Bowling News. Sean Rash Wins PBA Player of the Year Award Belmonte 2nd Fagan 3rd in closest voting contest in years

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1 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 Thursday May 31st, 2012 California Bowling News P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA Online: news@californiabowlingnews.com Office: (562) Fax: (562) Sean Rash Wins PBA Player of the Year Award Belmonte 2nd Fagan 3rd in closest voting contest in years CHICAGO Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., was named as Professional Bowlers Association Chris Schenkel Player of the Year Monday, concluding one of the most competitive Player of the Year contests in years. Rash, who made a record five-consecutive television finals during the 2011 PBA World Series of Bowling and concluded his season with a victory in the PBA Tournament of Champions, was elected over a field of 11 eligible candidates in balloting conducted among his fellow PBA Tour competitors and veteran members of the bowling news media. In the end, Rash received percent of the Player of the Year votes, Australia s Jason Belmonte percent and Mike Fagan of Dallas percent in the closest voting contest in years. Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., received percent and Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., percent to round out the top five vote-getters. The announcement was made live on PBA s Xtra Frame online bowling channel as a special kickoff to the made-for-television PBA Summer Shootout special event at 10pin bowling lounge in Chicago. During the PBA Tour season, Rash, a 29-yearold right-hander, won the season-ending PBA Tournament of Champions for his only title, but had six championship round finishes, including third place in the PBA World Championship. Qualifying for a record five consecutive TV finals during the World Series of Bowling helped the Alaska native dominate PBA Tour stats where he finish first in average, points and earnings. We all had great seasons, but I think winning the TOC put a stamp on it, Rash said. I m a stats guy. When I voted in the past, I voted by the numbers. They don t lie. If one of those guys had won the TOC, he would have got my vote. I felt a big sign of relief, he said of the moment PBA Bowling News Honor Roll Name Score Date Center sharon weger canoga park bowl david foster fountain bowl lance hodgin Empire bowl william doc Taylor victor bowl steve lea deer creek lanes joshua tajiri keystone lanes mike chapman premier lanes ernie fenton Trevi lanes mike mellick la habra 300 bowl micah papalia chaparral lanes emerson wafer CAL bowl cookie armenta del rio lanes Ubuild Lenon jewel city bowl fred smith linbrook bowl ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: bowl an honor score THIS WEEK & by Tuesday Noon YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & you will be on the front page to: news@californiabowlingnews.com men: & 7-10 s Women: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10 s 6 Gamer - $ st Place check-in SUNDAY, June 3rd at 5PM 4:30 Entry Fee: $50 Optional - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 Call Jon at (949) for more info. Commissioner Tom Clark announced his win. It meant a lot to have the waiting finally over. Jason and Mike and I have bowled in 15 different countries during the past year. We travel around the world to stay sharp, Rash added. You take a lot of satisfaction after all of the travel, the practice, the sacrifices you make. We ve made each other better. Belmonte, a 28-year-old two-handed player, won three titles, had championship round finishes, finished third in avercontinued on page 9 RANCHO CUCAMON- GA ABT SoCal paid out over $16,400 in the big Memorial Day tournaments with over 300 entries with Luis Boone taking home the lion s share of over $4000 and Tom Barcello from Chula Vista taking home over $1000. Luis Boone is a life time ABT member and is retired from the United States Marine Corps. Luis is marred to Veronica and they have one son, Joshua. Luis is a multi-time champion and is currently bowling in the Pick-A-Ball League at Canoga Park Bowl. Oil Pattern Used Beaten Path PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash Luis Boone & Tom Barcello Win Memorial Day Weekend Tournaments Luis sports a high game of 256 and high series of 662. Luis was using Storm equipment drilled by Rusty Bryant at Pro Zone inside Mission Hills Lanes for the win this weekend. Luis wanted to thank Veronica and Joshua for their love and support. He also wanted to thank Rusty and Carl for taking care of this equipment. He also wanted to thank all his bowling buddies for their support and encouragement. Luis plans on using his winnings to pay bills and for more bowling more SoCal events Tom Barcello is 66 years young and is SoCal ABT back row: ABT Director, Victor Mirassou; Champion Luis Boone; Runner-up, George Marquez; ABT Director, Dale Jones. Front: 3rd place Greg Neuer and 4th Mike Tangonan. retired. This is Tom s first ABT championship. Tom has been bowling over 40 years and is a 20-year ABT member. Tom wanted to say a special thank you to his wife, Teresa, and his son, Tim, who is also an ABT Champion. Tom is currently bowling at Premiere Bowling Center in the Elks and Friends League. Tom s high game is 299 and he did not list a high series. Tom was using a Motiv Raptor drilled by Bill McCallister for the win this weekend. Tom wanted to give a special thanks to God for his bowling ability and ABT SoCal for running tournaments in San Diego. Tom wanted to dedicate his win to his wife Teresa. SoCal tournament this weekend is at Covina Bowl on Saturday, June 2. Squad times are 12, 1:30 and 3PM. The address for Covina Lanes is 1060 W. San Bernardino Road, Covina. The phone number is ABT Orange County is at AMF Cerritos Lanes also on Saturday with squads at 12, 1:30 and 3PM. The address for Cerritos Lanes is Carmenita Road in the city of Cerritos. The phone number is ERNIE FENTON Achieves Perfection After 60 Years by Frank Weiler LAKE ELSINORE Ernie Fenton bowled his first 300 game last week, in the Senior 560 Scratch League, but missed a 700. No matter, he already has scored a 724. His previous high game was a 278. I was there to see Ernie reach perfection and am happy to see another good guy have his dream come true. I didn t notice any hesitation in Ernie s step or swing, during his momentous tenth frame, but he told me afterward that he was very nervous. Who hasn t been nervous in the tenth frame of their first perfecto?ernie is retired and never had time to bowl while he was still working. Hence, he has only been bowling the last fifteen years. During Ernie s latter days he has gone from a 150 bowler to a high book of 199 this past spring. Who knows what great things lie ahead for Ernie? Ernie would like to thank FRANK MAZIEKES of Strike Zone Pro Shop for doing a great job drilling his bowling balls, especially the Columbia Full Swing he used to reach perfection. He is grateful to BOB URBAN for being a great friend, and is especially grateful to his wife HELEN for supporting his tenpin journey. I would like to extend my thanks to the BOWLING NEWS for recognizing the accomplishments of Citrus Belt bowlers. What s Happin This Weekend? Not Much :) EVENT OR CLUB DAY DATE BOWLING CENTER ABT Orange County Saturday June 2 Cerritos Lanes ABT SoCal Citrus Saturday June 2 Covina Bowl ABTA Saturday June 2 Westminster Lanes JAT Invitational Sunday June 3 Yorba Linda Bowl 6 Gamer Sunday June 3 Forest Lanes

2 Page 2 BOWLING NEWS MISSION HILLS BOWL 2012 SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE SEPULVEDA BLVD., MISSION HILLS, CA (818) DAY/TIME LEAGUE LEAGUE TEAM MEETING START MONDAYS 6:00 PM MIXED CLASSIC MX SCR 5 s** 935 6/04 5:30 PM JUNE 04 6:00 PM GUYS & DOLLS MX HDCP 5 s 840 5/14 5:30 PM JUNE 04 TUESDAYS 9:15 AM EARLY BIRDS LADIES 4 s 625 5/29 9:00 AM MAY 29 9:15 AM TUES. SCRATCH TRIOS MIX SCR 3 s* 520 5/22 9:00 AM MAY 22 12:30 PM GOLDEN 4 SOMES SENIORS 4 s 650 5/22 12 Noon MAY 22 6:00 PM PRIME TIME MIX HCP 4 s* OPEN 5/22 5:45 PM MAY 22 6:30 PM ADULT/JUNIOR AD/JR HCP 2 s* OPEN 5/14 6:00 PM MAY 14 8:00 PM NEWCOMERS ANY HDCP 2 s* OPEN 6/05 7:45 PM JUNE 05 8:00 PM PADRES ANY HDCP 3 s* 570 5/22 7:30 PM MAY 22 WEDNESDAYS 9:30 AM COFFEE BREAKERS LADIES 3 s 495 5/23 9:00 AM MAY 23 12:30PM SENIOR REBELS SENIORS 3 s OPEN 5/23 12 Noon MAY 23 6:00 PM PINBUSTERS mx HDCP 5 s 875 5/23 5:30 PM MAY 23 9:00 PM N.B.A.C. mx HDCP 3 s* 585 5/23 8:30 PM MAY 23 THURSDAYS 9:30 AM THURSDAY SCRATCH MX SCR 3 s* 525 5/31 9:00 AM MAY 31 6:00 PM LADS & LASSIES MX HDCP 5 s 865 5/31 5:30 PM MAY 31 6:30 PM NO-TAP LEAGUE MX HDCP 2 s* OPEN 5/31 6:00 PM MAY 31 9:00 PM MISSION MAJORS MX SCR 4 s* 845 5/31 8:30 PM MAY 31 FRIDAYS 9:30 AM FRIDAY FOXES LADIES 3 s 470 6/01 9:00 AM JUNE 01 12:30 PM FRIDAY SENIORS SR HDCP 4 s 650 5/25 12 Noon MAY 25 6:00 PM T.G.I.F. - LAUGHLIN MX HDCP 5 s* OPEN 6/01 5:30 PM JUNE 01 9:00 PM S.F.V. NISEI mx HDCP TBA TBA 5/18 8:30PM MAY 18 SATURDAYS JUNIOR BOWLING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN OF ANY AGE ONGOING SUNDAYS 6:00 PM WEEKENDERS MX HDCP 4 s 690 6/03 5:30 PM JUNE 03 (Adult/Junior must have 1 child and 1 adult) (*Any combo of bowlers is allowed - all men, all ladies or mixed) (**Scratch.League-Each team must have at least 1 lady) VALENCIA LANES 2012 SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE LYONS AVE., NEWHALL, CA (661) ============================================================================================= DAY - TIME LEAGUE NAME TYPE # TEAM MEETING START MAX DATE/TIME DATE ============================================================================================= MONDAY 12:30 PM SUPER SENIORS HDCP ANY 4 OPEN 6/04 12:00 PM 6/04 6:00 PM LETS BOWL HDCP MIXED /04 5:30 PM 6/04 ================================================================= TUESDAY 6:00 PM FUNTASTICS HDCP MIXED /29 5:30 PM 5/29 7:00 PM JUST FOR THE PARTY HDCP MIXED 4 OPEN 5/29 6:30 PM 5/29 ================================================================= WEDNESDAY 