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Vol. 70 No. 49 February 10 - 16, 2010 50 cents

OAKLAND, NJ - Rolling his first

perfect game Brian MiMarco of

Bergenfield helped roll his team to

a victory over Ramapo while con-

testing at Holiday Bowl.

The 15-year-old DiMarco, who

held a 187 average as a varsity

freshman last year, averaged a

very impressive 247 in the four

games of competition.

Before this 300 game DiMarco,

a right-hand bowler, counted a 269

game as his personal best and

credits his grandmother Juanita as

big influence and a driving force

in his sports career.

Brian DiMarco 300 at Holiday

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. -

In his eighth season on the

Lumber Liquidators

Professional Bowlers

Association Tour, Mike Fagan

of Patchogue, N.Y., finally won

his first individual Tour title in

the PBA One A Day Dick Weber

Open at Fountain Bowl.

It was an especially memo-

rable win for Fagan as he defeat-

ed PBA Hall of Famer and all-

time win leader Walter Ray

Williams Jr. 241-213 in the

championship match to earn the

$25,000 first prize.

It was just a year ago that

Fagan finished second in the

Dick Weber Open after losing to

another bowling great, Hall of

Famer Norm Duke 278-168 inthe championship match. "I

think I learned a lot from that expe-

rience last year," the 29-year-old

Fagan said. "The key for me was

just to bowl the way I know I can

and the results will take care of

themselves."

Fagan's only other Tour title was

the PBA Exempt Doubles Classic

with partner Danny Wiseman in the

2007-08 season. "I've had a lot of

experience bowling on TV so I

knew it would be just a matter of

time before I got another win,"

Fagan said. "If I have a weakness

bowling on TV, it's probably not

always selecting the right equip-

ment, but I made the right decisions

today."

For Williams, who was trying for

his 47th title, it was a matter of pin

carry. He earned $13,000 for sec-

ond. "I just didn't have the carry

and Mike did," said the 50-year-

old Williams, "but he had a

better angle to the pocket and

he bowled a great game-it

would have been tough to beat

that."

In the semifinal stepladder

match, Williams defeated Hall

of Famer Pete Weber 234-178

to advance to the championship

match. Weber, who ranks in a

tie with Mark Roth for third in

all-time Tour wins with 34, fin-

ished third for the second con-

secutive year in the tournament

named after his legendary

father.

In the second match Weber

defeated fourth-place finisher

Bill O'Neill 214-202, and in the

opening match O'Neill, who

won his first Tour title earlierthis season, defeated four-time

Tour titlist Ryan Shafer 226-200

who finished fifth.

The Dick Weber Open featured

the traditional open qualifying for-

mat used in the PBA's early years

with 15 games of qualifying deter-

mining the top 24 advancing to

three eight-game blocks of round-

robin match play. The top five

players after match play advanced

to the stepladder finals.

Adam Chase and Stephen Friedella

Are Cozy Bowl LIGBT Champions

MADISON, NJ Marty Garcia

earned top honors in the

Wednesday Trio League at Plaza

Lanes blasting a 300 game for a

high series of 835.

Aaron Shruby hit 279, Ben

Geffken 268-671, Dave Krivak

729, Andrew Stephens 671, Chris

Ardizzone 237-606, Stephanei

Rahn 211, and Nancy Dorn 209.

SYOSSET, NY - Winning his third Long Island

Generations Bowling Tour (LIGBT) event was 21-

year old Adam Chase of Seaford, NY. The 210 &

under handicap champion was Stephen Friedella of

West Orange, NJ who earned $500 and the champi-

ons trophy.

The LIGBT, hosted its first event in Queens at

Cozy Bowl and it was a roaring success. 107

bowlers, including 38 new members, packed the

upstairs 32 lanes.

Adam Chase has done extremely well at LIGBT

events with 3 wins and 1 second place finish. His

streak of making the finals was almost broken as

his 822 series was the cut score to advance. But in

the finals Adam bowled his best games leading

every round he bowled. In the final shootout Adamdominated with a 255 while his nearest opponent,

John Conroy of Mahopac, was 42 pins away. Adam

earned $1,000 while John (213) took home $500 for

second. The top senior bowler, James DElia of

Glendale, NY finished third with a 205 and earned

$300.

