October 2012 Desert Bowler

(602) 538-6300 October 2012Vol. 24, No. 10

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HIGHLIGHTSTournament ClubsRecent ABT results on page 3. Upcom-ing ABT events listed on page 2.Recent Strike Force champions and up-coming events on pages 12 and 13.

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SEATTLE (Sept. 28, 2012) - The sport of bowling was shaken Septem-ber 28th with the news that PBA Tour champion Tony Reyes had been killed in a car accident in California. Reyes, 38, who competed in 14 seasons on the PBA Tour, won his lone Tour title in dramatic fashion in the 2006 Motor City Classic in Detroit where he bowled the 18th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history in the semifinal match against Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III before going on to defeat Wes Malott in the championship match 255-238. Reyes, of San Bruno, Calif., cut back on Tour competition in recent seasons to concentrate on his pro shop busi-ness and coaching. Most recently, he finished sixth in the 2010 PBA Tourna-ment of Champions, 21st in 2012 and 37th in 2011. “It is a sad day for the PBA and bowling,” said PBA Commissioner Tom Clark. “You hear descriptions about people all the time as being ‘great guys.’ Well in Tony Reyes’ case, that is an understatement. No one who ever met Tony Reyes didn’t like Tony Reyes. He was a great bowler, a unique talent with a gift of spreading the virtues of the game, a wonderful friend and the sadness we feel is indescribable. Our thoughts are with the Reyes family.” Reyes, who also won eight PBA Re-gional titles, graduated from San Jose

PBA Tour Champion Tony Reyes Dies from Injuries Suffered in Car Accident

Tony Reyes

State University in 1998 with a degree in radio, television and film. He com-peted on the San Jose State bowling team from 1992-95 and was named First Team All-America in 1993 and ‘95. He was also an assistant coach for the San Jose State bowling team. “Tony Reyes was an amazing per-son,” said PBA Deputy Commissioner and longtime PBA Tour Director Kirk von Krueger. “When he walked into a room, you just couldn’t help but smile; he simply made you feel good. Tony’s ‘100 watt’ smile was a window into the man inside and it told you everything you needed to know about him.” According to the San Bruno Patch News website, the accident occurred in the early morning hours September 28th in the town of Redwood City. Reyes was married to wife Nicole and had a one-year-old daughter, Gi-anna.

ABT Sponsors EVERY League in Arizona!By: CJ Carmien

Amateur Bowlers Tour is excited to announce our $1,250,000 total league sponsorship available to Arizona league bowlers. Every league, every night, every week! Over 400 Female and 400 Male winners each and every week. The only bowlers not eligible for these free entries are current PBA members. No catch, no strings, no member-ship, just FREE Entries. Something this big will still take some time for the word to spread. Nonetheless, starting October 15th, 2012, the free entries are all yours. It may sound crazy that the ABT is giving away over $20,000.00 of free entries just to the Phoenix bowlers each and every week. What might be even more crazy is LWBT is launching this in all 5 of its ABT territories, totaling over 3 mil-lion dollars of free entries just in the 2012/2013 league season. What could be considered insane, to be a league bowler and not at least be intrigued and look into this crazy tournament club giving away thou-sands of entries every week. Every day in every league, the High handicap series Female and Male win a Free entry into the ABT Phoenix’s weekend tournaments. Winners also receive a Free guest membership for that event. If the league is scratch, then the high scratch series Female and Male win an entry. All you need to do to redeem your free entry is to present your league standing sheet showing you as the high series that week. You have until the 2nd weekend after your winning series was bowled to redeem your entry. League bowlers that win free en-tries are entered into a League Bowler Win-A-Spot. This special entry type will guarantee that league bowlers will win main event entries by way of the 1 in 5

Arizona USBC Masters and Queens Champions The 51st annual Arizona USBC Masters and Queens tournaments were held September 22-23 in Tucson at Golden Pin Lanes. A strong field competed for one of Arizona’s most prestigious titles. Jordeen Koizumi won the Queens title and $300 prize with Amanda Falk finishing second for $250, Mandy Etem third winning $200, and Bryan-na Caldwell finishing fourth for $175. In the Masters event Michael Hau-gen, Jr won the title and $700 prize with Brett Wolfe second winning $500, Cameron Smith third for $450 and Chris Klerk finishing fourth for $400.

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LAKE HAVASU — Top-seeded Michael Haugen Jr. of Cave Creek defeated 10th-seeded Jim Pratt, Youngtown, 258-225, in the cham-pionship match of the PBA West Region Havasu Lanes Open, Sept. 21-23, at Center Havasu Lanes. Haugen Jr., an exempt member of the National Tour for the season beginning later this month, was 7-1 in match play and earned $2,500. Pratt, 6-3, collected $1,250. Ben Laughlin, Maricopa, was the next highest Arizonan, 7th, 4-3, $700, followed by guests Warren Eales, Phoenix, 15th, 0-3, $500, and Char-lie Emmons, Fort Mohave, 16th, 0-3, $500. Haugen Jr. began match play with a 3-0 (278-223, 263-167, 258-146) win over #16 Emmons in the best-of-five Round of 16, while Pratt rallied to edge #7 Jon Brandon, Newhall, Ca-lif., 3-2 (237-209, 184-235, 231-248,

189-172, 237-235). Laughlin, seeded 9th, blanked #13 former Tucsonan Eric Forkel, 3-0 (267-233, 268-253, 218-216), but fell, 2-1 (238-234- 264-288, 242-234), to Haugen Jr. in the best-of-3 Round of 8, while Pratt blanked #2 Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 2-0 (245-228, 245-227). In the single-game semifinals, Haugen Jr. topped #13 Bill Machin, Newbury Park, Calif., 238-195, and Pratt defeated #6 John DeBenedetta Jr., Henderson, 212-204. After the first half of the 2007-08 Regional season, Wodka is the points leader to gain an exemption on the 2008-09 National Tour with 134,389. Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., a Na-tional and Regional winner, follows, 131,435, with Andrew Cain, Scotts-dale, third, 116,015. Cain is second in the Regional