9:30 AM VALLEY GIRLS HDCP LADIES 3 OPEN 5/30 9:00 AM 5/30 6:00 PM VEGAS ACES HDCP MIXED /30 5:30 PM 5/30 ================================================================= THURSDAY 9:30 AM 540 SCRATCH SCRATCH /31 9:00 AM 5/31 6:00 PM V.L. & FRIENDS HDCP MIXED /31 5:30 PM 5/31 6:30 PM PRACTICE LEAGUE HDCP ANY 3 OPEN 5/31 6:00 PM 5/31 ================================================================= FRIDAY 12:00 PM DOUBLES NO-TAP ANY COMBO 2 OPEN 6/01 10:30AM 6/01 FRIDAY 7:00 PM NIGHT PARTY HDCP MIXED 4 OPEN 6/01 6:30 PM 6/01 ================================================================= SUNDAY 1:00 PM ADULT/JR ANY COMBO 2 OPEN 6/03 12:30 PM 6/03 6:00 PM SUNDAY GAMBLERS ANY COMBO 4 OPEN 6/03 5:30 PM 6/03 =============================================================== NATIONAL DEAF BOWLING NEWS by Connie Marchione 75 ATTEND MICHIGAN DEAF BOWLING LEAGUE 75TH ANNIVERSARY BANGUET DETROIT With profound thanks to James Lombardi who reported this and sent me a program book of this 75th anniversary banquet held last May 4th. Michigan Deaf Bowling League s 75th Anniversary Banquet drew 75 people and many of the older living bowlers regretted not being able to attend. The chairperson Vicki Clark introduced some older bowlers (Lombardi as one of them) in attendance and the League President Deborah Petersmatck presented clock plague awards to Lombardi and some of the long time bowlers. Tributes were paid the late long time officers of the league Harry Petrowske, Jr. and Roger Adams. Then dinner was served. In the historical part of the program book it said the league was founded by a group of deaf men in as Detroit Deaf Bowling League. The league had moved around a lot but has been at Universal Lanes in Warren, MI the longest. Over the years the name has changed to Tri-County Silent Bowling League for few years, then to Motor City Deaf Bowling League. Since 1975 it has been known as Michigan Deaf Bowling League. At that time there were separate leagues for both men and women until when Mary Beth Tromley became the first lady to join the men s league. Then in 1999 the league became an official mixed league as it continues today. Over the years, many different officers had served the league. It is recognized that Harry Petrowske, Jr. and Roger Adams had served the longest. Currently Michigan Deaf Bowling League is open to all deaf men and women at Universal Lanes. We also welcome CODA (Children Of Deaf Adults), ASL (American Sign Language) students and interpreters to bowl with us. The league bowls on Tuesdays mext Fall at 6:30 PM. It ends with: Finally we are hoping this league will continue to grow stronger for another 75 years! PETE KACZMARCZYK ROLLS 300 TO HELP TEAM WIN THIRD PART OF ALL-STARS CLASSIC DETROIT Lombardi also included a clipping of May 2nd Detroit s bowling publication BOWLER s Digest which mentioned deaf Pete Kaczmarczyk, a former PBA touring pro, rolling a 300. In BOWLER s Digest Tom Strobl wrote about the powerful leading Romulus Auto Supply five some which had rolled back to back 3600 series in the strong Ebonite Thunderbowl All-Star Classic League. On the league s third round final position night, Romulus was matched against 2nd place Kaczmarczyk s Northridge Insurance, which turned out to be an exciting battle. Romulus came out of the gate with a 1252 against Northridge s 1156 in first game for a 96 pins lead. In the 2nd game Kaczmarczyk fired a 300 help Northridge to a 1271 while Romulus slumped to 1121 giving Northridge a lead of 54 pins. In third game Northridge kept on swinging to thoroughly whip the bedraggled Romulus as they tied with 1141 games. Northridge won the 3rd part of the season while Romulus fell into tie for 2nd with two other teams. Strobl wrote, on that final night the league averaged 223 to bring the league average 211 for the season with the top average of 228 by two bowlers. Kaczmarczyk s 300 is one of the league s s for the season along with three 800 series. Congrats to Pete Kaczmarczyk on his 300 and it came at a great time.. View Past and Current Issues On-Line at: Palos Verdes Start Date: Wednesday June 6 th 8pm start time This League will be structured with both team points and singles points!!! Singles points - Bowl to win against people in your own average range (Singles is most important) For bowlers averaging 170 and above. Bowling fees: $28 First week before starting all averages will be listed and teams drafted for overall fairness. First place Team $600!!! First place Singles each division $300!!! Based on 12 trios - 15 weeks Please contact and sign-up with Danny Ontiveros at Palos Verdes Bowl if you are interested!!! Need to know as soon as possible or June 5th (Other league reps. Andre Eubanks and Kevin Gallagher) Fun and Fast Format - Trios Scratch competition and draft structured teams for fairness Side Pots and Brackets available Palos Verdes Bowl Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance Ca

3 BOWLING NEWS Page 3 Ezekiel Johnson displays honor ring for his 300 bowled on 3/2/12 at Keystone Lanes Friday Laughlin League USBC Rep Larry Worrall & Sec. Anne Trigwell presenting Cassandra Leuthold Wins Womens Bowling Alliance St. Louis Open ST.LOUIS Cassandra Leuthold of Rapid City, SD defeated Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, OH in a 2-game match =521 to =424 after 24 games of qualifying and match play, but she first defeated Stefanie Nation, Grand Prairie, TX =467 to =443. The Modern Edge Personal Trainer averaged 229 in qualifying, 218 during match play, and 247 for two stepladder matches. The second Women s Bowling Alliance National title holder takes home $4,000 and a beautiful trophy for her efforts. Stefanie Nation led all qualifiers by averaging 236 for 6 games (+219), but it took her 3 squads of separate qualifying to get it right. Low to qualify was Tina Balser averaging 209 (+55). Two 300 games were rolled by Clara Guerrero and Christa Jordan. Highlights include 16 year old phenom Makayla Douglas, Sandy, OR making her second WBA event, senior bowler Linda Kelly of Kettering, OH making match play finals along with her daughter Megan, and 11 finalists were former collegiate bowlers. Cassandra is no stranger to bowling, but because there are only 2 Major tournaments for women to bowl, many of the outstanding college standouts have yet to be seen. Bowling since the age of 4, Cassandra was a member of the 2009 University of Nebraska NCAA National Champion Team, bowled five years for the school, and graduated in Pictured L to R - Paula Vidad (WBA), Mike Flanagan (Insidebowling.com), Stefanie Nation (3rd), Cassandra Leuthold (Champion), Shannon Pluhowsky (2nd), Doug Lakey (Insidebowling.com), Ben Toebben (Proprietor - Plaza Lanes) 2010 where she was named 2010 collegiate Bowler of the Year. She was also a member of Junior Team USA 2007 and She threw a Storm Deviant, Nano and Vivid throughout the two days on the 39 ft., 29 mil challenging lane conditions. Cassandra would like to thank her entire family, Coach Ray Encarlo Richey, Coach Bill Straub, Del Ballard, Parker Bohn and too many others to name for their support. She would also like to thank Insidebowling.com, the WBA, Columbia, Krye Distributing and Plaza Lanes for hosting the tournament. She is quoted as saying, I m stunned at the win and everything is moving in slow motion. When asked what this means for her confidence going into the U.S. Open in Reno next month she says, I m going to take it day by day. The WBA was formed in 2010 to create tournaments throughout the U.S. for scratch women bowlers since the pro tour folded 9 years ago. The tournaments are funded by monthly personal donations starting at $5/mo at www. WBAbowling.com. Next tournament is the WBA Queens, Senior Queens, and Princess at Sunset Station, Henderson, NV, Aug Last Weeks Solution $10,000-1ST & $5,000-2ND GUARANTEED REGARDLESS OF ENTRIES FRIDAY, JUNE 29 TUESDAY, JULY 3 13 QUALIFYING SQUADS 1 IN 8 MAKE FINALS 1 IN 4 CASH SEPARATE SCRATCH AND HANDICAP DIVISIONS LOW ENTRY FEES $150 FIRST ENTRY/ $65 RE-ENTRIES (PREPAID) $175 FIRST ENTRY/ $75 RE-ENTRIES (AFTER 6/12) STAY AT TEXAS STATION FOR 3 NIGHTS GET A FREE BRUNSWICK BALL MINIELIMINATOR.COM OR CALL MINI(6464) 2012 Station Casinos, Inc. All rights reserved. STCI Fms Senior Mini CA Bowling News

4 Page 4 BOWLING NEWS - Now available BOWL THE ESSENTIALS OF BOWLING Approaching the Perfect Game (Second Edition) by Steven Felege Available in soft cover only $15/copy or $17/signed copy. $2 will be donated to support junior bowling. or $20/signed, numbered copy (limited edition of 1,000). $5 will be donated to a breast cancer charity to be chosen by Hall of Famer Carol Mancini. - Prices include shipping and handling. - Makes a great gift for ANY occasion! - To order, send check or money order to: king Pin Publishing, P.O. Box 22, Fairview, PA Quick... Send my book to: Name Address City State Zip Number of books? $15 $17 $20 Amount enclosed $ ABTA at Westminster Lanes Saturday & Deer Creek Next Weekend Start of the Handicap Bonus Events WESTMINSTER The ABTA Is hosted by Popular Westminster Lanes this Saturday with Special Qualifying Squads at 12:00-1:00-2: & 6:00 PM with a Beat the Board Finals at 8:00 PM. This is a Beat the Board due to a commitment by Westminster. There are many optionals and fun in the ABTA such as Guaranteed Side Pots, Match Game, Match Series and Bracket Action. Side Pots are only $2.33. $200 per game on the final Squad and we usually pay 3 places. First Place is as always guaranteed at $1,000 min and up to $2,900 1st with Bonuses top 16 always guaranteed $100 min. In the ABTA men and Women have separate qualifying boards with 1 in 5 making the Finals Roll-off. The top 16 are still guaranteed $100 Min with 3 ladies guaranteed New members join for only $10 and Seniors Men 55+ and ladies 49 + join free. We also guarantee a min of three Super Seniors Men 63+ and Ladies 55+. The ABTA will be hosted by popular Deer Creek Lanes June 9-10 (Two Day Event). Per the Pacquio fight a Bonus Handicap event. Qualifying Squads Saturday 12:30-2:00-& 3:30 PM