continued on page 7 Bowling news 7502 Florence Ave, Downey, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] • Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 California w w Thursday April 20, 2017 WOODLAND HILLS — Do you happen to re- member the Topanga Plaza Ice Arena? If you’re under 50, per- haps not. If you’re older than 50, perhaps you do. That ice rink was opened on the first level of the Woodland Hills mall in 1964 and it was a smash hit with the younger folk be- fore it closed. Now that retail chains such as Macy’s, J.C. Pen- ny’s and Sears are clos- ing in bunches under the weight of on-line behemoth Amazon, mall owners are searching far and wide for replacements for their plaza anchors. Ice rinks are getting the cold shoulder, but bowling centers are receiving close scrutiny. Northwoods Mall in Peoria, Ill., saw opportuni- ty when its Macy’s depart- ment store closed last year. That retail center has made plans to move in a bowling center this year on the 56,000 square feet that Macy’s used to occupy. Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Mer- chants Assn., told the Bloomington-Normal, Ill.- based Pentagraph newspa- per that the shopping habits of millennials are shaping retail centers in the U.S. Many mall anchors, such as Macy’s, are closing their doors at some locations around the U.S. Will bowling centers take their place? Photo by Fred Eisenhammer Guess What May Replace Some of Those Departing Mall Anchors? by Fred Eisenhammer Wes Malott Rolls to Victory in PBA “King of the Hill” Competition PORTLAND, Maine – Over the past eight years, Wes Malott has undergone knee surgery, added anoth- er child to his family and expanded his pro shop busi- ness back in Pflugerville, Texas. But when it came time to defend the Profes- sional Bowlers Associa- tion’s “King of Bowling” crown after that lengthy de- lay, Malott was more than up to the challenge. Malott, now 40, a 10- time PBA titlist and Hall of Fame-eligible PBA com- petitor, rolled games of 238, 256 and 227 Wednes- day night for a 721 three- game series and a convinc- ing victory over 2016 PBA Player of the Year EJ Tack- ett of Huntington, Ind., and Jason Belmonte of Austra- lia, who recorded 664 and 640 series, respectively, in the revival of the made-for- television King of Bowling special event. The Xtra Frame Pay Per View series, which aired exclusively on the PBA’s live-streaming service that didn’t exist the last time Malott won the crown, was conducted as part of the PBA’s return to Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, for the MaineQuarterly. com Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship and the L.L. Bean PBA League Elias Cup finals. Malott dominated the original King of Bowling series at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., in 2009, winning challenge matches five consecutive weeks against Parker Bohn III, Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Rhino Page. “I wish we had been able to do something like this sooner, especially after the performance I had at Keg- el,” Malott said. “Any time you can compete against the hottest players of the time, it’s great fun. It might not have meant as much to Jason or EJ as it did to me, but it was something I needed to prove to myself. “I haven’t had the drive I need to have lately, so to be able to bowl against the best and take them down in a somewhat convincing manner was enjoyable. It felt a little like a regular TV show, and I haven’t been in that position for a while. But that’s the reason you do this. It’s a whole lot more than the money, and to do it in front of the fans here in Maine was awesome.” Malott will now turn his attention to the L.L. Bean PBA League competition, which gets underway with an eight-game “seeding” round Thursday when all eight teams will bowl to establish bracket positions for this weekend’s compe- tition. And then it’s back home to Texas where the now- father of two boys and a daughter will be taking his kids to softball, baseball, bowling events non-stop. “My wife and I have something going every day until August 2,” Malott grinned. “And then school starts.” PORTLAND, Maine — Kyle Troup of Taylorsville, N.C., and Sweden’s Jesper Svensson became the first team of two-handed play- ers to win the MaineQuar- terly.com Mark Roth/Mar- shall Holman PBA Doubles Championship Sunday at Bayside Bowl, throwing a closing string of 10 con- secutive strikes to defeat Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., and EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., 279-195, in the title match. Troup, a 25-year-old right-handed two-hander, and Svensson, a 22-year- old who throws from the left side, made the title contest a route after Tack- ett left a 4-7-10 split in the fourth frame and failed to convert. Troup won his only other PBA Tour title Kyle Troup, Jesper Svensson Win Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship Top qualifiers throw 10 consecutive strikes to become first team of two-handed players to win in the 2015 Wolf Open. Svensson, PBA’s 2015 Rookie of the Year, won for the sixth time. The young two-handed players, the top qualifiers coming into the finals, kept the sold out crowd at Bay- side Bowl roaring through- out the match. Ironically, they decided to bowl as doubles partners last fall during a tournament in Las Vegas where they were bowling against each oth- er in match play. Despite throwing the ball from op- posite sides of the lane, they bowled like fraternal twins in Maine. “It was fantastic,” Svensson said. “The first couple of shots we were a little firm, but we were locked in after that. We’ve been talking about this day for four months, and now here we are. We got it.” “We worked together great all week,” Troup added. “We kept each other in the moment, and that’s “They buy a little bit less in terms of clothes and other things, and they want more experiences,” he said. “So you are going to see malls taking on different types of things.” Those new ventures in- clude bowling centers. “[Malls] might become mixed-use type centers is what I am saying,” Karr said. Janss Marketplace tried to place a bowling center on the grounds of its Thou- sand Oaks retail center be- fore its two-year effort fell through. But the collapse of that deal didn’t come be- cause of lack of trying. So don’t be surprised if bowling centers find a home in some California malls – an idea that may have been farfetched years ago. There’s been much talk about the “death of the mall,” but mall owners don’t quite see it that way. And just because they lose some retail anchors doesn’t mean they’re not creative enough to find a suitable replacement that can draw in people – and a profit. Bowling centers could be part of the answer to malls’ quandary. And perhaps we’ll even see a comeback of the ice rink. X-Frame Tournamet Club April 22 - Action Lanes E.J Tackett - Wes Malott - Jason Belmonte
WOODLAND HILLS — Do you happen to re-member the Topanga Plaza Ice Arena?
If you’re under 50, per-haps not. If you’re older than 50, perhaps you do. That ice rink was opened on the first level of the Woodland Hills mall in 1964 and it was a smash hit with the younger folk be-fore it closed.
Now that retail chains such as Macy’s, J.C. Pen-ny’s and Sears are clos-ing in bunches under the weight of on-line behemoth Amazon, mall owners are searching far and wide for replacements for their plaza anchors.
Ice rinks are getting the cold shoulder, but bowling centers are receiving close scrutiny.
Northwoods Mall in Peoria, Ill., saw opportuni-ty when its Macy’s depart-ment store closed last year.
That retail center has made plans to move in a bowling center this year on the 56,000 square feet that Macy’s used to occupy.
Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Mer-chants Assn., told the Bloomington-Normal, Ill.-based Pentagraph newspa-per that the shopping habits of millennials are shaping retail centers in the U.S.
Many mall anchors, such as Macy’s, are closing their doors at some locations around the U.S. Will bowling centers take their place? Photo by Fred Eisenhammer
Guess What May Replace Some of Those
Departing Mall Anchors? by Fred Eisenhammer
Wes Malott Rolls to Victory in PBA “King of the Hill” Competition
PORTLAND, Maine – Over the past eight years, Wes Malott has undergone knee surgery, added anoth-er child to his family and expanded his pro shop busi-ness back in Pflugerville, Texas. But when it came time to defend the Profes-sional Bowlers Associa-tion’s “King of Bowling” crown after that lengthy de-lay, Malott was more than up to the challenge.
Malott, now 40, a 10-time PBA titlist and Hall of Fame-eligible PBA com-petitor, rolled games of 238, 256 and 227 Wednes-day night for a 721 three-game series and a convinc-ing victory over 2016 PBA Player of the Year EJ Tack-ett of Huntington, Ind., and Jason Belmonte of Austra-lia, who recorded 664 and 640 series, respectively, in the revival of the made-for-television King of Bowling special event.
