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Karina Capron and Brandon Bohn Win Nicholas Ng Blasted 300-811
At Junior Gold Championships At Farmingdale Lanes
By Matt Cannizzaro - IBC Rylan Breese of Wilmington, FARMINGDALE, NY - Nicholas Ng found
WICKLIFFE, Ohio - When North Carolina, on the boys side. the line that allowed him to take center stage
Karina Capron of Fremont, The opening game of the girls spotlight with high game and set in the
Nebraska, and Brandon Bohn of final featured just five strikes, but Wednesday Duos League at Farmingdale
Jackson, New Jersey, return to a late double helped Karina build Lane bowling a 212-299-300 for the high
school in the fall, it might be hard a 30-pin lead (168-138) at the series of 811.
for classmates to top their what-I- halfway point of the two-game Anthony D'Elia rolled 289, Curtis Brown
did-on-my-summer-vacation sto- total-pinfall match. . 259, Megan Wing, Daniel Leving, and Lou
Nicholas Ng Getzelman 247.
ries, as each won a national title Lauren, 12, struck in the ninth
at the 2017 Junior Gold frame and on the first shot of her
Championships presented by the 10th frame in the second game to John LaBau 300 at Maple Lanes RVC
Brands of Ebonite International. force Karina to get at least six
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - RVC.
The two middle-schoolers spent pins in her final frame to win. She
John LaBau earned top honors in Pat Zenker shot 278-247-720,
part of their summer vacations in struck on her first shot to secure
IBC photo the Friday Night Mixed League Dan DiGirolamo 233-244-227-
the Cleveland area, ending the Karina Capron with Brandon Bohn the victory.
blasting games of 300-245 for a 704, Jason Grima 256-238-703,
stint with wins in the 12-and- "It definitely was scary, and I
high series of 757 at Maple Lanes and Sal Panzarella 253-225-681.
under division during their television debuts on CBS was nervous, but I feel really happy and excited to
Sports Network. The show, which aired on CBS, was win," said Karina, who made her second consecutive
the first of five shows taped at Game of Wickliffe. Junior Gold Championships appearance. "The expe- Paul Constantinopoli Hit 300
Karina, an 11-year-old right-hander, defeated rience was a good one and will be helpful for other At Farmingdale Lanes
Lauren Hunter of Smithton, Illinois, 328-309, to earn tournaments. Even though I won, I also learned a lot
the girls title, while Brandon, a 12-year-old southpaw this week about what I need to work on." FARMINGDALE, NY - Paul 277-757, Miguel Garrido 235-
and the son of United States Bowling Congress and Constantinopoli blasted a 300 232-267-734, Ed Mencarelli 269-
Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer See JUNIOR GOLD Page 2 game in the Tuesday Party League 255-715, and Kyle Durfee 274-
Parker Bohn III, cruised to a 412-299 victory over at Farmingdale Lanes. 227-691.
Roger Herrscher rolled 255-225-
Youngseon Cho Takes Mens Singles at 2017 World Games
ARLINGTON, Texas Venezuelas Massimiliano
Youngseon Cho of Korea topped Fridegotto, 2-0 (255-192, 195-
Justin Puchalski Hit 300
Team USAs Tommy Jones of 158) to advance against Jones in At Rockaway Lanes
Simpsonville, South Carolina, in the quarterfinals. Jones, who
ROCKAWAY, NJ Justin Puchalski 268-699, Jim Testa 258-714,
the quarterfinals then went on to qualified 13th for the match-play
collected a 300 game and finished Daniel Mergenthaler 258, PJ
capture the mens singles title at bracket, beat Singapores Qi En
with a 734 set in the Summer Adams 258, Liesl Apgar 237-644,
the 2017 World Games in Kuek, winning 267-226 and 279-
Doubles at Rockaway Lanes. Nidia Haneveld 236-635, Donna
Wroclaw, Poland. 268, in the Round of 16.
Thomas Griffin Jr. bowled 277- Ratta 231-600, and Dori Tingoli
Cho, the fifth seed in the Against Cho, Jones won the
767, Jim Beyel 276-700, Joe Karas posted a 187.
match-play bracket after the opening game, 247-244, fol-
morning qualifying session, beat lowed by a 215-215 tie in Game
Venezuelas Ildemaro Ruiz, 2-0 2 that required a one-ball rolloff. Brian Longo Rolled 300-1013
(226-182, 257-253) in the title Each struck on their first ball,
match at Sky Bowling. then Jones had a 9-count on the At Majestic Lanes
Germany earned its second second ball while Cho struck to
medal of the event as Tobias win the game. Cho then took HOPELAWN, NJ - Brian Longo of 1013.
Bording defeated Italys Salvatore Polizzotto in the Game 3, 259-156, to advance. earned top honors in the Tuesday Mike Ligato shot 233-257-208-
bronze-medal match, 201-177 and 191-187. Laura Summer 400 Doubles League at 238-936, Vinny R. Medvetz 235-
Beuthner won the womens singles title on. See Youngseon Cho Page 2 Majestic Lanes blasting games of 247-212-231-925, and Chris
Cho opened match play with a victory over 257-212-300-244 for a high series Fisher 255-211-222-209-897.
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JUNIOR GOLD
Continued from Page 1
For Brandon, the boys top qualifier, the road to the
title became a little longer when he lost his opening
match in the match-play bracket. He then averaged
more than 196 in four consecutive victories, includ-
ing two wins over undefeated John Nunn of
Jacksonville, Florida, to make the show.
Despite back-to-back open frames to close the
opening game of the title match, Brandon owned a
20-pin lead (179-159), which was more than enough,
as he added a seven-strike 233 game to complete the
task.
