One East Coast Tour Stop
The Professional Bowling Association (PBA) has again snubbed
East Coast bowling fans by providing only one tour stop Feb. 19-23 the United
States Bowling Congress (USBC) at Brunswick Zone Carolier in North Brunswick,
NJ.
In previous years the PBA had tour stops at Latham, Long
Island and Cheektowaga in New York, Norwich, Conn., and Baltimore,
Md.
The economy and costs of these tour stops forced the PBA
into their present format.
The (PBA) 55th consecutive year will include an expanded PBA
League season involving 40 players on the eight teams in the league, three major
championships, a renewal of the PBA Summer Swing and 46-hours of
nationally-televised PBA Tour competition.
All this does not include a preliminary schedule of nine
PBA International Tour events conducted in cooperation with the World Tenpin
Bowling Association's World Bowling Tour.
The PBA's current 2012-13 season is concluding with the PBA
World Series of Bowling V, hosted by South Point Casino Hotel and Bowling
Center, October 25-November 3, where five ESPN shows will emanate and air this
December.
The current season will then conclude with four
international events.
The PBA will return to a traditional calendar year schedule
in 2014, beginning with a new season of PBA League competition in Allen Park,
Mich., and concluding with the PBA World Series of Bowling VI in Las Veghas and
then the Japan Cup presented by Round 1.
In 2014, ESPN is slated to carry the finals of three PBA
Majors (PBA World Championship in Las Vegas, the (USBC) in North Brunswick, New
Jersey and the PBA Tournament of Champions in Indianapolis, plus all World
Series of Bowling VI events and the entire PBA league schedule.
ESPN will air 36 hours of PBA action, up from 25.5 hours in
2013, as part of the new five-year agreement.
The CBS Sports Network will once again carry the PBA Summer
Swing at a site to be announced and it five shows and 10 hours of
action.
Each of the currently nine WBT/PBA international events in
Eurpoe, Asia and the Middle East will award a PBA International Tour title if a
PBA member wins, and each will award points toward the annual World Bowling Tour
Finals, which has been held as part of the PBA World Series of Bowling since the
WBT's inception.
The PBA World Series of Bowling VI will return to South
Point Bowling Center next Oct.-Nov. in Las Vegas for the fifth straight year of
competition.
Additional details regarding pba.com's 2014 Xtra Frame live
online streaming coverage will be announced soon.
Ed's
Outlook
If bowlers want to get into the game and see coverage that
is not provided by major television networks they do have the choice of seeing
the best bowlers in the world on the PBA Xtra Frame.
Xtra Frame offers bowling fans live streaming
of qualifying and match play at every PBA Tour stop. You will also be able to
see the 39x60 show, live scoring, behind-the-scenes features, archived
telecasts, product spotlights and exclusive interviews and insights from the top
bowlers from around the world which can be accessed at any time.
The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and the PBA have
partnered to give USBC Sport Bowling members an unprecedented offer on PBA Xtra
Frame for the upcoming season.
Sport bowling members for the 2013-14 season can receive a
$15 discount which brings the cost down to $49.99. The regular Xtra Frame cost
is $64.99.
Sport bowling members can get their subscription by visiting
xtraframe.tv
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Ed Townsend, a PR consultant to the sport of bowling, writes
and compiles the information for this column. If you have league scores,
tournament information, score a 300 game or 800 series or even bowl your age,
call Ed at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com fax at
845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at
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Bowling
Tip
By Mike
Luongo
This week's tip applies mostly to those bowlers who are
using modern bowling balls.
You may not know that the modern bowing ball is porous with
several different densities and has numerous chemicals in the cover
stocks.
As these balls change temperature, dthe 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 the 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 indeed cause the ball to crack.
So the tip is not only educational but let it serve as a
reminder to take care of your bowling ball investment......and 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
Local
Scores
(Compiled by Ed
Townsend)
Beechwood
Lanes
Monday
Ladies
Jackie Gieger 178, 167, Jamie Bertholf 175, Diane Staves
165, Diane Conroy 154, 179, Barbara Cady 159.
Liberty
Bowl
Thursday
Ladies
Debbie Sklar 155, Maureen Hopper 150, Lynn Winters 180,
Connie Beach 175, 160, Carly Skler 165, Tabitha Smith 170, 172, Flo Good 166,
Shirley Townsend 151, 170, Diane Edwards 153, Kristen Sherwood 152, Charlene
Meola 169.
