Bowling Highlights Column 11-28-08

Donald Durland

Bob Cady with the Lane # 1 Buzzsaw XXL urethane bowling ball.

Durland 300 & He Competes In
His First Professional PBA Event
Cady 300 Goes Into Lane # 1 Record Book

Twenty-year-old Wurtsboro bowler Donald Durland and 61-year old Livingston Manor bowler Bob Cady are years apart in age but each of their bowling prowess has resulted in recent 300 perfect game scores.
Durland is on a roll and his bowling skills has resulted in him scoring his 8th career 300 game at Kiamesha Lanes and he competed very well this past weekend in his first ever Professional Bowling Association (PBA) East Regional tournament.
Donald took his bowling talents to the PBA East Region Parker Bohn/Blue Valley Lanes Open held last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Wind Gap, Pa.
Practice rounds took place Friday and the PBA Viper lane condition created early scoring problems for many of the bowlers.
Saturday morning Durland went into his first PBA Regional competition in the 8 a.m. "A" squad and his eight game qualifying round consisted of 199, 203, 201, 233, 210, 276, 211, 211 which gave him a total of 1744, a 218 average and put him into fourth place for his shift.
After the 2 p.m. "B" shift completed play Durland was in fifth place. The 8 p.m. "C" shift would determine if this young Wurtsboro amateur would be one of the 16 bowlers to bowl Sunday in the 9:30 a.m. Round of 16.
Some pretty good scoring took place by the "C" squad bowlers but Donald's 1744 score was good enough to place him in 11th place and the right to compete in the Round of 16 Sunday morning.
The Round of 16 featured single-elimination match play with a best of five format. Durland was matched up against the number 6 seed Bob Caruso of Dayton, NJ. Caruso won the match 3-0 but for his first time in PBA Regional competition Donald did very well in qualifications and this overall great learning experience will certainly advance his bowling skills because now he knows what to look forward to in future Regional PBA competition.
Kudos to you Donald and a job well done.......his efforts resulted in a $600 payday.
Cady is heading for the record books at the Syracuse based Lane # 1 Bowling Company as a spokeswoman at the company headquarters last week confirmed that Cady will become only the 8th bowler to score a 300 with the company's Buzzsaw XXL urethane bowling ball which was put out on the market some 5 to 6 years ago. A spokesman for the Syracuse bowling ball company has asked that a picture of Bob with the ball be sent to Lane # 1 so that they could put him into their record books.
Young Durland scored his 8th career perfect game on November 19 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
He was bowling on lanes 7 & 8 and used a Vibe bowling ball. The night started with a 300 (all 12 strikes were in the pocket) and he then added a 216 and a 192 for a 708 series. Donald bowls with the Auto Zone team consisting of team members Shane Conner, Matthew Fallon, Richard Bradford and Jon Wilheim.
Durland started his 300 career when he bowled his first 300 during the 2005-2006 season as a youth bowler in the Saturday Morning Youth leagues at Kiamesha Lanes.
His 7th 300 was bowled on October 24 while subbing in the October 24 Friday Mixed Doubles league and Don's 6th career 300 came on July 30 in the Wednesday Mixed Summer League at Colonial Lanes in Chester.
Durland's high series of 796 off single games of 268, 249, 279 was bowled earlier this year in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
He has been bowling since the age of 5 and averages 222 in the Wednesday league and 219 in the Monday Men's league both at Kiamesha Lanes.
The Lane # 1 Buzzsaw XXL urethane bowling ball that Bob Cady used to score his most recent 300 game in the October 26 Sunday Mixed league at Liberty Lanes was once owned by this writer who acquired the ball from Lane # 1 about five years ago.
After having the ball drilled I bowled with the ball several months but never got comfortable and the ball never did much for my scoring ability. Since Bob and I bowled on the same team we were talking about the ball one night and he indicated he wished he had a urethane ball and I told him I would be more than happy to give him the ball which I did.
Bob had Mike Luongo re-drill the ball which Bob used from time to time but just last week he informed me that this was the ball he was using now and was the one he recorded his 2ed career 300 with.
Lane # 1 describes the ball as a pearl urethane which gives bowlers "Xtra Xtra length when the lanes dry out." Lane # 1's suggestion to bowlers is "when your resin ball is hooking too much and your plastic ball doesn't hook enough, the Buzzsaw XXL will strike and strike," which it certainly did for Cady.
Cady bowled his first career 300 on March 14, 2004 in the Sunday Mixed league at Kiamesha Lanes. Bob on October 26 bowled the perfect game on lanes 5&6 and it was during his second game. He finished with a 645 series and presently maintains a 197 average. He noted that all 12 strikes were in the pocket.
He also bowls in the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league at Callicoon Lanes.
Bob has been bowling for some 35-years and is retired from the Sullivan County Department of Public Works. He lives with his wife Barbara in Livingston Manor.

Local Scores

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league includes a 186 by Maureen Schlott, Debbie Schick 181, Jane Benson 231 and Amber Benson 183.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Wally Warren scored a 211, Randy Berrian 208, Ed LeRoy 202, 212, 610, Mark Herbert 210, 200, Scott Herbert 224, 214, 213, 651, Joel Turner 205, Jon Wayne 229, 235, 654, Dennis Brockner 214, 212, Jeremy Gulley 216, 201, Mark Hawley 234 and John Fink 211.
In the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen league Paul Minton scored a 234, Ed Blume 202, Dwayne Cabrera 208, Shirley Townsend 211, Roger Widmann 236, 207, 632 and Alan Rutledge 208.

Gravity Alley

Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Mixed Fun league include a 727 off single games of 225, 279, 223 by Scott Ropke and Jerry Kammeier 204.
This completes league play for this 10-week league which will srart up again on January 14. League champions are the Alley Cats with a 28-12 record. Team members include Diane Rutledge, Dawn Skinner, Darlene Burnett, D. J. Daniels and Calvin Skinner.

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlights scores in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league included a 99 by Cara Nicholson, Jenannine Croft 182, Neil Bell Jr. 238, Brayan Baocock 224, Ed Guthrie 259, 215, 671, Cecil Walters 237, Mary Lee Williams 213, 550, Dorian Jennings 234,204, 195, 633, Joan Lake 208, 189, 190, 587, Peter Scannell 202, Jack Rustic 212, 232, 629, Jim Gerrard 202, Tom Hickman 213, Andrea Grossman 201, 503, Larry Berens 242, 202, 602, Roy Karpp 211, Tom Cooney 204, Debbie Durland 198, 182, 213, 593, John Fischer 231, 205, 629, John Hoffmann 228, 232, 211, 671, Charles Blackburn 221, Dale Sonnenschein 213, 248, 631 and Linda Schaefer 200.
In the Wednesday Men's league Shane Conner scored a 204, Donald Durland 255, 202, 632, Matthew Fallon 217, Jon Wilheim 234, Gregory Fallon 205, 254, 615, Frank Scuderi 205, Dale Sonnenschein 211, Russ Keesler 238, Tim McIntyre 215, 207, 613, Josh Strang 216, 258, 276, 750, Charles McAllister 243, 609, George Battle Jr. 214, 254, 202, 670, Frank Muller Jr. 214, 212, 203, 629, Allan Jones 200, 225, 279, 704, Larry Berens 256, 628, Dean Shattuck 206, 224, 612, Art Eggleton 214, 600, John Hoffmann 216, 247, 239, 702, Tom Belgiovene 213, 203, 612, Vinnie Collura 244, Richard Hendricks 222, Dan Ricco 221, 203, 621, Al Caycho 224, 244, 224, 602, Mike Weiner 218, 211, 614, Kenny Atkins 208, Shaun Lyons 216, Tim Minton 204, Eddie Lake 214, 214, 611, David Porter Jr. 232, William Danchak 236, 600, Frank DiCostanzo 264, 257, 669 and Chris Magie 259.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wee division A. Jones scored a 77. In the Bantams division S. Patel 122 and N. Edwards 132. In the Preps division M. DeGraw 145, N. Scudari 81 and S. Rustic 150. In the Jr./Mjrs. division Shawn Sinistorie 186, James Durland 224, Steven Sinistorie 160, K. Patel 174, S. Driever 143, M. Scuderi 182, 172, P. Agapito III a 200, S. Deitchman 208, 171, J. Friedman 140, T. Foxwell 136, 132, T. McCormack 136, M. Brown 127 and I. Rosado 128.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league includes a 213, 184, 213, 610 by Kathleen Stanton, Kathleen Maltese 187, 540, Anne Couse 203, 514, Laura Stiles 508, Carol Dailey 200 and Jennifer Raymond 191.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Donald Marino scored a 238, 228, 645, Pat Kille 231, 213, 622, Andrew Bullis 200, 202, 217, 619, Paul Ignatovich 269, Bill Gleim 202, 208, Jeremy Gulley 215, , 205, Brian Drumm 212, Craig Gehrig 221, Shawn Tracy 201, Mitch Persbacker 225, Jerry Kulakosky 220, Jim Merwin 222, Ed Milk Jr. 213 and Josh Rice 217.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Andrew Bullis scored a 226, 246, 234, 706, Neil Mosher 238, 244, 650, Jeff Curtis 223, 247, 649, Ray Cornwell 223, 220, 621, Robert Johnson 205, 265, 621, Rich Lenio 210, 218, 612, Jim Valentine 225, 214, 612, Howard Couse Sr. 266, 606, Carl Davis 223, 606, John Gurnick 234, 602, Paul Ignatovich 256, Al Bullis Jr. 235, Al Bullis Sr. 225, 204, Bill Gleim 221, Gino Jones 212, Norm Ellis 205, Don Ferris 237, John Lanner 241 and Paul Fritz 223.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Gino Jones scored a 235, 209, 213, 657, Bill Gleim 234, 204, 620, Scott Ellis 221, 212, 610, Brian Tiffany 243, 606, Daniel Wormuth 204, 201, 601, Howard Couse 226, Brian Robinson 258, James Dibble 215, 202, Hope Jones 203, 208, 562, Rick Mills 205, Mike Horton 224, Sandy Winans 189 and Krisina Couse 183.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Don Marino scored a 216, 237, 203, 656, Ray Cornwell 223, 213, Norm Ellis 208, Fred Shakelton 201, Crystal Ellis 221, 555 and Jean Mills 193, 509.