Brandon was extra motivated entering the 2017
event because he knew it was his last opportunity to
compete in the U12 division. However, he did not get
off to the start he was hoping for.
"After two days, I was in a slump and in 23rd place,
so I knew I needed to change something," said
Brandon, who finished tied for third place in his 2016
Junior Gold Championships debut. "I went from a
five-step approach to four, and I started bowling bet-
ter, including a great final block of qualifying. When
I lost my first match, I had to stay calm and focused.
My mom (Leslie Bohn) gave me a pep talk, and that
helped. This means a lot, especially since it was my
last one in U12."
The U12 division of the 2017 Junior Gold
Championships featured 243 boys and 124 girls, who
each rolled 16 games across four bowling centers,
Youngseon Cho Continued from Page 1
Cho then would knock out and 279-165, to reach the title
Polizzotto, dropping the first match.
game, 206-192, before winning Denmarks Thomas Larsen and
the next two games, 253-175 Mexicos Ricardo Lecuona led
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before the top 35 boys and top 18 girls advanced to
an additional four-game round.
From there, based on 20-game pinfall totals, the top
eight boys and top eight girls advanced to double-
elimination match play, which also featured two-
game matches with total pinfall determining who
advanced.
The Junior Gold Championships features the top
youth bowlers in the country seeking national titles in
three divisions - 12-and-under, 15-and-under and 20-
and-under - and spots on Junior Team USA. The 2017
tournament was held in seven Cleveland-area bowl-
ing centers, featured a $320,000 scholarship fund,
and more than 3,500 entries, both tournament
records.
The finals of the U15 and U20 divisions also were
taped at Game of Wickliffe and aired on CBS Sports
Network on Aug. 1 and Aug. 8, respectively, both at
8 p.m. Eastern.
The finals of the 2017 USA Bowling National
Championships presented by Sixlets also were taped.
The U12 finals will air Aug. 15 and the U15 finals
will be shown Aug. 22, both at 7 p.m. Eastern.
All advancers rounds and match play leading up to
the TV shows were broadcast live on BowlTV.
For more information on the Junior Gold
Championships presented by the Brands of Ebonite
International, visit BOWL.com/JuniorGold.
the morning qualifying session,
each posting a 1,420 pinfall total.
Larsen would fall to Polizzotto in
the quarterfinals while Lecuona
lost in the Round of 16. Team
USAs Marshall Kent of Yakima,
Washington, had a slow start in
qualifying and did not make the
match-play bracket.
The bowling competition con-
tinued when Team USAs Kelly
Kulick of Union, New Jersey,
who won the silver medal in
womens singles, teams with
Danielle McEwan of Stony Point,
New York, for womens doubles.
Jones and Kent will returned to
the lanes on for mens doubles, the
final event for bowling.
The World Games, which have
been held every four years since
1981, is an international multi-
sport event for sports, disciplines
or events within a sport that are
not contested in the Olympic
Games.
August 9 - 15, 2017
LODI LANES HONOR ROLL
Thursday Doubles (handicap): Mark Castro 300, Jim Hosier
300, Matt Priore 300, Justin Wyman 299, Dave Naglehout 289,
Andrew Suscreba 275, Rick Guevarra 258, Jason Tenorio 258,
Nick Kochell 257, Andrew Currie 259, Billy Felde 267, and
Jason Jenkins 257.
AT JIB LANES
Monday
TheBowlingProShop.Com 2 x 4: Tony Chiarenza 258-227-863, Bryan
Hock 230-228, Tony Ceballos 230-257, Kevin O'Neill 290, Brett
Mosley 249-237-881, Matthew Vega 248-234, Richard Scherne 265-
236-255-970, Brett Lee 240-225-226-236-927, Will Brown 267-212-
865, Danielle Merino 215-227-224-205-871, Tommy Von Ohlen 234-
241-237-237-949, Victor Chiang 289-217-223-910, Greg Fugi 223-
225-241, Dex David 254-213, J V Evangelista 264, Orlando Blackwell
247-226-225-222-920, David Chambers 251, Eric Rogan 227-235-215-
862, Joe Freeman 235-238-882, and Carl Rissland 237-235-877.
Tuesday
Ball and Chain Summer: Dollar Bill Gantt 223-247-639, Michelle
Grant-Williams 236, John Acello 220-206, Tony Trachina 243-219-237-
699, and Twone Williams 247-248-699.
Wednesday
Midweek Mixers Summer: Hector Camacho 236-632, Rex Villa 225-
258-248-731, A J Villa 215-247-623, Greg Chin 213-216-227-656, Mike
Mooney 241-249-667, Jimmy Fitzgerald 212-240-220-672, Bob
Ostermann 231-241-667, Chris Mayr 254-210-663, Terrence White 216-
247-654,and Veta Downing 254-205-651.
Friday
P.B.C. Summer: John Jay Lindo 267-205-235-892, Maria Cando 222-
226, Ogie Lawsin 236-216-225-228-905, Ronnie Generoso 259-201,
and Jhun Chacon 228-244.
Jack Matthews III, Mark Roome, Stephen
Aiello, Chris Magory and Rusty Thomsen
Elected to NJSUSBC Hall of Fame
The New Jersey State USBC Bowling Association is proud to announce
the incoming Hall of Fame Class of 2017. This years inductees are for
Meritorious Service: Jack Matthews III from Essex County and Mark
Roome from Passaic County and in the Superior Performance Category:
Stephen Aiello from North Haledon, Chris Magory from Lavalette and
Rusty Thomsen from Carteret.
These gentlemen will be inducted on Saturday evening, October 7, 2017
at the Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ during the jamboree weekend.
