September 1, 2010 Sports Reporter

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Ed Hayes, Jr. Rolled 299At Majestic Lanes

Pete Neal 299-802-1028At Parkway Lanes

HOPELAWN, NJ Ed Hayes, Jr.led the scoring in the Raritan BayMens League at Majestic Lanesfiring games of 217 and 205around a near perfect 299 for asession high series of 721.

Gabe Ferrari shot 203-2252-246-701, Ted Lapka 264-237-689, LeeKay 207-246-219-672, Steve A.Venito 234-213-219-666, JoeyWeisensetin 200-242-211-653,Diana Ragusa 258-258-206-650,

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ Pete Neal topped the scoring in theFred Gowe Summer DoublesLeague at Parkway Lanes blastinga high game of 299 and high seriesof 802-1028.

Vic Padilla hit 856, Ed Elliot 949,Vin Turano 918, Dominick capoz-zoli 911, Brett Contreras 901, JipWinfrey 897, Rich Selitto 894, JimRoss 874, and Vin Vidovic 860.

Frank Fiscello Hit 300At Hanover Lanes

Rich Funk III Rolled 300At Majestic Lanes

EAST HANOVER, NJ -Frank Fiscello blasted a 300 game on hisway to a 739 series while rollingin the West Morris Thursday NightMen's League at Hanover Lanes.

Mike Diamond shot a 235 tripletfor a 705 series. Paul Douvas hit706, and Mark Gorgodian tallied a700 set.

HOPELAWN, NJ Rich Funk III blasted twelve in a row for a 300game in while bowling in the 400Handicap League at MajesticLanes.

Tommy Martino earned highseries honors when he shot 258-247-235-917, Nelson Alves hit

233-237-237-892, Jason Paro 228-241-887, Anthony Martino 240-225-202-215-882, Walt Kronert205-264-217-878, Brian Hawkins210-224-255-874, Lisa Palazzoal222-232-214-204-872, andAmanda Hermann 203-220-219-832.

HAMMOND, Ind . MikeHenry of Brunswick, Ohio,ended a 10-year quest for hisfirst Professional BowlersAssociation Senior Tour titlewhen he won the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open atOlympia Lanes, defeating TimKauble of Marion, Ohio, 247-166, in the title match.

Henry, at age 62, upset threeconsecutive favored players.Kauble was the title-matchfavorite after winning the PBAGolden Anniversary Senior Championship at OlympiaLanes two years earlier. In thesemifinal round, Henry upset

47-time PBA Tour championand PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla.,235-192. In the match beforethat, he had eliminated another PBA Hall of Famer, WayneWebb of Columbus, Ohio.

It has been a lot of hard work and it paid off, said Henry, who had previously fin-ished second twice in PBA Senior tour events. Therewere 117 great bowlers to start this tournament, but to

beat Wayne Webb and Walter Ray? I wouldnt tradethis for anything.

Mike made the lanes look easy, but they weretough, Kauble said. If they had been easy, therewould have been more left-handers in the hunt andthere werent.

Henry won a large eagle trophy along with an$8,000 prize and said he was going to mount the

eagle on the front of hismotorhome so everyone couldsee it while he drives down thehighway to the Senior Toursnext stop.

Kauble advanced to thechampionship match by defeat-ing Ron Profitt of Brookville,Ohio, 233-211, while Henrywas eliminating Williams, inhis rookie year on the PBASenior Tour, in the other semi-final round match, 235-192.

Henrys upset victory also played a key role in the PBASenior Player of the Year pointsrace, stalling Webbs hopes of virtually locking up the PBA

Senior Player of the Year title,and he prevented Williamsfrom gaining meaningfulground on Webb in the pointsrace.

Webb failed to add to his points total when he was elimi-nated in his best-of-three-game

match against Henry, 2-0. Webb remained the leader with 48 points while Williams earned four points for finishing third to move into a tie for second placewith Mark Williams (no relation) of Beaumont,Texas, both with 32. The top four finishers in eachPBA Senior Tour event earn 16, 8, 4 and 2 Player of the Year points, respectively.

I hate to lose, but I hate it even more when its myown fault, Webb said. Mike bowled a good match,

but I made some bad shots. Oh, well. Its not the firsttime and it wont be the last.

