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Features: Big Swiss ..................................................................... 3

PWBA ......................................................................... 6

Texas 900.................................................................... 6

The Power Within ....................................................... 7

Helen Duval ............................................................... 8

Idle Bowling Thoughts ............................................ 8

Nevada Hall of Fame ................................................ 15

PBA ..................................................................... 16-17

Powerball.................................................................. 18

Socks for Veterans ................................................... 24

PWBAA .................................................................... 24

USBC Hall of Fame.................................................. 24

Ask Bob .................................................................... 25

Star of Tomorrow ...................................................... 31

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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967

PBA, PWBA Renew

Partnership Agreement ARLINGTON, Texas – The Professional Bowlers

Association (PBA) will provide regional competi-

tions and player services, plus live event cover-

age of the Professional Women’s Bowling Asso-

ciation (PWBA) through Xtra Frame, its online

video streaming service, after renewing its strate-

gic partnership agreement with the PWBA.

The PBA plans to conduct seven PWBA re-

gional events in 2017, and the women-only com-

petitions, which will be operated by PBA’s re-

gional managers, will complement the PWBA

Tour schedule to provide more competitive op-

portunities for women bowlers.

“The PBA is committed to helping build a strong

tour and providing regional events for women

bowlers,” PBA Tour commissioner Tom Clark

said. “We’re excited to continue showcasing

these talented bowlers on Xtra Frame, and we’re

looking forward to another great season.”

The PWBA will utilize Xtra Frame to provide

PWBA fans with exclusive live coverage of the

tour starting with the 2017 PWBA Sonoma

County Open, which kicks off the season April 27

-29.

“The PBA-PWBA partnership is a great exam-

ple of the bowling industry working together to

build a future for the sport,” United States Bowl-

ing Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy

said. “The partnership not only provides great

opportunities for today’s women bowlers, it also

gives youth and collegiate bowlers an inspira-

tional goal.”

The PBA will continue to provide player ser-

vices, equipment transportation and a mobile pro

shop for PWBA Tour members during the sea-

son.

The agreement provides PWBA members the

eligibility to bowl in all PBA events. In 2016,

PWBA members earned points in regional com-

petitions, culminating with the PBA-PWBA

Women’s Regional Challenge event that helped

kick off the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling

VIII in late November. Missy Parkin of Laguna

Hills, California, defeated Ashly Galante of Palm

Harbor, Florida, 267-188, to capture the title.

“The services the PBA provides, such as trans-

port and mobile pro shop, are important elements

in operating a professional tour, and we appreci-

ate the PBA’s collaboration,” Bowling Proprietors’

Association of America Executive Director Frank

DeSocio said. “Along with the regional events

that will allow more players to develop their skills,

these are all essential parts of building a strong

and successful PWBA Tour.”

Pepsi Partners With PWBA

For 2017 Pepsi will be the official soft drink of the Professional

Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour and the title

sponsor of the PWBA Tour stop in Lincoln, Nebraska, in

2017.

The Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open will be the sixth stop of the

2017 PWBA Tour season and will take place June 8-10 at

Sun Valley Lanes, the third consecutive year the center

will play host to a PWBA Tour stop.

Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Illinois, won her third career

PWBA title at the 2016 Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open.

“Pepsi is the official soft drink of bowling and a valued

partner of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of Amer-

ica,” BPAA President Nancy Schenk said. “We’re excited

to team with the PWBA and look forward to another excit-

ing season on the PWBA Tour in 2017.”

Pepsi once again will be featured as a tour sponsor during

PWBA Tour telecasts on CBS Sports Network. The net-

work will televise 13 of the 14 events, including live cover-

age of the four major events on the 2017 PWBA Tour.

“The PWBA is an opportunity for Pepsi to help support a

growing pro women’s sport and enhance our connection

with the bowling community,” Todd Elliot, Vice President,

National Foodservice Sales/Pepsico said. “Pepsi has a

longstanding relationship with the BPAA and its member

centers, and looks forward to continuing its relationship

with the PWBA.”

The 2017 PWBA Tour season starts April 27 with the

PWBA Sonoma County Open at Double Decker Lanes in

Rohnert Park, California. The 14-event tour will conclude

with the PWBA Players Championship, scheduled for Aug.

31-Sept. 3.

“Continuing to have Pepsi as an official sponsor means so

much to the PWBA Tour because the Pepsi brand is rec-

ognized worldwide,” said PWBA spokesperson Kelly Ku-

lick. “Pepsi has been a tremendous partner of bowling and

we look forward to continuing the relationship in 2017.

Houston Bowler Rolls First 900

In Lone Star State

By Matt Cannizzaro

ARLINGTON, Texas - If you're at Copperfield Bowl in

Houston on a Thursday night during the bowling season,

you'll likely run into Sean Osbourn.

But, it was an unexpected guest appearance at the center

Monday that yielded a record-setting performance for the

24-year-old right-hander, who became the 29th bowler to

roll three consecutive 300 games for a 900 series in

United States Bowling Congress-certified competition.

Osbourn bowled as a substitute in Copperfield Bowl's

early league session, and then was asked to fill in for

someone on the late league.

The second half of his evening started with the usual

paperwork any bowler must fill out when bowling in new

league for the first time, but it ended with additional paper-

work he never could have expected.

"I couldn't believe it - I still can't," said Osbourn, who

owned four 300 games prior to Monday. "I wasn't shaking

at the end, though. I think I was in shock. It's great and

crazy, and I can't believe it happened to me. I love bowling

and always have, and this is something I'll never forget."

Osbourn's last 300 and 800 came at Copperfield Bowl in

September, when he opened the night with 12 consecutive

strikes and added games of 258 and 254 for an 812 se-

ries, the third 800 of his career.

That experience definitely helped him Monday after his

perfect start, despite impossible-to-avoid thoughts of the

likelihood of a poor shot or run-ending 10 pin. Neither hap-

pened, though, as Osbourn polished off the first perfect set

in the Lone Star State, topping the previous mark of 899,

shot by Bill Fong of Plano, Texas, in 2010.

"I'd never shot back-to-back 300s or two in the same set,

so it was a little unfamiliar, but I just tried to keep it going

and keep the shots online," Osbourn said. "I felt the same

way at the end of the third game, too. But, I was on my

good lane. I tried not to over think it and just throw the

ball."

Osbourn's 36-strike string came in the NFL Fall 2016

short-season league. The trios league kicked off its 14-

week season in mid-September and is scheduled to run

until Dec. 12.

"It definitely helped being in

a trios league, so I didn't

have to wait that long and

was able to keep my mind

focused," said Osbourn, who

comes from a family of bowl-

ers and has averaged as

high as 230, which came

during the 2013-2014 sea-

son. "Being that it was the

late league and some teams had already left, there weren't

that many people around. Those who were left came up to

congratulate me, and 5-10 minutes later is when it really

started to sink in."

Osbourn had about a week's notice concerning his sub-

stitute role in Monday's early league, in which he bowled a

less eventful series in the 670s. But, the first session

served as a great warm-up and gave him an idea how to

attack the oil pattern, even though his record feat would

take place on a different pair of lanes.

Osbourn's achievement is pending approval from USBC

and would be the 30th USBC-approved 900.

The first USBC-approved 900 occurred Feb. 2, 1997

when Jeremy Sonnenfeld rolled three consecutive perfect

games in Lincoln, Nebraska.


SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967

The Power Within - Becoming A

Professional Bowler by Frank Weiler

The most important ingredient for success in any en-

deavor is the power within. Success depends on YOU

harnessing your inner strength and applying proven

principles necessary for success. These principles

apply to every endeavor in life including bowl-

ing. Anyone wishing to become a better bowler, includ-

ing all YOUNG BOWLERS wishing to become profes-

sional bowlers, should read on and apply the following

principles.

CHARACTER and INTEGRITY. First and more im-

portant than anything else, character and integrity are a

must. Professionalism demands YOU stand for some-

thing. Personal standards are a must because "YOU

WILL RISE TO THE STANDARDS YOU SET FOR

YOURSELF". Doing what's right is just as important as

winning.

Anyone pursuing a career in bowling, particularly

those wishing to become professional bowlers, should

realize that the cornerstone of all personal and profes-

sional relationships is TRUST. To gain the support of

others YOU must earn their trust. Trust is earned

slowly and the process begins as others observe your

words and actions. Your words and actions are

you. You are your words and actions

People notice when you always strive to do what's

right. They notice when you are honest, dependable,

consistent, fair and respectful. They notice and will

respect and trust you. Trust is a must. When people

trust you, they will work with you, help you and support

you. You will need the help of others if you're to suc-

ceed. Best of all, right minded people are happy peo-

ple and do better at getting along with themselves.

KNOW WHERE YOUR'RE GOING. Millions of peo-

ple never accomplish anything significant and never

reach any special destination in life because they don't

know where they're trying to go. If you don't have a

destination how are you going to get there? If you

don't have a destination for your career, for your life,

how are you going to head in the right direction? How

are you going to make plans?

Several decades ago a long term study was con-

ducted by a very prestigious university in Bos-

ton. Graduates were polled and it was found that only

three per cent had any clear goals for their fu-

ture. Twenty years later it was found that the three per

cent of graduates with clearly defined goals accom-

plished more and made more money than the other

ninety-seven per cent combined. Goals and plans are

important.

If you are to be successful you have to set goals. You

need short term and long term goals. You need to

know where you want to be in one year, five years and

ten years from now. Don't worry about changing cir-

cumstances. There is nothing wrong with making

changes to your goals as you go. Be flexible. The

important thing is to think about where you're going and

start planning on how you're going to get there.

The best plan is a written plan. Write down your

goals, your plan for achieving those goals and the time

frame in which to achieve them. Think about your

goals everyday and act on your plan.

One more thing about goals and plans. Don't be

afraid to DREAM. You need to have dreams. The

bigger your dreams the better. Goals come from

dreams. You are never too old to dream and the first

step to success is setting your heart on achieving your

dreams.

TOTAL COMMITMENT. You have goals, you have a

plan. So what's next? Now you have to act. You have

to change from being a dreamer to being a doer. You

have to change from someone dreaming of becoming a

professional bowler to someone committed and work-

ing at becoming a professional bowler. That means

bowling, bowling and more bowling.

Most people never totally commit to a single pur-

suit. They spend their time dabbling in numerous ac-

tivities and never achieve excellence in any one activ-

ity. Most successful people focus on one pursuit and

dedicate all their energy and efforts to the success of

that pursuit.

How did Earl Anthony, Don Carter and Norm Duke

become PBA Champions and Hall of Famers? Total

commitment to working hard at becoming better bowl-

ers. Anthony, Carter and Duke were known to practice

sixty or more hours a week. Norm Duke's mother told

me that when Norm was a boy she couldn't get him off

the lanes. Norm would practice everyday after

school. He would bowl for hours even while his bowl-

ing hand was bleeding. As a boy, Norm had a goal to

beat Earl Anthony and win a PBA Champion-

ship. Years later he became the youngest PBA Cham-

pion ever, beating Earl Anthony on national television.

There is no fast and easy road to success. Every

achievement has a price tag - HARD WORK. Bowling

once a week in your local youth league is not

enough. You have to bowl after school as many days

a week as possible.

The benefits of hard work are many. From my experi-

ence, "THE HARDEST WORKING BOWLERS ARE

THE LUCKIEST". Other benefits include a boost in

enthusiasm, increased consistency, greater confidence

and improved stamina.

FUN, DESIRE and ATTITUDE. If you're going to

commit to bowling be sure you love the sport. Be sure

bowling is fun. Bowling can be humbling and there will

be more losses than wins. You have to enjoy the

sport, for it's own sake, if you are to commit to those

odds.

If you want to be a professional bowler for fame and

fortune please reconsider. Unlike most careers, pro-

fessional bowling provides more setbacks than suc-

cesses. Professional bowlers are lucky to win one

PBA Title in a year. Most only win one or two titles in

their career. The best may win ten titles and only a few

win twenty.

Going on the assumption that you have the talent and

skill to be a professional bowler you better have fun

bowling. The minute bowling becomes work is the

minute you will struggle on the lanes.

If you are going to be a professional bowler you better

want to be one more than you want anything

else. That desire will make the hard work fun. That

desire will make a difference between winning or losing

a close match, that desire will help you keep going

when things are not going well.

