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Inside:
Future Success in Younger
Demographics
The popularity of bowling
continues to increase each
year, partially due to a younger
demographic. Page 2
Hanna passes at 33
Aaron Hanna passed away
last weekend after a long and
courageous battle with a kidney
disorder. Page 4
PBA to return to Non-
Exempt Tour Page 6
SASBA Results Page 13
Features
Publisher’s Column
By Tony Franklin Page 2
Honor Roll Page 3
Off the Sheet
By Clint Dacy Page 7
Tomorrow’s Stars Page 8-9
Sponsored by Classic Products
Lane Laughter Page 9
Looking Back Page 11
Last Call w/Leisha
By Leisha Murr Page 16
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Five elected to USBC
Hall of Fame
ARLINGTON — The United
States Bowling Congress Hall
of Fame Committee has elected
five new members to the USBC
Hall of Fame - two in Outstanding
USBC Performance, two in
Meritorious Service and one
Pioneer.
Wheelchair bowler Al
Uttecht of Anaheim, Calif.,
was elected in the Pioneer
category, multiple-time USBC
Open Championships winners
Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha,
Wis., and Gary Daroszewski
of Franklin, Wis., were selected
in the Outstanding USBC
Performance category and Joan
Feinblum of Santa Rosa, Calif.,
and the late Kerm Helmer of
Utica, N.Y., were honored for
Meritorious Service.
The induction ceremony
will take place April 26 at the
USBC Convention in Arlington
and will include those elected
from the national Superior
Performance ballots. On the
men’s ballot are Tom Baker,
King, N.C.; Steve Cook, Granite
Bay, Calif.; Jason Couch,
Clermont, Fla.; David Husted,
Milwaukie, Ore.; Amleto Monacelli,
Barquisimeto, Venezuela;
and David Ozio, Beaumont,
Texas. The women’s ballot has
one name - Dede Davidson,
Buellton, Calif.
Uttecht, the first person
chosen in the
Pioneer category
since 2008,
blazed a trail
for wheelchair
bowlers everywhere
and is
regarded as the
most accomplished such bowler
in the sport’s history. He was
confined to a wheelchair after
sustaining injuries in Vietnam
in 1970 and began bowling
later that same year.
He has won the American
Wheelchair Bowling Association
Tournament of Champions
13 times, is a 12-time AWBA
National Scratch champion and
a seven-time AWBA National
All-Events champion.
“I am totally blown away
at this honor, and I have no
words to describe how I feel,”
said Uttecht, who was inducted
into the AWBA Hall of Fame in
1985. “This is from someone
who when I was first asked
to join a bowling league, I
said you cannot bowl from a
wheelchair.”
A three-time winner at the
USBC Open Championships -
all of which came with fellow
electee Daroszewski - Boresch
also has won dozens of local
and state titles in Wisconsin.
He won the 2000
Team All-Events
title and the
Team and Team
All-Events
titles in 2009
at the Open
Championships.
“I’m very honored, but it
took me by surprise a little bit,”
said Boresch, who currently
ranks fifth on the lifetime average
list at the Open Championships
with 215.43. “I thought I
might have a chance to get into
the Hall of Fame one day, but
you never think it will happen.
It’s quite an honor, especially
with my teammate Gary going
in as well.”
In addition to the three
Open Championships titles
with Boresch, Daroszewski also
won Open titles three other
times. He won the 1982 Team
All-Events, 1983
Team All-Events
and 1989 Regular
Doubles with
Gus Yannaras.
He is a member
of the Wisconsin
Bowling Association
Hall of
Fame and has been a bowling
center proprietor since 1982.
“I don’t think any bowler
ever steps foot in their first
tournament with the thought
of making it into the Hall of
Fame, so this is an unbelievably,
outstanding thing to have
happen to me,” said Daroszewski,
who has bowled in the
Open Championships with
Boresch since 1992. “It’s really
overwhelming. It hasn’t kicked
in yet how big an accomplishment
this is.”
Feinblum has devoted
nearly five decades of service
to bowling at the national, state
and local levels, including four
years of work on the committees
and task forces that helped
develop USBC. She also served
on the Women’s International
Bowling Congress Board of Directors
for more than a decade
and most recently served as
the chairperson of the USBC
Nominating Committee and the
USBC Hall of Fame Committee.
Continued on Page 4
PBA WSOB
Update, page 14-15
Hough shoots 817 to
win Texas Mixed State
By Breanne Eoff, Staff Writer
The Texas Mixed State
tournament wrapped up the
weekend of November 5-6. The
tournament was held at Plano
Super Bowl for the Team event
and AMF Showplace-Garland
for the Double/Singles event.
During the announcements for
this event, it was noted that
over 500 teams competed this
year, a definite increase over
last year’s event.
Timothy Hough of Mesquite
had a memorable tournament,
shooting 817 scratch, in Singles
to take over the Men’s Singles,
196 and Up division. His score
with handicap was an 865.
Hough shot games of 279, 258
and 290. It was his first 800
series. Tim wasn’t expecting
to shoot such a large score that
day; he shot a low 600 series in
team the day before. “My main
By Tyson Branagan,
Staff Writer
As most are now aware,
PBA stars Sean Rash and
two-handed sensation Jason
Belmonte have not been the
closest of friends since the
“Bottlegate” ordeal that took
place this past summer at the
GEICO Team Shootout. It was
there that Rash had enough of
hearing Belmonte supposedly
crackling a plastic water bottle
during Rash’s and other approach
and let out a profanity
laced tirade on national TV.
As the 2011-2012 PBA sea-
ARLINGTON — Liz Johnson
of Cheektowaga, New York, has
been named the October 2011
Kegel Bowler of the Month by
the Bowling Writers Association
of America.
Johnson captured the
women’s singles and women’s
doubles gold medals in the
16th Pan American Games in
Guadalajara, Mexico.
Team USA teammate Kelly
Timothy Hough
goal was to just bowl better
than I did the day before.” He
especially wanted to bowl well
because he was bowling with
his wife Donna. “She got me
into bowling and has helped
me over the years. She helped
Continued on Page 13
Rash and Belmonte
feud continues
son kicked off last weekend at
South Point Bowling Center in
Las Vegas for the third World
Series of Bowling, it was clear
that eventually the two would
cross paths. The two will
face-off in the opening match
of the World Bowling Tour
Finals presented by the PBA as
the Nos. two and three seeds
airing on December 4th, but
that has yet to take place, and
little time went by before the
two once again were involved
in yet another altercation.
Under this season’s World
Continued on Page 10
Johnson Strikes Gold As
BWAA Bowler of the Month
Kulick and Johnson averaged
just over 219 in a 328-pin victory
over silver medalists Sandra
Gongora and Miriam Zetter
of Team Mexico. Johnson then
grabbed her second gold medal
of the games by downing silver
medalist Jennifer Park, Team
Canada, 2-0 (232-186, 235-190)
in a best-of-three final match.
The Pan American Games are
Continued on Page 2

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Random Thoughts
The PBA All-In Showdown
and $45,000 was won by
Tommy Jones, of Simpsonville,
SC. Jones was sponsored in the
event by The Bowling Shops,
and owner Dino Castillo. Dino
also sponsored Bill O’Neill. “I
looked at the odds, I figured
I had the best clutch bowler,
Jones, and the best bowler
going, in O’Neill, so maybe
we could make a little cash,”
said Castillo. Dino felt that the
field had a few unproven guys,
he wasn’t sure how Rash was
bowling (turns out REALLY
good), but they would have to
beat the GOAT (Greatest of All
Time), in Barnes. So the odds
were decent that they might
come out on top, and they certainly
did. Jones and Castillo
will also be donating a portion
of their winnings to JDRF.
The event did fall short from
the “action feel” standpoint
that the PBA was gunning for.
“It didn’t have the gritty feel
of action, the crowd wasn’t
yelling like they might be
if the event was held on the
East coast,” added Castillo.
He did mention that there has
been some water-cooler talk
about possibly having another
Showdown during the US Open
week, as it’s held in NJ, one of
the action Mecca’s. Great idea
in my opinion.
Since my phone call to Dino
woke him up from a long night
Tony Franklin, Publisher
of playing poker, I figured
I would ask him one more
question about the real story of
the WSOB thus far, Sean Rash
and his five TV Finals. “Unimaginable,
unheard of. He’s
throwing the ball the best I’ve
ever seen, its sick.” So there
you have it……
Continuing with the WSOB
theme, I’ve found myself
watching lots of Xtra Frame
action in the evenings. The
portion of bowling that I’ve
always been interested in is the
behind the scenes action, and
the early qualifying rounds.
With Xtra Frame I get both.
For instance last Monday night
I was watching as the Finals
of the Scorpion Open was
getting started, and the players
were practicing. The PBA had
their sideline reporter, Jackie
Bowling, going through the
pairs talking to players and
ball reps. She was getting the
inside scoop on what they were
throwing and the subtle things
they were trying before the
round started. This is the kind
of stuff we would never get to
see or hear prior to the greatness
of live streaming. It really
has the ability to keep you
connected to the sport in a way
that has never existed before.
Then once competition started,
you got to hear from the
announcers as they commented
on all of the action, and on
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most nights they will have
random bowlers or others in
the sport stop by the booth. On
Tuesday night they had Leslie
Bohn, wife of Parker Bohn III
on the mic, as she provided her
thoughts on several topics, one
of those being her husband.
Xtra Frame is great, and live
streaming is awesome. It’s
the next generation, and I can
easily see a time in the very
near future where the PBA just
gives up on being on TV, and
goes on-line only. That day is
coming quickly.
As far as WSOB results go,
Sean Rash has made all five TV
shows an absolutely amazing
accomplishment. IIdemaro
Ruiz, a relative unknown from
Venezuela has made two
shows. So far they’ve had five
events and 32 TV finalists, of
those, 14 are International players.
Yes times are a changing,
the bowling world is flat. Only
one Chris Barnes TV showing
and no Tommy Jones sighting.
Only two lefties made TV, Patrick
Allen and Ryan Ciminelli.
No Walter Ray, no Bill O’Neill,
no Wes Malott. What’s wrong
with the big guy? Only one
other Texan besides Barnes
made a show, Mike Fagan, and
he’s a transplant. South Point
is rough on lefties, rough if
you throw it straight, basically
just rough if you don’t throw it
a certain way—hard and from
the left gutter. Regardless of
what pattern they put out, the
players end up throwing it over
the left gutter half way through
each block, which favors a
select few that can really open
up the lane. In Castillo’s words,
“It’s all about rev rate this year.
They added more volume of oil,
which added more down the
lane.” That’s the negative side
of bowling in only one center;
the lane surface will dictate
what “types” of players are
going to find success.
I mentioned in the last issue,
that Genie and Leisha will
be out in Las Vegas next week
to cover the WSOB for The
Bowling News. We are building
the list now of people we want
to interview. The PBA has so
many new and different things
going on that it should make
for some compelling stories.
Like Mike J. Laneside, and
Jackie Bowling, I mean who
are these people and where did
they come from? Hopefully in
a few weeks we’ll have that
answer.
JOHNSON STRIKES
Continued from Page 1
the second-largest multi-sport
event after the Olympic Games,
which are also held every four
years. Nearly 6,000 athletes in
36 different sports competed in
the American Zone.
Others capturing votes in a
very close vote this month were
Jason Belmonte, Australia,
winner of the PTT Thailand
Tournament, Osku Palermaa,
Finland, winner of the Columbia
300 Vienna Open, and Wu
Siu Hong, men’s division winner,
AMF Australian Masters.
Future Success of Bowling is
in the Younger Demographics
Muskegon, Michigan - The
popularity of bowling continues
to increase each year,
partially due to a younger
demographic gravitating
to the sport. Students, for
example, find bowling a
fun and inexpensive form of
casual entertainment. However,
there is also a growing trend
among high school and college
students joining competitive
bowling. In 2010, a record
number of students competed
in bowling tournaments.
The United States Bowling
Congress (USBC) reports over
50,000 high school and 3,500
college athletes competed in
bowling tournaments in 2010.
According to the Bowling
Proprietors Association of
America (BPAA), the bowling
industry’s trade association, as
of 2010 high school bowling
had seen double-digit growth
in five of its last eight seasons,
and the number of varsity
bowlers has more than doubled
within the past decade. In
2010, 47 states recognized
bowling on the high school
varsity or club level – a drastic
increase from 20 states in 2002.
During the 2010-2011 bowling
season, there was a record
number of participants at the
varsity level. As a result of the
popularity in bowling among
students, many colleges now
offer bowling scholarships
through the NCAA.
“Bowling has become quite
popular as a competitive sport
among high school and college
students, as we have seen
trends change drastically to
include bowling as a varsity
sport. Many bowling centers
helped nurture this growth by
creating youth-oriented leagues
to spark an interest in student
bowlers and create a passion
for bowling at a young age.
This forward-thinking concept
created a new generation of
bowlers that will continue
to impact the popularity of
bowling in years to come,” says
Gary Smith of Brunswick.
In 2010, the USBC created
the Youth Education Services
(YES) Fund. YES initially began
developing a sports model
for bowlers 12 years of age and
older. This specially-designed
program involves testing teambased
competitions, development
of training and recruitment
programs which targets
the younger demographic.
“Brunswick is proud to be a
part of the YES Fund industry
initiative. It is great to see
companies make an investment
into the future of our industry
as we work together to create
a more positive experience
for our youth bowlers,” states
Brian Graham, Brunswick
Consumer Products.
Recently, Brunswick Bowling
& Billiards announced
its support of a new bowling
exhibit located in the Iowa
Hall of Pride. The exhibit was
designed to celebrate notable
achievements over the past
100-plus years by high school
graduates in Iowa communities.
A project of the Iowa High
School Athletic Association
(IHSAA), the Iowa Hall of Pride
honors past and present Iowa
high school students involved
in extracurricular activities
including athletics, academics,
and the arts.
Most recently, Brunswick
has offered $50,000 in matching
funds to the World Tenpin
Bowling Association for youth
development worldwide. These
funds will be used to help
build the next generation of
bowlers.
To request more information
from the Brunswick Investment
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Londa Klinger at 847-735-4555.
YOUTH/ADULT DOUBLES
BENEFIT TOURNAMENT
This bowling event is a fundraiser for JJ Pounds, a 14 year old youth bowler out of Allen Bowl. JJ has
been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is undergoing treatments. His family does not have medical
insurance. Proceeds from this event will be used to help offset his medical expenses.
