Budget, Union & Legislators Pay Cut
We applaud Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau's tentative 2011 budget that calls for a zero property tax increase and no layoffs and offer a great pat on the back to Sullivan Legislator Alan Sorensen who announced he would take a pay cut in 2011 and feels others on the board should do the same.
Politicians and politics in general stink when they accuse a member of their same board of grandstanding and were said to be upset that Sorensen would announce his feelings to the public without talking with them in private which in simple terms means you shut up and don't bring up subjects like this to the local taxpayer who pays their salary and have the right to know any legislators feelings. If county employees are being asked to defer pay raises each legislator should do the same.
We just knew that when the tentative budget was released there would be a big "but" to go along with it and of course that "but" is that this budget depends on the labor unions who must agree to forgo increases and longevity payments.
One does not require the status of a rocket scientist to determine what the union's response to this one would be.......of course they would say no to this request. The union negotiating committee voted down the county's proposal that the more than 600 workers represented by Teamsters forgo 4 percent wage increases and longevity payments next year.
Fanslau has made it very clear to the union that there will be no property tax increase to pay county workers more money.
If the Union and County cannot agree on the proposed county budget then some county employees would face layoffs.
We complement the county for scheduling informational meetings throughout the county on the proposed budget and urge the union to agree on concessions that will keep people employed.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Bowling Highlights Column 11-26-10
10 Pin Nicks Hoffmann's Ace
Sixty-nine year-old left handed Monticello bowler John Hoffmann usually doesn't leave many 10 pins but this pin cost him a perfect game November 17 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Hoffmann noted that in his first game of the night he rolled 12 perfect looking shots into the pocket and 11 of them were strikes but the 10 pin didn't fall on the 12th ball leaving him with a 299 single. He had a second game of 242 for a 726 series.
He used a Roto Grip Quest bowling ball on lanes 3 & 4.
Hoffmann has 27 career 300 games and his last perfect score came on February 15 of this year. In the 2009-10 league season he recorded three 300 games.
The "Little Lefty" as he is referred to by members of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) leaves a lot of 7 pins and he was somewhat surprised to see the 10 pin standing in this 299 game.
Hoffmann recorded his first 300 game on July 23, 1991 in the Essex County New Jersey Association in the 420 DBLS. SMT league at Eagle Rock Lanes.
John won the high average bowler honors with a 229 in the Tri-County NY USBC Association for the 2006-07 season. He bowled professionally from 1990 to 1993 in the Northeast Regional Professional Bowlers Association where he got his "Little Lefty" nickname from PBA Tour Bowler Tommy Delutz Jr.
Hoffmann was also the 2007 Tri-County NY USBC Champion and is also a New Jersey State Senior Champion.
USBC and former ABC records have Hoffmann with one 298, two 299 games and nine 800 plus series.
Hoffmann has been bowling for some 54 years, is single and retired and lives in the South Woods Road area of the Town of Thompson.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week's tip is for any bowler who ends up out of balance at the foul line when delivering a bowling ball. If you find yourself unable to finish your delivery in a strong balanced position, it may be a result of your follow through. Is is very important that when you follow through on your delivery, you do not reach OUT with your arm, but UP with your follow through.
The reason?
If you reach out, the weight of the ball will pull your upper body forward and may cause you to lose your balance. If you reach up, you can stay planted in a strong, solid position to deliver your bowling ball with accuracy and leverage.
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 a Sales Advisor and Special Events Coordinator 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 435-720-7939 or vie email at mikel@stormbowling.com
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowing and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, vie email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an expanded version of this bowling column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
Sixty-nine year-old left handed Monticello bowler John Hoffmann usually doesn't leave many 10 pins but this pin cost him a perfect game November 17 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Hoffmann noted that in his first game of the night he rolled 12 perfect looking shots into the pocket and 11 of them were strikes but the 10 pin didn't fall on the 12th ball leaving him with a 299 single. He had a second game of 242 for a 726 series.
He used a Roto Grip Quest bowling ball on lanes 3 & 4.
Hoffmann has 27 career 300 games and his last perfect score came on February 15 of this year. In the 2009-10 league season he recorded three 300 games.
The "Little Lefty" as he is referred to by members of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) leaves a lot of 7 pins and he was somewhat surprised to see the 10 pin standing in this 299 game.
Hoffmann recorded his first 300 game on July 23, 1991 in the Essex County New Jersey Association in the 420 DBLS. SMT league at Eagle Rock Lanes.
John won the high average bowler honors with a 229 in the Tri-County NY USBC Association for the 2006-07 season. He bowled professionally from 1990 to 1993 in the Northeast Regional Professional Bowlers Association where he got his "Little Lefty" nickname from PBA Tour Bowler Tommy Delutz Jr.
Hoffmann was also the 2007 Tri-County NY USBC Champion and is also a New Jersey State Senior Champion.
USBC and former ABC records have Hoffmann with one 298, two 299 games and nine 800 plus series.
Hoffmann has been bowling for some 54 years, is single and retired and lives in the South Woods Road area of the Town of Thompson.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week's tip is for any bowler who ends up out of balance at the foul line when delivering a bowling ball. If you find yourself unable to finish your delivery in a strong balanced position, it may be a result of your follow through. Is is very important that when you follow through on your delivery, you do not reach OUT with your arm, but UP with your follow through.
The reason?
If you reach out, the weight of the ball will pull your upper body forward and may cause you to lose your balance. If you reach up, you can stay planted in a strong, solid position to deliver your bowling ball with accuracy and leverage.
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 a Sales Advisor and Special Events Coordinator 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 435-720-7939 or vie email at mikel@stormbowling.com
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowing and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, vie email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an expanded version of this bowling column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
LOCAL BOWLING SCORES
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies League included a 154 and a 186 (all spare game) by Diane Staves, Wendy Finn 150, Barbara Cady 156, 169, 155, Kristen Emmett 167, Karen Borowski 158, 163, Jackie Mootz 153 and Jody Schanil 182.
In the Tuesday Ladies League, Debbie Loughrey had a 204 game, a 169 game and a 535 series, Marti Bogdanowitz 187, Lillian Zieres 181, 487 and Pat Peters 172.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds League included a 223 game, a 191 game and a 549 series by Linda Ferris, Dana McGraw 205, 533, Jen Smith 187, 182, 523, Brianna Walker 180, Lori Walker 201, 531 and Michelle Wormuth 190.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Tom Anderson 239, 615, Frank Couse Jr. 233, 641, Jim Dibble 227, 233, 225, 685, Brandon Drumm 229, Don Ferris 235, Nate Finch 254, 630, Craig Gehrig 225, 225, 654, John Gurnick 230, 622, Jack Hazen 237, 651, Steve Jacobi 231, Rob Johnson 247, 244, 700, Robert MacNaught 606, Donnie Marino 605, Neil Mosher 239, 618, Walt Oralls 256, 267, 706, Rich Regas 229, 629, Rodney Tweedle 230, Jonathon Wayne 264, 246, 725, Hank Whitmore 236, Zuke Wormuth 613, Jeremy Wormuth 233, 649, Jay Wormuth 246, 615 and Tony Wright 248, 623.
In the Thursday Men’s Deposit National League, Andy Bullis 602, Mike Costello 247, 624, Howard Couse Sr. 605, Jeff Curtis 279, 692, Carl Davis 255, 604, Jim Dibble 234, 257, 226, 717, Gino Jones 609, Dan Koch 225, Rich Lenio 255, Dave Lester 228, 634, Matt May 225, Dan Wormuth 266, 236, 709 and Jeremy Wormuth 634.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples League, Andie Rose Bullis 180, Andy Bullis 247, 657, Howey Couse Jr. 258, 289, 231, 778, Anne Couse 229, 563, Crystal Ellis 180, 215, 569, Bob Ellis 247, Bill Gleim 249, 678, Dave Lester 232, 639, Rick Mills 231, Walt Oralls 248, Julie Martin 203, Jen Smith 196, 193, 540, Cecil Spencer 259, Dan Wormuth 226, 624 and Jeremy Wormuth 233, 636.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Ray Cornwell 246, 243, 712, Matt Johnson 241, 646, Don Marino 277, 677, Dave Mills 648, Rick Mills 622 and Savanna Mills (youth girls’ games) 159, 126, 127, 412.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included a 245 game and 647 series by Jon Wilhelm, James VanAken 244, 233, 648, John Hoffmann 238, 226, 674, Mike Weiner 235, 637, Micky Lake 245, 621, Eddie Lake 257, 238, 710, Rick Lake 649, Jack Moylan 248, 657, Keith Hackett 236, 650, Ronnie Totten 628, Kevin Stackhouse 610, Paul Durland 248, 233, 696, Jaryl Scott 253, 236, 671, Vinnie Collura 229, 636, Dave Graham 624, Nate Sanders 256, 637, William Bartley 242, Michael Aumick 253, George Battle 242, Larry Berens 257, 637, Dean Shattuck 236, 267, 716, Anthony Atkins 235, Wayne Atkins 235, 637, William Howell III a 248, 259, 227, 734, Gregory Fallon 275, 227, 697, Matt Fallon 225, Frank Scuderi 238, 655, Lloyd Bridges 243, 623 and Steven Rivera 255, 643.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Cara Nicholson 194, Debbie Durland 202, 200, 561, Jon Wilhelm 634, Ed Guthrie 225, 663, Cecil Walters 603, Mary Lee Williams 190, 538, Joan Lake 196, 216, 539, Dorian Jennings 244, 581, Lisa Cartwright 190, 204, 533, Linda Schaefer 184, 180, 515, Andrea Grossman 213, 537, Carena Collura 217, 192, 569, Stan Gilmore 230, Shane Cunningham 233 and Troy Morris 226.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Paul Durland 267, 653, Steven Belgiovene 235, 622, Tom Belgiovene 626, John Hoffmann 232, George Battle Jr. 233, Dave Graham 258, 641, Kevin Stackhouse 268, 237, 697, Eddie Lake 227, 268, 234, 729, Kyle Shivers 235, 232, 237, 704, Jody Farquhar 629, Frank Emmens 226, 279, 688, Gregory Fallon 279, 696, Jon Wilhelm 234, 649 and Donald Durland 237, 258, 257, 752.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Pat Shuart 190, Barb Merton 160, 220, 536, Connie McKenley 165, 179, 502, Joan Lake 205, 179, 526, Trasey Barres 216, 183, 547, Sherri Green 186, 204, 545, Fran Kaiser 222, Barbara Durbak 181, 180, 193, 554, Mardette Wilcox 171, 177, 176, 524 and Debbie Durland 223, 198, 187, 608.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Edward Lake 270, 259, 256, 785, Kyle Shivers 214, 267, 246, 727, Michael Osborn 246, 248, 226, 720, David Graham 245, 242, 225, 712, Frank Emmens 246, 237, 226, 709, Ryan Lepke 217, 278, 658, Eugene Kelly 226, 203, 226, 655, Alpesh Patel 226, 210, 206, 642, Harry Cohen 236, 242, 633, Kevin Stackhouse 219, 216, 630, Laresko Niifa 211, 234, 626, Leroy Williams 244, 225, 626, Glenn Fraser 206, 210, 604, Frank Scuderi 202, 219, Robert Linzer 200, 213, Robert Sze 233, Daniel Ricco 215, Paul Berens 213, Larry Berens 213, Antionette Rau 189, 190, 199, 578, Trasey Barres 181, 210, 560, Joan Lake 198, 182, 556, Mary Lee Williams 194, 534, Cathy Carpenter 213, 518, Francine Kaiser 197, 516, Carolyn Williams 501, Tammy Sze 195, Laura Palmer 190, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 186 and Linda Schaefer 191.
Liberty Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Ed Blume Sr. 214, 258, 666, Rudy Belanchia 238, 205, 210, 653, Carmine Santillo 234, 214, 644, Kyle Stevens 224, 211, 615, Mitch Mattison 221, Tom Stephenson 210, Carlos Torres 203 and Paul Minton 200.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Ralph Coney 214, 213, 259, 686, Paul Minton 213, 234, 220, 667, Dwayne Cabrera 222, 213, 218, 653, Jim Fiore 231, 240, 653, Rudy Belanchia 201, 201, 235, 637, Kyle Stevens 245, 236, 622, Chuck McAllister 224, 613, Anthony Atkins 215, 607, Thomas Fix 201, 204, Keith Smith 233, Jerry Scandore 212, Mike Durbak 213, Andy Butler 200, John Lopez 210, Jason Jones Jr. 213, Ed Blume Sr. 212, Dan Martinetti 208, Chris Stevens 208 and Rob Tuttle 206.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Cindy Smith 187, 187, 553, Billie Jo Bound 189, 531, Audrey Woolard 516, Wendy Finn 180, 510, JoAnne Wright 199, Valerie Mott 190, Rosa Zweck 191, Tabatha Smith 189, Kristen Sherwood 187 and Connie Beach 181.
In the Friday Mixed League, Jim Fiore 228, 220, 626, Gordon Hyde 210, 212 and Thomas Fix 223.
In the Saturday Mixes League, Kyle Stevens 244, 204, 254, 702, Herbie Sklar 224, 202, 223, 649, Russell Bivins 203, 201, 224, 628, Anthony Atkins 236, Keith Smith 218, Tabatha Smith 206, 562, John Wayne 230, Kevin Norris 223, John Cummings 210, Chris McKay 204 and Wendy Swan 181.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jerry Scandore 218, 254, 654, Barbara Cady 180, Lynn Winters 190 and Thomas Fix 214.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Hailey Ingrassia 81, Londyn Thomas 77 and Kaytlyn Ingrassia 36.
In the Liberty Elks Bantom League, Ian Cody 97, Sean McMahon 94, David Schiff, 93, 75, 168, Owen Siegel 90, 84, 174, Myan Florez 87, 66, 153, Lindsie Siegel 79, Noah Crowley 78, 68, 146, Dara Schiff 75, Jarod Hellerer 72, Marie Lyons 69, Kayla McMahon 59, 58, 117, Gabriel Florz 48, 45, 93, Aidan Whitehead 40, Corrine Hellerer 40 and Jessica Dworetsky 38.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League, Brendan Siegel 185, 420, Anthony Kolarik 169, 458, Robert Feeney 168, 137, 401, Glen McCausland 163, 122, 381, Louie Brahm 149, 384, Robby Lyons 149, Ryan Feeney 146, 131, 139, 416, Cameron Reichenbaugh 139, Jonathan Griesbeck 132, Zachary Cody 126, Robby Allegretta 120, Nick Carriere 120, Thomas McCausland 117, 116, Ryan McDowell 110, Dylan Rivera 109 and Hanrii Padu 90, 86.
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies League included a 154 and a 186 (all spare game) by Diane Staves, Wendy Finn 150, Barbara Cady 156, 169, 155, Kristen Emmett 167, Karen Borowski 158, 163, Jackie Mootz 153 and Jody Schanil 182.
In the Tuesday Ladies League, Debbie Loughrey had a 204 game, a 169 game and a 535 series, Marti Bogdanowitz 187, Lillian Zieres 181, 487 and Pat Peters 172.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds League included a 223 game, a 191 game and a 549 series by Linda Ferris, Dana McGraw 205, 533, Jen Smith 187, 182, 523, Brianna Walker 180, Lori Walker 201, 531 and Michelle Wormuth 190.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Tom Anderson 239, 615, Frank Couse Jr. 233, 641, Jim Dibble 227, 233, 225, 685, Brandon Drumm 229, Don Ferris 235, Nate Finch 254, 630, Craig Gehrig 225, 225, 654, John Gurnick 230, 622, Jack Hazen 237, 651, Steve Jacobi 231, Rob Johnson 247, 244, 700, Robert MacNaught 606, Donnie Marino 605, Neil Mosher 239, 618, Walt Oralls 256, 267, 706, Rich Regas 229, 629, Rodney Tweedle 230, Jonathon Wayne 264, 246, 725, Hank Whitmore 236, Zuke Wormuth 613, Jeremy Wormuth 233, 649, Jay Wormuth 246, 615 and Tony Wright 248, 623.
In the Thursday Men’s Deposit National League, Andy Bullis 602, Mike Costello 247, 624, Howard Couse Sr. 605, Jeff Curtis 279, 692, Carl Davis 255, 604, Jim Dibble 234, 257, 226, 717, Gino Jones 609, Dan Koch 225, Rich Lenio 255, Dave Lester 228, 634, Matt May 225, Dan Wormuth 266, 236, 709 and Jeremy Wormuth 634.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples League, Andie Rose Bullis 180, Andy Bullis 247, 657, Howey Couse Jr. 258, 289, 231, 778, Anne Couse 229, 563, Crystal Ellis 180, 215, 569, Bob Ellis 247, Bill Gleim 249, 678, Dave Lester 232, 639, Rick Mills 231, Walt Oralls 248, Julie Martin 203, Jen Smith 196, 193, 540, Cecil Spencer 259, Dan Wormuth 226, 624 and Jeremy Wormuth 233, 636.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Ray Cornwell 246, 243, 712, Matt Johnson 241, 646, Don Marino 277, 677, Dave Mills 648, Rick Mills 622 and Savanna Mills (youth girls’ games) 159, 126, 127, 412.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included a 245 game and 647 series by Jon Wilhelm, James VanAken 244, 233, 648, John Hoffmann 238, 226, 674, Mike Weiner 235, 637, Micky Lake 245, 621, Eddie Lake 257, 238, 710, Rick Lake 649, Jack Moylan 248, 657, Keith Hackett 236, 650, Ronnie Totten 628, Kevin Stackhouse 610, Paul Durland 248, 233, 696, Jaryl Scott 253, 236, 671, Vinnie Collura 229, 636, Dave Graham 624, Nate Sanders 256, 637, William Bartley 242, Michael Aumick 253, George Battle 242, Larry Berens 257, 637, Dean Shattuck 236, 267, 716, Anthony Atkins 235, Wayne Atkins 235, 637, William Howell III a 248, 259, 227, 734, Gregory Fallon 275, 227, 697, Matt Fallon 225, Frank Scuderi 238, 655, Lloyd Bridges 243, 623 and Steven Rivera 255, 643.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Cara Nicholson 194, Debbie Durland 202, 200, 561, Jon Wilhelm 634, Ed Guthrie 225, 663, Cecil Walters 603, Mary Lee Williams 190, 538, Joan Lake 196, 216, 539, Dorian Jennings 244, 581, Lisa Cartwright 190, 204, 533, Linda Schaefer 184, 180, 515, Andrea Grossman 213, 537, Carena Collura 217, 192, 569, Stan Gilmore 230, Shane Cunningham 233 and Troy Morris 226.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Paul Durland 267, 653, Steven Belgiovene 235, 622, Tom Belgiovene 626, John Hoffmann 232, George Battle Jr. 233, Dave Graham 258, 641, Kevin Stackhouse 268, 237, 697, Eddie Lake 227, 268, 234, 729, Kyle Shivers 235, 232, 237, 704, Jody Farquhar 629, Frank Emmens 226, 279, 688, Gregory Fallon 279, 696, Jon Wilhelm 234, 649 and Donald Durland 237, 258, 257, 752.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Pat Shuart 190, Barb Merton 160, 220, 536, Connie McKenley 165, 179, 502, Joan Lake 205, 179, 526, Trasey Barres 216, 183, 547, Sherri Green 186, 204, 545, Fran Kaiser 222, Barbara Durbak 181, 180, 193, 554, Mardette Wilcox 171, 177, 176, 524 and Debbie Durland 223, 198, 187, 608.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Edward Lake 270, 259, 256, 785, Kyle Shivers 214, 267, 246, 727, Michael Osborn 246, 248, 226, 720, David Graham 245, 242, 225, 712, Frank Emmens 246, 237, 226, 709, Ryan Lepke 217, 278, 658, Eugene Kelly 226, 203, 226, 655, Alpesh Patel 226, 210, 206, 642, Harry Cohen 236, 242, 633, Kevin Stackhouse 219, 216, 630, Laresko Niifa 211, 234, 626, Leroy Williams 244, 225, 626, Glenn Fraser 206, 210, 604, Frank Scuderi 202, 219, Robert Linzer 200, 213, Robert Sze 233, Daniel Ricco 215, Paul Berens 213, Larry Berens 213, Antionette Rau 189, 190, 199, 578, Trasey Barres 181, 210, 560, Joan Lake 198, 182, 556, Mary Lee Williams 194, 534, Cathy Carpenter 213, 518, Francine Kaiser 197, 516, Carolyn Williams 501, Tammy Sze 195, Laura Palmer 190, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 186 and Linda Schaefer 191.
Liberty Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Ed Blume Sr. 214, 258, 666, Rudy Belanchia 238, 205, 210, 653, Carmine Santillo 234, 214, 644, Kyle Stevens 224, 211, 615, Mitch Mattison 221, Tom Stephenson 210, Carlos Torres 203 and Paul Minton 200.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Ralph Coney 214, 213, 259, 686, Paul Minton 213, 234, 220, 667, Dwayne Cabrera 222, 213, 218, 653, Jim Fiore 231, 240, 653, Rudy Belanchia 201, 201, 235, 637, Kyle Stevens 245, 236, 622, Chuck McAllister 224, 613, Anthony Atkins 215, 607, Thomas Fix 201, 204, Keith Smith 233, Jerry Scandore 212, Mike Durbak 213, Andy Butler 200, John Lopez 210, Jason Jones Jr. 213, Ed Blume Sr. 212, Dan Martinetti 208, Chris Stevens 208 and Rob Tuttle 206.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Cindy Smith 187, 187, 553, Billie Jo Bound 189, 531, Audrey Woolard 516, Wendy Finn 180, 510, JoAnne Wright 199, Valerie Mott 190, Rosa Zweck 191, Tabatha Smith 189, Kristen Sherwood 187 and Connie Beach 181.
In the Friday Mixed League, Jim Fiore 228, 220, 626, Gordon Hyde 210, 212 and Thomas Fix 223.
