PBA SHOW AIRS AT 1 P.M. SUNDAY ON ESPN

Until recently, John Nolen of Waterford, Mich., was a virtual unknown on the national bowing scene. He used last Sunday's nationally televised championship round of the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Masters to change that in a hurry.
Competing on television for the first time, Nolen defeated Danny Wiseman of Baltimore, 202-193, to win the USBC Masters and claim his first career Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour title.
Nolen, the No. 1 seed for the championship round, finished as the top qualifier and blew through match play undefeated to win the title. He finished 7-0 in his matches and became the first top qualifier to win the title since Mike Scroggins accomplished the feat in 2005.
"This means everything to me," said Nolen, who earned $60,000 and a two-year PBA Tour exemption. "I came into this week wanting to get a win, and if this is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life, I have to think that way."
Nolen, 29, sat helpless on the bench as he watched Wiseman finish the match. Needing a strike, nine, spare to even the score or two strikes to win outright, Wiseman stepped up and left a 10 pin on his first shot to hand Nolen the victory.
The tour continues this week with the GEICO Plastic Ball Championship at the Brunswick Zone at Wheat Ridge, CO. ESPN TV finals are Sunday at 1 p.m.