BABYLON, NY: JoeMuscat of Melville, NYwon the $500 top prizeand his first Long IslandGenerations Bowlers Tour (LIGBT) champions tro-

phy. Finishing second wasAnthony Distinti of Commack, NY whoearned $300 as the LIGBTran its first of two addedsummer events and a greatcrowd of 78 bowlers com-

peted for over $6,000.The lane pattern for theBabylon tournament, for handicap bowlers, wasKegels BroadwayPattern. Twenty bowlers

(better than 1 in 4) advanced tothe finals with cut scores of 678in the first squad and 667 in thesecond squad. All bowlersadvancing to the finals wereguaranteed $90 which was 30%more than their entry fee.

The handicap shootout wasextremely exciting as Joe Muscatneeded a mark in the tenth to winthe title. Joe bowled a 256 (194scratch) to defeat AnthonyDistinti by just 4 pins. Anthony

rolled a 252 (202 scratch). Therewas a third bowler in theshootout but they were disquali-fied when their average was ver-ified and it proved to be erro-neous.

Mike Henry Tops PBA SeniorLake County Indiana Open

By Bill Vint

Mike Henry

Joe Muscats First LIGBT Title

Vic Padilla Posted a 300At Parkway Lanes

Joe Parisi 300 at Plaza Lanes

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ VicPadilla led game and series scor-ing in the Fred Gowe Summer

Doubles League at Parkway Lanesfiring perfect with a 300 game between games of 256 and 277then added a 256 for the highseries of 1102.

Dominick Capozzoli was near perfect with a 299 game finishing

with an 1006 set.Vin Vidovic shot 290-1038 fol-

lowec by Steve Tripp tossing

1005, Frank Tafaro 980, MikeBarone 948, Bill Manghisi 9476,Vin Turano 944, Lynn Tolbert 935,Scott Koening 932, Rich Sellitto909, John Soares 989, and JipWinfrey 890.

MADISON, NJ Joe Parisi blast-ed perfection with a 300 game andfinished the session with a 761

series while contesting in theThursday Adult/Junior League atPlaza Lanes

Joe Muscat and Anthony Distinti


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Are pro bowlers athletes? Youhave heard that question before,and you will hear it again andagain. Of course they are.

Dictionaries inform us that anathlete is one who contends for aprize. The word books also definean athlete as anyone trained or fitto contend in exercises requiring

physical agility, stamina, and oftenstrength.

The pro bowler, male or female,fits, with the possible exception of strength. Though strength is help-ful, it isn't vital because the typenecessary in bowling is not thebrute strength so needed in theheavy contact sports.

In bowling, timing, coordination,and a delicate touch add up to ahigh degree of finesse needed to goalong with selected force to scoreconsistently. Top bowling takesrhythm, balance, and skilled mus-cular effort. The muscles must besupple and toned, in shape, strong,

but not necessarily rock hard.A pro bowler must be competi-

tive. He pays to play, unlike othersport players who are paid to play.The bowler's pay is what he wins,and he cashes only with superiorperformances.

Dedication is a must for any ath-lete. A star bowler must spend longhours for many years building, per-fecting and maintaining skills.There is a growing school of thought that today's bowlingequipment might be better than theplayers and this cuts down on thetime needed to get to the top. Trueor not, too many times a pro bowler

is classed with the average fun andrecreation bowler. That's akin toequating a touch football game at apicnic with the Super Bowl.

Former PBA tour tournamentdirector Harry Golden alwayspointed out how much time andphysical effort a pro had to exert,and all-time great Carmen Salvinoexplained how many great athletesfrom other sports had troublekeeping up in bowling.

One of the keen students of thesport, Hall of famer JohnnyPetraglia weighs in, "If a kid pitch-es a shutout in Little League for sixinnings everybody considers him agreat athlete. A typical game takestwo hours so the kid is on themound about an hour, gets a break every 10 minutes or so, and you caneven call timeouts.

