Clark to Assume Role of PBA Deputy Commissioner in May
Chief Operating Officer Will Oversee Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Competitions and Media
Tom Clark will be handed new responsibilities as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the Professional Bowlers Association on May 1, PBA Commissioner and CEO Fred Schreyer announced today.
Clark, who has served as PBA COO and Vice President of Marketing since May 2008 will assume primary responsibility for all Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour, PBA Senior Tour and PBA Regional Tour competitions as well as television, marketing and communications.
“Since joining the PBA in May 2008 Tom has played a major role in shaping our strategic direction and positioning the PBA for success,” Schreyer said. “As we continue the celebration of our 50th Anniversary Season, I am pleased to know that moving forward Tom will play an even larger role in creating additional opportunities for the PBA and its players.”
Clark has signed Gemini Sport Marketing as the official jersey of the PBA Tour, introduced compelling new tournament formats, television and marketing strategies and created the Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational. Clark also led several initiatives this season surrounding the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the PBA Tour.
“I love the PBA, its great history and its potential for the future. I look forward to bringing maximum enjoyment to the fans and value for our sponsors,” said Clark. “Working with Fred Schreyer, our dedicated staff, television partner ESPN and the world’s best players, we are about to embark on the next 50 years of the PBA Tour with a great passion to elevate the PBA’s status in the world of sports and sports entertainment to where it belongs.”
Clark, a former sports assignment editor at USA Today from 2000-2005, was named the Bowlers Journal Person of the Year in 2005 and was the Billiards and Bowling Institute of America’s Industry Service Award recipient in 2008. Prior to coming to the PBA, Clark was the United States Bowling Congress Vice President of Marketing and Communications from 2005-2008. Clark is on the Bowling Writers Association of America board of directors and serves on The Bowling Foundation’s public awareness committee.
While with the USBC, he signed NBA player Chris Paul as an official spokesman for bowling. Clark also helped revitalize women’s professional bowling by leading the rebirth of the U.S. Women’s Open in 2007 which led to the launch of the PBA Women’s Series presented by USBC. Under Clark’s direction bowling returned to broadcast network television after 10 years as USBC’s Clash of Bowling Champions aired on CBS last May. Clark also served as the editor of US Bowler and US Youth Bowler leading the public relations effort for bowling’s national governing body. He also continued to write, penning articles and columns for publications including Bowlers Journal International.
Clark, 39, grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., and bowled collegiately at Buffalo State College. Before working for USA Today he was sports editor, managing editor and executive editor for southeast newspapers in the Media General chain. He resides in Muskego, Wis., with his wife Kelli and two children.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and will award over $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Here & There Column 1-20-09
Composting & Regionalizing Jails
Government's working together for the betterment of life for its taxpayers could pay off very well it studies presently underway to consider trash composting and counties joining together to study regionalizing jails become a reality.
A trip to Delaware County in December to see that county's composting system revealed that except for construction and demolition debris and furniture all household garbage goes into the composting facility first and that by using this system Delaware County has extended the life of its landfill 25 years.
Delaware County sells the compost for $15 a yard and it can be used for landscaping but not approved for gardening.
The overall construction costs is high but there appears at the present time no concrete solutions for dealing with the increasingly expensive and controversial Sullivan County Landfill.
A study regarding a regional approach to county jail services has surfaced which will find out whether or not it would be cost-effective and feasible to share jail facilities, services and/or personnel.
Sullivan County as we all know is facing a state mandate to build a new jail but if a study shows that it would be feasible to instead build a regional jail system this could very well result in a reduction of the overall cost with the jail project and hopefully would reduce the burden on Sullivan County taxpayers.
Municipalities, county's and the State of New York working together and consolidating services and efforts is the major step in removing the high tax burden we all now face.
Government's working together for the betterment of life for its taxpayers could pay off very well it studies presently underway to consider trash composting and counties joining together to study regionalizing jails become a reality.
A trip to Delaware County in December to see that county's composting system revealed that except for construction and demolition debris and furniture all household garbage goes into the composting facility first and that by using this system Delaware County has extended the life of its landfill 25 years.
Delaware County sells the compost for $15 a yard and it can be used for landscaping but not approved for gardening.
The overall construction costs is high but there appears at the present time no concrete solutions for dealing with the increasingly expensive and controversial Sullivan County Landfill.
A study regarding a regional approach to county jail services has surfaced which will find out whether or not it would be cost-effective and feasible to share jail facilities, services and/or personnel.
Sullivan County as we all know is facing a state mandate to build a new jail but if a study shows that it would be feasible to instead build a regional jail system this could very well result in a reduction of the overall cost with the jail project and hopefully would reduce the burden on Sullivan County taxpayers.
Municipalities, county's and the State of New York working together and consolidating services and efforts is the major step in removing the high tax burden we all now face.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Bowling Highlights Column 1-16-09
Mike Luongo featured on the front page of the November issue of Bowlers Journal ProShop Operator magazine. Photo is by Pro Shop Operator/Tom Bushey.Luongo Featured In Bowlers Journal Proshop Operator
Storm and Roto Grip's Northeast Regional Sales Manager Mike Luongo was featured recently on the front page of the Bowlers Journal Proshop Operator, the official publication of IBPSIA.
