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1 Published by the Canadian Tenpin Federation, Inc. Fédération Canadienne des Dix-Quilles, Inc. April 2013 (Editor's Note: Actually, May 2nd - two days later than planned - our apologies) Positive Feedback! Feedback from readers towards the New Look of the Connection in February was very positive throughout the bowling community. Our team has had the opportunity to recap, and learn from our mistakes; each and every issue will be a learning experience and we invite ideas from our readers. We appreciate all the material our reporters are supplying to our readers, but we are short on news from the West Coast. If there is anyone who is interested in supplying the CTF Connection with material from the British Columbia area, we urge you to contact us. The CTF Connection now has a Facebook page! The Connection has set up a Facebook page; CTF Connection Keeping Bowlers Connected Coast to Coast. Look up the page next time you are on Facebook and like it. We update often with stories of bowlers around the country. What do social media avenues mean to the Canadian Tenpin Federation? To get the answer we contacted CTF president Cathy Innes from British Columbia. Cathy said; Such a big question deserves a big answer but I will keep it short. Communication is always an issue with any non-profit organization with no extra funding in Canada. We have such a large country and we need to communicate better. Social Media helps us do this. We have to embrace the social media platform with a "listen and inform" attitude - then we will see results. The Social Media platform will enable individuals to create, join and grow our groups around issues they care about. This will make it engaging and deepen relationships. We are beginning to engage in communities across the country with online conversation and information, therefore we are reaching more people than ever before and using less effort in doing so. We can communicate in both Languages so no one is left out. It really is just the beginning step to grow our presence in the world of bowling. In closing, for me to stay updated, I am going back to Simon Fraser University (SFU) to upgrade my skills on media advertising, including video. Anyone not using the tools will be left behind. Page 1

2 Published by the Canadian Tenpin Federation, Inc. Fédération Canadienne des Dix-Quilles, Inc. CTF Connection Special Edition The CTF Connection will be publishing a special edition for the month of May, it will be released the first week of June. We want to provide our readers with news and results for three premier events taking place outside the CTF Connection April issue; Canadian Mixed Championships, Canadian National Championships and the Canadian Youth Championships. The Canadian National Championships (CNC) competition takes place May 17-20, 2013 in Montreal, Quebec at Laurentian Lanes. Athletes from three age categories - Adult, Youth and Senior - will be competing for the right to represent Canada. Adult bowlers from around the country will be competing for the top six positions for men and women along with two selections for each team that will make up Team Canada Starting in 2014 World Championship rotations begin for the next three years. The first rotation will see the men competing in Abu Dhabi, UAE during August/September 2014 for the World Men Championships. The schedule indicates the women will be competing in a PABCON event in Youth Bowlers from across the country will also be competing for one of four positions and one alternate position (in each of the Boys and Girls Teams) to form Youth Team Canada Youth Team Canada will be competing in Hong Kong for the World Youth Championships in Senior bowlers have a very different schedule. The top four male and female bowlers from the CNCs will be competing this coming August 10 th to August 16 th, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA for the first-ever World Seniors Championships. Senior bowlers finishing fifth through eighth will be competing in the senior s PABCON in San Jose, Costa Rica from October 20 th to October 26 th, Further on in the Connection under CTF News, Jim Lester has written an article on the Canadian Youth Championships, taking place in Calgary, Alberta May 30 th to June 3 rd, Page 2

3 *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK National Volunteer week ran April 21-27, during the CTF Mixed Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bowling is an industry that relies heavily on the help of volunteers; volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. We vote in elections once a year, but when we volunteer, we vote everyday about the kind of federation we want for bowling in Canada. The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of others. The Canadian Mixed Championships ran smoothly again with the work of volunteers and staff from Chateau Lanes. CTF would like to acknowledge the support we receive from those dedicated alley-cats who are always working events; Leagues, Tournaments, Fundraisers, Coaching, Youth Programs all aspects of our Sport. Quebec News Congratulations: Roger Bachand (R) who bowled his first perfect game, one week after Team Canada's David Simard drilled up his new weapon of choice. Félicitations à Roger Bachand pour avoir réussi sa première parfaite à vie, et ce un peu plus d'une semaine après que David Simard lui ait percé une Sync. Team Canada national champion David Simard (L) finished second on March 23 rd at the singles provincial tournament. David won $ 1, The tournament was played at Salon de Quilles L Empire de St- Felicien. Le 23 mars dernier, David Simard termina en deuxième place lors du tournoi provincial individuel du Salon de Quilles L'Empire de St-Félicien. Il mit la main sur une bourse de 1000$. La Sync fut son arme presque tout au long des finales. with David Simard at Salon de quilles L'Empire. Team Canada member Jo-Ann Sanesac (R) finished first Easter Weekend at the provincial CNC Sweeper. Congratulations Jo-Ann. Membre d'équipe Canada, Jo-Ann Sanesac a fini en premier place ce week-end de Pâques au tournoi provinciale Sweeper CNC. Félicitations Jo-Ann. Page 3

