July 6, 2011 Sports Reporter

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HOPELAWN, NJ - Don Richard

earned top honors in the

Middlesex County Classic League

firing games of 259-300-263 for ahigh series of 822. Kevin Mal

rolled a 300 game.

Joe Vaccaro rolled 279-244-245-

768, Stephen Kertesz 299-215-

242-756, Stephen Brown 213-

287-246-746, Nelson F. Alves

247-245-236-728, Bob Crandall233-279-214-726, Louis

Locricchio 248-226-245-719, and

Ken Rask 207-244-266-717.

Don Richard Blasted 300-822,

Kevin Mal 300 at Majestic Lanes

Leanne Hulsenberg Takes Down

Defending Champion Kelly Kulick to win

Bowlings U.S. Womens OpenLucas Wiseman - USBC Communications

Chris Morciglio Tossed 778,

Mike Almodovar 300

At Montvale LanesBy Larry Diebner

MONTVALE, NJ - Chris

Morciglio blasted scores of 223-

277-278 for a 778 series to lead all

scoring in the Thursday Nite Early

Bird League at Montvale Lanes.

Mike Almodovar fired his 3rd 300

of the year for the high game of

the night, raising his league lead-

ing average to 231.

Tom Fojtlin bowled 258-722,

Larry Diebner 265-721, Carlos

Perez 248-720, Nick Hobencamp

286-716, Jimmy Rivers 247-711,

Frank Picciotto 257-704, and Bill

Allison rolled a 246 game on the

way to a 702 series.

Rich Arkow Rolled 300

At North LevittownLEVITTOWN, NY Rich Arkow

blasted a 300 game in the Monday

Mens Tavern League at North

Levittown Lanes.

Bruce Nielsen shot 290-777,

Steve Rapp 289, BJ Harrison 280,

Gelnn Pruett 279, Paul Devito

299, Bill King 279-767, Bill

Linnehan 288, and Alan Kiezek

280.

FARMINGDALE, NY Jonnae

Greaves pitched a twelve bangger

300 and finished the night with a

740 series in the Tuesday Early

Birds League at Farmingdale

Lanes.

Charlie Turner rolled 745, and

Cheryl Drusin tossed a 654 set to

lead the ladies.

HOPELAWN, NJ Willie

Zammitto blasted twelve strikes in

a row for a 300 game along with

a 236 and 220 for a 756 series

while rolling in the Madison Park

Mens League at Majestic Lanes.

Jeff Scire rolled a 228 game then

a near perfect 299 and added a

244 to finish with the session

high series of 771. Andrew Tripka

also tossed one pin short of per-

fection with a 299 between games

of 211 and 224 to finish with

a734 set.

Steven Russo pitched 269-259-

237-765 followed by Jeff

Kubasak with 214-236-267-717,

Glenn Mohr 257-201-257-715,

Dennis Smith 234-221-257-712,

Frank Mazzella 256-225-215-

696, Anthony Fontana 233-86-

691, and Stacey Brzozowski

bowled 245-225-631.

Willie Zammitto Rolled 300

At Majestic Lanes

Jonnae Greaves Hit 300

At Farmingdale Lanes

ARLINGTON, Texas -

Hall of Famer Leanne

Hulsenberg of Roseville,

Calif., topped defending

champion Kelly Kulick

of Union, N.J., 218-183

to win the 2011

Bowling's U.S. Women's

Open. The championship

round was contested June

30, on lanes constructed

on the 50-yard-line of the

famed Cowboys Stadium

before a crowd in excess

of 6,000, making it

among the most well-

attended events in bowl-ing history.

Competing in the most

unique venue in the his-

tory of women's bowling,

Hulsenberg claimed her

first title in nearly a

decade and earned

$50,000 for the victory.

The event, conducted by

the Bowling Proprietors'

Association of America

(BPAA), was broadcast

Saturday on ESPN2.

"I'm actually sitting

here thinking I can't

believe this just hap-

pened to me," said No. 2seed Hulsenberg, a 27-time professional champion

who won her last pro title Sept. 19, 2002, at the Three

Rivers Open in Pittsburgh. "This win means so many

different things to me. For my family it's a very spe-

cial day because I met my husband after I stopped

bowling full time. On a bowling level, it's special

because I've been with Ebonite for 20 years and they

had so much to do with this tournament."

Had one of the finalists thrown a perfect game in

the championship match, they would have received a

$1 million prize, which is unprecedented in the histo-

ry of bowling. The quest for $1 million ended quick-

ly, however, as both players started the championship

match by leaving a 10 pin.

"With the pressure of playing on one of the largest

stages there is - Cowboys Stadium and on national

TV - Leanne rose to the occasion and delivered an

exceptional performance," said Steve Johnson, exec-

utive director of the BPAA. "This is an incredible

moment in a year that has seen bowling flourish in

popularity among women and continue its incredible

resurgence as the nation's number one participatory

sport. Speaking on behalf of

the bowling industry and the

71 million bowlers across the

United States, I congratulate

Leanne for demonstrating

everything that makes bowl-

ing great and for showing

what a champion is made of."

Top-seeded Kulick, who

won the 2003 and 2010 U.S.

Women's Open, got off to a

shaky start in the match, only

striking on one shot in the

first six frames while leaving

the 4-6-7-10 split for opens

twice. The 183 game was the

lowest Kulick shot in her 49tournament games. She

entered the championship

match averaging 241.35 for

the event.