His photo taken by Tom Bushey appeared on the front cover of the November 2008 magazine and a story written by Daniel P. Smith appeared on three inside pages.
Mike is also the author of the "Bowling Tip" in our "Bowling Highlights" column. Storm Products Inc. are manufacturers of high performance bowling equipment and are located in Bingham City, UT..
Luongo has close to 30-years of experience in the bowling industry. He is a Silver Level instructor with the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and is currently an IBPSIA board member and certified through that organization as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor.
The magazine article written by Smith stated on the front page cover, "Helping Hands, Mike Luongo has learned the value of neighborhood shops working together."
Daniel Smith in his opening remarks focused on the fact that "media reports tell one story. Wall street's in upheaval, people are losing their jobs and families across the country are tightening their budgets," but that seasoned pro shop operators " see people turning to bowling in the face of an economic downturn...their way to escape."
Smith quotes several pro shop operators who emphasized the importance of "establishing working relationships with nearby pro shops and by waving competition aside in favor of a more powerful end result----a pleased customer and the happier the customer is the more you can keep them bowling."
Smith notes that "Mike Luongo , a longtime pro shop operator in New York's Hudson Valley is considered a pioneer of such inter-shop relationships and in the late 1990's got involved with IBPSIA's education program and noticed that too many operators were concerned with a competitor's undercutting practices, rather than a better understanding of the game and it's equipment."
Luongo in the article said, "these fighting contests were hurting everybody and the whole thing is to help the sport. We all need to be on the same page and that is to service bowlers."
Smith pointed out that "Luongo turned the talk into action and more by accident than design, Luongo emerged a mini-supplier for other pro shops in the region." "It began as he took advantage of trade show deals and expanded his own inventory...at one time Luongo had as many as 1,500 balls in stock."
"He became known as the man to turn to if a customer wanted a specific item and wanted it quick," Smith wrote.
Smith wrote that "as the economic crunch hits, Luongo sees an even greater need for such relationships between pro shops and associations that can lead to improved efficiencies and customer satisfaction."
Luongo is quoted by Smith as saying, "we need to drop the idea that we can individually monopolize a given market and instead have a common goal that we can better the sport."
Smith pointed out that "Luongo has turned over the operation of his pro shop (located at Middletown Lanes) to his son Mickey and the warehouse management duties to his wife, Linda." The Luongo's live in the Middletown area.
The photo credit for this story goes to Pro Shop Operator/Tom Bushey and all written quotes are credited to Pro Shop Operator and originally written by Daniel P. Smith.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This tip is for all bowlers regardless of age or level of play.
So very often today bowlers find themselves off balance at the foul line.
While there are many reasons for this, what you may not realize is that most bad finishes are a result of a bad start.
The tip: Check your first step and see if it's too long. This will cause you to push the ball away too far and then your feet will have to play "catch up" to keep you from falling down.
Try a smaller first step next time.....it may help.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net
Local Scores
Callicoon Lanes
Recent highlights scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league include a 183 by Betty Baker, Sue Naughton 181, 192, 545, Joan Gabriel 192, Lil Zieres 201, 530 and Susan Heinicle 231.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Tad Doscher scored a 220, Mark Hawley 213, 202, Steve Lagoda 229, Joel Turner 213, 601, Josh Mulucky 224, Karl Adams 216, Tom Biseg 201, Damien Vanluven 225, 608, Mark Herbert 217, Scott Herbert 203 and Kris Rasmussen 221.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 217, 225 by Nate Sanders, David Graham 217, 243, 658, Chuck McAllister 241, 227, 672, Keith Smith 204, 204, 607, Francisco Martinez 218, John Fischer 217, 225, 214, 656, Bill Helms 235, Roy Sweeney 203, Danny Ricco 203, Mike Weiner 212, 289, 234, 735, Jim VanAken 257, 256, 684, Jason Jones 255, 210, 624, Tom Belgiovene 204, John Hoffmann 217, 236, 259, 712, Rudy Belanchia 223, Peter Mitro 224, 237, 204, 665, Serafin Rodriguez 204, 226, 600, Jo Jo VanKeuren 225, 619, Keith Shaddock 203, Richard Levine 227, 219, Mike Cardo 245, Tim Bilyeu 235, 227, 632, Harrison Cherry 201, George Budd 227, 201, 223, 651, Anthony Marino 214, Donald Durland 224, 288, 702, Paul Durland 213, 212, Jaryl Scott 214, 257, 667, Mark Wegener 215, 280, 689, Al Caycho 214, 245, 640, Tim McIntyre 203, 248, 203, 654, Jack Moylan 280, 207, 663, Rob Sze 208, 204, James Ratner 202, 234, 620, Kort Wheeler 216, 218, 631, Angel Roddriguez 215, 600, Frank Scuderi 255, 220, 627, Mickey Lake 203, Rick Lake 200, 203, 600 and Paul Curry 224.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Deora Blackford scored a 212, Carol MacAdam 191, 531, Neil Bell Jr. 212, Mary Lee Williams 181, 515, Joan Lake 185, 510, Dorian Jennings 215, 531, Pete Scannell 235, Scott Squires 200, Shane Cunningham 201, 223, 209, 633, Russ Keesler 215, 226, 627, Crystal Price 209, 220, 595, Lisa Cartwright 188, 502, Andrea Grossman 194, 523, Larry Berens 209, 214, 231, 654, Debbie Durland 185, 531, John Hoffmann 216, 236, 217, 669, Robert Yakin Sr. 208, 211, Donna DuBois 189, 187, 210, 586, Gregora Merton 200, 223, 607 and Fran Kaiser 190.