The Xtra Frame Pay Per View series, which aired exclusively on the PBA’s live-streaming service that didn’t exist the last time Malott won the crown, was conducted as part of the PBA’s return to Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, for the MaineQuarterly.
com Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship and the L.L. Bean PBA League Elias Cup finals.
Malott dominated the original King of Bowling series at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., in 2009, winning challenge matches five consecutive weeks against Parker Bohn III, Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Rhino Page.
“I wish we had been able to do something like this sooner, especially after the performance I had at Keg-el,” Malott said. “Any time you can compete against
the hottest players of the time, it’s great fun. It might not have meant as much to Jason or EJ as it did to me, but it was something I needed to prove to myself.
“I haven’t had the drive I need to have lately, so to be able to bowl against the best and take them down in a somewhat convincing manner was enjoyable. It felt a little like a regular TV show, and I haven’t been in that position for a while. But that’s the reason you do this.
It’s a whole lot more than the money, and to do it in front of the fans here in Maine was awesome.”
Malott will now turn his attention to the L.L. Bean PBA League competition, which gets underway with an eight-game “seeding” round Thursday when all eight teams will bowl to establish bracket positions for this weekend’s compe-tition.
And then it’s back home to Texas where the now-father of two boys and a daughter will be taking his kids to softball, baseball, bowling events non-stop.
“My wife and I have something going every day until August 2,” Malott grinned. “And then school starts.”
PORTLAND, Maine —Kyle Troup of Taylorsville, N.C., and Sweden’s Jesper Svensson became the first team of two-handed play-ers to win the MaineQuar-terly.com Mark Roth/Mar-shall Holman PBA Doubles Championship Sunday at Bayside Bowl, throwing a closing string of 10 con-secutive strikes to defeat Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., and EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., 279-195, in the title match.
Troup, a 25-year-old right-handed two-hander, and Svensson, a 22-year-old who throws from the left side, made the title contest a route after Tack-ett left a 4-7-10 split in the fourth frame and failed to convert. Troup won his only other PBA Tour title
Kyle Troup, Jesper Svensson Win Roth/Holman PBA Doubles ChampionshipTop qualifiers throw 10 consecutive strikes to become first team of two-handed players to win
in the 2015 Wolf Open. Svensson, PBA’s 2015 Rookie of the Year, won for the sixth time.
The young two-handed players, the top qualifiers coming into the finals, kept the sold out crowd at Bay-side Bowl roaring through-out the match. Ironically, they decided to bowl as
doubles partners last fall during a tournament in Las Vegas where they were bowling against each oth-er in match play. Despite throwing the ball from op-posite sides of the lane, they bowled like fraternal twins in Maine.
“It was fantastic,” Svensson said. “The first
couple of shots we were a little firm, but we were locked in after that. We’ve been talking about this day for four months, and now here we are. We got it.”
“We worked together great all week,” Troup added. “We kept each other in the moment, and that’s
“They buy a little bit less in terms of clothes and other things, and they want more experiences,” he said. “So you are going to see malls taking on different types of things.”
Those new ventures in-clude bowling centers.
“[Malls] might become mixed-use type centers is what I am saying,” Karr said.
Janss Marketplace tried to place a bowling center on the grounds of its Thou-sand Oaks retail center be-fore its two-year effort fell through. But the collapse of that deal didn’t come be-cause of lack of trying.
So don’t be surprised if bowling centers find a home in some California malls – an idea that may have been farfetched years ago.
There’s been much talk about the “death of the mall,” but mall owners don’t quite see it that way. And just because they lose some retail anchors doesn’t mean they’re not creative enough to find a suitable replacement that can draw in people – and a profit.
Bowling centers could be part of the answer to malls’ quandary.
And perhaps we’ll even see a comeback of the ice rink.
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SAN RAFAEL — It has been 30 years since Marin County ABC hosted the 42th Annual California State Men’s Bowl-ing Championships in 1987. It was conducted by the California State Bowling Association with Doubles & Singles at Country Club Bowl in San Rafael and Team event at Nave Lanes in Novato. This year, the 12th Annual CaliforniaUSBC Open and Women’s Championship Tournament, hosted by the Marin County USBC, began on April 7 with Team, Doubles & Singles kicking off at Country Club Bowl.
Looking back at the biggest difference since 1987 would be the number of bowlers. Back then it was nearly 2500 teams of five men for 18 weekends. Bowlers even had to check their bowling bags in a special area. This year we look forward to welcoming almost 500 teams of four men, mixed or women’s teams, to Marin County for 9 weekends. In 1987 the tournament was 18 weekends, April to August. This year will be 9 weekends April 7- June 18. No Bowling Easter Weekend, April 14-16, Mother’s Day weekend, May 12-14, or CUSBC Convention weekend June 9-11. In July, the CUSBC Youth Championships will also be at Country Club Bowl.
Highlights of the first weekend:
Opening ceremony on Saturday included the presentation of colors by the Novato High School ROTC, official greet-ings from CUSBC President Rosie Parker, MCUSBC President Vern Coleman, Tournament Manager Kathy Bruegeman, and Country Club Bowl Manager Stacy Aldred.
On Saturday April 8, James Brown of Fountain Valley and Upland Bowl rolled a 299! James’ last 300 game was four years ago, so he was ready for another. He has three perfect games and an 813 high series to his bowling credits. John Stark organized the two teams from Fountain Valley.
Terry Lankster of Empire Bowl and Redlands, rolled the first perfect game of the tournament in the afternoon squad on Saturday, April 8 on lanes 39-40. This was his very first sanctioned 300 game for the 203 average bowler. At age 54 he is already a two-time retiree having retired from the Marine Corps and as a Sheriff of Riverside County. Terry currently bowls in four leagues as well as coaching 80 to 90 youth bowlers at Empire Bowl. He almost didn’t come to the tournament this year as he was having trouble with his own bowling, but after some ball work from Zack Jellsey, he credits Zack for the perfect game. His friend, Jessie Cannon organized the two teams to bowl the tournament. Terry’s future goals – topping his highest series of 764--now on to that 800!
It’s nice to see the groups coming into the center wearing matching Team Shirts. The Bay Area Muni teams and as well as the group of Orange County KutUps were lookin’ good in their bowling shirts. If you haven’t signed up for the 2017 tournament, there are still times available and the deadline to enter is June 18, 2017 if lanes are available.
Asking bowlers what they plan to do in their off time - going to San Francisco with a ride over the Golden Gate Bridge and a visit to Pier 39, Wine Country, the Graton Casino, Muir Woods or just out for a nice dinner at one of the many local restaurants with the traveling bowling friends. Bowlers seemed to like the new Bowling Shirts that are available through the CUSBC website and they were even already reserving their spots for the 2018 tournament to be held at Keystone Lanes in Norwalk. Check the CUSBC website at www.calusbc.com for tournament results.
MORENO VALLEY — Today’s senior bowlers are the best senior keglers ever. Today’s senior bowler is in better health, better condi-tion, better educated and more knowledgeable about our sport than any previous generation of senior bowl-ers. Today’s senior bowlers are the best senior keglers ever.
Moreno Valley’s senior bowlers are no exception to this fact. They are great bowlers and better bowlers than their parents.
The “Valley’s” top senior league male bowlers at mid-season are: 1. Mike Mitchell 209.6 (average)
2. Jeff Hill 209.0
3. Eugene Johnson 204.6
4. R.J. Jackson 202.8
5. Joseph Adams 202.6
The TOP senior league SCORES by the senior guys so far this season are:
High Scratch Series: 736 by Eugene Johnson
High Scratch Game: 300 by Eugene Johnson & David Smith
Series Over Average: 149 pins over average (710 series) by Dino Dennis
Game Over Average: 107 pins over average (278 game) by Ken Sanders
Great bowling guys. My thanks to WILL JUNE for providing me with the “Valley” league sheets. Will cur-rently has the third high scratch series (698) by a senior bowler.
