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1 Our 60th Year VOL. 60, NO OCTOBER 20, 2016 Grantham and Gramly Win TBC Titles at USA Bowl Inside: PWBA Announces 2017 Tournament Schedule Page 3 Features Random Thoughts By Tony Franklin Page 1 Honor Roll Page 3 Tomorrow s Stars Page 4 Lane Laughter Page 4 Looking Back Page 5 Just Paying Attention By Mark London Page 6 Live Stream Schedule Page 8 Champions RJ Grantham and Hope Gramly DALLAS, Texas - The Teen Bowlers Circuit at USA Bowl brought in 20 entries, 11 boys and 9 girls. The oil pattern was on the 36 WTBA LONDON. This pattern proved to be a tough pattern as the high game of the tournament went to Kristin Hiker of Grand Prairie with a 245 game. The TBC format is two 3 game qualifying squads, 8 games of match play and then Scan with smart phone to visit our website the top 4 boys and top 4 girls bowl the stair step finals. Leading after qualifying for the boys was Cody Benton of Rowlett, TX with -32. For the girls, the leader was Hope Gramly of Prosper, TX with +24. The cut for the boys to match play was -128 and the cut for the girls was The TBC format allows the top 6 qualifiers an automatic seed to the match play. Bowl- Sean Rash Wins PBA Detroit Open for Back-to- Back Fall Swing Titles ALLEN PARK, Mich. After winning his 10th career PBA Tour title in the PBA Badger Open last week, former PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash didn t waste any time starting on his next 10 titles by winning the PBA Detroit Open for his second consecutive win in the final championship event of the 2016 PBA Fall Swing at Thunderbowl Lanes. In a low scoring match on the demanding 40-foot PBA Bear lane condition, Rash beat rival and top qualifier Jason Belmonte, , in the title match of the fourth event of the PBA Fall Swing. The finals aired Wednesday on CBS Sports Network. As the tournament leader, Belmonte had his choice of selecting the Wolf, Bear or Badger Fall Swing lane oil patterns and chose the Bear pattern. ers who qualified in places 7 through 12 for both boy s and girl s division would then bowl one more game with two highest one game scores earning a spot in the match play. There were only enough girls for 6 games of match play. After 8 games of match play, the field was cut to the top 4 for boys and girls for the stair step Finals. The Teen Bowlers Circuit has always offered a separate boys and girls divisions. The Boys champion was first time winner RJ Grantham of Celeste, TX. In the opening stair step match Calib Fox of Garland, TX defeated Tyson Gray of Greenville, TX In the second match, Fox knocked off Matthew Reed of Denton TX In the championship match, RJ Grantham defeated Fox in a tight one Match play results, 1. RJ Grantham, Celeste, TX 6-2 ($85 SMART scholarship and TBC champions jacket) 2. Calib Fox, Garland, TX 4-4 ($70 SMART scholarship) 3. Matthew Reed, Denton TX 6-2 ($60 SMART scholarship) 4. Tyson Gray, Greenville, TX 3-5 ($50 SMART Continued on Page 4 Sean Rash and Family While neither player could get into a rhythm, Rash was helped by strikes in the first three of four frames. A missed single pin spare by three-time reigning PBA Player of the Year Belmonte was a portent of things to come as he left a split in the fourth frame and a split in the Continued on Page 2 Random Thoughts Last Thursday, we got an opportunity to sit-in with the Norm Hitzges and Donovan Lewis show at 1310 The Ticket Sportsradio station. Billy and Lance Ragland, along with Genie and I, bought the live auction event at last years Ballard vs. The Big C fundraiser, and finally found the time to get down there to use it. Genie and I are both BIG Ticket listeners, in fact I bet G listens about six or seven Billy Ragland, Norm Hitzges, Lance Ragland, Genie Franklin, Donovan Lewis and Tony Franklin at 1310 The Ticket. Guerrero Looks to Make History at 2016 QubicaAMF World Cup ARLINGTON, Texas - Traveling the globe as one of the world s top bowlers has given Colombia s Clara Guerrero the chance to experience countless locations and cultures. This week, she ll make her first trip to China, and while she s excited about the latest stamp in her passport, there s also some anxiousness about the historic possibilities of her appearance at the 2016 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Shanghai. Last year in Las Vegas, Guerrero became the sixth woman to win the event for a second time and third to win in back-to-back years. Now, she can become the first woman to win the coveted World Cup three times. I think I ll be a little Tony Franklin, Publisher hours a day, so we were pretty excited to get the opportunity to meet a lot of the guys and see how a radio show works. We got there about 9am and were greeted by Mike Sirois who is the Producer of the Norm & D Invasion show. He walked us back to their office area where they were doing last minute prep for the 10-Noon show. Now, I was expecting that the guys would be pretty busy, Continued on Page 2 Clara Guerrero bit anxious to compete and experience this great tournament again, but I don t want to add any unnecessary pressure, said Guerrero, a 34-year-old right-hander and 2009 inductee Continued on Page 5

