Jennifer Creno (right) interviews RJ Blanchard during the 2015 Post-Standard Masters at Flamingo Bowl for a You Tube video.

September 2015 Volume 7 – Issue 1

More of “Ask Bob” continued on page 2 u

For a many years bowlers have asked for a bowling advice column and this season The CNY Striker is proud to introduce such a column by Bob Korth. Korth is a respected hall of fame bowler who regularly appears in a number of publications including the Stars and Strikes, a digital national newsletter.

Born in Seattle, Korth began bowling in the AJBC in 1954 at age 11. Now 73-years-old, Korth resides in Central Point, Oregon where he writes his bowling column.

The CNY Striker is excited to have Korth as a guest columnist this year. If you have a question for Korth, email him at: askbobk@gmail.com. Even if it doesn’t appear in his column, Korth said he will try to answer the question.

“And no question is dumb. I will try to get an answer even if I don’t know it myself,” Korth said.

Have a bowling question?Ask Bob

Bob Korth, a respected hall of fame bowler and national bowling writer, will appear in The CNY Striker this season. Korth has an impressive resume on and off the lanes.

Take a look: • Bowling accomplishments – Highest league average 235 (Averaged 200+ for 54 consecutive years) – Multiple Oregon State Tournament titles; holds all-time state tournament record

for All-Events (2316 for 9 games) – 1995 PBA regional title –Averaged200withbothhandsinthesameyear1982and1983firsttimethiswas

done in USBC history –FirstbowlerinUSBChistorytohave800infiveconsecutivedecades – USBC Oregon State Hall of Fame • Bowling writer Author of bowling column “Ask Bob” since 1997. Column appears in national pub-

lications and several online websites. Member of the IBMA (International Bowling Media Association).

Meet Bob Korth

Bob Korth

After one season, Thunderbird Lanes closed last May and will not re-open this fall. It’s the second time in three years the 24-lane center has shut down.

Proprietors Joe and Anne Bethmann ceased operations May 1. Prior to the Bethmanns, Syr-acuse bowling hall of famers David and Karen Demperio ran the center for six years before closing in 2013.

Thunderbird Lanes was scheduled to host a PBA East Region event May 15-17. But that event was cancelled because of the closure. The last major event held at Thunderbird was the New York State Queens Championships last April.

Thunderbird also hosted a number of mar-quee tournaments last season such as the Post-Standard Masters, the Win Scheding Pro-Am Tournament, and the 78th annual Syracuse Bowling Association City Tournament.

Thunderbird was the home to at least three sanctioned leagues during the 2014-15 season including a Friday Night league, the Thunder-bird PBA Sport League and the CNY Ladies Classic League on Tuesday nights. The CNY

Ladies Classic League moved to Lakeview Bowling Center.

The Bethmanns re-opened Thunderbird last summer. The couple secured a confidentiallease agreement with the plaza’s owner, Wil-liam Thresch, in 2014. The couple also pur-chased the bowling equipment inside the center from M&T Bank.

The Bethmanns made a number of improve-ments to the facility including a remodeled bar areaandnewflat-screentelevisionstoreplacethe old lane monitors. Anne Bethmann served as the center’s general manager while it was open.

Thunderbird is the second local bowling center to close in the past two years. Erie Blvd. Lanes ceased its bowling operations in 2014.

Syracuse bowling hall of famers Sam Ventu-ra and Mike Tryniski showed they can compete with the best senior bowlers in the country.BothVenturaandTryniskiqualifiedfordou-

ble-elimination match play in the USBC Senior Masters in Green Bay, Wisc. Three days of qualifying for bowlers age 50 and older began July 27. The tournament was held at The Ash-waubenon Bowling Alley.

Amleto Monacelli, of Aventura, Fla., won the event Aug. 2.Inqualifying,Ventura,ofNorwich,finished

fifthoutof194bowlerswitha217averagefor15 qualifying games. Tryniski, of Fulton, tied for 33rd with a 204 average. After qualifying concludedJuly30,thefieldwascuttothetop63 bowlers. Past champion Pete Weber led all players with a 233 average.

Tryniski, who won the Syracuse Senior Masters twoyearsago, losthisfirstmatchindouble-elimination match play to Ernie Segu-

ra, of Taylor, Mich., 637-552. But the Fulton native came back to pull out a 604-601 victory in his Round 1 elimination match against Peter Knopp, of Bremen, NC.

Tryniski’s tournament run came to an end in the next round with a 671-616 loss to Rick Steelsmith, of Wichita, Kan. Tryniski, who runs Lakeview Lanes in Fulton, cashed $1,000.

Ventura, who entered match play as the fifthseed, losthisfirst twomatches toBobLearn Jr., of Florida, (611-591) and Doug Hayes, of Tennessee (587-562). Ventura cashed $900.

Monacelli capped off a week of throwing big shots when he needed them by delivering a strike in his final frame to claim the title.Monacelli defeated top seed Pete Weber twice - 192-190 and 254-243 - for his third PBA50 major victory and fourth title overall. Mona-celli earned $16,000 for the win, while Weber took home $8,000 as the runner-up.

Tryniski, Ventura qualify for

USBC Senior MastersThe videotapedfinal of the 56th annual Post-StandardMastersBowlingTournament,

which were held Feb. 25, can be seen on YouTube. The post is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j988iIoJ7uwTimBecker,ofCortland,wonthestepladderfinalatFlamingoBowlbackinFebruary.