Michael Haugen, Jr Victorious in PBA West Region Havasu Lanes Open

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GREENDALE, Wis. - The United States Bowling Congress is forming a cooperative task force with com-panies that make bowling lanes to comprehensively analyze how issues relating to the sport’s playing surface affect scoring and credibility. The USBC and Manufacturer Lane Surface Task Force will consist of USBC research technicians along with representatives from synthetic bowling lane manufacturers. The group’s first meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17 at USBC Head-quarters in Greendale, Wis. Discussion topics for the meeting are expected to include lane surface friction, lane hardness specifications, surface roughness, use of an optical testing device and submission of lane surface samples for annual renewal by USBC. “USBC is creating this task force to get the key people involved in the process for future testing and re-search we have planned in this area. Those studies may lead to new speci-fications or other changes in synthet-ic bowling lane surfaces,” said USBC Technical Director Neil Stremmel. “Research and testing of bowl-

USBC Task Force to Study Bowling Lane Surface IssuesFirst meeting scheduled for Nov. 17 in Greendale, Wis.

ing lanes is one essential function of maintaining the credibility of the sport,” Stremmel continued. “A lane is the playing surface for bowling just as tees, fairways and greens are in golf. Like bowling balls and pins, lanes must meet strict guidelines so the sport is fair for all bowlers.” USBC recently added a new spec-ification relating to the hardness of a synthetic lane surface. All new syn-thetic surfaces submitted to USBC for testing and approval must meet a minimum Sward Hardness reading of 35. That specification is a result of a new test procedure developed by the USBC Specifications and Certifica-tions team, which analyzes surface friction and bowling ball footprint size in the readings. A Gauge R & R study, a statistical method recommended by the American Society for Quality, was used to determine the minimum limits. It was the first time USBC or its predecessor organizations devel-oped a specification for the hardness of a lane surface. USBC seeks manufacturer volun-teers for task force USBC is inviting manufactur-

ers of synthetic bowling lanes to join the USBC and Manufacturer Lane Surface Task Force. Inter-ested parties should contact USBC Senior Technician Dave Sprager at [email protected] or (800) 514-2695, ext. 3410 no later than Wednesday, Oct. 3. As with the ball task force, manufacturers agreeing to join the task force are responsible for making all arrangements and costs for attending meetings.Bowling ball task force a working model One reason USBC is forming the bowling lane task force is because a similar study group created to ad-dress bowling ball research has been valuable and successful. The USBC Bowling Ball Specifi-cations Task Force - comprised of representatives from 13 bowling ball manufacturing companies and USBC staff - was formed in 2005. Since that time, the task force has worked co-operatively to address bowling ball performance issues and their impact on the credibility and integrity of the sport. One major successful outcome


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WIN A SPOT INTO THE 2008 US OPENFor details on the 2nd annual New Year’s Day US Open Scratch Singles tournament at Golden Pin Lanes in Tucson, see page 18.

HONOR SCORESRecent 11-in-a-row’s, 300 games, and 800 series can be found on pages 17, 18-20.

BOWLING LOCATOR MAPSPhoenix bowling center map is on page 14 and Tucson is on page 16.

TOURNAMENT CLUB RESULTSJunior Bowlers Tour, page 15Strike Force Tour, pages 12

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cut from that squad. During ABT Tour-naments that offer 3 squad days, the 1st scheduled squad time is available for the League Bowlers to redeem his or her free entries. ABT Tournaments that offer 4 or more squad days, the 1st and 2nd scheduled squad times are available to redeem their free en-tries. This sponsorship is for all league bowlers and the responsibility lies in the bowlers hands to take advantage of this program. Do not expect to hear announce-ments in your centers. We cannot guarantee there will be flyers or infor-mation in your centers. But what we can guarantee you is this; the free entries are there, for you the bowl-ers, every league, every night, every week. Doesn’t matter if your league has 2 teams or 44 teams, there will be 1 male and 1 female winner. We will try diligently to supply each cen-ter with flyers containing information

on this sponsorship. The ABT will not ask the individual centers to help pro-mote nor will we ask league officers to help promote. Any assistance from the centers or officers will be greatly appreciated and help spread the word more quickly. The beauty of this spon-sorship is that it will be driven by the bowlers and nothing will stop this ball once it gets rolling! The ABT Phoenix branch has also began using a tour-nament format originally created for the Las Vegas Branch. Bowlers can now enter $25 Win-A-Spot squads that offer a more cost ef-fective path to the $1,000.00 1st place each weekend. Included in this format is the ever popular $5 Sneak-A-Peak option. Please refer to our website PAB.ABTBOWLING.COM or call CJ at (480) 532-1704 for complete details on all the amazing things the ABT has to offer every bowler in Phoenix.

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Lakeview Lanes September 8-9, 2012 MASTERS DIVISION - 14 entries Base Prize Mega Pot Total Prize1. David Kurlan $150 $250 $4002. Bryan Mitchell 0$50 0$70 $1203. Robert Bautista 0$40 0$60 $100CLASSICS DIVISION - 34 entries 1. John Payan $350 $650 $1,0002. Michael Maruca 0$50 000 $503. Steven Krejci 0$46 000 $464. Lynn Arthur 0$44 0$60 $1045. Michael Marranca 0$42 0$60 $1026. James Michael 0$40 000 $40HANDICAP SWEEPER PAYOUT 1. Michael Marranca $1352. Bryan Mitchell $603. John Payan $30

Mesa East Bowl September 15-16, 2012 MASTERS DIVISION - 13 entries Base Prize Mega Pot Total Prize1. Sean Ashley $350 $650 $1,0002. Don Exley 0$50 0$60 $1103. Ryan Markan 0$40 0$60 $100CLASSICS DIVISION - 19 entries 1. Jason Smith $150 $250 $4002. Daniel Kaurin 0$50 0$70 $1203. Mark Maddox 0$45 0$60 $1054. Vince Dorsey 0$40 0$60 $100HANDICAP SWEEPER PAYOUT 1. Daniel Kaurin $1152. Vince Dorsey $80

