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Our 54th Year 

VOL. 54, NO. 28 www.TheBowlingNews.net JULY 15, 2010 

Inside: 

Mathis, Milliorn win 

T.G.I.F. Mixed Doubles at 

USA Bowl 

Kay Kay Mathis and Wes Milliorn 

won $190 in the T.G.I.F. Doubles 

tournament. Page 3 

Habitat for Humanity 

works with USBC 

Approximately 600 volunteers 

came to the convention center for 

the USBC Women’s Championship 

to assist the staff in tearing down 

the lanes. Page 4 

Top youth bowlers 

headed to Indy for 

USBC Junior Gold 

Championships 

Over 1,600 top youth bowlers 

will compete for $125,000 in 

scholarships . Page 9 

Features 

Picking Up Corner Pins 

By Jim Woodruff Page 2 

Honor Roll Page 3 

Tomorrow’s Stars Page 8-9 

Sponsored by Classic Products 

Lane Laughter Page 9 

Off the Sheet 

By Clint Dacy Page 16 

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Texans do well at 

Storm Bowlers Journal 

Championships 

Fleming strikes it big in Open Singles 

RENO, NV — After a 

lengthy hiatus from the Storm 

Bowlers Journal Championships, 

presented by USBC, 

Paul Fleming of Fort Worth, 

made up for his absence with a 

memorable performance at the 

2010 event. 

Fleming, who missed the 

Bowlers Journal Championships 

while he was bowling full-time 

on the Lumber Liquidators Professional 

Bowlers Association 

Tour, claimed the Open Singles 

title this year and finished 

second in Classic Singles and 

Mixed Doubles with Team USA 

member Stefanie Nation. 

The 42-year-old right-hander 

grabbed the top spot in Open 

Singles with games of 235, 245, 

By Mark Miller 

The age-old question of 

whether bowling is a sport, 

recreation or business may 

finally have been definitively 

answered June 27-July 1 at 

International Bowl Expo 2010 

in Las Vegas. 

Dickinson, 

Shoemake 

win SASBAs 

By Jim Woodruff 

They had a pair of winners 

in the SASBA Firecracker 

tournament at Plano Super 

Bowl last week. 

One was the Senior (ages 

50-59). The other was the 

Super Senior ages 60 and over. 

The Senior was won by Randy 

Shoemake, a 50-year-old who 

was a first-time winner who 

didn’t become eligible for 

SASBA until last November. 

The Super Senior was 

won by Hall of Famer Gary 

Dickinson who has lost track 

of all the SASBA titles he owns. 

277 and 261 for a 1,018 total 

and nearly made it a pair of 

singles wins when he briefly 

took the lead in Classic Singles 

three days later with 988. 

Anthony Thompson of Redding, 

CA, went on to win the 

Classic Singles crown, however, 

with games of 248, 256, 299 

and 224 for a 1,027 total a 

week later. 

Fleming took home $10,000 

for his Open Singles victory 

and $1,300 for his runner-up 

finish in Classic Singles. 

Thompson earned $2,000 for 

his singles title and an additional 

$600 for topping the 

Dual Entry standings, which 

includes bowlers who chose to 

Continued on Page 6 

After years of arguing that 

it had to be one or the other, it 

was apparent to the thousands 

in attendance that bowling 

indeed is all of them together. 

And that seemed okay to the 

many experts there. 

“We promote bowling as 

Honestly. Maybe 25, he said. 

The format called for eight 

games of qualifying on Saturday 

and eight on Sunday with 

the top 16 advancing to the 

finals which included twogame 

match play. It was double 

PBA LLC Photo 

Paul Fleming Derek Eoff 

Joe LeCroy Stefanie Nation Andrea Fleming 

Clint Dacy 

Randy Shoemake, left, and Gary Dickinson, SASBA winners. 

Paul McCordic 

Shannon O’Keefe 

Pete McCordic 

Not pictured: Eric Taylor, Shannon Starnes, Erik Vermilyea, Bryan O’Keefe, April Ellis, Brett Cooper. 

Bowl Expo makes its point in Las Vegas 

a sport, entertainment and 

business,” Brunswick president 

of Bowling Products Brent Perrier 

told the Bowling Writers’ 

Association of America. “It’s all 

three.” 

Sure, traditional establishments, 

which Perrier estimated 

elimination. 

There were two completely 

separate tournaments. There 

were 68 Super entries and 51 

“Kids” as the younger bunch is 

called. 


2010 Open Championships 

concludes in Reno, Page 12 

receive 70 percent of their 

revenue from bowling, remain 

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Johnson 

team wins 

ITA event 

Charlie Natal held his ITA 

Firecracker Mixed ITA Team 

Tournament July 3-4 at USA 

Bowl. 

Forty teams participated in 

the tournament. Xeno Garcia 

and Latoya Williams, Austin, 

both averaged 241 in the event 

to capture the male and female 

titles. 

Team Johnson posted a 6740 

score to win the tournament 

and collect the $2,500 firstplace 

prize. Team members included 

Henry Johnson, Melissa 

George, Dorothea Wilson, Jeff 

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By JIM WOODRUFF 

The way things are going at 

Cowboys Stadium these days you 

could stage a rooster fight there 

and draw a huge crowd. 

Bowling is getting into the act 

in grand style. 

It was recently announced 

that there would be a U.S. 

Women’s Open next year and it 

would be at Cowboys Stadium 

June 30. Details for the historic 

event are being worked out. The 

Open will be held in conjunction 

with Bowl Expo, always a successful 

and powerful event. 

It will be sponsored by The 

Brands of Ebonite International. 

It’s the first big break for 

women’s bowling in a long time 

and could go a long way in putting 

womens’ bowling back on 

the map. Kudos for all those who 

helped bring this about. 

NOTES AND MORE: 

Bob McGregor is sidelined 

again. He missed the recent 

SASBA Firecracker because of a 

knee problem. 

* * * 

Aren’t there too many 

British-speaking TV announcers 

working as analysts for tournaments 

in our country. 

* * * 

Don’t you think the Texas 

Rangers TV announcers waste 

too much time talking about the 

cookies sent up to the booth for 

them. I would like to hear more 

about the players than the cookie 

makers. 

* * * 

And don’t you think something 

should be done to speed 

up baseball glove adjusting after 

every pitch. 

* * * 

And don’t you think Josh and 

Vladimir are the most exciting 

players the Rangers have ever 

had? 

* * * 

At times I think half our 

workforce is working on street 

repairs and the other half is 

mowing yards. 

* * * 

For sure Tom Landry had 

a lot to do with building the 

Cowboys image, but the real 

force toward creating America’s 

team was Tex Schramm. 

* * * 

The casinos have hurt the 

horse industry. In racing, you 

stop every 12 minutes or so 

between races. In losing at the 

casinos you never have to stop. 

* * * 

I just wish somebody had told 

me many years ago how great 

the TV show, The Golden Girls, 

is. 

* * * 

And, lastly, isn’t there something 

one could take for old age. 

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Mathis, Milliorn win 

T.G.I.F. Mixed 

Doubles at USA Bowl 

Kay Kay Mathis and partner 

Wes Milliorn won the T.G.I.F. 

Mixed Doubles tournament 

held at USA Bowl July 9. 

The dual won $190 for their 

1393 score. 

Bryant Empy and Shemeddra 

Clark took second with a 

Kamanski pockets 717 at 

USA Bowl, Charlton 657 

David Kamanski racked up a 

rousing 231-256-230 = 717 OLBA 

league session to earn the top 

spot on the honor roll last week 

at USA Bowl. 

Susan Charlton booked a 

banner 204-176-277 = 657 TNL 

Ladies set to earn fem scoring 

laurels. 

USA BOWL HIGHS 

Chris Jones 249-663, Connie Homes 

178-499, Betty Swinners 205-531, Stan- 

1363 score and collected $80. 

Finishing third through 

sixth were: 3. Heather Hudson/Tim 

Gesion, 1362; 4. Dale 

McFarland/Tammy McFarland, 

1346; 5. James Reddiesh/Joyce 

Thurman, 1273; 6. Carol 

Horton/James Poush, 1188. 

ley Ransom 258-638, Susan Charlton 

211-578, Alex Barnishin 246-686. 

Pam Rigg 204-497, Brad Ellis (PBA 

Experience, 4 games) 233-900, Mindy 

Jordan (PBA Experience, 4 games) 

185-683, Sung Lee 248-712, Arli Wilkes 

231-623. 

Burdette Graham 257-665, Irene 

Yuen 176-448, Russ Whiddon 223-655, 

Lynn Riley 192-549, Dondi Rhone 187- 

500, Jennifer Curl 189-504, Jim Mathey 

168-482, Susan Ellis 210-542. 

Kevin Roberts 

This week’s high man is 

Kevin Roberts with a 258- 

299-257 for an 814 series at 

Cowtown Bowling Palace. 

Kevin works at the bowling 

center at the Naval Air Station 

in Fort Worth. He would like 

to eventually work at the USBC 

Headquarters so that he could 

utilize his degree in Business 

Management and his passion 

for the sport. 

What is your high series? 

This is my first 800. 

How many 300’s have you 

bowled? Actually the week after 

I shot the 814, I shot my first 

300. 

Thoughts on your big night? 

The is first league that I’ve 

bowled in. I would normally 

just sub when I was going to 

school, but now that I am out 

of school I have more time to 

bowl and that has helped my 

game. 

What ball did you throw? 

The Brunswick Swarm. This 

ball is more for medium to dry 

lanes and I have been using it 

a lot. 

Who drills your balls? Sam 

McGill. He has a drill press at 

his house and has drilled all of 

my balls. 

What is your average in 

the Ladies & Gents league? We 

are only a few weeks into the 

summer league but it’s around 

240. 

How long have you been 

bowling? I started a long time 

ago and got my first ball for 

my 14th birthday. I bowled in 

youth leagues at the Naval Air 

Station and Cowtown. 

Who is your favorite pro 

bowler? I like Wes Malott. He 

was named Mr. Versatility a 

few years ago, and I like to 

make my game to be versatile 

as well. I also like Norm Duke 

and Brian Voss. 

Most memorable bowling 

moment? The last two weeks 

have certainly been great. I 

think my favorite moment was 

picking up the 7-10 split in the 

State Tournament. It was on 

Fathers Day and my dad had 

not seen that spared before, so 

that was great. I actually think 

I got more cheers for picking 

up the split than shooting 300. 