taking 1 in 5 to the Finals. Sunday there is One Big Squad at 10:15 AM, also 1 in 5 to the semis on this squad with the and Semi Finals to follow at Noon. Top 16 Single Elim finals to follow. Qualify on Saturday and win and You will get a $100 Bonus. Bring in a new Member at Deer Creek get a $15 Bonus. This fine Center is located at 7930 Haven in Rancho Cucamonga between the 10 and 210 freeways, Haven off ramp near Foothill Blvd. Please see our ad on page 5 for info or on the web or call This weekend, June June 16 & June 23 if you bowl all four, get (2) Bonus Pins, 3 of the 4 get ONE Pin, June 16 is West Covina Lanes & June 23 is Covina Bowl. The Perfect Game by Steve Felege Carol: Welcome back, Steve. If I recall correctly, two weeks ago we were about to deal with a violent criminal s question about making a particular spare which he finds to be...annoying. You seemed to be pretty shook up after we read Sing-Sing Cecil s question. Steve: That was more than a question, Carol! That was a threat! Carol: So, do you want to call it quits? Steve: Of course not! I m not afraid of an ex-con. He s loves his mom and he s paid his debt to society. He s probably one of the nicest... Carol:...he s 6 4, 280 lbs, covered in tattoos, loves reptiles and bats, and if you don t give him some good advice for making the seven pin spare, he s going to hunt you down, rip your arms off and beat you with them - his words, not mine. Steve: How could you possibly know all that? Carol: I had Dean Google him...want to see his picture? Steve: You got his picture? Carol: Well, mug-shot. Here, take a look. Steve: Man! That s one mean looking son-of-a-... we need to renegotiate my contract!!! Carol: Nothing would make me happier, Steve. But first we need to finish this week s column so Dean can get it into the paper. Agreed? Steve: Agreed! Carol: So, last week we were discussing Cecil s inability to make the seven pin spare. You claimed to have a number of different solutions. Steve: That s correct, so let s get to it. First, I have to assume that, like many lefties, his shots hook a lot. Excessive hook does make it hard to convert corner-pin spares. This is true whether you are right, or lefthanded. It s important for Cecil to understand that his problem is not physical, it s mental. Oh, that didn t come out right! let s just say that he lacks confidence. Making a corner pin spare requires aiming his shot toward the channel. Subconsciously that s a big no-no. The natural tendency is to pull the ball away from any danger zone. Now, while the problem is mental, the solution is physical. He needs to change the ball s path so that he can deliver it more directly to its destination. Here are some tips to accomplish that: - Begin with your stance as far to the right as possible and use a deep inside line. If there s extra oil in the center of the lane, it will reduce the ball s hook. - Keep your wrist positioned so that the thumb is at 12 o clock during the release. This rolls the ball straight off your hand and keeps it on a tighter line as it travels down the lane. - Loft the ball farther out onto the lane. This shortens the distance that the ball is in contact with the lane. A shorter lane means less time for the ball to hook. - Use one finger instead of two when you grip the ball. This will reduce the lift you give to the ball when you release it. Less lift means less roll. Less roll means less hook. Personally, I hate this tip but former pro bowler Gary Dickenson employed it successfully. - My personal favorite is to use a house ball. Find an old rubber or plastic ball on the racks; all bowling centers have them. Find one with extra large thumb and finger holes. A conventional grip is best. These clinkers just don t hook! With such a ball, you may find that there s no need to modify your technique at all. That s ideal! If you can t find one that suits you, pick one up at a garage sale and have it re-drilled by your favorite pro shop. - Ball manufacturers are very creative these days. I m sure it s just a matter of time until they develop a ball made strictly for corner pin shots. It will be very hard with a slick surface that will make it slide like a hockey puck. Cecil, my advice is that when such a ball becomes available, be the first in line to get one. There you have it, Cecil. Any one of these tips should solve your problem. If not, combine two or more until you achieve success. If you still can t make a seven pin, you know where to find me. I ll be right here in northern Minnesota waiting for you. Carol: Northern Minn... Dean: Hey! Carol! There s some guy here named Cecil! Says he s looking for Steve...is he still here? Carol: He was here just a second ago... Lillian, have you seen Steve? Lillian: He just ran out the back door! He s fast for such an old guy! Carol: Whew, that was close. Nice job Dean for photo-shopping up Cecil. The spiky purple hair was a nice touch. Dean: Thanks. I feel sorry for Steve, though. You re never going to renegotiate, are you. Carol: Why, Dean! Whatever do you mean? Dean: You re evil. Carol: I prefer to say, creative and frugal. Here s your Snickers TM, let s put this edition to bed! Comments or questions? them to us at: news@californiabowlingnews.com.

5 BOWLING NEWS Page 5 American Bowlers Tournament Association P.O. Box 3721, Santa Fe Springs, CA Cell: Catamisan Wins Memorial ABTA at West Covina Lanes Seven Hit Match Game of $2,960 John Samson Bags a $2,018 Match series ABTA Returns to Westminster Lanes Saturday is $1,700 at Westminster Match Game est $1,100 Match Series $350 WEST COVINA We returned to West Covina Lanes this past weekend for our four day Memorial Tournament with a nice turnout of 514 entries. Again, we thank all the members of the ABTA for their support each week. We had a tough shot for the tournament each qualifying daily. Our cut score on Thursday was +75 for the men and +78 for the women. On Friday we had cut scores of +54 for the men and +43 for the women. Saturday was +74 for the men and +59 for the women. On Sunday it was +67 for the men and +43 for the women. Re-Entry squad on Sunday it was +49 for the men and +20 for the women. The Super Seniors added to the board (3 men and 2 women) were Mark Anthony, Javier Avila and Bob Ricketts, Women Janice Meloon and Bobbie McCollum. Super Seniors are men 63 and over, and for the women you just need to be a young 55. That would give us 100 bowlers making it to the semi-finals for the chance at the Big Bucks! The top Qualifiers for this event for the Men was Michael Kong +145 and for the women it was Sarah Magno Each will get paid entry into a future regular ABTA event. Each week the top seed draws the Match Series, and this time it was worth $2,018. Kong drew a 624. We had one bowler who matched the score and it is affable John Samson who was quite happy to say the least. He is very deserving! This week we will estimate the Match Series at $350. For the Roll off, Eugene Big Cat Haynes was the last one to go for the $1,600 pot, but missed on his second shot and received $100 for consolation. The 3/6/9 will be $1,700 at Westminster. In our optional doubles, finishing in first were The Kongs Samson and Michael with a 1417 for $180. Finishing second was Michael Kong and Vic Fabian 1414 for $160. There was a total of $2,050 paid out in doubles and 30 paid spots with low to cash of We will now see 99 bowlers advance to the Semifinals to Cash checks. In the Semis we saw Steve Brode lead the field with a +157 to sit out and bowl for the title and the runner-up was Joevin Bolanos with a +154 to sit out the first round. It took a +60 for the men and +36 for the women to make our top 32. Our top seed Brode had the honor of drawing the Match Game worth $2,960. He drew a 202. After a review of all the scores bowled, we had Seven bowlers who shot that score, they were (562) (562) (Cell) abta Tournament June 2 Westminster lanes 6471 Westminster Ave Take 405 freeway to Westminster go 1 miles East st Men $2,900 Min 1st w/bonuses $1,000 Min 1 HANDICAP BONUS EVENT Open to new Members up to 209 avg. no pba / WpBa Qualify 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00-6:00 pm Beat Board Finals 8:00pM Entry Fees $55-$52-$46 Reduced Entry Fees $38-$35 Brackets Match Game Match Series doubles--side Pots horses Open to new Members up to 209 avg. no pba / WpBa Guaranteed Min of 30 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 1 in 5 entrants advance to the Beat the Board Finals all Semifinalists to cash with top 16 advancing to the exciting single elim finals format (most events) 3 Women Guaranteed Bowl June 2-June June 16 and June 23 (get 2 Bonus pins) Bowl 3 of the 4 get 1 Bonus pin June 9-10 Deer Creek lanes / Rancho Cucamonga pacquio Special Qualify Saturday 12:30-2:00 & 3:30 takes 1 in5 entrants to semis Sunday OnE BiG SQUaD 10:15am Semis noon finals to follow June 16 West Covina lanes/west Covina 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00pM Semis 8:00pM June 23 Covina Bowl / Covina Pretty Yen Lach, Danny Guevarra, James Samson, Jimmy Wong, Virgil Hilvano, Mark Andrews and Jun Reyes, and each got $422. The pot starts anew and will estimate a $1,100 this Saturday. This would bring us to our top 32 Match Play finals. In the first round, the 15 losers Ada Wong, Danny Guevarra, John Samson Beth Borci, Mary Huynh, Tommy Mazzulla, Beth Borci, Ramon Maloles, JulianConwi Danny Eguilos, Fred Go, Theresa Maloles, Vickie Wang, Kmel Cunanan, and Tres Catalasan. They got $220 each. Round 2 losses were Don Quitangon, James Samson, Ted Villaroman, King Kwan, Sam Wu, Manny Natividad, Samson Kong and Brad Le Count. They get $240 each. Round 3 Emilio Flores, Rey Montalvan, Aileen Cheunga, Sol Cericos and they cashed for $325 each. We are now down to the final five bowlers. We saw Freddie Catamisan edge Tim Tran and Joevin Bolanos smashed a win over Dennis Kelsey. Dennis and Tim get $600 each in 4th and 5th places with Joevin and Freddie meet for the right to bowl Brode for the coveted title. In this match Freddie s 170/194 to Joevin 162/193 ( a nail biter