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1 Our 60th Year VOL. 60, NO SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 Simonsen Wins PBA AMF Southwest Open Anthony Simonsen with AMF Garland GM Bart Bonoil Garland, Texas, (August 29, 2016) Reigning USBC Masters champion Anthony Simonsen from Austin, Texas, defeated Dino Castillo of Highland Village, Texas, , to win Inside: PBA Spare Shots Page 3 Turbo Bowling Accessories Now Representing RockTape Page 8 Snellbaker Named Bowling Ball Marketing Manager by Ebonite Page 8 Features Just Paying Attention By Mark London Page 2 Honor Roll Page 3 Tomorrow s Stars Page 4 Lane Laughter Page 4 Looking Back Page 5 Live Stream Schedule Page 6 Scan with smart phone to visit our website his fourth PBA Regional title Sunday in the inaugural PBA AMF Garland Southwest Open presented by Classic Products and Ultimate Bowling Products Continued on Page 6 New Hui Fen Wins 2016 Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Singapore s New Hui Fen captured the 2016 Smithfield Professional Women s Bowling Association Tour Championship at Uptown Alley on Sunday. New defeated her Team Singapore teammate Cherie Tan in the championship match, , to win her first PWBA title, which also was a major. The championship round was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. The exciting all-singapore PWBA champion New Hui Fen at AMF Garland. In the championship game match, both players were errorfree before each strung three strikes going into the 10th frame. When Castillo failed to strike in his last frame, Simonsen claimed the $2,700 first place check. Simonsen, who qualified in fourth place, received byes into the Round of 8. In his first best two-of-three-game match, Simonsen defeated amateur Clint Johnson of Fort Worth, 2-0, and then edged Mike Bailey of Irving, Texas, , in the one-game semifinal round. Castillo had a longer road to the final match after qualifying in 10th place. In the best-ofthree Round of 16, Castillo got by Adam Pogge, now living in Austin, Texas, 2-1. PBA Tour champion D.J. Archer was Castillo s victim in the Round of 12, 2-0. In the Round of 8, Castillo disposed of PBA Southwest Region Hall of Famer Chris Barnes from Double Oak, Texas, 2-0, and he completed his climb to the championship match by defeating Latvia s Diana Zavjalova, also residing in Austin, Texas, , in the semifinal round. final was the highest-scoring match of the day as New started with five consecutive strikes, before a 4 pin in the sixth frame derailed her chance at perfection. After tossing one strike during the first four frames, Tan closed the gap with strikes in frames five through nine, which forced New to strike or spare in the last frame to win the final event, and fourth major of the 2016 PWBA season. Continued on Page 4 Restrepo Wins 2016 St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open ADDISON, Ill. Rocio Restrepo of Louisville, Ohio, may have been disappointed by the show she and Lindsay Boomershine of Perry, Utah, put on in the championship match of the 2016 Professional Women s Bowling Association St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, but the sound of two-time PWBA champion over the public address system definitely had a mood-changing ring to it. Restrepo, who won the PWBA Greater Detroit Open earlier in the year for her first Rocio Restrepo PBA Southwest Region to Induct Three into their Hall of Fame KATY, Texas - The PBA Southwest Region has announced that Wes Malott, Rick Lawrence, and Chris Skillings will be inducted into the PBA Southwest Region Hall of Fame at the Grand Casino, Hotel and Resort in Shawnee, Okla., on Saturday, September 17. PERFORMANCE CATEGORY: Malott, from Pflugerville, Texas, was the PBA Player of the Year. He has won 10 PBA Tour titles, including the 2013 U.S. Open. In addition to his PBA Tour victories, Malott has won 17 PBA Regional events, with 14 of those coming in the Southwest Region. Lawrence, from Waxahachie, Texas, joined the PBA in 1989, won two PBA Tour titles, and has claimed 12 PBA Southwest Region events, the last one coming at the 2010 PBA Beaumont Southwest Open at the age of 51. title, claimed her second at the PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open with a win over Boomershine at Stardust Bowl. It was the lowest scoring title match in PWBA history with a 299 total pinfall. The record previously belonged to Anne Marie Duggan and Cheryl Daniels, who posted a 306 total with games of 166 and 140, respectively, in March The lowest single-game pinfall in a championship game belongs to Toni Gillard, who Continued on Page 5 MERITORIOUS SERVICE Skillings, from Shawnee, Okla., has been a great friend of the PBA since hosting a PBA event when he was manager of a center in Stillwater, Okla., in Skillings has hosted events in Stillwater, Shawnee Lanes, Planet Bowl, the original FireLake Bowl, and the new FireLake Bowling Center. Skillings is also an integral reason the Grand Casino, Hotel and Resort is a major sponsor of the PBA Southwest Region and home of the Region s Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be at the Grand Hotel, September 17, at 7PM. For tickets, contact FireLake Bowling Center, or Samantha. Mulligan@pba.com. Cost- $45. Along with the Hall of Fame dinner at the Grand Casino, Hotel and Resort, FireLake Bowling Center will host the PBA Southwest Region Invitational, September 16-18, for 32 of the top PBA Southwest Region players.

