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FARMINGDALE. NY

Zbigniew Kamirowski blasted

twelve strikes in a row for a 300

game while contesting in the

Thursday 3-Man League at

Farmingdale Lanes.

Damon Brown rolled one pin

short of a perfect game with a 299

en route to a 780 series followed

by Mike Gelman tossing 280-713,

Jeremy Schaffer 269-719, John

Bergen 266-759, and Joe Traina,

Jr. with a 727 set.

Mark Glover Wins PBA East Region

Mil-Ray Foods Senior OpenBy Russ Mills - PBA East Region Director

Tom Martino, Jr. Hit 300-786

At Majestic LanesHOPELAWN, NJ Tom Martino,

Jr. found the line and blasted a 300

game while contesting in the

Madison Park Mens League at

Majestic Lanes.

Michael Brus III took high series

honors with games of 278, 288,

and 220 for a 786.

Jaydee Luistro rolled 216-269-

279-764, Dan Dunleavy 265-268-

218-751, John Roam 268-244-

233-745, Eric Velazquez 223-259-

249-731, Jeff Kubasak 225-230-

262-717, and Neal Linder 226-

248-229-703.

HACKENSACK, NJ - Craig Smiths posted his sec-

ond 300 game of the 2010-2011 season, after rolling

his first 300 on 11-9-2010. Both perfectos were rolled

while competing in the Tuesday 6:30 4-Man

Handicap League at Bowler City.

Smith was on fire shooting the second 300 along with

games of 279 and 214 to finish with a whopping 793

series.Running close behind Smith was Paul Martinez hot

in pursuit posting a 246, 266, 278, 790 series.

Tom Fojtlin rolled a 299 for second place high

game, one pin short leaving a ringing 10 pin. He also

shot the lights out rolling a 254 and 215 around the

200 for a 768 series.

Jasen Smith rolled a 267,257, and 279 for his first

803 series back in December 2010.

A name familiar to many, Tom Jordan shot a 237,

237, and a 288 to tally a 762 one of many 700s for

him.

Lou Wong shot 258-258-221-737, Steve Koskinen

246-278-202 for a 726 followed by Justin Sloanalways on target tossing 222-296-201 for a 719

series, Tracy Winbush 232-269-215-716, Diego

Pomes 206-258-237-701 and Sal Orobello 246-223-

253 for a 722 series.

Craig Smith Hit 300 at Bowler City

Zbigniew Kamirowski 300

At Farmingdale Lanes

CHERRY HILL, N.J. Mark Glover

of Woodbridge, Va., defeated Sam

Maccarone of Sewell, N.J., 258-225,

to win the Professional Bowlers

Association East Region Mil-Ray

Foods Senior Open at Playdrome

Cherry Hill.

The win was Glovers 6th career

regional title, but first as a senior.

Glover earned $1,500 for the win

while Maccaarone earned $800 as the

runner-up. This was Maccarones

third consecutive runner-up finish.

Glover defeated Gary Morgan of

Atlanta, 278-245, and Maccarone

defeated Steve Ferraro of Kingston,

N.Y., 245-202, in the semifinal round.

Morgan and Ferraro each earned

$700 as semifinal round losers.

In the round of 8 (best of three

games, losers eliminated and earned

$600 each):

Glover def. Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 2-1,

Maccarone def. Chris Keane, New City, N.Y., 2-1,

Morgan def. John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2-0,

Ferraro def. Tommy Brodowski, New Hyde Park,

N.Y., 2-1.

Cashers in the round of 16 (best of five games,

losers eliminated and earned $550 each):

Glover def. Tim Regan, E. Northport, N.Y., 3-2,

Maccarone def. Mike Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y., 3-2,

Morgan def. Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 3-0,

Ferraro def. Ed Cutter, Manassas Park, Va., 3-2,

Shultis def. Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3-1,

Keane def. Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3-1,

Petraglia def. Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 3-2, and

Brodowski def. Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown,

Pa., 3-0.

Champion Mark Glover (center) with Mil-Ray Foods sponsors

Millie and Cecil Raymond.

2011 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDES IN RENOMatt Cannizzaro - USBC Media Relations

RENO, Nev. - Matt Weggen of Muscatine, Iowa, made history when he became the first

bowler in United States Bowling Congress Open Championships history to roll back-to-back

800 series on the tournament lanes, and he now can add two titles to his list of accomplish-

ments at the National Bowling Stadium this year.

The 31-year-old right-hander is the first bowler to claim both the Regular Singles andRegular All-Events titles since John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Fla., did so in 2004, also at the

Stadium.

After posting a 636 series in team, Weggen found his way into the record books with 806 in

doubles and 826 in singles for a 2,268 all-events total and then waited nearly three months for

the 122-day tournament to conclude.

"When I had two and a half months to wait, I tried to tell myself not to worry about it, but as

it got close, I probably checked more than I should have," said Weggen, who now is one of

three bowlers who own two 800s on the championship lanes. "Now that it's over, I am confi-

dent that I chose the right thing to focus my attention on. You always want to do something

that separates you from everyone else, and this shows me that I made the right choice."