for sure). Joevin was 3rd and $1.250 and Mr. Catamisan off to the title game vs Steve Brode and for those lucky investors that had him as a horse, he paid $75. The title game was set and bowled on Lanes 11 and 12. We would see two of our nicest regulars Steve Brode and Freddie Catamisan for the crown. Steve being the top seed elected to have Freddie lead off the match. Freddie spared in the first two frames while Brode was having a nightmare with 2 big splits. Fred Doubled in frames 3-4 and Brode struck spare back to back Freddie again doubled in the 6-7 then another open by Brode, Freddie led by 42 pins. Brode doubled the 8-9th but on this night it is Fred for the win as he doubled frames 9-10 in a to 50/189 margin. This would be hid 2nd ABTA Title, and he would take home $5,000 for 1st place, $900 for the 29 Squad Bonus, $100 ABTA shirt, $150 for Bowling Las Vegas January, and $300 for qualifying on Saturday, $150 for wearing an ABTA Shirt, and $150 for having 3 Event Bonus of April 28-May19, giving him a total of $6,600 for the win. Brode who bowled so well til the end was anything but a loser as he received $2,500 for 2nd place. Champion Freddie Catamisan is from Long Beach and used a Hammer drilled by ABTA Member Ben Mach at Westminster Lanes. He is married to Theresa and 4 kids Katrina, Kassandra, Kristopher and KarrineYoli. He would like to thank his Wife and Family for support, also Ferdie Fojas, Tres, Kmel Dammy E., Jeff Taino, Faye, Rey, Marife and the ABTA Staff. Steve Brode hails from Downey and used the Shredder also drilled by Ben Mach at Westminster Lanes. He is single, and would like to thank the ABTA, ABTA Staff, Dave Emrich. Timmy Tran, Andrew Lung, George Parker, his friends and family. His pretty Mom Patti is also an ABTA Member. Joevin Bolanos is from Placentia he is single ladies and used a Ebonite drilled by David Haynes in Las VegasHe thanks friends and the cheering squad at the event and the ABTA Staff. Joenito Soon (4th Place) is from Buena Park and used a Hype drilled by Ramon at Carter Bowl. Wants to thank Almighty God for all His blessings, his wife Mayla, son JJ, daughter Louie Gem, West Covina Lanes for hosting the tournament and ABTA for a Great Event to bowl in. The weekly ball sponsor winner of a 900 Global Ball was Jim Smith. All other raffle results are in the payoff section of this paper. Join us this Saturday in our One Day event at Westminster Lanes. The first of the 4 week bonus hcp events.. Squad times are 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00 PM Finals 8:00 PM. See our ad for address and directions, or check our website ( to link to address for directions. Did you receive a schedule in the Mail? If you did not, please send us an via contact page with your Name and Address so we can send you one and get your corrected address in the system. Its history folks as Freddie Catamisan enters the archives as our latest champion. Hope to see you at Westminster Lanes. Thank you for being an ABTA member until then. Next week June 9-10 we visit Deer Creek Lanes in Rancho Cucamonga with handicap Bonus. Then back to West Covina Lanes June 16 then Covina Bowl June 23 and June30 CAL Bowl in Lakewood. FROZEN Handicap for the Las Vegas Event at the South Point for our Annual Las Vegas Open July Saturday Night Finals with $14,000 1st Place with the Bonuses and $8,000 1st Minimum. Get your room reservations ASAP. We have great rates, only $72 Fri- Sat and $42 other nights plus tax. Just call the and use the code ABT Special Thanks to the hard working staff at West Covina. 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00pM Semis 8:00pM June 30 Cal Bowl / lakewood 12:00-1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00 pm Semis 8:00pM July las Vegas Open South point $ 8,000 Mon 1 st to$14,000 1 st w / Bonuses Get las Vegas Rooms by June 20 deadline $42 on Wed, Thur. Sun, and $72 on Fri, Sat +tax Call Catamisan is Hot, Wins ABTA Memorial Event $6,600 (L-R) Brad LeCount 13th $240, Dennis Kelsey 5th Place $600, Tim Tran 4th $600, Freddie Catamisan (Champion) $6,600, Steve Brode (Runnerup) $2,500, Emilio Flores 7th $325 & Joevin Bolanos 3rd $1,250. Special Thanks to Joe, and Pretty Lynn Cisneros who did a bang up job while in charge late Sunday night! Thanks to ALL! YOU are Great, and Yes we will Return!! See You at Westminster and plan for some Great Food there in the Coffee Shop also. _)Til then!! On a Very sorry note: Bart Sanchez one of our finest members passed away due to heart complications. He left this world at the young age of 53. He was always a gentleman and carried class in all he did. He is survived by his lovely wife Grace, and Son Gerald (ABTA member) and the Sanchez family which is rather large. Brother Resty and Son Ronnie, and daughter Mariecris are ABTA Members. The Viewing is Friday June 1 5:00-9:00 pm) at Mc- Cauley Wallace Mortuary 902 N. Harbor Blvd. Fullerton, Ca (714) The Funeral is Saturday June 2 at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery 7845 E. Santiago Canyon Rd. Orange, Ca (714) Exact time of mass and funeral will be given at viewing or Call ABTA if need info We will have info on this fine man who was so well-liked by all who knew him in next week s Bowing News. God Bless You Bart, and Your family and loved ones. We are also so sorry to hear of the passing of Nick Munoz who was an ABTA Member. I have tried to contact the family for info to no avail. I had known Nick since the early 70 s, a very competitive man if there ever was one. God Bless the Munoz Family! 1 Freddie Catamisan 746 $5, Squads $ Shirt $ Pre Paid $ Jan Event $ Events $ Steve Brode 757 $2, Joevin Bolanos 754 $1, Tim (Vien) Tran 736 $ Dennis Kelsey 691 $ Sol Cericos 698 $ Emilio Flores 682 $ Aileen Cheung 669 $ Rey Montalvan (60%) 660 $ Teddy Villaroman 737 $ Kenny Kwan 707 $ Don Quitangon 698 $ Sam Wu 686 $ James Samson 686 $ Manny Natividad 682 $ Brad LeCount 680 $ Samson Kong 665 $ Danny Guevarra 710 $ John Samson 700 $ Ada Wong-Hum 691 $ Sierre Herradura(SS) 678 $ Beth Borci 636 $ Mary Huynh 677 $ Ramon Maloles 673 $ Julian Conwi 672 $ Tom Mazzulla 671 $ Danny Eguilos 669 $ Fred Go 668 $ Kmel Cunanan 665 $ Tres Catalasan 660 $ Vickie Wang 643 $ Theresa Maloles(SS) 641 $ Jeff Wu 656 $ Mark Anthony (SS) 656 $ Jeff Taino 654 $ Donovan Chung 652 $ Jun Reyes 651 $ Roland Suase 649 $ Korng Ngow 647 $ Andrew Navarro 647 $ Joshua Navarro 643 $ Roger Amparo 642 $ Mark Andrews 638 $ Scott R. Johnson 638 $ William Ele 637 $ Ricardo Baca (60%) 634 $ Robert Ricketts (SS) 633 $ John Wei 629 $ Sun Sundara 623 $ Cleveland Johnson 622 $ Virgil Hilvano 622 $ Bella Ordona 622 $ Kristine Soliman 617 $ Glenn Matsumoto 616 $ Nathan Domingo (60%) 612 $ Jimmy Wong 611 $ Ben Hurtado (60%) 611 $ Bonnie Roberto 610 $ Carla Sanchez (SS) 610 $ Justin Ziegler 607 $ Victor Fabian 607 $ Jerry Fagan (SS) 604 $ Share $2,960 Match Game at West Covina (L-R) A 202 Game paid nicely for seven of our members getting $423 each - Danny Guevarra, Jimmy Wong, James Samson, Virgil Hilvano, Mark Andrews and Jun Reyes also Ms. Yen Lach was not present. John Samson s 624 Wins $2,018 Match Series The Samson Family are great supporters of the ABTA. The ABTA is happy to see that John (center) hit a nice Match Series pot of $ 2,018 for his $2.00 entry. His fine 624 Series drawn by HQ Michael Kong. At the left is Father Will and (right) brother James who offer their congrats. Nicer people YOU will not find!! James also picked up part of the $2,960 Match Series at West Covina. 63 Christopher Eguilos 601 $ Danny Reese Sr. 600 $ Bobbie McCollum (SS) 600 $ Johnny Tran 598 $ Jonathan Barraca 592 $ Fel Garcia 591 $ Edgardo Talavera 590 $ Ben Bagaoisan 588 $ Shaun Suase 587 $ George Alford Jr. 580 $ Faye Josafat 580 $ Adrian Pelayo 579 $ James Sylvester 578 $ Allan Basto 578 $ Deborah Sanders 577 $ Ludee Masangcay 575 $ Yen Lach 575 $ Jamescart Alarcio 571 $ Michael Kong 568 $ Liwei Liu 563 $ Marvyn Galsim Jr. 560 $ Rithy Ath (60%) 557 $ Marife Catalasan 556 $ Tony Leogrande 555 $ Errol Gerarde 552 $ Julian Diaz (60%) 552 $ Chris Abing (60%) 545 $ Mike Moore 542 $ Mario Leal 542 $ Renoir Land 539 $ Kelly Wynn 530 $ Sarah Magno 524 $ Janice Meloon 522 $ Bedell Vasquez 511 $ Chris Kelly 490 $ Javier Avila DNS $ Jason Sunberg (60%) DNS $55.75 DOUBLES 1 Samson Kong / Michael Kong 1417 $ Victor Fabian / Michael Kong 1414 $ Michael Kong / John Phan 1388 $ Jeff Wu / Sam Wu 1386 $ Teddy Villaroman / Kmel Cunanan 1374 $ Andy Huynh / Mike J. Moore 1373 $ Jeff Taino / Dennis Kelsey 1370 $ Teddy Villaroman / Julian Conwi 1369 $ Kenny Kwan / Don Chung 1369 $ Mike J. Moore / Vuong Do 1368 $ Don Quitangon / Mike J. Moore 1367 $ Bella Ordona / Andrew Hilvano 1365 $ Jeff Taino / Fel Garcia 1363 $ Ramon Maloles / Fred Go 1363 $ Brad LeCount / Steve Brode 1356 $ Mark Anthony Sr. / Jeff Taino 1355 $ Edgardo Talavera / Jonathan Barraca 1355 $ Mark Anthony Sr. / Fel Garcia 1350 $ Jimmy Wong / Ada Wong-Hum 1350 $ James Sylvester (rh) / Louis Evans 1350 $ Teddy Villaroman / Mark Andrews 1344 $ Emilio Flores / Jeff Taino 1339 $ Victor Fabian / Kmel Cunanan 1338 $ Faye Josafat / Rey Josafat Jr $ Jeff Wu / Kenny Kwan 1336 $ Teddy Villaroman / JeJe Gabriel 1334 $ Kmel Cunanan / JeJe Gabriel 1334 $ Wai (Roy) Li / Michael Kong 1332 $ Kmel Cunanan / Danny Eguilos 1332 $ Ike Topacio / Freddy Zamora 1332 $20.00 FINANCIAL REPORT Cut Scores Men: Thu + 75 Fri + 54 Sat + 74 Sun + 67 Women: Thu + 78 Fri + 43 Sat + 59 Sun + 43 Super Seniors: Bobbie McCollum, Janice Meloon, Mark Anthony Sr, Javier Avila, Robert Ricketts High Qualifer (Free Entry) Men: Michael Kong Women: Sarah Magno : Eugene Haynes Match Game: James Samson, Mark Andrews, Danny Guevarra, Yen Lach, Jimmy Wong, Virgil Hilvano, Jun Reyes Match Series: John Samson RAFFLE WINNERS 900 Global Ball Jim Smith Vegas F/E Bud Zagorski Global 900 Ball Yen Lach Reg Entry Ben Bagaoisan Reg Entry roger Romero Prize Fund 514 $24, Paid Entries 93 $1, Optional Sidepots $6, Doubles $2, $ Match Game $2, Match Series $2, Shirt & Trophy $88.00 Total Payout $41,344.25

