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Page 18 | Thursday, January 21, 2010 | THE BOWLING NEWS
NFL Super Bowl(ing)
for charity
MIAMI, FL, — For the
fifth year in a row, more than
30 NFL legends will hit the
lanes at the NFL Super Bowl
Celebrity Bowling Classic,
presented by NFL Charities
and Strike Ten Entertainment
(STE), the marketing arm of
the bowling industry. Super
Bowl legend, MVP of Super
Bowl X and “dual-sport” Hall
of Famer (both football and
bowling), Lynn Swann, will
return for a third straight year
to serve as event host. This
year’s event, which is open
to the public, will be held at
7p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 at
SpareZ Lanes, located in Davie,
FL, just minutes from Dolphin
Stadium, the site of Super Bowl
XLIV.
“I’m excited and honored
to once again host a great
Super Bowl tradition, the NFL
Super Bowl Celebrity Bowling
Classic,” Swann said. “I’m also
feeling good about my bowling
team’s chances of winning this
year’s tournament trophy, the
third time will be the charm
in 2010,” said Swann. “What is
particularly special about this
event is that players and fans
of all bowling skill levels get to
play together, side-by-side, all
in the name of a great cause.”
Proceeds from the tournament
will help fund the NFL’s
Youth Education Town (YET)
initiative in South Florida. NFL
Youth Education Towns (YETs)
are education and recreation
centers constructed in Super
Bowl host cities that serve as
a lasting legacy of each game.
With each Super Bowl, the NFL
donates $1 million towards
YET development in an underserved
area of that city. Presently,
there are 15 YETs in 12
cities across the United States.
As its legacy to the cities that
host Super Bowls, the NFL
establishes these learning and
recreational centers.
Prior to the Celebrity Bowling
Classic, the NFL greats will
team with professional bowlers
to lead a private bowling
clinic for local South Florida
elementary school children on
Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 11
a.m.–1 p.m., also to be held at
SpareZ
Lanes (private clinic will be
open to the media only).
“In addition to being an
exceptionally fun time for our
participants, this event helps
to promote a wonderful cause
and make a real difference,
positively impacting the lives
of thousands of local kids in
the Super Bowl’s host city,” said
Jim Sturm, president of STE
and the Bowling Proprietors’
Association of America (BPAA).
“We’re so pleased to again, for
a fifth straight year, have bowling
be included as a premier
event at the Super Bowl.
The continued success and
popularity of the NFL Super
Bowl Celebrity Bowling Classic
speaks to both the surging
popularity of our sport and the
tremendous fundraising power
of bowling.”
“Bowling and Lynn Swann
have been great friends and
partners to NFL Charities with
this annual tournament, which
has become a fixture at the Super
Bowl and one of our most
interactive fan and NFL player
experiences,” said Tournament
director, Nick Nicolosi. “We
have an incredible line-up of
former NFL greats playing in
this year’s tournament, providing
a rare opportunity for
football lovers to get to know
some of their favorite players
while playing one of the best
games in the world.”
Legendary NFL stars and
Pro Football Hall of Fame
members confirmed to participate
in the Celebrity Bowling
Classic include (subject to
change): Hank Bauer, Marlin
Briscoe, Keith Byars, Richard
Dent, Parnell Dickinson,
Marv Fleming, Charles Haley,
Rodney Hampton, Reggie
Haynes, Thomas “Hollywood”
Henderson, Ted Hendricks,
Lamonte Hunley, Ricky Hunley,
Roy Jefferson, Brian Kelley,
Kent Kramer, Ron Kramer,
Paul Krause, Bob Kuechenberg,
Sean Landeta, Larry Little,
Tom Mack, Randall McDaniel,
Curtis McGriff, Chuck Mercein,
Michael Merriweather,
Bobby Mitchell, Tom Nowatzke,
Billy Shaw, Lance Smith, Jan
Stenerud, Jimmy Taylor, Roger
Wehrli, Fred Williamson and
Garo Yepremian.
The NFL Super Bowl
Celebrity Bowling Classic is
open to the public. Entry fees
are a donation to NFL Charities
of $300 per individual, $1,000
for teams (four bowlers).
Interested parties should
contact Tournament Director
Nick Nicolosi at (201) 489-0049
or at n.nicolosi@verizon.net.
ESPN Schedule
Jan. 24 – PBA Tournament of Champions, Red
Rock Lanes, Las Vegas, 12 noon, ESPN.
Jan. 31 – One A Day®Dick Weber Open,
Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley, Calif., 11
a.m., ESPN2
Feb. 7 – Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational,
1 p.m. (taped Sept. 25 at AMF Winston-
Salem Lanes, Winston-Salem, NC).
Feb. 14 – USBC Masters, National Bowling
Stadium, Reno, NV, ESPN 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 – Don & Paula Carter Mixed Doubles,
Brunswick Zone-Wheat Ridge, Wheat
Ridge, CO. , ESPN 12 noon.
SPOTLIGHT
Continued from Page 3
Super Bowl.
We last heard from Lisa in
September and I mentioned
then that it would not be the
last time she was high for the
week…and it wasn’t.
Lisa is the office manager
for Advanced Integration
Technologies. They are an
Aerospace Engineering firm
and she has been there for 14
years. She is also a mother to
four boys, Scott 25, Brian 23,
Gregg 19, Peter 18, and the wife
to local striking legend Tam
Wasson.
What ball did you throw?
The Mutant Cell, it is the
newest ball I have. It was a
Christmas present from my
husband Tam.
What is your all-time
favorite bowling ball? I have
liked everything that has come
out. I don’t know that I have
a favorite ball, but Ebonite is
my favorite ball company of all
time.