Recently-inducted USBC Hall of Famer Jeff Richgels added to his legacy at the USBC OpenChampionships by leading Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1 of Madison, Wis., to the highest team game

in tournament history (1,281) on the way to a 3,473 total and the 2011 Regular Team title. The

win is the fifth of Richgels' 30-year tournament career and the second for the team, which

claimed the Team All-Events crown in 2005.

See USBC OPEN page 7


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J o a n Ta y l o r s

Te n P i n R a p . . . .

G O B O W L

I returned from a week in Texas

exhilarated and exhausted. Enough

people back home reminded me

that it was going to be insanely hot,

but the Texas hospitality more than

compensated. I got used to yes

maam immediately.

This was the brainchild of BPAA

along with USBC, to have a never-

ending week of so many things

your head would spin. The down-

side is that one couldnt possibly

attend everything, and I didnt.

In a nutshell, the Bowling Writers

Association of America (BWAA)

Board of Directors met on Day One

(and I not only am on the Board, but

also was re-elected to another two-

year term). The Bowling

Proprietors Association of America

(BPAA) hosted the opening night

reception that night. It was reunion

time!

Day Two presented the annual

BWAA meeting in between the

Storm breakfast and Brunswick

lunch. Later in the afternoon the

Southern Bowling Writers hosted a

reception for two collegiate bowlers

of the year and presented their DickWeber Ambassador Award to Norm

Duke largely for his fundraiser for a

seriously ill young fan and his over-

all commitment to being a profes-

sional representative of the sport for

fans of all ages.

Then it was time for the Columbia

Hall of Fame banquet. This has

evolved from a regular party to a

roast to a salute to Hall of Famers to

a salute in addition to some major

award presentations. This year was

special as I was given the Luby Hall

of Fame award for 37 years of writ-

ing, tournament directing, radio and

cable television work, and fundrais-

ing. It was difficult to remain hum-

ble, so I told a couple of my funnystories. I cherish my ring and

plaque, and couldnt wait to go to

dash off to the counter to grab a

medallion that I can wear to Expo

for years to come.

Other New Jersey people distin-

guished themselves as well: Kelly

Kulick (Union) was named Bowler

of the Decade. Johnny Petraglia

(Jackson NJ) was given the

Picchietti Humanitarian Award,

which is always a surprise for the

recipient. Although Johnny gave a

fine thank you speech, he wished

he had known prior to that so he

could have prepared better. Heck,

he stressed the importance of bowl-

ing writers, so nothing more had to

be said!

Wednesday presented Day One of

Bowl Expo, always impressive,

especially in the mega-hotel/con-

vention center Gaylord Texan. Two

BWAA members hosted their radio

shows, and taped many segments

with the exhibitors and industry

people. Expo is always Candyland

for me. Pro bowlers are on hand for

their companies, and vendors span

everything from go-karts to cof-

feemakers. Its obvious that bowl-

ing alleys have evolved into fami-ly recreation centers with games,

laser tag, restaurant-style snack

bars, and oh yes, bowling.

Wednesday nights event was A

Night at the Bowling Campus

including a ribbon-cutting and ded-

ication of the new 50 Years of

Womens Professional Bowling

exhibit. All I could think of was the

final scene in A League of Their

Own. So many women profession-

al bowler/Hall of Famers came in

for the event as well as qualifying

and match play for the BPAA

Womens US Open Tournament

sponsored by the brands of Ebonite.

The women got a good laugh at the

candid photos collage. Oh mygosh, look at my hair then!

Thursday brought Day Two of

Expo, followed by the final rounds

of the womens US Open, with

Kelly Kulick as the top qualifier.

The transformation of the Dallas

Cowboys Stadium field to a bowl-

ing arena was breathtaking. The

famous Jumbotron showed videos

of past tournament winners and

some interviews. The local military

presented our nations colors, and

country star Neal McCoy sang the

National Anthem. Even the Dallas

Cowboys cheerleaders performed

before the show and during half-

time before the championship

round. Unfortunately Kelly didnt

win. Leanne (Barrette) Hulsenberg

took the title and crown. Afterward

we had to be escorted to a press-

room for post-interviewing. All five

finalists were gracious in their

appreciation of such a big event for

women, hoping this will be the start

of more events for them (and down

the road, a return to the womens

professional bowling tour).

The end of the week was capped

with the annual USBC convention.

I was happy to see Morris County

WBA delegates Carol Chadwick,Susan Olivo and Joyce Brokling

earlier in the week before they went

to convention.

Too much? You bet. But those

who stayed the entire week and

beyond had only one plane fare. For

me, I havent taken this ring off; at

least not yet.

Clayton Hunt 780FARMINGDALE, NY Clayton

Hunt rolled 280-780 to lead

Game and series of all bowlers

competing in the Wednesday

Friends League.

James Curran 743FARMINGDALE, NY James

Curran led the scoring in the

Monday 3-Man League firing

games of 231-278-239 for a high

series of 743.