2 Page 2 Thursday, September 8, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS Just Paying Attention When I heard Danielle McEwan and Kelly Kulick were appearing on the Fox and Friends morning news show to promote the Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship last week, I hate to admit it, but part of me still cringes. It s a little of the glass half empty or how stupid are the talking heads going make this look routine that I have seen over the years. I know, I know, it s been awhile, but I really got tired of bowling getting thrown under the bus any list of things, real or imaginary. This one is tricky. They can say they work out, run on a treadmill, lift this amount of weight, blah, blah, blah, but can they coordinate a low impact timing of an arm swing while walking at the same time? Occasional bowling does help, but like any of the pros can tell you, doing it with the lights on is a whole different experience. When I watch professional television anchors/reporters bowl, or try to bowl, nowadays on camera what I watch for are a couple of things. Are they slightly athletic? Newer co-host Ainsley Earhart did something I don t remember Hoda and Kathie Lee doing with Natalie Savant last summer on NBC s Today Show. By Mark London Mark@TheBowlingNews.net BUY - SELL AMF - BRUNSWICK EQUIPMENT - COMPLETE PACKAGES WORLD S LARGEST NEW - USED SPARE PARTS INVENTORY ALL AMF BUMPER PARTS: XS QBUMP, DURABOWL AND GEN II IN STOCK Tucker Bowling Equipment Co. 609 N.E. 3rd St. Tulia, Texas Call (806) Fax (806) Bowling Parts, Inc. P.O. Box 801 Tulia, Texas Call (806) daryl@tuckerbowling.com The Bowling News Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6003, Frisco, TX Cell: Website: genie@thebowlingnews.net She discarded the heels she usually wears and tried a few shots down the lane barefoot with some success. Substitute host Pete Doocy threw a couple of shots, including picking up the 2-8 spare, in his street shoes with a Viz-A-Ball, custom drilled for the occasion. The main demonstration, thankfully, was a little different. Both Kelly and Danielle threw shots on camera and answered some pretty common questions we all have gotten from media types not exposed to the game. Looking at it from someone with zero knowledge of what goes on in our little corner of the world, you d be surprised how often the question of spin comes up. What was really meant here was hook and angle into the pocket. One of the best answers I saw about this was given by USBC Hall of Famer Jean Havlisch to a Minneapolis public television show about ten years ago. For years, the Minnesota State Bowling Proprietors had a stub lane with a full pinsetter sitting on the back of a trailer. It would visit town festivals, county fairs, always winding up as it does this time of year at the Minnesota State Fair over Labor Day weekend. Havlisch was asked what the advantage of a hook was or TONY FRANKLIN (tony@thebowlingnews.net) OWNER/PUBLISHER GENIE FRANKLIN (genie@thebowlingnews.net) OWNER/PUBLISHER TYSON BRANAGAN (t.branagan@yahoo.com) STAFF WRITER LANCE RAGLAND STAFF WRITER CLINT DACY (clint@thebowlingnews.net) COLUMNIST MARK LONDON (mark@thebowlingnews.net) COLUMNIST SUSIE MINSHEW (strikeability@gmail.com) COLUMNIST DON WRIGHT (wrightdk@hot.rr.com ) COLUMNIST BUBBA FLINT (flintsworld@aol.com) CARTOONIST Note: Opinions expressed by our independent columnists and feature writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bowling News. FOUNDED AND PUBLISHED BY JOE GENNARO FROM curved path versus a straight ball. Her answer was pretty simple. She said a ball coming in at an angle has a better chance to start the chain reaction to knock down all the pins. A straight ball would miss the 5-pin and