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Page 12 | Thursday, July 8, 2010 | THE BOWLING NEWS I’m going to assume I am out here on my own with this opinion, but I think Lebron James is everything that’s wrong with free agency in sports. Just like most people, I enjoy thinking about the possibility of a top-tier player coming to my favorite team, but if this Lebron James debacle is the result, then count me out. Financial advisors always say not to put all your eggs in one basket, but that’s exactly what some NBA teams are doing by trying to create enough salary cap space to go after Lebron. James, by no fault of his own, seems to be holding the entire NBA hostage. Currently it looks like there are three or four teams fighting to get James, and the stakes are certainly high, but only one of these teams is going to get him. The teams that don’t win the Lebron sweepstakes are going to stink for years to come. The New Jersey Nets and the New York Knicks have been planning and tweaking the roster for two years now preparing to make a run at Lebron. The problem is that neither one of them will probably get him. What does that mean for these two franchises? Is it fair to the fans or the city to leave so much up to chance? The NBA is lucky that the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are so good right now, because any league is tough to keep going when the city of New York is uninterested. I wish we could go back to the days where guys stayed with the same team for the majority of their career. Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, those types of players are faces of franchises. Lebron is a Cavalier and should stay a Cavalier. He has taken a poor franchise and single handedly built them into a power house. All I have to say is one thing to Lebron James, finish what you started and stay in Cleveland. Don’t look now, but your Texas Rangers are playing some excellent baseball and have found themselves with a three and a half game lead almost half way through the season. Although I am excited about the potential for an October playoff run, I’m hesitant to get excited because we have seen this scenario before. The Rangers have a tendency to sink in the second half, and with the problems with ownership lurking in the background, things are too shaky to start thinking about the playoffs. Still, it should be a fun second half of the season and I’m actually going to attend a game as soon as Pro Cuts sends me my free tickets for spending $20 or more. I just read an article that the new Cowboys Stadium is going to host the 2011 Women’s U.S. Open. This is a huge event for bowling and will be an awesome place to display our sport. I would like to see every bowling fan in the Metroplex come out and support this event, as Cowboys Stadium holds about 95,000 more people than what a bowling center will hold. My odds-on favorite to win the event is April Ellis. She already has experience on the Cowboy Stadium field after running the 5k event there with me a few months back. She has already seen as much playing time on the field as COURTNEY WINS Continued from Page 1 Ronnie Allen, high qualifier Mini Williams, $80 each; 16-21. Brian Harston, Ricky Brown, Anthony Sewell, Torris Jackson, Kam Mostowfi, Ted Garner, $75 each. High Qualifier (no-tap) Ronnie Allen, $500; Eddie Rogers, $3; Ed Ross, Torris Jackson, Onil Llagas. High Pot Winners Ed Ross, Steve Sherrell, Linda Yarbrough, James Mahoney, $30 each; Kam Mostowfi, Jeremiah LaRoe, Ed Williams, Lupe Reyna, $20 each; Lew Lewis, Ronnie Allen, Denfield Joseph, Torris Jackson, Jerri Colbert, William Dean, Onil Llagas, $10 each. Bowler of the Year Standings as of June 28 1. Ronnie Allen, 9478; 2. Ted Garner, 7744; 3. Bob Kielich, 7535; 4. Lloyd Payne, 6984; 5. Eddie Rogers, 6602; 6. Frankie Garza, 6531; 7. Austin Hill, 6510; 8. Jeremiah LaRoe, 6080; 9. Randy Price, 5878; 10. Vinny Meneades, 5861. The weekend handicap tournament showed 95 entries with a total payout of $5,238. The next NABI tournament will be the 4th of July Open July 9-11 at AMF Showplace Euless. John Kitna. Good work to the BPAA for stepping up and getting a place to hold this great tournament. It’s been a while, but with a few weeks off from bowling I can finally bring back what is in Daceman’s DVD player. For my one year anniversary, I went all out and rented (clear my throat) Valentine’s Day from Red Box. There were so many stars in this movie it was hard to believe. However, it felt like they spent more time filling cameo roles then they did writing the movie. Although I liked the format of the movie, which was several story lines that intertwined, the delivery was not so good. Just when you started