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Vol. 72 No.52 February 29 - March 6, 2012 50 cents

USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS KICKS OFF IN BATON ROUGE

By Matt Cannizzaro - USBC BATON ROUGE, La. - With Mardi Gras floats The 2012 event marks the second time the Open cruising through the streets just outside of the Baton Championships has been held in Baton Rouge Rouge River Center, the first of more than 60,000 (2005), and more than 12,000 five-player teams are bowlers paraded down Center Aisle at the 2012 scheduled to make their way to the Red Stick before United States Bowling Congress Open the tournament concludes July 10. Championships opening day. The early leaders at the 109th edition of the Open The Louisiana State University Tiger Girls, LSU's Championships were a pair of local teams. Fun in mascot, Mike the Tiger, and the Krewe of Artemis the Shade of Springfield, La., grabbed the Regular helped usher in the first 40 teams of the year and Team lead with games of 779, 985 and 1,023 for a entertained a crowd of hundreds, kicking off the 2,787 effort, while I Brought My Friends 1 of Baton 151-day event in style. Scott Innes, a local radio perRouge paced the Classified Division with a 2,452 sonality and the voice of numerous cartoon charactotal. ters such as Scooby-Doo, served as the emcee. Jason Graham led the way for Fun in the Shade Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrgo, with a 612 series and was followed by Daryl Stone Baton Rouge Chief Administrative Officer John (597), Shamus Saunders (565), Carl Mello (540) Carpenter, USBC and bowling-industry dignitaries and Richard Harris (473). and sponsors took part in the opening festivities, "We wanted to be a part of opening ceremonies which included the traditional Mass Ball Shot, ribsince it was here in Baton Rouge, and it was a lot of USBC Photo bon cutting, crowning of Joe Bowler and the down- The Louisiana State University Tiger Girls surrouund Floyd Patterson, fun," Harris said. "Our goals were to fill frames and home Cajun humor of Gary Dupuy. crowned Joe Bowler at the USBCOpen Championships opening ceremony. shoot 3,000, and even though we came up short, it Floyd Patterson of nearby Maringouin, La., earned was a great experience." the distinction of Joe Bowler, a tradition that began in 1951, and rolled the ceremonial first Ronald Johnson contributed a 544 series for I Brought My Friends 1 and was joined by ball (an eight count), signifying the official start of the 2012 tournament. James Barlow (515), Patricia Hebert (486), Mary Phills (485) and Azalee Barlow (422). "I didn't know Joe Bowler existed," said Patterson, who made his 16th USBC Open "We feel elated," James Barlow said. "This is my first time ever being in the lead, and it Championships appearance and finished the day with a 530 series. "I had no idea, but it's a just feels really good to lead the tournament and share it with my friends. We can say that real good feeling. I have a passion for bowling, so for me, this is really a special honor. I'm at least, for once in our lives, we led the national tournament." real excited about the tournament being back in Baton Rouge. This is something we've realTo be eligible for the Classified Division, a team must have a combined average of 900 ly been looking forward to. We've been planning and preparing for this since last year." or less.

Englands Dom Barrett Wins First PBA Tour Title in Scorpion Open
By Bill Vint - PBA LAS VEGAS Englands Dom Barrett, in his American television debut, defeated Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., 247-204, to win the Professional Bowlers Association Scorpion Open at South Point Casino and Hotel. The Scorpion Open was the third of four PBA animal pattern championships contested during the third annual PBA World Series of Bowling and the fourth straight World Series title including the PBA World Championship won by international players. Barrett joined countryman Stuart Williams, winner of the Bayer Viper Open, as the second English player ever to win a PBA Tour title. He came into the finals as the top qualifier and worked his way through two elimination matches before throwing his best game at the hard-luck Rash, who was once again plagued by a fatal error. In the opening game of the eliminator-format finals, Rash led the four-man field with a 217 game. Barrett

