7tie th Mickey Oconnor 8 Mel Rodriguez 9th Randy Diato 10th Jon Singson 11th 530 527 520 516 508 507 504 495 494 492 491 $ 528.00 $ 3.00 $ 531.00 $ 125.00 $ 80.00 $ 60.00 $ 50.00 $ 45.00 $ 40.00 $ 35.00 $ 25.00 $ 25.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 OUT NEXT TOURNAMENT IS SATURDAY MARCH 5th VISTA LANES 435 WEST VISTA WAY, VISTA. 760-941-1032 Squad Times: Sunday Only: 12:00AM, 1:30PM & 3:00PM 1:30PM GM.1=$90 Randy Diato 285, 2ND =$50 John Gross$ 277, 3rd=$20. Vincent Marino 267. GM.2=$90 Ryan Reyes 285, 2ND=$50 Jon Singson 251, 3rd=$20 Mike Deliberto 247. REMEMBER YOU CAN’T WIN IF YOU DON’T BOWL!! ALL ABT TOURNAMENTS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: GM.3=$90 Steven Zimmerman 263, 2nd=$50 John Gross 257 3rd=$20 Oscar Araiza 253 3:00PM GM.1=$65 John Zanie 270, 2nd=$ 40 Mike Crom 263, GM.2= $65 Mike Deliberto 278, 2nd=$40 Riz Lejarde 267, GM.3=$65 Mel Roderiguez 276, 2rd=$40 V.Roderigues 263 PRIZE FUND PAY-OUT PRIZE FUND PAY OUT * CITRUS BELT * Foothill Hill Lanes COMBO RESULTS 17238 Foothill, Fontana. Ca. 909-822-9900 78 @ $20.00 $1,560.00 $ 594.00 33 ENTRIES @ $18.00 SIDE POTS $ 865.00 CHAMPION SHIRT $ 100.00 TOTAL PRIZE FUND $3,119.00 FINALISTS: Place Name City Score Winnings Sheldon Simpson Fontana 815 $ 400.00 1st 2tie Veroncia Boone Mission Hills 781 $ 225.00 2tie Kendall Nc Iver Chino 772 $ 175.00 4tie Thersea Fiore Victorville 769 $ 150.00 Michael Dang Garden Grove 765 $ 125.00 5th Lisa Mc Givern Perris 759 $ 100.00 6th Fontana 747 $ 95.00 7TH Pengsean Chea th Jovin Bolanos Placenta 737 $ 90.00 8 Lordan Ferguson Cucamonga 736 $ 85.00 9th Cucamonga 726 $ 80.00 10th Renan Cruz Mission Hills 718 $ 75.00 11th Luis Boone Corona 717 $ 75.00 12th Larry Daniel Rialto 709 $ 70.00 13th Kathy Doolen 13tie Dale Jones Banning 709 $ 70.00 Pomona 707 $ 65.00 15th Otha Johnson Panorama 704 $ 60.00 16th Rey Trujillo 16tie Dom Laguardia Long Beach 704 $ 60.00 17tie Dom Quitangon La Puente 702 $ 55.00 17tie Mario Leal La Puente 702 $ 55.00 **************************************************** SIDE POT WINNERS **************************************************************** 11:AM GM.1=$60 Noli Valdeleon 262, 2ND=$30 Dom Quitangon 257 2PM Page 9 BOWLING NEWS SWEEPER RESULTS 47 Entries @ $8.00 Added By ABT Total Prize Fund Michael Dang 1st Veroncia Boone 2nd rd Kathy Doolen 3 Kendall Mc Iver 4th Lisa McGivern 5th th Dom Laguardia 6 tie Lordan Ferguson 7 Larry Daniel 8th 560 537 528 525 513 510 500 497 $ 376.00 $ 4.00 $ 380.00 $ 100.00 $ 70.00 $ 50.00 $ 45.00 $ 40.00 $ 30.00 $ 25.00 $ 20.00 OUT NEXT TOURNAMENT IS SUNDAY MARCH 6th UPLAND BOWL 451 W FOOTHILL, UPLAND. 909-946-7006 Squad Times: Sunday. 11:00AM, 12:30PM & 2:00PM GM.2=$60 Reb Smith 253, 2ND=$30 Ferdie Alona 242 REMEMBER YOU CAN’T WIN IF YOU DON’T BOWL!! GM.3=$60 Anthony Paris 291, 2nd=$30 Dan Stauf 284 ALL ABT TOURNAMENTS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: GM.1=$55 Lordan Ferguson 254, 2=$20 Thersea Fiore 252, GM.2=$55 Dom Laguardia 287, 2ND=$20 Thersea Fiore 271 GM.3=$55 Pengsean Chea 255, 2ND=$20 Ed Abara 252. VICTOR JORDAN WINS ABT CHAMPIONSHIP AT CAL BOWL PRIZE FUND PAY-OUT LAKEWOOD—Victor Jordan won the Amateur Bowlers Tour (ABT) championship at Cal Bowl on Sunday, February 27, 2011 during our 3-game Beat-the-Board tournament. Victor bowled in the 11AM squad and shot games of 266, 229 and 271 with handicap for a series total of 766 and the $275 1st place prize. Fred Ringor came in second shooting a 753 with handicap. Low to cash was +81. Our newest championship, Victor Jordan, is married to Joan and they live in Huntington Beach. Victor was using Storm equipment drilled by Ben Mach for the win this weekend. Victor sports a high game of 290 and a high series of 670. Victor wanted to thank Joan for her love and support. Victor also wanted to thank Ben Mach for taking care of his equipment. Victor also wanted to thank Cal Bowl for hosting the tournament and the ABT directors for running an outstanding tournament. The winner of the Senior Sweeper was Fred Ringor. The winner of the 2-Game Sweeper was Daryl Brandt. The ABT Directors and membership would like to thank the management and staff at Cal Bowl for hosting our tournament. Our next scheduled event is