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Glenfair Lanes September 22-23, 2012 MASTERS DIVISION - 12 entries Base Prize Mega Pot Total Prize1. Bryan Mitchell $150 $250 $4002. Charles Kremer 0$50 0$60 $1103. Robert Bautista 0$40 0$60 $100CLASSICS DIVISION - 21 entries 1. Doug Stock $350 $650 $1,0002. Jon Sellers 0$50 000 $503. Lynn Arthur 0$45 0$60 $1054. Michael Marranca 0$40 0$60 $100HANDICAP SWEEPER PAYOUT 1. Bryan Mitchell $1502. Billy Pretlove $753. Vince Dorsey $60

AMF Chandler September 22-23, 2012 MASTERS DIVISION - 18 entries Base Prize Mega Pot Total Prize1. Robert Bautista $150 $250 $4002. Justin Penwell 0$50 0$60 $1103. Bryan Mitchell 0$45 0$60 $1054. Don Exley 0$40 0$60 $100CLASSICS DIVISION - 19 entries 1. Carmen McGalliard $350 $650 $1,0002. Kenneth Krejci 0$50 000 $503. Steven Krejci 0$45 000 $454. Vince Dorsey 0$40 0$60 $100HANDICAP SWEEPER PAYOUT 1. Justin Penwell $1202. Kenneth Krejci $503. Vince Dorsey $40

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In the wake of the tragic death of popular PBA champion Tony Reyes, an outpouring of “what can I do to help?” messages have flooded the PBA office, Facebook and other com-munity forums. A number of tributes and fundrais-ing programs to benefit Reyes’ family are under discussion, but one fund-raising effort that is already in place was created by Chrissie (Beamish) Kent and her husband, 10-time PBA Tour champion Doug Kent. Chrissie Kent has launched a national fundrais-ing effort through “Scentsy,” a direct-sales company founded to market wickless candles and fragrances. The Kents also have established a not-for-profit bank account in their hometown of Newark, N.Y., to benefit Reyes’ wife Nicole and daughter Gianna. “When we heard the news about Tony, Doug and I thought there had to be something we could do to help Tony’s family. He was such an amaz-ing individual,” Chrissie said. “You don’t really know how many lives you have impacted until something like this happens, and Tony had an impact on thousands of people.” To make a lengthy story shorter, Chrissie (who represents the product line) developed a promotion through Scentsy called “Buddies for Tony.” The program involves a stuffed ani-mal called a “Scentsy Buddy” with a zippered back where a scent pak is in-serted. Each animal normally sells for $25, but there is currently a two-for-one promotion (two Buddies for Tony for $25) – and all proceeds are being

“Buddies for Tony” Fundraising Program to Benefit Tony Reyes Family

donated to the “Buddies for Tony” bank account at Lyons National Bank in Newark, N.Y. ● If you want to purchase “Buddies for Tony” - go to: https://supersafes-cents.scentsy.us. Below Chrissie’s photo on the website, there is a “My Open Parties” header. 1) Click on the “Buy from Party” to the right of the Buddies for Tony list-ing. 2) Next, scroll down the page to Scentsy Buddy Collection and click Scentsy Buddy where you will be di-rected to the list of Buddies. 3) Click on “Build a Multi-Pack” where you see the dog and lamb. Choose both of the animals you would like to purchase and add them to cart. 4) You will see Scent Pak (purple tab) above the Buddies. Choose a scent pak and the company will ran-domly select a second scent pak for you. 5) The Scentsy Buddy program will be available until Dec. 10 or until in-ventory is sold out, whichever occurs first. ● If you want to participate, but don’t want the stuffed animals: ship them to Chrissie Kent and the animals will be donated to a children’s hospi-tal, holiday toy drive or another suit-able charity. ● If you would prefer to make a cash contribution to benefit Tony’s wife and daughter, send contributions payable to “Buddies for Tony” to: Bud-dies for Tony, c/o Chrissie Kent, 725 West Miller, Newark, NY 14513.


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Winners of the September 30th Top Dawg Doubles tournament at Starlite Lanes in Flagstaff were Brian Wilkens and Chad Clark. The next Top Dawg tournament will be November 4th.

SEATTLE (Sept. 27, 2012) – The Professional Bowlers Association’s 33rd consecutive season of television coverage on ESPN begins with 16 tele-casts, including 11 shows expanded from 90 minutes to two hours, and live coverage of two major championships plus the first round of an all-new team competition. The winter-spring PBA television season on ESPN begins on Sunday, Dec. 9, PBA Commissioner Tom Clark and ESPN Senior Director of Program-ming and Acquisitions Jason Bernstein announced. Lon McEachern will be an-nouncer and PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen will be color analyst for all ESPN-PBA telecasts. The schedule announced includes only the winter and spring segments of the PBA’s 2012-13 schedule. Coverage of additional events, including the 70th U.S. Open, will be announced later. “Since 1979 when ESPN made its debut, the PBA and ESPN have en-joyed a wonderful partnership that has allowed millions of bowling fans to watch the best in bowling,” Clark said. “We are, as always, excited to not only continue our relationship, but to expand our Sunday coverage to two hours for 11 of our 16 telecasts this season, and to include an all-new concept in profes-sional bowling as part of our 2012-13 lineup.” “We continue to work with our part-ners at the PBA to develop new ways of enhancing the bowling product,” Bern-stein said. “The addition of 30 minutes of action to most of our Sunday shows this season is a great way to serve loy-al fans of the sport.” The winter-spring ESPN lineup will include six telecasts originating from the PBA World Series of Bowling IV in Las Vegas, followed by the finals of the Round 1 Japan Cup from Tokyo, the Chris Paul PBA League All Stars, five new PBA League telecasts – including live coverage of the first PBA League event on Sunday, Jan. 27, from Thun-derbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich. - and live coverage of the United States Bowl-ing Congress Masters from Brunswick Zone Carolier in N. Brunswick, N.J., on Sunday, Feb. 24, and PBA Tournament of Champions from Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis on Sunday, March 31. PBA coverage will take a two-week break in mid-March during the NCAA basketball tournament.

In addition to its ESPN coverage, more than 200 hours of exclusive live coverage of qualifying and match play from PBA Tour events will be webcast to a worldwide audience on pba.com’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel. Further details on the PBA League will be announced soon.