The dinner is the culmination of the weekend which includes a golf out-
ing, bowling tournament, and bowling seminar. Reservations for both
the weekend and for dinner are still available at the hotel and reservation
forms can be found on our website, www.njbowling.com. Any questions
or information still needed are also available from co chairman Mickey
Simoncelli (908-240-9894) or Rich Regan (908-285-0663)
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2017 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDES IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS - Adam Barta of Girard, Ohio, hasn't slept
much over the last three months, but he can rest easy now
that the 2017 United States Bowling Congress Open
Championships has come to a close with his team atop the
standings in Regular Team and Team All-Events.
Team NABR's double-Eagle performance topped a list of
many highlights during the 149-day event at the South Point
Bowling Plaza, where the USBC Open Championships fea-
tured three divisions for the first time in nearly four
decades.
More than 50,000 bowlers made their way to Las Vegas
this year in search of Open Championships glory in team,
doubles, singles, all-events and Team All-Events in three
average-based divisions - Regular, Classified and the new
Standard Division, which falls between the two.
All standings are unofficial and pending final verification.
Team NABR of Fairport, New York, took the lead in the
team event during an emotional outing April 13, posting
games of 1,023, 1,082 and 1,161 for a 3,266 total, but after
a short, tear-filled celebration, team member Mike Rose Jr.
headed to the airport to get home in time for his sister's
memorial service.
Three members of the team bowled doubles and singles
the next day as scheduled, leaving the group in a great posi-
tion for Team All-Events, but it was more than three weeks
before Rose and Scott Pohl could return to the South Point
Bowling Plaza to finish the job of putting Team All-Events
out of reach.
"I really feel like my sister was watching over our shoulders
this whole time," said Rose, whose sister Shelly Rose Stein lost
her battle with cancer April 12. "Without the rest of the guys
there to help me get through this, I don't know how I could've
made it through. I'll never look at them the same, and I don't
know how I can express my appreciation. It all brought us clos-
er together, and to hold on for two Eagles this year is incredi-
ble. It's something we'll always share."
Pohl, a former Team USA member who rolled a perfect
game in the team event at the 2013 Open Championships,
led the way for Team NABR in the team event this year with
a 694 series. He was followed by first-year team member
Anthony Pepe (675), Brian Waliczek (655), Barta (640) and
Rose, the 2007 Regular All-Events champion (602).
Their 3,266 total is the lowest winning number since
1990, when two teams shared the title with 3,201. It also
marks the second time Pohl, Barta, Waliczek and Rose have
found success in the team event. They claimed the 2015
Regular Team title in El Paso, Texas, with Rob Gotchall of
Clarksville, Tennessee.
In the overall effort this year, which made Team NABR
the first quintet since 2009 to claim the top spot in Regular
Team and Team All-Events in the same year, Waliczek led
the way with a 2,051 all-events total and was followed by
Barta (2,040), Pepe (2,010), Pohl (1,991) and Rose (1,865)
for a 9,957 total.
As the rest of the more than 10,000 teams made their way
through the Bowling Plaza, Barta spent countless hours and
restless nights watching live scoring and tracking top per-
formers through their nine games of Open Championships
competition. The relief that comes with the event conclud-
ing almost is indescribable.
"After a few years of showing we could compete, we were
able to win for the first time, and to now hang on for two
more Eagles is an indescribable feeling," said Barta, who
also rolled one of five 299 games this year en route to a sev-
enth-place finish in Regular Singles with a 776 series. "With
the late hours of checking and tracking scores, everyone
thought I was nuts, but it definitely was entertaining and
worth watching. It was more stressful than I ever thought it
would be, but totally worth it. However, I'm glad it's finally
over."
This year's Regular Doubles leaders didn't have long to
wait to see if their 1,478 total was enough to hold on.
Zachary Hattori of Henderson, Nevada, and Michael
Coffey of Melbourne, Florida, grabbed the top spot July 15
with just one doubles and singles squad remaining in the
2017 event.
Hattori, a 24-year-old right-hander, led the charge with
games of 248, 289 and 279 for an 816 series, the fourth 800
of the 2017 Open Championships, and first in doubles.
Coffey, a 22-year-old right-hander and the 2015-2016
National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association Player of
the Year while at Lindenwood University, added 231, 227
and 204 for a 662 series.
"I never anticipated something like this happening so
early in my tournament career, but this is really cool," said
Hattori, who made his third Open Championships appear-
ance. "I always hoped that someday I'd be on a team that
would give it a run, but to happen like this is amazing. I did-
n't have the best look in singles after, but for those three
games of doubles, everything was perfect for me."
In Regular Singles, senior standout Ron Jacobson of
Jupiter, Florida, rolled nine consecutive strikes in his final
game June 25 to sneak into the lead with an 804 series, the
first time he'd surpassed the 700 mark in 14 trips to the
Open Championships.
The 56-year-old right-hander finished with games of 269,
258 and 277 and moved past Matt Gasn of Clarksville,
Tennessee, and Steve De Kerf of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin,
who had shared the top spot for nearly three months with 802,
rolled March 25 and March 31, respectively.
"I've been bowling for 50 years, and, at 56, I didn't think
this would ever happen," Jacobson said. "It was a much dif-
ferent wait than I expected, because I didn't plan on paying
attention with everything I had going on at work. Every sin-
gle morning, though, I looked at the leaderboard. Every day,
when I knew singles was starting, I opened up the live scor-
ing. I'm still in awe."
Brad Angelo of Lockport, New York, entered the 2017
Open Championships focused on the success of his two-
team group and maintained that mindset throughout his nine
games at the Bowling Plaza, which ended with him leading
Regular All-Events with a 2,176 total.