Sunday, March 6 at Linbrook Bowl. The address is 201 S. Brookhurst Street in the city of Anaheim. Squads are at 10AM, 11:30 & 1PM. Their phone number is 714 774-2253. First place will be $1000 with 60 tournament entries and progressive entries. The entry fee for this event is $45. Gold members and all re-entries are $40. The deadline is fast approaching for sending in your National entries. The tournament is being held at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas March 29-April 2. The deadline is March 15. Applications are available at all tournaments. First place in the Classic Division is $41,000 and $25,000 in the Masters. To be eligible for the full pot, you must have bowled in ten squads in your local branch since mid October 2010. For more information, or any questions, please contact us at 714.600.8059. We hope to see you at on Sunday at Linbrook! DOWNEY — High scoring Del Rio Lanes produced another season high game, for 156 and over average bowlers, Monday when Dee Phipps fired 244 in a 606 series. Margo McClain broke the previous 234 high game the week before with Myrt Owns but now she tied again with Dee. With Position Round, and the final week before sweeps, all individual games, series and team high game and series, are still up for grabs. Fountain Bowl # 2 has 52 wins going into Position week and runner-up team and Cal Bowl #1 at 49 wins, must win all three to force a tie an immediate roll-off. Unless Betty finds an error in doing the sheets this week, the following will be paired: Bowling News and Keystone #2; Keystone #1 and Cerritos; Cal #2 and Fountain Bowl #2; Linbrook and Del Rio; Valley View #11 and Valley View #1. Dee Phipps topped the weekly honor roll with 244606, followed by Hedy Schoner 217-593, Bernice Bennett 223-587, Kathy Parrish 206556, Terry Jackson 543, Vi Wilson 533 and Vi included the necessary strike (after a dozen names were called) to win the $100 and over strike pot. Also, Roberta McNaught had 524, Aresia McGee 224523, Tracy Koolmees 523, Marilyn Robinson 521, Nancy Soto 516, Cil Moons 514, Jerry Whitehurst 512, Barbara Robarge 507, Linda Kinney 505 and Karen Mauricio 503. NEXT WEEK: Monday 10 a.m. March 7 at Fountain Bowl. Chris & Brittany Hillman – brother-sister duo bowl 300 – same game. Just Rush In and Bowl and Set a State Record at Cloverleaf Bowl by Mary Lynly, California Bowling Writers FREEMONT—Brittany Hillman didn’t plan to bowl this night – she plays softball for top ranked Ohlone College and had just finished practice. BUT – the urge to bowl took over and the 19-year old rushed to the bowl in her uniform including black smears under her eyes. Her 22-year old brother Chris bowls on the same team as well as their brother Brandon and cousin Mandy. It was the last game and both Chris and Brittany began to strike at will. After five strikes Brittany said, “I really began to get nervous and I wanted to avoid eye contact with anyone so I started to sing – the song – “Go Girl.” Strikes continued for both and Chris said, “It was just one of those nights when everything was going great, I was loose and the pins continued to fall.” He was not unaware of the fact that he was pacing Brittany strike for strike and he said he was thinking more about her than himself. Brittany said she just kept moving around and tried to keep her head in the game. She also kept singing “Go Girl.” Brittany etched her name in the record books first and the league went ballistic congratulating her on her first ever 300. Chris was thrilled for her and now, he needed to strike out to match the fete. He said, “I thought wow, I had better strike out or I’ll never hear the end of it!” This would be his 17th perfect game. The first ball didn’t come off of his hand too well but he struck and two more followed. The league erupted again congratulating the two. Brother Brandon and cousin Mandy were no slouches either, rolling 268 and 233 respectively giving the team an 1101 game. The thing they were not aware of was Chris and Brittany Hillman having tied a National Record of a brother and sister shooting 300 on the same team in the same game. Darren and Nicole Downey, Springfield, Ill., were the first ones to accomplish the fete on March 18, 2005. The