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2010 USBC Womens Championships Comes to Exciting Conclusion

Matt

McNiel is

EL PASO, Texas - The 2010 United

States Bowling Congress Women's

Championships finished with a bang

as two lead changes on the final day

of competition capped off the event'srecord-setting run at the El Paso

Convention and Performing Arts

Center on Sunday.

The 100-day event ushered in a

brand-new era in tournament history

as bowlers competed in three aver-

age-based divisions, compared to

five, which included handicap for

the first time. The tournament also

found a new home as it transitioned

from a traditional bowling center to a

convention-center setting for the first

time.

More than 30,000 bowlers visited

El Paso this year, and the 91st edition

of the world's largest participatory

sporting event for women sawBowlers Choice Pro Shop of

Tonawanda, N.Y., and Jodi Woessner

of Oregon, Ohio, set scoring records,

while the tournament's lone centenar-

ian and participation leader extended

their records at the one-of-a-kind 48-

lane bowling facility.

Bowlers Choice Pro Shop led the

scratch portion of the event as well

as the Diamond Division with the

highest team series in USBC

Women's Championships history.

The group fired games of 1,160,

1,085 and 1,179 for a 3,424 scratcheffort and received an additional four

pins of handicap per game to finish

with a 3,436 final total. Together

Once Again of North Richland Hills,

Texas, previously held the scratch

record with 3,350 in 2006.

Nikki Lunsford led the way for

Bowlers Choice Pro Shop with a 717

series and was joined by Michelle

Sterner (702), Liz Johnson, who

entered the year with three titles at

the Women's Championships (690),

2007 Classic Division doubles

champion Sue Jeziorski (665) and

Sue Nawojski (650).

Along with the new divisions,

Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire, the bowlers with the highest scratch

scores in team, doubles, singles and

all-events will be recognized as

overall tournament champions.

"This is the one we've been work-

ing on for a long time," Jeziorski

said. "This means so much to us. It's

just a phenomenal feeling. We'll be

looking forward to going to

Syracuse (N.Y.) to defend the title onour home turf."

Woessner, who won the 2008 PBA

Women's Series Shark

Championship, destroyed the tour-

nament's all-events record and tied

for the highest series in tournament

history on her way to a 2,330 all-

events total, surpassing Leanne

Barrette-Hulsenberg of Elk Grove,

Calif., who rolled 2,231 in the 2005

event.

During her doubles event,

Woessner shot games of 259, 268

and 289 for an 816 series, which tiedMichelle Feldman's 2009 singles

performance. She added 764 in team

and 750 in singles.

Woessner's entering average was

more than 220, so she didn't receive

any additional pins of handicap, but

that didn't stop her from taking the

Diamond All-Events lead as well.

"I wondered if I was ever going to

bowl well enough at Nationals,"

Woessner said. "I've been waiting

for this for a long time. It's very

exciting."

Joining Bowlers Choice Pro Shop

and Woessner as an overall tourna-

ment champion is Krischna Howard

of Hawthorne, Calif., who rolled oneof the tournament's three perfect

games on her way to a 792 singles

effort. She received an additional 22

pins of handicap per game to also

grab the Diamond Singles lead with

858.

Australia's Carol Gianotti and

Missy Klug of Macomb, Mich., shot

the highest scratch doubles set of the

tournament, finishing with a 1,431

total. Gianotti led the pair with 770,

and Klug added 661. Renee Graham

of Seat Pleasant, Md., and Felicia

Thorpe of Temple Hills, Md., fin-ished atop the Diamond Doubles

standings with 1,484.

In the tournament's final squad

Sunday, both the Ruby Doubles and

Sapphire All-Events leads changed

hands before the tournament offi-

cially came to a close.

Joyce Treat of Queen Creek, Ariz.,

and her daughter-in-law Shawna

Treat of Gilbert, Ariz., jumped ahead

of the field in Ruby Doubles with a

1,291 total. Shawna rolled a 670

series and Joyce added 543. An addi-

tional 26 pins of handicap per game

helped them reach their final mark.

"After bowling all of these years,

this feeling is priceless," ShawnaTreat said. "It means so much to be

able to accomplish this with my

mother-in-law. We're so close. It's

just amazing."

See:

USBC Womens

Championships

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Idle bowling thoughts.