The 210 and under handicap event was packed

with 66 bowlers and when qualifying was complet-

ed, everyone who shot a 629 series or higher,

including handicap/bonus pins, advanced to the

finals. Preston Cheeks, a former LIGBT Champion,

from Brooklyn, NY, was the qualifying leader with

a 686 and automatically seeded into the final

shootout.

Steve Friedella, our latest champion, just made it

to the finals by advancing with a 630 series, only

one pin over the cut score. Steve had to bowl in 4

rounds of the finals to win the title. In the final

shootout Steve shot his best game with a 246 (201

scratch) defeating his nearest opponent by 50 pins.Finishing second was Damon Gizzi of St. James, a

great LIGBT supporter, who rolled a 196 and

earned $350. Preston Cheeks was the third place

finisher earning $250 with his 180 game.

Mike Fagan Won PBA Dick Weber Open

For First Individual PBA Tour TitleMarty Garcia Blasted 300-835

In Trio at Plaza Lanes

Anthony Dejoseph Hit 300-816

At North Levittown LanesLEVITTOWN, NY- Anthony

DeJoseph earned top honors in the

Thursday Expressway Glass Trios

League at North Levittown Lanes

firing a 300 game for a high series

of 816.

Michael Erb and Wil Jeffries hit

288, Gary Shultis 279-771, Brian

Ziesig, Jon Orsini and Loarraine

Morante 279, Ken Grzelaczyk and

Rich Amar 278, Jenn Misiano

265-719, Brian Turner and Joe

Natoli 277.

Perfect games in bowling are not

as rare as they once were but a per-

fect game by father and son in the

same week is a rare occasion.

That's no longer the case for the

father and son duo of Brian and

Tim Scott.

While bowling in the Tuesday

Early Men's league at Holiday

Bowl, Brian started out perfect fir-

ing a 300 game followed by 244

and 203 for a 747 series.

Less than 48 hours later, 16 year

old son Tim, a junior from West

Milford High competing in the

NJTCC Passaic High School

League at T-Bowl fired his first

ever 300 game, also in the first

game of the match. Tim got the

better of Dad though following his

perfecto with a 267, 215 for a per-

sonal best 782 series.

Father & Son, Brian & Tim Scott,

Strike Perfection

Photo courtesy of PBA LLC

Mike Fagan took his first individual PBA

Tour title with the Dick Weber Open win.

Brian DiMarco,15-year-old sophmore, with Coach Scott Deliantis


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2 SPORTS REPORTER February 10 - 16, 2010

Idle bowling thoughts.

...That next year youre

always talking about? Don't

look now, but it's here.

...Golf can be an aggravat-

ing sport, but most probowlers play golf to relax

from bowling, which can be

an aggravating game.

...Do Bahrain, Brunei,

Cyprus, Jersey,Kuwait,

Malta, Mauritus, Myanmar

Yemen and Wales ring a bell?

They are among the more

than 120 country bowling fed-

erations that regularly bowl

in FIQ and other internation-

al bowling competitions.

Never thought I'd see the

day when bowling balls came

in more different colors thanEaster eggs.

...The charter members of

the ABC Hall of Fame were

Joe Bodis, Adolph Carlson,

Charley Daw, Peter Howley,

John Koster, Herb Lange,

Mort Lindsey, Hank Marino,

Jimmy Smith, Harry Steers

and Gil Zunker.

...Missing from the bowling

scene in regular league play is

the once large number of

artistic and zany bowling

shirts. These days many

leagues have more teams

without bowling shirts than

with, and sadly, some leagues

have more bowlers wearing

hats than wearing bowling

shirts.

...In too many cases the

instructor the person who

had bowled once or twice

before.

...We should always heed

the long ago words of former

American Junior BowlingCongress manager Chuck

Hall, who said, "We need to

renew our enthusiasm for

introducing youngsters to

bowling and project the atti-

tude that bowling is the great-

est game in the world."

Amen.