2012-13 PBA-ESPN TELEVISION SCHEDULE(All shows are two hours unless noted) Sunday, Dec. 9, 11am – WTBA Bayer Advanced Aspirin World Bowling Tour Fi-nals presented by PBA, PBA World Series of Bowling IV, South Point Hotel and Ca-sino, Las Vegas. Sunday, Dec. 16, 11am – Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Cheetah Champion-ship, WSOB IV, South Point Hotel and Ca-sino, Las Vegas (90 minutes). Sunday, Dec. 23, 11am – PBA Viper Championship, WSOB IV, South Point Ho-tel and Casino, Las Vegas (90 minutes). Sunday, Dec. 30, 11am – PBA Cha-meleon Championship, WSOB IV, South Point Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (90 minutes). Sunday, Jan. 6, 11am – PBA Scorpion Championship, WSOB IV, South Point Ho-tel and Casino, Las Vegas (90 minutes). Sunday, Jan. 13, 11am – PBA World Championship, WSOB IV, South Point Ho-tel and Casino, Las Vegas (90 minutes). Sunday, Jan. 20, 1pm – Round 1 Ja-pan Cup, Tokyo, Japan. Sunday, Jan. 27, 10am – PBA League Round 1, Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2pm – Chris Paul PBA League All Stars, Lucky Strike LA Live, Los Angeles. Sunday, Feb. 10, 1pm – PBA League Round 2 with Carmen Salvino Classic finals, Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich. Sunday, Feb. 17, 1pm - PBA League Round 3 with Mark Roth Classic finals, Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich. Sunday, Feb. 24, 1pm - United States Bowling Congress Masters, Brunswick Zone Carolier, N. Brunswick, N.J. Sunday, March 3, 1pm – PBA League Round 4 with Don Carter Classic finals, Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich. Sunday, March 24, 11am – PBA League Round 5 with Earl Anthony PBA Players Championship finals, Thunder-bowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich. Sunday, March 31, 12:30 p.m. – PBA Tournament of Champions, Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis. Sunday, April 7, 11am – PBA League Elias Cup finals, Woodland Bowl, India-napolis.

PBA’s 33rd Season of ESPN Television Coverage Begins December 916-event winter-spring segment includes 11 two-hour shows, live coverage of major championships INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 1, 2012) –

Funeral services for long-time India-napolis Professional Bowlers Asso-ciation tournament host Don Mitchell, who died at his home on Sept. 27 af-ter a lengthy illness were October 2nd at Crown Hill Funeral Home Remem-brance Chapel in Indianapolis. Mitchell, who was 80, owned the Royal Pin Leisure Centers chain in In-dianapolis, including Woodland Bowl, Western Bowl, Expo Bowl and South-ern Bowl before his retirement. Wood-land Bowl, which has hosted several major championships including the U.S. Open and PBA Touring Players

Services Set in Indianapolis for Long-Time PBA Tournament Host Don Mitchell

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SEATTLE (Sept. 10, 2012) – The Professional Bowlers Association’s experimental regional “animal pattern” championship series has produced 35 paid entries into PBA World Series of Bowling IV and a significant increase in the average number of entries in PBA Regional tournaments between March and August of 2012, PBA Di-rector of Regional and Senior Tours John Weber announced. The inaugural animal pattern se-ries featured Cheetah, Viper, Scorpi-on and Chameleon Championships in each of the PBA’s seven regions (the Shark pattern, the fifth lane condition in the series, was not used in the first-year program). Each event offered an optional entry program, allowing play-ers who elected to do so to compete on specific lane conditions for a paid World Series entry. In addition, the top player in overall competition points in each region – whether or not he paid the optional entry fees – also received a World Series entry. The animal pattern program was introduced by the PBA during the 2008-09 season to provide the bowl-ing public with a method to easily dif-ferentiate between the variety of lane conditioning challenges professional bowlers face. It has served as a cen-tral part of the World Series of Bowling since the WSOB’s inception in 2009, producing an annual series of animal pattern championships. The animal patterns also are featured in the PBA

Experience Sport Bowling league pro-gram conducted by the United States Bowling Congress, providing grass-roots league and tournament bowlers opportunities to test their skills on the same lane conditions used in PBA competition. The new regional tournament se-ries drew a total of 1,991 entries for 28 events – an average of 71.1 en-tries per tournament which represents a nine percent increase compared to entries in the more than 170 PBA Re-gional tournaments conducted over the past year. The Cheetah events drew the highest number of entries in five of the seven regions while Scor-pion Championships drew the fewest entries in four of the seven regions.

2012 PBA WEST REGIONAL ANIMAL PATTERN CHAMPIONS(results below include the tournament winner with player who earned optional WSOB berth noted in parenthesis; overall points include the top five players per region who had not won a WSOB entry in an individual event) Battle at Black Oak Casino Cheetah Open: Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif. (Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev.) Wine Country Scorpion Open presented by Co-lumbia 300: Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz. (PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif.) Vanessa Brown Homes Viper Open: Allen Blansette, Napa, Calif. (Blansette) Chameleon Don Johnson Memorial: Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill. (Rash) Overall Points: 1, Jeff Frankos, Daly City, Ca-lif. 2, Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz. 3, Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore. 4, Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif. 5, Dennis Horan, Temecula, Calif.

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“TEXT THE COACH”As a new feature if you are having a problem and need a quick answer to that problem, send me a text message during your next practice session, league session, or tournament and I will do my best to reply in a timely manner. Text to 602-550-5788.

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David A. Leverage is a Former ex-empt PBA Player, Silver level certified coach, an ASU Bowling Alumni mem-ber, A 6 time PBA titlist, has (53) 300 games and owns 2 Phoenix area Pro Shops. David was also named to the Bowlers Journal TOP 100 Coaches in America in 2010, AND 2011