"That same kid could bowl inJunior Bowlers Tour events. He

gets on the lanes at 1 p.m., rollsqualifying, then might advance tothe semi finals and then thestepladder finals. By the time he'sfinished it could be 9 p.m. He bowlson changing lanes, and generally isout there by himself for eight solidhours. At the end of the tourna-ment the winner has gone through

a real workout, yet nobody looks athim as a great athlete. This couldbe the same kid who pitched theshutout."

There is a question as to whichwas the more demanding test.

Top ranked bowlers roll moregames in a week than the averagebowler rolls in a year. They proba-bly spend more time in actual com-petition than any other sports per-former. Pro bowlers are often onthe lanes more than seven hoursand the total time involved, back and forth between squads, prepa-ration (checking and drilling orchanging balls, practicing, etc.) can

more often than not add up to 12hours in a single day.

There is little relaxing, at anystage. Each and every roll of theball counts in qualifying and matchplay. A must is the ability to concen-trate under constant pressure, onTV, and in a sport where you'realways in a crowd, yet always allalone. Spectators are only a few feetaway from competing bowlers, butit is still you and only you againstthe lane conditions and the pins.

Elite bowlers must learn aboutequipment, lane surfaces, lane fin-ishes, lanes dressings, and othervariables, each worthy of deep

study and plenty of homework.The sport looks simple. It is, sim-ple to play, difficult to master,impossible to conquer. Each higheraverage plateau is a new challenge,and the pro side is the highest peak.There are millions upon millions of bowlers. Few are high on the aver-age list and those good enough tomake a living at the sport can becounted in the hundreds.

Is a bowler an athlete? Add upthe definite skills and knowledge,physical and mental, needed forsuccess at the higher and pro levels,and top bowlers must be ranked asoutstanding athletes.

And bowling must heed thewords of Petraglia, "It's got to bebrought out to the rest of the worldthat a bowler is an athlete, whetherpeople believe it or not. The indus-try has got to help get that messageacross."

2 SPORTS REPORTER September 1 - 7, 2010

Despite two days on and off thelanes, and some sore muscles, theenthusiasm was still there on DayThree of Bowling Boot Camp. Thehighlight of the day was the arrivalof the reigning worlds best

bowler, Walter Ray Williams, Jr.He spoke to the students aboutsome humorous and not-so-funnyexperiences on the ProfessionalBowlers Tour over the past 27years. He has nearly as many sec-ond place finishes as his 47 titles.But he reflected on that, sayingIve discovered that its okay tolose. After lunch, Walter Raystepped up on each lane and spokewith the campers, threw mostlystrikes, gave autographs, andcoached.

After an elimination process of each camper picking off a corner

pin from a full rack of pins, the lastman standing was Ty Aquiliano,Hopatcong, a 17-year-old who has

only been bowling for a year and ahalf.

Ken Yokobosky set up a mock televised match with lighting, andfans surrounding the tournamentlanes. He provided commentarythroughout and interviewed both

bowlers during the competition. Ty picked Al Jones to be his in-tourna-ment coach and it was game on.When it was over, Williams posted269 to Tys 189. He was awarded afree campership for next year, val-ued at more than $600. I wouldhave paid and gone anyway, adelighted Aquiliano said. TheSparta High School senior alreadyaverages 192 and said I owe it allto Al Jones. He built me from theground up. The camp improvedTys approach, hand placement,and he learned much more aboutthe surface of bowling balls.

While the entire three days cant be put into a short column, therewere highlights. Fred Borden, thehead coach of Bowling Boot

Camp, said that bowlers shouldhave a plan, and then revisit it

every three weeks. Go back to acoach for private sessions everysix weeks. The four integral partsof bowling are the delivery, thelane, ball (especially the cover stock) and the brain.

This being the tenth camp atRockaway Lanes, I asked RichMark, owner-proprietor, why he

would give his center up for thosethree days year after year. I wantto create an awareness about thesport of bowling, he said, andthis is one of many ways to do it.Teaching the sport is somethingthat will grow it. Ive always donethings even if they cost money

purely to expose bowling. For thestudents, the camp reinforces

bowling as a lifetime sport.I thought about the $615 fee, and

by breaking it down per bowler per hour per coach, the camp was trulya bargain. For about $25 per hour the 48 students received classroominstruction, on-lane instruction

from a host of world-class certifiedcoaches, and resources to reinforceall they learned. They got to meetthe Big Pro one-on-one, andformed new friendships with eachother and with their coaches. Youcant really put a price on that.

