December 23, 2009 Sports Reporter

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Vol. 70 No. 42 December 23 - 29, 2009 50 cents

GARDEN CITY,

NY: The LIGBT,

sponsored by

Columbia 300,

hosted its annual

holiday tourna-

ment where 121

entries competed

for over $10,000

in prize money.

Adam Chase,

Seaford, NY won

his second scratch

LIGBT title and

earned $1,000

while Christopher

Hedges, Cranford, NJ bowled in his

first 210 & under

handicap LIGBT

event and won the

$500 top prize.

The Garden City

event was spon-

sored by CLS Custom Upholsterers

who gave out bowling gifts to all

entrants.

Scratch Champion, twenty-one

year old Adam Chase, bowled great

all day. He was the second high fin-

isher after the five games of qualify-

ing averaging 235. Adam had to

bowl all 3 rounds of the finals;

shooting 233 in round 1 (advancingby only 3 pins) and 212 in round 2

which was the cut. But in the

Championship Shootout Adam took

immediate control with the first 8

out of 9 strikes to finish with a 258

game.

Adams closest competitor was

senior champion, George Mottern

of Riverhead, who earned $600

with a 211 game. Rounding out the

final four was last events champi-

on, Brian Ziesig of Levittown earn-

ing $400 posting a 203 and Craig

Koppell of Huntington Station who

turned in a 176 and took home

$300. A total of 15 bowlers

advanced to the finals.The 210 and under handicap

event was packed with 63 eager

bowlers all looking to take home

the champions trophy. After 3

games of qualify-

ing anyone who

shot a 663 series,

with handicap

and bonus pins,

advanced to the

finals and cashed

for a minimum of

$80. Tony Chin of

Whitestone was

the qualifying

leader with a 739

and automatically

seeded into the

final shootout.

C h a m p i o n ,

C h r i s t o p h e r Hedges, finished

8th in qualifying

forcing him to

advance through

two rounds in the

finals to make it

to the champi-

onship shootout. In round 1 Chris

rolled a 241 and in round 2 bowled

an amazing 273 (both games

include handicap). In the champi-

onship round Chris won by 10 pins

over second place finisher Robert

Bader ($300) of Holtsville 241-

222. Other bowlers advancing to

the championship shootout were

third place finisher Ian Lynch ofGlen Head who tossed a 211 to earn

$250 and Tony Chin earning $200

for his fourth place finish with a

193.

The next LIGBT event will be at

AMF Syosset Sunday, January 10th

at noon. The LIGBT will also be

hosting two other events in January;

at Cozy Lanes (Queens) on January

24th and at AMF East Meadow on

Sunday, January 31. All 3 events

offer guaranteed prizes of $1,000

for scratch and $500 for handicap.

One in 4 bowlers advances to the

finals in these 1 squad events. For

more information on the LIGBT,

and complete results of the GardenCity event, please visit our website

at www.ligbtour.com or call the

tournament office at 877.900.6464.

Chuck Coslet 300-300-258-858

At Holiday Bowl

Jerel Rodriquez 814, Jalik Dixon 300

At Jersey LanesLINDEN, NJ The Juniors at Jersey Lanes have

been putting up some very impressive numbers on

the leader board this year and leading them are Jerel

Rodriquez who posted the seasons high series to date

of 814 and did it when he opened with a duplicate

278 and then added a 258 game.

The only youth to roll perfect so far has been Jalik

Dixon and Michael Turner came close with a 297

game on his way to a 711 series for the day.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. Jack

Jurek of Lackawanna, N.Y.,

ended a Professional Bowlers

Association record 14-year

void between titles when he

defeated Mike Fagan of

Patchogue, N.Y., in a one-ball,

sudden-death roll-off to win

the PBA Shark Championship

at Thunderbowl Lanes.

In the final PBA animal pat-

tern championships of the

inaugural PBA World Series of

Bowling which aired on

ESPN, Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., defeated Carolyn

Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas (formerly N.J.), 198-182,

to win the womens Shark Championship.

Jurek, at age 46, ended his 14-year, 175-day quest for

his second Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour title when he

struck in the roll-off after he and Fagan had tied at 218-

218, and then watched Fagan miss the headpin. It was a

heart-stopping finish after an equally tense final frame

that saw Jurek falter when victory was an eyelash away.

A pair of doubles early in the game gave Jurek an edge,

but he let Fagan back into the match when he left the Big

Four 4-6-7-10 split in the sixth frame. Jurek jumped

back into command with strikes in the eighth and ninth

frames, and on his first ball in the 10th. Needing only a

nine-count/spare to lock up the title, Jurek left the 3-6-10.

He got the spare, and held his breath.

Fagan, with a strike in the ninth, needed three more in

the 10th to win by a pin. He got the first two, but left a 10

pin on his last shot to send the match into overtime.

I got the first strike and gave

myself a chance, Jurek said,

but then the chills that went up

my spine were indescribable.