The 1-hour and 27-minute video was posted on YouTube on April 11. The video was sponsored by Lane 1 Bowling. Lane 1 owner Richie Sposato and Bill

LoVineco-hostedthetapedfinalswhileJenniferCrenoconductedpost-gameinterviews.

Watch the finals of Post-Standard Men’s Masters on

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The Syracuse Men’s and Women’s Bowling Associations announced their Class of 2015 Hall of Fame in June.

The SBA will induct Richie Sposato (outstanding bowler), Brian Langdon (meritorious ser-vice), Joe Cordone (outstanding veteran), Jody VanLiew (outstanding bowler), Ray Bresee (meritorious service) and David Silvernail (outstanding veteran).

The SWBA will honor Dee Cote (outstanding performance), Jan Moro (distinguished ser-vice) and Ginny Bottorff (outstanding veteran).

The annual Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 7. The CNY Striker will spotlight the men’s and women’s inductees in a future issue.

The Syracuse Youth Association held its hall of fame ceremony June 7. Turn to page 5 for coverage of the event held at the Camillus Elk Club. The bowlers who were inducted were:

Kendra Tryniski – Outstanding Bowling Performance/SportsmanshipCasey Smith – Meritorious Bowling Achievement

Nathan Piston – Meritorious Bowling Achievement

Congratulations to this year’s Syracuse Hall of Fame inductees

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Thunderbird Lanes closes its doors again

Coming in Issue 2• State Women’s Tournament and

Queens Championship• Recap from State Men’s Tournament• Junior Gold Championships• Recap from Auburn City Tournament

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11-in-a-RowSep 18 Rick Fanto/Strike N Spare/290Sep 25 Chris Donegan/Strike N Spare/299Feb 9 Ed Hall/Strike N Spare/290Feb 23 Vern Mowers. Jr/Green Acres/299Feb 3 Fred Lee/Lakeview/299Feb 13 Tom Rougeau/Bowling Green/299Feb 25 Jamie Plis/Lakeview/290Mar 7 Jim Chase/Bowl Mor/297Mar 7 Scott Walrod/Bowl Mor/297Mar 8 Kevin Catlin/Strike N Spare/299Mar 9 John Balian/Lakeview/298Mar 15 Kevin Catlin/Strike N Spare/299Mar 19 DJ Mahar/Strike N Spare/298Mar 21 Dave Gonzalski/290/Thunderbird Mar 25 Ken Kopp/Strike N Spare/299Apr 3 Jim Tarby/Strike N Spare/299

800 SeriesDec 13 Vincent DiFlorio/Bowl Mor/837Feb 13 Tom Rougeau/Bowling Green/805Feb 23 Vern Mowers Jr/Green Acres/802Feb 27 Joe Pitre/Strike N Spare/811Mar 3 Brian Russell/B’ville Sports Bowl/808Mar 4 Nick Goodfellow/Sports Bowl/804Mar 7 Jim Chase/Bowl Mor/800Mar 9 John Balian/Lakeview/800Mar 18 Matt Leskoske/Strike N Spare/830Mar 25 Nick Moro,Sr/Bowling Green/816Mar 27 Jay Mowers/Green Acres/843Mar 30 Stan LaTray Sr/Strike N Spare/801Apr 3 JJ West/Strike N Spare/819 Apr 9 Don Brush/Lakeview/809Apr 9 Rick Fanto/Strike N Spare/806Apr 9 Ed Clark/Strike N Spare/803Apr 14 John Balian/Lakeview/800May 12 Dave Frigon, Jr/Flamingo/821

A W A R D S C O R E SHere’s a list of award scores submitted by the Syracuse Bowling Association:

(League secretaries are responsible for reporting award scores to the SBA).

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Q. What should I do to get ready for the upcoming bowing season?A. First thing to do is go to your local pro shop and have them check your

equipment for fit. Then have them resurface and clean your bowling balls if needed. This will put them back close to factory specs. See what new bowling balls have been released and ask them if you might need one to fill out your arsenal. Ask about lessons and sign up for a few. Your muscle memory is low at this time. You have forgotten about the mistakes that you were making last season. New things will take hold much quicker. Then, of course, practice is the best thing you can do for your game. Don’t forget those spares. Take one practice session a week and devote it to spares. Spares in bowling are like putting in golf. Not making spares will quickly ruin your game.

Q. How often should I buy a new ball?A. There is a different answer to this question for everybody. If you are a

once-a-week bowler and keep up ball maintenance (cleaning after use) the ball will be fine for, at the very least, a season or two even three. If you bowl more than that and even weekend tournaments you might only get only one season out of a ball. There is another factor some reactive cover stocks soak up oil faster than others. They require more maintenance than others and will die quicker. My rule of thumb is if the ball stops hooking like it did when new or quits carrying then I take it in for a thorough clean-ing and resurface. Have the pro shop remove as much oil as they can then sand and refinish the ball. That will usually get it close to when you first got it. This will last for a few months. If for some reason you still feel it isn’t working, donate it to the juniors and buy a new ball.

Q. I am joining a league this season for the first time in many years. All of my equipment is old and out of date. What ball would you recommend for a bowler coming back to the sport? I used to average in the 190s.

A. All manufacturers make very good equipment today so they will all make a ball that will fit your game. Because I am a member of Roto Grip’s am-ateur staff and I believe in the company’s products, I use Storm or Roto Grip bowling balls for my game exclusively. I believe they make the best and most reliable bowling balls on the market today. So go to your pro shop ask them to watch you bowl and they can determine which of the different balls they make will work best for your game. With both of these company’s there will be several to choose from. By the way don’t forget to purchase a spare ball. In the past, a spare ball was not necessary but today it is a necessity.