2 Page 2 Thursday, October 20, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS RANDOM THOUGHTS Continued from Page 1 and not really have time to talk with us right before they went on, but that was not the case at all. They were extremely friendly and made sure to shake everyone s hand and tell us what they were working on. Totally unexpected. Then we went into the studio as they took over after the Musers show, again, each member of the Dunham and Miller show made sure to shake our hand and introduce themselves. I m not this friendly with people I know! Now for the fun part, the actual two-hour radio show. They do zero rehearsing; they just take the mic and go. Very little is scripted, when one host has an idea, they give a quick heads up to the other and then just go with it. Donovan mentioned that they have worked together for so many 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 years doing Cowboy shows that they have a lot of trust built up, so it makes it easy to work in a fluid environment. I did find it funny that when the Musers show was over, they load up their backpacks and they are out of there. It s possible that they went off to another room and worked on the next days show, but I just got the feeling that once their show is over they gone. Bottom line a sports talk radio show was more fun to watch than I expected it to be, and that is probably because the hosts were super friendly and included us in their world. It s one of those jobs I would have always loved to have never going to happen, but it seems to be as much fun as I d hoped it would be. Genie did create a new t-shirt to wear to the show, and needless to say it was a big hit for obvious reasons. I mean, who doesn t want a blinged out shirt with their show name on it! Norm and Donovan cross-talk with the Musers at 1310 The Ticket 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 Norm, Genie and Donovan x-x-x-x-x-x Anthony Lavery-Spahr won his 3rd SW PBA Regional title in Wichita, KS this past weekend, by defeating Mitch Hupe to take home the $2,500 first prize. ALS, 25, has never been scared to bowl against the best, and this was an especially impressive victory as he was literally in the lion s den trying to get the title against so many locals. It felt really good beating the people I beat to get the title as everyone was either a current or former Wichita State star. Especially with this being in their home center, and they obviously support each other a lot, so every match the whole center was pretty much behind whoever I was bowling, which I think actually fueled me more to win, said Lavery-Spahr. Anthony has been on a roll lately, and attributes the success to understanding his mechanics better, and also a second set of eyes from a friend. For me it s just about my timing... I get out of rhythm from time to time and it s bad but when my timing is good it s usually really good. Brian Lohse told me a while back that he noticed whenever I bowl bad, my feet are really fast, so I started focusing on making sure my feet were slow and so far it s been really good, he added. SEAN RASH Continued from Page 1 ninth frame, failing to convert either one. This (lane conditioning) pattern will eat you up, said Rash, who was the No. 2 qualifier for the finals. It s probably the toughest condition we bowl on. It can be like an obstacle course. You take a tough condition like this and then you throw in the changing environment of bowling on TV where there are so many variables, from the changing lane conditions frame-to-frame to the different styles of the players in the earlier matches, Rash continued. It s not like bowling on league night, believe me. Belmonte notched his third top-five finish in four Fall Swing events after finishing third in the Wolf Open and fourth in the Badger Open, but his bid for his first title of 2016 Continued