4 *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* Alex Thivierge won the Gold Medal Challenge in March at Laurentian Lanes in Montreal. The tournament offers very challenging patterns for those participating in order to test their skills. Caroline Lagranage finished second. Other finalist were; Patrick Girard, Frankie Catanzariti and Dan MacLelland. L'équipe de la boutique la Médaille d'or tien à féliciter le champion 2013 Alex Thivierge ainsi que les 4 finalistes Caroline Lagrange, Patrick Girard, Frankie Catanzariti et Dan McLelland et également tout ceux qui ont eu le courage de venir tester leur jeu sur ces patrons! Saskatchewan News (Submitted by Dannie Ward) It turns out that Regina's Glencairn Lanes, notorious for being a tough scoring house due to the limited amount of oil put out on the lanes in the past, has acquired a new lane oiling machine. And it sounds like we will be hearing about more scoring achievements coming from the talented bowlers in the area. In early April, Edward Szakacs shot a 299 game in league. Is this the sign of things to come? And in mid-april, Monique Lafontaine, who has an average of 129, bowled a 192 game - 63 pins over her average. Maybe the new lane conditions are working for her too! Hamilton News (Submitted by Jim Margueratt) Jeff Easton of Brantford is the story this season in the Hamilton Association as the 28 year old has a trio of perfect games, plus a 300 bowl-out, at Star Lanes. After his first 300 in early September, he added a pair one month apart in January and February. His 229 average is six pins more than Travis Cauley & Art Oliver Jr. at Skyway Lanes. The current total of 11 perfect games, one 299, a pair of 298s and an 810 triple by Matt Lewis, for a total of 15 honour scores, are the lowest totals in over ten years in Hamilton. Four years ago we had 33 perfect games and 51 honour scores. Matt Lewis, who has three perfect games, two 800 triples (837 and 810), and a 299, now has a 297 to his credit, as after 11 strikes he went high leaving up the 3, 6 and 10 pins for the 297 at Skyway Lanes. His 837 triple is a Canadian record 279 triplicate. How rare is the 297 game in Hamilton? We have had 31 of them, compared to 82 games of 298, 168 games of 299, and 369 perfect games. Christine Johnston, 18, who rolled her first 300 game one month before Christmas, compiled a recruitment bowling video, available on you-tube, and it paid off as she starts at a Kentucky University on a bowling scholarship in August. Her father Tom, has a trio of 300 games. On the video, filmed at Splitsville Centre, Christine credits her coaches, Brad Angelo & Craig Woodhouse, for their expertise in helping her with her game. Chelsea King, who tripped a 300 last season, is on a bowling scholarship in Texas. Page 4

5 *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* After more than 45 years of action at Skyway Lanes, the Westinghouse league, of which I am the President, will cease operation after this season due to declining membership. At one time it had 60 men in it, including Joe Ciach, Bill Rowe Jr., Art Oliver Jr., George Lambert IV, Lionel Lewis, Matt Lewis and Al Tone. There has been 10 perfect games rolled during its existence, including a 300 by my brother Edward, in March Currently it has 23 men and women. Bill Rowe Jr. of Hamilton, who was nominated for the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, was not selected. The last time a bowler was inducted was 36 years ago and there are only five bowlers among the over 500 Hall of Famers. Bill & Al Tone are still on the ballot for the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame. George Lambert IV, formerly of Hamilton, now living and working for the U.S.B.C. in Texas, averaged 195 in a World Bowling Tour event in Japan. The Provincial Championships are set for Burlington Bowl in May. The last two times they were held there, the turnouts were 508 teams in 1987 and 251 teams in The expected turnout this time in 2013 is around 130 teams. HAMILTON TENPIN TRIVIA: During the C.T.F. Nationals at Burlington Bowl in May 2009, perfect games were rolled by George Lambert IV, Robin Orlikowski, Caroline Lagrange & Tim Dunn. In a practice session, Lambert, after 11 strikes let Matt Lewis throw the last ball, and he left a tenpin for a "combined" 299 game. Six months later, Catharine Willis-Rowe bowled-out an 802 triple, with a 300 game, at Burlington Bowl. Northern Ontario News (Submitted by Brian McLean) Andrew Hill (L) rolls to perfection at Mario s Bowl on March 6 th in the Praxair Men s League. It is the city s second sanctioned perfect game this season. The honour of the first perfect game this year goes to YBC bowler Luke McMillan. Hill s night started with a 300 game and ended with a 299. A pesky 10 pin kept Hill from rolling his second perfect game of the night. This is Hill s fifth 300 Game in three years. His first came in April 2011 followed by three more in 2012, holding the Canadian Lakehead Tenpin Bowling Association record for the most 300 games rolled by an individual. Andrew also holds the highest three game series with an 834, rolled last season, for the city of Thunder Bay. Michael Makela of Thunder Bay, Ontario, studying Kinesiology at Lakehead University, bowled 299, 278, 269 for 846 January 26 th in Duluth, Minnesota during a USBC sanctioned tournament. The following month, back in Duluth again, Michael shot a 300 Game in yet another USBC sanctioned tournament. Page 5

6 *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* Michael, the nephew of Irene & Craig Woodhouse, is not only breaking through in the bowling world, but he was a member of the Northern Ontario Junior Curling Team for 2009 and Michael will be bowling at the Canadian National Championships in Montreal this coming May with hopes of breaking through onto Team Canada. Thunder Bay bowlers often travel to Duluth for bowling tournaments outside of TB, because Duluth is relatively close for them. Winnipeg is an eight hour drive and makes for a much longer journey. Nicole Walker (L) of Thunder Bay, Ontario who bowls out of Mario's Bowl made history on March 21 st by bowling a 299. She is the first woman ever to roll an honour score in Thunder Bay. Nicole accomplished her record in the Big M Mixed league - her scores for the night were 167, 299, and 181 for a 647 series. Lyndzie Dawson-Guay holds the ladies high triple record with a 715. James Shperuk Wins Northern Ontario Open Ian Nakonechny (R), tournament director, presenting Jame Shperuk with his prize money. James Shperuk won his first major tenpin event, the 2 nd Annual Northern Ontario Open at Mario s Bowl on April 6 th and 7 th. This was a sanctioned tenpin event. Shperuk led all of the entrants on Saturday, averaging 244 for the ten games, with a 2447 pinfall that included back to back 280s. This was 178 pins higher then Steve Jansson from Wisconsin. Jansson also rolled the high game of the day in game one with a 290. On Sunday, day two, after twelve games of match play, Mike Makela led the field, averaging 216 and nine wins. A win was worth another 20 bonus pins towards the total. Shperuk with 7 wins fell to third place behind Jansson who also had 7 wins. Mitch Parker came fourth with 7 wins, followed by Ian Nakonechny with 8 wins. The high game during match play was rolled by Jansson with another 290 game, which catapulted him to second place. In the stepladder finals: Parker No. 4 def. Nakonechny No.5, 193 to 192 Shperuk No. 3 def. Parker No.4, Shperuk No. 3 def. Jansson No. 2, , Championship match: Shperuk No. 3 def Makela No. 1, Canadian National World Cup 2009 World Cup Champion Caroline Lagrange (R) will once again go after the prestigious QubicaAMF world title. Lagrange, who won the women's title in Melaka, Malaysia, will be accompanied by men s champion Larry Salvati (L) who had his first appearance at the BWC qualifier, Lagrange and Salvati will represent Canada this coming November 15-24, 2013 at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Page 6