Q. I have been bowling recreationally for several years but have recently tak-en more of an interest and am joining a league. My timing is good but I always seem to drop the ball with a loud thud. This seems to cause me to not have much accuracy and affects the roll on the ball. What would your advise on this problem?

A. First I would get to your local pro shop as fast as you can. Have them check your ball to make sure the grip is proper. You can’t bowl correctly with a bad fit. Then once that is fixed take a lesson or six from a qualified instructor. This is to make sure your timing is what you think it is. Many times it feels good to us but truthfully is not very good. Lessons are not expensive and last a lifetime.

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Gregg Cavanaugh placed first in two events at the 78th annual Syracuse City Tournament at Thunderbird Lanes. The tournament was held March 21-22 and 28-29.

Cavanaugh won the singles title with a 779 handicap total then paired with Bob Youker to win the doubles crown. Youker and Cavanaugh rolled a 1,471 handicap total in doubles.

TJ Mento won his second career Syra-cuse City Tournament all-events title with a 2,144 total. Mento, the 2009 all-events city champ, also finished second in sin-gles with a 757 series.

In the team event, Smack This! dethroned defending champion USPS for the city title. The team of Matt Chetney, David Gonzals-ki, Ken Hoalcraft, Dennis VanGorden and RayBurtonfinishedwith3,405total.

SBA City Tournament

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— Team —

1st – Smack This! – 3405 (Matt Chetney, David Gonzalski, Ken Hoalcraft, Dennis VanGorden, Ray Bur-

ton)2nd – USPS – 3367

(Steve Suslik, Jeff Francisco, Ken Hoalcraft, Joe Conti Jr., Derek Magno)3rd – Syracuse Mixed Pride – 3348

(Carlos Mendez, Chris Crowder, Robert Lazzaro, Mark MacBain, Chad Corcor-an)

— Doubles —1st – 1471 – Gregg Cavanaugh/Bob Youker2nd – 1442 – Bruce Liberty/Chris Liberty

3rd – 1413 – Matt Chetney/Dave Gonzalski— Singles —

1st – 779 – Gregg Cavanaugh2nd – 757 – TJ Mento

3rd – 738 – Bob Youker— All Events —

1st – 2144 – TJ Mento2nd – 2066 – Kris O’Donaghy II

3rd – 2012 – (tie) John Rougeau and John Kohanski Jr.

Stacey Lane (left) and Mary Hinchman won their respective divisions at the Syracuse 600 Club 8-pin No-Tap Tournament on April 11 at Green Acres Lanes in Central Square. Hinchman won the B Division and led all players with an 841 three-game total. Sandy Thayer was second in the B Division with a 786 followed by Jan Moro (783) and Kathy Perez (779). Lane won the A Division with an 807 series. Fran Piraino finished second with an 805.

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Chittenango’s Casey Smith earns national All-American bowling honors

Chittenango se-nior Casey Smith was among 10 na-tional varsity bowl-ers selected to the 10th annual Dexter/United States Bowl-ing Congress High School All-American Team which was an-nounced in June.

Smith was the Section III female individual champion this past season and she finished third in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association state tournament. As a member of the Section 3 All-Star team, she won the state title in 2014 and took third in 2015.

Smith also is a two-time first team All-Onondaga High School League bowler. She won the County Tournament singles title with a 727 series. She finished second in the league with a 206 average.

In addition to Smith, Jonathan Bowman of Peru High School was the other New York State selection. He was the New York State Public High School Athletic Asso-ciation singles champion his senior year and led Peru to the Section VII team title. He was an all-section selec-tion each year and set conference records for high game, series and average.

The 2014-2015 team marks the 10th year the Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team has been select-ed. This year’s team includes Jerod Hromek of Towanda, Kansas, a junior who has won the Kansas High School Activities Individual State bowling title the last two years.

“We’re excited once again to recognize 10 high school bowlers who have excelled on the lanes and in the class-room,” Bud Clapsaddle, Vice President of Dexter Bowl-ing, said. “We’re also proud to mark a decade of the Dex-ter/USBC High School All-American Team.”

Dexter and USBC annually select five boys and five girls from around the country to form the Dexter/USBC High School All-American team. Student-athletes are nominated by their coach or athletic director, and must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average.

In addition to high school bowling accomplishments, nominated athletes must provide a letter of recommenda-tion and a 500-word essay. Each student-athlete received a $1,000 scholarship and they were recognized at this year’s Junior Gold Championships in July.

2014-2015 DEXTER/USBC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM NAMEDARLINGTON, Texas – A two-time state title winner is one of three high school juniors selected to the 2014-2015 Dexter/United States Bowling Congress High School All-American Team.

Dexter and USBC annually select five boys and five girls from around the country to form the Dexter/USBC High School All-American team. Student-athletes are nominated by their coach or athletic director, and must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average.

In addition to high school bowling accomplishments, nominated athletes must provide a letter of recommen-dation and a 500-word essay. Each student-athlete will receive a $1,000 scholarship and will be recognized at this year’s Junior Gold Championships in July.

“We appreciate Dexter Bowling’s support of high school bowling over the last decade,” USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said. “Selection to the Dexter/USBC All-American Team is one of the most prestigious honors a high school bowler can receive, and we congrat-ulate those selected to this year’s team.”

