Inside: PBA League Returns to Portland, Maine in April 2018 for Season Six

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1 Our 61st Year VOL. 61, NO OCTOBER 5, 2017 PBA League Returns to Portland, Maine in April 2018 for Season Six Inside: Greater Dallas USBC Honors its Annual High Scoring Youth Bowlers Page 3 Grantham Wins JB's Allen September Junior Gold Qualifier Page 4 Lone Star Youth Bowling Classic Tournament Results Page 8 Kaitlyn George Delta Dallas Youth Bowler of the Month Page 16 Features Random Thoughts By Tony Franklin Page 2 Honor Roll Page 3 Live Stream Schedule Page 4 Looking Back Page 4 Tomorrow s Stars Page 6 Lane Laughter Page 6 Up Your Average By Susie Minshew Page 12 Just Paying Attention By Mark London Page Elias Cup Winners - Dallas Strikers Scan with smart phone to visit our website CHICAGO The Professional Bowlers Association s PBA League will return to Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, in April where the most funloving, raucous fans in bowling will help celebrate PBAL season six, closing out the ESPN portion of the inaugural Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule with four consecutive Sunday telecasts, including the PBA League Elias Cup finals on Sunday, May 13, at 1 p.m. EDT. Leading the eight-team pack into the fast-paced sixth season of PBA League competition will be player-manager Norm Duke s Dallas Strikers, in search of their third consecutive Elias Cup. Chasing the Strikers again will be the hometown Portland Lumberjacks, managed by Tim Mack; the Silver Lake Atom Splitters, managed by Mark Baker; the Philadelphia Hitmen, managed by Jason Couch; L.A. X, managed by Andrew Cain; the New York City WTT KingPins, managed by Carolyn Dorin- Ballard; the Motown Muscle, managed by Del Ballard, and the Brooklyn Styles, managed by Johnny Petraglia. In keeping with tradition, the PBA League will officially get underway with team managers announcing the names of three players from their 2017 rosters who they want to protect when the annual player draft is held. On January 7 Duke and Mack (Dallas and Portland) will name three players from their 2017 rosters they want to retain for the new season. On January 14, Baker Charles McLean Wins Annual SASBA Championship in Ft Worth FORT WORTH, TX Charles McLean qualified 11th in the match play qualifying format of the Annual Championship at Cityview Lanes in Fort Worth Saturday, September 24. McLean received a bye for being one of the top 24 qualifiers. Then in the 2-game total pin matchplay finals he won 5 straight matches. Charles beat Steve Wright ( ), John Shuffler ( ), Terry Williams ( ), Mike McHugh ( ) before defeating David Scardaville ( ) for the title and $1,300. It was his first SASBA title! David qualified 28th on Saturday, so he did not receive a bye. Scardaville defeated Ron Leverich ( ), Willie Wells ( ), Cliff Barnes ( ), Bubba Haney ( ), and Don Richey ( ) before losing to Charles and collected $1,000 for his second place finish. Richey and McHugh and Couch (Silver Lake and Philadelphia) will announced their three protected players. Cain and Dorin-Ballard (L.A. and New York City) will select their three protected players by no later than January 21, and Ballard and Petraglia (Motown and Brooklyn) will have until January 28 to name their three protected players. All eight teams will then round out their five-player rosters in the PBA League Draft which will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Indianapolis, site of the Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic, at Woodland Bowl. The draft will be live streamed on PBA s online bowling channel, Xtra Frame, with teams picking in reverse order of how they finished in That means Brooklyn will select first in both rounds followed by Motown, New York City, L.A., Philadelphia, Silver Lake, Portland and Dallas. Of note, the 2018 draft will not use the serpentine order used in previous years. There also will be a change in eligibility rules for players wanting to enter the 2018 draft pool. Players who will be Continued on Page 5 Champion Charles McClean with David Scardaville finished 3rd and 4th for $775 each. Clint Watkins won the 2nd chance sweeper for $300. Scott Stafford placed second for $260, Phil Bailey collected $250 for third and Jose Cortes took $240 for fourth. Nathan Bohr Wins PBA Liberal Kansas Southwest Open Liberal, Kan., (September 25, 2017) Professional Bowlers Association Southwest Region Hall of Famer Nathan Bohr from Austin, Texas, won six of his eight matches to overtake qualifying leader Anthony Lavery-Spahr of Austin, Texas, and claim his 23rd PBA Regional title in the inaugural PBA Liberal Kansas Southwest Open Sunday at Ayre Lanes. Bohr trailed Lavery-Spahr until the sixth game of the eight-game modified round-robin match play finals when he beat Brad Miller of Maryland Heights, Mo., , while Lavery-Spahr suffered a disastrous loss to Canada s Francois Lavoie. Taking a 42-pin lead going into the final position round match against Lavery-Spahr, Bohr won the decisive match, , to 300 s were bowled by Terry Fogarty and Willie Wells. Two 70 year olds made the top half of the field finals. Mike beat Butch. Thanks to Josh Modelo, Colleen and Micki and the staff of Cityview Lanes for being Continued on Page 2 Nathan Bohr claim the title, while collegiate bowler Cortez Schenck from Phoenix, Ariz., defeated Mark Scroggins of Canyon, Texas, , to move into second place. Bohr finished the event Continued on Page 3

2 Page 2 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE BOWLING NEWS Random Thoughts Last weekend, I bowled the Swiss Trio tournament in Wichita. It s always a great time with great people. The last two years, I bowled with Derek Hartnell and Wes Malott. Bowling with Wes is such a unique experience in so many ways. First off, he is an amazing talent, I could sit 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) Tony Franklin, Publisher Bowling Parts, Inc. P.O. Box 801 Tulia, Texas Call (806) daryl@tuckerbowling.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6003, Frisco, TX Cell: Website: genie@thebowlingnews.net 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 2017 The Bowling News back and watch him bowl for days and never get bored. He is also a very quiet and reserved player, much like Derek, but even more so. I enjoy that part so much because I am not that quiet, and it really allows me to be loud and get him out of his comfort zone so to speak. Saying something crazy just At Strikz Irvine tackles 728, Torrey crafts 617 FRISCO Rick Irvine led the scoring for the week at Strikz with a hefty = 728 Lousy Bowlerz league series. Candy Torrey, Irvine s league mate, paced the ladies with a solid = 617 set. Tommy Davis , Scott Noll , Chris Marino , Loren Tenczar , Ron Barton , Crandon Haddock , Bruce Southerland , Candy Torrey Seth Moore , Kevin Smith , Joseph Jimenez , Cathy Eberly , Debbie Colby , Kevin Connell , Tam Bui , Curt Frye , Brian Burton LaMarr Moss , Cathy Eberly , Tommy Davis , Ron Rankin , Mark Timm , Sharon Lawrence , Debbie Colby , Loren Tenczar Brad Petzel , John Hapka , John Flood , Sabrina Kelley , Mary Matusik , Shelly Tull , Mark Donnelly , Monique McMachen Debra Gorman , Barbara Schmidt , Jacki Myrice , Cathy Eberly , Julie Francis , Julie Collins , Debbie Colby , Sharon Lawrence Gary Condensa , Eunice Burgess , Zo Sexton 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 to get a wry smile out of Wes while we re competing