Wednesday, April 17, 2019


OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY GLANCE
(For April 10 - April 16, 2019)

Three bowlers reach milestones at USBC Open Championships
Bowling fans at the 2019 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships experienced a triple dose of history this week as three bowlers reached participation milestones at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.
James Bigelbach of St. Paul, Minnesota, became the first bowler this year to reach the 60-year plateau when he took to the lanes April 14, while Gene Ennis of Jamestown, Indiana (April 10), and Thomas Groh Sr. of Ham Lake, Minnesota (April 14), were the fifth and sixth bowlers, respectively, of the 23 scheduled to hit the 50-year mark this year.
Bigelbach received a chevron, plaque and engraved money clip to commemorate his milestone, and Ennis and Groh each received a chevron, plaque and diamond lapel pin to commemorate their achievements.
Bigelbach's USBC Open Championships debut came in his hometown of St. Paul in 1951. The 87-year-old right-hander finished his milestone campaign this year with a 1,275 all-events total, which included a 447 series in singles, 431 in team and 397 in doubles.
In 60 years on the championship lanes, he has knocked down 91,889 pins for a 172 career average.
He also has passed on the Open Championships passion to his family, and he was joined on the lanes this year by his son, Brian, who made his 25th consecutive tournament appearance.
Ennis, an 82-year-old right-hander, made his first tournament appearance at the 1963 event in Buffalo, New York.
In his Open Championships career, Ennis has knocked down 78,320 pins for a career average of 177.6. That includes sets of 499 in singles, 433 in doubles and 425 in team for a 1,357 all-events total this year at the South Point Bowling Plaza.
Groh, 76, started his Open Championships career in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969 as a 26-year-old.
This year, he rolled sets of 471 in team, 467 in singles and 421 in doubles for a 1,359 total. In 50 years, he has toppled 79,586 pins for a career average of 179.
Illinois bowler rolls perfect game at South Point Bowling Plaza
Ryan Yanel of Antioch, Illinois, rolled the fourth perfect game of the 2019 USBC Open Championships.
The 33-year-old right-hander bounced back from the second-lowest series of his 16 appearances at the Open Championships with an amazing highlight and an improvement of more than 200 pins, something he credits to experience and patience gained as a longtime competitor.
After a 518 series in doubles April 13, Yanel rebounded with games of 204, 300 and 223 for a 727 series, the highest set of his tournament career. His perfect game was the first during singles competition this year.
He started his 2019 Open Championships campaign with a 672 series in team and finished with a 1,917 all-events total.
Yanel wasn't the only member of his group to find success in Las Vegas.
During their outing at the Bowlers Journal Championships presented by USBC, Rick Golemba of Wauconda, Illinois, rolled the second 300 of the event, which is being held at the nearby South Point Bowling Center.
Since the oil pattern used at the Bowlers Journal Championships is the same pattern used for doubles and singles at the Open Championships, they used what they learned to finalize their game plan for their second day of competition at the Open Championships, and it paid off for Yanel.
New York group leads Team All-Events at 2019 USBC Open Championships
Derek Magno of Cicero, New York, rolled a perfect game during his team event last week at the USBC Open Championships and returned to the lanes April 9 (after the OC Glance was sent out) to help Mento Produce of Syracuse, New York, into the top spot in Team All-Events with a 9,983 total.
Magno, a 38-year-old right-hander, finished his 2019 Open Championships visit with sets of 722 in doubles, 718 in singles and 702 in team for a 2,142 total, which is fourth in Regular All-Events.
He was joined in the Team All-Events effort by Joe Conti Jr. (2,084), Steve Meyer (1,995), two-time Eagle winner Anthony Pepe (1,953) and TJ Mento (1,809). Magno and Conti are second in Regular Doubles with 1,404, and the quintet is second in Regular Team with 3,204
S and B Pro Shop 1 of Warren, Michigan, previously held the lead in Team All-Events with 9,967 and still leads Regular Team in 2019 with 3,254. Team member Ryan Mouw tops the Regular Singles standings with 802 and Regular All-Events with 2,156.
A look ahead
Two top-five finishers from the Classified Division in 2018 will return to the USBC Open Championships this week and receive engraved watches to commemorate their achievements.
Juan Cavazos of Clinton, Iowa, the runner-up in last year's Classified Singles standings with a 617 total, will be at the South Point Bowling Plaza on April 17-18, while William Michalski Sr. of Syracuse, New York, the third-place finisher in Classified All-Events (1,693), will compete April 22-23.
Both are scheduled to remain in the Classified Division, which includes bowlers with entering averages of 155 and below.
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2019 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Point Bowling Plaza
Las Vegas
(Top division leaders with hometown and pinfall)
As of April 16, 2019
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 876 and above)