J o a n Ta y l o r sTe n P i n R a p . . . .

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Union County NJ USBCSupports Veterans Home Sam Passaro Top Youth at North Arlington

North Arlington, NJ 07/16/10 Thirteen-year-old Sam Passaro scored his second-best threesome of the sea-son to pace Saute Two to a sweep of the Absentees in North Arlingtons Friday evening Adult-Youth Doubles.

The Bacon Boys shocked league-leading Bosch Beastin, 5-2, despite junior Bryan Valentins 232 opener.The Bowling Bombers turned the tables on Boom Boom Pow, taking two of three in a position encounter tomove back into a third place tie with them.

Atop the youth leader-board were Sam Passaro +18, Bryan Valentin +52 and Danny Bivin +1. Best fromtheir adult counterparts came from Vin Albrecht 268-654 and Tom Bivin 190.

Marsha Lasko, center, Asst. Supervisor of Recreation, VeteransMemorial Home, Menlo Park, NJ, accepts a donation from theUnion County United States Bowling Congress Bowling Association(UCUSBCBA) in the amount of $4,900.00. Presenting the checksare Frank A Specht, right, President of the UCUSBCBA andRodney Godfrey 2nd Vice President.

The UCNJUSBC annually collects donations from the leaguebowlers.

Special recognition goes to Chuck and John Fatigati, proprietorsof Jersey Lanes in Linden, NJ. They have been matching funds col-lected from the bowlers of their bowling center for several years.This years donation was $1,451.00.

Missing from photo was Christine McNulty, Supervisor of Recreation.

TURBO TO SPONSOR 2011U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN

Bowling Proprietors' Association of America Finalizes An Exclusive Arrangement For

Premier Women's Event ARLINGTON, Texas, August 24, 2010 - The Bowling Proprietors'Association of America (BPAA) has inked a deal to have TurboBowling Accessories become a promotional sponsor of the presti-gious Bowling's 2011 U.S. Women's Open. As part of the agreement,Turbo captures product line exclusivity to all marketing aspects of the historic event and the qualifiers leading up to the finals.

The 2011 U.S. Women's Open is open to all female youth andadult bowlers in the United States and their international counter-

parts. The June 30, 2011 finals will be hosted on-site at CowboysStadium in Arlington, Texas (home of Super Bowl XLV). The event,scheduled to air on ESPN, is expected to draw one of the largest liveviewing audiences in the history of the sport.

Turbo, a leading manufacturer of bowling insert products andaccessories, plans to use the partnership to further expand recogni-tion in women's sports. "As a female executive of the bowlingindustry, it is my privilege and honor to be able to lend our supportand sponsorship to this prestigious event," said Lori Tessmar, presi-dent of Turbo Bowling Accessories. "We commend the BPAA andEbonite International for stepping up and offering this tremendousopportunity to showcase women's bowling."

Bowling continues to be the largest participation sport in the U.S.as annually, more than 71 million consumers take to the lanes. Nowwomen represent 49% of all bowlers and their involvement hasgrown the last four years with a 1.5% increase in the past 12-months.

"We are proud to have Turbo aligned with the 2011 Bowling'sU.S. Women's Open and all marketing associated with this once-in-alifetime event," said Steve Johnson, executive director of the BPAA."As a progressive leader in our industry, Turbo recognizes the surg-ing popularity of bowling among women and the heightened con-sumer demand to watch and attend bowling events."


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Scott West 744MADISON, NJ Scott Westtopped the scoring in theWednesday Trio League at PlazaLanes by firing a 254 game for a

high series of 744.Oren Warter hit 256-737 fol-

lowed by Giles Ward rolling 257-722, Anthony Parisi 255-708, andTony Ferlise with 267-681.

Rich Galante 662MADISON, NJ Rich Galantetook the spotlight tossing a 235game in a 662series followed byTom HiIler with 226, Jim Matunas247, and Tony Ferlise and BenGeffken each posting a 593 setwhile contesting in the TuesdayDoubles League.

