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1 December 4, 2008 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 bowling news 69th Year In Publication California P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA Online: news@californiabowlingnews.com INLAND EMPIRE NABI National Amateur Bowlers Inc. Christmas Special Dec. 6th & 13th 1/2 Price on 10:30 Squad & All Re-Entries TREVI LANES Mission Trail, Lake Elsinore $1500 1st with 80 paid entries & with all extras & optional upgrade $60 Entre Fee - 1/2 on ReEntries $100 Guaranteed Sidepots w/15 or more bowlers all Squads Handicap 90% of 205 QUALIFYING TIMES DEC 6th 10:30-12:00-1:30-3:00 QUALIFYING TIMES DEC 13th 10:30-12:00-1:30 Semi Finals-3:00 SEPARATE QUALIFYING DAYS (1in 5) Qualify & win EXTRA $100 - wearing NABI Shirt EXTRA $100 on Dec 6 10:30 or 3:00 Squads $500 extra with 30 in upgrade $700 with 80 bowlers NABI MEMBERSHIP NOW 1/2 PRICE - $12.50 Ball to High Qualifi er on Dec. 6 & 13 Watch to Woman High Qualifi er on 6&13 Upcoming Tournaments: Dec 20 Riverside Lanes Dec 27 Arrowhead Lanes USBC SANCTIONED Dave Monical Message Phone Duke, Ballard & Handegard To Be Inducted Into PBA Hall of Fame SEATTLE Norm Duke, Del Ballard Jr. and John Handegard will join bowling s elite as each player will be inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame during the PBA 50th Anniversary Gala at Red Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on January 24, The induction marks the first time since 2000 that the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour will add new inductees into the Performance Category of the PBA Hall of Fame. Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla. currently owns 30 career PBA Tour titles, including six career Majors, recently becoming the first player in PBA history to win three consecutive Majors as he captured the PBA World Championships in Wichita, Kan. earlier this season. Duke started his career on the right path becoming the youngest player in PBA history to win a PBA Tour title at the young age of 18, when he captured the 1983 Cleveland Open. Duke, who is a twotime PBA Player of the Year (1994, 2000), also has been in the top 20 of both earnings and average every year since 1991, winning the George Young High Average Award four times (1991, 1994, , ). Duke is currently sixth on the all-time TV appearances list with 100 singles appearances and ranks fourth on the all-time career money leaders list. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, it s a requirement that you be a top notch bowler for a number of years, continued on page 6 USBC Seeks To Protect Interests of New York Members ARLINGTON, TX Attorneys representing the United States Bowling Congress appeared in court last week with the goal of protecting the interest of more than 85,000 USBC members in the state of New York. Earlier this year, an audit discovered $274,000 was embezzled from the New York State USBC Bowling Association. Stephen Donahue of Weedsport, N.Y., the former NYSBA manager, is charged by New York authorities with felony grand larceny in connection with this case. The audit revealed members of the NYSBA board of directors consistently failed to follow procedures designed to protect member interests and safeguard funds. In October, USBC revoked the charter of the NYSBA after this breach of fiduciary duty was discovered. USBC has a responsibility to step in and protect bowlers when board members of a state association fail to safeguard the funds entrusted to them, said USBC Chief Operating Officer Kevin Dornberger. USBC remains confident the decision to revoke the NYSBA charter is correct both morally and legally. USBC is deeply concerned about the failures of leadership on the NYSBA board that enabled the embezzlement. NYSBA has filed suit against USBC in an attempt to have its charter reinstated. A state judge has granted a temporary restraining order in the case until the next scheduled hearing on Jan. 12, At this time, the NYSBA charter remains revoked. USBC has and continues to take action in the best interest of members, Dornberger said. The lawsuit is premature and without legal merit. We intend to vigorously defend our position and the best interest of bowlers in New York. USBC will provide services directly to NYSBA members until this matter is resolved. What s Happening This Weekend? A.B.T. Citrus Belt Sunday Dec. 7 Foothill Lanes A.B.T. Orange County Sat/Sun Dec. 6 & 7 AMF Valley View Lanes A.B.T.A. Sat/Sun Dec. 6 & 7 AMF Cerritos Lanes Bulldog Coffee Clug Sunday Dec. 7 Westminster Lanes Diabetes No-Tap Sunday Dec. 7 BRC Covina Bowl Inland Empire NABI Saturday Dec. 6 Trevi Lanes San Diego NABI Saturday Dec. 6 Mira Mesa Lanes Saturday No-Tap Saturday Dec. 6 Cal Bowl S.S.T. Sat/Sun Dec. 6 & 7 Canyon Lanes 6 Gamer - $ st Place Saturday, Dec. 27th at Noon Entry Fee: $50 OPTIONAL - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 - Brackets $5 Call Alan at (949) for more info. Reno To Host 2011 USBC Open Championships ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Congress has reached an agreement to bring the 2011 USBC Open Championships to the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. The 2011 Open Championships was originally scheduled to be held in Osceola County, Fla., at a new 100-lane bowling facility in the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on land made available by Walt Disney World. The current credit market delayed funding for a key third party involved with the construction project, jeopardizing the timeline for completion. With the Open Championships now set to be held at the National Bowling Stadium in 2010 and 2011, USBC and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority are teaming up to provide unprecedented exciting incentives for bowlers who attend both tournaments. At the 2011 Open Championships: * Every day, one bowler will win a high performance bowling ball. * Every five weeks, one team captain will win a new car or truck. * Team captains bringing four or more teams will receive a VIP stay complete with limo service and luxury hotel accommodations. To be eligible for the incentive program, participation in both the 2010 and 2011 Open Championships is required. This agreement ensures the Open Championships has a first rate venue for 2011 and our partners in Reno stepped up to make it happen, said USBC Vice President of Tournaments and Events Jack Mordini. The numbers show that the bowlers enjoy going to Reno and our relationship has been a great one over the years. With these new incentives, USBC bowlers will have a better chance at winning big in Reno than ever before. The RSCVA, along with partner hotels, plan to develop additional unique benefit packages for USBC bowlers in the months ahead. continued on page 11 Saturday No-Tap December 6th 5 PM Entry Fee:$40 Sidepots Optional 6 Games ****************************************** FRIDAY NO-TAP Thursday, December 4, 2008 Office: Fax: Malott & Feldman Claim Titles at CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship Wes Malott, Carmen Salvino and Michelle Feldman VERNON HILLS, Ill. Wes Malott of Argyle, Texas, and Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y., each captured titles at the CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship at Brunswick Zone Hawthorn on Sunday. In a tight championship match, Malott watched as Ken Simard of Greenville, S.C., left a 10 pin on his second shot in the 10th frame, to give Malott the victory, Malott could have locked out Simard, but also left a 10 pin on his second shot in the 10th to open the door for Simard. It s not the way you want to win, but I have four titles now and none have come from striking out... I was either sitting on the bench or the game was over in the eighth frame, said Malott, who won the Discover Card Windy City Classic in Vernon Hills during the season. I just have to keep plugging away and being patient. My goal is to keep winning a title each year, maybe multiple titles. Hopefully this is just the beginning. Sunday marked Malott s third television appearance in six weeks and his fourth career victory. He now has won one title in each of his four seasons on Tour. In the day s second match, Simard nearly rolled his third perfect game of the week, but left an 8 pin after 10 consecutive strikes and finished with a win over Brad Angelo of Lockport, N.Y. Angelo advanced to meet Simard with a win against Jason Couch of Clermont, Fla., in the opening match. In the PBA Women s Series event, sponsored by USBC, Feldman defeated Missy Bellinder of Fullerton, Calif., in the championship match. It was Feldman s third consecutive TV finals appearance and second consecutive title. I have no idea how I m doing this, Feldman said. I just feel fortunate that I m bowling well. Hopefully I can keep this up and do it again next week. Both Feldman and Bellinder qualified for the Women s Series Showdown, in which the winners (and runners-up if players win multiple titles) will participate in a seasonending sponsored by USBC and broadcast on ESPN. The CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship was the third event in the PBA s six event Versatility Swing, in which players can earn separate points based on their performance in each of the six events. These events include the five events on the animal patterns (Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion, Cheetah and Shark) as well as the Earl Anthony pattern that will be used in Medford, Ore. The CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship also marks the only time all season the Scorpion pattern will be used as the sole pattern for an event. The PBA will travel next to Cheektowaga, N.Y. for the Cheetah Championship with the finals airing live on ESPN on Sunday, Dec GAMES Every Friday At 1PM $16 ENTRY (562) Includes Singles, Sidepots, Insurance & Scratch Series = $ nd pot $00.00

2 Page 2 BOWLING NEWS December 4, 2008 SST Year End Tournament $1000 Added Canyon Morongo Hotel &Casino December 6th & 7th 10 Games Qualifying on 10AM 3 Scratch Divisions 60 Years + 45 to 59 Years 18 to 44 Years Larry Wilson Don Jackson Join us for our all-new WCST Opens Up 2009 Season With WCST Ebonite Singles at Silver Nugget Lanes in N. Las Vegas by Dick Sanders LAS VEGAS On the week-end of January 10-11, the WCST Ebonite Singles Tournament opens up the new 2009 season at Silver Nugget Lanes in N. Las Vegas, NV. On Saturday, January 10, this two squad tournament will be broken down to the two divisions of the WCST age groups. 