That was almost 15 years of

waiting for the opportunity, and

it was a little too much for me

to handle at the moment. I

thought about taking a re-rack,

but I didnt want to give myself

too much time to think about

what I was going to do.

But it was overwhelming. I

took a deep breath and thought

I had myself under control. But three pins? I thought it was

another opportunity I let slip away, he confessed. I was

fortunate (Mike) left a pin on his third shot.

Jurek had the right to bowl first in the roll-off, so he

took a calculated risk.

The last four shots (Fagan) threw on the left lane, he

struck, Jurek said. The right lane was a little trickier. I

was just kind of banking on the fact that I could throw the

first strike and hed leave something, and it worked out.

It was not the result Jurek had grown to expect in his

career. In 10 previous television appearances, he had

averaged a respectable 223.8, but he had a 3-9 won-lost

record because his opponents were averaging nearly 250

against him. In the Shark Championship, it was Jureks

turn, racing to a 255-213 victory over reigning PBA

Player of the Year Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, to

advance to the championship match.

See PBA page 5

OAKLAND, NJ Chuck Coslet

earned top honors in the Pops

Coslet Memorial League at

Holiday Bowl blasting games of

300-300-258 for a high series of

858.

Bryan Guelph shot 287-729,

Butch Matthews 266-714, Jessie

Gerace 203 (her first 200 ever),

and Jessie Hedden 232 (also her

first 200 ever).

In the Coors Light Singles

League Shawn Aiello, Robert

Mockenhaupt and Efrem

Goldman all shot a 300 game.

Adam Chase & Christopher Hedges

LIGBT Garden City Champs

Adam Chase

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S

Christopher Hedges.

PBA LLC photo

PBA Shark Winners, Jack Jurek and Kelly Kulick.

Jack Jurek, Kelly Kulick Win

As NJ/NY Dominate PBA

Schweizer 300

At RockawayROCKAWAY, NJ Tom

Schweizer led the Friday Nite

Mens at Rockaway Lanes firing

perfect with a 300 game the a 148

and 241 for a high series of 689.

Joe Karas hit 265-234-679, John

Rotella 290-227-678, and Bill

Ratliff 265.


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2 SPORTS REPORTER December 23 - 29, 2009

Pins and puns.

Two people, one a struggling

professional bowler, won a mil-

lion dollars in a lottery. When

asked what they were going to

do with all the money, the first

happily described how he was

going to quit work at once,spend a lot of time fishing and

playing golf, take life easy, and

live on the new found wealth.

The bowler scratched his head,

thought a bit, then answered,

"I guess just keep bowling on

the tour until the money is all

gone."

The reason many bowlers fail

is because they keep trying to

teach the other bowler when

they should be teaching them-

selves. And that's why bowling

instruction is cheap. The sup-

ply exceeds the demand. For

every bowler, there are two

instructors.

Any tournament director will

quickly tell you that most

bowlers are honest. Then why

do they have so many strict

rules? Easy answer. To keep the

bowlers honest.

Nothing shortens a long bowl-

ing story as quickly as the

unexpected arrival of the

bowler who unknowingly was

the central figure of the former

long story.

You don't have to learn where

all the bad spots or bad areas

are on a bowling lane. Just

learn where the good ones are.The nightmare that haunts all

top; bowlers is that their last

big game will be their last big

game.

Eventually there will be a

bowler's head on some moun-

tain. Even if they are forced to

enlarge the mountain---or

shrink the head.

If you ever feel you know all

the answers to the wide world

of bowling, stop kidding your-

self. It would only be because

you haven't heard all the ques-

tions.

You often hear about an

untimely split popping up, I

don't ever recall anyone run-

ning into a timely split.

An older league bowler won

the admiration of all the otherbowlers in his league when he

went back to school to study

languages and through great

sacrifice in time and money,

obtained an advanced degree.

He felt those 10 years of night

school were well worth it when

he was the only team captain

able to put his team's lineup

down in Latin. And he contin-

ued to feel great about the

whole thing until that fateful

day when he walked into his

bowling center, and on one set

of lanes a doctor's league was

bowling, right next to the

priest's league.

A bowler had just given his

young son a long account of the

part the father had played in

his team winning the league

championship. The small boy

pondered the words for a

minute, then asked, "Dad, why

did the team need those other

four guys?"

If some bowlers were as smart

as they think they are, they

would realize they couldn't be.

Though bowling seems to be

essentially the same, there are

constant changes in equipment,

both personal and in the bowl-ing center. In fact, if you stay

away from bowling 20 years or

so, the only thing you'd recog-

nize when you came back

would be the excuses.

It's said that all the bad scor-

ing days in bowling will even

out, that they will happily be

matched by an equal amount of

good days. All I can say is that

most bowlers I know have an

awful lot of good days coming.

"Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the

seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these

events, we can easily miss the opportunities."

-Jim Rohn

M U S K E G O N ,

Mich., Brunswick

Bowling welcomes

John Petraglia, Jr. to

its capital equipment

sales team where he

will support propri-

etors in the East

Coast area including,

New York, northern

New Jersey and all of

the New England

states.

Petraglia has grown up in a fam-

ily that has been a large part of the

history and heritage of Brunswick

Bowling and Billiards, and we are

excited to have him represent

Brunswick, said

Dan Borgie, director

of Eastern Regional

Sales, to whom

Petraglia reports.

Petraglia is a recent

graduate of

Youngstown State

University with a

bachelors degree in

applied science with

an emphasis on crim-

inal justice. He was a

member of the Morehead State

College bowling team prior to trans-

ferring to Youngstown State

University. He is also a member of

Brunswicks Regional Pro Staff.

Support for the Bowlers to

Veterans Link (BVL) began in the

first week of December at all six

Maple Family Centers (Maple, Gil

Hodges, JIB, Rockville Centre,

Farmingdale and Coram Country

Lanes). A BVL Tournament is

underway in an effort to raise at

least $10,000 to support the sport

of bowlings oldest charity.

The tournament will last nine

weeks until January 31, 2010 and

is open to all Maple Family Centerleague bowlers. The fee is $5 per

entry using a 90% handicap with

the 2nd game of their league night

being the scoring game. Maple

Family Centers collects NO line-

age as $3.75 goes directly to BVL

with the remaining $1.25 being

used for a prize fund specific to

each center. At the end of the tour-

nament, the 20 highest scoring

bowlers per center will cash and

also be eligible for the 1st Annual

BVL Tournament of Champions.

In addition, four wildcard entries

will be chosen to compete in the

TOC. The free three game

Championship Tournament willoccur in late March or early April

at one of the Maple Family

Centers. One bowler from the

TOC will win a free trip to Las

Vegas (airfare and room) in June

to present the check to the BVL at

the International Bowl Expo 2010.

It was approximated that 300

entries yielding $1,125 in dona-

tions per week throughout the six

centers would be needed to fulfill

the $10,000 pledge. The results

already in for the first week and

Maple Family Centers league

bowlers greatly exceeded the tar-

get donations with close to 1,000

entries accumulating over $3,650

in donations. What a rousing start

to support this great charity that

aids troops serving our country

and others that have been serious-

ly injured in the line of duty.

For more information or to make

additional donations please visit

www.BowlforVeterans.org

Sports ReporterEditor/Publisher - Dan McDonough

Pat McDonough - 1967-1996

Circulation Manager Editorial Assistant

Henry Allen Immaculatta D'Elia

Contributing Writers

Chuck Pezzano Joan Taylor

Dick Evans John Jowdy

Martin Michel

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Amy Polley is New Curator of

Museum and Hall of FameARLINGTON, Texas -Amy Polley has been named curator of the

International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame by IBM/HOF

Executive Director Bill Supper. Polley will be responsible for managing

the collection, programs and exhibits at the new museum located in the

International Bowling Campus in Arlington.

Polley brings significant leadership experience in sports museum

administration to the bowling industry. She comes to IBM/HOF from the

Texas Rangers baseball club where she was assistant vice president and

director of Legends of the Game Baseball Museum at Rangers Ballpark

in Arlington. During her nine-year tenure with the Rangers, Polley servedas lead curator as well as overseeing daily operations of the 24,000

square-foot interactive museum including administration, marketing and

financial management. "Landing Amy Polley as part of our team is great

news not only for the Hall of Fame, but the entire bowling industry,"

Supper said. "Amy brings the perfect skill set and experience we need

looking ahead to the grand opening on Jan. 25 and beyond."

Prior to her work with the Texas Rangers, Polley served as special proj-

ects coordinator for the Museum of Texas Tech University. Polley holds

a bachelors degree in political science from the University of Houston

and master's degree in museum science from Texas Tech University.

"I am honored to be a part of this exciting time for the Museum and

Hall of Fame and join the dedicated, professional staff of the IBC,"

Polley said. "The overwhelming support for the Hall from the bowling

industry is truly amazing and I know it will be a great addition to the

Arlington entertainment district."

The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame opens to the pub-

lic Jan. 25.

Maple Family Centers

Begins BVL Event

Ronald Scott 803

At Brunswick

Zone CarolierBELLEVILLE, NJ Ronald Scott

got to center stage when he blastedgames of 296, 286 and 221 en

route to the Hoffman La Roche

Leagues high series of 803 at

Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes.

John Petraglia, Jr. Joins Brunswick


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December 23 - 29, 2009 SPORTS REPORTER 3

Ask for Donnie Walters ~ [email protected]

2nd Half Leauges Forming Soon!

Junior Scratch League

Sat 10am =Begins Jan 23rd

Ted Guy Memorial League

Wed 7pm =Begins Jan 13th

2 X 4 Competitive Mixed

Sun 7:30pm =Begins Jan 10th

New Years Day 7 Game Marathon TournamentJanuary 1st=Check In: 12:00 Noon$2,000 First Place (based on 75 entries)

Bowl your way to a free trip to Vegas ! ! !

And do some good for our service men & women while you do it!

OPENTOALL MAPLE FAMILYCENTERS

ADULTLEAGUEBOWLERS!JUSTA$5.00 ENTRYFEEPERWEEK

1:6 WILLCASH (MULTIPLEENTRIESENCOURAGED!)

SUPPORT AMERICAS HEROESIN-LEAGUE TOURNAMENT

New Years Day BMJS Frankie Billings Memorial10 Game Marathon Tournament

January 1st= Check In: 12:30 pm

Congratulations to Junior Bowler

TIM STEINER265 Game! (161 average)

Adam Krauss

790 Series!

Andrew DAngelo

288 Game= 761 series

Thursday 7:00 pm High Rollers

2nd Half Begins SoonTeams of 5 Great Competition Great Prize Fund

TUESDAY

MENS HDCPTuesdays 6:45 PM

New Session Begins January 12th

= Respect the Sport=Bowl on our more challenging condition

4 per team 80% Hdcp

New Teams & New Bowlers Welcome

Way to go

Broadway Doubles Bowlers!

= Jeremy Stevens

Lou Seda= Jemal James Jr.

Each bowled 279 games!

Have a Ball Your Way League

Begins Jan 18th

Ask us for more info

[email protected]

Congratulations

Damon Brown

299 Game! Thurs 3 Man

George Bova

287 Game! Fri Late Mixed

Charlie Turner

276 Game! Wed Early Men

Give the gift of bowling!Bowling lessons make great holiday gifts!

Have a Holiday Bowling Party!

visit www.RVCLanes.net for more info

Congratulations:

Harry Parrott300 Game = 740 Series!

Monday Duke DeMarco Invitational

January 31st

Grand MastersSuper Senior Tour (Age 60+)


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Sports Reporter

Scott Merwede Rolled 297-759At Holiday Bowl

OAKLAND, NJ Scott Merwede took game and set high scoring hon-

ors in the Mon. Nite Early Mix League at Holiday Bowl firing a high

game of 297 and a high series of 759.

John Alesandrelo hit 269-757, Todd Ascenzo 278-711, Stacey Bade

236-233-632, and Bonnie Mondelli 213-610.

Sean Riccardi Blasted 299-769

At Brunswick Zone Carolier NO. BRUNSWICK, NJ - Sean Riccardi topped the scoring in the

Middlesex County Major League at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes

pitching a near perfect 299 game between games of 227 and 243 for the

high series of 769.

Russy Witsey shot a 299 and then added 225-233 for a 757, Jon

Crowder 276-223-246-745, Bill Daunno 238-279-225-742, ErnieLukacs 226-256-252-734, Keith Beeh 299-246-731, Tom Girdley 255-

278-728, and Bruce Camp 279-215-231-725.

Rich Funk 300 at Stelton LanesPISCATAWAY, NJ Rich Funk earned top honors in the Thursday

Mens League at Stelton Lanes blasting games of 278-202-300 for a

high series of 780.

Rob Giles rolled 246-265-213-625, Tim Sickoria 242-267-215-724, Ed

Bienvenue 234-258-232-724, Bob Sartin 231-255-234-720, Gelnn

Wilstono 226-247-237-710, and Bob Broderick 227-234-245-706.

Tim Fitzgerald 669 at Holiday BowlOAKLAND, NJ Tim Fitzgerald rolled 669, Jaime Fester 641, Dan

Allen 277, Nino Gagliano 244, and Irene Greenhalgh 212-210 in the

Tuesday Early Mens League at Holiday Bowl.

In the Saturday Junior-Major League Brian Balls hot 279-748, BobbyLodato 247-682, Rich Gutches 246-672, and Rob Andresen 638.

Mike Jochade 300

At So. LevittownLEVITTOWN, NY Mike

Jochade fired perfect with a 300

game in the Thursday Night

Foursome at South Levittown

Lanes.

Mike Kennedy hit 286, Ed

Barnett 770, Tom DiVicenzo and

Mike Cosenza 279, Cary Ilivan

279-277, Rob Bennett 278, and

Andrew Ghirardi 276-763.

Danny Rivera

300 at OlympicBELELVILLE, NJ- Danny Rivera

fired games of 213 and 210 around

a perfect 300 game to tally a 723

series in the NJ 200 Club League

at Brunswick Belleville Olympic.

Mike Veneziano shot 235-278-

269-782, Felix Perez 289-266-

747, Pedro Lopez, Jr. 259-227-

245-731, Jose Lamberty 244-213-

268-725, Julio Rivera 207-262-

242-711, and Julio Merino 235-

245-223-703.

Jack Simone 300

At So. LevittownLEVITTOWN, NY Jack Simonefired a 300 game in the BK

Sweeneys League at South

Levittown Lanes.

Mike Gregorio shto 268-267-

748, Matthew Moss 257-702, Joe

Cordario 285, John Gannon 263,

and Mike Murphy 257.

Peter Rodriguez,

Don Perillo,

Brad Slepian 300

At No. LevittownLEVITTOWN, NY PeterRodriguez, Don Perillo, and Brad

Slepian each rolled perfect with a

300 game in the Thursday

Expressway Glass Trios League at

North Levittown Lanes.

Philip Lambert posted an impres-

sive 290 game followed by Ken

Grzelaczyk rolling 289, Charlie

Brown 296, Mike Pellerito 299,

Lisa Baron and Brian Ziesig 279,

Scott Natowski 289-783, and John

Laspisa, Gary Shultis, John

Donnarumma and Evan Myers

278.

John Lennon led the Friday

Prime Time Mixed League firing a

high game of 280.Patrick Masson shot 277, Frank

Vitale 268, Kenny Sanders 256,

Wingo Hom 258, and Ralph

Causarano 257.

Russ Van Housen Hit 300-824,Randy Battistus Rolled 300

At North Arlington BowlNO. ARLINGTON, NJ Russ Van Housen took center stage spotlight

posting a 300 game in a 824 series and Randy Battistus followed with

his 300 in a783 set while contesting in the Sunday Morning Trios

League at North Arlington Bowl-O-Drome.

Keith Beeh shot 289-791, Scott Hild 279-783, Tom Jordan 259-734,

Anil Gajadar 258-725, Glenn Griffiths 248-717, Pete Honan 259-717,

Mike Stella 258-714, Bobby Willis 247-712, Rob Mockenhaupt 270-

709, and Joe Kowalski 256-705.

Joe Lentine Rolls First 300 at HanoverEAST HANOVER, NJ - On December 4th, while bowling in the

Caldwell Old Guard League at Hanover Lanes, Joe Lentine achievedevery bowlers dream when he rolled twelve strikes in a row to put his

first perfect game of 300 in the record books. He added games of 213

and 243 for the league's high series of 746.

Joe also hold the league high average category now with a 209. Bowling

more than 50 years, Joe, a member of the Essex County Bowling

Association's Hall of Fame, now holds bragging rights with his two sons

Neal and Anthony, both have already posted 300 games.

Mario Pietrobono 300-300-813,

John Cavalcante 300 at T-BowlWAYNE, NJ Super Mario Pietrobono started the night throwing his

first 29 frames as strikes for back to back 300 games and high series of

813 in the Mike Deal/Coors Light Trio League. John Cavalcante also

blasted a 300 game.

Brian Sanders shot 257-704, Keri May 266-226-209-701, Mike Day247-698, and Jeff Monteleone 269-696.

Bryan Kist, Brian Galbraith

Best at MontvaleBy Vince Albrecht

Montvale, NJ Pascack Hills coach Glenn Priddy would have been

beaming had he scouted Sundays Youth Travel matches at Montvale.

When the steam lifted at the culmination of play, the days best scores

were provided by two of his returning starters, senior Brian Galbraith

and sophomore Bryan Kist.

Bowling for Montvale II, Bryan, affectionately referred to as Teddy

Bear, slammed his way to the days high series of 687 with power

games of 229, 224,234; chipping in were teammates Matt Hauser, a

closing 195 and Brian OFlaherty 200,236-613 as the team stormed past

Holiday II which never got untracked.

Meanwhile, sparking the other Montvale entry was anchor BrianGalbraith who came away with the high single of 256 to finish with the

sessions second best set, a 628, in leading his foursome to a three-game

sweep of Fair Lawn II. Maggie Schultz was the lone bright spot for Fair

Lawn II, chalking up a 177, a whopping 55 pins over average.

Buoyed by 13-year-old Simon Lezajas 225 and 12-year-old Isiah

Tolberts 210-571, Fair Lawn I dispatched Holiday Bowl I to extend

their league lead. The victors also received games of 183,181 from

Deandre Lightly while Holiday Bowl Is best were Kevin Macchias 510

set and Rob Andresens 191. Bowler City slipped down to third, manag-

ing just two points as 13-year-old Ryan Perez rolled 166, thirty-seven

pins better than average.

Will Blanco, Nick Gavron

Lead North Arlington JuniorsBy Vince Albrecht

North Arlington, NJ The North Arlington Adult-Junior leagues two

best youth were on their game leading their teams to victory. The

Cardinals Will Blanco scored 244-606, spearheading the Redbirds to a

three-game sweep of Caf Tra-Ell and Nick Gavron whittled the tenpins

with 232-620 as S.A.S. took five of seven points from the Ghosts.

The A Team held precariously to their one-point league lead, squeez-

ing out two of three games from Juicy while the Mighty Chipmunks,

which had lost to Team Awesome last week, turned the tables by snaring

all three games from them as Sam Passaro got a huge lift from his mom

Pattis dazzling 220 single.This weeks top bantam achievers were Chris McBride +28, Margaret

Ziobro +23 and Sam Passaro +9. Contributing deuces for their young

partners were Patti Passaro 220, Art Arrigo 206, Tim Bray 201 and Vin

Albrecht 218,220.


5/8


It was nice to finally not have 250 shot

at me, Jurek grinned. The odds were in

my favor.

Jurek knew it had been a long time

since his only previous title in the 1995

Tums Classic in Windsor Locks, Conn.,

but I didnt keep track. I knew it was a

long time. I knew I could go to my grave

with my name on a banner for winning

at least one title, but as the years went on,

it was important to me to feel like I

belonged out here and could win again.

I may not have had the career I

dreamed of when I was a kid, but bowl-

ing on tour is everything I still want to do.

Im sorry Im getting older because real-ize my time is getting shorter. Maybe Im

like wine, getting better as I get older.

Jureks record span between titles

broke the previous record of 14 years, 6

days held by Les Zikes.

Along with his victory, Jurek earned

$25,000, an exemption for the 2010-11

Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season, a

berth in the 2010 PBA Tournament of

Champions and a spot in the end-of-

season PBA Experience Showdown

presented by BOWL.COM.

Fagan, who was trying for his first

PBA Tour singles title, defeated Jason

Couch of Clermont, Fla., 224-201, to

earn his spot in the championship match.

In the PBA Womens Series presented by BOWL.COM title match, Kulick

was in a strike-or-bust mode. Three

strikes early in the game kept her in the

match until she opened in the sixth and

seventh frames. Dorin-Ballard, who was

seeking her third career PBA Womens

Series title, gave her advantage back with

splits and open frames in her eighth and

ninth frames.

A key ball change by Kulick in the

ninth frame led to another string of three

strikes and a come-from-behind victory.

I thought I made the right ball choice

at the start, but as the game went along,

things just got worse, Kulick said. I

dont know how I strung three strikes in

a row early, but in the ninth and 10th, Imade a ball change. I knew I had to do

something. It was a good guess. I had an

idea what I wanted to do, and what the

ball was supposed to do, and when the

first shot went flush, I knew that was the

right answer.

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PBAContinued from page 1Margaret Taylor was inducted

into the Monmouth County USBC

Hall of Fame for her Superior

Performance in bowling. An

impressive bowling career that

began when Margarets parents,

Dorothy and the late, George, who

were bowlers, took Margaret to the

lanes with them on the nights they

bowled, starting when she was

only 4 months old. They had

Margaret bowling in her first

league at the age of 5. And from

that day on, Margaret has made her

mark on the bowling community.

She competed in high school,

then again in College for William

Paterson University, and now she

competes, not only in Monmouth

County, but in multiple states. She

is the co-founder of the Hurt Squad

Bowling Club, a member of the

Womens All Star

Association(WASA), secretary of

the Saturday Night Mixed league

at Shore Lanes. She also started a

league in 2004, the George

Frenchie Taylor Classic, in

memory of her father, who passed

away in 2004 of cancer.

Margaret is fierce when it

comes to bowling, has beat the best

of the best in both womens and

mens tournaments, but at the same

time she is one of the most person-

able people you will meet in the

sport. Whether in league play or

competition, she has a smile and

laugh that makes her noticed on

and off the lanes, if you didnt

notice those traits, I am sure you

noticed that bop she has when

delivering the ball. She is a very

smooth lefty with a personality to

match. As her friends all know, her

best non-athletic talent is showing

up on time.

Even though Margaret is only 35

years old, she has accomplished

more than most including but not

limited to: 5 Career 300 games, 1

career 299 and 2 career 298 games,

16 career games between 279 and

297, 28 career series between 750

and 799, 7 Queens Championships

in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Margaret has converted the 7 10

split on two separate occasions as

well as converting the Big Four

Split.

This year alone, she has a career

high average of 223 and a career

high series of 795 and if all of that

isnt enough, Margaret is the proud

Mother of two gorgeous boys, Jase

and Izayah, and has an extended

family that includes, Coop, Devin

and Destyni. Jase, a lefty like his

mother, Devin and Destyni are all

bowlers and each of them has won

a title. And you can always find

Margaret cheering them on during

their youth bowling league or in

their youth tournaments.

Margaret Taylor Inducted to MCBA USBC Hall of Fame


6/8


I was lucky, I got the number of Santa's cell phone and

called him at the North Pole.

He was busy but I told him I was going to write a column

for all the bowlers who were good human beings and not

just good bowlers and wanted to suggest Christmas presents

for them.

Santa gave me permission to print his list in case any

wives or husbands or grown sons/daughters of bowlers

wanted some suggestions for Christmas gifts for bowlers.

Santa's suggestions:GIFT NUMBER. ONE:.

An entry into either the USBC Open Championships in

Reno next year (Feb. 20-July 5 at the National Bowling

Stadium) or an entry into the USBC Women's

Championships in the convention center in El Paso March27-June 30).

I know what you may be thinking: deadline for entering

the USBC Open Championship passed on Dec. 11. But with

Santa's help, we got the USBC to extend the entry deadline

until Jan. 15.

Deadline for entering the USBC Women's Championships

is Jan. 22, so you could put a check covering the tourna-

ment's entry fee into a Christmas stocking.

There are slightly over 13,000 teams entered so far in the

USBC Open Championships so there are plenty of good

bowling dates still available. But Santa urges you not to

wait.

The USBC Women's Championships, which will be con-

tested on a handicap basis by divisions for the first time,

has attracted almost 5,500 teams laready. Santa advises

action be taken by bowlers and loving family members of

bowlers before Dec. 25 if you want to nail down a favorite

date and time.

GIFT NUMBER TWO:

A plane ticket to Dallas to attend the opening of the new

International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame Jan. 25 at

the International Bowling Campus.

All bowlers should know more about the history of their

favorite sport and the new bowling museum should satisfythat thirst for bowling knowledge.

Santa realizes that Bill Supper, a man who successfully

has worn many hats in the bowling industry for about four

decades, wasn't named executive director of the IBM/HF

installation only about two months ago. Santa told me that

he thought Bill will do a fabulous job even though he was

named executive director only a few months ago.

I will tell you a secret that few people know -- Santa is an

avid bowler. But, instead of using urethane bowling balls,

he uses giant snow balls and icicles replaces bowling pins

in his North Pole bowling center and to keep his reindeer in

shape for their Dec. 24-25 trek around the world, Santa uses

them to chase the flying icicles after he rolls a 'cool' strike.

Santa told me on the QT that he was going to make an

unscheduled stop at the Museum on his trip around the

world to check out all the new ideas Bill Supper has come

up to make the facility better than ever in the past few

months.

GIFT NUMBER THREE:

A Brick. No not any ordinary brick, but a brick that will

bear the name of your loved one forever at the International

Bowling Campus.

The bricks come in different sizes and prices but they all

have one thing in common -- they will help the BowlingFoundation grow in scope. And because the Foundation

supports bowling in so many ways, each brick will be a

stepping stone to a stronger sport.

Santa envisions that one day the bricks surrounding the

Bowling Museum will be as popular as the bricks that pay

homage to the great movie stars in Hollywood, Calif.

GIFT NUMBER FOUR:

Buy a bowling ball, bag and shoes for a loved one and

then make sure they sign up to participate in a USBC sanc-

tioned league at a nearby center. Americans need more exer-

cise and Santa knows that bowling provides physical bene-

fits that lead to good health.

GIFT NUMBER FIVE:

Santa said he had spent a few days last spring reading

Roger Dalkin's book -- "The Gutter Paradigm" and had tried

to get it put on Oprah's must read list.

Failing with Oprah because she was too busy working onher retirement, Santa said he was going to recommend it to

my readers.

Santa's agreed with Dalkin's belief that "everything you

need to be successful you can learn in a Bowling Alley."

The book was printed by Luby Publishing and costs only

$9.95.

Santa thinks Roger Dalkin is almost as good a writer as he

was a strong executive director of ABC and USBC.

GIFT NUMBER SIX:

Call Jeanette Robinson at The Orleans in Las Vegas and

pay the $150 entry fee to compete in the 20th annual Storm

Golden Ladies Classic at the Orleans.

The tournament will be held March 8-11 and features

everything that is good about the sport of bowling:

A. Tough competition.

B. Friendly competition.

C. Fun on and off the lanes.

D. Side Tournaments

E. A Party

E. Return of 100 percent of the entry fee..

Another good thing about this Santa special is the fact the

Golden Ladies bowlers pay only $40 each night for their

rooms. The bad thing the bowlers have to admit they have

turned 50 years old.

For additional information or to sign up a loved one, call

Jeanette Robinson at 1-888-365-7111, Ext. 6442.

Finally, Santa said it warmed his heart at the cold North

Pole when I told him that Chuck Pezzano said he had

talked to Pearl Keller, one of bowling's greatest promoters

and writers, and she sounded almost like the old Pearl

Keller.that everyone loved and respected.

Those are the kind of intangible pieces of information that

warm everybody's heart.

And with that positive news, Santa said he had to get back

to work but he didn't hang up before wishing all the bowlersaround the world Merry Christmas and a HEALTHY and

happy New Year.

- Dick Evans

[email protected] (The Email address of Santa's red-

nose helper after a day in the hot Florida sun).

A Bowlers Special Christmas List


7/8


ROCKAWAY ROLLERS HY-WAY BOWLROUTE 22, UNION, NJ

908-687-9300DANNY W ILLIAMS, PROPRIETOR

AL BRIDGES, MANAGER

John Finno 767ROCKAWAY, NJ John Finno

led all scorers in the Lake

Hiawatha Adult Child League

pitching 287-257-223 for a 767

high set.

Steve Jankovitz hit 246-244-226-

716, and David Valerius 245-207-

255-707.

Jack Safkan 761Jack Safkan topped the scoring in

the Foursome League firing games

of 269-249-243 for a high 761 set.

Geroge Dakak, Jr. rolled 279-

211-688, Brian Whitmore 267,

Shawn Casey and Ricky Exner257, Kathi Dickerson 205-204,

and Dori Tingoli 210.

W. Fleming, Jr. 728Wayne Fleming, Jr. led the

County Tuesday Night Mixed

League firing games of 264-228-

236 for a high series of 728.

Paul DiSturco hit 247-225-215-

687, Barry Labar 255, Walter

Worman 255, Sandy Turner 213-

211-201-625, and Dawn Andreano

235.

Mike Potoski 697Mike Potoski led the scoring in

the Tuesday Night Mixed League

firing games of 256-214-227 for a

high series of 697.

Ed Pico shot 248-235-665, Chris

Morris 244, and Debbie Pastore

211.

Clynton Wallen 696Clynton Wallen topped the

Mixed League rolling 252-220-

224-696.

Glen Malmstone shot 256-226-

654, Tom Colucci 248, Keri May

270-222-239-731, Sharon Bush

254-226-628, and MelindaHannon 231.

Robert Soto 682Robert Soto led the Spanish-

American Mixed League firing

251-212-219 for a high 682 series.

Matt Svoboda hit 230-212-635,

and Benny Nieves 240.

Matt Hoffman 684Matt Hoffman took top series

honors in the Monday Morning

Womens League firing 257-203-

224 for the high series of 684.

Kevin Bradley shot 258-224-670,

Ron Muscraa 247-217-655, Alex

Dalmedo 233-232-650, and Sheila

Sell 247.

Kevin Sikora 672Kevin Sikora led the scoring in

the Monday Nite Mixed League

tossing 242-235-672.

Ricky Exner shot 258-202-652,

and David Exner 236.

Ken Yokobosky 650Ken Yokobosky led the scoring in

the PBA Experience League firing

games of 247-213 for a high series

of 650.

Joseph Caloger shot 232-618,and Mike Angle 204-204-604.

Crabby Brown 649Crabby Brown topped all rollers

in the Thursday Nite Mixed

League firing games of 233-203-


Dezso Benyo shot 249, John

SanRoman 248, Nidia Haneveld

224, Jessica Peterson 207, Lee

Ann Mackin 202, and Janet

Klimaski 201.


8/8


THE MAGIC AT MAJESTICEd Hayes, Jr. 781HOPELAWN, NJ Ed Hayes, Jr.

topped the scoring in the Raritan

Bay Mens League firing games of


781.

Gabe Ferrari hit 256-258-258-

772, Bob Kerwin 256-231-278-

765, Travis Tilley 235-279-233-

747, John Kertesz 258-214-258-

730, and Brian Lynch 290-224-

698.

In the Merck League Jeff Roberts

rolled 209-246-639, and John

Halliday 224-226-631.Mike Kelly 742HOEPLAWN, NJ Mike Kelly

led the Friday Nite Mixed rolling


742.

Dixon Duran shot 264-218-213-

695, Richard Funk III 214-267-

204-685, Pete Badiak 235-237-

668, and Jose Vega 205-270-657.

In the Vacation League Richard

Maddock hit 200-247-645.

Michael Benevenuto rolled 243-

228-660 in the Friday Late Night

Mixed League.

Mike Schugel 734HOPELAWN, NJ Mike Schugel

led all bowlers in the His & Hers

League firing 243-223-268 for a

734 high set.

Shelly Jacques shot 207-246-

201-654, Walter Malecki 221-245-

653, Kyle Januzzi 202-212-234-

648, Don Anione 204-243-646,

and Kathy DeCrosta 236-213-627.

Elio Carrasco 701LEVITTOWN, NY Elio

Carrasco paced the scoring in the

Sunday Nite Mixed League firing

games of 213-248-240 for a highseries of 701.

Lauro Perez shot 212-256-651,

Cid Stentella 223-227-634, and

Mike Acevedo 205-211-715.

David Caceres 695HOPELAWN, NJ David

Caceres led the scoring in the

Avenel Youth League posting

games of 264-219-212 for a 695

top set.

DJ Petardi rolled 205-230-622,

Brandt Bannister 214, and Chanell

Newton and Mario Delpaz 211.

Lou Kyriacou 729HOPELAWN, NJ Lou Kyriacou

led the scoring in the Madison

Park Mens League firing 257-

203-269 for a high series of 729.

John Kaminski shot 233-246-

239-718, Chris Reebe 257-232-

216-705, Willie Zammitto 268-

214-212-694, Eric Velazquez 248-

245-691, and Chris Ortiz 254-256-

691.

Kevin Cristi 728HOPELAWN, NJ Kevin Cristi

led the scoring in the Friday Nite

Mixed League firing 247-244-237for a high series of 728.

Gary Anderson shot 214-218-

265-697, Mike Kelly 243-243-

675, Tony Tamondong 212-215-

224-651, and Rocco Fortunato

210-203-223-636.

John Syslo 649HOPELAWN, NJ John Syslo led

the scoring in the Thursday Mixed

Nuts League firing games of 238-


Jeff Lada hit 227-200-600, Pat

Moreno 227, and Rose Lada 203.

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