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Vol. 20, No. 12 DECEMBER 2010 The New York Bowler On the Inside. . . Feature I’m always on a mountain when I fall: The Billy Hardwick story . 7 NYC . . . . . . . . . . 2 Nassau . . . . 3,4,5 Suffolk . . . . . . . 9 Underground Bowling . . . . . . 9 NABI . . . . . . . . 3 LIGBT . . . . . . . . 6 Youth Beat . . . 10 w w Deb Gatto is perfect at AMF Smithtown Sher’s 865 is record at AMF Centereach Deb Gatto Peace on Earth Goodwill Toward Men Happy Holidays!!! Adam Sher By Charlie Allen Adam Sher brought back DeJaVu when he told me that he began bowling at Bruno’s Commack Bowl, at the tender age of five. It is likely that many Long Islanders hold fond memories of the gre- garious and outspoken Bruno Di Capite, I know that I do. Fast forward 19 years, during a period of time that Sher amassed some im- pressive accomplishements on the lanes, ones that he probably never dreamed of during his days of bowling at Bruno’s. Setting the new house record an 865 series at AMF Centereach Lanes, adds to the list that includes 57 perfect games and 19 800 series. Sher’s record setting performance came on November 17th in The Big Show League where he linked lines of 265-300- 300 to eclipse the record score of 862 that was held by Eric Puterio. “It was quite a night,” recalled Sher. “To set the house record and to roll back-to- back 300 games for the first time, is really cool in view of the number of years that Centereach has been there and all of the scores bowled on their lanes.” Sher’s record setting performance was bittersweet. “In game one I opened in the ninth frame and finished for the 265 game,” said Sher. “While I am very happy about what I bowled, I’ve also given some thought that I was only one frame away from a perfect 900 series. But 35 out of 36 strikes is good and I feel pretty good about having the new record.” A member of Track’s amateur staff, Sher had just drilled the ball that he used (607A-SE) only an hour before he bowled. He is a shift manager at AMF Commack Vets Lanes where he also works parttime in the pro shop. His record setting score boosted his average to a whopping 251, but such a performance does not leave him yearn- ing for a career on the pro tour. “There really is not a lot of money to be made on the pro tour,” said Sher. “I am attending Dowling College where I will earn a Masters Degree in Corpo- rate Finance that I hope will lead to a good job. I can then bowl in weekend tournaments, the big money events in Las Vegas and perhaps make a few bucks.” Deb Gatto acknowledged that her open- ing game of 139 in the Thur. 7pm Mixed at AMF Smithtown Lanes, left her a bit discouraged. But things got better - a lot better before the night was over. “I kept having difficulty keeping my eyes on my mark, I could seem to stop doing it,” said Gatto. “Finally, about mid- way into game two (183) I got a handle on the problem and things were a lot different as I threw strike after strike.” The outcome was a perfect one in game three ending a 20 year wait for a 300 game. Aside from the 10th frame shot that drifted to the “Jersey Side’, 11 balls were solid in the pocket for her. “In the 11th frame I felt a tremor down my entire body and in the 12th I was so excited that I placed my feet in the wrong place on the approach,” said Gotto. Her fellow bowlers added to the drama when everyone stopped bowling and she stood on the approach in total si- lence. Her biggest fan, husband Stan awaited for the final shot to give her a big hug. Thanks to the quick thinking of a friend, Gatto has a video clip of her last shot knocking down the pins. At the age of 47 and after waiting so long for the first 300 game, Gatto re- mains optimistic. “I’ve never bowled a 700 series, so that’s my next goal,” remarked Gatto. “Bowling a 300 game may be a once in a lifetime achievement, but I’m not ruling out the possibility of another one.”

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Page 1: NY Bowler December Issue

Vol. 20, No. 12 DECEMBER 2010The New York Bowler

On the Inside. . .Feature I’m always on amountain when Ifall: The BillyHardwick story . 7NYC . . . . . . . . . . 2Nassau . . . . 3,4,5Suffolk . . . . . . . 9UndergroundBowling . . . . . . 9NABI . . . . . . . . 3LIGBT . . . . . . . . 6Youth Beat . . . 10 w

wDeb Gatto is perfect at AMF Smithtown

Sher’s 865 is record at AMF Centereach

Deb Gatto

Peace on EarthGoodwill Toward Men

Happy Holidays!!! Adam Sher

By Charlie Allen

Adam Sher brought back DeJaVu whenhe told me that he began bowling atBruno’s Commack Bowl, at the tenderage of five. It is likely that many LongIslanders hold fond memories of the gre-garious and outspoken Bruno Di Capite,I know that I do. Fast forward 19 years, during a periodof time that Sher amassed some im-pressive accomplishements on the lanes,ones that he probably never dreamed ofduring his days of bowling at Bruno’s. Setting the new house record an 865series at AMF Centereach Lanes, addsto the list that includes 57 perfect gamesand 19 800 series. Sher’s record setting performance cameon November 17th in The Big ShowLeague where he linked lines of 265-300-300 to eclipse the record score of 862that was held by Eric Puterio. “It was quite a night,” recalled Sher. “Toset the house record and to roll back-to-back 300 games for the first time,

is really cool in view of the number ofyears that Centereach has been thereand all of the scores bowled on theirlanes.” Sher’s record setting performance wasbittersweet. “In game one I opened in the ninth frameand finished for the 265 game,” saidSher. “While I am very happy aboutwhat I bowled, I’ve also given somethought that I was only one frame awayfrom a perfect 900 series. But 35 out of36 strikes is good and I feel pretty goodabout having the new record.” A member of Track’s amateur staff,Sher had just drilled the ball that heused (607A-SE) only an hour before hebowled. He is a shift manager at AMFCommack Vets Lanes where he alsoworks parttime in the pro shop. His record setting score boosted hisaverage to a whopping 251, but such aperformance does not leave him yearn-ing for a career on the pro tour. “There really is not a lot of money tobe made on the pro tour,” said Sher. “I

am attending Dowling College where Iwill earn a Masters Degree in Corpo-rate Finance that I hope will lead to agood job. I can then bowl in weekendtournaments, the big money events inLas Vegas and perhaps make a fewbucks.”

Deb Gatto acknowledged that her open-ing game of 139 in the Thur. 7pm Mixedat AMF Smithtown Lanes, left her a bitdiscouraged. But things got better - alot better before the night was over. “I kept having difficulty keeping myeyes on my mark, I could seem to stopdoing it,” said Gatto. “Finally, about mid-way into game two (183) I got a handleon the problem and things were a lotdifferent as I threw strike after strike.” The outcome was a perfect one ingame three ending a 20 year wait for a300 game. Aside from the 10th frame shot thatdrifted to the “Jersey Side’, 11 balls weresolid in the pocket for her. “In the 11th frame I felt a tremor downmy entire body and in the 12th I was soexcited that I placed my feet in the

wrong place on the approach,” saidGotto. Her fellow bowlers added to the dramawhen everyone stopped bowling andshe stood on the approach in total si-lence. Her biggest fan, husband Stanawaited for the final shot to give her abig hug. Thanks to the quick thinking of afriend, Gatto has a video clip of her lastshot knocking down the pins. At the age of 47 and after waiting solong for the first 300 game, Gatto re-mains optimistic. “I’ve never bowled a 700 series, sothat’s my next goal,” remarked Gatto.“Bowling a 300 game may be a oncein a lifetime achievement, but I’m notruling out the possibility of anotherone.”

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The New York Bowler DECEMBER 2010PAGE 2

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Cozy Bowl

Astoria Bowl The new lanes at Astoria Bowl are producing somegreat scores including 300 games by NickChrissotimos posting 300/746 in the Metro Manag-ers and Chris Cypress with a 300 game in the Fri-day Invitational Mixed. Other great scores reported: Empire Merchants,Vinny Innone – 287-683, John Torres 269-662 LydiaMarinaccio 234; Magic Mixers, John Zervoulakos– 297-729, Steven Vazquez 286-701, Liz Schon 224and Sharon Joy 228; St. Demetrios, Steve Maroutsis– 289-715 and George Papamichael 265; CroatianBowling Club, Angelo Miletic 288; Sunday Inc.,Jun Mayao – 267-718 Jeng Ladao 234. Two bowlers celebrated birthdays in the ForeverYoung Senior League, John Scarretta 86 andJimmy Schmitt 88. Along with the birthday celebra-tions, were some good bowling scores led by MattieMatero with a 250 game and Stella Schrmbre 213.