The 47-year-old right-hander was clean in 87 of his 90
frames on the way to sets of 735 in singles, 723 in team and
718 in doubles June 2-3. His performance also included a
fourth-place effort in Regular Doubles with Andrew Herbert
of Eden, New York (1,428), and a pair of top-10 finishes in
Team All-Events for BowlU 1 and BowlU 2.
"Even as I sit here hearing the news over the phone, it
doesn't feel real," said Angelo, a 2016 Open Doubles titlist
at the Bowlers Journal Championships presented by USBC.
"I didn't allow myself to get too excited because I knew
there still were a lot of great teams and bowlers coming in,
including one of my former students, Zack Hattori, who
made a run just yesterday. What an absolute honor this is. It
couldn't have happened without the other nine guys, but I
accept this win as a token of all the hard work they've put
in."
The tournament's new Standard Division, for individual
bowlers with entering averages of 181-209, doubles pairs
August 9 - 15, 2017
with combined entering averages of 361-418 and teams
between 901-1,045, will welcome its first class of winners
to the Open Championships record book.
Minnesota Select Sires 1 of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, set
the bar in Standard Team with a 2,922 performance March
22. The group had games of 953, 1,012 and 957, led by
Andrew Kasten's 725 series. He was joined by Arvid Strande
(639), Paul Buendiger (542), Scott Molnar (528) and Carl
Krause (488).
Two longtime friends, Stuart Sheck of Germantown,
Maryland, and Robert Tonelli of nearby Henderson, got the
job done in Standard Doubles with a 1,236 effort May 14.
Tonelli, 71, who bowled in his 41st Open Championships,
led the charge with games of 213, 235 and a 182 for a 630
series, while Sheck, 56 years old and a 22-time participant,
added 200, 179 and 227 for 606.
The Standard Singles and Standard All-Events standings
were topped by a pair of young collegiate bowlers, who both
competed for the first time.
Thorsten Przychocki, a 20-year-old right-hander from
Sebring, Florida, rolled games of 211, 269 and 224 to lead
the way in Standard Singles with a 704 series July 11, while
Rusty Johnston, a 19-year-old right-hander from Austin,
Texas, had 681 in singles, 670 in doubles and 564 in team to
set the pace in Standard All-Events with a 1,915 total May
29. Przychocki was second in the all-events standings with
1,897, and Johnston's singles effort was tied for third.
The Classified Division at the Open Championships is for
individual bowlers with entering averages of 180 and below,
doubles tandems with combined entering averages of 360
and below and teams entering at 900 and below.
The Classified Team trophy will be headed to Alexandria,
Minnesota, for the third time in four years, this time bearing
the name Scotty's 8, which led the way with a 2,569 total on
games of 908, 810 and 851.
Alan Iverson, a 2015 Classified Team champion, led the
charge for Scotty's 8 with a 546 series April 5, and he was
joined by Zack Hedine (541), Chad Brandt (527), Ryan Dew
(493) and Bruce Corneliusen (462).
In Classified Doubles, first-timer Dustin Keener of
Cleveland, Georgia, and John Carter of Toccoa, Georgia,
swooped in during the event's homestretch and moved into
the lead with a 1,133 total July 7.
Keener, 32, led the pair with a 611 series, and Carter, a 60-
year-old right-hander whose debut came at the 2016 event,
added a 522 series.
Two more first-time bowlers landed at the top of the
Classified Singles and Classified All-Events standings.
Wiley Collins, a 50-year-old right-hander from Winter
Springs, Florida, rolled games of 202, 257 and 193 to set the
singles mark with a 652 series June 14, and Lawrence
Brossett, a 61-year-old right-hander from Natchitoches,
Louisiana, had sets of 630 in singles, 577 in team and 538 in
doubles for a 1,745 leading all-events total July 9.
The 2017 Open Championships got underway at the South
Point Bowling Plaza on Feb. 18.
During the 149-day run, there were 10 perfect games, five
299s and two 298s, while 22 additional bowlers rolled 11
consecutive strikes.
Additional highlights included 21 bowlers entering the
event's 50-Year Club, while USBC Hall of Famer Les Zikes
of Palatine, Illinois, became the 11th participant to reach 65
years of Open Championships participation. Fellow hall of
famer Marvin Stoudt of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, became the
20th member of the 100,000-Pin Club.
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AT ROCKAWAY LANES 2017 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL STANDING
REGULAR DIVISION
Fox Hills Seniors Summer: Steve Rainer 233-562, Morris Horowitz 244- Team
574, Manuel Matias 197-534, Dave Sullivan 193-502, Stan Czapka 191- (Combined averages of 1,046 and above)
504, Bill Verderber 179-486, Johanna Hofgesang 154-403, Mary Ann 1, Team NABR (Adam Barta, Anthony Pepe, Mike Rose Jr., Scott
Pohl, Brian Waliczek), Fairport, N.Y., 3,266. 2,
Verderber 153-405, and Joan Czapka 140-396. BowlingDynamics.com, Phoenix, 3,246. 3(tie), Shot Makers Pro
Shop, Temperance, Mich., and Turbo Grips 4, Chesterfield, Mich.,
Summer Adult Junior League: Adults; Scott Struble 257-703, Arthur 3,240. 5, HoF Silver Lanes 1, New Hartford, Conn., 3,239. 6,
Bowlers Connection 1, Carpentersville, Ill., 3,222. 7, Strike It Big
Martella 149-424, Lisa Harlan 207-499, Juniors; Nicholas Furman 94-224,
1, Sanford, Mich., 3,221. 8, Kam That's Not 2nd Arrow, Double
Joey Martella 75-209, and Kayla Struble 123-288. Oak, Texas, 3,214. 9, Jug's Bowling Center, Sylvania, Ohio, 3,212.