...Want to learn some inter-

esting and revealing facts?

Just read the rule book---or

the fine print on a bowlingtournament entry blank.

...The average American has

a vocabulary of about 10,000

words. Doctors, lawyers and

journalists range from 15,000

to 20,000 words. Bowlers, in

their careers, use 25,000

words just to describe how

they missed an easy spare.

...If you see a bowler still

cleaning his bowling ball after

every shot, don't ask why, just

ask what else he got for

Christmas.

...If another bowler does it,

you call it a mistake or an

error. If you do it, it is called

practical experimentation

that failed.

...My nomination for the

best communicator in the

world is the bowling instruc-

tor who can give bowling

advice and lessons without

taking his hands out of his

pocket.

...Youngsters in a junior

bowling league held an elec-

tion and the adults were

amazed when a four year old

was elected president. An

older member of the group

explained, "He couldn't be

secretary because he cant

write or treasurer because he

can't count that well and he

would never do as sergeant at

arms because he's too little.

But if we didn't pick him for

something, he'd feel bad and

cry so we made him presi-

dent."

...W.C. Fields once said

"Start every day off with a

smile and get it over with."

Do the same with every game

you bowl.

Sports ReporterEditor/Publisher - Dan McDonough

Pat McDonough - 1967-1996

Circulation Manager Editorial Assistant

Henry Allen Immaculatta D'Elia

Contributing Writers

Chuck Pezzano George Faytok Joan Taylor

Dick Evans John Jowdy

Martin Michel Vince Albrech Joe Rizzi

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Member

Johnny Petraglia, Tom Baker,Amleto Monacelli, Osku Palermaa

Receive Commissioners Exemptions

Three PBA Hall of Famers and Europes two-handed bowling star

have been granted Commissioners Exemptions for upcoming Lumber

Liquidators PBA Tour events.

Venezuelas Amleto Monacelli will join the field for the Bayer Don

and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship at Brunswick Zone-

Wheat Ridge in Wheat Ridge, Colo., Feb. 16-21. Monacelli, who was

inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1997, is a 19-time PBA Tour win-

ner.

Finlands Osku Palermaa, the first two-handed bowler to get national

television exposure in the United States, will compete in the Don

Johnson Buckeye State Eliminator March 2-7 at Sequoia Pro Bowl in

Columbus, Ohio. Palermaa, last seasons European Bowling Tour pointsleader, finished fifth in the 2004 U.S. Open in his American television

debut. Hell be joined in the Columbus field by fellow two-handed play-

ers Jason Belmonte of Australia and Ohios own two-hander, Cassidy

Schaub of Polk, Ohio.

PBA Senior Tour star Tom Baker of King, N.C., will participate in the

PBA Match Play Championship March 16-21 at Norwich Bowling

Center in Norwich, Conn. Baker, a 10-time PBA Tour champion and

eight-time winner on the PBA Senior Tour, is a four-time Senior Tour

Player of the Year. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1999.

Johnny Petraglia of Jackson, N.J., one of five PBA players to complete

the PBA Triple Crown (victories in the U.S. Open, Tournament of

Champions and PBA World Championship), will bowl in the Mark Roth

Plastic Ball Championship March 23-28 at AMF Babylon Lanes in West

Babylon, N.Y. A long-time friend and opponent of Roth, Petraglia has

announced hell donate half of his earnings to the Mark Roth Fund

which is providing financial assistance to Roth in the wake of the dis-

abling stroke he suffered in early June.

When the going

gets tough....

The tough get an ad in the

Sports Reporter

Marshall Holman

Elected to USBC

Hall of FameMarshall Holman of Medford,

Ore., has been elected to the

United States Bowling Congress

Hall of Fame along with PBA

Senior Tour star John Handegard

of Spring, Texas, a USBC Hall of

Fame Veterans category selection.

USBCs 2010 Hall of Fame cere-

monies also will include the

inductions of womens standout

Kim Terrell-Kearney and, in the

meritorious service category,

Renos Betty Barnes.