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Walter Ray Williams Jr. Horseshoe UpdateWalter Ray Williams Jr. isnt

playing horseshoes at the samelevel he was when he won sixWorld Horseshoe PitchingAssociation championships, but achampion always seems to showhis stripes.

The reigning PBA Player of theYear finished a disappointing11th in the 2010 World HorseshoePitching Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Aug. 6, postinga 9-10 match record. But in the

process, he handed horseshoesuperstar Alan Francis of

Defiance, Ohio, his only loss of the competition a 41-36 deci-sion that forced Francis into a

playoff with Vermonts BrianSimmons for the title. Franciswon the playoff, 40-12, for hiseighth consecutive world title andhis 16th overall.

Alan had about his worst game

in five years against me with anunbelievable amount of bad luck,kind of like someone getting

pocket splits and taps as he hadabout nine ringers bounce off of the stake, Williams said. I

pitched a decent game against

him, but still quite a bit less thanwhat I am capable of. I basically

pitched the worst I have ever pitched at the world tournamenthaving two of the worst games Ihave pitched since I was 10 yearsold.

Keith Urquhart 744 at Stelton LanesPUSCATAWAY, NJ Keith Urquhart led the scoring in the WednesdayDoubles League at Stelton Lanes firing games of 259-242-243 for a highseries of 744.

Joe Obst shot 246-238-228-712, Rob Lawless 209-276-244-709, JoeGrillo 267-225-210-702, and Nichole Toto 226-232-237-695.


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PBA Accepting Meritorious ServiceNominations for Hall of Fame

SEATTLE, Wash. The Professional Bowlers Association is acceptingnominations for meritorious service candidates for election into thePBA Hall of Fame in 2011.

To be considered for the meritorious service section, individuals musthave demonstrated service, devotion, ideas, ideals and contributionsabove and beyond the ordinary to the sport of professional bowling out-side the framework of competitive bowling.

Those submitting nominations for the meritorious service section areasked to include as much documentation and background information as

possible.Deadline for submission of nominees is Sept. 7 and may be sent with

supporting documentation to Corey Kistner via e-mail to [email protected] or by regular mail, PBAHall of Fame Meritorious Service, c/o Professional BowlersAssociation, 719 2nd Avenue, Suite 701 Seattle, WA 98104.

Pat Crocitto, Danny BivinPace North Arlington Juniors

NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 07/23/10 In North Arlingtons FridayAdult-Youth Doubles, Pat Crocitto and Danny Bivin shared YouthBowler of the Week recognition. Pat posted a +35 and an opening game181 in leading the Bowling Bombers past Saute Two and undisputed

possession of third place. Danny had a +27 in a strong finish, keepinghis Bacon Boys in control of second place as they outscored BoomBoom Pow, 836-789.

Meanwhile, powerhouse Bosch Beastin reduced its magic number tosix with four weeks left, taking two of three from the Absentees; junior Bryan Valentins slightly older 18-year-old partner continued BoschBeastins dominance with 246-665, raising his average to an awesome217.


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Brian Hawkins 973HOPELAWN, NJ Brian Hawkins led thescoring in the Handicap Doubles League fir-ing games of 235-235-256-247 for a highseries of 973.

Tommy Martino shot 232-237-239-210-917, Matt OGrady 224-255-862, Ed Hayes,Jr. 223-268-834, Steve Bonner 206-222-224-821, Lisa Palazzola 224-778, and DawnDerasani 201-746.

In the Mon. NIte Bud Open League Jack Fernicola shot 224-205-603, Lonnie Levy236, Peter Ortiz 242, and JeN Daunno 205.

Nelson Alves 948HOPELAWN, NJ Nelson Alves topped thegame and series scoring in the HandicapDoubles League at Majestic Lanes firinggames of 201-270-254-223 for a high seriesof 948.

Walt Kronert shot 214-217-237-257-925,Tommy Martino 226-255-226-202-909,Rocco Fortunato 2545-221-224-895,Thomas Ortiz 224-235-205-852, Jason Paro217-247-222-841, Steve Bonner 233-213-215-837, Paul Stolp 211-247-833, DawnCerasini 203-213-204-819, Lisa Palazzola205-201-211-794, and Jaime Mugnone 209-220-789.