Frankie Berardino Blasted 822 At Farmingdale Lanes

FARMINGDALE, NY Frankie Berardino topped the scoring in the Tuesday Early Birds League at Farmingdale Lanes rolling a near perfect 299game then adding games of 244 and 279 to tally a session high series of 822. Charlie Turner rolled 245-212269-726, Steve Coleman 267, Lou Serafini 238-225-261-724, and Jonae Greaves 264-245-224-733.

was right behind with a 207. Hometown favorite Dave Wodka of Henderson, Nev., nipped Patrick Allen of Baltimore, 177-173, to remain in contention. Allen, as low man, was eliminated. In game two, Rash again led the survivors, using a late string of five strikes to post a 221. Barrett advanced to the title match with a 214. Three open frames led to a 164 game and doomed Wodkas hopes for his second PBA Tour title. In the title match, Rash and Barrett both struck on six of their first seven shots, but Rashs unconverted 2-4-8-10 split in the third frame gave Barrett an 18pin advantage. Both players converted single pin spares in the eighth and ninth frames before Barrett doubled in the 10th frame to claim the $15,000 first prize and a berth in the Round of 36 for the end-ofseason PBA Tournament of Champions. See Scorpion page 3

Eric Oppenheimer Rolled 300 At Majestic Lanes

HOPELAWN, NJ Eric Oppenheimer earned top honors rolling in the Madison Pak Mens League tossing games of 227-258300 for a high series of 785. Tom Martino, Jr. rolled 280259-236-775, Joe Herber 235236-233-704, Michael Dinaburg 266-210-222-698, Erin Drakoulis 236-216-235-687, Rob DOnofrio 201-238-227-666, Michael Brus III 23-216-214-653, and Andrew Tripka 248-223-652.

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A LEGEND IS GONE
The end of an era. The passing of a legend. These are the only words that I thought of when I heard of the passing of Emma P. Hendrickson, Morris Plains, last week. While we mourn the loss of this 102-year-old icon, one cant help but evoke all the fond memories of Miss Emma. Not everybody knows that before she got into serious bowling and coaching, Emma was drawn at random at a bowling exhibition to challenge another legend, Andy Varipapa. Her claim to fame was I beat him. In addition to husband George, son Richard, daughter Carolyn, 8 grandchildren, 18 Great grandchildren, and 4 Great Great Grandchildren, her passion and greatest achievement was in starting up Morris countys youth bowling association. She simply loved coaching and bowling. Emma bowled in her 52nd consecutive national tournament, in Syracuse, NY. She served the county, state and 600 Club associations for many years, and was a delegate to the National USBC Convention. Fortunately her innumerable contributions didnt go unnoticed. and industry. In 2009, the United States Bowling Congress Womens Championships presented Emma to the attendees with a walk down the center aisle of the bowling stadium in Reno and gave her flowers, a plaque, a medallion for 50 years participation and a pendant with her birthstone for being the tournaments oldest participant. She was inducted into the Morris County USBC Womens Hall of Fame (1982), New Jersey State Womens Bowling Association Hall of Fame (1995), and Morris County USBC BA Hall (2004) being only the second female in that hall. One of Emmas granddaughters, Karen Mariani, said, The biggest thing I admire about my Nana is her strength. She has gone through not only every historical era we can think of and read in the history books, but has suffered first the loss of her son, then her husband and then her daughter, but continued on. I know I will miss her stories and wisdom, as she was always sharing her thoughts with you, regardless of if you agreed! Another interesting story is that when she was 8 years old, she had a neighbor who made home made potato chips in his kitchen. She and her brother Adam loaded a wagon up and delivered them throughout the neighborhood. Turns out, the neighbors name was Henry Wise... go figure! I just learned about this recently... what a hoot! As her obituary indicated, Keeping her spirit alive and her dedication to young bowlers, donations may be made in her name to help fund youth bowling scholarships and can be sent to: Northwest NJ Bowling Council, c/o Joyce Brokling, 17 Woodmont Road, Randolph, NJ 07869. While this legend will be deeply missed, and leave an unfillable void, you can bet that as you are reading this, Andy Varipapa is probably challenging Emma to a rematch!