This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) where he serves as Publicity Director. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177 or by sending an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a much more expanded version of our bowling column visit our Web site at http://bght.blogspot.com/

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Michael Wolfe Crowned Ultimate Scoring Champion
Wolfe captures his fourth career PBA title

Michael Wolfe managed to outlast a first-of-its-kind weeklong shootout to be crowned the Ultimate Scoring Champion at Taylor Lanes, the fifth stop on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour which was taped on Nov. 16 and aired on ESPN on Nov. 23.

Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., struck in the fourth-seventh frames of the championship match to defeat Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, 246-206, to win his fourth career title. Wolfe defeated Bill O’Neill and Scroggins beat Robert Smith in the semifinals.

“I think all four of us guys had a pretty good shot (on this lane pattern),” Wolfe said. “Scroggins never got off to a good start (and) was never able to put any strikes together in the first half. I don’t think he threw a double until the sixth or seventh (frame) and at that point I had a 30-40 pin lead and I just needed to mark in the eighth, ninth and 10th.”

The Ultimate Scoring Championship, a new event introduced as part of the PBA’s 50th anniversary celebration, spotlights the incredible scoring potential of the world’s greatest bowlers on a on a lane oil pattern more likely to be found in league play than the PBA Tour’s more challenging conditions.

And the Ultimate Scoring Championship certainly yielded a high-scoring environment. Patrick Allen tied a PBA record with a 260.50 average over the 14 games of qualifying and there were 18 perfect games, compared to only one perfect game shot during last week’s Chameleon Championship at the same bowling center. Parker Bohn III shot three perfect games in two days of play during the Ultimate Scoring Championship and finalists Wolfe and O’Neill also tallied a couple 300 games apiece during the week’s play.

Wolfe, who averaged 246.80 during the tournament, defeated O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., 237-215, in the semifinals to advance. O’Neill averaged 242.33 during the tournament and was making his third consecutive TV finals appearance.

“I was actually lucky to get past O’Neill, he’s been bowling better than anyone else on the planet lately,” Wolfe said. “He needed all three strikes in the 10th to tie and lucky for me, he didn’t get it.”

Scroggins, who averaged 233.15 during the tournament, defeated Smith of Pataskala, Ohio, 238-205, to advance to the championship match. Smith averaged 240.97 throughout the tournament.

The Ultimate Scoring Championship is also the first event of the “Extreme Swing” which includes five “creative” format championships during the season. The four other events this season include the GEICO Plastic Ball Championship (Feb. 18-22), Etonic Marathon Championship (Feb. 23-March 1), Don Johnson Buckeye State Eliminator (March 2-8) and Go RVing Match Play Championship (March 18-22).

The PBA travels next to Vernon Hills, Ill. for the CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship with the live televised finals airing on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. ET.

The Format for this tournament was as follows:

The field bowled two 7-game qualifying blocks for a total of 14 games in which the top 32 players advanced. Bowlers making the cut returned to compete in a single-elimination best 4-out-of-seven match play format in the Round of 32, Round of 16 and Round of 8. The final four advanced to Sunday’s finals.

Semifinals
#8 Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, def. #21 Robert Smith of Pastakala, Ohio, ($6,100), 238-205.
#3 Mike Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., def. #26 Bill O'Neill of Southampton, Pa., ($6,200), 237-215.

Finals
#3 Mike Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., ($25,200) def. #8 Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, ($13,000), 246-206.

STRIKING MOTION DEFIES THE ODDS

In the past, some manufacturers were forced to sacrifice performance when attempting to increase a bowling ball’s durability. The Ebonite brand is renowned in the industry for its technology advances and performance products that have defied the odds and now, the Striking Motion, has become the leader of the pack. “Striking Motion offers powerful, reliable performance alongside durable construction – two distinct benefits to the bowler that are synonymous with Ebonite,” said Ed Gallagher, brand manager. “Months and months of testing revealed to our R&D team the perfectly balanced blend of core and cover that is both hard-hitting and long-lasting and that’s what you get with Striking Motion.” Ebonite’s new Super Shell 1.0 coverstock makes the ball more durable than any performance ball ever made. Super Shell Reactive is, by itself, a very strong reactive cover that is only enhanced by the Flat Iron core shape. The new Flat Iron core has properties uniquely different from any core profile than any ball brand has ever produced. Its high RG (2.56), low Diff (0.40) and mass bias Diff at 0.22 makeup allow the pro shop to drill a high performance ball, that already has a strong mass bias, strong even for higher rev players Dependent upon the layout, Striking Motion can yield a strong, smooth motion to the pocket, or with another layout make the Striking or a very skid/snap profile. “Striking Motion is an innovative high performance product from Ebonite that has once again raised the bar for all others to reach for,” concluded Gallagher. Striking Motion is a beautiful Navy Blue and is available now in 12 – 16 pounds.Based in Hopkinsville, Kent., Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that currently services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets both domestically and internationally. The company's consumer product brands include Ebonite, Hammer, Robby's, Columbia 300, Track and Powerhouse™. Its commercial product brands are Ebonite VanTech Capital Equipment, Vantage Genuine Parts and Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.

NEW RISING SE IS ENGINEERED PERFECTION

With the new Rising Special Edition (SE), the Track brand has produced a ball that brings engineering perfection to the table and allows the bowler’s talents to lead the charge. “Technology is only as good as the scores it produces,” said Paul Figliomeni, Track brand manager. “The Rising SE is simply a better engineered ball with a cover and core that lead to better bowling. Rising SE is a finely-tuned bowling machine that, teamed with practice and talent, is board biting performance perfection.” Rising SE uses it carefully crafted core and cover combination to remove the guesswork and make luck a four letter word. The bigger Mega Tron core is the largest volume, single density high mass bias core shape ever put into a ball. With intermediate DIFF at 0.035, Rising SE revs up sooner for more control and a bigger payload at the pins. Track’s high performance GEN 2 coverstock includes performance pearl added for increased length. Rising SE is unpolished out of the box for ultimate bite on the slickest conditions. Rising SE is available now in 12 – 16 pounds. Visit www.trackbowling.com. Based in Hopkinsville, Kent., Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that currently services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets both domestically and internationally. The company's consumer product brands include Ebonite, Hammer, Robby's, Columbia 300, Track and Powerhouse™. Its commercial product brands are Ebonite VanTech Capital Equipment, Vantage Genuine Parts and Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.

Here & There Column 11-25-08

DeLois "Cookie" House and Wayne Kreuscher in the play "Misery."

Great Acting In "Misery"

A high level of professional acting was very evident in the recent Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop presentation of Stephen King's original book "Misery."
This play portrays a dark and compelling story of good verses evil by Stephen King. The play was stage-adapted by Simon Moore, followed by a 1990 movie version featuring James Caan and Kathy Bates which resulted in an Oscar-winning performance.
Adapted for the stage by Simon Moore and directed by Sally Gladden this thriller in two acts consisted of only two cast members, DeLois "Cookie" House and Wayne Kreuscher.
The story line is about a popular writer who had an automobile accident and falls into the clutches of a psychotic fan.
The writer suffered a broken leg and was kept prisoner in the psychotic fans back bedroom.
Kreuscher played the part of the author Paul Sheldon and "Cookie" House was the psychotic fan Annie Wilkes.
It took two very outstanding performers to portray the parts they were selected for..... one could feel the pain Sheldon was suffering and could also see how delirious he got as the prisoner of Wilkes.
"Cookie" House took her acting ability to another level by being able to change so quickly from a loving nurse to a half-crazed woman who eventually chopped off Sheldon's leg with an axe.
The play was truly successful and more then succeed in carrying out Stephen King's
bizarre reputation.
Kudos to both Kreuscher and House and the entire "crew" of the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop.