Don’t Blame the Laneman! As bowlers we often want to place blame on everything else but our-selves. Some of the excuses I have heard in the bowling centers are; “the lanes were too dry”, “the lanes were too oily”, “it’s too hot”, “I couldn’t car-ry”. These are all legitimate concerns in certain circumstances. However more often than not if we truly reflect on our personal performances (my-self included), and be honest with our-selves, the blame ultimately should go on ourselves. For instance, if the lanes are too oily, it is up to us to slow down and adjust to the environment that we are bowling in. The fact is that the lanes are NOT going to be exactly the same from week to week. It is virtually impossible to re-create the exact same variables, environ-ment, and lane conditions from week

to week. There are many factors that can cause the lanes to be different from week to week. The Professional Bowler’s Tour which has perhaps the best lane maintenance program in the nation cannot get the lanes exactly the same from week to week and tournament to tournament. The lane surface is probably the biggest factor when put-ting down lane conditioner and trying to put out the same shot from day to day and week to week. In addition to lane surface weather and humid-ity can affect your lane conditions as well. This is especially true here in Arizona. One of my pro shop employ-ees had pointed out that in our winter leagues the weather conditions out-side are dramatically different from the first week to the 36th week. In August temperatures and humidity here in Arizona are completely differ-ent than they are in December and in May when the seasons traditionally end. August temperatures are 110 plus with humidity while December and January temperatures are 40 plus degrees lower with less humidity. These dramatic changes in weather and humidity change how lane con-ditioners are applied and how the ap-proaches can also change becoming more slippery or tacky. So the point here is we should take it easy on the “laneman”. Most of these people are hard working people who want the lanes to play exactly the same every week. Trust me when I say they don’t want to here all of the complaining and they all strive to put out the same conditions every week for us.

What ball is right foryou? Bowlers come in all shapes, sizes, ages and varieties. Because of this the bowling ball manufacturers have made a wide variety of bowling balls from one’s which go straight to balls that hook a great deal. The question here is do YOU have the right ball for YOUR game? One of my biggest jobs in the Pro Shop business and as a top bowling coach is to make sure my customers and my 200 plus students have the proper equipment in their hand to do the job! For the extremes (junior bowlers and senior bowlers) the weight of the ball and the grip are absolutely crucial to their success. As you age into your 50’s, 60’s 70’s and beyond, muscle tone and muscle mass deteriorates year after year and thus changes need to be made as strength and ball speed are lessened. As I tell my older stu-dents, “father time is undefeated” so we need to take some measures to keep playing. So make sure you have the correct “tool” in your hand when you are bowling. It is crucial to your success as a bowler!

ARLINGTON, Texas - College bowling fans again will be able to watch hundreds of hours of coverage on BowlTV during the 2012-13 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season. For the fourth consecutive season, fans will be able to watch regular-sea-son and postseason competition from across the country on BOWL.com’s BowlTV. The schedule kicks off with the Brunswick Southern Collegiate Clas-sic in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 3-4. The event is the first of four USBC Colle-giate Tier I events on BowlTV. Other Tier I tournaments on BowlTV are the Collegiate Shoot-Out (Dec. 17-18), Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invita-tional (Dec. 19-20) and the Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic (Feb. 16-17). BowlTV also will broadcast four regular season NCAA events, starting with the Track Kat Klash in Huntsville, Texas, from Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Other NCAA events include the Kutztown Invitational (Jan. 25-27), the Prairie View A&M Invitational (Feb. 1-3) and the Music City Classic (March 15-17). The postseason schedule starts with the NAIA Invitational in Indianapo-lis from March 22-24 and concludes with the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships and USBC Intercol-legiate Singles Championships from Lincoln, Neb., on April 16-20. For more information on USBC Col-legiate, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate.

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Team USA’s Chris Barnes and Kelly Kulick earned the gold medals September 25, 2012 in the inaugu-ral World Tenpin Bowling Association World Singles Championships in Li-massol, Cyprus. Kulick earned the title with a dra-matic 228-226 win over Latvia’s Diana Zavjalova, while Barnes took down teammate Tommy Jones, 212-198, to win the men’s title. In the women’s championship match, Kulick entered the final frame needing two strikes and nine pins to lock up the win. After carrying a light strike to start the 10th, Kulick went high on her next shot but the 4 pin fell very late for the second strike, propel-ling her to the title. “To go out and dominate all week long and make it to through to the final shots in the 10th frame and coming up clutch is really what I wanted to show up and do,” Kulick said. “The competi-tion this week was really strong, but I came all the way to Cyprus and got the job done.” Barnes pulled way from Jones down the stretch with strikes in the seventh, eighth and ninth to lock up the win. Jones earned the silver med-al for finishing second. “I know I didn’t win money like in a PBA tournament, but you don’t get very many opportunities like this to win a world title against a world-class field,” Barnes said. “I find it much more special at this point in my career than I might have at an earlier point in time. I really cherish a win like this.”

Kulick, Barnes Win World Singles Championships

In the semifinals, Barnes survived a tough match to beat Colombia’s An-dres Gomez, 246-244, while Jones knocked off Osku Palermaa, 259-199. On the women’s side, Kulick defeated Malaysia’s Esther Cheah, 212-207, while Zavjalova beat Mexico’s Aseret Zetter, 237-212. The semifinal losers shared the bronze medal. Team USA’s Shannon O’Keefe lost a tough quarterfinal match, 3-2, against Cheah. In the best-of-five match, O’Keefe took a 2-1 lead before dropping the final two games 257-224 and 268-222. The World Singles Champion-ships, which featured a maximum of two players from each country with 44 countries sending representatives, was created to bridge the gap between the other WTBA World Championship events, which feature full teams. The WTBA World Championships for men and women will take place in 2013 in Las Vegas, while the WTBA World Men’s Championships will be held in 2014 and the WTBA World Women’s Championships will take place in 2015, both in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The cycle begins again in 2016 with the second World Singles Cham-pionships.

WTBA WORLD SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPSAt Galatica Bowling Center, Limassol, CyprusSeptember 25, 2012 resultsCHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES Men: Chris Barnes, United States def. Tommy Jones, United States, 212-198 Women: Kelly Kulick, United States def. Di-ana Zavjalova, Latvia, 228-226

After a one-season hiatus, former Miss USA Kimberly Pressler will be back with the PBA as “laneside re-porter” for ESPN telecasts from the PBA World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, Nov. 2-11, and later in the sea-son, at the fourth annual Chris Paul PBA League All-Stars event. “I’m so excited; I’m honored to be coming back,” Pressler said. “I love being part of the PBA family. It’s won-derful to be part of such a monumen-tal event, with bowlers coming from around the world. Where else do you have people coming from so many countries for an event like this? “The thing that really struck me when I did the World Series in 2010 is that there is a lot of technique and hard work and practice that is needed to get to this level,” she added. “It’s amazing, too, that there is so much camaraderie among the players. It’s such a great family atmosphere and it’s such an amazing group of athletes putting on a great show. I’m thrilled to

be part of it.” Pressler, who once worked for the U.S. Department of Energy at a nucle-ar power plant, has hosted television programs for ABC, MTV, ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC and the Speed Network. She has covered events ranging from the ACIS Fitness National Champion-ships to the Traxxas TORC truck rac-ing series, from the Red Bull X-Fight-ers series to the X-Games. She made her PBA debut in a similar capacity during the 2010 event in Las Vegas.