high game nationally for a two women – two men foursome is 1110 and Chris and Brittany’s team is second with 1101. Both of these accomplishments are records for the state of California. One Day Bowling Tournament at Keystone lanes 11459 imperial Hwy, norwalk Ca. SUnDaY May 1st 2011 HDCp is 90% for all 3 events ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TEaM EVEnT: 10:00 a.M. (Check-in 9:30) (4 members per team any combination nO Cap) $25.00 per person pre-pay or $30 on site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DOUBlES: 12:30 p.M. (2 Divisions Men and Mix) $ 25.00 per person pre-pay or 30.00 on site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SinGlES: 2:30 p.M. 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Las Vegas, NV 89032 (702) 288-7728 • (702) 631-1055 email: jerry.francomano@stationcasinos.com USBC ASSOCIATIONS SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Association Manager - Linda Johnson 1061 West Badillo, Covina 91722 (626) 859-6216 E-Mail: thumpr2@verizon.net CITRUS BELT Association Manager - Elise M. Hamner 711 “B” West 2nd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410 (909) 381-4599 citrusbelt@verizon.net ORANGE COUNTY Association Manager - Cheryl Huntington 13896 Harbor Blvd., #5A Garden Grove, CA 92843 (714) 554-0111 OCWBA@Yahoo.com NORTH L.A. COUNTY Association Manager - Tom Leigh 15600 Devonshire St., Suite 212, Granada Hills, CA 91344 (818) 810-6263 email: nlacbowling@yahoo.com website: nlacbowling.com SOUTH L.A. COUNTY Association Manager - Judy Nielsen 17057 Bellflower Blvd. Suite 210, Bellflower, CA 90706 (562)925-0417 JNielsen@southernlacountyusbc.com March 3, 2011 Women’s Bowling Exhibit A Visit With Scheduled to Open June 2011 Old Friends Is Always Fun ARLINGTON—Plans are underway for 50 years of Women’s Pro Bowling Exhibit scheduled to open in June 2011 during Bowl Expo. This exhibit is long overdue. Women professional bowlers have played a major role in promoting the game and richly deserve an exhibit that features their accomplishments. The 50 years of Women’s Pro Bowling Exhibit will display rare photographs and artifacts from the greatest bowlers of all time, including moments that made a difference and the impact on television. It will remember the pioneers that made all that followed possible and will celebrate the tremendous contributions of the key people who created the organized tours. The exhibit will honor the female legends by showcasing the top bowlers from each decade including Hall of Fame members, Bowlers of the Year, Bowlers of the Decade, and significant record holders. The individuals most responsible for over-seeing this great project are Chairman of the committee, Jim Goodwin, Fran Deken, John Sommer and none other than Joan Romeo, who, in my opinion is the most successful, most energetic, and certainly the most UNDERPAID promoter of events in all of bowling. Romeo leaves no stones unturned in her relentless effort to further the growth of bowling, both in America, as well as other foreign countries. Nonetheless, the aforementioned work closely with Pat Cinello, Chairman of the Executive Board, Keith Hamilton Vice Chair, and Kelli Briscoe, the new curator of the museum. All are involved to some degree and all provide input. Joan Romeo spearheaded the fundraising and promotion. She is never shy in her presentations to any casino, bowling manufacturer, major corporation, or any bowling related business. More often than not, she succeeds in selling her product. Romeo is no neophyte in public relations or promotional undertakings. From 1985 to 1987, she was Director of Client Services for Pearlman Wohl Inc in Century City, a suburb of Los Angeles. Pearlman Wohl’s clients included Air New Zealand , Lamps Plus, and Buick Motor Division. From 1988 to 1995, Joan became Vice President of The Pearlman Group, Incorporated, a company that represented Chevrolet Motor Division, Permanent Charities Committee of the Entertainment Industry, Sterling Vineyards, and Ticketmaster. In 1995,she started her own company, concentrating principally in bowling related projects. Her clients include Master Industries, Twelve Strike, CWBA, Corbin Bowl, USA Bowling, and FIQ. She is