45 to 59 for the Men, & 40 to 49 for the Ladies in the Senior Division, and 60 & up for the Men, and for the Ladies 50 & up, in the Super Senior Division, Squad Times as follows: A Squad, all Super Seniors, a limit of 48 only, to start at 8:30AM, they will bowl 10 straight games. Then the lanes to be stripped and re-oiled for the B Squad, all Seniors, also a limit of 48 bowlers, to start at 1:40PM. They will bowl 10 games straight games straight. The reduced price for lineage will add money to the prize fund for both divisions. Finals on Sunday, January 11, 2009, for both divisions will start at 8:30AM. Entry Fees for this tournament is $ for current WCST Members, $15.00 to be added if you are bowling as a guest. Current Members due in January to pay your Annual Dues of $60.00, must be paid before entering this tournament, or the guest fee will be charged to you. The Dues are good for one year from the time you sign up. The Tournament pays one cash place for every 3 entries in each division. On Friday, January 9, 2009, there will be a five game optional singles sweeper, to start at 3:00PM. $60.00 to enter, which includes the high game sidepot. Brackets are optional at $5.00 per bracket. $ stplace, if there are 40 entries or more. Sweeper pays one cash place for every 4 entries. Super Seniors, also may cash out of the higher money prizes of one for 5 Super Seniors entered. Call the WCST Office now day or night, as 99% of the time, you will reach a live voice on a 24-7 basis at , or my cell phone at to make your reservations for the tournament and/or the sweeper. You may also your spots at westcoastseniortour.com, and feel free to check out our Website Scroll down the INFORMATION Page. COSMIC BOWLING LAS VEGAS TRAVEL LEAGUE By Alice Meglemre CERRITOS The Vegas league returned to Cerritos Lanes Monday for the third of five bowling dates and Jackie, at the control desk, had everything ready for us. Incidentally, Jackie is the mother of one of our favorite super subs, Teri Hefner. Speaking of super subs, Kelly Trujillo had the day off from work and was on deck Monday to score league leading , followed by Jamie Vallier 540, Roberta Mc- Naught 532, Gladyce Perrin 527, Betty Phillips , Doris Lewis 505, Dottie Lawn 498 and Virgina Gray 495. Doris Hair Designs returned to league leadership Monday sporting 30 wins but David McNaught CPA is right behind them with 29.2, followed by Cerritos #2, 29; Keystone #2, 28.2; Westminster #1, 27; Keystone #1, 24; Cerritos #1, 23; Valley View #2, 22; Westminster #2, 21 and Cal Bowleros, The rest of the league trail at 18 through Joan Roper brought Christmas shopping to the league Monday with beautiful hand made slippers, scarfs and bracelets. She will have them available through the next couple of weeks for those interested. Also, remember, next four weeks, December will be bowled at Linbrook Bowl at 9:30 a.m.. The Christmas party and optional gift exchange is slated December 22 with Charlie Santa Claus Williams exchanging strike tickets for those participating. Remember, $10 minimum and you must include your name on gifts. Roberta McNaught will chair the pot luck committee, supervised by Alberta Stoute, and we hope the event continues featuring a great menu. We never plan who brings what but for 51 years, it always seems to come out perfect from salads to desserts. NEXT WEEK: Monday 9:30 a.m. December 8 at Linbrook Bowl. Light Show! EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT RIVERSIDE LANES Book Sweepers or Group Reservations The Very Best of Laughlin Riverside Lanes! State-of-the-Art Brunswick Equipment Frameworx Automatic Scoring Full Service Pro Shop 34 Lanes Snack Bar 1404 Rooms & Suites 6 Plex THX Movie Theatre 7 Restaurants 3 Lounges 2 Nightclubs 740 Space RV Park (Full-Hook-Up) Large Arcade Hall of Fame Bar Race & Sports Book Don s Kid Kastle (supervised children s play center) 2 Classic Auto Exhibit Showrooms (Free Admission) FOREST 6-GAMER (At Forest Lanes) November 29, 2008 FINAL RESULTS 1. Jeff Garrison 1470 $ Mark Fisser 1353 FE SIDEPOTS Game 1: Mark Fisser 226 $11.00 Game 2: Jeff Garrison Game 3: Jeff Garrison Game 4: Jeff Garrison Game 5: Mike Rausch Game 6: Paul Danforth BLOCKS Jeff Garrison 743 $22.00 Jeff Garrison Free Entry to last payoff spot. Payoff based on number of entries. NEXT TOURNAMENT December 27, 2008 Check-in 11:30 a.m., Bowl 12:00 noon

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5 December 4, 2008 BOWLING NEWS Page 5 National Deaf Bowling News by Connie Marchione MALUCCI HITS 7 STRAIGHT 700s, TEAM HITS 2733 AT RED ROCK LANES LAS VEGAS Certainly I did not expect Carl Malucci to report back to me that soon with his Team Nation foursome hit another scratch 2700 series but he did. A couple weeks after Team Nation hit a deaf mixed record 2745 series, Malucci informed me that his team did better collectively as in team work hitting In that 2733 series, the team work resulted in Melchora Lee rolling 629, Joey Harris 668, Barrett Lee 666 and Carl himself a 770. The team games were , the last game was short of the record 948. Malucci admitted that in his 770 ( ), twice he had front 8 strikes stopped by solid 7 pin which he missed both times. He also had a split in his other game. So this fate kept the team score from getting higher. Lets say Team Nation has a great anchor in Carl Malucci and as he goes they will go with him. I do not have the Red Rock Lanes Sunday Mixers League sheet. It is a handicap league and I wonder if the Team Nation s 948 and 2745 are the top scratch scores in this league. Also is Malucci s 811 the top scratch series? Let us focus on Malucci s 770 series. That is his 7th consecutive 700 series in this Sunday Mixers League. Coming off a run of or you may say 8 out of 9 weeks with his before that. I do not know of any deaf bowler with such consecutive scores. Some had runs of lower 700 s but not with 735 or better. For the 9 weeks Carl averaged 758 per week or per game. That is a lot of strikes and he is aiming for 10 straight weeks of 700s.. I am not pushing Malucci to make records and to report to me if any higher scores may have achieved. Granted that Red Rock Lanes is a new center just opened about a year or so ago and you may say that the lanes were easy to achieve high scores. Wait till PBA Tour hit there and we will see. FISSER HIT 935 IN TAT 610 CLASSIC LEAGUE AT AMF CARTER FULLERTON It was a surprise that I got an from Mark Fisser. Mark said he finally joined a 20 trios teams league, TAT 610 Classic scratch league at AMF Carter Bowl with Daniel Vasquez and a hearing man, Bob Herman. It is for first time since Men s Mercantile scratch league that shut down Brunswick Orange Bowl 4 years ago this first deaf former (1986) ABC Star of Tomorrow has joined a league. In between that time Fisser just bowled in tournaments. Mark informed that last Nov. 25 he rolled for 935 in that league s short oil pattern and next week the league will have long oil (Shark) pattern. He had several 900s before this 935 and is averaging 220. Also that Vasquez had shot a 4 games series of 1006 earlier for the league s season high series and had been struggled lately as his average is down to 208. Since his first ABTA title last June, Fisser had bowled in lot of scratch tournaments especially the ones that uses PBA oil patterns. He had bowled on Chameleon and Viper oil patterns and admitted that they are not easy at all. He plans to bowl on Friday 28th Scratch 10 Gamer at Brunswick Classic Lanes in Norco that will be using all the PBA 5 oil patterns, Shark, Viper, Scorpio, Chameleon and Cheetah. It will be a challenge for him. As a former PBA member in early 1990 s, Mark is considering a return to PBA next summer. He knew he has to learn to bowl on PBA oil patterns before he does. I wish him the best and hope he will report his results back to me. Maybe he should try to enter the PBA Tour Dick Weber Classic at Fountain Bowl as an amateur before he joins. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY USBC ASSOCIATION by A. A. Turtle COVINA Hope all you bowlers had a great Thanksgiving and are getting ready for a wonderful and joyful Christmas and especially looking forward to a great New Year. Your San Gabriel Valley Association is and to end the year off. We are putting on two tournaments and would really like to see you bowlers come and support the cause. We also will be in the Covina Christmas Parade this Saturday December 6 with a float showing how fun bowling is and what a great sport it is. There will be adults and youth riding and walking the parade. Come out and show your support for our sport. First will be December 7, 2008 at BRC Covina Bowl A Singles No-Tap Tournament helping to Cure DIABETES. There are three divisions Women, Men and Youth each having two average divisions. The cost is $25.00 Check in at 9:30 am and bowl at 10:00 am. Adults will be bowling for a small cash prize fund while the youth will bowl for scholarship. Everybody is welcome to come support the cause and have fun. We will have a lotto hat, opportunity drawing, other items for sell along with a $50 Gift Certificate for Partylite being raffled off. Tickets $1.00 each or 7 for $5.00. December 14, 2008 at AMF Bowling Square the Youth Committee will be holding a Youth/ Adult Bakers Double Tournament. Youth Directors should have flyers if not give the office a call and we will get some to you. This is a fun tournament just before the holiday. The youth bowler will bowl the odd frame and the adult bowls the even frame for the 1st & 3rd game then the adult does the opposite for the 2nd game. Cost is $25.00 per team, that is $12.50 per bowler. If you need a partner let the office know we have board members that are willing to bowl and for you adults out there we have all kinds of youth that would love to bowl. Check in at 1:30 pm and bowl at 2:00 pm. Until next time keep, bowling and having fun. Learn more about the association by going on our website: SanGabrielValleyUSBC.com. THE PRO ZONE ABT CITRUS BELT DIVISION P.O. 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6 Page 6 BOWLING NEWS December 4, 2008 of any muscling whatsoever just a free flowing motion to the finish. Hall of Fame Also, we must remember that the bowling arm is attached to continued from page 1 Up Your Average the body at the shoulder. Therefore it is the bowling shoulder by Rolf Gauger not the feet that must face the chosen target board on the lane. That also means that your entire approach, release and follow through need to be shoulder aligned. Imagine yourself being Instruction to Help Raise Your Scores able to float. Then, when you float through your approach, it is Creating Success Regardless Of Age the bowling shoulder itself that stays aligned with your chosen target on the lane. I ve had students who were able to imagine Junior, Adult, Or Senior themselves having an eye in the front of their bowling shoulder, then aiming with that eye. It always worked. The Junior If you re a junior bowler, you know who you are. USBC regulations allow you to bowl as a junior until you re 21. However, if you feel you re good enough, you can jump up and bowl as an adult. I ve seen some as young as 17 do so. USBC regulations restrict all prize money for junior bowlers to be paid out only in credit vouchers toward college tuition. No cash allowed. So since some of these young bowlers actually are good enough to compete successfully in the adult ranks, they obviously feel that for them, it is worth the upward move. It has worked out well for quite a few. Such bowlers are the exception to the rule, however. So from here on, we ll stick to some of the secrets of success for you juniors who remain juniors. Some Critical Techniques In Order Of Importance The Pushaway In modern bowling, a properly executed pushaway is important because the pushaway is what helps lead the swing into a) proper timing and b) optimum leverage. I ve noticed that even among better junior bowlers, including even many of you on high school teams, the pushaway is either omitted completely or done incorrectly, thus robbing you of any chance to consistently throw good shots. So a simple but effective description of the pushaway as follows, should do the trick for you juniors who haven t yet learned it: First we ll describe the pushaway as done with a four step approach. Holding the ball at approximately waist level, do the pushaway as follows: Using both hands, push the ball toward and slightly above your target. Do that simultaneously with your first step. That s it your pushaway is now completed and that leads you into your swing, as follows: On the second step, let the ball swing back, using only your bowling hand. On the third step, the ball will have reached the top of the backswing. On the last step, your downswing will have brought the ball down to a point adjacent to your finishing foot. That s your release point! The Five Step Approach Junior Bowler For you five steppers, be aware that since there are only four parts to the proper pushaway, you must hold the ball in its starting position without moving it at all during your first step. This means you must wait until you take your second step before beginning to do the pushaway. That way, it s the last four steps that become the ones that allow for the correctly timed swing, as described above. Some Advantages To The Above