6 Page 6 BOWLING NEWS $2, W/Mega Pot ABT Orange County $1000 Guaranteed $ min.1 st Place Without Mega SoCal A.B.T. CITRUS SATURDAY, JUNE 2nd COVINA BOWL 1060 W. SAN BERNARDINO RD COVINA (626) GUARANTEED SIDE $ $ PM SQUAD 1:30pm SQUAD Separate Qualifying Squads All Qualifiers Will Advance To Match Play Finals SPECIAL SQUAD TIMES ** 12pm, 1:30 & 3pm ** Entry Fee $55.00 for Gold Members All Others Add $5.00 First Place with Mega Pot Saturday, June 2, 2012 AMF Cerritos Lanes Carmenita Road, Cerritos SQUAD TIMES: 1, 2:30 & 4PM MULTI Cashing BTB format Entry Fee $55 Gold Members and Re-entries $50 Mega Pot Fee $25 Handicap 70% 225 Next Event AMF Valley View *** ABT SoCal 1439 W. Chapman, Ste. 62, Orange, CA $2, W/Mega $ min.1 st Place Without Mega Pot SoCal A.B.T. CITRUS Free Membership when you join & Bowl Saturday, June 9th CHAPARRAL LANES 400 W. Bonita Ave San Dimas, CA GUARANTEED SIDE $ $ pm SQUAD 1:30pm SQUAD Separate Qualifying Squads All Qualifiers Will Advance To Match Play Finals Squad Times 12, 1:30 & 3PM Entry Fee $55.00 for Gold Members All Others Add $ *** ABT SoCal $50, First Place with all Bonuses* Sponsored by:, and July 2 July 8, 2012 ABT Room Rates: $30.00 $ Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, Nevada Gold Members 1 st Entry $ Re-Entries $ All others add $25.00 per Entry Gold Member Premier Package Includes: Five (5) Squad Mega Entry and Three (3) nights at Sam s Town only $ FREE 4 th Entry Balls!!!!* Top 16, 8 each division Guaranteed $1,000.00* 10 qualifying squad blocks over 7 days Guaranteed Low to Cash $ /50 Survivor Tournament NEW!!! Gold Member Entry Fee only $50.00 Guaranteed 1 st Place of $5, Senior and Gold Members only Tournaments Guaranteed 1 st Place of $2, ABT National Tournament Hot Line * See Rules and Tour Types Explained for details at Major Events

7 Page 7 BOWLING NEWS Ebonite First Round Roll-Off Matched The Fifth and Sixth Place Wild Cards Kegal 5th Place Finish for $6000 Kevin Yamauchi, Kurt Arakaki, Rick Easley, Mark Curtis Heineken U.S.A. 6th Place Finish for $4000 Bruce Colbert, Ramon Torres, Larry Gray, Leonard Ruiz DOWNEY Match One started on lanes 29 and 30 using the Short Oil Pattern. POWERHOUSE VIDEO floored the Fab Four Harry Wong, Reggie Brown, Bruce Williams and Vernon Adams. HEINEKEN U.S.A. the All American Team played their only four regulars, Ramon Torres, Bruce Colbert, Larry Gray and Leonard Ruiz. Was it roll-off gitters? Equipment choice? Lane reading by Helen Keller? The scores were just not impressive. It was a rollercoaster ride. It was either strike, split, gutter or miss. Spares were scarce. There were 13 splits alone in the first game! Vernon Adams was his where Team Kegel was waiting. Kurt Arakaki, Kevin Yamauchi, Mark Curtis and Rick Easley had fought their way into a round and were READY. Maybe too ready! Let s take a look. Game One Kevin rolled a nice 232 for the Keglers. But Reggie and Vernon had an impressive 224/243. Final count? Kegel 767 Powerhouse Video 818. Game Two The come back kids for Kegel showed some previously hidden talent. Kurt 202, Mark 222 and Kevin 227 for a 809/705 victory. Game Three The moving game. MOVE UP or MOVE TO THE CAR! At last the pins were being mastered no splits for usual quiet, confident machine turning up a series. Game One went to POWERHOUSE VIDEO 725 to 665. Game Two was a turn around for the HEINEKEN U.S.A. henchmen winning 833 to s by Ramon 235, Bruce 222 and Leonard 202. So, they re 1 to 1. Game Three, the teams moved on to the third pre-dressed pair. Head pins hula d away from the balls leaving tough spares and impossible splits. POWERHOUSE VIDEO moved on to the next challenging team after defeating HEINEKEN U.S.A. 831 to 670. Powerhouse Video moved to lanes 23/24 POWERHOUSE VIDEO and even small strings of strikes for everybody. Kudos to Kegel s third game. The foursome had only 4 opens; (3 splits and a single pin miss) for an 805 team game. Powerhouse Video was punctured by 6 opens but the strings of strikes were longer. Twas the best match of the evening! Kegel s 805 was 40 pins short of the 845 touted by the Powerhouse Video four. Kegel ended up in 5th for $6,000. And Powerhouse Video moves on to meet Herzog Insurance on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. Rooters and Tooters welcome! Ebonite Invitational Roll-Off 11/12 League Champions #13 SYSCO 6/04(Mon) 9:00 pm Lanes #10 Herzog Ins. #16 Gold Coast Hotel 6/04 (Mon) 7:30 pm Lanes th $6000 Powerhouse Video #9 Kegel 5/28 (Mon) 9:00pm Lanes #3 Powerhouse Powerhouse Video Video 5/28 (Mon) 7:30pm Lanes #6 Heineken U.S.A. 6th $4000 6/11(Mon) 8:30 pm 1 Powerhouse Video Game # Starting Pair Will Be Determined By The Top Seed Drawing A Pair From 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, If A Fifth Game Is Needed Lanes Will Be Used Powerhouse Video * Championship Match is First Team To Win 3 out of 5 games The First Team Winning 2 out of 3 games* Will Then Advance To The Next Match It Will Be The Responsibility of Each Team To Be Ready To Bowl When The Next Match Is Available To Start. Team Shirts Must Be Worn For The Roll-Offs. Fines are $25 per round and $50 per round for the Championship Round.

8 Page 8 BOWLING NEWS BOB CONBOY WINS FIRST ABT CHAMPIONSHIP AT YORBA LINDA BOWL YORBA LINDA Bob Conboy won his first Amateur Bowlers Tour (ABT) championship at Yorba Linda Bowl on Saturday, May 19, 2012 during our 3-game Beat-the-Board tournament. Bob bowled in the 2PM squad and shot games of 300, 237 and 248 with handicap for a series total of 785 for the $500 1st place prize and $500 from the Mega Pot. Kelly Hennager came in second shooting a 778 with handicap. Low to cash was Our newest champion, Bob Conboy lives in Anaheim. Bob has been bowling for about 15 years and sports a high game of 272 and a high series of 710. Bob does his league bowling at Yorba Linda Bowl. Bob was using Storm equipment drilled by Joel Ricketts for the win this weekend. Bob wanted to thank Joel for taking care of his equipment. He also wanted to thank Virginia Norton and Anthony Yanno for helping him with his game. Bob also wanted to thank Yorba Linda Bowl for hosting the tournament and the ABT directors for running an outstanding tournament. Bob Conboy was the winner of the optional Senior Sweeper. Kelly Hennager was the winner of the 2-Game Sweepers. The ABT staff and membership would like to thank the management and staff at Yorba Linda Bowl for hosting our tournament. Our next event will be Saturday, June 2, 2012 at AMF Cerritos Lanes. This will be a one-day beat-the-board tournament with squads at 1, 2:30 and 4PM. The address for Cerritos Lanes is Carmenita Road in the city of Cerritos. Their phone number is Entry fee for this tournament is $55, $50 for Gold member and re-entries. First place is guaranteed at $1000 with the Mega Pot. Handicap is 70% of 225. We hope to see you at Cerritos Lanes on Saturday! The thoughts and prayers of the ABT directors and membership go out to the family of Larry Cucinella. Champion Bob Conboy (L) and runner up, Kelly Hennager FIRECRACKER SHOOTOUT Youth and Adult Scratch Tournament Scholarship Money Awarded Follow us on Facebook during the tournament June 30, July 1 and 2, 2012 USBC Certified # JUNIOR GOLD qualifier will be available! Scholarship awarded year to date: $119,639 (2011-$13.302, 2010-$13,000, 2009-$15,464, 2008-$16,929, 2007-$15,110, 2006-$16,030, 2005-$14,000, 2004-$10,047, 2003-$5,757) Scholarship amount is based on entries, donations and fundraising. (Raising scholarship is challenging. If you can help call ext. 305.) *DIVISIONS 1 & 2, $ Includes 18 games of qualifying, the first entry into the 32 Person Bracket and a photo. *DIVISION 3, $ Includes 12 games of qualifying and a photo. Hosted by VCYBA and Buena Lanes 1788 S. Mesa Verde Ventura, CA ext Junior Gold, Brackets, Side Pots & Doubles during the tournament! $6.00 Two Game Sweepers available on Friday, June 29 at 11 am 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm and 5 pm. Multiple entries accepted. Send tournament entry form with fee (checks payable to Buena Lanes) to: Diane Leseberg c/o Buena Lanes 1788 S. Mesa Verde Ventura, CA You will receive an confirmation once your paperwork is processed. Entries are closed when maximum entries of 120 are reached or on Friday, June 15. Entries will be accepted after June 15, provided lanes are available and with an additional $20.00 late fee which will be added to the scholarship fund. After June 15 call for entry availability at ext. 305, Diane or Art. Entry Form Name Phone( ) Address City State Zip USBC Certification # High School Grad Date Birth Date Age as of August 1, 2011 Boy Girl Division Entry # Received on Jim Galloway Passes LOS ANGELES We are saddened to report that one of our long time Murrey International employees Jim Galloway passed away from a stroke on May 13. Jim was only 56 years old. Jim worked our phone order parts and supplies desk and almost every single bowling center mechanic, manager and owner throughout Southern California has spoken to Jim over the 25 years he was with Murrey International. Jim started at Murrey International back in 1987 and had quite the phone routine. Local centers would call Jim to place an order and end up with a side ache from laughing at his jokes and his impressions. Jim was also a master of voices as well. In recent years, Jim was working with Ken Del Conte of the Southern California based Del Conte bowling family doing voice overs and acting in Ken s plays and movies. With Jim you called to place an order but got the comedy show for free. He would take your order as Richard Nixon, John Wayne or some 90 year old man and keep a straight face during the entire phone conversation. Although Jim was not a bowler, he was very proud of USBC CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION by Phyl Knoll MISSION HILLS Congratulations are in order! As reported by Headquarters of the BVL (The Bowlers To Veterans Link) BVL contributions continue on the rise despite a difficult economy. And, with more than 70 states and local USBC s joined in the campaign,california,once again