currently President of the California Bowling Writers, is a member of the Bowling Writers Association of America Board of Directors, a member of BPAA International Committee, and, as previously stated, a member of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame committee for the new exhibit, 50 Years of Women’s Pro Bowling. Perhaps there is added incentive to Joan Romeo’s passion for the aforementioned exhibit. She is the mother of Robin Romeo, one of the greatest female bowlers in the history of the game. Robin is an absolute cinch for a spot in the exhibit. Robin’s record includes17 National Professional titles, (including two majors) four WIBC titles, (two All-Events, one doubles, one team) seven California State titles, two New York State titles and one USBC All-Events. Additionally, Robin is in seven bowling Halls of Fame, including the USBC Hall of Fame. Robin’s resume’ hardly requires her mother’s influence. Donations to the exhibit are certainly in order. For further information regarding 50 Years of Women’s Professional Bowling, contact : International Museum and Hall of Fame web site or 50 Years of Women’s Professional Bowling face-book page. Page 11 BOWLING NEWS by Carol Mancini NORWALK — Last Sunday I trekked to Oak Tree Lanes to root for a few former teammates. (We bowled at least 10 local, state and national tournaments together.) Charlene Gamble, Jo O’Dell and Linda Johnson (all San Gabriel officers at one time) still have the spirit. Linda Johnson is once again our California State President, so I don’t get to see her often. Linda and her current officers were hosting the San Gabriel Valley Ass’n tournament, with men, women and Juniors all bowling at one time. What a sight! The sad situation was the amount of participants. Four weekends for each association (men, women, youth) has shrunk to 6 squads total. Speaking of old friends: I sat next to Keith Kenworthy (Rollin Donkee daddy) who was there supporting his lady Bert Strain (Donkee Tour mama). The three of us met at Alhambra Valley Lanes in 1973! That was before the Donkee Ball Carrier was a dream or the Donkee Tour had a concept. Mr. Kenworthy gave away so many Rollin Donkees that a number of struggling Bowling Associations were able to survive by raffling the bags! The Donkee Tour was the warmest, friendliest tournament around — lit by the smile of Bert Strain. During our 3 hour “rooting for the ladies” Keith relayed the following story to me. “Back in December of 2010 I spent 12 days in the hospital and when they sent me home I still needed to be checked on. So the “doctor” came to our home and gave me the once over. When he started to leave, he said, ‘I can see you are in good hands, it’s so nice to have your daughter here to take care of you!’ “I said Doc, this is my friend of 40 years and she’s 85 years old.” Bert, you are the greatest! There were other stories shared — but those will wait for another issue. PBA Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship Focuses on Player Skill Rather Than Bowling Ball Technology PBA Tour Players will be put to the test March 2-6 at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (Feb. 28, 2011) – With all the options that today’s high-tech bowling balls offer professional bowlers, choosing the right equipment to complement the player’s ability is often the key to success. But when the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour returns to Cheektowaga, N.Y., for the third annual Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship at AMF Thruway Lanes March 2-6, any advantage that can be gained by choosing the right equipment will be thrown out the window because all of the competitors will be required to use the same type of bowling ball. The Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship, which requires players to use identical “throwback” polyester ball technology, is named in honor of the PBA Hall of Famer who dominated the so-called plastic ball era, winning a PBA-record eight titles in 1978 followed by another seven-title season in 1979. Roth’s total of 34 PBA Tour titles ranks fourth on the all-time list of PBA champions behind Walter Ray Williams Jr. (47), Earl Anthony (43) and Pete Weber (35). The