The L.I. Bakers League have turned up the oven atWhitestone Lanes and have cooked up some bigscores led by Aris Sarantakos who posted a 771series withthe help of a pair of 270 games ( 277-278).Other great scores reported were:Angelo Beninnati268-746, Dave Siegenthal 289, Joe Quinterno 706,

Rico Santi 704, John Henessey 280, Wilbert West268, Jimmy Berglund 265, Angelo Beninnati 750, RickThomas 724, John Hennessey 720, Butch Dangel691, James Virgilio 690, Nick Herrera 278, FrankTamburrelo 278, Joe Frahm 278-748, Wayne Daly279-733, Ed Murray 289-726, John Lavacca 268-715,Mike Mooney 257-713, Frank Tamburello 704, RicoSanti 279, Joe Guarneri Jr. 279, Joe Guarneri Sr.267, Ed Rodman 762, Derek Rosado 275-277-732,Joe Kerr 706, Anthony Campagna 278, William Bovain,Jr. 278-722, Jason Arbeitman 719, Sam Katz 716,Ryan Gamblin 705, Wayne Smith 276, MatthewLabban 277-756 and Ed Marquez 704.

Four bowlers at Cozy Bowl climbed the ladder toperfection in recent league play. Michael Dirienzosandwiched a 300 game between 218 and 216 on hisway to a 734 series in the Father & Son; (Adult),James Fiedler waited to the final game to string 12strikes in a 688 series inthe Step A Head, The TransitFriday Mixed saw Lester Harper start slow and finishbig in his 689 series built on games of 157-232-300,while Charles Clark knocked on the door of perfec-tion with 299-265-222-786. Gabriel Perez authored a300 game and 665 series in the Thur. Men Invita-

tional. Other good scores re-ported from Cozy Bowlwere: Hot Ones Mxed;Cruen Thurston 685,Tyrone Jackson 279-721,Steve Jones 704, LarryAllen 681,Mt. OllieMixed; MelvinVizcarrondo 706, JamesVelez 277, Broad Chan-nel Men; Pete Alvarado693, Jack Conneely 288-710, Jeff Gallo 279, JohnLochin 705, St. Eliza-beth Adults; MichaelLamm 677, TuesdayBowl; Shirley Mcneil664, Jerome Whitehurst702, Rick Campbell 682,Superstars; KennyAllsop 693, Denise Lewis612, Jim Howard 279-715, Darren Harris 279-794, Angel Aguila 277,Judy Brown 623, AustinNarcisse 278-735, LisaBurton 636, TerranceCredle 719, Dion Harris781, Shirley Mcneil 634,Albert Ephraim 730, An-thony Hughes Jr. 289-759,Diane Mcclary 279-692, Tuesday Nite La-dies; Jillian Gangi 625,Tuesday MixedFoursome;Genell Ben-jamin 618, CYO: JohnNahabedian 738,EmilZerella 701, AJ TransitEarly Birds; RaymondJones 702, Shirley

Mcneil 617, Nate Wilds 705, Mary Jones 620, DianaSmith 679; Swinging Seniors; Shirley Mcneil 678,Mary Jones 659, 6+2 Men; Joe Barrios 691,PhilLaurenzano 695, Strike Force;Brittany Lawrence703, Jim Howard 740, David Diamond 276-741, JuanitaCollins 627, John Harris 718, Sharon Harper 628,William Jackson 729, Llewellyn Overstreet 683, Wil-liam Harris 718, Ralph Creer 279-740, KingsleyLedgister 653, Wynford Walters 706, Betty Fredrick611,Pam White 601,Jean Greene 636, StephanieBarbera 643, Pam Lewis 612, Nisa Grey 647, Sani-tation; Kim Johnson 711, Pete Manno 703, Andy Link708, T.A.Car; Bridget Claxton 600; Ladies NiteOut;Terese Delcielo 616; Thursday MenInvitational;Tom Hanley 708, Jimmy Ruccione 710,Mike Macchio 708, Pete Catalano 700, Joey Acerra278-735, Dom Testa 705, Eddie Beldau 727, GregUzoaga 760, Mark Deluca 736, Glen Gratta 715, EmilZerella 280-737, Dakota Zerella 737, Chuck Keating724, Thursday Late Nite; Andrew Mahabir 710; Tran-sit Friday Mixed; Diane Mcclary 279-734,Chris Harris 279-721, Dexter Wharton 718, DianaSmith 653, Terrance Credle 288-703, Vincent Wright763, Connie Cox 632, Eddie Legree 720, Dion Harris707, Mimi Harrell 613, Judy Brown 607, Jim Howard699, Curtis Warren 719, Tyrone Jackson 700,Hiram Riffas 702, David Diamond 724, Anky Hughes706, Lorraine Harper 623,Dennis Cherry 706, AnslemBoyce 704, Erik Burke 711, Will Atkinson 729, LisaBurton 612, Betty Loyd 679, Andy Ippolito 700, An-thony Arias 721, Joseph Osborne 714, Andrea Franklin628, Rhonda Brockington 646, Gerald Omura 732,Nathan Barton 711, Interfaith Mixed;Pam White 601, Hermie Hannibal 700, Chris Harris735, Sondra Downing 617, Shaun Hanley 704, Will-iam Harris 717, Jimmy Grant 747, T.G.I.F: Joe Latham669, Step A Head; Gwen Baptiste 607, Mimi Harrell634, Chris Lee 278-700, Maria Quintanilla 614,Vanessa Sullivan 604, Richard Hill 278-755, BrittanyLawrence 639, Jalessa Taylor 676, Quinton Montgom-ery 276, Nicole Cumberbatch 667, Tony Taylor 290-754, Pam Lewis 606, Adult & Child (ADULT) JoeBlakes 658; Father & Son; (Adult) Michael Dirienzo290-752 Billy Hughes 279-770, Joey Kurdziel Jr.703Eye Openers; Anthony Crowley 719, Pam Best 609,Rickie Litwinkoich 767, Serenity; Kevin Brown 653New Beginnings; Cory Sanders 678

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The New York Bowler PAGE 3OCTOBER 10, 2008 PAGE 3JUY 2010 The New York Bowler PAGE 3DECEMBER 2010

South Levittown Lanes

Nassau County It was an impressive 59 entries that turn out for thefirst ever NABI Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout heldat Baldwin Lanes. Vinny Bilinsky won the $1,000first place prize,a $50 gift certifi-cate and somehandsome hard-ware providedby Skor-morBowling Sup-plies. Holding doubtas to whether ornot he would becompet i t i ve ,club managerPete Slavskap u r s u a d e dBilinsky to enterthe event.Bilinsky aver-aged 225 for sixgame to edgeout Jason Erb by only eight pins to win his firstNABI Club Title in only his second outing. Erbpocketed a cool $600 for his runner-up finish. Other casher were: Charles Mann $300, LuisGomez $270, Seth Marcus $240, Brian Shaw$210, Samuel Alston $180, Cary Fishman $160,Ransom Fields $150 and Stephen Wade $140. Baldwin Lanes will host the next NABI tournamenton January 1 that features a $1,000 first place prize.

Vinny Bilinsky winsNABI Turkey Shootout

Vinny Bilinsky

In the October issue of The New York Bowler it wasreported that Michael Ribaudo bowled his first two300 games only one week apart. In that article hecommented that he has his sights set on bowling an800 series. Well, his sights were aligned and he hithis target bowling an 808 series on games of 287-255-266 in the San Dee Lanes St Theresa K of CLeague. Congratulations Michael - keep the ball roll-ing! Chrissy Stella put on the best performance amongthe ladies with a 693 series in the San-Dee Classic. Other good scores reported were:Monday Night Mixed, Dave Aslan 280-735, JonAker 267-750, John Brunjes- 278, Ryan Palminteri718, Larry Foder-267-737, Rick COmbs-268, LarryFoder-279, James Zabatta-266; Wednesday Guysand Dolls, Diane Tischer 232, Ernie Adamo 276-681; Tuesday Nite Ladies, Kathy Spagnola 214;Club21, Julian Hunt 200; Stop Shop and Bowl,Jean Bonfiglio-205; San-Dee Lanes Classics, MaryJo Stella 257, Cesar Ocasio 267, Roger Tucker 691,Roxanne Russo 256, Leon Pavone-254, Steve Neligan277, Roxanne Russo 677, James Zabatta 678, SteveNeligan 289-708, Joanne Russo 627, Jessica Mor-gan 652, Chrissy Stella 693; St Theresa K of C,Phillip Schaffer 669.