About the Pros

A pro bowler's opinion of a town is based mostly on how well or how badly he or she bowls there, not whether it is a pleasant or historical site. And you can bet that a bowler's opinion of a lane condition is in direct proportion to how well it was hit. To a winner, it's the best. To the runner-up, it's excellent. To the casher, it's fair to good. And to the also rans, it's not a matter of pleasant conversation. Soaker or no soaker (bowling ball dipped in various chemicals to give extra action) Don McCune was the most abused Bowler of the Year in history in 1973 because he fathered and mastered the soaker, now banned. But McCune came back in 1974 to prove his ability, winning $33,000 (excellent earnings then) without winning a tournament. Todays legal bowling balls make yesteryear's soakers look like backup balls. A pro bowler would be a fool to suffer the frustrations and instabilities which almost inevitably are a part of the career, unless he or she firmly believed some day would bring stardom, and all that goes with it. Pro bowlers really aren't superstitious, but some claim it's a scientific fact that they roll much better while wearing certain colors. Marshall Holman on Marshall Holman: Im an emotional player. If I were passive I would be mediocre. My actions are spontaneous, and I can no more control them than other players can change to the way I react. It' the way I work. What I do is gut and heart reactions. You just don't change them that easily. Winners of pro tournaments don't forget. They remember how to win and. the feeling it brings, and that can keep them going for a long time---no matter what. Most bowling pros make it by taking one more chance, over and over again. The dismal failures have no problem. They soon realize they can't make it, at least most of them do, and pack it in. The fringe players, the ones who cash fairly often, but seldom win the big money, have it the toughest. They just get by, hoping for that big win or big year that always seems to be a game or a strike away from their grasp. Quite a few, if they had to do it over again, might take a regular job, and be the best bowler in their shop or office. Others are quite candid, and freely admit, that the tour, even when the going is rough, is a lot better than most jobs. In every way, on and off the lanes, Carmen Salvino has given his all for bowling, almost as though it has been his personal crusade. And all you can ask or demand of yourself or anyone else is that they give their best. Bowling is a funny game, even though it wasn't meant to be. Isnt every bad break, spooky pinfall, or curious happening in bowling funny, so long as it happens to someone else? And talking about funny, what happened in San Jose, Calif., in 1971 wasn't funny to the right-handers in the field. All 16 match play qualifiers were left-handed. No sport has as many athletes so close together in ability as bowling. On any given week, any one of more than 50 pros rates almost an equal chance to win any given tournament. The margin of difference is often one good game or good shot or one lucky or unlucky break. Some pro bowlers beat up their hands so badly that when you shake hands with them it 1 s like sticking your hand into a bag of walnuts.

EMMA P. HENDRICKSON

For example, when the Professional Bowlers Association held a team challenge event at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, the theme parks management invited Emma to attend and even sent a limousine to bring her to the park. Pro bowling star Parker Bohn III told Emma that he was in awe of her. At age 100 she was invited to bowl against Regis Philbin on the Live with Regis and Kelly show. She said she let him win. My Metropolitan Bowling Writers Association (MBWA) gave her a special service award in 2004 for all she had done for the sport