Bowling Calendar – April thru July by Bette Addington
April: 4/7 thru 6/18 – CUSBC 2017 Adult Championships, Country Club Bowl, San Rafael 22 – 3rd Jacob Cunningham Memorial Adult/Youth Tourn., 12 noon, Rancho Bowl, Santa Maria 22 – ABT, West Covina Lanes, West Covina 22 – HammerPins Mixed Team Tourn., 10am, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV 22 – X-Frame Bowling Tour., 4pm & 6pm, Action Lanes, El Monte 23 – GameTime Battle #4, 10am, Forest Lanes, Lake Forest 23 – San Joaquin Bowling Club Trios Tourn., Freeway Lanes, Selma 23-30 – PBA West. Regional Hawaii Swing4/ 23 thru 7/10 – USBC 2017 Women’s Championships, Baton Rouge River Center, LA 24-27 – USBC National Convention & Annual Meeting, The Orleans, Las Vegas 27-29 – PWBA 2017 Kick-Off, Double Decker Lanes, Rohnert Park 29 – HammerPins Spring Singles Scratch 8-Gamer, 10am, Nu Generation Lanes 29-30 – Teen Masters Dublin Open, Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl, teenmastersbowling.com 30 – 8 Gamer Campagnale Summer Swing Tourn. #2, 10am, Bowlium Lanes, Montclair 30 – Scratch 6-Gamer, 12 noon, Yosemite Lanes, Modesto
May: 4-6 – PWBA Tour, Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes, Sacramento 6 – Cal Bowlers Tour Scratch Doubles Shootout, 12 noon, Delta Bowl, Antioch 6 – San Joaquin Bowling Club Singles Tourn., AMF Sierra Lanes, Fresno 6-7 – CUSBC Youth Pepsi State Finals, Classic Bowl, Daly City 7 – Deadline for Associations to register to attend 2017 CUSBC State Convention 11-13 – PWBA Tour, Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley 13 – Silver Foxes Doubles Tourn., 12 noon, AMF Rodeo Lanes, Clovis 14 – Mother’s Day 18-28 – TNBA National Championship, Sunset Station/Texas Station/The Orleans, Las Vegas 19-21 – National Native American Bowling Tourn., Canyon Lanes, Morango 20 – CCUSBC Melton Memorial Tourn., AMF Rodeo Lanes, Clovis 21 – Scratch 6-Gamer, 12 noon, Yosemite Lanes, Modesto 22 – Deadline for Attendees to register to attend 2017 CUSBC State Convention 23-26 – USBC Sr. Queens, Circle Bowl, Baton Rouge, LA 27 – HammerPins No-Tap Doubles Tourn., 2pm, Travis Bowl, Travis AFB 28-31 – PBA50 No. CA Classic, Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood 28 – San Joaquin Bowling Club Singles Tourn., KC Bowl, Hanford
June: 1-3 – USBC Super Sr. Classic, Sam’s Town, Las Vegas 1-3 – Xtravaganza Doubles Bowling Tourn., Red Rock Lanes, Las Vegas 4-10 – USBC Sr. Masters, Sam’s Town, Las Vegas 9-11 – CUSBC 2017 State Convention, Visalia Marriott 9-11 – PBA Northwest/West Wine Country, Rohnert Park 10 – Silver Foxes Tourn., 12 noon, AMF Visalia Lanes, Visalia 11 – Central Valley Masters Singles Tourn., 10am/2pm, KC Bowl, Hanford 11-16 – PBA Storm Sr. US Open, Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas 16-7/3 – Junior World Bowling Championships, National Bowling Stadium, Reno 17-18 – TNBA So. Cal. Tri-Senates 1st Sr. Tourn., Palm Springs Lanes, Cathedral City 18 – Scratch 6-Gamer, 12 noon, Yosemite Lanes, Modesto 18 – Father’s Day 18-22 – International Bowl Expo, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Conv. Ctr., Nashville, TN, bowlexpo.com 23-25 – PBA Sands Regency, Reno 25 – San Joaquin Bowling Club Tourn., AMF Sierra Lanes, Fresno 25 – HammerPins Mxd. Team Tourn., Cloverleaf Family Bowl, Fremont 29-7/2 – 12th Vanessa Brown Homes PBA/PBA50 Western Regional, Yosemite Lanes, Modesto July: 5-7 – High Roller for Ladies Only, Gold Coast Bowling Center, Las Vegas 8 – Silver Foxes TOC Tourn., 12 noon, AMF Sierra Lanes, Fresno 8-16 – CUSBC 2017 Youth Championships, Country Club Bowl, San Rafael 15-16 – HammerPins Handicap Summer Foursomes, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV 15-22 – USBC Jr. Gold National Championships, Cleveland, OH 28-30 – Reno Jr.-Adult Invitational Tournament, National Bowling Stadium, Reno 30 – CUSBC Diddy Watts Youth State Singles Qualifier, Cal Bowl 30 – Scratch 6-Gamer Doubles, 12 noon, Yosemite Lanes, Modesto 31-8/6 – US Women’s Open, Plano Super Bowl, Plano, TX
Will June’s 698 series is third highest by senior league bowler in Moreno Valley.
MORENO VALLEY’S Top Senior Bowler’s at Midseason
WINNETKA – So where was Johnnie Englehart?
And where was Tim Tripp?
That’s what ace bowlers Russell Booth, Charles Kenny, Karl Kurtz and Rusty Bryant wanted to know as they posed for a photo in the Winnetka Bowl pro-shop last week.
The foursome represented a whopping 218 perfect games among them.
Englehart and Tripp are frequent visitors to Winnetka Bowl but they weren’t around this Tuesday night. The two elite bowlers would have padded that perfecto number by more than a hundred – easily.
As it was, Booth, Kenny, Kurtz and Bryant had to be content with representing a couple of hundred perfectos – not to mention 127 800 series.
That’s a lot of talent in one room.Here is the fearsome foursome: from left, Russell Booth, Karl Kurtz, Rusty Bryant and Charles Kenny.
Photo by Fred Eisenhammer
Wow! A Lot of Perfect Games in This Room
by Fred Eisenhammer
by Frank Weiler
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This Saturday we will bowl (April 22) at Action Lanes in El Monte and next Saturday April 29 returning to West Covina Lanes.
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Rauf Caluag Wins X-Frame Tournament #4 at West Covina Lanes $1,500(L-R) JustinTaino - X-Frame Director, Jeff Taino - X-Frame Director, Champ Rauf Calu-ag $1,500, Cecile Cruz - X-Frame Director, Annie Liao Runnerup $750, Kelly Manuel 3rd $375, and A-1 X-Frame Director, Renan Cruz.
Name Score Prize Bonus1 Rauf Micko Caluag 739 $1,000 $500 2 Annie Liao 728 $500 $250 3 Kelly Manuel 710 $250 $125 4 Ted Villaroman 699 $150 5 Andrew Lung 684 $125 6 Danny Equilos 680 $100 7 John Lito Dizon 676 $90 8 Joevin Bolanos 675 $90 9 Pedro Cintron 674 $85 10 Beatriz Marquez 670 $85 11 Don Q 668 $80 12 Mien Barcelona 664 $80 13 Sol Cericos 663 $75 14 Arnold Agoncillo 659 $75 15 Bert Pamintuan 659 $70 16 Sik Hwang 658 $70 17 Jesse Boquio 657 $65 18 Dan Reece Jr 649 $65 19 Fred Manansala 640 $60 20 Conrad Amado 637 $60 21 Jonathan Barraca 631 $50 22 David Jones Sr 619 $50 23 Tess Dizon 619 $50 24 Richard Valdez 613 $50 25 Bennett Lai 609 $50 26 Bon Jeremy Layson 598 $50 27 Robert Mendoza 593 $50 28 Richard Yanagita 584 $50 29 Floyd Toro 583 $50 30 Jojo Barcelona 579 $50 31 Justin Taino 577 $50
X-Frame Bowling Tournament ClubCaluag Wins X-Frame Event $1,500 at West Covina Lanes
Annie Liao is Runner-up $750 • Kelly Manuel is 3rd $375Action Lanes This Saturday - Two Big Squads 4PM & 6PM
Frame Bowling Tour held its third event at West Co-vina Lanes and Rauf Calu-ag won in fine style topping the Beat the Board Finals with a nice +139. All scores were handicap.