In the Wednesday Men's league Donald Durland scored a 266, 647, Matthew Fallon 224, 203, 622, Richard Bradford 203, Jon Wilhelm 207, 201, 200, 608, Rick Lake 202, 279, 235, 716, Steven Rivera 244, 602, Tim McIntyre 221, 244, 226, 691, Rick Lara 202, Vincent Scuderi 204, Charles McAllister 224, Allan Jones 202, 237, 632, Dean Shattuck 224, 203, Art Eggleton 221, John Hoffmann 212, 237, 266, 715, Tom Belgiovene 203, 236, 226, 665, Vinnie Collura 226, 256, 224, 706, Richard Hendricks 222, Pedro Agapito 200, Dan Ricco 213, 202, 613, Al Caycho 221, 201, 227, 649, Mike Weiner 228, Kenny Atkins 205, Shaun Lyons 202, Wayne Atkins 214, William Danchak 204, Chris Magie 214 and Frank DiCostanzo 227, 216, 605.
In the Saturday Morning Yough leagues, in the Pee Wees division T. Porter 85, R. Schreiber 66 and E. James 74. In the Bantams division S. Patel 128. In the Preps division M. DeGraw scored a 127, M. Hope 102, S. Rustic 103, 107, S. Patel 93, 114, P. Patel 143, 179, R. Patel 148 and N. Goldsmith 135, 158. In the Jr./Mjrs division S. Patel 183, 162, K. Patel 166, C. Israel 154, 127, 138, J. Friedman 143, 158, T. Foxwell 151, 153, K. Gessman 132, 134, M. Edwards 131, 160, B. Fraser 116, 150, S. Durland 135, M. Brown 182, M. Scuderi 151, 177, 211, N. Price 221, 231 and C. Ciliberto 111.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league includes a 183, 514 by Kathleen Maltese, Melinda Ferris 181, 511, Tammy Kane 182, 509, Nikki Andriano 199, 500, Chris Lamoreaux 200 and Kathleen Stanton 182.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Paul Ignatovich scored a 236, 233, 661, Don Marino 205, 244, 626, Craig Gehrig 210, 234, 617, Carl Davis 220, 204, 613, Howie Couse 210, 244, 607, Thomas Anderson 217, 604, Andrew Bullis 245, Glenn Bowker 246, Joel Keeiser 233, Ryan Kille 224 and Steven Jacobi 228.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit league Greg Keesler scored a 250, Lenn Davis 214, Rick Mills 203, 203, Andrew Bullis 217, Howey Couse Jr. 206, Steve Hopkins 200, Dale Conklin 230, Rich Lenio 201 and Rob Bolster 202.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Paul Fritz scored a 290, 259, 734, Brian Robinson 234, 205, 631, Howard Couse 206, 226, 628, James Dibble 200, 218, 615, Andy Bullis 236, 611, Mark McGraw 225, Greg Keesler 233, Rick Mills 267, Daniel Wormuth 221, Bill Gleim 213, Robert Ellis 200, Anne Couse 232, 560 and Cecil Spencer 213.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Marty Haeussler scored a 252, 234, 678, Don Marino 246, 246, 678, Fred Shakelton 243, 209, 202, 654, Ray Cornwell 215, 602, Dave Mills 219, Rick Mills 210 and Julie Cornwell 180, 518.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Tri-County NY USBC where he serves as Publicity Chairman. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177 or by sending an email to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a much more expanded version of our bowling column visit our Web page at http://bght.blogspot.com/
Storm and Roto Grip's Northeast Regional Sales Manager Mike Luongo was featured recently on the front page of the Bowlers Journal Proshop Operator, the official publication of IBPSIA.
His photo taken by Tom Bushey appeared on the front cover of the November 2008 magazine and a story written by Daniel P. Smith appeared on three inside pages.
Mike is also the author of the "Bowling Tip" in our "Bowling Highlights" column. Storm Products Inc. are manufacturers of high performance bowling equipment and are located in Bingham City, UT..
Luongo has close to 30-years of experience in the bowling industry. He is a Silver Level instructor with the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and is currently an IBPSIA board member and certified through that organization as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor.