Success begins with attitude, a positive atti-

tude. Think positive and work on inculcating positive

thoughts. "DON'T LOOK FOR EXCUSES WHEN YOU

BOWL POORLY, LOOK FOR REASONS". When you

identify the reasons for your failures you can find solu-

tions for future successes.

A positive attitude is more than reveling in victory, it

is accepting defeat gracefully and looking for a path to

winning the next game. It is dwelling on what you can

learn from today's setbacks that will lead to advances

tomorrow. It is forgetting what went wrong and remem-

bering what went right.

A positive attitude will give you the confidence

needed to win while a negative attitude will only lead to

finding ways to lose. A positive attitude leads to win-

ning habits while a negative attitude leads to losing

habits. Your Attitude can make a difference between

winning or losing. Finally, when you do lose, a positive

attitude will help you to bounce back.

EXPECTATIONS and FAILURE. You get what you

expect. Muhammad Ali was probably the biggest pro-

ponent of great expectations who ever lived. He al-

ways expected to win and he never kept his expecta-

tions to himself. He shouted loud and clear "I am the

greatest, I am the champion, I am going to

win". Muhammad accomplished what he set out to do

nearly one hundred percent of the time.

Without being boastful you need to expect the best. If

you don't expect the best you won't strive for the best

and you cannot obtain the best. How can you obtain

the best if you don't strive for it.

Don't be afraid to fail. Winners take chances. Every

winner has experienced defeat and learned to pick

himself up and get back into the arena. Don't waste

time and energy worrying about things you have no

control over or events that may or may not happen.

Don't let fear control your game. When you bowl

scared you make mistakes. The best antidote for fear

is preparation. Prepare for every competi-

tion. Preparation for the lane conditions you will be

bowling on, preparation for the transition you expect

and preparation of your equipment you will use are vital

to maintaining your confidence and controlling your

fears.

WINNING. Don't choose a bowling career unless you

plan to win. Winning is a personal choice and YOU

WILL WIN WHEN YOU DECIDE TO WIN.

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50 Bones In The Human Foot! At last count, there are 22 bowlers who had recorded 900 three game sets. It took 102

years to have the first one approved. An interesting invitational event would be to gather

the tri-perfecto to shooters together for a competition made up of one ball rounds. Where

only strike shooters and ties move on to another round but only if they come to a round

in which none registers a ten fall.

. . . Before it was Time square, the busy, busy area in New York City was known as Lon-

gacre Square. In 1895, the same year the American Bowling Congress was founded,

Oscar Hammerstein of show biz fame erected an immense complex of four theaters, a

roof garden,, a Turkish bath, restaurants - - - and you guessed it - - - a bowling alley.

. . . Yes, the Al Trautwig, who does a fine job on so many major sporting events, is the

man who was the lead announcer for the pro-tour when it was featured on USA TV.

. . . Most sports and other organized activities are having difficult times for a number of

reasons. However the main aim should be for bowling leaders to hang together as much

as possible or they’ll all hang separately. .

. . . Most bowlers aren’t slow learners. Sometimes teaching comes hard to their instruc-

tors.

. . . It’s always a temptation to kick the rack after a bad shot or bad break until you realize

that there are more than 50 bones in the human foot.

Timing and Coordination

You’ve seen servicemen marching and counting cadence: “Hup, two, three,

four; hup, two, three, four...”

Drill instructors have found that counting in unison teaches recruits timing and

coordination. Bowlers should count cadence, too, although not aloud. Form the

habit of repeating to yourself EVERY time you bowl: “Out, down, back, roll.” On

the first step the ball is swung out; the second step, the ball goes down; the

third step, the ball swings back; and on the fourth step, the ball is delivered and

rolled. This sequence helps you synchronize the four-step bowling delivery,

which is the easiest to learn.

The ball is moved to each of the four positions during delivery. If arms, legs,

body and bowling ball are coordinated at each step, you have timing and coor-

dination...and should hit the target.

Start by reviewing hints in an earlier lesson. Pick up the ball correctly, hold it

at approximately waist level, shift it to the bowling side so it will clear the hip.

Now, push the ball out toward the pins on the first step. It is rounded out and

down to the second step, swung to the rear on the third, and moved forward

and rolled on the fourth step. Don’t forget to count to yourself: “Out, down, back,

roll.”

The first step is short, slow and easy. Push the ball away in a short, easy

movement. I’ve found that most bowlers get into timing and coordination trouble

right here—at the first step. If you swing the ball out to arm’s length before or

during the first step, this will cause a lunge.

Do you push the ball out to arm’s length, THEN take a short step? You’ll find

that the weight of the ball and its pendulum effect pull you down during the sec-

ond and third steps, causing you to raise up automatically at the foul line in time

for the delivery. This is wrong. Don’t do it.

Take it easy. Keep the knees bent slightly all the way to the foul line. This will

make it easy to slide and keep yourself from rearing up during the delivery. And

take it SLOWLY. A speedy approach doesn’t bring a good delivery.

Don’t forget to check to see if you walked straight to the foul line or to your

target.

Helen Duval’s Bowling Tips

Idle Bowling Thoughts

By Chuck Pezzano

(reprinted in honor of his dedication to bowling)

PBA Plethora’s

Gary Faulkner Jr. to defend World Championship title: In 2015, 25-year-old Gary

Faulkner Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., made history winning the PBA World Championship for

his first Tour title by defeating EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., 216-178, in the title match

and becoming only the second African American to win a PBA Tour title.

Other young players making their mark in PBA Tour history: In February, Jesper

Svensson of Sweden became the youngest player to win PBA’s signature major, the

FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions, eight days before his 21st birthday. Now with

five career titles, he also is the first player to win five Tour titles by the age 21.

A week after Svensson’s historic win, Anthony Simonsen of Princeton, Texas, became

the youngest player to win a major when he captured the United States Bowling Con-

gress Masters title at the age of 19. Both young stars are two-handed players. Svensson

bowls from the left side, Simonsen from the right.

Beginning with Faulkner’s win in the 2015 PBA World Championship, the last five majors

have been won by players age 25 or younger and each of those players had never won

a major previously.

Premier two-handed player, three-time reigning Player of the Year Jason Belmonte

hopes to reach winners circle: After several top-10 finishes in 2016, Australia’s Jason

Belmonte hopes to visit the winner’s circle for the first time this season. The 12-time PBA

Tour winner is recognized as the premier player who uses the unique two-hand delivery.

His highly-successful technique led to three dominating seasons in PBA competition and

if he can put together a strong WSOB performance he could return to the Player of the

Year conversation. Two other two-handed players to watch, in addition to the aforemen-

tioned Svensson and Simonsen, are Shawn Maldonado of Houston and Finland’s Osku

Palermaa.

Race to 100 PBA titles: In their more than three decade careers in PBA competition,

legends Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Pete Weber have both won a combined total of 99

titles in PBA Tour, PBA50 Tour and PBA Regional competition. Unless one of them is

successful in a PBA Regional tournament prior to the World Series, that landmark also

may be up for grabs.

Reno’s role in professional bowling history – Reno has hosted many topflight bowl-

ing competitions since 1977 when the Reno-Sparks Convention Center hosted the

American Bowling Congress (USBC) Championships Tournament for the first time.

Since then, Reno has hosted many PBA and USBC events which have been some of

the biggest bowling events in history. The National Bowling Stadium is marking its 21st

year of hosting topflight competition after opening its doors in 1995.

The Power Within

(From page 7)

A few years ago Walter Ray Williams Jr. told me he had to learn to win. First

he had to learn to make the cut, then he had to learn to win during match play

and then learn how to win on television. I think he meant that he had to learn to

have faith in himself and his abilities. That he had to learn to have the determi-

nation or THE WILL TO WIN. The will to win is deciding to win.

It took Walter Ray four years on tour to win his first tournament. He has gone

on to win forty-seven titles. He learned to win, he beat the best. WINNERS

ARE MADE, NOT BORN.

Finally, BALANCE and PERSPECTIVE. There is more to life than bowl-

ing. Your pursuit of a bowling career should not be an end in itself. It should be

a means of living a balanced and fulfilling life.

While becoming a professional bowler, a winner, and a champion will be an

exciting journey it should not be the sole purpose of your existence. There is

more to life. Ultimately, your happiness will depend on maintaining a balanced

life with equal emphasis given to the spiritual, emotional and physical.

About the spiritual. I am not going to tell you what to believe or not be-

lieve. That's a personal decision. I will tell you that if you don't develop some

principles to live by you will eventually have to face life's crisis on your

own. People with a moral rudder tend to handle difficult times better than those

without such guidance.

You need family and your family needs you. Remember, you are you because

of the nurturing and support you received from family and friends. They were

there for you when you were nobody and you should remember them if you

become somebody. Don't deny yourself the love, support and pleasure family

and friends provide.


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NEW ARCADE

Bel Mateo Bowl Eight time Emmy Award winning NBC News Anchor Raj Mathai stopped in at Bel Mateo Bowl yes-

terday to get his bowl on, he loves the sport and really likes our friendly staff.

Congratulations to the winner's of the Black Friday No Tap Doubles

Tournament.

First Place , Dave Baldisseri & Mike Coleman, score 1608 / $300.00

Second Place, Vickie Orecchia & Rick Orecchia, score 1598 /

$150.00.

Third Place, Erie Columbell & Joe Cuschieri, score 1559 / $75.00.

A big thank you to everyone who participated, we will keep you posted

on when our next tournament will take place.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Canadians Break Through With PBA

PBA Tour titles after going winless for more than

half century: For the first 57 years of PBA‟s exis-

tence, no Canadian had won a PBA Tour title.

Now, in the span of nine months in the 2016 sea-

son, Canada can not only boast of two PBA Tour

champions, but also both are major winners and

both are rookies.

Left-hander Graham Fach of Guelph, Ont., 24,

became the first Canadian to win a PBA Tour title

when he won the PBA Players Championship in

February in only the third PBA tournament he had

ever entered. In November, Quebec City native

Francois Lavoie, 23, a former Wichita State Uni-

versity standout, became the first Canadian to win

the U.S. Open and he became the first player to

bowl a 300 game in a U.S. Open televised final.


Paddock Bowl

George Blake 733 John Dorsett 735

Vic Henricksen Jr 288/735 Bryan Kaida 753 Chris Larsen 755

Bill Cooper 289/757 Donald Williams Sr 758

Carl Long 289/771

Games 50 or More and Series 100 or More Pins Over Average Junior/Adult League: Colter Seidenspinner-149-129-132/410.

Happy Timers: Dan Mosley-244, 269/696, Joseph Miranda-200, John Dorsett-267.

Mixed Nuts: Kevin Wood-206 and Sal Godinez-185

Tri-City Scratch: Bill Cooper-289, Ron Rutherford-225, Dan Linzmeier-703, George

Petrich-277, Dan Mosley-245, Gil Llacuna-279/730 and 265, Jessica Ennis-208,

Larry Cooper-236, Iris Lucky-278, Fred Ford-247, Burt Barham-248, Adam Carlson-

234.

Diablo Nisei Mixed Trio‟s: Bryan Kaida-268-278/753, Mo Noda-233, Frank Wallace-

213, George Blake-258-266/733, Lois Kaya-209, Dave Cook, and Sandy Kaya-245.

Bowlers A-Go-Go: Gery Koch-280, Elaine Slocum-245, Reggie Campbell-232, Lau-

rie Koch-200, and Bruce Muraoka-266.

Wednesday 5 Star: Patrick Bryson-238, Kathy Kiser-168, Donald Williams Sr-258-

255/758, Marvin Moss-233, Josh Swanson-254 and 257, Carl Long-267-289/771

and 266, John Cheney-215, and Toni Capuano-167.

Wednesday Trio: Rick Shields-254/593, Gail Smith-248, Debi Alladio-279, David

Wright-258/672, Michael Hendry-245/654, Marky Harmon-203, Kerri Kimbrough-

179/403, Dan Rose-266, Mike O‟Callaghan-248, Bruce Muraoka-247, and Danny

Sinacori-260.

Thurs Mixed 5‟s: Steve Humphrey-203, AndrewMiller-253, Charlie Poston-269,

Thad Miquez-238, Andee Tadiello-265, Marvin Moss-256/672, Jeff Knight-254, and

Chris Facer-268.

Paddock Seniors: Vic Henricksen Jr-288/735 and Jean Dekelver-212.