How do writers get their sto-

ries?

You can attend specifically

scheduled press conferences for

special announcements or you

can pursue a one on one inter-

view. You can talk to the stars

after they shoot in tournament

play in a press room setting or

catch a running star going to or

going away from

a competition.

You can use the

phone or any

other type of

communication.

You can be

polite or be a

pest.

But with all

the ways, one of

the most unique

developed over

the years at the

F i r e s t o n e

Tournament ofChampions, and

the man most

responsible was

one of the most

respected reporters of bowling

in the history of the sport, a

writer we lost on July 4, Dick

Evans.

Evans was the pied piper of

setting up breakfast, lunch, and

dinner gatherings wherever

there was a bowling gathering,

meetings, tournaments, conven-

tions, exhibitions, presentations

and just plain socializing.

At the early Tournament of

Champions happenings, Evanswould get himself, me and John

Jowdy to meet at unheard of

early hours for breakfast, long

prior to the rolling of the first

ball of that day's tournament

action. Then Joe Lyou and Red

Burnham and Steve Cruchon

joined the crowd. Pretty soon

Bud Fisher became a regular

and the one table we had

reserved became two and three

and finally a separate banquet

alcove was set up for the break-

fast press boys.

We welcomed bowlers in the

tournament and soon Dick

Weber and Johnny Petragliabecame regulars and Champ

Husted, dad of young star Dave

Husted. Representatives of the

sponsors, manufacturers, and

officials of all integers of the

sport found their way to the

breakfast free-for-alls and no

subject was taboo.

Everyone there was relaxed,

maybe too much, and many a

quote that shouldn't have been

uttered made the next day's

paper or next week's bowling

publication or next month's

bowling magazine.

It was a hotbed of quips,

quotes, insults, inside stuff and

writers, com-

petitors, spon-

sors, industry

representatives

and a lot of

u n i n v i t e d

cousins and

uncles joined

the crowd and

found it a show

better than any

Broadway hit.

It wasn't

nasty or didn't

reveal every

sad or forget-table experi-

ences but many

an attendee

found some of

his choice material common

knowledge one way or another.

Over the years, more than 100

of history's greatest bowlers

attended breakfast by Evans,

Dutch treat. The most highly

attended tournament by the

media probably saw more than

200 writers, broadcasters and

historians taking in one or all of

the breakfast aggregations that

inspired new and old friendships

and brought to light many anidea or opinion that otherwise

might have been lost.

It reached the stage where

some 50 persons were part of the

crowd every day.

To this day I have never met

anyone who was a part of the

gang who didn't look back with

fondness, some feeling of maybe

I talked too much and a lot of

tinged encounters.

Dick Evans was the father of

many major innovations in

bowling and the ins and outs of

bowling journalism. The break-

fast club didn't win him any

awards but the long term impactwon him the thanks for the

memory awards from too many

to mention.

Thanks again Richard.

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ARLINGTON, Texas For the first time in

history, the United States Bowling Congress

will bring the USBC Open and Womens

Championships to the same city simultane-

ously when Reno, Nev., hosts both events in

2013 and 2014.

Plans call for the Open Championships to be

held in the National Bowling Stadium, while

the Womens Championships will take place

in a custom-built arena inside the Reno-

Sparks Convention Center. USBC will install

dozens of lanes and the largest indoor mobilescoreboard in the world at the convention

center continuing the spectacular feel bowlers

expect. The convention-center setting first

was introduced to the Womens

Championships at the 2010 event in El Paso,

Texas.

Hosting USBCs two largest championships

in the same city will create great new opportu-

nities and experiences for our bowlers,

USBC Executive Director Stu Upson said.

We want families to have the option of trav-

eling to the national tournaments together, but

we also respect the need to preserve the tradi-

tion of separate tournaments.

USBC plans to develop additional events

that will coincide with the two main tourna-ments in Reno. These new events will poten-

tially involve mixed teams and youth entry

options. The lanes of the Womens

Championships arena will remain in the

Reno-Sparks Convention Center between the

2013 and 2014 tournaments, saving construc-

tion resources and allowing for greater flexi-

bility in scheduling new events.