led the way in state contributions with $116, The state of Virginia ran second with their donation of $45, and Texas, third, with $27, Once again California was well represented by the local associations appearing in the top. While all our local associations do a wonderful job in supporting the BVL, those appearing in the top 25 from BVL Headquarters were Citrus Belt USBC $16,456; Orange County USBC $10,000; Ventura County WBA USBC $8,220; Greater Sacramento Area USBC $7,573.15; San Diego USBC $6,887.26; North LA County USBC $6,572.50; Gold County USBC $6,220; Southern LA County USBC $5,100; and Modesto USBC $3,514. Our congratulations to these winners of our 2012 Helen Duval Veterans Tournament held March 31st at Mission Hills Bowl. the fact he bowled a 244 game once with 7 strikes in a row. If you ever saw Jim bowl, you would know that a 244 was quite the feat. He was quite the character and will be sorely missed by all. Jim is survived by his daughter Natasha and son David. (PleASe note change In date) attention attention attention YOU are invited TO attend annual OpEn MEETinG OF THE San GaBRiEl VallEY USBC including all BOWlERS (MEn-WOMEn and YOUTH) BRUnSWiCK WEST COVina lanes 675 SOUTH GlEnDORa ave WEST COVina, Ca SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012 OpEn MEETinG at 11:00 am COME and BE MORE involved, SEE HOW YOUR local association FUnCTiOnS - ElECT THE SGVUSBC BOaRD OF DiRECTORS & DElEGaTES/alTERnaTES FOR STaTE and national COnVEnTiOnS 2012 San GaBRiEl VallEY USBC Hall OF FaME HOnOREE(S) and local TOURnaMEnT award presentations learn MORE about THE USBC and FUTURE plans OF THE San GaBRiEl VallEY USBC LON McEACHERN TO CALL PBA SUMMER SHOOTOUT PLAY-BY-PLAY ACTION FOR ESPN NORWALK ESPN World Series of Poker co-host Lon McEachern has been named play-by-play announcer for the PBA Summer Shootout series, which will air on ESPN beginning Saturday, July 7. McEachern, who co-hosts all of ESPN s poker telecasts with analyst Norman Chad, has covered a variety of ESPN shows since 1994, including the X Games, World Cup Skiing, billiards and K-1 Kickboxing. Prior to his work with ESPN, McEachern called a variety of sporting events such as inline skating, martial arts, and the Tour de France for both Fox Sports and the Outdoor Life Network. The University of California-Santa Barbara communications graduate worked as a sports anchor for both San Francisco s CBS affiliate KPIX (1993) and ABC affiliate KGO-TV ( ). From he produced sports features for GGP Sports ( ) and served as Sports Director for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, Calif. ( ). He received a Golden Mic Award for his radio work in Southern California. Entry Fees: Divisions 1&2 - $100 (After 6/15 $120, the additional $20 will be added to the scholarship fund.) Lineage $45, prize money $35 (100% returned), picture $10 and 32 person $10. Divisions 3 - $65 (After 6/15 $85.00, the additional $20 will be added to the scholarship fund.) Lineage $31, prize money $24 (100% returned) and picture $10. Optional Junior Gold, Brackets, Side Pots and Doubles events will be available on site for additional fees. Divisions: Division #1 includes Boys 15 years of age and older as of August 1, Division #2 includes Girls 15 years of age and older as of August 1, Division #3 includes Boys and Girls 14 years of age and younger as of August 1, Format: Division 1 & 2-18 games of qualifying. Cut to top 18 boys and top 10 girls for 18 games of match play. Cut to top 5 boys and 5 top girls for the stepladder finals. If there are less than 10 girls in division 2 the girls will have the option to bowl in division 1. Divisions 3-12 games of qualifying. Cut to top 10 boys and girls for 10 games of match play. Cut to top 5 boys and girls for the stepladder finals. Friday June 29 optional $6.00 pre-tournament 2 game sweepers at 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, and 5:00 pm. Multiple entries accepted. Check in is one hour before start time: There will be fresh oil before each squad with a different lane condition for each qualifying squad. Saturday June 30 at 9 am Divisions 1 and 2 bowl 6 games of qualifying. Division 3 bowl 4 games of qualifying. Saturday June 30 at 2 pm Divisions 1 and 2 bowl 6 more games of qualifying. Division 3 bowl 4 more games of qualifying. Sunday July 1 at 9 am Divisions 1 and 2 bowl the final 6 games of qualifying. Divisions 3 bowl the final 4 games of qualifying. Sunday July 1 at 2 pm Divisions 1 cut to top 18 and bowl 9 games of match play. Division 2 cut to top 10 and bowl 9 games of match play. Division 3 cut to top 10 and bowl 5 games of match play. Monday July 2 at 9 am Divisions 1 and 2 bowl the final 9 games of match play. Division 3 bowl the final 5 games of match play. Monday July 2 at 1 pm All divisions cut to top 5 for the stepladder championship finals. RULES: 1. This tournament is open to USBC certified bowlers - youths and adults age 21 or younger as of July 31, Present your certification card at check in. Stubs are not proof. It is the bowler s responsibility to provide proof of certification. You can print a copy of your card at do this before arriving at the tournament. 2. Scholarship awards will be determined on site based on number of entries in each division, continued fundraising and donations. At least one award for each 10 entries or major fraction thereof in each division will receive scholarship. All scholarship will be deposited into SMART, account # Dress code: collared bowling shirt. Bowler s name on shirt is preferred. Boys and girls wear slacks or shorts (no jeans). Attire for all bowlers must be neat, clean and proper fitting we are confident you know how to dress for a tournament. 4. Re-racks are not allowed without the tournament committee s approval. 5. All divisions are bowled scratch, no handicap. Multiple entries not accepted. 6. Bowlers not present at check in may be dropped at the discretion of the tournament committee. 7. Pins from qualifying carry over into match play. 8. If a tie results for the last qualifying position for match play or the stepladder finals, there will be a one game roll off. If there is still a tie in the roll off game, a 9 th and 10 th frame will be bowled. For a tie in any game of the step ladder roll off, a 9 th and 10 th frame will be bowled to determine a winner. 9. During match play competition the bowler winning the match will receive 30 bonus pins. If there is a tie in a match play game, bowlers will split the 30 bonus pins and each receive If a bowler does not show up for match play or a bowler must quit during match play, the tournament committee will go through the list of alternates who would replace that bowler. The first alternate is the first bowler not to make it into match play. Once an alternate starts to bowl the first match the original bowler may not reclaim the spot. Alternates will use his/her own pin totals as of the last game he/she bowled he/she will not take over the absent bowlers pin totals. If there are no alternates available to bowl, all matches bowled against this open spot will receive the score they bowled plus 30 bonus pins Junior Gold Qualifier - $30.00 membership if you are not already a member. Divisions 1 & 2 will conduct 3 qualifiers. Divisions 3 will conduct 2 qualifiers. Divisions may be combined if not enough entries in a division. May run a U15 division if enough entries. Participants will have the option to withdraw if divisions are combined. Participation is $40.00 per 6 game block and must be paid prior to the start of each block. 1:5 will advance. 12. Spectators positive comments only. Lane conditions are designed to be challenging and participants need to be encouraged. Bowlers continue good sportsmanship. 13. Changes are at the discretion of the tournament committee. USBC Playing Rules will govern any rule not covered here.

9 BOWLING NEWS Page 9 CAL BOWL BOWLING REPORT 2500 E. Carson St., Lakewood, CA (562) LAKEWOOD The summer leagues are doing quite well and we have the high scores to prove it. C.A.U.L.: Calvin Washington 235/640, Nori Ito 244/623, RJ Guimond 616, Kevin Walker 235/611, Jeanine Edgington 525, Teri Friend 191/480. Funsters: Glenn Merchant 253/690, Jr. DeGuzman 257/660, Art Diemert 243/640, Charles Gleason 245/631, Jim Burke 602, Adela Santos 206/548, Divina Buhay 492. Side Pots Game One: Glenn Merchant 253; Game Two: Jr. DeGuzman 257; Game Three: James Kennard 237. Cal Stars: Kim Eastwood 279/675, Annie Maae 204/575, Adela Santos 506, Leona Belletti 505. Side Pots Game One: Valerie 188; Game Two: Kim Eastwood 279; Game Three: Annie Maae 205. Marcus Lemons Vegas Outlaws: Jeremy Glover 279/805, Jello Gray 267/733, David Ferguson 730, Steven Hood 725, Steve Guerrieri 715, Desi Nixon 288/708, Chris Dotson 284/706, LaKanda Gadson 235/650, Jayne Tipton 223/588, Cheryl Durden 584, Gail Rodgers 567, Kimberly Stewart 212/565, Crystal Barker 559, Alonzo Lemons 279, Ben Harper 274. Wednesday MIx 5: Shannon Santos 298/769, Ernie Perryman 632, Robert Lee 279/631, Ronnie Lopez 224/606, Cynthia Maloles 207/604, Cindy Santos 225/556. Senior Men s Trio: Walter Millsap 289/737, Larry Gray 258/727, Ron McClain Sr. 256/701, Charles Woods 695, Don Boaz 694, Rick Summerville 690, Paul Peete 297/684, Charles Gleason 677, Ken Holliday 676, Tom Freid 267/668, Javier Avila 270, Sonny Dew 269, Ken Wright 268. Sierra Bugs: Bea Sueki 496, Stephanie Graves 192. Side Pots Game One: Stephanie Graves 226; Game Two: Valerie 190; Game Three: JoAnn McKinght 205. Captain & Crew: Margo McClain 180/504, Candy Wyatt 192/503, Linda Kinney 180. Laughlin Bowler Bears: Jonathan Gale 243/685, MIchael Savolskis 208/578, Elaine Harmon 212/557, Julie Grabinski 483, Enorse Jackson 210/495. Corona Ladies: Diana Howard 214/588, LaKanda Gadson 236/531, Monica Gadson 203/511, Betty Green 201. Side Pots Game One: Audrey/Diana Howard 210 each; Game Two: Betty Green 201; Game Three: LaKanda Gadson 269. Big Bear: Emmerson Wafer 268/716, Sid Nakagawa 257/712, Grover Dye 234/683, Phillip Gipson 248/668, Jeff Cureton 238/653, John Golston 