Kevin’s tip of the week: Set 

your goals high. One of my 

goals each week is to be the 

high bowler in the center. Good 

things happen when you least 

expect it, so aim high. 

Barbara Shaw 

This week’s high woman is 

Barbara Shaw with a 290-184- 

226 for a 700 series at AMF 

Showplace Garland. Barbara 

lives in Scurry, but bowls in 

three leagues, at Terrell, AMF 

Showplace Garland and Ennis, 

and also bowls in the North 

East Texas travel league. 

Where were you born? Jack- 

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sonville, TX, south of Tyler. 

What ball did you throw? 

Ebonite Mission, it has been 

a very good ball for me. I bet 

I’ve averaged 220 with that ball 

since the day I bought it. 

Thoughts on the big series? 

The lanes were really good that 

night. But, the second game I 

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just wasn’t getting the ball to 

the right. I was keeping it too 

straight. I thought I was going 

to have a really big series. 

How long do you plan to 

keep bowling? As long as my 

body will let me! I have been 

bowling 18 years now. 

Continued on Page 7


Habitat for Humanity works with 

USBC to deconstruct Women’s 

Championships facility 

EL PASO — With the 2010 

United States Bowling Congress 

Women’s Championships now 

complete, it is time to teardown 

the one-of-a-kind 48-lane 

bowling facility that was 

constructed inside of the El 

Paso Convention and Performing 

Arts Center in January. 

The 2010 Women’s Championships 

began on March 27 

and lasted 100 days, concluding 

Sunday. In that time, more 

than 30,000 bowlers made 

their way to Sun City, and now 

that the event is over, USBC 

and Habitat for Humanity - El 

Paso will team up to return the 

venue to its pre-tournament 

condition. 

Starting at the 2002 USBC 

Open Championships in Billings, 

MT, USBC and the local 

Habitat for Humanity chapters 

have worked together to help 

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settings used for the 

Open Championships, and now, 

Women’s Championships. 

The 2010 event marked the 

first time in the 91-year history 

of the Women’s Championships 

that the tournament was held 

in a convention-center setting. 

It previously was held in 

traditional bowling centers. 

Muriel Hall, the executive 

director of HFHEP, is looking 

forward to continuing this 

relationship. She expects approximately 

600 volunteers to 

come out between Tuesday and 

Friday to assist the USBC staff 

in the teardown process. Three 

teams of volunteers will work 

in shifts, starting at 7 a.m., and 

finishing up at 11 p.m. 

“Everybody is thrilled that 

the event did so well, and the 

whole community has embraced 

it,” Hall said. 

“We’ve been distributing fliers 

and trying to recruit among 

some of the larger groups in 

the community.” 

Hall also was impressed at 

the thought put in by the USBC 

staff prior to construction in an 

effort to maximize salvageable 

materials. The transformation 

of the El Paso Convention and 

Performing Arts Center began 

on Jan. 25, and finished as the 

tournament opened its doors to 

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on March 27. 

“USBC did an excellent job 

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HFHEP will provide buckets 

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At Cowtown Bowling Palace 

Roberts crushes 299/814, 

Tice topples 671 series 

Kevin Roberts claimed highgame 

and series honors for the 

week at Cowtown Bowling Palace 

with a booming dual award-winning 

258-299-257 = 814 Ladies 

and Gents circuit session. 

Melissa Tice paced the ladies 

with an outstanding 279/671 

Wednesday Winners set. 

COWTOWN HIGHS 

Rex Lindsey 234-633, Alice Cain 

474, Mike Petosa 219-590, Andrea 

Espinoza 176, Art Beasley 241-608, 

Rachel Cantu 208-530, Ryan Burns 

At Brunswick Zone Watauga 

Hibbitts aces 300/773, 

McHugh slams 684 

Chris Hibbitts collected 

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Julie McHugh won high-set 

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Ricky Carr 741, Laura McIntosh 509, 

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David Estep 690, Kerry Rusk 605, 

Kitty Bullington (PBA Experience, 4 

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Continued from Page 1 

use their four-game totals for 

doubles and singles at the same 

time. 

“This feels great,” said Fleming, 

who shared $500 for his 

second-place Mixed Doubles 

effort with Nation. 

“I was surprised to hang 

on because even though the 

previous-leading score (1,017) 

was pretty huge, I was able to 

bowl well enough to take the 

lead. However, I was a little 

worried that my score wouldn’t 

hold up.” 

Fleming’s return to the 

United States Bowling Congress 

Open Championships in 2009 

did not include a visit to the 

Bowlers Journal, so he arrived 

in Reno three days early to 

make sure he had time to 

compete. 

After a lesson from USBC 

Silver coach Mike Jasnau at 

Lane 81, inside the pro shop 

area at the National Bowling 

Stadium, he headed over to the 

Bowlers Journal, which was 

held at the Grand Sierra Resort 

& Casino. 

“I definitely had a good 

game plan, and it worked 

great,” Fleming said. “I think 

I am going to continue that 

in the future and possibly get 

there a few days earlier. I was 

a little anxious for the tournament 

to be over, though. As the 

weeks went by, I started to get 

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2 Donald Robinson Houston, TX $900.00 

3 Doc Dougherty Edmond, OK $700.00 

4 Ricky Siegfried Slidell, LA $600.00 

5-6 Paul McCordic Sugarland, TX $500.00 

5-6 Phil Kepner McKinney, TX $500.00 

7-8 Russ Caples Denton, TX $450.00 

7-8 Mark Williams Beaumont, TX $450.00 

9-12 Ron Benz Spring Branch, TX $400.00 

Rick Minier Houston, TX $400.00 

Rick Lawrence Waxahachie,, TX $400.00 

Joe Lecroy Bedford, TX $400.00 

13-16 Tim Miller Irving, TX $300.00 

Luis Gregorich Dallas, TX $300.00 

Gordon Stuntz Baton Rouge, LA $300.00 

Tam Wasson Murphy,, TX $300.00 

a little more anxious, so I am 

very excited to win.” 

In the 205 & Under Singles, 

Ryan Colburn of Falconer, NY, 

tossed games of 299, 236, 235 

and 169 for a 939 total and 

earned $2,500 for the victory, 

while Clarence Moch of Napoleon, 

ND, outdistanced his 180 

& Under “Pins Over Average” 

Singles competitors with games 

of 230, 189, 184 and 207 for an 

810 total. His effort earned him 

$1,000. 

Six days before the end of 

this year’s event, Kerry Painter 

of Henderson, NV, made his 

way to Reno and put himself 

in position for a senior sweep 

with games of 242, 242, 264 

and 248 for a 996 total. The 

effort helped him to the $5,000 

Senior Singles title and the top 

spot in Senior Doubles with 

his brother, Roger Painter of 

Woodbridge, VA. Roger contributed 

games of 224, 198, 187 

and 243 for 852 and a 1,848 

overall total, which earned 

them $2,000. 

“It feels pretty good,” said 

Painter, who teamed up with 

Nick Morgan of Sacramento, 

CA, to win Senior Doubles at 

the 2008 event in Albuquerque, 

NM. “My brother and I weren’t 

worried about winning. We 

were just focused on bowling 

well. We just bowled because 

we always do. It also feels 

nice to win the singles portion 

because I have never won the 

singles title, and I am double 

elated.” 

Leading the way in Open 

Doubles was 2010 PBA Rookie 

of the Year Anthony LaCaze of 

Melrose Park, IL, and former 

Team USA member Erik Vermilyea 

of Mansfield, TX, who 

combined for a record total of 

1,972. 

LaCaze paced the pair with 

games of 257, 247, 269 and 

247 for a 1,020 total, while 

Vermilyea added 258, 256, 215 

and 223 for 952. The duo took 

the lead on April 2 and had the 

longest wait of all the tournament 

champions. 

LaCaze, 27, is headed back 

to the PBA Tour as an exempt 

player for the 2010-11 season 

after winning the Earl Anthony 

Memorial Classic in Dublin, 

CA, and is excited to be heading 

into the new season, which 

starts in October, on such a 

high note. 

“It feels great to be on 

top,” said LaCaze, whose first 

television appearance came 

two seasons ago as an amateur. 

“This year has been great, and 

to win doubles with Erik is 

even better. We both had pretty 

good looks on the lanes, and 

we were able to shoot a score 

that held up. It has been a 

great year.” 

Super Senior Final Standings 

Member Hometown Earnings 

1 GARY DICKINSON Edmond, OK $1,400.00 

2 Les Burnham Irving, TX $1,000.00 

3 David Rountree Houston, TX $750.00 

4 Avery LeBlanc Plano, TX $600.00 

5-6 Roger West Brentwood, TN $500.00 

5-6 Charlie Hufford Oxford, MS $500.00 

7-8 John Woessner Horseshoe Bay, TX $450.00 

7-8 Bryce Ellison Temple, TX $450.00 

9-12 Jim King New Braunfels, TX $400.00 

Randy Summers Ventress, LA $400.00 

Steve Ray Plano, TX $400.00 

Gene Rivers San Antonio, TX $400.00 

13-16 Jesse Jackson Calera, OK $300.00 

TJ Johnson Houston, TX $300.00 

Butch Calvert Flower Mound, TX $300.00 

Jerry Beavers OKC, OK $300.00 

The husband and wife duo 

of Robin and Billy Orlikowski 

of Grand Rapids, MI, earned 

the Mixed Doubles title with 

a 1,838 total, also a record at 

the Bowlers Journal Championships. 

Billy led the way with 

games of 236, 267, 257 and 189 

for a 949 set, and Robin added 

games of 181, 236, 223 and 249 

for 889. 

This year’s event also saw 

a record-breaking performance 

by Bryan O’Keefe of Arlington, 

whose 1,054 total on games of 

275, 286, 258 and 235 was the 

highest individual set on the 

tournament lanes since the 

event changed to a four-game 

format in 2006. 

Unfortunately for O’Keefe, 

his record score came during 

doubles, and he was not 

entered in singles at the same 

time. He did not go away 

empty-handed, however, as the 

effort helped him and Chris 

Viale of Westfield, MA, to a 

fourth-place finish in Open 

Doubles with 1,932. 