The five female student-athletes named to the team:Samantha Gainor (Chesterfield Township, Michigan) – The junior at L’Anse Creuse High School North earned all-state honors and was the top qualifier at the state singles championship this year. A three-time state qualifier, she won the regional title as a sophomore and took second in regionals this year.Keri Molloy (Sandusky, Michigan) – A first-team all-state performer the last two years, she helped Sandusky High School to a state title in 2012, a sec-ond-place finish at state in 2013, and to the regional title each of her four years. She was the second-place qualifi-er in state singles her senior year.Jordan Newham (Aurora, Illinois) – She was an all-conference selection each of her four years at Me-tea Valley High School. She took third in state, and also helped her school to its first state appearance last year, while finishing seventh in the state as a senior. She also earned all-conference academic honors her junior and senior years.Casey Smith (Chittenango, New York) – The Chittenango High School senior won the Section 3 Cham-pionships and finished third in the New York State Pub-lic High School Athletic Association state tournament this year. As a member of the Section 3 All-Star team, she won the state title in 2014 and took third in 2015.Amanda Wengryn (Ringoes, New Jersey) – She has been the captain of the South Hunterdon Re-gional High School team the last three years. She earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior. She finished third as a junior and eighth as a se-nior in the tri-county tournament.

The five male student-athletes named to the team:Jerod Hromek (Towanda, Kansas) – A junior at Circle High School, he has won the Kansas High School Activities Individual State bowling title the last two years and helped his team to the state title in 2015. He was selected to the 1-4A all-state team the last two years. He has a 3.64 grade-point average and has been selected to the honor roll the last three years.Joe Kleven (Eding, Minnesota) – An all-confer-ence performer for Benilde-St. Margaret’s School each of his four years, he earned Minnesota High School Bowl-ing All-State honors his senior year. He is a National Honor Society member and an Eagle Scout.Bradley Solomon (O’Fallon, Illinois) – The ju-nior led O’Fallon Township High School to a fifth-place finish in the state tournament in 2015 and was a member of the Panthers team that finished third in 2014. He was selected first-team all-area and was named to the aca-demic all-conference team this year.Gregory Tack (Port Murray, New Jersey) – The Immaculata High School senior was selected as high school bowler of the year by several publications. He helped the Spartans to the state title in 2014 and was second in the in-dividual state tournament his senior year. He plans to attend Florida State.

2014-2015 DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICA TEAMBoys team– Jonathan Bowman, Senior, Peru Central High

School, Peru, New York– Jerod Hromek, Junior, Circle High School, Towanda,

Kansas– Joe Kleven, Senior, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School,

Eding, Minnesota– Bradley Solomon, Junior, O’Fallon Township High

School, O’Fallon, Illinois– Gregory Tack, Senior, Immaculata High School, Port

Murray, New Jersey

Girls team– Samantha Gainor, Junior, L’Anse Creuse High

School-North, Chesterfield Township, Michigan– Keri Molloy, Senior, Sandusky High School,

Sandusky, Michigan– Jordan Newham, Senior, Metea Valley High School,

Aurora, Illinois– Casey Smith, Senior, Chittenango High School,

Chittenango, New York– Amanda Wengryn, Senior, South Hunterdon

Regional High School, Ringoes, New Jersey

Chittenango’s Casey Smith

The re-launch of the Professional Wom-en’s Bowling Association Tour over the summer was such a success organizers had to increase thefieldsize forseveraleventsto meet the strong demand for additional spots.

“It’s great the PWBA Tour was able to add additional spots so more women have the opportunity to compete,” PWBA spokesper-son Kelly Kulick said in July. “It’s exciting to see the tremendous support the tour al-ready is receiving from bowlers and fans.”

The PWBA Wichita Open in Wichita, Kansas in July added 24 spots to reach a 120-player field, while the PWBA TopekaOpen and the PWBA Lincoln Open in Lin-coln, Nebraska, both in August, added 16 spotsfor80-playerfields.ThePWBAMin-nesota Open in Welch, Minnesota, also in August, was increased to 60 players from 48 as both PWBA members and guests contin-

ue to show a strong desire to compete in the events.Thetourhadincreasedthefieldforitsfirst

standard event, the PWBA Tour Storm Sac-ramento Open, held in July at Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes in Citrus Heights, Califor-nia.Thatevent,whichhadquicklyfilledits64-player field, added 16 additional spots,and still had a waiting list.

The tour wraps up in September with the PWBA Tour Championship in Arlington, Texas.

Liz Johnson, of Cheektowaga, became thefirsttwo-timewinnerthisseasononthetour as she overcame a tough lane condition Saturday to claim the 2015 PWBA Detroit Open title on Aug. 29.

Johnson took down PWBA Tour points leader Stefanie Johnson of Grand Prairie, Texas, 193-158, in the championship match at Super Bowl. Johnson won $10,000.

Competing on the season’s toughest lane condition, which measured 35 feet in length andwasnearlyflat,LizJohnsoncruisedpastStefanieJohnsoninthefinalframeafterSte-fanie Johnson left a split for an open in the ninth frame.The stepladder finals capped off a

low-scoring event in which only three players averaged better than 200 for the tournament.

It was the second title of the season for Johnson, who captured the United States Bowling Congress Queens championship in May.Smithfield Foods will sponsor the final

event of the season, the PWBA Tour Cham-pionship, set to take place in September with thefinalsonnationaltelevision.The Smithfield PWBA Tour Champi-

onship promoted by GoBowling.com will bring together the top 16 bowlers from the 2015 PWBA Tour season, including the win-

ner of each tour stop, for the season-ending event starting Sept. 10 in Arlington, Texas. The stepladder finalswill be televised liveon the CBS Sports Network.SmithfieldFoodswas founded inSmith-

field,Virginia,in1936andhasbecometheworld’s largest producer of pork products. InadditiontoitsSmithfieldflagshipbrand,othernotablebrandsproducedbySmithfieldFoods include Eckrich, Farmland, Armour, Cook’s Gwaltney, John Morrell and Na-than’s Famous.