To be held at
Plano Super Bowl
2521 K Avenue, Plano, Tx. 75074; Phone 972-881-0242
Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 7:00 PM
(check-in will start at 6:00 PM - entries close at 6:45 PM)
$35.00 entry fee per team
Breakdown: $15.00 lineage, $20.00 to the Pounds Family
This is a non-sanctioned event - ANYONE can bowl
Must be one youth (20 years or younger) & one adult per team
Come and have a family night out for a good cause!!
We will have door prizes, raffles, 50/50's
All proceeds for raffles and 50/50's will go
to the Pounds family
Let's pull together to help this family.

Men
Robert Jones, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes ..... 827
Paul E Wilson, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes ... 817
Andrew Kirshner, AMF Lewisville Lanes .............. 811
Chris Johnson, Cowtown Bowling Palace ............ 803
Brett Cooper, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes .......... 802
Jimmy McGahan, Forum Bowl .............................. 801
Les Burnham, Plano Super Bowl .......................... 798
Steve Fuhrman, Brunswick Zone Watauga ........... 791
Bryan Rogers, AMF Richardson Lanes ................ 782
Rudy Garcia, Jr., Cityview Lanes .......................... 777
Scott Millar, AMF Hurst Lanes ............................... 776
Bam Pride, Red Bird Lanes ................................... 771
Derek Eoff, AMF Spare Time Lanes ...................... 768
Aric Alcaraz, AMF DeSoto Lanes .......................... 766
Charles Consla, BRC Thousand Oaks .................. 762
Michael Keith, BRC Thousand Oaks ..................... 762
Les Burnham, USA Bowl ....................................... 760
Tracy Brock, Brunswick Zone Denton .................. 738
Richard Krecek, Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama ................. 721
Jim Reynen, Strikz ................................................. 708
Kevin Weatherford, AMF Irving Lanes .................. 612
Women
Tabitha Wall, Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama ...................... 735
Amy Hart, Cowtown Bowling Palace ..................... 726
Bev Richardson, AMF Richardson Lanes ............. 704
Jennifer Hanson, Forum Bowl ............................... 703
Debby Oulicky, Plano Super Bowl ........................ 703
Amy Langham, Cityview Lanes ............................. 696
Cathy Nelson, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes ......... 696
Lindsey Walker, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes ... 692
Jennifer Curl, USA Bowl ........................................ 691
Bertha Sanchez, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes 687
Kara Congi, AMF Spare Time Lanes ..................... 685
Michelle Stewart, BRC Thousand Oaks ................ 684
Miki Jo Parish, Brunswick Zone Watauga ............ 678
Janet Miller, AMF DeSoto Lanes ........................... 651
Lisa Smithers, AMF Lewisville Lanes ................... 641
Dianna Donnelly, Brunswick Zone Denton ........... 628
Cathy Eberly, Strikz ................................................ 622
Lauren Daniels, Red Bird Lanes ........................... 620
Dana Short, AMF Hurst Lanes ............................... 570
JoAnn Helton, AMF Irving Lanes .......................... 529
At Cityview Lanes
Garcia, Jr. tosses 777,
Langham banks 696
Rudy Garcia, Jr. won the highset
race last week at Cityview
Lanes by hammering out hefty
279-280-218 = 777 marks in
Billie & Les High Pot action.
Amy Langham paced the
ladies scoring contest with a
laudatory 214-237-245 = 696 Mo’s
Matchpoint series.
HONOR ROLL
Ron Palmer 265-715, John Heiliger
269-762, Cherie Deleon 247-677, Mary
Sanford 212-613, Josh Briggs 267-738,
Vicki Wright 225-556, Josh Castillo
227-581, Chris Rittenbury 265-722.
Cathy Simmank 204-556, Birdie
Auerbach 193-565, Mike Maas 257-760,
June Barker 212-573, Johnny Clopton
279-718, Linda Madewell 198-541, John
Martin 202-520, Kathy Devries 171-453.
Brandon Luper 290-761, Catie
Jensen 265-668, Nick Granado 278-750,
Corrina Urias 225-586, Ted Diesslin
267-697, Rock Joseph, Jr. 254-634, Amy
Langham 200-523, Frank Lenihan 290.
SENIORS
Chester Jones 268-698, Bobby Wineinger
267-711, Cheryl Killough 211-558.
At AMF Hurst Lanes
Millar rolls with 776
Scott Millar earned highseries
honors for the week at
AMF Hurst Lanes with a super
solid 258-279-239 = 776 Rainbow
Bowlers series.
Dana Short, Millar’s league
mate, led the ladies with a
rollicking 214-162-194 = 570 set.
HONOR ROLL
Billy Brown 189-518, Cyndi Harres
161-432, Charles Young 212-607, Lucky
Hansen 192-551, Randy Alsobrooks
279-727, Loretta Belcher 195-546, Nathan
Bereuter 166-424, Linda Davis 163-361.
Joe Laehr 247-660, Linda Neal 214-
559, Cody Sheppard 276-740, Diana Kee
203-518, Candace Wilemon (127 avg) 232.
Robert Jones
This week’s high male is
Robert Jones who shot 279-258-
290 for an 827 series in the One
Grand league at AMF Showplace
Euless. Robert works in
the Aerospace industry. His
favorite pastime is recreational
bowling with wife, Clarice.
What is your high series? My
previous high series was 761.
How many 300’s have you
bowled? One, that I bowled in
December of last year.
Thoughts on your big night?
The lanes were good to me that
night. I only had to move one
board all night, and I was very
relaxed. The 800 series is the
standard for great accomplishments,
but I was trying not to
focus on it too much. I was just
trying to throw good shots. After
that first strike in the tenth
the last game it really relaxed
me and it was a good feeling.
What ball did you throw?
Storm Tropical Heat Black and
Silver; I have been using this
ball for six months and have
been really happy with it.
Who drills your balls? Up
Your Alley Pro Shop at AMF
Spare Time.
What is your all-time favorite
bowling ball? It has to be the
old Ebonite Stinger that I shot
my 300 with, or this one. Both
have been good options.
What is your average in this
league? Right now it’s 225
What is your all-time high
average? 219
How long have you been
bowling? I bowled summer
league as a kid, then got away
from bowling for a few years.
I got back into it in 1998, but
have only been bowling league
since August of last year, so
I haven’t bowled league for
10 years. I had been playing
softball with my friends, Steve
Dreyer, Leo and Jackie Furr,
but decided to bowl league
instead last year. We won the
league the first time out. I’m
bowling this year with John
Johnson, and Kyle McClunt.
Who is your favorite pro
bowler? I like Norm Duke and
Walter Ray Williams. They
just go about their business,
consistent, good spare-shooters,
no nonsense kind of guys.
Most memorable bowling
moment? Either shooting 300 or
winning that league championship.
It is always special to be
able to reminisce about winning
with your team.
Robert’s tip of the week: Stay
relaxed and try to have some
good positive energy and enjoy
the moment. When the lanes
are good to you, enjoy it.
Tabitha Wall
This week’s high female is
Tabitha Wall with 255-236-244
for a 735 series in the Wednesday
Mixers league at Rowlett
Bowl-a-Rama. Tabitha is
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computer programmer for The
City of Mesquite, and has been
with them for eight years.
What is your high series?
754
How many 300’s have you
bowled? 286
Thoughts on your big night?
Everything felt good and I was
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Aaron Hanna passes at 33
Aaron
Hanna passed
away last weekend
after a long
and courageous
battle with a
kidney disorder.
Hanna was
only 33 but has
been battling
the disease
since he was
10 years-old.
He is the son of
long-time area
bowler Paul
Aaron Hanna
Toal and wife Carolyn. “I never heard that boy complain one
time. Most never even knew that he was sick,” said Toal on
the strength of his son. “He loved to work with people and
help them get better at bowling. He recently started coaching
one of the area’s High School bowling teams,” said his
mom. Hanna made a big impact on those around him, and
his parents were surprised, pleased and amazed to see how
many lives that he touched. The word of his passing spread
faster than the family could have ever imagined, speaking to
the lasting connections that Aaron had made with so many
people. Hanna worked off and on at All Star Ennis Bowl
and his favorite hobbies were hunting, fishing and of course
bowling. He recently returned from a fishing trip to Port
Aransas with his sister where he reeled in a 40 lb. Red Fish.
He is survived by his parents, sister Annie, and brother Paul
Michael.
At Brunswick Westcreek
Cooper on top with 300/802,
Nelson smothers 696
Farris 300
Brett “The Bald Beauty”
Cooper rocked the Brunswick
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“I was shocked, and I
thought maybe I was dreaming
because I had just gotten out
of bed when I got the phone
call with the news I had been
selected,” said Feinblum, who
was recently
featured in a
segment on The
Learning Channel
focusing on
how her bowling
family helped
her in her battle
with breast cancer. “I just feel
very humbled because having
been on the USBC Hall of
Fame Committee, I know how
difficult it is to make it because
of all the worthy candidates.”
A physical education teacher
for more than 35 years, Helmer
dedicated his life to the growth
and development of youth and
collegiate bowling until his
passing in 2002.
He initiated the men’s and
women’s bowling programs
at Erie Community College in
Buffalo, N.Y., and led the Kats
Cathy Nelson, Cooper’s league
mate, rolled a sky-high 202-256-
233 = 696 set to lead the lady
bowlers.
Dale Farris shared high-game
honors with Cooper with an
award-winning 12-bagger.
HONOR ROLL
John Jones 269-743, Denise Jones 255-
658, Brian Grange 267-738, Catie Jensen
237-654, Earl Laurence 256-733, Pearl
Tucker 233-643, Paul Parker 267-722, Nita
Stein 233-635, Vernon Smith, Jr. 245-703.
Lea Anne Sikora 235-620, Steven
Sanchez 277-701, Crystal Askins 227-
618, Danita Wyley 213-613, Dale Farris
744, Nigra Burnett 246-674, Ronnie
Everage 255-724, Anita Whitley 218-600.
Joey Howery 247-703, Sonja Nichols
182-453, Chuck Cox 236-653, Cassie
Williams 132-386, Trenton Steele
245-659, Silvia Steele 9, Nick Garcia
212-612, Rachel Garcia 160-422, Jeff
Hamlin 278-751.
Teresa Tibbs 189-504, Arlene
Holland 114-306, Laughton Smith
244, Nita Stein 211, Willie Jackson, Jr.
244-685, Fae Hogan 579, Jesse Negrete
245-648, Paula Armstrong 166-439.
Terri Trefger 268-662, Sylvestor
Boston 279, Gloria Llagas 256-643,
Ron Coggins 734, Willie Jackson, Jr.
278, Scott Atcheson 235, Patti Sprinkle
191-523, Jeff Auch 647, Tom Clark 247,
Dorina Hart 177.
William Bollinger 646, Leeann
Clark 455, Don Jordan 258, Mary Hove
202, Chester Jones 668, Darlene Jones
535, Ken Garber 225-658, Jennifer Korn
223-628, Greg Avery 268-674.
Barbara Avery 190-541, Adam
Martin 229-615, Suzanne Gardner 181,
Patti Sprinkle 483, Charles Covert 238-
677, Vicky Kopp 202, Karen Lob 537,
Billy Fontenot 266, Corene Cloud 205.
Laughton Smith 715, Melissa
Tomlinson 192-560, Tom Johannessen
243-658, Michelle Reynolds 192, Tilly
Triplett 556, Ronnie Burns 273, Kecia
Andries 236-643. Carlos Ortiz 267-685.
Doug Freemon 227-608, Barbara
Griggs 194-490, Cathy Lode 218-560,
Daniel Shue 223, Tonya Mangum 131,
Matt Aiken 205, Susan Seward 129.
to 16 National Junior College
Athletic Association men’s
titles and 21
women’s titles.
His men’s and
women’s teams
each claimed a
pair of national
titles as well.
Helmer was
active in the bowling industry,
serving on the Board of Direc-
At Red Bird Lanes
Pride records 771,
Daniel rolls 620
Bam Pride racked up an
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771 series in Tuesday Men’s
Commercial action last week to
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at Red Bird Lanes.
Lauren Daniel, from the
Sunday Nite Mix group, paced
the Duncanville ladies with a tidy
208-199-213 = 620 set.
HONOR ROLL
Jane Davis 191-567, Lauren Daniel
185-524, Billy Cathey 258-709, John
Hinckel 190-568, Dorothy Jones 197-
510, Pat Karre 204-536, Chris Groom
279-722, Deanna Hoffman 209-570.
Michael McKnight 254-686, Clay
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620, Deanna Hoffman 290-594, Bradley
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Lynette Evans 191-487, James
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Carolyn Shaffer 183-464, Kevin Boykin
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Diana Johnson 188-516, Lauren Daniel
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Bradley Robinson 247-676, Arthur
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At AMF Spare Time
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Chovanec, Katchelhoffer 300’s
Derek Eoff heated up the AMF
Spare Time Lanes last week with a
high-powered 248-254-266 = 768
STL Businessmen’s league series.
Kara Congi was high for the
ladies with a blistering 202-257-
226 = 685 Mates & Dates set.
Phil Chovanec shared
high-game honors with Matt
Katchelhoffer as each registered
an award-winning perfecto.
HONOR ROLL
Andrea Jaksa 204-553, Harry
At Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama
Wall drills 735,
Krecek sees 721
Boyd and Lee add 300’s
Tabitha Wall compiled a
top flight 255-236-244 = 735
Wednesday Mixers league set to
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roll for the week at Rowlett
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Richard Krecek led the guys
with a lofty 219-244-258 = 721
Sunday Mixers set.
Leauge mates, Tony Boyd and
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HONOR ROLL
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Sonya Little 618, Steve Albin 279, Mike
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707, Gaylene Wilson 498. Doug Fretz
225-621, Sandra Stratman 194-532,
Bob Costabile 268-708, Melissa George
235-599, Tamara Hamilton 244-627.
Gutierrez (2 games) 106-201, Rey
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Julie Nelson 198-513, John Mock, Sr.
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Bev Jones (2 games) 160-317,
Scott Ylda 215-631, Magen Hathaway
199-530, Susan Lee 215-587, Terry
Wycough 258-692, Mike Epple 242-679,
Vicki Shelton 163-440, Tony Boyd 707,
Susan Lee 693.
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Myra Lovell (2 games) 181-314, Rodney
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PBA to Return to Non-Exempt Tour for 2012-13
SEATTLE — The constantly
changing climate in the world
of professional sports has
prompted the Professional
Bowlers Association to return
to a competitive environment
that will re-open the doors to
its national tour to all aspiring
professional bowlers.