10, Lodge Lanes Kids, Orlando, Fla., 3,207.
Thursday No Tap: David Ragucci, Chirs Morris, Nick Westergaard, and Doubles
(Combined averages of 419 and above)
John Maerz all had 300 no tap games, Joe Ferretti 286-767, Sanah Aishekh 1, Zachary Hattori, Henderson, Nev./Michael Coffey, Melbourne,
278-727, Susan Weir 265-662, Tami Mehesy 221-641, and Camille Fla., 1,478. 2, Vince Biondo/Brandon Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill.,
McQueen 221-660. 1,452. 3, Mike Reasoner, Hazlet, N.J./John Nolen, Waterford,
Mich., 1,431. 4, Andrew Herbert, Eden, N.Y./Brad Angelo,
Lockport, N.Y., 1,428. 5, Jacob Kent/Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y.,
Wednesday Early Birds: Jason Stadtler 279-780, Dennis Neilsen 266- 1,425. 6, David Leverage, Peoria, Ariz./Todd Book, Russells Point,
661, Heriberto Matias 249-689, Kevin Vrabel 244, Jim Testa 234-666, Ohio, 1,424. 7(tie), Rick Miller, Lincoln, Neb./Clint Johnson, Fort
Lynne Coleman 222-621, Donna Sodano 205-538, Diana Piasecki 192- Worth, Texas, and Tim Pfeifer, Oakdale, Pa./Chris Bardol,
Brockport, N.Y., 1,417. 9, Justin Nieman, Macomb, Mich./Craig
532, and Donna Snook 163-465. Nidiffer, New Boston, Mich., 1,411. 10, Ryan Zagar, Racine,
Wis./Tylor Greene, Davison, Mich., 1,409.
Greenbriar Seniors: Alex Dalmedo 224-602, John Uffer 204-562, Mike Singles
Pomarlen 165-414, Joe Cropanese 151-401, Hedy Knight 149-395, Pat (Averages of 210 and above)
1, Ron Jacobson, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 804. 2(tie), Matt
Cropanese 136-363, Arlene Pomarlen 123-329, and Rachel Cooper 122- Gasn, Clarksville, Tenn., and Steve De Kerf Jr., Sheboygan Falls,
333. Wis., 802. 4, James Hamby, Chesterfield, Va., 792. 5, Dan Higgins,
Westerville, Ohio, 781. 6, Butch Cormier, Lafayette, La., 778. 7,
Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 776. 8(tie), Austin Gratzer, University
Summer Doubles: Mark Wyckoff 718, Harry Franz 265, Chris Sytsma Place, Wash., and Patrick Girard, Quebec City, 773. 10, Curt Dupre
264-760, Noel Cowell 259, Ed Galuska 259, Jay McGrath 258, Gary IV, Metairie, La., 772.
Malone 699, PJ Adams 706, Daron Samples 682, Jim Testa 680, Nidia All-Events
Haneveld 235-633, Liesl Apgar 228-609, Donna Ratta 211-568, and Dori (Averages of 210 and above)
1, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,176. 2, Kenny Ryan,
Tingoli 189-537. Farmingdale, N.J., 2,132. 3, Jacob Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 2,122.
4, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 2,110. 5, Brandon Biondo,
Carpentersville, Ill., 2,108. 6, Joe Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio,
2,106. 7(tie), William (BJ) Moore, Greensburg, Pa., and Todd
Lathrop, Colchester, Conn., 2,105. 9, Chris Gibbons, Madison,
Wis., 2,102. 10, Curtis Woods, Santa Rosa, Calif., 2,097.
Team All-Events
(Combined all-events totals of all five team members)
 1, Team NABR (Adam Barta, Anthony Pepe, Scott Pohl, Michael
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Aquarium, Westerville, Ohio, 9,930. 3, Rose Bowl Lanes,
Get In The Game Rochester, N.Y., 9,867. 4, Turbo Grips 3, Chesterfield, Mich.,
9,833. 5, Bowlers Connection 1, Carpentersville, Ill., 9,813. 6,
:LQXSWRVWSODFH Vanilla Salsa, Roseville, Calif., 9,743. 7, Kam That's Not 2nd
6WDUWV0RQGD\6HSWWKDWSP Arrow, Double Oak, Texas, 9,727. 8, BowlU 1, Lockport, N.Y.,
9,710. 9, BowlU 2, Blasdell, N.Y., 9,692. 10, Lodge Lanes Kids,
2QO\SHUZHHNERZOHUVSHUWHDP Orlando, Fla., 9,668.
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Ocean Trio Challenge Team
(Combined averages of 901-1,045)
VW3ODFHSHU7KLUG 1, Minnesota Select Sires 1 (Arvid Strande, Carl Krause, Paul
Buendiger, Scott Molnar, Andrew Kasten), Fergus, Minn., 2,922.
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Misfits, Casa Grande, Ariz., 2,771. 6, General Distributors 2,
Fall Leagues Now Forming Beavercreek, Ore., 2,748. 7, All-In 2, Accokeek, Md., 2,747. 8,
Scotty's 3, Alexandria, Minn., 2,738. 9(tie), Aztec 4, Lacey, Wash.,
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Doubles
(Combined averages of 361-418)
 1, Stuart Sheck, Germantown, Md./Robert Tonelli, Henderson,
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District Heights, Md., 1,233. 3, Timothy Larke, Royal Oak,
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Mich./Rick Larke, Lake Orion, Mich., 1,224. 4, Cole Schroyer,
Canyon, Texas/Brandon Simmons, Amarillo, Texas, 1,214. 5,
Alexander Cariello, Carol Stream, Ill./Ed Mousseau, East Amherst,
N.Y., 1,202. 6, Kaitlyn Schroyer, Stanton, Texas/Matthew
Hoffman, Richmond, Texas, 1,198. 7, Thomas Fredrick/Mark
Mallow, Watertown, Wis., 1,192. 8, Ramon Pagan/Raymond
Haran, Chicago, 1,191. 9, Nicholas Frederick, Commerce,
Mich./Zane Hollander, Las Vegas, 1,190. 10, Danny Smart,
Shreveport, La./Jim Daubenheyer, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,188.