Friday Night Early 5‟s: Kevin Kirby-241, Jeff Nelson-246/628, Mike Kyte-191, and

Gene Blake-200

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December 1st to December 15th Kip Hartnett 727

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Games 50 or More and Series 100 or More Pins Over Average Junior/Adult League: Dylan Hovis-240/493, Mikie Knott-197, Dave Wullenweber-

266 and 244, Brandon Muraoka-267, and Duster Campbell-221.

Happy Timers: John Dorsett-268, James Jenkins-245, Dan Mosley-266, Danny

Sinacori-718, Stephen Milin-641, Darold Mc-Cardle-268/707, Joseph Miranda-242.

Mixed Nuts: Kevin Wood-227.

Tri-City Scratch: Heron Torres-246 and 255, Dan Duffield-296/751, Jon Giron-

289/721, Debi Alladio-652, Joe DeMatteo-278, Drew Alexander-266, Douglas Perry

-278-267/695, Gil Llacuna-278, Oliver Thomas-279, and John Dorsett-300.

Pin Spinners: Gail Smith-233, Ron Atz-254, and Jerry Page-242.

Diablo Nisei Mixed Trio‟s: Devin Cook-256/640 and Dick Moriguchi-555.

Bowlers A-Go-Go: Jim Kelly-267, Bill Schmalle-204, and Pete Brouwer-252.

Wednesday 5 Star: Ray Kendall-267/692, Leslie Koch-172, Marvin Moss-238, and

Donald Williams Sr-300-265/765.

Wednesday Trio: Jasmine Kania-237-258/675, Mark Day-595, Leland Amos-242,

Thursday Mixed 5‟s: Marlenna DeSmet-199, Al Davis-625 and 230, Joe Santos-

206 and 210, Debbie Oxley-257, Tony Solis-268, Carl Ballerstein-262, Steve Hum-

phrey-233 and 220, Larry Cooper-257, Kenny Norris-247, Tim Sephanh-224, Billy

Breen-190, Fred Hacker-264, Jack Day-225, Danny Myers-279, Kip Hartnett-277,

Tony Zimmer-243, Chris Facer-255, Cam Monebbi-501, Charlie Gaffney-224/637,

Phil LaRivers-246, Kenny Billingsley-732, and Dave Harrison-289/763.

Paddock Seniors: Denise Farrell-245, Rich Sutterfield-258/667, Bill McDaniel-225.

Friday Night Early 5‟s: Earl Goslin-242, Mike Kyle-225,

Oliver Thomas 279 Ron Atz 700

Bill Cooper 701 Eric Cizmich 701, 702 Darold McCardle 707 Bruce Muraoka 709 Danny Sinacori 718 Jon Giron 289/721

Greg Taff 723

1st Place Joey Brynes & Tyler Elliott

2nd Place Margaret Scott & George Brown


Pacific Avenue Bowl By Robert Bell & Gerry Wellbaum

Exciting times here at Pacific Avenue Bowl. Bowlers are really pushing

themselves to grabbing that first half win. By everyone pressing them-

selves, big games were happening almost every day of the week. Bowlers

like: Bill Likens 299-back to back weeks-, Greg Lindo 299, Kioni Sodaria

299 and Shaun Allmon 299. That darn 10-pin. Ha Ha!

Now for the bowlers that knocked them all down: Paul Lewicki 300, Craig

Miller 300, Anthony Granados 300, Manuel Maxey 300, Chris Rose 300 and

last but not least, Candelario Elizondo with his first career 300. Great

games all around guys. Keep it up.

From all of us here at Pacific Avenue Bowl, to you and yours. Happy Holi-

days

Now let‟s check out more great scores from the month that was.

Footbowl league

Julio Cecchetti 288/745; Brian Tomei 288/731; Joel Ramirez 286/712; Ed

Logan 279/775; Travis Morris 276; Jeremy Wiltse 267/709; Charles Jones

267/704; KawikaSodaria 265/792; Dave Garcia 262/632; Aaron Sahagun

258; Chris Pedersen 257; Dave Sodaria 257; Eric Gravelle 257; KioniSo-

daria 256/707; Aiden Castrence 256; David Brown 255; Brandon Ente 255;

Ed Logan 255; Ryan Zenor 255; James Fernandez 255; Kevin Bedford 253;

Tony Castillo 252; Mike Quitoriano 248; Joel Ramirez 244; Scott Hillegass

238; Megan Tomei 234/637; Matt Lanser 234; Nick Kubitz 223; Jacob Rug-

nao 232; Kristin Schnabel 215; Tim Boore 214; Zack Alcover 213; Jeremy

Gonzales 212; Anthony Evans 204; Jennifer Alcover 204.

Family Fun: Paul Zumstein 258; Johnathan Maragos 257; Steve Smith

249/720; Janet Rose 246.

Stags & Nags

Bryan Davenport 247; Sam Loftus 244/713; Bob Allen 2; Elwood Humphries

241/645; Fred Campbell 235; Gary Pierson 231; Don Brown 226; Ken Mills

214; Ruby Lew 212; Rutha Silva 209; Ray Franzone 204; Kay DeChance

202/550; Conde Chan 200.

Monday Mixed 5

Alonzo Ward 279; Michael Vaughn 254; Allan Corey 248; Stacey Costello

234/668; Steven Schuetz 231; Jeremiah Massari 226; Lori Nisby 223; John

Jessup 197.

City Mens

Paul Lewicki 300/737; Justin Gee 267; Midrid Brown 267; Ken Hill 265; Jer-

emy Bowe 256; Stee Szasz 256; Paul Lewicki 254; Frank Smart 247/697;

Broderick Johnson 246; Skip Bowe 246.

Nisei Mixed: Ron Quinones 279/749.

Tuesday Mixed 5: Jack Kendall 279/719; Benny Altares 268/704; Troy

Burkart 268; Mike Michaleto 267; Benny Altares 266; Gary Neugebauer

266; Jun Aragarin 259; Fred Campbell 247; Bethany Ladiao 233; John

Demshar 216; Connie Kendal 213; Manny Bernstein 212.

The Unbowlievables: John McLaughlin 255.

Tony Martin Classic

Bill Likens 299/713; Ken Hepperle 278; KawikaSodaria 277; Antoine Allmon

269/710; Doug Leeworthy 268/754; Jason Lindholm 268; ArnelCastrence

268; JJ Kamp Sr. 263; KioniSodaria 259; Harold Sohrweide 258/748; Chris

Rose 258/736; Anthony Sneed 258; Dave Bolles 258; Mike Keough 258;

Matt Martinez 257/741; Scott Hansel 257; Bob Morris 256/710; Rob May-

field 256; Steve Smith 256; Robert Sartain 254; Pam Schaal 242/703.

Wed. Singles Hdcp. (4 games)

Craig Miller 300/783/1014; Ken Blackham 288/770; Matt Graham

279/784/1028; Bill Likens 279; Bryan Kendall 278/749; David Fonseca 277;

Wil Nicolas 269; John Carroll 268/716/984; Ben Swope 267; Elwood

Humphries 255; Floyd Ford 246; Adrian Soto 237; Bob Allen 233; Patti

Swope 226; Bryan Kaelber 213.

SIRS: Harry Brown 235; Ken Mills 213.

Seniors Come Lately: James McGann Sr. 224; George Watson 215; Art

Wilson 204; Bruce Sweet 203.

Mexican American

Anthony Granados 300; Alex Cavero 273/736; Jonathan Tanner-III

268/752; Andrew Carteret 268/719; Danny Bennett 255; Mike King 246;

Danny Montanez 245; Robert Ramage 240; Joseph Escove 233; Melinda

Hernandez 220.

Kelly’s Car Wash

Rob Mayfield 279; Ryan Piper 278; Jeff Kegyes 269/719; Gary Lee

259/702; Chris Bahrenfuss 258; Alonzo Ward 258; Don Baker 257; Mike

Murphy 254; Tim Minard 245; Diana Lee 241/661.

Thurs. Morning Slowpokes: Patrice Gran 268/674; Alice Huey 173.

Kings & Queens

Brad Stenger 255; Melvin Matthews 233; Bill Rogan Sr. 232; Earal Harris

232; Sean Gapasin 232; Rich Stone 230; Joe Marquez 201; Dory Nicolas

200.

Delta MensHdcp.

Ray Romo 263; Mike Michaleto 255/704; Tim Nelson 246; Jon Traxler 236;

Alex Barraza 25; Frank Rebultan Sr. 222; Manny Bernstein 210.

1055 Scratch

Candelario Elizondo 300; Greg Lindo 299/720; Andre Bylsma 288; Midrid

Brown 279/781; Ken Hill 279/761; Chris Rose 279/749; Jay Devera

279/710; Jim Dinubilo 277; Randy Whiteman 276/736; Ron Burch 269/714;

GioAyong 268; Mike Smith 258; Nick Groom 258; Jessie Cabais 257; Julio

Cecchetti 257; BryaKatt 256; Bill Likens 247/725; Kekoa Lindo 243/713.

Stockton Party Mixers

Manuel Maxey 300; KioniSodaria 299/772; Jessie Cabais 290/714; Travis

Morris 279/749; Wilmer Rafanan 279; Joey Metcalf 275/770; Sam Loftus

268/703; Donnie Muraoka 266/703; RhodelDeClaro 259; Bethany Ladiao

251; Brian Flores 248; Donnie Muraoka 248; Louis Regalia 247; Pete Tu-

pas 245; Tim Cue 237; Jeff Regalia 235; Tony DeLorenzo 233; Wayne

Sanders 230; Steve Cox 227.


West Lane Bowl

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Congratulations to Robert Sartain for rolling

games of 254, 299 and 248 for a very nice

801 series in the Bourbon Street Men.

Scottie Barton rolled

games of 300, 289 and

257 for a very nice 834 in

the Budweiser - Chase

Chevrolet League.

Congratulations Scottie.

Congratulations Zach Haddad for rolling a

300 in the Budweiser - Chase Chevrolet

Classic

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Tina Martin – Making a Difference

Tina Martin has been involved with Country Club Bowl in San Rafael since 1999,

when Nave Lanes in Novato closed, leaving Marin County with just one place to

bowl. Martin was asked to join the staff at Country Club as League Coordinator, a

job she still holds. She has bowled in Marin County since 1965 so she knows what

she‟s talking about.

“We were close to losing bowling in Marin when Charlie Kinstler purchased the

property in November, 2013, and took over,” said Martin. “But now we can say

„bowling is alive and well in Marin,‟ with great things happening at the center, new

things for both open play and league bowlers

Kinstler, a Southern Californian, the state‟s Bowling Proprietor of the Year in 2012,

owns and operates six establishments -- Cal Bowl in Lakewood, Forest Lanes in

Lake Forest, Keystone Lanes in Norwalk, Saddleback Lanes in Mission Viejo and

Del Rio Lanes in his hometown of Downey and now Country Club.

He said Country Club offers “a great demographic, all other bowling establishments

nearby are closed. We think this place was pretty much ignored the past 30 years

but we‟re out to change that.”

Kinstler, whose company is named Strike 12, has installed state-of-the-art auto-

matic scoring, “sleek and modern with different games and variations ... a lot of fea-

tures with social media attachments.”

Kinstler, married with two children, thinks the changes “have raised us to a 2016

level . . .the old system was installed in 1984. Calling differences “like night and

day,” Kinstler has increased screen sizes from 24 to 50 inches, has automated

bumpers on all 40 lanes so that the scoring system is tied with the bumpers.” The

first major changes have involved the scoring system although plans call for bar and

food concessions to be updated. “We want to update everything.”

League play has been declining -- something Martin, Kinstler and general manager

Stacy Aldred are working on -- but there has been an increase youth, prep and col-

lege-age bowlers.

“We want people back who bowled as kids but who got away from the sport for one

reason or another,” said Kinstler. “We want to make it a cool place to come to, offer

the most modern equipment.

Kinstler is no stranger to taking an underperforming bowling center and turning it

into a place people want to play. Saddleback in Mission Viejo is just one example

where new equipment and a new overall look has been a big difference, for Kinstler

and for bowlers.

“Bowling is back in Marin County and we want people to come and experience it.”

Special Olympics bowling tournament at Country Club bowl in San Rafael. As al-ways at SO events, we had a great time with the athletes, their families, and our public safety partners. Many thanks to San Rafael PD, Fairfax PD, nd Marin County Probation Dept for joining us to cheer on the athletes and award medals -- and give and receive many hugs!!


