Bowling Highlights Column 10-5-12

Major Tournaments In Reno

  Sullivan County and New York State bowlers will be making that "major tournament" trek this bowling year to Reno, Nev. where the 2013 Men's Open Championships and the USBC Women's Championships take place. 

  The 110th USBC Open (Men's) Championships will be held March 1 through June 29, 2013 while the USBC Women's Championships take place April 12 through July 7.

  The Open championships will take place at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno while the Women's championships will compete across town at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on 44 specially constructed lanes.

  The USBC Open Championships is widely recognized as the largest participatory sporting event in the world. Consisting of team, doubles, singles and optional all-events competition, the Open Championships is held in arena or convention center setting in a different city each year.

  Today, this four-and-a-half-month annual bowling celebration attracts between 60,000 and  90,000 participants from all 50 states and several foreign countries where bowlers compete for a mammomith prize fund that tops $6 million. 

  There are two divisions on skill level. The Regular Division, for those who average higher than 180, and the Classified Division, for bowlers who average 180 and below. Classified doubles partners can's have more than a 360 combined average while Classified team members can't have a a combined team average of more than 900. 

  Each year, more than 30,000 bowlers compete at the USBC Women's Championships, the world's largest participatory sporting event for women. 

  The 2013 Women's Championships will welcome more than 5,000 five-player teams back to Reno with a prize fund of nearly $2 million. 

  The tournament is a highlight of the bowling season for USBC female bowlers  and featured three divisions, the Diamond division for bowlers with average of 180, the  Ruby Division for averages of 150-179 and a third division for averages of 149 and below. 

  Tournament information and registration for both events is available at bowl.com 

Bowling Tip

By Mike Luongo

  Bowlers: This week's tip was suggested by a league bowler and applies to those bowlers who are using modern bowling balls. 

  You may not know that the modern bowling ball is porous with several different densities and has numerous chemicals in the cover stocks. 

  Full coverage of this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com

  As these balls change temperature, the cover and core will expand and contract. Due to the different materials used for the core, inner core and cover, this fluctuation occurs at different rates.

  Leaving the ball in a car when temperatures are severe, very hot or very cold, the expansion and contraction causes severe stress on the cover. This stress is even greater when a cold ball is used to bowl while it is still cold. This may cause the ball to crack.

  So the tip is not only educational but let it server as a reminder to take care of your bowling ball investment--avoid the experience that the above mentioned bowler went through--and if you carry your balls to and from the center, don't leave them in your car.

  Mike Luongo is a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Events assistant with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. Have a question, call him at 435-720-7939 or email at mikel@stormbowling.com 

 Ed's Outlook

 Tony Reyes Memorial Emblem                   

  We were deeply saddened last week with the news that an old friend of mine and one of the nicest guys on the Professional Bowlers Tour, Tony Reyes, had been killed in a car accident.

  Reports were that Tony was involved in a single-car incident and while inspecting the damage was struck by another vehicle. 

  Tony, 38, was indeed one of the nicest professional bowlers I have ever met. After meeting and interviewing him a number of years ago at the Thruway Lanes in  Cheektowaga near Buffalo we would meet at the various pro-tour stops on the East Coast and always spend some time together.

  In recent years he cut back on Tour competition to concentrate on his pro-shop business and most recently he finished 21st in the 2012 PBA Tournament of Champions. 

  Tony competed for 14 years on the tour and his sudden death is a sad day for bowling.

  Ed Townsend is a PR consultant to the sport of bowling. If you have league scores, tournament information, score a 300 game or bowl your age, let Ed know at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook. 

 Local Scores

 (Compiled By Ed Townsend)

 Kiamesha Lanes

  Eddie Lake 289, 659, Rick Lake 626, Dan Ricco 610, Shane Conner 233, 248, 687, Jaryl Scott 610, Vinnie Collura 255, 687, Don Durland 242, 246, 705, Lloyd Bridges 233, 613, Larry Berens 619, Erik Miller 231, 626, John Hoffmann 246, 622, Jon Wilhelm 225, 234, 234, 693, Laresko Niffa 238, 637, Ronnie Totten 247, 683, Kevin Stackhouse 231, 233, 647, John Freeman 255, 637, Jesse Lopez 603, Keith Smith 237, 653, Frank Gerow 606, Kenny Atkins 229, Pedro Agapito 245, 257, 695, Matt Fallon 231, 233, 680, Frank Eichenlaub lll a 248, 243, 675, Steve Belgiovene 227, Tom Palmer 279, 676, Diego Caba 233, Francisco Martinez 246, Dave Graham 247, 686, Nate Sanders 235, 225, 654, John Fischer 259, 695.