Procedures Once you ve accomplished the above, it becomes a simple matter to use just about any release with which you re familiar. A high revving finger triggered release will now be much more consistent, with improved pin action on pocket hits. On the other hand, a flat handed straight ball spare shot release should be just as easy, as well as being more accurate. You should now notice yourself getting closer to achieving those clean games that help create the high scores you ve been wanting. Don t hesitate to read on, by the way. The rest of this article will contain some information that will definitely be of help later on in your bowling life. The Adult This will be the shortest of our three age range instructions this month, mainly because the adult bowler, age from 21 to 50, has been written about the most throughout the years. Actually true that the vast majority of adult leagues are attended by quite a few senior bowlers as well as adults. The reasons for that are simple the adult leagues allow any adult bowler, regardless of age, to participate. Also, there are very few, if any, actual leagues for seniors only in existence today. That is not true for tournaments, however. Adults under 50 are not allowed in senior tournaments. Yet if a senior bowler feels able to compete with those under age 50, he or she is usually allowed to do so. However, it is always wise for any such senior to check with the tournament director beforehand, just to be sure. Procedures Actually, the most important techniques with which adult bowlers should concern themselves, are exactly the same timing and leverage aspects discussed under the Pushaway heading (explained in the Junior section above). The reason for that is the fact that what is known as the free armswing, turns out to be the single most important movement in bowling. And without that free armswing it is virtually impossible to avoid muscling the ball through the swing one of the most punishing, score robbing problems that exist in bowling. That s where the old saying, Let the ball swing the arm comes from. The Release And The Follow Through Regardless of the type of release you may be using, strike or spare, that free armswing rule also applies to the follow through. This means that in order to be correct, the follow through portion of your swing should also be completely devoid If You re Not A Great Senior Bowler Yet, Don t Wait! Quite often, good senior bowlers came from the ranks of successful juniors and/or adults. But not always! Many great scoring seniors were just average during their earlier years, then got serious and became high scoring bowlers after age 55 or 65 even into their seventies and eighties. That s the reason for the above headline. It s simple, really, because it merely means that your learning days are never over, regardless of age. This is also true of professionals. John Handegaard for example, never became hugely successful during his years as a PBA Tour player, but really made waves after becoming a senior, winning more tournaments and money on the senior tour than he ever managed as a regular PBA player. Others in this category, such as David Ozio, Tom Baker and John Hricina, continue as successful tournament players to this day, well into their senior years. True, depending on actual age, many senior bowlers may have strength and health issues to consider. But these are individual issues, which can often be addressed successfully. I ve had students who won tournaments while in their 60s and 70s.A few even older. The Passing Parade Of Bowlers Many long time teacher/coaches agree that as they ve watched adult bowlers become seniors, these bowlers developed into either one or the other of two types: The first, usually referred to as social bowlers, often gradually decline in scoring ability as they age. This is often the result of continuing to bowl as they always have, never learning to change old habits. Soon their waning physical strength forces them to use lighter balls, slow down their ball speed, let their wrists collapse during the release, losing their accuracy, power, etc. Many such bowlers put up with their declining scores, using increasing age as a reason...really an excuse, in many cases. The second type, those bowlers who admit they have more fun when they bowl better, are watchful enough to notice that some others their age are actually able to get better despite waning physical strength. We don t call these social bowlers, but rather serious or at least, sincere bowlers. So what s the big difference between these two types? Well, the sincere ones are often the ones who take lessons. Why? First, because they realize that as we age from childhood into adulthood, both our physical strength and our mental powers usually increase and that therefore there s a good chance that both our physical (hand-eye) coordination and mental powers also increase. But these people also understand that once many of us get into and past our fifties, our physical coordination and strength often start to decline, in spite of our mental powers either improving or at least remaining as before. The Big Oh, Wow! I ve had a number of such older bowlers come to me for lessons saying, I suddenly realized that a majority of higher level amateurs, as well as professionals, always seem to have coaches. If I asked you how many professional athletes in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, etc. you know of in any sport, bowling included, who achieved and maintain their high scoring levels without teaching/coaching, you d have to admit that (as one student said), There ain t no such animal! How true! The Bottom Line New Years resolutions often seem to just die on the vine. So this discussion has been designed as a reminder. If you re in the habit of letting your bowling resolutions slip, catch yourself now. Practice your fundamentals. Re-read this article. Take lessons. It s the fastest way to keep yourself improving. CANOGA PARK SCRATCH 6-GAMES SINGLES TOUR- NAMENT (At Canoga Park Bowl) November 22, 2008 FINAL RESULTS 1. Russ Booth 1252 $ Craig Kisro Scott Friedman SIDEPOT RESULTS Game 1: 1. Joel Jiminez 235 $28.00 Game 2: 1. Charles Willison Game 3: 1. Craig Kisro Game 4: 1. Russ Booth Game 5: 1. Jeff Gordon Game 6: 1. Joel Jiminez BRACKET WINNERS Scott Friedman $90.00 Gary Duran Mike Pollack Noel Campos Bob Drake 5.00 B LOCK PRIZES Games 1-3 Craig Kisro 625 $28.00 Games 4-6 Russ Booth st ANNUAL DIABETES NO-TAP TOURNAMENT HELPING TO CURE DIABETES ONE PERSON AT A TIME OPEN TO ALL BOWLERS DONATIONS ARE FOR THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION Brunswick Covina Bowl 1060 W. San Bernardino Rd., Covina, CA SQUAD DATE: Sunday, December 7, TIME: 10:00 A.M. ENTRY FEE $25.00 Entry fee breakdown: Donation $11.50-Lineage 7.50-Expenses 2.00-Prize Fund 4.00-(Total $25.00). 100% return of prize fund based on a minimum ratio of 1 for each 5 entries. All prize money will be based on total pins plus handicap 80% of 220. IN LIEU OF PRIZE FUND YOUTH BOWLERS WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS HELD IN THE SMART PROGRAM (Account #8959) Check in 1/2 hour prior to time to bowl. Deadline for entry is December 7, Entering average: Use the average in the order given, based on 21 games or more. (1) Official Book Average (2) Current Summer 2008 (Final 21 games or more, need league sheet) (3) Current Winter (21 games at time of participation, need sheet). (4) Members not having the required number of games shall be assigned a 220 average. DIVISIONS: WOMEN MEN YOUTH A 175 & over A 190 & over A 155 & over B 174 & under B 189 & under B 154 & under *************************************************************************************** SEND PREPAID ENTRIES TO: SGV USBC 1061 W BADILLO ST., COVINA, CA Additional information call the SGV USBC (626) PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Duke said. In my mind, I look back at all the years that I struggled in my career and it was a learning process. That s really what I m getting credit for. This induction is so special, Duke added. About 30 years ago, I was bowling as a teen with Del Ballard Jr., and to be inducted alongside him is really something special. It will be something I will never forget. Del Ballard Jr. of Keller, Texas, has 13 career PBA Tour titles to his credit, including four Majors. With Ballard s career earnings totaling $1,300,357, he became the 11th PBA player to hit the $1 million mark (1994). Ballard won the prestigious U.S. Open two times (1987 and 93) and his four career Major victories puts him tied for seventh on the all-time PBA Majors list. I m extremely excited, but out of respect for a couple other guys that I feel also deserve to be in the Hall of Fame, I m trying to be humble about it, Ballard said. It s been a long road as I ve been nominated before, and I was disappointed when I didn t make it in the first time. But I m glad that I m going in with Norm. He and I have a long history together, we both came up together in Texas, went to the same PBA school in Denver, roomed together and have known each other a long time. John Handegard is the first player to be inducted in the PBA Senior Hall of Fame. Handegard is the PBA Senior Tour s all-time titlist with 14 FEMALE MALE YOUTH Average Preferred Squad Time NAME CARD # ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE # What bowling center do you bowl at? Are you suffering from Diabetes? career PBA Senior Tour titles, including one Major. A threetime PBA Senior Player of the Year (1991, 95, 96), Handegard also made PBA history by becoming the oldest PBA Tour champion at age 57, capturing the 1995 Northwest Classic in Kennewick, Wash. He defeated Mark Williams, , for the title. As part of the PBA s 50th anniversary celebration, the PBA created a new Hall of Fame induction process to honor its greatest players, both past and present. The most notable changes to the process include that a bowler now may also become eligible for selection to the Hall of Fame on the basis of five PBA Tour Titles, if two of those titles were Major championships and 20 years of PBA membership, rather than being retired from the Tour for five years. The PBA also unveiled a new Senior Tour division to the Hall of Fame to honor those players whose rise to greatness took place after they moved on to the PBA Senior Tour. The criteria for the PBA Senior Hall of Fame are as follows: a minimum of eight PBA Senior Tour titles or a minimum of five PBA Senior Tour titles including two Majors, with a minimum of 10 years membership in the PBA. With these changes, 12 bowlers became eligible for induction. The eligible inductees were voted on by a 65 person committee comprised of the PBA Hall of Fame Board, current Hall of Fame members and selected media representatives, ultimately selecting three inductees for A two-thirds vote was required for induction. PAT ON THE BACK 300 Games Orange County USBC Jose Jimenez, Oct. 12, 2008 Deuces Wild, Fountain Bowl J.D. Pelow, Oct. 13, 2008 Family Fun, Fountain Bowl Ray Sliepka, Oct. 21, 2008 Conquistadores, Saddleback Lanes Tony Gasparovic, Oct. 23, 2008 Sansei Trios, AMF Carter Lanes Brandon Kaye, Oct. 25, 2008 JST Jr. Gold Scr., Yorba Linda Bowl Nick Benenati, Nov. 3, 2008 Aces or Better, Tustin Lanes Roland Hayes, Nov. 4, 2008 Mens Night Out, Saddleback Lanes Michael Mahler, Nov. 4, 2008 Just Friends, Westminster Lanes Tony Brunning, Nov.7, 2008 T.G.I.F., Tustin Lanes Frank Ferry, Nov. 9, Aces, Tustin Lanes Aaron Gould, Nov. 10, 2008 NFL Scr. Trio, Saddleback Lanes Dominic Rheinhardt, Nov. 13, 2008 Sansei Trios, AMF Carter Lanes Robert Gomez, Nov. 17, 2008 Aces & Eights, Irvine Lanes 800 Series Frank Pillarella, 805, Sept. 29, 2008 Aces or Better, Tustin Lanes Rob Lancaster, 300/844, Oct. 20, Scratch, Fountain Bowl