7 *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* Sibiryak Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia), Russia. The 32-lane Sibiryak centre is part of the World Class fitness and Hilton hotel complex. The ground floor contains three restaurants; the first floor is a magnificent leisure center while the bowling centre is on the second floor. A 250-room hotel occupies the top 11 floors. QubicaAMF will take all of the rooms for the tournament. Anne-Marie Board, QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager, commented: I was completely blown away by the Sibiryak centre, by the organizing team, and by the city itself. The organizing team owner and CEO Vladimir Egorov (himself a bowler), bowling centre director Viktor Ushkac and deputy general development manager Evgeniy Moiseev will ensure that this will be one of our best events ever. The Head of the Bowling Federation for the Krasnoyarsk region, Nikolay Babyuk, represented Moldova in the Bowling World Cup in 2006, 2007 and QubicaAMF is the founder, organizer and principle sponsor of the Bowling World Cup. Additional information on the World Cup, including archive material and bulletins for this year s event, is available at The Players Tour (March-April) (Submitted by Joe Ciach) Former Team Canada member Douglas Yu (R) wins his third Players Tour title in March defeating Kevin Hill in the championship match. The only other players with three titles on the Players Tour are Mark Buffa and Joe Ciach. The Players Tour took place at Woodbridge Bowl on March 23rd where a field of 94 bowlers competed for a prize fund of $5, Tournament Director, Hugh Hendry, apologizes to all the bowlers for the mechanical problems that occurred with the 38ft pattern. As a result, scores were higher than normal. Thank you to DV8 Bowling for sponsoring the tournament with a DV8 Bowling Ball. The winner was Corey Raymer Players with Position Rob Backus 1178 Shawn Legge 1159 Lionel Lewis 1145 Tim Dunn 1138 Kevin Arsenault 1133 Joe Ciach 1125 Travis Cauley 1123 Art Oliver Jr 1123 Russ Serwetnyk 1114 Kevin Hill 1114 Shawn Anderson 1109 Jason Kovack 1106 Douglas Yu 1101 Steve MacLelland 1091 Vincent Truong 1090 Zachary Wilkins 1083 Playoff Results Douglas Yu 236 -def - Zachary Wilkins 191 Kevin Hill 225 -def - Jason Kovack 183 Championship Match Douglas Yu 258 -def - Kevin Hill 168 Douglas Yu $ 1, Kevin Hill $ For complete list of finalist results and cash payout visit: Page 7

8 *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* The final Tour stop of the season was held April 6 th 2013 at Classic Bowl in Mississauga. Tour organizers Hugh Henry and Pauline Fujita want to thank all the bowlers who supported the Players Tour in and look forward to seeing everyone in the tour season. The Players Tour sends a special thank you to all the Staff and Bowling Centres, who hosted stops. Their expertise provided smooth running tournaments. DV8 BOWLING, a major sponsor of the Players Tour, provided a DV8 bowling ball for each of the stops for the season. This month s winner of the DV8 ball was Sean McGregor. BUFFA DISTRIBUTION and Mark Buffa sponsor the Buffa Bowler of the Year award cash prize of $ This year s point leader and recipient of the Bowler of the Year award went to Joe Ciach (R) The Players Tour pattern was a 42ft flat pattern. John Chapman was high qualifier with First place paid $ and the winner was Jason Caetano from Scarborough Ontario. Finishing 2nd was Pat Donaghue from Honoyoe Falls N.Y. Rounding out the top four; 3 rd Dan MacLelland and 4 th Mikey Raquidan. Players with Position John Chapman 1108 William Russell 1092 Pat Donaghue 1081 Larry Salvati Jr 1077 Joe Ciach 1072 Matthew Lewis 1069 Mikey Raquidan 1048 Dan MacLelland 1034 Jason Kovack 1032 Douglas Yu 1023 Chris Moxley 1020 Jason Caetano 1011 Rob Backus 1011 Kevin Arsenault 1006 Art Oliver Jr 1004 Vince Truong 995 Playoff Results Jason Caetano 192 -def - Dan MacLelland 158 Pat Donaghue 266 -def - Mikey Raquidan 148 Championship Match Jason Caetano def - Pat Donaghue 202 Jason Caetano $ 2,000 Pat Donaghue $ 1,000 Dan MacLelland $ 600 Mikey Raquidan $ 600 For complete list of finalist results and cash payout visit: PBA50 Rossi Lanes Eastern Open Elmira, New York Former Senior Team Canada members, Richard Lafleur (L) and Claude L ecuyer (R) played and qualified in PBA50 at Elmira NY. Richard from Saint-Francois-du-Lac, Quebec finished in 8 th place and Claude from Napierville, Quebec finished in 12 th place. Also qualifying for the finals from Etobicoke, Ontario was Conn Casey Page 8