800 series comes his way for Michael RibaudoSan Dee Lanes

Scores of note from South Levittown Lanes;LIA: Steve Lassman 257,715, Chris Schnepp 257-265, Alice Debbie 218, Richie Visconti 268,711, John

Pasiucco 254, Patty Werbeck 215; WednesdaySwingtime Seniors: Joe Marschaser224,216,648,235, Joe Visone 217-227, CappyCaporusso 213,210, Ginny Caporusso 200, Eric Rosch223, George Kinkel 208; Wednesday Young At HeartSeniors: Mike Damato 268, Joe Cagna 243, JackMateer 237, Richie Coyer 237,236,663, Ray Wilson224, Bob Haskins 213; Wednesday Ladies Scratch:Ginny Appel 203, Virginia Vannier 224, KathyWodzinski 255; Wednesday Grumman: DoubleBrown 267,722, Darren Gosline 267, Ernie Hallett 257,John Schrank 256, Mark Munisteri 244, MattZukowski 244, Lori Brizzi 218-215, Mike Lang 266,Jeremy Bush 255,247; Thursday Night Foursome:Anthony Maida 266, Sean Thomson 262, Scott Ehrlich298, Mark Munoz 279,267,781, Jim Fasano 278, An-thony Lupo 269, Thomas Taravella 267,733, Tom Olino266, Vincent Calabrese Jr. 266, Dan Kantor 265,719,Al Green 736; Thursday Hits and Misses: LloydHasluck 258,708-269, Diane Moore 221, Jimmy Moore259,708, Jerry Packard 249, Jim Fenimore 243, KathyWavpotich 214, Sue Fenimore 211; Friday AstoriaFederal Men: Tom Kirchner 267-258, AntonyGatterdam 265, Angel Salcedo 257, Dave Fekete 279,George Robinson 277, Dan Spinella 277, Mike Agosta270,732, Mike Forman 267,766, Mickey Gallagher 259;Saturday Bi Monthly A: Jim Dempsey 248, JeffSchneider 234, Laura Jones 222, Alyssa Schneider208; In the Sunday AM Trios: Iceman Risi 279, SalGuidice 279, John Chalupa 278, Gary Medina278,768, Charlie Minch 762, Christina Schulz 247,737,Dave Diamond 279,741, Matt Traina 267.

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Baldwin Lanes The bowlers atBaldwin have beensizzling the lanesearly into the newbowling season. Al-ready, two bowlershave managed per-fect games with bothcoming in the Tues.Custom ThumbsInvit.,where WarrenBrown hit 300-778and Jason Crawfordbowled 300-734. The following areother good scoresr e p o r t e d : M o n .Freeport Eagles (se-niors) Bob Dexter235, Elijah Seabrook210,Peggy Atkins211,Ed Smith 209,Robert Khour 203;Mon. Trios Classic,Joe Conigliaro 288-788,Ira Brodsky 744,

Charles Harris 278-734,Quinton Collins788,756,289,278, Carl Cory 277-744, PeteCornel l288-788, Todd Klarikatis 732, Ja-son Crawford 278-745; Mon. LadiesClassic, Linda Walsh 665, Linda Ellison623; Tues. Custom Thumbs Invit., Jo-seph Natoli 290-766, Tom Gehhaus 279-770, Joe Conigliaro 288-765, Pete Slavska714, Bob Thorne 734, Gary Brown 279-688, Johnathan Aker 279-739, BobCammarano 279-699, Kevin Isler 279-688,Peter Cornell 278-734,Fred Eisele 278;Thur. Bowling 4 Dollars, John Lutter 279-729, Matt Overton 279-723, PeteSiegmann 278-711, Bob Thorne 276-734,Chris Ialent 257-677, Samuel Sampayo700; Thur. Early Mixed , DavidHernandez 678, Charlie Brower 677,Mary Mazzei 235; Thur. MajorLeagurers, Pete Cornell 289-767 289,Steve Novak 278-705, Faye Dalhouse 634,Dawn Novak 601, Jill Lugongo 254-665;Sun. Adult/Child, Pat Bukovsky 287-737, Eric Osorio 278-722, Sal Celauro, Jr700, Vicky Lockwood 689 .

Herrill Lanes The bowlers at Herrill Lanes continue toturn in some impressive scores. Leadingthe way in recent league play was JimManganaro with a whopping 766 seriesbuilt on games of 289-258-219. LarryDimitriou was within one pin of perfection,rolling a 299 game in the Thur. EarlyMixed. Bowling in the Mon. Early Men,Doug Quaranto linked lines of 2580290-195 on his way to a 743 series. The 290game garnered him the 11-in-a-row awardOther good scores reported were:Daintee Daisys Larue Covino 214; Fri-day Early Rollers-SR Paul Pillitteri 212,John Hiscox 239, Mario Ruffini 224, JackNg 243; Friday Late Mixed, EddieBalmaseda 258; Friday Early Mixed,Mark Tricarico 277, Anthony Calabro 239,James Klein 235, Tony Campagna 234;New Hyde Park Mixed Trio FrankKondrack i229; 8th Battalion BobWanczowski 246, Joseph Russotto 215,Vinnie Papa 242; Wednesday EarlyMixed, Michael Schettini 243, SandraWilson 234, Bonnie Gortler 237, Gil Li267, Kin Ng 245; Chatterbox Mixed RobVillegas 257; Thursday Early Mixed,Ken Moslin 236, Bob Morga 237, RickPeterson 256, Ross Schifano 236, HarryCollins Jr. 236, Annette Sequino 224,Anthony Campagna 243, Buddy Renaldo235, Kenneth Egen 246, Robert Camerino228, Gerome Seidita 655, Manny Lamson234, Michael Crea 228. Fri. Early Roll-ers, Paul Pillitteri 236, Fri. Early Mxed,Al Doerrer 252

Fri. Late Mixed, John Smyth237;Tues. Bowlaire, Buddy Renaldo256,Sean Holohan 256; 8thBattalion,Vinnie Papa 254; Wed.Early Mixed; Frankie Calca 694,Craig Carallo 253, Robert Tibaldi 262,Bonnie Gortler 600; ChatterboxMixed, Richard Leggio Sr. 720; Thur.Early Mixed; Abel David 258, RickPeterson 255; Mon. Early Men, BobKlos 276-713, Ernie Roth 706, Rob-ert Steppe Jr., 285, Anthony Fusco280, Bob Gatti 269, Mike Lamarsh266.

There is a magic number floatingaround Woodmere Lanes, 803. Twobowlers in the Saturday RCC Mixedregistered 803 series, Sean White ongames of 289-257-257 and DexterWharton with games of279-278-246. Congratulations! Other good scores in recent leagueplay include: Saturday RCC Mixed,Mitch Goolsby 278-789, Joe Stillman278-734, Rey Quintanilla 279-734,Adrienne Oshman 615 and JozetteSemper 607; Thur. JFK Mixed, JohnKhantzian 279 and John Laurita 708;Thur. Mens, Tedd Santiago 290, SeanWhite 289-715 and Rod Mahon 730;Mon. 4th Precint, Craig Cittadino 679and Maggie Sanz 572; Mon. Mens,Robert DeLaCruz 279, Craig Cittadino278, Bob Froelich 269-730, GeorgeStephens Jr. 277 and Chris Gardner277; Tues. Ladies, Lisa Cimino 541;Wed. Mixed, Jim McGlynn 255, JoeSellino 663 and Linda Arata 590;Wed. 3rd Battalion, Mike Abrams699; Thur. Ladies, Marilyn Stern 559.