Bowling Highlights Column 11-21-08

Wegener 300--Team Scores 2835 Scratch

Kiamesha Lanes Monday night league secretary Mark Wegener, 46, recorded his seventh career perfect game on November 10 on lanes 13 and 14 using an Ebonite Big One bowling ball.
Wegener's 300 came in the third game of the night and he added a 226 and a 246 for a 772 series.
He and his three team mates (4-man team) also recorded a 2835 scratch series and a handicap total of 2934.
Don Durland added a 268, 217, 287 for a 770, Jaryl Scott rolled games of 279, 213, 210, 702 and Paul Durland scored a 234, 234 for a 591.
Other 300 games bowled by Wegener came on January 29, 2007 and November 29, 2006. both in leagues at Kiamesha Lanes.
Bowling for some 34 years, Wegener's previous 300 gamews were scored in 1987, 2000 and 2003. His high series include three 800 series with the highest being an 818.
He currently just bowls in the Monday Men's league for the Monticello Greenhouses team and maintains a 220 average.

The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This week's column will answer a question many bowlers ask about side weight .....will it make my ball hook?
The answer is absolutely no.
I have been fortunate to be able to spend some time with technical experts, and although we have suspected for quite some time, we not have the proof.
Two factors are needed to make a bowling ball hook....friction and rotation (gravity is also needed but I think that we all understand that or we would all be floating around.
You could take a bowling ball with the strongest weight block on the market, the most aggressive cover, drill it maximum leverage, add all the weight you want, and use a big balance hole, but, if the bowler does not impart proper rotation, ot if friction on the ball's path down the lanes is not there.....the ball will go straight.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net

Tri-County Association
Tournaments At Kiamesha

The Tri-County NY USBC Association tournaments will be held next March at Kiamesha Lanes.
Both the Open (Men's) Championship tournament and the Women's Championship tournament run on the same dates, Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1, 7 and 8.
Team events are Saturday, Feb. 28 at 12:30 and 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 8 at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Doubles and singles are Sunday March 1 at 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. and on Saturday March 7 at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Entry fee for women is $20 per person and for the Men's Open its $25 per bowler.
An Adult Mixed Championship Tournament is scheduled for Saturday February 21 at 12:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 22 at 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $25 per person.
Entry forms are available at all local bowling establishments. Information is available from Association Manager Michele Bensley at 845-239-0163.

Winners Of Women's
500 Club Tournament

The Orange-Sullivan Women's 500 Bowling Club held their 22ed annual bowling tournament and meeting at Ellenville Lanes on Sunday, Nov. 2
Some 30 bowlers competed in the event.
First place champion of the Open Division was Jeannette Johnson with a 605. In Division A first place went to Maggie Lynch with a 635, second place Barbara Gorczynski 615 and third place Delores Brandon 607.
First place in Division B went to Norma Concepcion with a 648 and second place to Marion Cruver with a 621. First place in Division C went to Barbara Korycki with a 624 and first place in Division D went to Rose Revella with a 640. High scratch game was a 189 by Maggie Lynch.
Elected to the Board of Directors for 2008-2009 were Roberta Bull as president, Shirley Morse as vice president, Barbara Korycki as secretary-treasurer and Dolores Weslowski as Sergeant At Arms. Directors are Marilyn Quackenbush, Jan Couto, Merri Lou Loving, Rose Revella, Mari-Jane Conklin and Mary Ellen Rutledge.
The tournament will be held in 2009 on November 1 at Pin Street Lanes in Warwick.
Lady bowlers who have bowled a 500 series and would like to join this Bowling Club can contact Barbara Korycki at 845-651-4834 or by e-mail at bakbowler@hotmail.com

Local Scores

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hottonville Ladies league includes a 205 by Barbara Pingel, Pat Peters 193, Amber Benson 208, Rebecca Rhodes 181, Leslie Knickerbocker 180, Mary Ardizzone 220, 197, 542, Lil Zieres 191, 181, 519 and Debbie Schick 182.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Scott Herbert scored a 212, Mark Schriber 204, 200, Mike Hubbard 226, Josh Mulucky 209, Bob Cady 202 and Jeremy Gulley 201.
In the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen league Mark Rutledge scored a 212, Alan Rutledge 203, 209, Ed Blume 223 and Ed Townsend 212.

Gravity Alley

Recent highlight scores in the Fall Wednesday Fun league include a 204 by Todd Shuman, Scott Ropke 218, John Daniels 201 and Jerry Kammeier 222.

Kamesha Lanes

Recent highlights scores in the Monday Men's league include a 236, 243, 653 by Nate Sanders, Willy Bartley 201, 206, 222, 629, David Graham 224, 247, 637, Chuck McAllister 251, 237, 659, Lloyd Bridges 204, Keith Smith 226, 211, 267, 704, Mike Mulligan 204, Roy Sweeney 203, 244, 626, Mike Weiner 209, Jim VanAken 225, 614, John Hoffmann 228, Rudy Belanchia 245, 223, 660, Peter Mitro 213, 203, 600, Serifin Rodriguez 210, Jo Jo VanKeuren 258, 200, 650, Richard Levine 200, 204, 206, 610, Jim Frost 201, Joey Smith 222, 234, 652, Robert Hamilton 201, 212, Jason Jones 213, Billy Curry Jr. 227, John Fischer 221, Art Stevens 234, Donald Durland 204, 236, 634, Paul Durland 220, 226, 636, Jaryl Scott 268, 227, 229, 724, Mark Wegener 215, 224, 266, 705, Al Caycho 267, 248, 203, 718, Jack Moylan 219, 238, 225, 682, Angel Rodriguez 235, Frank Scuderi 209, 201, Eddie Lake 213, 248, 653 and Rick Lake 210.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Carol MacAdam scored a 195, 544, Pat Mulhern 203, 203, 572, Neil Bell Jr. 201, Matt Cooper 209, Ed Guthrie 213, 257, 648, John Cascone 200, 208, 202, 610, Cecil Walters 214, Mary Lee Williams 196, 535, Dan Allen 195, Jack Rustic 248, 235, 204, 687, Larry Berens 222, Roy Karpp 208, Debbie Durland 183, 202, 554, Roberta Yakin 181, 183, 503, John Hoffmann 268, 215, 674, Robert Yakin Sr. 204, 213, Barbara Yeomans 190 and Linda Schaefer 191.
In the Wednesday Men's league Charles McAllister scored a 212, Dean Shattuck 216, 209, 624, Paul Durland 203, Art Eggleton 213, 219, 235, 667, John Hoffmann 247, 232, 237, 716, Tom Belgiovene 228, 220, 632, Richard Hendricks 205, Al Caycho 202, 235, 205, 642, Mike Weiner 216, 232, 647, Shaun Lyons 210, Wayne Atkins 204, Timothy Minton 218, Eddie Lake 269, 217, 221, 707, Chris Magie 202, William Danchak 203, 211 and Frank DiCostanzo 219, 600.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division R. Schreiber 65 and T. Porter 78. In the Bantams division S. Patel 113 and N. Edwards 90, 96. In the Preps division P. Patel scored a 124, R. Patel 132, M. DeGraw 128 and S. Rustic 115. In the Jr./Mjrs division S. Sinistorie scored a 191, J. Durland 227, Steven Sinistorie 169, J. Friedman 187, 162, 153, K. Gessman 123, 137, T. McCormack 119, M. Brown 100, 129, B. DeGraw 136, 152, K. Fraser 148, S. Comfort 89, 85, M. Scuderi 197, N. Price 192, 190 and S. Deitchman 186, 191.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Bird league includes a 225, 181, 565 by Kathleen Maltese, Tammy Kane 185, 202, 543, Laura Ballard 521, Nikki Andriano 514, Linda Ferris 503, Melinda Feris 193, Anne Couse 188 and Louise Botsford 182.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Paul Ignatovich scored a 254, 300, 749, Don Marino 277, 237, 692, Howie Couse 222, 234, 215, 671, Josh Rice 267, 222, 668, Brian Drumm 219, 268, 667, Tony Wright 236, 227, 651, Richard Price 218, 236, 646, Robert Johnson 258, 636, Ryan Kille 233, 212, 624, Hank Whitmore 228, 212, 620, Jonathon Wayne 227, 200, 618, Joel Keelser 225, 212, 608, Donald Ferris 216, Allen Bullis Sr. 222, Brandon Drumm 227, Pat Kille 226, Richard Layton 234, Neil Mosher 220, Josh Milucky 227, Andrew Bullis 224 and Lee Stanton 220.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Jeff Curtis scored a 230, 257, 673, Robert Johnson 203, 234, 209, 646, Al Bullis Jr. 226, 221, 643, Howard Couse Sr. 208, 226, 202, 636, Howey Couse Jr. 212, 222, 625, Carl Davis 235, 619, Jim Valentine 203, 232, 615, Andrew Bullis 225, Al Bullis Sr. 254, Paul Ignatovich 223, Harold Morgan 223, Harry Triebe Sr. 220, John Lanner 238 and Gino Jones 232.
In the Friday Couples league Daniel Wormuth scored a 289, 237, 697, Bill Gleim 237, 208, 206, 651, Howard Couse 205, 226, 218, 649, Greg Keesler 206, 205, James Dibble 201, Scott Ellis 243, Anne Couse 203, 540, Janet Ellis 182, 520, Tammy Stanton 202 and Susan Clark 188.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Don Marino scored a 253, 215, 663, Fred Shakelton 226, Julie Cornwell 228, Marty Haeussler 220 and Norm Ellis 223.

