BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS COLUMN 4-8-11

A Classy Carmen Salvino

One of the real treats we bowling columnist have from time to time is meeting and chatting with the great ones in this sport. At the U.S. Open at North Brunswick several years ago we had the opportunity to meet and talk with Carmen Salvino. Here's an interesting take on what took place this year at the Dick Weber PBA Playoffs. PBA Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino, one of the PBA Tour’s all-time great characters along with being one of its greatest stars on the lanes, bowled in the Dick Weber PBA Playoffs at age 77.
The PBA charter member and winner of 17 PBA Tour titles bowled Round One on the same lanes with 26-year-old Nick Weber, grandson of the legendary tournament namesake and son of John Weber, the PBA’s Director of Regional and Senior Tours. After Salvino out-bowled the young Foristell, Mo., resident in the 15-game opening round, he looked the third-generation Weber in the eye and jokingly said, “I beat your granddad once. I beat your father once. And now I’ve whipped you once.
Are you married?” Salvino then asked? Why?” Nick Weber replied. “Because you need to hurry up and have a kid so I can beat him, too,” Salvino smiled. “I’m getting too old to wait much longer.” Nick Weber laughed, and Salvino laughed. “The truth is,” Salvino said later, “if I’da had to make a living bowling against Dick Weber every week, I’d’ve had to find a new career.
I beat Dick Weber once in my career and it’s the only time I ever lost that I didn’t mind losing. That’s how much respect I have for that man.”

This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an extended version of this column please visit our Web page at http://bght.blogspot.com This column is also available on Facebook.

Bowling Highlights Column 4-8-10

LOCAL BOWLING SCORES
BY ED TOWNSEND


FOX BOWLING CENTER

WEDNESDAY MEN'S
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE

Audi Boice 226, 608, Cody Conway 259, 662, Frank Couse Sr. 237, 672, Jim Dibble 257, 226, 670, Brandon Drumm 226, 620, Art Gately 237, 634, Craig Gehrig 225, 604, Bill Gleim 247, 639, Jeremy Gulley 614, Jack Hazen 606, Steve Jacobi 247, 651, Gregory Keelser 628, Donnie Marino 234, 642, Wayne McClenon 241, Mark McGraw Jr. 258, 666, Walt Oralls 256, 638, Mitch Persbacker 227, 259, 681, Sam Rowe 227, 672, Tim Smith 227, 617, Jonathon Wayne 609, Zuke Wormuth 230, 227, 628, Jeremy Wormuth 248, 681, Lee Wormuth 246, 619, Jay Wormuth 233, 642,

THURSDAY MEN'S DEPOSIT
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Al Bullis Jr. 631, Andy Bullis 232, 647, Dale Conklin 228, 632, Ray Cornwell 242, 237, 226, 705, Mike Costello 277, 631, Howey Couse Jr. 234, 618, Frank Couse Sr. 230, 626, Jeff Curtis 226, 243, 680, Jim Dibble 234, 639, Norm Ellis Sr. 257, 637, Greg Keesler 246, 233, 693, John Lanner 243, Rich Lenio 227, 654, Rick Mills 610, Dan Wormuth 267, 701, Jeremy Wormuth 232, 640.

FRIDAY MIXED DOUBLES
COUPLES LEAGUE

Audie Rose Bullis 181, Andy Bullis 258, 244, 726, Jessica Bush 181, Howard Couse Jr. 249, 648, Frank Couse Sr. 235, Anne Couse 176, 503, Crystal Ellis 182, 184, 527, Norman E. Ellis 233, 630, William Gleim 225, 276, 702, Gino Jones 268, 657, Julie Martin 210, 535, Wayne McClenon 230, Dana McGraw 197, 188, 187, 572, Mark McGraw 287, 235, 745, Dawn Mclenon 217, 180, 543, Rick Mills 228, Sherilyn Oralls 225, 189, 592, Walt Oralls 278, 259, 740, Jennifer Smith 192, 182, 545, Tim Smith 230, 632, Daniel Wormuth 259, 664, Jeremy Wormuth 265, 246, 723.