USBC received bids from several cities

interested in hosting the Open and Womens

Championships. The 2013 Open

Championships already was scheduled to be

at the National Bowling Stadium, allowing

Reno to provide a natural fit for bringing both

events to the same city by offering two arena

settings for a multi-year agreement. Now

there will be greater opportunities for couples

who might only be able to afford one bowling

trip a year to travel together and both have

events to enjoy.

Reno is a fantastic family destination and

our aim is to develop a reason for every type

of bowler to visit there in 2013 and 2014,

Upson said. Our partners in Reno have a

great track record of creating a first-class

experience for bowlers and they have done it

again by committing to a second champi-

onship venue.Historically, Reno has proven to be a popu-

lar destination for tournament bowlers. The

Open Championships has averaged more than

80,000 bowlers, while the Womens

Championships has averaged more than

60,000 bowlers in Reno host years since

1995.

Were just tickled to have these two pres-

tigious bowling tournaments in the biggest

little city, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell said. I

just know theyll love visiting Reno and

competing at the National Bowling

Stadiumits the only facility of its kind in

the world.

Looking ahead to 2013, USBC plans to

investigate new ideas for the Open andWomens Championships, including poten-

tial adjustments of incentive programs, lane

conditions, squad schedules, price structure

and entry process. Hosting two major events

in one city should allow for improved

staffing and better customer service. The

focus will be on providing the best possible

experience for bowlers in Reno and attract-

ing more participants to USBCs national

tournaments.

USBC Championships Schedule2011 USBC Open Championships - Reno, Nev.

2011 USBC Womens Championships Syracuse, N.Y.

2012 USBC Open Championships Baton Rouge, La.

2012 USBC Womens Championships Reno, Nev.

2013 & 2014 USBC Open & Womens Championships-Reno, Nev.

Reno to Host USBC Open and WomensChampionships in 2013 and 2014

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Joyce Treat wasn't finished, however, as her singles and team sets of 487

and 485, respectively, helped her into the Sapphire All-Events lead with

1,659. She received 16 pins of handicap per game.

She credited working with a coach recently to helping her game improve

over the past few months.

"It certainly comes as a surprise," Joyce Treat said. "The coaching lessons

with David (Leverage) have really paid off. I've never bowled this well. It's

just unreal. I really can't believe it."

Other Ruby Division leaders included CRC CARSTAR of Fort Collins,

Colo., which paced Ruby Team with 2,880, Betty Brooks of Lakewood,

Calif., who shot 1,898 to lead Ruby All-Events and Holly Van Nortwick of

Hillsboro, Ore., who shot 690 in Ruby Singles.East Bay Ladies of Richmond, Calif., finished with the lead in Sapphire

Team with 2,528. Shirley Barnes of Wilmington, Del., and Debbie Kennedy

of Elkton, Md., topped Sapphire Doubles with 1,088, and Robin Farrish of

El Paso, Texas, led Sapphire Singles with 625.

The Diamond Division includes bowlers with averages of 180 and above,

with handicap based on 100 percent of 220.

The Ruby Division includes bowlers with averages between 150 and 179,


The Sapphire Division includes bowlers with averages of 149 and below,


Also making headlines at the 2010 Women's Championships were partici-

pation leaders Emma Hendrickson of Morris Plains, N.J., and Mini Tvaska

of St. Petersburg, Fla.

Hendrickson, a 101-year-old bowling sensation, extended her own record

as the tournament's oldest participant as she competed at the Women's

Championships for the 51st consecutive time.

Tvaska, 92, has competed in more Women's Championships than anybowler and made her 64th consecutive appearance. Her tournament career

began at the 1947 event in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Three other tournaments also graced the championship lanes at the El Paso

Convention and Performing Arts Center. The USBC Intercollegiate Team

Championships, USBC Queens and USBC Senior Queens were held in Sun

City during April.

All standings and prizes for the 2010 event are unofficial until a final veri-

fication is made.

The 2011 Women's Championships will be held at OnCenter Complex in

Syracuse as the tournament will once again be held in a one-of-a-kind con-

vention-center setting. The tournament is scheduled to start on April 7.

SCRATCH

Team

1, Bowlers Choice Pro Shop (Sue Jeziorski, Nikki Lunsford, Sue Nawojski, Michelle Sterner, Liz Johnson), Tonawanda,

N.Y., 3,424. 2, Great Balls of Fire, Peekskill, N.Y., 3,351. 3 (tie), Barry Ashers Embroidery, Arlington, Texas, and Together

Once Again, Keller, Texas, 3,345. 5, BowlersMAP, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3,339.