The magazine article written by Smith stated on the front page cover, "Helping Hands, Mike Luongo has learned the value of neighborhood shops working together."
Daniel Smith in his opening remarks focused on the fact that "media reports tell one story. Wall street's in upheaval, people are losing their jobs and families across the country are tightening their budgets," but that seasoned pro shop operators " see people turning to bowling in the face of an economic downturn...their way to escape."
Smith quotes several pro shop operators who emphasized the importance of "establishing working relationships with nearby pro shops and by waving competition aside in favor of a more powerful end result----a pleased customer and the happier the customer is the more you can keep them bowling."
Smith notes that "Mike Luongo , a longtime pro shop operator in New York's Hudson Valley is considered a pioneer of such inter-shop relationships and in the late 1990's got involved with IBPSIA's education program and noticed that too many operators were concerned with a competitor's undercutting practices, rather than a better understanding of the game and it's equipment."
Luongo in the article said, "these fighting contests were hurting everybody and the whole thing is to help the sport. We all need to be on the same page and that is to service bowlers."
Smith pointed out that "Luongo turned the talk into action and more by accident than design, Luongo emerged a mini-supplier for other pro shops in the region." "It began as he took advantage of trade show deals and expanded his own inventory...at one time Luongo had as many as 1,500 balls in stock."
"He became known as the man to turn to if a customer wanted a specific item and wanted it quick," Smith wrote.
Smith wrote that "as the economic crunch hits, Luongo sees an even greater need for such relationships between pro shops and associations that can lead to improved efficiencies and customer satisfaction."
Luongo is quoted by Smith as saying, "we need to drop the idea that we can individually monopolize a given market and instead have a common goal that we can better the sport."
Smith pointed out that "Luongo has turned over the operation of his pro shop (located at Middletown Lanes) to his son Mickey and the warehouse management duties to his wife, Linda." The Luongo's live in the Middletown area.
The photo credit for this story goes to Pro Shop Operator/Tom Bushey and all written quotes are credited to Pro Shop Operator and originally written by Daniel P. Smith.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This tip is for all bowlers regardless of age or level of play.
So very often today bowlers find themselves off balance at the foul line.
While there are many reasons for this, what you may not realize is that most bad finishes are a result of a bad start.
The tip: Check your first step and see if it's too long. This will cause you to push the ball away too far and then your feet will have to play "catch up" to keep you from falling down.
Try a smaller first step next time.....it may help.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net
Local Scores
Callicoon Lanes
Recent highlights scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league include a 183 by Betty Baker, Sue Naughton 181, 192, 545, Joan Gabriel 192, Lil Zieres 201, 530 and Susan Heinicle 231.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Tad Doscher scored a 220, Mark Hawley 213, 202, Steve Lagoda 229, Joel Turner 213, 601, Josh Mulucky 224, Karl Adams 216, Tom Biseg 201, Damien Vanluven 225, 608, Mark Herbert 217, Scott Herbert 203 and Kris Rasmussen 221.
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 217, 225 by Nate Sanders, David Graham 217, 243, 658, Chuck McAllister 241, 227, 672, Keith Smith 204, 204, 607, Francisco Martinez 218, John Fischer 217, 225, 214, 656, Bill Helms 235, Roy Sweeney 203, Danny Ricco 203, Mike Weiner 212, 289, 234, 735, Jim VanAken 257, 256, 684, Jason Jones 255, 210, 624, Tom Belgiovene 204, John Hoffmann 217, 236, 259, 712, Rudy Belanchia 223, Peter Mitro 224, 237, 204, 665, Serafin Rodriguez 204, 226, 600, Jo Jo VanKeuren 225, 619, Keith Shaddock 203, Richard Levine 227, 219, Mike Cardo 245, Tim Bilyeu 235, 227, 632, Harrison Cherry 201, George Budd 227, 201, 223, 651, Anthony Marino 214, Donald Durland 224, 288, 702, Paul Durland 213, 212, Jaryl Scott 214, 257, 667, Mark Wegener 215, 280, 689, Al Caycho 214, 245, 640, Tim McIntyre 203, 248, 203, 654, Jack Moylan 280, 207, 663, Rob Sze 208, 204, James Ratner 202, 234, 620, Kort Wheeler 216, 218, 631, Angel Roddriguez 215, 600, Frank Scuderi 255, 220, 627, Mickey Lake 203, Rick Lake 200, 203, 600 and Paul Curry 224.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Deora Blackford scored a 212, Carol MacAdam 191, 531, Neil Bell Jr. 212, Mary Lee Williams 181, 515, Joan Lake 185, 510, Dorian Jennings 215, 531, Pete Scannell 235, Scott Squires 200, Shane Cunningham 201, 223, 209, 633, Russ Keesler 215, 226, 627, Crystal Price 209, 220, 595, Lisa Cartwright 188, 502, Andrea Grossman 194, 523, Larry Berens 209, 214, 231, 654, Debbie Durland 185, 531, John Hoffmann 216, 236, 217, 669, Robert Yakin Sr. 208, 211, Donna DuBois 189, 187, 210, 586, Gregora Merton 200, 223, 607 and Fran Kaiser 190.