1, S and B Pro Shop 1 (Bill Orlikowski, Ryan Mouw, Andrew Burke, Kerry Kreft, Kurt Pilon) Warren, Mich., 3,254. 2, Mento Produce, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,204. 3, Bergie's Pro Shop 2, Alexandria, Minn., 3,180. 4, EWASHMAN, Yakima, Wash., 3,179. 5, Kegel Productions 1, Weed, Calif., 3,160. 6, Bad Ball!-Red, Clive, Iowa, 3,126. 7, Huskers 1, DeForest, Wis., 3,118. 8, Foster's Plumbing, Central Square, N.Y., 3,108. 9, Jug's Bowling Center 2, Sylvania, Ohio, 3,095. 10, Jug's Bowling Center 1, Sylvania, Ohio, 3,091.
Doubles
(Combined averages of 351 and above)

1, Cotie Holbek, Burlington, Wis./Steven Fisher, Winthrop Harbor, Ill., 1,478. 2, Joseph Conti, Liverpool, N.Y./Derek Magno, Cicero, N.Y., 1,404. 3, Dan Vick, Pittsford, N.Y./David Gerhart, Mount Joy, Pa., 1,390. 4, Todd Sigeti, Lititz, Pa./Connor Harrington, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,376. 5, Steve Jakubowski, Temperance, Mich./Chad Rieger, Sylvania, Ohio, 1,358. 6, Jason Price, Shakopee, Minn./Kiho Kyun, Plymouth, Minn., 1,352. 7, Brad Smyth, Oxford, Mich./Justin O'Hara, Belleville, Mich., 1,350. 8, Robert Raymond, Pflugerville, Texas/Jay Nephew, Houston, 1,349. 9, Cory Misura Clearwater, Fla./Jason Zook Tampa, Fla., 1,330. 10(tie), David Stoddard/Douglas Stoddard, Utica, N.Y., and Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif./Donald Benner, Verona, Wis., 1,321.
Singles
(Averages of 176 and above)

1, Ryan Mouw, Muskegon, Mich., 802. 2, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 800. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 792. 4, Jason Price, Shakopee, Minn., 767. 5, Joseph Conti, Liverpool, N.Y., 764. 6, Warren Meyer, Melbourne, Fla., 761. 7, Larry Walker, Somerset, N.J., 758. 8, Jason Zook, Tampa, Fla., 755. 9, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 752. 10, Kristopher George, Las Vegas, 751.
All-Events
(Averages of 176 and above)

1, Ryan Mouw, Muskegon, Mich., 2,156. 2, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,151. 3, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,150. 4, Derek Mango, Cicero, N.Y., 2,142. 5, Daniel Vick, Pittsford, New York, 2,122. 6, Joseph Conti, Liverpool, N.Y., 2,084. 7, Charlie Esteban, San Francisco, 2,071. 8, Robert Gotchall, Clarksville, Tenn., 2,070. 9, Clark Frison, Loveland, Colo., 2,058. 10, Jay Nephew, Houston, 2,048.
Team All-Events
(Combined all-events totals of all five team members)

1, Mento Produce (Anthony Pepe, Travis Mento, Steve Meyer, Derek Magno, Joseph Conti), Syracuse, N.Y., 9,983. 2, S and B Pro Shop 1, Warren, Mich., 9,967. 3, Shady Unicorns, Chula Vista, Calif., 9,575. 4, Huskers 1, DeForest, Wis., 9,555. 5, Eduardo Astiazaran Team 1, Tucson, Ariz., 9,492. 6, Lakeview Lanes 1, Syracuse, N.Y., 9,466. 7, Bergie's Pro Shop 2, Alexandria, Minn., 8, Nu-Fusion Bowling, Rancho Cordova, Calif., 9,363. 9, Jug's Bowling Center 2, Sylvania, Ohio, 9,351. 10, Jug's Bowling Center 1, Sylvania, Ohio, 9,317.
STANDARD DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 776-875)

1, Shawn Blanton Team 2 (Chris Strehl, Shawn Blanton, Andrew Dill, John Leonard, Davey Murphy), Owensboro, Ky., 2,870. 2, Steve Austin Team 1, Sparta, Mich., 2,864. 3, Schliep Consulting LLC, Shakopee, Minn., 2,849. 4, WALCO 1, Kalona, Iowa, 2,848. 5, Just One More, Sunnyside, Wash., 2,825. 6, Brucker Funeral Home, Newark, Ohio, 2,823. 7, Alyson's Five, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,813. 8, Point Bowl, Vesper, Ala., 2,785. 9, Pat's Pro Shop, Grand Forks, N.D., 2,777. 10, Rayco Auto Top, Eastlake, Ohio, 2,775.
Doubles
(Combined Averages of 311-350)

