august 30, 2011 sports reporter

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T h e E a s t ' s M o s t R e a d B o w l i n g W e e k l y

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Vol. 72 No. 26 August 31 - September 6, 2011 50 cents

HOPELAWN, NJ RichardRowley earned top game andseries honors while rolling in theSenior No-Tap League at MajesticLanes wen he came out blasting

games of 210 and 246 around a300 perfecto to tally the sessionhigh series of 756.

Larry Johnson rolled 210 andMary Doslik 204.

Drew Hodnicki Blasted 811At Maple Lanes

BOWLINGS TOP YOUTH EVENTS MERGE TO CREATEA QUARTER-MILLION-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT

New North Pointe Junior Gold Championships features age divisions and the elimination of average requirement By Jason Overstreet - IBC Communications

Thimmy Williams Hit 300-802In All Stars at JIB Lanes

FLUSHING, NY - ThimmyWilliams found perfection in

rolling twelve strikes in a row atthe right time for a 300 game onhis way to tally an 802 sessionhigh series contesting in the JIBLanes All Stars League.

In other JIB Lanes news their UBA bowling team, The

Wrecking Crew should be con-gratulated for winning Battle bowland for being the 2011 Tri-stateRegional Champions.

BROOKLYN, NY - DrewHodnicki earned top series honorsrolling in the Thursday MixedTriples League at Maple Laneswhen he posted 811 set on gamesof 279, 264 and 268.

Anthony Mastroianni, Jr. alsotossed a 279 game and finished thesession with a 745 series followed

by Viviany Tapia tossing a 275and leading the ladies was DianeMartella with a 234 game.

Rolling in the PBA ExperienceLeague it was Joe Lorenzo on topwith a 246 game followed by EricRogers 238.

Michael Samways pitched a 279game in the Tuesday MixedHandicap and Bonnie Feliciano hit267 in a 661 set.

In the Wednesday Bowl USALeague Alma Velazquez bowled246-617 and James Luciano 266-683.

ARLINGTON, Texas The two largest youth schol-arship tournaments in the nation have joined todevelop an unprecedented opportunity for youth

bowlers in the creation of the $250,000 North PointeJunior Gold Championships presented by Brunswick.

The North Pointe Junior Gold Championships ismade possible by the merger of the United StatesBowling Congress (USBC) Junior GoldChampionships and the Bowling Proprietors

Association of Americas (BPAA) North Pointe HighSchool Singles Championships into one event.

The new North Pointe Junior Gold Championshipswill feature some significant changes for the tourna-ment and USBC Junior Gold membership including:

USBC Junior Gold membership no longer will havea minimum average requirement The North PointeJunior Gold Championships will have two age divi-sions 20 and under, 15 and under for both boysand girls. The creation of the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships is a remarkable example of

bowlings membership organizations and leadingsponsors coming together to make a change that ben-efits the kids, International Bowling Campus (IBC)

Director of Youth Development Chad Murphy said.We now have a significant event for children 15 andunder, which is a critical development age, preservedthe opportunities for older teens and opened the ben-efits of Junior Gold membership to all youth

bowlers. North Pointe Insurance is the nation's largest insur-

er of independent bowling centers. In addition to itssponsorship of the Junior Gold Championships,

North Pointe has made a multi-year commitment tothe Youth Education Services ( YES) Fund and will berecognized as a YES Fund founding partner.

The North Pointe Junior Gold Championships willcontinue to be open to youth bowlers who qualify

throughout the season at regional Junior Gold eventsaround country and will feature automatic bids toJunior Team USA as part of the competition. Theevent will be held in Indianapolis in July 2012, inconjunction with the USBC Youth Open.

Ron Mohr Wins PBA Senior Jackson OpenClinching His Second Senior Player of the Year Crown

By Jerry Schneider - PBA

Richard Rowley Rolled 300At Majestic Lanes

JACKSON, Mich. RonMohr of Eagle River,

Alaska, won the ProfessionalBowlers Association Senior Jackson Open at AirportLanes for a record-tyingfourth Senior Tour win of theseason and clinching his sec-ond PBA Senior Player of the Year crown in the

process.Mohr defeated Rick

Vittone of Ontario, Canada,226-203, in the champi-onship match in the bowlingcenter where he won his firstSenior Tour title in 2009 onhis way to his first Senior Player of the Year honor.

In addition to his four titlesthis season, Mohr has twosecond-place, a third, afourth and a 13-place finishwith one more tournamentremaining in Dayton, Ohio.