Doubles

1, Carol Gianotti, Henderson, Nev./Missy Klug, Macomb, Mich., 1,431. 2, Jessica Baker, Bel Aire, Kan./Sandra Gongora,

Wichita, Kan., 1,407. 3, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas/Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, Sandusky, Ohio, 1,406. 4, Paola Gomez,

Weston, Fla./Kari Schwager, Rogers Park, Ill., 1,400. 5, Laurie Soto, Castaic, Calif./Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif., 1,380.

Singles

1, Krischna Howard, Hawthorne, Calif., 792. 2, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas, 779. 3, Sharon Aston, La Grange,

Ky., 771. 4, Shauna Shannon, Albuquerque, N.M., 764. 5, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 750.

All-events

1, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,330. 2, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas, 2,149. 3, Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering,

Ohio, 2,144. 4, Leanne Hulsenberg, Roseville, Calif., 2,136. 5, Shauna Shannon, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,128.

DIAMONDTeam

(For bowlers with combined averages of 900 and higher, with handicap based on 100 percent of 1,100 for the team set)

1, Bowlers Choice Pro Shop (Sue Jeziorski, Nikki Lunsford, Sue Nawojski, Michelle Sterner, Liz Johnson), Tonawanda,

N.Y., 3,436. 2, Brunswick Zone Hawthorn, Waukegan, Ill., 3,390. 3, Great Balls of Fire, Peekskill, N.Y., 3,378. 4, All

Mixed Up, Chino Hills, Calif., 3,366. 5, Alaska Belles, Seattle, 3,363.

Doubles

(For bowlers with combined averages of 360 and higher, with handicap based on 100 percent of 440 for the doubles set)

1, Renee Graham, Seat Pleasant, Md./Felicia Thorpe, Temple Hills, Md., 1,484. 2, Jacqueline Wilson, Oxon Hill,

Md./Amber Casey, Clinton, Md., 1,483. 3, Brenda Downs, Gilbert, Ariz./Lisa Cross, Chandler, Ariz., 1,457. 4 (tie) Jessica

Baker, Bel Aire, Kan./Sandra Gongora, Wichita, Kan., and Trish Manna/Suzy Minino, Omaha, Neb., 1,452.

Singles

(For bowlers with an average of 180 and higher, with handicap based on 100 percent of 220 for the single set)

1, Krischna Howard, Hawthorne, Calif., 858. 2, Lil Holguin, Las Cruces, N.M., 824. 3, Shauna Shannon, Albuquerque,

N.M., 797. 4, Kim Wirth, Hopkins, Minn., 785. 5, Cynthia Brown, Bahama, N.C., 784.

All-events

(For bowlers with an average of 180 and higher, with handicap based on 100 percent of 220 for all nine games)

1, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,330. 2, Shauna Shannon, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,227. 3, Sandra Gongora, Wichita, Kan.,

2,226. 4, Krischna Howard, Hawthorne, Calif., 2,213. 5 (tie) Kris Higgs, Orangevale, Calif., and Brenda Edwards,

Mansfield, Texas, 2,210.

RUBY

Team

(For bowlers with a combined average of 750-899, with handicap based on 100 percent of 900 for the team set)

1, CRC CARSTAR (Pam Weeks, Faith Zimmer, Terri Lion, Donna Laughlin, Karen Smith), Fort Collins, Colo., 2,880. 2,

Mixed Nutz, Las Cruces, N.M., 2,848. 3, Sharon's Korner Kitchen, Peabody, Kan., 2,839. 4, Looney Tunes, Titusville,

Fla., 2,823. 5, ABS Express, Wheelersburg, Ohio, 2,819.

Doubles

(For bowlers with a combined average of 300-359, with handicap based on 100 percent of 360 for the doubles set)

1, Joyce Treat, Queen Creek, Ariz./Shawna Treat, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,291. 2, Patricia Akin, Vienna, Ga./Maggie Pope, Warner

Robins, Ga., 1,267. 3 (tie), Mary Sorenson, Bemidji, Minn./January Dennison, Sevierville, Tenn., and Lisa Dowd,

Chicago/Antionette Driver, Calumet City, Ill., 1,256. 5, Teresa Marshall, Shelbyville, Ind./Theresa Lightle, Veedersburg,

Ind., 1,239.

