Cheektowaga New York Professional bowler Ryan Ciminelli has won his first Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title.
And what a title it is...... the U.S. Open is one of four of the major PBA championships.
He won the tournament last Sunday afternoon at the AMF Garland Lanes in Garland, Texas defeating Dominic Barrett of Colchester, England, 236-223.
The Cheektowaga professional led the field entering the stepladder finals and win the win said, "I through I would get a major eventually in my career, but never in a million years did I think it would be the U.S. Open."
This was Ciminelli's first win on the PBA tour and was his fifth TV show appearance in a major.
Holding a four-pin lead hearing into the final frame, Ciminelli know he needed the first two strikes to close out Barrett, the No. 4 seed who had won three matches to reach the final.
Barrett had taken out the defending champion Wes Malott and two hall of famers, Norm Duke and Pete Weber, to reach the title match.
Ciminelli noted, "I was just focused on one shot at a time, not looking at the eagle, not looking at the jacket, and just bowling the best game I could bowl."
He was the only left-hander in the field to reach the 24-player cut to match play.
The starting field of 275 bowlers at the 2015 U.S. Open completed 24 qualifying games over three days before the field was cut to the top 92. The 32-game pinfall totals determined the 24 players for the 24 games of match play. After 24 games of match play, the top five advanced to the finals.
All match play matches were televised on Xtra Frame, the PBA's internet television channel.
Bowlmor AMF, the largest operator of bowling centers in the world, committed to hosting and providing television sponsorship of more that $250,000 for the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's Open.
Ciminelli took home $50,000 with the win.
This event was televised live on the CBS Sports Network.
Ed's Outlook
Bowl for the Cure is an important fundraising and breast cancer awareness initiative within the sport of bowing.
This effort is sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) in partnership with Susan G. Komen, the world's largest grass roots organization of breast cancer survivors and activists.
There are several ways to help this effort:
* Support the cure by purchasing Bowl for the Cure apparel and accessories. Wearing your gear raises awareness and 25% of your purchase goes to Susan G. Komen.
* Donate (https://secure.qgiv.com/for/
The USBC noted that thanks to efforts from bowlers they were able to give Susan G. Komen $1,000, 417.09 in a recent check.
Since Bowl for the Cure's inception in 2000 people from across the country have hit the lanes ro rise over $10 million to support the fight against breast cancer.
No event or donation is too small. Whether you bring 10 participants or 500 to a bowling center near you, and whether you raise $10 or $10,000, you're helping to make a difference in the lives over over 200,000 men and women who will be diagnosed with brest cancer this year.
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, 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's photos at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowling has reached a real fork in the road. Never has the gap between league bowler and the elite professional bowler been larger.
Some league bowlers routinely average 230+ on lane conditions that are engineered by bowling centers to allow recreational bowlers to get maximum pleasure from their league experience by carrying inflated averages that mean absolutely nothing in the real bowling world.
The USBC does absolutely nothing to preserve the integrity of the game.....they only minimally regulate bowling balls and allow bowling centers to put out conditions that are so forgiving that honor scores are really a thing of the past as they are so common today for league bowlers.
When these same league bowlers go to the USBC Nationals each year, they are routinely deflated when they have to bowl on a lane condition that requires accuracy and repeat ability to yield high scores.
On the other hand, you have the PBA. Each year the Professional Bowlers Association comes up with new and more difficult oil patterns to challenge the game's elite players.
The newest patterns, introduced a couple of years ago, challenge the players to unheard of degrees. From the 32 feet Wolf pattern that reduce the greatest players in the world to using non-aggressive urethane equipment, to the 54 feet Badger pattern that leaves only eight feet of friction past the pattern for the ball to react.
The new patterns have put elite bowlers in the unenviable position of looking like rank amateurs on televised matches that are routinely viewed by league bowlers who have no understanding of the impact of oil patterns on bowling performance.
Something needs to happen at this critical fork in the road for bowling. Either the USBC needs to start regulating oil patterns at the league level, or the PBA needs to start putting out variations of house shots and let the best bowlers in the world carry 260 averages.
As putting out tougher house shots would undoubtedly result in the loss of a large percentage of house bowlers.....the PBA softening up the pro patterns is really the only viable alternative.