on Page 5 At Forum Bowl Davis rockets to 770, Taylor corrals 694 Lindsley Davis heated up the lanes at Forum Bowl last week with a sizzling = 770 Crusaders league session. Tina Taylor fronted the ladies with a top drawer = 694 Fast Lane Trio series. Holly Ginn , Vicky Dunn , Rustin Jones (9 pin, 4 games) , Wanda Green (9 pin, 4 games) , Dean Braudrick , Kathlene Lyons , Doug Anderson Tamara Hamilton , Brian Yarbrough , Felecia Kemp , Jim Fletcher , Tammy Henderson , Marvin Sitts, Jr , Lisa Girton Cliff Baumgardner , Helen Check-in at 6:30 PM Saturday Nights at 7:30 PM $20 Entry Fee Entry includes: King/Queen Ticket, 1st Game Strike Pot, High Scratch & Handicap Man & Woman, Mystery Score, Colored Pins and Split Shots 1st/2nd/3rd Game Strike Pot Tickets King of the Hill Strike Pot 160 & under average bowlers need 9 pins We draw 10 tickets, you throw 2 balls, and last person or better. 161 & over average bowlers must strike. standing wins! Pays out 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place NEW BOWLERS WELCOME Billy, Lance and Genie sitting at the table with Norm and Donovan hoping to get to talk on air! Brackets: $5.00 (handicap, scratch, ladies, 50 years or over, 185 and under) Cross Over Doubles: $ High Pot: $5.00 Crazy 8 s After sweeper - $5 entry fee - Pays 3 Spots. You have to get 8 or better across 8 lanes. You can re-enter up to 3 times! Woodley , Stephen Padilla (4 games) , Brenda Padilla (4 games) , Stacy Harden , Regina Stewart , Steve Gray Kristal Rogers , Ricky Swope , Kayla Lopez , Joe LeCroy , Diana Jessie , Marissa Neville , Jack Soria , Karen Sykes , Myron Fleming Lisa Alonzo , Juan Guzman , Kim Jackson , Larry Reed , Elaine Boykin , Don Craig , Barbara Craig SENIORS Ira Bassett , Judith Guillory , Bobby Daugomah (9 pin) , Hazel Bunyea (9 pin) CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! NEW OPTION: Double Value Strike Pot Tickets instead of cash S. Great Southwest Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas or

3 Men Mark Plagens, Plano Super Bowl Scott Teel, Cowtown Bowling Palace Lindsley Davis, Forum Bowl Dwayne Winstead, Red Bird Lanes Rick Irvine, Strikz Billy Cathey, Ennis All Star Bowl Women Amy Langham, Cowtown Bowling Palace Tina Taylor, Forum Bowl Lisa Wasson, Plano Super Bowl Loren Tenczar, Strikz Wendy Jones, Red Bird Lanes Cyndy McKenrick, Ennis All Star Bowl Scan with smart phone to visit the SASBA website. WT DOUBLES $2000 FIRST PLACE GUARANTEED 3 GAME DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET OCTOBER 29th & Eastridge Lanes 5405 AMARILLO BLVD EAST, AMARILLO,TX ENTRY FEE IS $200 Per Team CALCUTTA 9PM Bowling Start 9AM Saturday DRAW FOR YOUR SPOT IN THE BRACKET (67% OF 210 HANDICAP) This is a DOUBLE ELIMINATION tournament. Draw for lane assignments before the first round. Matches will consist of three games with total pinfall determines winner. In event of a tie, winner of the most games during match will advance. A tie in series and games won will result in a 9th and 10th frame Rolloff. Average used will be highest yearbook of at least 21 games. Bowlers without a yearbook use highest current average of at least 21 games as of 10/23/16. All others must bowl scratch. BRACKETS AND SIDE POTS AVAILABLE! Contact Mark Scroggins to sign up! or scroggs811@yahoo.com Scott Teel turned in the top score of the week at Cowtown Bowling Palace with an awardwinning power-packed = 805 Monday Mixers league production. Amy Langham s blue-ribbon = 703 Ft. Worth Classic Trio series dominated scoring for the ladies. Keith Duke earned high-game honors with an award-winning 12-bagger. Mary Lou Timms 210, Jason Magallon, Sr. 258, William Hill 256, Bill Anderson 278, Jerry Owczarski , Rudy Garcia 269, Larry Hughes 289, Sandy Groh 222, Jeremy Trubenstein Mark Moon 267, Clint Johnson 279, Yolanda Garrett , Patrick Prinka , Catie Jensen 239, Sohn Dupree 265, Carolyn Ballard 213, George Stilen , Amy Hart , Ron Nason 258. Frankie Mata 257, Danny Seeders, Jr. 257, Andrew Belschner 289, Gary Brown 268, Ron Nason , Dawn Crum 215, Rob Dally 258, Amy Adams 213, Rick Burns 255, Pete Brown Katie Tallant , Art Beasley 247, Gary Brown 228. SENIORS Bill Criss , Neva House , Les Messinger, Jr. 246, Kay Moriarty 213, Red Kelly, Jr. 244, Cheryl Berube 193, Frank Stone 638, John Hunt 637, Herbert Beck , Carolyn Belew 203. Sal Grieco 228, Judy Biel 197, David THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 20, 2016 Page Professional Women s Bowling Association Schedule Announced ARLINGTON, Texas - The Professional Women