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Mongoose Thursday Night Shootout

secretary/treasurer Dan Ducoing by Don Phillips

Oct. 27: High shooter was Lynn Harmon

289/741. Other 700's were by Andrew Sin-

gleton 275/724, Mike Succo 247/707, John

Habein 268/721 and Merle Meyer 258/700.

Top 10 handicap series were by Mike

Fisher 788, Matt McCarty 785, George

Ortola 752, Scott Yesitis 751, Steve Ad-

ams 765, Dale Seavers 758, Heather Det-

trey 767, Steve Mahnken 772, Bob Nitrio

766 and Jay Horner 756. Top 5 singles

were by Steve Rhinehart 279, Ken Ridola

279, Ken Marbray 266, Gary Gassaway

265 and Tammy Kramer 265.

11/3/16:Top roller for the week was Bob

Hansen 279/758. Three more 700's were

by Jay Horner 256/716, Bob Gonzalez

249/715 and Leon Chavez 244/701.

Handicap series--10 highest: Randy Wil-

cox 820, Teri Payne 814, Patti Uclarav

789, Terry Blagsvedt 769, Craig Kidwell

778, Bob Nitrio 774, Steve Flack 754,

Brandon Goff 753, Chris McCarvel 788

and C J Tucker 751. High singles were

by Dave Singleton 268, Dan Ducoing 268,

Larry Brecheisen 266, Mike Silva 265 and

Gary Gassaway 265.

Nov. 10: Congratulations to team--Grow a

Spare (Mike Fisher, David Hansen, Paul

Bennett, Bob Hansen, Sam Dorsey) for

winning the first third of the season.

High for the week was Chip Tucker

267/767. More 700's were by Heather

Dettrey 259/721, Bob Hansen 278/719,

C J Tucker 250/712, Tim Samsel

265/711 and Jay Gordon 264/710. High

handicap series--Chris Gearin 782,

Josh Lazaro 746, Brandon Goff 757,

Don Fox 746, George Senn 760, Chico

Morales 774, Eric Landgraf 776, Jeff

Juarez 746, Phillip Waggener 753 and

Jimmie Purkey 762.

Top 5 singles were by Del Hovda 265,

Vince Hagman 257, Mike Silva 256,

Merle Meyer 256 , Dennis Estes 255.

11/17/16: Nine 700's were shot. Top

shooter was Tim Hill 268/761. Others

were Andrew Granite 269/751, Barry

Tsugawa 278/748, Dan Ducoing

298/747, Tammy Kramer 289/738, Tom

Taum 276/719, John Tremblay

266/711, Robert Gonzalez 263/708,

David Hansen 247/705. Ten highest

handicap series were by Mike Edgar

784, Larry Brecheisen 742, Eric Land-

graf 752, Terry Blagsvedt 743, George

Lincoln 759, Deric Rothe 783, Monte

Singh 779, Jill Creamer 744, Bryan

Sharp 772 and Steve Rhinehart 772.

Singles were by Jay Horner 268, Mike

Schwartz 258, Del Hovda 257, Pat Pat-

terson 256 and Ryan Hartung 254.

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These are several photos of those that were inducted into the Nevada State USBC Hall of Fame Banquet and Tournament Awards in Caron City NV at the Gold West Hotel and Casino on October 22, 2016. From my left to your right for Superior Per-formance are Wayne Baker and Dave Wodka, next are Cheryl Hicks and Chris Beard for Meritorious Service. Photos by Randy Gullery

Chris Beard to Nevada Hall

A long time California bowling leader, Chris Beard has been inducted into the Ne-

vada State USBC Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service. Chris began as a Director of

the Vallejo WBA and served all offices with the exception of Secretary. She was

also a junior bowling coach. In 2000, Chris was inducted into the Vallejo WBA Hall

of Fame for Meritorious Service.

She was elected to the California State WBA in 2000 and served as Director for

two years before moving to Nevada. As a CWBA director, she served on the State

Youth Board and was Publicity Chair. In Nevada Chris continued her bowling ca-

reer and joined the Capital City WBA. She became a director in 2004 and served as

President from 2005 - 2007. After the merger into the Carson Country USBC, Chris

served as President from 2007 - 2015. Though she has stepped aside as an officer,

Chris still serves on the BVL Committee.

Chris was elected to the Nevada State WBA in 2006 as a director and served that

association up to its merger with the Nevada BA. She was then elected to the Ne-

vada State USBC serving first as a director and then Sergeant-At-Arms. In June

2016, Chris was elected to the position of President of the Nevada State USBC As-

sociation.

Chris belongs to the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) and has

served as a Director and Vice President as well as with the Silver State Bowling

Writers, serving as officer and director.

Above and Beyond Youth

Scholarship winner

Congrats to Samantha Hinton for being

selected as the 2016 Above and Be-

yond Scholarship Award at the Nevada

State USBC Hall of Fame Banquet on

October 22, 2016 in Carson City.

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Indiana’s E.J. Tackett Wins PBA

World Championship

By Bill Vint

RENO, Nev. – E.J. Tackett of Huntington, Ind., one of the

Professional Bowlers Association’s rising young stars, de-

feated veteran Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., 246-180,

to win the PBA World Championship Sunday at the National

Bowling Stadium.

Tackett, PBA’s 2013 Rookie of the Year, won his first major championship and his

fourth title of the 2016 season with a closing string of six strikes after Smallwood lost

his strike line on the left lane and suffered two open frames late in the match.

Tackett, the top qualifier for the World Championship for the second year in a row,

earned $60,000 along with his fifth career title.

“It was the greatest feeling in the world to have my dad

here to watch,” Tackett said after a tearful embrace with his

father, Ed Tackett.

“It was great to bowl a good game to win,” Tackett said.

“Tom gave me some breaks, which you’d never expect

from him, but to throw the last six strikes, to be able to per-

form like that on a stage like this is what you dream about.

It’s been a huge breakout year for me. I just hope I can

keep riding the wave. I don’t expect to win every time, but I

just want to bowl well.”

With his win, the 5-foot-7, 130-pound right hander, put

himself into the thick of the PBA Player of the Year race.

“Player of the Year is one of those things you strive for,”

the 24-year-old Tackett said. “Now it’s a matter of what my

peers think. With the kind of year I’ve had, I’d put myself in

the top five in the world. Where, I’m not sure, but I grew up

watching Tiger Woods, and I want to be the Tiger Woods of bowling.”

Smallwood earned his berth in the title match with three consecutive wins, includ-

ing a 266-235 victory over England’s Dom Barrett in the semifinal match.

Smallwood, who became a hero among America’s working class in early 2010,

started the match against Barrett with eight strikes before leaving the 3-6-10 in the

ninth frame.

Smallwood’s legacy began during the recession of 2009 when he lost his job with

GMC and decided to pursue his dream of bowling professionally. He earned an ex-

emption to bowl on the PBA Tour during the 2009-10 season, but more importantly,

won the 2010 PBA World Championship for his first title and a $50,000 prize.

Smallwood, with key strikes when he needed them, eliminated 19-year-old Anthony

Simonsen, who failed to carry strikes at critical opportunities, in the first match, 204-

193. Simonsen, a two-handed player from Austin, Texas, was trying to become the

youngest player to win two major titles in the same season after winning the United

States Bowling Congress Masters in February.

In the second match, Smallwood rebounded from an open second frame with a

string of five strikes, building a lead Australia’s Jason Belmonte couldn’t overcome.

Belmonte, the three-time reigning PBA Player of the Year, saw his hopes for his first

title in 2016 die when he left the 3-4-6-7 split in the ninth frame and failed to convert,

losing to Smallwood, 224-185.

The PBA World Championship was the final event of the 2016 PBA Tour season.

PBA competition resumes January 10-14 when a field of 16 PBA stars will join 16

Japanese players in the DHC PBA Japan Invitational in Osaka.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Sunday

Final Standings:

1, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., $60,000.

2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., $30,000.

3, Dom Barrett, England, $25,000.

4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, $20,000.

5, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, $15,000.

Stepladder Results:

Match One – Smallwood def. Simonsen, 204-193.

Match Two – Smallwood def. Belmonte, 224-185.

Semifinal Match – Smallwood def. Barrett, 266-235.

Championship – Tackett def. Smallwood, 246-180.

Indiana’s Mike Wolfe Uses Timeworn Skills to Win PBA Cheetah Championship for Fifth Career Title

by Bill Vint

RENO, Nev. – Using skills developed as a teenager nearly a quarter century ago,

40-year-old Mike Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., upstaged the Professional Bowlers

Association’s youth movement when he routed 23-year-old rookie Darren Tang of

San Francisco, 279-143, to win the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA

Bowling Challenge Mobile Game.

The Cheetah Championship, the first of four PBA animal pattern championships

conducted during the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VIII at Reno’s National

Bowling Stadium, aired Sunday on ESPN.

Wolfe, playing a treacherous outside angle to the pocket, delivered clutch strikes

throughout the game, to win his fifth career PBA Tour title and first in four years.

While the final score makes it look like Wolfe had an easy time, it was only because

he was able to control a thin line between throwing a strike and throwing the ball into

the gutter.

“I grew up playing that shot on short oil back in the urethane days,” Wolfe said of

his formative years. “People always told me Pete Weber was one of the best gutter

players ever and I was a fan of his growing up, so I thought it was cool to play out

there.”

In the title match, Wolfe was seen smiling nervously after throwing a couple of

early strikes.

“I thought I threw them in the gutter,” he confessed. “The very first shot out of the

(commercial) break, I threw it too hard, but it got back to the pocket. There were two

shots, at least, that I thought I threw them into the gutter.”

Living on the edge of the lane, however, almost resulted in a perfect game. Wolfe’s

only flaw was leaving a 10 pin in the seventh frame, which he converted for a spare.

Wolfe used the same approach during the four-player match to open the telecast,

where he had a more difficult time. In the elimination match, the two players with the

highest scores advanced to the championship match. Tang, in his ESPN-television

debut, doubled in the 10th frame for a 237 to lead the four finalists.

Wolfe also doubled in the 10th frame, but fired a rocket shot down the middle of

the lane for a seven-count fill ball to finish with 223. That almost opened the door for

19-year-old Anthony Simonsen of Austin, Texas, who then needed three strikes in

his 10th frame to force a roll-off with Wolfe. Simonsen got the first strike, but missed

on his second to finish with a 210. Also eliminated was 28-year-old B.J. Moore III of

Greensburg, Pa., who posted a 192 in his ESPN debut in singles competition.

“Over the past few years, Belmo (Australian two-handed star and three-time PBA

Player of the Year Jason Belmonte) and some of the other young guys have made

winning look easy,” Wolfe said. “Bowling a first-timer on TV helped, I think. They

look at it differently, like I did when I was their age.

“Darren bowled amazingly for his first show, but you just have to use your experi-

ence to make good shots. When the little guys (like me) can sneak one out, it’s spe-

cial.”

The PBA’s World Series animal pattern championships continue with a busy holi-

day weekend on ESPN including the finals of the Chameleon Championship pre-

sented by HotelPlanner.com on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET followed by a Christmas Day

doubleheader – the Scorpion Championship presented by Reno Tahoe USA and the

Shark Championship – at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. ET, respectively. In all three events, a

PBA veteran will take on a field of youthful challengers.

For fans who may have missed ESPN’s live coverage of the PBA World Champi-

onship on Dec. 11, ESPN will present an encore telecast of the PBA’s final major

championship of 2016 on New Year’s Day at 1 p.m. ET.

PBA CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP

presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev. (aired on ESPN on Sunday, Dec. 18)

Final Standings:

1, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., $20,000.

2, Darren Tang, San Francisco, $10,000.

3, Anthony Simonson, Austin, Texas, $5,000.

4, B.J. Moore III, Greensburg, Pa., $5,000.

Stepladder Results:

Elimination Match (top two scores advanced): Tang 237, Wolfe 223, Simonsen 210,

Moore 192.

Championship: Wolfe def. Tang, 279-143.


Mike Wolfe wins PBA Cheetah Championship at Reno National Bowling Stadium. Darren Tang from San Francisco is runner-up. Photos: Kimberly Power

World Bowling Women’s Singles

Championships in Qatar

PBA Tour champion Kelly Kulick, representing Team USA, successfully de-

fended her title at the World Bowling Women’s Singles Championships in Qatar on

Dec. 11., defeating 2016 PWBA Rookie of the Year New Hui Fen of Singapore,

214-195, in the title match. In the men’s final, Denmark's Jesper Agerbo topped

Malaysian left-hander Rafiq Ismail, 256-205.

