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(For April 17-23, 2013)
Team USA member leads
two events at USBC Open
Championships
John Szczerbinski of North
Tonawanda, N.Y., threw 31
strikes in his final set at the
National Bowling Stadium on
April 21 to take the lead in
Regular Singles and Regular
All-Events at the 2013 United
States Bowling Congress Open
Championships.
The 25-year-old right-hander
finished with games of 279, 269
and 241 for a 789 singles series
and had 777 in team and 662
in doubles for a 2,228 all-events
total. Kelly Bonta of Wichita,
Kan., previously held the Regular
Singles lead with 776, while
two-time USBC Open Championships
titlist John Janawicz of
Winter Haven, Fla., topped the
all-events standings with 2,169.
“I had a pretty good look
last night and knew the pattern
would be close, even though
it’s a little bit shorter,” said Szczerbinski,
who won the 2013
USBC Team USA Trials to earn
his third berth on Team USA
and a trip to the QubicaAMF
World Cup later this year. “I
came in with a game plan of
making quality shots, and
that’s what happened. When
you’ve got 10 guys around you
who are rooting for you and
giving you support, it makes
it a lot easier to make those
quality shots.”
Three of Szczerbinski’s five
Open Championships appearances
have come at the NBS,
where he has averaged 238.5
for 27 games, including a 299
game and 805 series in singles
in 2011.
Familiar names come up big
At AMF Lewisville
Westdyk crunches
778, Smith snags 613
Hatton 300
Kevin Westdyk was red hot
last week at AMF Lewisville
Lanes with an outstanding 254-
289-235 = 778 Monday Nite
Mens series.
Rita Smith’s banner 176-201-
236 = 613 Coffee Breaker session
paced the ladies.
Larry Hatton captured highgame
honors with an awardwinning
12-bagger.
HONOR ROLL
Laney Royal 258-721, Amy Anderson
203-593, Bob Bottorff 224-637, Dana
Stites 176-474, Stacey Cox 178-474,
James Westdyke 279-757, Kim Laurita
222-581, Stephen Boswell 253-643.
Stacie Hatton 213-511, Lee McDonald,
Jr. 267-751, Kathy Kyle 221-612,
Former Team USA member
Scott Pohl of Burnsville, Minn.,
and Blaine Weninger of Clackamas,
Ore., became the 10th and
11th competitors to roll perfect
games at the 2013 USBC Open
Championships.
The two right-handers
achieved perfection during
team competition at the
WEEKLY GLANCE 1,363.
The commit NMW
National Bowling Stadium
on April 22, while Matthew
Smith of Altoona, Iowa, fell one
pin shy of becoming the 27th
bowler in tournament history
to notch multiple 300 games on
the championship lanes. A 4
pin after 11 consecutive strikes
left him with 299. His first 300
at the Open Championships
came in singles in 2012.
Smith and Pohl also made
runs at the first 800 series of
the tournament, before settling
for 752 and 749, respectively.
Weninger closed with a 731
series to kick off his 2013
campaign.
A look ahead
Matt McNiel of Prior Lake,
Minn., the defending Regular
All-Events champion, will put
his title on the line April 30
and May 1.
He and Charles Vashaw
of Deephaven, Minn., also
claimed the 2012 Regular
Doubles title and will look to
successfully defend live on
BowlTV on May 2 at 1:30 a.m.
EDT.
2013 USBC OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.
(Top 10 division leaders with hometown and
pinfall)
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
1, Lodge Lanes Too (Mitch Jabczenski, John
Gaines, Scott Newell, Vernon Peterson, John
Janawicz), Orlando, Fla., 3,538. 2, Junior
Team USA Support 1, Mansfield, Texas,
3,521. 3, Red Carpet Lanes, Waukesha, Wis.,
3,499. 4, CareerAthletes.com, Wichita, Kan.,
3,469. 5, S & B Pro Shop 1, Clinton Township,
Mich., 3,439. 6, Cambridge 1, Arlington,
Texas, 3,420. 7, Blue Ball Rebellion, Wichita,
Kansas, 3,375. 8, HornswogglerS, Staten
Island, N.Y., 3,371. 9, Team NABRankings.
com, West Henrietta, N.Y., 3,361. 10,
Breakpoint Pro Shop 2, Sartell, Minn., 3,358.
Doubles
1(tie), Chris Greene/Joe Keltner, Wichita, Kan.,
and Joe Conti Jr., Liverpool, N.Y./Derek
Magno, Cicero, N.Y., 1,403. 3, Russ Wilson,
Rita Smith 236-613, Henry Honore
235-654, Sheri Steele 178-497, Adam
Pritzkaw 247-602, Lanesa Sherfey
151-410.
Richard Sherrane 236-640, Diana
Davis 195-551, Robert LeBaube 245-
662, Mindy McNeal 202-577, Karen
Stewart 158-474, Kevin Wilson 279-745,
Kelly Hollingsworth 210-605, Phil
Bender 259-699.