Woodmere Lanes

AMF Sheridan The pins are jumping off the pin deckin the Early Mens League at AMFSheridan Lanes. Good scoresrecently reported were: ArisSarantakos 740, Frank Adamo 736,Sam Katz 730, Mark Tricarico 720,Anthony Campagna 714, TonyCampagna 702, Joe Kerr 687, Tho-mas Costanzo 687, Frank Fazio, Sr.681, Herman Pabon 681, ArisSarantakos 277-278-771. Ed Rodman762, Derek Rosado 275-277-732, JoeKerr 706, Joe Barbera 688, AnthonyCampagna 278,

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Only a single pin stood between Gil Orenstein andperfection, shooting a 299 game in the Monday Men. Recent scores of note:Fri. Mixed, Doc Siska 266-672; His/Hers, DomMorreale 277-710, Dale Bartolomeo 278, Dave Gribbin288, Jen Dorler 262, Tim Stellato 280, Paul Stankowitz735, Dave Gribbin 701, Jimmy Arzberger 277-739,Kelly Sullivan 731, Chuck Renneberg 278; Wed.Mixed, Henry Streich 279; Thur. Seniors, JoeCardillo 235, John Gondek 263; Mon. Men, SamMarchitto 713, Steve Buckman 712, Tyrone Brown276, Dom Albano 256, Bob Fischer 276, Ray Permicio278, Tim Ormsby 276, Peter Iouino 707, Gary GainerJr. 726, John Bergen 706 and Alal Greenblatt 731;Sun. Night Mix, Courtney soard 108 pin over heraverage with a 276 game and 651 series, Wed. NightMix, Pedro Gomez 278-719, Joey Kopczynski 290;Tues. Night Ladies, Ginny Marschall bowled 107pins over her 152 average, posting a 259 game.

ARLINGTON, Texas – When the United StatesBowling Congress instituted its Team USA Experi-ence league concept this year as a new opportunityfor bowlers to test their skills on more challenginglane conditions, few bowling centers embraced thechallenge more fervently than Mel’s Lone Star Lanesin Georgetown, Texas. Mel’s hosts three Team USA Experience leaguesthat attract more than 60 bowlers each week, and ifyou think they are all scratch bowlers polishing theirskills for the next Professional Bowlers AssociationRegional or scratch sweeper, you’re in for a sur-

prise. The bowlers taking the Team USA Experience chal-lenge at Mel’s are youth bowlers who drive from morethan 30 miles away. They are 150-average bowlers justlooking to take their games to the next level. And theyare USBC Silver coaches looking to practice the skillsthey preach. “Not all of these bowlers are your typical scratchbowlers,” says Doug Patton, general manager of Mel’sLone Star Lanes. “They range in average from prob-ably 150 or so up to a couple of regional pros. I believethat these leagues will grow because the bowlers whoare stepping up to the challenge are enjoying the ex-perience.” Team USA Experience leagues offer 12 World TenpinBowling Association lane patterns, each one namedafter an Olympic city and ranging in length from 33feet (Sydney) to 47 feet (Paris). They are the samelane patterns that stars such as reigning world cham-pions Bill O’Neill and Stefanie Nation face in interna-tional competitions such as the World Championships. “Taking on these types of conditions can really helpbowlers learn more about their games,” Team USA headcoach Rod Ross said in July when the league conceptwas announced. “Our teams have put in a lot of workto learn the nuances of the patterns and that has helpedus achieve the success we have had at the interna-tional level.” If the bowlers at Mel’s are any indication, the itch TeamUSA members have to put their skills to the ultimatetest is catching on. “The youth bowlers in our area actually begged to havea Team USA Experience league for them,” says JamesSmalls, a USBC Silver coach who bowls one of theTeam USA Experience leagues at Mel’s. “The improve-ment in the youth that bowl the Team USA league isquite evident. I dare say that most of these kids haveimproved their house shot averages by 10 pins.” Of the three Team USA Experience leagues that Mel’soffers each week, two are adult leagues while the otheris open to both youth and adult bowlers. Bowlers bowlfour games instead of the traditional three and face adifferent pattern every week. “We give the bowlers the schedule of patterns and

information on each ofthem on the first night ofleague,” Patton explains.“That way they can getmentally prepared beforestarting practice eachweek. The response hasbeen favorable becausethere are a lot of patternsto choose from.” Smalls said the wide vari-ety of patterns challengesbowlers to adopt an equallywide range of ways to playthe lanes and is one of themost beneficial aspects ofthe Team USA Experienceleague concept. “On a house shot you canget away with playing thesame line for most of theseries,” Smalls says. “Buton a Team USA pattern youmust be prepared tochange lines or use differ-ent wrist positions.”

Nation, who mastered the 34-foot Stockholm pat-tern at the 2009 World Women’s Championships inLas Vegas last year to win the singles gold medal,advises that bowlers keep it simple and be open-minded.

Team USA Experience league concept catching on

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We host W. Babylon, NY: TheLIGBT held its 2nd annualThanksgiving WeekendMajor Tournament and re-corded its largest entrycount of the season. Over250 bowlers packed AMFBabylon and when the fi-nals were completed seniorbowler Gary Shultis won$1,250 and the scratch titlewhile Tom Colon earned$1,000 for the handicap vic-tory. Over 40 bowlers ad-

vanced to the finals which paid out over$10,000 in prize money. Gary Shultis’ march to his first LIGBTtitle began in the Sunday noon squadwhere Gary lead the senior division witha 978 4-game series. As the high se-nior of the day Gary, who resides inLevittown , NY , earned 1 bye in thefinals. Joining Gary in the final shootoutwas fellow senior bowler Andy Ippolitoof Forest Hills , NY , who also earned abye for being the high qualifying senioron Saturday. The other two shootout fi-nalists were Joey Novara from EastPatchogue, NY and Dan Brezo, the onlyleft-hander in the shootout, who residesin Coram, NY. Gary and Joe took immediate controlin the shootout as they both began with6 consecutive strikes. Gary continuedto string strikes until the 9th frame whileJoe had to settle for a couple of one pinspares. In the end Gary won the titlewith a 279 to defeatJoe by 22 pins aftershooting a 257. Joe,who had won theprevious LIGBTscratch event,earned $750 forsecond place. Fin-ishing third wasDan (237) earning$600 and fourthwent to Andy (172)who earned $500. Tom Colon, of N.Massapequa, NY iswell known in LIGBThistory as he wonthe Tour ’s firsthandicap event sev-eral years ago.Ironically, theLIGBT’s first eventwas also at AMFBabylon so both ofTom’s wins comefrom the same cen-ter. Tom qualified forthe finals in the Sun-day Noon squad

with a 717 series. In the finals Tom ad-vanced through three rounds withhandicap games of 306, 226, and 259. In the final shootout Tom had to beat3 very good bowlers including formerchampion Donnel Matheson of Brook-lyn , NY . Tom, who was fighting asprained wrist, threw strikes in his first6 out of 7 frames and went on to shoota 282 handicap game (243 scratch) toearn the $1,000 top prize. The bestcompetition was for second place asSteven Williams, Bellrose, NY markedin the tenth to finish with a 236 handi-cap game (209 scratch) 3 pins morethan third place finisher DonnelMatheson (233 handicap/164 scratch).Steve earned $550 for second whileDonnel earned $350 for third. Round-ing out the top 4 was DouglasMcKinney, Rosedale , NY who earned$300 by shooting a 209 handicap game(163 scratch.) The LIGBT’s next event is a handicaponly tournament at Herrill Lanes onSunday, December 5th beginning at1pm. The next LIGBT scratch andhandicap event will be at AMF Sayvilleon Sunday, December 19th beginningat 2pm. For more information on futureLIGBT events and complete results ofthe AMF Babylon Thanksgiving Week-end tournament please visitwww.ligbtour.com or call the tourna-ment office at 1.877.900.6464.