PBA member Diana Zavjalova defeated Sweden’s Pontus Andersson, 474-427,

in the two-game title match of the Qatar Open Friday. Zavjalova, whose score in-

cluded 16 handicap pins (8 per game allotted to women bowlers in the event),

earned US$40,000 in the final PBA International-World Bowling Tour tournament

of 2016. Because she accepted handicap pins, Zavjalova doesn’t receive credit for

a PBA title. Zavjalova advanced to the title match by defeating Australia’s Jason

Belmonte, 484-442, while Andersson eliminated Malaysia’s Ahmad Muaz in the

semifinal round, 492-469.

Shannon Pluhowsky and Kelly Kulick

Walter Ray Williams Jr. First to Reach 100 PBA Titles

with Win in PBA/PBA50/PBA60 Baker Trios Event

By Bill Vint

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Professional

Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Walter

Ray Williams Jr., with the help of partners

Dennis Lane and Dick Allen, became the

first player in PBA history to win a combined total of 100 PBA titles Sunday when the

trio won the PBA/PBA50/PBA60 Decker Appraisal Services Baker Trios title, pre-

sented by Hammer, at Valley Lanes.

Williams, as the PBA50 player in the group, won his 10th PBA50 Regional title to go

along with his 47 PBA Tour titles, 32 PBA Regional titles and 11 PBA50 Tour titles.

With his win, Williams broke a tie with fellow hall of famer Pete Weber in their race to

become the first 100-title winner in PBA history.

“It was quite amazing watching Walter Ray strike in the 10th to win his 100th title,”

said Kyle Troup, the PBA member on the runner-up team.

Williams’ team defeated top qualifiers Kenny Parks, Dale Csuhta and Troup, 213-201,

in the title match to share a $5,100 first prize.


6 GAMER, SUNDAY - Jan 8th TOC, Jan 22nd

11:00 am check-in / bowl @ 12:00 pm

Yosemite Lanes, 6 Gamer Going into Sunday, December 18th only 5 points sepa-

rated the top 3 bowlers for the Freddy's Tree Service

Bowler of the Year race.

Myles was leading the way at 400 points, while Nick

Kelley and Rich Custer had 395 points with only the 1

event to go.

So, this Sunday we had 33 bowlers the Kegel Gateway

Arch Pattern (42 feet). Charging to the lead after qualify-

ing was Rich Custer with 1506 6 game total (a 251 aver-

age).

While Nick Kelley qualifed 5th to get into the step-

ladder with a 1427 score, Myles Duty shot 1400 and

finished 6th.

This meant Nick would have to "run" the step-ladder to

beat Rich in points. Well it just wasn't to be as lost his

first match to the #4 seed Chris Pitts of Fresno to end

the drama.

The final results of the Freddy's Tree Service Bowler of

the Year are: 1st Rich Custer 485 points, $500.00 2nd

was a tie Myles Duty and Nick Kelley with 430 points,

they will receive $250.00 each.

Once again, a big THANK YOU to Freddy Irvin for

sponsoring the Bowler of the Year and all 6-Gamers in

2016 :)

As for as the rest of Sunday's 6 gamer, qualifying in

2nd was Craig Miller of Tracy with a 1495 (a 249 aver-

age), and 3rd was Will Garber of Modesto who shot

1448 for his 6 games. Match 1 saw Chris Pitts defeat

Nick Kelley 234 to 228. Match #2 Will Garber defeated

Chris Pitts 247 to 245. Match 3 Craig Miller defeated

Will Garber 237 to 214.

The championship match, Rich Custer defeated Craig

Miller 278 to 224 and win the $347.00 1st place prize.

This was Rich's 2nd win of 2016 and he cashed in 8 of

the 10 events he participated in. Congratulations to Rich

and all the other cashers.

Qualifying scores: 1. Rich Custer +306 2. Craig Miller +295 3. Will Garber +248 4. Chris Pitts +239 5. Nick Kelley +227 6. Myles Duty +200 $130

7. Randy Snoderly +190 $120 8. Freddy Irvin +189 $105 8. Joe Goldstein Sr. +189 $105 Match #1 Chris Pitts defeats Nick Kelley 234 to 228 5th Nick Kelley $150 Match #2 Will Garber defeats Chris Pitts 247 to 245 4th Chris Pitts $170 Match #3 Craig Miller defeats Will Garber 237 to 214 3th Will Garber $200 Championship Match Rich Custer defeats Criag Miller 278 to 224 2nd Craig Miller $240 1st Rich Custer $347 The 2016 Tournament of Champions is Sunday, January 8th 2017 (please confirm your presence, and if you can't make it, let me know asap so the alternate can be notified) We have over $1,000 in added funds. Half the field will cash. 6 games on 6 different patterns. The top 24 are: 1. Noel Vasquez

2. 2. Rick Francis

3. Wayne Garber

4. Chris Pitts

5. Rich Cuser

6. Myles Duty

7. Lanndyn Carnate

8. Craig Miller

9. Nick Kelley

10. Freddy Irvin

11. Chris Preble

12. Kevin Harlin

San Joaquin County Powerball® Winner Claims

$785,000 Prize

After Thinking She‘d ‗Only‘ Won $785.00!

As she scanned a handful of Scratchers® tickets and draw game receipts on July 31, it wasn‟t looking good for Denice Harvey – literally! “I‟m blind, I can barely see,” the Manteca resident said half-jokingly with a laugh. “I was scanning my [tickets] and I kept seeing, „Sorry not a winner.‟ But then I got to my [Powerball] ticket [from the July 30 draw]…”

Harvey could tell the wording on the Check-A-Ticket screen for that Powerball ticket looked different than the others. So she asked a clerk at the convenience store in Oakdale (where she stopped for a cup of cof-fee) to please have a look. “I was telling him that I think I won a dollar. So he [scanned it] and his eyes got hu-mongous! He came around [the counter] and picked me up and hugged me and said I won 785-thousand dollars!”

Evidently Harvey‟s ears aren‟t quite as good as they used to be either! “I thought he said I won 785 dollars! Hey, I was [still] happy but he said, „No! 785-thousand dollars!‟ My legs went limp and here I am. I can‟t even win a bar of soap at a freaking baby shower.”

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Monterey Lanes

By Darwin Wandersee

Congratulations to David Frazier for a great perfect game of 300. Sooner or

later everyone gets there due reward in the wonderful game of bowling. More

great scores also for out great winter leagues.

Chi's Monday Mixers - (week 10) (Men) Tim Huska 265, John Ruiz 213,

Randy Henson 194, Mike Bennett 184, Bill Kearns 184, Robert Burnett 146.

(Women) Victoria Moncivais 201, Rana Inouye 189, Erica Grant 153, Pamie

Sue Dunn 133. (week 12) (Men) Tim Huska 220, Mike Ignacio 190, Randy

Henson 185, Czec Panek 175, Mark Boatwright 136. (Women) Rana Inouye

192, Yvonne Kirkland 172, Robin Coburn 157, Linda Payne 135.

Staff Wives - (week 10) Babette Francis 189, Allyson Kavner 160, Nancy Vigil

143, Marilyn Nelson 141, Carlaine Willis 136.

Monterey City League - (week 12) (Men) Brian Stangel 259, Dave Larue 247,

Larry Hamilton 210, Jon Gerdes 203, Milan Ristich 195. (Women) Diane Wat-

son 153. (week 13) (Men) Barry Panes Jr 263, Albert Manabe 246, Duane Yow

244, Arthur Watson 224, Brian Stangel 211. (Women) Sherryl Panek 180.

Fiesta Club Seniors - (week 9) (Men) Nolan Ferreira 232, John Ruiz 196, Art

Davis 191. (Women) Erika Johnson 178, Pilar Thompson 166, Anna Nash 153.

(week 10) (Men) Craig Isakson 237, Steve Geertsen 194, John Ruiz 194,

Romie Ventura 192. (Women) Erika Johnson 173, Anna Nash 150, Pilar

Thompson 148.

Shirts and Skirts - (week 9) (Men) Nolan Ferreira 244, Ricky Garner 239,

Keegan Russell 222, Steve Carroll 211, Mike Ignacio 209. (Women) Carrie

Barb 230, Edie Ferreira 189, Stacey Lee 181, Michele Hensley 172, Maria

Orozco 163. (week 10) (Men) Johnny Q 268, Raymond Arellano 253, Steven

Kasper 238, Ricky Garner 231, Kieth Garner 222. (Women) Stephani Marcos

213, Nancy Hyett 204, Erika Johnson 191, Rana Inouye 191, Kathi Patton 158.

(week 12) (Men) David Frazier 300, Bobby Craig 247, Johnny Q 245, Keith

Garner 234, Robert Barb 223. (Women) Melissa Garner 215, Nancy Hyett 199,

Rana Inouye 193, Althea Frazier 173, Evelyn Rosales 170.

Friday Nite Family Affair - (week 9) (Men) Barry Panes Jr 248, Richard

Gilliam 180, Mark Nelson 152. (Women)Kandi Caldwell 166.(week 12) (Men)

Carlos Jones 179, Bob Britton 117. (Women) Nancy Nakagawa 178. (week 13)

(Men) Jerry Zack 220, Thomas Howard 168, George Alviar 168, Raymond Bar-

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By Darwin Wandersee

Great scores once again coming to you from Salinas, CA. We experienced great

scores throughout the week in our leagues.

Monday Men's - (week 12) Manuel Castillo Sr 265, Ruben Flores 241, Paul Lambo-

ley 236.

Teachers Wives - (week 12) Karen Leemaster 162, Marlene Mausen 162, Susan

Tucker 151.

FilAm Seniors - (week 13) (Men) Tommy Allen 277, Al Becker 220, Paul Lamboley

220. (Women) Gloria Romero 215, Minnie Abaya 166, Addie Taylor 161.

Salinas Tahoe - (week 11) (Men) Daryl Elder 234, Ray Lemaire 207, Danny Alva-

rado 203. (Women) Michelle Gutierrez 183, Kathy Demeuth 174, Jan Taylor 169.

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4th Street Bowl

November 12: Today some of our Junior

bowlers bowled the Nor Cal Jr/Adult Tourna-

ment at County Club Bowl here are some high

games:

Cody Nathanson (avg 160) 243, David Morris

(avg 85) 146, Jennie Vasquez (avg 52) 93,

Mia Hernandez (avg 88) 104, Katelyn Nguyen

(avg 155) 191, Brandon Ngo (avg 139) 139,

Stephanie Vasquez (avg 184) 264, Kylie

Nguyen (avg 148) 201, Ken Matsumoto (avg

167) 225, Chloe Ngo (avg 86) 154, Andrew

Berger (avg 176) 241, Britney Godbout (avg

144) 217, Marcel Williams (avg 90) 159, Tyson

Nathanson (avg 153) 202, Keiji Matsumoto

(avg 126) 184.

Good bowling to all our Junior bowlers!!!

Thank you to call the adults that bowled with

our Juniors today: Kevin Matsumoto Sr, Chris

Kobata, Dillon Delgado, Dan Sasaki, Elena

Andrade, Mike Godbout, Shawn Nathanson,

Anthony Vasquez, Annie Godbout, Dion

Nguyen, Rebecca Hernandez, Jose Gayoso,

Ryan McGuire and Ed Godbout.

Chris Misner 804

Will Fleming 300

Robyn Laubach 289

Julie Vickers 300

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AMF Moonlite Lanes Closes

As an ambassador of the wonderful sport of bowling

(yes sport) it drives me crazy to see yet another bowl-

ing center close.

I do give blame partially to AMF and AMF Bowling

Centers for selling off to such a money driven busi-

ness as Bowlmor Lanes.

This company cares nothing about the relationships,

families, and opportunities Bowling Centers have to

offer. Anything to make a buck on an already dying

American Past time. They probably would have seen

so much more profit had they actually ran there center

a little more closer to a bowler's heart, like 4th Street

Bowl or Homestead Lanes.

These private owned businesses continue to thrive

because they cater to "Bowlers" and "Bowlers‟

Needs," not high priced open play bowling.

Open play bowlers who trash the lanes cause they

give a rats a.. of how the equipment will work tomor-

row. But this is OK. Bowlmor because you can make

so much money off those bowlers who pay you $8.75

a game vs the bowlers who have come week after

week for over 40 years.

Good run at what you did for AMF Moonlite Lanes.

Who's next, AMF Mission Lanes? Bowlmor AMF is a

joke of a name for a company responsible for people

to Bowl less.