perhaps even the 8-pin. Here s another huge step bowling has made to impressing mainstream media. Even with the tennis U.S. Open going on in nearby Flushing Meadow, add all the other stuff going on in and around New York City the last traditional weekend of summer, the fact a national morning news show had time for us is still impressive. ############# Inside Bowling s Mike Flanagan recently launched his YouTube vlog (short for video blog, for those over 40) channel. In the spirit of other vloggers, he has his own unique visuals, including a few features with shots from a drone over the countryside. I ll have more in the coming weeks on The Pulse as he comments on his long-awaited, well-planned trip into new media. ############# Another media icon was officially retired this week. Following the 8-track tape player and video discs, the final VCR rolled off the line at Japan s Funai Electric last week, ending their thirty years of production. Since 1956, video tape recorders and players were used mainly in television stations as a reusable source to record and playback pictures and sound. Even in my training in the early 1980 s, we still used one inch tape cassettes and editors as broadcast outlets converted to a smaller 3 / 4 format through the remainder of the decade. Yes, we had heard the digital format was not that much further away, but that didn t happen until the 90 s. I don t think there will be a rebirth of the VCR in either Beta of VHS format, like the vinyl album has seen in music, but it is, nonetheless a sign of the times. ############# When you train to be a professional media reporter, examples are given to try to illuminate certain circumstances that will likely unfold. What you will see over the years is a wide spectrum of events and the emotions surrounding them. An example of absolute joy could be those in a small town high school winning a state or national title of some kind, sports or scholastic. It s as much a celebration for the parents reacting to their kids success. They are often just as entertaining an interview. Then, there is the opposite side of that joy. What has been taught at my alma mater, St. Cloud State, about absolute grief and sadness is the October 1989 abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling from the nearby town of St. Joseph, Minnesota. An advantage of being in this business is getting the story behind the story. Having worked with and having gone to school with other reporters covering this story, some covering it since the very beginning, one can get a much more unfiltered look at what happens if the worst case scenario becomes reality. Being a resident there at the time, there was then and still is now a surreal feeling about At Cowtown Bowling Palace Migil strokes 727, Parish blasts 656 Cozart 300 Sam Migil racked up a rollicking = 727 Senior Stars series to earn top billing on the honor roll last week at Cowtown Bowling Palace. Miki Jo Parish led the ladies with a lofty = 656 Monday Mixers set. Mark Cozart s award-winning 12-bagger captured high-game honors. Jason Magallon 267, Tony Edwards what happened. This could not happen here, but it did. As they told me again Saturday, this is still most gut-wrenching, heart-breaking story they have had to cover. I m not going into the details of the story here, but Jerry and Patty Wetterling wouldn t mind if you include them in your prayers , Mark Vaughan 237, Bill Frissell 248, Sandy Grog , Mike Valgsco , Justin Stiles 237, Maury Newman 256, Sandy Soute 241, Duane Skinner 258. Pam O Candler , Coy Heart 245, Michael Ramsey 240, Mark Cozart 689, Amy Langham , Patrick Prnka 279, Stephen Renteria , Catie Jensen 209, Gary Brown Nonna Skinner , Duane Skinner 234, Bryan Liles 223.

