BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN

J.J. Wilhelm Jr. Scores

  First 300 Game

                                        

  Bowling's future lies in the hands of young bowlers and Sullivan County has one of these young bowlers who we predict can go far with the talent he presently puts forth.

  Following in the footsteps of his father Jon "Urethane" Wilhelm, J.J. Wilhelm Jr., a 2019 graduate  of Tri-Valley Central School has taken an outstanding youth league career into regular league bowling and on October 14 in the Kiamesha Lanes Monday Men's league on lanes 7-8 recorded his first career 300 game.

  His scores included a 300, 202, 170 for a 672 series.

  Like many bowlers today J.J. bowls with two hands with no thumb and is left-handed. He has been bowling this style for some three years after switching from the standard one-handed bowling style.

  Bowling since the age of 6 he has received many tips and coaching from his dad and many others.

  His favorite professional bowlers are Jason Belmonte and Jesper Svensson both who use the two-handed style of bowling.

  J.J.'s Monday Men's league teammates include his father Jon Wilhelm, Tom Belgiovene, Jaryl Scott and Vinny Collura.

  An avid sports fan he likes the New York Giants, Miami Heat and the New York Mets.

  He used a 15-pound Storm Ride bowling ball for the 300 game and only uses Storm and Roto Grip bowling equipment. He is also picking up how to throw Urethane equipment like his father uses.

  His average at the present time is 209 on Monday night and 205 in the Tuesday Mixed Fireman league where he also bowls with his father, Kyle Giordano, Steve Belgiovene and Tom Belgiovene.

  A multiple time NYS USBC youth Pepsi tournament finalist J.J. is looking forward to testing his skills at his first Professional Bowling Association (PBA) regional event. 

  Single, J.J. is presently employed at Monticello Walmart.  

The Bowling Tip

By Mike Luongo

This week we will discuss advanced bowling techniques for bowlers who consider themselves hardcore bowlers.

  Here are several suggestions to improve your game.

  * Learn to control your bowling ball speed which can be of great help when adjusting to various lane conditions.

  * I hear the word "choke" used a lot and a deep breath to relax you will help your bowling under pressure.

  * Learn your bowling ball path...this will help in many ways.

  * The mental side of bowling is just as important as the physical side. When you arrive at the bowling lanes use your mind to only think about what you should be doing with the bowling ball.

  * Always make sure that your bowling ball is drilled properly.

  * Learn to get out of the bowling slump quickly, ask your pro-shop operator for suggestions.

  * Make your bowling competition fun. 

  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, email him at mike.luongo@stormbowling.com

Local Scores

Beechwoods Lanes

Monday Villa Roma Ladies

Tracy Puerschner 163, 170, Sue Naughton 153, Pam Wayne 217, Lillian Zieres 190, 167, 145, 502, Diane Conroy 154, 160, Barbara Cady 192, 183, Danielle Meyer 163, Rebecca Rhodes 151.

Port Jervis Bowl

Thursday Night Ladies

  Carol Flynn 234, 140, 181, 555, Josephine Zych 196, 156, 202, 554, Sherri Laird 160, 167, 210, 537, Erin McDonagh 174, 183, 161, 518, Carmela Montaperto 192, 167, 159, 518. 

Fox Bowling Center

 Saturday Youth League

  Luke Prescott 158, Alex Mosher 162, 149, Landon Fuller 100, Preston Johnston 102, Olivia Johnston 101, 114. 

  Wed.Men's Independent

  Andrew Bullis 202, 224, Bill Gleim 228, Rob Johnson 221, 613, Zuke Wormuth 224, 603, Scott Wormuth 235, 213, 639. 

  Thursday Night 3

Al Bullis Jr. 212, 576, Dale Conklin 217, 580, Shane Dirig 245, 234, 658, Bill Gleim 257, 589, Dan Wormuth 214, 244, 652.

Friday Couples

  Andy Bullis 220, 203, 602, Shawn Card 257, 621, Dale Conklin 209, 234, 211, 654, Shane Dirig 228, 201, 617, Scott Ellis 248, 633, Linda Ferris 196, 508, Brianna Meres 206. 

Sunday Mixed Fun

  Don Marino 239, 233, 644, Wilbur McAdams 268, 610, Ashley Hanstine 205, 507 Kolby Decker (youth awards) 132, 131, 133.