2016 lost two bowling centers. AMF Moonlite Lanes and Cambrian Bowl. More housing! More traffic and no recrea-tion. Golf courses and bowls are disappear-ing all for greed. Not even affordable hous-ing.

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Earl Anthony‘s Dublin Bowl

December2016 - Chuck Holland Bowlers of the Month:(Leprechauns)Wendy Arbuckle had games of 299-279-211 for a 789 set.(Black Oak Casino/Pacific Coast Termite Scratch Trios)Scott Curtis had a perfect 300 game and a 741 set. Tony Braga had games of 278-298-225 for a 801 set and Nick Adams had a perfect 300 game and a 737 set.(Dublin Majors) Ryan Pardini had a perfect 300 and a 748 set. They must be our Bowlers of the Month League bowling: K5 Signs & Graphics Monday Madness Match Play (4games): Here are some of our best scores for the month:Dan Guerin 872, James Bowling 816, Chew Lee a 209 game +52, Ben Sabha 259-867, Bill Tho-mas 850, Dave Tomassini 812, Wes Ru-dolff a 237 game +67, Kathy Lindgren 818, and Chuck Holland 234 +76. Black Oak Casino/Pacific Coast Termite Scratch Trios: High for the month after Tony Braga was Mark Del Cerro Jr. with a 278-787. Other good scores were bowled by; Andy Smith 707, John Graf 734, Karen Adolphson 620, Scott Luba 290-740, Matt Hart 712, Payton Giambrone 748, Scott Curtis 748, Don Sutherland 701, Nick Ad-ams 719, Steve Myers 734, Darin Smith 714, Shane Harteau 705, Kevin Perriera 704, and Brent Moffitt 696. (Continued Next Page)

Albany Bowl: Black Friday No-Tap Doubles Tournament

Congratulations to the winner's of the Black Friday

No Tap Doubles Tournament.

First Place , Dave Baldisseri and

Mike Coleman, score 1608 / $300.00

Second Place, Vickie Orecchia and

Rick Orecchia, score 1598 / $150.00.

Third Place, Erie Columbell and

Joe Cuschieri, score 1559 / $75.00.

A big thank you to everyone who participated, we

will keep you posted

on when our next tour-

nament will take

place.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Albany Bowl

Celebrities together -- John Tierney, owner of the Albany Bowl in Albany

and a strong Golden Bear Backer, is pictured with Cal Bears quarterback

Davis Webb.

In his final home game

as a Golden Bear, Webb

posted yet another strong

stat line in defeating

UCLA, 36-10, by completing 32 of 48 passes for 301

yards and two touchdowns. Along the way, Webb also

moved into second place on Cal's single-season list for

both total offense and touchdown passes.

Webb is expected to be a high draft pick in next year‟s

NFL draft. John Tierney's Albany Bowl, an East Bay insti-

tution of many years, is located at 540 San Pablo Avenue

in Albany.

January 21st @ 1P M


Dublin Bowl: League Scores: (Dublin Cruisers) Brandon Arnold 228-586/+82, Chan-dler Shetron a 221 game +74, Lisa Laufer 344/+65, Derek Brown 234-586/+79, Troy Gomez 212-574/+79, (Christian Fellowship) George Withers III 195-554/+104, Dusty Rhodes a 199 game +50, Leslie Brown 362/+71, Joan Rose a 171 game +65, (Monday Night Trip) Will Scharnow 257-749, Nick Adams 266-742/+100, Tyler Scharnow 268-712, John Cancel a 244 game +58, Jon Corley a 256 game +55, Caleen Smith a 210 game +49, Brett Denels 615/+84, Mark Massey 588/+87, Aimee Baylor 217-549/+96, Stacey Bates a 237 game +53,Dave Yarbrough 245-636/+96, (Coffee Lasses) Kay Geis 204-546/+75, Marcia Ackley 187-509/+80,Sharon Chapman 503/+83, Marilynn Hoffman a 215 game +62, Nicki Deutsch a 220 game +51,(Lucky Strikers) Casey Heusler a 252 game +71, Ken Feltrop a 246 game +64, Rod McFadden a 267 game +72,(Chevron) Eric Tuttle 525/+78, Adrienne Caseres 172-403/+85, Nicole Baker 494/+80, Othell Robinson 242-678/+108, Cathy Reynolds a 175 game +49, Alfred Carrasco 380/+77, Christine Kunzman 214-509/+86, Bryan Finley 224-618/+114, (Leprechauns) Mark San-tos 234-604/+115, Mike Sadler 259-698/+71, Chris Senti a 279 game +78, Scott Kodama a 245 game +59, Michelle Jodon 481/+79, Kevin Attwood 200-541/+91, Scott Spencer 256-646/+79, Daren Armstrong 606/+84, Jeff Miller a 222 game +61, Linda Spengler 220-611/+101, (California Girls) Bonnie Roberts 193-508/+97, Janene Knudsen a 199 game +53, (Melting Pot) Mike Mondon 280-730, Mike Allphin246-584/+77, Row Woods a 237 game +71, John Hartwell a 206 game +54, Sandy Chestnut a 193 game +53,(Wednesday Wonders) Bob Massola 279-739/+82, Stephan Klitz 713, Liz Drennan a 226 game +50, Elizabeth Bryant 630, Ron Cracraft Jr. 703, Ken Goodman 279-701, Doug Schmidt 252-693/+87, Mary Sowles a 232 game +71,(Lotto Fun Goodtimers) Sean Levy 191-475/+103, Mike Dupuis a 253 game +77, Debi Darrow 164-

380/+90, Savannah Garrison a 248 game +80, Kevin Singer 280-770/+107, Vincent Clifford 248-686/+110, Sue Ortiz 171-444/+87,(Men‘s Club) Dave Cameron 529/+76, Joe Doll a 227 game +52, Warren Harrison a 235 game +55, (Workday) Will McCurdy a 206 game +87, Brandon Hines a 236 game +65, (3R‘s) Dave Er-bez a 201 game +55, Robyn McNaughton 220-593/+86, Dave Bolin a 198 game +56, Carolyn Blumert 176-444/+87, (Dublin Dollies) Sandra Bauer a 187 game +60, (Dublin Majors) Rob Castelluccio 279-769, Peter Hagin 759, Desiree Jorgensen 625, Deanna Marion245-616, Darwin Friend 696, John Graf 705, (Trailriders)Sean Mulligan 240-688/+115, Dave Yarbrough a 246 game +63, Alyssa Bene 227-612/+81, Tina Ingram a 232 game +52, Larry Bird 211-555/+90, Scott DeSelms a 278 game +68, Pat DeSelms 193-519/+87, Kelly Abney 444/+84,(570 Scratch Trios) Greg Doyle 279-779, Johnnie Hicks 743, Valerie Johnson 665, Pamela Sterling 613, John Bussey 729, Lien Economidis 590, Hal Lewis 729, J R Ruckey a 290 game +85, (Ellie Mae Strikers) Oscar Sanchez a 234 game +75, Sherman Turner an 203 game +67, Dominic McGinnis a 188 game +70, Brian Kruger a 179 game +59, David Harrison a 209 game +58, (PBA Experience) Casey McClintock a 252 game +66, Mark Collins a 233 game +55, Matthew Graham 224-604/+81, Garret Rhett a 234 game +61, Derek Brown a 202 game +50,(Friday Flingers) Travis Zonis 257-670/+115, Mike Thompson 233-669/+102, Cathy May a 178 game +48, Mike Mayo 561/+75, Christy Smith a 165 game +51, Randy Fong 228-611/+75, and Joe Stevens a 235 game +65. Senior Scores:‖ Earl‘s Pearls: Rich Hiner 257-718, Chuck Leming 244-673/+91, Gary Harrington 204-531/+75, Jim Wilcox a 224 game +66, Leona Wong 479/+72, Rob Filgo 620, Linda Shaffer 255-630, Barb Wollenweber 540, Elaine Gavrell a183 game +49, Mike Barnes 259-739/+121, Belva Carroll 502, and Robin Mori a 201 game +50.

Seniors &VIP‘s: Bob Kahn 569, Ron Gilbreth 530/+77, John Monahan 234-606/+105, Jack Busch 526/+76, Gene Choy 551/+80, Linda Shaffer 245-658, Laura Huerta a 165 game +48, Larry Cook 621, Bill Junginger a 193 game, and Melody Minto 525.

Youth Bowlers: Stealth (3 games): D J Barton 638, Jared Darling 590, Ashley Adams 448, Khloe Heusler 486,Jason Gee 238-650/+119, Alexis Collet 381, Logan Kirby 537, Jaden Lewis 323, Ashley Adams 355, Gabriella Heusler 263. Big Dogs (4 games): Angelo Vinci 253-869, Hunter Lampi 830, Brandon Muraoka 810, D J Barton 808, Jared Darling 269-843, Ryder Halliday 821, Matthew Collet III 800, and Michael Partridge 248-813. Little Dogs (4 games): Chris Ellis 682, Ryan Cheng 715, Alexis Collet 550, Neil Weinstein 637, and Logan Kirby 620. Junior Strikers (3 games): Mason Sidran 449, Greg

Warque 416, Nicholas Green 402, Neil Weinstein 470, and Daniel Robbins 454. Generation Gap (3 games): Matt Barroero 712, Gretchen Wesley 406, Jesse Harris 219-637, Khloe Heusler 392,Dee Ann Krom 498, Anthony Silva 681, Casey Heusler 522, Lisa Hansen 419, and Matthew Collet III 575. Gold Pin Tournament: Our next Gold Pin Tournament is scheduled for January 21st at 1:00pm, the pattern will be Bear. Entry is $65 and there are optional side pots, a 300 pot, and brackets! Call to enter this event, the field is limited to 36 bowlers. This is a USBC certi-fied tournament. Pot ―O‖ Gold, Color Pin Bowling for $$$: Bowls at 6:30pm each Saturday night, if you get color pins in the right positions you get to shoot for a strike money shot. There are accumulating jack pots for games 1, 2, and 3, and there are optional side pots. The cost is $20, and it is advisable that you call for reservations. (925) 828-7550


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2016 Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open.

“Pepsi is the official soft drink of bowling and a valued partner of the Bowling

Proprietors‟ Association of America,” BPAA President Nancy Schenk said.

“We‟re excited to team with the PWBA and look forward to another exciting sea-

son on the PWBA Tour in 2017.”

Pepsi once again will be featured as a tour sponsor during PWBA Tour tele-

casts on CBS Sports Network. The network will televise 13 of the 14 events,

including live coverage of the four major events on the 2017 PWBA Tour.

“The PWBA is an opportunity for Pepsi to help support a growing pro women‟s

sport and enhance our connection with the bowling community,” Todd Elliot,

Vice President, National Foodservice Sales/Pepsico said. “Pepsi has a long-

standing relationship with the BPAA and its member centers, and looks forward

to continuing its relationship with the PWBA.”

The 2017 PWBA Tour season starts April 27 with the PWBA Sonoma County

Open at Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, California. The 14-event tour

will conclude with the PWBA Players Championship, scheduled for Aug. 31-

Sept. 3.

“Continuing to have Pepsi as an official sponsor means so much to the PWBA

Tour because the Pepsi brand is recognized worldwide,” said PWBA spokesper-

son Kelly Kulick. “Pepsi has been a tremendous partner of bowling and we look

forward to continuing the relationship in 2017.”

USBC Hall of Fame

PBA Tour title winner Mike Shady of Fairview, Pa., has been elected to the USBC

Hall of Fame in the Outstanding USBC Performance category by the USBC Hall of

Fame committee. Shady, 51, won the 1992 PBA Earl Anthony Open, but earned his

USBC recognition for an unprecedented run at the USBC Open Championships which

includes 2005 Team All-Events and 2011 Regular Team titles.

Shady, the lifetime USBC Open average leader with a mark of 222.28 in 21 appear-

ances, has 13 additional top-10 finishes in addition to his two titles.

The USBC Hall of Fame committee also slated eight bowlers for the Superior Per-

formance national ballot that will be voted on by a panel of USBC Hall of Fame mem-

bers, USBC Board members and veteran bowling writers. The men‟s ballot in-

cludes Dave Ferraro of Kingston, N.Y.; David Ozio and Mark Williams of Beaumont,

Texas; Randy Pedersen of Clermont, Fla.;Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas;

and Danny Wiseman of Baltimore.