The two-year partnership also makes SmithfieldtheOfficialEliteTitlesponsorofthe PWBA Tour.

The PWBA Tour re-launched earlier this year with a three-year funding commitment from the BPAA and the United States Bowl-ing Congress. The season kicked off with the USBC Queens in May and has seen sold-outfieldsforitsfirstthreestandardevents.

PWBA Tour a big hit with bowlers and fans– PWBA Communications

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By Teresa LightaulOn June 7, the Syracuse Youth Association held its annual Hall of Fame and Awards Ceremony at the Camillus Elks Lodge. Many of our

local youth were present to accept their awards from the Syracuse City Tournament, Charles Kratz Memorial Veteran’s Day Tournament, and from the Jack Noonan Memorial Junior Masters Tournament.

The highlight of our evening was inducting three of our youth members – Kendra Tryniski, Casey Smith and Nathan Piston -- into the Syracuse Youth Hall of Fame.

Induction into the Youth Hall of Fame was a huge accomplishment these three young bowlers. Let me take this opportunity to introduce you to the newest members of the Syracuse Youth Hall of Fame.

From Left to Right: Our newest inductees into the Syracuse Youth Hall of Fame with their awards: Nathan Piston, Casey Smith and Kendra Tryniski.

Three inducted into Syracuse Youth Hall of Fame

Casey Smith and her presenter, her dad, Chris Smith.

Nathan Piston and his presenter, his dad, Mike Piston.

Kendra Tryniski and her presenter, her mom, Patti Tryniski.

Crystal awards for our Hall of Fame recipients.

Medals for our Syracuse Youth City Tournament winners and trophies for our Charles Kratz Memorial Veteran’s Day winners.

Trophies for our Jack Noonan Memorial Junior Masters winners and medals for our Syracuse Youth City Tournament winners.

Kendra Tryniski – Outstanding bowling performance and sportsmanshipKendra graduated from G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton last June

where she was in the top 25 of her class. Kendra has been bowling for the past seven years at Lakeview Lanes; she also bowls in OHSL, Junior Travel League, YBT’s and several tournaments. She captained her Junior Travel team and carried the girls high average of 195, high game of 279 andhighseriesof692.InYBTevents,Kendraplacedfirsttwicewitha256 game and 740 series. In the Onondaga High School League, Kendra had a high game of 279, high series of 756 and high average of 216. She tookfirstplaceinthe16thannualNYSAdult/YouthTournament.Off

the lanes, Kendra put in countless volunteer hours in her community. Kendra enrolled at Val-paraiso University in Indiana this fall where she will major in engineering.

Casey Smith – Meritorious bowling achievementCasey began bowling 10 years ago at Green Lakes Lanes. She started

bowling inYBTevents in2009andhas twofirst-placefinishes in thehandicapdivisionandtwosecond-placefinishesinthescratchdivisioninher career. She competed in the Pepsi Tournament where she placed sixth in the girl’s under-20 division. Casey bowled for the Chittenango High School varsity program since the seventh grade. Among her achieve-ments in high school: member of the state championship Section 3 All-Star team in 2014, 2015 individual Section 3 champion and captain of the Chittenago team for two years. Casey bowled In the Junior Travel

League where she was president of the league in 2012. Her career high game is a 298; high series 725 and high average of 209. Casey also was a high achiever in the classroom and was in the top 10 in her class of 2015.

Nathan Piston – Meritorious bowling achievementNathan started bowling in 2006. He has participated in several tour-

namentsintheareaandcompetedinYBTeventswherehefinishedwiththe best pinfall from the Syracuse area in 2014.He also competed in the Junior Gold tournament the last two years. In the Junior Travel League, he had a high game of 290 and average of 203. Nathan has won the Van Wie Junior Doubles, NYS Adult/Youth tournament where he had high series of 785. Nathan, a honor roll student, enrolled at LeMoyne College this fall and will major in accounting.

In addition to these three wonderful youth bowlers we had approxi-mately 30 other youth who attended to accept their awards from our other prestigious tourna-ments we hold on an annual basis. All of our youth worked hard and bowled great to achieve their success. Congratulations again to Kendra, Casey and Nathan on their induction into the Syracuse Youth Hall of Fame. May you have continued success in your college careers and in your adult world bowling.

Here are a few highlights from our evening:

Sam Ventura and Brett Cunningham took to the road this summer to complete in PBA Regional and PBA50 tour events. Here’s a recap:Tarheel Lanes South Open: Sam Ventura made it to the semifinal round before being knocked out by Ken Shealy on April 25.

Mike Scroggins, of Amarillo, Texas, defeated Shealy, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., 210-183, 238-198, in a best-of-three-game championship final to win his 42nd PBA Re-gional title in the Tarheel Lanes South Open in Hender-sonville, NC.

In best-of-three-game semifinal round, Scroggins de-feated Brian Cooper of Henderson, Nev., 237-156, 238-203, and Shealy took out Ventura, 245-164, 174-145.U.S. Open: Sam Ventura finished in 33rd place at the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open on June 4 in Las Vegas. Ventura went 5-10-1 in match play and earned $1,225.

PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber won the event June 5 to join fellow Hall of Famer Norm Duke the only play-ers to win U.S. Open titles on both the PBA and PBA50 Tours.