This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) where he serves as Publicity Director. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177 or by sending an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a much more expanded version of our bowling column visit our Web site at http://bght.blogspot.com/

Michael Machuga and Michelle Feldman Crowned Chameleon Champions

No. 5 seed Machuga works his way up stepladder to win; Feldman wins first PBA Women’s Series title

Michael Machuga and Michelle Feldman captured the Chameleon Championship at Taylor Lanes, the fourth stop on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour last Sunday at Taylor, MI.

No. 5 seed Michael Machuga of Erie, Pa. struck out in the 10th frame to narrowly defeat No. 1 seed Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., 209-204, to win his first title in seven years.

Machuga climbed the ladder as the No. 5 seed, defeating No. 4 Sean Rash of Wichita, Kansas, 196-190, No. 3 Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio, 245-188, No. 2 Wes Malott of Argyle, Texas, 221-210 to advance to the championship match.

Machuga advanced to Sunday’s televised finals as the No. 5 seed. The original telecast was originally scheduled to be a four-man stepladder finals, but due to a scoring malfunction during Friday’s Round of 16 match play, the PBA decided to change the televised format to a five-man stepladder finals.

“I haven’t felt this good in seven years,” said Machuga. “I actually got nervous the first few frames today and I haven’t felt like that in a long time.”

Machuga’s last title, 2005 Greater Omaha Classic in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was also on the Chameleon lane pattern.

Chameleon resembles a “retro” approach to oil pattern design and measures 40 feet in length. Oil is applied in strips and requires bowlers to play in a specific zone on the lane as compared to a “multiple angle” condition.

When asked about this coincidence, Machuga said, “My bank account likes Chameleon apparently. “I really don’t pay attention to the patterns that much. I focus more on lane topography and house characteristics.”

In the PBA Women’s Series, sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y. handily defeated Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, 199-173 in the championship match.

“I was good through the entire week, then I threw my second ball tonight and my thumb ripped open,” Feldman said. “My goal was to not finish twice in two weeks,” added Feldman who lost in the championship match of the Pepsi Viper Championship in Omaha, Neb. on Nov. 2, the first PBA Women’s Series event of the season.

The PBA will next air on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. ET with the Ultimate Scoring Championship from Taylor, Mich.


Chameleon Championship Format:

The field of 64 players bowled two, 7-game qualifying rounds for a total of 14 games on Thursday, Nov. 13 in which the top 32 players advanced to match play. Bowlers making the cut returned on Friday morning, Nov. 14 for the first nine games of an 18 game round robin match play schedule. The field was cut to the top 16 players returned on Friday evening for the second round of match play competition. At the conclusion of match play, the top five finalists advanced to stepladder competition en route to the championship match on Sunday, Nov. 16.

PBA Women’s Series Format

The field of 16 players bowled two, 7-game qualifying rounds for a total of 14 games on Thursday, Nov. 13 in which the top 10 players advance to match play. Bowlers making the cut returned on Friday evening, Nov. 14 for nine games of round robin match play competition. At the conclusion of match play, the top two finalists competed in the championship match on Sunday, Nov. 16.

Stepladder Game 1
Michael Machuga of Erie, Pa., ($25,000) defeated Sean Rash of Wichita, Kan., ($5,000), 196-190.

Stepladder Game 2
Michael Machuga of Erie, Pa., ($25,000) defeated Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio, ($5,500), 245-188.

Semifinals
Michael Machuga of Erie, Pa., ($25,000) defeated Wes Malott of Argyle, Texas, ($6,500), 221-210.

Finals
Michael Machuga of Erie, Pa., ($25,000) defeated Bill O'Neill of Southampton, Pa., ($13,000), 209-204.

Women’s Series Championship Match
Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y. ($10,000) defeated Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio ($6,000), 199-173.

TEAM USA'S DEREK EOFF WINS WORLD CUP

HERMOSILLO, Mexico - Team USA's Derek Eoff of Greenfield, Wis., struck his way into the record books at the 2008 QubicaAMF World Cup on Friday and will bring the coveted cup home to the United States for the second consecutive year.

On the way to a 2-1 win over Sweden's Martin Larsen at Bol 300, Eoff rolled games of 221, 279 and 278 for a 778 series, the highest three-game set in a World Cup championship round.

After dropping the opening game 229-221, Eoff rode the momentum of an emotional ninth and 10th frame roll-off (59-37) that decided Game 2 after a 279 tie and then struck 10 times to put the final game out of reach 278-196.

"After the third frame of the first game, I changed to a ball that I hadn't thrown all week, and it turned out to be a pretty good guess," said Eoff, a two-time Team USA member and first-time World Cup participant. "I knew I had a really good reaction going into the second game, so it was just a matter of carry. When he kept striking, I knew I had to keep striking, too. When I won the second game the way I did, I knew I had the momentum going into the last game."

Eoff started the day slowly with three spares and a split in the first four frames, but quickly got lined up after a ball change. He struck seven times in the final eight frames of the first game and never looked back.

Larsen matched him strike for strike through nine frames in Game 2, including a Brooklyn strike along the way, and when Eoff left a 2 pin in the 10th frame, Larsen could've locked up the title with another strike. Instead, he left a 10 pin and struck on his fill ball to force the roll-off.

"When I first got involved in youth bowling, I never would've believed that one day I would be bowling for the World Cup," said Eoff, a Sport Bowling Coordinator for the United States Bowling Congress. "This is a dream come true and feels absolutely amazing."

Last year, nine-time Team USA member Bill Hoffman of Columbus, Ohio, became the first American man to win the World Cup since 1995. Eoff's title marks the ninth win for the American men and the 17th overall title for the United States.

On the way to the championship match Friday, Larsen posted a 2-1 win against No. 3 Zulmazran Zulkifli of Malaysia. Larsen won the opening game 203-187, split twice and lost the second game 237-180 and bounced back to win the final game, 249-187.

On the women's side, Jasmine Yeong-Nathan of Singapore struck 20 times on the way to a 2-0 win over defending champion, Ann-Maree Putney of Australia, and will bring the World Cup back to Singapore for the first time.

Yeong-Nathan, who rolled one of five perfect games at Bol 300 this week, started the first game of the championship match with nine consecutive strikes before a 4-6-10 ended her run at perfection, but a 263-222 win gave her the momentum in the match.

The second game looked a lot like the first as Yeong-Nathan opened with 11 strikes on the way to a 298-215 victory. The 20-year-old right-hander left the 2-5 on her final shot. The previous high game rolled in the women's stepladder finals was 280, shot by Putney in 2007.

"I just came here to bowl my game and do my best, and winning is a great bonus," said Yeong-Nathan, a two-time member of Team Singapore. "I took it one shot at a time, but it was great because everyone loves strikes. I feel really happy right now."

With a win, Putney would've been the first woman to win back-to-back titles since Jeanette Baker Finch, also from Australia, did it in 1982 and 1983, and would've become the fourth woman to win two World Cups (Finch, Shannon Pluhowsky of the United States and Pauline Smith (Buck) of Great Britain).

Putney advanced to the final with a 2-0 win over England's Zara Glover, 246-219 and 248-202.

Pluhowsky, who won the event in 2002 and 2004 and was looking to become the first woman to win the coveted World Cup three times, rolled a 299 game during match play Thursday and finished sixth overall.

This year's World Cup featured 82 men and 63 women representing 85 countries. It was the event's second trip to Hermosillo, which also played host in 1994.

Friday's championship round was shown live on Mexican television and also aired live on Eurosport, the largest European sports satellite and cable network.

BOWLING LEGEND, USBC HALL OF FAMER BRUCE PLUCKHAN DIES AT 84

ARLINGTON, Texas - Bowling lost another giant Nov. 18 with the passing
of Bruce Pluckhahn.

John Bruce Pluckhahn, 84, died after a long stay at the Catholic Home
in Milwaukee. He had been in a coma since Nov. 14.

The Wauwatosa, Wis., native was a giant in the public relations field
of bowling and was honored for his efforts with election to the ABC Hall
in 1989 for his work with the American Bowling Congress and as the first
curator of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.

Pluckhahn joined the ABC public relations staff in 1953 after working
in the newspaper field at Wausau (Wis.) and Dayton (Ohio). The
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate became ABC Public Relations
director in 1957 following the death of Eli Whitney, who hired him.