"Unfortunately, my feel just

wasn't there tonight," said

Kulick, a seven-time Team

USA member who is the only

woman to win a title on the

Professional Bowlers

Association Tour. "The

humidity level was very high,

and I never got a comfortable

fit with the ball. There never

was a happy medium. It was-

n't that I was lost on the lanes.

I went in and did the best Icould."

In the semifinal, Hulsenberg escaped with a narrow

victory over No. 5 seed Lynda Barnes of Double Oak,

Texas, 247-246, after Barnes went high and left the 6-

10 on her final shot of the game. Hulsenberg, who

trailed by 42 pins at the halfway point of the match,

rebounded by closing the game with seven consecu-

tive strikes.

Barnes began the second match with seven consec-

utive strikes in eliminating No. 3 seed Liz Johnson of

Cheektowaga, N.Y., 259-225. Johnson left a 4-6 split

for an open in the fourth frame and eventually trailed

by more than 60 pins, a deficit from which she would

never recover.

In the opening match, Barnes defeated Shannon

O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas, 268-166. O'Keefe, the

fourth seed, failed to strike in the first five frames as

Barnes jumped out to an early lead and never looked

back.

The U.S. Women's Open featured a record-breaking

field of 286 of the top female bowlers in the world

competing for a total prize fund of $225,000.

Leanne Hulsenbergs proved she still has it,

winning the Womens U.S. Open in style.


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Here are brief bowling biographies of this years Morris County

USBC BA Hall of Fame inductees, who were honored at the 29th

Annual Hall of Fame last month.

Al Jones has been a sanctioned bowler in Morris County for more than

25 years. His best 15-year average is 208. He has 16 games of 300, six

299s and eleven series of 800 or better in addition to hundreds of 700s.

He operates Pro Image Pro Shop at Rockaway Lanes and also at Parkway

Lanes with Ken Yokobosky. Al won the prestigious Pat Patterson Award

for outstanding PBA Regional members, and the Metropolitan Bowling

Writers Dick Battista courageous athlete award.

Greg Rottengen has been a sanctioned bowler in Morris County for

more than 30 years. He has 12 games of 300, eight 299s and seven 800or more series in addition to more than 140 series of 700 or more. His

best 15-year average is 217. He is a silver level USBC Coach and can be

seen at the annual Bowling Boot Camp at Rockaway Lanes.

John Turner has been a sanctioned bowler in Morris County for more

than 40 years. His best 15-year average is 209. He has had 8 games of 300,

three 299s and two 800 series. Congratulations to the Class of 2011!

At the same banquet, Jeremy Alosio was presented with the Charles A.

Edwards Youth Scholarship Award. He was a senior at High Point

Regional High School and will attend Ramapo College in September to

major in computer science, with aspirations of becoming a teacher. He

has a weighted GPA of 4.06. In addition to bowling he enjoys varsity

golf and volunteering with the Red Cross and NJ Blood Services as well

as his townships Adopt A Road program. He resides with his parents,

Donald and Kim Alosio of Lafayette.

Did you know? Ryan Shafer, a favorite regional pro and former guest

at Bowling Boot Camp, has Type 1 diabetes. A year after he was diag-

nosed, he joined the PBA and went on tour. He has managed his condi-

tion and toured for 25 years. I want people to know that its just a med-

ical condition and not a death sentence. People can live with it and not

be restricted. He uses a glucose managing system manufactured by

Animas, a division of the New Jersey health care and pharmaceutical

firm, Johnson & Johnson.

While one never knows what adventures wait when participating in

national tournaments, our living legend, Emma P. Hendrickson had an

unwelcome experience after her team event in Syracuse last week.

According to Elaine Wilson, Carol Chadwick and Miriam Gonsiska,

Miss Emma rolled her final ball in the event and then fell, breaking her

hip. She needed surgery, which according to sources was successful, and

the doctors described her as a real trooper. Apparently she had inter-

views and photo sessions to cope with before her accident, as a 102-year

old bowling legend who was participating in the USBC WBA National

tournament. Ah the paparazzi!

BRENTWOOD, Calif. Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, has estab-

lished himself as the player to beat on the Professional Bowlers

Association Senior Tour, by winning the PBA Senior Northern

California Classic for his second consecutive, and third title overall, this

season.

Mohr, who won the PBA Senior U.S. Open just last week in Las Vegasfor his first major, defeated Hugh Miller of Seattle 223-215, at Harvest

Park Bowl in the dramatic title match that wasnt decided until the 10th

frame.

Mohrs win continued a dream season in which he has competed in

four consecutive title matches and also has second, third and fourth-

place finishes to go along with his three wins through the first six tour-

naments of the season. His first win came in the Senior Miller High Life

Classic in May.

The dream continues I guessits absurd, Mohr admitted. What

can you say but that Ive been extremely fortunate this year. Its all been

so unexpected coming into this season after not having bowled compet-

itively for seven months.

The winning shot came on the second ball of the 10th frame when

Mohr doubled as a result of a messenger a late-arriving pin that flew

across the pin deck knocking down a stubborn 10 pin.

I needed the first two strikes in the 10th and after I got the first one I

felt like I had a good look, so I was pretty confident I could get the sec-

ond one, said the 2009 Senior Player of the Year. The second shot was

good but a little light and I thought well I gave it a shot, but here comes

a pin out of nowhere to take out the 10 pin.

I thought maybe I used up all of my nine lives at that point, he con-

tinued. In match play I had some breaks and got away with winning

some matches I probably shouldnt haveits all really just unbeliev-

able.