Lee Kay 667 HOPELAWN, NJ Lee Kay led the scoringin the Guys and Dolls League firing gamesof 218-215-234 for a high series of 667.

Steve Venito shot 234-234-656, LauroPerez 205-236-201-642, Rocco Fortunato222-226-635, and Elio Carrasoc 237-604.

Wayne Bebert shot 229-601 in the Junior HavABall League.

Lauro Perez 656 HOPELAWN, NJ Lauro Perez paced thescoring in the Guys and Dolls League firinggames of 211-204-241 for a high series of 656.

Steve Venito shot 220-217-190-627, ElioCarrasco 206-203-600, Micahel Acevedo224, Carole Lopez 233, Bobby Sarvida 219,Mike Dellamanna 212, Rocco Fortunao 207,Kyle Jannuzzi 202, and Mike Kelly 188.

In the Junior HavABall League JasonCiszewski shot 182, Heather Medoro 149,Brenden Barrese 122, and Andrew Shaw130.

Bill Bailey rolled 198-178-180-556, JohnKertesz 150-179-142, Tom McQueary 150-165-111, and John Gonczi 129 in thePerformance Ball Trios League.

THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC

HELSINKI, Finland - Junior Team USA'sAndrew Koff won the gold medal in boysall-events and helped lead the Americansinto the team semifinals at the 2010 WorldTenpin Bowling Association World YouthChampionships.

Koff became the first United States bowler to win the all-events in the history of theWorld Youth Championships, finishing withan 18-game total of 4,036, an average of 224.2, at Tali Bowl. His strong performancealso helped the U.S. into the team semifinalsin fourth position after six games of qualify-

ing.Koff led the Americans with 1,335 and wasfollowed by Jake Peters (1,273), DevinBidwell (1,207) and Craig Hanson (1,117).

The United States boys settled for the sil-ver medal in team event after a high-scoring

battle with Korea a the 2010 World TenpinBowling Association World YouthChampionships.

Junior Team USA fired a game of 860 inthe gold-medal match, but it wasn't enoughas the Koreans got ahead and never relin-quished the lead in shooting 892 at TaliBowl. The Korean girls also won the teamgold medal.

Craig Hanson led a balanced effort fromthe Americans with a 226 game and was fol-lowed by Jake Peters (222), Devin Bidwell(211) and all-events gold medalist AndrewKoff (201). The Koreans were led by Ju-Young Kim with 237, while Hae-Sol Hongshot 235, Jong-Woo Park had 221 andSeung-Hyeon Shin had 199.

"There's a little disappointment, but youcan never be unhappy when you bowl well,and all four guys bowled really well today,"Peters said. "We feel we bowled the best wecould, and they bowled better. You can't doanything about that."

In the semifinals, the United States took down top seed Estonia with ease, 942-786.Peters led the high-scoring effort with a 279game. Bidwell shot 227, Koff had 220 andHanson fired 216. Korea knocked outAustralia in the other semifinal, 812-755.

Korea's girls team won the title with an

839-785 victory over Korea. The Koreansadvanced to the gold-medal match by oust-ing England, 816-756, while Singaporetopped Malaysia, 860-769.

In Masters match play action, which beganafter the team semifinals and finals Saturdayafternoon, the United States' four playerswere eliminated prior to the medal rounds.

Koff advanced to the quarterfinals, but fellto Ju-Young, 3-2, in the best-of-five gamesformat. After taking a 2-1 lead, Koff droppedthe final two games 219-210 and 221-196.

Junior Team USA's Jenn Boisselle alsomade it to the quarterfinals, where she lost toKorea's Moon-Jeong Kim, 3-1. Boisselletook the first game 242-224 but then lost176-141, 234-225 and 243-192.

In the Round of 16, Koff defeatedEngland's Richard Teece, 3-1, while Petersfell to Finland's Samu Valaranta, 3-1.Christine Bator lost to Moon-Jeong, 3-2,while Boisselle defeated Hayley White of England, 3-2.

KOFF WINS GOLDU.S. BOYS TAKE TEAM SILVER MEDALAT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

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