He returned home to Lawndale as a Champion that evening. The young gentleman topped the field of a two squad, 127 en-trants to take home a nice top prize of $1500 for his fine effort.
31 bowlers advanced to the “Beat the Board Fi-nals”. Where you finish is where you will cash.
Taking the lead right out of the gate Game 1 was pretty Beatriz Marquez of Jewel City fame with a big +72 winning the $50 side pot. Rauf Caluag nabbed Game #2 with a +58 to take a lead of the 31 bowlers. Game #3 Jonathan Baracca got the $50 pot at +53.
Rauf finished strong as he took the lead after two games with +139, good for 1st and $1,500 to hold off a another hot bowler Annie
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Liao who finished at +128 $375. In 3rd was Ms. Kelly Manuel who hit the lanes very well again with a nice +110 $375. Ted Villaroman 4th +99 $150 and 5th was Andrew Lung at +84 $125 and 6th came Danny Egui-los +80 $100.
The cut scores were women +89 & men +71. A field of 31 cashers saw the prize fund alone pay $3,725 at a $50 Entry with a re-entry $45. Reduced entries are $35 and pay 60% of the pay check.
In qualifying, Hi Quali-fiers for the men was Fred Manansala +159 and Kelly Manuel led the ladies at +142. They receive paid entries for the fine bowl-ing!!
We had a nice 127 En-trants (Two Squads) in our third event and MANY new members again. People I have not seen in two years.
We are making adjust-ments to make things bet-ter for our bowlers. This is only our third event and most all directors had little or no experience and are
doing a very good job for us. Thanks for the diligent work!!
Champion Rauf Caluag used a Maxim?? Wow?? Driller is unknown to him!! Rauf hails from Lawndale. His father, Lupito is also an X-Frame Bowler. I’m sure he is proud of him! Con-grats Rauf !!
Annie Liao is from Rowland Heights and used a DV8 Pit Bull, drilled by none other than Memo Ro-sales at Chaparral Lanes.
Annie is a Pharmacy Tech at Walmart and very well-liked by all. She thanks Glen, Billy, Angel, Cindy, Karen and David for support. Nice bowling by a nice young lady.
In 3rd and bowling very well was Kelly Manuel of Walnut! She used a Sure-Lock drilled by Memo and Brian at Chaparral Lanes. She’s a sweet, well-liked young lady. She has many friends who have joined X-Frame.
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• HARRY GRANT won the CORONA BOWL Washington Singles in 1968. He was the KING, on and off the lanes. His Singles was sanctioned, 5 pin drop rule, re-rates possible, had hundreds of squad organizers, four persons on a lane and be familiar with A.B.C. Rule #306! Lots of tales could be told!
• BETTY GOULDING put together an Eleventh Anniversary Sweeper. Prize fund totaled $1,111.11. More fun stuff - - - 5 cents cigars, 10 cent beer and steak dinners $1.95. CLARK CENTER was always jumpin’, when BETTY was around.
• WOW! The first “HAVE YOU HEARD” column made it’s appearance. Gossip? Could have been. Dirt? When possible. Who wrote the column? ‘Twas a secret.
• On the weekend of May 23-24-25, there were 8 marathons, 4 singles, 12 squads of Blue Chip, dozens of pot games and doubles, doubles, doubles.
• At last - - - equal prize funds for men and women.
• Tournament clubs were starting to pop up; 200’s, 600’s, and 700’s. Every center and organization was forming clubs and scheduling matches.
• MONTEBELLO BOWL blasted bowlers about their “Wild Mustang” car league. Only $6.00 per week. Even the Sponsor of the winning team got a Fastback! Plus Point Money!
• MAR-LIN-DO did a lot of advertising and had a story every week. Their daily Blue Chip squads were very popular. But - - - it didn’t seem to be a FUN place to bowl. The big guns around town didn’t bowl tournaments there, join leagues, or put up the big numbers. MARILYN BLYTHE shot a 300 (100-100-100).Yup. She did. It was reported in their house column.
• The “fun lanes” and “action lanes” were usually the same. VERDUGO HILLS, KONA LANES, PALM SPRINGS LANES, RESEDA BOWL, MONTEBELLO, TROPICANA LANES, ENCINO BOWL, ARCADIA BOWL, just to name a few favorites. What were yours???
• READERS - - - Why not share memories with us? Just drop us a line, call on Mondays or E-MAIL us a story. Spelling doesn’t count.
• EDDIE COCHEM’S Summer Singles at CAL BOWL was in their 9th season. $10,000 in the pot.
• A familiar face at NORWALK BOWL was LEO TARTAMELLO. He was Secretary of the Car League. For the past 30 years he has been making scrapbooks for bowlers. He saved every Bowling News and Pacific Bowler - - - clipped articles and pictures, and has made hundreds of memory books. Big thanks, LEO!!!
• “Gossip” was popular even in the 60’s. Many phone calls and visits to centers produced the “Have You Heard” column. In one month it went from a few paragraphs, to a full half page. The column lasted over 25 years.
• BETTY MIVELAZ finally won her first WWPB title in Tahoe. She bundled up flowers, a big trophy and $500.00. After placing second three times, she flashed an Olympic smile.
• JACK QUINN has a new position outside his Pro Shop - - - Proprietor/Manager of WESTERN BOWL.
• Bargain buy. 12 lane center in choice location, Plumas County. Any takers??
• Wedding bells rang for HERB “JUDGE” ROTH and MARGARET BUTLER. Gossip whispers that LEE JOUGLARD was getting hitched also.
1969 - PART 2• E.G. MOCK was P.P.C.P. Champ at UNIVERSITY LANES in San Diego. GARY FORD presented $ $ $. Remember GARYcame up to BOWLING SQUARE for a while and finally retired in Las Vegas.
• AZTEC BOWL in Buena Park was the first on the West Coast to install Brunswick Au-tomatic Scorers.
• DICK SANDERS wore his reporters hat all during the running of the Palm Springs Clas-sic. I think DICK chiseled RIP VAN WINKLE scores on Plymouth Rock!
• DON GLOVER of Bakersfield was 6th in PBA winnings, $24,555. He is still a legend in Bakersfield.
• Other Californians on the tour: BILL BURNETTA, LARRY LAUB, JIM GODMAN, DON RUSSELL, JOHN GUENTHER, DAVE SOUTAR, BILL ALLEN, HARRY SMITH, MIKE Mc-CRATH, MIKE DURBIN, GLENN ALLISON, ANDY MARZICH, ART GODDARD, BARRY ASHER, ED BOURDASE, BOBBY KNIPPLE, BUD HORN to name a few. Most were part time, not a profitable way of life!
• TOYO WORLD LANES opened a Tokyo. Why big news? They had 252 LANES!! 300 employees. $.60 per game. They never formed leagues. Men bowled in suits and ties! Fans sat and watched open play “stars”, some wore shirts with their names on the back.If memory serves me, when a couple of centers in So. Calif. were on the drawing board — machines were brough from TOYO and shipped back here.