In the Saturday Mixes League, Kyle Stevens 244, 204, 254, 702, Herbie Sklar 224, 202, 223, 649, Russell Bivins 203, 201, 224, 628, Anthony Atkins 236, Keith Smith 218, Tabatha Smith 206, 562, John Wayne 230, Kevin Norris 223, John Cummings 210, Chris McKay 204 and Wendy Swan 181.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jerry Scandore 218, 254, 654, Barbara Cady 180, Lynn Winters 190 and Thomas Fix 214.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Hailey Ingrassia 81, Londyn Thomas 77 and Kaytlyn Ingrassia 36.
In the Liberty Elks Bantom League, Ian Cody 97, Sean McMahon 94, David Schiff, 93, 75, 168, Owen Siegel 90, 84, 174, Myan Florez 87, 66, 153, Lindsie Siegel 79, Noah Crowley 78, 68, 146, Dara Schiff 75, Jarod Hellerer 72, Marie Lyons 69, Kayla McMahon 59, 58, 117, Gabriel Florz 48, 45, 93, Aidan Whitehead 40, Corrine Hellerer 40 and Jessica Dworetsky 38.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League, Brendan Siegel 185, 420, Anthony Kolarik 169, 458, Robert Feeney 168, 137, 401, Glen McCausland 163, 122, 381, Louie Brahm 149, 384, Robby Lyons 149, Ryan Feeney 146, 131, 139, 416, Cameron Reichenbaugh 139, Jonathan Griesbeck 132, Zachary Cody 126, Robby Allegretta 120, Nick Carriere 120, Thomas McCausland 117, 116, Ryan McDowell 110, Dylan Rivera 109 and Hanrii Padu 90, 86.
This Sunday on ESPN:
Brunswick Pro Bowling
Cheetah Championship
SUNDAY, NOV. 28, 1 P.M. EASTERN
The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour begins its telecast season Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN with the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship from South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
The Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship is one of the five animal pattern events recently conducted during the PBA World Series of Bowling and will be followed by ESPN telecasts of the Pepsi Viper (Dec. 5), Chameleon (Dec. 12), Scorpion (Dec. 19) and GEICO Shark Championships (Dec. 26) also to be aired at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
Cheetah Championship stepladder finals qualifiers:
Match 1:
No. 5 Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan. vs. No. 4 Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz.
Match 2:
Winner Match 1 vs. No. 3 Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.
Match 3:
Winner Match 2 vs. No. 2 Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C.
Championship Match
Winner of Match 3 vs. No. 1 Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind.
Defending Cheetah Championship winner and PBA Hall of Famer Duke will be trying for his 34th PBA Tour title.
McCune set a PBA 9-game scoring record of 2,468 (274.22 average) to claim the No. 1 qualifying position for a TV final for the first time in his career. He's looking for his second PBA Tour title with his first coming in 2002.
Waliczek, Haugen and Allen will all be trying for their third career Tour titles.
Tournament Recap: Two 6-game qualifying rounds with top 16 advancing to 9-game match play round.
First round leader (after 6 games qualifying): Mike DeVaney, 1,510
Second round leader (after 12 games qualifying): Ritchie Allen, 3,020
Third round leader (after 21 games qualifying and match play): Eugene McCune, 5,612
Additional PBA Tour coverage may be accessed by visiting pba.com and its Xtra Frame subscription video service.
Brunswick Pro Bowling
Cheetah Championship
SUNDAY, NOV. 28, 1 P.M. EASTERN
The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour begins its telecast season Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN with the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship from South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
The Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship is one of the five animal pattern events recently conducted during the PBA World Series of Bowling and will be followed by ESPN telecasts of the Pepsi Viper (Dec. 5), Chameleon (Dec. 12), Scorpion (Dec. 19) and GEICO Shark Championships (Dec. 26) also to be aired at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
Cheetah Championship stepladder finals qualifiers:
Match 1:
No. 5 Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan. vs. No. 4 Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz.
Match 2:
Winner Match 1 vs. No. 3 Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.
Match 3:
Winner Match 2 vs. No. 2 Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C.
Championship Match
Winner of Match 3 vs. No. 1 Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind.
Defending Cheetah Championship winner and PBA Hall of Famer Duke will be trying for his 34th PBA Tour title.
McCune set a PBA 9-game scoring record of 2,468 (274.22 average) to claim the No. 1 qualifying position for a TV final for the first time in his career. He's looking for his second PBA Tour title with his first coming in 2002.
Waliczek, Haugen and Allen will all be trying for their third career Tour titles.
Tournament Recap: Two 6-game qualifying rounds with top 16 advancing to 9-game match play round.
First round leader (after 6 games qualifying): Mike DeVaney, 1,510
Second round leader (after 12 games qualifying): Ritchie Allen, 3,020
Third round leader (after 21 games qualifying and match play): Eugene McCune, 5,612
Additional PBA Tour coverage may be accessed by visiting pba.com and its Xtra Frame subscription video service.
TEAM USA ROSTER CHOSEN
HALF WILL USE EBONITE
INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT
Of the seven men and six women recently selected for the 2011 Team USA roster, over half of them will be using Ebonite International equipment.Ebonite International staff player Liz Johnson, Columbia 300’s Chris Barnes, Track’s Walter Ray Williams Jr., Hammer’s Bill O’Neill and Shannon Pluhowsky, and Ebonite’s Tommy Jones and Kelly Kulick were named to their respective men’s and women’s teams.Columbia 300 staff player Chris Barnes has been on the team multiple times in his bowling career.“Many of my best bowling memories have come while wearing the red, white and blue,” said Barnes. “I cannot wait to join my friends for another year.”“It’s a great honor to be part of Team USA once again,” said O’Neill. “It’s a great feeling to be able to represent your country and I look forward to bowling alongside the greatest bowlers of the world.”Due to scheduling conflicts last year, Williams was disappointed that he was unable to participate in some of the events, but praised his teammates.“I knew that we had a great group of guys to send to any event in the world,” said Williams. “It is again an honor to be a part of that team, and I am looking forward to representing the USA in upcoming events.”Ebonite International staff member Liz Johnson is also honored to be a member of the team again, and is ready to get started.“I have worked extremely hard to get where I am, and there is no prouder moment than being able to represent your country. I look forward to a great year with the team. I hope to make great memories with my teammates and bring home lots of medals for my country.”Kulick is another member who has been on the team multiple times, and coming off of a great year, is also looking for success for the US.“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent my country on the lanes,” explained Kulick. “Winning with Team USA is not only an individual achievement but a world achievement. The US women have been in contention to win the Gold medal in the Team event for over a decade. 2011 will be the year Gold comes back to the states; I can’t wait!”“We really have the best team in bowling,” said Bob Reid, Vice President of Marketing for Ebonite International. “We’re proud to have such great bowlers on our team, and while they are working hard to keep their game at their best, we are working hard to put the best equipment in their hands to bring home the medals.”About Ebonite International Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets domestically and internationally. The company’s consumer product brands include Ebonite,Hammer,Robby’s,Columbia 300,Track and Powerhouse™; its commercial product brand is Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.
HALF WILL USE EBONITE
INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT
Of the seven men and six women recently selected for the 2011 Team USA roster, over half of them will be using Ebonite International equipment.Ebonite International staff player Liz Johnson, Columbia 300’s Chris Barnes, Track’s Walter Ray Williams Jr., Hammer’s Bill O’Neill and Shannon Pluhowsky, and Ebonite’s Tommy Jones and Kelly Kulick were named to their respective men’s and women’s teams.Columbia 300 staff player Chris Barnes has been on the team multiple times in his bowling career.“Many of my best bowling memories have come while wearing the red, white and blue,” said Barnes. “I cannot wait to join my friends for another year.”“It’s a great honor to be part of Team USA once again,” said O’Neill. “It’s a great feeling to be able to represent your country and I look forward to bowling alongside the greatest bowlers of the world.”Due to scheduling conflicts last year, Williams was disappointed that he was unable to participate in some of the events, but praised his teammates.“I knew that we had a great group of guys to send to any event in the world,” said Williams. “It is again an honor to be a part of that team, and I am looking forward to representing the USA in upcoming events.”Ebonite International staff member Liz Johnson is also honored to be a member of the team again, and is ready to get started.“I have worked extremely hard to get where I am, and there is no prouder moment than being able to represent your country. I look forward to a great year with the team. I hope to make great memories with my teammates and bring home lots of medals for my country.”Kulick is another member who has been on the team multiple times, and coming off of a great year, is also looking for success for the US.“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent my country on the lanes,” explained Kulick. “Winning with Team USA is not only an individual achievement but a world achievement. The US women have been in contention to win the Gold medal in the Team event for over a decade. 2011 will be the year Gold comes back to the states; I can’t wait!”“We really have the best team in bowling,” said Bob Reid, Vice President of Marketing for Ebonite International. “We’re proud to have such great bowlers on our team, and while they are working hard to keep their game at their best, we are working hard to put the best equipment in their hands to bring home the medals.”About Ebonite International Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets domestically and internationally. The company’s consumer product brands include Ebonite,Hammer,Robby’s,Columbia 300,Track and Powerhouse™; its commercial product brand is Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.
Nelson Burton Jr. Returns
To ABC Sports Broadcast Team
For 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions
There will be a familiar voice on ABC Sports when professional bowling returns to the network in January.
Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Nelson ‘Bo’ Burton Jr., who served as color commentator for Pro Bowlers Tour telecasts on ABC for 23 seasons from 1975-1997, will return as a special guest commentator during the network’s live broadcast of the record $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions Saturday, Jan. 22, on ABC at 2:30 p.m. Eastern from Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.
The Tournament of Champions finals, which will also pay a record $250,000 to the winner, marks the return of the PBA Tour to ABC for the first time in 14 years.
“Bringing the Tournament of Champions back to ABC is outstanding,” said Burton, a 17-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titlist who formed a memorable announce team with legendary broadcaster Chris Schenkel throughout Burton’s time on the network.
The PBA said that Burton will set the scene during the upcoming Tournament of Champions telecast’s opening and introduce feature items throughout the presentation of the stepladder finals. ESPN’s Rob Stone will handle play-by-play duties and newly inducted PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen will provide color commentary.
“Longtime PBA fans will be thrilled to hear ‘Bo’ will be involved with this historic event,” said PBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Tom Clark. “He’ll be right back where he belongs, talking bowling on a Saturday afternoon on ABC as part of the greatest tournament ever.”
Burton joined Schenkel on PBA Tour telecasts in 1975 at a time when ratings on ABC for PBA Tour telecasts were at their highest, generally ranging between 8.0 and 9.0 or approximately 9 million homes.
“Working with such a great professional like Chris, I was really just along for the ride,” Burton said. “The bigger the stage the better he was. For a broadcaster the prestige of that tournament was just phenomenal.”
Schenkel, also a member of the PBA Hall of Fame, died in 2005.
Tournament of Champions telecasts have been the scene of some of the most memorable moments in bowling history such as the 1970 PBA Firestone Tournament of Champions where Don Johnson came within one pin of perfection, rolling a 299 en route to capturing the title on ABC. Most recently the Tournament of Champions produced another historic moment last season when Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour event during an ESPN telecast that attracted a five-year high 1.7 million viewers.
Those moments were also among Burton’s fondest Tournament of Champions memories but others that stood out to him as a competitor, color analyst and bowling fan include:
1965 – “Billy Hardwick defeating Dick Weber inspired me and a lot of the new young guys to believe that we could compete with the established superstars of the era.”
1967 – “Jack Biondolillo rolling the Tour’s first televised 300 game. In general 300s were very rare back in the day and to do it under pressure on bowling’s biggest stage was unreal.”
1975 – “My first Tournament of Champions as an announcer had two of my former roommates and good friends —Barry Asher and Dave Davis — battling neck and neck in the championship match and Barry leaving a solid 8-pin in the eighth frame would ultimately cost him the match. It was also a telecast where Chris taught me my first broadcasting lesson — try not to pull for one player over another as the audience will resent it.”
1976 – “Marshall Holman arrives!”
1978 – “Making the telecast myself and blowing the semifinal match against Teata Semiz by missing the 3-10 split. I felt like the tournament was mine if I get past that game.”
1981 – “Steve Cook bowling the best and most aggressive game I ever witnessed. Bowling 287, he put everything he had into every shot with that super strike ball that he possessed.”
“Two other memories I have were Mike Durbin winning the Tournament of Champions with three different bowling styles (big hook, full-roller and straight shot), and it still amazes me that three of bowling greats—Mark Roth, Dick Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr. don’t have the Tournament of Champions on their resumes.”
Originally conceived as a showcase for recent Tour champions, the Tournament of Champions is now open to all PBA titlists (national tour, senior tour and regional) and will be a week-long competition that runs Jan. 16-22, at the Red Rock Resort and Bowling Center. The addition of all PBA titlists will make the tournament even more challenging, according to Burton.
“With its record prize fund and the addition of all the PBA titlists, it adds an enormous amount of prestige to the tournament,” Burton said. “With so much talent in one event I think it will be one of the hardest tournaments of all time to win.”
Burton recalled the prestige of the Tournament of Champions during his run on the network, and how the PBA’s signature tournament was recognized by many of ABC’s top executives.
“Bob Iger (now Walt Disney Co. CEO) and Dennis Swanson (former president of ABC Sports) were often in attendance for the TV finals, and of course, Harvey Firestone, who was CEO of Firestone at the time was there as well,” Burton said. “Naturally it was a huge event that sometimes had live entertainment. I remember jazz great Pete Fountain and his orchestra performed live one year on the lanes adjacent to the TV pair.”
ABC’s renewed coverage of the Tournament of Champions is part of the PBA’s three-year extension with ESPN which will run through 2013. The PBA has a long-standing relationship with ESPN, which began when the network launched in 1979. For the past seven years, the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour finals have aired Sunday afternoons on ESPN.
In addition to his return to the Tournament of Champions, Burton will also host the PBA Hall of Fame ceremonies the evening of Jan. 22 at Red Rock where Pedersen, a 13-time Tour winner, 11-time Senior Tour titlist Dale Eagle, and lane maintenance pioneer Len Nicholson will be inducted into the Hall.
To ABC Sports Broadcast Team
For 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions
There will be a familiar voice on ABC Sports when professional bowling returns to the network in January.
Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Nelson ‘Bo’ Burton Jr., who served as color commentator for Pro Bowlers Tour telecasts on ABC for 23 seasons from 1975-1997, will return as a special guest commentator during the network’s live broadcast of the record $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions Saturday, Jan. 22, on ABC at 2:30 p.m. Eastern from Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.
The Tournament of Champions finals, which will also pay a record $250,000 to the winner, marks the return of the PBA Tour to ABC for the first time in 14 years.
“Bringing the Tournament of Champions back to ABC is outstanding,” said Burton, a 17-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titlist who formed a memorable announce team with legendary broadcaster Chris Schenkel throughout Burton’s time on the network.
The PBA said that Burton will set the scene during the upcoming Tournament of Champions telecast’s opening and introduce feature items throughout the presentation of the stepladder finals. ESPN’s Rob Stone will handle play-by-play duties and newly inducted PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen will provide color commentary.
“Longtime PBA fans will be thrilled to hear ‘Bo’ will be involved with this historic event,” said PBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Tom Clark. “He’ll be right back where he belongs, talking bowling on a Saturday afternoon on ABC as part of the greatest tournament ever.”
Burton joined Schenkel on PBA Tour telecasts in 1975 at a time when ratings on ABC for PBA Tour telecasts were at their highest, generally ranging between 8.0 and 9.0 or approximately 9 million homes.
“Working with such a great professional like Chris, I was really just along for the ride,” Burton said. “The bigger the stage the better he was. For a broadcaster the prestige of that tournament was just phenomenal.”
Schenkel, also a member of the PBA Hall of Fame, died in 2005.
Tournament of Champions telecasts have been the scene of some of the most memorable moments in bowling history such as the 1970 PBA Firestone Tournament of Champions where Don Johnson came within one pin of perfection, rolling a 299 en route to capturing the title on ABC. Most recently the Tournament of Champions produced another historic moment last season when Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour event during an ESPN telecast that attracted a five-year high 1.7 million viewers.
Those moments were also among Burton’s fondest Tournament of Champions memories but others that stood out to him as a competitor, color analyst and bowling fan include:
1965 – “Billy Hardwick defeating Dick Weber inspired me and a lot of the new young guys to believe that we could compete with the established superstars of the era.”
1967 – “Jack Biondolillo rolling the Tour’s first televised 300 game. In general 300s were very rare back in the day and to do it under pressure on bowling’s biggest stage was unreal.”
1975 – “My first Tournament of Champions as an announcer had two of my former roommates and good friends —Barry Asher and Dave Davis — battling neck and neck in the championship match and Barry leaving a solid 8-pin in the eighth frame would ultimately cost him the match. It was also a telecast where Chris taught me my first broadcasting lesson — try not to pull for one player over another as the audience will resent it.”
1976 – “Marshall Holman arrives!”
1978 – “Making the telecast myself and blowing the semifinal match against Teata Semiz by missing the 3-10 split. I felt like the tournament was mine if I get past that game.”
1981 – “Steve Cook bowling the best and most aggressive game I ever witnessed. Bowling 287, he put everything he had into every shot with that super strike ball that he possessed.”
“Two other memories I have were Mike Durbin winning the Tournament of Champions with three different bowling styles (big hook, full-roller and straight shot), and it still amazes me that three of bowling greats—Mark Roth, Dick Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr. don’t have the Tournament of Champions on their resumes.”
Originally conceived as a showcase for recent Tour champions, the Tournament of Champions is now open to all PBA titlists (national tour, senior tour and regional) and will be a week-long competition that runs Jan. 16-22, at the Red Rock Resort and Bowling Center. The addition of all PBA titlists will make the tournament even more challenging, according to Burton.
“With its record prize fund and the addition of all the PBA titlists, it adds an enormous amount of prestige to the tournament,” Burton said. “With so much talent in one event I think it will be one of the hardest tournaments of all time to win.”
Burton recalled the prestige of the Tournament of Champions during his run on the network, and how the PBA’s signature tournament was recognized by many of ABC’s top executives.
“Bob Iger (now Walt Disney Co. CEO) and Dennis Swanson (former president of ABC Sports) were often in attendance for the TV finals, and of course, Harvey Firestone, who was CEO of Firestone at the time was there as well,” Burton said. “Naturally it was a huge event that sometimes had live entertainment. I remember jazz great Pete Fountain and his orchestra performed live one year on the lanes adjacent to the TV pair.”
ABC’s renewed coverage of the Tournament of Champions is part of the PBA’s three-year extension with ESPN which will run through 2013. The PBA has a long-standing relationship with ESPN, which began when the network launched in 1979. For the past seven years, the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour finals have aired Sunday afternoons on ESPN.
In addition to his return to the Tournament of Champions, Burton will also host the PBA Hall of Fame ceremonies the evening of Jan. 22 at Red Rock where Pedersen, a 13-time Tour winner, 11-time Senior Tour titlist Dale Eagle, and lane maintenance pioneer Len Nicholson will be inducted into the Hall.
INDUSTRY VETERAN
JOINS EBONITE BOWLING
CENTER DIRECT
Astrid Wienken, formerly with sales and customer service for Diamond Duramid, has joined Ebonite International as Inside Sales Representative for the Ebonite Bowling Center Direct brand, announced Thomas Hayes, Bowling Center Direct brand manager. Wienken brings 13 years of experience to her new position.“Astrid has had a long career in the bowling industry and, thus, she understands the operations and product needs for today’s bowling centers,” said Hayes. “She will continue to operate from Houston and will be face of the sales and customer service staff for house balls, rental shoes and pins from Bowling Center Direct.”Wienken, originally from Germany, began working with Diamond Duramid in 1997 and has served as sales and customer service manager as well as general and office manager for the company. Most recently, Wienken has worked with Kegel as a sales and customer service representative. She, her husband and daughter live in the Houston area.“Ebonite International is a great company with proven roots for great products that perform,” she shared. “It’s exciting to now be able to sell a quality pin and to add house balls and rental shoes to my responsibilities.”Ebonite Bowling Center Direct is the commercial product brand for Ebonite International that offers consumable service products specifically for bowling centers, including house balls, rental shoes and now pins.About Ebonite International Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets domestically and internationally. The company’s consumer product brands include Ebonite,Hammer,Robby’s,Columbia 300,Track and Powerhouse™; its commercial product brand is Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.
JOINS EBONITE BOWLING
CENTER DIRECT
Astrid Wienken, formerly with sales and customer service for Diamond Duramid, has joined Ebonite International as Inside Sales Representative for the Ebonite Bowling Center Direct brand, announced Thomas Hayes, Bowling Center Direct brand manager. Wienken brings 13 years of experience to her new position.“Astrid has had a long career in the bowling industry and, thus, she understands the operations and product needs for today’s bowling centers,” said Hayes. “She will continue to operate from Houston and will be face of the sales and customer service staff for house balls, rental shoes and pins from Bowling Center Direct.”Wienken, originally from Germany, began working with Diamond Duramid in 1997 and has served as sales and customer service manager as well as general and office manager for the company. Most recently, Wienken has worked with Kegel as a sales and customer service representative. She, her husband and daughter live in the Houston area.“Ebonite International is a great company with proven roots for great products that perform,” she shared. “It’s exciting to now be able to sell a quality pin and to add house balls and rental shoes to my responsibilities.”Ebonite Bowling Center Direct is the commercial product brand for Ebonite International that offers consumable service products specifically for bowling centers, including house balls, rental shoes and now pins.About Ebonite International Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets domestically and internationally. The company’s consumer product brands include Ebonite,Hammer,Robby’s,Columbia 300,Track and Powerhouse™; its commercial product brand is Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Here & There Column 10-23-10
Medical Help When You Need It
If you need help in a medical emergency it's good to know that one does not have to reach out too far to get it.