Gary Shultis and Tom Colon Win LIGBT Thanksgiving Titles

Tom Colon • Gary Shultis

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The Storm ‘Anarchy’ review. . . .. The following review was written by Fred Santopadre. Mr. Santopadre isthe proprietor of Bob Hart’s Pro Shop in Columbus, OH with 26 years inthe pro shop business. Having bowled a perfect game both right and lefthanded is among his impressive resume that includes a career high averageof 232, one 800 series and seven 300 games. Drilling Pattern: Strong leverage with pinabove the fingers with full ounce of posi-tive side, one ounce finger weight and 1.5ounces of top (after drilling). The center ofgravity (CG) is outside the pin, two inchesstacked above the MasBias. Bowling with the Anarchy (lefthanded): I first used this ball on a freshly oiled lane.The reaction was not strong with a weakback end. The ball got to the pocket, butwas not angular enough to carry thecorners. At another center I bowled on fresh oilwith a dryer outside area. A better reaction was seen with astronger back end. The second shift on that pattern produced the bestreaction. The ball got much more forgiving and the carry percentage in-creased. It was very evident that this ball will be best used on a medium todry conditions. My style is more that of a stroker. I have a customer (right handed) whohas a cranker style delivery and the two of us found similiar reactions aspreviously stated. I would recommend this ball to a stroker type roll for a dryer lane and to acranker for medium to dry lane conditions.

“I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall”:

The Billy Hardwick Story

Billy Hardwick displays his championshiptrophy with President Gerald Ford

Editor’s Note: Billy Hardwick is among the many bowling greats that I’ve hadthe opportunity to meet and better yet to see him bowl. However, I never knewthe rest of the story as you are about to read here. It is among the mostcompelling bowling related stories that I’ve ever read. Thanks to the excellentwriting of Gianmarc Manzione and Bowl.com for bringing it to you.

By Gianmarc ManzioneUSBC Communications

Billy Hardwick had a view from thetop of the world the day he receivedthe call that tore him to the ground. Competing at the 1969 Japan Cup,where a year earlier he set a PBArecord that stands to this day when heaveraged 271 for eight games,Hardwick already had won a PBAPlayer of the Year award and beatenDick Weber to win the inauguralFirestone Tournament of Champions in1965. He would notch another record in 1969by winning six titles that season alone,a feat topped only twice in the 41 yearssince, both times by Mark Roth (1978& ’79). One of the six happened to bea win at the U.S. Open that earned himthe coveted triple crown of major tour-nament titles—the Firestone, the U.S.Open, and the PBA National Champi-onship. All this despite an inability to straightenhis arms due to rheumatoid arthritis, adoctor’s assurance that he would be“crippled by the age of 28,” and a child-hood injury to the ring finger on his bowl-ing hand that left it almost totally in-flexible. “I won my first Bowler of the Yearwith my index and middle finger,”Hardwick said of the grip for whichhe became known as “the boy withthe golden claw.”

Yes, Hardwick had a view from highabove all that in 1969, a view from whichnames that loomed large at the time—Weber, Zahn, Carter—seemed to himno larger than pedestrians observed fromthe top of a hundred-story building. “If Carter and I put our foot up on theapproach at the same time, hey, I gotthere first. Back up,” Hardwick said ofhis attitude in 1963, when he first etchedhis name into the stone of bowling im-mortality. Billy Hardwick stars in this 1969 com-mercial for Miller High Life (above).Hardwick’s son Chris explains the fol-lowing: “This was the first beer commer-cial done by a professional athlete. Af-ter this, though, they mandated that onlyretired athletes could do them so that itwouldn’t send the wrong message, like‘Drinking makes you a champion.’” But the person on the other end of thecall that sent him scrambling for the nextflight home from Japan that day in 1969was not Weber or Carter calling to con-gratulate him for any of these glories. Itwas not some reporter looking for aninterview. No; it was his wife, and thenews had nothing to do with bowling. Billy Hardwick’s first-born child, seven-month-old Billy Jr., was dead. The infant, by all accounts a perfectlyhealthy baby, died suddenly in his cribin what was then termed “crib death,”more commonly known today as Sud-den Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

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“Country music entertainerMerle Haggard hit the chartsa while back with a songcalled ‘I’m Always on a Moun-tain When I Fall,’” one Bowl-ing Magazine writer put it in1985. “Billy Hardwick knowsthe feeling.” “Country music entertainer Merle Hag-gard hit the charts a while back with asong called ‘I’m Always on a MountainWhen I Fall,’” one Bowling Magazinewriter put it in 1985. “Billy Hardwickknows the feeling.” The loss proved to be too great forHardwick’s marriage to overcome. Hegot married for a second time severalyears later. He and his new wife had ason, Christopher. Then they decidedthey wouldn’t mind having another. And that’s when it happened—again. “She got pregnant again, but she hada terrible time. The baby was aboutseven months along, and the doctorsaid she was over the rough part butwouldn’t be able to have any more kids.Five days later, the baby comes outarm first. The baby died two days later,”Hardwick explained in an interview withBowlers Journal. “At that point, who really gives a damnabout bowling? People say they un-derstand, but until you actually losetwo children—including an infant—there is no way to describe what it islike. At the time, I was No. 1 in theworld, and I said ‘So What?’ I just didn’tcare. You just check my records afterthat, because they’re all zeroes.” After turning himself into the PBA’sversion of the human highlight reel in1969, Hardwick would not win anothertitle on tour for the next seven years,fumbling for some way to outlast hisgrief as he bowled merely to pleasethe sponsors that paid him to be there. “Being the best bowler in the world wasthe least important thing,” Hardwicksaid in 2005, “because I convincedmyself that the better I bowled, themore disaster I would have to face.” The ladder Hardwick climbed to reachthat view from the top may have takenjust the length of one terrible phone callto crumble, but it took years to ascend.The climb began at Bel Mateo Bowl inSan Mateo, Calif., where he wipedtables at age 16 for $1.65 an hour ashe brooded over dreams of joining thebowling gods he worshipped on TV. “We had a bed outside, under a littleoverhang on the patio. I’d tell my par-ents I wanted to sleep out there. Then,when they’d go to bed, I’d sneak outand go to the bowling center and stayuntil 5 o’clock in the morning,”Hardwick revealed in a 1985 interview. “And on weekends, it was Friday mid-

night straight through 6 p.m. on Sun-day. You’d bowl all night, load up on No-Doz and coffee, then catch a few min-utes rest with your hand bleeding, yourback sore, and then get back up andgrind away again.” And if Hardwick’s victims ever sawthrough his act – the smell of a calcu-

lated sip of beer on his breath or thespeech he slurred while taking on allcomers to put on the airs of easy prey—Hardwick always knew who to call. “Make sure big Lenny was there sowhen you go to the parking lot, you couldget to your car. It was great,” Hardwicksaid of his former high school class-mate—Phantom Radio’s Len Nicholson.“He’s 6-foot-3 and 250 lbs., so I was safewith him because nobody would messwith him.” It might be true that nobody messedwith “Big Lenny” in a bowling alley park-ing lot, but the guy that nobody messedwith on the lanes was Billy Hardwick.By 1969, Hardwick would rake in asingle-season’s earnings of $64,160($381,659.34 in 2010 dollars). Like any young dreamer, though,Hardwick had lessons to learn and lumpsto take before he found the big time. “The first year I lost my paycheckevery week bowling for money,”Hardwick recalled in 1985. “A friendused to lend me 50 cents a day toget a pack of cigarettes and a cup ofcoffee.” Billy Hardwick bowls the 1969 BPAAAll-Star tournament, which became theU.S. Open in 1971. Hardwick would goon to win this event, thereby becomingthe third player in PBA history to winbowling’s triple crown. But it wasn’t always just his money

Hardwick had to protect back then—sometimes, it was his life. Out of money and desperate after blow-ing his dough on a carnival game at theSan Mateo County Fair, Billy struck upsome talk about bowling with the fairworker that had just cleaned him out,telling him that he averaged a meager

145. Hardwick’s days of averaging 145were as far behind him as his days ofgetting by on $1.65 an hour by that time.But that was for Billy to know and for theother guy to find out. That’s how it was supposed to go, atleast. “We agreed to meet at Bel Mateo forsome money matches when the fairclosed at 2 a.m.,” Hardwick explainedyears later. “He walked in the center atexactly 2 a.m., came over to where I wasputting my shoes on and took a .45 fromhis jacket and laid it on the table. Hetold me, ‘I just want to make sure youraverage is 145.’ I didn’t even finish put-ting my shoes on. I just got out of thereas fast as I could and promised God Iwould never hustle again.” Hardwick might have been a hotshothustler by then, but in his first year ontour he would learn that the way mosthotshot kids end up on the PBA tour isborrowing money for a trip back homewith egos held together by Band-aids.Billy Hardwick would need a lot of Band-aids after his first foray on tour: He went0-17 and didn’t have so much as a dimeto show for his efforts. Don Carter told him to go home, andgo home he did—but just long enoughto raise the money to go back out thereand do it all over again, that is. “When he got back home, we asked himwhat he was going to do,” says