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
Monday Men's
Tim Minton 256, 246, 697, Rick Lake 240, 268, 712, Rob Sze 228, 632, Mike Weiner 236, 608, Matt Fallon 246, 233, 265, 744, Kyle Giordino 259, 268, 226, 753, Jaryl Scott 238, 236, 265, 739, Vinny Collura 235, 238, 658, Donnie Durland 237, 225, 664, James VanAken 259, 236, 688, Carl Houghtaling 233, Todd Houghtaling 611, Robert E. Feeney 226, 647, John Hoffmann 238, 634, Jody Farquhar 225, Al Caycho 241, Josh Strang 279, 227, 684, Jason Jones Sr. 236, 643, Justin Holland 225, 606, Pedro Agapito III a 246, 235, 694, Tim Totten 615, Laresko Niifa 236, 646, Kevin Stackhouse 279, 681, Ronald Totten 229, Michael Scuderi 238, 232, 672, Gary North 234, 237, 666, Charlie Tuttle 245, 651, Dave Graham 241, 257, 225, 723.
Tues. Mixed Firefighters
Jen Cronk 182, Robert Nicholson 226, 626, Charlie Tuttle 234, 611, Joan Lake 201, 535, Linda Schaefer 219, 519, Andrea Grossman 201, 518, Rick Lake 235, 608, Jason Jones Jr. 227, 627, Wendy Swan 216, 511, Pedro Agapito III a 246, 235, 268, 749, John Hoffmann 604, Jim Shields 268, Rob Keesler 249, 660, Neil Bell 246, 607, Shane Cunningham 607, Bob Yakin Jr. 244, 625, Trasey Barres 182, 226, 186, 594, Larry Whipple 236, 634, Mike Gesner 236, Carena Collura 213, 218, 588.
Wednesday Men's
Dave Graham 244, 672, James VanAken 627, Eddie Lake 235, 622, Ryan Lepke 244, 650, Tom Belgiovene 631, Steve Belgiovene 627, Jon Wilhelm 618, Chris Parken 619, Charlie Tuttle 641, Kyle Matthews 238, 249, 238, 721, Merrill Conner 232, 232, 277, 741, Dave Garlinghouse 277, 714, Pedro Agapito III a 255, 254, 708, Carlos Torres 640, Robert Stewart 231, John Hoffmann 225, 601, Keith Smith 248, 268, 715, Kevin Stackhouse 258, 243, 268, 769, Mark Carman Jr. 225, 606.
Thursday Ladies
Tabatha Smith 185, Debbie Polin 245, Sarah Durland 218, Trasey Barres 185, 189, Joan Lake 190, Liz Stubits 213, Kelly Shattuck 207, Valerie Mott 198, May Smith 190, Cindy Short 192, Lisa Cartwright 203.
Friday Mixed
Lauren Blume 184, Cathy Carpenter 222, Nicole Dertinger 184, 198, 555, MaryAnn Drobysh-Berens 193, 222, 583, Katie Hacker 203, Joan Lake 190, 526, Alicia Mizerek 182, Chris Seidler 188, Billy Dertinger 236, Dave Graham 233, 619, Eddie Lake 275, 277, 745, Dan Ricco 267, 676, Keith Smith 225, 632, Kevin Stackhouse 237, 645, Charlie Tuttle 258, Larry Whipple 238, 632.
Callicoon Kristal Lanes
Mon. Hortonville Ladies
Maureen Schlott 155, Diane Sigmund 180, Darlene Mantzourate 172, Sue Naughton 202, 168, Kelly Gombita 178, 169, Lillian Zieres 199, 187, 195, 581, Debbie Loughrey 184, 157, Robin Lucky 162, Rebecca Rhodes 159, 157, Pat Peters 153, 160, Barbara Pingel 161, 163, 178, 502, Judy Mohn 163, Dee Dee Schrader 164, Heidi Bauer 186, 176, Mardette Wilcox 169, 178, 219, 566, Kristen Emmett 169, 161, Karen Gabriel 191, 172.
Tues. Del. Valley Men's
Russ Keesler 184, 214, Bob Cady 211, Dean Shattuck 202, 201, Ed Leroy 206, Mark Schriber 221, 191, Joey Meyer 217, Troy Paruki 191, 199, Jim Kautz 181, Jeff Neidert 181, Brian Starr 187, 211, Albert Tyles 181, Tom Bisig 201.
Wednesday Men's
Randy Fischer 217, Rich Leaden 206, Bobby Fix Jr. 207, 214, Brian Brustman 180, Rich Thony 187, Tim Sykes 193, Tom Gain 182, Bobby Glassel 187, Jack Diehl 182, 193, Alby Thony 213, 188, Mark Yewchuck 189, 182, Joel Turner 201, Ben Highhouse 188, Roger Widmann 180, 184.
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