KIAMESHA LANES

MONDAY MEN'S LEAGUE

Albert Caycho 610, Jon Wilhelm 234, 228, 268, 730, James VanAken 656, Josh Strang 239, 245, 649, Tom Belgiovene 226, 644, John Hoffmann 290, 225, 243, 758, Dan Ricco 228, 235, 612, Mike Weiner 233, 653, Eddie Lake 279, 226, 722, Rick Lake 279, 687, Robert Sze 612, James Ratner 236, 235, 644, Kort Wheeler 227, 259, 677, Keith Hackett 227, 235, 228, 690, Laresko Niifa 226, Donald Durland 240, 603, Jaryl Scott 237, 255, 666, Vinnie Collura 230, 234, 664, David Graham 269, 682, Nate Sanders 242, 248, 658, John Fischer 247, 619, Leroy Williams 609, Larry Berens 235, 632, Dean Shattuck 276, 682, Tim Minton 258, 631, Anthony Atkins 254, Wayne Atkins 261, 610, Kyle Shivers 236, 269, 225, 730, Frank Emmens 227, 674, Kenny 255, 633, Matt Fallon 246, 623, Vincent Scuderi 257, 642, James Piontek 235, 630, James Frost 246, 619, Lloyd Bridges 225.

TUESDAY MIXED
FIREFIGHTERS LEAGUE

Dorian Jennings 216, 204, 193, 613, Debbie Durland 215, 217, 608, Mary Lee Williams 204, 197, 562, Debra Blackford 185, 190, 181, 556, Joan Redington 193, 201, 545, Joan Lake 206, 174, 539, Ailene Washington 209, 217, 530, Carena Collura 183, 180, 515, Andrea Grossman 202, 511, Heather Dobell 505, Laresko Niifa 246, 226, 256, 728, Kevin Stackhouse 237, 677, Ed Guthrie 269, 664, Stan Gilmore 230, 224, 649, Edward Walsh 648, Allen Jones 251, 646, George Kelley 617, Jon Wilhelm 601, Ryan Browne 229.

WEDNESDAY MEN'S LEAGUE

Paul Durland 617, Steven Belgiovene 635, Tom Belgiovene 234, 603, John Hoffmann 258, 258, 718, Niifa Laresko 235, 617, Kevin Stackhouse 258, 227, 666, Dave Graham 226, 236, 693, Eddie Lake 237, 247, 699, Frank Muller Jr. 224, 625, Donald Durland 230, 226, 636, Richard Bradford 232, 661, Jon Wilhelm 234, 653, Matt Fallon 259, 226, 691, Gregory Fallon 236, 630, Rick Lara 244, 626, Eddie Walsh 278, 267, 760, Nick Price 232, Kenny Atkins 255, 638, Michael Mahusky 232, 241, 677, Frank L. Gerow 225, 243, 619.

THURSDAY LADIES LEAGUE

Pat Gibson 198, 190, 544, Debbie Durland 227, 233, 636, Geri Stensland 182, Sonya Robinson 194, 192, 545, Joan Lake 204, 221, 562, Liz Burgio 200, 523, Barbara Durbak 179, 502, Lisa Cartwright 180, 517, Mardette Wilcox 206, 253, 627, Stephanie Davis 202.

FRIDAY MIXED LEAGUE

Mary Lee Williams 215, 207, 255, 677, Francine Kaiser 255, 581, Mary Ann Drobysh-Berens 212, 235, 580, Antionette Rau 182, 204, 192, 578, Laura Palmer 191, 191, 191, 573, Joan Lake 182, 202, 545, Trasey Barres 201, 192, 541, Christa Sweeney 192, Julie Chen 180, Tolakii Deylii 200, Linda Schaefer 194, Eugene Kelly 245, Jryl Scott 234, 259, 279, 772, Kyle Shivers 255, 257, 223, 735, Kevin Stackhouse 278, 717, Dan Ricco 235, 661, Ryan Lepke 238, 656, Eddie Lake 267, 650, Leroy Williams 242, 640, Larry Berens 236, 634, Robert Sze 257, 621, Orshii Boldiis 617.