Singles

(For bowlers with an average from 150-179, with handicap based on 100 percent of 180 for the singles set)

1, Holly Van Nortwick, Hillsboro, Ore., 690. 2, Kathy Brown, Jacksonville, Fla., 687. 3, Amanda Gorringe, Fishers, Ind.,

683. 4 (tie), Angie Motzko, Watertown, Minn., and Sallie Dwight, Warner Robins, Ga., 672.

All-events

(For bowlers with an average from 150-179, with handicap based on 100 percent of 180 for all nine games)

1, Betty Brooks, Lakewood, Calif., 1,898. 2, Dixie Dibble, Woodston, Kan., 1,894. 3, Rebecca Farrah, Tempe, Ariz.,

1,876. 4, Tina Ingram, Dublin, Calif., 1,874. 5 (tie), Emily Milbank, Albuquerque, N.M., and Holly Van Nortwick,

Hillsboro, Ore., 1,834.

SAPPHIRE

Team

(For bowlers with a combined average of 749 and below, with handicap based on 100 percent of 750 for the team set)

1, East Bay Ladies (Elzada Reed, Ellen Temple-Daniels, Delores Easterling, Teresa Sexton, Shiela Douglas), Richmond,

Calif., 2,528. 2, Auto Way Bowl, Minden, Neb., 2,464. 3, Baton Rouge Gals, Denham Springs, La., 2,450. 4, Chick-A-

Boom, Bloomfield, N.M., 2,424. 5, Praze Rollers, Dallas, 2,420.

Doubles

(For bowlers with a combined average of 299 and below, with handicap based on 100 percent of 300 for the doubles set)

1, Shirley Barnes, Wilmington, Del./Debbie Kennedy, Elkton, Md., 1,088. 2, Rebecca Uraine/Norine Lehar, Tucson, Ariz.,

1,068. 3, Molly Chisamore, Rochelle, Ill./Rachel Metcalf, Davis Junction, Ill., 1,066. 4 (tie), Carol Cunningham,

Cleveland, Texas/Elaine Bailey, Livingston, Texas, and Mary Titus-Sam/Bonita Morning, Denver, 1,061.

Singles

(For bowlers with an average of 149 and below, with handicap based on 100 percent of 150 for the singles set)

1, Robin Farrish, El Paso, Texas, 625. 2, Belinda Rusch, East Moline, Ill., 600. 3, Jeri Wines, Austin, Texas, 594. 4 (tie),Donna Drummond, Wayland, Mo., and Heather Peterson, Malad, Idaho, and Kasey Peed, Craig, Colo., 589.

All-events

(For bowlers with an average of 149 and below, with handicap based on 100 percent of 150 for all nine games)

1, Joyce Treat, Queen Creek, Ariz., 1,659. 2, Robin Farrish, El Paso, Texas, 1,638. 3, Connie Atcitty, Shiprock, N.M.,

1,630. 4, Yolanda McKinney, West Fargo, N.D., 1,627. 5 (tie), Mary Mitchell, Cherokee, Kan., and Jennifer Barbour,

Jefferson City, Mo., 1,608.

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Jason Maulbeck 300 at Plaza LanesMADISON, NJ Jason Maulbeck fired a 300 game in the Mon. Adult

Jr. League at Plaza Lanes.

Mitch Weinberg hit 279-708, Rick Fabrizzio 279-651, Will Mottola

278-666, Neal Monka 258-653, and John Baldwin 248-624.

In the Chatham Collisionettes League Kevin Saincato hit 223.

Ken Wallis 300 at T-BowlWAYNE, NJ Ken Wallis blasted a 300 game for a 752 series in the

Mon. Open Hdcp League at T-Bowl Lanes.

Chris Malyack shot 269-673, Mark Roome 257-749, Robert Cahoon

257-616, Ellen Silvestro 236-202, Philip Franchino 254, Dennis

Nieradka 228.