s Bowling Association Tour will visit four new venues during its 14-event schedule in The 2017 PWBA Tour kicks off April at Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, California, and will conclude with the 16-player, invitationonly PWBA Tour Championship from Aug. 31-Sept. 3. The PWBA Tour Championship site will be announced at a later date. The 2017 season once again will feature four major events, including the United States Bowling Congress Queens, PWBA Players Championship, U.S. Women s Open and the PWBA Tour Championship. Similar to 2016, 13 of the 14 events will be televised on CBS Sports Network, including live telecasts of all four majors. I guess it s time to start making travel plans for 2017, said PWBA spokesperson Kelly Kulick. But really, it is great to see the PWBA returning to several centers that have given us tremendous support over the last two years. The new venues allow us an opportunity to showcase the tour to more bowlers and fans, and, hopefully, attract elite bowlers from surrounding areas. One of the new venues on the 2017 schedule is Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Twotime PWBA Tour champion Kendra Gaines is general manager of Aloma Bowl, part of the chain of centers that includes Boardwalk Bowl, and she was instrumental in bringing the Tour back to Orlando. I wanted to bring the PWBA back to Orlando to showcase the talented women in professional bowling to our community, Gaines said. As a former tour player, I enjoyed having a Florida swing because it was a great destination for bowling fans of all ages. We At Cowtown Bowling Palace Teel masters 805, Langham mints 703 Duke 300 Pruitt 226, Cheryl Berube 197, Ramiro Botello, Sr. 226, Ken Knowles 226, Les Messinger , France Miller 190, Joshua Beakley 220, Butch Sisk 204. hope to give the bowlers in the Orlando area a treat, witnessing and bowling alongside some of the greatest athletes our sport has to offer. In addition to Boardwalk Bowl, the PWBA s new stops include: Fountain Bowl in Fountain Valley, California; Baton Rouge River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Plano Super Bowl in Plano, Texas. Steve Cook s Fireside Lanes in Sacramento, California, Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas, Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Nebraska, Super Bowl in Canton, Michigan, and The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin, are making their third consecutive appearance on the PWBA Tour schedule. Also making its third consecutive appearance is the doubles event featuring Professional Bowlers Association and PWBA Tour players, the PBA/ PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles event hosted by Donna Conners in Houston. Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, California, Seminole Lanes in St. Petersburg, Florida and AMF Gates Continued on Page Defending Champions Mason Edmondson/Tony Treiber

4 Page 4 Thursday, October 20, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS Youth Honor Roll Boys Thomas Cassa, Plano Super Bowl Blake George, Cowtown Bowling Palace Andrew Martin, Strikz Justin Vega, Red Bird Lanes Travis Tabb, Ennis All Star Bowl Girls Sabrina Inman, Plano Super Bowl Rachel Fender, Red Bird Lanes Alyssa Ballard, Cowtown Bowling Palace Haylee Reece, Strikz Morgan Hopkins, Ennis All Star Bowl Dallas USBC Youth Scores Thomas Cassa topped the Dallas-area USBC youth bowling last week with a thundering = 726 Showstoppers series at Plano Super Bowl. Sabrina Inman, also from Plano Super Bowl, led the girls with a sky-high = 568 Sunday Youth/Adult set. At Ennis All Star Bowl Travis Tabb , Morgan Hopkins , Torrie Casella , Jonathan Tabb , Tristin Tabb , Morgan Hopkins (9 pin, no tap) , Ethan Kapavik , Carsen Kapavik , Torrie Casella At Plano Super Bowl Brady McDonough , Marisa Munguia , Noah Raleigh-Turner , Allyssa Lee , Grayson Pool , Allie Turner , Zoey Ruby , Brady McDonough , Bella Hudson , Trevor Woodward-Hall , Malorie Samples , John Adams , Aidan Hudson , Hailey Spencer , Jacob Hastings , Nicole Gattenby , Luke Henke , Kendyl Goodger , R J Grantham , Lauren Bate , Logan Woodward-Hall (2 games) , Bella Lee (2 games) At Red Bird Lanes Justin Vega , Rachel Fender , Mia Mitchell , Benny Ulibarri (2 games) , Harmonie Klein (2 games) At Strikz Andrew Martin , Haylee Reece , Ryan Wagner , Grace Alejano , Roman Reece , Alexia Moon , Zachery Smullen , Erica Vogt Fort Worth USBC Youth Results GRANTHAM AND GRAMLY Continued from Page 1 scholarship) 5. Gannon Takayesu, Flower