Weber, who has won a record five U.S. Open titles on the PBA Tour, defeated local favorite and No. 1 qualifi-er Eric Forkel of Henderson, Nev., 224-212, in the title match at the Suncoast Bowling Center to join Duke in the elite club. SpareTimes Hampton South Open: Sam Ventura de-feated Marty Berke, of Allentown, Pa., 205-226, 277-256, 216-203, in the best-of-three-game title match to win $1,700 and his seventh PBA Regional title in the PBA50 SpareTimes Hampton South Open at SpareTimes Lanes in Hampton, Va., on June 28.Cecil Raymond Memorial: Sam Ventura made it to the round of eight but lost his best-of-three games match to

John Conroy, of Mahopac, 2-1, at Playdrome Cherry Hill on July 12. Ventura earned $650.

Keith Doran, of Pomona, defeated Jeff Zaffino, of War-ren, Pa., 175-172, to win the PBA50 Cecil Raymond Me-morial presented by Track.

Doran, who was a PBA member in the 1980s, recently reinstated his membership and was competing in his first PBA50 regional event.

The tournament, which began in 2004, was renamed last year to honor its sponsor who passed away in January, 2014. Raymond was the 2013 recipient of the East Re-gion’s Pat Patterson Award for outstanding contributions to the region.Pure-It Pro Shop Eastern Open: Brett Cunningham, of Clay, finished 13th at the PBA Pure-It Pro Shop Eastern Open on July 26 in Lebanon, Pa.

Cunningham went 3-8-1 in match play and cashed $630.

Patrick Allen defeated Anthony Pepe to win the Eastern Regional event presented by DV8 at Cedar Lanes. The win was Allen’s third of the year and the 27th title of his career. South Shore Doubles: Sam Ventura and his doubles part-ner, JR Raymond, of Bay City, Mich., lost to EJ Tackett and Walter Ray Williams Jr., 227-205, in the semifinals of the PBA-PBA50 South Shore Doubles presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes on Aug. 6 in Hammond, Ind. Ventura split $4,500 with Raymond.The match play finals were contested under a Baker doubles format in which the doubles partners alternated frames and players switched lanes each game. Ten teams of PBA and PBA50 players were created based upon the players’ respective finishing positions in separate PBA qualifying rounds. Eight additional teams of PBA50-only players also qualified for match play.

Ventura finished third in qualifying (3,654 pinfall). DJ Archer, of Friendswood, Texas, and PBA50 partner

Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa., defeated Tackett, of Hunting-ton, Ind., and PBA Hall of Famer Williams, 213-206, to win the title.DeHayes Insurance Group Championship: Sam Ventu-ra advanced to the match play portion of the tournament in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Aug. 12 and finished in 27th place. He cashed $1,100. The right-hander placed 15th in quali-fying with a pinfall total of 3,611.

PBA50 Tour rookie Mike Scroggins, of Amarillo, Tex-as, won his third tour title by defeating finals top qualifi-er Bryan Goebel, of Shawnee, Kan., 278-221, in the title match at Pro Bowl West. Scroggins returned to PBA com-petition in April after a year-long absence because of a serious foot ailment.Craig Mueller Memorial: Sam Ventura lost to Gary Bondarchuk, of Langhorne, Pa., in the round of eight but cashed $600 in the PBA East Region’s PBA50 Craig Mueller Memorial presented by Ebonite at Jersey Lanes on Aug. 15.

Darryl Bower, of Middletown, Pa., defeated Bond-archuk 236-162, to win the title and $1,500. The tourna-ment marked the return to Jersey Lanes after a 10-year absence. It was named to honor PBA member Craig Muel-ler of Sussex, N.J., who died in 2012 at age 69.

Local players compete in regional, national events

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AMF Strike N SpareN. Syracuse, NYFriday MemorialApr. 3. JJ West 279-279/819 Jim Tarby Sr. 299-775 Tom Fragola 258-758 Kevin Nichols 289-745 Jeff Chapman 268-729 Rick Rossen 258-719 Dave Frigon Jr. 243-707 Tom Canino 259-682 Mike Gonzalski 265-677 Shaun Sherman 235-677 Eddie Van Slyke II 234-674 John Fiume 244-674 Brandon Hemingway 277-672 Mike Cross 249-672 Ray Schell 237-669 Ed Van Slyke I 234-656Second half Winners: Frigon Logo’s and Green Lakes LanesOverall League Champion: No Way Out

Bowl Mor LanesE. Syracuse, NYThursday LadiesTeam champions (first and second half): The Strikers (Elizabeth Bury, Dayna Piraino, Betty Bathke and Fran Piraino).

Rainbow LanesWeedsport, NYSenior StarsAug. 27. Sharon Mills led the women with 212-581, Peg Gilmore had 171-481 and Joan McCarthy scored 186-470. The men were led by Ted Murdick with 243-545 followed by Jim Wilson with 196-511 and Bruce Lewis 220-501

Both this league and the Tuesday Senior Rainbowl-ers are still looking for bowlers to complete their league. Anyone interested should contact Ron at Rainbow Lanes 834-6028

Thunderbird LanesBaldwinsville, NYCNY Ladies Classic LeagueTeam champion (first and second half): Thunderbird Lanes (Krystal Ashby, Anne Bethmann, Norine Faatz, Rosa Moro)High average: Krystal Ashby 221

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The CNY Striker wants your league scores and it’s easy to report them.Here’s what to do: Compile the top 10 scores, with first and last names followed by their series, in paragraph form in a Word Document or in the body of an email.

Please include the name of the league and the date the league competed at the beginning. Then send them to: thecnystriker@yahoo.com. It’s as simple as that to help your league bowlers get recognized!