He served as executive director of the ABC Hall of Fame board from
1957-76 when he stepped out of the ABC position to become museum
curator. He moved to St. Louis to help create the bowling museum. He
traveled the world seeking bowling memorabilia, and much of what appears
in the shrine was collected by his doggedness to convince people that
their treasures should be put on display.

"He was not only the best PR person I knew, but he was the nicest,"
said his long-time friend, successor at ABC and fellow USBC Hall of
Famer Steve James. "Bruce hired me, taught me a lot about bowling, the
ABC and how to deal with the variety of personalities that make up the
bowling family. And he was a great writer and creative thinker. When he
went into the nursing home, the sport lost a great contributor. Today
really is a sad day."

Pluckhahn worked for Frank Baker during ABC’s golden years and was
given free reign to help expand the sport’s attraction to the public.
He was a strong supporter of the Professional Bowlers Association during
its creation in 1959 and was close friends with many of the game’s
greats including Dick Weber and Don Carter.

Pluckhahn is survived by his wife Rosemary, daughter Susan and sons
John, Bill, Bob and Charlie. Memorial arrangements are pending.

Here & There Column 11-18-08

Henrietta Phelps, left, and Carrie Eldridge prepare to bag food items in the IFCL Liberty Food Pantry located in the Liberty Lutheran Church.

Food Pantry Serving More Of The Needy

Tough economic times along with an increase in unemployment in Sullivan County is bringing more of the needy to area food pantries.
Henrietta Phelps, director of the Interfaith Food Council Food Pantry in Liberty (IFCL)last week noted that she is seeing a steady increase of at least 10 additional people each time the food pantry opens their doors.
And each time the pantry opens they distribute 40 to 50 bags of food with each bag containing tuna fish, 2 cans of soup, 2 cans of vegetables, 1 can of fruit, 1 can of pasta sauce, 1 box of spaghetti pasta, 1 box of macaroni and cheese, 1 box or bag of rice, 1 can of beans, 1 box of tea bags and 1 container of hot chocolate.
There is also pastries and bread donated by local supermarkets.
"I can't thank the many people who donate the food," Ms. Phelps said. "God bless them all," she added.
Ms. Phelps is an active Christian who serves on the Board of Trustees of the Liberty United Methodist Church and when asked how she got involved in the Interfaith Food Pantry located in the Liberty Lutheran Church on Chestnut Street next door to the Liberty Post Office, she said, "God called me to do his work here."
The various food drives prove to be very successful in Liberty and Ms Phelps again thanked the area Bob Scouts, Cub Scouts, the Liberty Post Office employees and Liberty Elementary School students and staff and many individuals who not only give food but make financial contributions.
Food is also sent to the local food pantry from a co-op in Kingston and financial contributions help purchase food at various locations.
Ms. Phelps also says she receives special requests to help the needy from the Sullivan County Social Services office and from the Liberty CACHE office. "We try to help where we can," she said.
The ICFL Liberty Food Pantry is open the second, third and fourth Friday of every month and the needy are only allowed to come once a month and Ms. Phelps notes she keeps accurate records on who gets food.
Food donations and financial help is always welcome and this is every ones opportunity to pitch in and help those in need.

Bowling Highlights Column 11-14-08 (Part 1)

Walter Ray Williams Jr. left, and Timothy Kauble

Obama Invited to Receive Tips From PBA Stars

Along with the presidency, President-elect Barack Obama has inherited the bowling lanes in the White House. If his experience during the primaries is any indication, Obama’s bowling game needs serious work, and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is ready to help.
Everybody knows Obama’s first love is basketball, but with a few pointers from the world’s best bowlers, there’s no reason America’s 44th president could not continue the rich history of bowling in the White House.
Obama, who played two hours of pickup basketball on Tuesday in Chicago just hours before he was elected, was last seen bowling on the campaign trail, although doing it rather poorly.
During the primaries, Obama bowled a 37 over seven frames on March 29 at Pleasant Valley Recreation Center in Altoona, Pa.
Perhaps that’s why he told late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel soon after: “I hear there's a bowling alley and obviously that hasn't gone too well. So we're getting rid of the bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court in the White House.”
Bowling and basketball were linked earlier this year when New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul hosted the PBA Chris Paul Celebrity Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C, which aired on ESPN in October. Paul, who is an avid bowler, teamed with 2007-08 PBA Player of the Year Chris Barnes to finish second in the event to champions LeBron James and Jason Couch.
PBA VP/COO Tom Clark thinks it would be a mistake to get rid of the bowling lanes, said to have gotten its share of use when Bill Clinton was in office.
“Once the family is settled in, the PBA Tour will be pleased and anxious to send some of our top male and female professional bowlers in to give lessons to the President Elect and first lady on the White House bowling lanes,” Clark said. “When the Obamas learn the basics of the game, they’ll enjoy it more and they’ll have hours of fun on the lanes for many years.”
“I have one bowling tip for Obama: take a lesson from me,” said Billy Oatman, the first African American on the exept PBA Tour. “Call Billy Oatman and he’ll get a lesson.”
PBA veteran Norm Duke said he’d be honored to teach Obama the finer points of bowling. Duke became the only man in PBA history to win three straight majors, a feat he accomplished at the 2008-09 World Championships in Wichita, Kan. two weeks ago.
“I saw the clip on YouTube and I have some tips for Obama,” said Duke. “Obama’s been in a suit and tie too long. He needs to get some athletic apparel and a bowling ball that fits his hand. He needs to work on hitting the head pin because he didn’t do that very well (on the YouTube clip).”
The bowling lanes at the White House were first built in the ground floor of the White House West Wing as a birthday gift for President Harry S. Truman in 1947 (in the location of the present-day Situation Room). Not much of a bowler himself, Truman did allow his staff to start a league. The lanes were moved to the Old Executive Office Building in 1955.
It wasn’t until President Richard Nixon came into office that the lanes began to get some serious use. Nixon and wife Pat were avid bowlers and had a new one-lane alley built in an underground workspace. Not only did Nixon bowl but was known to hold staff meetings in the basement area, as well.

Bowling Highlights Column 11-14-08 (Part 2 )

The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This week the tip is for all bowlers to try to assist you on how to best use the dots and arrows on the approach as target aids.
When preparing to execute a bowling shot, whether it is a strike or spare, you must be prepared to understand the path down the lane you intend your bowling ball to take. With this in mind, when stepping on the approach you should have a focal point (the point from which the ball will roll off your hand in the direction you intend it to be ) [picked out.
If you throw a hook ball, you will be rolling the ball toward the intended break point--the spot on the lane you expect your ball to change direction. If you are rolling the ball straight, the pocket or the pin/pins will be your intended target.
The tip: look at your intended target and bring your eyes back to the spot on the lane that you are most comfortable looking at whether it be the dots or an arrow. To play the modern game, the sooner the ball comes off your hand the better. If you are looking at an arrow and tend to throw or hit up on the ball instead of rolling it off your hand, bring your eyes more toward the dots.
If you are a bowler that tends to play more across the boards with a lot of rotation, your focal point should be as far right (or left) as in between the lanes to get the ball to the correct break point.
If you play a straighter game with a small hook, your correct focal point may be toward the three pin.
Remember.....there is no substitute for making a good shot. If you combine good shots with good thinking, your scores will increase.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net

Local Scores

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league includes a 200 by Joyce Brooks, Joann Brockner 184, Leslie Knickerbocker 196, Sue Naughton 181, 180, 516, Lil Zieres 506, Pat Peters 180, Rebecca Rhodes 183 and Ingrid Ott 188.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Jeremy Gulley scored a 201, Josh Mulucky 209, Scott Herbert 212, Bob Cady 202, Mark Schriber 204, 200 and Mike Hubbard 226.
In the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen league Laresko Niifa scored a 201, 213, 613, Paul Minton 220, Bobby Cooper 211, Mark Rutledge 225, Mike Beseth 218, 252, 639, Alan Rutledge 205, Kory Keesler 213, Mike Hubbard 201, Damion Vanleuven 225, 213, 618, Shirley Townsend 183, Gregg Burton 202, Ed Townsend 213 and Dave Maus 203.