Kiamesha Lanes

Monday Men's

Ron Totten 238, 216, 223, 677, David Graham 259, 223, 163, 645, Charlie Tuttle 210, 223, 257, 690, Larry Whipple 201, 203, 248, 652, Jaryl Scott 221, 217, 217, 655, J.J. Wilhelm Jr. 254, 245, 168, 667.

Tuesday Mixed Firefighter

  Kyle Giordano 183, 290, 216, 689, Jon Wilhelm 241, 205, 224, 670, Mary Lee Williams 206, 149, 195, 550, Carena Collura 223, 158, 153, 534, Stanley Gilmore 223, 171, 246, 640, Shane Cunningham 166, 235, 232, 633.

Friday Mixed

  Shane Cunningham 174, 257, 258, 689, Eddie Lake 278, 249, 206, 733, Bill Schubert 182, 190, 267, 639, Keith Smith 195, 243, 202, 640, Esther Barber 165, 200, 151, 516, Mikayla DeGraw 214, 172, 137, 523. 

  

Ed Townsend is a Public Relations Consultant to the Sport of Bowling and brings over 60 years of sports journalism experience in writing and compiling the information for this column. If you have league or tournament information, bowl a 300 game or 800 series, let Ed know at 845-439-8177, email to edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and Ed's photos at http://bght.blogspot.com  We are also on Facebook and Twitter.

BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN

Agapito Scores Two More 300's

 

  When your hot your hot and the bowling God's truly have been riding the shoulder of  24-year-old Monticello bowler Pedro Agapito III.

  Riding the 300 and 800 bandwagon that started on   on September 27 in the  Kiamesha Lanes Friday Mixed league  he pounded the maples for 12 strikes in a row for his 29th 300 game and his 28th 800 plus series. 

  Continuing to roll a strong strike ball he scored his 30th 300 game on Monday September 30 in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes. 

  Then on October 14 on lanes 7-8 in the Kiamesha Lanes Tuesday Mixed Fireman league he rolled games of 279, 244, 278 for his 29th 800 plus series an 801.

  Returning back to the 300 march on October 18 he recorded a 300, 206, 204 or a 710 on lanes 9-10 in the Kiamesha Lanes Friday Mixed league.

 Another 300 and 800 series  was put in the books on October 21 with scores of 248, 255, 300, 803 on lanes 13-14 in the Kiamesha Lanes Monday Men's league. 

  Pedro likes his  900 Global Ordance Pearl bowling ball which he has used in his recent scoring.

    Bowling for some 15 years, Pedro bowls four nights a week, Monday Men's and Friday Mixed at Kiamesha, Wednesday at Port Jervis Bowl and Thursday at Chester.

  His current average for all leagues is 209 at Port Jervis Bowl, 244 at Colonial Lanes in Chester and 249 and 250 at Kiamesha Lanes. 

  Engaged to Angela Scott, the couple expect a baby due in November.

  Pedro is employed by Rolling V Bus and Sureway Taxi.

 

 

 

 Monticello league bowler Pedro Agapito III has been on a roll lately recording two 300's and two 800 plus series. 

 

2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour Top Earners Battle in PBA Clash Sunday on FOX

Belmonte, Butturff, O’Neill, Prather, Tackett, Simonsen, Rash and Duke

compete for $50,000 winner-take-all first prize in second eliminator showdown 

 The top eight money earners from the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season will battle for a $50,000 winner-take-all first prize when the second edition of the PBA Clash airs on FOX Sunday from the renowned Kegel Training Center.

Four-time PBA Player of the Year and 22-time Go Bowling! PBA Tour titlist Jason Belmonte of Australia leads an elite field that also includes 2019 standouts Jakob Butturff, Bill O’Neill, Kris Prather, EJ Tackett, Anthony Simonsen, Sean Rash and PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke.

As a preamble to the 2020 season on FOX Sports, competition begins Sunday with “eliminator” rounds leading up to a full-game championship match between the two survivors.  In the first round, all eight players beginning with the No. 8 qualifier will bowl a 10th frame. The player with the lowest pinfall will be eliminated. The non-title special event converts to a one-ball format for rounds 2-6 with the player rolling the lowest pinfall eliminated until the surviving two players are determined for the championship match.