In a move long anticipated, Brunswick Cor-poration has announced the sale of its bowling products division last May.

It was announced today that Brunswick Bowling Products has been acquired by BlueArc Capital Management LLC, a private investmentfirmbased inAtlanta,Ga.Bruns-wick, a worldwide market leader in bowling products, is based in Muskegon, Mich.

BlueArc completed the acquisition with in-vestments from Gladstone Investment Corpo-ration, a publicly traded business development company in McLean, Va., and Capitala Fi-nance Corp., a business development company in Charlotte, N.C.“Brunswickisagreatfitforus,”saidMichael

Roher, Managing Partner of BlueArc’s private equity business. “We focus on investing in well-established, market-leading companies and helping them innovate and grow over time. The brand, the products and the management team all demonstrate the high performance attributes we seek within our portfolio companies.”

Gladstone Investment Corp. issued its own press release on the acquisition, and it includ-ed this quote from Managing Director, Kyle

Largent: “Brunswick is a brand with an out-standing legacy and the leading position in its market. We look forward to working with the management team and our investment part-ners, BlueArc and Capitala, to build on that foundation.”Brent Perrier, Chief Executive Officer

of Brunswick Bowling Products, said that BlueArc was an obvious choice of Brunswick’s management team throughout the sale process.

“Brunswick Bowling Products has been known for quality products and innovation for 125 years,” he said. “We’re excited to be asso-ciated with BlueArc. Their commitment to our business is a very positive sign to the entire in-dustry.”

Added Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dustan McCoy: “We arepleased that the buyers are long-term investors and that the Brunswick name and all that it stands for will carry on and continue to set the standard in the bowling industry.”

Brunswick Bowling Products’ headquarters will remain in Muskegon, Mich., with manu-facturing operations in Szekesfehervar, Hunga-ry, and Reynosa, Mexico.

Brunswick sells bowling division

AMF Strike N Spare1777 Brewerton RoadSyracuse315-454-4428Number of Lanes: 72http://www.amf.com/strikensparelanesny Bowling Green445 S. Main StreetNorth Syracuse315-458-6220Number of Lanes: 12Bowl Mor Lanes201 Highland AvenueEast Syracuse315-437-4767Number of Lanes: 24http://www.bowlmor.net/ B’ville Sports Bowl45 East Genesee StreetBaldwinsville315-638-0312Number of Lanes: 16http://www.bvillesportsbowl.com/ Caz Sports Bowl3 Carriage Lane PlaceCazenovia315-655-3000Number of Lanes: 12http://www.cazsportsbowl.com/ Cedar House Lanes813 W. Genesee St. RoadSkaneateles315-685-5117Falcon Lanes75 Pulaski StreetAuburn, NY 13021315-252-9398Number of Lanes: 16http://www.falconlanes.com/ Flamingo Bowl7239 Oswego RoadLiverpool315-457-7470Number of Lanes: 40http://www.flamingobowlcny.com/ Green Acres3019 East AvenueCentral Square315-668-7715Number of Lanes: 16Green Lakes LanesEast Genesee StreetFayetteville315-637-6000Number of Lanes: 12

Hi-Way Bowl3314 Seneca TurnpikeCanastota315-697-9929Number of Lanes: 12Lakeview Bowling Center715 Old Liverpool RoadLiverpool315-457-1560Number of Lanes: 16Lakeview Lanes723 West BroadwayFulton315-593-8070Number of Lanes: 20http://www.lakeviewbowling.com/ Lighthouse Lanes295 East Albany StreetOswego315-342-2695Number of Lanes: 24http://www.lhlanes.com/ Marcellus LanesSlate Hill RoadMarcellus315-673-3230Number of Lanes: 12Pastimes Athletic Club1314 North Salina St.Syracuse315-471-7929Rainbow LanesRoute 31 and Jordan RoadWeedsport315-834-6028Solvay Recreation Alleys1737 Milton AvenueSolvay315-488-8072Number of Lanes: 14Starlite Lanes1379 Clark St. RoadAuburn315-253-8489The Village Lanes201 E. Manlius St.East Syracuse315-395-6678

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While we were away… Here’s a roundup of bowling events that took place last spring and summer…

(Left to right) Runner-up Ed Baron, Frank Allen (sponsor), winner Mike Carno and proprietor Mike Tryniski after Carno won the Senior Division of the Fulton Masters on March 29 at Lakeview Lanes in Fulton.

Art Alexander at the USBC Open in El Paso.

Art Alexander and Bob Hoefer won the Snowbelt 700 Club Tournament.

(Left to right) Frank Allen (sponsor), champion RJ Blanchard, proprietor Mike Tryniski and runner-up Dan Bibbens at the awards ceremony at the 33rd annual Fulton Masters on March. 29. Blanchard won the Open Division.

Jennifer Creno

Art Alexander III hit it big in a side bracket at the USBC Open Championships in El Paso, Texas last April. Alexander cashed $2,538.18 in the 3-6-10 Strike Jackpot, one of the side brackets the tourna-ment offers bowlers.

In the main tournament, Alexander cracked the top 10 in Regular Singles with a 735 series April 13. Alexander rolled games of 268, 222 and 245 in the 112th annual tournament which was held at the El Paso Convention Center.

Alexander, of Baldwinsville, finished 34th in Reg-ular Singles and earned $963. He also was the high-est local finisher at nationals.

The USBC Open ran for 128 consecutive days with nearly 60,000 competitors. The tournament started March 7 and ran until July 11.