Kimberly Pressler Returns as PBA “Laneside Reporter”

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SEATTLE – ESPN “World Series of Poker” co-host Lon McEachern, who made his debut in the Professional Bowlers Association broadcast booth as play-by-play announcer for the 2012 PBA Summer Shootout series, will join PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen as the PBA’s telecast team at the start of the new ESPN television season which begins in December. McEachern is the newest addition to a distinguished list of announcers who have called PBA action over a span of more than five decades while Pedersen will celebrate his 12th anniversary as ESPN’s PBA Tour color analyst. “Ironically, I first met Randy when I was sports director at KCOY in Santa Maria, Calif., and we covered the PBA Tour event in 1986 in Union City where he won his first PBA Tour title,” McEach-ern said. “We covered him pretty exten-sively during that tournament and I con-tinued to follow his career after that. “Our paths didn’t cross again until we worked together at the PBA Sum-mer Shootout last summer, but when we met again it was like we were old buddies.” McEachern, who has served as co-host for ESPN’s World Series of Poker telecasts with analyst Norman Chad since the show’s inception, has cov-ered a variety of ESPN shows since 1994, including the Tour de France, X-Games, World Cup Skiing, billiards and K-1 Kickboxing. Prior to his work with ESPN, McEachern called sporting events such as inline skating, martial arts and outdoor recreational activities for NBC, Fox Sports and the former Outdoor Life Network. McEachern received a Golden Mic Award for his radio work in Southern California and was nominated for an Emmy for his X-Games play-by-play coverage. “As an avid sports fan my whole

life, the weekends were often filled with watching sports and the PBA Tour telecasts were a can’t-miss show,” McEachern added. “The PBA Tour has always been in the upper echelon of prestigious sports properties and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.” During a 25-year career on the lanes, Pedersen earned his place as one of the Tour’s top players, winning 13 PBA Tour titles. His skills led to his selection as the 35th greatest player in PBA history as part of PBA’s 50-year celebration in 2009, followed by his induction into the PBA Hall of Fame in 2011. Since becoming the PBA Tour’s color analyst in 2001, Pedersen has witnessed many memorable moments in PBA history, but counts the major championships as the most memora-ble. “What has been the most memora-ble for me over the past 12 years has been covering some of the greatest majors in PBA history,” Pedersen said. “The past three seasons have been good examples when you look at Kel-ly Kulick becoming the first woman to win a Tour event at the Tournament of Champions in 2010; Mika (Koivuniemi) winning the TOC with a 299 in the semi-final match in 2011, and Pete Weber’s dramatic fifth U.S. Open title this past season. You can’t beat those.” Pedersen incorporates his experi-ence as a player, knowledge of the game and a mixture of humor and commentary to keep PBA Tour fans in-formed and entertained. “You try to not talk above or below the audience, but right in the middle,” Pedersen said of his role as color ana-lyst. “I strive to bring a player’s perspec-tive to the audience in a fun and infor-mative manner to enhance their viewing experience.”

Lon McEachern Joins PBA Broadcast Team as ESPN Play-by-Play AnnouncerPBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen to celebrate 12th year as color analyst

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Are you looking for a little compe-tition? Come out to Brunswick Zone Mesa! We’re starting a Senior Scratch Trios League on Monday, October 22nd, 2012 at 5:30pm for the meeting with bowling starting at 6pm. Pay just

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Among the early entries for PBA World Series of Bowling IV, set for Nov. 2-11 at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas, is Iceland’s Hafthor Hard-arson, the first player from his country to enter the annual multi-event inter-national bowling showcase that will kick off the PBA Tour’s 2012-13 sea-son. Entries received by the PBA of-fice include players from nine coun-tries - Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, the U.S. and Venezuela in addition to Iceland.

A New Country Heard From for World Series of Bowling IV

World Series III drew players from a record 15 countries. The World Series is open to full PBA members and PBA International members. An all-inclusive entry fee of $750 covers four animal pattern (Cheetah, Scorpion, Viper and Cha-meleon) championships plus the PBA World Championship. A maximum field of 240 players is expected. En-tries close on Oct. 26 or earlier if the field is filled. For complete WSOB en-try information, visit pba.com and look for the World Series link.

ACBA presented by HAMMER-BOWLING.COM and PRUITTS FUR-NITURE held Event #2 of the 2012-13 season September 16th in Tucson at Cactus Bowl. Entries came from the greater Phoenix area, Safford, Nogales and Tucson. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported ACBA. The tournament was held on Ke-gel’s Autobahn Pattern. Scoring pace was on the high end. After 6 qualifying games in the Open division the cut to the top 7 was plus 149. Leader was Kevin Jenkins at 356 over. Awesome bowling Kevin. Followed by Randy Cote (who had back to back 300’s dur-ing qualifying) at 299 over. 3rd was Keith Dommer at 263 over. 4th through 7th were bunched up headed into the 2 game semis. Ben Laughlin was 4th (180 over), Lanndyn Carnate (163 over), reigning ACBA bowler of the year Dave Cirigliano (154 over), and PBA tour champion Michael Haugen Jr.(149 over). After the 1st game of the semis the top 3 spots were solidified but the 4th and final spot for the elimination match play was up for grabs. Michael Haugen Jr showed why he is a PBA Tournament of Champions past winner bowling a big 268 game to grab the fi-nal spot for the match play finals. The finals were set. Top seed Kevin Jenkins squared off against Haugen Jr. Michael