Singles
(Averages of 181-209)
1, Thorsten Przychocki, Sebring, Fla., 704. 2, Charlie Theobald,
Minot, N.D., 696. 3(tie), Rusty Johnston, Austin, Texas, and Scott
Williams, Aberdeen, Md., 681. 5, Melanie Talmadge, New
Milford, Conn., 679. 6, Nolen Fisher, Caldwell, Idaho, 677. 7,
Larry Neb, Loveland, Colo., 674. 8(tie), Gary Burton, Xenia, Ohio,
and James King, Edmonds, Wash., 673. 10, Earl Bowe, Bahamas,
667.
All-Events
(Averages of 181-209)
1, Rusty Johnston, Austin, Texas, 1,915. 2, Thorsten Przychocki,
Sebring, Fla., 1,897. 3, Brennan Nett, Kiel, Wis., 1,865. 4, James
Bouknight, Jacksonville, N.C., 1,840. 5, Larry Keel, Huntsville,
Ala., 1,831. 6, Nolen Fisher, Caldwell, Idaho, 1,829. 7, Stephanie
Sanders, Bakersfield, Calif., 1,826. 8, William Labedz, Lansing,
Ill., 1,817. 9, Chhaty Sar, Columbia, Mo., 1,813. 10, Timothy
Hagar, Celina, Ohio, 1,809.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
(Combined averages of 900 and below)
1, Scotty's 8 (Chad Brandt, Ryan Dew, Bruce Corneliusen, Zach
Hedine, Alan Iverson), Alexandria, Minn., 2,569. 2, Carters Royal,
Cleveland, Ga., 2,526. 3, Yeah Spare IV, Sacramento, Calif., 2,512.
4, Dusty's Floor Covering, Twin Valley, Minn., 2,487. 5, Spray and
Pray, Los Angeles, 2,486. 6, The Misfits No. 2, Maryville, Ill.,
2,471. 7, Brant Construction, Spirit Lake, Iowa, 2,462. 8, WA
Bowlers 7, Renton, Wash., 2,459. 9, Kutztown Fire 1, Kutztown,
Pa., 2,456. 10, Crane's Team, Mesa, Ariz., 2,443.
Doubles
(Combined averages of 360 and below)
1, John Carter, Toccoa, Ga./Dustin Keener, Cleveland, Ga., 1,133.
2, Tony Jeppesen/Carlos Soto, Roosevelt, Utah, 1,114. 3(tie),
Ashley Olriksen, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Bud Olriksen, Las Vegas,
and Ted Fleming/Paul Davis, Emmett, Idaho, 1,105. 5(tie), Aaron
Hagen/Brody Hagen, Benson, Minn., and Mark Nelson, Clitherall,
Minn./Lynn Good, Battle Lake, Minn., 1,102. 7, Carol
Cooper/Janeen Keywood, Pensacola, Fla., 1,099. 8, Lisa Figures-
Allen/Timothy Allen, Katy, Texas, 1,098. 9, Wilmer Arquillo,
Newark, Calif./Hermen Rodriguez, Union City, Calif., 1,093.
10(tie), Isidra Antonio/Isidro Antonio, Atascosa, Texas, and Cari
Wiest/Larry Wald, Wishek, N.D., 1,091.
Singles
(Averages of 180 and below)
1, Wiley Collins, Winter Springs, Fla., 652. 2, Jason Buffington,
Las Vegas, 649. 3, Robert Linder, Henderson, Colo., 634. 4,
Lawrence Brossett, Natchitoches, La., 630. 5, Joseph Leone,
Tucson, Ariz., 628. 6, Nick Stenberg, Big Timber, Mont., 621. 7,
Michael Tengan, Hilo, Hawaii, 607. 8, John Carter, Cleveland, Ga.,
603. 9, Megan Fernandes, Los Angeles, 600. 10(tie), Kaci
Matthies, Helena, Mont., Gary Pettway, Sweetwater, Tenn., and
Becky Johannaber, Moberly, Mo., 598.
All-Events
(Averages of 180 and below)
1, Lawrence Brossett, Natchitoches, La., 1,745. 2, Nick Stenberg,
Big Timber, Mont., 1,733. 3, Gary Pettway, Sweetwater, Tenn.,
1,704. 4, Damon Helgevold, Osceola, Iowa, 1,696. 5, Matt
Buchholz, Ellensburg, Wash., 1,693. 6, Cody Maier, Spring Creek,
Nev., 1,686. 7, Josh Wall, Eastview, Ky., 1,678. 8, Susan Elliott,
Warren, Mich., 1,664. 9, Phuoc Tran, West Covina, Calif., 1,661.
10, Robert Beaty, Houston, 1,658.
6 SPORTS REPORTER
AT FARMINGDALE LANES
Brian Beale 748
FARMINGDALE, NY - Brian
Beale topped the scoring in the
Wednesday Duos League blasting
games of 248-258-242 for a high
series of 748.
Daniel Levin shot 258, and both
Clifton Melhado and Michael
Eskew 257.
Amefika Greaves 732
FARMINGDALE, NY - Amefika
Greaves topped the scoring in the
Friday Adult/Junior League blasting
games of 269-268 for a high series
of 732.