With his win, Mohr has a commanding lead in the Player of the Year

race but said he will miss the United States Bowling Congress Senior

Masters, the seasons next stop and second major which will be con-

ducted the first week in August so that he can attend his stepson Justins

wedding. Mohr, who now has six career Senior Tour titles, missed most

of the second half of last season to be with his wife, Linda, who eventu-

ally passed away in January as the result of complications from surgery.

In the semifinals, Mohr defeated Hall of Famer Wayne Webb 223-195,

to advance to the final match and Miller defeated Dick Baker ofHenderson, Nev., 248-237. At age 69, Baker was trying to become the

oldest player to win a Senior Tour title.

Miller, a seven-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and one-time

Senior Tour titlist, decided to enter the tournament at the last minute and

dominated the qualifying portion of the tournament as top qualifier aver-

aging 247, which was 10 pins better than No. 2 qualifier Hall of Famer

Walter Ray Williams Jr., who was eventually was eliminated in the tour-

naments Round of 8.

Webb will be the host proprietor for the Senior Masters when the event

is conducted July 31-Aug. 5 at his Wayne Webbs Columbus Bowl in

Columbus, Ohio.

USBC Hall of

Famer

D.D. Jacobson

Dies at Age 90ARLINGTON, Texas D.D.

Jacobson, a member of the

United States Bowling

Congress Hall of Fame, died

May 30 at age 90.

Jacobson, a resident of

Sandy, Utah, didnt start

bowling until she was 29. An

avid skier, her doctor suggest-ed she try something less

strenuous when she became

pregnant, and she turned to

bowling.

She won the 1964 Womens

International Bowling

Congress (now USBC)

Queens tournament, having to

twice beat future hall of famer

Shirley Garms to claim the

title. She finished seventh at

the Queens in 1965 and third

in 1967.

Jacobson rolled a record 737

series to claim the singles title

at the 1972 WIBC

Championships in KansasCity, Mo. She said she was

embarrassed after bowling

identical 479 series in team

and doubles.

I was ready to pack up, go

home and skip the Queens if I

didnt do any better in sin-

gles, Jacobson said during an

interview with The Woman

Bowler magazine in 1981.

So I went for broke and

changed my line to a deep

inside angle. Im sure I was

more surprised than anyone

else at the results.

She also won a team title at

the 1967 WIBCChampionships in Rochester,

N.Y.

Jacobsons first national

title came in 1960 as a mem-

ber of the team that won the

Bowling Proprietors of

America team championship

in Detroit. Her team would

also take second in the event

in 1963 and 1964. A

California resident for many

years, she won California

WBA singles titles in 1961

and 1972 and team titles in

1960 and 1969.

She was inducted into the

USBC Hall of Fame forSuperior Performance in

1981.

Ron Mohrs Dream Season

Continues with Win in PBA Senior

Northern California ClassicAlaskan defeats Hugh Miller in dramatic title match that

goes down to the final frame for his second consecutive

and third title overall of the seasonBy Jerry Schneider - PBA


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July 6 - 12, 2011 SPORTS REPORTER 3

SEATTLE, Wash. Reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi;

PBAs newest triple crown winner Chris Barnes along with Bill ONeill,

and Jason Belmonte have been nominated for ESPNs Best Bowler

ESPY for 2011.

ESPN recently announced nominees in 33 categories and fan voting is

now underway through 11:59 p.m. ET on July 9 at espn.com/espys. To

vote, click on the click to get started tab on the ESPYs homepage, then

click on the vote by category tab and scroll down the list to locate the

Best Bowler category. Click on the image of the player to vote.

The winners will be announced during the 18th annual ESPYs, live on

ESPN at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 13 from the Nokia Theater in

Los Angeles.

Koivuniemi had a career season in 2010-11 winning the PBA

Tournament of Champions for his ninth career title and third major

while also finishing second in the Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open. He

earned $330,040 becoming only the fourth player in PBA history to earn

more than $300,000 in a season.

Barnes won the PBA World Championship to become the sixth player

to win PBAs Triple Crown. The 13-time PBA Tour titlist also finished

second in the inaugural Dick Weber Playoffs.

ONeill won his third career title in the Pepsi Viper Championship and

finished second to Barnes in the PBA World Championship.Belmonte, the only player with a two-handed delivery to win a Lumber

Liquidators PBA Tour title, had seven top 10 finishes in 2010-11 includ-

ing finishing third twice.

ESPY BEST BOWLER AWARD WINNERS2010 Walter Ray Williams Jr.

2009 Norm Duke

2008 Norm Duke

2007 Norm Duke

2006 Walter Ray Williams Jr.


2004 Pete Weber


2002 Pete Weber


2000 Parker Bohn III



1997 Bob Learn Jr.

1996 Mike Aulby

1995 Norm Duke

The important thing is to VOTE!Here is the proceedure again:

To vote, click on the click to get started tab on the

ESPYs homepage, then click on the vote by category tab

and scroll down the list to locate the Best Bowler catego-

ry. Click on the image of the player to vote.

Mika Koivuniemi, Chris Barnes,

Bill ONeill, Jason Belmonte

All Nominated for

2011 Bowling ESPYFan voting continues through July 9;

winners to be announced on ESPN July 13By Jerry Schneider - PR/Media Relations

Stacy Valerius Pitched 290-756

At Holiday BowlOAKLAND, NJ- Stacy Valerius led all bowlers rolling in the

Wednesday Early Mixed League at Holiday Bowl when she posted 290-

259 to tally the high series of 756.

Jim Phelan rolled 248-700, Joe Salleroli 268-695, and Ed Casler 259-

694.