"This is the way I wanted to win it, said the 55-year-old Mohr, who clinched Senior Player of theYear by making the semifinal round. I wanted toearn it and not back into it. To do it here where Ihave a lot of fond memories made it special

because this is where I won my first Senior Tour title."

PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., and Harry Sullins of ChesterfieldTownship, Mich., a two-time winner this season,were long shot contenders for Senior Player of the

Year but were eliminatedfrom contention once Mohr

made the semifinal round.Williams and Sullins wouldalso have had to win thetournament and next weeksseason finale in Dayton for any shot at challengingMohr for the honor.

My target was to makethe semifinal round and thenlet everything take care of itself, said Mohr, who nowhas seven career Senior Tour titles. Once I accom-

plished that I felt reallycomfortable and just had tomake some minor adjust-ments from the semifinal to

final match.In the semifinal round,Mohr defeated Sullins 268-227 and Vittone defeatedHall of Famer Tom Baker of King, N.C., 205-172, to

advance to the title match.Mohrs four titles tied the record for most in a

season with Pete Couture (1998), Dale Eagle(1999) and Tom Baker (2006).

Its just been a great year and something I real-ly didnt expect, Mohr said. "Ive had a lot of

breaks this year and a guardian angel on myshoulder. Its been an example of a year whereyou really need everything going your way toachieve something like this.

PBA PhotoRon Mohr takes fourth Senior Tour win of

the season, clinching his second PBA SeniorPlayer of the Year crown .


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Shorts

A loser is the bowler whoinsists on telling fellowbowlers wha t they did wrongafter every shot, and end up'losing a bowling friend.

A loser is the bowler whoknows that all the b ad breakshe gets in bowling will beevened out by good breaks,but he's also sure that hewon't live that long.

A loser i s the tournamentbowler who is too busy check-ing out the average book without checking his check-book.

A loser is the bow ler-golferwho sho ots in the 120s in bothsports.

A loser is any bowler whocan't come up with a newexcuse for b ad bowling with-out thinking about it.

A loser is a bowler who suf-fers a reputation as an easyloser, even if he's a so calledgood lo ser.

A loser is the bowler whoinsists on tight finger andthumb holes, tight bowlingshirts and shoes; and thengains 10 pou nds.

A loser is the bowler whotells his mate that he is goingto a short bowling meeting.

A loser is the p erson whoreporte d that the results of his survey showed that itdoesn't take too much in theway of brains to be a bowler.We took a survey to o. Itshowed tha t it takes lessbrains to take surveys than itdoes to bowl.

S por t s R e por t erEdito r/Pub lisher - Da n McDo noug h

Pat McD onough - 1967 -1996

C irculation M an ager Ed itorial Assi stan tH e nry Allen Imm ac ulatta D'Elia

Con tributing W rit ersChuck Pe zzano G eo rge Faytok Joan Taylor

A l Smetana Larry Die b ner John JowdyPat Mc Do nough V inc e Albrech Joe Rizzi

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Steve FreidmanJoins MapleJoe LaSpina, Vice President of

Maple Family Centersannounced the addition of SteveFreidman to their youth bowlingdevelopment team. We areexcited as Steve has a wealth of experience dealing with youth

bowlers and we welcome himRVC and Farmingdale Lanes.

An experienced bowler, with800 series and 300 games to hiscredit, Steves expertise lies inthe development and nurturingof successful junior, adult/junior

and adult bowling programs.Beginning this fall FarmingdaleLanes will be hosting a Sundaymorning Youth/AdultScholarship League, a Saturdaymorning Junior Scholarshipleague and a Friday afternoonDisney Junior program. RVCLanes junior additions, under thesupervision of Steve, willinclude a new Saturday morningJunior Scholarship League andan upgrade of RVCs alreadysuccessful Sunday morningAdult/Youth league.

Existing youth leagues in bothcenters will be improved andfine tuned, with an emphasis

placed on coaching, staff involvement and value.


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August 31 - S eptember 6 , 20 11 SPO RT S RE PO RTER 3


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AT FARMINGDALE LANES Nicholas DiLauro 299-753FARMINGDALE, NY Nicholas DiLauro topped the scoring in theTuesday Party League firing games of 259 and a near perfect 299 for ahigh series of 753.

Aquinas Nelson rolled 289-206-223-718, Chris Weis 205-266-664,Mike Tenbrink and Pete McDonald 258, Rob Spann 257, Dave Brand222-201-255-678, Steve Gonzalez 212-225-241-678, and EricVelazquez 237-221-651.