Fox Bowling
Center
Wed. Men's
Independent
Zach Benson 637, Andy Boice 238, 613, Al Bullis Sr. 253,
634, Andrew S. Bullis 608, Dale Conklin 244, 233, 686, Brandon Drumm 231, 613,
Bill Gleim 226, 635, Jack Hazen 246, 227, 657, Larry Jensen 631, Rob Johnson
279, 710, Scott Lacy 608, Donnie Marino 614, Cory Newman 236, 616, Mitch
Persbacker 252, 656, Dick Price 225, 244, 674, Paul Siegler 236, 631, Zuke
Wormuth 255, 254, 699, Jay Wormuth 236, 258, 677.
Thurs. Men's Deposit
Natl.
Rob Bolster 226, 227, 663, Norm Ellis Jr. 609, Scott Ellis
268, 628, Paul Ignatovich 624, Matt Johnson 233, 647, Pat Kille 233, 643, Dave
Lester 224, 618, Rick Mills 242, 612, Neil Mosher 234, 231, 645, Dick Price
227.
Friday
Couples
Andy Bullis 235, 245, 704, Lenn Davis 230, Pail Fritz 227,
637, Dana McGraw 246, 210, 632, Dan Wormuth 233, 632, Jay Wormuth 252, 674,
Mitzi Wright 505.
Kiamesha
Lanes
Monday
Men's
A nice 299 single followed by a 247, 224 for a 770 series by
Eddie Lake. Roy Sweeney 234, Rick Lake 232, 258, 706, Shane Connor 238, 233,
684, Dan Ricco 608, Vinnie Collura 280, 230, 694, Donnie Durland 234, 258, 258,
750, Matt Fallon 235, 245, 229, 709, Justin Lopez 233, 615, Rudy Belanchia 228,
645, John Fischer 254, 644, Jon Wilhelm 247, 257, 719, Laresko Niifa 233, Ronnie
Totten 255, 248, 706, Kevin Stackhouse 257, 616, John Hoffmann 626, Pedro
Agapito 267, 265, 734, Mike Scuderi 245, 671, Todd Houghtaling 243, 649, Kenny
Atkins 295, 661, Lloyd Bridges 253, 691, Larry Whipple 257, 641, Dave Graham
225, 236, 676, Armen Murad 244, 226, 693, Jody Farquhar 241, 225, 669, Diego
Caba 227, 238, 637, George Budd 225, 235, 670, Brett Budd 235, 643, Charlie
Tuttle 232, 267, 723, Jim VanAken 228, 235, 245, 708, Tim McIntyre 248, 614,
Josh Strang 266, 686, Jim Piontec 226, 628, Keith Smith 235, 631, Kyle Stevens
235, 234, 269, 738.
Tues. Mixed
Firefighters
Trasey Barres 198, 241, 199, 638, Roberta Yakin 186, 222,
566, Mary Lee Williams 213, 212, 534, Joan Lake 202, Debra Blackford 181, Kyle
Stevens 245, 238, 684, Larry Whipple 227, 614, Ed Guthrie 228, Pete Nastasi 228,
Russ Keesler 232.
Wednesday
Men's
Chris Parken 618, Charlie Tuttle 243, 637, Kyle Matthews
235, 653, David Sawall 619, Jason Rogers 233, 611, Jo Jo VanKeuren 225, Raymond
Keith 243, 607, Joe Brown 267, 653, John Hoffmann 247, 269, 740, Frank
DiCostanzo 234, Paul Durland 248, 235, 698, James Durland 267, 227, 701, Carlos
Torres 612, Paul Minton 248, 269, 720, Eddie Blume 235, Dwayne Cabrera 266, 698,
Shane Conner 267, 235, 715, David Garlinghouse 246, 246, 674, Merrill Conner
256, 277, 232, 765, Tim McIntyre 607, Josh Strang 244, 227, 687, James VanAken
228, 635, John Fisher 251, Steve Cottam 232, 608, Larry Whipple 229, 608, Timmy
Minton 612.
Thursday
Ladies
Lisa Cartwright 203, Rita Burdick 183, Karen Gabriel 204,
Debbie Polin 188, Trasey Barres 2ll, Mary Lee Williams 190, Ann Sawyer 181, 200,
Valerie Fersch 183, Mary Burger 186, Liz Stubits 183, Denise Collins 186, Vera
Bernhardt 188, 192.
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