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Its a fantastic feeling, Barrett said. I kind of got to go through some of the emotions with Stu (Williams) after he won his title, and that gave me a little insight about what was going to happen to me if I got this far. I just wanted to throw the best 10 shots I could, and I think most of them were pretty good, he added. The thing to remember is the lane is still 60 feet and there are 10 pins at the other end, and you cant control your opponent. You just have to make a good shot yourself. For Rash and the United States professionals, the loss was another bitter disappointment. In four straight World Series of Bowling finals appearances, Rash has finished third in the PBA World Championship and Bayer Viper Open, and second in the Chameleon and Scorpion Opens. He also finished second to Mika Koivuniemi in the WTBA World Bowling Tour Finals to kick off the World Series. And the U.S. has yet to win a World Series title. Following Koivuniemis win in the WBT Finals for Finland, fellow Finn Osku Palermaa won the PBA World Championship, Englands Williams won the Bayer Viper Open, and Australias Jason Belmonte won the Chameleon Open. If you were to roll the calendar back 10 years, this wouldnt be happening, Barrett said of the surprising international dominance. But we have so many international tournaments now, and the PBA Tour has opened events like the World Series to international players, that the experience weve been able to get on the European and Asian tours has really meant a lot. The tournaments we have in Europe have televised finals, but nothing quite like this, he added. The arena setting here reminds me of the Weber Cup back home, so when I walked in and saw how close this setting was to the Weber Cup, it made me feel right at home. Barrett didnt want to rate himself against Williams as to who the best British bowler might be, but he said, Stu was the best after the Viper Open, and I put myself into the running today. But the fact is, were the only two Englishmen to win a PBA Tour title, so thats what is really cool.

MAPLE LANES HIGH ROLLERS

MEN: Joshua Weinberger 288/742 Richard King 280/727 James Wheeler 279/740 Carmine Calabrese 278/711 Eddie Penifel 277/714 Steven Maruffi 269/734 Steven Chan 268/701 Mentor Leka 267/702 Jeremiah Readie 267/749 Michael Grover 267/732 Robert Calabrese 266/731 Sal Zappulla 257/735 Jayson Cordero 257/716 Tony Chan 253/714 WOMEN: Vanessa Bobe 258/662 Joan Mesiti 256/693 Gillian Clarke 255/607 Rosemarie Lacirasella 244/637 Bonny Feliciano 241/603 Dawn Marie Rooney 235/600 Dolores Nigro 223/618 Jennifer Jansen 220/644 Betty Selmani 215/612 Josephine Scoma 210/605 SENIORS: Lino Pizzaia 254/704 Alby Pezzella 277/691 Mike Scialabba 236/663 John Bonini 236/655 Paul Miceli 223/627 Mike Goldberg 223/611 Sam Lass 221/631 John Codianni 209/603

YOUTH:
TEENS: Gabriel Vazquez 246/573 Austin Wong 245/611 Cameron Wong 245/619 Joseph Trapani 192/538 Christina Kaye 184/523 JUNIORS: Angel Rivera 167/477 Danny Pira 163/390 Danielle Rich 134/327 Riley Dominianni 148/409 Cameron LaPlant 130/363 Veronica Sorrentini 133/379 Nicolette Cangro 113/319

"I have not failed, I've just found ten thousand ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison

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AT WALLINGTON LANES
By Gloria Volpe Thursday Early Mixed This mixed league has some great bowlers with some top scores such as Ryan Appelt with a 256,Mike Minervini 255, Phil Johnson 254, Charles Jackson 253, Fabio Castillo 248 , Ed Biggy 247 an Chris Agnoli 226. The ladies has some nice scores with Meg Floresca 217,Charlene Bavaro 205 and Donna Viola 203. Bud light Tuesday 4 Man Victor Mendoza heated up the night with his 289256-and 759 series. Jose Bermudez was equally as hot with his 269258-764 series . Patrick Eriksson 288,Dave Livelli 279 and lets not forget Kevin (Tito) Jackson 279, Paul Tortorici 278 Lauren Rybak 243-622. Sun Mixed Chuck Zingone led the league with a 259-247-244 and a 750 series , Mike Laspada 232 ,Ron Wassel 225 ,Joyce Pietrowicz 207 and Lauren Pietrowicz 204. St Misfits Gary Pelikan was no Misfit with his 258-238-215 and a 711 series. Billy Ochiuzzo 236,Joe Juliano 230218 207 655. G&L Friday Night Mixed. Wonhee Yu was the high scorer with a 267,Ed Smith 265 ,Tony Milons 248, Jim page 245 and Bob lennox 245 . The ladies Grace Thomas 225, Nicky Torres 224 and Pat Giacomarro 220. Coors Light Public Safety Kevin (Tito) Jackson yes I have high scores again 290-258. Lets here for the Hoboken Boys with Dennise Edgar 238 Robert Truppner 255 714 series, Pablo Spaddavecc and Wally Wehrhahn 227 way to go Hoboken . Monday Night Bowling Chis Ferrara as the top scorer with a 267, Larry Gorrell 258,Chria Vitale 255 Emmanuel Cruz 247, Rich Graf 246 Hernado Rico 245and or own Steve Ratkowski and Joe Leardo Sr 245. The ladies Linda Rose 235 609 Nicky Torres 235 646 and Debbie Henkelman 200.