inaugural Plastic Ball Championship, held in Wheat Ridge, Colo., in 2009 was won by Jeff Carter of Springfield, Ill. Last year’s event, the first held in Roth’s honor, was held in West Babylon, N.Y., and was won by Brian Ziesig of Levittown, N.Y., who became the first amateur ever to win a standard PBA Tour event. The concept behind the plastic ball tournament is to put a premium on knowledge of changing lane conditions, subtle adjustments in hand positions and delivery techniques, and other skills rather than relying on advanced bowling ball technology. “It’s definitely a totally different mindset because you can’t rely on technology,” said Carter, who won the 2009 Plastic Ball Championship by defeating Hall of Famer Pete Weber in the championship match, 235-213, for his first and only PBA Tour title. “The emphasis moves from a reliance on technology to mechanics and being able to repeat the shots the way you want to. The adjustments you make are more subtle and have to come from your physical game. “I started bowling in the plastic ball era and have experienced the evolution of technology and I’m one of those who have been a proponent of new technology in the sport,” Carter continued. “So winning that tournament was kind of a surprise for me because I really didn’t think I was going to do that well. I actually thought about taking the week off.” Ziesig, a sales representative for a bowling equipment distributor who bowls only occasional Tour stops, feels that a tournament such as the Plastic Ball Championship levels the playing field for players like himself who don’t compete regularly on Tour. “If you want to be successful on Tour you really have to know your equipment and what it can do for you under different conditions you’ll experience week-in and week-out,” Ziesig said. “With two or three weeks practice using a plastic ball similar to what we’ll be using in the Plastic Ball Championship, I can be as ready as the guys who bowl every week on Tour. “If they’re going to beat me, it’s because they bowled better than me – not because they have better equipment or better knowledge of all the equipment choices that are available.” The Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship also is giving the PBA an opportunity to support the sport’s official charities. A series of plastic balls have been produced as a special fund-raising event, support Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL), Bowl for the Cure (benefitting Komen for the Cure’s battle against breast cancer), the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, the new YES Fund youth bowling initiative, and other charities supported by The Bowling Foundation. All of the individual balls are available to the public through OnTheBallBowling.com or by visiting pba. com. The official tournament ball – which also is available – features logos of all of the participating charities. The tournament itself will get underway on March 2 with a seven-game Tour Qualifying Round where non-exempt players will compete for a minimum of 10 spots in the 64-player field. The 64player field will bowl 14 qualifying games on March 3 with the top 32 advancing to round-robin match play on March 4. After a nine-game morning round, the top 16 will bowl another nine games in the evening to determine the top four for the live ESPN stepladder finals at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, March 6. A&J PRESENTS Bowling Tournament PBA PATTERN: VIPER at Del Rio lanes 7502 E. Florence ave Downey Ca Saturday april 2nd 2011 (Check-in 12:30p.M.) Bowling Time: 1:00 p.M. Date Change For Summer TAT & High Roller LAS VEGAS—FOR YOUR BOWLING CALENDAR Please note the slight date changes for both the summer TAT and High Roller. Make your plans now as we are anticipating higher flying expenses over the next 6 months. Both Orleans and Sam’s Town are cooperating to the fullest by offering bowlers the best possible hotel room rates. Call Orleans at 1-800-675-3267 and call Sam’s Town at 1-877-593-5993. The Finals of each event are on separate days so you can bowl both! Each tournament will provide entry fee packages that bowlers can take advantage of for multi-squads plus take home high performance bowling equipment. 