Nikki Arrigo, Danny Bivin,

Sam Passaro Paced

North Arlington JuniorsBy Vince Albrecht

NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ - In North Arlingtons Friday Adult-Junior

Doubles, 13-year-old Sam Passaro threw himself in the mix for Bowler

of the Week honors with huge over average games of 168 [his best

ever] and 152 in bringing the Mega Monkeys within two points of sec-

ond place as they swept past 4 Ts Laneside #2.

Meanwhile, both 13-year-old Nikki Arrigo and 14-year-old Danny

Bivin continued to state their case with impressive outings. Nikki scut-

tled the tenpins with 203-540 as the A Girls managed to take two

points from the Bottlecaps. Danny came up big with 197,193 in steer-

ing Those Guys to a come-from-behind 1214-1202 victory over pace-

setting 18 And A Half; 16year-old Bobby Manella rolled 199,182 in a

losing cause.

Rounding out match play, the Cardinals held onto fourth place by

rebounding against G-Force, 7-0 as 15-year-old average leader Will

Blanco carved out a 235-606. Team Awesome II shocked second place

4 Ts Laneside #1, taking two of three behind 13-year-old MargaretZiobros two fine above average games.

Atop this sessions youth over average leaderboard was Sam Passaro

+62 followed by Danny Bivin +49, Nikki Arrigo +41, Will Blanco

+33, Margaret Ziobro +32, Taylor Horniacek +22, Bobby Manella +22

and Tara Horniacek +10.

NABI

UPDATESDenny Chin

Denny Chin is a long time 34th

Ave. house bowler, that has

improved dramatically over the

last year. Coming in originally

with a 206 average he posted an

812 scratch series including a

300 game to lead the tourna-

ment.

For the final match Chin

bowled a 204+8 for 212 to edge

out James Riccio who bowled a182+27 to tally a 209 giving

Chin a $500 payday for the

championship.

Terence TaylorIn an event that went down to

the 10th frame at Baldwin Lanes

Terence Taylor threw a clutch

strike to edge out Kimberly

Jarosch by only two pins. To col-

lect the championship trophy and

$1500.

3rd place went to Chris Jove

posting 204+17 for 221 and good

for a $500 payday followed by

4th place George Stephens with

186+ 9 for 195 and $250, 5th place Hugo Carullo $200, 6th

place Hermie Hannibal $200, 7th

place Eddie Quinones $200, 8th

place Anthony Brown $125, 9th

place Linwood Malloy $125 and

rounding out the top 10 was Kyle

Roberts taking home $125

Tournament high game went to

George Stephens on shooting a

300 game during qualifying.

Kyle RobertsKyle Roberts wins his first

NABI title at Gil Hodges Lanes.

Roberts, with a new ball, made

the cut at Gil Hodges Lanes and

fired a 224 scratch game in theshootout to secure his first victo-

ry.

High game honors go to Jesse

Hall who fired his first 300 game

in qualifying.

To win the championship

plaque and a $500 check Roberts

had to top second place Jason

Crawford. Third place went to

Frantz Colbert followed by

Dexter Sapp, Cary Fishman,

Jesse Hall, and Steve Williams

who finished in 7th place.

VOTE


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AT PLAZAPaul Shiel 288-718MADISON, NJ Paul Shiel led

the scoring in the Friday Classic

League firing a 288 game for a

high series of 718.

Tim McKenna rolled 258, Pete

Caporaso 254, Joe Horincewich

675, Anthony Parisi 657, Donna

Badolato 237, and Stephanie Rahn

235.

Aaron Shruby 727MADISON, NJ - Aaaron Shruby

rolled 255-702, Marisa Del Sordi

235, and Elaine Wilson 212 in the

Wednesday Trio League.

Rich Galante 657MADISON, NJ Rich Galante

led the scoring in the Tuesday 400

Doubles Summer League firing a

high game of 253 and a high series

of 657.

Scott Harwood shot 220, and Pat

MacDonnell 209.

PBAs 2011-12 Season Begins with ThirdAnnual World Series of Bowling,

Concludes with

Tournament of ChampionsBy Bill Vint -PBA Media Relations

SEATTLE, Wash. The Professional Bowlers Association World

Series of Bowling returns for a third consecutive season, starting a

new season of PBA competition that will culminate with the PBA

Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas in April.

The new season will get underway with the multi-event PBA

World Series of Bowling Nov. 4-20 at South Point Bowling Center

in Las Vegas and it will end April 8-15 when the PBA Tournament

of Champions returns to Red Rock Lanes. In addition to PBA

Regional, Senior, Womens Series and National Tour title winners

who are eligible for the Tournament of Champions, PBA Tour event

winners during the 2011-12 season will receive exemptions toadvance directly into the 36-player finals field for the 2012 event.

The 2011-12 season will also produce the most extensive online

coverage of PBA Tour competition in history, with more than 250

hours of live coverage on pba.coms Xtra Frame planned, including

four new Xtra Frame Tour events. Additional details regarding

television coverage, tournament formats and more will be

announced soon.2011-12 PBA TOUR SCHEDULE

Nov. 4-20 Third annual PBA World Series of Bowling (Mark

Roth Plastic Ball Championship, World Bowling Tour Finals pre-

sented by the PBA, Viper Open, Scorpion Open, Chameleon Open,

Carmen Salvino Classic, Earl Anthony Touring Players

Championship, Earl Anthony Touring Players Baker Doubles

Championship and PBA World Championship), South Point

Bowling Center, Las Vegas (Xtra Frame and ESPN).

Jan. 20-22 PBA Xtra Frame Cheetah Open, Fountain Bowl,

Fountain Valley, Calif. (Xtra Frame).Jan. 23-29 United States Bowling Congress Masters, Sunset

Station, Las Vegas (Xtra Frame and ESPN).