7 December 4, 2008 BOWLING NEWS Page 7 American Bowlers Tournament Association P.O. Box 3721, Santa Fe Springs, CA FAX: Kong Tops 544 Bowlers at ABTA Special Thanksgiving Event at CAL Bowl 7 Share $2,500 Match Game Two Share $926 Match Series Big Pots & Payoffs For Our Members Vegas Rooms are Due by Jan 27 (562) (562) (Cell) ABTA Tournament Dec Day Event 2 separate Qualifying Days Cerritos t Lanes S. Carmenita Rd Cerritos Take 91 Freeway to Carmenita and two blocks south on right BIG FIGHT SPECIAL $1,000 min $ st w/bonuses Qualify Sat 12:30-2:00-3:30-5:00 & 7:00PM Sun 0ne Big Squad 10:15 AM Semis Follow 11:45 PM Entry Fees $53-$50-$45 Reduced Entry Fees $35-$33 Brackets--Match Game--Match Series Doubles--Side Pots Horses Open to new Members up to 209 Avg. No PBA / WPBA Guaranteed Min of 38 Men & 7 Women (min) to cash Plus Super Seniors Men & Women Qualify Separately $3,500 Min Prize Fund (Guaranteed) regardless of Entries top 16 Guaranteed $100 Min. 1 in 5 entrants advance to the Semi Finals all Semifinalists to cash with top 16 advancing to the exciting single elim finals format (most events) 3 Women Guaranteed Dec 13 Dec 20 Cerritos Lanes in Special Two Day Event This Weekend! LAKEWOOD Michael Kong stepped up and won the Big Thanksgiving special at Cal Bowl topping 544 entreats and taking home a nice $6,475 to Temple City. This event had fair and semi-ough scoring conditions each day and the scores didn t vary more than 9 pins in the three day event making it very fair for out entrants. This event saw much action and great payoffs for our members as the Match Game, Match Series and Big Shot pot were hit. There were some nice drawings and such also. Due to the nice turnout 115 bowlers made the semis from each separate qualifying day and the Re Entry squad. They would bowl three games in hopes of making the top 32 single elim finals. Leading the semis was Jonathan Morales at a great He would sit out and bowl for the title. Ironically his father Abe was runner up at +125 and would receive a first round bye entering the roll-off in round two. It took a good +43 to make the top 32 including the seven guaranteed ladies. The roll- off was on and losers of round one got checks of $200 in 18-32nd place. Round two, losers got $230 finishing in 10-18th places. Round three got $250 finishing in 6th thru 9th places. We saw Vuong Do take out Mike Villarreal and Tony Tang edged Loretta Lawson, Samson Kong got to last weeks champ Kris Ordonez and Jeff Taino downed Kenny Kwan. Round four had Kong edge Taino Do out struck Tony Tang So Tony and Jeff were 4th and 5th and $315 with Kong and Do to go at it for the right to bowl Morales for the title. This game was a big one but Do lost his shot and Kong advanced to the title game with a win. Vuong was 3rd with a great showing at CAL. The title game! Jonathan Morales vs Samson Kong for the big Bucks. Morales led off with two spares and Kong answered with a big three bagger to take a lead as Jonathan opened in frame 3 and seemed to have lost the shot that got him to the top. After Kong opened in frame 6 he had his chance with a strike but left a big 6-7 split in frame 7. After an open in the 9th, the tile went to Kong, as he struck out in a 220/ /182 win and a tidy $6,475 pay day. I have known this man for many years and he is a gentleman to the core and most deserving. He has many friends in the ABTA and his brother Michael is one of our finest also. Great Bowling by a a great guy, Congrats Samson! Great bowling by a nice young man Jon Morales who West Covina Lanes/ West Covina 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 &6:00 PM Semis 7:45PM Xmas Special Bowling Square/Arcadia 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 &6:00 PM Semis 7:45PM Many Gifts Prizes almost got the win! He took home $1,500. The Morales are a bowling family as Dad Abe, Brother Jim and Sister Jerilyn all bowl in the ABTA and are fine people! Mom Narissa is the bowling fan:-) Vuong Do bowled well in third for $750. The Match Game was shared by 7 of our fines, Jhoy Sarte, Gina Velarde, Anthony Dancel, Jamescart Alarcio, Glen Mabilangan, Orpah Tolliver and Tim Klepper. They got $500 each. The pot has a nice carryover of $930. We estimate the Match game at $2,300 at Cerritos. Match Series was hit at 581 by the Champ Kong and Tri Vo. They shared the $926 and $463 each. The Hot Shot Pot was hit by pretty Valerie Colian for $100 as she got the needed 9 or better. This is a free bonus to our bowlers from the ABTA.Congrats Valerie. The Colians are fine ABTA supporters and great people, Dad Pilbert, Mom, Beth, daughter Valerie and son Francis are all ABTA Members and bowlers. The was not hit but Greg Go and Mike Villarreal got $50 each for a consolation. The pot goes for $1,000 this week at Cerritos Lanes. The Optional doubles were topped by Jun Contreras, and Je Je Gabriel, 1421 and $220. Je Je also teamed with Jeff Each Saturday Entrant Gets To Pick The Final Round of The Big Fight, Round Picking Winner s Will Bowl A 9 Count Roll-off For $150, 1st $100, 2nd $50 Only One Winner - $100 No Roll-off Kong Wins $6, at ABTA Thanksgiving Event (L R) Vuong Do 3rd, Tri Vo (Semifinalist/ Match Series Winner) Angela Lung, Cecelia Ling, Samson Kong (Champion), Kenny Kwan & Jon Morales (Runnerup). Taino in 2nd place $200. We paid 19 places and $2,010 in the doubles. Winning Hi End balls and bags were Baby Javier, John Daily, Steve Domon, Bryan Moore, Roger Romero, and Joel Cruz. Las Vegas Room Winner was Alex Romero. He has full accommodations at the South Point for our Big One Jan Rooms are due by Dec 27. $8,500 1st possible in this one folks. Samson Kong hails from Temple City and used a Rampage (driller Unknown). He is single with a girlfriend Siu Ling. His brother Michael also bowls regular in the ABTA. He thanks Michael, The Lung D Family and the Mou Liu Bowlers for support. Jonathan Morales is from Torrance and used a Boss drilled by Tony Figueria at Gardena Bowl. He is single. He thanks Dad Abe, Mom, Narissa and sibs Jim and Jerilyn for support, and Anthony Dancel for cheering. Vuong Do is from Westminster and used a Dimension drilled by Ben Mach at Westminster Lanes. He thanks Ben for the great drilling and to girlfriend ABTA Member, Julie for support. This weekend, Dec. 6-7 we will bowl at Popular Cerritos lanes in a Special Event Big Fight Special. There are 6 qualifying Squads Saturday :3-4-5:30 & 7PM and board will be frozen. Sunday10:15AM there is One Big Squad which will take 1 in 4 ½ to the Semis at 12:00 Noon. BONUS!! Each entry on Saturday gets a pick of the Winner, and ending round of the Pacquio/De La Hoya fight. The winners will bowl a 9 count roll-off for $150 right after the 10:15 AM Squad. 1st is $100, 2nd is $50. This is free to our members. If there is only one winner, it is $150, no roll-off and if a draw, we will draw for the cash. The following week 0ne Day Dec. 13, we visit West Covina Lanes in a long-awaited return. Dec 20 we have our Annual Christmas Event at Bowling Square (LOTS of gifts and prizes) there. Thanks to CAL Bowl for hosting and all employees who treated us well. We will return soon, and Kudos to Leonard (GM) and Sal for the Fine Fair Lane Condition! Las Vegas is coming soon and rooms must be paid by Dec. 27. Please make a deposit to save and reserve your rooms. First come, first serve. $4,000 min 1st and Up to $8,500 1st with Bonuses. Thanks to all The ABTA Bowlers and whomever helped in any way. You are the Greatest and we appreciate YOU, as without you we are nothing. Thanks again!! ABTA AMERICAN BOWLERS TOURNAMENT ASSOCIATION (at CAL BOWL) Nov , 2008 $900 Perks & Bonues From OCRetirementSolutions.com FINAL RESULTS 1 Samson Kong 663 $3, Cash & Carry $2, Shirt $ Qualify $ Pre Pay $ Jonathan Morales 752 $1, Vuong Do 649 $ Tony Tang 711 $ Jeff Taino 646 $ Kris Ordonez 649 $ Kenny Kwan 647 $ Michael Villareal 643 $ Loretta Lawson 640 $ Abe Morales 725 $ Terry Hlebasko 672 $ Alex Mao 654 $ Som Seng 644 $ Fred Go 658 $ Jeje Gabriel 651 $ Billy Chao 643 $ Josephine Sarte 650 $ Edrich Miller (60%) 722 $ John Samson 703 $ John Hang 673 $ Fred Ringor 671 $ James Samson 667 $ Pilbert Colian 666 $ Rina Cordero 662 $ Gino Mansilungan 662 $ Richard Aquino 660 $ Beth Borci 658 $ Youna Yun 654 $ Oscar Ibardolaza 652 $ Susan Ebilane 648 $ Jinney Lei 646 $ Joevin Bolanos 643 $ Jerry Chang 60% 640 $ Rey G. Hernandez 638 $ Jerry Cant 634 $ Ronnie Cordero 632 $ C.A. Viernes 631 $ Terry Hodgson 630 $ Romy Cajucom 629 $ Arnel Bautista 626 $ Gil Romero 625 $ Angela Lung 624 $ Michael Gill 624 $ Bryan Moore 60% 624 $ Ping Tubera ss 623 $ Michael A. Morgan 623 $ William Ele 622 $ Bheth Alcayde 622 $ Heidi Cheng 60% 620 $ Roland Suase 618 $ Steve Domon 614 $ Anthony Dancel 610 $ Mikko Miller 60% 609 $ Robert Mercado 605 $ Kmel Cunanan 605 $ Bart Sanchez 605 $ Vien Tran 603 $ Danny Eguilos 602 $ Romy Bautista 599 $ John Martinez 60% 599 $ James Meloon 597 $ Glenn Matsumoto 595 $ Jamescart Alarcio 595 $ Jun Contreras 593 $ Danny Guevarra 591 $ Salvatore Galluzzo 590 $ Blandino Atienza 589 $ Ken Wright 60% 588 $ George Covarrubias 587 $ Matt Garcia 583 $ Steven Smith 579 $ Ping Romero 578 $ Allan Basto 577 $ Ariel Ocampo 577 $ Jeff Juckett 575 $ Leny Urrutia 575 $ Alejandro Garcia 573 $ Gilbert Gissendanner 571 $ Jun Candenas 569 $ Mike Bousquet 569 $ Tri Vo 567 $ Michael Benavindes 60% 563 $ Manny La Guardia 562 $ Alex Reyes 562 $ John Feitz 562 $ Tiffany Morita 562 $ Greg Barron 559 $ Frank Robeniol, Jr. 559 $ Desiree Herrera 557 $ Liwei Liu 556 $ La Rita Smith (SS) 553 $ Connie Ferrer (60%) 552 $ Christine Smith 550 $ Jimmy Wong 549 $ Patrick Snyder 549 $ Ely Cruz (SS) 549 $ David Godinez 546 $ Donald Pulliam (LH) 544 $ Rico Cayton (SS) 544 $ Carlo Mansilungan 543 $ David Jones, Jr. 541 $ Walter White (SS) 541 $ Janice Meloon (60%) 541 $ Sophia Kim 538 $ Ed Abarca 537 $ Elmer Ferrer 534 $ Marife Catalasan 534 $ Faye Josafat (60%) 534 $ Thomas Smith 529 $ Dodie Sajonas (SS) 528 $ Daniel Arberry (60%) 523 $ Rick Llaneta 514 $ Robert Fales 514 $ Benjie Calinawan 496 $ Anita Smith (SS) DNS $75.00 DOUBLES RESULTS 1 JeJe Gabriel / Jun Contreras 1421 $ JeJe Gabriel / Jeff Taino 1381 $ Raul Rosales / Ronnie Cordero 1370 $ Kmel Cunanan / Som Seng 1347 $ JeJe Gabriel / Gerald Sanchez 1347 $ Jamescart Alarcio / Som Seng 1343 $ JeJe Gabriel / Fred Go 1341 $ JeJe Gabriel / Bedell Vasquez (LH) 1336 $ Vuong Do / Som Seng 1335 $ Tri Vo / Vuong Do 1334 $ Glen Dantes / Rey G. Hernandez 1333 $ JeJe Gabriel / Bart Sanchez 1329 $ David Godinez / Bedell Vasquez (LH) 1327 $ Gil Romero / Ping Romero 1325 $ Jeff Taino / Minh Dang 1320 $ Miko Miller / John Edrich Miller 1320 $ Glenn Matsumoto / Bedell Vasquez (LH) 1318 $ Romy Cajucom / Alejandro Antazo 1314 $ Som Seng / Beth Borci 1307 $20.00 FINANCIAL REPORT Cut Scores: Men: Thursday + 52 Friday + 49 Saturday + 46 Women: Thursday + 43 Friday + 19 Saturday + 22 Re-Entry Cut Score: Men +48 Women: +12 Super Seniors: Fred Ringor, Walter White, Ping Tubera Dodie Sajonas, Anita Smith High Qualifer (Free Entry) Men: Ronnie Cordero Women: Rina Cordero Special Awards : Michael Villareal, Greg Go Match Game $500 Each Ginalynn Velarde, Glenn Mabilangan Jamescart Alarcio, Orpah Toliver Tim Klepper, Josephine Sarte Anthony Dancel Match Series $463 Each Samson Kong, Tri Vo Hot Shot: Valerie Colian Vegas Room: Alex Romero Raffle Winners: John Daily Baby Javier, Roger Romero, Joel Cruz, Brian Moore, Steve Domon Prize Fund 552 $21, Paid Entries 75 $1, Optional Sidepots $3, Doubles $2, Cash & Carry $2, $1, Match Game $3, Match Series $ Shirt & Trophy $88.00 Sponsor OCR added Prizes $ Hot Shot Consolation $ Bonuses $ Total Payout $36, Match Game and Hot Shot winners at CAL (L R) Happy Bowlers in the ABTA Special Event at Cal Bowl were Semi Finalist Connie Ferrer, Hot Shot Winner Valerie Colian $100, her proud father Pilbert and Sister Jean, Gina Velarde, Anthony Dancel and Josephine Sarte who hit the Match game for $500 each along with Jamescart Alarcio, Glen Mabilangan, Tim Klepper & Orpah Tolliver (not Pictured). The Match Game totaled $3,500 and will go for over $2,000 this week at Cerritos.