642, Eric Motshwiller 247/640, John Dunn 237/635, Cathy Anderson 279/640, Joyce Charles 223/623, Michelle Criswell 223/619, Pin Heads: Greg Kelly 249/628, Euria Schlifford 232/615, Don Louis 563, Stacy Kelly 202/579, Sierra Nelson 200/515, Lynn????? 205/505. Recycled Teens: B.J. 254/661, James Kennard 238/652, Marc Kashinsky 235/642, Rey Santos 636, Jim Burke 247/627, Rob Kordich 252, Vancie Keith 224/581, Lillie Darden 520, Divina Buhay 514. Young At Heart: Glenn Merchant 247/660, Willie Burkhalter 620, Roy Tyler 618, Charles Gleason 255/606, Ellis Houston 233/603, Walter Milsap 603, Bea Sueki 549, Linda Kinney 543, Frances Walker 536, Margo McClain 236/514, John Dunn 235. Cal Bowleros: Carole Fischer 212/585, Jessica Antes 225/543, Mary Spencer 223/534, Bheth Alcayde 219. Side Pots Game One: Janelle 213; Game Two: Jessica Antes 225; Game Three: Mary Spencer 222. Grandma s/grandpa s: Ken Seiple Sr. 243/646, Ike Sanders 641, Doug Johnson 223/580, Dorothy Ruggiero 190/507, Doug Johnson 223, Donald Jones 215. Mega Vegas: Eric Motschwiller 254/705, Robie Osornio 231/668, Edwin Spears 238/657, Gerardo Vasquez 258/651, Bob Johnson 256/648, Ryan Ludvigson 607, Stacey Erickson 212/541, Krystle Gonzales 203/517, Jason Phillips 257. Ramona Ladies: Norma Davis 537, Darlene Waken 483, Julie Grabinski 193. Side Pots Game One: Liz Stankov 231; Game Two: Becky Carroll 223; Game Three: Becky Carroll and Almyra Perrizo 203 each. Kings and Queens: Leon Bradford 279/761, Gregory Jackson 276/755, Curtis McCann 268/732, Jim Agnello 730, Matt Harris 277/719, Felecia Tripp 279/745, Faye Josafat 643, Della Douglass 237/609, Michelle Criswell 632, Denisha Williams 235/627. V.A.: John Doval 568, Joe Morse 533, Leon Rudolph Jr. 515, Jennifer Anwar 476, Art Diemert 215, Maggie Ashby 214. ANGELS & DODGERS: Carlos Mejia 222/614, Vaiula Tunu 216/563, Hugo Trejo 210/529. Pick-A-Ball/First Timers: Don Tabata 541, Chris Jones 494, Casey Yocky 466, Johnny Rico 372, Lisa Gibson 389, Cynthia Reiff 267, Jerome Carnerino 211, Allen Carnerino 189, Rick Reiff 158, Ebony Hamilton 201. JUNIORS Adult/Youth: Adults Matt Moslely 201/584, Edward Buckreis 547, Kim Agulto 439, Maria Kennedy 161. Youth Marcus Mosley 122/357, Andy Arsenault 129/346, Chris Johnson 121/327, Aren Agoncillo 127/310, Ashlyn Buckreis 182/445. Classifieds: Larell Woods 210/585, Victor Jackson Jr. 211/539, Jawaun Jackson 184/518, Chris Johnson 447, Ashlyn Buckreis 162/403, Shavon Love 377, Aaron Wong 368, Bryan Wong 306, Austin Young 252, Kaitlynn Soto 152/430, Darian Jackson 150/412, Sabrena Callihan 135/388. Mini-Bees: Anthony Maldonado 100/187, Chayse Erkelens 94/177, Skyler McGowen 79/154, Kameron Agulto 74/140, Benjamin Estrada 83, Kayleigh Reeves 98/195, Maggie Jenkins 83/124, Leah McGowan 78/122, Katia Maldonado 54/91. Bobcats: Javon Bunting 134/393, Kerry Adams 130/346, Andy Arsenault 131/322, Jake Kasten 118/320, MIchael Penuliar 138/317, Marc Penuliar 126/299, Nolan Fox 286, Francisco Gonzalez 231, Natalie Magallanes 140/344, Emily Jenkins 123/303, Latasha Love 115/272, Brianna Buckreis 99/260, Jasmine Lyla 211. Ramona Ladies: Norma Davis 537, Darlene Waken 483, Julie Grabinski 193. Side Pots Game One: Liz Stankov 231; Game Two: Becky Carroll 223; Game Three: Becky Carroll and Almyra Perrizo 203 each. Kings and Queens: Leon Bradford 279/761, Gregory Jackson 276/755, Curtis McCann 268/732, Jim Agnello 730, Matt Harris 277/719, Felecia Tripp 279/745, Faye Josafat 643, Della Douglass 237/609, Michelle Criswell 632, Denisha Williams 235/627. V.A.: John Doval 568, Joe Morse 533, Leon Rudolph Jr. 515, Jennifer Anwar 476, Art Diemert 215, Maggie Ashby 214. ANGELS & DODGERS: Carlos Mejia 222/614, Vaiula Tunu 216/563, Hugo Trejo 210/529. Pick-A-Ball/First Timers: Don Tabata 541, Chris Jones 494, Casey Yocky 466, Johnny Rico 372, Lisa Gibson 389, Cynthia Reiff 267, Jerome Carnerino 211, Allen Carnerino 189, Rick Reiff 158, Ebony Hamilton 201. JUNIORS Adult/Youth: Adults Matt Moslely 201/584, Edward Buckreis 547, Kim Agulto 439, Maria Kennedy 161. Youth Marcus Mosley 122/357, Andy Arsenault 129/346, Chris Johnson 121/327, Aren Agoncillo 127/310, Ashlyn Buckreis 182/445. Classifieds: Larell Woods 210/585, Victor Jackson Jr. 211/539, Jawaun Jackson 184/518, Chris Johnson 447, Ashlyn Buckreis 162/403, Shavon Love 377, Aaron Wong 368, Bryan Wong 306, Austin Young 252, Kaitlynn Soto 152/430, Darian Jackson 150/412, Sabrena Callihan 135/388. Mini-Bees: Anthony Maldonado 100/187, Chayse Erkelens 94/177, Skyler McGowen 79/154, Kameron Agulto 74/140, Benjamin Estrada 83, Kayleigh Reeves 98/195, Maggie Jenkins 83/124, Leah McGowan 78/122, Katia Maldonado 54/91. Bobcats: Javon Bunting 134/393, Kerry Adams 130/346, Andy Arsenault 131/322, Jake Kasten 118/320, MIchael Penuliar 138/317, Marc Penuliar 126/299, Nolan Fox 286, Francisco Gonzalez 231, Natalie Magallanes 140/344, Emily Jenkins 123/303, Latasha Love 115/272, Brianna Buckreis 99/260, Jasmine Lyla 211. Canoga Park Bowl Vanowen St. Winnetka, CA FAX: OPEN 24 HOURS canogaparkbowl@hotmail.com RASH continued from page 1 age and second in both points and earnings. Belmonte also finished third in the U.S. Open and Tournament of Champions, fourth in the PBA World Championship and ninth in the USBC Masters. Fagan, a 31-year-old righthander, won the Alka-Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels USBC Masters for his first major title and he won the Brunswick Euro BOWL WINNETKA It s time to take a look at the high scores reported from the past week here at Canoga Park Bowl. River Maniac: Ray Stoy 282/734, Sharon Weger 258/702, Barry Simon 279/733, Johnnie Englehart 730, Charles Kenny 263/678, Brandon Hart 676, Lucy Tralla 222/577, Monise Kelly 545, Judy Cherpin 523, Mike Olson 269, Mark May 266. Copper Bucket #2: Randy Johnston 259/712, Amy Sobuta 437, Linda Englund 164, Aaron Story 227/651, Chas Wiggan 233/605, Bob Kindel 220/594, Robert Williams 234. Short N Sweet: Sweeper Scores Gary Gladstone 666, Becky Hernandez 199/547, Lamont Smith 247/629, Barry Simon 247/636, Richard Greenzweight 242/627, Travis Coffman 243/614, Shannon Potts 502, Elaine Bishop 470, Jim Sanchez 236. Summer league starts June 7th. SFVCC Nikkei: Ken Shinbashi 231/633, Tami Shiotani 214/556, Stan Date 236/619, Harvey Nakamoto 227/604, Don Kobayashi 221/593, Laurel Nakamoto 513, Shoji Takeshima 226. SENIORS Our summer leagues are now in action and here are their scores: 49 Ers Senior Trio: Gary Faught 216/594, Carolyn Scherzberg 226/599, Richard Greenzweight 241/584, Tom Tucker 225/593, Mel Neiditch 563, John Lanni 560, Mary Lauer 194/508, Temmy Walker 184/492, Delia Lowe 169/469, Diana Walden 177/461, Bob Husby 216, Maxwell Cooper 207. Funtimers: Ron Doll 278/732, Carolyn Scherzberg 230/643, Lucy Tralla 237/628, John Kelley 255/730, Al Reiswig 257/694, Bill Robb 681, Richard Greenzweight 626, Karen McDonald 510, Carolyn Dunaway 207/501, Connie Wannomae192/499, Marv Baker 244, Sherwin Silver 236, Helen Layfield Ers Senior Trio: Ron Doll 257/ 727, Carolyn Scherzberg 278/695, Richard Greenzweight 246/681, Al Reiswig 233/664, Jerry Kanowitz 225/629, Robert Husby 573, Carole Peire 226/542, Patricia Carpenter 172/501, Gail Stillson 182/476, Karen McDonald 457, Jose Blanco 218, Temmy Walker 168. This week s column may be short but all these high scores are important to all of us here at Canoga Park Bowl. Keep your bowling ball rolling and you may see your name in the Bowling News. Challenge in Paris, France. The Long Island, N.Y., native had three additional championship round finishes including second place in the U.S. Open and fourth place in the Tournament of Champions. Statistically, he was second in average, and third in points and earnings. Also contending in the Player of the Year race were Weber, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, and Duke, three-time winner during the season. by Treesa Spencer BRAGGING TIME Centre Drive, Lake Forest CA (949) LAKE FOREST JUNIOR BOWLERS SCORE GREAT IN THE Memorial Day EGO BOOSTER NO TAP 10 year old Sam Grayston shoots a no tap 300 game! 14 year old Zack Evert shoots high series of 677 with games of and 198! Matthew Algazy 11, shot a 249 and until now had held the title for all time high game of year old, Jack Grayston, Sam s brother, shot a nice 242 and Bumper Bowler, Marc Garcia, bowled a 230 game! Yikes, these kids are great! The winter league is coming to a close and a sweeper is on June 16 th. The kids have a really special end of league sweeper, as they invite their parents to team up and bowl scotch doubles, then they have a pizza party, receive awards and a talent show is presented by the band known as KICK START BAND. Justin Muscat who is in the Major division is the drummer and leader of the fantastic band. What a treat! Don t you wish you were a junior bowler again? SCRATCH CHALLENGE has restarted with the USBC White Pattern. David Lindsay was up to the challenge with / 725. Mike Cacace also shot over the 700 goal with / 710 and Rob Piroozshad scored a 699 with games of HITS & MISSES: Top team Split happens 2 is only 4 points ahead of the 7 th place team. Tight league, I d say. Will Black lead the scores for the men with a 670 series after shooting games of and 213. Then Mike Holtzman scores 648 with a 245 game, Eugene Aquisap a big 644, Howard Goldman a 627. Lyle Wiedeman shot high game of the night with a 247. Our Ladies scored up a storm also starting with Shannon Wilhelm who shot a ripping / 627, Sonia Sabado 545, Deborrah Ray 205, Merly Croox 510, Lonna Smith 480 and Tracy Everley 469. SENIOR MIDWEEKERS Top men this week: Don Capobianco 580, Mike Bloom 577, Per Mortensen 574, Neil Northrup 574, Bob Penman 565 and Larry Johnson 564. Top Ladies: Donna Vorobik 545, Cindy Kiefer 544, Yvette Kratz 511, Juanita MacMorris 491, Sheri Tateyama 484 and Joan Provance 478. MEGA VEGAS WED: OUTSTANDING MEN S SCORES WOW, Jim Cameron burned up the lanes with games of / 768. Then Nathan Johnston hit a big 729 with games of , Wallace Jackson shot / 720 to tie Michael Johnston who shot games of / 720. Sam Hitchcock also shot