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Page 12 | Thursday, January 3, 2013 | THE BOWLING NEWS Angelo ends four-year PBA title slump Viper Championship Victory LAS VEGAS — Brad Angelo of Lockport, N.Y, with two strikes and an eight-count in the 10th frame, ended four years of frustration with a 233- 232 victory over Finland’s Mika Koivuniemi to win the Professional Bowlers Association Viper Championship at South Point Hotel and Casino. Angelo, who won his only PBA Tour title in the 2008 Viper Championship in Omaha, Neb., came into the Viper Championship finals as the top qualifier, but got help from Koivuniemi in the final frame before pulling off his clutch victory. The Viper Championship, the second of five PBA Tour events held as part of the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling IV at South Point, aired Sunday on ESPN. “The finals are airing on my birthday, and I guarantee there will be an absolute blow-out Christmas party, slash birthday party, slash victory number two party at Brad Angelo Lanes,” the now 43-year-old Angelo said. Koivuniemi started the title match with a 4-10 split and an open frame. Angelo returned the favor in the third frame when he left a 4-6-7 split and opened. Neither bowler missed the pocket after those errors, although each left and converted a single-pin spare. The contest came down to the 10th frame where Koivuniemi, working on a string of four strikes, added a fifth on his first shot. Needing nine pins and a spare to lock up the title, Koivuniemi left the 3-6-9-10 to give Angelo a chance to win with a double and eight pins, PBA LLC Photo Brad Angelo and that’s exactly what the 11-year PBA Tour veteran got. “Mika gave me a chance, but I feel for him,” Angelo said. “I’ve bowled against him for 25 years and he’s about as classy as they come. He made some great shots to virtually shut me out, and the next thing I know, he got six (pins). “All you ever want is a chance. That’s what I kept saying to myself, give me a chance,” Angelo continued. “I thought I needed nine pins to win. I guess it didn’t register that he got six pins, not seven, but I didn’t look at the score. That’s the first time in my career I didn’t look to see what I really needed; I just got up and tried to make three quality shots.” The victory was redemption for four years of extreme frustration for Angelo. “My slow years were certainly not for lack of effort,” he said. “I dealt with the evolution of the sport. Bowling with so much friction on the lanes here in Las Vegas, a guy like me 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Shayna and Syafiq take titles for Singapore and Malaysia Shayna Ng of Singapore and Syafiq Rhidwan Abdul Malek of Malaysia are the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup champions for 2012 after a stunning display in the stepladder finals, held in the Sky Bowling Centre in Wroclaw, Poland. Shayna first had to overcome England’s Kirsten Penny in the semi-final, which she did by 2 games to nil, 246 to 215 and 221 to 191. She moved on to play Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, trying to win the title for a record third time in a row. Aumi started like a train, winning the first game 269 to 224, but Shayna came back to win and amazing second game by 267 to 259. So a third game was needed and two big splits put Aumi at a big disadvantage. Photos B.C. Cheah abf-online.org Syafiq Rhidwan Abdul Malek of Malaysia, left and Shayna Ng of Singapore. By the 9th frame it was all over and Shayna took the third game 247 to 169. Her set of 738 is a new arena record, beating the Philippines’ Lisa del Rosario’s 737 set in 2001. Shayna is studying for a without the speed and rev rate some of the power guys have, is pretty much nullified. “Some of these guys – and they’re great players – have an advantage over guys like me. My weak 10 pin is their messenger 10-pin strike. My 2-10 split could be another strike for them because they can send the headpin off the wall. “It’s been a struggle, but today I feel great. Great,” he said with a grin. “Hopefully I’ve silenced some of the people who decided that my career is over. Hopefully I’ve shoved that right in their mouths.” Koivuniemi advanced to the title match with a 214-150 victory over Mike Fagan of Dallas in the first match, and a 258-180 win over reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., in the semifinal match. The GEICO World Series of Bowling continues on ESPN next Sunday at 1 p.m. ET with the finals of the Chameleon Championship. Finalists will include Bahrain’s Fawaz Abdulla, the first Middle Eastern player to reach the nationally-televised finals of a PBA Tour event; 2010-11 PBA Rookie of the Year Scott Norton of Costa Mesa, Calif.; PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., of Ocala, Fla., the winningest player in PBA history with 47 PBA Tour titles, and top qualifier Jason Belmonte of Australia, a two-handed player who won three titles during World Series of Bowling III in 2011. Pre- and post-telecast shows for all PBA-ESPN telecasts will be available on Xtra Frame, PBA’s online bowling channel. VIPER CHAMPIONSHIP South Point Exhibition Hall, Las Vegas Final Standings: 1, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., $20,000. 2, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, $10,000. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., $7,000. 