Such was the case in our household in the early evening hours of November 16 when my wife became ill while in the process of getting supper ready.
Shirley called for my help while I was working on the computer in the back room of our home and I was able to catch her before she fell to the floor.
Having never experienced something like this I quickly realized that although she had experienced being very dizzy and the room spinning around her she had not lost consciousness and could talk with me as I immediately got instructions from her to turn everything off on the stove.
It became became very apparent that I would not be able to get her up and into a chair and knowing she needed medical attention I had my first experience calling 911.
The dispatcher there was meticulous and asked all the right questions and it wasn't even 10 minutes and the Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corps members were at my door.
EMT Ralph Bressler performed the initial examination with outstanding professionalism and was assisted by Corps driver Rich Vesseo who assisted getting Shirley up off the floor and into a gurney chair which helped them wheel her out and into the ambulance. A great job done by these men and this small but dedicated Ambulance Corps......true volunteers with a mission to help when needed.
Wow......what a busy place the Catskill Regional Medical Center Emergency Department at Harris is but once again it didn't take very long before Shirley was being looked at and as the hours went by many different tests were administered by competent knowledgeable hospital staff. I can't praise this staff enough....they were just great.
As tests were completed Dr. Don Frankel gave us assurance that it did not appear to be a stroke or heart attack and I now sit in wonderment how Dr. Frankel went from one patient to another doing what he does best for hours on end.
Catskill Regional should also should be very proud of staff Hospitalist physicians Dr. Muhammad Dar and Dr. Krassimir Mirtchev who gave us clear understandable answers to our questions and concerns and asked that Shirley remain in the hospital overnight for additional tests.
Additional tests were suggested by Dr. Mirtchev who directed us to Dr. Maria Kristin P. Mercado (Noninvasive & Interventional Cardiology) at Crystal Run Healthcare where we are presently having additional testing performed and also have high praise for Dr. Mercado and the staff at Crystal Run in Rock Hill.
We are greatly relieved to find answers and solutions for Shirley's sudden illness and as always it's important to follow your doctors recommendations.
Dedicated professional medical help and those volunteer Ambulance Corps personnel are all right here on our door step and we thank God for all of them.
If you need help in a medical emergency it's good to know that one does not have to reach out too far to get it.
Such was the case in our household in the early evening hours of November 16 when my wife became ill while in the process of getting supper ready.
Shirley called for my help while I was working on the computer in the back room of our home and I was able to catch her before she fell to the floor.
Having never experienced something like this I quickly realized that although she had experienced being very dizzy and the room spinning around her she had not lost consciousness and could talk with me as I immediately got instructions from her to turn everything off on the stove.
It became became very apparent that I would not be able to get her up and into a chair and knowing she needed medical attention I had my first experience calling 911.
The dispatcher there was meticulous and asked all the right questions and it wasn't even 10 minutes and the Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corps members were at my door.
EMT Ralph Bressler performed the initial examination with outstanding professionalism and was assisted by Corps driver Rich Vesseo who assisted getting Shirley up off the floor and into a gurney chair which helped them wheel her out and into the ambulance. A great job done by these men and this small but dedicated Ambulance Corps......true volunteers with a mission to help when needed.
Wow......what a busy place the Catskill Regional Medical Center Emergency Department at Harris is but once again it didn't take very long before Shirley was being looked at and as the hours went by many different tests were administered by competent knowledgeable hospital staff. I can't praise this staff enough....they were just great.
As tests were completed Dr. Don Frankel gave us assurance that it did not appear to be a stroke or heart attack and I now sit in wonderment how Dr. Frankel went from one patient to another doing what he does best for hours on end.
Catskill Regional should also should be very proud of staff Hospitalist physicians Dr. Muhammad Dar and Dr. Krassimir Mirtchev who gave us clear understandable answers to our questions and concerns and asked that Shirley remain in the hospital overnight for additional tests.
Additional tests were suggested by Dr. Mirtchev who directed us to Dr. Maria Kristin P. Mercado (Noninvasive & Interventional Cardiology) at Crystal Run Healthcare where we are presently having additional testing performed and also have high praise for Dr. Mercado and the staff at Crystal Run in Rock Hill.
We are greatly relieved to find answers and solutions for Shirley's sudden illness and as always it's important to follow your doctors recommendations.
Dedicated professional medical help and those volunteer Ambulance Corps personnel are all right here on our door step and we thank God for all of them.
Nick Yaun New Head Golf Pro
Brae Burn Country Club new Head Golf Professional Nick Yaun
NICK YAUN BECOMES YOUNGEST
HEAD PRO IN TRI-STATE REGION
Bringing professionalism to the game of golf is certainly a major factor in the appointment recently of Liberty's Nick Yaun as the new Head Golf Professional of the Brae Burn Country Club at Purchase, NY.
Brae Burn Golf Chairman Jonathan Rachlin noted that the Head Golf Pro Search Committee received over 60 applications and interviewed eight applicants before selecting Nick for this position.
Twenty-seven year-old Nick Yaun was introduced to the Met at their fall meeting by Monticello professional Bobby Heins and is said to be the youngest Head Pro in the tri-state region.
When Brae Burn was formed in 1964 it was the first new member-owned club formed in Westchester County since the late 1920's and its name was achieved in a contest among members.
Frank Duane, a long-time protege of Robert Trent Jones, was retained to design the golf course, which was ready for play in June 1965.
The parkland layout is routed through hilly terrain with natural brooks and ponds in play on a number of holes. An old, elevated railroad bed crosses the course, adding an unusual man made dimension. The undulating greens are among the most contoured and challenging in the Metropolitan area.
A course renovation completed in 2000 enhanced the course's beauty and architect Ken Dye's plan reconfigured bunkers, added visibility and restored much of Duane's original design.
Over the years, several of Brae Burn's holes have been voted among the best in the area.
Nick, as he prefers to be called, started playing golf at the age of 12 and gave up playing his last year in Little League to pursue his love for the of golf and what eventually has taken him into the professional ranks of this sport.
His mom and dad, Tim and Cynthia Yaun made strong efforts in NIck's early years in golf to provide him the opportunity to compete in the International Junior Golf Tour.
At Liberty Central High School nick played golf on the varsity golf team when he was in the seventh grade with his first coach being Russ Stahl. He later was coached by Phil Fanning while playing six years of varsity golf.
Private lessons also came into play for Nick with instruction from Steve Eisenberg who provided the comment that "Nick has great potential."
Following high school where Yaun also played varsity basketball, he enrolled in Campbell University at Buies Creek, North Carolina, which offered one of the top collegiate golf programs in the country. Nick qualified and made the team as a freshman.
His college plans changed the second year as Nick transferred to Clemson University at Clemson, South Carolina. Although Nick did not play on the team that year the school went on to win the College National championship.
At Clemson University Nick entered into the Professional Golf Management (PGM) program which competed at several school locations in that area of South Carolina and out of 12 events Yaun won 9 championships while enjoying competing with a number of the players on the Clemson national championship team that are now playing on the PGA tour.
The PGM program at Clemson University proved to be a great stepping stone for Nick as part of the program he was required to do a summer internship at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY
The Winged Foot Golf Club, ranked No. 8 in America, had as its Golf Professional Tom Nieforte who took a liking of Nick and asked him to stay on full time at the club as an Assistant Golf Professional. Knowing he would have to leave college and his collegiate program Nick took the opportunity offered to him and became the clubs new Assistant Golf Professional.
Yaun stayed at Winged Foot through 2004 when he again made an important decision for his professional growth and went to work as a trainee at the Jim McLean Golf School at Doral in Miami, FL.
Well known for his presence on The Golf Channel, McLain is recognized worldwide as an authority on the golf swing. He has worked with over ver 100 touring professionals from the PGA, LPGA and Champion Tours. Consistently ranked amongst the best in the golf instruction business, the golf school was ranked the # 1 golf school in America by CNN, US News and World Report.
Nick noted he took quite a cut in pay to become a trainee at this school but his dedication and hard work paid off when he completed the two-year training course and received his Certified Assistant Professional degree and qualified at that time as an Assistant Golf Teaching Professional.
Through this training and school Nick made various Golf Professional contacts and at the age of 25 was employed as the 1st Assistant Golf Professional who also gave all the lessons at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, NJ.
Yaun several years ago received his Professional Golf Association (PGA) Class A Golf Professional designation.and while working at Upper Montclair helped manage the Sybase Shop-Rite Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) National Tournament, the fourth largest ladies tour tournament in the United States.
Golf Chairman Rachlin in announcing Nick's Head Golf Professional appointment said, "Nick has many new ideas that he wants to implement next season, please join me in wishing him success in his new role at Brae Burn."
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Bowling Highlights Column 11-19-10
Lane maintenance personnel install synthetic lanes at Middletown Lanes.
Something New In Bowling
Sullivan County bowlers in the lower end of the county who bowl in leagues at Middletown Lanes are experiencing major renovation changes at this bowling center.
Lanes owners Robert and Jaime Quinn are putting $1 million in renovating their bowling lanes and when all is done the center will be named Quinnz Pinz.
The renovation includes removing lanes 21-28 and in their place will be an arcade and entertainment center.
The new look entertainment center will feature synthetic lanes, leather couches, a new full-service kitchen and a new redesigned bar featuring new flat-screen high definition TV's.
A new pro shop called The Pogo's Family Pro Shop will be operated by Jason Pogozelski and Danielle Sinclair.
The Quinn's point out that their new entertainment center will be family orientated.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week I would like to let you know more about the RG (which stands for radius of gyration and core torque) in bowling balls.
First to help you understand the RG, a modern weight block in a professional bowling ball is comprised of several parts of different densities.
Full coverage of this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com/
Each of these densities has two characteristics. Is it a certain volume and it occupies a certain location. When fused together, all of the different densities (all the weight of the ball) act as if they are a single unit or a single density that is rotating at a single distance from the center of the ball. This is all the RG is.
It is a measurement that tells you how far from the center of the ball the weight acts like it is rotating.
As far as the core torque, it is a phase we use in the industry to measure the "flip" of the ball. The higher the number, the harder the ball will turn the corner.
As with anything else, it is a guide for estimating potential. How flippy a ball really will be is determined by the shape of the core, the bowlers style, the surface of the ball and the lane condition it is thrown on.
A tall skinny core will generally flip harder than a short fat core. Even with all of this.....it is important that there is no substitute for a good shot.
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 an Advisor along with being involved with Special Events with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by telephone at 435-720-7939 or vie email at mikel@stormbowling.com
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading or haveleague and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, vie email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an expanded version of this bowling column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
Sullivan County bowlers in the lower end of the county who bowl in leagues at Middletown Lanes are experiencing major renovation changes at this bowling center.
Lanes owners Robert and Jaime Quinn are putting $1 million in renovating their bowling lanes and when all is done the center will be named Quinnz Pinz.
The renovation includes removing lanes 21-28 and in their place will be an arcade and entertainment center.
The new look entertainment center will feature synthetic lanes, leather couches, a new full-service kitchen and a new redesigned bar featuring new flat-screen high definition TV's.
A new pro shop called The Pogo's Family Pro Shop will be operated by Jason Pogozelski and Danielle Sinclair.
The Quinn's point out that their new entertainment center will be family orientated.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week I would like to let you know more about the RG (which stands for radius of gyration and core torque) in bowling balls.
First to help you understand the RG, a modern weight block in a professional bowling ball is comprised of several parts of different densities.
Full coverage of this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com/
Each of these densities has two characteristics. Is it a certain volume and it occupies a certain location. When fused together, all of the different densities (all the weight of the ball) act as if they are a single unit or a single density that is rotating at a single distance from the center of the ball. This is all the RG is.
It is a measurement that tells you how far from the center of the ball the weight acts like it is rotating.
As far as the core torque, it is a phase we use in the industry to measure the "flip" of the ball. The higher the number, the harder the ball will turn the corner.
As with anything else, it is a guide for estimating potential. How flippy a ball really will be is determined by the shape of the core, the bowlers style, the surface of the ball and the lane condition it is thrown on.
A tall skinny core will generally flip harder than a short fat core. Even with all of this.....it is important that there is no substitute for a good shot.
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LOCAL BOWLING SCORES
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies League included two 178 games and a 485 series by Debbie Loughrey and Lillian Zieres 166, 465.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Bird League included Sherry Persbacker with a 196 game and a 506 series, Jane Gotthardt 186, Jen Smith 216, 188, 185, 589 and Lori Walker 191.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Andrew Bullis 256, 702, Cody Conway 256, 622, Jim Dibble 244, 643, Steve Jacobi 602, Rob Johnson 239, 603, Jerry Kulakosky 236, Dick Layton 226, Donnie Marino 257, 666, Josh Milucky 647, Walt Oralls 255, 638, Dick Price 258, 618 and Rich Rigas 235.
In the Thursday Men’s Deposit National League, Al Bullis Sr. 247, Andy Bullis 247, 693, Frank Couse Sr. 233, Jeff Curtis 244, 259, 694, Carl Davis 614, Chet Delameter 247, 625, Nate Finch 636, Paul Fritz 234, 641, Bill Gleim 261, 653, Greg Keesler 242, 614, Ed Linkroum 238, 616, Rick Mills 609, Jim Van Luvender 226, and Dan Wormuth 244, 652.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Friday Couples League, Andy Bullis 254, 225, 657, Anne Couse 191, 530, Howey Couse 246, 621, Crystal Ellis 195, 512, Norman Ellis 258, 621, Nate Finch 235, Nick Hazen 240, Bonnie LaDuke 187, Dana McGraw 180, 513, Mark McGraw 269, 617, Sheri Oralls 220, 231, 576, Walt Oralls 247, 622 and Dan Wormuth 234, 237, 249, 720.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Ray Cornwell 257, 656, Marty Haeussler 235, 259, 693, Don Marino 246, 242, 702, Dave Mills 226 and Savanna Mills (youth girl’s scores) 133, 158, 137, 428.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Jon Wilhelm with a 235 game, a 238 game and a 661 series, Craig Wilhelm 248, Al Caycho 225, Josh Strang 655, Tom Belgiovene 601, John Hoffmann 647, Dan Ricco 236, 646, Mike Weiner 229, 232, 601, Eddie Lake 258, 226, 708, Rick Lake 610, Jack Moylan 249, 634, James Ratner 267, 694, Kort Wheeler 289, 259, 771, Keith Hackett 254, 675, Kevin Stackhouse 246, 655, Paul Durland 257, 626, Vinnie Collura 244, 647, Donald Durland 254, 669, Dave Graham 602, Nate Sanders 246, 642, William Bartley 235, Leroy Williams 624, Frank Muller Jr. 266, 643, Dean Shattuck 234, 236, 669, Anthony Atkins 625, Kyle Shivers 255, 262, 733, Matt Fallon 245, 638, James Frost 260, 658 and Lloyd Bridges 655.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Cara Nicholson 222, 566, Debbie Durland 195, 189, 180, 564, Ed Guthrie 228, 631, Mary Lee Williams 504, Joan Lake 512, Dorian Jennings 181, 511, Kris Gwiozdowski 643, Edward Walsh 228, 256, 285, 769, Lisa Cartwright 185, Joan Redington 192, Linda Schaefer 187, Andrea Grossman 223, 536, Carena Collura 193, 217, 564 and Paul Curry 226.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, James VanAken 248, 678, Steven Belgiovene 263, 227, 678, Laresko Niifa 244, 237, 226, 707, Eddie Lake 279, 671, Frank L. Gerow 258, 632, Kenny Atkins 243, 615, Cecil Walters 257, 226, 675, Shawn Sinislorie 609, Gregory Fallon 276, 645, Jon Wilhelm 258, 694, Rich Bradford 233, 243, 682 and Donald Durland 287, 256, 743.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Trasey Barres 216, 181, 185, 582, Christine Schutz 202, 189, 538, Barbara Durbak 202, 529, Francine Kaiser 195, 506, Barb Merton 193, 221, 553, Connie McKenley 186, Joan Lake 201, 537, Rita Burdick 203, 197, 557, Patricia Gibson 188, 502, Mary Atkins 216, 531 and Lisa Cartwright 190.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Eugene Kelly 224, 238, 226, 687, Tom Palmer 257, 220, 202, 679, Kevin Stackhouse 258, 224, 677, Kyle Shivers 236, 227, 206, 669, Robert Sze 211, 205, 226, 642, Ryan Lepke 211, 211, 212, 634, Thomas Skiff III a 236, 206, 630, Edward Lake 207, 227, 625, Roy Sweeney 200, 215, 202, 617, Larry Berens 205, 210, 604, Frank Emmens 221, 600, Daniel Ricco 205, 232, Michael Osborn 210, 213, David Graham 212, 212, Vinnie Scuderi 203, Ed Walsh 215, Glenn Fraser 202, Alpesh Patel 228, Orshii Boldiis 212, Joan Lake 191, 236, 225, 652, Antionette Rau 237, 202, 588, Trasey Barres 184, 192, 203, 579, Linda Schaefer 212, 207, 563, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 221, 560, Carolyn Williams 205, 550, Francine Kaiser 212, 202, 540, Jeanette K. Margillo 181, 181, 532, Cathy Carpenter 197, 529, Carena Collura 182, 187, 526, Joan Redington 189, 508, Julie Chen 189, Mary Lee Williams 196 and Tammy Sze 182.
Liberty Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Kyle Stevens with a 247 game, a 234 game and a 650 series, Paul Minton 217, 203, 200, 620, Ralph Coney 213, 211, 619, Ricky Nichols 211, 214, 602, Ed Blume Sr. 200, 202, Bruce Garritt 204, Jason Jones Sr. 202, Tom Stephenson 218, Carmine Santillo 213, Thomas Fix 212, Manassen O’Brien 210 and Andy Cook 201.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Kyle Stevens 233, 236, 248, 717, Ed Blume Sr. 233, 213, 237, 683, Keith Smith 214, 237, 641, Carlos Torres 221, 201, 207, 629, Jason Jones Jr. 211, 225, 602, Wayne Fox 235, 601, Dwayne Cabrera 203, Rob Tuttle 233, Mark Carman Sr. 202, John Lopez 233, Paul Minton 203, Stew Stevens 211, Timmy Minton 201, 212, Ralph Coney 220, Andy Butler 215, 200, Justin Lopez 214, Rich Bivins 212, Chuck McAllister 212, Andy Cook 204, 210, Mike Durbak 210, Deming Roosa 207, Gene Smith 207, Thomas Fix 205, Robert Stewart 204, Anthony Atkins 203, Roy Lepke 203 and Herbie Sklar 200.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Audrey Woolard 194, 194, 544, Kathi Smith 227, 520, Cindy Smith 198, 511, Tabatha Smith 199, Chrissy Schiff 204, Janet Warren 196, Connie Beach 182 and Jane Mann 181.
In the Friday Mixed League, Thomas Fix 223, Sal Crescitelli 214, Alan LaBounty 208 and Russell Bivins 201.
In the Saturday Mixes League, Kyle Stevens 200, 246, 254, 700, Phil Norris 228, 224, 207, 659, Thomas Fix 259, 637, Angie Desmond 205, 208, 611, Dennis Desmond 210, Rich Vail 207, Anthony Atkins 225, Walt Edwards 206, Tabatha Smith 204, 548, Shannon Carman 197, Kevin Norris 219, 208, John Cummings 213, Keith Smith 210, Gene Smith 203, Geo Crary 202, Wendy Swan 185, Carly Sklar 180.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jerry Scandore 269, 213, 202, 684, Bob Feeney 235, 202, 202, 629, Rich Winters Sr. 201, 243, 601, Thomas Fix 214, 229, 600, Sheila Fix 198, 513, Jim Fiore 223 and Bob Cady 204.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Alli Dworetsky 75, Logan Danzilo 69, Jake Parks 62, Landyn Thomas 56, Hudson Danzilo 53, Paige Otino 50, Kaytlyn Ingrassia 48 and Hailey Ingrassia 42.
In the Liberty Elks Bantom League, Ian Cody 117, Sean McMahon 104, Tanner Parks 95, 71, 166, Dara Schiff 93, Zachary Delong 83, 65, 148, Marie Lyons 81, 71, 152, Lindsie Siegel 75, 73, 148, Owen Siegel 66, Jarod Hellerer 66, Emma Dworetsky 47, Kayla McMahon 46, David Schiff 43, Kylie Flynn 36, Aidan Whitehead 36, 26, 60, Corrine Hellerer 28 and Jessica Dworetsky 27.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League, Anthony Kolarik 207, 160, 161, 528, Robby Lyons 179, 151, 446, Dylan Rivera 173, 153, 109, 438, Louie Brahm 172, 151, 444, Brendan Siegel 158, 418, Cameron Reichenbaugh 150, 132, 146, 428, Robert Feeney 145, Jonathan Griesbeck 137, Thomas McCausland 137, 125, 350, Jordan Balzano 130, 127, Ryan Feeney 121, Zachary Cody 112, Alaura Delong 111, 104, 299, Nick Carriere 107, 96, Hanrii Padu 105 and Ryan McDowell 95.
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies League included two 178 games and a 485 series by Debbie Loughrey and Lillian Zieres 166, 465.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Bird League included Sherry Persbacker with a 196 game and a 506 series, Jane Gotthardt 186, Jen Smith 216, 188, 185, 589 and Lori Walker 191.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Andrew Bullis 256, 702, Cody Conway 256, 622, Jim Dibble 244, 643, Steve Jacobi 602, Rob Johnson 239, 603, Jerry Kulakosky 236, Dick Layton 226, Donnie Marino 257, 666, Josh Milucky 647, Walt Oralls 255, 638, Dick Price 258, 618 and Rich Rigas 235.