9 who finished the event in 16 th place. CTF CONNECTION *CROSS COUNTRY CANADIAN NEWS* Other Canadians in the PBA50 field of 59 bowlers were Daniel Perron, Dave Dunphy and Mike Hobbs. For complete results visit: For the ladies: Southern Ontario's National Classified Representatives Determined Dominating the field by 124 pins, the Bowlerama Barrie Team of Melissa Dejardine, Robin Lee, Melissa Jones & Cathy Harvey were victorious at the National Classified Championships April 13th. They will be representing Southern Ontario in Kelowna B.C. in June Good Luck Ladies and bowl well...from the bowlers and staff at Bowlerama Barrie! For the men: Results not available at press time. Page 9

10 4 Steps to Stardom Provincial Team Champions CTF CONNECTION *YOUTH BOWLING * Northern Ontario News Girls Bantam: Abbigail Gunsinger Mario's Bowl Junior: Ryleah Bell North Crest Lanes Senior: Lindsay Perlini North Crest Lanes Boys Bantam: Aiden Bass North Crest Lanes Junior: Daniel George Mario's Bowl Senior: Cody Newman North Crest Lanes Abbigail & Daniel will be making their first appearance at the YBC Nationals in Richmond B.C. Congratulations to Mario's YBC bowlers who earned medals at the 4 Steps Provincial Round, Bantam Tyson Baxter (Bronze), Juniors RJ Walford (Silver) & Cassandra Burdick (Silver); Seniors Brittany Woolley & Luke McMillan each earned Silver. Congratulations to Mario's Bowl CTF Provincial Medalists Silver: Bronze: RJ Walford (Jr Boys) Aaron Craig (Int Boys) Luke McMillan (Sr Boys) Nancy George (Jr Girls) Mason Lagrange (Jr Boys) Tamara Craig (Int Girls) Kyle Fediuk (Int Boys) Colton Burdick (Sr Boys) A special congratulations to Mario's Bowl, Alex Jalava, on receiving the Sportsman award! Take a look at Mario's Bowl recent achievements: Luke McMillan Aaron Craig Haley Sholz Colton Burdick Alex Jalava RJ Walford Daniel George Tamara Craig Representing the great white north and heading out to Calgary, Alberta is the Provincial team of: Bantams: Chasity King & Aiden Bass of North Crest Lanes Juniors: Ryleah Bell (North Crest Lanes) & Daniel George (Mario's Bowl) Intermediates: Shaune Pine & Nathan Woods of North Crest Lanes Seniors: Brittney Marshall & Daniel Rheaume of North Crest Lanes Page 10

11 *YOUTH BOWLING * British Columbia News Going to the Nationals is pretty exciting. The chance to travel to another province and meet new friends is a lifetime of memories. But to have the Nationals held in your hometown is even more exciting. Having homefield advantage and being able to share it with the entire town is a chance that these young athletes will have in May at the 4 Steps to Stardom Nationals. Bantam Girl: Talia Boyce -TNC Vancouver Junior Girl: Amanda Tang - TNC Vancouver Senior Girl: Jojo Anglin - Splitsville Entertainment Bantam Boy: MacKenzie Thompson - Duncan Lanes Junior Boy: Gregory Sorensen - Splitsville Senior Boy: Matthew Yue - TNC Vancouver Jetting off to Calgary, Alberta for the Canadian Youth Championships are: Bantams: Talia Boyce & Isaac Vanderaegen (McCurdy Lanes) Juniors: Maddy Jensen (Sandcastle) & Brandon On (TNC) Intermediates: Candice Choi & Allistair Tan (TNC) Seniors: Jessica Holly (Duncan Lanes) & Matt Yue Manitoba News Heading out to Richmond, BC for the YBC Nationals is the TOBA team of Girls Bantam: Junior: Senior: Boys Bantam: Junior: Senior: Stephanie Korzsi Marissa Naylor Danielle Lemoine Evan Gautier Austyn Ducharme Mitch Hupé Manitoba held their CYC Provincial tournament on March 17th. Advancing to the Nationals and representing Manitoba are: Bantams: Juniors: Intermediates: Seniors: Aaliya Sylvia & Evan Gautier Marissa Naylor & Austyn Ducharme Brittany Crawford & Mitch Hupé Danielle Lemoine & Joseph Franchewski Page 11

12 *YOUTH BOWLING * Saskatchewan News 4 Steps to Stardom Champions Bantams: Juniors: Seniors: Reanna Lafferty & Matthew Wist (Saskatoon) Kelsi Beauchamp & Ryan Burwell (Saskatoon) Amanda Hoyt (Regina) & Levi Rosenbaum (Estevan) CYC Provincial Champs Bantams: Brooke Willock & Matthew Wist Juniors: Kelsi Beauchamp & Scott Thomas Intermediates: Morgan Materna & Carson Therres Seniors: Amanda Hoyt & Levi Rosenbaum Quebec News Representing Team Quebec at the 4 Steps Nationals in Richmond B.C Girls Bantam: Junior: Senior Boys Bantam: Junior Senior Jade Cote Megan Plamondon Brenda Brazeau Resse John Andrew Kershaw Frankie Catanzariti Quebec's CYC Provincial Champions heading to Calgary, Alberta Bantams: Elodie Annett (BSLG) & Jeremy Turcotte (Estrie) Juniors: Brittney Turcotte (Chateauguay) & Samuel Demers (Joly) Intermediates: Gabrielle Simboli (Laval) & Mathieu St. Pierre (Estrie) Seniors: Andreanne Blouin (Quebec CIty) & Pier-Luc Arseneau (Quebce City) Magna and Wilkins Compete at the USBC MASTERS, Klassen tries PBA regional Eighteen year old, Kevin Magna, of Laval Quebec says his knees were shaking at the onset of his first PBA major event. Magna who, one week prior, had just missed earning the gold at the CYC Provincial Championship, says he was a little disappointed with his scoring (averaging 187). Magna feels it was a great learning experience and is looking forward to competing in future PBA events. ZacharyWilkins placed 115th, Page 12