Feb. 3-5 PBA Xtra Frame Shark Open, Thunderbowl Lanes,

Allen Park, Mich. (Xtra Frame)

Feb. 17-19 PBA Xtra Frame Don Johnson Memorial Open,

Sequoia Lanes, Columbus, Ohio (Xtra Frame).

Feb. 20-26 U.S. Open, Brunswick Zone Carolier, North

Brunswick, N.J. (Xtra Frame and ESPN).

March 30-April 1 Xtra Frame Dick Weber PBA Playoffs,

Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis (Xtra Frame).

April 8-15 PBA Tournament of Champions, Red Rock Lanes,

Las Vegas, Nev. (Xtra Frame and ESPN).

Bobby Mandella Tossing 223-622 is

Youth Bowler of the Week at N. ArlingtonBy Vince Albrecht

NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 02-11-11 League-leading team 18 And A

Half got a timely lift from 16-year-old Bobby Manella that enabled them

to take five points from 4 Ts Laneside #1, 1197-1163. Bobby stroked

the sessions best game/series with 223-622, earning for himself Youth

Bowler of the Week. The surging Mega Monkeys climbed into second

place by decking the Cardinals, 7-0; 13-year-old Sam Passaro continued

his better than average scoring while the Redbirds came up short despite

15-year-old Will Blancos 206,203.

In other position encounters, Those Guys took possession of fourth place

by edging past Team Awesome II, 4-3. For the victors, 14-year-old

Danny Bivin rolled 179,177 and Team Awesome hung tough behind13-

year-old Margaret Ziobros three over average games. Four Ts Laneside

2 took five points from the Bottlecaps while the A Girls awaited the out-

come of G-Forces post-bowl. 13-year-old Nikki Arrigo continued her

strong bowling stretch with 186-537.

Bobby Manella landed atop the leaderboard with +46, followed by

Danny Bivin +29, Sam Passaro +26, Nikki Arrigo +23 and Margaret

Ziobro +23. For the adults, southpaw Orlando Lapa made it look easy

with an overpowering three deuce 760 set; Tim Bray scratched out 215-

600, Joe Cauwels 209 and Patti Passaro 192-547.

Dave Hulsizer Rolled 751In Montvale Major League

By Joe Rizzi

MONTVALE, NJ - Dave Hulsizer was the high scorer in the Montvale

Major League, bowling a 751 series on games of 249, 266 and 236.

His fine effort led GDC Contracting to a 26-4 rout over

BuddiesProShop.com. Rocky Durocher added 279-678 for the winning

team. Larry Toppin bowled 267-689 for Buddies.

Rick Whitling bowled 216-279-238-733, leading GP's Restaurant to

a 20-10 victory over Sole Savers. Jun Roldan's 212-257-257-727 and

Ralph Bernardo's 220-246-241-707 helped Rick's Pro Shop defeat

West Shore Beauty Salon, 18-12. Mike Rovetto rolled 217-257-253-

727 and John Rankin 203-276-225-704, but despite their efforts Valley

Tent Rental was defeated by Team Ram Rod, 20-10.

Bob Higgins rolled 258-218-236-712, Frank Picciotto 244-279-707,

Mike Pasch 258-692, Chuck Ontal 246-685, Tim Hurd 247-666, Matt

Rovetto 234-666, Ron DeLuca 226-666, Mike Pagliocca 280-661,Keith Krokus 224-659, Jason Von Koester 237-657, Joe Romano 232-

650 and Joe Cauwels 246-650.

To the world you may just be one person,

But to just one person you may be the world!


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Richard Schwager 300 at HanoverEAST HANOVER, NJ - Richard Schwager bowled another 300 in the

West Morris Thursday Night Men's League at Hanover Lanes, It was

his 2nd one this season.

Dennis Amoto shot games of 245,259 and 254 for a 757 and the

night's high series followed by Richard Schwager rolling a 734, Mike

Potoski 731, Mike Stoyko hit 729 highlighted by a 279 game, Howard

Appleboum 726, Jack Safkan 713 Jared Lopez 710 and Tom Schweizer

708.

ARLINGTON, Texas, - The Bowling

Proprietors' Association of America

(BPAA), bowling's leading non-prof-

it trade association and the voice of

the industry, today announced a his-

toric partnership with President

Obama's Fatherhood and Mentoring

Initiative to help promote responsible

fatherhood in the United States. Aspart of the partnership, and timed to

World Record Day - August 6, 2011,

the BPAA will offer free game

coupons for fathers and their children

on GoBowling.com, the online

home of the bowling industry.

The partnership with the BPAA

is part of a larger initiative to

promote responsible fatherhood

by allowing fathers and their

children to spend quality time

together. President Obama is

joining with fathers across the

nation to send a strong message

about personal responsibility and

'stepping up to the plate,' while

supporting fathers who want tobe there for their children.

President Obama is supporting

this effort through sound public

policy - including increased

funding for local responsible

fatherhood programs - and part-

nerships with community groups

around the nation. He has also

launched a new Fatherhood

Pledge at www.fatherhood.gov

to connect with dads around the

country, and held town halls in

local communities focusing on

responsible fatherhood. The

president launched a new

Interagency Working Group on

Responsible Fatherhood to elimi-nate barriers in public policy that

keep dads from kids. Find out

more information and get

involved at www.fatherhood.gov.