is one of my simple pleasures in life. And that weekend he really needed it. Now in the case of this tournament, Wes bowled really well. He averaged about 225, but finished around 6th or 7th in average. From watching him bowl, it felt like he completely dominated the lanes for what was out there, but the scores said different. It got me thinking. I don t bowl that often outside of DFW anymore, so I am pretty conditioned to the talent level of this area. Bowling that tournament, I got to see a lot of younger talent, and specifically the young talent that bowls at Wichita State and Newman University. Kids like Wesley Low, I hadn t seen him in person yet, Nick Pate who has been winning everything all over the country, Mr. Action, Kamron Doyle, and of course Kris Prather, who just so happened to average 249 for the 12 games. There is some really good, really strong, young talent out there just not much of it here in Texas. A few weeks back I had talked about the lack of young female talent in DFW and Texas, but I completely over-looked the men. I think, because we have some young stars in 20-yr-old Anthony Simonsen and Anthony and Sean Lavery-Spahr, that the men s side is ok but it s not. There is a real lack of young male Texas bowling talent. I started to look around at all of the tournaments that I participate in, or least keep an eye on, and you won t find many stars or up and coming stars under the age of 30. Geoffrey Young is 27 and just won the Longview Doubles with Will Barnes of Austin who turns 30 this week. That s just about as young as they get these days. It s really shocking because I had been under the impression that we have a great pipeline of talent just ready to break onto the scene, but I m not so sure about that now. In certain parts of the country I think there is great young talent; Wichita for certain has it, but that may be because the kids are transplanting themselves there for the great SASBA Continued from Page 1 gracious hosts. Cityview added $2,250 to the prize fund. Our next tournament is at Cowtown for the Regular Trio. Oct we are in Houston at Del Mar Lanes for a Regular Singles. bowling programs. Either way, it was a real eye opener for me. I want there to be a lot of bowling challenges out there for the young generation, so that they are hungry to improve and hungry to be challenged. In DFW, we are very fortunate that there are a lot of things to bowl, the problem is almost no one under 27 is bowling in them. I hope that changes in the near future, but I m not sure where the next five studs are, and when they will appear. And speaking of young talent let s check in with Simonsen and his nine months of extreme travel. For the year, so far he has travelled a smidge over 60,000 miles, and those are just air miles. He has also spent a little over 100 nights in a hotel or about 40% of his time. He is truly burning up the pavement and the lanes. Next month, we will talk with him about the challenges on the mind and body of earning a living in so many different time zones Lebanon Road, Frisco, TX Strikz Entertainment Center is looking for a PINCHASER Flexible scheduling, Pinsetter experience is required, training on our equipment will be provided. Apply at: lthelaner@strikz.com Or call Les Thelaner Lebanon Road, Frisco, TX

3 THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017 Page 3 Greater Dallas USBC Honors its Annual High Scoring Youth Bowlers Men Keith Odom, Mel s Lone Star Lanes Kevin Moats, Plano Super Bowl Robert Warren, Forum Bowl Kurt Gengelbach, JB s Allen Bowl Sandy Soule, Cowtown Bowling Palace Rick Benard, Tenpins & More Bobby Wacker, Killeen Bowlerama James Lacour, Red Bird Lanes Ben Hogan, Hallmark Lanes James Cantere, Heritage Bowl Rick Irvine, Strikz Mark DeArment, Jr., Terrell Bowl Bobby Martindale, Pin Center Bowl Ed Brown, Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama Brian Schoonover, Ennis All Star Bowl Claud Fryar, Big Spring Bowl-A-Rama Women Alexis Borman, JB s Allen Bowl Cindy Mann, Plano Super Bowl Adrienne Hare, Tenpins & More Jean Maxson, Killeen Bowlerama Cathy Nelson, Cowtown Bowling Palace Rebecca Newell-Lovorn, Mel s Lone Star Lanes Vickie Frederick, Heritage Bowl Genie Franklin, Forum Bowl Patty Ellington, Terrell Bowl Jana Bural, Pin Center Bowl Esther Navarro, Hallmark Lanes Ryne McKenrick, Ennis All Star Bowl Lauren Cathey, Red Bird Lanes Susan Lee, Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama Candy Torrey, Strikz Bree Hilario, Big Spring Bowl-A-Rama BOHR Continued from Page 1 with a 21-game total of 5,018 pins, including match play bonus pins, for a 93-pin margin of victory over Schenk. Bohr earned $4,000 as he stretched his personal record for winning at least one PBA Regional title to 11 consecutive years. Schenck earned $2,500 to his SMART scholarship account as runner-up. Lavery-Spahr won $1,500 for third place while Scroggins cashed for $1,200 for fourth. The Southwest Region s next event is the PBA Killeen Southwest Open, September 29-October 1 at Hallmark Lanes. Two Scan with smart phone to visit the SASBA website. Southwest Bowling Proprietors Trade Show Texas Bowling Centers Association 7310 Creekbluff Drive Austin, TX p: one-day PBA50 tournaments follow October 6-8 at Junction City Bowl in Junction City, Kan. The PBA Lubbock Sports Southwest Challenge, a nonchampions tournament, takes place at South Plains Lanes, October PBA LIBERAL KANSAS SOUTHWEST OPEN Ayre Lanes, Liberal, Kan., Sunday Final Standings (after 21 games, including match play bonus pins): 1, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 6-2, 5,018, $4,000. 2, n-cortez Schenck, Phoenix, Ariz., 7-1, 4,925, $2,500. 3, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 5-3, 4,892, $1,500. 4, Mark Scroggins, Canyon, Continued on Page 4 October 15-17, 2017 Sam s Town Hotel and Casino Shreveport, LA Registration $50 - Includes trade show, seminars and all food functions Room Rate $75 - ph: Group Code SH10TBA Contact: Karen Miller - Executive Director k.miller@texasbowlingcenters.org GARLAND, TX - The Greater Dallas USBC Youth Association celebrated its high scoring youth bowlers at the annual City High Awards ceremony held at AMF Garland on September 16, Twenty-two boys and girls were recognized for bowling the highest series or game in their respective age divisions during the bowling season series taking precedence over game. These scores were bowled in Dallas USBC Youth Association league competition or Association sponsored tournaments from August 1, 2016 to July 31, Divisions were based on the bowler s age on 8/1/2016 as follows: U8 - ages 7 & under, U10 ages 8 & 9, U12 ages 10-11, U15 ages 12-14; and U Each of these bowlers received a plaque and a $100 scholarship. U8 Boys High Series 382 Robbie Baum U8 Boys High Game 150 Cooper Findling U8 Girls High Series 366 Isabella Hudson (accompanied by 157 game) U8 Girls High Game - 99 Jordyn Wright U10 Boys High Series 581 Brady McDonough (accompanied by 234 game) U10 Boys High Game Xavier Patterson U10 Girls High Series Marisa Munguia U10 Girls High Game 165 Malorie Samples U12 Boys High Series 733 Noah Raleigh-Turner (accompanied by 277 game) U12 Boys High Game 216 Audian Paxson U12 Girls High Series 460 Sierra Jones U12 Girls High Game 181 Naiya Okwesa U15 Boys High Series 744 Tyson Gray (accompanied by 278 game) U15 Boys High Game 278 Aidan Hudson U15 Boys High Game 278 Cameron Wing U15 Girls High Series 666 Hayleigh Hale (accompanied by 279 game) U15 Girls High Game 244 Samantha Greear U20 Boys High Series 782 R.J. Grantham (accompanied by 300 game) U20 Boys High Game 300 John Adams U20 Boys High Game 300 Johnnie Arriago U20 Girls High Series 738 Taylore Ryan U20 Girls High Game 279 Taryn Gray We are proud of each of these bowlers, and look forward to seeing what they will accomplish in the coming year. L to R rear: Hayleigh Hale, Cameron Wing, Taylore Ryan, RJ Grantham and Johnnie Arriago L to R center: Isabella Hudson, Malorie Samples and Xavier Patterson L to R front: Cooper Findling and Brady McDonough L to R rear: Taylore Ryan, Naiya Okwesa, Johnnie Arriago, RJ Grantham and John Adams L to R front: Isabella Hudson, Malorie Samples, Brady McDonough and Xavier Patterson WT DOUBLES $2000 FIRST PLACE GUARANTEED 3 GAME DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET OCTOBER 28th & Eastridge Lanes 5405 AMARILLO BLVD EAST, AMARILLO,TX ENTRY FEE IS $200 Per Team PLAYER'S MEETING - 9PM Bowling Start 8AM Saturday DRAW FOR YOUR SPOT IN THE BRACKET (67% OF 210 HANDICAP) This is a DOUBLE ELIMINATION tournament. Draw for lane assignments after meeting. 