13 *YOUTH BOWLING * earning a purse of $1, Like Magna, Wilkins takes the experience back with him and will work on perfecting every component of his game. Wilkins plans on bowling throughout the summer in the PBA Regional events and will compete in the USBC Open in July. Jordan Klassen competed at the PBA Regional in Hubbard, Ohio, March 16th, Bowling on the Shark pattern, Klassen found the conditions to be less generous. The lanes broke down after a game and a half, I just couldn't find the pocket." A little disappointed with his first appearance, Klassen is looking forward to attending more PBA Regional events. The North Pointe Junior Gold Championships will be held July in Detroit, Michigan. Through the Youth Bowling Tour, bowlers from across Southern Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba qualified to represent Canada at the largest youth event across North America.. Approximately 3,000 youth bowlers will take to the lanes to compete for a scholarship purse of $250, Representing Canada at the Junior Gold Championships are the ladies: Brittney Barnett, Brittany Crawford, Brittney Turcotte, Maude Demers, Miranda Panas, Mykaela Mitchell, Leigha Carnevale, Caitlin Tam, Brianna Chrysler, Tiffany Griffith, Christine Johnson, and Karley Foster. And for the men: Marcus Dotterman, Jake Bowden, Joshua Bautista, Chris Kurys, Michael Moscon Jr, Riley Pellierto, Jordan Stephens, DJ Rose, Mitch Hupé, Curtis Fach, Joshua Brant-Parkin, Rafael torres, Johan Torres, Samuel Demers, and Tyson Schuyler. Canadians Donning the Red & White Proudly Four Canadian Collegiate athletes will represent their University at the USBC Intercollegiate National Singles Championships April in Lincoln, Nebraska. Wichita State's Francois Lavoie earned top honors in Las Vegas with a total of 1351 (225.1 average). Florida A&M's Carrie Hopkinson qualified 3rd with 1234 (205.6 average). Urbana's Brock Finch qualified 5th with a total of 1318 (219.6) along with teammate Graham Fach taking the 7th and final position with 1297 (216.1 average) in Smyrna, Tennessee. OH CANADA!! After 8 games of qualifying, sitting in 4th place and earning a first round bye, is Brock Finch of Stirling, Ontario with Graham Fach from Guelph, Ontario and Francois Lavoie of Montreal, Quebec finished strong to move into 15th (1675) and 16th (1661). Each of these three are vying to become the Intercollegiate Single Champion. Fach gave it a run during his first round match game set but an unlucky 10-pin cost him advancing. Francois, successful in his first set, was defeated in round two Brock advanced to round two, dominating his Page 13

14 *YOUTH BOWLING * opponent Finch then advanced to the finals defeating his opponent Finch is in the back row, third from the left, in the accompanying picture. Representing the red & white proudly, Brock Finch, finished his sophomore year with a 2nd place victory at the xbowling Intercollegiate Singles Championships. Brock won his first match with a 248 to advance him to the final match. In the final championship round, it came down to the tenth and final frame to determine the champion. Unfortunately, Finch was defeated Congratulations! The men's and women's finals will be broadcast on CBC Sports Network in May. Follow your Canadian favorites at Personal Achievements Courtney Hickmott - Windsor series Emily Taylor-Bond - London single Brittney Turcotte - Lasalle, Quebec series Hartwyn Urbanski - Kingston - Perfect bowled with STORM Tropical Breeze - Perfect bowled with ROTOGRIP Scream ~803 Roto grip Scream ~805 Stephen McMillian - Toronto single Carter Bailey - Hamilton - 1st 600 series Zachary Wilkins - Perfect David Hough - St. Catharines Beka Loker - London - "200" Joseph Franchewski - Winnipeg game in The Bowler hdcp tournament in Fargo, ND The Life of a Bowler During the Off-Season If you are fortunate enough to have a good season and win every provincial event that leads to a National and/or International, your off-season may soon fill up. Miranda Panas (Southern Ontario), Brittany Crawford & Mitch Hupé (Manitoba) have been able to accomplish this outstanding feat this season. Leading high average in their youth leagues, the trio are proving to be the top youth athletes in Canada. A bowlers dream, here is their summer schedule: May 4-6 ~ YBC Nationals in Richmond, British Columbia (Hupé and Panas) May ~ Team Canada Trials, Montreal, Quebec May 30-June3 ~ Canadian Youth Championships, Calgary, Alberta July 6-13 ~ Team Canada PABCOM, Ponce, Puerto Rico July ~ Junior Gold Championships, Michigan, Detroit Page 14

15 *YOUTH BOWLING * They do have the opportunity to finish the season with one last tournament before their regular season commences. If victorious at the CYC Nationals, they could be headed to the Lee Evans Tournament of America s held July 28-Aug 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Follow the summer events on the YBOWL face book group page! Team Canada Youth Train for Upcoming PBACON The 2013 Team Canada Youth Camp was held Mar 23rd and 24th in Montreal. Since the team only gets to meet up once before competition, there was lots of work to be done. Coaches, Damien Skillings, Christina Littlejohn and Dan Rose, were busy filling out paperwork on each team member (a criteria of Sport Canada). There was a lot of bowling, exercising (missed spares for bowlers and made splits for coaches), video analysis, coaching tips and general preparation for PABCON. In between bowling, the team was working on their bilingual communication skills as some members knew very little English and others knew very little French. As the weekend progressed you could see them connecting and emerging into a great TEAM! As we watch them compete at PABCON this July, they will make CANADA proud! Good Luck in Ponce, Puerto Rico. GO CANADA GO!! Ontario Provincial YBC Family Twosome Lakeview Bowl in Peterborough was host to the YBC Provincial Family Twosome Tournament April 14th. Congratulations to the following champions: Bantams 1 Mya & Lorne Conway - Fairway Lanes Bantam Class 2 MacKenzie & Andrew Blagojevic - Quinte Bowl Juniors Class 1 Alexandrya & Stacey Hayward - Bowl-O-Rama Juniors Class 2 Kennedy-Lynn & Bruce Scott - Fairview Lanes Seniors Class 1 Jonathon Posavad & David Chrysler - Burlington Bowl Seniors Class 2 Brianna & Sandra Chrysler - Burlington Bowl Page 15