"Fatherlessness is an absolutely

critical issue facing our nation

and we are so pleased to offer the

support of more than 4,000 bowl-

ing centers across the nation in

helping fathers spend time with

their children - while enjoying

America's largest participation

sport," said Steve Johnson, exec-

utive director of the BPAA.

"Bowling is an excellent eco-

nomical, fun activity that can be

enjoyed by all ages, while pro-moting physical activity and

mentoring. In bowling, the play-

ing field is completely level - it is

a sport that truly rewards those

who work hard, show discipline

and focus on improving their

game, great values for any dad to

teach their child."

Added Johnson, "We are proud

to partner with the Obama

administration and to do our part

to help combat this issue and

give back to communities where

bowling does business."Fatherlessness has become a

growing crisis in America, as

rates of father absence are

increasing in all demographic

groups, and among some con-

stituencies fatherlessness has

reached emergency proportions -

in the African American commu-

nity, fathers are absent from 2 out

of every 3 households. When

dads are not around, young peo-

ple are more likely to drop out of

school, use drugs, be involved in

the criminal justice system, and

become young parents them-

selves.

President Obama's Fatherhoodand Mentoring Initiative aims to

establish sound public policy

including increased funding for

local responsible fatherhood pro-

grams - and partnerships with

community groups around the

nation. For more information,

please visit:

www.fatherhood.gov.

President Obama has said that

being a father to Malia and Sasha is

the most important job he has. At

the same time, growing up without a

dad himself, the president under-

stands firsthand the holes that

fathers leave in their families when

they are absent. The president is

joining with fathers across the

nation to send a strong message

about personal responsibility and

'stepping up to the plate,' while sup-

porting fathers who want to be there

for their kids.

And it doesn't take a lot for dads to

step up to the plate. More than

money, more than material things,

kids simply want fathers to be there.

Every dad can do that...and every

child deserves it.

President Obama is supporting

this effort through sound public pol-

icy - including increased funding for

local responsible fatherhood pro-

grams - and partnerships with com-

munity groups around the nation.

He has also launched a new

Fatherhood Pledge at www.father-

hood.gov to connect with dads and

others around the country, and held

town halls in local communities

focusing on responsible fatherhood.

The president has also launched a

new Interagency Working Group on

Responsible Fatherhood to elimi-

nate barriers in public policy that

keep dads from kids. Find out more

information and get involved at:

www.fatherhood.gov.

Bowling Joins President Obama's Fatherhood andMentoring Initiative to Promote Responsible Fatherhood

Dads Across the Nation are Invited to Take Their Kids to Enjoy a Free Game

of Bowling on World Record Day - August 6 - with Free Coupons

Downloadable at GoBowling.comBy Ron De Roxtra - BPAA


7/8


Michael Barber of Gresham, Ore., has enjoyed

bowling success at the local and state level, and

he experienced a breakout performance at the

United States Bowling Congress Open

Championships on June 26 that earned him a spe-

cial place in the tournament record books.

The 49-year-old left-hander got off to a slow

start this year at the National Bowling Stadium in

Reno, Nev., but found his rhythm in singles. He

opened with a 227 game before stringing together

12 consecutive strikes for the 51st perfect game

of the 2011 tournament and the 750th in 108 yearsof USBC Open Championships competition.

"This feels fantastic," said Barber, who made

his eighth Open Championships appearance and

finished singles with a 171 game for a career-best

698 series. "This is something I strive for every

time I come here. I got one in league, city and

state tournaments. This is the next level."

When Barber found out the true significance of

his achievement, he was surprised there haven't

been more 300s in the tournament's long history.

Although the event was contested for the first

time in 1901, the first perfect game didn't come

until 1913 when William Knox of Philadelphia

got the job done in singles.

"This means I belong to 750 of the best bowlers

that have ever participated at this tournament,"

said Barber, who bowls league at Mount Hood

Lanes in Gresham, Ore., and finished his 2011

tournament campaign with 540 in doubles and

536 in team for a 1,777 all-events total. "It's

remarkable. I would have thought the number

would be higher than that."

Four other bowlers also shot 300 at the Open

Championships that week.

Bill Kaelin of Virginia Beach, Va., made the

most of a second opportunity at perfection when

he rolled the 48th perfect game of the 2011 tour-

nament on June 24.

Kaelin shot 299 in his second game of singles,

and his 202 start left him in seventh place in

Regular Singles with 801. He became the 30th

bowler in history to roll both a 300 game and 800

series on the tournament lanes, while Ron Bahr of

Topeka, Kan., the 2003 Regular Singles champion

(837) remains the only bowler with back-to-back300s. Matt Weggen of Muscatine, Iowa, leads

Regular Singles this year with 826.

"I didn't really miss the pocket the first game,

but I decided to move left and tried to get a little

bit softer, and once I moved in, the shot was right

there for me," said Kaelin, who made his 24th

consecutive tournament appearance. "At the end

of the second game, I wanted to make a good

shot, but I pulled it. I had some adrenaline and

was a little jittery. The 299 would've been a career

highlight in itself, and I never thought about

doing anything more. I try not to think about too

much when I'm out there."

Team USA member and first-time Open

Championships participant Jarret Mizo of

Honolulu also made a run at back-to-back 300s

when he closed doubles with 12 consecutivestrikes and started singles with 11 more before a

4 pin ended his run.

The 24-year-old right-hander finished with a

738 doubles series and teamed with Daniel

Miyamoto of Mililani, Hawaii, for a 1,375 total.

Mizo's singles effort included games of 299, 209

and 228 for a 736 series, and he added 620 in

team for a 2,094 all-events total.