Chad Maas of Brookfield, 

WI, previously held the fourgame 

record with 1,045, which 

he shot on the way to the 

Classic Singles title in 2008. 

This year’s Bowlers Journal 

saw nearly 5,000 unique 

bowlers take to the lanes at the 

Grand Sierra. In all, there were 

five 300 games, six 299s, one 

298 and three 800 series. 

SOUTHWEST-AREA 

FINALISTS 

OPEN SINGLES 

1, Paul Fleming, Fort Worth, 

1,018; 2, Derek Eoff, Arlington, 

1,017; 5, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma 

City, 987; 8, Eric Traylor, 

Cypress, 957. 

SENIOR SINGLES 

4. Pete Thomas, Oklahoma 

City, 936; 5. Pete McCordic, 

Katy, 927; 6. Shannon Starnes, 

Fort Worth, 925. 

CLASSIC SINGLES 

2. Paul Fleming, Fort Worth, 

988; 8. Clint Dacy, Keller, 955; 

9. Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, 

952. 

180 & UNDER SINGLES 

5. Todd Beal, Amarillo, 106. 

OPEN DOUBLES 

1, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose 

Park, Il/Erik Vermilyea, 

Mansfield, 1,972; 4. Bryan 

O’Keefe, Arlington/Chris Viale, 

Westfield, Ma, 1,932; 9, Lee 

Vanderhoef, Greenville, 

SC/Paul Fleming, Fort Worth, 

1,848. 

SENIOR DOUBLES 

2. Pete McCordic, Katy/Paul 

McCordic, Sugar Land, 1,790; 

5, Doug Anderson, Bettendorf, 

IA/Joe LeCroy, Bedford, 1,744. 

MIXED DOUBLES 

2. Stefanie Nation, Grand 

Prairie/Paul Fleming, Fort 

Worth, 1,816; 5. Andrea Fleming/Paul 

Fleming, Fort Worth, 

1,728; 7. April Ellis/Brett 

Cooper, Euless, 1,669; 8. Bryan 

O’Keefe/Shannon O’Keefe, 

Arlington 1,645; 9. Janette 

Nevels/Paul Smith, Universal 

City, 1,636. 

At AMF Showplace Euless 

Sharber red hot with 793, 

Garrett hammers 697 

Dickie Sharber rocketed to the 

top of the honor roll last week 

at AMF Showplace Euless with 

a power-packed 277-258-258 = 

793 Full House showing. 

Yolanda Garrett, Sharber’s 

leaguemate, fronted distaff scoring 

with a top-flight 193-290-214 

= 697 set. 

HONOR ROLL 

D.C. Frederick 279-771, Keith Erion 

247-718, Doug Smith 273-715, Sandy 

Soule 248-684, Cory Walker 273-684, 

Doug Smith 233-680. 

John Sholar Sr. 247-669, Dale Gann 

238-632, Karsden Molles 165-437, 

Lindsey Walker 245-692, Tina Taylor 

228-654, Melissa Lewis 213-609, Katie 

Jones 209-537, Barbara Seely 189-525. 

Terri Homme 182-525, Jackie 

Ruis 186-490, Carla Kilgore 179-479, 

Melinda Horton 167-467, Barbara 

Lanius 151-333. 

SENIORS 

Hoss Morgan 266-644, Jim Hollinsworth 

215-610, Annie Barton 

182-472, Mary Warren 169-460. 

EBONITE SASBA TOUR 

2010 SCHEDULE 

July 24-25 Cityview (Non-champs Singles) Fort Worth, TX 

July 31-Aug. 1 Copperfi eld (Singles) Houston, TX 

Aug. 7-8 Diamond Lanes (Over 60/Over 50/Guest Trio) Odessa, TX 

Aug. 21-22 300 Bowl (Singles) Conroe, TX 

Aug. 28-29 All Star Lanes (Singles) Shreveport, LA 

Sept. 4-5 Holiday Lanes (Labor Day Blowout) Oklahoma City, OK 

Sept. 18-19 All Star Lanes (Member/Guest Doubles) Shreveport, LA 

Sept. 25-26** Cowtown Bowling Palace, (Over 70/Over 60 Dbls.) Fort Worth, TX 

Oct. 2-3** AMF Showplace Euless (Annual Championship) Euless, TX 

Oct. 16-17 Oil Bowl (Member/Guest Doubles) Longview, TX 

Nov. 6-7 Plano Super Bowl (4-man Team) Plano, TX 

Nov. 13-14 Del Mar Lanes (Singles) Houston, TX 

Dec. 4-5 Cityview (Age Bracket Tourney) Fort Worth, TX 

Dec. 18-19 Plano Super Bowl (Annual Team) Plano, TX 

** Changed location or correction

10 YEARS AGO 

Colin Kyle fired a 741 at Plano SB…Paul Monroe had an 863 

at DeSoto AMF…Ryan Shafer and Norm Duke were the only 

PBA players with two wins for the season…Demetrya Clark hit 

AMF Richardson with a 654…Lonnie Johnson posted a 299/791 

at Cowtown…Jerry Standlee ripped Watauga for a 761…Becky 

Bowden rolled a 619 at Jupiter. 

20 YEARS AGO 

Chris Warren captured the ABC Masters…Don Richey was 

tops at Big Town again with a 674…Dino Castillo was on fire at 

Euless and sizzled in with an 826…Jessie Marable fired a 704 

at Red Bird… “George” Maclaughlin had a 642 at Plano. 

30 YEARS AGO 

Jeff Cathey bowled the first 300 at Red Bird…Susie Reichley 

had a 747 at Hart…Bob Lehr ripped Plaza with a 824…John 

Sloan took it to Jupiter with a 746…Wes Harding posted a TTBA 

victory at GSL…Jackie Greene led the women with a 587 at 

Expressway 

At Plano Super Bowl 

Pritts smashes 790, 

Murray captures 672 

Acon bags 300 game 

Ted Pritts fired a chart-topping 

255-279-256 = 790 Pepsi Classic 

Doubles series to earn top billing 

on the honor roll for the week at 

Plano Super Bowl. 

Eric Acon’s award-winning 

perfecto claimed high-game 

honors. 

Kelly Murray won the high-set 

for the ladies with a powerful 

213-247-212 = 672 Wednesday 

Humpers set. 

PLANO HIGHS 

Henry Honore III 278-681, Cathy 

Sposito 240-609, Larry Standefer 

144-281, Carol Shinoda 182-339, Rich 

Souddress 278-755, Cindy Mann 

243-602, James Gray 248-667, Jaclyn 

Clark 257-651. 

George Vaughn 258-705, Leslie 

Evans 205-532, Mark Borckardt 

269-739, Jackie Fisher 218-593, Bret 

Westfall 247-722, Brenda Buchanan 

214-590, Larry Standefer 171-304, Carol 

Shinoda 144-274, George Crenshaw III 

258-682. 

Dallas Potter 181-527, Justin Pittsinger 

(PBA Experience) 236-682, Velma 

Campbell (PBA Experience) 220-594, 

Brenda Buchanan 243-598, Michelle 

VanGilder 190-554, John Precourt Sr. 

253-696, Tom Melms 248-677. 

Buck Buthereit 221-590, Glenna 

Young 161-449, Ken Smith 256-728, 

Brian Childress 277-736, Mary Besherse 

213-549, Hank Conti 232-654, Whitney 

Williams 201-560, George Vaughn 

264-705, Leslie Evans 210-570. 

Robert Eidenier 275-725, Lois 

Abrego 210-545, Jim Martinez 235-553, 

Dayne Young 163-466, Billy Rogers 

(4 games) 290-1074, Lisa Wasson (4 

games) 237-844, David Halliburton 

247-684, Kim Shellem 203-569, Kevin 

Hiam 279-750, Cindy Mann 206-594, 

Robert Keister 246-623, Alicia Shaw 

163-475. 

At Interstate Lanes 

Little levels 713, 

Sumruld shoots 629 

ROUND ROCK — RJ Little 

headed the leader boards last 

week at Interstate Lanes by logging 

laudable 237-263-213 = 713 

numbers in Just For Fun league 

action. 

Youth bowler Alex Sumruld 

led the ladies with a sturdy 246- 

150-233 = 629 Summer Gen. 

Gap session. 

INTERSTATE HIGHS 

A. Salehesthehar 242-557, Rainey 

Wendling 129-382, Jerry Connoly 

165-442, Kitty Connolly 146-374, Jose 

Montelongo 214-560, Isabell Jones 

176-463. 

Mark Quinn 228-547, Dee James 

171-451, Bobby Harmel 246-628, 

Brenda Walker 181-458, Mike Hill 

231-581, Debi Harmel 172-447, Mark 

Quinn 224-650. 

Caryn Edwards 176-496, Adam 

Gonzales 244-636, Mindy Ventura 151- 

435, David Bowman 234-636, Celena 

Adkins 148-373, Dan Woda 236-597, 

Dana Scott 134-363, Steve Traynor 

278-682. 

Susan Black 179-480, Stan Temple 

244-629, Lisa Sumruld 154-412, Phillip 

Mueller 168-433, Aimee LaFrance 

143-421, Trevor Walsh 150-420, Shelly 

Stewart 134-367. 

At Rowlett Bowl-a- 

Rama 

Wells wires 

693 series 

ROWLETT — Bart Wells 

rounded up the top score of the 

week at Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama 

after pounding out a noteworthy 

202-256-235 = 693 Wednesday 

Mixers series. 

Anona Porter paced the ladies 

with a fine 221-179-178 = 578 

Monday Mixers set. 


Bill Speake 257-673, Betty Bruedigam 

196-514, Sammye Ragland 

214-574, Cody Coburn 246-661, Kathy 

March 215-567. 

SENIORS 

Arley Terry 190-376, Ann Revel 

169-335, Bill Clay 215-548, Betty 

Bruedigam 171-489, Stephen Small 

(no-tap) 259-688, Shirley Large (notap) 

254-587. 

SPOTLIGHT 


What is your all-time 

favorite movie? The Sound of 

Music. I can be in a bad mood, 

but that movie will always put 

me in a good mood. I know all 

of the songs by heart, I saw it 

for the first time in 1966. 

What is your favorite 

restaurant? Texas Road House, 

but we don’t eat out often. 

Where did you take your best 

vacation? Probably Hawaii. I 

have been there twice, the last 

time being on my honeymoon. 