8 Page 8 BOWLING NEWS December 4, 2008 Ed Palma Wins Thanksgiving Weekend ABT Championship at Westminster Lanes Our Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament saw 194 bowlers vie for the first place price of $3700. Our first squad was Wednesday night and 47 bowlers participated in the squad that offered guaranteed sidepots. The squads on Thanksgiving evening were smaller, but guaranteed sidepots were paid out at the end of each squad. Friday and Saturday squads were constant and the Sunday morning squads were busy. After the semi-finals were completed, our top eight included Jeff Juckett, Orpah Toliver, Fred Ringor, J.T. Jackson, Ed Palma, Mike Malinick, Sammy Bacha and Ken Daleiden. The eight finalists drew for lane assignments and at the conclusion of the first round of matches, Orpha Toliver, Fred Ringor, J.T. Jackson and Ed Palma remained. The final four then bowled head to head to see who would come out on top. At the end, Ed Palma came out on top besting the final four with a score of 291, J.T. shot 230, Orpah shot 216 and Fred shot 213 Ȯur back-to-back champion, Ed Palma, is a lifetime ABT member and has been bowling for over 16 years. Ed is employed by the U.S. Postal Service. Ed sports a high game of 279 and 765 series. Ed was using a Storm Dimension drilled by Ben Mach for the win this weekend. Ed wanted to thank Ben Mach for drilling his equipment all his bowling buddies for their support and encouragement. Ed also wanted to thank Westminster Lanes for hosting the tournament and the ABT Directors and Staff for running an outstanding tournament. The winners of the Take-2 Sweepers were paid out daily. The winners included, Mikey Villarreal, Zach Weiss, Terry Hlebasko, Adam Randal and Vuong Do. The Mystery Game Pot game and score were drawn daily. On Wednesday night, game 2 was drawn. The first chance score of 134 (good for $400) was drawn. Our second chance score (good for $200) was 271. The third chance score (good for $100) was 159 and 248 was the fourth chance (good for a free entry). There were no winners. Thursday s results were game 1, first chance 189, second chance 282, third chance 106 and fourth chance 141. There were no winners. Friday s results were game 1, first chance 242, second chance 157, third 197 and fourth 108. Stan Por was the winner of the first chance and received a check for $400. Saturday was game three, scores were 300 for first, 227 for second, 159 for third and 246 for the fourth. There were no winners. Sunday s drawing was game one; scores were first chance 202, second 251, third 292 and fourth 216. There were no winners. The Mystery Pot is available to all members (Classic and Masters) and only costs $5. The winner of the scratch sweeper for the weekend was Mikey Villarreal with a 731 series. Mikey received a check for $190. Low to cash was 674. The winner of the Senior Sweeper was a tie between Roy Jones and Mike Pawsey with a 755 series. Each received a check for $100. Low to cash in the event was 711. The ABT staff and membership would like to thank the management and staff at Westminster Lanes for hosting our tournament. Our next scheduled event will be December 6-7 at AMF Valley View. Saturday squads are at 12, 1:30 and 3pm. There will be one special entry squad on Sunday, December 7 and 10AM. The semifinals/finals will be a beat-the-board event beginning at approximately 11:45am. The entry fee will be $55. First place is guaranteed at a minimum of $500. Full progressive is $600. We hope to see you at AMF Valley View this weekend. ABT at Westminster Lanes (L R) Mike Malinick, Fred Ringor, Orpah Toliver, JT Jackson, Ed Palma and Ken Daleiden were all looking forward to the finals there. ABT Orange County Results Thanksgiving Weekend, Westminster Lanes Nov , 2008 AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR (ABT) ORANGE COUNTY BRANCH 194 Entries Prize Fund $8439 Cash Cow $3260 Mystery Pot $400 Champion Shirt $50 Total Paid Out $12,149 CLASSIC/MASTERS COMBINED FINAL STANDINGS 1 Ed Palma 501 $2408 Cash Cow $ J.T. Jackson 507 $1216 Cash Cow $984 3(TIE) Orpah Toliver 499 $508 Cash Cow $492 3(TIE) Fred Ringor 430 $508 Cash Cow $492 5(TIE) Jeff Juckett 223 $220 5(TIE) Sammy Bacha 272 $220 5(TIE) Mike Malinick 176 $220 5(TIE) Ken Daleiden 237 $220 CLASSIC/MASTERS COMBINED SEMI-FINAL STANDINGS 1 Orpah Toliver 802 ***** 2 J.T. Jackson 794 ***** 3 Ken Daleiden 788 ***** 4 Mike Malinick 750 ***** 5 Ed Palma 731 ***** 6 Fred Ringor 726 ***** 7 Sammy Bacha 723 ***** 8 Jeff Juckett 715 ***** 9 Zach Weiss 714 $ Cliff Higgins 706 $ David Barsch 705 $ (TIE) Michael Dang 703 $ (TIE) Tim Tran 703 $ Anthony Dancel 690 $97 15 Roy Jones 680 $96 17 (TIE) Adam Randall 677 $ (TIE) Dom Laguardia 677 $ Glen Mabilangan 674 $93 19 Jun Cadenas 672 $92 20 Terry Hlebasko 671 $91 21 Nghiem Tran 669 $90 22 Mark Payne 667 $89 23 Steve Domon 666 $88 24 John Daleiden 663 $87 25 Elijah Viewens 653 $86 26 (TIE) Roger Romero 652 $ (TIE) Som Seng 652 $ Vuong Do 650 $83 29 Kristin Toliver 644 $82 30 Jovel Atienza 638 $81 31 Carl Labayan 627 $80 32 Maria Bacos 626 $79 33 Vikey Villarreal 616 $78 34 Fred Eggins 615 $77 35 Rich Yanagita 613 $76 36 Sherman Joseph 595 $75 37 Teddy Junanto 591 $74 y 38 Garrett Kakishita 578 $73 39 Stan Por 575 $72 40 Mike Pawsey 570 $71 41 John Feitz 564 $70 SENIOR BEAT THE BOARD 44 Entries Prize Fund $440 Total Paid Out $440 1 Roy Jones 755 $100 2 Mike Pawsey 755 $100 3 Steve Domon 746 $50 4 Terry Hlebasko 741 $45 5 Fred Ringor 733 $43 6 Carl Labayan 730 $40 7 Cliff Higgins 712 $35 8 Elijah Viewens 711 $27 SCRATCH BEAT THE BOARD 39 Entries Prize Fund $780 Total Paid Out $780 1 Mikey Villarreal 731 $190 2 Tim Tran 712 $150 3 Vuong Do 687 $130 4 Carl Labayan 685 $100 5 J.T. Jackson 675 $80 6 Vuong Do 687 $70 7 Travis Moore 674 $60 2-GAME SWEEPERS -WEDNESDAY 20 Entries Prize Fund $300 Total Paid Out $300 1 Mikey Villarreal 543 $120 2 Tim Tran 529 $80 3 Carl Labayan 520 $60 4 John Feitz 499 $40 2-GAME SWEEPERS -THURSDAY 6 Entries Prize Fund $90 Total Paid Out $90 1 Zach Weiss 530 $90 2-GAME SWEEPERS -FRIDAY 13 Entries Prize Fund $195 Total Paid Out $195 1 Terry Hlebasko 508 $95 2 Lee Liu 501 $55 3 Tim Tran 497 $45 2-GAME SWEEPERS -SATURDAY 12 Entries Prize Fund $180 Total Paid Out $180 1 Adam Randall 540 $100 2 Elijah Viewens 514 $80 2-GAME SWEEPERS -SUNDAY 19 Entries Prize Fund $285 Total Paid Out $285 1 Vuong Do 501 $125 2 Jun Cadenas 495 $85 3 J.T. Jackson 493 $40 4 Stan Por 485 $35 MYSTERY SCORE POT-OF-GOLD Game number and scores were drawn after the final squad each day. WEDNESDAY 1 st Chance Score was 134 in Game #2 2 nd Chance Score was 271 in Game #2 3 rd Chance Score was 159 in Game #2 4 th Chance Score was 248 in Game #3 There were no winners THURSDAY 1 st Chance Score was 189in Game #3 2 nd Chance Score was 282 in Game #3 3 rd Chance Score was 106 in Game #3 4 th Chance Score was 141 in Game #3 There were no winners FRIDAY 1 st Chance Score was 242 in Game #1 2 nd Chance Score was 157 in Game #1 3 rd Chance Score was 197in Game #1 4 th Chance Score was 108 in Game #1 Stan Por was the winner of the first chance SATURDAY 1 st Chance Score was 300 in Game #3 2 nd Chance Score was 227 in Game #3 3 rd Chance Score was 159 in Game #3 4th Chance Score was 246 in Game #3 There were no winners SUNDAY 1 st Chance Score was 202 in Game #1 2 nd Chance Score was 251 in Game #1 3 rd Chance Score was 292 in Game #1 4th Chance Score was 216 in Game #1 There were no winners NEXT TOURNAMENT MYSTERY SCORE POT OF GOLD WILL BE WORTH: 1 st Chance $400 2 nd Chance $200 3 rd Chance $100 4 th Chance FREE ENTRY

9 December 4, 2008 BOWLING NEWS Page 9 CAL BOWL BOWLING REPORT 2500 E. Carson St., Lakewood, CA (562) LAKEWOOD Thanksgiving Day is over and now it s time to get ready for the holidays in December. Some people are very creative and like to make their gifts, others may still be working on their shopping lists, or maybe you took advantage of those great deals on Black Friday. If you need help with gift ideas, inquire at the front desk or check the pro shop. Our list of honor scores is not as long this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Look at what was reported by our Cal Bowl bowlers. YOUNG AT HEART Audrey Johnson /366, Ed Johnson /464, Willie Young /524, Ed Hansen /600, Don Jackson /326, Josh Hudson /599, Almyra Perrizo /328, Glenn Wright /441, Vern Willey /470, Mary Spencer /468, Albert Stephens /386, Rose Belton /486, Charles Gleason /628, Willie Creer /441, Ellis Houston /537, Doc Holiday /355, Gene Hammons /533, Gene Skulick /519, Tua Sula /485, Fale Sula /526, Ed Brown /500, Jim Plante /527, Rosalind Harris /308, Earl Hullett /467, Leroy Canaday /400, Art Nelson /435, Albert Burnett Sr /489, Sabra Couch /388, Joe Brown /481, Loretta Ringor /394, Marci Hansen /421, John Brider /438, James Johnson Sr /585, Eva Hammons /263, Jessie Lane /472, James Kennard /513. RECYCLED TEENS Fred Meisel /585, Jim Burke /609, Ken Seiple Sr. 523, Doug Johnson 557, John Mathews 564, Tom Spencer 562, Pat Erwin 525, Joe Erwin 517, Ed Brown /614, Emil Thompson 543, Ed McLean 209/554, Harold Runyon 526, Eddie Buhay 500, Frank Fernandez 508, Boylee Inocente 543, Ben Jones Sr. 203/573, Walter Millsap /601, Wilfred Panton 222/555, Don Keith 547, Ralph Wingert 