Mark Marton 727 at Parkway Lanes

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ Mark Marton led the Wednesday Teterboro Bowling League at Parkway Lanes firing 246-224-257for a 727 series. Jim Viola tossed 279-716, Jan Dul 252-706, Mike Semancik Jr 235692, Mike Aiellos 256-680, Scott Dunning 258-677, Ed Bakelaar Sr 254-670, and Larry Grubb 233-650.

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AT RABS
Tim Folkes 749
STATEN ISLAND, NY Tim Folkes led the Thursday 9:30 Mix tossing 247-270 for a high 749. Mike Williams rolled 268-259732, Eugene Proskurovsky 243265-697, Lisa Palazzola 230-246673, Melissa Krammer 254-696.

John Wilders 732

STATEN ISLAND, NY John Wilders led the Friday Nite Mixed Quarters with a 267 in a high 732. Joe DEsposito shot 268-716, Larry Sullivan 296-700, Tom OSullivan 259-693, and Ross Gottlieb 680.

Ann Marie Rubilotta 673

STATEN ISLAND, NY Ann Marie Rubilotta led the Tuesday Early Birds with 205-212-256-673. Joanne Soto rolled 221, Michele Spaan 209, and Laura Hepworth 204. In the Rab Wilkinson Memorial League Chris Reebe shot 245-254685 and Tim McAuliffe, Sr. 247-673.

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Rick Whitling 757 In Montvale Major

By Joe Rizzi MONTVALE, NJ - Rick Whitling was the high scorer in the Montvale Major League at Montvale Lanes, rolling a 757 series on games of 243, 258 and 256. His effort, along with Alan Fernand's 267-248-707, led GP's Restaurant to a 19-14 victory over Rick's Pro Shop I. Jason Tenorio bowled 246-269-707 and Chuck Ontal 246-245-210-701 for Rick's. Tom Van Wort's 279-259-213-751 led Rite Way to an easy 26-7 victory over first-half champion Davey's Locker. Bob Balzarek's 278-251201-730 helped J&C Irrigation defeat BuddiesProShop.com, 20-13. Jun Roldan rolled 279-268-730, but despite his effort Rick's Pro Shop II was edged by 12-In-A-Row Pro Shop, 17-16. Tom Flynn bowled 258-206-257-721 for 12-In-A-Row.

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THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC

Joe Herber 788
HOPELAWN, NJ Joe Herber topped the La Buona Pizza League firing games of 258-252-278 for a high series of 788. Rich Governale rolled 227238-244-707, John Baginsky, Jr. 215-259-676, Pat Moreno 223214-206-643, Scott Akalewicz 238-207-642, and Ron Tanko 235. In the Tuesday Nite Trios Paul Harney rolled 213-216-217-646, and William D. Willard 229. Drew Rucinski led the scoring in the NJ Turnpike League firing games of 228-216-634, Ed Aumann shot 224, Frank Jordan 242 and Joyce Ellison 216.