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 10/23/17. All others must bowl scratch. BRACKETS AND SIDE POTS AVAILABLE! Contact Mark Scroggins to sign up! or scroggs811@yahoo.com 2016 Defending Champions Lance Emerson and Matt Smith

4 Page 4 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE BOWLING NEWS Live Stream Schedule Sponsored By Grantham Wins JB's Allen September Junior Gold Qualifier Gold Qualifiers throughout the year and JB's Allen Bowl is no different. Stacy Starry, Allen's youth director, will host a qualifier each month. Check out the youth section for future tournament dates. 1. R.J. Grantham $80 2. Taylore Ryan $70 3. Lydia Gilbert $60 4. Hayleigh Hale $50 5. Nicole Gattenby $40 Kameleon Sportswear PBA XtraFrame The Bowling Channel (Subscription available at pba.com and xtraframe.tv.) PBA Kokomo Central/Midwest Regional Classic, Kokomo, IN - Qualifying Sunday October 22 7:50 AM PBA Kokomo Central/Midwest Regional Classic, Kokomo, IN - Match Play/Finals Sunday October 22 12:20 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 1 - A Squad Friday October 27 6:50 AM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 1 - B Squad Friday October 27 12:05 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 1 - C Squad Friday October 27 5:20 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 2 - B Squad Saturday October 28 6:50 AM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 2 - C Squad Saturday October 28 12:05 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 2 - A Squad Saturday October 28 5:20 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 3 - C Squad Sunday October 29 6:50 AM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 3 - A Squad Sunday October 29 12:05 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 3 - B Squad Sunday October 29 5:20 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Qualifying Rd. 4 Monday October 30 8:50 AM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Match Play Rd. 1 Monday October 30 4:50 PM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Match Play Rd. 2 Tuesday October 31 7:50 AM 2017 U.S. Open, Liverpool, NY - Match Play Rd. 3 Tuesday October 31 3:50 PM USBC Bowl.tv YouTube Channel QubicaAMF World Cup, Hermosillo, Mexico Monday November 6 Saturday November 11 TBA L to R: Nicole Gattenby, Taylore Ryan, R.J. Grantham and Lydia Gilbert ALLEN, TX - R.J. Grantham outlasted the other youth bowlers vying for a Junior Gold qualifiying spot to win $80 in SMART money. Grantham and second place finisher, Taylore Ryan have already earned spots into Jr. Gold, so the spot was awarded At Plano Super Bowl Moats explodes 300/823, Mann snares 780 Hayes 299/821, Brady 300, Ashenden, Brown, Edgerton 299 s Kevin Moats posted a powerladen = 823 Pepsi Classic series to take top billing on the honor roll for the week at Plano Super Bowl Lanes. Chris Hayes, Moats league mate, finished close behind with a 299/821 series. Cindy Mann lit up the ladies race with a sparkling = 780 Sportsman set. Neil Brady shared highgame honors with Moats as each registered award-winning 12-baggers. Patrick Ashenden, Doug Brown and Zak Edgerton took runner-up accolades with near-perfect 299 solos. Patrick Ashenden 792, Becky Banks , David Seltzer , Cathy Keele , Don Sposito , Susan Lee , Mark Peet (4 games) , Natalie Woodward- Hall (4 games) David Hawkins , Shirley Patterson , Sean Jeanes , Monica Adams , George Vaughn , Sybil Williams , Patrick Corey , Diane Wallentine Doug Brown 772, Jennifer Hayes , George Donahue , Eva Rhodes , Bill Jackson , Jean Foland , Michael Carroll , Mike Stavinoha Karen Clevenger , Dottie Culpon , Greg Staton , Cliff HoneyCutt , Morris Hobgood , Lynn Warren , George Vaughn , Robin Harrison Geoff Martin , Diane Wallentine , Stacy Starry , Bryan Halterman , Diane Halterman , Gene Whitaker , Elisa Retziaff , Ted Warren Sybil Williams , Justin Westerman , Denise Vinson , Chris Groom , Lois to Lydia Gilbert. Ryan won $70 in SMART money and Lydia took home $60 in SMART money. USBC Junior Gold Championships will be hosted in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metro next summer, so a lot of the youth directors will be hosting Junior Abrego , Chris Hayes (4 games) 1099, Kiyoko McDonald (4 games) , Pat Neal Patty Ellington , Steve Garcia , Pam Garcia , Edward Kiefert , Liz Talbert , Rick Mann , Cindy Mann , Jim Walker , Erin DeGray-Kutz BOHR Continued from Page 3 Texas, 2-5-1, 4,778, $1,200. 5, Mike Bailey, Irving, Texas, 4-4, 4,759, $1,000. 6, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo., 5-3-0, 4,725, $850. 7, Francois Lavoie, Canada, 2-5-1, 4,706, $800. 8, Mason Edmondson, Amarillo, Texas, 4-4, 4,631, $750. 9, Ricky Schissler, Brighton, Colo., 3-5, 4,576, $ , Paul Brewbaker, Midwest City, Okla., 4-4, 4,560, $ , n-briley Haugh, Fairbault, Min., 2-6, 4,393, $ , Trey Sledge, Amarillo, Texas, 3-5, 4,327, $650. n-denotes non-member 10 YEARS AGO Mika Koivuniemi wins the Japan Cup over Mike Wolfe Jorge Bardales led the honor roll with 817 at Killeen Bowlerama Ron Williams had 300/816 at Brunswick Zone Watauga Brian Lohse and Chris Benavides both rolled 802 at Plano Sherri Flannery led the ladies with 735 at AMF Showplace-Euless Karen Glacken shot 720 at Fiesta Christy Antle with 685 at Ennis All Star Andrew Lowy with a perfect game at AFM Spare Time Richard Bloomfield passed away at the age of 60, a really good dude gone way too young. 20 YEARS AGO Carolyn Dorin-Ballard wins the LPBT Three Rivers Open, breaking a dubious streak of 20 shows without a victory Sean Swanson wins Big Spring SW PBA Regional Daniel Adams led the honor roll with 300/816 at AMF-Jupiter, every week with this guy Kermit Linderman shot 796 at Bowl El Paso Michael York with 794 at DC West Paula Steinbeck with 738 at AMF-Jupiter Sherry Houghton shot 735 at Showplace-Euless Andrea Fleming had 719 at AMF-Grove Skip Dahl shot 300 at Form Bowl. 30 YEARS AGO Randy Eadson wins CASH at Forum John Beechum led the honor roll with 776 at Bronco Loren Trenhaile had 767 at Showplace Gary Fewell with 742 at Westcreek Lynn Delany led the ladies with 675 at Jupiter Sheryl Johnstad with 670 at Allen Tonya Lovejoy had 656 at Buckner Amleto Monacelli wins the Japan Cup over Takeo Sakai Terry Hadley wins MBT at DC West and $1300 Jim Slaughter wins $1500 for NTTB title at Bowl Dallas Buddy Kelch wins Circle Bowl scratch survival.