In the Wednesday Men's league Donald Durland scored a 266, 647, Matthew Fallon 224, 203, 622, Richard Bradford 203, Jon Wilhelm 207, 201, 200, 608, Rick Lake 202, 279, 235, 716, Steven Rivera 244, 602, Tim McIntyre 221, 244, 226, 691, Rick Lara 202, Vincent Scuderi 204, Charles McAllister 224, Allan Jones 202, 237, 632, Dean Shattuck 224, 203, Art Eggleton 221, John Hoffmann 212, 237, 266, 715, Tom Belgiovene 203, 236, 226, 665, Vinnie Collura 226, 256, 224, 706, Richard Hendricks 222, Pedro Agapito 200, Dan Ricco 213, 202, 613, Al Caycho 221, 201, 227, 649, Mike Weiner 228, Kenny Atkins 205, Shaun Lyons 202, Wayne Atkins 214, William Danchak 204, Chris Magie 214 and Frank DiCostanzo 227, 216, 605.
In the Saturday Morning Yough leagues, in the Pee Wees division T. Porter 85, R. Schreiber 66 and E. James 74. In the Bantams division S. Patel 128. In the Preps division M. DeGraw scored a 127, M. Hope 102, S. Rustic 103, 107, S. Patel 93, 114, P. Patel 143, 179, R. Patel 148 and N. Goldsmith 135, 158. In the Jr./Mjrs division S. Patel 183, 162, K. Patel 166, C. Israel 154, 127, 138, J. Friedman 143, 158, T. Foxwell 151, 153, K. Gessman 132, 134, M. Edwards 131, 160, B. Fraser 116, 150, S. Durland 135, M. Brown 182, M. Scuderi 151, 177, 211, N. Price 221, 231 and C. Ciliberto 111.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league includes a 183, 514 by Kathleen Maltese, Melinda Ferris 181, 511, Tammy Kane 182, 509, Nikki Andriano 199, 500, Chris Lamoreaux 200 and Kathleen Stanton 182.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Paul Ignatovich scored a 236, 233, 661, Don Marino 205, 244, 626, Craig Gehrig 210, 234, 617, Carl Davis 220, 204, 613, Howie Couse 210, 244, 607, Thomas Anderson 217, 604, Andrew Bullis 245, Glenn Bowker 246, Joel Keeiser 233, Ryan Kille 224 and Steven Jacobi 228.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit league Greg Keesler scored a 250, Lenn Davis 214, Rick Mills 203, 203, Andrew Bullis 217, Howey Couse Jr. 206, Steve Hopkins 200, Dale Conklin 230, Rich Lenio 201 and Rob Bolster 202.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Paul Fritz scored a 290, 259, 734, Brian Robinson 234, 205, 631, Howard Couse 206, 226, 628, James Dibble 200, 218, 615, Andy Bullis 236, 611, Mark McGraw 225, Greg Keesler 233, Rick Mills 267, Daniel Wormuth 221, Bill Gleim 213, Robert Ellis 200, Anne Couse 232, 560 and Cecil Spencer 213.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Marty Haeussler scored a 252, 234, 678, Don Marino 246, 246, 678, Fred Shakelton 243, 209, 202, 654, Ray Cornwell 215, 602, Dave Mills 219, Rick Mills 210 and Julie Cornwell 180, 518.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Tri-County NY USBC where he serves as Publicity Chairman. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177 or by sending an email to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a much more expanded version of our bowling column visit our Web page at http://bght.blogspot.com/
Patrick AllenPatrick Allen Wins PBA National Bowling Stadium Championship
Victory for Allen after Walter Ray Williams Jr. leaves 8-10 Spilt in Final Frame
Patrick Allen stumbled as he approached the finish line, but a colossal bad break for Walter Ray Williams Jr., the Professional Bowlers Association’s all-time titles leader, handed Allen the Lumber Liquidators PBA National Bowling Stadium Championship last Sunday afternoon at Reno, Nev.
Allen defeated Williams, 225-223, when Williams left a pocket 8-10 split on his second shot in the 10th frame of the title match. A fourth consecutive strike would have meant victory for the 45-time PBA champion after spares by Allen in the ninth and 10th frames gave Williams a chance for a come-from-behind victory.
“After Walter Ray labeled the first one in the tenth, I was just praying for a rolloff,” Allen said. “He is the all-time titles leader because he performs when he needs to. The second shot looked good off his hand. Having that happen to win is something you can’t even imagine.”
Allen, who picked up his 11th career title and first of the 2008-09 season, earned $25,000 and locked up an exemption for the 2009-2010 season. Williams won $13,000 for second place.
“I drifted a hair left on the second ball and didn’t get it to the right spot, seeing the 8-pin standing was like somebody shot me,” Williams said. “I got a few good breaks this week, I just needed one more.”