4, Mike Fagan, Dallas, $5,000. Stepladder Results: Match One – Koivuniemi def. Fagan, 214-150. Semifinal Match – Koivuniemi def. Rash, 258-180. Championship – Angelo def. Koivuniemi, 233-232. sports science degree, and is coached by Remy Ong who himself has an impressive Bowling World Cup record, having competed five times with a best placing of 2nd in 2002. Shayna said: “I had to fight my way up from third but it did mean that I got used to the lanes for the finals and Remy really helped me make lots of adjustments, so many that I had to write them down to remember them. It has been a great experience working with Remy. This is my first world title and I’m a record holder as well!” The men’s first match saw Syafiq beat Andres Gomez of Colombia in three games. Andres won the first game 236 to 234 but Syafiq came back with 224 and 258 to Andres’ 201 and 213. Syafiq moved on to play Marshall Kent of the USA for the title. He bowled steadily and won by 2 games to nil, 236 Continued on Page 13 Koivuniemi wins Qatar Open Adds 19th nation to international titles list DOHA, Qatar (Dec. 15, 2012) — Two-time Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi, a native of Finland now living in the United States, continued to expand his unprecedented international bowling portfolio when he won the 12th annual Qatar Open Saturday at Qatar Bowling Center, making Qatar the 19th different country in which he has won a bowling title. Koivuniemi defeated fellow Finn Tony Ranta, 544-471, in the two-game total pinfall title match to win a first prize of US$39,480. The tournament was part of the growing World Tenpin Bowling Association-PBA International Tour series, and it was the final event of the 2012 European Bowling Tour season. Koivuniemi, who led the Qatar field of 142 players from 26 countries through the preliminary qualifying rounds, defeated Sweden’s Martin Larsen, 442-385, to advance to the title match while Ranta eliminated 13-time PBA Tour titlist Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., 389-361. "This is my first title in this part of the world and I'm glad I finally broke that jinx," the 45-year-old Koivuniemi said. Koivuniemi, a long-time member of Finland’s national bowling team before joining the PBA and moving to Hartland, Mich., had previously won titles in his home country, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, A FEEL GOOD STORY Continued from Page 1 options might be, before we ever talk to a doctor. So I’ve never had a moment of shock or reasons to get my hopes up only to be disappointed. I’m extremely lucky in that aspect. DB: I know how much my friends meant to me but I didn’t want to be a burden and shied away from people. How about for you? SS: Friends have been a big emotional support. I had friends bring me lunch in the hospital daily. Call me and Angie to see if we were OK. Just knowing friends care is a big motivator to get better. People who have dealt with cancer, including you, have been more than willing to share their stories and be there for support. I got messages on Facebook from people I knew and didn’t know wishing me luck. That’s been great! DB: I am sure you knew the prognosis as I did during all of this, how did you deal with that part? SS: In the past I have asked my wife how she deals with life and death on a daily basis from what can be perceived as Photo by Terence Yaw abf-online.org Mika Koivuniemi Canada, China, Colombia, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Slovenia, England and Germany as well as the United States. The 2003-04 and 2010-11 PBA Player of the Year and Venezuela’s Amleto Monacelli (1989 and 1990) are the only international players to win Player of the Year honors twice. The WTBA-PBA International Tour’s next tournament will be the International Bowling Championships presented by DHC in Aichi-ken, Japan, Jan. 17-19. QATAR OPEN Qatar Bowling Center, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 16 Championship (two games total pinfall): Mika Koivuniemi, Finland ($39,480) def. Tony Ranta, Finland ($18,950), 544-471. Semifinal Round (two games total pinfall, losers earned $6,580): Koivuniemi def. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 442-385. Ranta def. Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 389-361. Other PBA Finalists (after 6 games): 5, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 1,330, $3,290. 6, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,325, $3,290. 7, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,324, $3,290. 8, Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 1,318, $3,290. 10, Dom Barrett, England, 1,299, $3,290. 13, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,283, $2,360. 15, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,268, $2,360. 16, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,254, $2,360. 17, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 1,248, $2,360. 18, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,242, $2,360. life being unfair at times? She responds with “it’s God’s will”. I guess that has sunk in over time. I have never asked “why” or “why me”? It’s useless and pointless to dwell on the worst that might happen. If I’m sick and laying in a hospital bed, then I deal with it and look forward to when I get to go home. Yes, getting told you have cancer, going through treatments and having my body try to shut down on me is terrible. But it could of been a lot worse and I could of not had the support group I did. For that, I feel I truly am very fortunate. Well a couple of weeks ago I texted Sean and we were chatting and he said he just had a MRI done and it showed something in the area like it had before. Four days later he texted me back and said it was just scar tissue. THANK GOD is what I said. But that is the way we live. When you deal with The Big C you are never truly at ease. But that is why I say this is a feel good story. Nothing was there and we hope nothing ever is. He is truly one of the good guys, and he can inspire all of us to keep going even when there is darkness hanging over our heads.