Danny Bivin

Tops at NA Bowl North Arlington, NJ Danny

Bivin rolled a season best 199 and

10-year-old Nicole Fonseca fash-

ioned three triple digits scores to

lead their teams to victory in

North Arlingtons Adult-Junior

Doubles action. Dannys Bacon

Boys trimmed Saute Two, 5-2

while Nicoles Double Strikers

matched them with two of three

against Boom Boom Pow; junior

Chris McBride led the latter with

158,156.

Meanwhile, league-leadingBosch Beastin steamrolled past

the Bowling Bombers, 7-0 to

increase their spread over the pack

to fourteen points.

Above average juniors were

Danny Bivin +61, Nicole Fonseca

+24, Chris McBride +19 and Sam

Passaro +7. Tops among their

adult partners were Nick Gavron

234,222-653, Vin Albrecht 199,

Patti Passaro 190, Joey Hughes

189 and Donna McBride 175.

Scott Merwede 701 at Holiday BowlOAKLAND, NJ In the Monday Nite Early Mix League at Holiday

Bowl it was Scott Merwede on top when he shot a high series of 701.

Todd Ascenzo hit 267, Stacey Bade 268-634, Jon Paul Richard 255-

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Trevor Bogert hit 263-703, Oren

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Cesare Badolato 748MADISON, NJ Cesare Badolato

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Charles Wilfong 693MADISON, NJ Charles Wilfong

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Jim Sirica hit 256-670, Harry

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Jodi Belli 222, and Alice Bednarik

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Jason Maulbeck 679MADISON, NJ Jason Maulbeck

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Neal Monka hit 245-607,

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Jane Inch hit 242-642,a nd Liz

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Michael Morris 752HOPELAWN, NJ Michael

Morris led the scoring in the NJ

Turnpike League firing games of

268-236-248 for a high series of

752.

Drew Rucinski shot 206-212-

609, Joyce Ellison 214-218-604,

and Tommy Giamo 231-601.

Warren Taureck 726HOPELAWN, NJ Warren

Taureck led the scoring in the

Gemini Towing League firing

games of 217-279-230 for a highs

series of 726.Joe Herber rolled 255-245-689,

Vinny Medvetz 224-215-248-687,

Scott Akalewicz 225-223-235-

683, and Joe Britton 224-225-639.

Don Anione 723HOPELAWN, NJ Don Anione

led the scoring in the His & Hers

League firing games of 230-236-

257 for a high series of 723.

Michael Holoka hit 287-215-699,

Bill Smith 214-257-213-684,

Mike Porcellana 203-254-645,

and Mary Ellen Oehler 247-203-

636.

Dixon Duran 704HOPELAWN, NJ Dixon Duran

topped the scoring in the FridayNite Mixed League firing games

of 267-222-215 for a high series of

704.

Jim Medoro rolled 287-211-672,

Dave Rezes 244-212-654, Pete

Badiak 233-211-201-645, and

Kenny Anderson 229-209-609.

Kevin Spann 699HOPELAWN, NJ Kevin Spann

led the Sunday Nite Mixed League

with 204-270-225 for a 699 set.

Cid Stentella shot 201-258-226-

685, Lauro Perez 214-224-223-

661, John Delgado 218-217-206-

641, and Mike Acevedo 221-614.

John H alliday 679HOPELAWN, NJ John Halliday

led the Merck League rolling 215-

235-229 for a high series of 679.

Tom Vickery rolled 265-203-

202-670, Matt Lombardo 210-

220-232-662, and Aaron Smith216-603.

Vinny Medvetz 675HOPELAWN, NJ Vinny

Medvetz led the scoring in the

Thursday Nite Mixed League fir-

ing games of 214-248-213 for a

high series of 675.

Jim MacBride shot 236-244-651,

Thomas Poulos 2482-4-647, and

Mike Serio 240-206-639.

Michael J. Fotia 644HOPELAWN, NJ Michael J.

Fotia led the scoring in the

Tuesday Nite Trios League firing

games of 248 for a high series of

644.

Walter Hermann shot 258-635,David Kornbluh 276-201-634, and

Antony Buffardi 268-611.

Rick Wemple 624HOPELAWN, NJ In the Friday

Late Night Mixed League Rick

Wemple rolled 250-624, and

Michael Benevenuto 215-609.

Ryan Friend 708HOPELAWN, NJ Ryan Friend

led the scoring in the Raritan Bay

Mens League firing games of

221-236-251 for a high series of

708.