640. CAL BOWLEROS Kim Eastwood 221/605, Barbara Bishop /570, Margo McClain /564, Mary Smyth 204/563, Karen Witt 203/563, Charlene Peterson 231/552, Betty Phillips 207/543, Brenda Durnin 538, Leona Belletti 537, Mattie Wylie 529, Mary Spencer 521, Dee Phipps 511, Barbara Clark 504. SENIOR MENS TRIO Art Diemert /603, Sonny Dew /625, Jimmy Hamilton /625, Paul Peete /657, Archie Stull /652, Herman Woodard /655, Ralph Wingert /709, Jim Burke /602, Jim Plante /605, Dion Morris Sr /673, Herman Martin /635, Pat Kinard /672, Billy Cowens /628, Al Ortiz /644, Paul Reynolds /652, Fred Faniel /637, Billy Williams /622, Mauro Pendilla /635, Don Boaz /640, Willy Panton /619, Vince Cervantes /643, Rick Llaneta /640, Phil Hylton 203, Walter Millsap , Bong Cayton 201, Dominic Antonio 200, Henry Hom 213, Jerry Giron 222, Larry Neri 201, Josh Hudson 204, Billy Scott 214, Tom Pettway , Dane Harrison 208, Ray Culp , Tony White 211, Walter Gist 212, Charles Woods , John Mathews 203, Wayne Brown 229, Rick Hunter , Joe V. Swift 220, Grover Dye 216, Pre Collier 218, Don Keith 214, Clark VandenBerg 212, Earl Hullett 213, Mel Lebeauf 213, Roosevelt Lewis 212, Al Williams 205, Rich Kelly 206, Ray Staten , Charles Shirley 214, Les Breazeale 200, Ray Givens 201, Ken Wright 212. GRANDMAS & GRANDPAS Jim Burke 562, Gale Cervantes 567, Fred Faniel 616, Al Ortiz 242/543, Ralph Winger /713, Jorge Fernandez 520, Josh Hudson 522, Boylee Inocente 519, Jerry Stotts 640, Mary Kinard 537, Doug Johnson 268/642, Walter Gist 516, Phillip Gibson 569, Donald Jones 512, Walter Millsap 508, Ken Seiple Sr. 540, Ron McClain Sr. 548, John Welty 511, Ray Culp 503, Bob Stickney 506. FRIDAY NO-TAP November 28, 2008 FINAL RESULTS 1. Phillip Lebaquin 791 $ Deb White Nakia Whittaker SIDEPOTS 1. Deb White, hdcp. 280 $ Andy Clark, scr Butch White, hdcp POT No winners $79.00 INSURANCE Paul Staff $17.00 SCRATCH SERIES POT Phillip Lebaquin 791 $17.00 NEXT TOURNAMENT December 5, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Congratulations Vincent Gilbert 300 GAME bowled in the Valley Mixed 3 League on Tuesday November 18, 2008 Corbin Bowl Ventura Blvd., Tarzana CA when you have time to spare BY NICE AND SWEET VENTURA BLVD. STUDIO CITY or STUDIO CITY Tis the season so they say. But what should we all consider when the proverbial snow descends upon us, Go to Pinz. As always we wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, but don t you think a ferw rousing games of 10 pin bowling are in order? We do. It s the only way to vent that pent up anger towards other shoppers and the busyness of December. Take advantage of our center while you have a break, maybe on a lunch break perhaps. PINZ ADULTS The snowmen and elves have worked very hard this past week to decorate our center. Just to bowl here would inspire many of you Kris Cringle s to shed a tear over the pure beauty of your surroundings. Many of you have the holiday spirit and believe me it has shown this past week. Here are the scores: Tavern Guild: Mark Peavey 258/672, Jeff Pifko 267/655, David Quam 245/628, Eric Walther 225, James Theodoulous 222. Twilighters: Jim Moore 236/648, Ron Koblin 278/642, Robert Lerman 255/620, Shin Takei 256/616, Bob Riffl e 605, Tony Viacava 245. Kings and Queens: David McKennett 223/610, Ross Goldman 2243/605, Richard Fischer 604, Eric Erickson 222/603, Kevin Collins 224/603, Tony Ferrari 223. Funseekers: Tony Annibale 289/770, Zoran Jacimovic 278/729, Chuck Alexander 251/720, Marvin Nance 687, Dave Dittlinger 670, Dane Price 267, George Martinez 252. S.C.B.L.: Bob Hatch 277/711, Dave Yamamoto 257/706, Keane Murakami 258/683, Anthony Pace 256/673, Scott Spande 269/670, Anthony Pace 256, Brian Patterson 256. PINZ JUNIORS You need to get out a pen...don t worry, we ll wait...ok, so breaking news. Come in Wednesdays after school. We have the best offer around, 3 games, shoe rent and instruction from our USBC certifi ed coaches for only $10. It won t be beat. Welcome back and we ll have scores next week. PINZ SENIORS/LADIES Your age is just not a number to us. The only number that matters is the amount of points you have earned while being a part of Club 55. You can get free games just by having 12 points, it s a very good deal. You kept bowling great this week and here are the scores to prove it: Happy Timers: Ken Burkenheim 222/582, Jack Burkenheim 547, Ruth Swick 183/449, Yolanda Dragotta 156/427, Gary Olsen 191. Breakfast Club: Myrna Schiffman 201/517, Christine Stark 225/491, Pam Vaughan 178/474, Charlene Gaffney 449, Gerry Jarvis 166/437, Donna Klein 165. Joslyn Seniors: Bob Taylor 203/555, Sol Stein 536, Audrey Bales 206/477, Teri Bonato 185/464, Arnold Freedman 187. Bowler of the Week: This week s best bowler was Ron Koblin, a fi ne man. He bowled a terrifi c 278 during Twilighters. His eyes must have been twinkling from our extravagant decorations. Great bowling, Ron. Sweetness Joke of the Week: What s the favorite Christmas Carol of new parents? Silent Night. Where do mistletoe go to become famous? Holly wood! 2008 CUSBC PRINCE/PRINCESS TOURNAMENT WINNERS OROVILLE The California USBC Prince/Princess Tournament for bowlers with a 175 or lower average, was held at Tyme To Bowl Lanes in Oroville on October 17 19, The handicapped tournament consisted of a six (6) game Singles Event (2 three game blocks), changing lanes each block. Congratulations to our Prince, L. T. Ingram from Imperial Valley USBC and our Princess, Kerry Billings from the Santa Clara County USBC. Our Princess, Kerry posted a total score of 1399 to win her division. Kerry and her family moved to California in 1974 and have been bowling since that time. At 9 years of age, Kerry was asked to sub for a friend s team, which was the beginning of 30 years of bowling so far, while meeting and making many friends along the way. In 2007, Kerry took a break from bowling to have some heart surgery. She s completely recovered and healthy now. Her plans for the future include increasing the number of tournaments she s bowling in and devoting more spare time to learn and grow more in her favorite sport. Kerry is currently serving on the Santa Clara County USBC Board of Directors. Our Prince, L.T. Ingram posted a total score of 1400 to win his division. L.T. began bowling at the age of 32 in 1965, in a company league, Richfield Oil Co, (now known as Arco) At the time he retired from Arco in 1985, L.T. was bowling most of his leagues at Cal Bowl in Lakewood. During all his years of bowling, L.T. posted a high game of 289 and several 700 series. His highest average was a 204. For the past several years, L.T. and wife Joyce have been bowling at the Sports Alley on the Naval Air Facility near their home. In June 2008, the new El Centro Brunswick Zone XL opened it doors in the Imperial Valley and L.T. and his wife are now enjoying this beautiful new center, bowling one league a week. L.T. also had some major surgery this past year and is recovering nicely. A total of 56 Men bowled in the Prince Tournament and 222 Ladies bowled in the Princess Tournament this year. The prize fund was based on the number of entrants in each division, paying a ratio of 1 for each 6 entries. We hope to see all of you next October. Watch for the date and the location for the 2009 tournament to be announced. Please check the CUSBC web site at for additional information. Canoga Park Bowl Vanowen St. Winnetka, CA FAX: OPEN 24 HOURS canogaparkbowl@hotmail.com BOWL WINNETKA We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. We re into our final month of 2008, December. Bowlers, you still have time to bowl that perfect game or that 800 series. Looking at the league sheets here at Canoga Park Bowl, I must say that there are possibilities so keep bowling well. Viva Las Vegas: Stephen Mendez 267/717, Scott Friedman 268/690, Jared Goldschen 255/682, Terry Winger 244/648, Kevin Duran 641, Debby Koeller 166/443, Mike Wilson 244. River Maniacs: Johnnie Englehart 257/766, Dnald Gossett 689, Sobeck Banuelos 247/688, Sam Mason 277/656, Daniel Scott 645, Monise Kelly 220/581, Anthony Pavlowsky 255, Barry Simon 247. Monday Nite Live: Terry Winger 263/655, Dan Onestinghel 259/635, Dave Cook 626, Danny Martinez 614, Sharon Weger 225/568, Mel Johnson 240, Marc Loshin 235, Ken Doolittle 230. Monday Nite Live: Jess Acosta 222/617, Jerome Hampton 254/608, Mike Hahn 257/600, Nancy Hanson 486, Donna Houston 184, Steven Schulkin 229. Ladies Travel: Nancy Kato 257/640, Petra Kaun 216/605, Robyn Willis 209/574, Georgia Garey 543, Jonna Barr 542, Rosie Duran 227, Pauline Aldrich 215. Comedians: Ruben Sarkissian 289/739, Justin Archer 269/735, Lou Cherpin 690, Lawrence Lansing 255/678, Larry Lansing 248/657, Lori Cole 203/572, Jan Sandman 206/564, Mary Becker 554, Carol Asher 212/552, Ellen Eckard 519, Mary Mannon 201. Tuesday Pick-A-Ball Doubles (4-games): James Smith Jr. 245/846, Daniel Williams 234/811, Esther Meyers 202/673, Bill Williams 223, Ari Plessner 221, Bruce Zietz 221. PBA Experience Singles (4-games): Doane Cole /852, J.T. Jackson /806, Tiffany Morita 220/760, Larry Friedman 230, Mike Pollack , Scott Friedman , Larry Steinberg , Paul Barkley BOYS Matt Cormack /633. CANOGA PARK JUNIORS This edition of the Canoga Park Juniors will be included in the