Holman, a 22-time PBA champi-

on, was ranked ninth on the list of

the PBAs 50 Greatest Players dur-

ing the organizations 50th

anniversary celebration in 2009.

Holman also was one of the

bowlers honored in 2000 in

Bowling Magazines list of the

20 Greatest Bowlers of the 20th

Century. Handegard, a 14-time

Senior Tour winner and the oldest

player ever to win a PBA Tour title

(at age 57), was the first player

inducted into the PBA Hall of

Fame Senior Division in Las

Vegas in 2009.

Stefanie Nation

in PBA Womens

Series ShowdownWith her victory in the Earl

Anthony Memorial, Stefanie

Nation clinched the final berth in

the PBA Womens Series

Showdown presented by

BOWL.COM which will be con-

ducted in April at the new United

States Bowling Congress

International Training andResearch Center in Arlington,

Texas. Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J.;

Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering,

Ohio; Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga,

N.Y.; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard,

Keller, Texas, and Michelle

Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., had previ-

ously qualified for the special

event during the PBA World

Series of Bowling.


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Preston Kirk Honored by ECUSBC BA

EAST HANOVER, NJ The Essex County United States Bowling Association

(ECUSBCBA) hosted a testimonial dinner at the Hanover Manor in honor of its long

time member and association manager, Preston R. Kirk of East Orange, NJ. The event

was well attended by family, friends and dignitaries from across the state and among

the many presentations were proclamations issued by the executive dorector of the

United States Bowling Congress (USBC), the New Jersey State Senate and the East

Orange Mayors office, all made note to his lengthy involvement in the sport of bowl-ing.

John R. Colgate, Jr., chairman of the event said, this is only the second time any per-

son has been so honored in the associations storied existence since 1925. Colgate

went on to say that, Prestons career with the Essex County Association has spanned

a total of 40 years where he has been a driving force in the success of the association.

Preston, a past president of the association, also held many titles over those years

including association manager, tournament manager, New Jersey State Jamboree and

state tournament manager, director to the New Jersey State USBC BA and is a member

of the ECUSBCBA hall of Fame.Preston will soon be making the move to Las Vegas, Nevada, and will at that time

retire from the association.

Many gathered at the testimonial dinner to honor Preston R. Kirk for his years of service to bowling and among the dignitaries present were, from the left: Lance

Gammon, Howard Smith assistant association manager, Leon Mack president, Paul Harrison, Preston Kirk association manager, John Colgate Testimonial chairman,

Jeffery Fischman, Jack Matthews, Jeff Volker, Gary Smith, Tony Cerrato, Standing in back is Bob Crumbley past president


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I wasn't amazed at the amount of publicity that Kelly

Kulick received after winning the prestigious Tournament

of Champions Jan. 24 in Las Vegas.

Over the years, women who beat pro male rivals in any

sort of sporting event have been glamorized, sometimes it is

deserved and sometimes it isnt.

I think Kelly Kulicks amazing feat is the greatest female

victory over male rivals in any sporting event and I will

attempt to prove it by stating facts about Billie Jean King,

Danica Patrick and Julie Krone.

BILLIE JEAN KING: She was a superb tennis player but

she is best known for beating Bobby Riggs in a national TV

match in the Astrodome back in the early 1970s.

Billie Jean was in her prime, Bobby Riggs was over-the-

hill but was a great showman. She didnt beat one of the

super stars at the time, she beat a super star of a previous

era.

By contrast, Kelly Kulick not only beat but annihilated

the man many consider the best bowler on the PBA tour for

the past five years Chris Barnes by a 265-195 score.

DANICA PATRICK: Her only victory against male auto

race drivers gained international attention because it came

in a good ole boys sport and it never had been accom-

plished before.

She didnt achieve the victory alone. She had a good car

and a good pit crew and good communications system dur-ing the race in Japan.

JULIA KRONE: She is not the first woman jockey to beat

male rivals, but she is the best woman jockey in my opinion

as a former horse race writer. She rode in the Kentucky

Derby and Breeders Cup and won millions and millions of

dollars for horse owners.

But as a trainer once told me, the horse wins the race but

needs the help of skillful a jockey who knows how to con-

trol the tempo of the race based on the information given

them by the men/women who train the thoroughbreds.