30th annual July High Roller - Wednesday, June 29th through Monday, July 4th 11th annual TAT- Tuesday, June 28th through Sunday, July 3rd Also - the Senior Easter Classic brochures were mailed out later than anticipated so the early entry date for extra Tune-Up squads and lower prices has been extended to postmarked March 15th. So come out for the 4th of July Fireworks and participate in 2 great events, the TAT and High Roller. For info and brochures, contact us at info@high-roller.com or call us toll free at 1-800-257-6179. Visit us often at trueamateurtournaments.com and www.high-roller.com. Hope to see you in Las Vegas this summer where you can bowl two great tournaments in the same week with over $500,000 in cash & prizes. sEE tABlE BElOw FOr PrizE FunD Entry Fee $ 75.00 Format: Bowl 5 games across top 5 will advance to step ladder elimination. One out of 5 will cash All prizes will be pay same day --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optional side pots $5.00 across Block 1 game 1-2-3 $ 10.00 Block 2 game 3-4-5 $ 10.00 Prize fund # of Entries Places Pay off 5 1 320 10 2 400 15 3 750 100 50 20 4 750 200 100 25 5 750 300 125 75 60 30 6 800 300 150 125 100 35 7 850 400 200 125 100 90 80 40 8 900 450 200 150 130 110 90 75 45 9 950 400 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 10 1000 500 250 200 175 150 125 110 100 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 240 50 80 tournament directors james tipton Cell: 424-219-4191 Armando zavala Cell: 562-760-9481 no PBA bowlers allowed 75 Page 12 BOWLING NEWS Linbrook Bowling Center 201 S. Brookhurst • Anaheim • (714) 774-2253 ANAHEIM — The month of the color green is here and that means that St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon. The Color Of Money is taking a bye on March 12 but will be back on March 19. Meanwhile, keep checking Linbrook Bowling Center’s ad on this page for all upcoming tournaments and events. Let’s report the high scores for February 22 thru 28. Santa Guys & Gals: Art Gutierrez 226, Jesse Contreras 221, Mike Hardy 214, Mike Robbins 205, Bruce Gober 201, Alice Snyder 219-200. LunchBunch: Norm McLeod 222, Jim Grove 217, Gerald Lichtenheld 209.7 Cypress College: Bryan Osborne 216-277-245/738, Mike Hicks 212-204/605, Steven Peltier 266, Lucas Parckys 201-221. Anaheim Secondary Teachers: Terry Currier 216. Ten Pins: Brian Peterson 220-228-219/667, Don Moore 203-233-227/663, Jack McQuown 237-236/655, Josh Boisoneau 257/649, Ken Gwyn 217-225-205/647, Shannon Scott 235/600, Priscilla Hudson 208. Vegas Nonsense: Calvin Duckworth 230-237-201/668, Travis Hancock 254/650, Chris Duckworth 224-203/609, Tim Butler Sr. 233, Tim Butler Jr. 224, Christina Byrd 234. O.C. Korean: Hyun Wook Jang 203-224/601, Young Chul Choi 202-205. 3’s Company: Max Holzinger 230, Melinda Manahan 205. R.C.R.C.: Lou Cruz 201, Kay Ladbury 219. Executive Doubles: Mike Keogh 201-224-213/638, Stan Evans 222-226/617, Ike Eisenacher 203-233/617, Bill Powell 222-220/601, Ed Bish 267, Sophia Owens 221-200. Just Desserts: Ken Reser 224-231/646, Ed Olivas 222, Dan Perreira 222, Joe Salinaz 220, Greg Garcia 211, Shannon Brown 202. B.S.M.: Alex Han 234/608, Jae Eon Yoo 225, Sang C. Won 223, Daniel Cha 216, Jimmy Kim 202-215. Golden Nuggets: Roland Mutzenberger 212. Go For Nine (No- Tap): Gene Nichols 255-207-235/697, Norm McLeod 234-232-218/684, Hoagy Wong 241-226213/680, Gino Vassallo 255-222/673, Ben Abrahamson 231218-218/667, Fran Stern 218-234/640, Margot Church 222, Pat Nichols 213, Minnie Ortiz 212, Sandy Durkin 208. Party Timers: Pat Sangenito 263-208-257/728, Danny Janssens 257-248/698, David McKay 210-235-214/659, Don Moore 243-201-215/659, Tim Blough 237/621, Nicole Evans 211, Kelly Woolpert 210. Anaheim Nisei: Vince Okada 224-257/650, Bob Mendoza 246, Tim Hide 221, Sadao Kuwahara 216, James Michiuye 211. Nikkei: Tony Marasco 268-211/647, Leo Asuncion 201223/615, Rick Bargayo 224-200, Sam Tanaka 223-222, Dave Lautherboren 223, Sally Jakah 201. Santa Super Savers: Joe Molina 201-243/631, Fred Fouts 205, Dean Evola 204, Nick Lam 204, Bob Stellar 202, Dawn Gober 200. 