3 Men Joe Findling, Plano Super Bowl Ricky Reese, Forum Bowl Sam Migil, Cowtown Bowling Palace Rick Irvine, Strikz Shannon Monk, Red Bird Lanes Brian Butler, Ennis All Star Bowl Women Debby Oulicky, Plano Super Bowl Miki Jo Parish, Cowtown Bowling Palace Kara Congi, Forum Bowl Lauren Cathey, Red Bird Lanes Lauren Cathey, Ennis All Star Bowl Debbie Colby, Strikz Scan with smart phone to visit the SASBA website. PBA Spare Shots ANDERSON LEADS FIELD OF 10 PBA FALL SWING PRE- TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS Non-member Andrew Anderson of Holly, Mich., led a field of 10 bowlers, including nine non-members and member Aaron Lorincz of Belleville, Mich., who earned berths in the PBA Fall Swing that will take place Sept at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich. The other players who earned berths in the pre-tournament qualifying event held Saturday at Thunderbowl were Charles Zelechowski, Warren, Mich.; Christopher Lemmon, Canada; Carl Boldt, Pontiac, Mich.; Steve Jacobs, Belleville, Mich.; Mason Brantley, Detroit; Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich.; Matthew Sanders, Evansville, Ind., and Kurry Crayton, Birmingham, Ala. Anderson rolled games of 279, 225, 190, 231, 215 and 235 for a six-game total of 1,375 pins, leading the qualifying event by 35 pins over Zelechowski. Sanders and Crayton tied with 1,179 totals to claim the ninth and 10th berths in the Fall Swing. NEXT UP ON XTRA FRAME: PBA Tour action resumes with the qualifying and match play rounds of the THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, September 8, 2016 Page 3 PBA Wolf, Badger, Bear and Detroit Open tournaments. The PBA Fall Swing events will be covered beginning Monday, Sept. 5, and continuing through Thursday, Sept. 8. Three-day ($3.99), 30-day ($7.99) and Xtra Frame Season Ticket (a full-year s coverage at an average cost of $1.25 per week) subscriptions are available by clicking on the Xtra Frame link on pba.com. New monthly or Season Ticket At Plano Super Bowl Findling crushes 300/837, Oulicky strokes 697 S Lavery-Spahr 298/803, Benovits, Kiefert, S Lavery-Spahr 300, Plagens 297 Joe Findling outscored the competition last week at Plano Super Bowl with a dual awardwinning = 837 Pepsi Classic league series. Sean Lavery-Spahr followed close behind Findling with an award-winning 298/803 Pepsi Classic outing. Debby Oulicky, Findling s league mate, paced the ladies with a rip-roaring = 697 set. Daniel Benovits, Edward Kiefert, Sean Lavery-Spahr shared high-game honors with Joe Findling as each recorded award-winning 12-baggers. subscribers also are automatically entered into monthly sweepstakes where they have chances to win a new highperformance bowling ball from Brunswick, DV8 or MOTIV. PBA50 TOUR S TOM CARTER SERVES AS GUEST AUCTIONEER In addition to being a PBA50 Tour competitor and pro shop operator in Columbus, Ohio, Tom Carter has a hidden Continued on Page 6 Mark Plagens fell a few pins short with a 297 game. Gene Foose , Michelle VanGilder , George Holland , George Vaughn , Thomas Kuhny , Linda Davidson , Leo Fitzgerald , Emily Ryan Jeff Teague , Stephanie Calbert , William Hernandez , Cindi Gawronski , Joe Findling (4 games) 1116, Debby Oulicky (4 games) 932, Lisa Wasson Kiyoko McDonald , Edward Kiefert 752, Sue McMullen $7,000 Added Scholarship

4 Page 4 Thursday, September 8, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS Youth Honor Roll Boys Max Brown, Cowtown Bowling Palace Mason Phillips, Ennis All Star Bowl Matthew Johnson, Red Bird Lanes Girls Rachel Fender, Red Bird Lanes Dannyella Hochstine, Cowtown Bowling Palace Morgan Hopkins, Ennis All Star Bowl Lane Laughter NEW HUI FEN Continued from Page 1 New left a 10 pin on the first shot of her 10th frame and converted the spare to claim the victory and the $20,000 prize. I think this win will impact many other players like how Joseph Schooling has impacted all of Singapore with his win in swimming at the Olympics, New said. What he said was really true, even people from the smallest country can do great things. So, I believe our neighboring countries will look at us and say wow, if they can do it, so can we. The PWBA Tour experienced an influx of international talent this season with Team Singapore playing a big role in the second year of the re-launched Tour. New capped off a season that included third-place finishes at the Nationwide PWBA Sonoma County Open and PWBA Storm Sacramento Open, and a fourth place finish at the U.S. Women s Open. In the process, New became the fourth player from Singapore over the last two seasons to win a PWBA event or major championship. Jazreel Tan won the 2015 PWBA Lubbock Sports Open, Bernice Lim won the 2016 United States Bowling Congress Queens and Cherie Tan Fort Worth USBC Youth Results Max Brown led the Fort Worth-area USBC youth bowling last week with a big = 595 Strikers