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 268, 615 by Nate Sanders, David Graham 216,247, 205, 668, Lloyd Bridges 225, Danny Ricco 200, Jim VanAken 214, 227, 639, Jason Jones 212, 200, 210, 622, Tom Belgiovene 216, 212, 627, John Hoffmann209, 236, 640, Rudy Belanchia 204, 203, Peter Mitro 225, 200, 608, Serifin Rodriguez 205, 205, Jo Jo VanKeuren 237, 613, Richard Levine 244, 234, 656, Jim Frost 205, Harrison Cherry 209, Joey Smith 235, Robert Hamilton 213, 238, 644, Tim Bilyeu 205, 203, 211, 619, Kevin Stackhouse 205, Rick Lake 248, 601, Eddie Lake 247, 227, 224, 698, Frank Scuderi 221, 607, Angel Rodriguez 232, 208, 633, Gil Suarez 214, Jack Moylan 224, 269, 671, Al Caycho 215, Mark Wegener 215, 232, 630, Jaryl Scott 236, 213, 637, Donald Durland 211, 247, 256, 714, David Goldstein 215, Bill Helms 239, John Fischer 226, Mike Mason 200 and Francisco Martinez201, 207.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Carol McAdam scored a 185, 517, Pat Mulhern 186, 202, 525, Debbie Wright 182, 502, Neil Bell Jr. 205, 202, Ed Guthrie 256, 644, Mary Lee Williams 204, 209, 604, Dorian Jennings 216, 191, 255, 662, Joan Lake 202, 524, Dan Allen 208, Stan Gilmore 204, Andrea Grossman 193, 543, Larry Berens 205, Donald Durland 242, 219, 263, 714, John Fischer 205, 214, 232, 651, John Hoffmann 224, 266, 269, 759, Robert Yakin Sr. 200, Kris Gwiozdowski 258, Dale Sonnenschein 203, Donna DuBois 506, Josha Wharton 202 and Fran Kaiser 180.
In the Wednesday Men's league Tim McIntryre scored a 244, 234, 661, Josh Strang 201, 246, 607, Vincent Scuderi 202, Charles McAllister 210, George Battle Jr. 224, 228, 646, Frank Muller Jr. 212, 213, 614, Allan Jones 268, 269, 729, Larry Berens 212, Dean Shattuck 226, 225, 217, 668, Paul Durland 200, John Hoffmann 221, 217, Tom Belgiovene 220, Vinnie Collura 210, 205, 603, Rich Hendricks 226, Al Caycho 206, 237, 641, Kenny Atkins 235, Wayne Atkins 257, 200, 625, Timothy Minton 226, 204, 609, Eddie Lake 279, 225, 246, 750, Chris Magie 223 and William Danchak 203, 201.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division, G. VanAken scored a 69, A. Edwards 70 and T. Porter 84. In the Bantams division N. Edwards scored a 120. In the Preps division M. DeGraw scored a 111, 124, N. Scudari 102, R. Patel 127, 117. In the Jr./Mjrs. division J. Moss scored a 172, S. Sinistorie 181, 181, E. Walsh 212, James Durland 246, 214, 214, 674, N. Price 191, Shane Deitchman 171, 179, B. Fraser 123, 113, 116, A. Bock 124, S. Patel 153, S. Comfort 84, K. Fraser 174, 174 and M. Gerow 174, 169.

Gravity Alley

Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Fall Fun league include a 202 by Calvin Skinner, Dave Predmore 237, Bill Rutledge 229, John Daniels 207 and Jerry Kammeier 213.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Men's Independent league include a 204, 257, 233, 694 by Frank Couse Sr., Don Marino 249, 244, 667, Howie Couse 258, 214, 647, Thomas Anderson 245, 248, 643, Daniel Wormuth 207, 245, 632, Bill Gleim 258, 628, Josh Rice 206, 218, 204, 628, Frank Couse 225, 215, 622, Jack Hazen 213, 224, 622, Paul Ignatovich 219, 232, 620, Hank Whitmore 209, 203, 207, 619, Robert Johnson 253, 617, Tony Wright 224, 605, Brian Drumm 226, 218, 601, Sam Rowe 217, Maurice Wormuth 233, David Thomason 231, Richard Price 226, Allen Bullis Sr. 224 and Joel Keelser 258.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Ray Cornwell scored a 290, 234, 719, Paul Fritz 234, 223, 652, Robert Johnson 222, 234, 648, Andrew Bullis 204, 205, 234, 643, Norm Ellis 241, 631, Matt Johnson 244, 206, 629, Al Bullis Sr. 289, 623, Neil Mosher 201, 236, 618, Howard Couse Sr. 206, 210, 614, Al Bullis Jr. 245, 215, 613, Carl Davis 223, 205, 606, John Lanner 235, Greg Keesler 227 and Harold Morgan 234.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Scott Ellis scored a 200, 254, 648, Greg Keesler 236, 210, 637, Brian Robinson 227, 246, 635, James Dibble 257, 623, Daniel Wormuth 218, 202, 612, Bill Gleim 204, 246, Rick Mills 245, Gary Resti 215, Anne Couse 186, 181, 187, 554, Robert Ellis 201, Michelle Wormuth 217, 530, Kristina Couse 189, Shirley Spencer 189, Tracy Resti 188 and Judy Ellis 182.
In the Sunday Mixed Fun league Don Marino scored a 223, 245, 256, 724, Dave Mills 255, 213, 239, 707, Fred Shakelton 235, 213, 212, 660, Norm Ellis 213, 227, 205, 645, Marty Haeussler 215, 202, 604, Rick Mills 212, Ray Cornwell 225, Crystall Ellis 180, 199, 520, Scott St. Clair 214 and youth honors to Savanna Mills with a 130.


PBA NEWS

Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla. took home his 45th Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour title last Sunday at he Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. Williams Jr. defeated Bill O¢Neill of Levittown, Penn., 246-202, in the televised championship round. Senior bowler Timothy Kauble of Marion, Ohio claimed his first career senior title at the Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship; additionally, Sunday's championship round marked his first career television appearance. Kauble defeated Hugh Miller of Seattle, Wash., 235-185, for the win.

This column is written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the professional sports of bowling. He is also a member of the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) where he serves as Publicity Director. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores of tournament information, Ed can be reached by calling 439-8177 or by sending an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a much more expanded version of this bowling column, please visit the Web site http://bght.blogspot.com

Here & There Column 11-11-08

Our Economic Meltdown Should Not Include Tax Increases

We are presently grappling with the worst financial crisis in seven decades and local Sullivan County Municipalities are projecting increases in taxes.
This topic was hotter then the home brewed coffee and fresh baked donuts at our most recent coffee klatsch last week.
Wow......the boys were jumping mad as this topic came up just as the three Democrats, three Republicans and one Independent in our klatsch sat down to review the election of president-elect Barack Obama.....more on this discussion in a later column.
Each of our seven klatsch members unanimously agreed that our economy is in very bad condition.....something along the line of being the worst financial crisis this country has seen in decades and local municipalities proposal to raise taxes does not fit into the equation of helping the locals through this crisis.
It has been reported that government will bring forth a county budget with single digit tax increases and Town of Rockland taxpayers could see a 9 percent tax hike.
Several in the klatsch sympathized with the fact that there had been an increase in fuel costs but because there is now a drastic reduction in fuel and gasoline government could be creating a false image here.
There also was not one negative comment about government employees receiving a raise......folks working in any profession deserve salary increases.
What the klatsch discussed and asked is why local governments are not working harder at consolidation to secure cost savings. One of our members strongly pointed out that consolidation is the mechanism used to achieve economies of scale by reducing numbers of local government units.
Several of the klatsch members pointed out that subsequent to consolidation new governments reduced property taxes by 29% in its first three years and continued to reduce taxes in each of its first nine years.
Our coffee klatsch strongly denounced tax increases during this financial crisis and instead urged our local governments to work harder and more seriously towards merging and consolidation that will achieve reduction of staff and elimination of duplicate services.

Bowling Highlights Column 11-7-08

Tom Skiff Jr. and his soul mate Joan Redington

One of the pictures that the late Tom Skiff Jr. cherished was when his good friend Paul Minton bowled a 300 game during a Monday league and Tom bowled a 300 during a Wednesday league at Kiamesha Lanes several years ago. When asked to pose for a picture Tom insisted that he wanted to share the limelight with Paul.

A Tribute To The Great Tom Skiff Jr.