Nicholson, “and he said ‘I’m going togo back out there next year and beatthem all.’ We all told him he was nuts.” And maybe he was. After all, this wasthe Billy Hardwick who, as one BowlersJournal story put it, “throws the balllike he’s falling out of a tree.” Hardwick slid and hopped his way tothe foul line like a doomed plane com-ing in for an emergency landing, hunch-ing over at the line to deliver a full rollerthat spliced his target like a threadthrough a needle. “When they watched me bowl for thefirst time they wanted to bowl me for aliving,” Hardwick recalled of his firstdays on tour in 1961. “I was the worstthey had ever seen.” “He had more ways of getting tothe foul line than U.S. Air,”Nicholson recalls, “but he was ac-curate as hell.” Today, those who doubted Hardwickin 1962 know that they were the nutsand he was the star. But in the 1970s,Hardwick’s star had vanished into thenight sky of his despair, and the spec-tacle was as painful to watch as it wasto read about. “Even the veterans, who saw himwhen he was at the top of his form,thought he was just marking time,hanging on to past glories and hopingfor just one more moment in the spot-light,” Jim Dressell wrote in a 1976story for Bowlers Journal. But somebody else remembered BillyHardwick “at the top of his form,” too—someone by the name of BillyHardwick. Seven years of losing was enough toremind Hardwick what it felt like tostrike out in 33 of his first 36 at batson the Hillside High baseball team inSan Mateo—and to become theteam’s most valuable player the fol-lowing year. “I was so obsessed with beating myhigh school friends that nothing elsemattered,” Hardwick recalled yearslater. “I just couldn’t stand having thembeat me.” It was enough to remind him of hisride back home after that 17th weekon tour in 1962, broke and beatendown—only to come back the follow-ing season as the PBA Player of theYear. Now he had one more memory tomake, one more dark hole to climbout of just when everybody elsethought he had fallen for good. “Then in 1976, it finally hit me that Ihad been on the verge of being the bestbowler of all time, or at least consid-ered for it, and here I was blowing it,”Hardwick said in 1979 Winning always was easy for BillyHardwick. All he ever had to do wasdecide to do it. Sure, there was workand hassle in the meantime, guns to

Billy Hardwick in his prime

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The ‘geriatric set’ continues to roll big scores

Advitorial • AdvitorialWho is The Classic Walkdown??

ByDanny “NOF” Hill When you think of the success of The UndergroundBowling Association (UBA) you have to give credit toCWD better known as The Classic Walkdown, one ofthe founding teams of the UBA. The Classic Walkdownis a band of friends; although the no holds barredantics on the lanes does little to bring light to suchtruths. A Walkdown In short is a come from behind, Itold you so, smack dab in your face victory. It isstated that a Walkdown beats a blowout victory anyday. Every Walkdown is a Classic thus the title Clas-sic Walkdown. Many have fallen victim to theWalkdown. We consider ourselves the un-der dogs of the UBA although the best ofbowlers have been smashed in our clutches. The rival spirit combined with those Slickmouth antics and the clash of the titanbattles for bowling supremacy is what CWDthrives off of. To quote the President ofCWD Sean Hanley Anybody can get it. In a sport where your best defense is of-fense smack talking has prevented the best of bowlersfrom showing up when it counts the most. The best ofbowlers have tripped over the foul line while onlyneeding a single pin spare to win. Bowlers with 220 +averages unable to crack a deuce due to hecklingallow one to agree…anybody can get it. After the death of Van Wyck Lanes, Garden Cityhave become the stomping grounds of CWD. Whenwe first started bowling at Garden City people wouldlook at us funny because of the noise and excite-ment we bring to the lanes. We had to assure themthat this behavior is our norm and as time went onthey’ve come to expect this from us. We even hadsome people coming out every Saturday just to seewhat we would say or do next. CWD memberBl9ckJ9ck began documenting the Saturday battles.Prior to the formation of the UBA one of the membersof CWD had a connection with a bowler from DanisStrike Zone. Weekly matches would take place onFriday evenings and Saturday afternoons betweenCWD and these bowlers from Danis Strike Zone (whowould later go on to form The Bounty Hunters). Thesecontests are what inspired the birth of the UBA. Therivalries on the lanes the bantering on the approach.Hearing members such as Paper Champ heckle youas you came short of a victory or Lil Man imitating aperson on skies as you miss a ten pen spare. Listen-ing to Nof’s infectious laugh as Revy Rev and ESPNgo at you like pit bulls in an all out dog fight. All thiscan put a damper on your concentration. Our mentality is we will respect you while you’re onthe line. This is not league, this is not the PBA. We arenot going to be quiet and give you a chance to beat

us. If you’re good then be good under pressure. Ifyou’re the best then be the best under the heat. Youhave to find your own quiet amongst the noise. Re-member, the same pressure that busts pipes createsdiamonds. CWD is responsible for such famed sayings as 6bagger latter, dig fold and pass, and produced suchsongs as “I’m down with the Underground” which hasgenerated over a thousand hits on you tube. We all know the feeling oh to well. We all know,witnessed or experienced the comfort zones of a surewin being ripped out of our grasp. Counting your eggsbefore they hatch. Pocketing the money before it hitsthe table. Even as your opponent creeps in on you thereality hasn’t set in yet that he or she can still pull off

an upset. We’ve all seen it in our favoritesports be it basketball, baseball, football,bowling or hockey. We have all been onboth sides of this emotion. Then it hap-pens. The clock is winding down. You takea deep breath as you realize for the firsttime that you can lose it all. Your team ischeering. You are trying to assure themthat you are still going to win. But thegame is not over until the last whistle is

blown. As the clock winds down the shot is put in theair. You stare intensely as the running back takes offfrom the 58 yard line breaking tackle after tackle. Thehockey player is on a breakaway. The batter makes aconnection with the ball and it seems like the ball is inthe air for a life time. The screams begin. Yes this isAli doing the rope-a-dope and your George Foreman.You slump down to the canvas. You come to realizethat you have just fell victim to a walk down. Yesindeed a Walkdown of classic proportions. A ClassicWalkdown if you may. What brought us together was our competitive natureand passion for bowling as well as the challenge itbrings. What kept us together was our bond on and offthe lanes which I personally think is one of the rea-sons we have grown so fast. CWD is approximatelyforty plus members strong. We have bowling legendson our team. Legends such as Will Atkinson, GlennGrata and Russ Boyce. It’s with great pride that Istate that Classic Walkdown is the team of the lategreat Lester Hubbard Jr. CWD claims one of thestrongest female organizations in the UBA…The LadyWalkdown. Members such as Mimi, Tiggah, Pamelaand Justice have already achieved accolades in thebowling community. While Lil Man’s significant other(Stef) has climbed the bowling latter rapidly winning aUBA tournament and demolishing her average in theprocess. Drafting bowlers like Trouble Maker, Action Jackson,Predator and the Beast makes the core of CWD stron-ger. With these and other welcomed additions to CWDI’m sure that we will continue to dominate within theUBA and achieve success for years to come.

Suffolk County

Jerry Gioia Jr.

As one approaches the age of 60, theybecome a member of a group often re-ferred to as the ‘geriatric set’. Makeno mistake, however, in many cases,age is no hinderance to a continuedbowling career. Two AMF BabylonLanes bowlers, Jerry Gioia Jr. and LarryFesta exemplify this group of olderbowlers. Gioia bowled his first 300game and Festa has managed to bowlmore than 20 perfect games. One needs to look no further than thePBA Senior Tour for evidence that theolder bowlers still have a great game.