• Have we mentioned “SPORTSMAN BOWL” in Compton? Owner was WOODLEY LEWIS. Their motto, “Where the action is”. BORING!
• NICK MANCINI was at the helm of the 60 lane PARKWAY BOWL in El Cajon. A first for San Diego was his 200th Anniversary $10,000 Doubles Tournament. On the night of the finals, the Mayor of San Diego called and congratulated the champs. He ran 9 squads every weekend from July 11 to Sept. 21st. I remember ROSA PECK was a regular! VERY REGULAR! ‘Twas only the beginning of the MANCINI tournament rampages! His 10 game marathons were always filled, 300 bowlers! One guy couldn’t get in, went to a nearby center, rolled 10 games, then sued NICK for THIRD PLACE money. The judge laughed. More about him later.
• ALAN POST owned the Pacific Bowler. Better known as “Knobby Knees”. He was over-come by carbon monoxide poisoning. The little devil survived to bicycle another day. He really made bad coffee. His typesetter, Betty, never made a typing error in 5 years.
• DEL MAR LANES was sold and re-named PRO 300 LANES. The new company’s name was “Bowlers For Bowlers, Inc.” Rumor was, there were share holders. Sounds like too many chiefs and not enough Indians. They were selling games 3 for $1.00. What’s on the corner of Crenshaw and Ed Segundo in Gardena as we speak?
• FOR SALE — USED ROUND GUTTERS. $9.50 each. How about a used locker? Only $4.50. Richards had everything.
• Back to PARKWAY BOWL in El Cajon in 1969. They had a Monday morning league that was unusual. All the ladies brought their laundry. A company came, picked up the bags and returned the finished laundry before the league finished. Another was; a 20 week league. Everyone weighed in before bowling league each week. Lady who lost the most weight won the league — plus a shopping spree at Sears. MANCINI would try anything!
• 1969 was a big year for bowling and bowlers — so we will have Part III next time.
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what really worked for us. We repeated shots, and what’s what you have to do in this game.
“I told Jesper before the finals that we had already made history by becoming the first team of two-handers to bowl for a doubles title, so we might as well win it, too.”
In the semifinal match, Kent and Tackett, the PBA’s 2013 and ’14 Rookies of the Year, respectively out-struck first-time television finalist Zeke Bayt of Westerville, Ohio, and PBA Tour veteran Dick Allen of Columbia, S.C., 248-228, to advance to the championship match.
In the opening match, Bayt left a 4 pin on his first shot on television and converted the spare before he and Allen threw 10 consecutive strikes in a 287-194 romp past Texas teammates DJ Archer of Friendswood and Shawn Maldo-nado of Houston.
Bayt and Allen continued to pound the pocket in match two, throwing strikes on seven of their first eight shots on their way to a 244-211 victory over Australia’s Jason Belmonte and Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa. Belmonte struggled to carry on the right lane while O’Neill struck on six of his seven shots in the alternate-frame game, but it was Belmonte’s 3-4-6-7-10 split in the seventh frame that ended the team’s hopes.
The PBA Tour on ESPN continues the next four Sun-days at 10 a.m. with quarterfinal, semifinal and champion-ship round coverage of the L.L.Bean PBA League Elias Cup competition.
Next Sunday’s quarterfinal matches will include best-of-two-game Baker format matches between Pete Weber’s GEICO NYC WTT KingPins and the Sysco Philadelphia Hitmen, led by England’s Dom Barrett. The second match features Belmonte’s Lee Auto Malls L.A.X team vs. the defending Elias Cup champion Shipyard Dallas Strikers led by player-manager Norm Duke.
Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA DoublesBayside Bowl, Portland, Maine, April 16
Final Standings:1, Jesper Svensson/Kyle Troup $24,0002, EJ Tackett/Marshall Kent $12,0003, Dick Allen/Zeke Bayt $10,0004, Bill O’Neill/Jason Belmonte $9,0005, DJ Archer/Shawn Maldonado $8,000
Stepladder Results:Match One – Bayt/Allen def. Archer/Maldonado, 287-194Match Two – Bayt/Allen def. O’Neill/Belmonte, 244-211Semifinal Match – Kent/Tackett def. Bayt/Allen, 248-228Championship – Troup/Svensson def. Kent/Tackett, 279-195
PBA DOUBLES continued from page 1
Jason Belmonte Becomes 47th PBA “Millionaire,” Achieves Milestone in
Record for Fewest Tournaments
Australia’s two-handed star, Jason Belmonte, will officially become the 47th member of the PBA “Millionaire’s Club” this week after qualifying for the match play finals of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine. And he’ll become the fastest player to reach that milestone in terms of the fewest number of events bowled to get to $1 million, thanks in no small part to his collection of 14 career titles including eight majors.
Less than $2,000 shy of the milestone after winning his unprecedented fourth USBC Masters title in February, Belmonte – who is bowling the Roth/Holman Doubles event with partner Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa. – is assured of winning more than the $2,000 he needs to exceed $1 million in official PBA Tour earnings. At age 33 and bowling in his 131st PBA Tour event, he will shatter the record for reaching $1 million in the fewest number of events, previously held by Wes Malott who broke the million-dollar barrier when he won the 2013 U.S. Open in his 180th event.
The youngest player to reach $1 million in career earnings was Pete Weber who was 26 in 1989 when he reached the milestone in his 253rd Tour event.
“Remember when you were smarter than your phone?”
A biker takes his Harley Davidson in for a tune up. On the way to the auto shop he manages a speed of 60 mile per hour. On the way back, his new souped-up Harley does 90 miles per hour. He travels the same distance each way - but what is the average speed of his entire journey?
C.B.N. Brain Busters!
Answer: 72 MILES PER HOUR. Let’s say it’s 60 miles (it’s not necessary to know the actual distance) to the auto shop, so it takes him an hour to get there on the first trip. Therefore it takes him 40 minutes to get home, at 90 miles per hour (or 1.5 miles per minute). So, he’s traveled a total of 120 miles in 100 minutes, or an average speed of 1.2 miles per minute: 1.2 times 60 equals 72 mile per hour.