to get into the story it would switch gears and take you down another path that wasn’t as interesting. Taylor Swift makes an appearance in the movie, but she was just as irritating in the movie as she is in her acceptance speeches in real life. Overall, I give the movie two stars, but make sure you have a woman with you when you go get it. You don’t want all the people standing behind you at Red Box thinking how pathetic you are for renting it on your own. At AMF DeSoto Pride wraps up 779, Miller mints 623 Bam Pride won the battle for top billing for the week at AMF DeSoto with power-packed 278- 268-233 = 779 numbers in Men’s Trio action. Janet Miller’s lofty 191-237-195 = 623 Pushovers outing led the ladies’ race. OTHER HIGH SCORES Aric Alcaraz 266-766, Russell Corwin 266-743, Henry Guzman 222-598, Wendy Kent 239-604, Bam Pride 246-726, Veronica Avery 191-522, Steven Thomas 217-617, Lori Knox At Lake Country Lanes Dunn decks 665 series MARBLE FALLS — Dustin Dunn booked a banner 197-222- 246 = 665 Summer Twisters series to head the honor roll for the week at Lake Country Lanes. BWAA past president Dick Evans dies at age 78 DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Dick Evans, past president and life member of the Bowling Writers Association of America, died July 4 at the age of 78. Evans had the distinction of being the first daily newspaper reporter inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame (1986) and the American Bowling Congress’ Hall of Fame (1992). Among his many awards, Evans received the Billiards’ and Bowling Industry Service award in 1986. He was also awarded the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America V.A. “Chief” Wapensky award in 2007, which recognizes an individual who has made a major contribution to the advancement of the bowling industry. He was named the official bowling writer for the Knight- Ridder News Wire in the early 1980s and in 1972 was sent to St. Louis to receive the bowling industry’s media award on behalf of the Knight-Ridder chain at the Salute Dinner. His weekly bowling stories were sent out over the Knight-Ridder news wire and went to 144 daily newspapers with a daily circulation of over 10 million. At time of death, Evans was the leading award winner in the Bowling Magazine Writing Contest for stories that appeared in both The Miami Herald and Daytona Beach News-Journal. He was the top winner in the Professional Dick Evans Bowlers’ Association’s writing contest, which was discontinued in 2001. Evans was named the top tennis writer in Florida in 2002 and at the USA Tennis Florida Convention in Daytona Beach. Evans, born on September 20, 1931, began his 60-year journalism career at the age of 12, delivering the Miami News. The youngest of three Evans brothers to write for The Miami Herald, at age 14 he was hired to take greyhound racing results and write headlines for short stories. At age 17, he officially joined the Miami Herald staff when he was hired as a copy-boy. At age 20, he was added to the Miami Herald’s sports department staff. For the Miami Herald, Evans wrote about all high school sports, college football, boxing, 161-363, Bettye Haynes 16-467. Frank Bolton 239-658, Les Lewis 235-631, Jack Soria 252-657, Arlette Washington 193-512, Lindsley Davis 243-663, Cynthia Fagan 175-495, Michael Craig 258-661, Paulette Washington 183-449, Anthony Johns 246-651. SENIORS Roger Strand 191-552, Billie Bradley 186-482, Bill Anderson 182-510, Myrtis Anthony 148-433, Ed Neroes 205-514, Jeanne Ham 210-499, Paul Allee 180- 509, Bobbie Reed 190-482. Janice Naumann, from the Summer Lady Bluebonnet group, paced the gals with a fine 191- 168-195 = 554 set. OTHER SCORES Tobe Cozby 216-575, Ryan Perry 128, Lacinda Jelskey 335, Tami M. 177- 465, Don Wilder 245, Linda Birkhead 199-546, Curtis Beal 653, Devon Smart 225, Trisha Bode (4 games) 161-599, Wayne Wright (4 games) 793. SENIORS Ross Walker 221-585, Jan Grape 160, Bessie Weinand 438. bowling, golf, tennis, water skiing, wrestling, horse/dog/ harness races, jai-alai and also spent 14 months serving as interim religious editor. He once organized and ran a Dade County High school baseball tournament that featured North Miami High’s Steve Carlton (a Hall of Famer) and Fred Norman, a future star with the Chicago Cubs, in a taut pitchers duel at Miami Stadium before 3,000 spectators. During the Baltimore Orioles spring training season in Miami he organized a practice session with the O’s for all of Dade County’s high school baseball prospects. His most successful promotion came when he teamed with Joe Tanenbaum of Gulfstream Race Track, drawing 56,000 entries from South Floridians to pick the best horse ever to run at Gulfstream. But his forte was bowling, a sport that he started covering for The Miami Herald in 1957. Evans retired from The Miami Herald Dec. 31, 1989. However, the native Miamian continued to cover the bowling beat for The Herald until he decided to end his Miami Herald career 20 years later. Two of his brothers, the late Luther Evans and Lee Evans, founder of the Tournament of the Americas, also wrote sports stories for The Miami Herald. Thus stories under the byline of an Evans brother appeared in The Miami Herald from 1937 until 2009 except for two years during World War II (1943-44). Evans was hired by the Pro- Continued on Page 8