Nicholas DiLauro 732

FARMINGDALE, NY NicholasDiLauro rolled 216-247-269-732

to earn high series in the Tuesday

Party League.

In the Mon. 3 Man League James

Curran rolled 279, Brian Beale

266-660, Dave Holub 687, and

Ray Permiceo 667.

Norm Ginsberg 726FARMINGDALE, NY Norm

Ginsberg led the scoring in the

Kegel Challenge League firing

game s of 224-233-269 for a high

series of 726.

Joe Constanzo shot 201-289-683.

Thomas Altumura shot 700 in the

Friends & Co. League.

Larry Johnson 280FARMINGDALE, NY Larry

Johnson led the scoring in the

Tuesday Party League firing a

high game of 280 and a high series

of 710.

Willy McCann shot 693, Rob

Spann 686, and George Bove 669.

Rob Spann 713FARMINGDALE, NY Rob

Spann topped the scoring in the

Tue. Party League firing games of

235-278-200 for a high series of

713.

Rob Larsen rolled 278-212-192-

693, Mike Tenbrink 226-218-235-

679, Nicholas DiLauro 226-259-

675, Steve Gonzalez 213-235-

224-672, Bobby Falcone 210-206-

244-660, and Dawn Cecere 258.

Thomas Altumura 700

FARMINGDALE, NY ThomasAltumura helped his team Kats

finish 2nd place in the Sat. Friends

& Co. League by rolling 174-247-

279-700.

James Curran 700FARMINGDALE, NY James

Curran led the scoring in the Tue.

Party League rolling games of

230-223-247 for a high series of

700.

Steve Gonzalez rolled 245-227-

206-678, Larry Johnson 267, and

Dave Brand 265.

Tom Conlon 698FARMINGDALE, NY Tom

Conlon led the scoring in the Mon.

3 Man League 247-258 for a high

series of 698,

James Curran rolled 230-223-

246-697, and Brian Beale 210-

268-206-684.

Adam Chase 684FARMINGDALE, NY Adam

Chase rolled 227-200-257-684 in

the Kegel Challenge League.

AT FARMINGDALE

Stacy Valerius

Rolled 734 in

Summer Mixed

At Holiday BowlOAKLAND, NJ - Stacy Valerius

led all bowlers rolling in the

Wednesday Summer Mixed

League at Holiday Bowl firing

games of 246-256-232 for a high

series of 734.

Tony Benvenutti hit 255-252-

709, Kevin DeFrances 246-246-

696, Donato Deangeli 263-227-

659, Chuck Swiers 226-224-652,

John Alessandrello 259-637,

Karen Rizzi 253-628, Chris Dodd

223-628, Keith Conti 225-616,

Gerry Bussacco 246-614, and

Mike Cheff 234-609.

Brian O Flahertys 672

Tops Youth Travelers 600sBy Vince Albrecht

FAIRLAWN, NJ In the fourth and final individual tournament in this

seasons Stan Niemiec Youth Travel schedule, seven young keglers

smashed their way to 600 and better sets: Montvales BrianOFlaherty and Bobby McCarthy with 241-672 and 245-644 respective-

ly; Fair Lawn IIs Jake Rollins 214-613; and the talented Holiday quar-

tet of Kevin Macchia 217-623, southpaw Mike Carr 209-621, the Scott

brothers Tim 245-611 and Jeremy 229-605. There were also creditable

efforts turned in by Holidays Ryan Kattine 202-571, Brian Rizzi 196-

543 and Joe Malyack, who made a fine comeback after struggling early;

Montvales Nick Rossi 201-558; Bowler City Is Stacy Fernandez 204-

545 and John Draney 215-538 along with a 202 from Ryan Perez; and

Bowler City IIs Kyle Schellberg 183-518.

In this handicap format, only Bowler City IIs Jason Perez earned the

maximum twelve points as he rattled the pins with 197-536 net, giving

him a 776 gross total. Grabbing eleven points were Bowler City Is

Shane Dabal with 196-527, well above his average, giving him a gross

mark of 716 and Montvales 10-year-old Matt Russell with 196-548 net,

710 gross. Rounding out the double digit scorers with 10 points was

Bowler City IIs James Kane tallying a 706 handicap set; Fair Lawn IIs

Nappi brothers 8-year-old Jake excelling with 675 gross and 11-year-old Tyler carving out a 666 handicap total.

The Holiday gang amassed 44 points to lead the team scoring, fol-

lowed by Montvale 42, Bowler City II 40, Fair Lawn II 38, Bowler City

I 35 and short handed Fair Lawn I finished with 11 points.


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July 27 - August 2, 2011 SPORTS REPORTER 3

Joseph Costanzo Hit 299

At Farmingdale LanesFARMINGDALE, NY Joseph Costanzo rolled a near perfect 299

game to highlight his 719 series while competing in the Kegel Challenge

League at Farmingdale Lanes.

In the Wednesday Friends League Dave Panichi took the spotlight

when he rolled 236-264-206 for a 706 session high series.