Matt J. Scala hit 208-266-215-

689, Joe DElia 222-236-208-666,

Sean Irvine 231-22-2210-663,

Carlos Mateo 214-244-652, Diane

Ragusa 222-213-201-636, Bob

Kerwin 222-218-625, and Brian

Lynch 213-255-623.

In the Merck League Eric Haltli

shot 224-212-603, Tom Vickery

215, and Debbie Eweanciew 200.

Warren Taureck 684HOPELAWN, NJ Warren

Taureck led the scoring in the

Gemini Towing League firing

games of 220-221-243 for a high

series of 684.

Bob Stevens shot 227-219-213-

659, Vinny Medvetz 215-212-

214-641, Rich Governale 223-

213-203-639, Scott Akalewicz

225-222-638, and Brian Balint

213-216-613.

Richard Funk III 672HOPELAWN, NJ Richard Funk

III led the scoring in the Friday

Nite Mixed League firing gamesof 225-212-235 for a high series of

672.

Rob Morris hit 236-235-669,

Mike Kelly 212-222-210-644,

Dave Rezes 259-643, and Joe

Plescia 215-246-634.

Joe Herber 673HOPELAWN, NJ In the

Thursday Mixed Nuts League Joe

Herber rolled 237-244-673, Don

E. Hellhake 259-637, and John

Syslo 231-208-616.

Ben Martino 661HOPELAWN, NJ Ben Martino

led the scoring in the Friends &

Family League firing games of

222-243 for a high series of 661.

Phil Gessner hit 255-628, Josh

Kupsch 222-215-617, and Pete

Garcia 249-603.

In the South Shore League Ken

Slizewski hit 202-230-606.

Don M. Hellhake 658HOPELAWN, NJ Don M.

Hellhake led the Thursday Mixed

Nuts tossing 223-245-658.

Pat Moreno rolled 205-247-634,

Rolando Vazquez 221-611, and

John Syslo 213-603.

Lauro Perez 656HOPELAWN, NJ Lauro Perez

led the scoring in the Vacation

League pitching 248-218 for ahigh series of 656.

Matthew Manenty rolled 204-

214-203-621, and Richard

Maddock 236-218-619.

William Scott 750 at Hy-Way BowlUNION, NJ William Scott led the scoring in the Plau Post 91/Monday

Nite Minor League at HyWay Bowl firing games of 234-290-226 for a

high series of 750.

Matt McCarthy shot 246-257-241-744, RicH Kingsland 242-255-237-

734, Dennis Cordeiro 279-238-200-717, Aluadir Samual 2572-35-221-

713, Ricky Ayers 269-247-710, Nick Spano 214-226-269-709, Rich

Riedlanger 245-247-215-707, Russ Weiner 266-216-224-706, and Nick

Lardieri 212-234-256-702.

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If the PBA Tournament of Champions is the Senior

Prom, then Bowl Expo is the annual Class Reunion. And it

is a reunion WITH class. You never know whom youll

see. For example, although Mike Aulby retired from pro-

fessional bowling, he became a proprietor, and now he

attends Bowl Expo and the seminars as a proprietor. Lyle

Zikes, a premier bowling writer, also attends now as a pro-

prietor.

This was my fifth Expo, and I reflected on how this all

evolved. The Bowling Writers Association of America

(BWAA) always met in mid-March in conjunction with the

American Bowling Congress (ABC) convention, tourna-

ment and Hall of Fame Inductions. Bowl Expo on the other

hand with its meetings and seminars and trade show washeld every year in late June, in a city other than the ABC

tournament city. Dan McDonough Sports Reporter editor

encouraged me to come to Expo as he said, You wont

believe everything they have. I told him I couldnt afford

two trips. But then the ABC-WIBC

(Womens International Bowling

Congress) merge became a reality, and

the convention had to be held separate-

ly, away from national tournaments. It

wasnt until John Berglund, then the

Bowling Proprietors Association of

America (BPAA) Executive Director,

pitched an offer to the writers that they

could attend Bowl Expo for free and

enjoy all the festivities and presenta-

tions. This included some parties, a

luncheon, and of course a mega-tradeshow with all sorts of vendors. Bowling

ball manufacturers brought in their pro

staff. The BWAAs keynote speakers

were always big stars in areas other

than bowling, often political. Some

writers still wanted to keep our annual meeting in concert with the now United States

Bowling Congress (USBC) convention, which would offer no other activities on site other

than the convention. Im having the toughest

time trying to give away something for free,

Berglund said. Eventually it came to vote, and we

decided to try Expo week for our annual meet-

ing. Fortunately BWAA hasnt looked back since.