525 Ladies Classsic: Karen Bagnall 252, Nicole Evans 223, Latricia Carroll 210. Thursday Mixed Seniors: Norm McLeod 201. Magnolia Teachers (No-Tap): Carolyn Anderson 219235/646, Debi Andreff 231, Brenda Hill 219, Pam Odiorne 209. St. Pius: Paul Uyanga 209. 7-11 Vegas: Matt Goodloe 259-”300”/742, Robert Ragans 219-277-229/725, Luis Damian 228-245-236/709, Dave Wright 224-235-238/697, Orlando Vanegas 207-226231/664, Cheryl Munson 202-2206. U.P.S.: Chris Song 202. Grey Panthers: Jerry Dymora 224, John Vojtko 200. Vegas Party: Robert Thompson 279-255-236/770, Rick Weiland 266-245-205/716, Stan Evans 257-215-203/675, Karl Ramer 237-221-211/669, Dan Duarte 233-227-201/661, Connie Putnam 214, Pam Weiland 211-206. T.G.I.F.: Casey Jones 227-204-203/634, BIll Swanson 245-213, Marcus Blackstone 224, Bo Bowen 223, Al Epps 207. Kamaaina Bowling Club: Rick Bargayo 235-201/628, Gregory Sato 235-216/626, Frank Jones 213-201/612, Sam Tanaka 236/603, Kevin Fujinami 222, Genka Cabatu 266257-224/747, Pam Jones 212, Serena Miyahira 212, Linda Ichiyama 204, Sandy Higa 204. 4-4 Vegas: Mike Peterson 226-213/610, Dino Chavez 216, Roy Smithhisler 209, Norm Walker 205, Sandy Batalon 202-237/607. Family & Friends: Jess Meno 230-216-628, Chris Meno 232, Dave Kelly 206. Double Daters: Bob Legro 264-213/640, Ed Bish 223213/608, Brett Law 248, Ron Zettelmier 231, Shawn Oslund 223-201. Twenty Lane Challenge: Bowls one a month on Sundays. 29 entries. Top Strikers: 1st place: Nick Wilson 19 strikes $140. 2nd place: Lenny Huber 15 strikes $75. 3rd place: Mike Sargent 14 strikes $50. 4th place: Victor Johnson and Ron Sargent 13 strikes and $15 each. February 26 Scratch 5-Gamer Tournament: 54 entries. 1st place: Zarcoff Boutell 1232 $500, 2nd: Steve Gurreiri 1224 $330, 3rd: Nick Wilson 1170 $280, 4th: Lenny Huber 1153 $240, 5th: Keith Yamakawa 1132 $180, 6th: Ron Sargent 1127 $140, 7th: Lowell Huber 1120 $120, 8th: Roger Vasquez 1117 $100. Side Pots: 1st place: $60, 2nd place: $27. Game 1: Nick Wilson 289, Steve Gurreiri 279; game 2: Zarcoff Boutell 278, Ramiro Garcia 269; game 3: Josh Boisoneau 267, Victor Cabatu 257; game 4: Genka Cabatu 279, Jeff Garrison 269; game 5: Steve Gurreiri 300, Ron Sargent 268. Senior N0-Tap: Results of February 22. 40 entries @ $10=$400. 40 lineage @ $5.25=$210. 40 prize fund @ $4.75=$190. 37 3--6-9 @ $1=$37. Place Money—1st Bob Zentner 857 $35, 2nd Gary Oslund 824 $27, 3rd Ray Francisco 822 $21, 4th Norm Walker 790 $16, 5th Jim Ellis 786 $12, 6th Sam Shumard 784 $9. Side Pots—Game 1, hdcp: 1st Cliff LaPointe 314 $9, 2nd Gary Oslund 311 $7, 3rd Manny Magno 287 $5. Game 2, scr.: 1st Janine Ditch 300 $12, 2nd Rod Cantrell 286 $9, 3rd (tie) Tom Stearn and Norm Walker each with 280 and $3.50. Game 3, hdcp: 1st Ray Francisco 306 $9, 2nd Elaine Dooley 308 $7, 3rd Bo Zentner 295 $5. 3-6-9 Carryover: $169. Added: $37. New total: $206. WILLY WAS A-MAYS-ING by Roberta McNaught ANAHEIM—Willy Bordenave wasn’t out in center field last week, he was batting right on target. Hitting the only 900 in the 590 Classic at Linbrook, he scored a 903 on games of 222, 226, 241, and 214. Others hitting the mark were: Martin Angulo 248/895, Juan Sandoval 245/884, Jim Moore 258/872, E.J. Rogers 231/859, Rose Williams 246/847, Shawn StAndre 211/845, Shig Shozi 218/831, John Conway 245/827, Terry Brent 217/824, Tom Stearn 210/823, Al Lara 238/821, David Wright 229/819, Alan Bloom 238/818, Josh Boisoneau 228/818, Janine Ditch 247, Don Gardner 247, Norm Walker 245, Drew Parkin 244, Larry Green 243, Kantral Williams 235, Miguel Rosales 232, Jong Lee 230, Melissa Fan 228, Nancy M. Smith 226, Frank DiCrisi 224, Karen Bagnall 221, James Blythe 220, Janet Anderson 217, Bob Gosnell 214, Rey Ortiz 214, Jack Wilson 214, Marie Barbush 213, Anderson Alcaraz 211, Bo Vrabel 211, Chris Allen 210, Fred Voysey 209, Rich Heid 206, John Phillips 206, Dick McKenzie 205, Roberta McNaught 205, and Stacy Rider 204. It’s always nice to have former league members come by to say hello, last week we had Orlando Vanegas, Helen Petrowski and her daughter Wanda and Christy Asher. Come on by and say hi, we’d love to see you. LINBROOK BOWLING CENTER 201 S. BROOKHURST • ANAHEIM • (714) 774-2253 WE NEVER CLOSE • OPEN 24 HOURS Monday & Friday 9am - 5pm Monday & Tuesday 8pm - 1am } $2.25Special per game Excluding Holidays Ozzie’s Senior Scotch