5 THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017 Page 5 PBA LEAGUE Continued from Page 1 eligible for the draft must finish in the top 75 on the PBA Tour-World Bowling Tour earnings money list for 2017 through the 2018 PBA Tournament of Champions which ends February 11. Players from 2017 teams who are not protected by their team managers will not be automatically eligible for the draft. The eligibility list will be published on Feb. 11; eligible players must then declare their intention to participate in the draft by Feb. 12. The PBA League s return to Portland will get underway with the PBA Xtra Frame At Red Bird Lanes Lacour claims 300/754, Cathey fields 636 James Lacour headed the leader boards last week at Red Bird Lanes by logging sturdy = 754 numbers in Tuesday Men s Commercial league play. Lauren Cathey s stately = 636 Career Girls set led the ladies honor roll. Rita Becker , Chance Cathey , Shannon Vogel (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , Lauren Cathey (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , Gloria Molina , Mary Rappe Brent Rodgers , Deanna Hoffman , Fred Downey , Johnny Garfias , James Kimbrough , Paula Kennedy , Tarik Brown Rosemary Hunsaker , Clifton Carrington , Lois Gibson , Keith Jennings , Angela Chalmers , Tyree Jennings, Jr , Sandra Jennings Victor Ward , Cheryl Williams , Chris Sosebee , Makensie Martin , Isaac Lewis, Jr , Lena Williams Maine Shootout April 17-19, with a PBA Tour title at stake in an open entry event that will be covered from start to finish on Xtra Frame. On Friday, April 20, all PBA League teams will bowl an eight-game Baker format seeding tournament to determine seeding positions for the Baker format single-elimination match play bracket. The PBAL quarterfinals will take place on Saturday, April 21, with the No. 1 seeded team vs. No. 8 and No. 4 vs. No. 5 on the first ESPN telecast that will air on Sunday, April 22. Immediately following on Saturday will be the second round Continued on Page 7 At Ennis All Star Bowl Schoonover collects 661, McKenrick bags 638 Brian Schoonover won highset honors last week at Ennis All Star Bowl by polishing off robust = 661 numbers in Ennis Mixed Classic league action. Ryne McKenrick, Schoonover s league mate, took top honors for the ladies with a sparkling = 638 outing. Tracy Holloway (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , April Hopkins (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , Tice Hopkins (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , Kristy Hunt (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) Andy Brazeal (9 pin, no tap, 4 games) , Rick Lawrence , McKinsey Pollan , Billy Cathey , April Hopkins , Ricky Slack , April Hopkins Tice Hopkins , Mary Sikes , Johnny Tobias , Tammy Jones At Forum Bowl Warren sweeps with 815, Franklin racks up 674 Lavery-Spahr 811, Barnishing 299 Robert Warren outscored the competition last week at Forum Bowl with a high-powered = 815 Fast Lane Trio outing. A nt hony L aver y-spa h r, Warren s league mate, followed close behind with an awardwinning 811 series. Genie Franklin led the ladies with a chart-topping = 674 Columbia 300 Masters set. Alex Barnishing captured high-game honors with a nearperfect 299 solo. 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6 Page 6 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE BOWLING NEWS Youth Honor Roll Boys James Schirripa, Hallmark Lanes Aiden Rickelman, Cowtown Bowling Palace Riley Farrell, Red Bird Lanes Elijah Davila, Forum Bowl Robert Davie, Jr., Killeen Bowlerama Cole Christner, Plano Super Bowl Bryan Palmer, Mel s Lone Star Lanes Jacob Marquis, Tenpins & More Victor Munguia, JB s Allen Bowl Andrew Gifford, Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama Alek Rakov, Big Spring Bowl-A-Rama Enrique Arredondo, Strikz Anthony Moore, Heritage Bowl Carson Kapavik, Ennis All Star Bowl Girls Ashanti Fernandez, Killeen Bowlerama Kira Hamman, Mel s Lone Star Lanes Taylore Ryan, JB s Allen Bowl Caitlyn Dull, Cowtown Bowling Palace Sierra Ciesiolka, Hallmark Lanes Grace Blair, Plano Super Bowl Hanna Ross, Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama Bailey Dodson, Tenpins & More Bailey Speaks, Red Bird Lanes Morgan Hopkins, Ennis All Star Bowl Alyssa Prim, Forum Bowl Grace Hill, Heritage Bowl Haylee Reece, Strikz Fort Worth USBC Youth Results Aiden Rickelman led the Fort Worth-area USBC youth bowling last week with a rip-roaring = 682 Strikers series at Cowtown Bowling Palace. Caitlyn Dull, also from the Strikers group, paced the girls with a solid = 617 set at Cowtown Bowling Palace. At Cowtown Bowling Palace Max Brown 233, Ro Nae Medearis 223, Jason Magallon, Jr. 222, Jordan Norman 218, Gabriel Rodrigues 222, Mason Chapman 105, Gyanna Simmons , Terrence Tucker , Brooklyn Richards 94, Riley Spielmam , Rose Wheeler , Aaron Soloman 96, Jacob Boone 184, Leilani Lopez , Blake Loibl At Forum Bowl Jayden Jennings , Santana Joseph , Arthur Lindsey , Aurora Black , Hamilton Joseph , Charisse Graham , Abraham Lopez , Alyssa Knight , Chandler Burnett , Taylor Prim , Tyler Brooks , Arianna Grays , Elijah Davila , Alyssa Prim , Elijah Davila (4 games) , Tara Spridco (4 games) YOUTH TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE JB s Allen Bowl Jr. Gold Monthly Qualifier Oct 29 JB s Allen Bowl, Allen, TX Contact: Stacy Starry - stacy.allenbowl@gmail.com Southwest-Area USBC Youth Scores James Schirripa topped the Southwest-area USBC youth bowling last month with a booming 251/704 Stars of Tomorrow series at Hallmark Lanes. Ashanti Fernandes paced the girls with a power-packed 255/662 FIL AM set at Killeen Bowlerama. At Big Spring Bowl-A-Rama, Big Spring Alek Rakov , Christina Rawls 180, Brandon Rogers 167, Robert Turner 164, Jasiah Flores 151. At Hallmark Lanes, Killeen Jason LeValley 211, Jordan Cina 530, Sierra Ciesiolka , Hunter Wood , Jessica Bearden , Cody Layne , Wendy Dillon , Joshua Ortiz 129, Markel Allgood 363, Kayla Beckett , Michael Dixon- Dates 223, Hunter Wood 583, Mya LeValley 