In the Thursday Men’s Deposit National League, Al Bullis Sr. 247, Andy Bullis 247, 693, Frank Couse Sr. 233, Jeff Curtis 244, 259, 694, Carl Davis 614, Chet Delameter 247, 625, Nate Finch 636, Paul Fritz 234, 641, Bill Gleim 261, 653, Greg Keesler 242, 614, Ed Linkroum 238, 616, Rick Mills 609, Jim Van Luvender 226, and Dan Wormuth 244, 652.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Friday Couples League, Andy Bullis 254, 225, 657, Anne Couse 191, 530, Howey Couse 246, 621, Crystal Ellis 195, 512, Norman Ellis 258, 621, Nate Finch 235, Nick Hazen 240, Bonnie LaDuke 187, Dana McGraw 180, 513, Mark McGraw 269, 617, Sheri Oralls 220, 231, 576, Walt Oralls 247, 622 and Dan Wormuth 234, 237, 249, 720.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Ray Cornwell 257, 656, Marty Haeussler 235, 259, 693, Don Marino 246, 242, 702, Dave Mills 226 and Savanna Mills (youth girl’s scores) 133, 158, 137, 428.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Jon Wilhelm with a 235 game, a 238 game and a 661 series, Craig Wilhelm 248, Al Caycho 225, Josh Strang 655, Tom Belgiovene 601, John Hoffmann 647, Dan Ricco 236, 646, Mike Weiner 229, 232, 601, Eddie Lake 258, 226, 708, Rick Lake 610, Jack Moylan 249, 634, James Ratner 267, 694, Kort Wheeler 289, 259, 771, Keith Hackett 254, 675, Kevin Stackhouse 246, 655, Paul Durland 257, 626, Vinnie Collura 244, 647, Donald Durland 254, 669, Dave Graham 602, Nate Sanders 246, 642, William Bartley 235, Leroy Williams 624, Frank Muller Jr. 266, 643, Dean Shattuck 234, 236, 669, Anthony Atkins 625, Kyle Shivers 255, 262, 733, Matt Fallon 245, 638, James Frost 260, 658 and Lloyd Bridges 655.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Cara Nicholson 222, 566, Debbie Durland 195, 189, 180, 564, Ed Guthrie 228, 631, Mary Lee Williams 504, Joan Lake 512, Dorian Jennings 181, 511, Kris Gwiozdowski 643, Edward Walsh 228, 256, 285, 769, Lisa Cartwright 185, Joan Redington 192, Linda Schaefer 187, Andrea Grossman 223, 536, Carena Collura 193, 217, 564 and Paul Curry 226.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, James VanAken 248, 678, Steven Belgiovene 263, 227, 678, Laresko Niifa 244, 237, 226, 707, Eddie Lake 279, 671, Frank L. Gerow 258, 632, Kenny Atkins 243, 615, Cecil Walters 257, 226, 675, Shawn Sinislorie 609, Gregory Fallon 276, 645, Jon Wilhelm 258, 694, Rich Bradford 233, 243, 682 and Donald Durland 287, 256, 743.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Trasey Barres 216, 181, 185, 582, Christine Schutz 202, 189, 538, Barbara Durbak 202, 529, Francine Kaiser 195, 506, Barb Merton 193, 221, 553, Connie McKenley 186, Joan Lake 201, 537, Rita Burdick 203, 197, 557, Patricia Gibson 188, 502, Mary Atkins 216, 531 and Lisa Cartwright 190.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Eugene Kelly 224, 238, 226, 687, Tom Palmer 257, 220, 202, 679, Kevin Stackhouse 258, 224, 677, Kyle Shivers 236, 227, 206, 669, Robert Sze 211, 205, 226, 642, Ryan Lepke 211, 211, 212, 634, Thomas Skiff III a 236, 206, 630, Edward Lake 207, 227, 625, Roy Sweeney 200, 215, 202, 617, Larry Berens 205, 210, 604, Frank Emmens 221, 600, Daniel Ricco 205, 232, Michael Osborn 210, 213, David Graham 212, 212, Vinnie Scuderi 203, Ed Walsh 215, Glenn Fraser 202, Alpesh Patel 228, Orshii Boldiis 212, Joan Lake 191, 236, 225, 652, Antionette Rau 237, 202, 588, Trasey Barres 184, 192, 203, 579, Linda Schaefer 212, 207, 563, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 221, 560, Carolyn Williams 205, 550, Francine Kaiser 212, 202, 540, Jeanette K. Margillo 181, 181, 532, Cathy Carpenter 197, 529, Carena Collura 182, 187, 526, Joan Redington 189, 508, Julie Chen 189, Mary Lee Williams 196 and Tammy Sze 182.
Liberty Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Kyle Stevens with a 247 game, a 234 game and a 650 series, Paul Minton 217, 203, 200, 620, Ralph Coney 213, 211, 619, Ricky Nichols 211, 214, 602, Ed Blume Sr. 200, 202, Bruce Garritt 204, Jason Jones Sr. 202, Tom Stephenson 218, Carmine Santillo 213, Thomas Fix 212, Manassen O’Brien 210 and Andy Cook 201.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Kyle Stevens 233, 236, 248, 717, Ed Blume Sr. 233, 213, 237, 683, Keith Smith 214, 237, 641, Carlos Torres 221, 201, 207, 629, Jason Jones Jr. 211, 225, 602, Wayne Fox 235, 601, Dwayne Cabrera 203, Rob Tuttle 233, Mark Carman Sr. 202, John Lopez 233, Paul Minton 203, Stew Stevens 211, Timmy Minton 201, 212, Ralph Coney 220, Andy Butler 215, 200, Justin Lopez 214, Rich Bivins 212, Chuck McAllister 212, Andy Cook 204, 210, Mike Durbak 210, Deming Roosa 207, Gene Smith 207, Thomas Fix 205, Robert Stewart 204, Anthony Atkins 203, Roy Lepke 203 and Herbie Sklar 200.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Audrey Woolard 194, 194, 544, Kathi Smith 227, 520, Cindy Smith 198, 511, Tabatha Smith 199, Chrissy Schiff 204, Janet Warren 196, Connie Beach 182 and Jane Mann 181.
In the Friday Mixed League, Thomas Fix 223, Sal Crescitelli 214, Alan LaBounty 208 and Russell Bivins 201.
In the Saturday Mixes League, Kyle Stevens 200, 246, 254, 700, Phil Norris 228, 224, 207, 659, Thomas Fix 259, 637, Angie Desmond 205, 208, 611, Dennis Desmond 210, Rich Vail 207, Anthony Atkins 225, Walt Edwards 206, Tabatha Smith 204, 548, Shannon Carman 197, Kevin Norris 219, 208, John Cummings 213, Keith Smith 210, Gene Smith 203, Geo Crary 202, Wendy Swan 185, Carly Sklar 180.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jerry Scandore 269, 213, 202, 684, Bob Feeney 235, 202, 202, 629, Rich Winters Sr. 201, 243, 601, Thomas Fix 214, 229, 600, Sheila Fix 198, 513, Jim Fiore 223 and Bob Cady 204.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Alli Dworetsky 75, Logan Danzilo 69, Jake Parks 62, Landyn Thomas 56, Hudson Danzilo 53, Paige Otino 50, Kaytlyn Ingrassia 48 and Hailey Ingrassia 42.
In the Liberty Elks Bantom League, Ian Cody 117, Sean McMahon 104, Tanner Parks 95, 71, 166, Dara Schiff 93, Zachary Delong 83, 65, 148, Marie Lyons 81, 71, 152, Lindsie Siegel 75, 73, 148, Owen Siegel 66, Jarod Hellerer 66, Emma Dworetsky 47, Kayla McMahon 46, David Schiff 43, Kylie Flynn 36, Aidan Whitehead 36, 26, 60, Corrine Hellerer 28 and Jessica Dworetsky 27.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League, Anthony Kolarik 207, 160, 161, 528, Robby Lyons 179, 151, 446, Dylan Rivera 173, 153, 109, 438, Louie Brahm 172, 151, 444, Brendan Siegel 158, 418, Cameron Reichenbaugh 150, 132, 146, 428, Robert Feeney 145, Jonathan Griesbeck 137, Thomas McCausland 137, 125, 350, Jordan Balzano 130, 127, Ryan Feeney 121, Zachary Cody 112, Alaura Delong 111, 104, 299, Nick Carriere 107, 96, Hanrii Padu 105 and Ryan McDowell 95.
PBA Spare Shots
SCROGGINS WINS IN ODESSA FOR BACK-TO-BACK SOUTHWEST REGIONAL TITLES
Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, dominated the field to win his 36th PBA Regional title at the sixth annual PBA Southwest Region Odessa Open at Diamond Lanes in Odessa, Texas, on Nov. 14, for his second straight PBA Southwest victory.
Scroggins bowled a pair of 300 games in recording a 13-3 match play record and 7,274 pins, including match play bonus pins, to top fellow Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt player Nathan Bohr of Wichita, Kan., by 89 pins to win the $2,200 first prize. Scroggins had won the Farmington Open a week earlier in New Mexico.
In the PBA East Region, Jason Stadtler of Cherry Hill, N.J., struck out in the 10th frame to edge Mike Hastings of Millsboro, Del., 238-237, to win the PBA East Region Ebonite/Ft. Meade Open at The Lanes Ft. Meade, Md., on Nov. 14. Stadtler not only won $2,500 along with his second career PBA Regional title, but locked up a spot in the Dick Weber PBA Playoffs to be held in Indianapolis next March.
The Ft. Meade event honored Dean Ryan, a long-time PBA regional member who is retiring as Ft. Meade facility manager at the end of the year. Ryan, a former Pat Patterson Award recipient, has hosted 10 regional events at The Lanes at Ft. Meade.
Also notching back-to-back victories was Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., who defeated Scott Lindsey of Omaha, Neb., 267-242, to win the PBA Midwest Region’s 7G Senior Open 1, the first half of a Senior doubleheader at Lancer Lanes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The title won on Nov. 13 was Traber’s third of the year in the PBA Midwest Region and his 46th overall PBA Regional title. He earned $1,200 along with his title.
On Sunday, Greg Shields of Independence, Mo., defeated Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 236-216, to win the Midwest Region’s 7G Senior Open 2. The title was Shields’ first of the year and the second his career. He also earned $1,200.
PBA MIDWEST REGIONAL STAR JEFF RICHGELS ELECTED TO USBC HALL OF FAME
Long-time PBA Midwest Regional star Jeff Richgels, 48, Oregon, Wis., has been elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in a newly-created Outstanding USBC Performance category, which was created to recognize efforts by bowlers in USBC championship events. Richgels, who had previously appeared on USBC’s superior performance ballot nine times, is a 29-time PBA regional winner, a four-time USBC Open Championships titlist and the only player in the event’s history to bowl a 90 clean-frame all-events series.
The USBC Hall of Fame Committee also elected former Women’s International Bowling Congress Executive Director Roseann Kuhn and four-time Professional Women’s Bowling Association titlist Cheryl Robinson in the meritorious service and veterans categories, respectively.
The superior performance candidates who will be considered by a national panel of bowling industry leaders, veteran bowling writers and USBC hall of famers include Del Ballard Jr., Keller, Texas; David Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.; Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela; David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas; Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio.; and Tom Baker, King, N.C. The women's ballot has Dede Davidson, Buellton, Calif., and Carol Gianotti, Perth, Australia.
USBC’s 2011 hall of fame induction ceremonies will be held on July 1 in Grapevine, Texas.
“THE ROAD TO THE SHOW” SERIES PREVIEWS PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING TELECASTS
With the opening ESPN telecast of the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season less than two weeks away, an all-new series of behind-the-scenes insights into the PBA World Series of Bowling telecasts will be video-streamed to PBA’s Xtra Frame customers beginning Monday, Nov. 22, with the inaugural “Road to the Show” episode featuring the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship.
On each Monday to follow through Dec. 22, the “Road” series will air new episodes featuring insights into the Pepsi Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and GEICO Shark Championship finals. On Wednesdays and Fridays during the weeks ahead, Xtra Frame also will feature “Product Spotlights” featuring insight into the latest high-performance products from the PBA’s registered product companies.
As Xtra Frame’s first reality program, the series will include special features, exclusive competition footage from the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas with player/coach interactions, candid interviews and more.
For insight into PBA competition that only on-site spectators otherwise witness, PBA fans can subscribe to Xtra Frame for $7.99 per month or $64.99 for a full year by visiting pba.com and clicking on the Xtra Frame link. Or visit xtraframe.tv for additional subscription and schedule information.
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season gets underway Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m. Eastern with the finals of the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship.
MACPHERSON WINS $121,000 BONUS FOR NATIONALLY-TELEVISED 300 IN JAPAN
USBC Hall of Famer and PBA Women’s Series titlist Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev., made history on the Japanese Professional Bowlers Association Tour on Nov. 14 when she defeated Japan’s Mika Sato, 300-235, to win the ABS Japan Open.
Macpherson, a 20-time PWBA winner before the women’s tour ceased operations in 2003, not only earned roughly US$36,000 for her third JPBA title of the year and the eighth of her career, but she received a $121,000 bonus for her nationally-televised 300 game.
“I never in my life could have imagined,” Macpherson said upon her return to the United States. “You look at the paper and see they are offering 10 million (yen) for a 300 on TV, and we all think, wow, that could be cool. But you know it’ll never happen. I was shocked to find myself in that position.
“I was bowling for the title and after getting the front 11, it’s like, oh my God, I’m bowling for 10 million yen…if I don’t strike, I don’t get anything.
“I had already won the title, but I wanted to win the big bucks. I was very nervous. My heart was beating extremely fast,” he added. “It was not so much pressure, but realizing I’d never again have that opportunity again, so I wanted to give myself the best chance I could to succeed. That tournament was the only one in the entire year that offered a 10 million yen prize for a 300 in the championship match.”
INTERNATIONAL TEAM TOPS U.S. STARS IN PARTYCASINO.COM WEBER CUP
Following the PBA World Series of Bowling, four United States and four international players flew back to England to compete in the 11th annual Partycasino.com Weber Cup, a made-for-television “Ryder Cup” style invitational event. The international team composed of Finland’s Osku Palermaa and Mika Koivuniemi, and England’s Paul Moor and Dominic Barrett defeated the U.S. team of Tim Mack, Pete Weber, Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes, 17-13.
The special event was bowled on a single lane installed inside Barnsley Metrodome near Sheffield, England, creating 30 telecasts that will air internationally on Sky Sports affiliates over the coming months. Over the span of 11 years, the Americans hold a 6-5 lead in Weber Cup competitions.
ENGLAND’S STUART WILLIAMS FINISHES SECOND IN ITALY
England’s Stuart Williams, who was denied entry into the United States due to a visa problem prior to the PBA World Series of Bowling, finished second in the inaugural Ebonite International Tournament Roma in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 14.
Williams, a PBA Tour exempt player, lost the title match to Finland’s Perttu Jussila, 225-188. PBA exempt player Sean Rash of Wichita, Kan., led the 320-player field through qualifying, but was eliminated in the quarterfinal round.
SCROGGINS WINS IN ODESSA FOR BACK-TO-BACK SOUTHWEST REGIONAL TITLES
Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, dominated the field to win his 36th PBA Regional title at the sixth annual PBA Southwest Region Odessa Open at Diamond Lanes in Odessa, Texas, on Nov. 14, for his second straight PBA Southwest victory.
Scroggins bowled a pair of 300 games in recording a 13-3 match play record and 7,274 pins, including match play bonus pins, to top fellow Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt player Nathan Bohr of Wichita, Kan., by 89 pins to win the $2,200 first prize. Scroggins had won the Farmington Open a week earlier in New Mexico.
In the PBA East Region, Jason Stadtler of Cherry Hill, N.J., struck out in the 10th frame to edge Mike Hastings of Millsboro, Del., 238-237, to win the PBA East Region Ebonite/Ft. Meade Open at The Lanes Ft. Meade, Md., on Nov. 14. Stadtler not only won $2,500 along with his second career PBA Regional title, but locked up a spot in the Dick Weber PBA Playoffs to be held in Indianapolis next March.
The Ft. Meade event honored Dean Ryan, a long-time PBA regional member who is retiring as Ft. Meade facility manager at the end of the year. Ryan, a former Pat Patterson Award recipient, has hosted 10 regional events at The Lanes at Ft. Meade.
Also notching back-to-back victories was Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., who defeated Scott Lindsey of Omaha, Neb., 267-242, to win the PBA Midwest Region’s 7G Senior Open 1, the first half of a Senior doubleheader at Lancer Lanes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The title won on Nov. 13 was Traber’s third of the year in the PBA Midwest Region and his 46th overall PBA Regional title. He earned $1,200 along with his title.
On Sunday, Greg Shields of Independence, Mo., defeated Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 236-216, to win the Midwest Region’s 7G Senior Open 2. The title was Shields’ first of the year and the second his career. He also earned $1,200.
PBA MIDWEST REGIONAL STAR JEFF RICHGELS ELECTED TO USBC HALL OF FAME
Long-time PBA Midwest Regional star Jeff Richgels, 48, Oregon, Wis., has been elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in a newly-created Outstanding USBC Performance category, which was created to recognize efforts by bowlers in USBC championship events. Richgels, who had previously appeared on USBC’s superior performance ballot nine times, is a 29-time PBA regional winner, a four-time USBC Open Championships titlist and the only player in the event’s history to bowl a 90 clean-frame all-events series.
The USBC Hall of Fame Committee also elected former Women’s International Bowling Congress Executive Director Roseann Kuhn and four-time Professional Women’s Bowling Association titlist Cheryl Robinson in the meritorious service and veterans categories, respectively.
The superior performance candidates who will be considered by a national panel of bowling industry leaders, veteran bowling writers and USBC hall of famers include Del Ballard Jr., Keller, Texas; David Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.; Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela; David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas; Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio.; and Tom Baker, King, N.C. The women's ballot has Dede Davidson, Buellton, Calif., and Carol Gianotti, Perth, Australia.
USBC’s 2011 hall of fame induction ceremonies will be held on July 1 in Grapevine, Texas.
“THE ROAD TO THE SHOW” SERIES PREVIEWS PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING TELECASTS
With the opening ESPN telecast of the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season less than two weeks away, an all-new series of behind-the-scenes insights into the PBA World Series of Bowling telecasts will be video-streamed to PBA’s Xtra Frame customers beginning Monday, Nov. 22, with the inaugural “Road to the Show” episode featuring the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship.
On each Monday to follow through Dec. 22, the “Road” series will air new episodes featuring insights into the Pepsi Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and GEICO Shark Championship finals. On Wednesdays and Fridays during the weeks ahead, Xtra Frame also will feature “Product Spotlights” featuring insight into the latest high-performance products from the PBA’s registered product companies.
As Xtra Frame’s first reality program, the series will include special features, exclusive competition footage from the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas with player/coach interactions, candid interviews and more.
For insight into PBA competition that only on-site spectators otherwise witness, PBA fans can subscribe to Xtra Frame for $7.99 per month or $64.99 for a full year by visiting pba.com and clicking on the Xtra Frame link. Or visit xtraframe.tv for additional subscription and schedule information.
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season gets underway Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m. Eastern with the finals of the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship.
MACPHERSON WINS $121,000 BONUS FOR NATIONALLY-TELEVISED 300 IN JAPAN
USBC Hall of Famer and PBA Women’s Series titlist Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev., made history on the Japanese Professional Bowlers Association Tour on Nov. 14 when she defeated Japan’s Mika Sato, 300-235, to win the ABS Japan Open.
Macpherson, a 20-time PWBA winner before the women’s tour ceased operations in 2003, not only earned roughly US$36,000 for her third JPBA title of the year and the eighth of her career, but she received a $121,000 bonus for her nationally-televised 300 game.
“I never in my life could have imagined,” Macpherson said upon her return to the United States. “You look at the paper and see they are offering 10 million (yen) for a 300 on TV, and we all think, wow, that could be cool. But you know it’ll never happen. I was shocked to find myself in that position.
“I was bowling for the title and after getting the front 11, it’s like, oh my God, I’m bowling for 10 million yen…if I don’t strike, I don’t get anything.
“I had already won the title, but I wanted to win the big bucks. I was very nervous. My heart was beating extremely fast,” he added. “It was not so much pressure, but realizing I’d never again have that opportunity again, so I wanted to give myself the best chance I could to succeed. That tournament was the only one in the entire year that offered a 10 million yen prize for a 300 in the championship match.”
INTERNATIONAL TEAM TOPS U.S. STARS IN PARTYCASINO.COM WEBER CUP
Following the PBA World Series of Bowling, four United States and four international players flew back to England to compete in the 11th annual Partycasino.com Weber Cup, a made-for-television “Ryder Cup” style invitational event. The international team composed of Finland’s Osku Palermaa and Mika Koivuniemi, and England’s Paul Moor and Dominic Barrett defeated the U.S. team of Tim Mack, Pete Weber, Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes, 17-13.
The special event was bowled on a single lane installed inside Barnsley Metrodome near Sheffield, England, creating 30 telecasts that will air internationally on Sky Sports affiliates over the coming months. Over the span of 11 years, the Americans hold a 6-5 lead in Weber Cup competitions.
ENGLAND’S STUART WILLIAMS FINISHES SECOND IN ITALY
England’s Stuart Williams, who was denied entry into the United States due to a visa problem prior to the PBA World Series of Bowling, finished second in the inaugural Ebonite International Tournament Roma in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 14.
Williams, a PBA Tour exempt player, lost the title match to Finland’s Perttu Jussila, 225-188. PBA exempt player Sean Rash of Wichita, Kan., led the 320-player field through qualifying, but was eliminated in the quarterfinal round.
PBA Announces 11-Tournament
Senior Tour Schedule for 2011
The Professional Bowlers Association has announced an expanded 11-tournament 2011 Senior Tour schedule including a return to Florida and a new site for the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.
The PBA Senior Tour’s 31st season begins with a new stop, the PBA Senior Don Carter Open at Carter Family Bowl in Winter Garden, Fla., April 17-21, and a return to The Villages, Fla., for the PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages at Spanish Springs Lanes April 23-26.