regular house column as the Saturday leagues took a bye. Sutter Gold Miners: Luis Zavala 127/336, Brian Herrera 120/313, Michelle Carreon 104/307, Allan Aguilar 111/299, Hector Rodriguez 110/254, Harrison Bui 90/234, Dominique Santilla 90/218, Martha Reyes 73/193, Melody Cadiz 90/191. Have a great week. World-Class Instruction Packages Highlight USBC s 2008 Holiday EBAY Auction ARLINGTON, Texas Three world-class instruction packages are among the list of unique gifts to be offered to the American bowling public during the fifth annual United States Bowling Congress Holiday ebay Auction to benefit USBC s Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund. The 10-day Internet auction will open on ebay.com on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 9 p.m. (Central), ending at 9 p.m. (Central) on Sunday, Dec. 14. USBC s Holiday ebay Auction is the Neiman Marcus event of the bowling season, filled with items for the bowler who has everything that can t be found anywhere else. On the online auction block will be: * A three-day, expenses-paid trip for two to Kegel Training Center in Lakes Wales, Fla., including round-trip airfare, lodging and personalized instruction by some of the world s best bowling teachers. * A day of his-and-hers travel and personalized coaching with Team USA coaching stars Fred Borden and Jeri Edwards in either Daytona Beach, Fla., or Akron, Ohio. * Travel and lodging for two for a trip to Hopkinsville, Ky., where the winning bidder will enjoy a tour of Ebonite International s manufacturing facility followed by an in-depth diagnostic coaching session, four custom-drilled bowling balls and a four-ball bag. * A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bowl in the 2009 USBC Open Championships in Las Vegas with retired PBA superstar Mike Aulby as your doubles partner. * An expenses-paid trip for two to attend International Bowl Expo in Las Vegas in June 2009, courtesy of the Bowling Proprietors Association of America. * Storm Bowling Products his-and-hers equipment package includes four high-tech bowling balls, a pair of two-ball roller bags, plus shirts, shoes, and ball surface management kits for two. * A matching set of professionally-framed original penciland-ink Garfield bowling strips from creator Jim Davis, a oneof-a-kind collectible. * A 14-pound Red Pearl Hammer bowling ball presented to President George H. Bush by the Women s International Bowling Congress and used (unsuccessfully) during a 1988 presidential campaign stop in Milwaukee. A complete description of all USBC Holiday ebay Auction items will be listed on bowl.com starting Tuesday, Dec. 2, and on ebay.com under the key word usbcscholarships when the auction is underway. Winning bidders will be contacted on Monday, Dec. 15 but their identities will not be announced to the general public until after Dec. 25 to protect secrecy over the holidays. Since the annual Holiday ebay Auction was launched in 2004, more than $100,000 has been raised for the Anthony Scholarship Fund. Named in honor of the late bowling superstar who died in 2001, the fund is administered by USBC s SMART program. Each year USBC awards five $5,000 scholarships in Anthony s name to deserving student-athletes based upon academic achievement and civic involvement. Over the past five years, 25 young bowlers have received $125,000 in scholarship assistance, thanks to the Anthony Scholarship program.

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11 December 4, 2008 BOWLING NEWS Page 11 Ibarra, Low and Glover Win JST Titles at Brunswick Covina Bowl COVINA Sunday Nov. 23rd found the JST at Brunswick Covina Bowl, it was JST s first time at this bowl and the turn out was great. I would like to thank Susann and the staff for all their great help and support, it was fun. I can t forget our sponsors with out them this would be real difficult, big thank you to Roto Grip Bowling Products, Sports Innovators, Pins & Needles Emb. Handicap Division Alex Ibarra a young bowler from their youth program came to bowl that Sunday like no one had ever seen him bowl before. You talk about being in the zone well I think Alex found it and would not let it go, he entered the tournament with a 78 average but he did not average under 120 the first 5 games. He led the field into match play with 1087, Lauren Langer right after him with 1021 Alex got not only high point for series he also shot high game for additional 5 pts. Match play had no change for Alex he held on to #1, Ashley Dunn jumped into the #2 spot with Ryan Pekins taken over 3rd seed. Ryan went to work in the roll off and rolled a nice 202 to Ashley s 179, Ryan was then up to meet Alex who kept rolling and stopped Ryan with a 220 to his 181. Advance Division found Wesley Low determined to make a run for the titles this week and he did so with style. Wesley led the field with a +109 for 5 into match play, giving him the series points, he also shot the high game of 258 for the game points, runner up games came from David Phillips 247, Courtney Schultz 246, Henry Chang Wo 245, Alex fisher 241, Donald German 237. Wesley held on to the #1 spot by winning 2 of 3 matches, Shaun Morad moved up to #2 winning 3/3, Donald German dropped to #3 Jordon Davis made a valiant run by winning all 3 but just missed. In the first match Donald rolled a 238 to def Shaun s 213. It was now the champion match Donald up to meet Wesley, they fought and kept everyone on the edge of their seat to a 245 vs 245 tie. Wesley won the 9th & 10th frame roll off to win his first title in the Advance division. Open Div. found Jeremy having a field day going 305 over right behind him was Brandon Pekins +110, Deeronn Booker + 104, Charlie Hair +101, the cut was set at Mike Bronstein at +13. Jeremy walked away with high points for series and game 280, 279, 267, Mark Curtis 265, Jerome Jordan 258, Casey Lescano, Deeronn Booker, & Nick Alford all had a 257 game. Jeremy lost the line and only won 1 match but held on to the #1 spot, Deeronn Booker went 2/1 to take #2, Charlie Hair did the same to move to #3, just ahead of Brandon Pekins who also went 2/1, Joey Chuo came in 5th. In the first match Brandon lost to Charlie Hair , Charlie next was up to meet Deeronn and in a close match won with 257 to 250, Charlie was now up to meet Jeremy for the title and Jeremy found the line again rolling 268 to 224. Our next tour is at Brunswick Moreno Valley Bowl Dec. 21, until then please have a wonderful and safe Holiday. JST Open Division (L-R) 4th Place Brandon Pekins, 1st Place Jeremy Glover, 2nd Place Charlie Hair, 3rd Place Deeronn Booker. JST Advanced Division (L-R) 3rd Place Shaun Morad, 1st Place Wesley Low, 2nd Place Donald German. JST Handicap Division (L-R) 1st Place Alex Ibarra, 2nd Place Ryan Pekins, 3rd Place Ashley Dunn Open continued from page 1 We are extremely pleased to have been selected as the host city for the 2011 USBC Open Championships, said RSCVA President and Chief Executive Officer Ellen Oppenheim. We are looking forward to opening our doors and providing an unparalleled experience for championship participants. USBC remains optimistic that the Osceola County facility will open by 2012, which means the 2013 USBC Women s Championship would be the first USBC event held there. The impact of the credit crisis continues to be felt across the country, said USBC Chief Operating Officer Kevin Dornberger. We recognize our members on the East Coast would like to see the Open Championships closer to home. The project in the Orlando area may not be ready in 2011, but we are committed to seeing an arena for bowling in this ideal location. As the Open Championships continues to grow, fewer cities have large enough venues available to host the event. The Open Championships requires 100,000 square feet of convention center floor space for seven consecutive months. USBC has talked with nearly every potential host city in the eastern portion of the country, Mordini said. City leaders are increasingly cautious about booking one event for seven months straight, even one with a proven track record of success like the Open Championships. The USBC Open Championships is the largest participatory sporting event in the world with nearly 85,000 athletes competing during a 140- day stretch from late February through early July. The Open Championships creates an estimated $100-million impact for the local economy of the host city. For more information on the USBC Open Championships, visit usbcopen.com. BullDog Coffee Club Every Sunday at Westminster Lanes at 10:30 AM LADIES & ALL AVERAGES WELCOME Sign ups start at 9:30 AM Entry Fee: $21 Handicap Trophies State-of-the-art Computerized Engraving (Roland Camm-2) Personalized Heel Plates owned and operated by Tim and Diana Albin Rossmoor Located Inside AMF Bowl-O-Drome S. Western Ave, Torrance, CA % of 220 HigH Game bank at $ Game 1 = $71.00 Game 2 = $ Game 3 = $ Game 4 = $ Match Game = $256 Clean Game Bank = $ Westminster Ave., Westminster CA No 3-Peat in effect in December GOOD NEWS!! Coffee Club will guarantee $200 First Place every week in December - 3 peat will return in January Congratulations to Mike Villarreal for picking up $196 for his 299 game