All competition will be conducted on a mixed (or dual) lane condition – 44-foot PBA Billy Hardwick lane condition on the left lane and 37-foot Johnny Petraglia lane condition on the right lane.

The PBA Clash airs on FOX adjacent to the NFL Singleheader on Sunday, Nov. 3 (2:30 p.m. ET or 4:30 p.m. ET) depending on region. Viewers should check their local listings for air times in their areas.  

Here’s a look at the eight competitors along with their season highlights:

Jason Belmonte, Australia – Making his second Clash appearance, the two-hander from Australia and four-time PBA Player of the Year, won the 2019 PBA Tournament of Champions and PBA World Championship earlier this year for his 10th and 11th PBA Tour major victories to top the all-time major titles list. With nine television appearances in 2019 that also included a runner-up finish in the PBA Players Championship, the only four-time winner this season also won the Chameleon Championship and DHC Japan Invitational to bring his career titles total to 22.

Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Arizona – With three wins and eight television appearances in 2019, the seven-time tour champion won the PBA Oklahoma Open, Lubbock Sports Shootout and USBC Masters for his first major title. Making his second Clash appearance, the 25-year-old left-hander also was runner-up in the season-opening PBA Hall of Fame Classic, the DHC PBA Japan Invitational and PBA World Championship.

Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pennsylvania – With six television appearances, the inaugural PBA Playoffs runner-up won the season-opening PBA Hall of Fame Classic and the Harry O’Neale Chesapeake Open for his 10th and 11th career titles. He won the $25,000 first prize in the FloBowling PBA ATX Invite, a non-title event, and finished third in the PBA Scorpion Championship and fourth in the PBA World Championship.

Kris Prather, Plainfield, Illinois – Won the inaugural PBA Playoffs and a $100,000 first prize in July. Also won the PBA Scorpion Championship for his first Go Bowling! PBA Tour title. Had eight top-10 finishes in 2019 including a third in the Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles, fourth in the Go Bowling! PBA Jonesboro Open and fifth in the Barbasol PBA Tour Finals.

EJ Tackett, Bluffton, Indiana – Won his second Barbasol PBA Tour Finals in 2019 for his 13th career tour title. Making his second Clash appearance, he has five television appearances this season which also included runner-up finishes in the PBA Tournament of Champions, Bear Open and FloBowling PBA Illinois Open.

Anthony Simonsen, Little Elm, Texas – Also qualifying for his second Clash, the 22-year-old two-hander won the 2019 PBA Players Championship to become the youngest player ever to win two majors. He also won the PBA Bear Open for his seventh career tour title.  Among his five other television appearances were a runner-up finish in the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Jonesboro Open and a tie for third in the Barbasol PBA Tour Finals.

Sean Rash, Montgomery, Illinois – Won the Mark Roth-Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship with Matt Ogle and the PBA Wolf Open for his second win of the season and 14th of his career. The 2011-12 PBA Player of the Year also had runner-up finishes in the PBA Wilmington Open, Lubbock Sports Open and PBA Bowlerstore.com Classic. He also won the USBC Cup as the FloBowling PBA Summer Swing points winner, which netted him $20,000.

Norm Duke, Clermont, Florida – Landmark season for the 55-year-old PBA Hall of Famer included winning the Go Bowling! PBA Indianapolis and Go Bowling! PBA Jonesboro Opens to become the oldest player to win back-to-back PBA Tour titles. The Jonesboro win was the 40th of his career as he joined all-time PBA Tour title winners and fellow Hall of Famers Walter Ray Williams Jr. (47) and Earl Anthony (43) as the third player to win 40 or more PBA Tour titles.

Marshall Kent won the 2018 PBA Clash at the Kegel Training Center with a 218-215 championship match win over Dom Barrett to win the $25,000 first prize. Neither player qualified for the 2019 PBA Clash. 

The 2020 PBA Tour season begins with the PBA Hall of Fame Classic Jan. 14-19 at the Bowling International Training Center in Arlington, Texas. The stepladder finals will air live on FS1 Sunday, Jan. 19 at 1 p.m. ET.

HERE & THERE COLUMN

Doing Nothing Is Doing Something

  The wall plaque in our Water's Edge Garden City South Carolina condo reads, "The Beach Where Doing Absolutely Nothing Is Doing Something."