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Let’s take a look at the high scores that were recently reported.V.A.: It’s the 5th week of scores for this league and we see that Robert Lee is heading the scratch series with his 536, followed by Joe Morse with 493. Michelle McGarry has 479 for the women, while Armand Ivory turned in a 206 game.Big Bear: Harold Dubose had a 299 game and that hurt, but his 749 led the scratch series list. Jerry Cant was next with his 289/723, Louise Whitlock 247/683, Paul Staff 238/665, Chris McIntosh 247/656, Emmerson Wa-fer 236/651, George Reister 642, Ken Seiple Jr. 257/642, Mark Fowler 234/634, Grover Dye 631, Chris Slack 623, Curt Soares 620, Jeff Cureton 244/617, Debra Gipson 246/712, LaSandra Chaney 633, Shirley Owens 227/626. Sue Cant 256/625.Grandma’s/Grandpa’s: Arlene Stiglie “Sour Apple”. Wal-ter Milsap 246/671, Jim Plante 233/652, Art Diemert 566, Wayne Moon 565, Paul Morrison Jr. 553, Lu Anthony 519, Yvonne Clarke 503, Elena VanDeven 222.Gobs and Gals: Mike Calvillo 742, Carl Labayan 715, Jerry Cant Jr. 695, June Collier 710, Robin Burns 566, La-sandra Chaney 561, Samuel Quezada 278, Darrion Tipton 257, Arnold Cheesman 256, Daryl McCloud 256, Sue Cant 232.Mini Couples: Bill Dennis 672, Mike Onusic 600, Danny Peramaki 568, Karen Walker 576, Emily Burchman 534, Rene Palomo 256.Fil-Am: Emmerson Wafer 265/773, Jing Sablan 279/717, Benjie Calinawan 280/691, Matt Mosley 671 Frank Ba-lajadia 258/665, Manny Antonio 660, Leon Bradford 557, Lawrence Austria 653, Roland Sanchez 648, Chris Abing 647, Ted Ancheta 267/632, Abe Morales 628, Liza Agoncil-lo 233/605, Jessica Garcia 579, Shirley Owens 564, Yvette Lloyd 245/544.Laughlin Bowler Bears: Brandon Mims led the scores with 277/666, Rob Lee 560, Travis Patterson 558, James Carroll 549, Henry Beaudion 547, Marcel VanDroff 544, Cindy Radcliffe 505.Vegas Crackpots: Darly McCloud 270/728, Ray Jenkins 253/675, Emeka Williams 674, Fredrick Crowe 668, Wen-dell Rising 653, Alvin Adams 638, Kennedy Benjamin 623, Jacoby Rudolph 616, Greg Mobley 615, LaDrena Boyd 246/612, Sierra Nelson 592.Cal Mega Vegas-Sun: Jose Perez 230/611, James Mat-thews 243/610, Vincent Brown 608, Clayton Smith 572, Lavette Eaddy 242/655, Laura Biefman 224/558, Jocelyn Higa 497.Young at Heart: Gerald Lunceford “Sour Apple”. Jim-my Hamilton 237/667, Tony White 248/659, Earl Hullett 242/622, Art Diemert 621, Rey Santos 615, Cleveland Johnson 601, Oritta Steel 235/644, Maxx Paul 241/559, Margo McClain 535, Frances Walker 527.Recycled Teens: League champs “Lucky Thirteen”, Pat Bates, Ed Hansen, Jim Plante. Scores: Rick Seneris 226/671, Victor Santos 233/667, Ron Woodruff 662, Jim Plante 612, Ed Hansen 232/606, Jorge Fernandez 569, Art Diemert 551, Pat Bates 202/557, Annie Maae 504.Pin Heads: “Patience” paid off. They won the league. Anthony Cartwright, Lila Dodson, Andre Eubanks. Andre Eubanks led the scores with his 223/652, Anthony Cart-wright 511, Gary Kelly 507, Bruce Brown 501, Stacy Kelly 232/608, Lila Dodson 220/578, Ashley Brown 558, Suzi Kelly 547.Cal Bowleros: Carole Fischer 580, Carolyn Rousseau 216/553, Susan Garcia 553, Lillie Darden 549. Side-pot winners—Game One: Susan Garcia 248; Game Two: Car-olyn Rousseau 216; Game Three: Donna Gillespie 246.Tues. Mega Vegas-Cal: (Handicap scores only) Darren Leon 743, Roger Epstein 719, Deon Taylor 705, Nikki Bor-russ 718, Andonea Summerfield 673, Cherise Stephens 663.10 for 10: Victor Lewis 658, Eugene Angel 609, Victor Troutman 561, Jean Colian 627, Myra Kremen 507.Sierra Bugs: Connie Wood 223/646, Myra Kremen 502. Side-pot winners— Game One: Connie Wood 219; Game Two: Donna Yeske 186; Game Three: Greta Vines 213.Captain & Crew: Shirley Dohrman 565, Mel Leach 518, Becky Salcedo 504.Senior Men’s Trio: Archie Stull 290/773, Chris Abing 276/762, Steve Ritchie 730, Larry Gray 704, Paul Staff 288/702, Bob Sneed 278, Daryl McCloud 277.Marcus Lemons Vegas: Will Young 279/772, Emmerson Wafer 259/724, Jello Gray 279/679, Eric Bell 671, Greg Til-ler 246/637, Tony Kellum 631, Anthony Maxwell 629, Na-taki Williams 235/607, June Collier 592, Felecia Tripp 588, Stephanie Jones 581, Jackie Jones 567, Teya Woodman 544, Phylissia Smith 229/541.C.A.U.L.: David Regul 231/651, Jimmy Hall 565, Rich Dah-men 563, Andy Clark 558, Dane Hansen 555, Tom Davis 550, John Olson 530, Tom Freid 530, Daniel DeRego 517, Dimitri Baev 513, Lori Gilmore 491.Bowling is always a fun sport to enjoy so keep up the great scores for all to see.
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer and Four-time PBA50 Player of the Year Tom Baker of King, N.C., survived a 10th frame shootout in the title match to win the PBA60 Killer ‘B’ Open at Lane Glo Bowl Monday for his first PBA60 title.
Baker, who had thrown a double and nine-count to finish with a 247 game, had to wait in the wings as tournament top qualifier two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Las Vegas, had a chance to win the match by one pin with three strikes in the 10th frame. Mohr threw the first two strikes but on the third shot left the 2-4-8 to finish with 245.
“That was a great back and forth match,” said Baker, who is a 12-time winner on the PBA50 Tour and 10-time winner on the PBA Tour. “You couldn’t ask for more than that.
“It’s very rewarding when you can win with a big finish,” the 62-year-old Baker added. “The way Ron was bowling I expected he would probably do the same thing but it looked like he got the ball a little inside in the oil and the ball didn’t have a chance to finish.”
For Baker it was his first national PBA tournament title since winning the 2014 PBA50 Dayton Classic. In 2016, on the PBA50 Tour, he had four top-five finishes with a best of third in the Mooresville Classic.
“I’m looking forward to a good season,” Baker said. “To get a win right out of the gate really adds to your confidence so hopefully there will be more to come.”
Mohr, an eight-time PBA50 Tour winner, who was trying for his first national PBA tournament win since capturing the 2012 PBA50 Senior Decatur (Ill.) Open title, had a combined eight top-five finishes in PBA50 and PBA60 tournaments in 2016 with a best finish of second in the UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages and PBA60 Dick Weber Classic.
In the semifinal match, Mohr beat John Dudak of Orland Park, Ill., 236-231, to ad-vance to the final. Dudak, beat Mike Chrzanowski of Shepherd, Mich., 257-215 in the opening match and Don Blatchford of Santa Monica, Calif., 203-151, in the second match to advance to the semifinal against Mohr.
All five players will join a field of approximately 150 players, including defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr., for the PBA50 Pasco County Florida Open which begins Tuesday at Lane Glo Bowl with first round qualifying. Qualifying continues on Wednesday which will determine the top 32 players who will advance to match play on Thursday. The top five players will advance to the stepladder finals at 4 p.m. ET.
The Pasco County Florida Open will also be streamed live on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For Xtra Frame subscription and schedule information visit www.xtraframe.tv.
PBA60 KILLER ‘B’ OPEN Lane Glo Bowl, New Port Richey, Fla., Monday
Final Standings:1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., $7,5002, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, $4,0003, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., $3,0004, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., $2,0005, Mike Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., $1,750.
Stepladder Results:Match One – Dudak def. Chrzanowski, 257-215.Match Two – Dudak def. Blatchford, 203-151.Semifinal Match – Mohr def. Dudak, 236-231.Championship – Baker def. Mohr, 247-245.
Tom Baker Survives 10th Frame Shootout with Ron Mohr
To Win PBA60 Killer ‘B’ OpenBaker wins first PBA60 title in opening event of 2017 PBA50 Tour season
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Our senior leagues are starting next week. Tuesday start-ing April 25, 2017 - Club 55 meeting at 9:30 am bowling at 10:00 am 3 on a team then we have our Young @ Heart that bowl on Thursday starting April 27, 2017 meeting at 9:30 am bowling at 10:00 am also 3 on a team.