Changes in competition rules,
announced to the PBA membership
at the start of the PBA World
Series of Bowling, will mean the
end of the “exempt tour” concept
the PBA has employed since the
2004-05 season and a return to a
“non-exempt” Tour program for
the 2012-13 season.
“Over the past few years the
definition of an PBA Exempt
Tour player has changed fairly
dramatically,” said PBA Commissioner
Tom Clark. “For the
current season, the number of
exempt players was reduced from
an original field of 57 to 49 with
only two events (Carmen Salvino
Classic and the Pepsi PBA Elite
Players Championship) that fit the
traditional Exempt Tour model.
“With the goal of setting
the PBA on a new trajectory,
following discussions with
many players and industry
leaders, the PBA is announcing
a rules change that eliminates
the Exempt Player designation
beginning next season.
All tournaments during the
2012-13 season will be open to
all players – as most of them
have been the past two years
– with the PBA Tournament of
Champions and the new PBA
Elite Players Championship
being the exceptions.”
While competing to earn
Exempt Player status is no
longer an incentive, earning
a high position in the PBA
competition points list during
the 2011-12 season will still be
extremely important. Competition
points will determine
which players are eligible for
the season-ending Dick Weber
PBA Playoffs and will also be a
major factor in determining the
field for the PBA Elite Players
Championship, which will consist
of players who have won
major titles in the two most
recent seasons plus players
who rank high on the previous
season’s points list to round out
an exclusive field of 36.
“We have changed the name
of this year’s Pepsi PBA Exempt
Players Championship – which
will be part of the PBA World
Series of Bowling currently underway
in Las Vegas – to reflect
the changes. The event will now
be named the Pepsi PBA Elite
Players Championship, launching
a new Elite Players Championship
tradition,” Clark said, “and every
player in the Pepsi PBA Elite Players
Championship will cash.”
In conjunction with the
rules changes, the PBA will
revive the former Touring 1
and Touring 2 classifications
which identified players by the
number of events they entered.
Those classifications will
include specific membership
benefits and exposure similar
to the Exempt Tour model.
Touring 1 status will be
earned by players who bowl 80
percent of the PBA Tour events,
including the World Series of
Bowling, two additional majors
and three Xtra Frame Tour events.
Touring 2 status will be earned
by those who bowl 60 percent of
the Tour schedule including the
World Series, one major and one
Xtra Frame Tour event. Players
also must maintain a minimum
average of 190 in PBA Tour competition
to retain their eligibility
At Forum Bowl
McGahan topples 801,
Hanson collects 703
Towle 300, Allen 299
Jimmy McGahan’s first rate
267-268-266 = 801 Fast Lane Trio
session ended as the number-one
set of the week at Forum Bowl.
Jennifer Hanson, McGahan’s
league mate, took top honors for
the ladies with a tip-top 224-244-
235 = 703 set.
Brian Towle posted an awardwinning
12-bagger to win
high-game honors while Jeremy
Allen’s near perfect 299 solo took
runner-up honors.
HONOR ROLL
Mark Neville 227-670, Pam Stewart
179-517, Lenny Solomon (9 pin) 300-
856, Pam Stewart (9 pin) 266-682,
Lessie Watkins 202-543, Holly Ginn
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“We hope the rule change
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players to grow as top PBA players
and remove any confusion
over what being exempt entails,”
Clark concluded. “While elite
status may be awarded to fewer
players, the rewards for achieving
that status will have greater
value than it has in the past.”
Frank Mills (9 pin, 4 games)
300-1083, Nancy Lira (9 pin, 4 games)
255-816, Ricky Simon 239-637, Tammy
Henderson 220-553, Kyle McCullough
214-596, Donna Pulice 194-550.
Wallace Chambers 236-674, Silvia
Hernandez 195-506, Carl Wilson 258-649,
Gwen Pogue 232-608, Jimmy McGahan (4
games) 1028, Jennifer Hanson (4 games)
886, Jim Graham 247-700.
Annie Akanni 242-613, Mark
Willingham 275-703, Karen Hoyle 211-
565, Bill James 243-643, Ruthie Flores
193-545, Joseph Canales 255-697, Tami
Rogers 258-692, Bobby Scott 289-747.
Melody Rickie-Foster 236-685, Levi
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The World Series of Bowling
can be summed up in either
two or three words. If its two
it would be ‘Sean Rash’ or if
it were three it would be ‘high
rev rate’.
Either way the WSOB was
dominated by the young guns
and their high velocity and
high rev rates. Quite frankly
if this is where bowling is
headed I will be forced into
early retirement because I
can’t physically throw a ball
that hard, nor am I capable of
putting that much hand into it.
I used to think that I could
throw a ball pretty fast, but
after watching those guys bowl,
I look like I’m in slow motion.
I have seen how dominate Rash
can be up close and personal,
in losing a two game match to
him in the Round of 8 a couple
of years ago in Fort Sill, OK.
All it took was ten minutes
of practice using a ball that
soaked up some oil and he
was able to trap me playing a
part of the lane that I had no
chance of beating him from. It
wasn’t fun at the time, but two
years later I think it was genius
and I love the strategy he used.
He was able to dictate where
I was going to play because
he knew I couldn’t physically
do what he does, and he used
that to his advantage. To me
Chris Johnson dominated
scoring last week at Cowtown
Bowling Palace by posting an
award-winning power-packed
279-257-267 = 803 Men’s Night
Out series.
Josh Burnham finished close
behind Johnson with an awardwinning
802 series.
Amy Hart earned fem scoring
honors with an outstanding
257/726 Ladies and Gents set.
Vernon Smith, Jr. posted an
award-winning 12-bagger to earn
high-game accolades.
HONOR ROLL
Brian Lindsey 224-631, Randy
Cross, Sr. 195-543, Katie Tallant 203-
597, Tyler Sims 258-683, Gloria Llagas
268-718, Tony Edwards 255-671, Katie
Tallant 223-533, Bobby Shaw 250-648.
Mary Lou Timms 534, Dick Smith
268-683, Bill Williams 247-654, Leon
Aragon 247-722, Chris Morgan 688,
Jackie M 205, Jason Magallon 280-
696, Daniel Hughes 279-700, Jamie
Hines 583, Ben Morgan 258. Charlotte
Robertson 206, Les Messinger 254,
Katie Tallant 232-587, Theodis James
246-636, Lindsey Megredy 627, Romiro
when you can get to this level
of thinking then it completely
changes the game. This is part
of the challenge missing from
league bowling and house
conditions.
Say what you will about
Rash, but you cannot argue
how special the feat he pulled
off truly is. He essentially
bowled 5 tournaments and beat
over 200 of the best bowlers
in the world every single day.
If you can do that once every
couple of years you can have
a career in bowling, but if you
do it every day you become the
old Tiger Woods.
Also this week the PBA
announced that they are doing
away with the exempt tour and
returning to open tournaments.
I think this is a good idea
because there is no way in
the world the PBA should be
turning away entries at this
point. Personally I loved the
idea of the exempt tour when
each player was guaranteed a
paycheck each and every week,
but over the last couple of
years, that had dwindled down
to next to nothing.
Without working for a ball
company or winning a major
you can’t earn enough money
to make a living on tour. This
week at the WSOB you could
beat 196 of the best bowlers in
At Cowtown Bowling Palace
Johnson jams 803,
Hart tosses 726
Burnham 802, Smith, Jr. 300
Botello 235-651, Sandra Waits 201, Bruce
O’Keefe 607, Michelle Teel 201-556. Mike
Velasco 289, Josh Burnham (4 games)
279-1051, Chris Johnson (4 games) 279-
Steve Fuhrman won the
battle for top billing last week at
Brunswick Zone Watauga with
power-laden 791 numbers in the
Men’s Commercial league action.
Miki Jo Parish-Dorin-Ballard
paced the ladies’ scoring race
with a career high 678 Thursday
Mixed set.
James LeCroy won high-game
honors with an award-winning
12-bagger.
HONOR ROLL
Jon Redfield 766, Mia Davis 574,
the world, finish 5th and miss
the show, and only make $2500
for your effort. All this, while
last February I won the Non-
Champions event in Houston
for $2000. What’s wrong with
this picture?
I don’t know how to fix the
problem (if I did I would start
up my own money making
venture), but everything
revolves around the money and
marketing.
People didn’t get excited
about the Texas Rangers until
they were popular and winning.
You could say the same
thing about golf. It was most
popular several years ago
when Tiger was the story line
and everyone wanted to see
him play. The popularity is
what was sold to sponsors and
therefore more money for the
players.
Somehow we have to
find a way to make bowling
something people want to
watch, and quite frankly if I’m
a bowler and I don’t even care
about watching it then what
does that say about the product.
It needs work!
I wouldn’t be much of a
journalist if I didn’t at least
mention the biggest story of
the week in sports. The debacle
at Penn State. When I think
of Penn State there are three
things that come to mind: 1)
cool uniform, but no helmet 2)
NFL running back, draft busts,
and 3) Joe Pa.
So the events that have
unfolded in the last week are a
shock to everyone. As much as
you respect Coach Paterno as
a legend in college sports his
departure from the university
and any possible sanctions
1072, Mike Moore 268-674, Dawn Crum
198-544, Paul Harrington 246-623, Rene
Miller 197, Chris Crum 243-614.
SENIORS
John Stewart 259-599, Wanda Eads
206-541, John Willis 231-599, Ima
Moreland 204, Bob Bailey 242, Alice
Cain 522, Red Kelly 236-601, Alice
Phillips 219-623, John Hunt 223-601.
Larrie Boyett 198-530, John Stewart
219-610, Karen Wittenberg 195, Don
Key 236-605, Alice Phillips 182-514,
Sherman Osbon 209, Wanda Eads
169-500, Randy Biel 191-535.
At Brunswick Zone Watauga
Fuhrman racks up 791,
Parish-CDB turns in 678
LeCroy 300
Tony Bundy 729, Dave Schwartz 727,
Tina Wright 614, Dave Henault 609,
Reva Lovett 463, Tim Schmerbach
640, Maria Kennedy 505, Duane
Skinner 535.
Jennifer Roberts 489, Justin Wyatt
681, Ashley Hannah 594, Lisa Head
562, Robert Bayer 648, Jen Skrodzki
257-605, William Loga 740, Debbie
Ensminger 649, Jason Green 670, Jill
Demuth 508.
SENIORS
Jimmy Hill 734, Frances Fox 492,
James LeCroy 738, Sue Condotta 528.
THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, November 17, 2011 | Page 7
against him are fully deserved.
It happens every day in this
crazy world where covering up
a crime makes you a part of it,
and when it comes to endangering
children, the stakes are
too high to turn a blind eye.
Anyone who could do such
despicable things to children
would no doubt be capable of
doing just about anything, and
I certainly wouldn’t want them
around my program.
Essentially the decision was
made to sweep this under the
rug and pretend it didn’t happen
so they could protect the
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Dallas USBC Youth Scores
Anthony Simonsen headed the
Dallas-area USBC youth bowling
last week with a booming
276/789 Sunday Youth Adult
series at Plano Super Bowl.
Shana Geerdes paced the gals
with a blue-ribbon 279-170-237 =
686 Jr. Gold “Sport” League set
at Plano Super Bowl.
At AMF Lewisville Lanes – Kaylee
Holmes 83-230, Mason Egan 99-194,
Zhanna Miller 142-319, Connor Mixson
169-483, Danielle Cole 177-424,
Denzel Goins 208-591, Morgan Reising
188-533.
At AMF Richardson Lanes – Jake
Whitson 227-626, Ashlye Hathaway
161-454, Jacob Brown (2 games)
116-213, James Pipes 183-505, Riley
Ramirez (2 games) 90-176, Emma
Bouchard (2 games) 88-151, Nicholas
Lemon 170-474, Samantha Hesler 110-
Fort Worth USBC Youth Results
Adam Beasley led the Fort
Worth-area USBC youth bowling
with a big 279/695 Strikers series
at Cowtown Bowling Palace.
Jaden Takayesu led the girls
with a strong 225/613 Final Destination
set at AMF Showplace
Euless Lanes.
At AMF Showplace Euless Lanes–
Christopher McCaleb 246-607, Zander
Villinger 175-498, Thomas Phanmaha
115-298, Andrew Fugitt 136-277, Cody
Busocker 70-136, Jaden Takayesu
225-613, Tabitha Love 167-441, Deanza
Moore 108-294, Liberty Estrada 77-200.
At Brunswick Westcreek Lanes –
Cooper Cox 216-600, Brianna Avery
236-558, Kevin Williams 132-315, Rachel
Garber 150-385, Aiden Hunter 80,
Katie Hamlin 93, Lee Garcia 137-326,
Viktorea Freeman 155-406, Jay Garcia
211-557, Haleigh Russell 99, Casey
Tibbs 142-384, Laci Moore 143-312,
John Holland 210-478, Katarina Korn
123-308, Jared Nichols 194-556, Chance
Moore 214-490, Stanton Avery 212-530.
At Brunswick Zone Denton – Jake
Stewart 244-628, Miranda Bussell
212-556, Matthew Reed 142-381, Lexey
Houck 168-494, Jacob Wiederrich 192-
546, Darla Dreessen 178-482, Holden
Perry 186-453, Krystle Newlin 146-373.
At Brunswick Zone Watauga – Nathan
Runs Through 612, Felix Martinez
225, Vanessa Vasquez 214-492, Hayden
Norman 277, Katharina Mente 329,
Kobe Nelson 508, Bayleigh Padron 471,
Bryce Sheets 329, Amanda Amerson
428, Connor Strehlow 515, Rebekkah
Jones 434, BJ Hines (4 games) 447,
Megan Streck (4 games) 592.
At Cityview Lanes – David Graves
49-127, Olivia Williams 71-201, Mitch
Williams 82-221, Mallory Murphy 124-
306, Andrew Becker 90-225, Samantha
299, D’Ontae Rhone 202-601, Madison
Ward 141-398.
At AMF Showplace Garland Lanes
– Dakota Boyette 267-642, Jordan
Hodge 220-576, Amare Miller 133-393,
Hannah Cassell 133-347, Kaylan Nicholson
180-510, Jordan Hodge 220-630.