continued to have the hot hand and eliminated Kevin 257 to Kevin’s 221. In the other semi final match Tucson’s Keith Dommer prevailed over fellow Tucson entrant Randy Cote 215 to 186. This set up the final match where Keith Dommer defeated Michael Haugen Jr in a close match 236 to 222. Congratu-lations to Keith Dommer on his ACBA title. In the senior division, after 6 games of Qualifying Mike Friedrichs lead qualifying with a solid 194 over for the 6 games. 2nd was newly relocated to Las Vegas Resident Warren Eales at 138 over. 3rd Cliff Connors plus 132. 4th Rick Herndon plus 115. 5th was Scott Washburn 113 over. 6th Ken (TUCSON) Hosp at 89 over along with Dusty Blair at the same score of 89 over. Headed into the 2 game semi’s it was up for grabs on who was going to make the top 4. Cliff Connors got off to a quick start with a 278 game to climb to the top seed headed into elimination match play at 205 over followed closely by Warren Eales at 201 over. 3rd place was the always solid Mike Friedrichs at 197 over and grabbing the last spot for the top 4 was Scott Washburn at 131 over. This set up a Warren Eales vs Mike Friedrichs showdown in match 1. Warren dominated with a big 269-183 victory over Mike. In the other semi fi-

Keith Doomer and Warren Eales Win ACBA Titlesnal match. Cliff Connors defeated Scott Washburn in a tight match 234 to 229. Setting up a title match of Warren Eales vs Cliff Connors. Warren Eales came out victorious in the title match defeat-ing Cliff 234-214. Congrats Warren on your ACBA title. A big thank you to Cactus Bowl for hosting this event. Great turnout from Tucson and surrounding areas. Please continue to support ACBA and bowl fu-ture events as we adapt and continue to grow back to being the premier bowl-ing organization ACBA has been for over 40 plus years in Arizona. Also thank you to Hammer bowl-ing products. Please visit HAMMER-BOWLING. com for all of your bowling needs. And thank you to Roger Sens-ing and PRUITTS furniture. If you see Roger out bowling please say thank you to him for his continued support of bowling in the Valley. Next month’s event will be held at

AMF McRay Lanes October 7 starting at 10:00am. This will be for the OPEN DIVISION ONLY. The event on OCT 14 is for the SENIOR DIVISION ONLY also at AMF McRay Lanes. Both events will be bowled on the kegel pattern Wind-ing Road. ACBA entry fees are now only $50 for regular events and $74 major events. An optional Bonus Pot is also available for an extra $50.

Top 5 - Open Division 1 KEITH DOMMER $572.00 2 MICHAEL HAUGEN JR $355.00 3 KEVIN JENKINS $386.00 4 RANDY COTE $253.00 5 LANNDYN CARNATE $102.00 Top 5 - Seniors & Women 1 WARREN EALES $450.00 2 CLIFF CONNORS $465.00 3 MIKE FRIEDRICHS $350.00 4 SCOTT WASHBURN $100.00 5 KEN HOSP $90.00


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CERBAT LANES3631 Stockton Hill Rd (Kingman)928-692-1818 (24 lanes)COTTON BOWL LANES1740 N. Pinal (Casa Grande)520-836-7304COYOTE LANESYuma Proving Grounds928-328-2308 (8 lanes)DESERT LANESBlvd 52010 (Fort Huachuca)520-533-2849 (24 lanes)HAVASU LANES2128 McCullouch (Lake Havasu City)928-855-2695 (32 lanes)

MORENCI LANESMorenci Plaza (Morenci)928-865-4343 (10 lanes)PLAZA BOWL127 Plaza Dr (Prescott)928-445-8300 (16 lanes)PONDEROSA BOWL5249 S. State Hwy 260 (Lakeside)928-537-9828RIM COUNTRY LANES1109 N. Beeline Hwy (Payson)928-474-9589 (16 lanes)SAFFORD BOWL410 E. 4th St (Safford)928-428-0999 (16 lanes)

RIVERSIDE LANESRiverside Resort /Casino (Laughlin, NV)888-590-2695 (36 lanes)SHAKE, RATTLE & BOWLCliff Castle Casino (Camp Verde)928-567-7950 (20 lanes)STARLITE LANES3406 E. Route 66 (Flagstaff)928-526-1138 (16 lanes)WILD RIVER FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT15136 Avenue B (Somerton)928-627-0890 (24 lanes)