16 *YOUTH BOWLING * YBC Triples Team Provincial Championships The YBC Triples event was held in Belleville April 7th. Earning scholarship awards and taking home the Provincial title are: Bowlerama Barrie Girls captured the first place birth of $ scholarship each Alexandra Christou (+110) Kayla Bagley (+50) Jessica Pittman (+86) The Burlington Boys dominated the field earning first place and also receiving $ scholarship awards. Michael Fraser Dylan Stewart Jonathon Posavad 19th Annual Provincial Family Twosome Championships Earning a plaque, scholarship funds and bragging rights in the Joyce Woolgar Memorial Family Twosome Provincial Finals held at Classic Bowl are: Doubles - Parent/Youth Valerie Boult & Ben Boult Hi-way Bowl 2213 Doubles Parent/Teen Steve Heeley & Connor Heeley Classic Bowl 2159 Doubles - Adult/Youth Jessica Baigrie & Connor Lowe Oshawa & District 2080 Doubles Adult/Teen Cavan Watts & Elaine Morrison Oshawa & District 1950 College Bound ~ USA Unlike our sister country, Canada does not offer our student bowlers the opportunity to compete in Collegiate Bowling. Many youth bowlers over the years have headed South to get their education while being able to bowl at the Collegiate level. Canadian, Pro Bowler, Dan McLelland is a prime example, as he attended Saginaw Valley in Michigan. Congratulations to our youth bowlers who will travel south. Collegiate bowling will be exciting and the opportunities will be endless. Page 16

17 *YOUTH BOWLING * Joshua Brant-Parkin (Belleville) Urbana University, Ohio Maude Demers (Quebec) Urbana University, Ohio Samantha Shanley (Peterborough) in talks with Urbana University, Ohio DJ Rose (Windsor) Cornelius University, Michigan Christine Johnston (Hamilton) University of Pikeville, Kentucky You can follow the Canadian athletes on Ontario Youth Championships The Ontario Youth Championships were held March at Bowlerama Royale London. Congratulations to the winners who each received scholarship awards. Congrats to all that participated and bowled personal achievements: 11 & Under Boys & Girls Handicap Dawson Chabot 770 (high game 155) Morgan Pelkie 731 (high game 185) 12 & Over Boys & Girls Handicap Max Cranton 1290 (high game 232) Ashley Quenneville 1186 (high game 221) 12 & Over Boys & Girls Scratch Cameron Ryerson 1087 (high game 247) Courtney Hickmott 963 (high game 217) Quebec Youth Championships The Quebec Youth Open continued with great play from the youth ladies. Finishing in first place was Melissa Courchesne, averaging 231, with games of for From Team Canada's Youth ladies team, Andreanne Blouin finished second and Carol-Ann Tremblay finished third, nudging out Team Canada's Evelyn Tanguay by four pins. A great weekend of bowling by the youth and fun for the spectators! Team Canada's Youth male member, Kevin Maurice, set an untouchable pace at the Quebec Youth Open on April 6, Starting the day with a 151 game, Kevin came back with games of for 1933 for eight games (averaging 241). Two other Youth Team Canada, Chris Kurys, and Anthony Carrier, rounded out the top three. Chris pushed Kevin with games of for 1876 and even with his 299 last game, came up just shy of catching Kevin. Great bowling by all the athletes in the Quebec Youth Open. Page 17

18 *INTERNATIONAL BOWLING * Inaugural World Senior Championships The inaugural World Tenpin Bowling Association World Senior Championships will be held at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 10 th to Aug. 16 th, 2013 The format of the World Senior Championships will pattern after the WTBA World Youth Championships, with four men and four women eligible from each country. The competitors will face off for medals in Singles, Doubles, Team, All-Events and Masters. Red Rock Resort where the competition will take place offers more than just bowling - there are a dozen dining options, state-of-the-art gaming, movie theaters and a stunning pool area. Along with the intense competition, Red Rock Lanes offers a complete travel experience for the competitors and guests at this year s Inaugural World Senior Championships. International Bowling Media Association Jason Belmonte of Orange, New South Wales, Australia, has been unanimously named February 2013 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. He became only the second foreignborn player to win the USBC Masters behind Koivuniemi in PBA News Two of Canada s premiere athletes will be missing this year at the CNC s. Dan MacLelland (L) and Patrick Girard (R) will be out on tour for the Summer Swing. Although they will be missed, we wish both Dan and Patrick success on this year s PBA Summer Swing. The GEICO PBA Summer Swing will feature five two-hour telecasts on CBS Sports Network the Badger, Wolf and Bear Opens, the Milwaukee Open and the GEICO Summer King of the Swing which will air on consecutive Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET beginning June 11. The GEICO PBA Summer Swing will be held at three different Milwaukee area bowling centers - AMF Waukesha, AMF West and AMF Bowlero - May 20-June 2. PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame, will provide wall-to-wall coverage of all preliminary rounds of the Summer Swing. Page 18