At Plano Super Bowl – Anthony
Simonsen 257-726, Shana Geerdes
279-686, Noah Raleigh-Turner 90-262,
Emma Johnson 67-183, Noah McElwey
137-380, Kristin Wood 109-296, Jaxon
Baron 204-480, Hailey Keister 153-429,
Hunter Kiefert 156-424, Zoey Ruby
151-394, Alexes Burton 237-653,
Lorenzo Benavides 244-652, Ashley
Hansen 225-628, Drew Claus 234-662,
Lindsay Paredes 224-570, Adam Smith
256-671, Jessica Bowen 172-461, Jaxon
Baron 179-498, Megan Cooley 139-377,
Anthony Simonsen 276-789, Veronica
Prior 149-395, Mitchell Whitehead
LeClear 160-450, David Becker 105-285,
Chloe Davis 66-176, Sam Ambani
158-395, Caitlyn Wallace 111-291, Blake
Grove 103-249, Connor Williams 73-
198, Brandon Bonner 62-181, Sydnee
LeClear 42-107, Josh Gibbs 166-425,
Matthew Becker 70-155, Stephanie
LeClear 51-100, Jeremy Petosa 203-
547, Cameron Royse 185-498, Thelma
Watson 166-443, Adam Sears 127-328,
Steven Morris 156-376, Khilya Dyche
168-414, Richard Blake 154-418, Austin
Schotanus 187-495, Tory Davis 107-283,
Jeremy Petosa 203-532, Alison Norman
90-248, Colton Treece 164-443, Katie
Hamlin 153-411, Dalton Sparks 111-276,
Thelma Watson 192-504, Tyler Meeks
192-455, Tanner Bankston 192-529,
Marin Smolcic 179-427, Matthew
Becker 199-564, Dillon Spark 107-276,
Andy Steed 172-443.
At Cowtown Bowling Palace –
Treyce Bass 108, Ramon Alcantar 166,
Gaby Gonzales 193-459, Shaylee Hubbell
179, Adam Beasley 279-695, Brittney
Martin 188-471, Chandler Ritsch 247-
619, Nadia Stone 182-537, Cody Franks
226-614, Jacob Boone 164, Randy Cross,
Jr. 221-595, Shyanne Johnson 200-551,
Area USBC
Youth Scores
Gilbert Leal headed the Southwest-area
USBC youth bowling
last week with a sky-high 257/717
series at BRC Thousand Oaks.
Brianna Hernandez, Leal’s
league mate, led the gals with a
rollicking 237/561 set.
At BRC Thousand Oaks, San
Antonio – Caden Blackmon 159-413,
Makayla Jacobs 150-344.
289-778, Maura Morgan 201-501, Nicki
Liu 223-615, Shana Geerdes 279-686,
Brad Rodda 255-735, Brianne Hansen
221-632, Rick Pierce 88-171, Hajrah
Ali 78-141.
At Red Bird Lanes – Jamall
Washington 178-480, Kaylee Hancock
164-467, Carissa Petrik 67, Chase Kuehnhold
144-280, Amanda Eans 101-196,
David Green 181-461, Makensie Martin
205-548, Madison Jones 68-181, Darrell
Simon 110-247, Cheyenne Hancock
141-377, T J Rudd 196-358, Amanda
Eans 102-203.
At Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama – Xavier
Gutierrez (2 games) 70-133, Zoe Park (2
games) 47-108, Isiah Freeman 151-383,
Madison Smith 94-257, Zachary Fowler
174-446.
At Strikz – Klayton Colgrove 200-
501, Tara Meche 72-212, Alex Andrade
111-289, Katie Schuh 61-163.
Daniel Christopher 216.
At Forum Bowl – DJ Williams
224-572, Kayla Lopez 177-592, Kade
Pirtle 115-209, Shacayla Carter 132-
233, Trey Boles 108-199, Samantha
Brown 90-171, Adan Ruiz 143-397,
Amaya Boles 132-350, Dylan Rogers
147-375, Samantha Kuilan 109-281,
Zach Jennings 154-408, Lexey Hilker
158-429, Jason Honegger 147-377,
Kristin Hilker 145-405, Mitchel Neville
227-572, Shelbie Goad 159-457.
At AMF Spare Time Lanes – John
Howell 226-587, Z’Na Perez 211-567,
Nathan Hackler 83-158, Amiah
Johunkin 92, De’Siree Knight 161,
Charisa Graham 161, Christopher
Carson 112-311, Kelcie Crunk 134-355,
Liayah Lyons 220.
OFF THE SHEET
Continued from Page 7
Penn State name, but just as I
tell my daughter it’s better to
tell the truth now and suffer a
small consequence then to get
caught in a lie later and suffer
a much bigger consequence.
Paterno’s consequences
will be, a destroyed legacy
and years of ongoing court
settlements for the rest of his
life. It’s a small consequence
compared to the mental
and physical abuse the kids
endured because he did next
to nothing to stop something
he knew was going on. It’s a
sad day when protecting your
reputation is more important
than saving children from
harm. He is not in my Hall of
Fame that is for sure.
Boys
Anthony Simonsen, Plano Super Bowl ................. 789
Gilbert Leal, BRC Thousand Oaks ........................ 717
Adam Beasley, Cowtown Bowling Palace ............ 695
Dakota Boyette, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes 642
Jake Stewart, Brunswick Zone Denton ................. 628
Jake Whitson, AMF Richardson Lanes ................. 626
Nathan Runs Through, Brunswick Zone Watauga 612
Christopher McCaleb, AMF Showplace Euless ... 607
Cooper Cox, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes ........... 600
Denzel Goins, AMF Lewisville Lanes .................... 591
John Howell, AMF Spare Time Lanes ................... 587
DJ Williams, Forum Bowl ....................................... 572
Matthew Becker, Cityview Lanes ........................... 564
Klayton Colgrove, Strikz ........................................ 501
Jamall Washington, Red Bird Lanes ..................... 480
Zachary Fowler, Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama ................. 446
Girls
Shana Geerdes, Plano Super Bowl ....................... 686
Jordan Hodge, AMF Showplace Garland Lanes .. 630
Jaden Takayesu, AMF Showplace Euless Lanes . 613
Kayla Lopez, Forum Bowl ...................................... 592
Z’Na Perez, AMF Spare Time Lanes ..................... 567
Brianna Hernandez, BRC Thousand Oaks ........... 561
Brianna Avery, Brunswick Westcreek Lanes ........ 558
Miranda Bussell, Brunswick Zone Denton ........... 556
Makensie Martin, Red Bird Lanes ......................... 548
Nadia Stone, Cowtown Bowling Palace ................ 537
Morgan Reising, AMF Lewisville Lanes ................ 533
Thelma Watson, Cityview Lanes ........................... 504
Vanessa Vasquez, Brunswick Zone Watauga ....... 492
Ashley Hathaway, AMF Richardson Lanes ........... 454
Madison Smith, Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama.................. 257
Tara Meche, Strikz .................................................. 212
YOUTH TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
International Family Tournament 2012
October 2011 - March 2012 In-center Qualifying Window,
April 21-22, 2012 State Finals - Fiesta Lanes, New Braunfels
July 26-29, 2012 National Finals - Jupiter Lanes, Jupiter, Florida
TBCA Youth Tournaments 2011-12
May 5-6, 2012 All Star State Finals - Del Mar Lanes, Houston
April 21-22, 2012 National Family - Fiesta Lanes, New Braunfels
August 4-5, 2012 Grand Prix State - Dart Bowl, Austin
Grand Prix Regionals –2011-12 ( 8 regionals )
Sundays - 10 AM & Noon
November 6, 2011 Western Bowl, Amarillo
November 20, 2011 Highland Lanes, Austin
December 4, 2011 Plano Super Bowl, Plano
December 11, 2011 Hallmark Lanes, Killeen
April 15, 2012 Fiesta Lanes, New Braunfels
May 20, 2012 Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, Georgetown
June 3, 2012 Red Bird Lanes, Duncanville
June 10, 2012 Grand Station Entertainment, College Station
High School Tournaments
March 4, 2012 High School Regional Playoffs - ( Sunday ) Locations TBD
March 24-25, 2012 High School State Finals - AMF Euless Lanes, Euless
Teams / Girls –Saturday, Boys –Sunday
March 31-April 1, 2012 High School All District, Grand Station Entertainment, College Station
Greater Fort Worth USBC Tournaments
www.fwbowling.com
January 21-22, 2012 Youth Championship Tournament, Cityview Lanes, Ft. Worth, TX.
January 28-29, 2012 Youth Championship Tournament, Cityview Lanes, Ft. Worth, TX.
April 15, 2012 Youth/Adult Tournament, Forum Bowl, Grand Prairie, TX
Dallas USBC Youth Tournament
December 3-4 & 7-8, 2011 Red Bird Lanes, Duncanville
Other Tournaments
Nov. 25,26 & 27, 2011 Chris Barnes Thanksgiving Youth Classic Tournament,
Plano Super Bowl, Plano, TX
May 25-27, 2012 Malott’s All-Stars Youth Championships, Highland Lanes, Austin, TX.
www.MalottsAllStars.com
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.
P.O. Box 1642, Colleyville, TX 76034
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St. Ambrose freshman named
Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow
ARLINGTON — Kyle Anderson
of Lockport, Ill., has been
selected as the 2012 Chuck Hall
Star of Tomorrow Award recipient.
Presented by the United
States Bowling Congress, the
award annually recognizes
star qualities in a male high
school senior or college student
who competes in the sport of
bowling.
“It means so much to me
to be selected for this award,”
Anderson said. “I am honored
to be selected for a national
award honoring Chuck Hall
and one that has been given to
others who I have admired as
bowlers. It actually humbles
me to think about it.”
A freshman at St. Ambrose
University in Davenport, Iowa,
Anderson is studying accounting,
finance and business. He
also is taking sports management
courses, and someday
would like to have a career in
the bowling industry.
Anderson started bowling at
age 5, and when he was 6, he
said his league director gave
him a medal for Bowler of the
Year. From that point, he was
hooked on the sport.
A May 2011 graduate from
Lockport High School, Anderson
had a weighted grade-point
average of 4.13 on a 4.0 scale.
He was a three-time winner of
the Porter Pride Award, given
to a Lockport student for athletic
leadership and academic
achievement.
On the lanes, he was the
first individual to win backto-back
high school bowling
titles in Illinois, winning the
state title in 2010 and 2011.
A five-time competitor at the
USBC Junior Gold Championships,
he finished eighth at the
2011 event in Las Vegas. He
placed 17th at the 2011 North
Pointe High School Singles
Championships.
Anderson was selected to
the Dexter/USBC High School
All-American Team for 2010-11.
He has been active in community
service projects and helps
with the care of his 87-year-old
neighbor, a widow who lives
alone and cannot drive, by
bringing food, newspapers and
books and walking her dog.
The Chuck Hall Star of
Tomorrow Award is named for
the former Young American
Bowling Alliance executive
director, who spent much of
his life helping young people
through his association with
junior bowling.
For being selected for the
award, Anderson will receive a
$6,000 scholarship that will be
Kyle Anderson
formally presented at the 2012
USBC Convention to be held in
April in Arlington.
Chuck Hall Star Of Tomorrow
Award winners
Year, winner, hometown
1980 Chris Whitty, Simonton, Texas
1981 Drew Barthle, Tampa, Fla.
1982 Ricky Corona, Oakland, Calif.
1983 Dan Nadeau, Las Vegas
1984 Robert Beck, Houston
1985 Justin Hromek, Andover, Kan.
1986 Pat Healey, Wichita, Kan.
1987 Mark Fisser, Buena Park, Calif.
1988 Bradley Joinetz, San Antonio, TX
1989 Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan.
1990 Jason McCarty, Fultondale, Ala.
1991 Chris Williams, Anchorage,
Alaska
1992 Robert Smith, Moorpark, Calif.
1993 Vince Biondo, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
1994 Michael Mullin, New City, N.Y.
1995 John Miller, Wichita, Kan.
1996 David Eisenberg, Kendall Park,
N.J.
1997 Todd Filter, Cedarburg, Wis.
1998 James (Eddie) Kirtley, Bowling
Green, Ky.
1999 Andrew Cain, Glendale, Ariz.
2000 Scott Norton, Cypress, Calif.
2001 Sean Rash, Anchorage, Alaska
2002 Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas
Lane Laughter
2003 Marc D’Errico, Rochester, N.Y.
2004 Patrick Haggerty, Weimar, Calif.
2005 Brandon Temple, Tempe, Ariz.,
2006 Eric Helmrich, Saint Leonard, Md.
2007 Jonathan Buckert, Rochester, N.Y.,
2008 Kyle Kahlden, Houston
2009 Chris Bardol, Brockport, N.Y.
2010 Andrew Koff, Miami, Fla.
2011 Brent Bowers, Mulvane, Kan.
2012 Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill.
ARLINGTON — Megan
Buja of Rockford, Ill., has
been selected to receive the
2012 Alberta E. Crowe Star of
Tomorrow Award. The award
is presented annually by the
United States Bowling Congress
to a female high school senior
or college student who has
excelled in the sport of bowling
as well as off the lanes.
“Being selected as the
Alberta E. Crowe Star of
Tomorrow winner is definitely
an honor,” Buja said. “Former
winners of this award have
gone on to become important
figures in the world of competitive
bowling, and it is incredible
to receive the same award
that these women received.”
Buja is a sophomore at
the University of Maryland
Eastern Shore, where she is
majoring in Human Ecology -
Dietetics. She plans to become
a physician’s assistant or
attend medical school.
A two-time member of the
Dexter/USBC High School All-
American Team, she was a fouryear
member of the Jefferson
High School bowling team and
was captain her last two years.
She helped her team win the
state title in 2008 and had a 300
game as Jefferson was the state
runner-up in 2010, her senior
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Maryland Eastern Shore bowler named
Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow
Megan Buja
year. Off the lanes, she was
class valedictorian, editor of the
school yearbook, class secretary
and student council member.
Sue Williams, coach of the
Jefferson High School program,
has known Buja since she
started competing in the area’s
middle school program.
“At age of 12, she showed
the determination to be the best
she could be, not only on the
bowling lanes, but also academically
and socially,” Williams
said in her recommendation.
“I have come to appreciate her
many fine qualities, and I have
watched her grow as a bowler
and a person.”
Buja already has enjoyed
success on the collegiate level
as a member of the UMES team
that captured the USBC Intercollegiate
Team Championships
and NCAA Women’s Bowling
national titles in 2011. She also
qualified for the USBC Intercollegiate
Singles Championships.
She made the Dean’s List in fall
2010 and spring 2011 and was
a National Collegiate Bowling
Coaches Association Academic
All-American.
Her community volunteer
activities include serving as
a middle school and junior
league bowling coach, working
as a lane monitor for Special
Olympics, church mission trips
and participating in the Relay
For Life.