Tom Skiff Jr. was a great friend and an outstanding league bowler and his death last Friday, October 31, will leave a void in every ones heart who knew him.
We and many others who associated with Tom in the "Bowling World" that he loved so much knew that at times he could be very stubborn and quite vocal in the various positions he took regarding bowling and the regulations that effect this sport.....and how passionate he was when defending the positions to took.
His positions sometimes did not sit too well with others but he stood firm in what he believed was right.......and 99.9 percent of the time we knew he was right.
The "In Loving Memory" card at the Harris Funeral Home in Liberty read just as if Tom wrote it himself. It stated, "I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one," and of course that's the way Tom was....a happy go lucky guy who loved to tell jokes and passed many jokes along to his e-mail buddies.
The card went on to say, "I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done," and that truly is the way Tom was because I've heard him say similar statements. "I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of Happy Times and laughing times and bright sunny days."
"I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun, Of Happy memories that I leave when life is done," the card said..... and I'm sure Tom concluded when he passed on to his heavenly home.
Following the end of the 2006-2007 bowling season at Callicoon Lanes last March, where Tom bowled with the Sullivan County Democrat team including myself, John Hoffmann, John Fink and Bob Cady, Tom remarked that he would be taking this season off and would not be bowling so that he could address his health problems.
And he kept me and others very well informed via e-mail. He never skirted the medical problem he was facing. In early April he said, "Well the test results are back and it is confirmed that I do have cancer and I'm beginning my chemotherapy on April 14. He took time in May to wish me a belated happy birthday and kidded me by saying, "lemme see if my calculations are right you are 1 year older then Fred Flintstone and that makes me 5 years younger than you, I'm catching up dude."
I never owned a ranch but he always labeled me as "dude."
His positive approach to life and the battle with the cancer was terrific as he e-mailed in early May that "to all of you in the bowling community if things go well I will begin exercising and trying to gradually rebuilt some of the muscle I have lost over the months .....don't be surprised to see me back next year opening a can of Whoop Ass on some pins....and he joked by saying one of his favorite remarks, he he he (as in a laugh)."
Such a humble and caring man, even with this cancer he asked "please if ya gonna say a prayer for me also include others who are less fortunate than me in this case, thanks guys."
His attitude remained strong and in late June he e-mailed and noted that he had competed his fourth round of chemotherapy and that "so far the tumor on my neck has shrunk to a little bigger than a golf Ball so chemo is working....I'm winning the battle's.
Tom spoke about his attitude and reminded us that "my attitude is good.....I figure everyday that I wake up and greet a new day I have won a battle." He added, I figure this is the Lord's way of saying you worked hard all your life trying to be the rock for your family now it is time for me to relax and let my kids take over."
He jokingly said, "well let me say this....the only reason I can figure this is happening to me is I must have messed up Big Big Time in my younger years...maybe not enough beer or not enough Jack Daniels or quite possibly not enough Hard Partying."
He continued to offer great hope to his many bowling friends and family by saying that bowling was not entirely out of the question and if and when he got to the alley's he would be "razing the h__ out of you guys and of course cheering ya on."
Just don't know too many people who faced with what Tom was going through to offer his great sense of humor along with a powerful message for his bowling friends and family.
And yes folks.....Tom could really write and I often got great stories and tidbits from him as he offered and presented a great style and approach to writing. He was truly gifted with this talent. He said in an e-mail "to the poets keep up the good work, if I ever get back into a writing mode I just may surprise the heck outta all of ya...he he he he."
He remarked to me last year that one of the greatest thrills of his bowling career is that he was able to record 7 perfect career 300 games and that during the 2005-2006 season he accomplished the outstanding bowling feat of bowling four 300 games during this one bowling season.
Tom was a strong student of the game, he studied bowling balls and lane conditions and tried his best to match both of them with his bowling talents. He dedicated much of his life to this great sport, served as league officer, was on the board of the former Sullivan County Men's Bowling Association, was a member of the Tri-State NY USBC Association and was an inductee in the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
He remarked on many occasions about the special attention and instructions he always received from Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor Mike Luongo who Tom called "the most knowledgeable ball driller and the best instructor in the world."
Skiff gave Regional Professional Bowling Association (PBA) a shot several years ago and learned as many told him that this was an entirely different world but he went into it to have some fun which he did.
His career high series was a 798 off single games of 250, 300, 248 bowled on December 2, 2005.
He started bowling at the age of 5 and completed over 30 plus years of bowling last year. He bowled until he was 17 and then returned to the game at the age of 32. He maintained a 200 plus average during the past several years at Kiamesha Lanes.
His dream in life was to own a bowling alley and he always noted that he wished his life soul mate, Joan Redington, would have kept ownership of the Colonial Inn Lanes in Jeffersonville, owned and operated for many years by Joan's parents, George and Joan Redington.
As I remarked to Joan the other day when she called me about Tom's death, "he is now with two people he loved very much (George and Joan Redington) and they are probably asking God about the steps they have to take to set up a bowling alley in Heaven."
This was the real Tom Skiff Jr. ..... once in a lifetime a nice guy like this comes along to bring great love and joy to our lives.

The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

This tip is for all bowlers regardless of age or level of play.
So very often today bowlers find themselves off balance at the foul line.
While there are many reasons for this, what you may not realize is that most bad finishes are a result of a bad start.
The tip: Check your first step and see if it's too long. This will cause you to push the ball away too far and then your feet will have to play "catch up" to keep you from falling down.
Try a smaller first step next time......it may help.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net

Ed's Outlook

Tri-County NY USBC Association Manager Michele Bensley is wanting to let league bowlers know that the association computer recently died and a new computer has been purchased but that the USBC Winlabs Program is not yet in total operation so she is far behind and about 30 leagues are waiting for processing. So if your looking for awards or membership cards if will probably be about 2-3 weeks....be patient while she is getting this program up and running.
The Brittany Miller Foundation team tournament and auction will be held at Kiamesha Lanes on Sunday, Novermber 16 at 12 noon. The tournament is both a fund raiser with a prize fund as 1st, 2ed and 3ed place teams will win prize money.
The Brittany Miller Foundation is a Pediatric Cancer Fund.
Four person Mixed teams or any configuration will receive 100 percent handicap based on 220 and you must have verifiable sanctioned averages to win.
The prize fund is based on 16 teams and a second squad at 3:30 will be created if necessary.
There will be raffles and door prizes plus refreshments. Make the "baby split" and win $2 and make any bigger split and win $5. These must be observed by a tournament director.
Entry fee is $100 per team and entry forms are available at Kiamesha Lanes.

Local Scores

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlights scores in the Monday Men's league include a 200, 238, 601 by Nate Sanders, Willy Bartley 209, David Graham 265, 615, Chuck McAllister 233, 202, 604, Keith Smith 212, Danny Ricco 204, 212, 213, 629, Jason Jones 237, Jim VanAken 205, 205, 605, John Hoffmann 225, Rudy Belanchia 225, 225, 623, Jo Jo VanKeuren 223, 225, 647, Harrison Cherry 213, Robert Hamilton 268, 246, 704, Tim Bilyeu 278, 247, 678, Francisco Martinez 204, Mike Mason 204, John Fischer 279, 235, 699, Bill Helms 201, Bob Wase 213, Donald Durland 232, Paul Durland 221, 214, 625, Jaryl Scott 214, 211, 624, Mark Wegener 219, 269, 677, Al Caycho 290, 213, 697, Jack Moylan 202, 225, 207, 634, Kort Wheeler 236, 245, 222, 703, Angel Rodriguez 202, 246, 622, Glen Fraser 244, Frank Scuderi 203, Eddie Lake 207, 204, Ricky Lake 235 and Allan Jones 202, 237, 265, 704.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firemen's league Carol MacAdam scored a 213, 204, 562, Pat Mulhern 204, Debbie Wright 188, 188, 512, Neil Bell Jr. 203, Bryan Babcock 210, Ed Guthrie 201, 227, 610, Mary Lee Williams 200, 538, Dorian Jennings 246, 244, 224, 714, Joan Lake 202, 525, Andy Richardson 213, 215, Peter Scannell 210, Jack Rustic 255, George Kelley 214, Russ Keesler 212, 216, 201, 629, Stan Gilmore 240, Tom Hickman 223, Lisa Cartwright 190, 190, 559, Larry Berens 222, Debbie Durland 204, 204, 573, Kevin Stackhouse 212, John Fischer 245, 205, 200, 650, John Hoffmann 203, 256, 224, 683, Chet Smith 219, Barbara Yeomans 183, 185, 539, Linda Schaefer 193 and Barbara Merton 193.
In the Wednesday Men's league Shane Conner scored a 205, Donald Durland 223, 205, 611, Jon Wilheim 235, 206, 636, Tim McIntyre 234, 611, Alpesh (A.C.) Patel 212, Rick Lara 225, Josh Strang 248, 259, 699, Vincent Scuderi 201, George Battle Jr. 213, 600, Frank Muller Jr. 203, Allan Jones 225, 210, 626, Larry Berens 208, Dean Shattuck 200, 212, 278, 690, Paul Durland 200, John Hoffmann 204, 257, 643, Tom Belgiovene 223, 216, 627, Vinnie Collura 221, 216, 626, Pedro Agapito 201, 236, Danny Ricco 225, Al Caycho 216, Michael Weiner 268, 664, Eugene Morton 222, Kenny Atkins 216, Wayne Atkins 216, Eddie Lake 246, 240, 237, 723, William Danchak 200 and Frank DiCostanzo 214, 227, 633.
In the Saturday Morning Yough leagues, in Pee Wees division G. VanAken scored a 99. In the Bantams division N. Edwards scored a 92. In the Preps division S. Patel scored a 100, P. Patel 119, 125, R. Patel 127, 121, 132, N. Goldsmith 128, M Hope 117, 150. In the Jr.Mjrs division B. Fraser scored a 141, 103, 105, M Scuderi 196, P Agapito III a 202, J. Durland 221, S. Patel 161, K. Patel 182, C. Israel 128 and M. McCormack 131.