In addition to Carter Family Bowl, Playdrome Rose Bowl in Allentown, Pa., will be a first-time Senior Tour host when the PBA Senior Allentown Open is conducted May 20-23. The second major of the season, the USBC Senior Masters moves from Las Vegas to Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, July 31-Aug. 5.
The Senior Tour’s other major, the PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by the Suncoast, returns to the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas June 12-17.
The 2010 Senior Tour season was one of the most exciting in history with a Senior Player of the Year race involving three Hall of Famers that was decided in the last tournament of the season. Wayne Webb secured Senior Player of the Year honors by winning the Senior Jackson Open to outlast challengers Senior Rookie of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Mark Williams.
2011 PBA Senior Tour Schedule
April 17-21 – PBA Senior Don Carter Open, Carter Family Bowl, Winter Garden, Fla.
April 23-26 – PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages, Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
May 1-4 – PBA Senior Miller High Life Classic, George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.
May 20-23 – PBA Senior Allentown Open, Playdrome Rose Bowl, Allentown, Pa.
June 12-17 – PBA Senior U.S. Open Presented by the Suncoast, Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
June 19-22 – PBA Senior Northern California Classic, Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.
July 31-Aug. 5 – USBC Senior Masters, Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 8-11 – PBA Senior Lake County Open, Olympia Lanes, Hammond, Ind.
Aug. 13-16 – PBA Senior Decatur Open, Spare Time Lanes, Decatur, Ill.
Aug. 20-23 – PBA Senior Jackson Open, Airport Lanes, Jackson, Mich.
Aug. 27-30 – PBA Senior Dayton Classic, Capri Lanes, Kettering, Ohio
Senior Tour Schedule for 2011
The Professional Bowlers Association has announced an expanded 11-tournament 2011 Senior Tour schedule including a return to Florida and a new site for the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.
The PBA Senior Tour’s 31st season begins with a new stop, the PBA Senior Don Carter Open at Carter Family Bowl in Winter Garden, Fla., April 17-21, and a return to The Villages, Fla., for the PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages at Spanish Springs Lanes April 23-26.
In addition to Carter Family Bowl, Playdrome Rose Bowl in Allentown, Pa., will be a first-time Senior Tour host when the PBA Senior Allentown Open is conducted May 20-23. The second major of the season, the USBC Senior Masters moves from Las Vegas to Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, July 31-Aug. 5.
The Senior Tour’s other major, the PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by the Suncoast, returns to the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas June 12-17.
The 2010 Senior Tour season was one of the most exciting in history with a Senior Player of the Year race involving three Hall of Famers that was decided in the last tournament of the season. Wayne Webb secured Senior Player of the Year honors by winning the Senior Jackson Open to outlast challengers Senior Rookie of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Mark Williams.
2011 PBA Senior Tour Schedule
April 17-21 – PBA Senior Don Carter Open, Carter Family Bowl, Winter Garden, Fla.
April 23-26 – PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages, Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
May 1-4 – PBA Senior Miller High Life Classic, George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.
May 20-23 – PBA Senior Allentown Open, Playdrome Rose Bowl, Allentown, Pa.
June 12-17 – PBA Senior U.S. Open Presented by the Suncoast, Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
June 19-22 – PBA Senior Northern California Classic, Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.
July 31-Aug. 5 – USBC Senior Masters, Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 8-11 – PBA Senior Lake County Open, Olympia Lanes, Hammond, Ind.
Aug. 13-16 – PBA Senior Decatur Open, Spare Time Lanes, Decatur, Ill.
Aug. 20-23 – PBA Senior Jackson Open, Airport Lanes, Jackson, Mich.
Aug. 27-30 – PBA Senior Dayton Classic, Capri Lanes, Kettering, Ohio
Monday, November 15, 2010
Here & There Column 11-16-10
Thoughts About The Election Totals
The November monthly meeting of our non-political Sullivan County Coffee Klatsch discussed figures and what we felt were the end results of these mid-term elections.
So that it's clearly understood we have seven regulars in our Klatsch comprised of three Democrats, three Republicans and one Independent and when we first got together and decided to meet regularly for home baked donuts and fresh made coffee from beans we vowed that we would never become political but that we would discuss political happenings in our nation, state and county.
Our first thoughts after looking at the mid-term results were that the voting public has a renewed determination that when the politicians are elected they are going to be held accountable every step of the way.
Several in our group pointed out that this election said that we cannot allow members of the new Congress to forget for a moment why they got elected.
The reasons why voters changed so drastically the membership in the House of Representatives was recorded at the exit polls which said that the majority of the folks want to roll back what they call is Big Government.
Taxes and government spending seemed to be a leading factor in the way voters looked at the mid-term elections. One in our group strongly pointed out that New York State Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo has called for consolidation of government and shrinking state agencies along with a property tax cap.
Our Klatsch members unanimously agreed that no longer can citizens and taxpayers support the Good Old Boy style of politics that has got our county, state and this nation in the position it finds itself in today.
A retired banker in our Klatsch said that all governments have to learn how to balance their budgets which of course includes freezing salaries and taxes and in some instances reducing work forces.
We also felt that all government has to learn how to live within their means which includes establishment of a hard cap on new discretionary spending.
The Klatsch members reminds everyone that the economy is still struggling to shake off the effects of the worse recession in decades and now all government officials must put forth strong efforts to revitalize the economy.
Lessons have been learned in these mid-term elections and our Klatsch believes that never before has the electorate been so focused on the proper role of government.......and that we have become an electorate that is well informed by the print media, cable news and Internet outlets.
The November monthly meeting of our non-political Sullivan County Coffee Klatsch discussed figures and what we felt were the end results of these mid-term elections.
So that it's clearly understood we have seven regulars in our Klatsch comprised of three Democrats, three Republicans and one Independent and when we first got together and decided to meet regularly for home baked donuts and fresh made coffee from beans we vowed that we would never become political but that we would discuss political happenings in our nation, state and county.
Our first thoughts after looking at the mid-term results were that the voting public has a renewed determination that when the politicians are elected they are going to be held accountable every step of the way.
Several in our group pointed out that this election said that we cannot allow members of the new Congress to forget for a moment why they got elected.
The reasons why voters changed so drastically the membership in the House of Representatives was recorded at the exit polls which said that the majority of the folks want to roll back what they call is Big Government.
Taxes and government spending seemed to be a leading factor in the way voters looked at the mid-term elections. One in our group strongly pointed out that New York State Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo has called for consolidation of government and shrinking state agencies along with a property tax cap.
Our Klatsch members unanimously agreed that no longer can citizens and taxpayers support the Good Old Boy style of politics that has got our county, state and this nation in the position it finds itself in today.
A retired banker in our Klatsch said that all governments have to learn how to balance their budgets which of course includes freezing salaries and taxes and in some instances reducing work forces.
We also felt that all government has to learn how to live within their means which includes establishment of a hard cap on new discretionary spending.
The Klatsch members reminds everyone that the economy is still struggling to shake off the effects of the worse recession in decades and now all government officials must put forth strong efforts to revitalize the economy.
Lessons have been learned in these mid-term elections and our Klatsch believes that never before has the electorate been so focused on the proper role of government.......and that we have become an electorate that is well informed by the print media, cable news and Internet outlets.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Bowling Highlights Column 11-12-10
Kyle Shivers and his high school sweetheart Regina Giordano
Kyle Shivers Scores Two 300 Games
Twenty-five year-old Kyle Shivers of Monticello stroked the maples for an outstanding week of bowling from October 25-29 at Kiamesha Lanes.
On October 25 in the Monday Men's league he shot a 226, 256, 223, 705. Wednesday night October 27 in the Wednesday Men's league he banged out a 300, 259, 238 for a 797 and in the Friday Mixed league October 29 he continued his torrid scoring with a 208, 247, 300 for a 755.
His total for the three nights of bowling was 2,257 which comes down to a 251 average for nine games. Interestingly enough all nine games were bowled on the same lanes 5-6 while using his green TKO Punch Track bowling ball.
Kyle remarked that the Wednesday night 300, "was as perfect as it'll get," and "Friday's 300was good except for the 8th and 9th frames where I was a tad high and got a good trip on the 4 pin."
Just this past week Shivers had a nine game total of 2166 for a 241 average and he hasn't been under a 705 series in three weeks.
Kyle complimented A.C. Patel for " the nice job he does in keeping the lanes up and of all the places I've bowled this is one of the nicest establishments I've bowled in."
His present average in the Monday Men's league is 230 and Kyle carries a 243 average in the Wednesday Men's league.
Shivers is a fairly new Sullivan County resident and brought some polished bowling skills from Catskill, NY and on September 25 showed local bowlers his talent by crushing the maples for a perfect 300, 258, 744 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes using a green TKO Punch by Track which he refers to as "my old faithful" and at that time it was his 6th 300 with that ball.
The Sept. 25th perfect game was Kyle's 9th career 300 game and with the two 300's bowled during the week of October 25 his career 300 total is now 11. Eight of the 300 games are sanctioned and the other three were recorded in high school or non-sanctioned tournaments or sweepers. His high series is an 803.
Bowling since the age of 3, Shivers grew up in the sport of bowling at Watauga Lanes in Watauga, Texas where his father bowled in leagues with Del Ballard and Ron Williams Jr. and this gave him the opportunity to grow up around a lot of talented bowlers.
In the Catskill, NY area he had the opportunity to be around professional touring professional Brian LeClair.
Shivers book average in Catskill last year was 224 and the year before that it was 231 (his highest ever).
He honed his bowling talents while living in Connecticut for three years at Wallingford Bowl, Circle Lanes in East Haven, Ct. and Milford Lanes in Milford, Ct.
While living in Catskill he bowled at the Catskill Hoe Bowl and in high school in Section 2 varsity bowling he led the Patroon Conference in Average his senior year and bowled the first 300 in school history during his junior year in high school.
Born in Ft. Worth, Texas he lived there until his family moved to Catskill when he was 13 years of age.
Kyle has worked as a sports writer for the Daily Mail for three years, has been an automobile salesman, worked as a bank teller and drove for Fedex but beginning in January he will return to school at Sullivan County Community College to further his education towards becoming a Math or Science teacher.
He moved to Monticello to be with his high school sweetheart, Regina Giordana who recently graduated from New Paltz with her Masters Degree in Special Education and is now employed by the Fallsburg High School. Kyle is presently only bowling in the Monday Men's league and is subbing in the Wednesday Men's league and Friday Mixed league, all at Kiamesha Lanes.
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 good shot maker.
Lane conditions have become very soft in many bowling establishments 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 games.
However, the sport of bowling is making a comeback with the continued growth of Sport Bowling Leagues where 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 with an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game.
The Brunswick Pro Trainer system gives us the ability to replay a student's shots in slow motion, show them adjustments that 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 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 an Advisor along with being involved with Special Events 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 by telephone at 435-720-7939 or vie email at mikel@stormbowling.com
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a professional public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league or tournament information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, by email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of our columns, please visit our Web site at http://bght.blogspot.com/. This column is also available on Facebook.
LOCAL BOWLING SCORES
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies League included a 210 game by Karen Borowski, Diane Staves 156, Beth Schumacher 166, 163, Wendy Finn 158, Jody Schanil 158, Julie Yewchuck 166, Jodi Gulley 151 and Nicole Hubert 151.
In the Tuesday Ladies League, a 181 game, a 169 game and a 487 series by Debbie Loughrey, Rebecca Rhodes 178 and Maureen Schlott 169, 466.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league included a 235 game and 564 series by Linda Ferris, Dana McGraw 188, 506, Sherry Persbacker 189 and Jennifer Tompkins 221.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Al Bullis Sr. 255, 652, Andrew Bullis 234, 622, Dale Conklin 225, 238, 619, Cody Conway 276, 674, Jim Dibble 246, 258, 702, Norm Ellis 225, 248, 655, Art Gately 226, 237, 606, Bill Gleim 236, 624, Ben Green 258, 675, Jack Hazen 235, 664, Paul Ignatovich 225, Steve Jacobi 267, 670, B.J. Johnson 226, Pat Kille 236, Robert MacNaught 295, 708, Donnie Marino 637, Mark McGraw Jr. 608, Walt Oralls 637, Josh Rice 234, 235, 258, 727, Jonathon Wayne 245, Hank Whitmore 258, 661, Zuke Wormuth 237, 231, 631 and Jeremy Wormuth 231, 631.
In the Thursday Men’s Deposit National League, Al Bullis Jr. 232, 609, Andy Bullis 247, 618, Dale Conklin 243, 604, Ray Cornwell 226, 630, Jeff Curtis 254, 669, Norm Ellis Sr. 235, Paul Fritz 235, 660, Bill Gleim 297, 237, 243, 777, Paul Ignatovich 616, Gino Jones 609, Greg Keesler 234, 602, Dan Koch 247, Rick Mills 268, 679, Neil Mosher 234, 245, 687 and Jim Valentine 234, 225, 682.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples League, Andy Bullis 226, 639, Anne Couse 182, 212, 566, Crystal Ellis 180, Judy Ellis 183, Bob Ellis 237, Elizabeth Gleim 181, Bill Gleim 226, 226, 665, Miranda Gotthardt 195, Dana McGraw 231, 581, Mark McGraw 246, 673, Walt Oralls 257, 654, Jen Smith 221, 570, Dan Wormuth 234, 258, 720 and Jeremy Wormuth 237, 258, 235, 730.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Margaret Adams 181, Matt Johnson 231, 633, Donnie Marino 257, 225, 267, 749, Dave Mills 226, Jean Mills 208, 519, Rick Mills 276, 676, Roger Mills 246, Savanna Mills (youth score) 152, Brian Tiffany 236, 633, Ed Townsend 226 and Shirley Townsend 181.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included a 279 game and 695 series by Al Caycho, Tom Belgiovene 601, Dan Ricco 246, 233, 637, Mike Weiner 255, 257, 691, Eddie Lake 235, 237, 696, Rick Lake 246, 269, 738, Jack Moylan 278, 691, Ronnie Totten 228, Jaryl Scott 278, 663, Vinnie Collura 248, 618, David Graham 237, 623, William Bartley 610, George Battle 233, 608, Larry Berens 225, 637, Dean Shattuck 268, 619, Wayne Atkins 276, 267, 700, Kyle Shivers 226, 256, 223, 705, Frank Emmens 235, 239, 224, 698, Ken Atkins 226, 633, Gregory Fallon 227, 663 and Matt Fallon 238, 624.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Robert Yakin Jr. 236, Allene Washington 200, 505, Cara Nicholson 188, Debra Blackford 183, Jon Wilhelm 279, 707, Ed Guthrie 614, Joan Redington 217, 513, Linda Schaefer 188, 191, 532, Andrea Grossman 182, 500, Neil Bell Jr. 601, Mary Lee Williams 196, 534, Joan Lake 237, 550, Dorian Jennings 256, 203, 637, Ryan Lepke 234, 256, 673, Edward Walsh 244, 259, 269, 772, Heather Dobell 191, 508, Jack Rustic 236, 645 and Shane Cunningham 247.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Paul Durland 225, 605, James VanAken 234, Steven Belgiovene 251, 243, 647, John Hoffmann 228, 629, George Battle Jr. 268, 618, Kevin Stackhouse 609, David Graham 268, 677, Edward Lake 258, 256, 256, 770, Frank L. Gerow 252, 645, Cecil Walters 227, 617, Shane Deitchman 241, Shane Sinislorie 615, Nick Price 258, 610, Edward Walsh 669, Jody Farquhar 257, 644, Rick Lara 615, Frank Emmens 225, 232, 652, Gregory Fallon 226, 233, 682, Jon Wilhelm 227, 644, Richard Blackford 607, Donald Durland 243, 226, 673 and Shane Cunningham 235.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Valerie Fersch 190, 177, 505, Patricia Shuart 175, 220, 555, April Aldrich 201, 503, Mardette Wilcox 227, 505, Trasey Barres 203, 228, 600, Bonnie Geraine 189, Rudy Hoke 213, 501, Patricia Gibson 200, 178, 535, Debbie Durland 195, 216, 202, 613, Barb Merton 203, 204, 566, Connie McKenley 172, 180, 517, Fran Kaiser 205, 194, 530 and Barbara Durbak 183, 171, 523.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Eugene Kelly 249, 268, 236, 753, Kyle Shivers 247, 268, 212, 727, Michael Osborn 268, 234, 216, 718, Laresko Niifa 268, 653, Thomas Skiff III a 217, 223, 639, Robert Sze 219, 225, 631, Tom Palmer 204, 201, 223, 628, Frank Scuderi 209, 204, 608, Harry Cohen 215, Ryan Lepke 224, Larry Berens 218, Alpesh Patel 222, Roy Sweeney 203, 212, Edward Lake 218, Leroy Williams 227, Ryan Sonnenschein 205, 214, Frank Emmens 214, Kevin Stackhouse 211, Antionette Rau 215, 181, 196, 592, Christa Sweeney 192, 181, 209, 582, Trasey Barres 205, 234, 576, Cathy Carpenter 247, 571, Mary Lee Williams 182, 192, 546, Tammy Sze 184, 541, Joan Lake 181, 510, Amanda Scuderi 189, 508, Francine Kaiser 209, 504, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 181, Carolyn Williams 230, Barbara Yeomans 181, April Aldrich 181 and Laura Palmer 192.
In the Saturday Youth Leagues, in the Jr./Mjrs. Division, Alyssa Marino 168, 160, Jose Rodriguez 153, 179, Anibel Cruz 158, 214, Pedro Agapito 223, 186, 224, 633, Serafin Rodriguez 166, 172, 214, James Durland 212, 203, 220, 635, Michael Scuderi 226, 195, 169, Kishan Patel 150 and Shivani Patel 166.In the Preps Division, Nicole Scuderi 83, 82, 89, Mikayla Degraw 95, 105, 91, Sara Rustic 132, 95, 101, Jacob Rodriguez 155, Nathaniel Edwards 138, 108, 97, Parth Patel 111, 140, 121, Shivam Patel 119, 89, 144, Shyam Patel 83, 125 and Rup Patel 105, 140, 122.In the Bantams Division, Christina Whitehurst 62, 61, Gabriella Whitehurst 68, 72, Jordan Elser 52, Katelyn Babcock 54, Allie Lahey 58, Rachel Drillings 62 and Abie Rustic 53.
Liberty Lanes.
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Kyle Stevens with games of 259, 215 and 297 for a 771 series, Ed Blume Sr. 210, 212, 604, Bruce Garritt 201, Paul Minton 216, Justin Lopez 208, Chris Santillo 214, Thomas Fix 204, Pete Meachum 204, Jason Jones Sr. 203 and Ralph Coney 202.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Kyle Stevens 226, 226, 267, 719, Tim Minton 234, 241, 647, Ed Blume Sr. 243, 222, 644, Thomas Fix 226, 205, 611, Dwayne Cabrera 203, 214, 610, Paul Minton 231, Robert Stewart 236, Rudy Belanchia 209, 232, Ralph Coney 213, 220, Jim Fiore 234, Jason Jones Jr. 218, Herbie Sklar 224, Carlos Torres 231, Jerry Scandore 202, 208, Pete Bertholf Jr. 245, Rob Tuttle 229, Anthony Atkins 227, Scott Austin 215, Stew Stevens 201, 205, Russell Bivins 202, Keith Smith 202 and Gene Smith 201.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Wendy Finn 190, 194, 544, Audrey Woolard 183, 183, 526, Kathi Smith 182, May Smith 189, Maureen Hopper 188, Rosa Zweck 188, Sandy Cassevah 182 and Krissy Goldsmith 182.
In the Friday Mixed League, Thomas Fix 259, 221, 232, 712, Kyle Stevens 212, 215, 235, 662 and Alan LaBounty 210, 208.
In the Saturday Mixed League, Anthony Atkins 227, 279, 690, Kyle Stevens 227, 213, 211, 651, Herbie Sklar 235, 211, 627, Phil Norris 217, 605, Thomas Fix 235, 214, Angie Desmond 220, 188, 576, Deming Roosa 202, Tabatha Smith 195, Chrsi McKay 227, Chas Reichenbaugh 226, Keith Smith 222, Chris Stevens 211, Geo Crary 203 and Kevin Norris 200.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jim Fiore 246, 624, Bob Cady 234, 612, Sheila Fix 185, 181, 186, 552, Bob Feeney 213 and Rich Winters Sr. 200.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Alli Dworetsky 92, Ethan Smith 69, Logen Danzilo 67, Hudson Danzilo 67, Paige Ottino 53 and Jake Parks 52.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League, Robby Allegretta 147, 160, 146, 453, Brendan Siegel 182, 159, 471, Anthony Kolarisk 169, 437, Robby Lyons 167, 164, 159, 490, Jon Griesbeck 165, 139, 126, 430, Michael Torres 159, 445, Louie Brahm 153, Zachary Cody 150, 144, Conor Siegel 149, 133, Ryan Feeney 147, 137, Jordan Balzano 145, Cameron Reichenbaugh 135, 128, Thomas McCausland 123, 120, Dylan Rivera 118, 108, Glen McCausland 110, Hanrii Padu 104, 94, 92, 318, Ryan McDowell 97, Mick Carriere 90 and Alaura DeLong 80.
In the Liberty Elks Bantam League, Ian Cody 110, Marie Lyons 88, 86, 174, Lindsie Siegel 80, 76, 156, Owen Siegel 7, Sean McMahon 73, Jared Hellerer 72, Nick Dworetsky 68, Noah Crowley 65, Tanner Parks 63, Dara Schiff 62, Kayla McMahon 61, 57, 118, Myan Florez 61, Emma Dworetsky 58, David Schiff 57, Gabriel Florez 45, Corrine Hellerer 34, Aidan Whitehead 24 and Jessica Dworetsky 24, 24, 48.