Named in honor of the
seven-term president of the
Women’s International Bowling
Congress, the Alberta E. Crowe
Star of Tomorrow Award is
presented to a female USBC
member who exhibits star
qualities such as distinguished
bowling performances on
the state and national levels,
academic achievement and
extracurricular and community
involvement.
For being named the Alberta
E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow,
Buja receives a $6,000 scholarship
that will be presented at
the 2012 USBC Convention in
Arlington in April.
ALBERTA E. CROWE
STAR OF TOMORROW
AWARD WINNERS
Year, winner, hometown
1961 Betty Kuczynski, Cicero, Ill.
1962 Joy Abel, Lansing, Ill.
1963 Judy Soutar, Leawood, Kan.
1964 Ann Bosworth, Belleville, Ill.
1965 Karen Linton, El Paso, Texas
1966 Betty Jo Crow, Fairway, Kan.
1967 Mildred Ignizio, Rochester, N.Y.
1968 Pamela Carver, Phoenix, Ariz.
1969 Janice Sue Reichley, Dallas
1970 Cheryl Robinson, Destrehan, La.
1971 Rosalyn Raab, San Antonio, Texas
1972 Karen Gustafson, Sunland, Calif.
1973 Leslie Ferris, Arlington, Va.
1974 Pam Dusek, Ontario, Calif.
1975 Donna Adamek, Apple Valley, Calif.
1976 Regina Loveall, Amarillo, Texas
1977 Kathy Kirst, San Antonio, Texas
1978 Nikki Gianulias, Vallejo, Calif.
1979 Audrey Gable, Whitehall, Pa.
1980 Tish Johnson, Panorama City, Calif.
1981 Shelley Johnson, Toledo, Ohio
1982 Vicki Parker, Pelham, N.H.
1983 Laura Dulisse, Blauvelt, N.Y.
1984 Kristine Gross, Citrus Heights, Calif.
1985 Becky Kregling, Stratford, Conn.
1986 Lori Benge, Wichita, Kan.
1987 Dionne Lee, Modesto, Calif.
1988 Lynda Norry, Concord, Calif.
1989 Stefanie Marek, Wilmington, Del.
1990 Kelly Everding, Arvada, Colo.
1991 Laura Ross, Mahwah, N.J.
1992 Kari Murph, Dayton, Ohio
1993 Elizabeth Johnson, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
1994 Pamela Inloes, Modesto, Calif.
1995 Kassy Hyman, Dyer, Ind.
1996 Michelle Ewald, St. Claire Shores, Mich.
1997 Kimberly Claus, Mesquite, Texas
1998 Diandra Hyman, Dyer, Ind.
1999 Amy Rocco, Phoenix
2000 Robin Crawford, Hendersonville, Tenn.
2001 Melissa Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif.
2002 Anita Manns, Austin, Texas
2003 Lindsey Coulles, Centerville, Ohio
2004 Amanda Burgoyne, Newport, Minn.
2005 Cassandra Leuthold, Blackhawk, S.D.
2006 Josie Earnest, Vandalia, Ill.
2007 Joi Bell, Pflugerville, Texas
2008 Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y.
2009 Ricki Williams, Wichita, Kan.
2010 Heather D’Errico, Rochester, N.Y.
2011 Nicole Mosesso, Centerville, Ohio
2012 Megan Buja of Rockford, Ill.
At AMF Irving Lanes
Weatherford
bags 612
Kevin Weatherford’s stellar
215/612 Odds and Ends series
took top honors for the week at
AMF Irving Lanes.
JoAnn Helton paced the gals
with a nice 192/529 Senior VIP’s
set.
HONOR ROLL
Jessie Hodgkiss 248, Bobby Ullman
599, Beulah Burgess 187, Stanley
Henderson 232, Mary Lay 483, Al Nagel
565, June Trout 185-459, Paul Mahon
213-544, Brenda Ullman 154, Chris
Tidwell 193-526.
Kathy Wilson 392, Dennis Holder
191, Tessie Wells 144-388, Kenny
Stearns 516, Mary Lay 189, Curtis
Engel 202-537, Louise Feuberbacher
514, Hillary Kraus 188-508.

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Turbo Renews Sponsorship for 2012
Military Bowling Championships
Turbo Bowling Accessories
has renewed their sponsorship
for the 2012 Military Bowling
Championships to be held
January 15-19 in Las Vegas.
More than 180 six-member
teams are expected to compete
in this 55th annual event at the
Orleans and Gold Coast Bowling
Centers in Vegas. The event
also includes Doubles and
Singles competition, Sweepers
and Mixed Doubles.
“Turbo is once again
delighted to have the opportunity
to give back and support a
great event for our active and
Les Burnham headed the
honor roll for the week at USA
Bowl with a hard-hitting 278-
233-249 = 760 Golden Age Trio
league session.
Jennifer Curl paced the ladies
with a classy 257-211-223 = 691
Pony Express set.
John Vance’s award-winning
12-bagger garnered high-game
honors.
HONOR ROLL
Maggie Jo Hipskind 176-481, Steven
Lewis 277-688, Lisa Rubin 248-618,
Craig Patterson 236-684, Vanessa
Brown 214-616, Clayton Couch (4
retired military service men
and women!” said Lori Tessmar,
Turbo’s President.
“We are very proud of this
event and of all who participate
in it,” said Brad Edelman, from
High Roller. “We are always
striving to have the finest companies
involved, and we are
thrilled to have Turbo continue
their sponsorship.”
As in previous years, The
Turbo Prize Patrol will be in
full effect. Contestants will
be randomly selected daily to
receive free prizes. Be sure
to sport your Turbo logo
At USA Bowl
Burnham levels 760,
Curl uncorks 691
Vance 300
games) 276-832, Mindy McNeal (4
games) 196-656.
Jack Soria 279-759, Jennifer Curl
257-675, Jim Ellis 181-507, Pat Sheetz
192-505, Craig Ritz 208-549, Sheila
Capps 138-357, Don Schultz (2 games)
222-441, Donna Abel (2 games)
164-308.
Jim Ellis 200-521, Amy Collins 243-
611, Brad Ellis 246-662, Chris Wooley
179-456, Tracy Hallberg 224-626, John
Reger 279-720, Amy Brown 239-631,
Philip Martinez 166-458, Michelle
Furlow 124-323.
Bill Shirley 172-470, Kaye Cameron
158-428.
Date: Nov. 19
Time: 1 PM-3PM
3 man teams (any
mix), 80% of 210
Handicap (individual).
Average cap of 600
scratch.
Entry fee: $20 a man or $60 a team
Format: 3 games moving a pair to the right after
each game.
Brackets and Crossovers will be available.
Winning team will receive a ham for each bowler.
BRUNSWICK
THOUSAND OAKS
4330 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78217
210-654-0031
patches once again provided
with registration materials.
Turbo representatives will be
on-site throughout the week
to offer information on their
expanding line of accessory
products. Turbo will also offer
discounted and convenient grip
replacement services, apparel
and other new accessory items
for purchase.
Turbo joins industry sponsors
Storm, USBC, 3G High
Performance Shoes, Boyd Gaming,
K&K Bowling Services,
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Jack
Daniel’s, Pabst Blue Ribbon,
Pepsi, EFXbowling.com, Kaplan
Continued on Page 13
At Brunswick Zone Denton
Brock fires 738,
Donnelly delivers 628
Collier 300
Tracy Brock compiled a
top flight 257-289-192 = 738
Corporate Rollers league series
to gain the top spot on the honor
roll last week at Brunswick Zone
Denton.
Dianna Donnelly, Brock’s
league mate, led the ladies with
an impressive 182-235-211 =
628 set.
Chuck Collier claimed highgame
honors with an awardwinning
perfecto.
HONOR ROLL
John Maynard 246-663, Diann
Overgaard 173-486, Mike Wittmis
267-716, Amanda Farrell 201-577, Ray
Studnicki 233-658, Devonna Hoffman
212-562, Jerod Day 225-620, Amber
Walters 189-560.
At BRC Thousand Oaks
Consla, Keith tie at 762,
Stewart snares 684
Crosby, Keith and Ledwig 300’s
SAN ANTONIO – Charles
Consla and Michael Keith tied
for the top spot on the honor roll
last week at BRC Thousand Oaks
as both fired a power-packed
762 series.
Consla posted 270-268-224
games in Not so Holy Rollers
action, while Keith rolled 258-
246-258 lines in Early Mixed
league play.
Michelle Stewart, Keith’s
league mate, registered a sizzling
222-219-243 = 684 set to lead the
ladies high-set chart.
Rob Crosby, Michael Keith and
Justin Ledwig shared high-game
honors as each recorded awardwinning
perfectos.
HONOR ROLL
Brenda Clink 200-506, Wanda
Hannah 186-527, Rick Lugo 285-
619, Carol Kenney 248-605, Norn
Dominguez 245-714, Gwen Cobb
At AMF Showplace Garland
Wilson pockets 299/817,
Sanchez mints 687
Hightower, Reed 300
Paul E Wilson outdistanced
the competition last week at
AMF Showplace Garland Lanes
with a red hot 260-299-258 =
817 Sons of Herman Friendship
league series.
Bertha Sanchez, from
the T.G.I.F. group, posted an
impressive 237-223-227 = 687 set
to lead the lady bowlers.
Don Hightower and John Reed
shared high-game honors as each
recorded award-winning perfectos.
HONOR ROLL
Tony Volner (no tap, 2 games)
242-443, Jennifer LaChance (no tap,
2 games) 224-422, Mike Wittmis
259-732, Jennifer Brockette 213-580,
David Wernert (4 games) 231-844,
Linda Stevens 257-562.
Ray Studnicki 253-660, Kady
Wilkinson 174-478, Keith Bancewicz
276-674, Cindy Wiederrich 207-498,
Randy Beard 245-686, Linda Long
236-596, Phillip Yoder 235-644, Betsy
Sheats 225-535.
Roger Shady 222-601, Betsy Sheats
183-487, Bill Gorman 179-516, Maria
Altieri 153-421, Carl Dreessen 256-705,
Nancy Dreessen 194-488.
SENIORS
Phil Hughes 256-718, Dee
Jungerman 201-517, Sheryl Stein
191-517.
223-616, Glen Mossler 246-572, Beulah
Pritz 194-460.
Tyrone Murray 222-612, Herb Van
Gundy 289-658, Jamie Hall 248-653,
Mike Phoenix 240-648, Ruby Edmister
191-472, Sarah Buck 178-490, Quentin
Snow 268-658, Trisha Lepri 224-556.
George Van Tine 243-665, Sheila
Van Gundy 220-571, Justin Ledwig 750,
Jessica Hirschman 247-655, Brandon
Lee 266-732, Vera Brown 205-497,
Barbara Neve 197-521, Michael Keith
736.
Felicia Sorrells 242-601, Helen
Keith 223-651, Ron Crosby 730, Delores
Walker 257-654.
SENIORS
Tyrone Crosby 241-683, Edna
Martin 224-607, Larry Maureschat
244-630, Maria Velazquez 196-496, Bill
Hogan 279-624, Terry Vance 224-624,
Joe Perez 246-539, Betty Laskowski
196-534, Pita Quinney 182-543.
Ted Pritts 290-755, Lisa Samsel
204-553, Joyce Lindley 214-530, Kelley
Dickey 210-683, Ashley Byrd 160-401,
Lorriane Plantey 195-470, Tom Weaver
201-553, Kathy Hopkins 210-546, Larry
Calton 246-621. Judy Parker 168-487,
Josh Seaton 262-650, Melora Wilt 175-
457, Russell Parks 268-699, Robert D
Moss 213-547, Joan Mowery 166-462,
Bruce Coleman 268-715, Tonjah Castro
258-664, John Brackey 278-650. Rose
Gisi 184-507, Joe Garrison 217-629,
Rita Williams 157-460, Michael Ensey
256-716, John Reed 706, Terry Teofan
248-676, Jessica Taylor 268-672, Daniel
Adams 290-757, Don Hightower 793.
Tonjah Castro 223-606, Nathan Cox
253-703, Linda Chambers 238-666,
David Rawls 278-723, Evelyn Rawls
192-541, David Taylor 279-740, Shawn
Taylor 137-400.
RASH AND BELMONTE
Continued from Page 1
Series formats, after eight games
of qualifying, the top 16 players
advanced to an additional six
games, and twice in four events,
Rash and Belmonte were paired
together for the semi-final
round. It is a standard in PBA
competition that the first bowler
done on a pair is to write all
scores for fellow competitors
on the pair, and as Belmonte
finished first, he failed to write
the scores for Rash on multiple
occasions. Whether or not it is
a big issue, it is a standard that
all players know and follow,
and given their recent history,
it is quite apparent that there is
more to it than simply Belmonte
forgetting.
Rash took offense once
again to the actions of Belmonte,
and while it did not
nearly escalate to the level of
this summer’s Team Shootout,
Rash voiced his displeasure,
even getting the attention of
Chris Barnes on the adjacent
pair, and fully renewing the
rivalry of Rash and Belmonte.
Through the first five events at
the World Series of Bowling, both
Rash and Belmonte have reached
the televised finals together in
three events, the WSOB Chameleon
Open, GEICO Shark Open
and the PBA World Championship.
In the first two, there is a
very high chance that the two
will face one another, and one
can only believe there will be
high emotions involved, and
potentially even some tension.
The two have since sat
down with one another and
had a heart-to-heart talk to
attempt to ease some of the
tension, with no word coming
out of what was said or
discussed, but the rivalry was
started months ago, and clearly
will continue.
Some believe that much
of this is petty complaining,
but nonetheless, it is great for
Continued on Page 11

10 YEARS AGO
Chris Johnson led the honor roll with a booming 826 at AMF
Jupiter…Ken Washington with 815 at AMF DeSoto…Chris Groom
led AMF Richardson with 809…Chad shot 774 at AMF Hurst…
Daralynn Stewart led the ladies with 730 at AMF Jupiter…Mrs.
Tam Wasson shot 703 at Plano…Colene Dodd was high at AMF
Richardson with 687…the Scroggins Pro Shop, consisting of
Jason Williams, Gary Robinson, Steve Hauk, DJ archer, and
Mike Scroggins won the Brunswick World Team Challenge in
Las Vegas, and $10,000…Fred Barnes won the SASBA event in
Houston over everybody’s best buddy Big Al Woolum, where is
Big Al these days…Michelle Adams wins NABI at AMF Jupiter…
Shawn Shankle shot 299 at AMF Jupiter…Londell Spencer shot
300 at BRC Watauga…Youth, Chris Delaney shot 760 at PSB.