Dana Stites 207-536, Chuck Davenport
259-699, Jim Young 257-715,
Yvonne Wynn 177-464, Wayne Crosswy
214-620, Stephanie Ellis 166-472,
Joe Lay 253-701, Roneshia Williams
204-564.
SENIORS
Rich Cimino 246-645, Dee Jungerman
235-589.
Lawrence, Kan./Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan.,
1,396. 4, Ben Hoefs, Mobile, Ala./Henry
Teetz III, West Allis, Wis., 1,392. 5, Adam
Barta, Girard, Ohio/Robert Gotchall, Lincoln,
Neb., 1,373. 6, Donald Robinson/Shawn
Maldonado, Houston, 1,370. 7(tie), Curtiss
Rasnic Jr./Curt Rasnic Sr., Fairborn, Ohio,
and Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich./Anthony
LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,366. 9, Sean
Greene, Stockbridge, Ga./Stephen Mohn,
Norcross, Ga., 1,365. 10, Michael Harpster,
Flinton, Pa./Anthony Sobczak, Altoona, Pa.,
Singles
1, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y.,
789. 2, Kelly Bonta, Wichita, Kan., 776. 3,
Greg Roberts, Oshkosh, Wis., 771. 4, Robert
Young, Ontario, Calif., 769. 5, Steve Harman,
Indianapolis, 756. 6, Bill Faerber, St. Cloud,
Minn., 755. 7, Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, 754.
8, Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 751.
9(tie), Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, and
Gordon Kilpatrick, Waterloo, Iowa, 748.
All-Events
1, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y.,
2,228. 2, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla.,
2,169. 3, Joe Keltner, Wichita, Kan., 2,154. 4,
Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich., 2,153. 5, Steve
Harman, Indianapolis, 2,151. 6, Jack Laffey,
Indianapolis, 2,139. 7, Shawn Maldonado,
Houston, 2,124. 8, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee,
Kansas, 2,110. 9, Bill Webb, Guilford, Conn.,
2,107. 10, Brandon Brilinski, Flint, Mich.,
2,103.
Team All-Events
1, Junior Team USA Support 1(Matthew Tuckfield,
Steve Novak, Anthony LaCaze, Jeffrey
Mersch, Erik Vermilyea), Mansfield, Texas,
10,247. 2, HornswogglerS, Staten Island,
N.Y., 10,204. 3, Backhaul Direct - Lumper,
Indianapolis, 10,111. 4, Team Tilt, Lawrence,
Kan., 10,065. 5, Red Carpet Lanes, Waukesha,
Wis., 10,007. 6, Cambridge 1, Arlington,
Texas, 9,988. 7, CareerAthletes.com, Wichita,
Kan., 9,921. 8, Team NABRankings.com,
West Henrietta, N.Y., 9,906. 9, Brunswick Five
Horseman, Racine, Wis., 9,841. 10, Lodge
Lanes Too, Orlando, Fla., 9,820.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
1, Scotty’s 1 (Tom Lee, Dave Fremling, John
Fremling, Dan Fremling, Jon Lee), Alexandria,
Minn., 2,720. 2, The Inexplicables, Conetoe,
N.C., 2,662. 3, Garden Center Lanes 4,
Alexandria, Minn., 2,642. 4, High Five, Belen,
N.M., 2,632. 5, Concordia Strikers, Jewell,
Kan., 2,623. 6, Central City Travelers, Central
City, Nebr., 2,616. 7, Burnside Taxidermy,
New Effington, S.D., 2,614. 8(tie), Terry’s
Home Improvement, Musselshell, Mont., and
The IncrediBowls, Campbell, Calif., 2,608. 10,
Bluedog Blazers, Webster, S.D., 2,605.
Doubles
1(tie), Tom Musante, San Mateo, Calif./Ryan
Riewer, Fargo, N.D., and Wayne Sakai/
Glen Yagi, Lodi, Calif., 1,150. 3, Robert
Biederstadt/Walter Williamson, Bellingham,
Wash., 1,141. 4, Todd Austin, Cedar Springs,
Mich./David Lane, Sparta, Mich., 1,140. 5,
Raymond Cummings, Miramar, Fla./Rudolph
Levarity, Miami, 1,139. 6, George Kolstad,
West St. Paul, Minn./John Kolstad, Bedford,
Texas, 1,135. 7, (tie), Richard Eisenhut,
Downers Grove, Ill./Richard Janicke, Lena,
Ill., Glenn Smoot, Fay, Okla./Bob Wion,
Fairview, Okla., and Arden Schuft, Gaylord,
Minn./Glenn Koch, Glencoe, Minn., 1,134. 10,
Barbara Allen, Fountain Hills, Ariz./Ellouise
Sammetinger, Phoenix, 1,128.
Singles
1, George Atkinson Jr, Henderson, Nev., 663.