SOUTH LEVITTOWN LANES

In the Thursday Charles McShane 4-Man: Jason Vavaro 297, Peter Cornell 278, Joe Mormando 269, Ross Castorina 267, Tom Gallagher 267,737, Jon Orsini 267,703, Brad Cammarano 730. In the Monday Seniors: Jack Mateer 235, Joe Marsiello 234, Bob Sandkuhl 222-226, Rocky Torrieri 204, Michael Sala 601-220, Bob Haskin 236. In the Monday LIA: Dan Marinaro 277, Gilberto Cruz 276, Gary Campanelli 275,257,750, John Strockbine 245, Josephine Musacchio 201. In the Tuesday Early Birds: Barbara Kegel 222, Jennifer Traina 202, Marianne Ghisone 201, Liz Faust 201. In the Wednesday Swingtime Seniors: Cappy Caporusso 216,211, George Kinkel 201,597. In the Wednesday Young at Heart Seniors: Pete Thomasefsky 224,600, Richie Coyer 205,201,600. In the Wednesday Hicksville Elks: Paul Devito 255, Lois Gillis 222, Rich Sanfilippo 256. In the Wednesday Mens Nite Out: John Cota 256, Ivan Rodriguez Jr. 247, Ken Werner 235.l In the Thursday Charles McShane 4-Man: Peter Rodriguez 258, Jon Orsini 258, Vinny DiClemente 247, John Liotta 246, Scott Johnston 246, Mike McGlynn 245, Michelle Grexer 227. In the Saturday Parrot Heads: Ed Doyle 243,658, Rob Vecchione 237.

Eric Oppenheimer 750

HOPELAWN, NJ Eric Oppenheimer topped the scoring in the Madison Park Mens League firing games of 278-206266 for a high series of 750. John Antonelli shot 289-214228-731, Tom Martino, Jr. 246220-248-714, Paulo Toy 203-268706, Andre Trilpka 216-229-243688, Javier Ramos 234-257-680.

Steve Venito 696

HOPELAWN, NJ Steve Venito led the Family league pitching 225-228-243 for the high 696 set. Dave Morgante shot 226-229-645, Rocco Fortunato 202-245-640, Susasn Bobrowski 211-226-222-659, and Andrew Bobrowski 278. In the Knights of Columbus Bob Banko shot 235-258-652, Nick Simone 224-215-643, Bill Dillon 223-224-630, and Joe Grossi 236. Bob Joseph shot 247-203-205655, Joe Cordisco 243-201-634, Stephen Caporaso 258, and Willie Hall 226 in the Atlantic City Trios.

Frank Testa 742

HOPELAWN, NJ Frank Testa topped the Friday Nite Mixed League firing 258-227-257-742. Lenny Novak rolled 256-647, Gary McGinness 202-254-642, Melissa Hertenberger 215-237647, and Barbara Woitowicz 225.

Jeff Monteleone 695

HOPELAWN, NJ Jeff Monteleone rocked the Academy Madness League with games of 234-277 for a 695 set. Shelly Jacques rolled 257-235676, Dan DeBenedetto 226-230215-671, Ray Mangels 258-214669, Carmen Serignese 242-236656, Stan Pietrucha 211-245-652, and Anthony Serignese 242-236656.

Don Anione 771

HOPEL AWN, NJ Don Anione topped the scoring in the His & Hers League firing games of 247258-266 for a high series of 771. Walter Malecki shot 228-223225-676, Carmine Latin 217-234210-661, Hayward Koflowitch 206-224-604, and Bonnie Desimone 223.

Jose Medina 731

HOPELAWN, NJ Jose Medina topped the Garden State Mixed with 225-259-247 for a high 731. Ed Pawlowski rolled 266-664, Bill Slattery 215-247-654, Barry Bailey 235-227-652, Jason Passero 266-638, Lisa Kjersgaard 246-631.