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies League included a 210 game by Karen Borowski, Diane Staves 156, Beth Schumacher 166, 163, Wendy Finn 158, Jody Schanil 158, Julie Yewchuck 166, Jodi Gulley 151 and Nicole Hubert 151.
In the Tuesday Ladies League, a 181 game, a 169 game and a 487 series by Debbie Loughrey, Rebecca Rhodes 178 and Maureen Schlott 169, 466.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league included a 235 game and 564 series by Linda Ferris, Dana McGraw 188, 506, Sherry Persbacker 189 and Jennifer Tompkins 221.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Al Bullis Sr. 255, 652, Andrew Bullis 234, 622, Dale Conklin 225, 238, 619, Cody Conway 276, 674, Jim Dibble 246, 258, 702, Norm Ellis 225, 248, 655, Art Gately 226, 237, 606, Bill Gleim 236, 624, Ben Green 258, 675, Jack Hazen 235, 664, Paul Ignatovich 225, Steve Jacobi 267, 670, B.J. Johnson 226, Pat Kille 236, Robert MacNaught 295, 708, Donnie Marino 637, Mark McGraw Jr. 608, Walt Oralls 637, Josh Rice 234, 235, 258, 727, Jonathon Wayne 245, Hank Whitmore 258, 661, Zuke Wormuth 237, 231, 631 and Jeremy Wormuth 231, 631.
In the Thursday Men’s Deposit National League, Al Bullis Jr. 232, 609, Andy Bullis 247, 618, Dale Conklin 243, 604, Ray Cornwell 226, 630, Jeff Curtis 254, 669, Norm Ellis Sr. 235, Paul Fritz 235, 660, Bill Gleim 297, 237, 243, 777, Paul Ignatovich 616, Gino Jones 609, Greg Keesler 234, 602, Dan Koch 247, Rick Mills 268, 679, Neil Mosher 234, 245, 687 and Jim Valentine 234, 225, 682.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples League, Andy Bullis 226, 639, Anne Couse 182, 212, 566, Crystal Ellis 180, Judy Ellis 183, Bob Ellis 237, Elizabeth Gleim 181, Bill Gleim 226, 226, 665, Miranda Gotthardt 195, Dana McGraw 231, 581, Mark McGraw 246, 673, Walt Oralls 257, 654, Jen Smith 221, 570, Dan Wormuth 234, 258, 720 and Jeremy Wormuth 237, 258, 235, 730.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Margaret Adams 181, Matt Johnson 231, 633, Donnie Marino 257, 225, 267, 749, Dave Mills 226, Jean Mills 208, 519, Rick Mills 276, 676, Roger Mills 246, Savanna Mills (youth score) 152, Brian Tiffany 236, 633, Ed Townsend 226 and Shirley Townsend 181.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included a 279 game and 695 series by Al Caycho, Tom Belgiovene 601, Dan Ricco 246, 233, 637, Mike Weiner 255, 257, 691, Eddie Lake 235, 237, 696, Rick Lake 246, 269, 738, Jack Moylan 278, 691, Ronnie Totten 228, Jaryl Scott 278, 663, Vinnie Collura 248, 618, David Graham 237, 623, William Bartley 610, George Battle 233, 608, Larry Berens 225, 637, Dean Shattuck 268, 619, Wayne Atkins 276, 267, 700, Kyle Shivers 226, 256, 223, 705, Frank Emmens 235, 239, 224, 698, Ken Atkins 226, 633, Gregory Fallon 227, 663 and Matt Fallon 238, 624.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Robert Yakin Jr. 236, Allene Washington 200, 505, Cara Nicholson 188, Debra Blackford 183, Jon Wilhelm 279, 707, Ed Guthrie 614, Joan Redington 217, 513, Linda Schaefer 188, 191, 532, Andrea Grossman 182, 500, Neil Bell Jr. 601, Mary Lee Williams 196, 534, Joan Lake 237, 550, Dorian Jennings 256, 203, 637, Ryan Lepke 234, 256, 673, Edward Walsh 244, 259, 269, 772, Heather Dobell 191, 508, Jack Rustic 236, 645 and Shane Cunningham 247.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Paul Durland 225, 605, James VanAken 234, Steven Belgiovene 251, 243, 647, John Hoffmann 228, 629, George Battle Jr. 268, 618, Kevin Stackhouse 609, David Graham 268, 677, Edward Lake 258, 256, 256, 770, Frank L. Gerow 252, 645, Cecil Walters 227, 617, Shane Deitchman 241, Shane Sinislorie 615, Nick Price 258, 610, Edward Walsh 669, Jody Farquhar 257, 644, Rick Lara 615, Frank Emmens 225, 232, 652, Gregory Fallon 226, 233, 682, Jon Wilhelm 227, 644, Richard Blackford 607, Donald Durland 243, 226, 673 and Shane Cunningham 235.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Valerie Fersch 190, 177, 505, Patricia Shuart 175, 220, 555, April Aldrich 201, 503, Mardette Wilcox 227, 505, Trasey Barres 203, 228, 600, Bonnie Geraine 189, Rudy Hoke 213, 501, Patricia Gibson 200, 178, 535, Debbie Durland 195, 216, 202, 613, Barb Merton 203, 204, 566, Connie McKenley 172, 180, 517, Fran Kaiser 205, 194, 530 and Barbara Durbak 183, 171, 523.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Eugene Kelly 249, 268, 236, 753, Kyle Shivers 247, 268, 212, 727, Michael Osborn 268, 234, 216, 718, Laresko Niifa 268, 653, Thomas Skiff III a 217, 223, 639, Robert Sze 219, 225, 631, Tom Palmer 204, 201, 223, 628, Frank Scuderi 209, 204, 608, Harry Cohen 215, Ryan Lepke 224, Larry Berens 218, Alpesh Patel 222, Roy Sweeney 203, 212, Edward Lake 218, Leroy Williams 227, Ryan Sonnenschein 205, 214, Frank Emmens 214, Kevin Stackhouse 211, Antionette Rau 215, 181, 196, 592, Christa Sweeney 192, 181, 209, 582, Trasey Barres 205, 234, 576, Cathy Carpenter 247, 571, Mary Lee Williams 182, 192, 546, Tammy Sze 184, 541, Joan Lake 181, 510, Amanda Scuderi 189, 508, Francine Kaiser 209, 504, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 181, Carolyn Williams 230, Barbara Yeomans 181, April Aldrich 181 and Laura Palmer 192.
In the Saturday Youth Leagues, in the Jr./Mjrs. Division, Alyssa Marino 168, 160, Jose Rodriguez 153, 179, Anibel Cruz 158, 214, Pedro Agapito 223, 186, 224, 633, Serafin Rodriguez 166, 172, 214, James Durland 212, 203, 220, 635, Michael Scuderi 226, 195, 169, Kishan Patel 150 and Shivani Patel 166.In the Preps Division, Nicole Scuderi 83, 82, 89, Mikayla Degraw 95, 105, 91, Sara Rustic 132, 95, 101, Jacob Rodriguez 155, Nathaniel Edwards 138, 108, 97, Parth Patel 111, 140, 121, Shivam Patel 119, 89, 144, Shyam Patel 83, 125 and Rup Patel 105, 140, 122.In the Bantams Division, Christina Whitehurst 62, 61, Gabriella Whitehurst 68, 72, Jordan Elser 52, Katelyn Babcock 54, Allie Lahey 58, Rachel Drillings 62 and Abie Rustic 53.
Liberty Lanes.
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Kyle Stevens with games of 259, 215 and 297 for a 771 series, Ed Blume Sr. 210, 212, 604, Bruce Garritt 201, Paul Minton 216, Justin Lopez 208, Chris Santillo 214, Thomas Fix 204, Pete Meachum 204, Jason Jones Sr. 203 and Ralph Coney 202.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Kyle Stevens 226, 226, 267, 719, Tim Minton 234, 241, 647, Ed Blume Sr. 243, 222, 644, Thomas Fix 226, 205, 611, Dwayne Cabrera 203, 214, 610, Paul Minton 231, Robert Stewart 236, Rudy Belanchia 209, 232, Ralph Coney 213, 220, Jim Fiore 234, Jason Jones Jr. 218, Herbie Sklar 224, Carlos Torres 231, Jerry Scandore 202, 208, Pete Bertholf Jr. 245, Rob Tuttle 229, Anthony Atkins 227, Scott Austin 215, Stew Stevens 201, 205, Russell Bivins 202, Keith Smith 202 and Gene Smith 201.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Wendy Finn 190, 194, 544, Audrey Woolard 183, 183, 526, Kathi Smith 182, May Smith 189, Maureen Hopper 188, Rosa Zweck 188, Sandy Cassevah 182 and Krissy Goldsmith 182.
In the Friday Mixed League, Thomas Fix 259, 221, 232, 712, Kyle Stevens 212, 215, 235, 662 and Alan LaBounty 210, 208.
In the Saturday Mixed League, Anthony Atkins 227, 279, 690, Kyle Stevens 227, 213, 211, 651, Herbie Sklar 235, 211, 627, Phil Norris 217, 605, Thomas Fix 235, 214, Angie Desmond 220, 188, 576, Deming Roosa 202, Tabatha Smith 195, Chrsi McKay 227, Chas Reichenbaugh 226, Keith Smith 222, Chris Stevens 211, Geo Crary 203 and Kevin Norris 200.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jim Fiore 246, 624, Bob Cady 234, 612, Sheila Fix 185, 181, 186, 552, Bob Feeney 213 and Rich Winters Sr. 200.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Alli Dworetsky 92, Ethan Smith 69, Logen Danzilo 67, Hudson Danzilo 67, Paige Ottino 53 and Jake Parks 52.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League, Robby Allegretta 147, 160, 146, 453, Brendan Siegel 182, 159, 471, Anthony Kolarisk 169, 437, Robby Lyons 167, 164, 159, 490, Jon Griesbeck 165, 139, 126, 430, Michael Torres 159, 445, Louie Brahm 153, Zachary Cody 150, 144, Conor Siegel 149, 133, Ryan Feeney 147, 137, Jordan Balzano 145, Cameron Reichenbaugh 135, 128, Thomas McCausland 123, 120, Dylan Rivera 118, 108, Glen McCausland 110, Hanrii Padu 104, 94, 92, 318, Ryan McDowell 97, Mick Carriere 90 and Alaura DeLong 80.
In the Liberty Elks Bantam League, Ian Cody 110, Marie Lyons 88, 86, 174, Lindsie Siegel 80, 76, 156, Owen Siegel 7, Sean McMahon 73, Jared Hellerer 72, Nick Dworetsky 68, Noah Crowley 65, Tanner Parks 63, Dara Schiff 62, Kayla McMahon 61, 57, 118, Myan Florez 61, Emma Dworetsky 58, David Schiff 57, Gabriel Florez 45, Corrine Hellerer 34, Aidan Whitehead 24 and Jessica Dworetsky 24, 24, 48.
NEW YORKER ROLLS USBC-
APPROVED 900 SERIES
William Howell III of Middletown, N.Y., has big aspirations for his bowling career and took a step toward making a name for himself as he became the 16th bowler in history to roll a United States Bowling Congress-approved 900 series.> > The 22-year-old left-hander rolled 36 consecutive strikes in the Bruce Bryan 3 Person League at Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh, N.Y., on Oct. 21. He now has 14 USBC-certified perfect games, while his previous-high series was 828.> > "That night was truly amazing, and it means a lot to know that I'm now a part of bowling history," said Howell, whose 900 was the 17th overall. "I tried my best to keep my focus, and luckily, I had a lot of people there to support me. I knew I had the line, so all I had to do was put the ball there."> > As Howell closed out his perfect set, the 36-lane bowling center grew quiet and the members of the 20-team league stopped to watch him make history as the second bowler from the Empire State to record a 900 series.> > "It felt just like a normal night when I started, and after the first 300, I started thinking 800 was possible, but I never imagined I'd get to 900," said Howell, whose father, Bill Howell Jr., competes in the same league. "By the end, it was very crowded, and the entire league was there watching me. It was more emotional than my first 300, and I even broke down and cried after. I just couldn't believe it."> > Howell's high average last season was 228, but he encountered some struggles on the lanes earlier this year. He turned to former Junior Team USA member Matt O'Grady for help and got things back on track. Howell and his father drove an hour and a half to Hudson Lanes in Bayonne, N.J., for a tune-up with O'Grady, and it clearly paid off.> > "I just felt like I wasn't throwing the ball very well, or there was something weird in my approach, so I went to see Matt for a professional opinion," Howell said. "He told me that in his opinion, everything looked OK, and that helped my confidence. He showed me some hand and finger positions that I've been working on since, and obviously, that helped, too."> > O'Grady, who honed his skills as a member of Junior Team from 2006-2008, prides himself on his knowledge of the physical game and lane play and was able to quickly assess Howell's game.> > "Bill's fundamentals were solid coming into our lesson, but we made a few small tweaks involving grip pressure and increasing the leverage at the bottom of the swing," O'Grady said. "He was instantly able to be more consistent, create more area on the lane and adapt to changing conditions much quicker."> > The first USBC-approved 900 occurred Feb. 2, 1997 when Jeremy Sonnenfeld rolled three consecutive perfect games in Lincoln, Neb. There has never been a 900 on Sport Bowling lane conditions.> > USBC-Approved 900 Series (17)> Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2, 1997> Tony Roventini, Milwaukee, Nov. 9, 1998> Vince Wood, Moreno Valley, Calif., Sept. 29, 1999> Robby Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., Dec. 28, 2000> James Hylton, Salem, Ore., May 2, 2001> Jeff Campbell II, New Castle, Pa., June 12, 2004> Darin Pomije, New Prague, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004> Robert Mushtare, Fort Drum, N.Y., Dec. 5, 2005 and Feb. 19, 2006> Lonnie Billiter Jr., Fairfield, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2006> Mark Wukoman, Greenfield, Wis., April 22, 2006> P.J. Giesfeldt, Milwaukee, Dec. 23, 2007> Rich Jerome Jr., Baltimore, Dec. 22, 2008> Chris Aker, Winnemucca, Nev., Oct. 30, 2009> Andrew Teall, Medford, N.J., Nov. 2, 2009> Andrew Mank, Belleville, Ill., March 18, 2010> William Howell III, Middletown, N.Y., Oct. 21, 2010.
APPROVED 900 SERIES
William Howell III of Middletown, N.Y., has big aspirations for his bowling career and took a step toward making a name for himself as he became the 16th bowler in history to roll a United States Bowling Congress-approved 900 series.> > The 22-year-old left-hander rolled 36 consecutive strikes in the Bruce Bryan 3 Person League at Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh, N.Y., on Oct. 21. He now has 14 USBC-certified perfect games, while his previous-high series was 828.> > "That night was truly amazing, and it means a lot to know that I'm now a part of bowling history," said Howell, whose 900 was the 17th overall. "I tried my best to keep my focus, and luckily, I had a lot of people there to support me. I knew I had the line, so all I had to do was put the ball there."> > As Howell closed out his perfect set, the 36-lane bowling center grew quiet and the members of the 20-team league stopped to watch him make history as the second bowler from the Empire State to record a 900 series.> > "It felt just like a normal night when I started, and after the first 300, I started thinking 800 was possible, but I never imagined I'd get to 900," said Howell, whose father, Bill Howell Jr., competes in the same league. "By the end, it was very crowded, and the entire league was there watching me. It was more emotional than my first 300, and I even broke down and cried after. I just couldn't believe it."> > Howell's high average last season was 228, but he encountered some struggles on the lanes earlier this year. He turned to former Junior Team USA member Matt O'Grady for help and got things back on track. Howell and his father drove an hour and a half to Hudson Lanes in Bayonne, N.J., for a tune-up with O'Grady, and it clearly paid off.> > "I just felt like I wasn't throwing the ball very well, or there was something weird in my approach, so I went to see Matt for a professional opinion," Howell said. "He told me that in his opinion, everything looked OK, and that helped my confidence. He showed me some hand and finger positions that I've been working on since, and obviously, that helped, too."> > O'Grady, who honed his skills as a member of Junior Team from 2006-2008, prides himself on his knowledge of the physical game and lane play and was able to quickly assess Howell's game.> > "Bill's fundamentals were solid coming into our lesson, but we made a few small tweaks involving grip pressure and increasing the leverage at the bottom of the swing," O'Grady said. "He was instantly able to be more consistent, create more area on the lane and adapt to changing conditions much quicker."> > The first USBC-approved 900 occurred Feb. 2, 1997 when Jeremy Sonnenfeld rolled three consecutive perfect games in Lincoln, Neb. There has never been a 900 on Sport Bowling lane conditions.> > USBC-Approved 900 Series (17)> Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2, 1997> Tony Roventini, Milwaukee, Nov. 9, 1998> Vince Wood, Moreno Valley, Calif., Sept. 29, 1999> Robby Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., Dec. 28, 2000> James Hylton, Salem, Ore., May 2, 2001> Jeff Campbell II, New Castle, Pa., June 12, 2004> Darin Pomije, New Prague, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004> Robert Mushtare, Fort Drum, N.Y., Dec. 5, 2005 and Feb. 19, 2006> Lonnie Billiter Jr., Fairfield, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2006> Mark Wukoman, Greenfield, Wis., April 22, 2006> P.J. Giesfeldt, Milwaukee, Dec. 23, 2007> Rich Jerome Jr., Baltimore, Dec. 22, 2008> Chris Aker, Winnemucca, Nev., Oct. 30, 2009> Andrew Teall, Medford, N.J., Nov. 2, 2009> Andrew Mank, Belleville, Ill., March 18, 2010> William Howell III, Middletown, N.Y., Oct. 21, 2010.
Offical Newsletter For
Woman's U.S. Open
It gives us great pleasure to introduce the official newsletter of the 2011 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open - "Approach to the Finals."
Through this biweekly newsletter you will be receiving important information pertaining to the event. Please be on the lookout for these updates.
We will be highlighting featured proprietors and state associations for their contributions to the event by hosting qualifiers in their areas!
Email, call or click on the new Web site www.BowlingsUSWomensOpen.com to find out how you can be a part of history. Learn how to run qualifiers, reserve spots and access materials to promote this exciting competition. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Stefanie@bpaa.com or call her at 1-800-343-1329 (x8386).
This event would not be possible without the generosity of our sponsors. Please review our "Sponsor Spotlight" - and most of all, support them.
Your BPAA Tournament Committee would like to extend a thank you to the bowling industry. Let's make this event the most successful in history. See you at the finals!
Woman's U.S. Open
It gives us great pleasure to introduce the official newsletter of the 2011 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open - "Approach to the Finals."
Through this biweekly newsletter you will be receiving important information pertaining to the event. Please be on the lookout for these updates.
We will be highlighting featured proprietors and state associations for their contributions to the event by hosting qualifiers in their areas!
Email, call or click on the new Web site www.BowlingsUSWomensOpen.com to find out how you can be a part of history. Learn how to run qualifiers, reserve spots and access materials to promote this exciting competition. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Stefanie@bpaa.com or call her at 1-800-343-1329 (x8386).
This event would not be possible without the generosity of our sponsors. Please review our "Sponsor Spotlight" - and most of all, support them.
Your BPAA Tournament Committee would like to extend a thank you to the bowling industry. Let's make this event the most successful in history. See you at the finals!
PBA and Brunswick Announce Renewed
Three-year Sponsorship Agreement
The Professional Bowlers Association and Brunswick Bowling & Billiards have announced a three-year extension of Brunswick’s sponsorship of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and Senior Tour as official lane maintenance and capital equipment supplier.
PBA will use Brunswick Authority22® lane machines, cleaners, conditioners and cloth exclusively on the PBA Tour and the Senior Tour. In addition, Brunswick will furnish the bowling equipment for PBA arena events conducted during the next three seasons, including GS® pinsetters, ball returns, Vector® scoring systems, and Pro Lane™ synthetic lanes.
“The PBA is gratified to be able to continue and expand upon the relationship it has had with the world’s leading bowling product company since the formation of our organization 52 years ago,” said PBA CEO and Commissioner Fred Schreyer. “The enduring nature of our partnership with Brunswick points to the importance of bowling industry leaders working together to serve the best interests of the sport.”
Brunswick will also supply the bowling pins to be used during televised PBA Tour events and will be the preferred bowling ball brand at PBA Tour pro-am events.
“We are pleased to continue our sponsorship of the PBA Tour,” said Brent Perrier, President Brunswick Bowling Products. “Our long-term relationship with the PBA has demonstrated that both companies are committed to the growth and success of competitive bowling. By continuing to be the choice of equipment for the PBA, Brunswick maintains its industry-leading status to help build the future of the sport.”
The PBA Tour kicked off its 2010-11 season recently with the PBA World Series of Bowling at the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Three-year Sponsorship Agreement
The Professional Bowlers Association and Brunswick Bowling & Billiards have announced a three-year extension of Brunswick’s sponsorship of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and Senior Tour as official lane maintenance and capital equipment supplier.
PBA will use Brunswick Authority22® lane machines, cleaners, conditioners and cloth exclusively on the PBA Tour and the Senior Tour. In addition, Brunswick will furnish the bowling equipment for PBA arena events conducted during the next three seasons, including GS® pinsetters, ball returns, Vector® scoring systems, and Pro Lane™ synthetic lanes.
“The PBA is gratified to be able to continue and expand upon the relationship it has had with the world’s leading bowling product company since the formation of our organization 52 years ago,” said PBA CEO and Commissioner Fred Schreyer. “The enduring nature of our partnership with Brunswick points to the importance of bowling industry leaders working together to serve the best interests of the sport.”
Brunswick will also supply the bowling pins to be used during televised PBA Tour events and will be the preferred bowling ball brand at PBA Tour pro-am events.