The two competitors on the women‟s ballot are Marianne DiRupo of Succasunna,

N.J., and Tammy Turner of West Palm Beach, FL.

USBC‟s induction ceremony will take place April 26 at the 2017 USBC Convention in

Las Vegas


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ASK BOB By Bob Korth

Q. I have been pulling the ball lately way more than I should do you have any idea

to help me solve this problem?

A. There are many things that can cause pulling the ball. Timing, squeezing the

ball causing an late release, and turning early (chicken winging). There is one

other problem I was not aware of until a couple of months ago. This is pushing the

shoulder forward on the push away.

This pointed out to me by my friend Chris Warren. Chris was watching me strug-

gle in practice with this very problem. He saw that as I tried to push out to get the

ball moving I was pushing my shoulder forward toward the head pin. This puts you

swing in a bad position. Makes the entire swing move toward the Brooklyn side.

He has a simple fix for this problem I had never heard before. Instead of pushing

the ball forward he said pull the ball back toward your body for an initial move.

Then forget about your swing and just let your body follow your arm-swing. You

just walk beside the swing. Your shoulder does not get closed up during the swing

and because the swing is more open you get a higher back-swing and more speed

without even trying. So for me it cured three problems at once. Better swing track,

more speed and a more free arm swing.

To find out which of these problems you have you will have to do video to see if

you can pick out which of these is going on, or find a coach in your area to see if

they can pick out the problem.

Q. I quit bowling and went into the Navy in the early ninety‟s. I have just taken the

game up again. I started league with 2 bowling balls. A plastic white dot, and a

Roto Grip urethane ball. I can't get either one of these balls to hook or even finish

in the back. I never had a straight ball. My teammates suggest a new ball does it

really make that much difference?

A. Yes, it will make all the difference. Keep the plastic ball for spares and the ure-

thane for super dry conditions. But go to your local pro shop as fast as you can

and invest in a couple of reactive bowling balls. Have the pro shop person watch

you throw the ball to get a idea of what will help you the most.

Since the early ninety's the game has changed a lot. Most lanes are now syn-

thetic instead of wood. The oils have changed to keep up with ball changes. Main-

tenance of the lane is much better with the machines that clean and oil the lanes.

The older bowling balls are just not strong enough to keep up. And thank you for

your service.

Q. Why is it not legal to bowl in a league or tournament with both the right or left

hand but is OK to bowl with both hands?

A. There has to be a regulation on right or left hand because of averages. If you

were allowed to bowl with either hand at any time the USBC could not keep track

of your true average. You can bowl in one league right handed and another one

with the left. You must shoot the entire league first ball and spares to get your true

average with that hand. You will have a R/L designation in the average book.

Two handed is different if you watch closely at a two hander they are in actuality

a one hander. At release they let go of the ball with only one hand. They just keep

the other hand on the ball during the swing. But only one hand is in play at release.

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PBA Announces PBA50 Tour For 2017

By Jerry Schneider CHICAGO - The Professional Bowlers Association has announced a 14-

tournament PBA50 Tour season for 2017 that will include three majors and

three PBA60 tournaments exclusively for players 60 years of age and older.

The 2017 season will kick off with a PBA50 and PBA60 doubleheader at

Lane Glo Bowl in New Port Richey, Fla., April 15-20. Lane Glo will host the

PBA60 Killer ‗B‘ Open April 15-17 to be followed immediately by the PBA50

Pasco County Florida Open April 17-20.

After the Pasco County events, the PBA50 Tour will once again visit The

Villages, Fla., for the PBA50 Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Radical

at Spanish Springs Lanes. The tour then heads north for the PBA50 Miller

High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas‘ Victory

Lanes in Mooresville, N.C., and PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open pre-

sented by Brunswick at Farmingdale Lanes in Farmingdale, N.Y.

The PBA50 Tour Players Championship makes its debut as the season‘s

first major at long-time PBA host Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis May 13-16.

The senior players then head west for the PBA50 Northern California Clas-

sic presented by MOTIV at Harvest Park Bowl May 28-31. Sam‘s Town in Las

Vegas will host the USBC Super Senior Classic June 1-3, and the season‘s

second major, the USBC Senior Masters June 4-10. Immediately following

the Senior Masters, the PBA50 Tour makes its traditional stop at the Sun-

coast in Las Vegas for the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by

Storm, the season‘s third major June 11-16.

After a five-week break Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind., will host the

PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8 followed by the PBA50 Dave

Small‘s Championship Lanes Classic presented by Roto Grip in Anderson,

Ind., before wrapping up the 2017 season in Fort Wayne Aug. 5-8 with the

PBA50 Pro Bowl West Championship presented by Ebonite and the PBA60

Dick Weber Championship presented by Hammer Aug. 10-12.

Entries for the 2017 season will be accepted beginning Feb. 27 on pba.com.

2017 PBA50 TOUR SEASON SCHEDULE

April 15-17 – PBA60 Killer ‗B‘ Open, Lane Glo Bowl, New Port Richey, Fla.

April 17-20 – PBA50 Pasco County Open, Lane Glo Bowl, New Port Richey,

Fla.

April 22-25 – PBA50 Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Radical, Span-

ish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.

April 30-May 3 – PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300

and Miller High Life, George Pappas‘ Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.

May 6-9 – PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open presented by Brunswick,

Farmingdale Lanes, Farmingdale, N.Y.

May 13-16 – PBA50 Tour Players Championship, Woodland Bowl, Indian-

apolis.

May 28-31 – PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by MOTIV,

Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.

June 1-3 – USBC Super Senior Classic, Sam’s Town, Las Vegas.

June 4-10 – USBC Senior Masters, Sam’s Town, Las Vegas.

June 11-16 – Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm, Sun-

coast Bowling Center, Las Vegas.

July 24-27 – PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8, Olympia Lanes,

Hammond, Ind.

July 29-Aug. 1 – PBA50 Dave Small‘s Championship Lanes Classic pre-

sented by Roto Grip, Anderson, Ind.

Aug. 5-8 – PBA50 Pro Bowl West Championship presented by Ebonite, Pro

Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Aug. 10-12 – PBA60 Dick Weber Championship presented by Hammer, Pro

Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.

SENIOR CLASSIC

secretary/treasurer Ron Johnson by Don Phillips

Nov. 1. Hot shot for the week was Doug

Regelin 259/957.

Two more 900's were by John Tremblay

254/930 and Mal Helmuth 248/925. Par roll-

ers were Jim Tanaka 235/875, George Senn

238/872, Jim Russell 235/874, Ray Searles

248/838, Anthony Ripchick 244/852, Mike

Harris 226/876, Steve Adams 255/883, Phil-

lip Moses 225/839, Frank Acuna 252/896,

Larry Hilburn 235/879, Nick DeStefano

228/837, Clyde Nakaishi 245/862, Mo Sny-

der 246/839, Gordon Moore 255/879, Ron

Johnson 231/842, John Miner 253/836 and

Kelly Wright 248/847.

Top 5 singles were by Cal Suan 248, Don

Yarwood 242, Gary Moore 246, Bud Oman

245 and Dennis Estes 235.

11/8/16. Doug WHO?? Yeah! Doug Rege-

lin on top again 288/1019. Steve Curless

rolled a nice 268/966 and then Ray Searles

245/917 and Clyde Nakaishi 259/901.

The rest of the top 20 seniors were Monty

Lyons 249/865, Ron Pearson 244/870,

Bruce Cantrell 249/837, Don Sager 232/818,

Dann Dodd 259/865, John Tremblay

236/869, Brent Korff 255/887, Jim Russell

258/841, Ron Johnson 231/857, Gordon

Moore 246/824, Tim Nessler 258/829,

Everett

Whiteside 235/888, Gary Moore 237/873,

Don Phillips 238/859, Larry Hilburn 234/842

and Mike Schwartz 268/848. Five high sin-

gles were by Gary Hobbs 238, Paul Brown

264, Dale Collette 235, Frank Acuna 255,

Art Tourtillott 235 and Mike Harris 245.

Nov. 15. Ok! Larry Hilburn 268/924 high for

the week on his favorite pair 1&2. Ray Sear-

les 236/900 for his 900 series. 800 + rollers

were Dennis Estes 234/823, Steve Adams

247/834, Doug Regelin 255/896,

Bob Bonifacini 265/884, Gary Hobbs

258/871, Tim Nessler 276/898, Ron Pear-

son 237/845, Clyde Nakaishi 227/860,

George Senn 234/853, Mal Helmuth

256/879, Art Tourtillott 268/895, Ron John-

son 268/861, Mike Harris 234/897, Bruce

Cantrell 256/877, John Tremblay 223/832,

Nick DeStefano 244/847, Gary Moore

249/870 and Gordon Moore 277/880. Good

games were by Don Yarwood 229, Bob

Sloan 236, Hank Miles 230, Jerry Davidson

234 and Jim Tanaka 289.

11/22/16. GEE. Only 1 900 this week.

Gordon Moore 247/918. Well, Gary Hobbs

bowled his FIRST PERFECT 300/880!!

Guys in the 800 range were Ray Sear-

les 225/833, Mike Harris 215/852, Bill Lar-

son 235/803, John Tremblay 234/873, Larry

Hilburn 250/877, Dennis Estes 242/

862, John Miner 237/814, Kelly Wright

267/846, Steve Curless 226/819, Joe Hole-

sapple 232/812, Nick DeStefano 224/804,

Doug Regelin 235/878, Gary Moore

247/812, Clyde Nakaishi 242/877, Hank

Miles 235/853, Tim Nessler 247/849, Bruce

Cantrell 214/802 and Bob Bonifacini

256/829.

Top 5 games were by Ron Johnson 246,

Brent Korff 238, Dann Dodd 248,

Mike Schwartz 234 and Mo Snyder 236.

Sirs 49ers Bowling League- Wednesday Steve Cook's Fireside Lanes

Bob Friend, President / Bob Brown, S/T

The Wednesday SIRs league started September 7th at 12:30 at Fireside Lanes

in Citrus Heights with 16 -4man teams. All the teams were full as of November 2nd

at the end of the first 8 weeks. Team #11, the Nuggets with Brent Soulis, Dick

Krause, Chuck Craig, and Wayne Philpot were in first place with 24 points won and

only 8 points lost. They had a 5 point lead over 3 other teams but there is a long

time to go to the end of the first half.

Four Sir bowlers had averages over 200 led by Jim Russell 211, Cal Suan 208,

Joe Chabot 203, and Bill Graham 200. High Scratch games so far are Dick

Martegani 275, Art Tourtillott 268, and Bill Graham 267. High scratch series lead-

ers are Art Tourtillott 695, Joe Chabot 694, and Cal Suan 692. Larry Mustain has

the high handicap game -288 and Ric Nannini the high handicap series of 691.

This USBC sanctioned league bowls at 12:30 PM and is a 100% handicap

league based on 210 average. The weekly fee is $11 and $6 for subs. The league

needs subs and any SIR in good standing at any area branch is invited to come

and bowl with us. Warm ups begin at 12:15. And we welcome all SIR bowlers to

come and join us.

Good bowling everyone.


Will June Reports....

by Frank Weiler MORENO VALLEY - Will June is a great bowler. As far as I know he still holds the national record for the oldest bowler to roll consecutive perfect games in certified league play. Now in his eighties Will is still recording 200 games, 600s and averaging just a few sticks below 200. While bowling Will June keeps track of what others are doing on the lanes. He is my eyes and ears in "The Valley". Moreno Valley has some great bowlers and "WILL JUNE REPORTS...." on their exploits. Currently, the top male senior bowlers in "The Valley" are: 1. Jeff Egeland 221 Average

2. Lonnie Ritchey 219 "

3. Jeff Hill 204 "

4. Frank Mashburn 202 "

5. David Smith 200 "

Currently, the top female senior bowlers in "The Val-ley" are: 1. Angela Scott 172 Average

2. Valerie Pruitt 170 "

3. Linda Keller 166 "

4. Nedra Cooper 165 "

5. Ollie Allen 164 "

The high scores so far are a 751 by Jeff Egeland

and 300 (two) by Lonnie Ritchey. For the women

Fran Hruska had a 520 and Sue Sloan a 202.

Senior bowlers are the best. They continue to com-

pete even though it may be painful. They score even

tough they are hurting. They bowl with aching arms,

shaky knees and sore feet. They bowl with arthritic

joints and inflamed muscles.

Seniors bowl. Seniors compete. Senior bowlers are

the best. Best of all, CALIFORNIA has more senior

bowlers than any other state.