This year was no exception as Sarah Palin

addressed the crowd, and spent much of her talk

being genuinely impressed at the statistics of peo-

ple who bowl every year. She in turn impressed

me, especially when attendees were told theycould have their picture taken with the former

governor for a fee of $25, which went directly to

Special Olympics. I made sure I was second in

line for that, and for all I know she may still be

posing for pictures, as I never saw the end of the line of people who signed up for a photo.

I told her that after hearing her talk, I wanted to buy her book. I also said that I was the

technical editor for the newly-released Bowling For Dummies. She asked where she

could get a copy (amazon.com). And

she wasnt being sarcastic.

Every year many awards are pre-

sented in conjunction with Bowl

Expo. Two of New Jerseys favorite

sons, Tom Martino of Majestic

Lanes in Hopewell, NJ and PBA star

and Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia

were given much-deserved accolades

with the Presidents Medal and Dick

Weber Bowling Ambassador Award,

respectively. This was especially fit-

ting since Dick Weber was one of

many pros who inspired a teenagedPetraglia to try his (left) hand at pro-

fessional bowling.

Did you read about young John Petraglias experience that week? He flew into town as a

Brunswick rep and hopped into a taxi to get to his hotel. The driver asked if this were a

business or pleasure trip and when young John explained that he was there for bowling, the

driver said he used to love watching the big pros on TV, his favorite being that guy Johnny

Petraglia. Young John didnt say anything, but felt pride. When he went to pay for the taxi

ride with his credit card the driver read the name on the card and said, This ride is on the

house.

Wes Malott and his wife and new baby daughter were on hand. One of our writers, Chris

Beard, quipped, Is she the Little Nasty?

A dramatic and exciting announcement

was made after the keynote session stating

that next years U.S. Womens Open, spon-

sored by the brands of Ebonite, is no longer

suspended and is now slated to take place at

the end of Bowl Expo Week. The U.S.Womens Open tournament will be contest-

ed on the field of the new Dallas Cowboys

Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the

bowling campus. Talk about insuring a cap-

tive audience!

For me the best gathering was the annual

dinner sponsored by Columbia and hosted

by this years inductee into the Bowling

Coaches Hall of Fame, John Jowdy. In

addition to BWAA members, he invited

many national Hall of Famers to a lavish dinner during which many BWAA awards were

presented. John Berglund, who was at home in St. Maarten, was cited and writer-promoter

Lydia Rypcinski was given the Luby Hall of Fame honors. Coincidentally she won one of

the Pezzano scholarships, as shes going back to college to learn to write, now that Ive

been doing it for so long.

The writers group presented Liz Johnson and Norm Duke as our Bowlers of the Year. I

felt old as Fran Deken, former tournament director for the womens pro tour, presentedRobin Romeo with Senior bowler of the year honors. Jowdy announced the winner of this

years Remo Picchietti Humanitarian of the Year award as Fran Deken who was surprised

and almostthat is almost.speechless.

You can see by the photos here that the few days I spent at the Las Vegas Hilton and

Convention Center were beyond terrific. I only wish I had listened to Dan McDonough

many years ago and attended Expo then.

(Photos by Joan Taylor)

Expo - SayBy Joan Taylor

Sarah Palin pointing out that

bowling is number one participa-

tion sport.

Friends Johnny Petraglia and Tom Martino each

received highest awards.

Mary Lynley and PeteTredwell, of the USBC.

Fran Deken receiving Remo Picchietti

Humanitarian award from John Jowdy.

Sarah Palin receives thank you from

Steve Johnson and Jimmy Sturm.

Liz Johnson, Norm Duke, and Robin Romeo

enjoy the festivities.Tom Clark, PBA and Liz Johnson, Female

Bowler of the Year.

Joe Schumacher receives award

forJohn Berglund from BWAAs Bob

Cosgrove.

Jackie Wyckof and Lydia Rypcinski.

july 28, 2010 sports reporter

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