“We are pleased to continue our sponsorship of the PBA Tour,” said Brent Perrier, President Brunswick Bowling Products. “Our long-term relationship with the PBA has demonstrated that both companies are committed to the growth and success of competitive bowling. By continuing to be the choice of equipment for the PBA, Brunswick maintains its industry-leading status to help build the future of the sport.”
The PBA Tour kicked off its 2010-11 season recently with the PBA World Series of Bowling at the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
PBA Titlist and USBC Hall of
Famer Ed Lubanski Dies at 81
Professional Bowlers Association Tour titlist and United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Ed Lubanski, of Warren, Mich., died November 8. He was 81.
Lubanski, who won the 1962 Chicago PBA Open for his lone PBA Tour title, made his name in the team era of bowling in the 1950s that produced many of the sport’s great competitors and legendary bowling teams.
A charter member, and the second president of the PBA, Lubanski’s bowling career spanned four decades. He continued his bowling career as an instructor until earlier this year.
Lubanski gained national attention through his accomplishments in American Bowling Congress and Bowling Proprietors Association of America team competition. In 1959, he became the second bowler ever to win four ABC Tournament (now USBC Open Championships) titles in one tournament. Bowling for the Pfieffer Beer team of Detroit, he won team, team all-events, singles and all-events crowns. He also won the 1951 ABC Tournament team all-events crown with the famed Stroh’s Beer team of Detroit.
As one of the last of the sport’s stars to use a two-finger grip, Lubanski was also a member of the 1952, ’53, ’54 and ’64 BPAA National Championship teams.
A minor league baseball pitcher in the late ‘40s, Lubanski eventually chose to make bowling his career. At age 21 he won a BPAA National Doubles title with fellow Hall of Famer Ed (Sarge) Easter who at the time was 67 years old, making the duo the youngest/oldest pair ever to win that title.
In addition to the USBC Hall of Fame, Lubanski was a member of the Michigan Sports, Polish American Sports, Detroit Sports, Detroit Bowling and Michigan State Bowling Halls of Fame.
Lubanski made his final national public appearance in September 2009 when he and fellow USBC Hall of Famer Tony Lindemann, who passed away last December, threw out the ceremonial first balls at the PBA World Series of Bowling at Thunderbowl in Allen Park, Mich.
Lubanski is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty, children Janis, Edward, Paul and Robert, and nine grandchildren.
Famer Ed Lubanski Dies at 81
Professional Bowlers Association Tour titlist and United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Ed Lubanski, of Warren, Mich., died November 8. He was 81.
Lubanski, who won the 1962 Chicago PBA Open for his lone PBA Tour title, made his name in the team era of bowling in the 1950s that produced many of the sport’s great competitors and legendary bowling teams.
A charter member, and the second president of the PBA, Lubanski’s bowling career spanned four decades. He continued his bowling career as an instructor until earlier this year.
Lubanski gained national attention through his accomplishments in American Bowling Congress and Bowling Proprietors Association of America team competition. In 1959, he became the second bowler ever to win four ABC Tournament (now USBC Open Championships) titles in one tournament. Bowling for the Pfieffer Beer team of Detroit, he won team, team all-events, singles and all-events crowns. He also won the 1951 ABC Tournament team all-events crown with the famed Stroh’s Beer team of Detroit.
As one of the last of the sport’s stars to use a two-finger grip, Lubanski was also a member of the 1952, ’53, ’54 and ’64 BPAA National Championship teams.
A minor league baseball pitcher in the late ‘40s, Lubanski eventually chose to make bowling his career. At age 21 he won a BPAA National Doubles title with fellow Hall of Famer Ed (Sarge) Easter who at the time was 67 years old, making the duo the youngest/oldest pair ever to win that title.
In addition to the USBC Hall of Fame, Lubanski was a member of the Michigan Sports, Polish American Sports, Detroit Sports, Detroit Bowling and Michigan State Bowling Halls of Fame.
Lubanski made his final national public appearance in September 2009 when he and fellow USBC Hall of Famer Tony Lindemann, who passed away last December, threw out the ceremonial first balls at the PBA World Series of Bowling at Thunderbowl in Allen Park, Mich.
Lubanski is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty, children Janis, Edward, Paul and Robert, and nine grandchildren.
WORLD BOWLING TOUR
TO FEATURE USBC MASTERS
The United States Bowling Congress Masters will be a part of the new World Bowling Tour organized by the World Tenpin Bowling Association for 2011, bringing the signature USBC event even more visibility internationally.> > The Masters, which will be contested Feb. 7-13 at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., is one of five founding events that will be a part of the new tour, which links events from the American, European and Asian zones. > > "We are proud to have the USBC Masters be part of the new WTBA World Tour," USBC Executive Director Stu Upson said. "It has great potential to elevate the sport of bowling internationally, while at the same time, enhancing the competition at our signature event."> > The World Tour is a new concept developed by the WTBA to showcase the best bowlers from around the world. Players who compete in the selected international events will be eligible for a year-end prize pool based on points earned in the events.> > In addition to the Masters, the World Tour will feature events in France (Brunswick Euro Challenge), Finland (Brunswick Ballmaster Open), Kuwait (Kuwait Open) and a yet-to-be-named new event in Thailand. More events may be added later. > > In order to be a qualifying event for the new tour, events must have a prize fund with a minimum of $100,000 and be open to men and women. The USBC Masters, which featured 19 international players from nine countries in 2010, will have an estimated prize fund of $250,000.> > "The WTBA World Bowling Tour is an exciting new chapter for the sport of tenpin bowling, " WTBA President Kevin Dornberger said. "The time has finally come for the athletes, event organizers and industry to come together to show the world how incredible the sport of bowling can be."> > The Masters, which is a major on the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour, will be held at the National Bowling Stadium for the second consecutive year. Opened in 1995, the 78-lane venue is located in downtown Reno, within close proximity to full-service hotels.> > "With the Masters being held in Reno, it offers international players a very easy travel experience," USBC Managing Director of Tournaments Brian Lewis said. "The hotels are close to the National Bowling Stadium and all of the hotels offer free shuttle service from the airport."> > Players can enter the USBC Masters online by visiting BOWL.com, search: Masters. Entry information is also available by contacting Brian Whitman by phone at (817) 385-8251 or by e-mail at brian.whitman@bowl.com.> > United States Bowling Congress> The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services to more than two million adult and youth members and enhances the bowling experience.> > The interactive home of USBC is BOWL.com. Go to twitter.com/USBC for the fastest USBC headlines.> > Bowl with US
TO FEATURE USBC MASTERS
The United States Bowling Congress Masters will be a part of the new World Bowling Tour organized by the World Tenpin Bowling Association for 2011, bringing the signature USBC event even more visibility internationally.> > The Masters, which will be contested Feb. 7-13 at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., is one of five founding events that will be a part of the new tour, which links events from the American, European and Asian zones. > > "We are proud to have the USBC Masters be part of the new WTBA World Tour," USBC Executive Director Stu Upson said. "It has great potential to elevate the sport of bowling internationally, while at the same time, enhancing the competition at our signature event."> > The World Tour is a new concept developed by the WTBA to showcase the best bowlers from around the world. Players who compete in the selected international events will be eligible for a year-end prize pool based on points earned in the events.> > In addition to the Masters, the World Tour will feature events in France (Brunswick Euro Challenge), Finland (Brunswick Ballmaster Open), Kuwait (Kuwait Open) and a yet-to-be-named new event in Thailand. More events may be added later. > > In order to be a qualifying event for the new tour, events must have a prize fund with a minimum of $100,000 and be open to men and women. The USBC Masters, which featured 19 international players from nine countries in 2010, will have an estimated prize fund of $250,000.> > "The WTBA World Bowling Tour is an exciting new chapter for the sport of tenpin bowling, " WTBA President Kevin Dornberger said. "The time has finally come for the athletes, event organizers and industry to come together to show the world how incredible the sport of bowling can be."> > The Masters, which is a major on the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour, will be held at the National Bowling Stadium for the second consecutive year. Opened in 1995, the 78-lane venue is located in downtown Reno, within close proximity to full-service hotels.> > "With the Masters being held in Reno, it offers international players a very easy travel experience," USBC Managing Director of Tournaments Brian Lewis said. "The hotels are close to the National Bowling Stadium and all of the hotels offer free shuttle service from the airport."> > Players can enter the USBC Masters online by visiting BOWL.com, search: Masters. Entry information is also available by contacting Brian Whitman by phone at (817) 385-8251 or by e-mail at brian.whitman@bowl.com.> > United States Bowling Congress> The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services to more than two million adult and youth members and enhances the bowling experience.> > The interactive home of USBC is BOWL.com. Go to twitter.com/USBC for the fastest USBC headlines.> > Bowl with US
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Here & There Column 11-9-10
Gas Prices A Drag On Economy
It's just what we need folks........as many struggle with the economy, loss of jobs and this recession......we are now seeing over $3.00 per gallon for regular at the gas pumps.
The prices have sort of been sneaking up in the past month and you now notice the difference when you fill it up.
We are told that the price of crude oil and retail gasoline tend to move together and then there are the so called analysts who give the impression this is all happening because traders and investors have been in a lets see what's going on mode with some serious looking at the midterm elections.
Then we are hit with the statement that oil and other commodities priced in dollars become more affordable for buyers with foreign currencies as the dollar weakens and then comes the very blunt statement that oil prices rose as the dollar lost ground against the euro and other foreign currencies.
The executive director of the New York State Association of Service Stations believes that gasoline prices will continue to rise until inventories start to rise and as long as service stations do not lose volume the prices keep going up.
Can there be any good news is this.........Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com says the economy is slowly improving and any time the Dow moves up or down 100 points then gasoline prices follow.
DeHaan indicates that rising inventories would not by themselves push prices lower and he believes gasoline prices have peaked and the regular price of gasoline per gallon will settle into the $2.75 to $3.00 range, and, he added that he does not see prices staying above $3.00
My local gas station operator said there has been a lot of complaints and his customers do not seem to be taking the higher prices in stride.
The fact that it's only been a short while since a gallon of unleaded regular cost that much does not sit well when pushing the gas pedal has gotten more costly.
Today's economy does not support this increase and it probably would not hurt to let our newly elected officials know our feelings.
It's just what we need folks........as many struggle with the economy, loss of jobs and this recession......we are now seeing over $3.00 per gallon for regular at the gas pumps.
The prices have sort of been sneaking up in the past month and you now notice the difference when you fill it up.
We are told that the price of crude oil and retail gasoline tend to move together and then there are the so called analysts who give the impression this is all happening because traders and investors have been in a lets see what's going on mode with some serious looking at the midterm elections.
Then we are hit with the statement that oil and other commodities priced in dollars become more affordable for buyers with foreign currencies as the dollar weakens and then comes the very blunt statement that oil prices rose as the dollar lost ground against the euro and other foreign currencies.
The executive director of the New York State Association of Service Stations believes that gasoline prices will continue to rise until inventories start to rise and as long as service stations do not lose volume the prices keep going up.
Can there be any good news is this.........Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com says the economy is slowly improving and any time the Dow moves up or down 100 points then gasoline prices follow.
DeHaan indicates that rising inventories would not by themselves push prices lower and he believes gasoline prices have peaked and the regular price of gasoline per gallon will settle into the $2.75 to $3.00 range, and, he added that he does not see prices staying above $3.00
My local gas station operator said there has been a lot of complaints and his customers do not seem to be taking the higher prices in stride.
The fact that it's only been a short while since a gallon of unleaded regular cost that much does not sit well when pushing the gas pedal has gotten more costly.
Today's economy does not support this increase and it probably would not hurt to let our newly elected officials know our feelings.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
LOCAL BOWLING SCORES
LOCAL BOWLING SCORES
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies League included a 195 game, a 177 game and a 529 series by Diane Staves, Barbara Cady 202, 169, 516, Tracy Puerschner 200, 160, 505, Janet Bertholf 170, Wendy Finn 155, Kristen Emmett 163, Karen Borowski 190, 169, Beth Schumacher 162, 160, Jody Gulley 166 and Pat Wayne 161.
In the Tuesday Ladies League, Pat Peters 196, Kelly Gombito 188, 468, Lillian Zieres 183, 511 and Maureen Schlott 170, 451.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds League included a 213 game, a 190 game and a 534 series by Dana McGraw, Melinda McElroy 187 and Dawn McLenon 184.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Tom Anderson 225, 611, Mike Bowker 609, Cody Conway 245, 235, 650, Frank Couse Jr. 247, 660, Jim Dibble 269, 244, 723, Brandon Drumm 607, Art Gately 225, 670, Craig Gehrig 260, Dylan Green 232, Mark Hawley 243, 614, Jack Hazen 279, 628, Paul Ignatovich 245, Steve Jacobi 603, B.J. Johnson 621, Rob Johnson 238, 638, Pat Kille 243, 607, Jerry Kulakosky 256, 664, Donnie Marino 228, 226, 661, Walt Oralls 621, Dick Price 245, 625, Jeremy Wormuth 239, 625, Jay Wormuth 612 and Tony Wright 259, 665.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples League, Arletta Akselrad 188, Frank Couse Sr. 228, Anne Couse 215, 538, Howey Couse 278, 610, Crystal Ellis 199, 508, Nate Finch 227, 611, Bill Gleim 227, 228, 679, Dave Lester 234, Rick Mills 225, 236, 659, Jen Smith 200, Sandy Winans 223, 511, Dan Wormuth 605 and Jay Wormuth 225.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Ray Cornwell 225, 608, Marty Haeussler 600, Don Marino 246, 695 and Savanna Mills (youth girl’s scores) 151, 146, 173, 470.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included a 236 game and a 640 series by Al Caycho, Jon Wilhelm 259, 678, James VanAken 236, 621, Josh Strang 236, 232, 672, John Hoffmann 225, 235, 236, 696, Gil Suarez 260, 611, Eddie Lake 279, 721, Jack Moylan 279, 268, 724, James Ratner 635, Kort Wheeler 255, 638, Ronnie Totten 267, 668, Kevin Stackhouse 608, Jaryl Scott 254, 606, Vinnie Collura 608, Donald Durland 254, 606, David Graham 226, 625, Nate Sanders 257, 675, William Bartley 227, 627, Michael Aumick 601, George Battle 237, 225, 671, Larry Berens 235, 618, Dean Shattuck 279, 225, 719, Tim Minton 632, Anthony Atkins 600, Wayne Atkins 635, James Piontek 228, Frank Scuderi 244, 234, 685, Arthur Stevens 257, Steven Rivera 245, 641 and Kyle Shivers 279, 721.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Leanne Mangabang 192, 515, Debbie Durland 195, 237, 186, 618, Jon Wilhelm 237, 234, 660, Ed Guthrie 227, 225, 663, Joan Redington 509, Bryan Babcock 225, Carena Collura 190, 236, 601, Mary Lee Williams 189, 197, 552, Joan Lake 204, 212, 193, 609, Dorian Jennings 191, 503, Edward Walsh 256, 254, 722, Peter Scannell 245, 642, Daniel Curry a 171 triplicate and Paul Curry 626.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, James VanAken 240, Steven Belgiovene 237, 237, 665, Tom Belgiovene 227, 638, John Hoffmann 612, Laresko Niifa 234, 224, 671, Eddie Lake 263, 257, 246, 766, Kyle Shivers 257, 710, Frank Gerow 257, Kenny Atkins 238, 636, Shane Deitchman 248, Edward Walsh 243, 648, Gregory Fallon 259, 248, 702, Jon Wilhelm 246, 674, Donald Durland 256, 244, 680 and Joey Bonnaci 225.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Mardette Wilcox 179, 183, 522, Cheryl Neist 172, 188, 514, Christine Schultz 189, 186, 525, Barbara Durbak 170, 183, 514, Patricia Gibson 205, Debbie Durland 188, 214, 575, Joan Lake 220, 522, Connie Mckenley 192, Lisa Cartwright 190, 191, 530, Trasey Barres 171, 183, 516, Valerie Fersch 178, 187, 513, Debbie Castillo 180 and Kathy Shapiro 181.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Kyle Shivers 208, 247, 300, 755, Edward Lake 246, 216, 266, 728, Tom Palmer 268, 217, 214, 699, Larry Berens 254, 236, 205, 695, Eugene Kelly 226, 228, 224, 678, Thomas Skiff III a 209, 233, 226, 668, Frank Scuderi 236, 254, 641, Paul Berens 244, 202, 638, David Graham 257, 205, 636, Leroy Williams 202, 235, 632, Frank Emmens 214, 236, 620, Ryan Lepke 234, Roy Sweeney 236, Michael Osborn 204, Kevin Stackhouse 202, Victor Decker 201, Ryan Sonnenschein 213, 210, Daniel Ricco 244, Matthew Jahn 201, Harry Cohen 202, Robert Sze 226, Alpesh Patel 202, Joan Lake 215, 215, 580, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 233, 212, 575, Jeanette K. Margillo 200, 194, 560, Mary Lee Williams 191, 189, 558, Trasey Barres 200, 542, Linda Schaefer 192, 525, Antionette Rau 186, 181, 520, Tammy Sze 204, 515, Cathy Carpenter 185, 512, Michelle K. Jahn 209, 505, Tolakii Deylii 204, Vera Bernhardt 180 and Christa Sweeney 188.
Liberty Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Ralph Coney with games of 222, 223 and 227 for a 672 series, Kyle Stevens 236, 205, 224, 665; Rudy Belanchia 201, 215, Paul Minton 212, 201, Ed Blume Sr. 210, 222, Chris Stevens 211, Jason Jones Jr. 236, Andy Cook 212, Bruce Garritt 212 and Todd Houghtaling 210.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Anthony Atkins 263, 267, 721, Kyle Stevens 276, 211, 680, Paul Minton 228, 243, 660, Dwayne Cabrera 206, 216, 235, 657, Thomas Fix 201, 245, 205, 651, Wayne Fox 247, 234, 650, Ed Blume Sr. 204, 217, 210, 631, Ralph Coney 216, Gene Smith 214, Keith Smith 234, Jim Fiore 214, 223, Rob Tuttle 212, Chuck McAllister 226, Andy Butler 213, Justin Lopez 211, Roy Lepke 209, Troy Morris 207, Timmy Minton 206, Rich Bivins 201, Mike Durbak 200 and Juan Lopez 200.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Audrey Woolard 192, 549, Maureen Hopper 192, 520, Donna Huebsch 187, 514, Wendy Finn 189, 502, Ashton Clark 197, Carly Sklar 189, JoAnne Wright 188 and Betty Schleiermacher 183.
In the Saturday Mixed League, Dennis Desmond 208, 210, 221, 639, Anthony Atkins 224, 203, 618, Chris McKay 218, 200, 611, Kyle Stevens 210, 225, 609, Josh Milucky 245, 600, Gene Smith 237, Thomas Fix 230, Walt Edwards 210, Tabatha Smith 196, 509, Wendy Swan 204, Russell Bivins 222 and Rich Bivins 200.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jim Fiore 246, 205, 628, Bob Feeney 227, Sheila Fix 181 and Jerry Scandore 204.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Ethen Smith 56, Jake Parks 55 and Paige Ottino 41.In the Liberty Elks Bantam League, Owen Siegel 100, 73, 173, Marie Lyons 91, Tanner Parks 86, Noah Crowley 85, 79, 164, David Schiff 80, Zachary DeLong 77, Dara Schiff 74, Lindsie Siegel 74, Myan Florez 74, 61, 135 and Gabriel Florez 48.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League,Jordan Balzano 203, 127, 414, Brendan Siegel 171, Ryan Feeney 152, 126, 381, Robert Feeney 150, 148, 404, Robby Lyons 148, Thomas McCausland 146, 119, 138, 403, Anthony Kolarik 140, Louie Brahm 137, Robby Allegretta 135, Cameron Reichenbaugh 132, 121, 371, Glen McCausland 124, Ryan McDowell 118, 106, Dylan Rivera 109, 92, Nick Carriere 100, 100, Alaura DeLong 89 and Hanrii Padu 82, 82.
BY ED TOWNSEND
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies League included a 195 game, a 177 game and a 529 series by Diane Staves, Barbara Cady 202, 169, 516, Tracy Puerschner 200, 160, 505, Janet Bertholf 170, Wendy Finn 155, Kristen Emmett 163, Karen Borowski 190, 169, Beth Schumacher 162, 160, Jody Gulley 166 and Pat Wayne 161.
In the Tuesday Ladies League, Pat Peters 196, Kelly Gombito 188, 468, Lillian Zieres 183, 511 and Maureen Schlott 170, 451.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds League included a 213 game, a 190 game and a 534 series by Dana McGraw, Melinda McElroy 187 and Dawn McLenon 184.
