Tournament Entries
Close Tomorrow

Tournament entries for the Tri-County NY USBC Association Open (Men's) and Women's Championship Tournament close tomorrow (January 31) post marked 2-1-09 will be accepted.
Both the Open (Men's) Championship tournament and the Women's Championship tournament run on the same dates, Saturday February 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, 11:30 and 2 p.m.
Doubles and singles are Sunday March 1 at 9 a.m., 12 noon 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.
Mail entry with check of money order to Tri-County NY USBC Association, 405 Ave. E, Matamoras, PA. 18366.
Information is available by calling Association Manager Michele Bensley at 845-239-0163.

Adult/Jr. Tourney
Winners Announced

Second and third place winners of the Youth Association Adult/Jr. no-tap tournament held at Middletown Lanes last Sunday included Michael and Vinnie Scuderi taking second place in the Jr./Mjr. division and James Durland and Mal Press winning third place in the same division.

Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This week's tip is a reminder that although there are so many aggressive, high performance balls available, the main component of the sport is having a sharp game and becoming a shot maker.
Lane conditions have become very soft and that combination with today's bowling balls has led to high scoring conditions making the majority of today's bowlers very complacent about working on their physical game. However, the sport of bowling is making a comeback as can be seen in some of the newer Sport Bowling Leagues so knowing how to adjust to varying lane conditions and understanding how to use today's bowling balls is only part of the equation.
For those bowlers who want to maximize their potential in this sport, I cannot stress enough the importance of finding a qualified and certified bowling instructor. Even more preferable, you should work wit an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game.
For example, we use the Brunswick Pro Trainer system which gives us the ability to replay a student's shots in slow motion, show them what adjustments need to be made and compare them to the highest caliber bowlers in the world....best of all....the student is able to take a video home to study and watch at their convenience.
The knowledge you gain from a Certified Instructor is knowledge that will be useful to you and will stay with you throughout your bowling life.
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 314-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net

Local Scores

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league include a 187 by Rebecca Rhodes, Barbara Pingel 225, 517 and Lil Zieres 501.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Mark Hawley scored a 220, Bob Cady 219, 221, 604, Damien Vanluven 214, Mark Herbert 213, 203, 613, Ed Leroy 209, 232, Steve Lagoda 231, Jon Wayne 219, Tad Doscher 202 and Roger Miller 230.
In the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen league Alan Rutledge scored a 204, Kory Keesler 213, Dave Maus 200, Gavin Saltzberg 202, Roger Widmann 200, Mark Hawley 209, Laresko Niifa 221, 225, 624, Shirley Townsend 184, Tom Russell 225, Paul Minton 213, 225 and Frank Emmens 204.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Men's Independent league include a 246, 245, 236, 727 by Andrew Bullis, Howie Couse 249, 211, 239, 699, Ed Milk Jr. 204, 236, 246, 686, Shawn Tracy 266, 640, Neil Mosher 04, 231, 204, 639, Charlie Reichenbaugh 202, 233, 633, Lee Stanton 224, 206, 618, Frank Couse 228, 202, 610, Donald Marino 207, 202, 603, Tony Wright 202, 222, 600, Jon Stanton 234, Bill Gleim 224 and David Benedict 222.
In the Deposit Men's National league Al Bullis Sr. scored a 249, 232, 227, 708, Andrew Bullis 226, 220, 628, Howey Couse Jr. 242, Craig Conklin 225 and Rich Lenio 235.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Paul Fritz scored a 246, 236, 676, Daniel Wormuth 205, 205, 238, 648, Carl Davis 217, 234, 638, Bill Gleim 216, 206, 604, Rick Mills 224, Gary Resti 229, Greg Keesler 211, Sandy Winans 192 and Hope Jones 183.