series at Cowtown Bowling Palace. Dannyella Hochstine, Brown s league mate, paced the girls with a super solid = 535 set. At Cowtown Bowling Palace Angel Orozco 210, Leilani Lopez 178. captured the 2016 PWBA Storm Sacramento Open. Despite competing in just six events this season, New earned enough competition points to secure another coveted title PWBA Rookie of the Year. The 24-year-old right-hander entered the Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship needing to defeat fellow rookie Jennifer Higgins of Westerville, Ohio, in the opening round of match play and Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, in Round 2, to secure enough points to win the award. New is the first international rookie of the year since Australia s Cara Honeychurch in New earned her spot in Sunday s championship match by defeating two-time PWBA champion Rocio Restrepo of Louisville, Ohio, Tan knocked off Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New York, , in the first semifinal. Despite the loss, Johnson, a USBC Hall of Famer, claimed her second consecutive PWBA Player of the Year award. The race for the postseason honor came down to Johnson and Restrepo, with Restrepo needing to win the Tour Championship to claim the award. With Restrepo s loss in the second semifinal, Johnson became the first player since Wendy Macpherson in 2000 to win the award in consecutive years. This year, Johnson led the Tour in points, earnings and tied for the lead in championship-round appearances. She also won two events this season, the PWBA Las Vegas Dallas USBC Youth Scores Rachel Fender headed the Dallas-area USBC youth bowling for the week with a sparkling = 552 High Rollers series at Red Bird Lanes. Mason Phillips led the guys with a solid = 503 Have A Ball set at Ennis All Star Bowl. Open and her fifth career U.S. Women s Open title. It was another incredible year, Johnson said. I m very excited, very fortunate and very happy I had the year I did. It s such a strong field of amazing young ladies, who are just going to get better. It makes you step up your game, and I have to stay strong mentally and physically. I m very proud, and I m very happy. PWBA members qualified for the Tour Championship by either winning a title during the 2016 season or earning enough competition points. All 2016 PWBA Tour champions (who were PWBA members at the time of their victory) received an automatic invitation to the Tour Championship, and the remainder of the 16-player field was filled out through the PWBA points list. For more information on the PWBA, visit PWBA.com. About the PWBA The Professional Women s Bowling Association (PWBA) originally was formed in The PWBA Tour has events throughout the country, offering high-level competition and top prize money for women bowlers. The PWBA is supported by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) and the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) 2016 SMITHFIELD PWBA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP At Uptown Alley, Midlothian, Va. Sunday s Results SEMIFINALS (Losers eliminated, earn $5,000) Continued on Page 6 At Ennis All Star Bowl Morgan Hopkins , Morgan Hopkins , Torrie Casella , Mason Phillips At Red Bird Lanes Matthew Johnson , Dillon Watts , Maggie Thompson , Benny Ulibarri , Dyamond Sampson

5 THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, September 8, 2016 Page 5 RESTREPO Continued from Page 1 shot 133 in a 1985 loss. I obviously feel happy that I won, but I definitely wanted to throw it better, said Restrepo, a longtime member of the Colombian national bowling team. Sometimes, the lights and how the lanes are broken down in practice can change things quite a bit. I just made sure to stick to my strategy, and I stayed focused on doing what I needed to do to stay ahead. Restrepo joins three-time winner Shannon O Keefe of O Fallon, Illinois, and reigning PWBA Player of the Year Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New York (two wins), as the only competitors with multiple titles in Along with the $10,000 top prize, the win gave Restrepo enough competition points to land her in second place on the 2016 PWBA points list, earning her an automatic spot in the semifinals of the upcoming Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship, which will be held in Midlothian, Virginia, from Sept Not only will the PWBA Tour Championship wrap up the 2016 season, it also will determine the player of the year, which is based on total points for the season. Heading into the final event, only two competitors have a chance at the honor Restrepo and Johnson. If Restrepo wins the tournament, she gets the player-of-the-year nod and redemption for a bitter end to the 2015 season. Anything less than a win from Restrepo, and Johnson repeats. It feels good that I m actually seeded onto the Tour Championship show this year, especially