I have been to all of the islands 

except for Maui, I like the 

volcano’s the best. 

What is your favorite piece of 

technology? My computer, but I 

think I would enjoy the Kindle 

since I like to read so much. 

If you were the commissioner 

of all things bowling for a day 

what would you change? The 

first thing I would change 

would be to make all team 

events with four member 

teams. It is getting harder to 

get five people to go to tournaments, 

but you really need 10 

so that everyone has a doubles 

partner and it’s just hard to 

find 10. 

Favorite hobby besides 

bowling? I do like to play golf, 

but my friend that I that I play 

with has been out of commission 

so I haven’t played much 

lately. I used to snow ski and 

water ski, but don’t get to do 

those much anymore. 

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Dallas USBC Youth Scores 

Martin Montes led the Dallasarea 

USBC youth bowling last 

week with an outstanding 201- 

220-236 = 657 Tuesday Youth 

Adult series at AMF Showplace 

Garland. 

Tara Lopez headed the girls 

honor roll with a super solid 195- 

215-236 = 646 Thursday Scholars 

set at Plano Super Bowl. 

Other Dallas-area scores: 

At Plano — Jacob Box 211-609, 

Cameron Shankle 68-169, Spencer 

Brandon 82-213, Jonathan Schneider 

181-480, Cody Curtis 90-242, Darrian 

Banks 165-482, Keilah Giovino 212-565, 

Fort Worth 

USBC Youth 

Results 

Chris Swenning topped the 

Fort Worth-area USBC youth 

bowling last week with a rousing 

223-201-218 = 642 series at 

Forum Bowl. 

Megan Bentham led the girls 

with a fine 585 Peterson Point set 

at Brunswick Zone Watauga 

Other Fort Worth-area 

scores: 

At AMF Showplace Euless — Aaron 

Stewart 192-549, Bobby Foret 198-429, 

Levi Roberts 158-422, Thomas Lopez 

145-319, Robbie Howard 91-154, Ashley 

Cox 167-443. 

At Cowtown — Zachary Moore 

190-447, Katie Tallant 227-587, A.J. 

McFarland 165-463, Brittney Martin 

201-528, Jeremy Petosa 220-486, Katie 

Tallant 223-589, Justin Lindsey 180- 

489, Oliva Lindsey 203-417, Brittney 

Martin 516. 

At Cityview Lanes — Katie Rooney 

179-466, Tyler Sims 224-540. 

At Brunswick Zone Watauga 

— Marcelino Negrete 625, John Roberts 

430, Reynalda Contreras 395, Zach Ballas 

416, Claudia Roberts 383, J. Wayne 

Holt 458, Claudia Roberts 360, Micha 

McCracken 542, Kyra Zink 444, Justin 

Blankenship, (4 games) 696. 

At Forum — Sammie Boles 86-154, 

Josie Geiogue 91-173, Taylor Windham 

140, Anyssa Boles 71-139, Brynn 

Sprinkle 159-391, Katelynn Correll 

168-467, Trevor Goad 118-301, Kristin 

Hilker 133-374, Shelbie Goad 193-552, 

Nick Kennedy 198-515, James Parsons 

II 168-475. 

At Brunwick Westcreek — Taylor 

Coggins 253-603, Katelyn George 191- 

540, Cooper cox 226-590, Alex Grogan 

211-541, Chris Jones 196-512, Keith 

Searle 127, Wesley Searle 139, Katie 

Hamlin 114, Courtney Cotton 222-532, 

Kamari Wine 148, Thomas Manning 

206, Chandler Mayfield 167. 

Drew claus 208-565, Rachel Kugelstadt 

190-567, Nicole Lavallais 153-422, 

Talisen Baron 145-392, Chelsea Castleberry 

78-191, Trevor Hilving 220-531, 

Jimbo Land 200-552, Stephanie Sims 

161-405, Brent Phillips 157-435, Shana 

Geerdes 187-514, Chris Barrett 214-585, 

Jayden Norman 122-346, Kaylea Norman 

124-353, (Sport Bowling, 4 games 

– Anthony Simonsen 218-776, Drew 

Claus 180-548, Tara Lopez 198-704, 

Ben Walk 228-780, Sierra Gibbons 

244-794.) 

At USA Bowl — Daniel Castillo 125- 

303, Mikala Kearns 169-463, Matthew 

Kannenbe 134, Sara Griffin 77-210. 

Area USBC 

Youth Scores 

Federick Lindgren led the 

Southwest-area USBC youth 

bowling last week with a booming 

215-221-267 = 703 Youth 

Scratch Trios series at BRC Thousand 

Oaks. 

Whitney Harris, Lindgren’s 

leaguemate, paced the girls 

with a thundering 206-245-226 

= 677 set. 

Other Southwest-area 

scores: 

At Interstate Lanes, Round Rock 

— Alex Sumruld 246-629, Thomas 

Ingram 195-449, Raymond Thompson 

183-405, Laura Trimble 181-499, Joshua 

Bailey 137-357, Caitlin Hall 103-250. 

At Bandera Super Bowl, San Antonio 

— Albert Perez 224-612, Sydney 

McCall 104-258, Sadie Alonzo 133-286, 

Albert Perez 221-459, Ashle Reid 181- 

508, Leticia Gonzales 253-553. 

All Star Bowl, Ennis — Dylan 

Macon 190-520, McKinsey Pollan 

174-425, AJ Slovak 92-239, Caitlyn 

Chapman 107-303, Austin Midkiff 

189-502, Joshua Brickey 106-277, Todd 

Smith 193-512, Jeff Baum 179-454, 

Joshua Heady 178-498. 

At Red Bird — Christopher McCaleb 

213-593, Makensie Martin 198-513, 

Matthew Ruiz 103-176, Kaelyn Allen 

74-136. 

At AMF Showplace Garland 

— Johnnie Arriago 213-535, Darian 

Moore 182-521, Hunter Varner 87-150, 

Mikayla Trammell 62-122, Kishjuan 

Busby 205-569, Chelsea Bell 133-381, 

Chelsea Bell 146-416. 

At Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama — Colton 

Enable 113-206, Ashley Eickelman 

93-168, Zach Plagens 126-363, Madison 

Fowlkes 97-245, William Plagens 193- 

497, Toniya Smith 102-218. 

JOHNSON TEAM WINS 


George and Justin Boggio. 

Second place and $1,250 

went to Team York with members 

Christi Uvaldo, Troy Reich, 

Russ Whiddon, Mike York and 

Ted Pritts. 

Taking third and $750 was 

Team Markham, with bowlers 

Earl Laurence, Cassandra Norris, 

Kevin Malone, Bam Pride 

and Walter Markham. 

Fourth place and $500 went 

to Kiss This. Team members 

were Jessica Hirschmann, 

Latoya Williams, Tommy 

Jordan, Martin Edwards Jr. and 

Xeno Garcia. 

Rounding out the top five 

was Cha-Chino. Team members 

Russell Corwin, Lupe Reyna, 

Jacqueline Fisher, Travis 

Pirotte and Paul Henderson 

shared $250 for their fifth-place 

finish. 

Special recognition went to 

Latoya Williams, Bam Pride, 

Ted Pritts, Lupe Reyna and Joe 

Sustaita for their 300 game. 

Chris Castro posted the only 

800 series. 

The ITA Tournament is tentatively 

scheduled to return to 

USA Bowl Labor Day weekend. 

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Our 54th Year 

BOYS 

Federick Lindgren, BRC Thousand Oaks ............. 703 

Martin Montes, AMF Showplace Garland ............. 657 

Chris Swenning, Forum ......................................... 642 

Marcelino Negrete, Brunswick Zone Watauga ..... 625 

Albert Perez, Bandera Super Bowl ....................... 612 

Jacob Box, Plano ................................................... 609 

Taylor Coggins, Brunswick Westcreek ................. 603 

Christopher McCaleb, Red Bird ............................ 593 

Aaron Stewart, AMF Showplace Euless ............... 549 

Tyler Sims, Cityview Lanes .................................... 540 

Dylan Macon, All Star Bowl ................................... 520 

Williams Plagens, Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama .............. 497 

Justin Lindsey, Cowtown ....................................... 489 

Thomas Ingram, Interstate .................................... 449 

Daniel Castillo, USA Bowl ..................................... 303 

GIRLS 

Whitney Harris, BRC Thousand Oaks ................... 677 

Tara Lopez, Plano ................................................... 646 

Alex Sumruld, Interstate ........................................ 629 

Katie Tallant, Cowtown........................................... 589 

Megan Bentham, Brunswick Zone Watauga ......... 585 

Destiny Velez, AMF Showplace Euless ................. 567 

Leticia Gonzales, Bandera Super Bowl ................ 553 

Shelbie Goad, Forum ............................................. 552 

Katelyn George, Brunswick Westcreek ................ 540 

Darian Moore, AMF Showplace Garland .............. 521 

Makensie Martin, Red Bird .................................... 513 

Katie Rooney, Cityview Lanes ............................... 466 

Mikala Kearns, USA Bowl ...................................... 463 

McKinsey Pollan, All Star Bowl ............................. 425 

Madison Fowlkes, Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama ............. 245 

YOUTH TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 

June 12-July 18 — Texas State USBC Youth 2010 State Championship. Every 

weekend, Armadilla I, Pasadena, TX, Team event; AMF Alpha 

Bowl, Webster, TX Doubles, Singles. Entries close Mar. 15, 

979-778-4351 

July 10-16 — USBC Junior Gold Championships, Indianapolis, IN 

July 17-19 — North Pointe High School Singles, Hindel Bowling Lanes, 

Indianapolis, IN. Get entry forms at www.bpaa.com 

July 24 — 3-Member Baker Tournament, AMF Showplace Euless, Euless, TX, 

Entry fee: $45 per team, Check in noon, bowl at 1 p.m. Bowl 10 

games. 90% of 600 handicap. Scholarshps and trophies 

July 29-31 — International Family Tournament, AMF Showplace Euless, Euless, 

TX. Qualifying ends Mar. 13, 2010. 

Aug. 7-8 — Grand Prix State Finals, Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, Georgetown 

If you have upcoming youth tournaments you would like listed 

on the schedule, contact The Bowling News at 817-267-8686, fax: 

(817-267-1813) or email: bowlingnews@sbcglobal.net. 