235, Erika Shaffer 581, Cody Layne , Shon Vaughn , Joshua Ortiz 133, Thomas Shotwell 352, Lane Laughter Alyssa Allen 129, Kayla Beckett 362, Peyton Heidtbrink At Heritage Lanes, Oklahoma City, OK Matthew Chappel , Cheyenne Smith , Anthony Moore , Grace Hill At Killeen Bowlerama, Killeen, TX Robert Davie, Jr , Brandon Bennight , Britney Bennight At Mel s Lone Star Lanes, Georgetown Daniel Kohn , Jaelle Hamman , Lochlaen Neurohr , Kira Hamman , Bryan Palmer , Keaghen McBride , Lauren Baltadono , Jake Wright IV , Amanda Drouillard , Alex Iverson , Erin Sorensen At Tenpins & More, Rio Rancho, NM Jon Walden , Carley Haught , Jacob Marquis , Bailey Dodson Dallas USBC Youth Scores Riley Farrell dominated the Dallas-area USBC youth bowling last week with a hard-hitting = 664 High Rollers series at Red Bird Lanes. Taylore Ryan led the girls with a strong = 645 Youth Mania set at JB s Allen Bowl. At Ennis All Star Bowl Carson Kapavik , Morgan Hopkins , Jordan Amison , Bryce Amison At JB s Allen Bowl Ryland Feller , Carlen Gattenby , Josh Budnik , Simon Rhamy , Nicole Gattenby , Adrian Allen , Megan Wente , Daniel Corekin , Jessica Hubbard , Jayden Okwesa , Chaili Rodriguez , Joseph McGraw , Pam Hodson , Victor Munguia , Tara Meche , Clay Adams , Taylore Ryan At Plano Super Bowl Robbie Baum , Jordyn Wright , Brady McDonough , Malorie Samples , Cole Christner , Hailey Spencer , Noah Cooper , Aubry Ayers , Noah Raleigh-Turner , Isabella Hudson , Bryce Stephenson , Grace Blair , Aidan Hudson , Katie Heady , TJ Wilson , Nicole Gattenby , Brady McDonough , Zachary Howarth , Moriah Leraas , Caleb Ebner (2 games) , Dora Zou (2 games) At Red Bird Lanes Bailey Speaks At Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama Andrew Gifford , Hanna Ross At Strikz Cory Shen , Nate Pendy , Matt Sifford , Enrique Arredondo , Andrew Martin , Haylee Reece TBC Teen Bowlers Circuit Contact: Brad Ellis - bradellis8101@gmail.com Oct 8 TBC - 2 Squads then match play Forum Bowl, Grand Prairie, TX Oct 22 Pancreatic Fundraiser - 1pm USA Bowl, Dallas, TX Nov 5 TBC Hilltop Lanes, Waxahachie, TX Dec 3 TBC USA Bowl, Dallas, TX Jan 7 TBC Hog Pin Lanes, Lawton, OK If you have upcoming youth tournaments you would like listed on the schedule, contact The Bowling News at , or genie@thebowlingnews.net.

7 THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017 Page 7 PBA LEAGUE Continued from Page 5 of quarterfinal round matches between team No. 2 vs. No. 7, and No. 3 vs. No. 6. Those matches will air on ESPN on Sunday, April 29. All quarter- final matches will be best of two-game Baker format team contests with a one-ball roll-off to break any ties. Saturday s winning teams will advance to the semifinal round on Sunday, April 22, at noon. The semifinal round winners will then bowl for the Elias Cup later on Sunday. The semifinal matches will air on ESPN on Sunday, May 6, with the Elias Cup finals airing on May 13. All PBA League matches will be live streamed as they happen on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. At the conclusion of the competition, the PBA will announce the Mark Roth PBA League Most Valuable Player PBA LEAGUE SCHEDULE Feb PBA League Draft, Indianapolis April PBA Xtra Frame Maine Shootout, Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine (companion event open to all players) Continued on Page 13 At Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama Brown levels 695, Lee delivers 618 Ed Brown chalked up estimable = 695 marks in Thursday Fun Fours league action to lead scoring for the week at Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama. Susan Lee rolled a fine = 618 Wednesday Women set to pace the ladies. Tony Hill , Janice Olick , Patrick Reeve , Lynette Most , Dean Bray (2 games) , Sharon Bray (2 games) , Mike Dana , Debra Kelley Mathew Cregg , Kristin Underwood , Debi New , Becky Roberts Thomas Sutton (2 games) , Joann White (2 games) , Lary Judd , Laura Peterson , Joe Garrison (9 pin, no tap) , June Armon (9 pin, no tap) Bill (no tap) , Karen Dyer (no tap) , Ronnie Walker , Debbie Roark At Cowtown Bowling Palace Soule rounds up 802, Nelson hammers 702 McCracken 300, Black, Jones 299 s Sandy Soule rounded up the top scores of the week at Cowtown Bowling Palace after pocketing prime = 802 numbers in Senior Stars action. Cathy Nelson held the hot hand for the ladies with a powerful = 702 Ebonite Classic Trio set. Micah McCracken s awardwinning 12-bagger captured high-game honors. Mike Black and John Jones shared runnerup accolade with near-perfect 299 solos. At JB s Allen Bowl Gengelbach masters 300/813, Borman hammers 798 Kurt Gengelbach led the scoring parade last week at JB s Allen Bowl with an incredible = 813 series in Wednesday Match Play action. Alexis Borman led the ladies with a = 798 Friday 4 Play set. Domnick May , Stacy Starry , Gary Minter , Jenny Young , John Smiser , Natalie Woodward-Hall , Bubba Gatewood , Cindy Powell Kurt Gengelbach , Kerry Smith , Beth Campbell , Scott Spolar , Nancy Church Bill Kaiser , Ann Coleman , Jerry Stone , Audrey Wilson , Mason Kerby , Lillian Hofmann Ronnie Sloan , Alma Rodriguez 248, Charles Walton 252, Miki Jo Parish , Gerald Nelson 247, Claude Conwell 212, Alecia Henderson , David Smith 278, Catie Jensen 208. Tyson Branagan 268, Debby Oulicky 238, Clint Johnson , Mike Moore , April Shelton , Justin Stiles 267, Noah Simmons 243, Coy Hart , Sheryl Strand 186. George Stilen 268, Ron Nason 267, Bill Dean , Julie McHugh 213, Michael Williams , Amy Adams , Big Red Herman 266, Ashley Martin 204, David Dunn 259, Nancy John 200. Kevin Moore 279, Gina Cochran , Ronnie Sloan , Kevin Smith 246, TC Thompson , Deborah Thompson , Dan Chisum 255, Charlie Bean 232, Art Beasley 233. Pamela Swiney , Bryan Liles , Chris Maggard 213. Woody Godbey 279, Cheryl Berube , Frank Stone , Karen Holder 201, Johnny Zaskoda 239, Woody Godbey , Lorraine Larrew 177, Michael Masters 245, Larrie King Les Messinger 234, Karen Holder 212, Larry Thun 228, Joes Cortes 289, George Calloway 278, Bill Anderson 277.