In the Wednesday Men’s Independent League, Tom Anderson 225, 611, Mike Bowker 609, Cody Conway 245, 235, 650, Frank Couse Jr. 247, 660, Jim Dibble 269, 244, 723, Brandon Drumm 607, Art Gately 225, 670, Craig Gehrig 260, Dylan Green 232, Mark Hawley 243, 614, Jack Hazen 279, 628, Paul Ignatovich 245, Steve Jacobi 603, B.J. Johnson 621, Rob Johnson 238, 638, Pat Kille 243, 607, Jerry Kulakosky 256, 664, Donnie Marino 228, 226, 661, Walt Oralls 621, Dick Price 245, 625, Jeremy Wormuth 239, 625, Jay Wormuth 612 and Tony Wright 259, 665.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples League, Arletta Akselrad 188, Frank Couse Sr. 228, Anne Couse 215, 538, Howey Couse 278, 610, Crystal Ellis 199, 508, Nate Finch 227, 611, Bill Gleim 227, 228, 679, Dave Lester 234, Rick Mills 225, 236, 659, Jen Smith 200, Sandy Winans 223, 511, Dan Wormuth 605 and Jay Wormuth 225.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun League, Ray Cornwell 225, 608, Marty Haeussler 600, Don Marino 246, 695 and Savanna Mills (youth girl’s scores) 151, 146, 173, 470.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included a 236 game and a 640 series by Al Caycho, Jon Wilhelm 259, 678, James VanAken 236, 621, Josh Strang 236, 232, 672, John Hoffmann 225, 235, 236, 696, Gil Suarez 260, 611, Eddie Lake 279, 721, Jack Moylan 279, 268, 724, James Ratner 635, Kort Wheeler 255, 638, Ronnie Totten 267, 668, Kevin Stackhouse 608, Jaryl Scott 254, 606, Vinnie Collura 608, Donald Durland 254, 606, David Graham 226, 625, Nate Sanders 257, 675, William Bartley 227, 627, Michael Aumick 601, George Battle 237, 225, 671, Larry Berens 235, 618, Dean Shattuck 279, 225, 719, Tim Minton 632, Anthony Atkins 600, Wayne Atkins 635, James Piontek 228, Frank Scuderi 244, 234, 685, Arthur Stevens 257, Steven Rivera 245, 641 and Kyle Shivers 279, 721.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters League, Leanne Mangabang 192, 515, Debbie Durland 195, 237, 186, 618, Jon Wilhelm 237, 234, 660, Ed Guthrie 227, 225, 663, Joan Redington 509, Bryan Babcock 225, Carena Collura 190, 236, 601, Mary Lee Williams 189, 197, 552, Joan Lake 204, 212, 193, 609, Dorian Jennings 191, 503, Edward Walsh 256, 254, 722, Peter Scannell 245, 642, Daniel Curry a 171 triplicate and Paul Curry 626.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, James VanAken 240, Steven Belgiovene 237, 237, 665, Tom Belgiovene 227, 638, John Hoffmann 612, Laresko Niifa 234, 224, 671, Eddie Lake 263, 257, 246, 766, Kyle Shivers 257, 710, Frank Gerow 257, Kenny Atkins 238, 636, Shane Deitchman 248, Edward Walsh 243, 648, Gregory Fallon 259, 248, 702, Jon Wilhelm 246, 674, Donald Durland 256, 244, 680 and Joey Bonnaci 225.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Mardette Wilcox 179, 183, 522, Cheryl Neist 172, 188, 514, Christine Schultz 189, 186, 525, Barbara Durbak 170, 183, 514, Patricia Gibson 205, Debbie Durland 188, 214, 575, Joan Lake 220, 522, Connie Mckenley 192, Lisa Cartwright 190, 191, 530, Trasey Barres 171, 183, 516, Valerie Fersch 178, 187, 513, Debbie Castillo 180 and Kathy Shapiro 181.
In the Friday Night Mixed League, Kyle Shivers 208, 247, 300, 755, Edward Lake 246, 216, 266, 728, Tom Palmer 268, 217, 214, 699, Larry Berens 254, 236, 205, 695, Eugene Kelly 226, 228, 224, 678, Thomas Skiff III a 209, 233, 226, 668, Frank Scuderi 236, 254, 641, Paul Berens 244, 202, 638, David Graham 257, 205, 636, Leroy Williams 202, 235, 632, Frank Emmens 214, 236, 620, Ryan Lepke 234, Roy Sweeney 236, Michael Osborn 204, Kevin Stackhouse 202, Victor Decker 201, Ryan Sonnenschein 213, 210, Daniel Ricco 244, Matthew Jahn 201, Harry Cohen 202, Robert Sze 226, Alpesh Patel 202, Joan Lake 215, 215, 580, Mary Ann A. Drobysh-Berens 233, 212, 575, Jeanette K. Margillo 200, 194, 560, Mary Lee Williams 191, 189, 558, Trasey Barres 200, 542, Linda Schaefer 192, 525, Antionette Rau 186, 181, 520, Tammy Sze 204, 515, Cathy Carpenter 185, 512, Michelle K. Jahn 209, 505, Tolakii Deylii 204, Vera Bernhardt 180 and Christa Sweeney 188.
Liberty Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men’s League included Ralph Coney with games of 222, 223 and 227 for a 672 series, Kyle Stevens 236, 205, 224, 665; Rudy Belanchia 201, 215, Paul Minton 212, 201, Ed Blume Sr. 210, 222, Chris Stevens 211, Jason Jones Jr. 236, Andy Cook 212, Bruce Garritt 212 and Todd Houghtaling 210.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Anthony Atkins 263, 267, 721, Kyle Stevens 276, 211, 680, Paul Minton 228, 243, 660, Dwayne Cabrera 206, 216, 235, 657, Thomas Fix 201, 245, 205, 651, Wayne Fox 247, 234, 650, Ed Blume Sr. 204, 217, 210, 631, Ralph Coney 216, Gene Smith 214, Keith Smith 234, Jim Fiore 214, 223, Rob Tuttle 212, Chuck McAllister 226, Andy Butler 213, Justin Lopez 211, Roy Lepke 209, Troy Morris 207, Timmy Minton 206, Rich Bivins 201, Mike Durbak 200 and Juan Lopez 200.
In the Thursday Ladies League, Audrey Woolard 192, 549, Maureen Hopper 192, 520, Donna Huebsch 187, 514, Wendy Finn 189, 502, Ashton Clark 197, Carly Sklar 189, JoAnne Wright 188 and Betty Schleiermacher 183.
In the Saturday Mixed League, Dennis Desmond 208, 210, 221, 639, Anthony Atkins 224, 203, 618, Chris McKay 218, 200, 611, Kyle Stevens 210, 225, 609, Josh Milucky 245, 600, Gene Smith 237, Thomas Fix 230, Walt Edwards 210, Tabatha Smith 196, 509, Wendy Swan 204, Russell Bivins 222 and Rich Bivins 200.
In the Sunday Mixed League, Jim Fiore 246, 205, 628, Bob Feeney 227, Sheila Fix 181 and Jerry Scandore 204.
In the Liberty Elks Bumper League, Ethen Smith 56, Jake Parks 55 and Paige Ottino 41.In the Liberty Elks Bantam League, Owen Siegel 100, 73, 173, Marie Lyons 91, Tanner Parks 86, Noah Crowley 85, 79, 164, David Schiff 80, Zachary DeLong 77, Dara Schiff 74, Lindsie Siegel 74, Myan Florez 74, 61, 135 and Gabriel Florez 48.
In the Liberty Elks Teenage League,Jordan Balzano 203, 127, 414, Brendan Siegel 171, Ryan Feeney 152, 126, 381, Robert Feeney 150, 148, 404, Robby Lyons 148, Thomas McCausland 146, 119, 138, 403, Anthony Kolarik 140, Louie Brahm 137, Robby Allegretta 135, Cameron Reichenbaugh 132, 121, 371, Glen McCausland 124, Ryan McDowell 118, 106, Dylan Rivera 109, 92, Nick Carriere 100, 100, Alaura DeLong 89 and Hanrii Padu 82, 82.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Bowling Highlights Column 11-5-10
Bill Howell III Makes Bowling History
Part-time Kiamesha Lanes bowler Bill Howell III has made bowling history by scoring the 17th sanctioned 900 series in United States Bowling Congress (USBC) history.
This 900 puts Howell in a very elite group as he joins 16 other bowlers in the world who have accomplished this type of perfection.
The 22-year-old Middletown resident recorded this historic event on Thursday October 21 in the Bruce Bryan 3-person handicap league at Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.
The 900 tally consists of three 300 games (36 consecutive strikes) in a row for this young talented left-handed bowler.
Howell the past two years has bowled as a substitute bowler in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes where he maintained high averages. Last year in this league he averaged 248 in a short-span of games.
The 900 series and these three 300 games brings him a total of 18-career 300 games.
The 900 series was bowled on synthetic lanes No. 19-20 using a Storm Virtual Energy bowling ball.
Howell noted that all were perfect in the pocket strikes except for two trip 6 pins and a messenger to the 7 pin.
Since the latter part of January of this year Bill has recorded seven 300 games including this 900 series. His previous high series was a triplicate 279 for an 837 series bowled in August.
Howell bowls regularly in the Thursday league at Tarsio Lanes and a Tuesday Men's league Bowling Times Lanes in Newburgh. He subs also in the Wednesday Men's league at Middletown Lanes.
His average at Tario Lanes is 230 and 223 at Bowling Time Lanes.
So what's next for this talented lefty ace.......the 900 is giving Bill some serious mental thoughts about getting into the professional ranks and trying out for the Professional Bowlers Tour.....a dream he has always had.
On January 27 this year he scored an 809 series in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Howell was subbing in the Wednesday league for his friend Donald Durland and recorded the 809 off single games of 263, 290, 256 on lanes 1 and 2 using a Roto Grip Nomad bowling ball. His previous high at that time, an 828 was bowled at Middletown Lanes.
Howell noted that he has been bowling since the age of 4, starting out in Middletown and has been a student of Master Instructor Mike Luongo.
His father and grandfather during the 1970's and early 1980's owned and operated Ellenville Lanes.
Bill is single and is employed at Remme Products in Florida, NY.
You can view the last three strikes in this 900 series on You Tube - Bill Howell III - 900 series.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
The tip this week will help you stay in balance which is important because you need to remain balanced in order to make quality shots and repeat them.
One of the enigmas about the way bowling has often been taught is that bowlers are instructed to push the ball away from the body when starting the approach.
The interesting thing about this is that most of the best bowlers of all time (this era and old timers) never pushed the ball away from their body. Instead, they slide the elbow forward never pushing it past the front of the body.
It's a wonder why bowlers have been taught this incorrect way so frequently when the best in the sport do it another way.
What you want to do is execute the sliding hinge.
To create the sliding hinge you must never push the ball far enough away from the body that the elbow is extended in front of the body; rather, slide the ball down, walk past the ball and you will be in perfect time.
The problem with pushing the ball and elbow away from the body is that the weight of the ball too far away from the body will cause the gravity to pull you forward causing you to have early timing. Early timing causes you to lose revolutions and puts you in a position where you cannot repeat shots.
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 an Advisor along with being involved with Special Events for the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by telephone at 435-720-7939 or via email at mikel@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies league include a 195, 177, 529 by Diane Staves, Barbara Cady 202, 169, 516, Tracy Puerschner 200, 160, 505, Janet Bertholf 170, Wendy Finn 155, Kristen Emmett 163, Karen Borowski 190, 169, Beth Schumacher 162, 160, Jody Gulley 166, Pat Wayne 161.
In the Tuesday Ladies league Pat Peters 196, Kelly Gombito 188, 468, Lillian Zieres 183, 511, Maureen Schlott 170, 451.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league include a 187 by Melinda McElroy, Dana Mcgraw 213, 190, 534, Dawn Mclenon 184.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Tom Anderson 225, 611, Mike Bowker 609, Cody Conway 245, 235, 650, Frank Couse Jr. 247, 660, Jim Dibble 269, 244, 723, Brandon Drumm 607, Art Gately 225, 670, Craig Gehrig 260, Dylan Green 232, Mark Hawley 243, 614, Jack Hazen 279, 628, Paul Ignatovich 245, Steve Jacobi 603, B.J. Johnson 621, Rob Johnson 238, 638, Pat Kille 243, 607, Jerry Kulakosky 256, 664, Donnie Marino 228, 226, 661, Walt Oralls 621, Dick Price 245, 625, Jeremy Wormuth 239, 625, Jay Wormuth 612, Tony Wright 259, 665.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples league Arletta Akselrad 188, Frank Couse Sr. 228, Anne Couse 215, 538, Howey Couse 278, 610, Crystal Ellis 199, 508, Nate Finch 227, 611, Bill Gleim 227, 228, 679, Dave Lester 234, Rick Mills 225, 236, 659, Jen Smith 200, Sandy Winans 223, 511, Dan Wormuth 605, Jay Wormuth 225,
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Ray Cornwell 225, 608, Marty Haeussler 600, Don Marino 246, 695, Savanna Mills (youth girls scores) 151, 146, 173, 470.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 236, 640 by Al Caycho, Jon Wilhelm 259, 678, James VanAken 236, 621, Josh Strang 236, 232, 672, John Hoffmann 225, 235, 236, 696, Gil Suarez 260, 611, Eddie Lake 279, 721, Jack Moylan 279, 268, 724, James Ratner 635, Kort Wheeler 255, 638, Ronnie Totten 267, 668, Kevin Stackhouse 608, Jaryl Scott 254, 606, Vinnie Collura 608, Donald Durland 254, 606, David Graham 226, 625, Nate Sanders 257, 675, William Bartley 227, 627, Michael Aumick 601, George Battle 237, 225, 671, Larry Berens 235, 618, Dean Shattuck 279, 225, 719, Tim Minton 632, Anthony Atkins 600, Wayne Atkins 635, James Piontek 228, Frank Scuderi 244, 234, 685, Arthur Stevens 257, Steven Rivera 245, 641, Kyle Shivers 279, 721.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Leanne Mangabang192, 515, Debbie Durland 195, 237, 186, 618, Jon Wilhelm 237, 234, 660, Ed Guthrie 227, 225, 663, Joan Redington 509, Bryan Babcock 225, Carena Collura 190, 236, 601, Mary Lee Williams 189, 197, 552, Joan Lake 204, 212, 193, 609, Dorian Jennings 191, 503, Edward Walsh 256, 254, 722, Peter Scannell 245, 642, Daniel Curry a 171 triplicate, Paul Curry 626.
In the Wednesday Men's league James VanAken 240, Steven Belgiovene 237, 237, 665, Tom Belgiovene 227, 638, John Hoffmann 612, Laresko Niifa 234, 224, 671, Eddie Lake 263, 257, 246, 766, Kyle Shivers 257, 710, Frank Gerow 257, Kenny Atkins 238, 636, Shane Deitchman 248, Edward Walsh 243, 648, Gregory Fallon 259, 248, 702, Jon Wilhelm 246, 674, Donald Durland 256, 244, 680, Joey Bonnaci 225.
In the Thursday Ladies league Mardette Wilcox 179, 183, 522, Cheryl Neist 172, 188, 514, Christine Schultz 189, 186, 525, Barbara Durbak 170, 183, 514, Patricia Gibson 205, Debbie Durland 188, 214, 575, Joan Lake 220, 522, Connie Mckenley 192, Lisa Cartwright 190, 191, 530, Trasey Barres 171, 183, 516, Valerie Fersch 178, 187, 513, Debbie Castillo 180, Kathy Shapiro 181.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading, or have league and tournament scores, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, via e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of the bowling column, please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebok.
Part-time Kiamesha Lanes bowler Bill Howell III has made bowling history by scoring the 17th sanctioned 900 series in United States Bowling Congress (USBC) history.
This 900 puts Howell in a very elite group as he joins 16 other bowlers in the world who have accomplished this type of perfection.
The 22-year-old Middletown resident recorded this historic event on Thursday October 21 in the Bruce Bryan 3-person handicap league at Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.
The 900 tally consists of three 300 games (36 consecutive strikes) in a row for this young talented left-handed bowler.
Howell the past two years has bowled as a substitute bowler in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes where he maintained high averages. Last year in this league he averaged 248 in a short-span of games.
The 900 series and these three 300 games brings him a total of 18-career 300 games.
The 900 series was bowled on synthetic lanes No. 19-20 using a Storm Virtual Energy bowling ball.
Howell noted that all were perfect in the pocket strikes except for two trip 6 pins and a messenger to the 7 pin.
Since the latter part of January of this year Bill has recorded seven 300 games including this 900 series. His previous high series was a triplicate 279 for an 837 series bowled in August.
Howell bowls regularly in the Thursday league at Tarsio Lanes and a Tuesday Men's league Bowling Times Lanes in Newburgh. He subs also in the Wednesday Men's league at Middletown Lanes.
His average at Tario Lanes is 230 and 223 at Bowling Time Lanes.
So what's next for this talented lefty ace.......the 900 is giving Bill some serious mental thoughts about getting into the professional ranks and trying out for the Professional Bowlers Tour.....a dream he has always had.
On January 27 this year he scored an 809 series in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Howell was subbing in the Wednesday league for his friend Donald Durland and recorded the 809 off single games of 263, 290, 256 on lanes 1 and 2 using a Roto Grip Nomad bowling ball. His previous high at that time, an 828 was bowled at Middletown Lanes.
Howell noted that he has been bowling since the age of 4, starting out in Middletown and has been a student of Master Instructor Mike Luongo.
His father and grandfather during the 1970's and early 1980's owned and operated Ellenville Lanes.
Bill is single and is employed at Remme Products in Florida, NY.
You can view the last three strikes in this 900 series on You Tube - Bill Howell III - 900 series.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
The tip this week will help you stay in balance which is important because you need to remain balanced in order to make quality shots and repeat them.
One of the enigmas about the way bowling has often been taught is that bowlers are instructed to push the ball away from the body when starting the approach.
The interesting thing about this is that most of the best bowlers of all time (this era and old timers) never pushed the ball away from their body. Instead, they slide the elbow forward never pushing it past the front of the body.
It's a wonder why bowlers have been taught this incorrect way so frequently when the best in the sport do it another way.
What you want to do is execute the sliding hinge.
To create the sliding hinge you must never push the ball far enough away from the body that the elbow is extended in front of the body; rather, slide the ball down, walk past the ball and you will be in perfect time.
The problem with pushing the ball and elbow away from the body is that the weight of the ball too far away from the body will cause the gravity to pull you forward causing you to have early timing. Early timing causes you to lose revolutions and puts you in a position where you cannot repeat shots.
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 an Advisor along with being involved with Special Events for the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by telephone at 435-720-7939 or via email at mikel@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies league include a 195, 177, 529 by Diane Staves, Barbara Cady 202, 169, 516, Tracy Puerschner 200, 160, 505, Janet Bertholf 170, Wendy Finn 155, Kristen Emmett 163, Karen Borowski 190, 169, Beth Schumacher 162, 160, Jody Gulley 166, Pat Wayne 161.
In the Tuesday Ladies league Pat Peters 196, Kelly Gombito 188, 468, Lillian Zieres 183, 511, Maureen Schlott 170, 451.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league include a 187 by Melinda McElroy, Dana Mcgraw 213, 190, 534, Dawn Mclenon 184.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Tom Anderson 225, 611, Mike Bowker 609, Cody Conway 245, 235, 650, Frank Couse Jr. 247, 660, Jim Dibble 269, 244, 723, Brandon Drumm 607, Art Gately 225, 670, Craig Gehrig 260, Dylan Green 232, Mark Hawley 243, 614, Jack Hazen 279, 628, Paul Ignatovich 245, Steve Jacobi 603, B.J. Johnson 621, Rob Johnson 238, 638, Pat Kille 243, 607, Jerry Kulakosky 256, 664, Donnie Marino 228, 226, 661, Walt Oralls 621, Dick Price 245, 625, Jeremy Wormuth 239, 625, Jay Wormuth 612, Tony Wright 259, 665.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples league Arletta Akselrad 188, Frank Couse Sr. 228, Anne Couse 215, 538, Howey Couse 278, 610, Crystal Ellis 199, 508, Nate Finch 227, 611, Bill Gleim 227, 228, 679, Dave Lester 234, Rick Mills 225, 236, 659, Jen Smith 200, Sandy Winans 223, 511, Dan Wormuth 605, Jay Wormuth 225,
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Ray Cornwell 225, 608, Marty Haeussler 600, Don Marino 246, 695, Savanna Mills (youth girls scores) 151, 146, 173, 470.
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Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 236, 640 by Al Caycho, Jon Wilhelm 259, 678, James VanAken 236, 621, Josh Strang 236, 232, 672, John Hoffmann 225, 235, 236, 696, Gil Suarez 260, 611, Eddie Lake 279, 721, Jack Moylan 279, 268, 724, James Ratner 635, Kort Wheeler 255, 638, Ronnie Totten 267, 668, Kevin Stackhouse 608, Jaryl Scott 254, 606, Vinnie Collura 608, Donald Durland 254, 606, David Graham 226, 625, Nate Sanders 257, 675, William Bartley 227, 627, Michael Aumick 601, George Battle 237, 225, 671, Larry Berens 235, 618, Dean Shattuck 279, 225, 719, Tim Minton 632, Anthony Atkins 600, Wayne Atkins 635, James Piontek 228, Frank Scuderi 244, 234, 685, Arthur Stevens 257, Steven Rivera 245, 641, Kyle Shivers 279, 721.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Leanne Mangabang192, 515, Debbie Durland 195, 237, 186, 618, Jon Wilhelm 237, 234, 660, Ed Guthrie 227, 225, 663, Joan Redington 509, Bryan Babcock 225, Carena Collura 190, 236, 601, Mary Lee Williams 189, 197, 552, Joan Lake 204, 212, 193, 609, Dorian Jennings 191, 503, Edward Walsh 256, 254, 722, Peter Scannell 245, 642, Daniel Curry a 171 triplicate, Paul Curry 626.
In the Wednesday Men's league James VanAken 240, Steven Belgiovene 237, 237, 665, Tom Belgiovene 227, 638, John Hoffmann 612, Laresko Niifa 234, 224, 671, Eddie Lake 263, 257, 246, 766, Kyle Shivers 257, 710, Frank Gerow 257, Kenny Atkins 238, 636, Shane Deitchman 248, Edward Walsh 243, 648, Gregory Fallon 259, 248, 702, Jon Wilhelm 246, 674, Donald Durland 256, 244, 680, Joey Bonnaci 225.
In the Thursday Ladies league Mardette Wilcox 179, 183, 522, Cheryl Neist 172, 188, 514, Christine Schultz 189, 186, 525, Barbara Durbak 170, 183, 514, Patricia Gibson 205, Debbie Durland 188, 214, 575, Joan Lake 220, 522, Connie Mckenley 192, Lisa Cartwright 190, 191, 530, Trasey Barres 171, 183, 516, Valerie Fersch 178, 187, 513, Debbie Castillo 180, Kathy Shapiro 181.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading, or have league and tournament scores, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, via e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of the bowling column, please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebok.
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