USBC Youth bowling is a 

unique opportunity to get 

involved with a sport that you 

can stay with forever and offers 

more than $6 million in annual 

scholarships that reward academic, leadership and on-lanes 

performance skills. USBC Youth also provides opportunities 

for coaching and instruction, fun and friendly competition, 

fair play, teamwork, and leadership development. And 

there are cool new awards that include updated emblems, 

trophies, and even rings! 

To be a bowler, you don’t have to be the biggest, tallest or 

strongest to succeed on the lanes. In fact, the world’s best 

bowlers come in all shapes and sizes – short, tall, heavy, 

thin. Bowling technique is all about leverage and timing, so 

your physical size and strength does not matter as much as 

in sports like football or basketball. 

Bowling has a lot to offer young people. If you or your child 

wants to get involved with a cool sport that anyone can 

play and one that helps build their future, give bowling a 

try! Join USBC Youth bowling today!

Lavery-Spahr, Johnson win Junior 

Bowlers Southwest Area Tour 

Anthony Lavery-Spahr 

Anthony Lavery-Spahr won 

the scratch division and Brian 

Johnson won the handicap 

division of the JBSWAT youth 

tournament held July 3 at AMF 

Richardson Lanes. 

In the scratch division, 

Lavery-Spahr defeated Anthony 

Simonsen in the best of three 

matches to win the championship. 

Simonsen finished 

second, Michael Steele ended in 

third and Kimi Davidson took 

fourth. 

Brian Johnson, left, champion and Micah McCracken, second place. 

Johnson came out on top 

after besting top-seeded Micah 

McCracken, 247-234, in the 

handicap title match. Earlier, 

Johnson outscored Toby Huffman, 

248-217. 

Top youth bowlers headed 

to Indy for USBC Junior 

Gold Championships 

More than 1,600 of the top 

youth bowlers in the nation 

will compete for $125,000 in 

scholarships at the United 

States Bowling Congress Junior 

Gold Championships presented 

by Brunswick from July 10-16. 

For the second consecutive 

year, the tournament will 

be held in Indianapolis at 

Woodland Bowl, Western Bowl 

and Expo Bowl. USBC plans 

to provide live video coverage 

on BOWL.com of the semifinal 

round on July 15 and the 

match-play finals on July 16. 

Coverage will begin at 8 a.m. 

each day. 

The reigning champions 

– Mike Conn of Crestwood, 

KY, in the boys’ division and 

Maggie Zakrzewski of Palatine, 

IL, in the girls’ division – won’t 

be back to defend their titles 

in 2010 because of the age 

requirement, but many of last 

year’s top finishers will return. 

Brittni Hamilton of Webster, 

NY, led the girls’ division 

after 38 games last year before 

finishing in fourth place. This 

year’s event will be her last 

Junior Gold Championships. 

“This is my last chance,” 

Hamilton said. “I’m just going 

to take it one day at a time, 

one cut at a time. That’s all I 

can do. I really hope I make it 

to the final day. I’m just going 

to bowl the best I can. I would 

like to go out with a bang.” 

Andrew Koff of Miami made 

a big run late in last year’s 

tournament and finished second. 

He wants to take that final 

step this year and also earn a 

spot on Junior Team USA for 

the third consecutive year. 

“The goal is to win this year 

and mainly just to make the 

team,” Koff said. “But you can’t 

really expect too much; you 

just go out there and do your 

best and hopefully everything 

works out.” 

Competition starts with 

three qualifying rounds, which 

requires bowlers to roll six 

games each day on July 12, 13 

and 14. At the end of the 18 

games, the field will be cut to 

the top 150 males and top 78 

females (all ties advance) for 

the semifinals. Semifinal competition, 

which consists of two 

six-game blocks, will be July 

15. The top 16 males and top 16 

females will earn spots in the 

match-play finals, which will 

take place July 16 and consist 

of 16 games of match play. 

The Junior Gold Championships 

also awards spots on 

Junior Team USA. The top 

four male and top four female 

finishers after match-play 

competition will automatically 

qualify for Junior Team USA 

2011, and the National Selection 

Committee will award 

four at-large spots – two male, 

two female – from the pool of 

athletes that make match-play 

finals. 

In addition to the tournament, 

USBC again will present 

Johnson received $200 

in scholarship money, while 

McCracken won $150. 

2011 Jr. Gold spots were 

awarded to Michael Steele and 

Justin Tan. 

a seminar from Dr. Dean 

Hinitz, a leading authority 

on bowling psychology, and 

the Collegiate Experience 

seminar, which is designed to 

provide pre-college bowlers 

with important information on 

the opportunities available to 

prospective student-athletes. 

Both seminars will be held July 

10 at The Sheraton at Keystone 

Crossing. 

A side event, the Bowling 

This Month Junior Gold 

Survivor tournament, is 

scheduled for July 15 and 16 at 

Western Bowl. This year, the 

Survivor tournament also will 

be a qualifying event for the 

2011 Junior Gold Championships 

that will take place in 

Las Vegas. 

USBC Youth members who 

meet the average requirement 

(175 or higher for boys, 150 or 

higher for girls) can join the 

Junior Gold program and are 

then eligible to qualify for the 

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How tough is this tournament? 

Mark Williams, winner 

of the recent PBA Senior Open 

lost to Ron Betz and Phil 

Kepner. 

Dickinson was the only 

player making it all the way 

to the finals in the winners’ 

bracket. He met Les Burnhan 

in the title match. 

Burnham had to beat 

Dickinson twice to win. And 

he almost did. He was out front 

by 14 after the first game, but 

Dickinson won with a 279 in 

the final match. 

Hall of Famer Dickinson 

bowls in all the SASBA tournaments, 

but bowls in only one 

Senior PBA tournament a year. 

Burnham was going for his 

second SASBA victory. 

Shoemake said there were 

a couple of keys for him in 

nailing his first title. 

Firstly, he used a Storm 

ball given to him by his friend 

Mark Williams. He used only 

two balls in the finals. 

Secondly, he was able to 

stay focused. 

He knows a little about staying 

focused. He is an air traffic 

controller. 

“Winning this is sensational,” 

he said, “Especially 

with such a strong field.” 

There were about 15 300 

games. 

“As one close observer said. 

If you don’t strike it’s just like 

Lane Laughter 

an open. These guys can bowl.” 

The Senior Results: 

1. Randy Shoemake, Fort 

Worth, $1,300; 2. Donald 

Robinson, Houston, $900; 

3. Doc Daugherty, Edmond, 

OK, $700; 4. Ricky Sigfield, 

Slidell, LA, $600; 5-6. Paul 

McCordic, Sugarland, Phil 

Kepner, McKinney, $500 each; 

7-8. Russ Caples, Denton, Mark 

Williams, Beaumont, $450 

each; 9-12 Ron Benz, Spring 

Branch, Rick Minier, Houston, 

Joe LeCroy, Bedford, Rick 

Lawrence, Waxahachie, $400 

each; 13-16. Tim Miller, Irving, 

Luis Gregorich, Dallas, Gordon 

Stuntz, Baton Rouge, LA, Tam 

Wasson, Murphy, $300 each. 

Super Senior results 

1. Gary Dickinson, Edmond, 

OK, $1,400; 2. Les Burnham, 

Irving, $1,000; 3. David 

Roundtree, Houston, $750; 4. 

Avery LeBlanc, Plano, $600; 5- 

6. Roger West, Brentwood, TN, 

Charlie Hufford, Oxford, MS, 

$500 each; 7- 8. John Woessner, 

Horseshoe Bay, Bryce 

Ellison, Temple, $450 each; 

9-12. Jim King, New Braunfels, 

Randy Summers, Ventress, LA, 

Steve Ray, Plano, Gene Rivers, 

San Antonio, $400 each; 13 

-16. Jesse Jackson, Calera, OK, 

TJ Johnson, Houston, Butch 

Calvert, Flower Mound, Jerry 

Beavers, Oklahoma City, OK, 

$300 each.


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At BRC Thousand Oaks 

Rodgers racks up 717, 

Berg builds 682 

SAN ANTONIO — Jason Rodgers’ 

top-drawer 202-279-236 = 

717 High Anxiety series headed 

the scoring race for the week at 

BRC Thousand Oaks. 

Sheila Berg paced the ladies 

with a sterling 228-226-228 = 

682 Trendsetters session. 


David Wersell 280-707, Sheila Van 

Gundy 223-614, Richard Olmo 268-589, 

Marcia Stewart 197-544, Steve Smith 

256-663, Pamela Harper 190-516, Tye 

Eggleston 249-682. 

SENIORS 

Joe Mardon 211-606, Anna Robison 

180-528. 

At All Star Bowl 

Hinz hurls 717 series, 

Antle bags 622 set 

ENNIS — Jason Hinz lit up the 

lanes last week at All Star Bowl 

with a sturdy 201-258-258 = 717 

Beer N Pizza series. 

Christy Antle, from the Pairs 

N Spares group, paced the ladies 

with a strong 225-180-217 = 

622 set. 

HONOR LIST 

Terry Slack 195-575, Linda Taylor 

205-544, Joe Crow 225-605, Mark Sikes 

188-544, Casey Powell 253-678, Christy 

At Bandera Super Bowl 

Weber hammers 789 

SAN ANTONIO — Don 

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T.G.I.F. Summer league series 

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at Bandera Super Bowl. 

Briana Mendez, Weber’s 

leaguemate, rolled a nice 223/555 

set to front fem scoring. 


John Ruiz 233-571, Heather 

Bergstedt 191-540, Sid Luna 266-626, 

P.J. Couch 168-476, Daniel Henderson 

210-595, Ashley Castillo 146-379. 

Antle 211-566, Brandi Strain 195-522, 

Tom Findlay 195-515. 

Margie Jenkins 185-471, Johnny 

Garcia 225-618, Anthony Porter 215- 

628, Dylan Macon 190-520, McKinsey 

Pollan 174-425, Matt Lawrence 245- 

650, Dena Brickey 158-417. 

SENIORS 

Tom Findlay 225-607, Jacquie Rice 

173-395, Harold Rice 150-428, Neon 

Langston 152-413, Frank La Scala Sr. 

201-526. 