Charles Anderson Rolled 984

At Holiday Bowl

OAKLAND, NJ Charles Anderson led the scoring in the HeinekenSummer League at Holiday Bowl firing games of 270-256-235 for a ses-

sion high series of 984.

Joey Nelson rolled 257-245-231-956 followed by Al Winkler 257-257-

938, Jim Bandy 275-234-933, Jim Zimmerman 245-244-917, Nick

Wells 256-245-917, Bob Lipinski 268-233-905, Jason Coenog 244-885,

Mike Brenner 257-256-879, and Vince Babcock 264-879.

Daniel Knopf

Rolled 300

Sean McAuliffe 799

At Majestic LanesHOPELAWN, NJ- Daniel Knopf

blasted a 300 game to earn high

game honors in the Monday Main

Event League at Majestic Lanes.

Sean McAuliffe rolled 274-279-

246-799 for high series honors.

Matthew Manenty tossed 278-

200-270 for a 748 set followed by

Bill Daunno with 238-232-265-735, Ryan Friend 264-243-225-

732, Rami Ahmed 225-264-235-

724, Kelly Daunno 228-223-267-

718, and Jen Daunno 223-202-

621.


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SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic

- The Junior Team USA boys took

home the gold medal in their second

consecutive event at the 2011 Pan

American Bowling Confederation

Youth Championships, winning the

trios event.

Marshall Kent, EJ Tackett and

Andrew Koff combined to shoot a

six-game total of 3,862 to take the

top spot at Cibao Bowling Center.

Tackett led the way with 1,374 and

was followed by Koff (1,305) and

Kent (1,183).

"We just went out there tonight and

made good shots and made most of

our spares," Tackett said. "We grind-

ed it out and worked together to fig-

ure out the lanes pair to pair."

As was the case earlier for Tackett

when he teamed up with Koff to win

the doubles gold, Kent earned his

first medal in international competi-

tion.

"It feels really good to win my first

medal," said Kent, who won last

year's United States BowlingCongress Junior Gold

Championships. "I have to give

most of the credit to my teammates,

though, because they carried most

of the load."

Powered by the first 300 of the tour-

nament from Cristian Azcona,

Puerto Rico took the silver medal

with 3,777. Canada earned the

bronze with 3,647.

Junior Team USA's fourth member,

Kyle King, still bowled for his all-

events total and shot 1,270.

In the girls division, the Junior Team

USA threesome of Jessica Earnest,

Kaitlin Quinn and Elise Bolton fin-

ished fifth with 3,235. Quinn had1,129, Bolton shot 1,074 and

Earnest had 1,032. The fourth mem-

ber of the U.S. team, Danielle

McEwan, shot 1,135.

Mexico took the girls gold medal

with 3,370, Colombia earned silver

with 3,337 and Puerto Rico took the

bronze with 3,310.

Junior Team USA Earn Gold at PABCON By Lucas Wiseman - USBC Communications


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NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 03-04-11 The A Girls

scratched out a 4-3 win over G-Force in North

Arlingtons Adult-Youth Doubles behind 13-year-old

Nikki Arrigos 229-563. Nikkis huge middle game

was her best of the season, earning her Bowler of the

Week recognition while G-Forces 10-year-old Kyle

Sanzo came away with three triple-digit scores.

18 And A Half swept their position encounter with

4 Ts Laneside #1 to clinch first place. A new entry

this season, the powerful duo went wire to wire as

frontrunners, never seriously threatened. 16-year-old

Bobby Manella stumbled out of the gate in the sea-

sons early going, but pushed his average to 180, sec-

ond best among the juniors. Although Bobby con-

tributed a 224 in the clincher, it was his stepdad JoeCauwels who stole the spotlight with a perfect mid-

dle game on route to an eye-opening 794 set; 11-year-

old Taylor Horniacek tallied an above average 142

for the 4 Ts.

In other position match-ups, Those Guys took hold

of second place by sweeping past the Mega Monkeys

behind 14-year-old Danny Bivins 191-517. Team

Awesome II bounced back from an opening game set-

back to edge the Cardinals, 4-3 as 13-year-old

Margaret Ziobro rallied with two over average

scores. The Redbirds Will Blanco pulled his youth-

leading average to just shy of 201 with games of 224

and 226. The Bottlecaps captured their third straight

match, coming from behind to take two of three and

the wood point from 4 Ts Laneside #2, 925-863 as

13-year-old Chris McBride finished with a solid 194;

8-year-old Tara Horniacek rolled three consistent

games including a triple-digit opener.

Heading the youth leaderboard was Nikki Arrigo

+64 followed by Chris McBride +50, Bobby Manella

+44, Danny Bivin +38, Will Blanco +26 andMargaret Ziobro +25. Among the seniors, red-hot Joe

Cauwels dazzled everyone with his awesome 300-

794, overshadowing Joanne Fotis impressive 279-

757; Tommy Horniacek had 242-638 and Tim Bray

215-623.