12 Page 12 BOWLING NEWS December 4, 2008 Gamblers Anonymous: Robert Bloom 247, John Sarti Jr. 230, Tony Christensen 214. Scratch 5-Gamer Payouts: (November 28, 2008) 31 Linbrook Bowling Center entries. Main: 1st place Paul Danforth 1190 $400, 2nd place Willy Bordenave 1171 $250, 3rd place Ronnie Thompson 1499 E. Highland Ave $200, 4th place E.J. Rogers 1145 $150, 5th place Michael Barcenas 1136 $85.Sidepots, $31 each game: Game San Bernardino, CA S. Brookhurst Anaheim (714) Roger Vasquez 242, game 2 Michael Barcenas 267, game 3 Mark O Donnell 269, game 4 Willy Bordenave 267, game 5 Paul Danforth 279. Senior No-Tap: (November 25, 2008) 49 $10=$ $5.25=$ prize $4.75=$ $1=$47. Place Money 1st Janine Ditch 816 $42, 2nd Cliff LaPointe 815 $34, 3rd Dean Martin 811 $27, 4th Barney Carroll 800 $19, 5th Tom Stearn 798 $14, 6th Tak Mukai 787 $11. Sidepots 1st game hdcp.: 1st Bob Zentner 307 $11, 2nd Henry Urada 302 $8, 3rd Dean Martin 301 $ nd game scr.: 1st-2nd (tie) Tom Stearn and Rich Heid 300 and $13 each, 3rd Gino Vassallo 280 $ rd game hdcp.: 1st-2nd (tie) Janine Ditch and Dick McKenzie 300 and $9.50 each, 3rd Helen Petrowski 290 $ Carryover Amount: $56. Added $47. New Total: $ Winner: Dean Martin $ ANAHEIM The month of December has holidays to celebrate and with it comes guests of family and friends. You re probably looking for ways to entertain them so take a look at our ad on this page. We have bowling specials, tournaments and even a Breakfast and Bowl. You can all have fun and not have to cook or clean-up. We re a Party 24 Seven so give us a call. The scores are in for our Linbrook bowlers, dated November 25-December 1. Swinging Trios: John Hillion 227, Tom Hough 222, Robert Skank 200. Lunch Bunch: Gino Vassallo , Mike Blankenship 214, Chaun Shepherd 222. Monday Cypress College: Kevin Hopkinson /613, Bryan Osborne /600, Amy Nguyen 200. Anaheim Secondary Teachers: Scott Percified /720, Bill Swanson 237/610, George Moreno 245/605, Rick Weiland 244, Larry Haskin 222, Linda Kauffman 222. Ten Pins: Josh Boisoneau /672, E.J. Rogers /650, Tony Toliver 258/621, Don Moore /617, Ray Jew /604, John Raburn /604, Miriam Staley 201. No KnottCents: Tim Butler /638, Jose Gutierrez /607, Dan Perreira 228, Chris Vandyke 214, Michael Byrd Korean Bowling League: Chul Kim /619, Kwang Yeol Lee 212, Gye Keon Wi 211. R.C.R.C.: Lou Cruz / s Company: MaryLou Platte 245/611, Karen Bagnall /606, Maxine Holzinger 213, Melinda Manahan 210, Melissa Adams 205. Executive Doubles: Stan Evans /740, Richard Clendineng /646, Don Gut-omen 247, Tony Banks 238, Randy Shepherd 223, Lisa Somma Jacks and Jills: Fred Ringor /659, Tony Wallick 247/643, Ed Ebuenga 246/638, Ken Reser /632, Robert Bloom 214, Heather Skovgard /637, Traci Sodal 203. Just Desserts: James Blythe /750, Izzy Garcia /680, Wesley Shoemaker /665, Teddy Junanto /635, Randy Seifman /618, Renna Day 224, Sarah Greenwood 211, Melissa Sajid 202. Bowl Sa Mo: Glen Kim , Hyun Park 212, Jimmy Kim 205, Dong Hyun Min 205, Dong Hoon Choi 205. Go For Nine: Orlando Vanegas /746, Rich Heid /706, Clay Howard /678, Rey Ortiz /671, Wayne Fulton /669, Margot Church /662, Didi Vanegas 245/631, Fran Stern /603, Diane Johnson 244/600, Carol Hopper 207, Minnie Ortiz 230. Party Timers: Ed Ebuenga /689, Michael Scott /678, Danny Janssens /670, Alex Young /660, Evan Mostowa /654, Denise Bayne , Cathy Fulton 203, Pat Spink 209. Grey Panthers: Jerry Dymora /606, Lorraine Sargent 200. Junior Adult Scratch Doubles: (Adults) Andrew Newburn /660, Brandon Curtis 213, Ken Gwyn 212, Richard Clendineng (Juniors) Aaron Wilson /614, Ian White 237, Jeff Hunt 231, Matt Clark 222, Jesse Gwyn 214. T.G.I.F.: Mike Wagner /708, Casey Jones /686, Bo Bowen /600. Saturday Vegas Special: Tim Moore /652, Brian McGee /641, Joe Molina /633, Mark O Donnell /611, Tom Shores 205/601, Phyllis Totten Vegas: Norm Walker 279/660, Rick Pawling 245/627, Mike Peterson /625, Neil Butschke /618, Jimmy Herrera 224, Cheri Butschke 200. Family and Friends: Chris Meno /649, Dave Kelly /635, Ron Aguon /629, Pete Quinata /622, Bill Swanson 220/613, Maria Kelly 210, Kelly Livoni Double Daters: Kevin Smith /682, Dan Leedy /678, Mike Blodgett /663, Pete Lopez /652, Mark Garrard /646, Cathy Lopez 227 Joann Lee 200. LINBROOK BOWLING CENTER 201 S. BROOKHURST ANAHEIM (714) Excluding Holidays WE NEVER CLOSE OPEN 24 HOURS Monday & Friday 9am - 5pm } Monday & Tuesday 8pm - 1am $2.25 per game Ozzie s Senior Scotch Doubles Saturday December 20th Check in at 11:30AM - Bowl at 12:30PM Limited to the first 50 paid couples Weekly Events.. TEDDY S COLOR OF MONEY BREAKFAST BOWL SENIOR NO-TAP The December 11th issue of The Bowling News will be our Christmas issue. If you have someone special you would like to send greetings 3 column x 3 inches Ad is only $40 Call Us Tuesday December or us at news@californiabowlingnews.com SANTA CLARITA THANKSGIVING TEAM NO-TAP TOURNAMENT (At Santa Clarita Lanes) November 28, 2008 FINAL RESULTS 1. Craig Rubin, Lyndsee Higgins, Carl Bielanski, Mark Bielanski, Danny Markovich 4448 $ Dave Gonzales, Lindsay Cooper, Stephen Evison, Emma Sargent, Brent Parino Tony Markovich, Charlene Markovich, Danny Imperial, Sylvia Imperial, Brian Baltau Angie Becker, Russell Booth, Bob Drake, Tom Everitt, Chris Keating Beth Heiserman, Cindy Miyamoto, Mike Miyamoto, Brad Tyre, Howard Schartoff Norm Forshee, Tersea Forshec, Lorrie Matwiczak, Bob Matwiczak, JC Fox SHOT OF GOLD $ Daniel Winkler 2. Mike Sheldon MENS HANDICAP SIDEPOTS Game 1: Danny Markovich 345 $ Game 2: Danny Markovich Game 3: Jeff Prager MENS SCRATCH Game 1: Jon Brandon/Chris Williams/Danny Markovich 300 $98.00 Game 2: Danny Markovich/Phil Kilichowski Game 3: Bob Englehart/Lloyd Meyers/Paul Smith LOTTERY Game 1: Nancy Suffolk 113 $ Game 2: Krista Dall Game 3: Don Naito WOMENS HANDICAP SIDEPOTS Game 1: Gale Gordon 331 $68.00 Game 2: Lisa Herbert Game 3: Lisa Herbert WOMENS SCRATCH Game 1: Gale Gordon 277 $30.00 Game 2: Angie Becker Game 3: Angie Becker Special Saturdays Check-in 8:30pm Bowl at 9:00pm $15 Per Person Sundays at 7:30-11 AM 3 Games & Breakfast $10 Per Person Tuesday & Fridays at 1 PM Entry Fee: $10 WE RE A PARTY 24 SEVEN SAN BERNARDINO The weather has been perfect after the recent rains. It s a great feeling to see clear blue skies that make you want to take a deep breathe as the air is clean and fresh. Drive by a Christmas tree lot and smell the pine; it s wonderful! The high scores from Del Rosa Lanes have been reported so these are the bowlers who made the list this week. Capri: Alice Winchester 215, Toni Futch 212/573. SBTA: Matthew Tanner 203/593, Jan Ebey 181. Dirty County: Rob Miner /698, Robert Cravens /691, Bobby Campagnale /676, Vince Vasquez /640, John Hutchings /637, Randy Hoffman /610, Ron Smith 233, Susan Markovic 212, Viola Angebrandt 207. Elks Invitational: James Harris II 214/605, Martin Romeo , David Marion 212, Lorie Click 188, Marty Perry 181. Wed. Vegas: Eric Ybarra /679, Del Karper /667, Leighton Beach /666, Steve Pellegrine /651, Greg Wood /640, Mike Berry /631, Andy Peers 247, Bridgett Young /628, Rolann Karper /614, Likapeka Enriquez 215, Denise Carter Scatch Classic: Ziggy Czaja /1018, Bobby Campagnale /980, Nathan Urrutia /964, Rick Maiale Jr /956, Dennis Horan /943, Bob Salerno /942, Marv Sargent /936, Paula Vidad /933, Red Dixon /926, Joel Palumbo /918, Joe Dube /922. Good Times: Tom Smith /718, Adam Sokoloski /715, Del Karper /706, Leighton Beach /700, Bill Elliott /652, Bobby Campagnale /629, Spider Calloway /626, John Roberson 234/620, John Hutchings /614, Drew Hunley /610, Debra Neff /647, Bridgett Young 242/602, Lydia Calloway 224, Susan Ferrante 206, Likapeka Enriquez 205, Rolann Karper Immanuel Baptist: Tim Eshelman 177, George Miller 177, Patricia Russell 176. Slot Busters: Bob Rotham /619, Garrett Campbell 215, Ann Rottman 177. Weekend Rollers: Michael Berry /726, Maurice Chavez /678, Roger De Los Reyes /636, Jerome Forch /637, Nacho Hernandez /631, Rusty Weigel 237/619, Phil Ramey 234, Jackie Farris /678, Dottie Taylor /601, Bobbie Nakunz 214, Betty Allgower 204. PBA Experience Sidepots: Game 1: Nathan Urrutia 279, game 2: Bobby Campagnale 215, game 3: Dustin Biben 226, game 4: Mike Fell 218. That was a great week of scores with more to come next week. See ya. Del Rosa Srs. SAN BERNARDINO Looking for the Del Rosa Lanes senior column? Well, here they are... Young At Heart: Gary Ochs 200, Maria Shields 192. Park & Rec.: Bob Corrigan /676, Cari Burris 186. Golden Goodies: Bob Corrigan /623, Frank Deluca 200, Bessie Ballman 175, Dee Walter 174. Mon. Senior No-Tap: 1. Jolynn Greaves 841, 2. Bob Corrigan 793, 3. Mike Lambert 756, 4. Jay Hudkins 736, Booby - Maria Hudkins 603. See you on the lanes. Del Rosa Jrs. SAN BERNARDINO Hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. Now it s time to check the junior scores from Del Rosa Lanes. Bantam Buddies: Jonathan Garcia 131/327, Taylor Rash 127/353. Pincrackers: Demi Demaio 190/422, Joshua Hundza 133/348. Strike Force: Matthew Stebbins 228/566, Shelby Scheffler 190/534. Enjoy your week. The nation s leading bowling newspaper, published Thursdays 52 weeks per year. EDITORIAL OFFICE E. Imperial Hwy. Norwalk, CA th Year In Publication VOLUME 69, NO.49 bowling news MAILING ADDRESS P.O. 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