Bruce Markland followed with
268, Joe Finck 249, and Shovon
Horton 236.
In another session Chris
Cassonetto shot 252, and Chris
Mirer 224.
Paul Bajorski 258
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the
Thursday Epic Edge Pro Shot
League Paul Bajorski shot 258,
Mark Bieler 255, and Daniel
Schrafel 248.
Stephen Gardner 258
FARMINGDALE, NY - Stephen
Gardner rolled 258, Sal
Yannacone 248, Ben Lekowitz
247, and Eric Gray 245 in the
Thursday Bowlympics Duos
League.
In the Epic Edge Junior Pro Shot
League Brandon Wainwright shot
178-168, Brian Lunetto 161, and
Steve Diaczun 160-157.
Joe Livolsi 235
FARMINGDALE, NY - Joe
Livolsi shot 235, Glenn Nilsen
191-181, and Sophie Laccone 165
in the Friday Sunshine Duos .
In the Thursday Green Men
Elliott Schwartz and Steve Stone
shot 211, and Neil Levin 198.
Larry Lasher 267
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the
Monday Night Fourplay League
Larry Lasher shot 267-255, Robert
Grieb 258, and John Petrizzi 257.
Willie Mack shot 208, and Pater
Marone 172 in the Monday AM
Seniors League.
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John Khantzian 290
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
John Khantzian topped the scor-
ing in the Wednesday Senior
Doubles League rolling a high
game of 290.
Frank Krulish hit 267, James
Hardaway 247-227, and Steve
Carter 236.
Stephen Brazzi 288
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Stephen Brazzi topped the scor-
ing in the Custom Thumbz
Singles League firing a high
game of 288.
Scott Rufer shot 268,Kevin
Isler 256, and Dave Goldman
245.
Brian Beale 276
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Brian Beale led the scoring in
the Thursday Mixed League
rolling a high game of 276.
Rick Boremski shot 264,
Carlos Torres 257, and Jeffrey
Gallo 246.
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Ray Brooks 269 Charles Johnson 260
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Grima 268, George Stephens Thomas Romanelli 258, John
267, and John Maglio 259 in the Lutter 258, and Jay McCray 246
Wednesday Night Mixed . in the Thursday Senior Birds
Anthony Depperman hit 235, League.
Keith Nickolson 221 in the
Wednesday Adult/Child League Janet Flowers 247
.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Charles Hall 269 Janet Flowers rolled 247,
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Christina Kenny 234, and Peter
Charles Hall rolled 269, Dwight Morreale 233 in the Tuesday
Flowers 267-245, Sal Palmeri Adult/Child League.
262-238, and Pat Zenker 259 in
the Monday King Trios League.
John LaBau 243
Paul Igel 263 ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
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Paul Igel rolled 263, Anthony
243, Steve Patitucci 238, and
Glenn 235, and Amanda Petrillo
Barry Lituchy 225.
227 in the Tuesday Adult/Child
In the Wednesday Ladies Trios
League.
League Arlene Nolan shot 187,
In the Wednesday Adult/Child
and Letitia Kopper 168.
League Camron Denner shot 231,
Maxx Messite 209, and Olivia
Nickolson 170.
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August 9 - 15, 2017
2017 USBC WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDES IN BATON ROUGE
BATON ROUGE, La. The 2017 United States Bowling
Congress Womens Championships had its 79-day run at
the Raising Canes River Center come to a close after the
final competitors hit the lanes at the 98th edition of the
event.
The 2017 USBC Womens Championships, which kicked
off April 23, marked the tournaments second visit to Red
Stick and third trip to the Pelican State.
This year, the River Center was transformed into a cus-
tom-built 44-lane venue in approximately eight weeks,
including vendor and office space, a concessions area, lock-
er room and squad room. The facility also was converted
into a championship bowling facility in 2005 and 2012 for
the USBC Open Championships.
The 1993 Womens Championships was held at Baton
Rouges Metro Bowl and Don Carters All-Star Lanes, and
the 1966 tournament was contested in New Orleans.
In all, a total of 4,434 four-player teams competed in the
2017 event with hopes of bringing home a national title.
The Womens Championships features four average-based
divisions for team competition and six divisions for dou-
bles, singles and all-events.
All standings are unofficial and pending final verification.
The top spot in Ruby Doubles came down to the final day
of competition, as the mother-and-daughter tandem of Mary
and Claudia Meeks of Shreveport, Louisiana, made their
way to the top of the standings with a 1,201 total.
Claudia Meeks led the pair with games of 234, 209 and
188 for a 631 series, and Mary Meeks added 178, 203 and
189 for 570. Another mother-and-daughter team, Tawnia
and Kelsie Bryant of Twins Falls, Idaho, previously held the
lead with 1,185.
The Meeks made the 250-mile journey from Shreveport
to make their tournament debuts, taking advantage of the
event being held in their home state. Claudia, a 27-year-old
right-hander, admitted that waiting until the end was part of
the plan.
There was a little strategic planning on my end, said
Claudia Meeks, who bowled collegiately at the University
of Louisiana-Lafayette. Im a numbers girl and like to sur-
vey the other scores and everything, so I knew what we
needed to get to. I told my mom to go out and do her best.
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I said Id do my best to hold up my end, if she held me up
when I was slacking.
The trip also served as a return visit to the 44-lane venue
for Claudia Meeks, who competed at the USBC Queens in
May. That experience helped to bolster her confidence
Monday.
Mary Meeks, a 64-year-old right-hander, was excited to
share the moment with her daughter.
This is an accomplishment for both us, Mary Meeks
said. Shes been bowling since she was 2 years old, and its
been fun to watch her progress from bowling juniors to col-
lege, and now with me.