By contrast, Kelly Kulick was alone on the lanes and had

to be both smart and decisive with every delivery for 50

games spread over four days.

Lets compare formats:

TENNIS: Women players are limited to three set matches

so they are on the court for approximately 150 minutes, tops

in most cases. Even to win one of the major titles the player

only has to win seven matches spread over two weeks.

AUTO RACING: In most cases, drivers (male and

female) are behind the wheel of a car for four to five hours.

This does not include 24 hour races where maybe two or

three drivers will take turns behind the wheel.

HORSE RACING: Most races take from a little more than

a minute to a little over two minutes to win.

BOWLING: In a major tournament like the Tournament

of Champions it will require a bowler to roll a 15/16 pound

bowling ball approximately 720 times during the regulation

48-game tournament.

That means working split shifts three days in a row

bowling eight games (which generally take four hours) in

the morning and eight games at night each day. Before each

shift most bowlers will roll an additional 20 balls during the

practice session.

Then to win the title you must win at least two games on

TV.

Now lets compare fields:

TENNIS: A major tennis tournament will draw all the

healthy elite players in the world plus a few local qualifiers

needed to bring the field to 132.

AUTO RACING: Fewer than 50 cars will start in most

races but all the starters must survive time trials to decide

the starting order of the cars.

HORSE RACING: Most races draw 12 or fewer starters

but in the Kentucky Derby more than 20 talented colts gen-

erally start.

BOWLING: A few tournaments draw more than 450 con-

testants, but the Tournament of Champions drew 62 cham-

pions all male champions except for Kelly Kulick.

That meant she had to finish in the top 24 after the 24-game

qualifying round and then in the top four after 24 match

games where each victory was worth 30 bonus pins.

She won 14 games, lost nine and tied one while bowling

against male legends like Pete Weber, Walter Ray Williams,

Parker Bohn and Chris Barnes to name a few.

She qualified second Friday night, which earned her one of

the four spots on the national ESPN telecast Sunday after-

noon.

The word spread Saturday that Kelly had become only the

second woman to make a telecast in the 51 year history of thePBA and her presence and the fact the PBA was not up against

the National Football League for the first time this season

resulted in a strong 1.52 rating (1.7 million viewers)

On Monday morning, Kelly Kulick and bowling got great

exposure despite the fact that the two NFL games together

were attracting more than 100 million viewers and front page

newspaper coverage.

The $40,000 championship check she won is nothing com-

pared to the two year PBA tour exemption she earned by win-

ning the Tournament of Champions.

She said she was on a mission and just in case you missed

it she used just one ball throughout the tournament, a rarity in

a long format event.

This will be the second time Kelly became the only woman

to earn a tour berth for a year. She did it in 2006 but had lim-

ited success in the 20 tournaments.

For this fantastic one-time win over male bowlers to haveany real lasting impact for Kelly and the PBA, she must

become a consistent finalist.

Even the elite male bowlers always admit that in a one-

game match anybody can win because luck can become the

deciding factor.

Kelly Kulick won the Tournament of Champions title in a

grueling 50-game marathon.

In my opinion it is the greatest victory achievement by a

female athlete when going up against male rivals in any sport.

Kelly said she won the championship match because she

was bowling against the pins and not Chris Barnes and as one

woman bowler once said: The pins dont know or care

whether a man or woman is throwing the ball.

But the American public did.

HY-WAY BOWLROUTE 22, UNION, NJ908-687-9300DANNY WILLIAMS, PROPRIETOR

AL BRIDGES, MANAGER

READ BETWEEN THE LANESBy Dick Evans

Kelly Kulick's PBA Victory Dwarfs Previous Female Victories Over Male Athletes

And The Long Format And Tough Field Prove How Dynamic Was Her Accomplishment


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GOBOWL

Gene Pukas 784ROCKAWAY, NJ Gene Pukas

topped the scoring in the County

Tuesday Night Mixed League fir-

ing games of 279-226-279 for a

high series of 784.