Bandera Super Bowl hosts 3rd Annual Mega Mixed Team Tournament SAN ANTONIO — On June 26-27 Bandera Super Bowl hosted ITA’s 3rd Annual Mega Mixed Team Tournament. Team Bueche won the event with a 6728 score and collected $1,500. Team members were: Michael Keith, Bernadette Friesenhahn, Tara Light, Alan Bueche and Matt Cabanski. Team Cruise Control with members Jason Gonzalez, Bobbie Sue Lopez, Gabriel Luna, Willie Gonzalez Jr. and Jason Valenzuela took second-place with a score of 6555. The team earned $750. Team All or Nothing won $500 for third-place with their 6410 score. Team members included Denise Mann, Dennis Mann, M.C. Williams, James Hobson and Stan Leibert. Male and female champions were: Matt Cabanski, 1534, and Crystal Carvajal, 1452. Tuesday Night Double Trouble leaguers, from left, Roy Istre, Dan Grier, Toni Currington, asstistant general manager as KingPin, Lili Grier, and Lynn Zainhofsky having fun on a Saturday night at Corsicana Super Bowl. At BRC Thousand Oaks Brock banks 753, Stewart strokes 688 SAN ANTONIO — Joe Brock hammered out hefty 243-231-279 = 753 marks in Ultra Classic action to take top honors for the week at BRC Thousand Oaks. Michelle Stewart, Brock’s leaguemate, held the hot hand for the ladies with a sky-high 224-229-235 = 688 set. 2009-10 PBA REGIONAL SCHEDULE August 20-22 PBA Southwest Region Killeen Open, Killeen, TX August 27-29 PBA Southwest Region Greenville Open, Greenville, TX September 4-6 PBA Southwest Region Carol ‘Stormin’ Norman Pro Shop U Can Bowl 2 Del Mar Lanes Open, Houston, TX September 17-19 PBA Southwest Region Young & Pratt Austin Open, Austin, TX September 24-26 PBA Southwest Region Fort Smith Open, Fort Smith, AR September 24-26 PBA Southwest Region Fort Smith HONOR ROLL Carol Kenney 238-617, Ryan Gautier 278-647, Janette Nevels 198-556, Chris Fuentes 245-712, Joel Sandoval 267-636, Terri Harborth 201-503, Cliff Varner 227-643, Sean Staggs 258-674, Ann Caldwell 210-561. SENIORS Joe Mardon 258-598, Bea Leslie 200-540. At Hilltop Super Bowl Hollabaugh hurls 718 WAXAHACHIE — Keith Hollabaugh headed the leader boards last week at Hilltop Super Bowl by logging laudable 215-236-267 = 718 numbers in Wednesday Trios league play. Misty Craven, Hollabaugh’s leaguemate, rolled a lofty 138- 223-201 = 562 set to lead the ladies’ honor roll. HONOR LIST Keith Hollabaugh 279-684, Debbie Moore 231-553, Scott Rademaker 247- 659, Dorothy Kincaid 204-510. At Bandera Super Bowl Carberry collects 738 SAN ANTONIO — James Carberry compiled a top flight 269-244-225 = 738 PBA Experience-Summer league set to gain the top spot on the honor roll last week at Bandera Super Bowl. Jessica Hirshmann, Carberry’s leaguemate, led the ladies with a tidy 182-198-198 = 578 set. HONOR ROLL Cliff Retzloff 173-457, Courtney Loveless 187-453, James Carberry 268-728, P.J. Couch 185-523, Mike Ruiz 205-525, Jen Alverez 145-404. Jeff Hanner 233-573, JoAnn Thomas 186-530, Brian Torres 245-618, Donna Gil 171-491, Rene Ramon 256-728, Stacey Lopez 197-496. SENIORS Joe Smith (no-tap) 300-673, Julie Hallstrom (no-tap) 242-659, Gene Layman 192-510, Jen Haggy 167-409. THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, July 8, 2010 | Page 13 $6,000 Guaranteed 1st Place (Based on 40 entries) Sunday, July 25th Brackets Eliminator Check in: 9 AM Bowling Starts 10 AM Crossover Doubles Deadline to sign up: July 21st Entry Fee: $100 per person / $400 per team 4-Person Teams 800 Cap • Must have one member of the the opposite sex • Handicap 80% of 210 • Will bowl 5 games • The highest 08-09 Yearbook average will be used. (No book average, then 210 entering average) For more information, contact Calvin at 210-654-0031 BRUNSWICK THOUSAND OAKS 4330 Thousand Oaks Blvd • San Antonio, TX 78217 210-654-0031 Congratulations to Bandera Super Bowl’s kids at the Texas State USBC Youth Championship Tournament in Houston, TX on June 27, 2010. 210-523-1716 Senior Open, Fort Smith, AR 6700 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX 78238
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