Ruby Doubles features pairs with combined entering
averages of 350-379.
In the Diamond Division, featuring the tournaments
highest-average competitors, former Team USA and Junior
Team USA member Jennifer King of Irmo, South Carolina,
made her Womens Championships debut one to remember
by helping The Big Ticket 1 of Columbia, South Carolina,
to the top of the Diamond Team standings May 15.
Kings momentum continued the next day during doubles
and singles, and she set the bar in Diamond All-Events with
a 2,046 total for her nine games in Baton Rouge.
She posted a 741 series to lead The Big Ticket 1 to games
of 897, 842 and 911 for a 2,650 total at the River Center.
King was joined in the effort by Daphne Smith (688),
Michelle Smith (668) and Kayla Bandy (553). King, a 31-
year-old right-hander, added sets of 654 and 651, respec-
tively, to outdistance the field.
Collegiate standout Taylor Bulthuis of Coral Springs,
Florida, found some redemption at the River Center on May
17 as she posted games of 278, 226 and 242 to lead the way
in Diamond Singles with a 746 series.
The 23-year-old right-hander made a trip to the venue in
April for the Intercollegiate Team and Intercollegiate
Singles Championships as a senior at Webber International.
She helped the Warriors to the finals of the ITC and
advanced to the title match of the ISC, leaving Baton Rouge
with a pair of runner-up finishes.
Charly Boelter of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Samantha
Kelly of Waukesha, Wisconsin, rolled to the Diamond
Doubles lead July 3, firing a 1,404 total.
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After finishing in fourth place in Diamond Doubles at the
2016 Womens Championships in Las Vegas, Boelter and
Kelly were able to recall on that experience on their way to
the top spot.
Boelter, a 42-year-old right-hander, led the effort with
games of 258, 245 and 203 for a 706 series, while Kelly, a
27-year-old right-hander and former Junior Team USA
member, added 257, 217 and 224 for a 698 set.
A total of nine bowlers celebrated their 50th Womens
Championships appearances in 2017.
The list of bowlers joining the 50-Year Club at the River
Center includes Marilyn Davidson of Sunset Beach, North
Carolina; Jo Anne Elischer of Portage, Indiana; Lillie Mae
Holman of Bloomfield, New Jersey; Greta Kozar of
Chamblee, Georgia; Lorie Perry of Tucson, Arizona;
Christina Polinski of Carter Lake, Iowa; Elaine Rebatzke of
Milwaukee; Marion Saunders of Waynesville, Missouri;
and Hope Williams of Tucson, Arizona.
Several other events were hosted at the River Center
before and during the Womens Championships, including
the Allstate Sugar Bowl/Louisiana High School Athletic
Association Bowling State Championship Tournament,
NCAA Womens Bowling Championship, Intercollegiate
Singes and Intercollegiate Team Championships and USBC
Queens.
There also were nine TV finals taped at the River Center
since April, including eight on CBS Sports Network and
one on ESPNU (NCAA Womens Bowling Championship).
The championship facility inside of the River Center now
will be deconstructed in approximately 10 days.
Construction crews will work alongside Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge, and all salvageable
materials will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, with
plans to use them locally.
The Womens Championships will head to Reno, Nevada,
and the National Bowling Stadium in 2018 for the tourna-
ments 99th edition.
Baton Rouge, which has hosted three USBC champi-
onship events since 2005, is scheduled to host the 2025
Open Championships.
For more information on the Womens Championships,
visit BOWL.com/WomensChamp.

PBAs Influence on International Bowling Community Continues to Grow

By Bill Vint - PBA
Bowlers from around the world have always
considered the PBA as the gold standard. If
you wanted to find out how good you are,
you had to bowl against and beat the
worlds best. For decades, that was a diffi-
cult decision to make because the
Fdration Internationale des Quilleurs, the
international governing body in the eyes of
the International Olympic Committee,
banned professionals from its ranks.
That policy changed in 2008, when the
World Tenpin Bowling Association
(WTBA) now World Bowling became
the official governing body of tenpin bowl-
ing and opened its doors to professionals in
the hopes of advancing bowlings hope to
gain Olympic acceptance, meaning that
international players would no longer jeop-
ardize eligibility to represent their national
teams if they joined the PBA.
The introduction of the multi-event PBA
World Series of Bowling concept a year
later brought a veritable flood of interna-
tional players into PBA competition. While
notable players like PBA Tour champions
Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela (1982),
Swedens Mats Karlsson (1983) and
Finlands Mika Koivuniemi (1999), among
a handful of others, had ventured into the
PBA arena prior to 2008, the inaugural
WSOB included an unprecedented 28 play-
ers from 14 different countries.
The WSOB has continued to welcome play-
ers from around the world. Since 2009, 38
different countries have been represented in
the World Series, including a record 23
countries and 55 international players last
year in Reno. The same sort of trend has had
an impact of the recently-resurrected
Professional Womens Bowling Association
Tour, which has featured a strong influx of
international players.
In 2017, the PBA has seen international
competition grow in events not previously
known for global appeal, such as the Xtra
Frame PBA Tour program and, this week,
the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort Oklahoma
Open, which includes 16 nations and 26
international players in its field of 91.
Its an exciting trend for bowling, especial-
ly as the sport continues to seek the atten-
tion of the IOC and bowling manufacturers
continue to expand their global markets. Its
good for bowling fans around the world,
who can cheer for their home-country
favorites thanks to the advent of Xtra
Frame, pba.com and other social media out-
lets with world-wide accessibility. And its
good for competition, because the level of
talent in PBA competition has never been
stronger, which only adds to the prestige of
winning a PBA Tour title.
8 SPORTS REPORTER August 9 - 15, 2017
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