Mound, TX Cody Benton, Rowlett, TX J Gramly, Prosper, TX Aaron Hayes, Weatherford, TX 2-6 The Girls champion was Hope Gramly of Prosper, TX. In the opening stair step match Kristin Hilker of Grand Prairie defeated Taryn Gray In the second match Amanda Morgan of Killen, TX knocked off Hilker In the championship match, Gramly defeated Morgan Match play results, 1. Hope Gramly, Prosper, TX 3-3 ($66 SMART scholarship) 2. Amanda Morgan, Killeen, TX 3-3 ($58 SMART scholarship) 3. Kristin Hilker, Grand Prairie, TX 4-2 ($50 SMART scholarship) PWBA SCHEDULE Continued from Page 3 Lanes in Rochester, New York, will host a PWBA event for the second consecutive season. The 2017 PWBA Tour schedule: April 27-29: Rohnert Park, Calif., Double Decker Lanes May 4-6: Sacramento, Calif., Steve Cook s Fireside Lanes May 11-13: Fountain Valley, Calif., Fountain Bowl May 17-23: Baton Rouge, La., Baton Rouge River Center (*USBC Queens) June 1-3: Wichita, Kan., Northrock Lanes June 8-10: Lincoln, Neb., Sun Valley Lanes June 15-17: Canton, Mich., Super Bowl June 22-25: Green Bay, Wis., The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley (*PWBA Players Championship) June 29-July 1: Orlando, Fla., Boardwalk Bowl July 6-8: St. Petersburg, Fla., Seminole Lanes July 13-15: Rochester, N.Y., AMF Gates Lanes July 27-30: Houston, Bowl On Bellaire (Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles) July 31-Aug. 6: Plano, Texas, Plano Super Bowl (*U.S. Women s Open) Aug. 31-Sept. 3: TBD (*PWBA Tour Championship) *PWBA major 4. Taryn Gray, Greenville, TX 3-3 ($45 SMART scholarship) 5. Katarina Korn, Arlington, TX Hayleigh Hale, Allen, TX 2-4 Thank you to the entire staff at USA BOWL and especially to Susan Ellis for her help. I also want to thank Storm Bowling products for their support. We had several new first time TBC bowlers and it shows that not all bowlers are afraid Lane Laughter of a scratch tournament. No dates are set for the next TBC singles tournament but make sure to watch out for the TBC Handicap Spooktacular Doubles tournament at USA BOWL on Sunday October 30th. Squads are 3, 5, and 7pm. Only $36 to enter if you enter by October 24th. Be sure to follow Teen Bowlers Circuit on Facebook or at or bradellis8101@gmail.com for upcoming tournament info. Blake George led the Fort Worth-area USBC youth bowling with a hard-hitting 233/659 Strikers series at Cowtown Bowling Palace. Alyssa Ballard, George s league mate, paced the girls with an impressive 185/453 Strikers set. At Cowtown Bowling Palace Jesus Zamora 213, Reynalda Contreras 173, Angel Orozco 204, Jovi Henderson 146, Paul Smith , Kendall Locke 127, Alejandro Contreras 126, Karlee Locke 105, Jaylen Edwards 121, Izabella Contreras 90, Thomas Dinan , Maddie Dinana , Sophia Rodriguez 63, Seth Skinner 226, Amber Ellis 175, Max Brown 220, Damion Flores 208. At Forum Bowl Nick Leal (4 games) , Jared Valladares (4 games) , Genevieve Burnett (4 games)

5 GUERRERO Continued from Page 1 into the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame. As always, I plan to do my best. I know the training and hours of preparation have been there, but I still need to treat this like any other event and focus on one day and one shot at a time. I can t think about what ve I ve done in the past. Guerrero will lead a field of more than 65 women onto the lanes at Hao s Bowling in downtown Shanghai s Luwan Sports Complex, while the men s field is expected to feature nearly 90 competitors. Traditionally, the QubicaAMF World Cup includes representatives from more than 80 countries. Qualifying at the 2016 World Cup will take place over four days, beginning Oct. 17, and this year s winners will be determined Oct. 22. Representatives for the United States will be 2016 United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials winners Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, and Marshall Kent of Yakima, Washington. McEwan finished fourth at the World Cup in 2012 and 2013, while Kent was the runner-up in In her first title defense, Guerrero got off to a slow start with a 160 opening-game but climbed her way to the top seed for the stepladder finals, where she defeated two-time World Cup champion Shannon Pluhowsky of the United States, 2-0. In the men s championship match, Wu Siu Hong defeated South Africa s Francois Louw, 2-0, to become the first bowler from Hong Kong to hoist the World Cup. Hong will not be back in 2016 to defend his title. The World Cup first was contested in 1965, and the tournament now is considered one of the