Chris Schumacher 190-492, Courtney 

Loveless 177-477, Ted Stovall 

248-617, Donna Gil 191-490, Chris 

Benavides 248-610, Theresa Anderson 

177-487, Josh Jackson 197-445. 

Jenna Swanson 162-410, Mike 

Calahan 279-673, Frannie Tumblinson 

178-496, Ramon Cervantes 230-525, 

Joann Thomas 192-486. 

SENIORS 

Ken Hallstrom (no-tap) 254-689, 

Amy Olsen (no-tap) 253-705. 

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showing. 

Janice Naumann paced the 

ladies with a fine 177-160-190 

= 527 Summer Lady Bluebonnet 

set. 

OTHER HIGHS 

Wayne Curd 235-645, Lacinda 

Jelokay 140-328, Jay Fraiser 270-664, 

Shanell Sheppard 167-429, Polly Norton 

215-493, Wayne Curd (4 games) 209- 

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Rogers sweeps Forum with 

757, Belgarde sacks 682 

Himonubbe lands 300 game 

Ron Rogers’ stellar 246-287- 

224 = 757 Thursday Trio group 

session led the scoring race last 

week at Forum Bowl. 

Jimmy Himonubbe earned 

high-game accolades with an 

award-winning 12-bagger. 

Brenda Belgarde led the ladies 

high-set contest with a stalwart 

235-210-237 = 682 Fast Lane 

Trio outing. 

FORUM HIGHS 

Joe Roberts (no-tap) 300-802, Pam 

Stewart (no-tap) 242-714, Richard 

Lopez (4 games) 278-1038, Whitney 

Herr (4 games) 220-824, Chuck Walker 

228-664, Joyce Conston 157-419. 

Brian Castro 233-657, Elaine Mason 

216-608, Robair Ross 269-747, Jana Williams 

236-585, James Parsons 214-556, 

Monica Holford 118-305, Jim Buntain 

277-705, Gwen Pogue 184-476. 

Justin Boggio (4 games) 278-1017, 

James Cooper 237-674, Kim Castro 

188-496, Tony Hodge 248-713, Melissa 

George 229-587, Tami Rogers 189-505, 

Ronnie Geiger 189-537, April Cross 

168-392. 

Ken Hoskins 258-688, Michelle 

Anderson 202-498, Jimmy Himonubbe 

300-745, Jennifer Green 212-579, Levi 

Bryant 290-716, Amber Snyder 214-587, 

Jimmie Parker 257-709, Linda Griffin 

212-547. 

At AMF DeSoto 

Pride produces 694 

Bam Pride racked up a rousing 

187-258-249 = 694 Pushovers 

series to take top honors for the 

week at AMF DeSoto. 

Veronica Johnson-Smith, 

Prides’ leaguemate, led the ladies 

with a smooth 220-174-192 

= 586 set. 

HONOR ROLL 

Bam Pride 240-657, Russell Corwin 

228-650, Stanley Lawton 209-577, 

Wendy Kent 192-501, Travis Pirotte 

246-660, Janet Miller 232-583, Calvin 

Bailey 267-661. 

Lori Knox 200-502, Bobby Doss 

223-594, Lucy Chism 170-494, Mike 

Burrell 233-644, Aric Alcaraz 253-640, 

Mike Miller 240-643, Veronica Avery 

198-534. 

SENIORS 

Roger Strand 191-549, Billie Bradley 

194-544, Ron Sanders 193-512, Kay 

Carter 186-496, Larry Jones 189-494, 

Jeanne H. 168-459, Harry Yezek 189- 

486, Robbie Henry 157-455. 

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2010 Open Championships 

concludes 136-day run in Reno 

RENO, NV — When Matt 

McNiel of Chanhassen, MN, 

completed his nine games at 

this year’s United States Bowling 

Congress Open Championships, 

he had no idea he’d just 

posted the highest all-events 

total in 107 years of tournament 

history. 

Now, the record-setting lefthander 

can add eagle winner 

to his growing resume as the 

official Regular All-Events 

champion at the 2010 event, 

which ended its 136-day run at 

the National Bowling Stadium 

on July 5. 

McNiel, 25, marked in 88 of 

90 frames on the way to sets 

of 806 in singles, 780 in team 

and 740 in doubles for a 2,326 

total. Ron Vokes of Racine, WI, 

previously held the all-events 

record with 2,321, which he 

shot on the way to the title last 

year in Las Vegas. 

“I’ve been putting about 100 

hits a day on the website to see 

what’s going on, and it feels 

so good to know it’s finally 

in the books,” said McNiel, 

who finished fifth in Regular 

Singles. “I’ve been getting a 

lot of congratulations on my 

performance, and getting that 

kind of respect from your 

peers and people you look up 

to is what makes it real. It’s 

starting to sink in, and it feels 

amazing.” 

Less than two weeks after 

McNiel’s performance, defending 

Regular Singles champion 

Bo Goergen of Midland, MI, 

was in Reno to put his title 

on the line. While he isn’t 

the tournament’s first repeat 

singles champion, he will 

share the winning feeling he 

experienced a year ago with 

his teammates after helping 

Northern Lanes Pro Shop of 

At Red Bird 

Cline tosses 

762 series 

Len Cline claimed high-series 

honors for the week at Red Bird 

Lanes with a rip-roaring 247- 

248-267 = 762 Thursday Nite 

Mix outing. 

Denise Chambon, from the 

Mixmasters group, led the Duncanville 

ladies with a lofty 159- 

181-221 = 561 set. 

RED BIRD HIGHS 

Jane Davis 173-499, Brittany Barrett 

211-510, Eddy Watson Jr. 214-610, 

Joanne Adams 200-529, Tim Robinson 

227-627, Jon Edmonds 236-601. 

Anthony Stangl 232-592, Deborah 

Hodge 217-519, Denise Chambon 171- 

487, Paul Grody 259-655, Mary Harnack 

182-451, Mel Richards 286-721. 

Lois Gibson 170-486, Maizie Baker 

180-486, Larry Martin 239-645, Monica 

Diaz 136-335, Bradley Robinson 264- 

729, Maizie Baker 159-452, Lois Gibson 

198-545. 

Sanford, MI, to the 2010 Team 

All-Events crown with a 10,284 

total. 

Dan MacLelland of Saginaw, 

MI, a two-time collegiate national 

champion and two-time 

National Collegiate Bowling 

Coaches Association Most 

Valuable Player, led the way for 

Northern Lanes Pro Shop with 

a 2,166 all-events total. He was 

followed by Dale Hofmeister 

(2,085), Goergen (2,031), J.R. 

Raymond (2,026) and former 

Team USA member Derwin 

Pitre (1,976). 

“This feels absolutely 

fantastic, and to be able to 

see my guys’ faces as they 

get to experience what I did 

last year has been amazing,” 

said Goergen, a 50-year-old 

right-hander who took home 

the 2009 Regular Singles title 

with a record-score of 862 and 

helped his team to a third-place 

Team All-Events finish. “We 

work hard at our games and 

do our best to excel, and to accomplish 

something like this at 

this level is really special. I am 

excited for the team and really 

proud of all the guys.” 

This year’s Regular Singles 

winner is Terrence Syring of 

Bay City, MI, who put together 

games of 276, 258 and 299 for 

an 833 series on March 26 and 

had the longest wait of all the 

Regular Division champions. 

“I was just waiting and hoping 

that my score would hold 

on,” said Syring, a 27-year-old 

right-hander, whose previous- 

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high series on the championship 

lanes was 689 in doubles 

last year in Las Vegas. “I know 

what it’s like to chase the score 

on the leaderboard, but I’m 

glad no one was able to catch 

up to me. This is definitely 

exciting.” 

In Regular Doubles, 29-yearold 

John Kreyer Jr. of Fridley, 

MI, found his way back into 

the spotlight and brought his 

partner, Steve Bohn of Norwood, 

MI, 40, with him as the 

two left-handers combined for a 

1,514 winning-total. 

Kreyer, who rolled the first 

300 of the 2007 USBC Open 

Championships, also at the 

Stadium, led this year’s doubles 

surge with games of 258, 279 

and 279 for an 816 series, while 

Bohn contributed 248, 204 and 

246 for 698. 

“There were a few nail-biting 

moments in there when 

some great teams put up 

serious numbers, so it feels 

really good now that it’s over,” 

Kreyer said. “It’s like a weight 

has been lifted, and we are so 

proud now that we’ve won. 

We’ve had a really good year 

overall, and the feeling is hard 

to describe.” 

Rounding things out in the 

Regular Division is Bowlers 

Edge Pro Shop of Neenah, WI, 

which claimed the top spot 

with a 3,408 total, the highest 

team score in six visits to the 

Stadium, which opened in 

1995 and has hosted the Open 


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At Cityview Lanes 

Nenichka nails 759, 

Langham levels 647 

Burnett logs 299 game 

EJ Nenichka’s first-rate 244- 

236-279 = 759 PBA Experience 

session ended as the numberone 

set of the week at Cityview 

Lanes. 

Daniel Burnett claimed highgame 

honors with a 299 solo. 

Amy Langham’s masterful 

Mo’s Matchpoint showing of 

191-222-234 = 647 garnered fem 

At Brunswick Westcreek 

Thompson belts 708, 

Ray rolls 601 

Don Thompson headed the 

leader boards last week at Brunswick 

Westcreek by logging laudable 

245-228-235 = 708 numbers 

in Wednesday Warm-Up action. 

Nell Ray paced the ladies with 

a classy 221-171-209 = 601 High 

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2010 US OPEN 


Championships every third 

year since. 

Three members of the team, 

Brad Kuhr, Tim Rice and Jason 

Wendt made their return to the 

winner’s circle, seven years 

after claiming the same title in 

Knoxville, TN. 

Wendt led the way this 

year with a 727 series and was 

followed by Rice (716), Kenny 

Kempf (675), Kuhr (653) and 

Dan Paul (637). The group put 

together games of 1,050, 1,115 

and 1,243, the second-highest 

team game of the 2010 event. 

Warhawks of Milton, WI, rolled 

the highest game of the year, 

1,258, on the way to a thirdplace 

finish with 3,387. 