Tournament
Dates

March 26-May 1 Fox Bowling Center 59th Annual Handicap Tournament, Men, Women, Mixed, Fox Bowling Center, Hancock, NY Information 607-637-4401.
April 30-May 22- The 30th Annual South Side Bowl, Scranton, Pa. No-Tap Tournament. Team and Doubles--Information 570-961-5213.
April 30-May 15- The 60th Annual Idle Hour Lanes, Scranton, Pa.Tournament-Team and Doubles. --Information 570-489-7526.
May 1--40th Annual Eddie Beebe-Julia Maney Memorial Senior Tournament, Liberty Lanes.
Information on all Tri-County USBC Tournaments is available at 845-784-6630.

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 bowlers are instructed to push the ball away from the body when starting the approach.
Full coverage of this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com
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 too 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 technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is an Advisor along with being involved with Special Events for the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by telephone at 435-720-7939 or via email at mikel@stormbowling.com

Dick Weber PBA Playoffs
Caps Noteworthy Season
For PBA Regional Players

The Dick Weber PBA Playoffs, an expanded PBA Tournament of Champions field, a sold-out World Series of Bowling and other open events including the PBA World Championship, U.S. Open and Bayer USBC Masters have provided the most opportunities for PBA’s regional players to compete at the sport’s highest level during the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season than they have had in nearly two decades. With a PBA Tour schedule that visits a reduced number of cities, PBA fans are still able to see many of PBA’s talented players through its regional program which last season conducted 170 tournaments in seven regions across the U.S.
Some of the PBA’s talented players who compete largely at the regional level have converted their success to opportunities in prestigious high-profile PBA Tour events. One of those players with a predominately regional background is former PBA Tour exempt player Randy Weiss of Columbia, S.C., who will make his first PBA Tour television appearance and first serious run at a PBA Tour title in the Lumber Liquidators Championship Round of the Dick Weber Playoffs which will conclude the 2010-11 Tour season live on ESPN Sunday at 1 p.m. ET from Woodland Bowl.
“I wish I had been at this level earlier in my career, but it is what it is,” said the 37-year-old Weiss who competes in about 18-20 regionals a year. “You never know when it’s going to be your time and I hope I make the most of this opportunity. This is what I’ve dreamed about since I was five years old.” Weiss, an eight-time regional titlist whose previous best Tour finish was ninth, will battle 13-time Tour winner Chris Barnes and two-time titlist Dick Allen for the Playoffs title. It will be a finals that could be considered reflective of PBA’s membership—Barnes, who has established himself as one of PBA’s contemporary superstars; Allen, who could probably be best described as a journeyman Tour player, and Weiss who has for the most part made his name at the regional level.
“I go into every tournament I bowl expecting to win and bowling the best I can but I really didn’t know what to expect in the Playoffs,” Weiss said. “Because of the format there is probably no better example of a tournament where you need to stay in the moment and approach it one tournament round at a time.” Another player who made his name on the regional Tour is Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., who also made his first Tour television appearance in the Playoffs but was eliminated in the regional round. Boresch, a 24-time regional tour winner earned his first Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exemption in the 2010-11 season by finishing fourth in the 2010 PBA Regional Players Invitational last December in Reno. The PBA playoffs format featured six independent regional groups bowling elimination rounds within their respective regions (North, South, East, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest and West/Northwest).
A total of 156 players that included regional as well as Tour players competed in the event. “It’s a great format and it was a lot of fun,” Boresch said of the PBA Playoffs. “With the elimination format your odds were better to make the TV show because you just had to make sure you bowled well enough within your division and not be one of the bottom few players to be eliminated. It’s not like a normal Tour event where you have to be in the top five out of however many are entered in the entire tournament to make the TV show.” Boresch and Weiss aren’t the only regional players who have experienced personal career highs during the 2010-11 season. South Region veteran Tom Daugherty of Wesley Chapel, Fla., made his television debut – one he’ll never forget – in the $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions. Midwest Region competitor Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, converted his first TV appearance into an emotional victory in the Bayer USBC Masters.