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Now onto this week’s scores: Vegas Bound: Scr.: 669 Andrew Rietta, 646 Alex McKendall, 544 Shellie Camarata, 245 JR Ayotte, 218 Garran Hein, 198 Sheila Gatlin. We still have openings in the league so if you’re interested please call the center.Club 55: Hdcp.: 689 Gary Brink, 665 Dick Kauta, 709 Darla Lloyd, 629 Carmen Barron, 278 Dale Fellows, 264 Jim Her-nandez, 271 Jennifer Chai. Congratulations to the league Championship after the roll off Happy Daze.Chino Mixed 4: Scr.: 581 Sam Vander Veen, 540 Marvin Hieb, 443 Teri Van Spanje, 233 Joe Codomis, 161 Julie Rivera.Calvary Chapel: Scr.: 467 Alex Lujan, 454 Jim Jaimes, 512 Lorraine Lujan, 162 Alex, 133 Grace La Fargo.Chamber & Friends: Scr.: 674 Peter Ruiz, 643 Brian Be-hounek, 522 Leona Ruiz, 511 Pat Mitas, 208 Rusty Evans, 202 Mike Bennett, 190 Clara Lotton & Sharrie Burgess.Crazy 4 Vegas: Scr.: 679 Lance Clifford, 556 Jim Lowe, 492 Gaby Zuniga, 216 Jon Stein, 213 Fred Edick, 172 Nancy Jimeno.Young @ Heart: Hdcp.: 702 Gary Brink, 672 Bert Deleon, 673 Kathy Williams, 299 Albert DeLos Santos, 253 Donna Aquila. Get Well Joe Cordoniz. Congratulations to the league Championship after the roll off Dead Wood 2.Pinheads: Scr.: 561 Mario Romo, 528 Kyle Nakamura, 493 Elva Navarro, 229 Lam Bui, 223 Elos R, 235 Summer Murchinson, 230 Ceci Romo.Let it Ride: Scr.: 623 Scott Cocherell, 565 Jerry Bolanos, 431 Jessica Rabbit, 235 Norweigan Kvenbo, 221 Brian Jacob.ABTA-Filam Keglers: Scr.: 727 Joseph Sarreal, 662 Dennis Santillan, 586 Kelly Manuel, 546 Tess Dizon, 208 Vanessa Huerta, 279 Mark Huertas, 246 Ken Chang.Vegas Gamblers: Scr.: 568 Evan Blevins, 540 Kevin Greaves, 510 Mari Kelley, 223 Larry Leach.
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LA HABRA — Congratulations to Brandon Kraye on his 300/838 series during the Vegas Gamblers league! Sum-mer leagues start soon. Check out lhbowl.com for more information. Blind Draw Doubles, Thursday, April 20th right after the Frank’s Gold Cup meeting. Weekly No-Tap, Friday at 10:00am. The annual Glenn Allison Anchor Girl Trio Tour-nament is coming July 8, 2017. More details coming soon!SUNDAY – Vegas Rollers: Ruben Licon 256, Albert Acosta 244, Shawn Reed 665, Max Maldonado 657, Alexis Gioia 214, Sylvia Robinson 200. Wally’s Vegas Cruise: Brian Bendt 278/681, Jason Amaro 245/649, Erin La Brada 233/645.MONDAY – Lake Parkers: Bob Jacobi 225/614, Clayton De Bie 224, Carlos Wilken 207, Cindy Middlemiss 188. Golden Awards: Bill Hambly 279/670, Dan Milstead 265/680, Jenny Campbell 190. Whittier Elks: Clint Meche 233/646, Carl Stout 225, Dan Milstead 225, Gail Fore Riehl 215, Lea Lippincott 203. Gambler’s Fun: Ed Ogata 236/614, Ray Lozano 233, Andy Jeske 226/655, Beverly Hathaway 194/573. TUESDAY – Glenbrook Gals: Lynn Rayco 221, Lisa McCutchan 219, Joannie Fanning 195. Friendly Seniors: Larry McCurry 257/702, Jerry Funderberg 224, Dolores Harmon 183. Pedagogues: Vern Harmon 245/667, Bill Van Nerynen 232, Barbara Mercer 183. Guys & Dolls: Steve Grossman 246, Bill Kessler 246/688, Jason Amaro 669, Lauree Bennett 215, Marlene Hovious 196.WEDNESDAY – Silver Foxes: Dan Milstead 266/663, Everett Freywald 257/664, Jackie Head 204, Jeanette Parr 203. American National Can: Roger Stites 280/710, Wayne Gaither 256/646, Karen Balicki 234/630, Ines Otbo 188. La Habra Doubles: Jeremy Johnson 245/643, Angel Alonzo 213. THURSDAY – Early Birds: Karen Balicki 245/602, Mary Beth Thompson 216, Kathy Boyett 201. Sunset Rollers: Bill Scherger 225/614, Jay Knight 214, Marian Horton 190. All Schools: Larry Bell 226/586, Avice Osmundson 183. Frank’s Gold Cup: Brandon Kraye 279, Gordon Long 278, Mike Mellick 270/739, Scott Kraye 717, Max Maldonado 712, Emily Cornmesser 236/655, Tee Delgado 206/592.FRIDAY – Vegas Gamblers: Brandon Kraye 300/838, Joe Lotspeich 287/755, Rick Vanderhaar 276, Brian Bendt 726, Sharon Westerhold 244/671, Shelly Maxey 243/624, Karen Balicki 234/615. Until next week, GOOD LUCK and HIGH SCOR-ING!
BURBANK — I assume everyone had a nice Easter. If you didn’t attend this year’s festivities at Pickwick, be sure to make a date for next year. A good time was had by all those attending.Monday 690: (scr) Tom Duncan 225, Carol Thrasher 180, Dennis Brown 616, Joyce Hill & Glenda Nale 517. (hdcp) Don Lollar 249, Ursula Blanco 231, Setu Molia 686, Carolyn Lollar 625.LA Metro Telco: (scr) Mike McMahon 236, Judy Kearney 160, Dave Brubaker 685, Alice Compere 440. (hdcp) Jimmy Jebejian 282, Judy Lamb 234, Richard Andersen 761, Joyce Hill 672.Orbits: (scr) Rilla Raad 192, Cres Cruz 153, Jan Levitt 483, Cathy Stevens 438. (hdcp) Joan Jones 232, Leila Shakerchi 224, Gina Lake 659, Helen Vincent 615.ICF: Lou LeBlanc 241, Barbara Liberto 239, Marvin Poretta 649, Sydney DeMello 650.Guys & Dolls: (scr) Ara Aprahamian 249, Ursula Blanco 182, Michael Blair 634, Danica McMahon 528. (hdcp) Jimmy Jebejian 279, Colleen Simpson 273, Harry Gordon 735, Lisa Chung 725.JPL League: (scr) Herrick Chang 188, Cristina Sorice 151, Jason Thomas 492, Natalie Honda 499. (hdcp) Jesse Wigfield 245, Amanda Steffy 192, Peter Falcon 614, April Jewell 556.Wed Night Hdcp: (scr) Steven Warren 243, Vickie Maas 181, Jonathan Pearlstein 717, Kristine Cotangco 509. (hdcp) Ed Bugayong 266, Alexis Arnold & Amber Ball 241, Chris Williams 804, Regina Beaner 93.Senior Foursome: (scr) Richard Andersen 195, Lydia Gantt 181, Richard Brown 517, Kathy Lilliquist 481. (hdcp) Ross Giovanini & Raymond Garcia 235, Milli Strayhon 247, Doug McMillen 686, Seiki Tluczek 650.Thursday 890: (scr) Murray Nadell 256, Kim Chappell 195, Sean Allen 675, Ramona Gardner 572. (hdcp) Anthony Martinez 320, Agnes Cotangco 261, Phillip Isaac 766, Teri Lynn Zihlavski 708.Sunday Night Hdcp: (scr) Ryan Hinchliffe 247, Kelli Sa-marjian 161, Nathan Thorpe 654, Jo McMahon 407. (hdcp) Phil White 286, Vickie Maas 269, Gary Payne 748, Danica McMahon 736.