The tournament was the first in PBA Tour history to employ different lane conditioning patterns on each lane during the match play and ESPN-televised championship rounds. The left lane was conditioned with the PBA’s 44-foot-long Shark pattern while the right lane featured a 36-foot Cheetah pattern, forcing the players to make separate bowling ball and angle-of-attack choices for each lane.
“I knew if I could get lined up right, I would be all right,” Allen said. “Bowling on the mixed patterns against O’Neill, Barnes, Malott and Walter Ray could be the biggest challenge I have ever faced.”
In the opening stepladder match, Allen ended 2006 PBA Rookie of the Year Bill O’Neill’s bid for his first title, 218-200. O’Neill, a former Saginaw Valley State University collegiate All-American from Levittown, Pa., earned $5,000 for fifth place. Leaving and failing to convert the 1-2-4-6-10 “washout” in the fourth frame proved to be O’Neill’s undoing.
Allen then eliminated reigning PBA Player of the Year Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, 267-236. The key shot in the match was Barnes’ missed 7 pin spare attempt in the ninth frame after he had rallied to take a one-pin lead. Barnes, a 10-time PBA champion, earned $5,500 for fourth place.
The 38-year-old left-hander advanced to the title match against Williams after a 268-215 romp past red-hot Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas. Malott, the 2008-09 Player of the Year points leader, was never a factor after Allen started the match with seven strikes. Malott earned $6,500 for third place.
The next stop on the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour will be the Bayer Earl Anthony Classic at Lava Lanes in Medford, Ore., starting Tuesday. The tournament will be contested on a new, specially-designed “Earl Anthony” lane condition and it will include the final PBA Women’s Series tournament of the season. ESPN will televise the women’s and PBA Exempt Tour finals Sunday at 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour – National Bowling Stadium ChampionshipNational Bowling Stadium – Reno, Nev.
Championship Round – Total/Games/Earnings
1. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla. 975 (4 games) $25,000
2. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla. 223 (1 game) $13,000
3. Wes Mallott, Pflugerville, Texas 215 (1 game) $ 6,500
4. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas 236 (1 game) $ 5,500
5. Bill O’Neill, Levittown, Pa. 200 (1 game) $ 5,000
SCORES – In the first match, Allen def. O’Neill, 218-200; in the second match Allen def. Barnes 268-236; in the third match Allen def. Mallott, 268-215; and in the final, Allen def. Williams, 225-223.
Victory for Allen after Walter Ray Williams Jr. leaves 8-10 Spilt in Final Frame
Patrick Allen stumbled as he approached the finish line, but a colossal bad break for Walter Ray Williams Jr., the Professional Bowlers Association’s all-time titles leader, handed Allen the Lumber Liquidators PBA National Bowling Stadium Championship last Sunday afternoon at Reno, Nev.
Allen defeated Williams, 225-223, when Williams left a pocket 8-10 split on his second shot in the 10th frame of the title match. A fourth consecutive strike would have meant victory for the 45-time PBA champion after spares by Allen in the ninth and 10th frames gave Williams a chance for a come-from-behind victory.
“After Walter Ray labeled the first one in the tenth, I was just praying for a rolloff,” Allen said. “He is the all-time titles leader because he performs when he needs to. The second shot looked good off his hand. Having that happen to win is something you can’t even imagine.”
Allen, who picked up his 11th career title and first of the 2008-09 season, earned $25,000 and locked up an exemption for the 2009-2010 season. Williams won $13,000 for second place.
“I drifted a hair left on the second ball and didn’t get it to the right spot, seeing the 8-pin standing was like somebody shot me,” Williams said. “I got a few good breaks this week, I just needed one more.”
The tournament was the first in PBA Tour history to employ different lane conditioning patterns on each lane during the match play and ESPN-televised championship rounds. The left lane was conditioned with the PBA’s 44-foot-long Shark pattern while the right lane featured a 36-foot Cheetah pattern, forcing the players to make separate bowling ball and angle-of-attack choices for each lane.
“I knew if I could get lined up right, I would be all right,” Allen said. “Bowling on the mixed patterns against O’Neill, Barnes, Malott and Walter Ray could be the biggest challenge I have ever faced.”
In the opening stepladder match, Allen ended 2006 PBA Rookie of the Year Bill O’Neill’s bid for his first title, 218-200. O’Neill, a former Saginaw Valley State University collegiate All-American from Levittown, Pa., earned $5,000 for fifth place. Leaving and failing to convert the 1-2-4-6-10 “washout” in the fourth frame proved to be O’Neill’s undoing.
Allen then eliminated reigning PBA Player of the Year Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, 267-236. The key shot in the match was Barnes’ missed 7 pin spare attempt in the ninth frame after he had rallied to take a one-pin lead. Barnes, a 10-time PBA champion, earned $5,500 for fourth place.
The 38-year-old left-hander advanced to the title match against Williams after a 268-215 romp past red-hot Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas. Malott, the 2008-09 Player of the Year points leader, was never a factor after Allen started the match with seven strikes. Malott earned $6,500 for third place.