Jerry Gioia Jr. is atrue Grand Master

Jerry Gioia Jr. proved his mastery ofthe lanes as a contestant in the GrandMasters Bowling Tour where he scoredhis first 300 game during the event heldat AMF Babylon Lanes. He was theleader in the 60-65 age bracket andnotched 990 for a four-game series. “It was great to finally get a 300 game,”said Gioia. Gioia began bowling at Moffat Lanesin Brooklyn in 1962. He continue bowl-ing until 1979 when he decided to takea haitus to focus on raising his family.With that mission accomplished hereturned to the lanes in 2008 andwasted little time in notching his first300 game. Evidence that he lost littleas a result of the break, rests with thefact that his 300 game came in onlyhis second Grant Masters Tournament

One thing is for certain, Larry Festa isnot letting the latest generation of biggame bowlers pass him by.Festa, 64, continues to display his bowl-ing prowess with a recent 300 game onhis way to a 782 series. “Yep, I’ve had a lot of big scores overthe years (estimated 20 perfect gamesand 20 800 series), but it never gets old,”said Festa. “I think about it less thesedays, but you still get nervous and youstill want to bowl another 300 game.” The fact that his bowling career goesback to the early days of the PBA, hav-ing bowled on tour between 1966-73,Festa has enough stories to sit and en-joy over an icy cold beverage or two anda big bag of popcorn. Included amonghis recollections is that Dick Ritger(PBA/ABC Hall of Famer) won the firstPBA event that he competed in. On theroad he shared living quarters with oneof the most colorful of PBA pros, ErnieSchlegel a seven time champion on theLumber Liquidators Tour and twice awinner on the PBA Senior Tour. Reality set in quickly for the youngFesta. “I bowled on the tour off and on duringthose years,” said Festa. “I came torealize that with a young family thatbowling on the tour was not a good wayto earn a living.” Today he continues working in freightlogistics and rolling an occasional 300game. Andrew Chirida stole the spotlight inrecent league play at Babylon with hisnear perfect 299 game in the Thur. LindyMen. Other good scores reported were:Mon. Sr. George Brenner 278, JohnNesbitt and Newt Winston 245; Tues.Sr. Bruce Palazzola and Vinny Petrillo269; Tues. Early Mixed, Joe Mcninney279,terry Cazzalino 270 and MikePagano 290; 7pm Mixed, FrankRodrigues 265; Wed. 10am Sr., Carlrotolo 222; Wed. 11am Sr., Bob Kelly25; Wed. Early Ladies, Kathy Ness229; Wed. Party Mixed, Chris Ramckeand George Albrecht 277 and LouGrisolia 275; Thur. Lindy Men, SeanWilliams and Tom Rubino 279, AdamDemartino 290; Fri. Sr., Pete Smith 240;Sundowners, John Foy 246; Fri. Adult/Child, Tony Deconza 244.

At age, 64, Larry Festashows no sign ofslowing down

AMF BabylonLanes AMF Smithtown

Lanes The pins are flying at AMF SmithtownLanes where Debbie Gatto rolled her first300 game and two bowlers climbed the800 series plateau. Bill Fettig scored280-824 while Vinny Sheehan was busychopping the wood to the tune of 290-801. Other good scores reported:Tues. Men, John Vanek 279- 770, LouMile 279, Charlie Schlaugh 708, Dave

Sauviso 708, Jerry Jacino 715, AlRoper 718, Bob Montpetit 753, DanBrazezicke 711, Dan Scarpinella 708,Doug Janson 755, Chris Modugno 279-735, John DeOreo 279, Dave Sauviso299-758, Frank Szemko 283, DanBrazezicke 279-753, Dylan Russo 761,Rudy Bonich 288-717, Andy Schiaffino729, Kevin Peterson 266, KevinSchlakman 268, Kenny Reed 268 andEd Michel 742; Thurs Mixed,Samantha Longbardi 269-689 andBernice Stroh 609; Fri Prime Time,Kenny Hoever 280-702, Brian Hoever268-685, Jim Schiraldi 269, DonnaRyan 257-694 and Arthur Messina 256687.

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Youth bowlers Pepe, Callahan bowl perfect gamesThe New York BowlerPAGE 10 DECEMBER 2010

Editors note: We encourage youth

coaches, center managers or othersinvolved with youth programs to

Youth Beat A bowler since the age of seven, bythe age 17 Robert Pepe, Jr. had one ofthose ‘bowling moments to remember’,a 300 game in the Saturday Bowl Olym-pics at AMF Centereach Lanes.

As a solid200 aver-age bowler,P e p eopened hisleague ses-sion withgames of213 and266 andclosedin a bigway with300 on hisway to acareer high779 series.

Recalling that magical moment, Pepeadmitted to getting a couple of breaksalong the way, including trippingout the 7-10 split. “Yes I had a couple of breaks thatmade me wonder about shooting 300,”said Pepe. “I began to realize that

AMF Centereach Lanes

AMF Sheridan Lanes Few bowlers join the ranks of bowl-ing, achieve a 190 average and bowl a300 game within two years of taking upthe sport. Meet Antonio Callahan,17,who did exactly that. Callahan bowls in the SOT JuniorScratch League at AMF SheridanLanes, under the tutelage of PatriciaCaciopp, where he linked lines of 199-

163-300 for a 662 series. “Just about everyone in my familybowls and many have bowled a 300game” said Callahan. “I finally figuredthat since my mom and our friends bowl,that I wanted to also.” According to Callahan his 300 gamewas an ‘imperfect, perfect game’. “I have to admit that I got a couple ofbreaks along the way and somewhatsurprised that I bowled 300,” remarkedCallahan. This was not his first bid at a perfectgame. Earlier in his short career he shota 297 game and has a career high se-ries of 723. This time, however, produceda different result even though he admit-ted his legs shaking as he delieveredthe payoff pitch for the 12th strike. Callahan is an 11th grade student atThe Economic and Finance Institute inManhattan where he is a member of thehigh school bowling team.

Season high scores to date:Bantam Boy: Toby Corriston 116/209Girl: Haley McNally 73/137Prep Boy: Nicholas Hionas 110/171Girl: Gianna Pelliccia 99/162 Junior Boy: Michael Viloa 159/418 Girl:Kelsey Koo 138/331 Senior Boy: Ralph Spampinato 244/648 Girl: Samantha Treglia 220/530 Weekly high game/series:Scratch Bantam Boys 5- 6 year old:Toby Corriston 90/157 Christopher Si-erra 73/106 Bantam Girls: Despina Markakis 33/49 Haley McNally 26/50Scratch Prep Boys: 6-9 year old:Nicholas Hionas 110/158 Jason Stringas82/138Prep Girls: Caitlin Samargian 75/121Gianna Pelliccia 73/145Scatch Junior Boys 10-12: MichaelViola 147/384 Antiono Ragusa 108/315Scatch Junior Girls: Kelsey Koo 109/288Scatch Senior Boys 12-18 year old:Matthew Aniello 227/523 Frank Duffy185/539Scatch Senior Girls: Emily Asaro 172/477 Samantha Treglia 159/421 Junior Classic: Merrily Geiger 216-628,Josh Kramer 233-671,Tommy Genova247-684, Charlie Rizzuti 206; Maver-icks, Reason White 201; Majors, Mat-

Robert Pepe

I could do it and in the 12th frame I wasshaking.” Pepe continued. “When I released the final ball it seemedthat everything was in slow motion asthe ball went down the lane.” Pepe is a senior at Newfield HighSchool and bowls on the school bowl-ing team. Last seson he posteda 209 average.

Astoria Bowl

thew Stahura 224 and Merrily Geiger213

AMF Smithtown LanesSat Juniors, Stephen Diehl 699

Woodmere LanesT J Lucente 2232-554

AMF Babylon Lanes Babylon Juniors, Darrin McGarritycaptured the spotlight with a whopping287 game, Thomas Nelson 258, KlyeDurfee 232, Erik Zimmerman 248,Charles Nelson 232, Paul Droluk 228,Nick Butera 235, Sean Kelso 265,Brandi Giampapa 176, Jessica Thomas178,Ryan Sparks 223, Emily Garren160, Adam Zimmerman 210, ChrisCappellini 215, Abibail Casale 237,Joshua Sposito 269 and Steven Franchi245.

Herrill Lanes

AMF East Meadow Mix Teens, Richie Kormas 204,Michael Siska 224, Bobby Bianco 217,Joseph Villani 223.