20 YEARS AGO
Tee Thrower led the honor roll with 298/810 at Hurst…Rick
Minier with 804 at Blazer…Mr Action, Lynn LeFlore shot 792 at
Showplace-Garland…Jeff Tomertoe rolled 300/784 at Westcreek…
Mickie Archer led the ladies with 706 at DC SW…Bev Richardson
was high at Blazer with 299/702…Lisa Heath shot 683 at Forum…
Linda Taylor shot a roaring 618 at Watauga…Bill Walker won
the $5000 first prize for the Texas Masters Thanksgiving Classic,
Wayne Huyck got second, anybody remember that dude…Jess
Stayrook beats Ron Palombi for the Brunswick World Open title
and $34,000…Brad Ellis shot 299 at Showplace-Euless, congrats
that’s was a big game for you…in youth action, Travis Pirotte
shot 673 at Red Bird…Julie Locke 582 at Plano…James Schaffer
518…Chad Newman of Chad’s Pro Shop shot 403 at Euless, I
guess even superstars have to start somewhere.
30 YEARS AGO
Jim Arney was high at Berry Bowl with 781…Bobby Pope
wins $1000 for BBA title at Golden Triangle…AT Highland rolls a
300/793 at Bowlerland…Marcia Lambert shot 600 at Wedgwood…
Dennis Anderson shot 761 at Lewisville…Del Ballard won the
TTBA at Jupiter, beating Ted Warren to win $1000…Ballard
also shot a huge 822 at Jupiter…Marc Simpson rolls 678 at All
Star West…Sue Elmore rolls 602 at Red Bird…Diane Chadwick
wins first BOM title at Circle…Mike Gray was high at Richland
with 735.
At Plano Super Bowl
Burnham smashes 798,
Oulicky plasters 703
Lavery and Whitney add 300s
Les Burnham led the scoring
parade for the week at Plano
Super Bowl with a thundering
268-265-265 = 798 Pepsi Classic
league series.
Debby Oulicky topped the
ladies again this week with a
blue-ribbon 232-225-246 = 703
Texins Mixed Classic set.
Sean Lavery and Ryan
Whitney shared high-game
accolades as each registered an
award-winning 12-bagger.
HONOR ROLL
Kevin Prior 269-671, Christie
Daniels 247-685, Darren Whitehead
290, Charles Preston 290-748, Tayna
Vulmen 225-617, Bill Ferguson 268-
786, Melba July 204-556, Brent Miller
278-764.
Maria Mayers 204-568, Casey Park
267-665, Diane Wallentine 225-621,
Kathy Denison 165-468, Judy Conover
164-462, Brian Meadows 236-674, Lyn
Graham 190-504, Steve McBride 260-694.
Eva Rhodes 192-563, Dave Cogburn
232-669, Donna Pollock 193-521, Eric
Browning 289-753, Monica Morris 236-
635, Mike Southward 229-651, Karen
Clevenger 213-610, Justin Pittsinger
244-667.
Sheila Sledge 200-493, Denise
McElvoy 204-567, Michelle Artman
210-546, Ed O’Keeffe 227-537, Sandy
Genovese 163-456, George Vaughn
268-767, Ashley Adams 219-628, Mark
Plagens 264-704.
FRISCO – Jim Reynen posted
a top-notch 172-257-279 = 708
Trio League series to head the
honor roll for the week at Strikz.
Cathy Eberly paced the ladies
with a fine 244-210-168 = 622
Morning Glories set.
HONOR ROLL
Ron Shive 226-622, Candy Torrey
194-539, Milt Whitham 199-572,
Jennifer Blythe 213-521, John Carter
213-590, Pat Sniderwin 201-530, Luanne
Hinsey 176-459, Carlos Saflor 235-640.
Romeo Rivera 202-497, Jimmy
SPOTLIGHT
Continued from Page 3
Who drills your balls? Wicks
Pro Shop, I’ve been going there
for at least 8 years.
What is your all-time
favorite bowling ball? I like
Storm products in general; they
work really well with my high
ball speed.
What is your average in this
league? 203
What is your all-time high
average? 209
How long have you been
bowling? My parents bowled in a
league for several years with Ray
Johnson. I would go the bowling
alley and watch them bowl, and
then started in the Saturday league
when I was 16. I’ve been bowling
ever since. I even met my husband
Sam, in a league at Grove Country.
Who is your favorite pro
bowler? Norm Duke because
of his versatility, Kelly Kulick,
and also Liz Johnson.
Most memorable bowling
moment? Bowling in a SW
Regional PBA event and almost
making the top 16th. It was
only the second PBA tournament
I had ever bowled so I
was very proud of that.
Tabitha’s tip of the week:
The tip that has helped me the
most, is to figure out who the
best people are to listen to. It’s
important to have a few people
that you can really trust that
know your game. You don’t
want too many people giving
you advice because then it just
gets confusing. The other aspect
is to know your own game,
there is no substitute for knowing
what adjustments to make
when it is just you out there.
Dawn Klapper 246-662, John Gough
256-705, Diane Wallentine 234-590,
Patty Ellington 220-611, Julie Barrett
213-579, George Vaughn 279-763,
Jeanette Morris 191-543, Greg Gray
235-651.
Diane Wallentine 213-594, Robert
Eidenier 278-769, Ashley Goss 223-570,
David Nolan 258-708, Mike Boss (4
games) 289-1057, Megan Simon (4
games) 248-818, Randy Baille 258-666.
Eva Rhodes 235-592, Dave Verrelli
258-719, Jeanette Verrelli 221-602,
Steven Grimes 242-695, Debbie
Lambert 259-639, Rick Mann 269-710,
Cindy Mann 207-582, Libby Cherry 259.
At Strikz
Reynen racks up 708,
Eberly snags 622
Francisco 165-451, Rick Irvine 267-684,
Angela Garcia 196-493, Ron Shive
222-612, Mike Johnson 235-667, Tracy
Buckaloo 179-500, Mike Matusik 235-634.
Susan Powell 181-449, Mark Timm
251-627, Mary Kay Stone 139-387, Keith
Smith 234-680, Cathy Eberly 182-529,
Kenneth Judge 249-629, Debbie Colby
186-527, Chris Johnson 226-631.
Denise Alexander 156-409, Chris
Covey 255-643, Laine Barr 182-524,
Steve Gewurz 216-620, Deanna
Goldsmith 176-481, Rick Brewer 215-
598, Sarah Rise 160-440.
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RASH AND BELMONTE
Continued from Page 10
the PBA and great storylines
to build around. The two
currently have been at the top
of their respective games and
with both being very high
emotion, exciting players, the
anticipation will only build as
the televised finals approach
and fans wait to see what will
happen next.
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SASBA Results:
Minier heats up in Finals to
win in Baton Rouge
By Jim King
Consider the following…
Mark Williams averaged 238 in
the qualifying to lead the field.
In the first seven games of
the finals, he averaged 238 as
well…yet he now trailed Rick
Minier by 163 pins.
Rick averaged 260 for the
finals and won his first seven
matches. Nobody else could
figure out the carry as well as
Rick and Mark.
Pete Thomas finished with
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a rush for 3rd, Dale Dumbleton
got 4th and Jim Stephens
rounded out the top five.
Thanks to Kenny Winstead
and Rusty Bethley for their
hard work obtaining sponsors
and promoting the tournament.
The Metro Bowl staff
worked hard as well.
Rusty Beach made his first
finals. Dumbleton, Stephens
and Robert Dunaway had the
only 300s.
T.J. Johnson wins 5th
SASBA title!
By Jim King
T. J. Johnson grabbed the
lead after two games of the
finals and bowled steady the
next five games to lead Pete
Thomas by 65 pins entering the
title match.
T. J. settled the issue early
as he ran off the front six on
his way to shooting 248 and
nailing down the title.
Joe Lecroy started the
tournament with 170- 160
games before finding his stride
and whacked ‘em the rest of
the way to grab 2nd.
Dennis Francis bowled on
A squad Sunday morning and
shot 300 the last game to go
around Pete. Robert Dunaway
rounded out the top five.
Thanks to Mike Holland and
crew for being gracious hosts.
Del-Mar is one of our best
stops…thanks largely to Mike’s
promotion of the tournament.
We had nine first -time
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PBA Spare
Shots:
ENGLAND’S BARRETT RAL-
LIES FROM INJURY, WINS
FIRST PBA TITLE IN RENO
It was supposed to be a
party, a traditional part of the
Kingdom International bowling
event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
but the party in the darkness
of a March night almost turned
into a disaster when a group
of bowlers drove high-powered
all-terrain vehicles and dune
buggies out onto the sand
dunes.
There was a multi-vehicle
crash. Three of the bowlers
sustained serious injuries, including
England’s Dom Barrett,
who was driven back to the
campsite with a blood-spattered
forehead, swollen face and a
fractured collarbone. Barrett
and the other injured bowlers
have now fully recovered,
which the English star proved
Sunday in Reno, Nev., where he
won the PBA West/Northwest
Region Sands Regency Casino
Open at the National Bowling
Stadium for his first PBA title.
Barrett, who currently ranks
fifth on the European Bowling
Tour points list, posted
an 8-2 match play record and
compiled 4,126 pins, including
match play bonus pins, to
BRUNSWICK PRODUCTS
Continued from Page 15
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At the 2011 World Series
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2012. It features Direct+ ,
Brunswick’s industry- leading
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been used at every PBA Pro
Tour tournament since 2006.
Direct+ applies conditioner
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entire lane through 39 individually
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application provides unmatched
consistency.
For the first time ever,
Brunswick will be sponsoring
a premiere Media Lounge for
all local, national and international
media attending the
World Series of Bowling from
November 17-20. The Brunswick
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media guests complimentary
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leaders. Media guests will also
receive exclusive press seating
for tournaments.
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win the $2,000 first prize in
Reno by 16 pins over new PBA
member Josh Blanchard of
Gilbert, Ariz.
Ironically, Blanchard also
bowled in the Saudi Arabia
event in March and he, too,
sustained minor injuries in an
earlier ATV crash in the desert.
TURBO RENEWS
Continued from Page 10
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At AMF Richardson
Rogers crushes 782,
Richardson produces 704
McBride 300
Bryan Rogers pocketed prime
248-256-278 = 782 numbers in
XXXX Rated action to lead the
scoring contest for the week at
AMF Richardson Lanes.
Bev Richardson, from the
Classic Trios group, rolled a riproaring
277-215-212 =704 set to
lead the lady bowlers.
Steve McBride, Roger’s league
mate, rolled an award-winning
12-bagger to earn high-game
honors.
HONOR ROLL
Dan Levitan 194-548, Debbie
Whitson 168-454, Bill North 208-592,
Flo Arista 173-455, Cindy McBride
248-661, Hoss Cowan 267-646, Tina
Johnson-Stewart 202-5354, Chris
Johnson 246-659.
At AMF DeSoto
Alcaraz wheels 766,
Miller handles 651
Pride 300, Fletcher 298
Aric Alcaraz won high-set
honors last week at AMF DeSoto
Lanes by polishing off robust
229-259-278 = 766 numbers in
DeSoto Classic action.
Janet Miller, Alcaraz’s league
mate, led the ladies with a classy
212-181-258 = 651 set.
Bam Pride claimed high game
honors with an award-winning
12-bagger. Jim Fletcher took
runner-up honors with a 298 solo.
HONOR ROLL
Pedro Silva, Jr. 279-710, Dellie
Bolton 215-578, Bob Gray 235-657,
Lynette Berry 286-648, Jimmie Smith
HOUGH SHOOTS
Continued from Page 1
me a lot that day, helping me to
stay focused and focus on my
fundamentals.” Hough felt like
he got into a grove “the pins
just seemed to fall my way,
it was one of those days.” He
doesn’t take the series lightly
though. He is very proud of his
honor score and the accompanying
state title.
Hough is not a highly
competitive bowler, though he
does carry a 203 average in
his bowling league at Terrell
Bowling Center. He bowls one
or two tournaments a year and
doesn’t practice a lot. However,
he is always looking to improve
his average each year and learn
new things while bowling in
his league.
In all the Texas Mixed State
Tournament crowned champions
in 18 different divisions
and awarded over $65,000
in their prize fund. For final
results, you can visit www.
texasbowling.com and click on
the Mixed State link.
LaNisha Wilcox 207-565, Michael
Broing 287-618, Joyce Kerby 183-475,
James Alexander 237-648, Delynda
Lanzillo 208-568, Ed Bedford 247-691,
Barb Wygren 201-556, Jerry Anderson
233-590.
Billie Richardson 154-418, Phil
Rudnick 268-758, Cory Dollard 267-729,
Kathleen Wright 255-638, Wes Wade
258-680, Jae Wainscott 201-550, Bill
Vasquez 214-585, Lana Gray 165-444.
Joshua Curlett 247-669, April
Walder 158-449, Bill North 226-639,
Sandee Lowe 196-446, Sandy Watson
252-661, Rhonda Yoshida 220-606,
Chuck Kelly 246-679, Terry Shannon
236-638.
Gary Makanani 203-556, Alison
Jones 115-340, Les Drake 267-690,
Danyelle Becker 214-576.
279-759, Janet Miller 226-613, Wes
Milliorn, Jr. 277-713, Kathy Sirovica
173-498.
Johnny Hopkins 206-600, Angela
Chalmers 191-532, David Hernandez
225-659, Lisa Alonzo 198-529, Bam
Pride 746, Jessica Lowy 215-570, Videll
Kelly 236-647, Lynette Harris 223-566.
Michael Snowden 280-737, Ronni
Johnson 217-611, Jim Fletcher 718,
Drenda Sneed 255-602.
SENIORS
James Bridges 204-559, Billie
Bradley 174-515, Payton Driggers 193-
562, Sue Hill 218-555.

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Fagan tops international
field in Bayer Viper Open
LAS VEGAS — Hoping for
his third Professional Bowlers
Association Tour title, Mike
Fagan of Dallas, led an international
field of four players
Saturday who advanced to
the televised finals of the PBA
Bayer Viper Open at South
Point Lanes.
After 14 games of qualifying
in the first tournament of the
PBA World Series of Bowling,
Fagan had a 3,393 pinfall
(242.3 average). In Saturday’s
final six-game round he bowled
games of 209, 237, 246, 279,
237 and 269.
Fagan finished 90 pins
ahead of second-place finisher
Stuart Williams of England,
who had a 3,303 pinfall.