Chris Beard to Nevada Hall

A long time California bowling leader, Chris Beard has been inducted into the Nevada State USBC Hall of Fame

for Meritorious Service. Chris began as a Director of the Vallejo WBA and served all offices with the exception of

Secretary. She was also a junior bowling coach. In 2000, Chris was inducted into the Vallejo WBA Hall of Fame

for Meritorious Service.

She was elected to the California State WBA in 2000 and served as Director for two years before moving to Ne-

vada. As a CWBA director, she served on the State Youth Board and was Publicity Chair. In Nevada Chris con-

tinued her bowling career and joined the Capital City WBA. She became a director in 2004 and served as Presi-

dent from 2005 - 2007. After the merger into the Carson Country USBC, Chris served as President from 2007 -

2015. Though she has stepped aside as an officer, Chris still serves on the BVL Committee.

Chris was elected to the Nevada State WBA in 2006 as a director and served that association up to its merger

with the Nevada BA. She was then elected to the Nevada State USBC serving first as a director and then Ser-

geant-At-Arms. In June 2016, Chris was elected to the position of President of the Nevada State USBC Associa-

tion.

Chris belongs to the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) and has served as a Director and Vice

President as well as with the Silver State Bowling Writers, serving as officer and director.

Bowling Writers Honor Pezzano

At the PBA World Championships on December 10, 2016 held at the Na-

tional Bowling Stadium in Reno, Ne- vada, bowling journalist Chuck Pez-

zano, received, perhaps, his final trib- ute. The California Bowling Writers

had a permanent plaque made for the PBA Media Room honoring Pezzano.

CBW Life Member Jackie Wyckoff made the presentation.

Born in Paterson, N.J., in 1929, Pez- zano lived his entire life in New Jersey.

After graduating from Rutgers Univer- sity, he started his writing career with

the Paterson Morning Call in 1952 and continued writing for The Re-

cord in Bergen County until his death, more than 60 years later. Over the

years, he contributed to more than 100 publications round the world and he

authored or co-authorized more than a dozen books about bowling. Pezzano

died in January of 2015,

He was the first Meritorious Service inductee in the inaugural PBA Hall of

Fame class in 1975, and later inducted into the United States Bowling Con-

gress and Bowling Writers Association of America Halls of Fame, among his 12 halls of fames.

In addition to his prolific writing contributions, Pezzano was a television pioneer, working with hall of fame broad-

casters Mel Allen, Chris Schenkel, Jack Buck, Brent Musberger, Al Trautwig and others. He

worked as a consultant on television, movie and instructional videos, and traveled the country serving as an em-

cee and guest speaker at hundreds of bowling functions.

One of bowling‘s icons.

CBW Webmaster Goes to Israel

by Kathy Watson I call a pilgrimage a journey to a sacred place that is both spiritual

and physical. I call Holy Land a land where God has touched it, where

YHWH has touched it, where Allah has touched it. For me as a Chris-

tian and a Templar, it is where Jesus walked on this earth. I went on

this pilgrim-age to experience the land where Jesus walked and did

His earthly ministry. Knights Templar (SMOTJ) is an Ecumenical

Christian and Chivalric charitable Order.

This was a whirl wind adventure as we visited Crusader and Templar

sites of a thousand years ago plus the schools and orphanages where

Templar funds and support go today, in addition to the many sacred

sites in the story of Christianity – all within two weeks.

As I reflect, the many shrines and churches blend together. Many

were very ornate and beautiful. Some were simple and understated. I was surprised by how many were owned by

the Franciscan Order. Our very experienced guide Fr. Peter is a Franciscan monk who seemed to know everyone.

We rode in a nice Mercedes Benz bus whose air conditioning and cooled bottles of water were greatly appreci-

ated as we did quite a bit of hiking up and down what seemed like mountains.

A highlight of the trip for us was the renewal of our wedding vows at the Church in Cana where Jesus turned

water into wine. Another high point was seeing the orphans and the students we help. The original Knights Tem-

plar helped those in harm‘s way and now we do that in another way. We actually shared a meal with the family of

our student, something that no others on the trip were able to arrange. It was good to spend time with other fellow

Templars from all over the country and even some local Jerusalem Templars.

Sending Out A Shout

Mary Lynly Is recovering from a knee replaced.

Bowling World sends out a wish for a

quick recovery.


Eighth Annual Crusader Classic

Bowling Tournament Coming to Richton Park

Richton Park, Ill. – The eighth annual Crusader Classic Bowling tournament will strike its way to the Lakewood Bowl & Grill in Richton Park for the first time, February 17 – 19, 2017. The 14-team tournament will see players from top schools compete in this NCAA sanctioned women‘s tournament hosted by Valparaiso Uni-versity. ―Valparaiso University Athletics is ex-cited to be partnering with the Chicago South-land Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Village of Richton Park in hosting one of the premier events in NCAA collegiate bowling this year,‖ said Stephen Anthony, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Valparaiso University. ―The opportunity to host the top teams in the nation at a tremendous facility in the Chicago South-land will provide terrific exposure for our bowl-ing program while providing a wonderful oppor-tunity for student-athletes from across the country to compete at a high level.‖ ―We are excited to bring a prestigious tourna-ment to not only Richton Park but the Chicago Southland,‖ said Richton Park Village Presi-dent, Rick Reinbold. ―This tournament will see top teams compete and hopefully have a posi-tive experience in the Chicago Southland.‖ ―We are beyond excited for the Crusader Clas-sic to be held in the Chicago Southland,‖ said Jim Garrett, President / CEO for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau. ―This tournament will be an economic driver for the region seeing hundreds of visitors experiencing the very best we have to offer.‖ The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago‘s 62 south and southwest suburbs. The Chicago Southland CVB markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for leisure, meetings and conventions, group tour and sports events. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouth-land.com Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bu-reau, Juston Teach - Communications Manager 2304 173rd Street Lansing, IL 60438 Phone: 708-895-8200 Fax: 708-895-8288 Toll-

free: 888-895-8233

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Logo Infusion Is Exclusive

Jersey Provider

By Terry Bigham

ARLINGTON, Texas – Logo Infusion is

the official jersey manufacturer of the Jun-

ior Gold Championships after reaching a

two-year agreement with International

Bowling Campus Youth Development.

As the official jersey for the Junior Gold

Championships presented by the Brands of

Ebonite International, Logo Infusion holds

exclusive rights to produce jerseys featur-

ing the Junior Gold Championships mark.

Jerseys produced by Logo Infusion for the

Junior Gold Championships will be avail-

able on-site at the USBC Bowling Store,

the official store of USBC, during the event,

and throughout the year at Logo Infusion‘s

website, LogoInfusion.com.

―This is a tremendous opportunity for

Logo Infusion to be part of the Junior Gold

Championships,‖ Logo Infusion founder

Ken Keegan said. ―It is the premier event

for youth bowlers, and we‘re excited to

showcase the great work of our team while

supporting the next generation of bowlers.‖

Logo Infusion, based in Las Vegas, be-

gan production of its popular dye-

sublimated jerseys in 2011 and eventually

made a substantial capital investment in

state-of-the-art equipment to be able to

oversee the development and production

of its merchandise.

―We appreciate Logo Infusion‘s enthu-

siasm to become part of the Junior Gold

Championships,‖ IBC Youth Develop-

ment Managing Director Gary Brown

said. ―Ken Keegan and his team have

made a major investment in the sport

and it‘s great to see their support of

youth bowling.‖

The agreement includes providing

team uniforms for the USA Bowling

National Championships and Junior

Gold participants for the televised finals.

In addition to Junior Gold, Logo Infu-

sion now is the exclusive supplier of

IBC Youth staff uniforms for the Inter-

collegiate Team Championships, Youth

Open, Junior Gold and USA Bowling

events.

Beginning in 2017, bowlers will have

the opportunity to purchase unique jer-

seys designed by Logo Infusion and to

have the Junior Gold mark included.

Plus, Logo Infusion will produce an ex-

clusive line of jerseys and other dye-

sublimated products for the Junior Gold

Championships. Details, including pric-

ing and delivery, will be announced

soon.

Go to LogoInfusion.com to learn more

about jerseys and other merchandise

available from Logo Infusion.

Paddock Bowl: 1st Place - Mike & Michael DeMello

2nd Place - Noah Willard & Max Knecht


Santa made a visit to our youth leagues this morning at Cloverleaf Family Bowl

Special thanks to Alcal Specialty Contracting, Inc for dropping off boxes of toys for our holiday toy drive. We are collecting canned

goods and new unwrapped toys through Sunday

2016 Nor Cal Junior/Adult Championships with the Albany Bowl Juniors. We're looking good!! at Country Club Bowl.

Kimberly Power Thank you very much to everyone that contributed to the gifts.

I actually cried a bit when I read the card from everyone.

(L/R) Dustin Michael Weisenberger, Noah Tom, Haley Walik, Kimberly Power, Madison Bailey and Maranda Pattison at 4th Street Bowl

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$2,500 YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP

Applications are due January 15. Eligible to all high school seniors and currently enrolled college students.

This award is both academically and sport performance graded.

$1,000 YOUTH STATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Applications are due January 15. Eligible to all California USBC youth members.

Points are graded for both academic and bowling participation (local, state and national).

Applications are due January 15

FREE LEAGUE LEVEL QUALIFYING

(All USBC certified youth leagues are eligible) November 5-18, 2016

January 14-27, 2017

QUALIFYING PAPERWORK AND FEES DUE February 18, 2017

DISTRICT FINALS #1, 2, 3, 7 March 11-12, 2017

DISTRICT FINALS #4, 5, 6, 8 March 18-19, 2017

RSVP WINDOW for STATE FINALISTS

(Online Registration only) March 30 (9am) – April 5 (7pm)

STATE FINALS (U12, U15 & U20 Divisions only)

CLASSIC BOWL

900 King Dr.

Daly City 94015

(650) 878-0300 U12, U15 & U20 Divisions qualify to the State Finals

based on SCRATCH SCORES (Ratio 1:5) STATE FINALISTS INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING

TO THE PEPSI STATE FINALS

STATE FINALS RULES

May 6-7, 2017

USBC JUNIOR GOLD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (U12, U15 & U20 divisions only - 6 berths)

July 15-22, 2017 (Cleveland,

OH) YOUTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Country Club Bowl, San Rafael (Team, Doubles, Singles) (District Finals U8 & U10 Champions (scratch) can win

FREE entries through Pepsi - 32 berths total – See rules for more info)

July 8-16, 2017

DIDDY WATTS YOUTH STATE SINGLES CHALLENGE

(AKA... DW Challenge)

LOCAL QUALIFYING SITES:

Sites TBA LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER, SEMI-FINALS & FINALS:

Site TBA (District Finals U12, U15 & U20 Champions (scratch) can earn

berths through Pepsi - 48 total – See rules for more info)

LOCAL QUALIFYING

July 29-30, 2017

LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER,

SEMI-FINAL & FINALS

August 12-13, 2017

IMPORTANT PEPSI DATES 2017 California Pepsi USBC

Youth Championships

To date, the Pepsi Youth Championships nation-

wide has awarded more than $6 million in schol-

arships — it is estimated that at least $500,000 in

scholarships will be awarded nationwide this sea-

son alone.

By conducting the league level competition you

are giving your bowlers an opportunity to help

finance their college education. California

awarded $44,500 in scholarships last year and

has awarded over $903,801 since 1998.

For the 17th year in a row BowlersParadise.com

will be sponsoring this event along with Elite-

Bowling.com. Also each pro shop/center in the

eight hosting Pepsi District Finals will be donating

a bowling ball for our fundraising raffle at each

site to help us raise more scholarship dollars.

Please visit these businesses and THANK them

for their generous contributions by shopping at

their establishments!

Thank you for your support and participation in

one of the largest scholarship events in Califor-

nia. Last year we worked extremely hard with

your help in raising funds so that we could

award $50,000 in scholarships! With the rising

cost of education, this tournament strongly bene-

fits many young bowlers on their way to a promis-

ing future.

Good luck and we'll see you out on the lanes!

Tournament Director: Lynn Matsubara

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 562-449-4527

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http://calusbc.com/documents/file/Pepsi/2017%20Pepsi/2017%20state%20finalists%20instructions.pdf

http://calusbc.com/documents/file/Pepsi/2017%20Pepsi/2017%20CA%20STATE%20RULES.pdf

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