2, Dan Delong, Emerald, Wis., 641. 3, Ryan
Peterson, Story City, Iowa, 640. 4, James
Kennedy, Plattsburg, Mo., 631. 5, Johnny
Anderson, Richfield, Utah, 627. 6, John
Schrader, Enid, Okla., 625. 7, Joe Post,
Celina, Ohio, 618. 8, Jeff Mallory, Weaverville,
Calif., 613. 9, Rick Larson, McHenry, Ill., 611.
10, Ben Dowler, Palm Harbor, Fla., 609.
All-Events
1, Mitch Soeffker, Gaylord, Minn., 1,746. 2, Tyler
Stockeland, Hannaford, N.D., 1,717. 3, Fawn
Worthen, Las Vegas, 1,700. 4, Roy Umehira,
Honolulu, 1,698. 5, Marcus Drew, Dillon,
Mont., 1,693. 6, Roger Munson, Belmond,
Iowa, 1,692. 7, Sam Hauter, Van Wert, Ohio,
1,677. 8, Kent Delaney, Webster, S.D., 1,676.
9(tie), Kelly Funk, Tripoli, Iowa, and Stewart
Tanner, Gainsville, Ga., 1,668.
Without a commitment to
your shot, it’s like anything
good is an accident and
anything else is because you
weren’t committed. You’ll
never see a pro on television
or a great player in league look
like they threw a shot they
didn’t trust. They don’t baby
the ball or throw tentatively
or like they don’t believe in
themselves or whatever they
have decided. For example,
they may pull it or send it wide
but they don’t cut off their
follow through. If shots don’t
work, it will be because their
strategy wasn’t quite right, not
because they were not committed
to whatever they had
decided. That’s a huge difference
between them and us.
If I throw like I doubt I
can do whatever I’ve decided
or like whatever I’ve decided
could be wrong and it actually
works, I’m in trouble. How can
a shot that worked be trouble?
Because I didn’t throw that
shot with all of me, with pure
intent, and if I get a good result
I feel like I stole something or
ARLINGTON — The Bowling
Proprietors' Association
of America (BPAA), the bowling
industry's premier trade
association, announced their
list of the winners of the 2013
Proprietor of the Year award.
"This year's group of
honorees is deserving of this
special recognition," said Cathy
DeSocio, president of BPAA.
"The men and women on this
list actively promote bowling
and the bowling industry at
a grassroots level. They are
involved in their communities
both on and off the lanes.
This group of proprietors are
successful businesspeople who
have earned the respect of their
customers, their community
and their peers. Congratulations
to each and every one of
them."
This will be the ninth
year this prestigious award
is presented to a proprietor
in each state who has been
nominated by their respective
BPAA-affiliated state
associations for outstanding
contributions to the industry
and the sport of bowling. The
awards are intended to raise
the importance, prestige and
visibility of proprietors' accomplishments
on the state and
local levels. The 2013 honorees
got away with something and
indeed I did. There is no pride
of ownership or satisfaction in
the accomplishment. I might
pretend to be thrilled but deep
down I wonder when the luck
will run out.
You have to start commitment
with your thought, not
your execution. Make whatever
decision you want about this
next shot, and THEN step up
on the approach and do it. If
you doubt what you decided or
you think maybe there is more
oil than you figured or it just
doesn’t look right from where
you’re standing, step back.
Don’t throw. Back off.
Your teammates will be
happy to wait on a good shot.
If you throw an uncommitted
shot, you’ll get exactly the
result you feared. Your doubt
makes sure it doesn’t work.
What you resist, persists.
Make up your mind about
what you want to do. Decide
you will do it. That simple.
Make a decision based on your
vast inventory of information
and then commit to do it, No
Matter What.
BPAA announces 2013
Proprietor of the Year awards
Proprietors from 23 states to be recognized by their peers for
outstanding contributions to the bowling industry
will be recognized at BPAA's
annual meeting Monday, June
24, at the Paris Hotel Casino,
Las Vegas, during International
Bowl Expo:
Ann Hash, Rivergate Bowling
Lanes, Alabama/Mississippi
Jim Self, Oasis Bowl,
Carolina/Georgia
Jeff Bojé, Brandon Crossroads
Bowl, Florida
Phil Torgerson, Super Bowl
Iowa
Vernon Oertel, Sunset Bowling
Center, Idaho
Dave Kerschner, Crazy Pinz
Northland, Fort Wayne, IN
Tom Doud, Channahon
Lanes, Illinois
Mark Voight, Community
Bowling Centers, Michigan
Doug DeMarce, Pam De
Marce, Wow Zone, Minnesota
Tino DiFranco, Tropicana
Lanes, Missouri
Randy Dodge, Dodger Bowl,
Nebraska,
Victor Meyerhoff, Pesidio
Bowling Center, Northern
California
Joe Poelking, Poelking
Lanes, South, Ohio
Tom Burke, Jon Tang,
Sunset Lanes, Oregon
Darlene Montgomery, 222
Dutch Lanes Inc., Pennsylvania
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