sport s most prestigious singles titles. It also is recognized as the largest event in the sport in terms of number of countries competing. Competitors this year will bowl 20 games over four days, before the field is cut to the top 24 men and top 24 women for eight additional games. After 28 games, total pinfall will determine the eight bowlers in each division for eight-games of round-robin match play. The top four men and top four women after 36 games, including bonus pins, will advance to the new knockoutstyle semifinals, where the No. 1 seed will face the No. 4 qualifier and No. 2 and No. 3 will do battle. The winners of each match will earn a spot in the championship game. Entering the 2016 tournament, Guerrero feels sharper than she did a year ago, thanks to a successful 14-week season on the Professional Women s Bowling Association Tour, where she picked up her first PWBA win at the 2016 Go Bowling PWBA Players Championship in June. She also found success at the 2016 Pan American Bowling Confederation Adult Championships, held in Cali, Colombia, as she helped Team Colombia claim the women s team gold medal for the first time. 9 Pin No Tap Handicap Doubles Tournament $50 Team entry - Sport Shot Sunday, October 23 12pm $500 Guaranteed 1st Place based on 36 team entries Bowl 4 games - Crossovers - Handicap: 80% of rowlettbowlarama 5021 Lakeview Parkway Rowlett, TX Among the competitors on the women s side in Shanghai will be two-time winner Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, who finished second in her bid for a third consecutive title in For more information about the 2016 QubicaAMF World Cup, visit com. SEAN RASH Continued from Page 2 escape him once again. In the semifinal match, Rash beat 10-time Tour winner and 2009 Player of the Year Wes Malott, , striking out in the 10th frame to take the four-pin victory. Rash also had defeated Malott, , in the title match of the Badger Open. Rash was the first player to win back-to-back in 2016, joining Jesper Svensson (three titles) and fellow two-time winners E.J. Tackett and Ryan Ciminelli as the year s only multiple title winners. The Detroit Open finalists earned their berths in the stepladder finals by finishing in the top five after a combined total of 36 games in the Wolf, Bear and Badger Open qualifying rounds. Belmonte led finalists with a combined average on the three vastly different lane conditions. In the first match of the finals, Tackett, the Bear Open winner and No. 5 qualifier, defeated Wolf Open winner and No. 4 qualifier Tom Daugherty, In the second match, No. 3 qualifier Malott eliminated Tackett, , to advance to the semifinal against Rash. All five Detroit Open finalists also qualified for the finals of the King of the Swing special event which will air Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. ET on the CBS Sports Network. Daugherty, Tackett and Rash earned their spots in the final event as Wolf, Bear and Badger Open titlists, respectively. Because Rash won two events, Malott and Belmonte also earned spots as the top players in Fall Swing points. PBA DETROIT OPEN Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Wednesday Final Standings: 1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., $18,000. 2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, $9,000. 3, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, $5,000. 4, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., $4,500. 5, Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., $4,000. Stepladder results: Match One Tackett def. Daugherty, Match Two Malott def. Tackett, Semifinal Match Rash def. Malott, Championship match Rash def. Belmonte, THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 20, 2016 Page 5 10 YEARS AGO John Martin wins first SASBA event at Cowtown Bill Eaton and Derrick Lott, grandfather and grandson, shoot 300 within 48 hours of each other Richard Reger led the honor roll with 846 at USA Bowl Clint Johnson rolls 796 at Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama Buddy Stafford with 794 at Brunswick Zone Denton Michelle Lee led the ladies with 710 at USA Bowl Vicki Rios and Tammy Stacy both shoot 704 John Moore had a perfect game at Plano Super Bowl Daceman with 12 in a row at DC Cityview. 