"I was really relaxed when we switched pairs

for singles," Mizo said. "We watched the people

who were there before us and saw they were play-

ing in about the same area. I just made a small

move, and the shot was still there. I stayed

relaxed until the 10th frame when I realized I had

a real chance at back-to-back 300s. I've never

done that before."

Anthony Pepe of East Elmhurst, N.Y., struck 29

times on the way to games of 247, 248 and 300for a career-best 795 series. He and Alex

Cavagnaro of Lindenhurst, N.Y., moved into third

place in Regular Doubles with a 1,482 total.

Brandon Tarabek and Chad Reiffer of Grand

Rapids, Mich., lead with 1,497.

The 23-year-old left-hander had the 49th perfect

game of the 2011 Open Championships.

"On the final shot, I was really nervous," said

Pepe, who made his third tournament appearance

and added 672 in team and 651 in singles for a

2,118 all-events total. "I told myself I really need-

ed to get the last one. Once I saw all 10 go down,

it felt like a big weight had been lifted off of my

shoulders. When you achieve something like this,

in this type of environment, there are no words to

describe the feeling."

Richard Rathjen Jr. of Naples, Fla., shot 300 in

his final game of singles June 26 after starting

with games of 201 and 219. His 720 singles set

was a career-best, and he added 641 in team and

636 in doubles for a 1,997 all-events total, also

his highest in 19 tournament appearances. His

300 was the 50th of the 2011 event.

"This is a feeling I've never felt before," said

Rathjen, a 34-year-old right-hander who made his

tournament debut at the 1993 event in Tulsa,

Okla., and hasn't missed a year since. "I can't

believe I was so emotional. I've shot several 300s,

so it's not like I haven't been there before. I've

just never been there at this tournament or in an

environment like this."

This year's 52 perfect games is the second-most

in tournament history behind the 2002 event in

Billings, Mont., where there were 64.

George Palumbo of Henderson, Nev., a 30-year-old right-hander, and Farron Falls of La Mirada,

Calif., a 51-year-old right-hander, also rolled 299

games this week.

New Yorker rolls first 300

at Bowlers Journal

ChampionshipsOn June 24, Professional Bowlers Association

champion Brian Ziesig of Levittown, N.Y., rolled

the first perfect game of the 2011 Storm Bowlers

Journal Championships presented by USBC.

The 36-year-old right-hander posted games of

201, 300, 182 and186 on the way to an 869 set.

Former Team USA member Andrew Cain of

Scottsdale, Ariz., previously owned the year'shighest game with 299.

The Bowlers Journal Championships is being

held alongside the Open Championships for the

65th year. It is being contested at the Grand Sierra

Resort and Casino, and competition runs daily

from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Highlights at the USBC Open ChampionshipsOregon bowler fires milestone 300,

Anthony Pepe of East Elmhurst, N.Y., struck 29 timesBy Matt Cannizzaro - USBC Media Relations

Brian OFlaherty, at 17-years-old,Hit 269-751 at Fair Lawn

By Vince Albrecht

FAIR LAWN, NJ The Stan Niemiec Youth Travel League action took

place at Fair Lawn and Pascack Valley senior Brian OFlaherty showed

all present why he is viewed as one of North Jerseys best high school

bowlers. The 17-year-old carved out a season high 751 set on games of

234-269-248 and yet, even with Montvale teammate Bobby McCarthy

adding 216-612, Shannon Rossi 179 and 10-year-old Matt Russell 192-

541, the squad managed to take just two points from Holiday in the high-

est scoring match of the year. Holiday took two games and the wood

point 2851-2839 on tremendous efforts from Ramapo juniors Mike Carr

269-681, Kevin Macchia 225-636, West Milford senior Tim Scott 259-

666 and younger brother Jeremy 222.

In other encounters, front running Bowler City I opened up a nine

point lead by sweeping past shorthanded Fair Lawn I as the victors gotsolid scores from the entire quartet: John Draney 213-564, Stacy

Fernandez 214-549, Matt Trento 204-532 and Ryan Perez 191-517. Fair

Lawn Is top producer was 11-year-old Steven Plaszky 179-522. After

splitting two tight contests, Bowler City II rode 14-year-old Jason Perez

196 in the finale to overtake Fair Lawn II, 876-819 and snare the match,

5-2. Leading the scorers for Fair Lawn II were Jake Rollins 223-581 and

Justin Floyd 205-578.


8/8


THE MAGIC AT MAJESTICSean Williams 787HOPELAWN, NJ Sean Williams led the competition

rolling in the Sunday Nite Mixed League firing games of

242-278-267 for a high series of 787.

Elio Carrasco rolled 223-278-212-713, Aaron Williams

236-215-650, Mike Acevedo 214-219-624, and Dave Deli

256.

Elio Carrasco 773HOPELAWN, NJ - Elio Carrasco topped the Garden State

Mixed League firing 229-279-265 for a high series of 773.

Jose Medina rolled 246-289-725, Sean Williams 246-215-

655, Sal Angotti 234-220-645, Bill Slattery 257-202-644,

Kathleen Pranio 235-200, and Nicole Melchior 223.

In the Knights of Columbus League Mark Makwinski shot

279-643, Cid Stentella 220-256-633, John Baginsky 224-

208-629, and Paul Yahnig 212-245-611.Kevin Mal 763HOPELAWN, NJ Kevin Mal led the scoring in the

Middlesex County Classic League firing games of 215-269-

279 for a high series of 763.