Nickki Arrigo North Arlington Youth Bowler of the WeekBy Vince Albrecht

A shorter and more compact for-

mat will be offered for

Thanksgiving week in Las Vegas as

Sam's Town hosts their final Senior

Classic! The Senior Classics will be

moving to Suncoast Hotel, Casino& Bowling Center, home of the U.S.

Senior Open, for Easter of 2012.

The new Thanksgiving brochure

should be up on our website by next

week. Visit us at www.high-

roller.com and click Brochures.

The new dates are Monday,

November 21 through Friday,

November 25 and the event features

some changes from the familiar for-

mat used for most of the Classics.

Senior Classic week will start

with a practice session and

Sweepers on Monday, featuring

separate sweepers for age 50 to 59

or aged 60 & over. Then qualifying

starts for the main event onTuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

with a Friday Finals.

But there are many goodies and

additions before we crown the last

Sam's Town champ!

Although just one event, qualify-

ing for the match play finals is still

in 3 age divisions (50 to 59, 60 to 66

and 67 & over) but this time the

leader of each division will appear

in the Championship Round!

The customary Early Bird Tune-

Up tournament will be replaced by

3 separate VIP purses for those

same 3 age divisions, each with a

$1,000 top prize instead of just 1

prize list.Just prior to the finals on Friday,

there will be one last qualifying

squad and then a special event for

all of those players that did not

make the cut! That event, with a list

of prizes and no cost to bowl, has a

special caveat as the top bowler of

each of the 3 divisions advances to

the finals! Different, interesting &

competitive!

Of course there is still bonus qual-

ifying for our 70 year olds plus their

own event during the VIP tourna-

ments. Other events include Quick

Cash Sweepers and a Champs-Only

event.

Senior Thanksgiving Classic

Date & Format Change at Sam's Town!

Seniors move to Suncoast for Easter 2012

FINAL FRAME

Robert L. Emery

Robert L. Emery died on July 9th, 2011 in St Petersburg, FL.

Robert was a past president of Morris County Bowling

Association as well as past president of the NJ State Bowling

Association. Funeral services were private. Condolences may be

sent to: Mrs Betty Emery 6909 Dr MLK Street SouthUnits S-

21/22, Westminster Sun Court, St Petersburg, Fl 33705-6209.


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2011 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDES IN RENOContinued from page 1

Mike Shady, who has posted a 1,900 all-events total or bet-

ter in each of his 16 tournament appearances, paced the team

with a 772 series and was followed by Gail Myers Jr. (741),

Richgels (685) Marc McDowell (655) and Steve Richter

(620).

"Right now, I'm feeling relief and elation," said Richgels,

who also is a 1986 Regular Team champion, the 1997

Regular All-Events winner and teamed up with Richter for

the 2005 Regular Doubles title. "We've had so many close

calls over the last few weeks, and there were talented teams

up until the end. To get beaten would've been heartbreaking.

We've had a few seconds and thirds over the last few years,

and I think we wanted this one more than we realized when

we took the lead. This one is really special."The coveted Team All-Events title was claimed by K&K

Bowling Services 5 of Las Vegas, which got off to a slow

start in team but averaged more than 237 as a group in dou-

bles and singles to grab the top spot with a 10,283 total, the

ninth-highest score in tournament history.

Adam Ishman led the way with a 2,135 all-events total and

was followed by Junior Team USA member and first-time

Open Championships participant Kyle King (2,123), USBC

Second Vice-President and former Team USA member

Andrew Cain (2,097), Chris Klerk (2,003) and Les Shirwindt

(1,925).

"It was harder actually being here than it would've been

watching on the computer at home," said Ishman, who spent

a number of days this year working in one of the booths in

the tournament's pro shop area. "I knew that if we could do

it, anyone could do it, even if we had shot 11,000. It's a real-

ly cool feeling, but it really hasn't sunk in yet. I don't think I'llbelieve it until I see our names on the banner next year."

Chad Reiffer of Kentwood, Mich., and Brandon Tarabek of

Grand Rapids, Mich., calmly stepped up and struck under

pressure to finish with a 1,497 doubles total and now are the

2011 Regular Doubles champions. This year marked the first

time the two have bowled doubles together at the Open

Championships.

Tarabek, a 27-year-old right-hander, closed out his 745 set

with three strikes and put their fate in Reiffer's hands. The 25-

year-old righty coolly delivered three strikes of his own to

cap off a string of seven consecutive strikes for a 752 series.

"It's been stressful and fun at the same time," said Reiffer,

who made his fourth tournament appearance and finished

with a career-best 2,062 all-events total. "We've done our best

not to think about it, but it's been a long six weeks. Just to be

close at all is amazing, but to finally get this call is unbeliev-

able."In the Classified Division, Paradise Lanes of Walden,

Colo., put the team event out of reach early with a 2,910 total

on March 26 and held on to win the 2011 Classified Team

title.