In the Sunday Doubles League Jay Kirsch shot 268.Jonathan Smalkin rolled 201-204-257-662 to lead the competition the

Farmingdale Sunday Doubles League. Bobby Flacone 743FARMINGDALE, NY Bobby Falcone topped the scoring in theTuesday Party League firing games of 207-257-279 for a high series of

743.Pat Martino rolled 279, James Curran 211-266-653, Steve Gonzalez

653, Fred Catapano 231-234-235-700, Rob Larsen 214-245-241-700,Curtis Brown 254-216-666, and George Tinch 212-231-215-658.

Joe Livolsi rolled 255 in the Wednesday Friends League. Sunil Kochar 688FARMINGDALE, NY Sunil Kochar led the scoring in the KegelChallenge League firing games of 233-245-210 for a high series of 688.

Marc Bieler rolled 259-222-674, Norm Ginsberg 264-213-668, andDerek James 228-226-651.In another session Adam Chase rolled 260-209-233-235-937, and Mark

Bieler 289.In the Monday 3-Man League James Curran rolled 212-279-665, and

Scott Bannon 218-234-651.Dennis Bonal, Jr. took the spotlight rolling 211-213-246-670, and Joe

Livolsi tallied 244-225-666 while contesting in the Wednesday FriendsLeague.


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Richard Vento 274ROCKAWAY, NJ In theThursday No-Tap League RichardVento earned high game honors

posting a 274 game followed byDavid Ragucci with a 268, SusanExner 255, and Susan Weir 251.

Bob Whittom tossed a 201 gamein the Monday Summer AdultJunior League, and Zachary Clark hit 192.

Glen Malmstone 257 ROCKAWAY, NJ - In theWednesday Early Birds LeagueGlen Malmstone took the top spotwhen he rolled a 257 game in a637 set and Nancy Picehockitossed a 202 game.

In the Denville RecreationSummer League Ryan Karpack hit161, and Justin Bischer 144.

Mike Riley 654ROCKAWAY, NJ In the Monday

Nite Friends League Mike Rileyrolled 654, and Tom Colucci 256.Tom Griffin, Jr. 255ROCKAWAY, NJ Tom Griffin,Jr. rolled a 255 game followed byKen Yokobosky with a 246 andJohn Vorsts 245 in the RockawaySummer Doubles League.

K. Yokobosky 249ROCKAWAY, NJ It was KenYokobosky taking the lead whenhe rolled a 249 game in the PBA

Experience Summer League.David Nash tossed a 234 gameand Ken George a 233.

AT ROCKAWAY LANES

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THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC Jim Bini 1004HOPELAWN, NJ Jim Bini led the scoring inthe Handicap Doubles League firing games of 278-237-243-246 for a high series of 1004.

Joe Plescia rolled 257-278-236-213-984,Tommy Martino 258-237-248-214-957, DaveMorgante 244-259-228-217-948, Steve Venito235-236-237-236-944, Tiffany Newbury 247-238-256-925, and Jaime Mugnone 223-233-212-232-900.

Robert Krimin 743HOPELAWN, NJ Robert Krimin led the FamilyLeague with 222-267-254 for a high series of 743.

Frank Nebus rolled 256-235-682, Bob Nebus241-266-676, Rocco Fortunato 201-214-248-663,

James Medoro 213-225-217-655, Steve Venito248-210-648, Anthony Angotti 245, NicholasKrimin and Stephanie Hoff 229, and SusanBobrowski 200.

Rocco Fortunato 711HOPELAWN, NJ Rocco Fortunato led the scor-ing in the Guys and Dolls League firing games of 223-265-223 for a high series of 711.

Mike Acevedo rolled 234-227-234-695, ElioCarrasco 248-240-684, Sean Williams 235-268-661, Thomas Poulos 221-214-627, and RobinScordato 218.

Matthew Manenty 692HOPELAWN, NJ Matthew Manenty led thescoring in the Monday Main Event League fir-ing 269-244 for a high 692 set.

Kevin Mal rolled 211-267-674, Rami Ahmed269-205-672, Sean McAuliffe 230-226-215-671, Tommy Magers 245-203-220-667, JayPintus 264-220-667, Bobby Crandall 268-208-663, Rocco Grasso 206-268-653, and JenDaunno 224-213-618.

Lauro Perez 688HOPELAWN, NJ Lauro Perez led the scoringin the Monday Junior/Adult League firinggames of 225-204-259 for a high series of 688.

Dan Pawelek shot 203 followed by DanielleMedvetz with a 213 and Aaron Beltran 220.

Kevin Kopko 680HOPELAWN, NJ Kevin Kopko led the scor-ing in the Family League firing games of 216-226-238 for a high series of 680.Rocco Fortunato shot 202-226-243-671, James

Medoro 202-221-223-646, and AnthonyAngotti 211.

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