AMF Wantagh Lanes.... LIYBTbowlers had the first opportunity to testout the new synthetic lanes in compe-tition and they loved it. A modified houseshot didn’t phase these junior bowlers,with 10 games over 250, a 296 byTommy Genova and a title match firstfor LIYBT by Matt Farber 300. Matt hasbecome one of Long Islands hottest jun-ior bowler winning his last three LIYBTevents. The handicap leader board hadjust one name on it, Megan Wing.Megan was hot, every game she wentplus posting a +255 as top seed. Handicap division……. Casey ad-vanced to the shootout 217 over Ryan179 and Alec 174, Aaron defeatedCasey 204 – 194, Aaron facing a toughopponent grabbed a little lead and heldon to it to deny Megan the crown 201 –191. Scratch division ………. Theshootout was a photo finish with An-drew and Tommy tied at 232, Andrewpacked the 9th & 10th for a 60 overTommy 39, Alex posted a 194. Matt waslined in and looking solid with a 247 –163 win, next at bat was Jeremy butMatt struck him out with a 300 – 214title match victory.

Matt Farber rolls 300 forhis third consecutiveLIYBT title

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duck at Bel Mateo, that bed to leave behind on thefamily porch for all those endless nights of hustling,the thousands of games of practice after that rookieseason from hell and the doctors who told him not tobother. But no amount of practice could do more toput him over the top than his own raw will to “beatthem all.” “He had unbelievable desire and determination,”Nicholson recalls. “It was at a level that the averageguy knows nothing about.” Hardwick battling Dick Weber at the 1965 FirestoneTournament of Champions. “The last thing I do be-fore walking out of the hotel room is take some aftershave lotion and put it on and when I did, I realized Ihad forgotten to shave,” Hardwick recalled of the hoursbefore the show that day. “That’s how nervous I was.” Hardwick found losing as unbearable in 1976 as hedid all those days he went down swinging at HillsideHigh; he just hadn’t yet decided to win again. Thenhe left to catch a plane to Toledo to bowl the 1976PBA Monro-Matic Open at Imperial Lanes. For thefirst time in seven years, he allowed himself to feelwhat it was like to head for the next tour stop withoutthe slightest doubt that his name would be on thetrophy by the end of the week. He vowed to win inToledo. “I had never said anything like that before,” Hardwicksaid years later. “But I had never wanted to do any-thing so badly before, either. I knew it was my tour-nament, and that nobody was going to take it awayfrom me.”

He was right. Hardwick made the show in Toledoas the No. 1 seed and blasted a 236 to take his firsttitle since those long-gone days when he enjoyedthat view from the top of the world. But Hardwick mentioned something else on his wayto Toledo, too. “I’m going to make the show at the Firestone,” hetold his wife before boarding the plane. “I don’t careif they put sand on the lanes.” They didn’t put any sand on the lanes when theFirestone returned to Akron days after his triumphin Toledo. But whatever they did to the lanes thatweek, it didn’t stop Hardwick from doing exactly whathe said he would do. Hardwick once again was the top qualifier andopened his title match against 21-year-old MarshallHolman by burying three perfect strikes in a row. “Three in a row for Billy Hardwick in this final match!”exclaimed Chris Schenkel, the man after whomHardwick named his son, Chris Hardwick. “It’s almost unbelievable, the control and accuracyof Hardwick,” Bo Burton added. “The three strikeshe’s gotten so far are perfect, packed strikes.” As Hardwick sat and blew on his sore thumb whileHolman bowled, he leered at the pins from under hisbrow like an angry gunslinger staring down his en-emy in some spaghetti western, unsmiling and de-termined. Hardwick opens the title match against MarshallHolman at the 1976 Firestone Tournament of Cham-pions with a vengeance. “His focus and concentration were unreal,” Nicholsonsays. “When he got into that zone, the other guys

would recognize it and say, ‘Well, I guess we are play-ing for second place again this week.’” But the man who became the youngest bowler to wina PBA title in 1963 would fall that day to the man whowould become the youngest bowler to win the Firestonein 1976, as Holman edged Hardwick by a margin ofjust five pins, 203-198. And that, as it turned out, was about the last the PBAwould see of the boy with the golden claw. “After the Firestone, it wasn’t important to me any-more,” Hardwick said three years later. “Maybe that’swhy I’ve always felt that the Firestone was the lasttournament I really bowled in. Sure, I bowled on the’77 winter tour, but it was more promotional than any-thing else.” In the town of Bradenton, Fla., that Hardwick callshome today, a lot of things no longer seem important.Hardwick hasn’t thrown a bowling ball in nearly 30years; that urge he had to be the best in the world iseclipsed these days by an urge to enjoy life, and hehas found in his third wife, Rebecca, a woman whomhe describes as his “best friend.” A 2007 Bowlers Journal story found a barefootHardwick sipping wine at the beach, sporting a suitand bowtie with a medal dangling from his hand thatread “Here’s To Me, From Me.” “Peaks and valleys, that is what life is all about,”Hardwick said at the time. “I went through a three-and-a-half year period when my oldest son andyoungest son both died, and I can’t tell you onething in between the day I turned 30 and the day Iturned 40. Self-pity was my best friend. Now, I wakeup with a smile on my face.”

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Nicole Mosesso

Ohioan Nicole Mosesso Alberta E. Crow - Star of Tomorrow Editors Note: Ohioian NicoleMossessa joins an impressive list ofwomen as recipient of the of 2011Alberta E. Crow ‘Star of Tomorrow’. Several New York women are amongthe elite to have won the award: 1967Mildred Ignizio, Rochester, N.Y.; 1983Laura Dulisse, Blauvelt, N.Y.;2008Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y.;2010Heather D’Errico, Rochester, N.Y. ARLINGTON, Texas – NicoleMosesso of Centerville, Ohio, has beenselected the 2011 Alberta E. Crowe Starof Tomorrow. The award is presentedannually by the United States BowlingCongress to a female high school se-nior or college student who competesin the sport of bowling. “It’s definitely a great honor,” Mosessosaid. “When I first applied, I saw previ-ous winners such as Liz Johnson andDiandra Asbaty. To be in that companyis something I could never have imag-ined.” Mosesso is a senior at Centerville HighSchool, where she carries a 4.15grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Sheis a member of the National Honor So-ciety, the Spanish Honor Society andhas made the dean’s list for six semes-ters.

This past summer, she volunteered asa physical therapist assistant at an out-patient rehabilitation therapy clinic. Shesaid the experience confirmed her de-sire to pursue a career in physicaltherapy. “Speaking with each patient was thebest part,” Mosesso said. “I could tellthat having someone by their side to talkto and laugh with was making a differ-

ence. It motivated them to put forth theirbest effort.” Mosesso started bowling when she waseight. She used to watch her father whenhe was bowling in a league, and shealso had the chance to watch herbrother, who is five years older, competein high school. She knew from watchingher brother that she had to bowl for herhigh school team. She is in her fourth season on theCenterville High School bowling teamand has been the team’s most valuableplayer the last two seasons. The Elksreached the state tournament each ofthe last three seasons, winning the statetitle in 2007-08, placing third in 2008-09and ninth last season. Mosesso was named the Greater West-ern Ohio Conference Bowler of the Yearin 2008-09 and was first-team all-con-ference the last two seasons. Jeffrey Flack, the women’s bowlingcoach at Wright State University,hascoached Mosesso for the last nineyears, and in his recommendation let-ter, said she has “demonstrated sports-manship, teamwork and a strong workethic at every level of her bowling ca-reer.” “When it comes to wanting to win, no

one has more desire than Nicole, yetshe always funnels her passion in apositive manner,” Flack said. “She con-stantly demonstrates fairness, cour-tesy and grace, in both winning andlosing. When it comes to teamwork,Nicole is the consummate team player.Her focus always is on the results ofher team rather than personal goals.” The Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomor-row Award is named in honor of theseven-term president of the Women’sInternational Bowling Congress. Theaward is presented annually to a fe-male USBC member who exhibits starqualities such as distinguished bowl-ing performances on the state and na-tional levels, academic achievement,and extracurricular and community in-volvement. For being named the Alberta E.Crowe Star of Tomorrow, Mosessoreceives a $6,000 scholarship thatwill be presented at the annualUSBC Convention. This year’s con-vention is scheduled for June 29-July 1 at the Gaylord Texan hotelin Grapevine, Texas.