Don Richard rolled 266-279-214-759, Jim Kish 257-258-

231-746, Stephen Kertesz 2592-36-246-741, Nelson Alves

204-246-279-730, Len Camporeale 279-249-724, Brian

Lynch 288-234-710, Amanda Bemiss 222-229-258-709,

John Kertesz 214-236-709, and Amanda Hermann 207-259-

206-672.

In the Bank League John Sidorko rolled 214-208-620.

Joe Lampariello 749HOPELAWN, NJ- Joe Lampariello paced the Raritan Bay

Mens League pitching games of 246-256-247 for the high

749 set.

John Kertesz shot 246-256-247-749, Joey Weisenstein256-259-226-741, Sean Irvine 224-247-256-727, Rich

Nicholls 233-257-236-726, Rob Williams 218-266-235-

719, Lee Kay 279-246-709, and Harriet Deppe 235-201.

Kevin Kennelly rolled 244-232-669, Bill Aker, Jr. 228, and

SteveN Baum, Jr. 215 in the Thursday Mixed Nuts League.

Dan DeBenedetto 747HOPELAWN, NJ Dan DeBenedetto topped the scoring in

the Monday Madness League rolling 255-259-233 for a

high 747series.

Mark Douches rolled 224-216-238-678, Greg Nagy 237-

200-217-654, Michael Kelly 217-246-645, and Nick

Viverito 254.

In the Academy Womens League

Erma McClain rolled 203.

Michael Morris 718HOPELAWN, NJ - Michael Morris

topped the scoring in the NJ

Turnpike League firing games of

257-216-245 for a high series of

718.

Drew Rucinski rolled 215-213-

257-685, Pat Jones 256-242-639,

and Dave Calamito 223.

Bill Venezia 713HOPELAWN, NJ - Bill Venezia led

the scoring in the Atlantic City Trios

League firing games of 223-245-


Joe Cordisco shot 254-204-652,

Erick Kerekes 236-217-647,

William Mezier III 236-225-631,

and Ralph Doerfler 217-204-605.

Andrew Smith rolled 237-235-646,Vinny Medvetz 233, and Mike Serio

232 in the Thursday Nite Mixed

League.

Richard Rowley 759HOPELAWN, NJ- Richard Rowley led the scoring in

the Senior No-Tap League firing games of 240-253-266

for the high series of 759.

Larry Johnson rolled 219, Wayne Michel 233, and

Yolanda Kardos 205.

Sean Williams 737HOPELAWN, NJ Sean Williams led all scoring in the

Guys and Dolls League rolling games of 268-237-232

to tally the session high series of 737.

Justice McDougald rolled 234-269-672, Lauro Perez

232-243-665, Rocco Fortunato 211-258-661, Bill Smith

256-213-659, and Thomas Poulos 227-638.

Steve Venito 974HOPELAWN, NJ- Steve Venito topped the scoring in

the Handicap Doubles League firing games of 236-203-

277-258 for a high series of 974.

Rich Funk III rolled 258-257-266-953, Ken Horvath

255-269-235-944, Tim McQueary 256-251-212-221-

940, Chris Bascone 209-201-268-252-830, Lisa

Palazzola 224-267-224-913, and Tiffany Newbury 202-

237-214-847.

John Kertesz 727HOPELAWN, NJ In the Performance Ball Trios

League John Kertesz took the lead position when he

shot 234-248-245-727 followed by Dale Schenider

tossing 215-232, and Amanda Kertesz with a 214 game.

Paul Harney 698HOPELAWN, NJ - Paul Harney led the scoring in the

Tuesday Nite Trios League firing games of 237-212-


Richard Gibbons rolled 211-277-680, JustinMcDougald 211-207, Bryan Senatore 212, and Michael

Simko 213.

Steve Venito 697HOPELAWN, NJ - Steve Venito led the scoring in the

Family League posting games of 226-246-225 for a 697

high set.

Bob Nebus rolled 239-213-649, Joe Bloodgood 216-

222-633, Paul Kopko 244-630, Robert McCracken 245,

and Susan Bobrowski 212.

Pat Moreno 692HOPELAWN, NJ Pat Moreno took game and series

honors while rolling in the Gemini Towing League fir-

ing games of 278-215 for the session high series of 692.

Ron Tanko rolled 235-256-690, Fabio Messina 2072-13-

246-666, Joe Herber 258-204-648, and Vinny Medvetz 245-

226-644.

Sean Williams 691HOPELAWN, NJ- Sean Williams led all bowlers rolling in

the Sunday Nite Mixed League by firing games of 278 and

216 en route to the high series of 691.

Mike Acevedo rolled 256-224-667, John Delgado 253-

212-657, and Dave Deli 232.

Joe Herber 688HOPELAWN, NJ Joe Herber led the scoring in the

Gemini Towing League firing games of 247-213-228 for a

high series of 688.

John Baginsky rolled 223-224-232-679, Scott Akaleweicz

204-214-231-649, John Baginsky, Jr. 200-248-632, and

Myrtle Dunster 217.

Linda Shafer 686HOPELAWN, NJ Linda Shafer topped the scoring in the

His & Hers League firing games of 221-209-256 for a high

series of 686.

Michael Holoka shot 269-223-676, Bill Smith 213-224-

234-671, Tom Poulos 207-224-233-664, Jim Hrasna 205-

231-202-638, and Andy Shafer 216-215-630.

Rob Williams 682HOPELAWN, NJ Rob Williams led the scoring in the

Friday Nite Mixed League tossing games of 245-223-214

for a high series of 682.

Eric Hatli rolled 278-644, Roccio Fortunato 2260203-215-644, Glenn Aiellio 236-221-640, David Andriola 201-230-

201-632, and Melissa Hertenberger 212.

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