“It was a fun and enjoyable 

ride, but it was a little scary at 

times,” said Kuhr, who helped 

his team into the top spot on 

April 1. “There have been a lot 

of talented teams that got close 

but had something go wrong at 

the end before they could catch 

us, so it must’ve been meant to 

be. Three of us won together 

last time, and now, it’s nice to 

share it with Dan, who is the 

one who introduced me to the 

tournament, and Kenny, who is 

a great friend of ours. It’s just 

an unbelievable feeling.” 

In the Classified Division, 

Ed Howa helped Southeast 

Paint of Price, UT, to the team 

OTHER HIGHS 

Greg Avery 246-692, Terri Trefger 

202-589, Jonathan Redfield 237-677, 

Pearl Tucker 202-577, Mike Moscato 

253-675, Amanda Dominguez 214-571, 

Genie Roberts 172-504, Ray Martinez 

556, Tanya Pruitt 140-372. 

Charlie Lumpkin 462, Terri Trefger 

title with games of 878, 930 

and 1,000 for a 2,808 total. His 

619 series set the pace, and he 

was joined by Mark Montoya 

(618), Joe Juliano (549), Gary 

Nelson (516) and Frank Marrelli 

(506). 

The Classified Doubles title 

went to the husband and wife 

duo of Mark and Daphene 

Thompson of Snyder, TX. Mark 

led the way with a 624 set, 

while Daphene added 583 for 

a 1,207 total, which edged out 

runners-up Robert Blum of 

Huntington Beach, CA, and 

Frank DeFrancesco of Poway, 

CA, by seven pins. 

“The wait has been driving 

me nuts, and I’ve been on 

pins and needles,” said Mark 

Thompson, whose doubles 

series this year is the only 600 

of his nine-year Open Championships 

career. “Every day, 

I went online to look at the 

scores, sometimes two or three 

times. We’re excited. We have 

been nervous wrecks. 

My friends have been keeping 

up with the scores as well, 

and we’re relieved that the wait 

is over.” 

David Ackerman of Lena, 

IL, posted games of 200, 262 

and 226 on the way to the Classified 

Singles title with a 688 

series, while William Gibboney 

Jr. of Douglasville, GA, had to 

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scoring laurels. 

HONOR ROLL 

Vernon Smith Jr. 257-724, Jamey 

Coggins 229-632, Mike McHugh 247- 

691, Julie McHugh 205-604, Daniel 

Burnett 299-733, Linda Madewell 

209-525, Andrew Brimberry 236-678. 

Karen Steele 191-506, Monroe 

Maddux 254-747, Denise Jones 221-620, 

James Underwood 234-625, Sheryl 

Walker 173-495. 

SENIORS 

Red White 237-641, Ginger Hamilton 

197-535. 

244-596, Greg Avery 248-669, Barbara 

Avery 212-593, Jamie Coggins 593, 

Keith James 274-707, Darlene Diaz 

122-350, Brett Thomas 623, Daniell Tate 

244-599, Kim Patrick 129-349. 

William Bollinger 179-467, Theresa 

Barela 135-336, John Barraza 207-539, 

Naomi Gutierrez 203-429, Tanis Grogan 

195-490, Chris Holiday 196-533, Chuck 

Cox 219-559, Jeff Hamlin 214-569, Nigra 

Burnett 193-567, Beverly Butler 165-437, 

Daniel Burnett 573, Luther Mayfield 

III 218-605. 

wait just eight days to see if he 

could hold on for the Classified 

All-Events crown. He shot 674 

in doubles, 575 in singles and 

570 in team for a 1,819 allevents 

total. 

The 2010 Open Championships 

kicked off on Feb. 20, and 

this year’s edition marked the 

tournament’s record ninth trip 

to Reno and sixth visit to the 

National Bowling Stadium. 

During the tournament’s 

run, 14,189 five-player teams, 

more than 70,000 bowlers, 

made their way to The Biggest 

Little City in the World for 

their shot at Open Championships 

glory. 

Some of the numbers not 

reflected on the leaderboard 

include 32 perfect games, 13 

299s and five 298s, while 38 

other bowlers tossed 11 strikes 

in a row. There were seven 800 

series overall, six in singles 

and one in doubles. 

2010 USBC OPEN 

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Southwest-area Finalists 

REGULAR DIVISION 

Doubles 

2. Jeffrey Mersch, Orlando, 

FL/Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield 

1,507; 8. Craig Auerbach, 

Sunrise, FL/Michael Gaither, 

Tulsa, OK, 1,446. 

Singles 

2. (tie), Earon Vollmar, 

Toledo, OH, and Eric Traylor, 

Cypress, TX, 811. 

CLASSIFIED DIVISION 

Team 

5. Team X, Brownsville, 

2,718. 

Doubles 

1. Daphene Thompson/Mark 

Thompson, Snyder, TX, 1,207; 

3. Isaac Vidaurri/Frank Goff 

Jr., Kingsville, 1,193. 


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concepts. 

“You must appeal to all 

bowlers – sport, recreation and 

family,” Perrier said. “I don’t 

think many bowling centers 

are relevant to today’s consumer. 

When the proprietors 

do renovate and improve, they 

make money.” 

After all, that’s the bottom 

line to businesses that are 

nearly all privately owned. 

Bowling may be the world’s 

only sport and recreation 

where there are virtually no 

publicly-owned facilities. 

Perrier is one who believes 

the industry was tilting too 

much toward recreational play. 

“We got lazy in the bowling 

industry with some good open 

play numbers,” he said. “Now 

with the economy down, open 

play is down to where we’ve 

been doing more marketing to 

leagues the past few years. We 

are doing as much marketing 

to open as we are to leagues.” 

While it’s clear bowling 

is a sport at the Professional 

Bowlers Association, collegiate, 

high school and Junior Gold 

levels, the line becomes a 

bit foggy beyond that. Even 

league bowlers associated with 

the United States Bowling 

Congress consider themselves 

to be recreational as often as 

competitive. 

“The sport of bowling is 

evolving, spreading out if you 

will,” USBC managing director 

of Media Pete Tredwell said 

during a BWAA panel discussion 

where the question was 

asked if bowling is becoming 

more entertainment than sport. 

“The purest level is PBA which 

is separating from the league 

and recreational base.” 

“If you want to be a successful 

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“A taped series, a made for TV 

event, is that a sport? The Chris 

Paul event was a made-for-TV 

event but they were playing 

our sport. 

“Perceptions in bowling are 

the biggest thing we have to 

overcome. At the grassroots 

level, the entertainment side 

is overwhelming things. The 

first thing people think of in 

bowling is the entertainment 

aspect.” 

“We as bowlers are sensitive 

to anything that we think 

demeans our sport,” said Las 

Vegas Review-Journal sportswriter 

and bowling columnist 

Jeff Wolf. “We get sensitive 

because we are slighted so 

often.” 

“To me, sport is entertainment,” 

said Bowlers Journal 

executive editor Jim Dressel. 

The educational seminars 

held early in the week also 

focused on bowling’s multiple 

aspects. For the sport enthusiast, 

there were pro shop and 

coaching sessions. For the 

recreational/entertainment 

crowd, there were marketing/ 

promotion, technology lab, food 

and beverage and entertainment 

income seminars. And for 

the business people, there was 

business planning. 

The Wednesday general 

session also mirrored the tone 

of the week. It started when 

Strike Ten Entertainment 

vice president Frank DeSocio, 

continued with the keynote 

address by former Alaska governor 

and 2008 Republican vice 

presidential candidate Sarah 

Palin and concluded with the 

announcement of the return of 

the U.S. Women’s Open in 2011. 

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4.6 percent overall and 5.6 percent 

for frequent bowlers plus 

announcing Budweiser as the 

new official beer of bowling. 

Palin talked about how 

bowling centers are a true slice 

of Americana because of their 

community ties. 

“I have a personal appreciation 

for what you do,” 

she said. “There were a lot of 

cold nights where I’m from 

where after basketball games 

we would meet at the bowling 

center. I have an appreciation 

of what you provide in your 

community. 

“My Dad was on a Thursday 

night bowling league,” she 

added. “He bonded with his 

buddies. I have memories of 

that point of my life which 

mean very, very much to me.” 

Palin also was impressed 

with how bowling centers 

have fared during the recent 

recession. 

“What I find fascinating 

is how you have been able to 

evolve and innovate during 

changing times,” she said. 

“You’ve stayed open later. 

You’ve added automatic bowling 

machines and a variation 

of disco bowling. Because you 

were innovating and adapting 

you’ve seen resurgence.” 

Palin’s speech was followed 

by the announcement of the 

return of women’s bowling 

most prestigious events, the 

U.S. Women’s Open. The 

televised finals will be held 

June 30 at Cowboys’ Stadium 

near the International Bowling 

Campus in Arlington. 

When new BPAA executive 

director Steve Johnson learned 

the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open 

was scheduled to go on hiatus, 

he decided to do something 

about it. 

“To me, the U.S. Open is the 

best of the best in a sport and 

I couldn’t let that go away,” 

he said. So he contacted new 

Ebonite chief executive officer 

Randy Schickert. 

“Ebonite has a true passion 

for women’s bowling,” 

Schickert said. “When we 

were approached by BPAA, 

we jumped in. It was the right 

thing to do.” 

So with all the talk about 

the sport, recreation and 

business of bowling all being 

good, where does the industry 

go from here? At Strike Zone 

at Sunset Station in Henderson, 

NV, it’s a little bit of 

everything. 

“Our property is so big 

we can do both the sport and 

recreation of bowling,” said 

Jim Welch, general manager 

of the 72-lane facility. “We can 

have a birthday party on one 

end and a tournament on the 

other. Sometimes we’ve done 

the ultimate multitasking. 

We’ll have five different events 

going at the same time.” 

That’s a good mix according 

to retired USBC chief executive 

officer and author Roger Dalkin 

who said he noticed a subtle 

move toward more entertainment-based 

exhibitors at the 


At AMF Lewisville 

Elizando chalks up 760, 

Lusk plasters 647 

Ricardo Elizando pocketed a 

potent 286-237-237 = 760 Monday 

Nite Men’s series to head 

the leader boards for the week 

at AMF Lewisville. 

Nichole Lusk fronted the ladies 

with a top-notch 214-221-212 

= 647 Finish Your Drink set. 

OTHER HIGH SCORES 

Bruce Babcock 233-632, Dee 

Jungerman 193-503, Alex Heavin 

210-566, Loren Tenczar 215-599, Bob 

Villarreal 273-699, Trish Hicks 235-568, 

John Lundy 160-449. 