Liberty ShopRite Honors 95-Year-Old

Sharing 95th birthday greetings with Ms. Elizabeth "Betty" Bauerfeind Cox (seated) are, from the left, her granddaughter Tina Tompkins of Liberty, Sullivan County District 6 Legislator Jodi Goodman, Liberty ShopRite Store Director John Rogan, son Robert Cox of Liberty and Liberty C.G.O. Coordinator and Shop Steward JoAnn Walls who was responsible for putting this birthday celebration together.

Granddaughter Tina Tompkins pins flowers on "Betty" during the special birthday party at Liberty ShopRite. Shop Steward JoAnn Walls looks on.

Liberty ShopRite employees gather around to wish "Betty" a special Happy 95th birthday.

Sullivan County District 6 Legislator Jodi Goodman presents Betty with a Sullivan County Legislature Certificate of Special Recognition.

Elizabeth "Betty" Bauerfeind Cox get's her hair styled by Debbie Benton at the Golden Shears at the Liberty ShopRite Plaza prior to her special birthday party at Liberty ShopRite. Looking on is ShopRite Shop Steward and CC.G.O. Coordinator JoAnn Walls.

SHOPRITE & COUNTY HONOR 95-YEAR OLD

A special birthday party honoring 95-year-old Elizabeth (Betty) Bauerfeind Cox was hosted by employees of the Liberty ShopRite store Thursday morning March 24.

All the store employees and customers in the store at the time were invited to enjoy refreshments and to sing Happy Birthday while Betty blew out the candles on her special birthday cake.

Prior to the actual birthday party Ms. Cox was the guest of Liberty ShopRite employees for hair styling at Golden Shears located in the ShopRite Plaza.

Sullivan County District 6 Legislator Jodi Goodman presented Betty with a Sullivan County Legislature Certificate of Special Recognition.

Liberty ShopRite Shop Steward and Computer Generated Ordering Coordinator JoAnn Walls was responsible for putting this special occasion together and coordinated all of the arrangements. Ms. Walls noted "Betty is a very special customer and we all love her."

Elizabeth was born at the families farm house in North Branch March 24, 1916, the daughter of Ed and Nellie Metzer Bauerfeind. North Branch Dr. Schenger assisted with the birth.

Betty attended a one-room school house in North Branch and at the age of 25 married Robert Cox on June 15, 1941. They had five sons, Robert who now lives in Liberty, Ronald living in the state of Illinois and Richard who makes his home in the state of California. Two sons are deceased.

Betty's grandfather was the owner of the North Branch Hotel. Over the years Ms. Cox was employed as a waitress at the Chester Diner which was owned by her mother-in-law and she also was employed as a housekeeper in the North Branch area. Hobbies previously enjoyed by Betty included dancing as a member of the Happy Footers Square Dance club, bowling and quilt making.

She now enjoys reading, word finds and walking sometimes two and three times a day to the Liberty ShopRite from her home at the Golden Hills Apartments where she has made her home for the past 12 years.

One of her favorite Sunday activities is attending services at the Church On The Rock in Youngsville.

Here & There Column 4-5-11

World Class Baseball Coming To County

The Continental Amateur Baseball Association (CABA), the Gold standard of world-class amateur baseball is coming to Sullivan County with the addition of the Sullivan County Thunderheads 17 & under boys traveling baseball team's acceptance into the New York Elite Baseball league for the 2011 summer season.
New York Elite Baseball, now associated with CABA, is considered by many as the premier travel league in the Hudson Valley and is owned by Jay Storti who is also the director of operations and is the New York State Director of CABA.
The CABA launched the initial season in 1984 and is a more user-friendly youth baseball organization that provides more teams the opportunity to participate at the national level.
Hundereds of former CABA players have since gone on to play at the professional level including Alex Rodriguez and Todd Helton.
The CABA programs include sanctioned league play, world series events, national championship events.
Team General Manager Ed Townsend said this league and association brings a new and more structured class of boys traveling team baseball to Sullivan County.
Tryouts for the Thunderheads team will be held in the middle of April.
Home double-header games will be played Sunday's at City Field in Grahamsville and on the Livingston Manor Central School baseball field.
Team organizers stress that baseball players and parents must make a full commitment for team play and practice starting in the month of May and through the middle of August.
Boys interested in trying out for the team can contact Townsend at 845-439-8177 or by email at thunderheadsbaseball@gmail.com