Doubles - Sat. - March 19th @ 12:30PM Check in at 11:30am - Bowl at 12:30pm Limited to the first 50 paid couples COLOR OF MONEY MARCH 5TH NO COLOR OF MONEY MARCH 12TH COLOR OF MONEY RETURNS MARCH 19TH 20 Lane Challenge - Sunday - March 20th @ 10:30AM Check in at 10:00am - Entry Fee: $15.00 Strike to score - Top Strikers Cash No PBA Bowlers - Call E.J. Rogers for more info or to sign up TEDDY’S COLOR OF MONEY Saturdays • Check-in 8:30pm • Bowl at 9:00pm • $15 Per Person BREAKFAST BOWL Sundays at 7:30-11 AM • 3 Games & Breakfast • $10 Per Person SENIOR NO-TAP Tuesday & Fridays at 1 PM • Entry Fee: $10 “WE’RE A PARTY 24 SEVEN” Now Accepting Visa and Mastercard March 3, 2011 12655 VENTURA BLVD. STUDIO CITY 818-769-7600 or 877-2380 when you have time to spare by NICE and SWEET STUDIO CITY — By this time next week, we will have crowned a Mardi Gras Tournament champion, will it be you? You still have time to sign-up so don’t forget to get in your entry form. We are looking forward to a great turn-out and a lot of fun. ADULTS: Did you know that Mardi Gras is translated as Fast Tuesday? Well, none of our Tuesday bowlers are fat but their huge scores are over bloated this week. Hopefully they continue the trend at this Sunday’s tournament. Until then, here’s the weekly scores: Tavern Guild: Tom Whitaker 257/690, Ed Dusseau 278/682, David Quam 247/652, Keane Murakami 646, Darrell Tucci 227/623, James Beightler 257, Tony Annibale 227. Twilighters: Tony Viacava 259/668, Dan Coffelt 237/649, Radi Cohanim 245/632, Ron Koblin 626, Barry Cohanim 233/621, Bob Riffle 233. Kings and Queens: Wayne Roberts 245/651, Jeff Coggins 241/633, Jon Schell 242/625, Luke Avery 608, Mane Andrew 243, David Gotto 234. SCBL: Michael Gurrieri 268/752, Tom Wigmore 289/752, Dwayne Miller 706, Rocco Fasone 701, Tony Laanan 251/699, RIck Mallory 266, Marvin Nance 248. Funseekers: Jeff Pifko 265/722, Gary Bailer 290/663, Stephen Durham 680, Tony Annibale 262/677, Nancy Kato 656, Jim Moore 263, Zoran Jacimovic 258. Mid Week Breakers: Brandon Dziengielewski 201/551, Dave Scott 200. JUNIORS: You might not be able to participate in our Adult tournaments, but we have one that’s right up your alley (pun intended). March 18th you will have a chance to win your very own ball, bag and shoes at the St. Patty’s Day Pot of Gold Junior Tournament. Make sure to sign up at the desk. Erin go braugh and such, here’s the scores: Senior Scratch: James Knapp 915, Jessica Taylor 499, Max Korn 758, Daniel Cohen 633, Matt Parker 221, Treven Goldsmith 182. Adult/Junior: Max Korn 203/571, Treven Goldsmith 500, Martin Korn 168/460, Ian Hamrick 165/427, Brad Spector 165/423. Junior Stars: Nicole Martinez 157/418, Ian Hamrick 381, Nicholas Martinez 146/359. Pee Wee Bumpers: Andrew Parker 69/136. DAY TIME ADULTS: Don’t be shy about beating up on all participants at this year’s Mardi Gras tourney. But what you should be doing is signing up. Come on you know you want a free Vegas trip and some gambling money, so make sure to sign-up at the desk. Here’s the high-rolling scores: Coffee & Donuts: Roz Levitt 170/478, Karen Wolkoff 193/471, Elayne Klein 478, Sharon Lawrence 170/456, Sue Goldstein 446, Pauline Lipin 174. Senior Social: Gary Olsen 177/515, Russ Romo 203/503, Arthur Harris 457, Ruth Gralla 154, Christine Stark 424, Allan Lotta 151. Joslyn Seniors: Gary Olsen 252/644, Kathy George 177/470, Lillian Kleinman 187/464, Sol Stein 206/548. Bowler of the Week: “If I had one more strike” was heard when the President himself, Gary Bailer, rolled 11 stikes in a for for a 290 game during Funseekers. Great bowling Gary, you’ll get that elusive 300 very soon. We all have our fingers crossed. Sweetness Quote of the Week: “Really, the soul of the city is what people are trying to get back. It’s not a structure, it’s not a street name, it’s what we know as New Orleans. And what we can feel when we get together.” RUSTY BRYANT Lessons by Appointment THE PRO ZONE “The Ultimate Pro Shop” 818-365-2050 10430 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 91345 Inside Mission Hills Bowl 818-361-1221 Hours: Mon. Thru Fri. 11a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Bowlingnewsudoku 4 8 3 2 2 4 6 3 5 9 7 5 5 1 9 8 5 4 6 8 4 1 2 3 7 4 8