Gravity Alley

In the Wednesday Mixed Fun league Dave Predmore scored a 211, Bill Rutledge 222 and John Daniels 222, 207, 614.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league includes a 224, 185, 570 by Kathleen Stanton, Nikki Andriano 191, 208, 551, AnneCouse 202, 546, Louise Botsford 220, 532, Jennifer Raymond 184, 526 and Tammy Kane 186.
In the Wednesday Independent Men's league Daniel Wormuth scored a 217, 267, 229, 713, Brian Drumm 252, 268, 694, Paul Ignatovich 203, 257, 215, 675, Howie Couse 213, 241, 213, 667, Robert Johnson 238, 204, 225, 667, Ryan Kille 243, 220, 662, Jack Hazen 205, 226, 227, 658, Bill Gleim 236, 248, 651, David Thomason 252, 216, 645, Don Marino 234, 248, 630, Ed Milk Jr. 217, 234, 627, Lee Stanton 223, 203, 618, Jon Stanton 205, 203, 203, 611, James Dibble 230, 214, 608, Mitch Persbaker 231, 206, 608, Jonathon Wayne 216, 213, 606, Joel Keelser 246, Brian Tiffany 235, Jim Merwin 221, Frank Couse 225, Scott Ostrander 235, Josh Rice 222 and Frank Couse Sr. 223.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league John Lanner scored a 214, 268, 267, 749, Robert Johnson 245, 264, 236, 745, Al Bullis Jr. 226, 277, 202, 705, Bill Gleim 216, 246, 233, 695, Len Terrell 257, 235, 682, Andrew Bullis 231, 232, 645, Paul Ignatovich 247, 203, 644, Al Bullis Sr. 210, 208, 213, 631, Jeff Curtis 200, 226, 610, Matt Johnson 237, 604, Rich Lenio 207, 212, 602, Norm Ellis 219 and John Gurnick 226.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Brian Tiffany scored a 246, 251, 256, 753, Greg Keesler 278, 212, 201, 691, Howard Couse 216, 235, 214, 665, James Dibble 212, 224, 227, 663, Anne Couse 236, 180, 192, 608, Daniel Wormuth 214, 203, Brian Robinson 237, Gino Jones 203, Michelle Wormuth 193, 190, 535, Sandy Winans 198, 513 and Julie Martin 211.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Don Marino scored a 231, 201, 259, 691, Fred Shakelton 231, 234, 213, 678, Dave Mills 235, 257, 657, Ray Cornwell 214, 206, 613, Marty Haeussler 205, Julie Cornwell 199, 525, Crystal Ellis 202, 507, Jean Mills 194 and youth honor score to Savanna Mills with a 105.

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league included a 212, 508 by Pat Peters, Debra Loughrey 192, Dee Dee Schrader 193, Barbara Pingel 181, Sue Naughton 197, Lil Zieres 197, 527 and Debbie Schick 188.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Gary Brockner scored a 220, 211, Mark Schriber 205, Mike Hubbard 213, Bob Cady 234, Jason Rogers 201, Gary Erlwein 235, Tim Ackerman 200, 200, 213, 613, Jon Duffy 212, Ken Darling 204, Jon Wayne 212, 241, 651, Damien Vanluven 206, 220 and Charles Reichenback 204.
In the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen league Paul Minton scored a 202, Roger Widmann 224, Ed Townsend 201, Damien Vanleuven 212, Joseph Gager 204, Kory Keesler 206, 231, 615 and Shirley Townsend 184.

This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) where he serves as Publicity Director. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177 or by sending an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For an expanded version of our bowling column visit our Web site at http://bght.blogspot.com/

Kegel's Len Nicholson To Do High Roller's November Senior Lanes

We are pleased to announce that Len Nicholson, famed lane maintenance guru, will prepare the lane conditions that will be used for High Roller's November Senior Classics! Nicholson is no stranger to High Roller events, having served as consultant for many Showboat High Roller events over the years. This will mark the first time that High Roller has retained his services since moving operations to Sam's Town. Nicholson is very familiar with the lane surfaces and lane machines at Sam's Town. Nicholson, former head of lane maintenance for the PBA, among his many other positions, has proven many times over that he can assist tournament promoters put out a consistent and playable pattern. He will work closely with High Roller and the Sam's Town staff. According to Nicholson, "Kegel will also send in Service Rep. Bud Dacheax to ensure that the Kegel lane machines are all up to par and that the players can rest assured that everything will be as professional as humanly possible." Each of the three Classics will have a different condition, though not "night and day" from the previous Classic. And the free practice sessions offered by Sam's Town will assist players in matching up their equipment. The patterns will be posted on site. "We are very excited to bring Kegel on with us,"says High Roller's Brad Edelman. "Many players who bowl with us see similar lane conditions each year and it's time we showed them something different. Len has the ability to bring the most players into play without creating abnormal scores!" Walk-ins are welcome! Senior Classic week starts with the "Age 60 & Over" event November 23rd. The "Age 50 & Over" Classic starts November 26 and the finale is the "Age 50 & Over" Classified Classic, for non-winners, on November 28th. Amateur seniors can bowl in any or all of the Classics that they are eligible for. Once again Sam's Town will offer the best rates around for the tournament players coming into town for the holiday week. Call them toll free at 1-877-593-5993.When at Sam's Town, make sure you receive and use your Player's Card. The same card is valid in all Boyd Gaming and Coast Properties. Roto Grip is the Presenting Sponsor of the entire Classic series. 100 new high performance balls will be distributed during Senior Classic week and Roto Grip staff members will be on site, as always, happy to lay out your new ball. High Roller has now paid over $16 Million in Senior Classic prizes since 1993! Visit us at www.high-roller.com or call for info at 1-800-257-6179!

Stefanie Nation and Brad Angelo

Brad Angelo and Stefanie Nation Win First Career PBA Titles in Omaha
Nation wins first PBA Women’s Series event of 2008-09 season

It was a day of firsts last Sunday afternoon as Brad Angelo and Stefanie Nation each captured their first career PBA title at the Pepsi Viper Championship at Thunder Alley in Omaha, the second stop of the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour.

Angelo, a seven-year veteran of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour, defeated No. 1 seed Chris Loschetter of Avon, Ohio, 256-215 in the championship match. With both bowlers vying for their first title, the game was tied at 107 in the fifth frame and Angelo proceeded to strike in the sixth through 11th frames to run away with the victory. Prior to today, Angelo had appeared in 13 PBA televised finals without garnering a title.

“This is what everybody on the Tour always dreams of, it’s what we all do it for,” Angelo said. “I’ve been knocking on the door for several years, and it finally happened for me.”

Angelo, of Lockport, N.Y., who entered Sunday’s live televised finals as the No. 3 seed, defeated No. 4 seed Wes Malott of Argyle, Texas, 222-195, and No. 2 seed Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., 221-214, in order to advance through the stepladder format. Williams Jr., who is the all-time PBA titles leader with 44, became the first to surpass the $4 million mark with his third-place finish.

Stefanie Nation, of Arlington, Texas, a veteran of last year’s inaugural PBA Women’s Series which is sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), also claimed her first PBA title on Sunday, defeating Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y., 225-200. Nation struck in the third through sixth frames keeping the match close. Feldman, opening in the ninth frame, enabled Nation to clinch.

“I think this is the first time in my life that I’ve been speechless,” Nation said. “It’s an amazing feeling. I just came out and bowled, and everything fell my way. It seems like just yesterday I bowled Michelle at the (Women’s) U.S. Open. I knew I had to make great shots because she’s a great player.”

The PBA Tour travels this week to Hammond, Indiana for the Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship with the live finals airing on ESPN Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. ET.

Men’s Finals results
Stepladder Game 11, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 7,5782, Wes Malott, Argyle, Texas, 7,544 $5,500Stepladder Game 21, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 7,7992, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 7,605, $6,500Finals1, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 8,055, $25,0002, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 7,803, $13,000

Women’s finals results
Finals1, Stefanie Nation, Miami, Fla, 5,304, $10,0002, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 5,408, $6,000

About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others.

Here & There Column 11-4-08

Miss Sulivan County Pageant contestants in the opening number

Pageant Is A Work In Progress

If you were at the Miss Sullivan County Pageant held October 25 in the Monticello High School auditorium you definitely witnessed young girls who had gone through a learning experience in which they gained self-confidence, made new friends and shared experiences which made each of the contestants winners in our society today.
The contestants, who competed in three categories, Young Miss (5-8), Pre-Teen (13-18) and Teenager (13-18) go through several weeks of training to enable them to compete in events that include the opening routine, formal and party wear competition and brief on stage interviews. The Teenager group is asked to answer a question usually dealing with a topic of the day.
We've seen these young girls as they arrived for the first sign-in night and what a difference the Pageant training makes as they compete before the Pageant judges and a crowd consisting of their parents, grand parents, relatives, friends and many Pageant supporters.
The crowning of the three new Pageant queens is definitely the highlight of the Pageant festivities but the true meaning of what this event is all about is brought out in the farewell speeches of the outgoing Queens and what the many events they attended through their year as Queen has meant to them........and of course some tears usually flow also at this time.
We can't say enough about all the hard work and dedication that is put forth to make this event a yearly success with all the credit for this going to directors Maurice Gerry, Christina Buckler and Amy Bernhard and the wonderful staff of folks that pitch in and help out.
So when you see this years Miss Sullivan County Pageant Queens, Young Miss Noelle Hermann, Pre-Teen Sarah Carr and Teenager Ariana Kaminski give them a nice round of applause....they deserve it.