19 *INTERNATIONAL BOWLING * Bowling News USA - April 10, 2013 PDW - G.O.A.T. by Donnie Layman This debate is one that the fans of any sport continue to have ad nauseam. Ironically, the argument comes up as one of the greats adds another trophy or accomplishment to their storied careers. As you know, Pete Weber won his 2nd ever TOC when he defeated Jason Belmonte to win this year's Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions. As I watched the telecast and how the TV pair was breaking down, I honestly couldn't see anyone having a better chance to win than Belmo. Call me crazy, but any telecast with both Belmo and Osku on it is going to end up being a contest of who can strike from the furthest point left on the lane. When reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash seemed to be running out of room to the left in the semifinal match against Belmo, it seemed as if PDW would've been doomed to suffer the same outcome. But come on, we are talking about PDW bowling for a major title. And after watching him dismantle Belmo, it only further cemented in my mind that he is beyond a shadow of a doubt the Greatest of All Time. One could make the same arguments for the late Earl Anthony, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and a handful of other great bowlers through the years. And while the two men I just mentioned may possess more accomplishments on their resumes, none of them have overcome what PDW has. He has had to battle things in his personal life that have destroyed the lives of many athletes. Yet he has persevered. He also had a father who not only could hold his own in this debate, but was also the greatest ambassador our sport has ever had in Dick Weber. No player in the history of our sport, or many others, has had a greater shadow to overcome to establish their own legacy to rival or exceed what the other has accomplished. Pete Weber has done this. He sits tied for 3rd most victories in tour history, tied for most major victories, and has the most regional titles in PBA history. No name is more synonymous with greatness in bowling than the Weber name. Forget the fact that he has never won a Player of the Year award. In all reality, there are many years the voters kept him from having that honor. When it s all said and done he will have the best title of all...and that's the greatest bowler ever. (Courtesy: pba.com) Page 19

20 *TEAM CANADA NEWS * Youth Team Canada 2013 Ladies Team: Andreanne Blouin, Evelyn Tanguay, Miranda Panas, Brittany Crawford, Mykaela Mitchell Men s Team: Francois Lavoie, Anthony Carrier, Mitch Hupé, Kevin Maurice, Chris Kurys Coaches: Christina Littlejohn, Damien Skelling Asst. Coaches: Dan Rose, David Poupart The Youth Team was in Montreal at the end of March preparing for the PABCON Championships. The PABCON Youth Championships is for youth bowlers under the age of 16 and under the age of 20. The tournament will be held at 24-lane bowling center Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico from July 6-13, The City of Ponce, often referred to as "La Perla del Sur" (Pearl of the South), is located in the Southern Coastal Plain region of Puerto Rico. Ponce has hosted international bowling events in the past such as the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2011 Olympic Cup. Each PABCON Federation is allowed to send up to four boys and four girls in the Under-20 division and up to two boys and two girls in the Under-16 division. To be eligible for the Under 20 and Under 16 division players must not have reached 20 and 16 years of age on Jan. 1st, 2013, respectively. PABCON currently consist of 28 Federations: Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Virgin Islands. Page 20

21 *TEAM CANADA NEWS * Team Canada 2013 / Men Team members: Joe Ciach, Art Oliver Jr., Patrick Girard, George Lambert IV, Francois Lavoie, David Simard, Mark Buffa, Dan MacLelland. Absent from Photo, Coaches; Tyrel Rose, David Poupart. The men s team was in Montreal the beginning of March preparing for the upcoming international schedule. Team Canada has a busy schedule, World Championships, World Games and Tournament of the America s. The 2013 World Championships is open to 36 men and 36 women teams which have qualified in zone qualifications in Europe, Asia and America during the year The World Tenpin Bowling Association announced in its December newsletter that all invited federations have confirmed their participation in the event. The Combined Worlds Championships will be held from August at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center, a 72-laner in Henderson, Nev., in suburban Las Vegas, United States. The 2013 World Championships will be hosted by four partners: the World Tenpin Bowling Association, the United States Bowling Congress, Station Casinos and the City of Henderson. For more information please go to: or for bulletin 1 The field is set for the bowling competition of the IX World Games July 25 to Aug. 4, 2013 in Cali, Colombia. Dan MacLelland and Lynne Gauthier will be competing for Canada at the World Games and Tyrel Rose will be coaching. (More to come on the World Games in our May special edition) Page 21

22 *TEAM CANADA NEWS * The World Games are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, which are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organized and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA), under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Each of the three zones of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) had its own qualifying event to determine the eight countries each which will send one male and one female bowler to the bowling competition of the IX World Games, which will be held from Aug 1-4, Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas - July 28 - August 3, 2013 An invitational tournament for PABCON (American Zone) member countries to enter their National Teams of Adults, Seniors and Juniors. The Tournament of The Americas will celebrate its 51st year in The tournament has moved to Strikers Lanes, Sunrise, Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Tournament of the Americas will be sanctioned by PABCON. Team Canada 2013 / Ladies Team Members: Samantha How, Jennifer Park, Lynne Gauthier, Valerie Calberry, Caroline Lagrange-Buffa, Alyssa Cicconi, Isabelle Rioux, Jo-Ann Sanesac. Missing from Photo coaches; Michael Boraskae, David Poupart. Team Canada Ladies will be in Montreal June 6 th to 9 th, Page 22

23 *TEAM CANADA NEWS * Renowned Sport Psychologist Dr. Peter Usher to Join CTF Coaching Staff at the Canadian National Championships this coming May, 2013 With the Pan Am Games coming to Canada in 2015, additional funding may be available for tenpin bowling in the area of sport psychology. In order to provide cost and time frames required, the CTF High Performance Committee has been in talks with Dr. Peter Usher, who will join the coaching staff at this year s Canadian National Championships. Peter is no stranger to the sport of bowling; he worked with the Singapore national bowling team and the Singapore School Programs. Peter is a Chartered Professional Coach and for over twenty years was a Master Course Conductor in Canada's coach education program. He is a former soccer player and coach in Canada. Peter lives in Calgary, Alberta. Dr. Peter M. Usher BPE (Dist); MA; PhD; ChPC Performance enhancement consultant for 20 years. Certified trainer in Accelerative Learning. A registered Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC). Member of the Canadian Professional Coaching Association. Members of Team Canada sported new attire at the USBC Open Championships. The team of Mark Buffa, David Simard, Francois Lavoie, George Lambert IV, and Patrick Girard are sitting in third position at the USBC Open Championships. The 6th member of the Canadian contingent at the event is Art Oliver Jr. (R) Mark Buffa rolled the 12th perfect game of the 2013 USBC Open Championships and the Leaf Lovers team leaped into third place in Regular Team with a 3,509 total, the fifth-highest team set in tournament history. Lodge Lanes Too of Orlando, Fla., leads this year so far with a record score of 3,538. Buffa sandwiched his 300 between games of 259 and 225 for a 784 series, which included a string of 21 consecutive strikes. The 30-year-old right-hander helped Leaf Lovers to opening games of 1,136 and 1,217, and Page 23