How much do you practice?
I have been actually been
practicing more since I have
been changing my pitches. I
have been going and practicing
once or twice a week. Last year
in the Bluebonnet Queens I
tore my thumb up really bad.
So I have been talking to lots
of people about what I could
do. Dino Castillo came up
with the most logical idea, as
I am getting older I have lost
flexibility in my thumb so he
recommended that I quit using
reverse and start using some
forward pitch in the thumb.
So for right now I have gone
to zero pitch in my thumb
and I think I am getting much
closer, I am ready to go bowl a
tournament.
Do you have anyone who
coach’s you? I don’t really have
a coach, My game is pretty
unique. Tam knows my game
better than anyone else in the
world and he is my number
one go to guy. If I ask politely
he will help me.
How many leagues do you
bowl? I bowl in three counting
TCBA Travel League. For the
last few years we have bowled
the same leagues. We bowl
a league in Sherman that is
great fun for us since it is a
ways from the house, they have
wood lanes, so it is a different
look than the synthetic lanes
around town.
How long do you plan to
keep bowling? As long as it
still fun. I don’t want to bowl
when it hurts, so it is important
to get my thumb under
control. I would still watch
and be involved in bowling,
but it is important for me to be
competitive. Probably 30 or 40
more years, ha-ha. I am still
looking forward to bowling a
SASBA event soon.
Where did you take your best
vacation? I would have to say
when Tam, I and the four boys
and we to Florida and Disney
World. It was so great to see
the coast, The Keys, and of
course seeing the boy’s faces at
Disney World, good memories.
At AMF Showplace Garland
Castro scorches 805,
Spencer scripts 682
Chris Castro’s award-winning
258-279-268 = 805 TGIF league
production dominated scoring
for the week at AMF Showplace
Garland.
Kelli Spencer posted a strong
176-227-279 = 682 series in
Money Changers action to lead
the ladies.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Ted Pritts 259-736, Chris Shipley
254-730, Nikki Hardwick 227-611, Mike
Holder 211-573, Robin Jouett 189-507,
Roger Moser 235-665, Debbie Bunch
212-587.
Rosemary White 218-579, Alan
Stark 203-542, Melora Wilt 175-415,
Ronnie Waller 236-638, Patsy Smith
222-519, Jason Traister 263-726, Ann
Kunkle 192-564, Tony Salazar 233-617,
June Armon 184-515.
Bruce Coleman 247-692, Linda
Chambers 254-664, Kevin Shelton
236-638, Karla Kelly 229-588, Al
Aguilar 213-614, Alicia Grills 193-518,
Matt Durbin 216-598, Chris Compton
267-752, Frank Jachetta 223-605.
Heidrun Berry 202-542, Greg
Moreland 183-471, Erica Gearner
176-492, Cody Mollenhaur 257-684,
Sammye Ragland 234-614, Donna
Hough 244-654, Jerry Kapolka 234-679,
Tricia Hawle 189-458.
Kathy Hopkins 236-660, Robert
Aceves 225-626, Becky Cardoza 201-
468, Mike Garcia 246-717, Pam Thomas
224-560, Rick Waltz 267-643, Brenda
Beresford 184-517, Kevin Boykin 244-
667, Karen Oldaker 193-445.
At AMF Lewisville
Smyser rockets to 300/784,
Swanson strokes 670
Eric Smyser captured highgame
and series honors for the
week at AMF Lewisville with a
rip-roaring 300-255-229 = 784
Monday Nite Men’s series.
Sam Swanson outdistanced
the ladies with a noteworthy
209-235-226 = 670 Monday Nite
Mixers set.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Laney Royal 245-648, Willard
Harmen 243-699, Shannon Strickland
191-535, Robert Clark 255-699, Hilary
Spencer 200-560, Marty Simon 235-635,
Cindi Cooper 236-565.
Patrick Schmidt 227-571, Dee
Jungerman 202-535, Gary Kluempke
226-624, Bonnie Kluempke 193-512,
Jerry Sagui 216-626, Karen Kellum
219-554, Bruce Fraser 280-766, Cindi
If you were the commissioner
of all things bowling for a day
what would you change? I
think I would want to change
the perception of what people
think handicap is. I don’t
think people understand what
it is for, what it is, and how
it should be used. When I
coached in college, I spent
a lot of time on that, but I
don’t think most people get it.
Handicap is used to even the
playing field, it should not be
used to allow the lower average
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Cooper 178-481.
Richard Westdyk 206-590, Dee
Jungerman 178-513, Jeff Poter 278-740,
Laney Royal 231-647, Martha Jackson
186-469, Bob Villarreal 258-720,
Vicki Moores 197-572, Ken Johnson
278-723.
Sherri Strongren 191-541, Rita
Smith 192-554, Lewen Albritton
242-668, Shannon Strickland 224-555,
Ken Smithers 275-721, Sabina Debord
254-588, Travis Lux 256-659, Melanie
Whitaker 243-558.
Marty Harrison 170-495, Craig
Gosch 277-751, Stacy Schick 239-577,
James Westdyk 257-736, Denise
Spilman 218-583, Mark Kious 246-630,
Marilyn Harms 230-648, Alex Fuentez
250-670, Lisa Fraser 193-536.
bowler to win all of the events.
The lower average players need
to be improving and working
to get better but it should be
about who bowls best that
decides the winner, not who
has more handicap.
Favorite hobby besides
bowling? Reading. I love to read
a good mystery novel. My favorite
author is Iris Johannson.
What is your prediction of
the Cowboys-Vikings game?
31-14 Cowboys of course, and I
will keep my fingers crossed.
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