The group posted games of 974, 938 and 998, led by Matt

Landis, who fired a 631 series. He was followed by Glen

Hurt (609), Shane Hartman (581), Toby Sanchez (545) and

Nick Cornelison (544).

"You can probably tell how hard the wait was by how many

times the website was hit," said Hartman, who made his sev-

enth Open Championships appearance. "All five of our guys

were on there every day checking the scores, and we're glad

it's over. The last month was really difficult, and finding out

it's official is really exciting."

The Classified Doubles title went to Velvet Sanderson of

Norco, Calif., and Gary Weldon of Temple City, Calif., who

combined for a 1,223 total.Weldon, a 62-year-old right-hander, made a run at a perfect

game in his final game of doubles, and although he fell short

and finished with 289, the effort was enough to lift them to

the victory. Weldon finished with a 700 series, while

Sanderson, a 48-year-old right-hander, added a 523 set.

Glen Brown of Renton, Wash., a 39-year-old right-hander,

capped off his 19th tournament appearance with a 690 series

and earned himself this year's Classified Singles title, while

23-year-old Miguel Sanchez of Chicago shot 677 in singles,

592 in doubles and 584 in team to grab the Classified All-

Events win with a 1,853 total.

The 2011 Open Championships, which kicked off March 4,

was the tournament's record 10th trip to Reno and seventh

visit to the one-of-a-kind National Bowling Stadium. It also

marked the first time a city has hosted the tournament in con-

secutive years. This year's event featured 12,837 five-player

teams.

The tournament featured a record 16 800 series and 52 per-

fect games, the second-most behind the 2002 event in

Billings, Mont., which had 64.Some of the other numbers not reflected on the leaderboard

include 25 299 games and six 298s, while 60 bowlers tossed

11 strikes in a row.

The next stop for the Open Championships will be Baton

Rouge, La., in 2012. The tournament is scheduled to begin

Feb. 11 and run for a near-record 151 days, concluding July

10.

Presenting sponsors for the 2011 USBC Open

Championships are Circus Circus, Eldorado Hotel Casino

Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno. Other sponsors

include Sands Regency Casino Hotel, official brackets spon-

sor, Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Humana, offi-

cial registration sponsor, US Steltronic, official scoring sys-

tem, and supporting sponsors Storm Bowling Products, UPS,

Nationwide Insurance, Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa,

Harrah's Reno Casino and Hotel and Peppermill Hotel

Casino.For more information on the USBC Open Championships,

visit BOWL.com/openchamp.

2011 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS At National

Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.

(Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfall)

REGULAR DIVISION

Team

1, Turbo 2 N 1 Grips 1 (Marc McDowell, Steve Richter, Jeff

Richgels, Gail Myers Jr., Mike Shady), Madison, Wis., 3,473.

2, Brian Brazeau Pro Shop, Ocala, Fla., 3,439. 3, Pollards

Bowl, Versailles, Ind., 3,420. 4, Pepsi ONE, Rochester, Minn.,

3,415. 5, Cambridge 1, Feeding Hills, Mass., 3,410. 6, Janzs

H I, Beaver Dam, Wis., 3,407. 7, Ah Go On, Bellmore, N.Y.,

3,406. 8, Fox Bowl 1, Wheaton, Ill., 3,387. 9, Huikkos

Wizards 2, Buffalo, Minn., 3,382. 10, 900 Global Indy,Indianapolis, 3,381

.Doubles

1, Brandon Tarabek/Chad Reiffer, Grand Rapids, Mich.,

1,497. 2, George Rowan/Rod Singer, Columbus, Ohio, 1,494.

3, Anthony Pepe, East Elmhurst, N.Y./Alex Cavagnaro,

Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1,482. 4, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach,

Fla./Joe Firpo, Tucker, Ga., 1,477. 5, Marc Scherlis, Littleton,

Colo./Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 1,473. 6, Erik

Hohlbein, Renton, Wash./Shawn Copeland, Milwaukie, Ore.,

1,466. 7, Terry Taylor, Bedford, Texas/Chris Hibbitts II, Fort

Worth, Texas, 1,465. 8, Pat McCarthy, West Haven,

Conn./Tony DeLucia, East Haven, Conn., 1,463. 9, Justin

Medina/Jeremy Medina, Sana Fe, N.M., 1,458. 10 (tie),

Dustin Baker/Matt Voeltz, West Jordan, Utah and Aaron

Walsh/Don Simmons, Amarillo, Texas, 1,458.

Singles

1, Matt Weggen, Muscatine, Iowa, 826. 2, Kristopher

Prather, Milton, Fla., 818. 3 (tie), Chris LaSpina, Garnerville,

N.Y., and Edward Rede, El Paso, Texas, 814. 5, Adam

Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn., 807. 6, John Szczerbinski,

Wichita, Kan., 805. 7, Bill Kaelin, Virginia Beach, Va., 801. 8,

Toby Sambueno, Aiea, Hawaii, 797. 9, Jeff Piroozshad, Coral

Springs, Fla., 794. 10, Taylor Coggins, Burleson, Tex., 793.