The next stop on the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour will be the Bayer Earl Anthony Classic at Lava Lanes in Medford, Ore., starting Tuesday. The tournament will be contested on a new, specially-designed “Earl Anthony” lane condition and it will include the final PBA Women’s Series tournament of the season. ESPN will televise the women’s and PBA Exempt Tour finals Sunday at 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour – National Bowling Stadium ChampionshipNational Bowling Stadium – Reno, Nev.
Championship Round – Total/Games/Earnings
1. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla. 975 (4 games) $25,000
2. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla. 223 (1 game) $13,000
3. Wes Mallott, Pflugerville, Texas 215 (1 game) $ 6,500
4. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas 236 (1 game) $ 5,500
5. Bill O’Neill, Levittown, Pa. 200 (1 game) $ 5,000
SCORES – In the first match, Allen def. O’Neill, 218-200; in the second match Allen def. Barnes 268-236; in the third match Allen def. Mallott, 268-215; and in the final, Allen def. Williams, 225-223.
ROTH, PETRAGLIA, MACPHERSON ELECTED TO USBC HALL OF FAME
Three of the most successful players in professional
bowling history have been elected to the United States Bowling Congress
Hall of Fame in the Superior Performance category.
Mark Roth, 57, of Fulton, N.Y.; John Petraglia, 61, of Jackson, N.J.,
and Wendy Macpherson, 40, of Henderson, Nev., will be inducted during
the USBC Convention in Reno, Nev., on Friday, May 1.
Three of the most successful players in professional
bowling history have been elected to the United States Bowling Congress
Hall of Fame in the Superior Performance category.
Mark Roth, 57, of Fulton, N.Y.; John Petraglia, 61, of Jackson, N.J.,
and Wendy Macpherson, 40, of Henderson, Nev., will be inducted during
the USBC Convention in Reno, Nev., on Friday, May 1.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. defeats Pete Weber
in Exhibition Webcast Match
Williams Jr. Triumphs Live On PBA.com’s Xtra Frame
Walter Ray Williams Jr. continued his domination over Pete Weber in televised matches using 10 out of a possible 12 strikes en route to a 257-199 exhibition victory January 7 at Reno, NV. The match marked the first-ever “Xtra Frame Game” live streaming video match on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame.
Xtra Frame is a subscription streaming video service that features live match play round coverage of regular events, exclusive interviews with PBA stars and archived coverage of ESPN telecasts. The match is now available on demand on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame.
Over 50% of the 4,000 online voters chose the clash of two of the PBA’s greatest icons. Both are Hall of Famers and were ranked in the top 5 all time in PBA history as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration (Weber was 4th, Williams remains one of the three top ranked players whose final standing is yet to be revealed).
Williams Jr. added to his record number of career titles with victory 45 at this season’s Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship. 34-time titlist Weber, after a successful offseason bowling internationally, has yet to make a telecast this year.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Pete Weber have perhaps the biggest current rivalry in professional bowling with Williams Jr. dominating recent TV matchups. In 2006 Williams Jr. defeated Weber, 236-213 in the title match of the PBA World Championship and defeated PDW, 289-236 in the title match of the Dydo Japan Cup.
“In effect, this is bowling’s first pay-per-view match,” said PBA COO Tom Clark. “And the fans made a great choice. Who wouldn’t want to watch Walter Ray vs. PDW under any circumstance?”
To sign up for Xtra Frame and be able to watch this exhibition match plus the other features go to pba.com. Subscription price is $5.95 per month.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com.
in Exhibition Webcast Match
Williams Jr. Triumphs Live On PBA.com’s Xtra Frame
Walter Ray Williams Jr. continued his domination over Pete Weber in televised matches using 10 out of a possible 12 strikes en route to a 257-199 exhibition victory January 7 at Reno, NV. The match marked the first-ever “Xtra Frame Game” live streaming video match on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame.
Xtra Frame is a subscription streaming video service that features live match play round coverage of regular events, exclusive interviews with PBA stars and archived coverage of ESPN telecasts. The match is now available on demand on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame.
Over 50% of the 4,000 online voters chose the clash of two of the PBA’s greatest icons. Both are Hall of Famers and were ranked in the top 5 all time in PBA history as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration (Weber was 4th, Williams remains one of the three top ranked players whose final standing is yet to be revealed).
Williams Jr. added to his record number of career titles with victory 45 at this season’s Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship. 34-time titlist Weber, after a successful offseason bowling internationally, has yet to make a telecast this year.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Pete Weber have perhaps the biggest current rivalry in professional bowling with Williams Jr. dominating recent TV matchups. In 2006 Williams Jr. defeated Weber, 236-213 in the title match of the PBA World Championship and defeated PDW, 289-236 in the title match of the Dydo Japan Cup.
“In effect, this is bowling’s first pay-per-view match,” said PBA COO Tom Clark. “And the fans made a great choice. Who wouldn’t want to watch Walter Ray vs. PDW under any circumstance?”