Four-time PBA Tour winner
Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill.,
finished third with 3,261 and
Ildemaro Ruiz of Venezuela
rounded out the top four with
3,240.
“I had some momentum
coming into the final round
and was able to get into cruise
control,” said Fagan. “It’s nice
to be the tournament leader but
you still have to win when it
counts on TV.”
Williams, whose previous
best Tour finish was sixth in
the 2009 PBA Cheetah Champi-
LAS VEGAS — International
twin-grip players Jason Belmonte
of Australia and Osku
Palermaa of Finland took the
top two spots after qualifying
in the Professional Bowlers
Association Chameleon Open
Sunday at South Point Bowling
Center.
Belmonte and Palermaa, the
only players to have won a PBA
Tour title using a two-handed
delivery, will advance to the
Chameleon Open televised
finals which will be taped by
ESPN at 3 p.m. on Nov. 18.
After 14 games of qualifying
in the second tournament
of the PBA World Series of
Bowling, Belmonte, whose PBA
onship, felt he could capitalize
on the Viper lane condition
especially in Saturday’s final
qualifying round.
“My goal was to stay steady
for the whole round and hope
to maybe catch a couple pairs
where I could shoot a big
game to vault up the standings
and that’s pretty much what
happened in that round,” said
Williams.
The Bayer Viper Open
is the opening event of the
2011-12 PBA Tour season, and
the first leg in the PBA World
Championship.
PBA BAYER VIPER OPEN
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Saturday
(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 3,393.
2, Stuart Williams, England, 3,303.
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,261.
4, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,240.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,219,
$2,500.
6, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,215, $2,400.
7, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,206, $2,300.
8, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 3,193, $2,200.
9, Dom Barrett, England, 3,187, $2,150.
10, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 3,163,
$2,100.
11, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,148, $2,050.
12, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,124,
$2,000.
13, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,100,
$1,950.
14, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,078, $1,900.
15, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 3,065, $1,850.
16, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 3,054, $1,800.
Belmonte and Palermaa top
Chameleon Open qualifying
title came in the 2009 Bowling
Foundation Long Island Open,
led with a 3,308 pinfall total
(236.2 average). Palermaa,
who won last season’s GEICO
Shark Championship, finished
second with 3,292.
“I was bowling scared
yesterday, like I was afraid
to make errors which caused
more errors,” said Belmonte of
his disappointing 75th place
performance in Saturday’s
Bayer Viper Open. “I was too
cautious and I had to make
sure to come out more aggressive
today.
“Today was a new day and
generally I had more confidence.
Any time I got into a
England’s Dom Barrett tops
PBA Scorpion Open qualifying
LAS VEGAS — International
players continued to make an
impact at the World Series of
Bowling as Dom Barrett of
England earned top-qualifier
honors in the PBA Scorpion
Open Monday at the South
Point Bowling Center.
Barrett bowled a 3,264
14-game pinfall total (233.1
average) with the help of a
1,453 six-game block on games
of 248, 277, 210, 241, 178 and
299 in the final round.
Barrett will be joined by
PBA Tour titlist Dave Wodka
of Henderson, Nev., four-time
Tour titlist Sean Rash of
Montgomery, Ill. and 13-time
Tour winner Patrick Allen of
Baltimore in the Scorpion Open
ESPN Eliiminator finals which
will be taped at 6 p.m. PT on
Nov. 18.
Barrett, who currently ranks
fifth on the European Bowling
Tour points list, won his first
PBA title in a regional tournament
in Reno last weekend on
his way to the World Series.
“I came here to win one of
these tournaments,” said Barrett,
who is also third in PBA
World Championship qualifying.
“Winning the regional
gave me a lot of confidence.
This is going to be my first
(PBA) show and I couldn’t be
happier.
“The key to my success so
far has been taking advantage
of every minute of practice
time I’ve had since I’ve been
here to work on everything
from making adjustments to
selecting the right ball.”
Rash earned his third
straight television final, and
fortified his lead after 24 games
of PBA World Championship
qualifying.
Rash, who has already
qualified for the ESPN televised
finals of the Bayer Viper Open
and Chameleon Open, had
a 1,870 eight-game pinfall
(233.7 average) in the morning
lull or I was cruising I just kept
reminding myself not to bowl
scared—just grab the ball and
get it. This is a huge confidence
builder for the rest of the
tournament.”
Also advancing to the Chameleon
TV finals were fourtime
PBA Tour champion Sean
Rash in third, with a 3,267
total, and Ildemaro Ruiz of
Venezuela in fourth with 3,183
pins. It will be the second
consecutive TV finals for both
players who also qualified for
the Bayer Viper Open finals.
With Rash and Belmonte
in the Chameleon finals, a
re-match is possible from
their emotional “bottlegate”
qualifying round.
“Having already made two
TV shows helps loosen up your
arm swing,” he added. “I’ve
bowled well in all three World
Series events and the All-In
Showdown. All you ever want
to do is give yourself a chance
to win. If you give yourself
enough chances, you’ll win and
that’s what I’m trying to do.”
With the conclusion of
Monday’s eight-game Scorpion
qualifying round, the fourth
and final animal pattern is
tomorrow’s GEICO Shark Open.
After the Shark round, the top
53 players based on 32 games
will advance to Wednesday’s
LAS VEGAS — Bowling fans
will be seeing a lot of four-time
PBA Tour champion Sean Rash
on ESPN this season.
Rash continued his unprecedented
PBA World Series of
Bowling streak Tuesday, qualifying
for his fourth consecutive
television final at South Point
Bowling Center. With his thirdplace
finish in the GEICO Shark
Open, the Montgomery, Ill.,
resident has qualified for the
ESPN-televised finals in all four
animal pattern tournaments -
Bayer Viper Open, Chameleon
Open, Scorpion Open and the
Shark Open.
Rash finished the tournament
with a 3,238 14-game
pinfall (231.3 average) and
had games of 243, 222, 209,
230, 214 and 247 in Tuesday’s
six-game final round to secure
his berth in the TV finals.
“I have everything working
together right now,” Rash said.
“Physically and mentally I’m
in the right place and I’ve got
great equipment.”
Asked about the challenge
of competing on four different
conditions over four days, Rash
said it’s all in the preparation.
“Every day is a different
day and having a game plan
confrontation during the GEICO
PBA Team Shootout in June in
Chicago. Both players will also
go head-to-head in the World
Bowling Tour finals which is
also part of the World Series of
Bowling lineup.
The Chameleon Open is the
second leg in the PBA World
Championship. In addition
to competing for a spot in
the Chameleon Open finals,
all World Series of Bowling
competitors will bowl two
more eight-game qualifying
rounds in the PBA’s Scorpion
and Shark tournaments over
the next two days to qualify
for the eight-game PBA World
Championship cashers round.
eight-game PBA World Championship
cashers round. After
a total of 40 games, the top
16 players will advance to the
ESPN-televised elimination
finals in the first PBA major
championship of the season.
PBA SCORPION OPEN
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Monday
(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Dom Barrett, England, 3,264.
2, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,247.
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,217.
4, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 3,212.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)
5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,187, $2,500.
6, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,162, $2,400.
7, Ji-Hyun Cha, South Korea, 3,159, $2,300.
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,156, $2,200.
9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,132, $2,150.
10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,123,
$2,100.
11, Stuart Williams, England, 3,114, $2,050.
12, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,097, $2,000.
13, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,060, $1,950.
14, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3,029, $1,900.
15, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,995,
$1,850.
16, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,978,
$1,800.
Barnes Tops GEICO Shark
Open Qualifying
for each day really becomes
important in the World Series,”
he said. “That’s going to help
put yourself in a position to
win and it has worked great so
far.”
Thirteen-time Tour champion
and defending PBA World
Championship winner Chris
Barnes of Double Oak, Texas,
led the Shark qualifying and
will be making his first World
Series television final after
posting a 3,297 pinfall total
(235.5 average). He had games
of 226, 290, 268, 176, 227 and
268 Tuesday night.
“I really haven’t been
bowling up to expectations,”
Barnes said. “I’ve been way off
the pace and need to get out of
the block much better. It was
important for me to make this
show and get some momentum
going into the last round of the
World Championship.”
Also making the Shark
Open finals were Australian
two-hander Jason Belmonte,
who finished second with
a 3,251 pinfall, making his
second television final and
reigning PBA Player of the Year
Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland,
Mich., who finished fourth
Continued on Page 15
PBA CHAMELEON OPEN
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Sunday
(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,308.
2, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,292.
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,267.
4, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,183.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)
5, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 3,172, $2,500.
6, John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 3,164, $2,400.
7, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 3,162, $2,300.
8, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,160,
$2,200.
9, Antonio Medina, Louisville, Ky., 3,122,
$$2,150.
10, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,121, $2,100.
11, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,113,
$2,050.
12, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,108, $2,000.
13, Patrick Girard, Canada, 3,098, $1,950.
14, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,065, $1,900.
15, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 3,044, $1,850.
16, Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 2,970, $1,800.

Rash Dominates PBA World
Championship Qualifying
Earns Fifth TV Final
LAS VEGAS — Sean Rash
of Montgomery, Ill., completed
the most impressive five-day
run in the three-year history
of the Professional Bowlers
Association’s World Series of
Bowling Wednesday, earning
the top qualifying position for
the PBA World Championship
and earning an unprecedented
fifth consecutive television
finals berth.
Rash, a 29-year-old fourtime
PBA Tour champion,
averaged 234.03 over 40 games
bowled on five different lane
conditioning patterns at South
Point Bowling Center to finish
with 9,361 pins and earn a
$5,000 bonus as top qualifier
by 296 pins over Tom Smallwood
of Saginaw, Mich.
“I’ve got my foot down and
going full force,” Rash said.
“There are so many great
players here, you can’t let up.
If you think positive, positive
things will happen. You need
to avoid the negativity. With
this (40-game) format, you
have to have that mindset.”
Rash, who qualified for
the Bayer Viper, Chameleon,
Scorpion and GEICO Shark
Open finals the previous four
days, is the first player to reach
more than three television
finals in a World Series. He
will be among the 16 players
who now advance to a series
of four divisional elimination
rounds in determining the PBA
World Championship winner.
In each divisional final,
named in honor of past
PBA World Champions Don
Carter, Billy Hardwick, Johnny
Petraglia and Mike Aulby, four
players will bowl one game
with the lowest-scoring player
eliminated. The three surviving
players will bowl a second
game, again eliminating the
low score. The two survivors
will then bowl a game to
decide who advances to the
PBA World Championship
finals which will follow the
same format.
All five PBA World
Championship rounds will be
contested on Saturday, Nov. 19,
in a special arena lanes setup
at South Point, starting at 10:30
a.m. PT. The telecasts will air
on ESPN on five consecutive
Sundays except Christmas Day
(Dec. 11, 18, Jan. 1, 8 and 15)
at 1 p.m. ET.
First prize in the 2011
PBA World Championship is
$50,000.
The World Series of Bowling
will take a break Thursday.
Competition resumes Friday
with the All Region South Point
Open and Carmen Salvino
Classic Tour Qualifying Round,
followed by a special PBA West
Region Member/Non-Member
Doubles event Saturday afternoon
and Sunday. Competition
for PBA Tour players resumes
Monday with Carmen Salvino
Classic qualifying rounds.
All preliminary rounds of
World Series competition are
being webcast live on PBA’s
Xtra Frame online bowling
channel.
PBA WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 8
Final Qualifying Standings (after 40 games; top
16 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 9,361.
2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 9,065.
3, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 9,047.
4, Stuart Williams, England, 9,023.
5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 8,974.
6, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 8,954.
7, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 8,921.
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 8,906.
9, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 8,874.
10, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 8,861.
11, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 8,849.
12, Dom Barrett, England, 8,843.
13, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 8,838.
14 (tie), Mike Fagan, Dallas, and Ryan Shafer,
Horseheads, N.Y., 8,831.
16, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 8,825.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 40 games)
17, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 8,794, $3,500.
18, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 8,780, $3,300.
19, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 8,747, $3,100.
20, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 8,736,
$3,000.
21, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 8,723,
$2,950.
22, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 8,712, $2,900.
23, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 8,706, $2,850.
24, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 8,701,
$2,800.
25, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 8,700, $2,750.
26, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 8,685, $2,700.
27, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 8,666, $2,650.
28, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 8,665, $2,600.
29, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 8,662, $2,550.
30, Patrick Girard, Canada, 8,659, $2,500.
31, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 8,644, $2,450.
32, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 8,614, $2,400.
33, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 8,597, $2,200.
34, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 8,596,
$2,150.
35, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 8,594, $2,100.
36, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 8,593, $2,080.
37, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 8,586, $2,060.
38, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 8,584, $2,040.
39, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 8,570, $2,020.
40, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 8,562,
$2,000.
41, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 8,560, $1,980.
42, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 8,557, $1,960.
43, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 8,556, $1,940.
44, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 8,552, $1,920.
45, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 8,550, $1,900.
46 (tie), Matthew O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J., and
Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 8,535, $1,870.
48, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 8,525, $1,850.
49, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 8,512, $1,840.
50, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 8,501, $1,830.
51, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 8,481, $1,820.
52, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 8,470, $1,810.
53, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 8,436,
$1,800.
PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
FINALS PAIRINGS
Don Carter Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 10:30 a.m.
PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m. ET;
winner advances to World Championship finals)
Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill.; Pete Weber, St.
Ann, Mo.; Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.;
Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan.
Billy Hardwick Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 12:30
p.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m.
ET; winner advances to World Championship
finals)Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.;
Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela; Andres Gomez,
Colombia; Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y.
Johnny Petraglia Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 3:30
p.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
ET; winner advances to World Championship
finals)
Jason Belmonte, Australia; Brian Kretzer, Dayton,
Ohio; Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz.; Mike
Fagan, Dallas.
Mike Aulby Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 5:30
a.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Jan. 8, 1 p.m.
ET; winner advances to World Championship
finals) Stuart Williams, England; Osku
Palermaa, Finland; Dom Barrett, England; Jack
Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.
PBA World Championship Finals (Saturday, Nov.
19, 8:30 a.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Jan.
15, 1 p.m. ET)Carter, Hardwick, Petraglia and
Aulby Division winners
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
ON PBA WORLD SERIES OF
BOWLING TELEVISION SET
After a day off to rest up
and re-focus, competition
resumed in the PBA World
Series of Bowling Friday at
South Park Bowling Center
with the combined Carmen
Salvino Classic Tour Qualifying
Round and All Regions South
Point Open.