  Now before I start to classify myself as a Beach Bum I have to honestly note that I'm not sure I can fit myself into that category because I don't tan easily I just turn red and then peel and many people believe that talk about beach bums is done in a negative way.

  The Beach Bums I saw had great tans and it was hard to believe the many folks who fish and not with one pole but two and three. They cast from the water's edge into the waves and the undertow takes their bated hook sometimes as far out in the ocean as 100 yards.

  Quite honestly I preferred the Jacuzzi hot tubs located both outdoors and indoors and I prefer the heated indoor pool. The sun does me harm if I stay in it too long.  

   Shirley like many others walk the beach early in the morning while I like sitting on the balcony sipping my morning coffee watching the waves come into the beach. 

  At the Water's Edge all the condo's are privately owned.....met one couple from Monticello who own three condo's and rents two of them out....a nice retired income gig.

  Of course being a beach bum is really just a state of mind because it does really help to have a beach to bum on but don't think we would enjoy doing that year round. I like the idea of doing it a couple months of the year because we love New York and what it offers in the spring, summer and fall. 

  Of course nobody's perfect, even at beach bummin, but we all try....to be a good beach bum you have to relax.

  Life isn't easy, that is why God made the beach. It's his way of giving us an escape.

  So if you want to be a beach bum, just relax and take it easy. 

  We'll give you another chapter on this when we try our first full month there.

                           

The beach view alone is relaxing at the Water's Edge in Garden City, South Carolina.

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                         

FOX SPORTS, PBA ANNOUNCE EXPANDED TELEVISION

SCHEDULE FOR 2020

Go Bowling! PBA Tour Includes Additional Live Telecasts, Six Majors and More

  Today, FOX Sports and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) announced the 2020 Go Bowling! PBA Tour television schedule, which includes more shows on the FOX broadcast network, the first show featuring women bowlers and more live telecasts. The announcement was made today by Bill Wanger, FOX Sports’ EVP, Head of Programming and Scheduling and PBA CEO Colie Edison.

The second year of the PBA-FOX Sports agreement features six telecasts on FOX, the most PBA action on network broadcast TV since 1999. Plus, there will be 25 shows on FS1 and a total of 23 live broadcasts, the most in 12 years (up from 19 live shows last year). Altogether, the 2020 TV schedule includes more than 60 hours of coverage.

“We are delighted to expand our Go Bowling! PBA Tour offerings,” says Wanger. “In our first season, we brought new energy and excitement to the tour, highlighting the star bowlers and enhancing the broadcasts with Kegel’s Specto ball-tracking technology StrikeTrack to provide real-time ball tracking during all events.”

Kicking off the 2020 PBA on FOX season will be a bonus event - PBA Clash - on Sunday, Nov. 3 on FOX. The 90-minute telecast will feature top PBA stars in a unique, $50,000 winner-take-all competition, plus a look at the new year and upcoming events on FOX and FS1.

“We’re making major investments in the PBA and the future of the tour by expanding TV coverage and increasing prize money across our tournaments,” said Edison, the PBA’s CEO and Chief Customer Officer of Bowlero Corp, its parent company. “Bowlero Corp purchased the PBA with the goal of strengthening its presence throughout all media and our partnership with FOX is an essential part of that objective.”

Other highlights of the 2020 PBA on FOX Sports schedule include:

• Live coverage of five PBA major championships: the PBA Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Feb. 9, from suburban Akron, Ohio; the PBA Players Championship on Saturday, Feb. 15, from Columbus, Ohio; the US Open on Sunday, Feb. 23, from Lincoln, Nebraska; PBA World Championship on Wednesday, March 18, from Las Vegas, and the United States Bowling Congress Masters on Sunday, March 29, from Reno, Nevada.

• Revolutionary coverage of professional bowling’s biggest event, the PBA World Series of Bowling XI. Five consecutive days of WSOB coverage, including live finals of four PBA title events, will air from Las Vegas, March 15-19.

• The PBA Playoffs are back bigger and stronger, taking place from April 6 through May 17. The playoffs will be held in four different locations, allowing fans across the country to see their favorite bowlers in the exciting tournament.

• The PBA/PWBA Mixed Doubles take place on Sunday, July 5 live on FS1 from Denver and will include the debut of professional female bowlers on FOX Sports.