8 Page 8 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE BOWLING NEWS 4th Annual Lone Star Youth Bowling Classic Tournament PLANO, TX - Over the Labor Day weekend, nearly 200 bowlers from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma & Lousiana gathered at Plano Super Bowl to compete for over $7,000 in scholarships in the 4th Annual Lone Star Youth Classic Bowling Tournament. The tournament was bowled on challenging "sport" conditions. Thirty-six bowlers also battled it out to win a spot in the 2018 Junior Gold National Championships. In the 185 and over scratch division, 6th seed Tyler McLearen overtook top seeded Hope Gramly in the best of 3 finals, scoring to Gramly's In the Handicap bracket, 5th seed Daniel Underwood, swept through the competition to overcome top-seeded Kaitlyn Esquer for the championship title. And in the 140 and below average, the top 8 finalists bowled 4 games to determine their champion. Seventh seed, Luke Henke battled to the finish, overtaking top-seeded Trevor Woodward- Hall with a total score of 672 to Trevor's 642. In the Jr. Gold competitions, winners advancing to the 2018 Junir Gold National Championships are: U12 Noah Raleigh-Turner Plano, Tx. U20 Hope Gramly Aubrey, Tx. U20 Linda Himes Texarkana, Ar U20 Deanna Hopkins Waco, Tx. U20 Sam Butler Texarkana, Tx. U20 Raina Davis Oklahoma City, Ok U20 Hayleigh Hale Little Elm, Tx. Scholarship Payout for the tournament is: 185 & over Scratch Division ($3,150.00): 1. Tyler McLearen El Reno, Ok. $1, Hope Gramly Aubrey, Tx. $ Angelica Anthony Converse, Tx. $ Sam Butler Texarkana, Tx. $ Alexis Buchert San Antonio, Tx. $ R.J. Grantham Celeste, Tx. $ Casen Stickler Bixby, Ok. $ Andrew McCann Lawton, Ok. $ Taylore Ryan Allen, Tx. $ Raina Davis Oklahoma City, Ok $ Hayleigh Hale Allen, Tx. $ Matthew Reed Denton, Tx. $ Katie Kouplen Jenks, Ok. $ Linda Himes Texarkana, Ar. $ Mason Sterkel Elgin, Ok. $ DeAlani Fishbeck Lawton, Ok. $ Handicap Division ($2,920.00) 1. Daniel Underwood Allen, Tx. $1, Kaitlyn Esquer Lawton, Ok. $ Grace Blair Mesquite, Tx. $ Continued on Page 12 Tournament Director Dino Castillo with Hope Gramly and Noah Raleigh-Turner Daniel Underwood Luke Henke Kaitlyn Esquer Trevor Woodward-Hall NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS Upcoming NCTUSBC Tournaments For rules and entry/prize fund breakdown, visit our website at Bowl up to 4 times! NCTUSBC Wild Turkey USBC Certified Handicap & Scratch Brackets High Pots EVERY shift Mixed Team Tournament $2,000 Added Money $2, First Place Format - Mixed Team - 3 games plus handicap Mixed Teams MUST include one female Multi-Entries must change at least one bowler in the line up Team Handicap is 90% of 920 Any team over 920 will be scratch Prize Fund Returned 100% Questions? Terry Taylor NCTUSBC@bowl.com (817) Squad Times: Saturday 10am & 1:30pm Sunday 10am & 1:30pm November 25-26, 2017 November 25-26, 2017 $2,000 Added Money Optional Singles 3 Divisions Men s Handicap - Women s Handicap - Scratch Guaranteed $500 First Place Prepay Entry Deadline November 22, 2017 Mixed Team Entry Fee: $30 Per Bowler $120 Per Team $20 Singles Event Men and Women Handicap Separate Division Scratch Division Late Entries are welcome, however, there will be a $5.00 fee per person and will be subject to lane availability. Paying for one entry before the deadline will insure any re-entries without a late fee. Mail entries to: North Central Texas USBC Attn: Terry Taylor P.O. Box , Arlington, TX Phone (817) , Fax (817) NCTUSBC@bowl.com Make checks/money orders payable to NCTUSBC $25.00 Fee on all returned checks Credit Card Payments can be made by Phone/Fax: Name on Card: CC# Exp. Date CCV# Phone in entries must provide USBC # s for all entrants

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13 THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017 Page 13 PBA LEAGUE Continued from Page 7 April 20 PBA League eight-game Baker format seeding tournament, Bayside Bowl April 21 PBA League quarterfinal matches one (#1 seed vs. #8 seed) and two (#4 seed vs. #5 seed), and matches three (#2 seed vs. #7 seed) and four (#3 seed vs. #6 seed), Bayside Bowl April 22 ESPN telecast of quarterfinal matches one and THANK YOU TO ALL OUR BOWLERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN OUR RECENT SALVATION ARMY DISASTER RELIEF FUND RAISING NIGHT OVER $1,700 WAS RAISED AND ALL MONEY GOES TO DISASTER RELIEF IN TEXAS. Big Spring Bowl A Rama two, 1 p.m. EDT April 22 Semifinal matches one (winners of quarterfinal matches one and two) and two (winners of quarterfinal matches three and four); Elias Cup finals (semifinal round winners), Bayside Bowl April 29 ESPN telecast of quarterfinal matches three and four, 1 p.m. May 6 ESPN telecast of semifinal matches, 1 p.m. May 13 ESPN telecast of Elias Cup championship match, 1 p.m E. Interstate 20, Big Spring, TX John and Diana Dodd, Owners and Certified Coaches Ph: HISTORY OF PBA LEAGUE ELIAS CUP CHAMPIONS 2013 NYC WTT KingPins presented by GEICO (Tommy Jones/Jack Jurek/John Szczerbinski/Scott Norton/Pete Weber/Kelly Kulick) Silver Lake Atom Splitters (Bryon Smith/Chris Barnes/Dom Barrett/Wes Malott/Tommy Jones) Bass Pro Shops Silver Lake Atom Splitters (Mika Koivuniemi/Chris Barnes/Craig Nidiffer/Tom Daugherty/Dick Allen) 2016 GoBowling.com Dallas Strikers (Norm Duke/ Bill O Neill/Shawn Maldonado/ BJ Moore/Tommy Jones) TERRELL Mark DeArment, Jr. led the month s scoring contest with a power-packed = 715 series at Terrell Bowling Center. Patty Ellington leveled a highflying = 644 set in Tuesday Night Mixed action to front fem scoring. Larry Carter , Richie Rylant , Teresa Conn , Josh Orr , John Johnson , Terri Cooper , John Wilson , Toy Camp , Josh Renfro Michelle Daniels , Terri Page , Russell Limoges , Kari Bell , Janet Newkirk , 1010 N. Austin Ave. Georgetown, TX Call Mel or Doug and sign up today! JUST PAYING ATTENTION Continued from Page 14 On my way back from the snack bar, I first noticed the three entering the main doors. Unlike others an hour and a half before league, they stopped about twenty feet inside the doors to look around. Ok, fine, nothing really unusual, so I went back to the shop and drilled a customer s ball to be used that night in the Thursday Men s Petroleum league. After what was probably about twenty minutes, Ellis and Hofer brought in the three guests to the pro shop. The face of the older of the two men rang a bell, but nothing popped to mind. He then held out his At Terrell DeArment, Jr. nails 715, Ellington collars 687 Bryan Ellis , Katie Perales , John Stelting Deb Love , Bobby Holley At Big Spring Bowl-A-Rama Fryar delivers 657 BIG SPRING, TX Claud Fryar headed the honor roll for the month at Big Spring Bowl-A- Rama with a top-notch 277/657 Tuesday Couples series. Bree Hilario took high-series honors for the ladies with a sparkling 220/593 Tuesday Couples set. Hilario s 220 game and 593 series is also her personal best. Congrats! Tammy Newton , Mary Lou Saldana 181, Kay Beeler 179, John Dodd , Richard