24 *TEAM CANADA NEWS * they stepped up in their final frame with a shot at the lead, before falling just short with 1,156. Patrick Girard contributed a 721 series for Leaf Lovers and was followed by David Simard (720), George Lambert IV (666) and Francois Lavoie (618). "We were using this to prepare for the World Championships in August," said Buffa, who made his second Open Championships appearance. "Francois is the newest member of the team, so this was a good way for us to learn how to communicate, and we did that extremely well today. We had a game plan coming out and executed it well." Page 24

25 *CTF NEWS * 2013 Canadian Youth Championship Tournament Invades Calgary As the bowling season concludes for most of us, there will be 64 of Canada s top Youth athletes gathering in Calgary, Alberta. These young athletes will be bowling their hearts out to try and earn a spot to the 51 st Annual Lee Evans Tournament hosted by Strikers Lanes in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Tournament of the America s is in the sights for our Canadian Youth Best of the Best. The only thing standing in their way is the respective competition from the other Provinces. All Provinces, from New Brunswick to British Columbia, will be represented at the 31 st Annual Canadian Youth Championship Tournament. One male and one female Youth athlete from Bantam, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions will be participating from July 28 th till August 3 rd. Before they get there, who will take home to their Province the hardware from Calgary? Last year Southern Ontario took home 18 medals, second to Manitoba s 19. While all the time Quebec is sitting just behind Southern Ontario in the total medal count, 389 to 344 respectively. Does Team Quebec have what it takes this year to beat Southern Ontario? Who will be the leader? Who will be the Team to beat this year? Will it be Team New Brunswick, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario, Manitoba or British Columbia? Check out the CTF website during the tournament, hosted by Lets Bowl and host Hotel Sheraton Cavalier for constant updates during the CYC Tournament. And to all, see you Calgary. Jim Lester, CTF National Youth Chair. Canadian Youth Championships - Breaking News The Canadian Youth Championships have announced the pattern series for Team, Doubles and Singles disciplines. Team will be one of the WTBA Long Patterns ranging ft. to 47 ft. Doubles will be one of the WTBA Medium Patterns ranging-- 38 ft. to 41 ft. Singles will be one of the WTBA Short Patterns ranging ft. to 36 ft. A draw will be done on the day prior to the Championships to determine the pattern length and volume for each discipline. All three patterns drawn will be available for the official practice session. Page 25

26 *CTF NEWS * CTF Annual General Meeting CTF held its Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg on Saturday, April 27th. Delegates from across the country were in attendance to see and hear the latest information from the organization. Every CTF Director, each of which has specific responsibilities, reported on their activities and the status of various projects that they and their committees are working on. Delegates also had the opportunity to ask questions, and discuss any aspect of the Director's report. CTF's financial picture, both last fiscal year's results and this coming year's budget, were presented. All in all, things are pretty healthy - approximately where we thought we'd be. That's good news. There are always challenges and hiccups, but CTF is coping with and addressing these as they arise. The Delegates learned that CTF is moving forward with the development of new Membership Processing software, to replace the current PBM program. If things go well, it may be ready for implementation this Fall. As well, a new Not For Profit Act has been introduced by the Federal Government. In order to conform to the Act, CTF will be reviewing and suggesting many changes to the Bylaws. The impact to our organization will be determined as we investigate our options and make decisions. The deadline for having everything in place is October, Another major item that takes place at the AGM is our Elections. This year, the three Directors whose 3-year terms were ending, were Cathy Innes, Jim Lester, and Joe Nunes. The candidates who submitted their nominations were Cathy Innes (BC), Jim Lester (ON), Bill Martin (MB), Brian McMaster (ON), and Ron Molinski (MB). After two rounds of voting, congratulations go to Cathy Innes, Brian McMaster, and Ron Molinski, who will begin their 3-year terms as CTF Directors, effective August 1st. As well, the CTF Board elected their officers for the coming year. Brian Von Richter will be our new President, Dan Tereck will be the First Vice-President, and Ron Molinski, the Second Vice-President. Congratulations to all! Since 2004, Cathy Innes has been the President of CTF. Effective July 31st, Cathy will be retiring from that role. We are pleased that Cathy will remain as a CTF Director. Our new President, Brian Von Richter will have some pretty big shoes to fill! On behalf of the delegates and the members, we thank you Cathy for nine dedicated years of service. And to Brian, we congratulate you and wish you great success in your new role. Page 26

27 *DID YOU KNOW * FACTS PROVIDED FROM THE BOWLERAMA TIMES In 1981, Manitoba's, John Trager received Outstanding Volunteer Award In 1941 pinsetters were paid a cent and a half per game (plus tips if you were a good pinsetter). In 1960, Richmond Hill's Diane Hudson became the first female pin-chaser Uruguay - An Argentine businessman-bowling freak had installed a single lane in his mansion in Montevideo. It was the first installation of Brunswick's synthetic system 2000 lanes in Latin America In 1967, The Andy Griffith Show aired the episode "Howard, the Bowler." Andy, Goober & Emmett need a 4th for their bowling team temporarily and they reluctantly agree on Howard Sprague. He doesn't have a lot of experience so their expectations aren't too high but at the big match against the "Blowhards" from Mount Pilot, Howard can do no wrong. With only one frame to go, Howard is still on his way to a perfect game. Just then, the power goes out forcing the end of the game to be rescheduled to the next night. Page 27