A former Central New York bowler, Brian Waliczek, came in first in the team event. Adam Barta, Waliczek and former Team USA members Rob Gotchall and Scott Pohl found their way to the winner’s circle. The team received $5,000 each for first. Waliczek graduated Henninger High School.

The five came together as Team NABR of West Henrietta, New York, and an exciting finish live on BowlTV lifted them to the Regular Team win with a 3,368 total. They had games of 1,057, 1,123 and 1,188.

Gotchall led the way for Team NABR with a 783 series and was followed by Rose (697), Waliczek (659), Barta (636) and Pohl (593).

USBC Open Championships

Dennis O’Donnell rolled a 300 game en route to the Senior Masters title April 19 at Rainbow Lanes in Weedsport. Tina Kensinger won the women’s crown.

O’Donnell rolled a perfect game and defeated Mike Sheehan, 300-205, in the championship final. O’Donnell cashed $500 while Sheehan won $250.

To get to final, O’Donnell defeated Wayne Clark, 278-173, in the third round and George Spinelli, 237-210, in the second round. He also earned a 204-203 win over Keith Benjamin in the first round.

O’Donnell’s perfect game was one of three during

the single-game, single-elimination tournament. Clark and Sheehan also rolled 300 games. The tour-nament drew 59 entries. Nick Pingryn was the tour-nament’s high qualifier with 758 series.

In the women’s division, Kensinger defeated Te-resa Goldman, 251-201, to win the championship. Denice Hall finished third and Abbie Session was fourth.

Kensinger topped Arlene Sherman 201-194 to make the finals. She started off with a 251-206 win against Joan McCarthy.

Auburn Senior Masters

RJ Blanchard won the Open Division and Mike Carno was first in the Senior Division at the 33rd an-nual Fulton Masters on March 29 at Lakeview Lanes in Fulton.

Blanchard defeated Dan Bibbens, 622-544, to with the Open Division. Blanchard earned $1,000 for first place. In the first match of the championship

round, Bibbens defeated two-time champion Jimmy Zimmerman, 677-663, to advance to the title match against Blanchard.

In the Senior Division for bowlers 50 years and older, Carno defeated Ed Baron, 584-535, to win the title. Carno cashed $350 for first.

Fulton Masters

Kaylee Hodson and Andrew Kopec won their re-spective divisions at the Auburn/Byrn’s Junior Mas-ters Bowling Tournament on March 15 at King Ferry Bowling Center.

In the 36th annual girls tournament, the 14-year-old Hodson, bowling out of the losers bracket, de-

feated Hanna Ryan twice in the championship round, 586-414 and 543-490.

Kopec won the 48th annual boys tournament. The 16-year-old Kopec came out of the losers bracket to win the title. He defeated Brandon Cecchini, 655-593 and 642-568, in the championship round.

Auburn Junior Masters

Richard Hatherill Jr., of Clay, won the final Sun-day King of the Hill competition at Thunderbird Lanes on April 26.

Hatherill is a league bowler on Thursday nights at the Pastime Club in Syracuse. He was mentored by a hall of famer Art Cornelius.

Thunderbird King of the Hill

Bob Hoefer and Art Alexander teamed up to win the 13th annual Snowbelt700 Club Member Open on March 28 at Lighthouse Lanes.

Hoefer, the co-proprietor of Lighthouse, rolled a 729 scratch series while Alexander added a 747 se-ries for a 1,486 total. The tournament drew a record 31 teams including 45 club members.

Results: Bob Hoefer/Art Alexander 1486, Matt and Mike Gentile 1423, Jim Ferguson/Roger Balintfy 1423, Bob Kosbob/Jim Bartholomew 1405, Howard Loomis/Scott FInnerty 1398Top 10 individual results: Art Alexander 747 Bob Hoefer 729 Matt Gentile 705 Jay Mowers 683 Mike En-gler 674 Jim Bartholomew 673 Jim Mahaney 667 Rog-er Balintfy 660 Scott Finnerty 658, Matt Hoffman and Mike Gentile 652

Snowbelt 700 Club Member Open

Jennifer Creno garnered multiple first-place fin-ishes at the 33rd annual Wild Irish Rose Handicap Tournament at Roseland Bowl in Canandaigua. The tournament ran from April 18 until June 14.

Creno came in first in Women’s Singles (793), Women’s Six-Game Combined (1,552) and Wom-en’s Bonus Singles Doubles (759). She earned a first place in the Mixed Team event.

Creno also teamed up with Steve Meyer and fin-

ished second in the Mixed Doubles (1,492). She add-ed a third-place finish in Women’s Bonus Singles Team Event.

Mike Tryniski finished fifth with a 771 in the Men’s Bonus Single Senior Team.

At the Lilac City Tournament in Rochester, Creno won the Mixed Doubles event with Christopher Bar-dol (1,435). She also finished fourth in the Women’s Handicap Doubles Bonus (739).

Creno places first at Wild Irish Rose, Lilac Tournaments

The Pro-shop is now open: Daily – 10 AM until 8 PM and Sundays – Noon until 6 PM

All bowling ball prices will be sold at online costs, just have to pay for drilling. No mark-ups on bowling balls.

Finally, we would like to welcome, Marty Fichera, to our Outlet Pro-shop.

715 Old Liverpool RoadLiverpool, New York 13088 | 315-457-1560

We're coming into a new season at Lakeview Bowling Center. Lots of things going on…

Starting September 13th, we will be hosting “The King of the Hill”

3:00 PM | Entry fee — $25

For more information contact the bowling center 457-1560.

We look forward to an exciting season…thank you!