Rowden , Eric Gutierrez , Claud Fryar , GEORGETOWN Keith Odom led the scoring parade for the month at Mel s Lone Star Lanes after pounding out award-winning = 825 marks in Pot O Gold action. Trey Nelson finished close behind Odom with an awardwinning 814 NFL 2:30 series. Rebecca Newell-Lovorn, Odom s league mate, headed the ladies with a sky-high = 697 set. Bill Franks , Wanda Clark Martin Leija Joe Roemisch , Oscar Osorio 234, Jerry Barnes 216, Eddie Gonzales, Jr. 242, Sam Gonzales, Sr. 203, Thomas Booth 201, Ray Gutierrez, Jr. 204, Jason Gonzales 203, Patrick Hill 202. Allen Altman 233, Kyle Lacey 224, Jackson Thompson 201, Luis Davila 223, Landon Grimes 220, Mike Holt , Aaron Gonzales 248, Gary Kelly 209, Abel Cruz 244, Tony Saldana 224. Mark Rogers , Marc Yabarra 206, Fred Schroyer 204, Gerald Harris 201. At Mel s Lone Star Lanes Odom masters 300/825, Newell-Lovorn claims 697 Nelson 814 hand and said, Hi, I m Chuck Lorre. Nice to meet you, Mark. Needless to say, I was literally floored. That bell in my head rang at about the same time I shook his hand and returned the greeting, or at least tried to. Here I am in Mike Austin s Bowling Dynamix Pro Shop minding my own business, and who walks in but two major movers and shakers of American network television. As of press time, we had yet to hear from CLP or Warner Brothers studio on any possible recording. But if there is, I wouldn t be able to mention it until after something is aired. If there is, I ll pass it along. Let me add here my wife Michelle is an absolute fan of Lorre and his work, going back to his writer days on Roseanne in the late 80s. It s fair to say she s watched quite a bit of his work since (ok, pretty much all of it). She is still floored by the autographs and will be for some time. Although the reach of this forum is a little smaller in scope than a national television network, let me take this time to publicly thank Mr. Lorre and Mr. Molaro for their time last December , Danny Adkins , Rachel Wise , Ken Brown , Rebecca Lovorn , Trey Nelson 277, Kat Fotiou , Albert Wininger Amari Latta , Tony Buss , Benni Savage , Jennifer Winborn , Kevin Hale , Elena Johnson , Mike Naugle , Taylor Thompson Bob Drewitt , Cheryl Raeke , Larry Gautier , Fran Fitzner

14 Page 14 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE BOWLING NEWS Just Paying Attention Last week, I illustrated a newer marketing approach from Steve Schroeder, founder and CEO of Smart Community Technologies. The strategy behind Geo Fencing is unique and takes what used to be done with demographically categorized zip codes and brought it into the digital age. By Mark London Mark@TheBowlingNews.net With the fine tuning of the local marketed audience, SCT can reach a specific audience in a very short amount of time than thought before. It s very detailed and worth a read for yourself at ############ The biggest take away from At Hallmark Hogan lights up 747, Navarro notches 641 KILLEEN Ben Hogan, from the Hit & Miss Classic group, pocketed power-laden = 747 numbers en route to earning high-series for the month at Hallmark Lanes. Esther Navarro headed the ladies leader board with an outstanding = 641 Guys & Dolls set. Mark Morgan , Karin Ciesiolka , Jason LeValley 211, Jordan Cina 530, Sierra Ciesiolka , John Foreman , Arielle Bonsall 194, Yon Radford 517, Jim Worley (no tap) 300. Chris Causey (no tap) 748, Robin Batt (no tap) , Billy Fajkus , Kisha Thomas , John Dixon , Maya Dixon-Dates 235, Karin Ciesiolka 573, Chuck Blazier 257. Bobby Davis 617, Esther Navarro 218, Julie Armistead 548, Jerry Kilpatrick 192, Quinten Goins 502, Vivian Mikell , Chance Maruna , Lisa Maruna , Tommy Hall (no tap) Sharon Jeffers (no tap) 217, Sally Wedgewood (no tap) 535, Pete Schirripa, Jr , Esther Navarro 203, Mary Schirripa 584, Jose Caballero , Cindy Gill , Mark Norman 277. Ben Hogan 666, Jenn Shurley , T J Jones , Esther Navarro , Quinten Goins , Vivian Mikell , Chance Maruna , Lisa Maruna 202, Vickie Gill 532. Keith Desmarais (no tap) , Hayley Brooks (no tap) , Ben Hogan 257, Ryan Lane 701, Kisha Thomas 234, Karin Ciesiolka 585, Mark Rainwater 217, Bernie Gill 610, Cindy Gill Keith Desmarais , Danielle Shea 223, Jenn Shurley 570, Jim Dittmer 256, Phil Noble 662, Jerry Kilpatrick , Vivian Mikell , Pete Schirripa, Sr , Lisa Maruna Mike Suggs (no tap) 278, Rod Watkins (no tap) 718, Hayley Brooks (no tap) , Kisha Thomas , Shawn Contino , Cindy Gill , Keith Desmarais , Jenn Shurley Rullie Haywood , Barbara Person , Ed Hellon 234, Jack Palmer 613, Pam Edwards 188, Mary Keen 519, John Dixon 238, Rullie Haywood 648, Liz Cunningham 185, Sue Cummings 531. Bill MIller, Jr. 256, John Dixon 649, Suzie Wollek , Robert Sanders , Sue Cummings , Paul Cantu , Gretal Davis 195, Suzie Wollek 503, Bob Chouinard 246. Paul Cantu 625, Sue Cummings 198, Jean Wilson 510, Tee Jay Jones 278, Mark Doran 641, Beckie Shuron studying marketing in our little corner of the world the last few weeks is how much lifestyles have changed with more and more things to do. It s not that bowling is further down the list, but other activities have in some ways caught up. The days when centers marketed themselves and got their name exposed to the public, was to simply unlock the doors, seems even further away than ever before. Consumers have many more choices on where and how to spend their dollars, and are much more aggressively marketed. Other marketing specialists I spoke with who did not want to be quoted in the column said bowling is not alone in its struggles to find a new audience, as one put it. Some of the basic points that did come out again was showing the consumer value for their dollar, providing a clean environment, and nowadays, giving them something in return, other than a good time. That s why we see customer rewards programs everywhere. I want to thank those professional marketers who took time to respond to my questions and comments, and look forward to what could very well be a periodic update of this rapidly changing industry. ############ Finally this week, I can explain those two seconds on CBS-TV last Monday night. Yes, it was just two. And no, it was not a leftover aberration from the recent solar eclipse. And no, it wasn t the type of two seconds Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson shared with the world on a Super Bowl halftime show a few years ago. As my regular readers remember, television sitcom creator, producer, and writer Chuck Lorre (Grace Under Fire, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory), along with his head writer and co-executive producer Steve Molaro, and a Warner Brothers publicist (Hollywood studio where Big Bang is recorded), stopped by Emerald Bowl last December to scout possible shooting sites for a Big Bang spinoff, whose pilot episode was shown last Monday, called Young Sheldon. As you may have noticed, or as your BBT nerd fans stop the DVR at the very end of the show to read a Lorre trademark, what he calls a vanity card inserted at the end of