20 YEARS AGO Liz Johnson and Dave Husted win BPAA US Open titles in Indianapolis Rick Lawrence wins his second PBA SW Regional title in Las Cruces Tony Lunsford and Steve Spurgin led the honor roll with twin 804 sets ant DC SW and Allen Dion Duke shot 785 at Showplace-Garland Colene Dodd led the ladies with 740 at Triangle-Richardson Mickie Archer with 712 at Red Bird Diane Parrish rolled 703 at DC SW George Branham III wins the PBA Cleveland Open and $16, YEARS AGO Barry Winkler wins ACBA at Bowl Dallas Donny Davis led the honor roll with 804 at Alpine Butch Holick rolls751 at Bowl Dallas David Strive had 750 at Lewisville Mary Gesino led the ladies with 703 at Blazer Judy Bowers shot 668 at Plaza Greg Robbins takes MBT and $1300 at DC East Tom Kelly wins NTTB at Golden Triangle. At Strikz Irvine shoots 734, Tenczar books 604 FRISCO Rick Irvine s hard-hitting = 734 Monday Mixerz series earned top billing on the honor roll for the week at Strikz. Loren Tenczar, also from the Monday Mixerz group, fronted the ladies with a solid = 604 set. Don Coble , Cathy Eberly , Steve Southerland , Jeanie Martilla , Curt Frye , Julie Bloodworth , Scott Noll , Candy Torrey Billie Bennett , Cindy McBride , Mark Donnelly , Lajuann Bennett , Joseph Jimenez , Debbie Colby , Chris Marino , Nikki Coker Bruce Southerland , Kevin Connell , Kevin Smith , Robert Marino Lebanon Road, Frisco, TX

6 Page 6 Thursday, October 20, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS Just Paying Attention It s been said some sports organizations don t listen to their fans, some companies don t listen to their customers, and some politicians don t listen to their constituents. Then something like this happens. According to the Chicago Tribune columnist Phil Rosenthal, due to tremendously negative response on social media last week, Fox Sports has decided to change the position of the center field camera at Wrigley Field during the Chicago Cubs postseason run. During the National League Division Series, that camera was in the upper level of the famed center field bleachers in a direct line with home plate and the pitcher s rubber. This allowed better coverage from the computer graphic showing the batter s strike zone. What the viewers will see during the National League Championship Series between By Mark London Mark@TheBowlingNews.net the Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers (and in addition as Rosenthal jokingly refers to as the series after that ) is the traditional view from the longtime camera position, which dates back to at least the 1950 s, well into the second decade of Chicago s WGN-TV broadcasting all Cub home games. That vantage point is halfway up the bleachers, showing the pitcher on the left half and the batter/catcher/ umpire in the middle of the right half of the screen. All this happened after only two games, Game 1 on Fox Sports 1 and Game 2, shown on MLB Network. Rosenthal quotes Mike Davies, Fox Sports senior vice president of field and technical operations who said he and the network listened to and read viewers comments. They made it very clear on social media they preferred the traditional camera location. This camera move bucks the trend of how sports television coverage have slowly morphed into vantage points seen on video games. Because it is a computer designed image, the viewer can see the action on the game from literally anywhere. That partially inspired the overhead camera directly over the field, court, or rink (either attached to cables or an overhead scoreboard) on many NFL, NBA, and NHL games. Especially with the graphic showing the superimposed strike zone, some broadcasters will use a second camera position for that while employing another camera in a more traditional spot. Some have tried using only one position. That is easier in the new parks, because they had camera positions already built in place. The remaining older parks, like Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, opened well before the creation of television (and radio, for that matter), and have had positions awkwardly inserted somewhere, often sacrificing a few spectator seats. There have been various camera positions on PBA telecasts other than the standard three- camera setup. Starting around 1977, there were mobile hand-held cameras showing vantage points from the floor, along-side the bowler waiting for his next turn, and later in the late 90 s and 2000 s with the crane-mounted camera for overhead shots during arena finals. But I can t recall hearing anything about players or fans requesting different camera positions. ############## To the untrained eye, bowling is a simple game. Add in all the factors my eight Dwayne Winstead s freewheeling = 753 Sunday Night Mixed series headed the honor roll for the week at Red Bird Lanes. Wendy