To sign up for Xtra Frame and be able to watch this exhibition match plus the other features go to pba.com. Subscription price is $5.95 per month.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com.
Here & There Column 1-13-09
Klatch Hopes For Peace Under New President
As we entered this new year our Sullivan County 'Coffee Klatch' gave our best wishes for success to President Elect Obama but also reminded our new president and Congress of the fact that no terror attacks on our country in 2009 was indeed no accident.
As we ground the coffee beans, which is our first step in making our fresh coffee, and baked our home made donuts (we bake them in the oven and do not fry them) several in our klatch (made up of three Republicans, three Democrats and one Independent) threw out the topic of it's a good time to think about why we have not had a terrorist attack in 2008.
Has it been just plain luck as some politicians and the media would make us believe or has it been a strong intelligence community that has kept any terrorist group from striking us here within the United States.
One of our klatch members noted that an uncle of his who had worked for the FBI for some 29 years pointed out to him that the reason we have not been attacked in the more than seven years after 9-11 is the hard work of the FBI, CIA and our military.
It seems that this former FBI agent worked with other agencies to bring about sweeping changes in the intelligence community and that after 9-11 this agency became more "prevention-oriented."
Several others in our group noted they had friends who had members of their families working for the 'intelligence community' and that although everything was kept as closed secrets it has been revealed through the media that the FBI and CIA didn't talk to each other very much but in 2005 Washington established the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., where 200 analysts from these two organization sit side-by-side analyzing threats 24-hours a day. Here a secure video conference takes place three times a day with all member of the intelligence community to analyze threats and parcel out leads.
We talked about the fact that the USA Patriot Act most likely is a good thing because it got the FBI into sharing information with each other and with the CIA.
All seven members of the Klatch, politics aside, unanimously agreed that the Patriot Act has allowed our intelligence community to gather information that has roped in many terrorists worldwide and many plots are never hatched because terrorists have been arrested, killed or sent back to their own countries and imprisoned.
Following several cups of fresh brewed Java and oven baked donuts three in our group pointed out how critical they were of the media in this war against terrorists. They scolded the media who they said demonize those who are trying to protect us and who portray the tools that uncover clues to plots as "spying on innocent Americans."
Our klatch is not always unanimous but potential terror attacks on us here in the good old USA showed we were a pretty close knit group on this subject.
We talked about the 2008 presidential elections and agreed that al-Qaida is intent on doing as much damage as they can to us and that President Elect Obama will have to continue on the offensive and must support an organization to deal with threats before they materialize.
As we raised our coffee cups to salute a new year we emphasized strong support in the war on terror ...... because a mistake results in dead people.
As we entered this new year our Sullivan County 'Coffee Klatch' gave our best wishes for success to President Elect Obama but also reminded our new president and Congress of the fact that no terror attacks on our country in 2009 was indeed no accident.
As we ground the coffee beans, which is our first step in making our fresh coffee, and baked our home made donuts (we bake them in the oven and do not fry them) several in our klatch (made up of three Republicans, three Democrats and one Independent) threw out the topic of it's a good time to think about why we have not had a terrorist attack in 2008.
Has it been just plain luck as some politicians and the media would make us believe or has it been a strong intelligence community that has kept any terrorist group from striking us here within the United States.
One of our klatch members noted that an uncle of his who had worked for the FBI for some 29 years pointed out to him that the reason we have not been attacked in the more than seven years after 9-11 is the hard work of the FBI, CIA and our military.
It seems that this former FBI agent worked with other agencies to bring about sweeping changes in the intelligence community and that after 9-11 this agency became more "prevention-oriented."
Several others in our group noted they had friends who had members of their families working for the 'intelligence community' and that although everything was kept as closed secrets it has been revealed through the media that the FBI and CIA didn't talk to each other very much but in 2005 Washington established the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., where 200 analysts from these two organization sit side-by-side analyzing threats 24-hours a day. Here a secure video conference takes place three times a day with all member of the intelligence community to analyze threats and parcel out leads.
We talked about the fact that the USA Patriot Act most likely is a good thing because it got the FBI into sharing information with each other and with the CIA.
All seven members of the Klatch, politics aside, unanimously agreed that the Patriot Act has allowed our intelligence community to gather information that has roped in many terrorists worldwide and many plots are never hatched because terrorists have been arrested, killed or sent back to their own countries and imprisoned.
Following several cups of fresh brewed Java and oven baked donuts three in our group pointed out how critical they were of the media in this war against terrorists. They scolded the media who they said demonize those who are trying to protect us and who portray the tools that uncover clues to plots as "spying on innocent Americans."
Our klatch is not always unanimous but potential terror attacks on us here in the good old USA showed we were a pretty close knit group on this subject.
We talked about the 2008 presidential elections and agreed that al-Qaida is intent on doing as much damage as they can to us and that President Elect Obama will have to continue on the offensive and must support an organization to deal with threats before they materialize.
As we raised our coffee cups to salute a new year we emphasized strong support in the war on terror ...... because a mistake results in dead people.
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