over the 700 mark with a / 717. Sixteen other guys bowled games over 240 and sixteen shot over the 600 mark. TOP SHOOTING LADIES Kathy Hall looked mighty good when she scored a great 223 game and a 578 series. Shannon Wilhelm shot a 223 for a 558, Sandy Rosenblum 515, Lorrie Coppock 500, Carol Kratz 468, and Sarah Humphrey 460. SLOTS OF FUNTOP SIX MEN: Ezekiel Johnson crunched 685 with games of , then Bob Harvey scored a super 265 game for a 649 series and Michael McKee ripped out a 251 / 628, Bill Waddington 224 / 613, Kevin Barton 607 and Tim Rietkerk 597. TOP SHOOTING GALS Patti Liebenow scored a very nice 200 / 557, Sharon August 487, Debbie Morrison 485, Lauren Puoci 474 and Leslie Walker 439. MEGA VEGAS THUR: Tom walling beats the bunch this week with games of for a super 716. Gary Armstrong (aka weak) gives a preview of coming attraction with games of / 683. Edgar Talavera shoots high game of the night with a 269 and a nice 677 series. Jim Taczy totals 659, Jowell Tationghari 654, (our own) Dillon Vargas 636, Greg Larson 611 and Eugene Aquisap 601. TOP 3 LADIES: Christina Douglass 466, Tamara Fischer 449 and Rhonda Parkins 425. FRIDAY JACKPOT: TOP MEN TO BRAG ABOUT: Bob Seiner scored huge scores of for a whopping 764 series! Nice Job Bob! Then, Neil Northrup shot for a big 723. Next was Ron Everhart with a 257 game and a 653 series, Don Capobianco shoots 645, Per Mortenson 247 / 643, and Bob Mlodzik shoots an almost with a 592. LADIES IN THE TOP were Lois Gebler leading the scores with 510, Edna Sides 498, Joyce Myers 496, Mary Rowan 495, Yoshiko Pitkin 485 and Sheri Tateyama 481. FRIDAY VEGAS: Big scores this week! Starting with Jim Barnes who shot a very fine 726 series with games of and 226, then Sal Petrella scores 722 when he hit games of and 226. Greg Seachrist also hit a fine 704 when he bowled the high game of the night, a 279! Charlie Hair was in there fighting, as usual, and shot / 686. Mike Bacina racked up a 677 with games of and 215. Noli De Mesa shot 631, Ray Rubio 623, Bob Wheeler 619 and Winston Armstrong 603. LADIES SCORING WELL Alona DeMesa / 553, Jenny Dingle 209 / 546, Patt Wheeler 519, Peg Pardue 498, Debbie Lange 490 and Sheri Glass 478. SUMMER LEAGUES ARE STARTING SOON. SIGN UP NOW FOR THE LEAGUE OF YOUR CHOICE. RUSTY BRYANT Lessons by Appointment THE PRO ZONE The Ultimate Pro Shop Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA Inside Mission Hills Bowl Hours: Mon. Thru Fri. 11a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 11 a.m to 5 p.m.

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11 BOWLING NEWS CosmicBowling3.25X8.BowlNews 5/24/12 2:00 PM Page 1 11 WEST COVINA Here we are to update you on the last regular tournament of the JAT Farm Club. This tournament was held at Brunswick West Covina Lanes with 24 bowlers in attendance. These bowlers were met with a BWC custom oil pattern, called the DQ and luckily the bowlers kept their composure and I didn t have to apply that name to their scores. Also, I was quite surprised at the low turnout, given that this tournament was for double-jat points and the importance of those points for getting into the Invitational tournament this coming Sunday. For that reason, we decided to take the top 16 bowlers in to the second round, anyway. We thank the staff and management of Brunswick West Covina Lanes for the accommodations and the shot, letting the bowlers know that there is still more to learn. In our qualifying round we did muster up a few reportable scores. Bianca Taylor found a way to post in her five-game mix. Brittany Kolatzny posted a 231 game and Heather Morkes rounds out the qualifying high scores at 220. The leader after five games was Terrence Robinson, staying constant and ending at minus 56. Last to advance came in at minus 227. In our match play round the oil was the story, staying strong and consistent. Reportable scores during this round gave us Frank Aldrete with a 234, Taylor 232, Kolatzny 227, Michael Ma 226, and Treven Goldsmith 223. The big movements came from deep in the pack with Ashley Dunn making a three position jump, Matthew Zweig four positions and Ma a five position jump. Very good runs for these three bowlers, just coming up a little short of making the top five. A lot of JAT points though! The finals then started off with the 5th seed Morkes (-66) meeting 4th seed Taylor (-64). Morkes handily took this game , to advance on to meet the 3rd seed Spencer Van Rijsbergen (-63). In a close match, the veteran SVR (I like that) captured this game Now SVR had to meet another finals veteran in the 2nd seed position. Robinson (+36) started his move towards a second title with a win. Now Robinson faced off with Kolatzny (+44), who not only found herself for the first time as tournament leader, but was also making her first top appearance. Now one thing I can t teach the young bowlers (nor should I), is chivalry. Robinson jumped all over the first game and made a strong statement with the tournament high game He kept that thought in the mind of the rookie leader as she pressed to find the line that got her to this point. Robinson didn t let up and took the second match as well, Congratulations Terrence on your second JAT Farm Club title. You finally got your star. And Brittany, there will be plenty of more opportunities to come, don t despair you did everyone proud! Now before we get to the all important JAT point standings, did you read between the lines. All reportable qualifying scores, female. Females in match play, and three of the top five finalists. Ladies, JAT Farm Club is the place to be. In fact, there were nine ladies in attendance and they just love beating up on the gentlemen every once in awhile. Food for next year s thought. So now (including this tournament) here are the point standings: Robinson (5215), Goldsmith (4545), Tyler Salverda (4393), SVR (3715), Dunn 3700, BJ Harlan (3630), Kyle Duster (3560), John Struckman (3145), Aldrete (3090), Taylor (3050), Kolatzny (2490), Danny Martinez (2280), Zweig (2255), Karlie Loop (2110), Ma (1495), Stephanie Zavala (1410), James Knapp (1380), Matt Miller (1165), Chelsea Houston (1130), and Marguerite Evans (1098). Bowlers you have qualified and officially invited to attend the JAT Farm Club Invitational Tournament, this Sunday (6/3/2012), at Yorba Linda Bowl. If you have not already confirmed, please do so (YES or NO) as soon as possible. I can be reached at 310) , 626) , or via at David.Gordon@am.sony.com. Just as important, are the following alternates just waiting for that phone call to say they re in: Eric Mandzuch (1000), Morkes (980), Eric Torrence (960), Bert Dominick (915), Lareece Chambers (768), Jonnathein Chambers (743), Javier Zavala (715), Matthew Green (670), and Joseph Velick (670). Bowlers, you too can contact me and let me know your availability. The cost for the Invitational is a slightly higher $45. The format will be at minimum 10 games of match play (no qualifying round). A finals round and/or increase in the number of match play games is still being considered. Remember, this is also the last chance for someone to capture their first title and the last spot into our Tournament of Champions, being held the following week (6/10) at Keystone Lanes. Come on bowlers, talk to me. Hope to see all there. This Sunday June 3rd 2012 JAT Invitational Yorba Linda Bowl Imperial Hwy, Yorba Linda - (714) Invitation Only - Top 20 Farm/Top 10 Open Check in at 8:30 - Alternates Called at 9:00 Tournament of All-Time Champs All Champs Can Bowl This Event!! Sunday, June 10 - Keystone Lanes $60 entry fee per bowler Brackets and Sidepots available Check in at 8:30 a.m. Log on to bowljat.org for more info! by David Yamauchi Hornacek Wins First At West Covina West Covina The JAT headed east to Brunswick West Covina for our second visit of the season. We welcomed back a lot of our college bowlers- it was great to see those familiar faces back home! A field of 17 took the lanes on a undetermined tournament shot that proved to be very low scoring. After qualifying, Gabriella Mayfield jumped right back into JAT action by leading the field at +0 while Bobby Hornacek was close on her heels at -32 trailed far by Jerome Jordan Jr. at -95. Low to qualify for the top-10 was Valerie Riggin at In the play-in round, Mark Curtis Jr. (8) swept past super-lefty Wesley Low Jr. (9) and while on the other side of the bracket Joshua Taylor (7) needed 3 games to eliminate Valerie Riggin (10) , , and In the quarterfinals, top-seeded Gabriella Mayfield lost her look and her match to Mark Curtis Jr , while Joseph Grondin (5) continued his good bowling knocking off Parker Brooks (4) , On the other side of the bracket, Bobby Hornacek (2) needed three to dismiss Joshua Taylor , , and Brian Hernandez (6) swept past the higher-seeded Jerome Jordan Jr. (3) , In the semifinals, Mark Curtis Jr. stayed lined up taking out Joseph Grondin , while Bobby Hornacek eliminated Brian Hernandez in two , In the championship match, the fresher oil condition seemed problematic for Mark Curtis Jr. as Bobby Hornacek struck his way to his first JAT Open Division title and Congratulations to Bobby on joining the ranks of JAT Champion! Note: The following bowlers are eligible for the Invitational this Sunday- Wesley Low Jr., Bobby Hornacek, Parker Brooks, Adam Dubia, Jerome Jordan Jr., Oscar Chan, Mark Curtis Jr., Luke Holley, Joshua Taylor, and Steven Mainer. Our alternates in order are Brian Hernandez (11), Joseph Grondin (12), and Josh Tajiri (13). In the event that one or more of the top-10 do not show up to bowl we will take available alternates in that order at 9:00 a.m.- if you are an alternate you are welcome to show up however you may/may not get a spot in the event! Our 2012 JAT Invitational will be this Sunday, June 3 rd - Top-20 Farm Club and Top-10 Open Division point leaders. Our season will wrap up with the Tournament of All-Time Champions on June 10 th at Keystone Lanes where JAT champions of the past and present will hit the lanes. 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