All-Events

1, Matt Weggen, Muscatine, Iowa, 2,268. 2, Raymond

Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 2,258. 3, Matt McNiel,

Chanhassen, Minn., 2,241. 4, T.J. Schmidt, Osceola, Ind.,

2,232. 5, Rick D. Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 2,213. 6,

Marty Jobin, Hermantown, Minn., 2,211. 7, Mike Rose Jr.,

West Henrietta, N.Y., 2,206. 8, Keith Aderholt, Millstadt, Ill.,

2,204. 9, Ryan May, Sinking Spring, Pa., 2,196. 10, Kelly

Bonta, Wichita, Kan., 2,177.

Team All-Events

1, K & K Bowling Services 5 (Les Shirwindt, Kyle King,

Chris Klerk, Adam Ishman, Andrew Cain), Las Vegas,

10,283. 2, Fox Bowl 1, Wheaton, Ill., 10,242. 3, Linds Lakers

1, Minneapolis, 10,076. 4, Winning Edge Pro Shop 2,

Springfield, Mo., 10,051. 5, Turbo 2 N 1 Grips 1, Madison,

Wis., 10,031. 6, Classic Lanes Menomonee Falls, Waukesha,

Wis., 10,030. 7, Linds Cedarvale 2, Eagan, Minn., 10,027. 8,

Cambridge 1, Feeding Hills, Mass., 10,023. 9, Winning Edge

Pro Shop 2, Springfield, Mo., 10,014. 10, Ballards Bowling

Solution 2, Keller, Texas, 9,951.

CLASSIFIED DIVISION

Team

1, Paradise Lanes (Nick Cornelison, Glen Hurt, Toby

Sanchez, Shane Hartman, Matt Landis), Walden, Colo., 2,910.

2, Shears Sports, Montpelier, Idaho, 2,898. 3, Chasers Pub LV

2, Las Vegas, 2,799. 4, Garden Center Lanes 3, Alexandria,Minn., 2,794. 5, Chasers Pub LV 3, Las Vegas, 2,786. 6,

Kenns Pro Shop, Frankfort, Ill., 2,780. 7, Just Bowl, Castro

Valley, Calif., 2,760. 8, Out Of Control 1, Stafford, Va., 2,739.

9, Strickly Hookin, Chicago, 2,737. 10, Chupa Me, San

Antonio, 2,733.

Doubles

1, Velvet Anderson, Norco, Calif./Gary Weldon, Temple

City, Calif., 1,223. 2, Dennis Combs/Susan Combs, Howard,

Ohio, 1,213. 3, James D'Arcy, Van Nuys, Calif./David Bore,

Canoga Park, Calif., 1,207. 4, Jeff Matesa, Graham,

Wash./Tony Renggli, University Place, Wash., 1,202. 5,

Giselle Lagandaon/Charles Lagandaon, Daly City, Calif.,

1.190. 6, Paula Elsdon/Bob Elsdon, Tacoma, Wash., 1,188. 7,

Tom Matlock/Derek Donathan, Tahlequah, Okla., 1,186. 8,

Dominic Payne, Windsor Mill, Md./Roy Cook, Randallstown,

Md., 1,182. 9 (tie), Richard Anderson, Julesburg, Colo./DanFord, Chappell, Neb., Bill King, Vergas, Minn./Mark Kemper,

Frazee, Minn., and Raymond Szutu, Lafayette, Calif./Nathan

Szutu, Concord, Calif., 1,180.

Singles

1, Glen Brown, Renton, Wash., 690. 2, Raymond Wilga,

Troy, Mo., 686. 3(tie), Robert Petersen, Crystal Lake, Ill., and

Scott Blaisdell, Malad, Idaho, 680. 5, Miguel Sanchez,

Chicago, 677. 6, James Nichols, Waynesboro, Pa., 669. 7 (tie),

Dennis Redmond, Hampton, Va., and Bill Allison,

Romeoville, Ill., 665. 9, Jennifer Spotanski, Scheller, Ill., 656.

10, Mike Jessen, Gower, Mo., 650.

All-Events

1, Miguel Sanchez, Chicago, 1,853. 2, Mark Bylander,

Vergas, Minn., 1,842. 3, Ray Green, Strasburg, Colo., 1,832.

4, Scott Blaisdell, Malad, Idaho, 1,830. 5, Raymond Wilga,Troy, Mo., 1,829. 6, Dennis Gutierrez Sr., San Antonio, 1,825.

7, Mike Jessen, Gower, Mo., 1,815. 8, William Larsen,

Montpelier, Idaho, 1,802. 9, Mathew Whitehead, Scottsboro,

Ala., 1,796. 10, Glen Brown, Renton, Wash., 1,790.


8/8


THE MAGIC AT MAJESTICEric Velazquez 1042HOPELAWN, NJ- Eric Velazquez topped the

scoring in the Handicap Doubles League firing

games of 279-268-217-278 for a high series of

1042.