after the heartbreaking loss to Kelly one match before TV last year, Restrepo said. I left there not knowing when I would get a chance like that again, and that I d have to wait a whole year for that event. This year, I ve been more consistent and didn t miss any events, which actually cost me a better seeding last year. Now, it feels good to know all I have to do is focus on two matches and 24 good shots like I did today, even though it didn t show in the scores. Restrepo earned her spot in the final of the PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open with a semifinal win against Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey. The 28-year-old right-hander led by 25 pins after four frames and was able to hang on, despite a chopped spare in the eighth-frame. Despite two splits in the opening TV match of the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, Kulick managed to edge 2015 PWBA Rookie of the Year Stefanie Johnson of Grand Prairie, Texas, , when Johnson failed to double in her final frame. Since the return of the PWBA in 2015, Kulick has made an unmatched 10 championship-round appearances but has been unable to find the winner s circle. Kulick, Johnson and Restrepo all now are headed to the PWBA Tour Championship, but Boomershine again finds herself just short of the points-list cutline. Boomershine needed to win the PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open to earn her spot in the seasonending event. Ever since I graduated, I ve had the chance compete in events like the Queens and U.S. Open, but I felt like that wasn t enough because it only happened once a year, Restrepo said. I really wanted a chance to see and show how versatile I could be, and the Tour has allowed me to do that. I know I still have a lot of work to do, but these wins really have boosted my confidence for other events. I finally did it, and now, I want to keep getting titles and moving forward with my career. All qualifying and match play rounds of the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open were held at Seminole Lanes in Seminole, Florida, on July and contested on a challenging 40-foot oil pattern. Continued on Page 6 10 YEARS AGO Phillip Meador led the honor roll with 741 at Interstate Joe Keylon had 734 at Plano Debbie Howard led the ladies with 727 at AMF Hurst Sylvia Stewart had 619 at Forum. 20 YEARS AGO Del Ballard and Bob McGregor win the SASBA doubles at Showplace-Garland Pete McCordic takes over as PBA SW Region Director Tony Franklin and Loren Trenhaile led the honor roll with a pair of 768 s, yeah me Chris Castro rolled 752 at Red Bird Linda Taylor led the ladies with 725 at BRC Watauga Bev Richardson with 717 at Jupiter Luci Bonneau and Carol Norman with the LPBT SW Doubles in Houston Joe Firpo defeats Jim Carter to take the Labor Day Thing tournament at Showplace-Euless and $5000 Ron Coggins and Gerald Bryant win the Pot O Gold events at Plano Super Bowl. 30 YEARS AGO Dee Munsell wins a spot in the Seagram s Cooler US Open, I wonder how he finished Marvin Davis with the NTTB at Circle and $1300 Brian Tilley led the honor roll with 701 at Big Town Danny Pritchett shot 659 at Allen Donna Lonon led the ladies with 633 at Advantages Fred Van Haasen wins $10,000 for the CASH classic title, the great Tommy Walker won $5000 for second Mike White won the ACBA at Bronco and $1300. At Strikz Irvine delivers 718 FRISCO Rick Irvine headed the leader boards last week at Strikz by logging laudable = 718 marks in Monday Mixerz league action. Debbie Colby, Irvine s league mate, paced the gals with a lofty = 552 set. Joesph Jimenez , Cathy Eberly , Billie Bennett , Genie Franklin , Mark Timm , Nick Coats , Michael Irons Lebanon Road, Frisco, TX

6 Page 6 Thursday, September 8, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS PBA SPARE SHOTS Continued from Page 3 talent: he grew up as the son of a well-known auctioneer in Peoria, Ill., and acquired some of his father s skills in the process. On Saturday, Carter served as guest auctioneer at a fund-raising auction during the annual meeting of the Mail Pouch Barnstormers, a small group of dedicated volunteers who are trying to preserve and restore historic Mail Pouch Tobacco signs and barns across the east-central United States. Carter s efforts helped the Barnstormers raise nearly $700, which helped pay for the restoration of an historic Mail Pouch sign on a barn located in Barkcamp State Park near Belmont, Ohio. RESTREPO Continued from Page 5 The stepladder finals were held Aug. 7 at Stardust Bowl in conjunction with the 2016 U.S. Women s Open. For more information on the PWBA, visit PWBA.com. About the PWBA The Professional Women s Bowling Association (PWBA) originally was formed in The PWBA Tour has events throughout the country, offering high-level competition and top prize money for women bowlers. The PWBA is