 Tuesday Mixed Firefighters

  Russ Keesler 247, 258, 710, Ed Guthrie 237, 258, 701, Laresko Niifa 602, Jack Rustic 243, 247, 691, Eddie Blume 236, 647, Paul Minton 234, 226, 236, 696, Kyle Stevens 226, 226, 258, 710, Carena Collura 189, 501, Mary Lee Williams 183, 502, Joan Lake 519, Andrea Grossman 180, 529, Kris Gwiozdowski 225, 256, 672, Tom Belgiovene 256, Trasey Barres 201, 210, 583.

 Wednesday Men's

  Kyle Matthews 241, 650, Charlie Tuttle 225, David Sawall 256, 601, Jason Rogers 649, Jason Jones 255, 653, Serafin Rodriguez 289, 692, Pete Mitro 225, Serafin Rodriguez lll a 605, Tim Bilyeu 276, 225, 692, Rick Lara 227, 613, Frank Emmens 247, Eddie Blume 238, Jason Jones 229, 265, 626, Paul Minton 279, 279, 763, Dwayne Cabrera 229, 233, 667, Shane Conner 258, 256, 686, Merrill Conner 649, David Garlinghouse 257, 621, Kyle Stevens 236, 230, 229, 695, Chris Stevens 234, 656, Timmy Minton 248, 234, 653, Frank Eichenlaub lll a 244, 662, Pedro Agapito 227, 257, 233, 717, Keith Smith 235, 668, Gene Smith 234, Billy Curry 248, Jaryl Scott 617, Josh Strang 236, 657, 

 Thursday Ladies

  Sherri Larid 191, Mary Jane Conklin 184, Joan Lake 209, Monica Lane 194, Trasey Barres 206, Debbie Durland 206, Tricia Tuttle 182, 183, Cara Nicholson 226, Franny Kaiser 171, Connie McKenley 186, Pat Shuart 189.

 Friday Mixed

  Kevin Stackhouse 604, Eddie Lake 243, 689, Larry Whipple 610, Tom Palmer 232, 620, Mary Ann Drobysh-Berens 207, 506, Bob Sze 233, Frank Scuderi 226, Julie Chen 190, Antionette Rau 182, 234, 259, 675, Ryan Lepke 237, 674, Frank Gerow Jr. 244, 616, Cathy Carpenter 201, 553, Dan Ricco 232, 245, 232, 709, David Graham 225, 624, Jon Wilhelm 234, 235, 685.

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 Wed. Men's Independent

  Tom Anderson 231, Al Bullis Sr. 245, 256, 715, Jim Dibble 234, 634, John Fish 231, Bill Gleim 274, 700, Mark Hawley 238, Jack Hazen 246, 637, Paul Ignatovich 235, 616, Steve Jacobi 256, 658, Rob Johnson 256, 654, B. J. Johnson 233, 600, Jerry Kulakosky 246, 617, John Milucky 227, 604, Cory Newman 226, 602, Mitch Persbacker 225, 637, Dick Price 639, Tim Smith 246, 670, Brian Tiffany 243, 610, Zuke Wormuth 236, 258, 716, Ken Wormuth 228. 

 Thurs. Men's Deposit National

  Duane Bolster 603, Dale Conklin 235, 666, Norm Ellis Jr. 614, Nate Finch 225, Paul Ignatovich 227, 660, Scott Jensen 230, 669, Greg Keesler 225, Brian Robinson 258, 643, Anthony Seely 604

 Friday Mixed Couples

  John Bryceland  245, Frank Couse Sr. 236, 634, Bob Ellis 226, 613, Nick Hazen 265, 636, Dana McGraw 188, 540, Mark McGraw 225, 257, 640, Rick Mills 257, Tim Smith 236, 646, Sandy Winans 180, Dan Wormuth 245, 228, 696, Jeremy Wormuth 229, 254, 638, Michelle Wormuth 189. 

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 Monday Hortonville Ladies

  Sue Naughton 162, 160, Kelly Gombita 174, Lillian Zieres 160, Rebecca Rhodes 176,  Maureen Schlott 163, Joyce Brooks 167, Debbie Loughrey 165, 179, Barbara Pingel 163, Judy Mohn 162, Mardette Wilcox 190, Bonnie Hauschild 166.

 Tuesday Delaware Valley Men                  

  Alan Rutledge 180, 181, Kory Keesler 188, Bruce Rutledge 222, 200, Rob Bivens 210, 214, Ed Leroy 256, Mark Scriber 222, Jeff Neidert 193, Dick Pomes 187, Brian Starr 190, 180, 190, Eugene Fulton 183, Mike Gieger 192, 184, Albert Tyles 180, 187, Wally Warren 214, Eric Kubenik 202, John Diehl 184, Rick Weigelt 206, Joe Gager 202, 180, Dean Shattuck 181.