Nelson Alves rolled 242-279-248-266-1035,

Michael Consiglio 257-279-234-215-985,

Rich Nicholls 246-220-279-233-978, Anthony

Martino 226-279-278-973, Lisa Palazzola

232-208-268-224-932, and Lauren

DeTommaso 211-216-224-849.

Rocco Fortunato 1021HOPELAWN, NJ- Rocco Fortunato led the

Handicap Doubles League firing games of259-227-257-278 for a high series of 1021.

Lee Kay rolled 247-257-221-246-971, Jason

Paro 248-269-256-951, Anthony Martino 221-

236-279-929, Michael Consiglio 213-258-

235-221-927, Jamie Nugnone 240-221-258-

886, and Tiffany Newbury 279-213-858.

Jay Pintus 299

Bill Daunno 750HOPELAWN, NJ Jay Pintus rolled high

game at 299 then added a 231 to finish with a

702, Bill Daunno took the high set in the

Monday Nite Bud Open League firing games

of 257-280-213 for a high series of 750.

Ryan Friend rolled 267-244-238-749, Peter

Diemer 221-215-243-679, Peter Labella, Jr.

225-212-245-672, Stephen Brown 255-245-

672, and Matthew Manenty 245-234-671.

Lewis Roles 703HOPELAWN, NJ- Lewis Roles led the scor-

ing in the Senior No-Tap League firing games


Mary Doslik shot 208, and Wayne Michel

204.

Sean Williams 711HOPELAWN, NJ- Sean Williams topped the

scoring taking high game and series while

rolling in the Guys and Dolls League firing

games of 256-264 for a high series of 711.

Rocco Fortunato rolled 257-209-656, Elio

Carrasco 237-227-656, Kyle Januzzi 247-245-

648, Mark Foglia 208-203-227-638, and

Kathleen Pranio 212.

Justin McDougald 703HOPELAWN, NJ - Justin McDougald led the

scoring in the Monday Junior/Adult League

firing games of 233-223-247 for a high series

of 703.Lauro Perez rolled 202-247-214-664, and

Aaron Beltran 209.

In the Senior No-Tap League Larry Johnson

rolled 235-242-644, Lewis Roles 262, and Ed

Shuster 221.

Elio Carrasco 694HOPELAWN, NJ - Elio Carrasco led the scor-

ing in the Guys and Dolls League firing games


Kyle Januzzi rolled 259-206-215-680, Sean

Williams 246-244-679, Thomas Poulos 207-

206-242-655, Bill Smith 204-236-200-640,

and Rocco Fortunato 226-201-204-631.

John Kertesz 661HOPELAWN, NJ - John Kertesz led the scor-

ing in the Performance Ball Trios League fir-

ing games of 226-256-179 for a high series of

661.

Dale Schneider rolled 218, Jamie Tartaglia

200-245, and Amanda Kertesz 192-190.

In the Monday Adult/Junior League Lauro

Perez rolled 214, and Danielle Medvetz 206.

Sean Rash has been fined an undisclosed

amount by the Professional Bowlers

Association for conduct unbecoming a profes-

sional in a bottlegate incident that has led a

written response by Australian two-handed

competitor Jason Belmonte.

The incident took place during the GEICO

PBA Team Shootout, the PBAs fifth annual

summer series event which aired on ESPN

June 25-26 and July 2-3.

For bowling fans who may think the

GEICO Team Shootout was a so-called silly

season exhibition, I think they will find out

otherwise, said PBA COO and Deputy

Commissioner Tom Clark. It was a fierce

competition for the second annual

Manufacturer's Cup, with significant money

and a great deal of pride on the line. It fea-

tured 20 of the best players in the world bowl-

ing with one goal - to win - and that shines

through in this series."

The incident in question occurred at 10pin

bowling lounge in Chicago, where Rash and

Belmonte were involved in a heated head-to-

head showdown match. Belmonte was accused

of making a noise with his plastic water bottle

that annoyed Rash, causing him to back off the

approach. After throwing a strike, Rash

unleashed profanity-laced remarks at

Belmonte that resulted in the misconduct fine.

The so-called bottlegate incident was simi-

lar to another which took place during the

2011 Dick Weber PBA Playoffs in

Indianapolis when Brad Angelo accused

Belmonte to making distracting noises with his

water bottle while Angelo was in his approach.

Whether the incident(s) were accidental or

intentional has been the topic of extensive dis-

cussion on the pba.com forum, PBAs

Facebook page and YouTube after a video clip

of the Rash-Belmonte incident was posted on

pba.com. In his own defense, Belmonte has

posted a lengthy response, explaining what

happened from his point of view.

I will say this loud and very clear and I say

it to those who have bowled against me in the

past, those I will play in the future and to the

fans watching, Belmonte said in his pba.com

response. I am a respectful, honourable and

honest bowler and person. If you beat me, you

did it because you were better than me on the

day and the same goes if I beat you. Simple as

that.

RASH FINED, BELMONTE RESPONDS TO GEICO PBA

TEAM SHOOTOUT BOTTLEGATE INCIDENT

july 27, 2011 sports reporter

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