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league includes a 204, 237, 622 by Nate Sanders, David Graham 200, Lloyd Bridges 202, Chuck McAllister 231, 277, 674, Keith Smith 206, 224, John Fischer 213, Steve Rivera 202, Jim Patterson 210, Wayne Piernos 221, 200, 611, Kevin Stackhouse 201, 224, Mike Mulligan 213, Roy Sweeney 213, Danny Ricco 234, Mike Weiner 266, 212, 658, Jim VanAken 224, 226, 624, Jason Jones 257, 204, 627, John Hoffmann 235, 607, Rudy Belanchia 247, 214, 200, 661, Peter Mitro 202, Jo Jo Van Keuren 226, 234, 211, 671, Nolan Levine 204, Richard Levine 245, 635, Mike Cardo 211, 203, Tim Bilyeu 258, 604, Joey Smith 204, Robert Hamilton 216, 213, 607, Donald Durland 266, 206, 669, Paul Durland 249, 640, Jaryl Scott 234, Mark Wegener 236, 222, 236, 694, Tim McIntyre 204, 207, Bobby Cooper 201, Al Caycho 200, James Ratner 214, 233, 219, 666, Kort Wheeler 253, 232, 666, Frank Scuderi 202, Mickey Lake 203, Eddie Lake 202, Rick Lake 213, 264, 246, 723, Paul Curry 215, 207, 582 and Allen Jones 259, 216, 673.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Debra Blackford scored a 186, Carol MacAdam 203, 516, Vinnie Collura 245, 214, 638, Rob Keesler 212, Matt Cooper 212, 208, Ed Guthrie 249, 617, Mary Lee Williams 182, 208, 532, Joan Lake 181, Dorian Jennings 208, 191, 571, Jack Rustic 244, 618, George Kelley 257, 214, 213, 684, Russ Keesler 204, 211, 216, 631, Stan Gilmore 208, 201, Andrea Grossman 187, 186, 519, Larry Berens 203, David Graham 216, 204, 235, 655, Tom Cooney 240, Debbie Durland 217, 253, 642, Kevin Stackhouse 200, Roberta Yakin 190, 234, 593, John Fischer 225, 233, 252, 710, John Hoffmann 236, 215, 299, 750, Charles Blackburn 202, Dale Sonnenschein 258, 209, 644, Barbara Yeomans 193 and Barbara Merton 181, 530.
In the Wednesday Men's league Shane Conner scored a 201, Donald Durland 289, 249, 257, 795, Matthew Fallon 200, 227, 204, 631, Jon Wilhelm 233, 216, 261, 710, Gregory Fallon 226, 279, 200, 705, Tim McIntyre 216, 245, 236, 697, Rick Lara 290, 266, 744, Charles McAllister 235, 216, 632, George Battle Jr. 220, 203, 601, Frank Muller Jr. 205, Larry Berens 211, 225, 632, Dean Shattuck 247, 200, 640, Paul Durland 217, 200, Art Eggleton 244, John Hoffmann 279, 205, 238, 722, Tom Belgiovene 226, Vinnie Collura 248, 612, Richard Hendricks 212, Pedro Agapito 241, Dan Ricco 205, Al Caycho 223, Mike Weiner 212, 212, 619, Eddie Lake 236, 204, 200, 640, Wayne Atkins 243, William Danchak 226 and Frank DiCostanzo 247, 225, 664.
In the Thursday Ladies league Camille Carpinone scored a 200, 510, Rita Burdick 198, Christina Schultz 181, Liz Burgio 185, Liz Stubits 197, 187, 538, Connie McKenley 210, 554, April Aldrich 187, 501, Francine Kaiser 189, Pat Shuart 185, 503, Anna Sawyer 189, 528, Marie Frunzi 195, 181, 518, Joan Lake 202, 524 and Lisa Cartwright 181, 502.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division, George VanAken scored a 87, Emma Jones 78 and Renee Schreiber 81. In the Bantams division, Shivan Patel scored 106 and Nathaniel Edwards 133, 109. In the Preps division Mikayla DeGraw scored 103, 106, Michael Hope 132, 97, 121, Nicole Scudari 70, 68, Sarah Rustic 97, 116, Shaym Patel 111, 88, Parth Patel 118, 126, , Rup Patel 143 and Makenze Shaver 66. In the Jr./Mjrs. division Jared Friedman scored 154, 156, Tyler Foxwell 131, Matt Edwards 121, 135, Bryden Fraser 106, 108, Michael Scuderi 173, 165, 214, Shane Dietchman 151, 181, Shivani Patel 142, Kishan Patel 146, Chase Israel 135, Shawn Sinistorie183, 181, Eddie Walsh 205, Sarah Durland 158, Megan McCormack 105, 125, 130, Matthew Brown 96, 99 and Isiah Rosado 100.

This column is written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Tri-County NY USBC where he serves as Chairman of the Publicity Committee. 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 edition of our bowling column visit our Web site at http://bght.blogspot.com