every Chuck Lorre-produced program. It s only seen for two seconds, but it usually contains something thought provoking and funny. Last Monday s Chuck Lorre Productions vanity card #562, seen here: (chucklorre.com/ index-ys.php?p-562) thanked numerous people he visited on his trip to Houston last winter. A total of twenty-three people were listed. I was lucky to be one of them. Some of you who stopped in during the team portion of this year s Texas State USBC recall my story about the director s chair sitting behind the main pro shop counter. I explained briefly on how the chair got there. Now, here are other details I couldn t reveal until now. As Emerald Bowl owner Don Ellis, Jr., Emerald GM Steve Hofer, Lorre, and Molaro explained that day, they were searching for a 1980 s-looking bowling center for exterior and interior camera shots for a spinoff series, featuring a childhood version of BBT character Dr. Sheldon Cooper. Cooper has been seen over the years, although not recently, at a local center proving his bowling skill is almost up there with his intellect, or at least, trying to prove it as such. Continued on Page 13 Now FALL LEAGUES NOW FORMING! Fall League Schedule League Start Appx. Day Time Name Type Date Meeting Fees Sun. 6:00 PM Sunday Night Mixed 3/1-ANY 9/10 FULL $16 Mon. 6:30 PM Monday Night Mixed 3/1-ANY 9/11 6:00 PM $17 Tues. 12:00 PM Tuesday Nooners 2-ANY 9/5 11:30 AM $11 6:45 PM Tuesday Night Mixed 3/1-ANY 9/5 6:15 PM $16 Wed. 7:00 PM Terrell Classic Adult 3-ANY 9/6 6:30 PM $20 Fri. 7:00 PM Friday Night Quads 4-ANY 9/8 6:30 PM $16 We are now accepting sign-ups for fall leagues. Come by and see us or call for more info. TERRELL BOWLING CENTER ONLY 15 MILES EAST OF MESQUITE ON HWY W. MOORE, TERRELL, TX (972)

15 THE BOWLING NEWS Thursday, October 5, 2017 Page 15 At Heritage Cantere belts 298/737, Frederick claims 694 OKLAHOMA CITY James Cantere headed the honor roll for the month at Heritage Lanes by stroking super solid = 737 numbers in Bowlers R Us league play. Vickie Frederick, Cantere s league mate, fired a smooth = 694 set to lead the ladies. BARGAIN NIGHTS!!! Sunday 7pm-10pm $7.00 per person Monday 7pm-11pm $1.25 per person/per game Wednesday & Thursday 9pm-11pm $1.25 per person/per game MOONLIGHT BOWLING FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10pm-1am $12.00 per person/includes shoes Have fun, go bowling!!! For Friendly Service, A Super-Clean Facility and BOWLING AT ITS BEST! KILLEEN BOWLERAMA Kevin Baldwin , April Taylor , Chris Ditmore , Sissy Christy , Shawn Burcham , Michelle Goode , Johnny Meyers, Sr , Wendy Mayhak Roy Gallagher , Jeri Taylor , Payton Dawson , Jeri Taylor N. 38th Street KILLEEN, TEXAS bowling@hot.rr.com At Killeen Bowlerama Wacker soars to 299/771, Maxson topples 727 Baez 300 s, Stutz 299, Allen 297 KILLEEN Bobby Wacker topped the honor roll last month at Killeen Bowlerama with a high-powered 299/771 Rebels series. Jean Maxson, Wacker s league mate, registered a rollicking 727 set to lead the ladies on the honor roll. Luis Baez captured highgame accolades with an awardwinning perfecto. Jerry Stutz shared runner-up honors with Wacker with near-perfect 299 At Tenpins & More Benard masters 790, Hare drills 739 Galindo 300, Bahr 296 RIO RANCHO, NM Rick Benard won high-set honors for the month at Tenpins & More with a power-packed = 790 Bud Trios league series. Adrienne Hare topped the leader board for the gals with an outstanding = 739 Jim Chapman Trios session. Rick Galindo earned highgame accolades with an awardwinning 12-bagger while Charlie Bahr took runner-up honors with a near-perfect 296 solo. James Roark , Arthana Hampel , Mark McNary , Linda Brown , Rick Benard , Donna Dowd , Joe Romero , Diana Treat Rick Benard (4 games) 993, Dana Miller-Mackie (4 games) , Dana Miller-Mackie , Peggy Kite , Gil Chavez , Deanna Campbell , Mike Tartaglia Troi Donnachaidh , Charlie Bahr 789, Troi Donnachaidh , Marty Bedford (4 games) , Dana Miller-Mackie (4 games) , Felix Madrid , Jessica OrtizYPino Dan Brenning (4 games) , Adrienne Hare (4 games) 973, Mike Riley , Troi Donnachaidh , Brian Bledsoe (4 games) , Aileen Linares (4 games) Joe LaRosa , Dana Miller- Mackie , Bob Thurston , Becky Fisher , Troi Donnachaidh solos while Cliff Allen followed with a 297 game. Donny Bennight , Russell Brown 677, Doug Slotten , Linda Strickland , Curtis Robinson , Bobby Wacker , Toby Meier 741, Billy Hargett 729, Eric Odette 290. Donnie Shaffer 741, Christi Hellon , Gavin Wainwright 737, Brenda Washington , Billy Hargett 730, Dot Mays 627, Jim Maxson , Allan Smith , Pat Wood 711. Stephanie Hamric 686, Donny Reymundo 684, Jen Morgan 656, Toby Meier 679, Briana Lott , Luis Baez 748, Caitlin Stone 605, Jason Stockton 740, Julie Flecha 235, Jerry Stutz 732. Donny Bennight 704, Joe Young 697, Verlena Fernandes , Rufino Camba , John Manibusan 672, Andy Holbert 667. NEXT SCRATCH MATCH-PLAY EVENT January at Tenpins & More Qualifying over 6 games - Squads Friday 3:30 pm, Saturday 1:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am & 11:30 am Top 16 make the cut Single game double elimination bracket Added prize-money of $625 from Shamrock Foods & Tenpins & More Guaranteed $750 to winner Money down to at least 12th place CALL TO CHOOSE A QUALIFYING SQUAD Deborah Road SE Rio Rancho, NM BROOKLYN LOUNGE Located Inside Bowl El Paso Visit our website for Live Events Pellicano El Paso, TX

16 Page 16 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE BOWLING NEWS Kaitlyn George, 17, is the youth representative on the NCTUSBC Board of Directors, and a senior at Kennedale High School. Hometown Bowling Center: Forum Bowl and Brunswick Zone Watauga How many leagues: I bowl two; a sport league and youth travel league High Game: 288 High Series: 701 Other Sports/Hobbies: Lieutenant of the bands color guard which takes up most of my time outsides of bowling. Favorite Bowler: Carolyn Dorin Ballard, I appreciate everything she has done for me. Why did you apply for the NCTUSBC board: Once I started helping with the NCTUSBC tournaments, it really helped me understand the business and the importance of the association. It allowed me to make so many new connections. I love meeting new people and I really feel like this position was meant for me. My goal is to get more youth involved in the programs and I want to help more kids get into the Junior Gold event next year since it is here in Dallas/Ft Worth. Favorite bowling accomplishment: Winning the Jenna Kay tournament last year, the U20 handicap division. How was your Junior Gold experience: It was the most stressful week of my life. You are competing against the best kids in this amazing country. All of the hard work you have put into the game your whole life is on display for everyone to see, it really is the future of the sport. What are your plans for college: I will be attending Ottawa University in Kansas. I received a partial scholarship to bowl for them and I want to major in elementary education Dallas Pkwy #150, Dallas, TX p: