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The East's Most Read Bowling Weekly
Sports ReporterThe Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940
Vol. 72 No. 21 July 27 - August 2, 2011 50 cents
FARMINGDALE. NY
Zbigniew Kamirowski blasted
twelve strikes in a row for a 300
game while contesting in the
Thursday 3-Man League at
Farmingdale Lanes.
Damon Brown rolled one pin
short of a perfect game with a 299
en route to a 780 series followed
by Mike Gelman tossing 280-713,
Jeremy Schaffer 269-719, John
Bergen 266-759, and Joe Traina,
Jr. with a 727 set.
Mark Glover Wins PBA East Region
Mil-Ray Foods Senior OpenBy Russ Mills - PBA East Region Director
Tom Martino, Jr. Hit 300-786
At Majestic LanesHOPELAWN, NJ Tom Martino,
Jr. found the line and blasted a 300
game while contesting in the
Madison Park Mens League at
Majestic Lanes.
Michael Brus III took high series
honors with games of 278, 288,
and 220 for a 786.
Jaydee Luistro rolled 216-269-
279-764, Dan Dunleavy 265-268-
218-751, John Roam 268-244-
233-745, Eric Velazquez 223-259-
249-731, Jeff Kubasak 225-230-
262-717, and Neal Linder 226-
248-229-703.
HACKENSACK, NJ - Craig Smiths posted his sec-
ond 300 game of the 2010-2011 season, after rolling
his first 300 on 11-9-2010. Both perfectos were rolled
while competing in the Tuesday 6:30 4-Man
Handicap League at Bowler City.
Smith was on fire shooting the second 300 along with
games of 279 and 214 to finish with a whopping 793
series.Running close behind Smith was Paul Martinez hot
in pursuit posting a 246, 266, 278, 790 series.
Tom Fojtlin rolled a 299 for second place high
game, one pin short leaving a ringing 10 pin. He also
shot the lights out rolling a 254 and 215 around the
200 for a 768 series.
Jasen Smith rolled a 267,257, and 279 for his first
803 series back in December 2010.
A name familiar to many, Tom Jordan shot a 237,
237, and a 288 to tally a 762 one of many 700s for
him.
Lou Wong shot 258-258-221-737, Steve Koskinen
246-278-202 for a 726 followed by Justin Sloanalways on target tossing 222-296-201 for a 719
series, Tracy Winbush 232-269-215-716, Diego
Pomes 206-258-237-701 and Sal Orobello 246-223-
253 for a 722 series.
Craig Smith Hit 300 at Bowler City
Zbigniew Kamirowski 300
At Farmingdale Lanes
CHERRY HILL, N.J. Mark Glover
of Woodbridge, Va., defeated Sam
Maccarone of Sewell, N.J., 258-225,
to win the Professional Bowlers
Association East Region Mil-Ray
Foods Senior Open at Playdrome
Cherry Hill.
The win was Glovers 6th career
regional title, but first as a senior.
Glover earned $1,500 for the win
while Maccaarone earned $800 as the
runner-up. This was Maccarones
third consecutive runner-up finish.
Glover defeated Gary Morgan of
Atlanta, 278-245, and Maccarone
defeated Steve Ferraro of Kingston,
N.Y., 245-202, in the semifinal round.
Morgan and Ferraro each earned
$700 as semifinal round losers.
In the round of 8 (best of three
games, losers eliminated and earned
$600 each):
Glover def. Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 2-1,
Maccarone def. Chris Keane, New City, N.Y., 2-1,
Morgan def. John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2-0,
Ferraro def. Tommy Brodowski, New Hyde Park,
N.Y., 2-1.
Cashers in the round of 16 (best of five games,
losers eliminated and earned $550 each):
Glover def. Tim Regan, E. Northport, N.Y., 3-2,
Maccarone def. Mike Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y., 3-2,
Morgan def. Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 3-0,
Ferraro def. Ed Cutter, Manassas Park, Va., 3-2,
Shultis def. Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3-1,
Keane def. Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3-1,
Petraglia def. Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 3-2, and
Brodowski def. Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown,
Pa., 3-0.
Champion Mark Glover (center) with Mil-Ray Foods sponsors
Millie and Cecil Raymond.
2011 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDES IN RENOMatt Cannizzaro - USBC Media Relations
RENO, Nev. - Matt Weggen of Muscatine, Iowa, made history when he became the first
bowler in United States Bowling Congress Open Championships history to roll back-to-back
800 series on the tournament lanes, and he now can add two titles to his list of accomplish-
ments at the National Bowling Stadium this year.
The 31-year-old right-hander is the first bowler to claim both the Regular Singles andRegular All-Events titles since John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Fla., did so in 2004, also at the
Stadium.
After posting a 636 series in team, Weggen found his way into the record books with 806 in
doubles and 826 in singles for a 2,268 all-events total and then waited nearly three months for
the 122-day tournament to conclude.
"When I had two and a half months to wait, I tried to tell myself not to worry about it, but as
it got close, I probably checked more than I should have," said Weggen, who now is one of
three bowlers who own two 800s on the championship lanes. "Now that it's over, I am confi-
dent that I chose the right thing to focus my attention on. You always want to do something
that separates you from everyone else, and this shows me that I made the right choice."
Recently-inducted USBC Hall of Famer Jeff Richgels added to his legacy at the USBC OpenChampionships by leading Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1 of Madison, Wis., to the highest team game
in tournament history (1,281) on the way to a 3,473 total and the 2011 Regular Team title. The
win is the fifth of Richgels' 30-year tournament career and the second for the team, which
claimed the Team All-Events crown in 2005.
See USBC OPEN page 7
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J o a n Ta y l o r s
Te n P i n R a p . . . .
G O B O W L
I returned from a week in Texas
exhilarated and exhausted. Enough
people back home reminded me
that it was going to be insanely hot,
but the Texas hospitality more than
compensated. I got used to yes
maam immediately.
This was the brainchild of BPAA
along with USBC, to have a never-
ending week of so many things
your head would spin. The down-
side is that one couldnt possibly
attend everything, and I didnt.
In a nutshell, the Bowling Writers
Association of America (BWAA)
Board of Directors met on Day One
(and I not only am on the Board, but
also was re-elected to another two-
year term). The Bowling
Proprietors Association of America
(BPAA) hosted the opening night
reception that night. It was reunion
time!
Day Two presented the annual
BWAA meeting in between the
Storm breakfast and Brunswick
lunch. Later in the afternoon the
Southern Bowling Writers hosted a
reception for two collegiate bowlers
of the year and presented their DickWeber Ambassador Award to Norm
Duke largely for his fundraiser for a
seriously ill young fan and his over-
all commitment to being a profes-
sional representative of the sport for
fans of all ages.
Then it was time for the Columbia
Hall of Fame banquet. This has
evolved from a regular party to a
roast to a salute to Hall of Famers to
a salute in addition to some major
award presentations. This year was
special as I was given the Luby Hall
of Fame award for 37 years of writ-
ing, tournament directing, radio and
cable television work, and fundrais-
ing. It was difficult to remain hum-
ble, so I told a couple of my funnystories. I cherish my ring and
plaque, and couldnt wait to go to
dash off to the counter to grab a
medallion that I can wear to Expo
for years to come.
Other New Jersey people distin-
guished themselves as well: Kelly
Kulick (Union) was named Bowler
of the Decade. Johnny Petraglia
(Jackson NJ) was given the
Picchietti Humanitarian Award,
which is always a surprise for the
recipient. Although Johnny gave a
fine thank you speech, he wished
he had known prior to that so he
could have prepared better. Heck,
he stressed the importance of bowl-
ing writers, so nothing more had to
be said!
Wednesday presented Day One of
Bowl Expo, always impressive,
especially in the mega-hotel/con-
vention center Gaylord Texan. Two
BWAA members hosted their radio
shows, and taped many segments
with the exhibitors and industry
people. Expo is always Candyland
for me. Pro bowlers are on hand for
their companies, and vendors span
everything from go-karts to cof-
feemakers. Its obvious that bowl-
ing alleys have evolved into fami-ly recreation centers with games,
laser tag, restaurant-style snack
bars, and oh yes, bowling.
Wednesday nights event was A
Night at the Bowling Campus
including a ribbon-cutting and ded-
ication of the new 50 Years of
Womens Professional Bowling
exhibit. All I could think of was the
final scene in A League of Their
Own. So many women profession-
al bowler/Hall of Famers came in
for the event as well as qualifying
and match play for the BPAA
Womens US Open Tournament
sponsored by the brands of Ebonite.
The women got a good laugh at the
candid photos collage. Oh mygosh, look at my hair then!
Thursday brought Day Two of
Expo, followed by the final rounds
of the womens US Open, with
Kelly Kulick as the top qualifier.
The transformation of the Dallas
Cowboys Stadium field to a bowl-
ing arena was breathtaking. The
famous Jumbotron showed videos
of past tournament winners and
some interviews. The local military
presented our nations colors, and
country star Neal McCoy sang the
National Anthem. Even the Dallas
Cowboys cheerleaders performed
before the show and during half-
time before the championship
round. Unfortunately Kelly didnt
win. Leanne (Barrette) Hulsenberg
took the title and crown. Afterward
we had to be escorted to a press-
room for post-interviewing. All five
finalists were gracious in their
appreciation of such a big event for
women, hoping this will be the start
of more events for them (and down
the road, a return to the womens
professional bowling tour).
The end of the week was capped
with the annual USBC convention.
I was happy to see Morris County
WBA delegates Carol Chadwick,Susan Olivo and Joyce Brokling
earlier in the week before they went
to convention.
Too much? You bet. But those
who stayed the entire week and
beyond had only one plane fare. For
me, I havent taken this ring off; at
least not yet.
Clayton Hunt 780FARMINGDALE, NY Clayton
Hunt rolled 280-780 to lead
Game and series of all bowlers
competing in the Wednesday
Friends League.
James Curran 743FARMINGDALE, NY James
Curran led the scoring in the
Monday 3-Man League firing
games of 231-278-239 for a high
series of 743.
Nicholas DiLauro 732
FARMINGDALE, NY NicholasDiLauro rolled 216-247-269-732
to earn high series in the Tuesday
Party League.
In the Mon. 3 Man League James
Curran rolled 279, Brian Beale
266-660, Dave Holub 687, and
Ray Permiceo 667.
Norm Ginsberg 726FARMINGDALE, NY Norm
Ginsberg led the scoring in the
Kegel Challenge League firing
game s of 224-233-269 for a high
series of 726.
Joe Constanzo shot 201-289-683.
Thomas Altumura shot 700 in the
Friends & Co. League.
Larry Johnson 280FARMINGDALE, NY Larry
Johnson led the scoring in the
Tuesday Party League firing a
high game of 280 and a high series
of 710.
Willy McCann shot 693, Rob
Spann 686, and George Bove 669.
Rob Spann 713FARMINGDALE, NY Rob
Spann topped the scoring in the
Tue. Party League firing games of
235-278-200 for a high series of
713.
Rob Larsen rolled 278-212-192-
693, Mike Tenbrink 226-218-235-
679, Nicholas DiLauro 226-259-
675, Steve Gonzalez 213-235-
224-672, Bobby Falcone 210-206-
244-660, and Dawn Cecere 258.
Thomas Altumura 700
FARMINGDALE, NY ThomasAltumura helped his team Kats
finish 2nd place in the Sat. Friends
& Co. League by rolling 174-247-
279-700.
James Curran 700FARMINGDALE, NY James
Curran led the scoring in the Tue.
Party League rolling games of
230-223-247 for a high series of
700.
Steve Gonzalez rolled 245-227-
206-678, Larry Johnson 267, and
Dave Brand 265.
Tom Conlon 698FARMINGDALE, NY Tom
Conlon led the scoring in the Mon.
3 Man League 247-258 for a high
series of 698,
James Curran rolled 230-223-
246-697, and Brian Beale 210-
268-206-684.
Adam Chase 684FARMINGDALE, NY Adam
Chase rolled 227-200-257-684 in
the Kegel Challenge League.
AT FARMINGDALE
Stacy Valerius
Rolled 734 in
Summer Mixed
At Holiday BowlOAKLAND, NJ - Stacy Valerius
led all bowlers rolling in the
Wednesday Summer Mixed
League at Holiday Bowl firing
games of 246-256-232 for a high
series of 734.
Tony Benvenutti hit 255-252-
709, Kevin DeFrances 246-246-
696, Donato Deangeli 263-227-
659, Chuck Swiers 226-224-652,
John Alessandrello 259-637,
Karen Rizzi 253-628, Chris Dodd
223-628, Keith Conti 225-616,
Gerry Bussacco 246-614, and
Mike Cheff 234-609.
Brian O Flahertys 672
Tops Youth Travelers 600sBy Vince Albrecht
FAIRLAWN, NJ In the fourth and final individual tournament in this
seasons Stan Niemiec Youth Travel schedule, seven young keglers
smashed their way to 600 and better sets: Montvales BrianOFlaherty and Bobby McCarthy with 241-672 and 245-644 respective-
ly; Fair Lawn IIs Jake Rollins 214-613; and the talented Holiday quar-
tet of Kevin Macchia 217-623, southpaw Mike Carr 209-621, the Scott
brothers Tim 245-611 and Jeremy 229-605. There were also creditable
efforts turned in by Holidays Ryan Kattine 202-571, Brian Rizzi 196-
543 and Joe Malyack, who made a fine comeback after struggling early;
Montvales Nick Rossi 201-558; Bowler City Is Stacy Fernandez 204-
545 and John Draney 215-538 along with a 202 from Ryan Perez; and
Bowler City IIs Kyle Schellberg 183-518.
In this handicap format, only Bowler City IIs Jason Perez earned the
maximum twelve points as he rattled the pins with 197-536 net, giving
him a 776 gross total. Grabbing eleven points were Bowler City Is
Shane Dabal with 196-527, well above his average, giving him a gross
mark of 716 and Montvales 10-year-old Matt Russell with 196-548 net,
710 gross. Rounding out the double digit scorers with 10 points was
Bowler City IIs James Kane tallying a 706 handicap set; Fair Lawn IIs
Nappi brothers 8-year-old Jake excelling with 675 gross and 11-year-old Tyler carving out a 666 handicap total.
The Holiday gang amassed 44 points to lead the team scoring, fol-
lowed by Montvale 42, Bowler City II 40, Fair Lawn II 38, Bowler City
I 35 and short handed Fair Lawn I finished with 11 points.
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Joseph Costanzo Hit 299
At Farmingdale LanesFARMINGDALE, NY Joseph Costanzo rolled a near perfect 299
game to highlight his 719 series while competing in the Kegel Challenge
League at Farmingdale Lanes.
In the Wednesday Friends League Dave Panichi took the spotlight
when he rolled 236-264-206 for a 706 session high series.
Charles Anderson Rolled 984
At Holiday Bowl
OAKLAND, NJ Charles Anderson led the scoring in the HeinekenSummer League at Holiday Bowl firing games of 270-256-235 for a ses-
sion high series of 984.
Joey Nelson rolled 257-245-231-956 followed by Al Winkler 257-257-
938, Jim Bandy 275-234-933, Jim Zimmerman 245-244-917, Nick
Wells 256-245-917, Bob Lipinski 268-233-905, Jason Coenog 244-885,
Mike Brenner 257-256-879, and Vince Babcock 264-879.
Daniel Knopf
Rolled 300
Sean McAuliffe 799
At Majestic LanesHOPELAWN, NJ- Daniel Knopf
blasted a 300 game to earn high
game honors in the Monday Main
Event League at Majestic Lanes.
Sean McAuliffe rolled 274-279-
246-799 for high series honors.
Matthew Manenty tossed 278-
200-270 for a 748 set followed by
Bill Daunno with 238-232-265-735, Ryan Friend 264-243-225-
732, Rami Ahmed 225-264-235-
724, Kelly Daunno 228-223-267-
718, and Jen Daunno 223-202-
621.
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SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic
- The Junior Team USA boys took
home the gold medal in their second
consecutive event at the 2011 Pan
American Bowling Confederation
Youth Championships, winning the
trios event.
Marshall Kent, EJ Tackett and
Andrew Koff combined to shoot a
six-game total of 3,862 to take the
top spot at Cibao Bowling Center.
Tackett led the way with 1,374 and
was followed by Koff (1,305) and
Kent (1,183).
"We just went out there tonight and
made good shots and made most of
our spares," Tackett said. "We grind-
ed it out and worked together to fig-
ure out the lanes pair to pair."
As was the case earlier for Tackett
when he teamed up with Koff to win
the doubles gold, Kent earned his
first medal in international competi-
tion.
"It feels really good to win my first
medal," said Kent, who won last
year's United States BowlingCongress Junior Gold
Championships. "I have to give
most of the credit to my teammates,
though, because they carried most
of the load."
Powered by the first 300 of the tour-
nament from Cristian Azcona,
Puerto Rico took the silver medal
with 3,777. Canada earned the
bronze with 3,647.
Junior Team USA's fourth member,
Kyle King, still bowled for his all-
events total and shot 1,270.
In the girls division, the Junior Team
USA threesome of Jessica Earnest,
Kaitlin Quinn and Elise Bolton fin-
ished fifth with 3,235. Quinn had1,129, Bolton shot 1,074 and
Earnest had 1,032. The fourth mem-
ber of the U.S. team, Danielle
McEwan, shot 1,135.
Mexico took the girls gold medal
with 3,370, Colombia earned silver
with 3,337 and Puerto Rico took the
bronze with 3,310.
Junior Team USA Earn Gold at PABCON By Lucas Wiseman - USBC Communications
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NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 03-04-11 The A Girls
scratched out a 4-3 win over G-Force in North
Arlingtons Adult-Youth Doubles behind 13-year-old
Nikki Arrigos 229-563. Nikkis huge middle game
was her best of the season, earning her Bowler of the
Week recognition while G-Forces 10-year-old Kyle
Sanzo came away with three triple-digit scores.
18 And A Half swept their position encounter with
4 Ts Laneside #1 to clinch first place. A new entry
this season, the powerful duo went wire to wire as
frontrunners, never seriously threatened. 16-year-old
Bobby Manella stumbled out of the gate in the sea-
sons early going, but pushed his average to 180, sec-
ond best among the juniors. Although Bobby con-
tributed a 224 in the clincher, it was his stepdad JoeCauwels who stole the spotlight with a perfect mid-
dle game on route to an eye-opening 794 set; 11-year-
old Taylor Horniacek tallied an above average 142
for the 4 Ts.
In other position match-ups, Those Guys took hold
of second place by sweeping past the Mega Monkeys
behind 14-year-old Danny Bivins 191-517. Team
Awesome II bounced back from an opening game set-
back to edge the Cardinals, 4-3 as 13-year-old
Margaret Ziobro rallied with two over average
scores. The Redbirds Will Blanco pulled his youth-
leading average to just shy of 201 with games of 224
and 226. The Bottlecaps captured their third straight
match, coming from behind to take two of three and
the wood point from 4 Ts Laneside #2, 925-863 as
13-year-old Chris McBride finished with a solid 194;
8-year-old Tara Horniacek rolled three consistent
games including a triple-digit opener.
Heading the youth leaderboard was Nikki Arrigo
+64 followed by Chris McBride +50, Bobby Manella
+44, Danny Bivin +38, Will Blanco +26 andMargaret Ziobro +25. Among the seniors, red-hot Joe
Cauwels dazzled everyone with his awesome 300-
794, overshadowing Joanne Fotis impressive 279-
757; Tommy Horniacek had 242-638 and Tim Bray
215-623.
Nickki Arrigo North Arlington Youth Bowler of the WeekBy Vince Albrecht
A shorter and more compact for-
mat will be offered for
Thanksgiving week in Las Vegas as
Sam's Town hosts their final Senior
Classic! The Senior Classics will be
moving to Suncoast Hotel, Casino& Bowling Center, home of the U.S.
Senior Open, for Easter of 2012.
The new Thanksgiving brochure
should be up on our website by next
week. Visit us at www.high-
roller.com and click Brochures.
The new dates are Monday,
November 21 through Friday,
November 25 and the event features
some changes from the familiar for-
mat used for most of the Classics.
Senior Classic week will start
with a practice session and
Sweepers on Monday, featuring
separate sweepers for age 50 to 59
or aged 60 & over. Then qualifying
starts for the main event onTuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
with a Friday Finals.
But there are many goodies and
additions before we crown the last
Sam's Town champ!
Although just one event, qualify-
ing for the match play finals is still
in 3 age divisions (50 to 59, 60 to 66
and 67 & over) but this time the
leader of each division will appear
in the Championship Round!
The customary Early Bird Tune-
Up tournament will be replaced by
3 separate VIP purses for those
same 3 age divisions, each with a
$1,000 top prize instead of just 1
prize list.Just prior to the finals on Friday,
there will be one last qualifying
squad and then a special event for
all of those players that did not
make the cut! That event, with a list
of prizes and no cost to bowl, has a
special caveat as the top bowler of
each of the 3 divisions advances to
the finals! Different, interesting &
competitive!
Of course there is still bonus qual-
ifying for our 70 year olds plus their
own event during the VIP tourna-
ments. Other events include Quick
Cash Sweepers and a Champs-Only
event.
Senior Thanksgiving Classic
Date & Format Change at Sam's Town!
Seniors move to Suncoast for Easter 2012
FINAL FRAME
Robert L. Emery
Robert L. Emery died on July 9th, 2011 in St Petersburg, FL.
Robert was a past president of Morris County Bowling
Association as well as past president of the NJ State Bowling
Association. Funeral services were private. Condolences may be
sent to: Mrs Betty Emery 6909 Dr MLK Street SouthUnits S-
21/22, Westminster Sun Court, St Petersburg, Fl 33705-6209.
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2011 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDES IN RENOContinued from page 1
Mike Shady, who has posted a 1,900 all-events total or bet-
ter in each of his 16 tournament appearances, paced the team
with a 772 series and was followed by Gail Myers Jr. (741),
Richgels (685) Marc McDowell (655) and Steve Richter
(620).
"Right now, I'm feeling relief and elation," said Richgels,
who also is a 1986 Regular Team champion, the 1997
Regular All-Events winner and teamed up with Richter for
the 2005 Regular Doubles title. "We've had so many close
calls over the last few weeks, and there were talented teams
up until the end. To get beaten would've been heartbreaking.
We've had a few seconds and thirds over the last few years,
and I think we wanted this one more than we realized when
we took the lead. This one is really special."The coveted Team All-Events title was claimed by K&K
Bowling Services 5 of Las Vegas, which got off to a slow
start in team but averaged more than 237 as a group in dou-
bles and singles to grab the top spot with a 10,283 total, the
ninth-highest score in tournament history.
Adam Ishman led the way with a 2,135 all-events total and
was followed by Junior Team USA member and first-time
Open Championships participant Kyle King (2,123), USBC
Second Vice-President and former Team USA member
Andrew Cain (2,097), Chris Klerk (2,003) and Les Shirwindt
(1,925).
"It was harder actually being here than it would've been
watching on the computer at home," said Ishman, who spent
a number of days this year working in one of the booths in
the tournament's pro shop area. "I knew that if we could do
it, anyone could do it, even if we had shot 11,000. It's a real-
ly cool feeling, but it really hasn't sunk in yet. I don't think I'llbelieve it until I see our names on the banner next year."
Chad Reiffer of Kentwood, Mich., and Brandon Tarabek of
Grand Rapids, Mich., calmly stepped up and struck under
pressure to finish with a 1,497 doubles total and now are the
2011 Regular Doubles champions. This year marked the first
time the two have bowled doubles together at the Open
Championships.
Tarabek, a 27-year-old right-hander, closed out his 745 set
with three strikes and put their fate in Reiffer's hands. The 25-
year-old righty coolly delivered three strikes of his own to
cap off a string of seven consecutive strikes for a 752 series.
"It's been stressful and fun at the same time," said Reiffer,
who made his fourth tournament appearance and finished
with a career-best 2,062 all-events total. "We've done our best
not to think about it, but it's been a long six weeks. Just to be
close at all is amazing, but to finally get this call is unbeliev-
able."In the Classified Division, Paradise Lanes of Walden,
Colo., put the team event out of reach early with a 2,910 total
on March 26 and held on to win the 2011 Classified Team
title.
The group posted games of 974, 938 and 998, led by Matt
Landis, who fired a 631 series. He was followed by Glen
Hurt (609), Shane Hartman (581), Toby Sanchez (545) and
Nick Cornelison (544).
"You can probably tell how hard the wait was by how many
times the website was hit," said Hartman, who made his sev-
enth Open Championships appearance. "All five of our guys
were on there every day checking the scores, and we're glad
it's over. The last month was really difficult, and finding out
it's official is really exciting."
The Classified Doubles title went to Velvet Sanderson of
Norco, Calif., and Gary Weldon of Temple City, Calif., who
combined for a 1,223 total.Weldon, a 62-year-old right-hander, made a run at a perfect
game in his final game of doubles, and although he fell short
and finished with 289, the effort was enough to lift them to
the victory. Weldon finished with a 700 series, while
Sanderson, a 48-year-old right-hander, added a 523 set.
Glen Brown of Renton, Wash., a 39-year-old right-hander,
capped off his 19th tournament appearance with a 690 series
and earned himself this year's Classified Singles title, while
23-year-old Miguel Sanchez of Chicago shot 677 in singles,
592 in doubles and 584 in team to grab the Classified All-
Events win with a 1,853 total.
The 2011 Open Championships, which kicked off March 4,
was the tournament's record 10th trip to Reno and seventh
visit to the one-of-a-kind National Bowling Stadium. It also
marked the first time a city has hosted the tournament in con-
secutive years. This year's event featured 12,837 five-player
teams.
The tournament featured a record 16 800 series and 52 per-
fect games, the second-most behind the 2002 event in
Billings, Mont., which had 64.Some of the other numbers not reflected on the leaderboard
include 25 299 games and six 298s, while 60 bowlers tossed
11 strikes in a row.
The next stop for the Open Championships will be Baton
Rouge, La., in 2012. The tournament is scheduled to begin
Feb. 11 and run for a near-record 151 days, concluding July
10.
Presenting sponsors for the 2011 USBC Open
Championships are Circus Circus, Eldorado Hotel Casino
Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno. Other sponsors
include Sands Regency Casino Hotel, official brackets spon-
sor, Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Humana, offi-
cial registration sponsor, US Steltronic, official scoring sys-
tem, and supporting sponsors Storm Bowling Products, UPS,
Nationwide Insurance, Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa,
Harrah's Reno Casino and Hotel and Peppermill Hotel
Casino.For more information on the USBC Open Championships,
visit BOWL.com/openchamp.
2011 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS At National
Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.
(Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfall)
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
1, Turbo 2 N 1 Grips 1 (Marc McDowell, Steve Richter, Jeff
Richgels, Gail Myers Jr., Mike Shady), Madison, Wis., 3,473.
2, Brian Brazeau Pro Shop, Ocala, Fla., 3,439. 3, Pollards
Bowl, Versailles, Ind., 3,420. 4, Pepsi ONE, Rochester, Minn.,
3,415. 5, Cambridge 1, Feeding Hills, Mass., 3,410. 6, Janzs
H I, Beaver Dam, Wis., 3,407. 7, Ah Go On, Bellmore, N.Y.,
3,406. 8, Fox Bowl 1, Wheaton, Ill., 3,387. 9, Huikkos
Wizards 2, Buffalo, Minn., 3,382. 10, 900 Global Indy,Indianapolis, 3,381
.Doubles
1, Brandon Tarabek/Chad Reiffer, Grand Rapids, Mich.,
1,497. 2, George Rowan/Rod Singer, Columbus, Ohio, 1,494.
3, Anthony Pepe, East Elmhurst, N.Y./Alex Cavagnaro,
Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1,482. 4, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach,
Fla./Joe Firpo, Tucker, Ga., 1,477. 5, Marc Scherlis, Littleton,
Colo./Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 1,473. 6, Erik
Hohlbein, Renton, Wash./Shawn Copeland, Milwaukie, Ore.,
1,466. 7, Terry Taylor, Bedford, Texas/Chris Hibbitts II, Fort
Worth, Texas, 1,465. 8, Pat McCarthy, West Haven,
Conn./Tony DeLucia, East Haven, Conn., 1,463. 9, Justin
Medina/Jeremy Medina, Sana Fe, N.M., 1,458. 10 (tie),
Dustin Baker/Matt Voeltz, West Jordan, Utah and Aaron
Walsh/Don Simmons, Amarillo, Texas, 1,458.
Singles
1, Matt Weggen, Muscatine, Iowa, 826. 2, Kristopher
Prather, Milton, Fla., 818. 3 (tie), Chris LaSpina, Garnerville,
N.Y., and Edward Rede, El Paso, Texas, 814. 5, Adam
Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn., 807. 6, John Szczerbinski,
Wichita, Kan., 805. 7, Bill Kaelin, Virginia Beach, Va., 801. 8,
Toby Sambueno, Aiea, Hawaii, 797. 9, Jeff Piroozshad, Coral
Springs, Fla., 794. 10, Taylor Coggins, Burleson, Tex., 793.
All-Events
1, Matt Weggen, Muscatine, Iowa, 2,268. 2, Raymond
Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 2,258. 3, Matt McNiel,
Chanhassen, Minn., 2,241. 4, T.J. Schmidt, Osceola, Ind.,
2,232. 5, Rick D. Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 2,213. 6,
Marty Jobin, Hermantown, Minn., 2,211. 7, Mike Rose Jr.,
West Henrietta, N.Y., 2,206. 8, Keith Aderholt, Millstadt, Ill.,
2,204. 9, Ryan May, Sinking Spring, Pa., 2,196. 10, Kelly
Bonta, Wichita, Kan., 2,177.
Team All-Events
1, K & K Bowling Services 5 (Les Shirwindt, Kyle King,
Chris Klerk, Adam Ishman, Andrew Cain), Las Vegas,
10,283. 2, Fox Bowl 1, Wheaton, Ill., 10,242. 3, Linds Lakers
1, Minneapolis, 10,076. 4, Winning Edge Pro Shop 2,
Springfield, Mo., 10,051. 5, Turbo 2 N 1 Grips 1, Madison,
Wis., 10,031. 6, Classic Lanes Menomonee Falls, Waukesha,
Wis., 10,030. 7, Linds Cedarvale 2, Eagan, Minn., 10,027. 8,
Cambridge 1, Feeding Hills, Mass., 10,023. 9, Winning Edge
Pro Shop 2, Springfield, Mo., 10,014. 10, Ballards Bowling
Solution 2, Keller, Texas, 9,951.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
1, Paradise Lanes (Nick Cornelison, Glen Hurt, Toby
Sanchez, Shane Hartman, Matt Landis), Walden, Colo., 2,910.
2, Shears Sports, Montpelier, Idaho, 2,898. 3, Chasers Pub LV
2, Las Vegas, 2,799. 4, Garden Center Lanes 3, Alexandria,Minn., 2,794. 5, Chasers Pub LV 3, Las Vegas, 2,786. 6,
Kenns Pro Shop, Frankfort, Ill., 2,780. 7, Just Bowl, Castro
Valley, Calif., 2,760. 8, Out Of Control 1, Stafford, Va., 2,739.
9, Strickly Hookin, Chicago, 2,737. 10, Chupa Me, San
Antonio, 2,733.
Doubles
1, Velvet Anderson, Norco, Calif./Gary Weldon, Temple
City, Calif., 1,223. 2, Dennis Combs/Susan Combs, Howard,
Ohio, 1,213. 3, James D'Arcy, Van Nuys, Calif./David Bore,
Canoga Park, Calif., 1,207. 4, Jeff Matesa, Graham,
Wash./Tony Renggli, University Place, Wash., 1,202. 5,
Giselle Lagandaon/Charles Lagandaon, Daly City, Calif.,
1.190. 6, Paula Elsdon/Bob Elsdon, Tacoma, Wash., 1,188. 7,
Tom Matlock/Derek Donathan, Tahlequah, Okla., 1,186. 8,
Dominic Payne, Windsor Mill, Md./Roy Cook, Randallstown,
Md., 1,182. 9 (tie), Richard Anderson, Julesburg, Colo./DanFord, Chappell, Neb., Bill King, Vergas, Minn./Mark Kemper,
Frazee, Minn., and Raymond Szutu, Lafayette, Calif./Nathan
Szutu, Concord, Calif., 1,180.
Singles
1, Glen Brown, Renton, Wash., 690. 2, Raymond Wilga,
Troy, Mo., 686. 3(tie), Robert Petersen, Crystal Lake, Ill., and
Scott Blaisdell, Malad, Idaho, 680. 5, Miguel Sanchez,
Chicago, 677. 6, James Nichols, Waynesboro, Pa., 669. 7 (tie),
Dennis Redmond, Hampton, Va., and Bill Allison,
Romeoville, Ill., 665. 9, Jennifer Spotanski, Scheller, Ill., 656.
10, Mike Jessen, Gower, Mo., 650.
All-Events
1, Miguel Sanchez, Chicago, 1,853. 2, Mark Bylander,
Vergas, Minn., 1,842. 3, Ray Green, Strasburg, Colo., 1,832.
4, Scott Blaisdell, Malad, Idaho, 1,830. 5, Raymond Wilga,Troy, Mo., 1,829. 6, Dennis Gutierrez Sr., San Antonio, 1,825.
7, Mike Jessen, Gower, Mo., 1,815. 8, William Larsen,
Montpelier, Idaho, 1,802. 9, Mathew Whitehead, Scottsboro,
Ala., 1,796. 10, Glen Brown, Renton, Wash., 1,790.
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8 SPORTS REPORTER July 27 - August 2, 2011
THE MAGIC AT MAJESTICEric Velazquez 1042HOPELAWN, NJ- Eric Velazquez topped the
scoring in the Handicap Doubles League firing
games of 279-268-217-278 for a high series of
1042.
Nelson Alves rolled 242-279-248-266-1035,
Michael Consiglio 257-279-234-215-985,
Rich Nicholls 246-220-279-233-978, Anthony
Martino 226-279-278-973, Lisa Palazzola
232-208-268-224-932, and Lauren
DeTommaso 211-216-224-849.
Rocco Fortunato 1021HOPELAWN, NJ- Rocco Fortunato led the
Handicap Doubles League firing games of259-227-257-278 for a high series of 1021.
Lee Kay rolled 247-257-221-246-971, Jason
Paro 248-269-256-951, Anthony Martino 221-
236-279-929, Michael Consiglio 213-258-
235-221-927, Jamie Nugnone 240-221-258-
886, and Tiffany Newbury 279-213-858.
Jay Pintus 299
Bill Daunno 750HOPELAWN, NJ Jay Pintus rolled high
game at 299 then added a 231 to finish with a
702, Bill Daunno took the high set in the
Monday Nite Bud Open League firing games
of 257-280-213 for a high series of 750.
Ryan Friend rolled 267-244-238-749, Peter
Diemer 221-215-243-679, Peter Labella, Jr.
225-212-245-672, Stephen Brown 255-245-
672, and Matthew Manenty 245-234-671.
Lewis Roles 703HOPELAWN, NJ- Lewis Roles led the scor-
ing in the Senior No-Tap League firing games
of 202-204-297 for a high series of 703.
Mary Doslik shot 208, and Wayne Michel
204.
Sean Williams 711HOPELAWN, NJ- Sean Williams topped the
scoring taking high game and series while
rolling in the Guys and Dolls League firing
games of 256-264 for a high series of 711.
Rocco Fortunato rolled 257-209-656, Elio
Carrasco 237-227-656, Kyle Januzzi 247-245-
648, Mark Foglia 208-203-227-638, and
Kathleen Pranio 212.
Justin McDougald 703HOPELAWN, NJ - Justin McDougald led the
scoring in the Monday Junior/Adult League
firing games of 233-223-247 for a high series
of 703.Lauro Perez rolled 202-247-214-664, and
Aaron Beltran 209.
In the Senior No-Tap League Larry Johnson
rolled 235-242-644, Lewis Roles 262, and Ed
Shuster 221.
Elio Carrasco 694HOPELAWN, NJ - Elio Carrasco led the scor-
ing in the Guys and Dolls League firing games
of 224-259-211 for a high series of 694.
Kyle Januzzi rolled 259-206-215-680, Sean
Williams 246-244-679, Thomas Poulos 207-
206-242-655, Bill Smith 204-236-200-640,
and Rocco Fortunato 226-201-204-631.
John Kertesz 661HOPELAWN, NJ - John Kertesz led the scor-
ing in the Performance Ball Trios League fir-
ing games of 226-256-179 for a high series of
661.
Dale Schneider rolled 218, Jamie Tartaglia
200-245, and Amanda Kertesz 192-190.
In the Monday Adult/Junior League Lauro
Perez rolled 214, and Danielle Medvetz 206.
Sean Rash has been fined an undisclosed
amount by the Professional Bowlers
Association for conduct unbecoming a profes-
sional in a bottlegate incident that has led a
written response by Australian two-handed
competitor Jason Belmonte.
The incident took place during the GEICO
PBA Team Shootout, the PBAs fifth annual
summer series event which aired on ESPN
June 25-26 and July 2-3.
For bowling fans who may think the
GEICO Team Shootout was a so-called silly
season exhibition, I think they will find out
otherwise, said PBA COO and Deputy
Commissioner Tom Clark. It was a fierce
competition for the second annual
Manufacturer's Cup, with significant money
and a great deal of pride on the line. It fea-
tured 20 of the best players in the world bowl-
ing with one goal - to win - and that shines
through in this series."
The incident in question occurred at 10pin
bowling lounge in Chicago, where Rash and
Belmonte were involved in a heated head-to-
head showdown match. Belmonte was accused
of making a noise with his plastic water bottle
that annoyed Rash, causing him to back off the
approach. After throwing a strike, Rash
unleashed profanity-laced remarks at
Belmonte that resulted in the misconduct fine.
The so-called bottlegate incident was simi-
lar to another which took place during the
2011 Dick Weber PBA Playoffs in
Indianapolis when Brad Angelo accused
Belmonte to making distracting noises with his
water bottle while Angelo was in his approach.
Whether the incident(s) were accidental or
intentional has been the topic of extensive dis-
cussion on the pba.com forum, PBAs
Facebook page and YouTube after a video clip
of the Rash-Belmonte incident was posted on
pba.com. In his own defense, Belmonte has
posted a lengthy response, explaining what
happened from his point of view.
I will say this loud and very clear and I say
it to those who have bowled against me in the
past, those I will play in the future and to the
fans watching, Belmonte said in his pba.com
response. I am a respectful, honourable and
honest bowler and person. If you beat me, you
did it because you were better than me on the
day and the same goes if I beat you. Simple as
that.
RASH FINED, BELMONTE RESPONDS TO GEICO PBA
TEAM SHOOTOUT BOTTLEGATE INCIDENT