1, Todd Reno, Lemont, Ill./Robert Riley, Plainfield, Ill., 1,270. 2, Mitchell Scheller/David Scheller, Mount Olive, Ill., 1,230. 3(tie), Steve Reyna/Jordyn Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., and Colin Alexander, Palm Harbor, Fla./Scott Alexander, Stamford, Conn., 1,220. 5(tie), Scott Fitzhugh, Cambridge, Md./Martin Vitelli, Princess Anne, Md., and Daniel Lilly/Matthew Jaramillo, Henderson, Nev., 1,217. 7, Bryan Mose/Jon Kelley, Kokomo, Ind., 1,211. 8, David Cason, Lewisville, N.C./Kevin Bogardus, Ararat, N.C., 1,203. 9, James Augustine/Douglas Hajicek, Grand Forks, N.D., 1,202. 10 (tie), John Magnus/Chris Whitty, Alice, Texas, and Nathan Villaruz, Meniffe, Calif./Joe Machan, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,193.
Singles
(Averages of 156-175)

1, Andrew Leppen, Amherst Junction, Mich., 679. 2, Monty Hansen, Sterling Heights, Mich., 676. 3, Dan Krostal, Waukegan, Ill., 673. 4(tie), Richard Yuhnke, Chico, Calif., Richard Sprecht, Epworth, Iowa, and Daniel Hangman, Omaha, Neb., 667. 7(tie), Jeffrey Isenburg, Saybrook, Ill., and David Reutener, Elyira, Ohio, 665. 9, Ashley Meadows, Grabill, Ind., 664. 10, Matt Beichey, Northampton, Pa., 663.
All-Events
(Averages of 156-175)

1, Vicente Ada, Bellmawr, N.J., 1,873. 2, Kevin Paulson, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 1,800. 3, Paul Mooney, Sandy Springs, Ga., 1,799. 4, Chad Oltmann, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1,796. 5(tie), John Slott, Comstock Park, Mich., and Marc Beichey, Northampton, Pa., 1,786. 7(tie), Noah Nissen, Lidgerwood, N.D., Dennis Drescher, Fort Worth, Texas, and Dustin Robles, East Grand Forks, Minn., 1,782. 10, Chris Silva, Tempe, Ariz., 1,781.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 775 and below)

1, Lynn Christianson Team 1 (Doug Fugleberg, Corey Hanson, Ricky Crane, Jody Bueng, Lynn Christianson), Twin Valley, Minn., 2,624. 2, Roy Allen Team 2, Springfield, Mo., 2,580. 3, The Bowlers Store 1, Dayton, Ohio, 2,533. 4, Mel'ody Lanes, Montevideo, Minn., 2,483. 5(tie), Galvan Electric, Grand Island, Neb., and Blohdorn Lumber, Alliance, Neb., 2,481. 7, Addison Construction 2, Spearfish, S.D., 2,468. 8, Elyria BA 2, Elyria, Ohio, 2,466. 9, Where's the Server?, New Hope, Minn., 2,454. 10, Like a Boss, Dover, Fla., 2,451.
Doubles
(Combined averages of 310 and below)

1, Kevin Graham, Fairfield, Conn./Anthony Merritt, Naugatuck, Conn., 1,133. 2, Charles Hurst, Julesburg, Colo./Matthew Walters, Englewood, Ohio, 1,103. 3, Mare Byres, Rio Rancho, N.M./Linda Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,100. 4, Ronald Shelton, Waukon, Neb./Michael Rediske Hokah, Minn., 1,097. 5, Matthew Cooper/J. Wayne Cooper, Denton, Texas, 1,093. 6, Herman Glenn/Larry Klemme, Lake Wales, Fla., 1,090. 7, Donald Mueller/Tammy Mueller, Auburn, Mich., 1,086. 8, Chris Hallman, Bayard, Neb./Donald Hickox, Gering, Neb., 1,084. 9, Kevin Rixmann/Michael Rixmann, Osceola, Wis., 1,082. 10, Donald Betke, Morton Grove, Ill./Jim Simkins, Park Ridge, Ill., 1,080.
Singles
(Averages of 155 and below)

1, Bill Vianco, Delphi, Ind., 638. 2, Robert McKinzie, Liberty, Mo., 624. 3(tie), Derek Hopson, Belleville, N.J., and Larry Meyers, Renwick, Iowa, 612. 5, Paul Westerhold, La Habra, Calif., 606. 6, Veronica Remick, Decorah, Iowa, 600. 7(tie), Michael Kerr, Carrollton, Texas, and Brian Gregory, Manteo, N.C., 599. 9, Nate Sanne, Clarkson, Neb., 598. 10, Lynn Christianson, Twin Valley, Minn., 595.
All Events
(Averages of 155 and below)

1, Larry Meyers, Renwick, Iowa, 1,707. 2, Derek Hopson, Belleville, N.J., 1,687. 3, Wesley Straight, Cooperstown, N.D., 1,673. 4, Jeremy McGill, Louisville, Ky., 1,667. 5, Bill Vianco, Delphi, Ind., 1,657. 6, Chris Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., 1,650. 7(tie), Sean Tennison, Adrian, Mich., and Jody Bueng, Ada, Minn., 1,636. 9, Bryan Addleman, Lincoln, Neb., 1,634. 10, J. Wayne Cooper, Denton, Texas, 1,627.

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