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DOWNEY — Going into the third week of the final round in the Brunswick Invitational, Linder’s Insurance and G.J.C. Janitorial were deadlocked at 9-1 to lead the field. A big night from either would help them open up a lead and put them in the driver’s seat as we near the midway mark of the round. A bad night could send them back to the middle of the pack. Neither of which happened though, as the teams battled to a 3-2 score.
Linder’s took the first game by only three pins, beating GJC, 888-885. They had an easier time of it in game #2, winning by 85 pins, giving them a big lead for totals heading into the final game. Game three was a different story for both teams though, as GJC posted a 992, behind a 267 from Nacho Vega and a 257 from John Vallin. And, after averaging 227 as a team for the first two games, Linder’s could only manage a 710 the final game to lose the game and totals as well.
On the second pair, Bowlium took four out of five games from Herzog Insurance, improving to 12-3 for the round to remain among the top teams. After losing game one, Bowlium posted over 1000 the next two games to win totals by over 60. Ramiro Garcia led the pair with a great set of 223-278-289/790. Billy Myers Jr. helped with 265-265/726. Kevin Gagnon had a great set for Herzog Insurance, posting 258-279/749. Bowlium will square off with GJC Janitorial on the top pair next week.
J.A.T. improved to 11-4 with a five game sweep of the Profes-sional Approach team. The Pro Approach squad came into the week at 7-3, and the sweep hurts their chances badly. They’ll need to re-bound in a big way over the next couple of weeks to get back in the hunt. Katrina Fujikami led J.A.T. to the victory with her 267/729 series. Matt Schermerhorn led the pair, shooting a 299-255/743 for The Professional Approach, but it didn’t help them get any needed wins.
Cal Bowl took four out of five from Forest Lanes on the next pair. Steady scores but nothing big on this pair, as most bowlers had a couple good games and one low one. Gip Lentine had the high score, with 240-259/678 for Forest Lanes.
Erickson’s Food Supply improved to 10-5 for the round after sweeping their match against Smirnoff. DeeRonn Booker was the star of the match with his 290-278-221/789. Smirnoff had nothing to compete with that, losing totals by over 400 pins.
Eric Snow had a very nice 266-248/730 series to lead Thread-
works to a 4-1 victory over Crown Royal. Dave Schiada bowled well also, shooting a 236-258/707 for the Crown team, but he didn’t have enough help on this night.
Century 21—My Real Estate took advantage of Bobby Cam-pagnale’s 278-246-265/789 series to win four games from Los Al-tos Trophy. The four wins still only improves them to 6-9 for the round, and they’ll need a lot more weeks like that to get back into the hunt. Joe Jimenez added 678 to help Bobby out. Matt Mosley led Los Altos Trophy with 250/682.
DV8 got a sweep from the Gym W.R.A.T.T. Fitness group on the final pair. Kurt Arakaki led the way with 256/696.
In the matchups involving round winners, as they battle for total wins which will determine seeding in the playoffs, Keystone Lanes was threatening to run away with it, opening up an 8 game lead heading into Monday. And, after the first two games they had in-creased that lead to 10 by beating Western Pacific. The Western Pacific team came back big in the third game though, winning by enough to take totals and win the match, 3-2. May not seem like much, but those three wins keep them within striking distance with five weeks to go. The pair wasn’t as high scoring as the others. Jonathan Huff of Keystone Lanes led the way with 243/682. Raul “Spanky” Rosales of Western Pacific added 238/669.
In a much higher scoring match, Sysco took three out of five from Parkin’s Bowling Supply. With the three wins, Sysco re-mains in third place, one behind Western Pacific for 2nd. Sysco won the first game by a wide margin. Parkin’s came back to win the next two, but couldn’t make up the difference for totals. Paul Barraco and Gabriel Martinez, of the Sysco team, led the pair with matching 710’s. Dave Kovach was the top player for Parkin’s with 255/708.
DeeRonn Booker took the first sidepot of the night with his 290 game. The game #2 Superpot was won by Michelle King. Her 279 game earned her $207. Game #3 went to Ramiro Garcia for his 289.
The 289 by Ramiro Garcia earned him the Financial Advisors Pot as well, for another $200. Kevin Gagnon was second with 279 to earn him $100.
We go back to the grind next week, as the round #4 pattern will be on the lanes. GJC and Bowlium will square off on the top pair, with quite a few teams right behind them after this week’s splits by the top teams. Come down to check it out on Monday at 8:30 p.m. Only a few weeks left to root for your favorite teams.
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DOWNEY — It wasn’t pretty, but it was enough as Threadworks moved into 1st place in Round 5 by sweep-ing past The Professional Approach 5-0. The US Open pat-tern was playing especially tough tonight as most teams struggled. Paul Varela led the charge to the top, as he fired a very nice 604 series to lead the sweep. Danny Ly led Power House Video Games to a sweep of their own, as they took down Blizz Yogurt 5-0. Danny shot 625, while Greg Neuer led Blizz with 581. Team DV8 is once again in contention for the round lead, as Sam Hitchcock winged his way to 242/623 and led DV8 to a 4-1 win over Linder Insurance.
Linder was paced by Kurt Arakaki 592 and Kevin Val-monte 591. In the best scoring match of the night, Pino’s Pizza prevailed 3-2 as they held off Alhambra Coin Center to win Team Totals by 13. Both teams bowled well, finishing as #1 and #2 scoring teams for the night, and their pair was 250 pins higher than any other two teams combined scoring for a pair. Leading the way for Pino’s was Ramon Torres 627 & Leonard Ruiz 600, while Alhambra was led by Doug Kempt 660 & Steve Gaucin 608. Herzog Insurance took a 4-1 win over the PJ-less Los Altos Trophies team as Mikey Villarreal shot 625 for the winners, while Top Dog for the night went to Los Altos’ Buddy Lucas with a very fine 670.
In the roll off team matches, it was Erickson Foods once again losing the first two games, only to come back strong in Game 3 and not only win the game, but Team Totals. Er-ickson pulls within 2.5 games of holding the #1 seed with the 3-2 win, as nobody managed to shoot 600 series, Herbert
Jones led the way for Keystone Lanes with 589, while Jason Buenviaje shot 563 for Ericksons. Charlie Kinstler shot 614 to lead SYSCO to a 5-0 sweep of Forest Lanes who strug-gled all night to catch SYSCO. Mason Man O’Lantern Sher-man topped Forest with 589. American Harvest Vodka out shot CASAMIGO’S Tequila and won 4-1 as Kevin Jones rolled 588, while Vernon Adams topped the Tequila team with 565. Mike Jennings shot 594 to lead Tifco Industries to a 4-1 win over BOWLIUM, who had the pair’s high series, Craig Stevens with 623. Matt Mosley powered his way to 255 & 638 to lead Cook’s Bowling Supply to a 5-0 sweep over J.A.T. DeeRonn Booker led the Junior Amateur Tour team with 549. In the final pairing, it was GJC Services win-ning 3 points as Juan Zavala topped his squad with 511.
Sidepot winners were Game 1 – Sam Hitchcock 242 Game 2 –Jason Buenviaje 226 however the Financial Advi-sor’s pot was won by Buddy Lucas 225 for $240 with Leon-ard Ruiz Jr. 2nd place with 223 for $100. Game 3 Super Pot went to Mikey Villarreal 255, quite the contrast from last week where you needed 11 strikes or more to win. The TRUE ANCHOR award goes to a new winner, Barry Couch Jr. collected the honors with a 3 game set of 361.
One more week on the dreaded US Open shot to try and move into the Round Lead, improve your standing, or move up the ladder in the Roll Off seedings. I’m sure most can’t wait for May to get here, since we will be finished with this pattern. Hope to see you all down at Del Rio next Monday in Downey. Have a blessed week everyone!
Threadworks Stitches Together A Sweep Into Firstby Randy Myers