John Scott hit 236-223-233-692,

Joe LaRusso 258, Rob Ewaskiew

246, Dawn Andreano 245, Venus

Jennings 224, and Sandy Turner

221.

Bobby Willis 760ROCKAWAY, NJ Bobby Willis

topped the scoring in the Classic

Trios League firing games of 278-267-215 for a high series of 760.

Joe Karas rolled 258-246-203-

707, Joe Bourlier 279-236-706,

Noel Vega 248-247-692, Ken

Yokobosky 264-210-216-690, Al

Cuttino 279, George Valerius 278,

and James Charles 256.

G. Dakak, Jr. 726ROCKAWAY, NJ George

Dakak, Jr. led the scoring in the

Foursome League firing games of

258-252-216 for a high 726.

Allen Apgar shot 247-215-219-

681, Jack Safkan 256, Brian

Whitmore 242, Tina Richardson

288, Joan Dakak 221, and Barbara

Furio 202.In the NJAC Junior Varsity

League, Michael Tanis hit 192,

and Sarah Weber 186.

Matt Svoboda 236ROCKAWAY, NJ In the

Spanish-American League Matt

Svoboda shot 236, Jesus Cruz 233,

and Robert Soto 222.

Mike Potoski 721ROCKAWAY, NJ Mike Potoski

led the Tuesday Night Mixed

League firing games of 279-225-

217 for a high series of 721.

Ed Pico shot 287-235-715, Chris

Morris 248, Linda Cordasco 210-

209-600, Leigh Ann Borella 221.

In the PBA Experience League

Eric Martin shot 242-211-639,

John Neral 224-613, Ken

Yokobosky 214, and Michael

Travaglio 211.

Matt Barone 681

ROCKAWAY, NJ- Matt Baroneled the scoring in the NJAC

Varsity League firing games of

275-213 for a high series of 681.

Jason Maulbeck hit 278-236-672,

Brian Ball 228-222-639, Charlie

Stevens 236, Lenny Bangug and

Paul Ostensen, Jr. 231, Lance

Carrier 213, Dillon Peck 211,

Heather VanDyck 280-649, and

Samantha Hessler 214.

In the Womens League Tammy

Baldwin shot 236-210-211-657,

Susan Chillemi 254, and Kathy

Bradley 214.

Seth Kovach 661ROCKAWAY, NJ- Seth Kovach

led the Fri. Nite Mens League fir-ing games of 259-216 for a 661.

John Ninni hit 224-214-220-658,

Stephen Friedella 226-215-214-

655, Erik Garv 236-230-650,

Heriberto Matias 253-201-650,

Eugene Spsasnick 267, Jason

Smith 246, and Brien Pennella

243.

ROCKAWAY ROLLERS Frank Beamon 732 at Parkway LanesElmwood Park, NJ Frank Beamon led all pin attackers with scores of

228-237-267 for a 732 series to lead an active night of high scorers in

the Wednesday Teterboro Bowling League at Parkway Lanes.

Jim Baer hit 257-732, Rob Byrd 279-724, Steve Semancik 278-705,

Mark Marton 247-701, Joe Donnarumma 257-682, David Friedhoff 248-

673, Joe Avola 254-666, Mike Aiellos 232-661, and Jim Viola 225-651.

At another meeting, Frank Beamon rolled 238-257-221-716, Rob

Byrd 254-710, Joe Donnarumma 263-702, Rich Miller Sr 248-673, Rich

Miller Jr. 246-671, Mark Marton 257-671, Charlie Scarlett 235-671, Jim

Baer 279-669, Steve Semancik 245-665, Joe Mercurio 246-657, David

Friedoff 237-652, and Mike Aiellos 239-650.

AT STELTONJon Devita 277PISCATAWAY, NJ Jon Devita

fired 277, Daniel Nagy 265, and

Bill Giaretta 257 in the Wed.

AT&T League.

Robert Broderick shot 258-277 in

the Classic League.

Ted Reyes 726PISCATAWAY, NJ- Ted Reyes led

the scoring in the So. Plainfield

Mix League firing games of 222-


Eric Metrokotsas hit 243-206-

256-705, and Gary Wittmer 278.