Jones, also from the Sunday Night Mixed group, paced the ladies with a tidy = 583 set. Judy Dillabough , Lauren Cathey , Billy Cathey , Shannon Vogel , Billy Cathey (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , Jennifer Sosebee (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) Billy Cathey collected highseries honors for the week at Ennis All Star Bowl with a super solid = 681 Ennis Mixed Classic series. Cyndy McKenrick, Cathey s league mate, paced the lady bowlers with a sparkling = 574 set. Danny Tabb , Cheryl Tabb , Rob Casella , Brian Butler (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , regular readers know and have been peppered about for almost twenty years now, especially those which did not exist then, and it is a little more complex. So how does one describe some of those minute details? Had an open bowler walk into the shop last Friday night asking about why his Brunswick Power Groove hooked more than his Columbia TI-Boss. 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8 Page 8 Thursday, October 20, 2016 THE BOWLING NEWS JUST PAYING ATTENTION Continued from Page 6 where he usually bowled. He mentioned a local boutique center, and occasionally here at Emerald Bowl. As a left-handed bowler, with his thumb fully inserted, he stood far right and tried to hook the ball through the center part of the lane. There are a couple of other things of note here. His two bowling balls had a right-handed grip, thus, the pin was in his track on both, and the Kegel lane machine had made its nightly Mark Plagens award-winning = 856 Pepsi Classic session headed the leader boards for the week at Plano Super Bowl. Greg Staton and Jim Stephens followed close behind Plagens with award-winning 816 and 800 series respectively. Staton, from the Sportsman group, downed an 280/816 series while Stephens fired an 276/800 Monday Classic Trio set, Lisa Wasson, also from the Pepsi Classic group, dominated scoring last week for the ladies with a booming = At Plano Super Bowl Plagens uncorks 299/856, Wasson blisters 685 Staton 816, Stephens 800, Sparlin set. Jim Sparlin captured highgame accolades with an awardwinning 12-bagger. David Peterson , Kelli Spencer , Patrick Ashenden , Amy Morrison , Jim Themis , Lisa Nordstrom , Justin Pittsinger (4 games) Logan Olsen (4 games) , Bob Willingham , Emily Ryan , Debby Oulicky , Tyrone Gambrell , Loree Clark , David Bond , Diane run within the hour. His approach was pretty good, but didn t know lanes were oiled or oiled in a certain way. So when I explained there was oil and there was more in the center third of the lane tapered out to 40 feet, he quickly picked up why the ball reaction was not what he was expecting. By moving everything left about 10 boards, he had his new favorite line and ball reaction and saw the real difference between the TI-Boss and the Power Groove About every five to ten years or so, I get an encounter in the pro shop like this from someone who for whatever reason hasn t been exposed to this part of the game. Next time he sees a PBA telecast, I guarantee you, he ll now know all about that tinted lane oil. ############ In honor of Sean Rash s tenth and eleventh PBA titles at the recent Fall Swing in Detroit, I would normally direct you to his first title in 2006 for this week s JPA Lost Classic. The problem is the video isn t to be found in the usual places. So instead, here s his second career title, the PBA Beltway Classic show from Baltimore in its entirety, also Wallentine Tommy Yetts, Jr , Monica Adams , Ansel Goldgar , Susan Lee , Jim Monroe , Mary Cullen , Cindy Mann , Devin Johnson Karen Clevenger , Linda Davidson , Ruth Carnes , Gerald Marquardt , Don Coble , John McCall Lynda O Keeffe , Michael Trammell Kelli Spancer , Will Benson , Diane Wallentine , Susan Lee , Stacy Stary , Robert House , Linda Davidson , Richard Steffen Marilyn Frantz , Butch Warren , Stephanie Calbert , Jeff O Dell , Shannon Smith , Jeremy Bostock , Rhonda Gibson , Mark Plagens (4 games) Lisa Wasson (4 games) 889, Gary Suder , LaRae Pritchard in ( com/watch?v=tmydewmpbzi) ############# Possibly next week, baseball s World Series could be returning to the corner of Clark and Addison in Chicago s Lakeview neighborhood for Live Stream Schedule Sponsored By the first time since If it does, my long suffering Cub fan lovely bride of mine has promised to celebrate in a way I have not seen before. Might be so epic, I may have to go Facebook Live with it. Stay tuned. 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