supported by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) and the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). ASHLEY GALANTE of Palm Harbor, Fla., won the PWBA- PBA Fayetteville Open and non-member James Matthews of Prattville, Ala., won the PBA Fayetteville South Open presented by MOTIV in a doubleheader for women and men at LaFayette Lanes in Fayetteville, N.C., over the weekend. Galante had a 4-0 match play record and 2,667 total pins for 12 games to win the PWBA- PBA women s event, topping non-member Tiffany Novy of Wake Forest, N.C., by 86 pins. Galante earned $1,260 for the win and Novy received $800 for her second place finish. Matthews, the top qualifier, defeated Jeff Evans of Supply, N.C. in the title match, In the first stepladder match, Nathan Bohr of Austin, Texas, defeated Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Fla., In the PWBA St. Petersburg- Clearwater Open At Stardust Lanes, Addison, Ill. Final standings 1, Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, 379 (two games), $10,000 2, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah, 134 (one game), $5,000 3, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 409 (two games), $3,500 4, Stefanie Johnson, Grand Prairie, Texas, 192 (one game), $3,000 Stepladder results Match One Kulick def. Johnson, Semifinal Restrepo def. Kulick, Championship Restrepo def. Boomershine, semifinal match, Evans eliminated Bohr, Matthews, bowling in his first event as an adult, completed his wireto-wire victory to earn $3,000. He doesn t receive a PBA title, however, because he isn t a member. Josh Blanchard of Mesa, Ariz., defeated Michael Haugen Continued on Page 8 NEW HUI FEN Continued from Page 4 Cherie Tan, Singapore, def. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., New Hui Fen, Singapore, def. Rocio Restrepo, Louisville, Ohio, CHAMPIONSHIP (Winner earns $20,000; Loser earns $10,000) New def. Tan, SIMONSEN Continued from Page 1 Castillo earned $1,800 for second place. Bailey and Zavjalova each earned $1,100 as semifinal round losers. The Southwest Region s next event is the PBA Grand Casino/ Hotel/Resort Southwest Invitational for 32 of the region s top players at FireLake Bowling Center in Shawnee, Okla., September PBA AMF GARLAND SOUTHWEST OPEN presented by Classic Products and Ultimate Bowling Products AMF Garland, Garland, Texas, Sunday Championship: Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, ($2,700) def. Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas ($1,800), Semifinal Round (losers earned $1,100): Simonsen def. Mike Bailey, Irving, Texas, Castillo def. Diana Zavjalova, Austin, Texas, Round of 8 (best of three games, losers earned $800 each): Zavjalova def. Chris Hibbitts, Keller, Texas, 2-1. Simonsen def. n-clint Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas, 2-0. Castillo def. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2-0. Bailey def. n-tyson Branagan, Corinth, Texas, 2-0 Round of 12 (best of three games, losers earned $650): n-johnson def. n-xeno Garcia, Benbrook, Texas, 2-0. Hibbitts def. David Scardaville, Houston, Texas, 2-0. Castillo def. D.J. Archer, Kingwood, Texas, 2-0. Bailey def. Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 2-0. Round of 16 (best of three games, losers earned $550): Castillo def. Adam Pogge, Austin, Texas, 2-1. Scardaville def. Taylor Coggins, Fort Worth, Texas, 2-0. Garcia def. n-steven Brown, Longview, Texas, 2-1. Bailey def. Kenneth Harlan, Lubbock, Texas, games: D.J. Archer n- denotes non-member Live Stream Schedule Sponsored By PBA XtraFrame The Bowling Channel (Subscription available at pba.com and xtraframe.tv.) 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8 Page 8 Thursday, September 8, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS Turbo Bowling Accessories Now Representing RockTape Turbo Bowling Accessories has reached an exclusive agreement with RockTape to represent and distribute Rock- Tape products in the bowling industry. RockTape is the world leader in kinesiology tape, education, research, and functional fitness accessories. The tape can be used to treat sports and non-sports injuries, including shin splints, runner s knee and back pain. Stretchier, stickier and stronger than other tapes, RockTape is preferred by athletes and medical professionals around the world. The Turbo brand is regarded worldwide as a leader in developing original bowling accessories like the first neoncolored grip, urethane thumb solid, Switch Grip and more, said Lori Mraz, President of Turbo Bowling Accessories. Our partnership with Rock- Tape represents our continued commitment to bring unique and exceptional products to the Sunday & Monday Nights 9 PM to 2 AM $1.50 games Wednesdays 9 AM to 11 PM $2.00 games Red Bird Lanes We open at 9 AM EVERY Day 1114 S. Main Duncanville redbirdlanes@sbcglobal.net sport. We re incredibly