Keith King 257PISCATAWAY, NJ Keith King

rolled 257, Marc Berko 255, and

Martin Wycoff 252 in the Hes and

Shes League.


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USBC Certified

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Special achievement awards for youth competing in bumper

bowling leagues and a new membership product for high school bowlers were recently

approved by the United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors.

Bumper bowling league competitors rolling 50, 75 and 100 games and/or 100, 150,

200, 250 and 300 series are immediately eligible to earn Bowlopolis emblems in those

categories. These awards can be earned regardless of the bowler's bumper league average

and will continue to be earned on the same progressive merit basis.

"Since USBC does not recognize bumper league averages, our youngest members were

not eligible to earn youth awards," said USBC Director of Youth Development Brian

Graham. "This meant the only way they could obtain an award was through our pur-

chasable awards program.

"To address this disparity and provide a consistent youth awards benefit to our

youngest members, we proposed to extend the eligibility for the Bowlopolis-themed

youth awards to participants in certified bumper bowling programs without the averagerequirement."

The new USBC High School membership, which becomes effective Aug. 1, is avail-

able to those interscholastic high school bowlers who are not USBC Youth members.

Bowlers may apply for the membership any time during the current interscholastic

schedule. The cost for the new High School membership will be $5.

"Many bowlers on high school teams do not bowl in USBC leagues so this gives them

a way to become connected to USBC," said USBC High School Manager Breanne Eoff.

"This membership will allow acceptance of all games bowled by that individual during

the current season in recognized interscholastic competitions between two or more

schools toward the establishment of a USBC official average."

The USBC High School membership will provide the following benefits:

USBC Youth membership card USBC official average Eligible to bowl in USBC-certi-

fied tournaments when qualified Eligible to apply for USBC scholarships Eligible for

nomination to the Dexter USBC High School All-American team

Membership and final average processing will utilize the Youth Online Membership

processing system with the member being responsible for collection of average and

award data and providing that to the processor. Membership eligibility is extended to allrecognized interscholastic competitions.

USBC Board Approves Bumper BowlingAwards and High School Memberships


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Ken Horvath 792HOPELAWN, NJ Ken Horvath

topped the Middlesex County

Classic League firing games of

297-279-216 for a high series of

792.

Dennis Deats rolled 237-288-

222-757, Joe Herber 257-279-

203-739, Pete Perez 201=279-

247-727, John Buchko 266-227-

223-716, Vinny Medvetz 214-

290-206-710, Tony Tamondong

226-224-256-706, Rob

Hasselbrook 235-235-229-699,

Ferman Crisco, Sr. 202-237-258-

697, Sean Zeleniak 247-226-222-695, Dorien Soto 223-236-235-

694, Anthony Martino 223-246-

224-693, Rami Ahmed 219-279-

689, Frank Mortensen 258-225-

204-687, Brittany Agneta 239-

264-687, Kelly Joyh 266-221-681,

Gary Toth 222-268-683, and Don

Mamrak 267-238-680.

In the Academy Womens League

Judy Anderson shot 218, Debbie

Nigro 188, Diane Makrocki 189,

and Diane Caffiero 192.

Paul Harney 748HOPELAWN, NJ Paul Harney

topped the scoring in the Tue. Nite

Trios League firing games of 246-


Anthony Buffardi rolled 233-

239-254-726, Michael Dinaburg

257-247-218-722, Peter Iovino

278-226-694, Brian Schwal 222-

232-225-679, Joseph Padilla 235-

218-203-656, LaureN

DeTommaso 235-228-651, Bryan

Tomko 258-208-649, Mike

Consiglio 226-216-639, Bryan

Senatore 232, Joe Bonigk 222, and

Charlene Martino 212.Tom Boscia 736HOPELAWN, NJ Tom Boscia

led the scoring in the NJ Turnpike

League firing games of 247-298

for a high series of 736.

Kevin McCarthy rolled 224-202-

200-626, Michael Morris 215-

235-620, Tony Riggiano 226-213-

618, Brian Turcotte 235-601,

Penny Smith 226, Ceferino Rivera

222, Jim Gallo 232, and Joyce

Ellison 206.

