Cheetowaga To Host Youth
Championships
The AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga (near Buffalo), host in the
past to many Professional Bowling Association (PBA) tour tournaments, will be
the host lanes July 10-27, 2014 for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC)
Open Championships.
Bowling.com, the leading online source for bowling gear, will be
the official title sponsor for this event.
The national championship for youth bowlers now will officially
be known as the Bowling.com Youth Open Championships presented by
USBC.
The two-year agreement with Bowling.com also includes the
sponsorship of the USBC Open Championships West Region.
Ben Dodson, head of Business Development for Bowling.com noted,
"we're thrilled to have our name associated with this great event," and
"our organization is focused on the continued support for youth bowling .
We look forward to helping crown a new group of national champions in
July."
The Texas based company has been active in recent months with
its support of youth bowling and in August they became a founding partner of the
Youth Education Services (YES) Fund.
The Bowling.com Youth Open Championships is a non-qualifying
tournament open to all USBC youth members and will feature four age-based
divisions, under 8, under 12, under 15 and under
20. New for 2014 will be separate singles and doubles divisions for
girls.
Registration for the tournament is now open and information can
be obtained at Bowl.com/YouthOpen
Ed's
Outlook
Health care is the topic everywhere as the Bowling Proprietors
Association of America (BPAA) will be conducting a forum on the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama-care).
The forum will be held at BPAA's 2014 Bowling Summit to be held
January 18-21, 2014 at the Omni San Diego Hotel in San Diego,
California.
At this strategic mid-winter conference for bowling center
proprietors tlhis seminar will focus on the Affordable Care Act and how it
affects employers in areas of cost increases as well as complex and
time-consuming compliance requirements.
The session will explore this new territory along with the
significant gaps and inconsistencies that exist in the guidance issued by
multiple federal agencies as well as the substantial penalties for
noncompliance.
In addition to this forum the BPAA will hold a bowling summit on
educational programs, will discuss the view of bowling center proprietors with
successful league programs and will discuss food trends for bowling food
service operations.
Ed Townsend, a PR consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and
compiled 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 or fax at 845-205-4474. View
this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on
Facebook and Twitter.
The
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 bowlerls 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 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 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)
Kiamesha Lanes
Tues. Mixed Firefighters
Mary Lee Williams 231, 213, 183, 627, Trasey Berres 192, 202,
556, Vera Bernhardt 181, 180, 504, Joann Ruggiero 195, 501, Carena Collura 181,
500, Paul Minton 231, 268, 679, Eddie Walsh 230, 227, 675, Larry Whipple 232,
670, Kyle Stevens 247, 225, 667, Charlie Tuttle 236, 660, Chris Stevens 234,
650, Ed Guthrie 227, 642, Jack Rustic 225, 628, Peter Nastasi
233.
Wednesday Men's
Charlie Tuttle 236, 604, Shane Cunningham 246, 635, David Sawall
225, 613, Jason Rogers235, Jo Jo VanKeuren 228, 246, 242, 716, Edwin Rodriguez
226, John Hoffmann 269, 243, 695, James Durland 235, 629, Russell Bivins 234,
655, Paul Minton 243, 683, Dwayne Cabrera 227, 228, 672, Shane Conner 247, 649,
Dan VanAken 267, Billy Curry 237, 611, Gene Smith 620, Keith Smith 268, 706,
Steve Belgiovene 246, John Fischer 237, 653, Pedro Agapito 274, 686, Pete
Nastasi 606, Larry Whipple 246, 655, Timmy Minton 258, 683, Vinnie Collura 257,
253, 726, Bobby Cooper 255, 616.
Thursday Ladies
May Smith 198, Audrey Woolard 195, Lisa Cartwright 193, Sherry
Laird 196, 248, Denise Collins183, Shirley Bowens 188, Pat Shuart 192, Karen
Gabriel 203, Pat Gibson 201, Mary Jane Conklin 184, Tina Tuttle 180, Cara
NIcholson 203.
Fox
Bowling Center
Tues. Girls
Nite Out
Linda Ferris 209, 517, Melinda McElroy 185.
Wed.
Men's Independent
Tom Anderson 249, Dave Benedict 225, Andy Boice 231, 651, Al
Bullis Sr. 622, Andrew Bullis 249, 244, 226, 719, Dale Conklin 248, 225, 668,
Jim Dibble 643, Marty Haeussler 236, 607, Paul Ignatovich 231, 607, Steve Jacobi
600, Larry Jenson 606, Rob Johnson 236, 616, Gregory Keesler 225, 642, Jerry
Kulakosky 235, 619, Dick Layton 225, Donnie Marino 235, 249, 225, 709, Dick
Price 230, Keith Rowe 253, 254, 710, Tom Smith 276, 639, Jim Winans 226, Zuke
Wormuth 651, Ken Wormuth 236, Jay Wormuth 247, 660.
Thurs. Men's Deposit Ntl.
Rob Bolster 225, Shawn Card 244, Craig Conklin 237, 651, Ray
Cornwell 258, 611, Shane Dirig 244, 657, Norm Ellis Sr. 620, Larry Jenson 226,
235, 664, Scott Johnson 279, 702, Matt Johnson 636, Greg Keesler 237, Neil
Mosher 233, 605, Paul Siegler 236, Dan Wormuth 650.
Friday Couples
Jessica Bush 186, 187, 501, Shane Dirig 232, Crystal Ellis 502,
Norman Ellis 226, 611, Paul Fritz 267, 673, Matt Johnson 248, 657, Greg Keesler
227, 632, Bonnie LaDuke 214, 181, 522, Dana McGraw 180, 229, 568, Walt Oralls
236, 225, 658, Tia Robinson 194, Jen Smith 192, 180, 528, Mike Wagner Jr. 252,
639, Sandy Wagner 191, Dan Wormuth 225, 641.
Sunday Mixed Fun
Donnie Marino 612, Rick Mills 257, 609, Roger Mills 624, Savanna
Mills (youth girls) 146, 164, 157, 467, Shelly Mills 204, 507.
Callicoon Kristal
Bowl
Mon. Hortonville
Ladies
Sue Naughton 195, 187, 199, 581, Linda Millis 154, Lillian
Zieres 159, 193, 529, Kelly Gombita 154, Pat Peters 187, Rebecca Rhodes 169,
183, Debbie Loughrey 161, 188, Mardette Wilcox 159, Mary Fitzgerald
179.
Tues. Delaware Valley
Men
Kory Keesler 186, 214, Bruce Rutledge 202, Kurt Buddenhagen 213,
Chris Marston 183, Rob Bivins 191, Mark Scriber 218, Mark Goda 183, Brian Starr
212, 189, Troy Parucki 182, Mike Gieger 181, Mike Sorge 194, Wally Warren 185,
Tom Biseg 235, Eugene Fulton 196, Roger Widmann 197, Bob Head 180, 190, Russell
Lyons 224, Rick Weigelt 185, Joe Gager 182, 223, Damien VanLeuven
186.
Wednesday Men's
Matt Kitson 181, Dennis Brockner 192, Rich Thony 225, Brian
Brustman 189, 201, 199, Bob Glassel Sr. 194, 180, John Kline 184, 180, Joel
Turner 183, 224, John
Diehl 193, Jack Diehl 226, 183, Alby Thony 198, Mark Yewchuk 183, 183, Gavin Salzberg 187.
Diehl 193, Jack Diehl 226, 183, Alby Thony 198, Mark Yewchuk 183, 183, Gavin Salzberg 187.
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