Also Friday, in Exhibit Hall
A in another part of the South
Point Casino/Hotel complex,
construction was getting
underway on the special television
set that will host 14 ESPN
telecasts and eight PBA Tour
title events over a span of four
days next week.
All of the television shows
are open to the public at no
cost. The schedule includes
the men’s and women’s World
Bowling Tour Finals presented
by the PBA on Thursday, Nov.
17, starting at 5:30 p.m. PT.
The Friday, Nov. 18 schedule
includes the Bayer Viper Open
finals at 1 p.m., Chameleon
Open finals at 3 p.m., Scorpion
Open finals at 6 p.m. and
GEICO Shark Open finals at 8
p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 19, is PBA
World Championship day with
the Don Carter Division finals
at 10:30 a.m., Billy Hardwick
Division finals at 12:30 p.m.,
Johnny Petraglia Division
finals at 3:30 p.m., Mike Aulby
Division finals at 5:30 p.m.,
and the PBA World Championship
finals – featuring winners
from each of the four divisions
– at 8:30 p.m.
The 2011 PBA World Series
of Bowling wraps up on Sunday,
Nov. 20, with the Lumber
Liquidators Mark Roth-Marshall
Holman PBA Doubles preliminary
round at 10 a.m., doubles
finals at noon, Carmen Salvino
Classic finals at 3:30 p.m. and
the Pepsi PBA Elite Players
Championship at 5:30 p.m.
BARNES TOPS
Continued from Page 14
with 3,190 pins to make his
first final. The Shark Open
finals will be taped by ESPN on
Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. PT.
PBA GEICO SHARK OPEN
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Tuesday
(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,297.
2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,251.
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,238.
4, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,190.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)
5, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,189, $2,500.
6, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3,131,
$2,400.
7, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,127, $2,300.
8, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,119, $2,200.
9, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,083,
$2,150.
10, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,073, $2,100.
11, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,063,
$2,050.
12, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,060, $2,000.
13, x-Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,030, $1,950.
14, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 3,027, $1,900.
15, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,022, $1,850.
16, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,927, $1,800.
x-Duke defeated Williams, 236-161, in a onegame
roll-off after they tied for 16th place.
THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, November 17, 2011 | Page 15
PBA World Series of Bowling Notebook
Construction Begins on World Series Television Set
TENSIONS BETWEEN
BELMONTE, RASH LEAD TO
HEART-TO-HEART TALK
World Series of Bowling
spectators noticed that the
Jason Belmonte and Sean
Rash weren’t warming up to
each other in the wake of last
summer’s “bottlegate” confrontation…and
because both were
bowling at an extremely high
level, they wound up assigned
to the same pairs of lanes
for much of the competition
through the first five days.
While the two rivals did
their best to avoid each other, a
minor snit over filling out each
other’s scoring recaps surfaced,
adding to tensions. But after
five consecutive days of butting
heads, Belmonte and Rash got
together and had a heart-toheart
talk in an effort to put
their differences behind them.
How the rivalry plays out
will be visible to the world
when the pair square off in the
opening match of the World
Bowling Tour Finals presented
by the PBA. As the No. 2 and
No. 3 qualifiers in the WBT
series, they will meet in the
first telecast of the PBA season,
airing Sunday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m.
ET.
With Rash making five
consecutive World Series
telecasts – and Belmonte three
shows – the two players will
be on the lanes together in the
Chameleon, Shark and possibly
the PBA World Championship
finals.
Speaking of ESPN telecasts,
five World Series players
will make their national
PBA television debuts. Three
are international players:
England’s Stu Williams
(Bayer Viper Open) and Dom
Barrett (Scorpion Open),
and Venezuela’s Ildemaro
Ruiz (Viper). Ruiz also will
appear in the Chameleon
Open and all three
qualified for the PBA World
Championship finals. The
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throughout the 2011 World
Series of Bowling in Las Vegas,
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This year, the world’s best
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For the final tournament
days of the World Series of
Bowling, Brunswick will build
two exclusive bowling lanes
within the South Point Hotel
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of six individuals will spend
five days (November 11-15)
building this high-tech bowling
other two are former Wichita
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rookie Josh Blanchard of
Gilbert, Ariz., and eight-year
Tour veteran Nathan Bohr
of Wichita who secured
his first TV appearance by
finishing 16th in the World
Championship cashers’ round
by 31 pins over Rhino Page
of Dade City, Fla.
A new rule allows PBA
players to use their cell
phones to “Tweet” and post
comments on their Twitter
and Facebook accounts
during competition, giving
their fans up-to-the-minute
insight into what’s going
on during World Series
competition.
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Live coverage of competition
in Saturday afternoon’s PBA
West Members/Non-Members
Doubles qualifying will include
action only from featured
lanes. During Sunday’s match
play rounds, Mike (J. Laneside)
Jakubowski, Jeff (The Bowling
Doctor) Mark and others will
provide commentary.
In addition to the more than
100 hours of live coverage of
competition, Xtra Frame will
be providing interviews with
new PBA CEO Geoff Reiss,
PBA Commissioner Tom Clark,
retired PBA CEO/Commissioner
Fred Schreyer, noted
coach Mark Baker, Colombian
women’s star Paolo Gomez,
Bahrain national coach Tim
Mack, England’s Dom Barrett
and Stu Williams, and PBA
Tour champions Dick Allen and
Chris Barnes, among others. To
subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit
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PBA fans also can follow the
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In 2010, Brunswick Bowling
& Billiards and the Professional
Bowlers Association (PBA)
signed a three-year agreement
for continued sponsorship of
the PBA Tour.
Brunswick maintains its
leadership as the exclusive
lane maintenance and capital
equipment supplier of the PBA.
PBA uses Brunswick Direct+
conditioning system lane
machines, cleaners, conditioners
and cloth exclusively on the
PBA Tour and the PBA Senior
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Continued on Page 13

Page 16 | Thursday, November 17, 2011 | THE BOWLING NEWS
By Leisha Murr
Love him or hate him, you
are going to be seeing a lot of
Sean Rash on TV this season.
Rash has made the finals
of all of the tournaments held
so far at the PBA World Series
of Bowling; a PBA record of
five consecutive shows. Plus,
he will be on the first show
of the ESPN broadcast season,
December 4th, for the World
Bowling Tour finals which will
be taped on Thursday night
at the WSOB arena. Rash also
made the final match at the
All-In Showdown to start off
the week. And, there are still
three more tournaments to
bowl. Regardless of the pattern
they are putting out, he seems
to be matching up very well.
There is one thing about
the WSOB that is hard for me
to understand: with so many
different bowling centers in the
Las Vegas area, why are they
only using one? They are bowling
almost half of the PBA tour
season all on the same lanes.
I understand for the taping of
the TV shows it is more cost
effective to have the arena set
up and tape in the same place,
but for qualifying they could
mix it up a little. There is a lot
of friction on the lane surface
at the South Point, so it seems
like no matter what pattern
they are bowling on, it forces
the players to move left and
play the middle of the lanes.
That puts the high-rev players
like Rash right in their comfort
zone.
Sean Rash is not without
his share of drama which,
good or bad, has people talking
about him and bowling. Of
course, we all know about the
“bottlegate” incident this sum-
Robert Jones collected top
honors for the week at AMF
Showplace Euless Lanes with a
power-packed 279-258-290 = 827
One Grand league production.
Lindsey Walker, from the
Matchpoint Mixed group, fronted
distaff scoring with a chart
topping 221-183-288 = 692 set.
Vince Marchello’s awardwinning
12-bagger earned highgame
honors, while Jonathan
Bolejack took runner-up kudos
with a 299 solo.
HONOR ROLL
Jonathan Bolejack 290-782, Chad
Vendeville 279-774, Joe LeCroy 279-765,
Jonathan Bolejack 759, Jeff George
278-731, Dustin Brock 258-729, Kevin
mer between Rash and Jason
Belmonte. Apparently, not all
is forgiven between the two of
them, because there was some
minor discussion/confrontation
about writing down scores
while they were crossing with
each other this week. Belmonte
also made two of the animal
pattern shows, the World
Championships’ show, and the
WBT finals, so Belmo and Rash
will definitely meet each other
on a few of the shows taping
this weekend. We will have to
see if the PBA can find another
incident to make a big deal
about to promote the eventual
telecasts.
I, for one, hope there isn’t
any more drama, but I know
that they will still be great
shows to watch because these
two definitely do NOT want
to lose to the other. A couple
of months ago I wrote about
rivalries in sports, and it seems
like we may have a pretty good
one with these two here in
bowling.
Rash has also been stirring
up a little more trouble for
himself with a comment he
made after stoning the 9-pin
to lose the All-In Showdown
Friday night. Frustrated with
all of the negativity and
internet chatter towards him,
Rash told Jeff Richgels, who is
a bowling blogger and USBC
Hall of Famer, to tell everyone,
“to shut up,” or if they think
they are good enough, then
shoe up (only in not so nice of
words).
Rash goes on to clarify in
Richgels’ next blog, that he
was really talking about all of
the negativity in the bowling
forums and social media, not
At AMF Showplace Euless Lanes
Jones chalks up 827,
Walker crunches 692
Marchello 300 game, Bolejack 299
Wynn 246-704, Mike Thrasher 267-694.
James Sherwood 255-685, Chuck
Heintzelman 238-656, Tyson Oliver
237-654, Art Kveck 226-650, Anthony
Moore 256-637, Larry Perna 241-634,
Joe Cessna 245-614, Crystal Askins
258-684.
Lisa Wasson 226-673, Judy Leuty
238-665, Sheila Walton 247-633, Chris
Allums 265-615, Jo Russell 244-607,
Valerie Williams 235-601, Mindy
Wynn 199-595, Lydia Blazek 205-585,
Barbara Chaky 225-577. Dana Rogers
220-575, Sherry Houghton 210-573,
Tamsen Todd 212-552, Judy Leuty
191-518, Annie Carrington 180-515,
Valerie Stilen 182-477, Chantelle Carter
141-399.
specifically the negativity
towards him personally. We
all know that the PBA is
struggling and there are lots of
things wrong with our sport,
but why just sit around and
complain about it unless you
are offering up a solution.
Regardless if you are a fan
of Sean Rash or not, you can’t
take anything away from the
way he has been bowling in
this World Series. Along with
making the final two in the
Showdown, he qualified third
for the Viper finals, third for
the Chameleon, first for the
Scorpion finals, and third again
for the Shark finals. After the
first four days of qualifying
was combined, he lead going
into the World Championships’
cashers round. After another
eight games, he was the highest
qualifier for the World
Championships’ show and
earned a $5,000 bonus.
Rash is arrogant and cocky
on (and sometimes off) the
lanes, but when you bowl as
well as he does, maybe you
should be.
Rash has his share of
fans and haters, but either
way, maybe his intensity and
filter-less comments (for lack
of better words) will be good
for ratings. He’s an excellent
bowler; he has proven himself
in that respect not only this
week, but in his previous years
on the tour as well. Maybe
bowling needs a little more
excitement and drama, along
Singles
Metro Bowl
Baton Rouge, LA
October 29-30 2011
BOWLERS EARNINGS
1 Rick Minier (SS) $1,000.00
2 Mark Williams $800.00
3 Pete Thomas $700.00
4 Dale Dumbleton (SS) $600.00
5 Jim Stephens $500.00
6 Nicky McClantoc $450.00
7 Charlie Hufford (SS) $400.00
8 Robert Dunaway $350.00
9 Roger West (SS) $300.00
10 Bob Troutt $290.00
11 Avery Leblanc (SS) $280.00
12 Rusty Beach $270.00
with good bowling, to bring up
the viewership.
I’m sure there’ll be people
cheering for and against Rash
as the weeks go by even
though we will already know
the results of the shows. I just
wish we didn’t have to wait so
long to watch it all happen.
As we go into the last few
tournaments of the WSOB this
week, I hope to see a lot more
from some of last year’s top
PBA players like Chris Barnes,
Mika Koivuniemi, and Bill
O’Neill. Barnes and Koivuniemi
have both made one show so
2011 EBONITE
SASBA TOUR
far at this year’s WSOB, but
unfortunately for them it is
the same one, the Shark Open.
After making what was the
record of three shows at last
year’s WSOB, O’Neill has been
struggling at this year’s event
with his highest finish being
6th on the first day during the
Viper Open. I assume it has
been a disappointing World
Series for all three of them,
and I hope that they can turn
it around going into the final
three tournaments. I can’t wait
to get out to Vegas this week to
watch (and play some craps)!
At AMF Lewisville
Kirshner drills 811,
Smithers snags 641
Andrew Kirshner claimed
high series honors for the week
at AMF Lewisville Lanes with
a thundering 289-277-245 =
811 Monday Nite Men’s league
session.
Lisa Smithers’ sturdy 269-
195-177 = 641 Homeless League
series headed the ladies’ leader
board.
HONOR ROLL
Patrick Schmidt 258-672, Dee
Jungerman 203-574, Laney Royal
234-663, Debbie Lassiter 206-615,
Donny Clark 267-669, Sara Knight
155-410, Brian Watts 225-632, Sabina
DeBord 184-535, Ryan Curtis 268.
Mike Garcia 268-762, Mary Barton
235-599, Rita Smith 213-614, Brad
Williams 278-719, Stacie Hatton
236-566, Ken Smithers 268-642,
Shawn Kelly 270-705, Mindy McNeal
225-621, Jan Shambo 180-485.
Marvin Kyser 268-745, Jacqui Hicks
214-603, Phil Bender 277-746, Stacie
Hatton 197-517, Gary Kluempke
248-646, Kristen Ficaro 199-520,
Larry Newboles 245-680, Crystal
Maksymowiz 216-526. Channing
Park 223-587, Sherri Vargas 190-453,
George Romo 246-668, Sue Romo
159-457.
Singles
Del-Mar Lanes
Houston, TX
November 5-6, 2011
BOWLERS EARNINGS
1 T.J. Johnson (SS) $1,050.00
2 Joe Lecroy $800.00
3 Dennis Francis (SS) $700.00
4 Pete Thomas $580.00
5 Robert Dunaway $510.00
6 Mark Williams $460.00
7 Paul McCordic $420.00
8 Ricky Siegfried (SS) $390.00
9 Rick Minier (SS) $360.00
10 Randy Shewmake $330.00
11 Jim Stephens $310.00
12 Joe Vickrey $300.00
13 Paul Houston $290.00
14 Donald Robinson $280.00
15 Richard Martin (SS) $270.00
16 Walter Goldston $260.00