Sherri Vargas 152-449, Shawn 

Rasti 279-751, Sherri Strongren 223- 

632, Ron Thomas 196-523, Dana Stites 

171-487, Willard Harmon 266-723, 

Shannon Strickland 179-525, Ken Davis 

232-646. 

George Rosenbohm 279-717, Renee 

Westdyk 243-630, David Collins 246- 

591, Erin Landry 192-501, Mac Bevins 

177-502, Sherri Strongren 177-491, 

Chuck Davenport 256-663, Charlene 

Cope 223-600. 

At AMF Richardson 

Newman collars 735, 

Gresham packs 619 

Roy nails 300 game 

Chad Newman posted a notable 

230-215-290 = 735 TBS 

Trios series to head the leader 

boards for the week at AMF 

Richardson Lanes. 

Dan Roy earned high-game 

honors with an award-winning 

12-bagger. 

Fritz Gresham fronted the 

ladies with a tidy 221-216-182 = 

619 set in 12 Spot action. 


Shawn Dotson 258-702, Justin 

Westerman 279-716, Hieu Du 236-712, 

Bowl Expo Trade Show. 

“The industry has to be 

careful that it doesn’t go too 

much entertainment because 

then you are dealing with 

people who go on a whim,” 

Dalkin said. “Look at the Main 

Event places in Texas. They 

never had a league when they 

opened and now they are starting 

to look for leagues.” 

As Disney’s Mike Reardon 

said in the Disney Institute’s 

Approach to Business Excellence 

seminar, people no longer 

are coming to bowling centers 

just to bowl. 

“Walt Disney told us, and 

it’s still true today that recreation 

and entertainment are 

not luxuries in this society or 

people will go nuts,” Reardon 

said. “Look for ways to expand 

what you already do and who 

you are.” 

By that definition, centers 

that combine the sport, recreation 

and business of bowling 

should be able succeed quite 

well. 

Jennifer Hayes 224-605, Bev Richardson 

238-603, Emily Harting 226-605, 

Hector Macedo 203-581. 

Barb Guillotte 170-456, Keith 

Decker 253-683, Elynn Boss 189-533, 

Chuck Kelley 246-682, Peggy Ludwig 

235-578, Lori Rougely 212-615, Terry 

Wilcox 201-522. 

Terri Abram 234-541, Dan Roy 

300-644, Theresa Roy 147-435, Ron 

Hogue 244-659, Stacy Schueneman 

170-473, Andrew M. 212-520, Cynthia 

Quick 170-432. 

Gary Aston 225-590, Herb Frison 

236-650, Danyelle Becker 226-613, 

Gerry Hoch 171-470, Mindi Sue Sternbrite 

201-477, John Gregson 245-690, 

Bernie P. 224-580. 

At AMF Spare Time 

Boggio 

handles 757 

Justin Boggio racked up a rollicking 

224-279-254 = 757 STL 

Businessmen’s league series to 

earn the top spot on the honor 

roll for the week at AMF Spare 

Time Lanes. 

Linda Harrell’s nice 192-154- 

213 = 559 Freeze Ball league set 

front the ladies’ scoring. 

HONOR LIST 

T.V. Robinson 258, Pat Schulze 188, 

Jim Martens 669, Mary Lee Heiermann 

510, Jason Balkum 265-710, Donna 

Gwin 193, Kara Congi 552, Thomas 

Mendonca 246, Stephanie Sgro 246, 

James Sherwood 651, Lisa walker 565, 

Jamie Evans 190-529. 

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Well, the wait is over and 

the award for most overrated 

and over hyped television 

show of the year goes to…The 

Decision starring the ever so 

pompous Lebron James and his 

equally pompous interviewer 

Jim Gray. 

If you remember Gray was 

the one who bombarded Pete 

Rose in front of a national 

audience at the 1999 World 

Series when he was on the field 

for the All-Century team. 

His questions were completely 

his own agenda and in 

that moment he tried to force 

Pete Rose into admitting he 

gambled on baseball. 

It seems that Gray and 

James probably both felt like 

this was their moment in the 

spotlight. 

However, the main story 

was that Lebron James is joining 

forces with Dwayne Wade 

and Chris Bosh in Miami. 

Now I’m forced to reevaluate 

who my least favorite team in 

the NBA is. It’s always been the 

Lakers, but now that Lebron 

“can’t win it on my own” 

James and Dwayne “I’ve never 

committed a foul or travelled” 

Wade is in Miami, I believe 

they’re my new least favorite 

team. 

I’ll enjoy watching them 

not win the NBA title for the 

next several years. It will serve 

them right if they never win 

one. 

Lebron not only quit on his 

team in the playoffs, but now 

he has decided to quit on his 

team altogether. 

Hopefully, the NBA has 

learned its lesson and will 

come up with some kind of 

rules to prevent this sort of 

hijacking from taking place. 

Although I sound like a 

bitter man I’m just glad Dirk is 

such a stand up guy and stayed 

in Dallas. I would have hated 

to burn my No. 41 jersey like 

the Cleveland fans are doing 

with Lebron’s. 

It was a sad day in Los 

Angeles last week as the sweet, 

and ever so pure, young actress 

Lindsay Lohan was sentenced 

to 90 days in jail for violating 

her parole. 

First, if you happen to get in 

trouble to the point where you 

are actually on parole, I would 

think you are going to try extra 

hard to not violate it. 

I know in the past when I’ve 

gotten a speeding ticket and 

they offer me a plea where if 

I don’t speed again it will not 

go on my record, I am going 

to crawl through that city or 

county. 

So it boggles my mind 

why she would put herself 

in any position that could be 

construed as violating her 

parole. However, according to 

most reports she will probably 

spend less than three or four 

weeks in the pokey. Hopefully 

that will be enough of a reality 

check to get her life back on 

track. 

It was brought to my 

attention this week that I have 

not mentioned much about my 

softball team. 

Honestly it has been fairly 

uneventful. Our record is now 

two wins and three losses 

and, although I feel like we 

should be much deeper into 

the alphabet (we are currently 

in E League) two of our losses 

have been by two runs or less, 

so we have actually been fairly 

competitive (with the exception 

of the game we got 12 runs 

ruled in four innings.) 

Our team seems to have 

problems with scoring early in 

games, as most of the time we 

find ourselves down by five or 

six runs before we even score. 

I’m not sure we have batted 

more than six batters in the 

first inning all year. For those 

interested in following our 

progress you can follow the 

league standings at www. 

irvingsoftball.com. 

This week’s what is in 

Daceman’s DVR is a new show 

on ABC called “Rookie Blue”. 

It’s a new drama that is very 

similar to Grey’s Anatomy as 

it matches up veteran police 

officers who have a new rookie 

class they must train. 

Of course in the interest of 

maintaining the male viewers 

most of the rookie cops are 

swimsuit models or attractive 

female actresses. Two new 

faces on the television are 

Missy Peregrym who plays 

Andy McNally and Charlotte 

Sullivan who plays Gail Peck. 

The first couple of episodes 

have certainly been entertaining 

and with the lack of good 

television on during the summer 

I find myself anticipating 

each and every episode. 

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At AMF Showplace Garland 

Castro collars 757, 

Shaw crafts 700 

Chris Castro won the battle 

for top billing with powerful 

255-243-259 = 757 numbers in 

Tuesday Men’s Trio III action at 

AMF Showplace Garland. 

Barbara Shaw, from the Jack 

& Jill group, led the ladies with 

a highly commendable 290-184- 

226 = 700 set. 

HONOR ROLL 

Alvin Griffin 231-676, Timothy 

Crowe 224-632, Ben Riddle 210-575, 

Kathy Hopkins 181-535, David Lowry 

237-652, Melora Wilt 157-424, Tonjah 

Castro 237-654. 

Ronnie Waller 224-613, Heidrun 

Berry 214-556, Ann Kunkle 210-572, 

Willie Conner 235-684, Tori Hilz 

193-567, Tom Weaver 212-516, Carol 

Sanders 179-482, Ed Dooley 223-610. 

Jean Mitchell 203-527, Rene Benavides 

258-737, Tonjah Castro 210-623, 

Ricky Shinn Sr. 246-666, Tabitha Wall 

256-593, Richard Gordon 257-717, 

Frank Jachetta 219-610, Heidrun Berry 

189-508. 

Kevin Carbo Jr. 258-659, Erin Mc- 

Carty 227-590, Michael Ensey 249-716, 

Donny Yow 268-743, Linda Alexander 

236-619, Robert Wilson 247-674, Jancy 

Deaver 184-512, Harold Hamsher 253- 

647, Debra Chambers 192-495, Ken 

Blackerby 234-694, Angela Ashley 

217-594. 

Jason Price 259-726, Lakesha Lyons 

167-440, Ronnie Works 277-715, Tonjah 

Castro 211-614, Leslie Mitchell 228-624, 

Tori Hilz 202-549, JD Venable 206-569, 

Jo Venable 188-492, Kathy Hopkins 

223-522, Alvin Griffin 256-637. 

Kevin Carbo Jr. 279-743, David 

Lowry 215-590, Melora Wilt 170-381, 

Danny Loller 208-572, Nelle Reed 

158-463, Ann Kunkle 201-549, Ed 

Dooley 233-549, Fern May 177-442, 

Rene Benavides 279-688, Monica 

Villarreal 256-638, Ricky Shinn Sr. 234- 

665, Debbie Hauenstein 231-541, Javier 

Frias 236-657, Terri Tyree 203-579. 

At AMF Hurst 

Holliday blasts 812 

Chris Holliday fired an awardwinning 

279-267-266 = 812 

Crazy Doubles outing to end at 

the top of the honor roll for the 

week at AMF Hurst. 

Lucky Hansen’s nice 198/520 

Livewires Sr.’s set to front the 

ladies’ race. 

OTHER SCORES 

Al mayfield 183-579, Linda Neal 

159-450, Jerry Thompson 265-487, 

Lucky Hansen 192-360, Jerry Thompson 

265-487, Marleen Gray 231-446. 

Charles Newton 246-655, Nancy 

Story 215-518, Mary Yager 192-353, 

Scott Young 279-526, Mary Yager 212- 

360, David Bowman 244-594, Diana 

Davis 145-399, Charles Newton 

215-643. 

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