Rocco Grasso 746HOPELAWN, NJ- Rocco Grasso

topped the scoring in the Madison

Park Mens League firing games

of 238-238-270 for a high series of

746.

John Kaminski shot 279-261-

200-740, Chris Reebe 267-223-

226-716, Neal Linder 267-234-

698, Bob Hanel 221-243-225-689,

Eric Oppenheimer 218-212-258-

688, Willie Zammitto 207-255-

214-676, Scott Porto 203-278-

672, John Antonelli 235-223-210-

668, Rick Sciulla 237-226-204-

667, Pete Tirado 237-226-204-667, Augie Sciulla 226-238-655,

Rami Ahmed 240-226-654,

Michael Brus III 247-215-652,

Bill Buckley 214-214-223-652,

Jessica Medoro 233, and Dennis

Nicol 231-223-650.

Sal Angotti 742HOPELAWN, NJ Sal Angotti

led the scoring in the Garden State

Mixed League firing 245-279-218

for a high series of 742.

Nick Viverito shot 257-222-234-

713, Sean Williams 215-203-225-

643, Ed Pawlowski 237-622,

Steve Salit 237-205-614, Michael

Arway, Jr. 211-211-607, Dennis

Mega 216-201-607, Dennis Pranio

221-222-604, Kyle Januzzi 225,

Doro Sperantzas 235, and Kathy

Pranio 217.

Kenny Anderson 725HOPELAWN, NJ Kenny

Anderson topped the scoring in

the Fri. Nite Mixed League firing

games of 211-258-256 for a high

series of 725.

Pete Badiak shot 238-254-225-

717, Jose Vega 222-254-663,

Rocco Fortunato 205-247-643,

Richard Funk III 257-224-637,

Rob Williams 207-234-629, Rob

Morris 204-212-608, Paul

Woitowicz 220-217-607, and

Kevin Cristi 223-205-601.

DAlessandro 724HOPELAWN, NJ Al

DAlessandro topped the scoring

in the Knights of Columbus

League firing games of 247-243-

234 for a high series of 724.

Jack Masculin shot 268-217-214-

699, Jeff Nemeth 216-215-261-

692, Richard Maddock 211-234-

644, Bill Larsen 233-235-641, Ted

Surick 255-226-639, Gerard

Whiborg 204-247-624, and Joe

Grossi 226-224-614.

C. Zimmerman 701HOPELAWN, NJ In the Mon.

Madness League Craiz

Zimmerman rolled 246-268-701,

Dan DeBenedetto 202-237-229-668, Frank Viverito 243-200-212-

655, Nick Viverito 202-217-224-

643, Greg Nagy 233-214-635,

Joanne MacDonald 204.

Joe Herber 714HOPELAWN, NJ Joe Herber led

the Gemini Towing League firing

games of 249-237-228 for a 714.

Warren Taureck rolled 225-223-

255-703, Vinny Medvetz 239-

200-225-664, John Baginski 210-

234-210-663, Pat Moreno 209-

235-641, Scott Akalewicz 237-

202-632, Rich Sigari 207-213-

201-620, Jack OBrien 209-215-

606, and Jennifer caval 246.

Rich Rowley rolled 255-640,

Lewis Roles 274-625, Jerry Petti

236, Ed Shuster 224, and Rose

Petti 127 in the Winter SeniorCitizens League.

Vincent Lopez 703HOPELAWN, NJ Vincent

Lopez topped the scoring in the

Family League firing games of

206-241-256 for a high series of

703.

Al Patrick rolled 202-244-241-

687, Kevin Kopko 236-233-212-

681, Joe Bloodgood 254-225-670,

Bob Krimin 252-636, Bryan

Applegate 244-233-626, Steve

Venito 234-203-623.

John Hallidan shot 217-211-625,

Matt Lombardo 201-215-615,

Tom Vickery 228-205-612, Dan

Wolf 223-219-611, Gerry Penna

224-223, Bob McCracken 213,

and Danielle Palmiotto 212 in the

Merck League.

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