excited to partner with Turbo, said RockTape CEO, Greg van den Dries. Bowlers have been using kinesiology tape for decades, and until now have had to settle for products that were good, but never great. Along with Mraz, Turbo representatives have been specifically trained and certified in Flexible Movement Techniques (FMT). National Sales Manager, Chris Sand, and Regional Sales Manager, J.R. Raymond, will help bowlers and bowling retailers better understand the taping movement and the concept of muscles acting as a chain. Kinesiology tape has been successfully used by athletes in many sports for quite some time, said Mraz. We re looking forward to working with the RockTape team to not only share their products, but their knowledge and expertise in Flexible Movement Technology Come and be a part of the Family! We are Bowling Family Owned and Family Operated for 42 Years. with the bowling industry. According to van den Dries, the partnership between Turbo and RockTape is an excellent opportunity to put RockTape in the hands of bowlers and equip them properly for success. RockTape was born in the heat of competition and will withstand the demands that professional and amateur bowlers subject themselves to, he said. Regardless if used on arms, legs, shoulders or knees, RockTape will help these athletes go stronger, longer. Turbo debuted the product at International Bowl Expo in Las Vegas, where a Certified Rock Doc gave live demonstrations on various kinesiology taping techniques. RockTape will was featured at more than 15 regional trade shows over the summer. Mondays Noon to 10:30 PM $5.00 All You Can Bowl Per Person Thursdays 6 PM to 10:30 PM $1.00 games, food, beer 2303 W. Ennis Ave. Ennis, Texas bowlennistx.com Snellbaker Named Bowling Ball Marketing Manager by Ebonite Ebonite International has named Mike Snellbaker as the company s new Marketing Manager - Bowling Balls. Snellbaker has been in the bowling business for 20 years and has a diverse, consumerfocused background. He has operated pro shops, worked for the PBA Tour, developed products and, for the past eight years, overseen sales and marketing efforts in the Northwest as an EBI District Sales Manager. I have learned the game from the ground up, said Snellbaker. I have spent a lot of years talking and working with league bowlers, top amateurs, professionals and pro shop operators, so I have PBA SPARE SHOTS Continued from Page 6 Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz., , to win the PBA Aquimo West Open presented by Columbia 300 at Mesa East Bowl in Mesa, Ariz., on Sunday, collecting his 10th QubicaAMF PBA Regional title along with a $3,000 prize. In the semifinal round, Blanchard defeated nonmember Chris Klerk of Chandler, Ariz., , while Haugen defeated Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., , to set up the championship match. Haugen earned $1,500 for second place. Klerk and Jones each earned $1,100 as semifinal round loser. At Red Bird Lanes Monk pockets 704, Cathey delivers 622 Shannon Monk won the battle for the top billing with outstanding = 704 numbers in Colts & Fillies league play at Red Bird Lanes. Lauren Cathey, from the Sunday Night Mixed group, paced the ladies with fine = 622 marks. Rita Becker (9 pin) , Lauren Cathey (9 pin) , Richard Williams, Jr , Robert At Ennis All Star Bowl Butler claims 623 Brian Butler s, from the Have A Ball group, outstanding = 623 outing led the scoring race last week at Ennis All Star Bowl. Lauren Cathey paced the lady bowlers with a tidy = 589 Ennis Mixed Classic set. April Hopkins , Tracy a good understanding of what our bowlers need to be successful on the lanes and what our partners need to run their businesses. Noted Jim Cormier, EBI s Vice President of Global Marketing: We are very excited to have Mike bring his market insight and passion to our talented and driven marketing team. The team has done an outstanding job in bringing great products and programs to the market, and with the addition of Mike, we look to continue our mission to build the best brands in bowling. Reporting to Snellbaker will be Mike Goode, Assistant Product Manager, and Matt Gasn, Technical Support Coordinator. QUICK NOTES Concrete Software s PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile game is asking fans to vote on what new Product Registered balls they would like to see introduced into the game. This week fans can vote on the DV8 ball they d like to see added to the PBA Bowling Challenge. To take the survey, click here: When the winning ball based on fan input is selected, it will be available along with a code to purchase the ball for 50% off (the code will only be available on the specific companies social media pages). Each company also will have a flashback weekend where all its previous balls will be available for that weekend only. 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