Annual Brunswick SASBA awards dinner Senior First Team Bowler of the Year – Joe Lecroy 2. Pete Thomas 3. Paul McCordic 4. Tam Wasson 5. Ken Johnson Senior Second Team 1. Mark Busscher 2. Robert Dunaway 3. Mark Williams 4. Donald Robinson 5. Jim Stephens Honorable Mention: Danny Adkins, Merv Parrish, Gary Janes, Mike McHugh, Steve Wright Super Senior First Team Bowler of the Year – Rick Minier 2. Dennis Francis 3. T.J. Johnson 4. Roger West 5. Mark Estes Super Senior Second Team 1. Les Burnham 2. Gary Dickinson 3. Jerry Beavers 4. Bob McGregor 5. Pat Currie Honorable Mention: Butch Calvert, Mike Lynch, A. C. Adam, Doug Barron, Kirk Harper Rookie of the Year – Ken Johnson Most Improved – Les Burnham Lewis Ray Sportsmanship Award – Hank Jordan President’s Awards – Brunswick – Brian Graham, Robert Lawrence SASBA – Kathy Beavers Hall of Fame inductees: T. J. 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She was born on May 27, 1939 and died December 15, 2012 she was 73. Married to Willie Morris for 46 years. Bowling was not only in her blood, it also became her life. Jane grew up in the world of bowling, her father Raymond Rainey owned Garland Lanes. She worked the many positions of a bowling center and took over as Youth Director in 1977 at Preston Forrest Lanes. When it closed in 1980 she moved to Blazer Bowl and then made her final move to Showplace Lanes in Garland in 1991. Jane married Willie Morris, a Garland High School friend, in 1966. They reconnected at Blazer Bowl after hearing his name called for a high game one night during league. Together they raised her two sons, Donald and Richard Perry, who also enjoyed and excelled in the game. Jane was an avid bowler who averaged 190 for years, back when lanes were tough. Her personal best was a high game of 289, a 748 series and she seldom lost the pot games that she and Willie would bowl as partners. She was a long time member of TCBA bowling with the teams of Bowling and Billiards and then Showplace Garland Pro Shop where I finally got the pleasure of bowling with her. Her love of the sport also flowed down to her grandchildren Keith, Erin, William and Christopher. She was instrumental in re-establishing Dallas area high school bowling and was the coach for Lakeview Centennial High School helping the men win a State Championship and then runner up the years her grandson Keith was a junior and senior. Her time as Youth Director was a true passion for her. She told her husband on her first Saturday league day at Showplace, a 58 lane house filled with people and a full team on every lane, “if everyone loved their job as much as I do, everyone would be happy.” She not only coached the kids in her program, she would also be a surrogate mother to them. She helped establish the Grand Prix Scholarship program which awards points for participation in league and tournaments that are converted to money for use in college. Some of her better known juniors include Del Ballard, Jr, Ted Pritts and Ken Johnson. I remember when I started bowling juniors here in Dallas in ’79; she was one of the people I always saw at Jane Morris tournaments and Jr. Travel league. She had about 15 – 20 kids around her at all times constantly asking questions, telling jokes or simply hugging on her. She was never frazzled and loved it. When we became teammates and friends bowling TCBA, I enjoyed her tenacity as a bowler and her desire to win but have fun. We would celebrate with a trip to Baskin Robbins often. When I became a mom and my girls starting bowling, she was their youth director and I appreciated even more, the time and attention she gave to the kids and the parents. She organized incredible trips and helped raise money for the state tournaments for “her kids” by establishing fund raising in many forms, renting charter buses and making sure everyone going could afford the food and hotel rooms. “She always put the kids first and didn’t care about getting involved in the politics of junior bowling,” said Del. “She was one of the nicest ladies and will be missed greatly”. Jane Morris passed away from complications of bone cancer. Willie said that he hoped when people thought about her that they remember “she loved what she did and she was very good at it”. I agree and am thankful for all of her contributions. A memorial service celebrating her life is being planned and details are forthcoming. SHAYNA AND SYAFIQ Continued from Page 12 and 237 against 225 and 221. He said afterwards: “I think I was lucky to play on the championship lanes first. I learnt how to play the lanes and I got better carry in the final match. It is such an honour for me and my country as I am the first Malaysian player to win this wonderful tournament.” His win actually means that Malaysia and the USA are tied for top country but the trophy goes to Malaysia as one of their players won the title.
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