• The PBA League team competition returns to Portland, Maine, where the hometown team looks to defend its PBA League title in four live primetime telecasts on FS1 for three consecutive nights, July 21-23.

Viewers can live stream the PBA shows on the FOX Sports and FOX NOW apps or at FOXSports.com.

In addition to the 60 hours of broadcast television, FOX Sports digital also will play a key role in expanding the PBA’s visibility. Select highlights will be available on @FOXSports social handles across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Additional details concerning tournament formats, host bowling centers and more, will be announced by the PBA soon through the PBA Network’s social media outlets.  

2020 PBA-FOX SPORTS GO BOWLING! PBA TOUR SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern)

DATE	EVENT	NET*	TIME (ET)
Sunday, Nov. 3	PBA Clash, Lake Wales, Fla.	FOX	2:30 PM / 4:30 PM
Sunday, Jan. 19	PBA Hall of Fame Classic, Arlington, Texas	FS1	1:00 PM Live
Sunday, Jan. 26	PBA Oklahoma Open, Shawnee, Okla.	FS1	2:00 PM Live
Saturday, Feb. 1	PBA Jonesboro Open, Jonesboro, Ark.	FS1	4:30 PM Live
Sunday, Feb. 9	PBA Tournament of Champions, Fairlawn, Ohio	FOX	5:00 PM Live
Saturday, Feb. 15	PBA Players Championship, Columbus, Ohio	FS1	5:30 PM Live
Sunday, Feb. 23	US Open, Lincoln, Neb.	FOX	1:00 PM Live
Saturday, Feb. 29	PBA Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis	FS1	8:30 PM Live
Sunday, March 8	PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship, Indianapolis	FS1	12:00 PM
Sunday, March 15	PBA World Series of Bowling XI Cheetah Championship, Las Vegas	FS1	1:30 PM Live
Monday, March 16	PBA World Series of Bowling XI Chameleon Championship, Las Vegas	FS1	8:00 PM Live
Tuesday, March 17	PBA World Series of Bowling XI Scorpion Championship, Las Vegas	FS1	8:00 PM Live
Wednesday, March 18	PBA World Series of Bowling XI PBA World Championship, Las Vegas	FS1	8:00 PM Live
Thursday, March 19	PBA World Series of Bowling XI USA vs The World, Las Vegas	FS1	8:00 PM
Sunday, March 29	USBC Masters, Reno	FOX	2:30 PM Live
Monday, April 6	PBA Playoffs Round of 24, (four matches), Norco, Calif.	FS1	7:00 PM Live
Monday, April 13	PBA Playoffs Round of 24, (four matches), Norco, Calif.	FS1	9:00 PM
Monday, April 20	PBA Playoffs Round of 16, (two matches), Lone Tree, Colo.	FS1	7:00 PM Live
Monday, April 20	PBA Playoffs Round of 16, (two matches), Lone Tree, Colo.	FS1	9:00 PM Live
Monday, April 27	PBA Playoffs Round of 16, (two matches), Lone Tree, Colo.	FS1	9:00 PM
Monday, May 4	PBA Playoffs Round of 16, (two matches), Lone Tree, Colo.	FS1	9:00 PM
Sunday, May 10	PBA Playoffs Quarterfinal (two matches), Euless, Texas	FS1	2:00 PM Live
Monday, May 11	PBA Playoffs Quarterfinal (two matches), Euless, Texas	FS1	9:00 PM
Saturday, May 16	PBA Playoffs Final Four (two semifinal matches), North Brunswick, N.J.	FOX	2:00 PM Live
Sunday, May 17	PBA Playoffs Championship 1 on 1 Match, North Brunswick, N.J.	FOX	2:00 PM Live
Sunday, July 5	PBA / PWBA Mixed Doubles, Denver	FS1	7:00 PM Live
Tuesday, July 21	PBA Summer League Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine	FS1	7:00 PM Live
Tuesday, July 21	PBA Summer League Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine	FS1	9:00 PM Live
Wednesday, July 22	PBA Summer League Semifinals, Portland, Maine	FS1	9:00 PM Live
Thursday, July 23	PBA Summer League Elias Cup Finals, Portland, Maine	FS1	9:00 PM Live

--FOX SPORTS--

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