BOWLING CENTERS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA

DESERT BOWLER April 2012 13 DESERT BOWLER • May 2010 15

1. AMF CHANDLER1900 N. Arizona Ave. (Chandler)480-963-0150 (32 lanes)

2. AMF CHRISTOWN1919 W. Bethany Home Rd602-249-1715 (48 lanes)

3. AMF DEER VALLEY2902 W. Thunderbird Rd602-866-1700 (32 lanes)

4. AMF DESERT HILLS2939 E. Bell Rd602-971-1105 (32 lanes)

5. AMF GLENDALE8840 N. 43rd Ave (Glendale)623-931-3785 (32 lanes)

6. AMF MESA2115 E. Southern Ave (Mesa)480-926-0051 (32 lanes)

7. AMF McRAY3825 W. Ray Rd (Chandler)480-899-2171 (32 lanes)

8. AMF PEORIA8475 W. Olive (Peoria)623-486-1496 (32 lanes)

9. AMF SCOTTSDALE7300 E. Thomas Rd (Scottsdale)480-946-5308 (24 lanes)

10. AMF SHEA VILLAGE10870 N. 32nd St.602-971-0160 (32 lanes)

11. AMF SQUAW PEAK3049 E. Indian School Rd.602-956-2400 (48 lanes)

12. AMF TEMPE VILLAGE4407 S. Rural Rd (Tempe)480-831-5322 (32 lanes)

13. AMF UNION HILLS3424 W. Union Hills Rd623-581-1595 (32 lanes)

14. BELL LANES16810 N. 99th Ave (Sun City)623-876-3050 (16 lanes)

15. BRUNSWICK DESERT SKY7241 W. Indian School Rd623-846-2090 (40 lanes)

16. BRUNSWICK KYRENE LANES6225 W. Chandler Blvd (Chandler)480-961-3388 (40 lanes)

17. BRUNSWICK TRI CITY BOWL1425 N. Central Ave. (Avondale)623-932-3388 (40 lanes)

18. BRUNSWICK VIA LINDA9027 E. Via Linda (Scottsdale)480-860-1363 (40 lanes)

19. BRUNSWICK ZONE XL GILBERT1160 S. Gilbert Rd (Gilbert)480-813-2695 (44 lanes)

20. BRUNSWICK ZONE MESA1754 W. Southern Ave. (Mesa)480-834-0588 (40 lanes)

21. BRUNSWICK ZONE GLENDALE17210 N. 59th Ave (Glendale)602-978-1777 (40 lanes)

22. GLENFAIR LANES6110 N. 59th Ave (Glendale)623-937-9225 (36 lanes)

23. DAVE & BUSTERS21001 N. Tatum Blvd.480-538-8956 (12 lanes)

24. JOHNSON LANES19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd (Sun City West)623-544-6140 (30 lanes)

25. LAKEVIEW LANES10502 W. Thunderbird Rd (Sun City)623-876-3055

26. MESA EAST BOWL9260 E. Broadway Rd. (Mesa)480-984-1158 (32 lanes)

27. LET IT ROLL BOWL8941 N. 12th St.602-944-4401 (36 lanes)

28. THUNDERBOLT LANESLuke Air Force Base (Glendale)623-856-6946 (24 lanes)

29. FOUNTAIN BOWL16737 E. Parkview Ave (Fountain Hills)480-816-5048 (12 lanes)

AJO BOWLING LANES1800 N. Ajo GB Hwy (Ajo)520-387-7511 (8 lanes)AMF INCA LANES1250 W. 16th St (Yuma)928-782-1814 (40 lanes)ANTELOPE LANES6301 E. 2nd St (Prescott Valley)928-772-7331 (16 lanes)ARIZONA BOL784 N. Morley Ave - B (Nogales)520-287-7715 (16 lanes)THE BOWL24 N. Lake Powell Blvd (Page)928-645-2682 (10 lanes)

CACTUS BOWLBldg 673 MCAS Yuma928-269-5585 (12 lanes)CERBAT LANES3631 Stockton Hill Rd (Kingman)928-692-1818 (24 lanes)COTTON BOWL LANES1740 N. Pinal (Casa Grande)520-836-7304COYOTE LANESYuma Proving Grounds928-328-2308 (8 lanes)DESERT LANESBlvd 52010 (Fort Huachuca)520-533-2849 (24 lanes)

HAVASU LANES2128 McCullouch (Lake Havasu City)928-855-2695 (24 lanes)MORENCI LANESMorenci Plaza (Morenci)928-865-4343 (10 lanes)PLAZA BOWL127 Plaza Dr (Prescott)928-445-8300 (16 lanes)PONDEROSA BOWL5249 S. State Hwy 260 (Lakeside)928-537-9828RIM COUNTRY LANES1109 N. Beeline Hwy (Payson)928-474-9592 (12 lanes)

SAFFORD BOWL410 E. 4th St (Safford)928-428-0999 (16 lanes)RIVERSIDE LANESRiverside Resort /Casino (Laughlin, NV)888-590-2695 (36 lanes)SHAKE, RATTLE & BOWLCliff Castle Casino (Camp Verde)928-567-7950 (20 lanes)WILD RIVER FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT15136 Avenue B (Somerton)928-627-0890 (24 lanes)


BOWLING CENTERS THROUGHOUT phoenix

Team - Scratch Total Team - Majors Hdcp Total Team - Junior Hdcp Total Team - Prep Hdcp Total Team - Bantam Hdcp Total1 Peoria Majors II - Phoenix 2452 1. Little Deal - Lakeside 2963 1. Prescott Valley Jrs. - Pres V. 2807 1. Safford Finest-Huachuca City 2679 1. Gutter Hogs - Mesa 2794

Bonkowske, Michael Toth, Benjamin Tobin, Collin Guterrez, Anthony Digiacomo, JacobBonkowske, Anthony Pool, Kyle Dorsey, Andrew D Lujan, Christopher Truxel, Lacey N.Tripi, Anthony Kinghorn, Daniel L. Jenkins, Michelle C. Rojas, Cody M Skiljan, LoganBrooks, John D. Pierce, Taylor M. Coay, Jacob E. Peabody, Shane Lamb, Stacey N.

2 Classy Juniors - Tucson 2404 2. Yumans Too - Yuma 2767 2. Santa Cruz Strikers - Tucson 2742 2. Shaker, Rattler, & Bowlers 2645 2. Alley Cats - Tucson 2606Sharp, Greg Bell, Matthew R. Freischlad, Karl W. Ely, Amanda B. Wincek, KatelynBolton, Tera Harris, Gerald K. Castleman, Branden Martinez, Belicia J. Powell, DamienJacob, Timothy Vanni, David V. Armstrong, Alondra Murdock, Madison Houston, Zoey R.Wester, Joshua W. McDonnell, Robert D. Munyon, Aaron Ruiz, Tanner Reents, Brandon

3 Bulldogs - Kingman 2289 3. BTTB - Mesa 2721 3. Spareheads - Phoenix 2652 3. Sonoran Science Academy 2624 3. Tootsie Rolls - Phoenix 2504Morgan, Nathan J. Roush, Wesley E. Lozano, Roxanne Pischke, Francois A. Bullard, BriellaBrazeal, Matt Albertson, Austin J. Glenn, Shawn A. Thevenot, James Pedroza, Robert XStubblefield, Blake A. Sickles, Samantha Huerta, Gabriel Thandi, Matthew S. Slaten, Kabrina A.Totten, Michael D. Sickles, Susan Myers, Lloyd Carlos, Kurt J. Mellecker, Michael L.Singles - Scratch - Boys Singles - Majors - Boys Singles - Juniors - Boys Singles - Prep - Boys Singles - Bantam - Boys

1 Nebeker, Brett M. 750 1 Totten, Michael D. 747 1 Pierce, Taylor M. 716 1 Jordan, Rashaad 744 1 Garrison, Adam 6782 Mogavero, Joseph 648 2 Nicolay, Nicholas A. 745 2 Lucero, Robert J. 713 2 Clark, Chase 730 2 Mellecker, Michael L. 6523 Pace, Derek T. 473 3 Bonkowske, Michael 708 3 Floyd, Joshua A. 690 3 Hove, Danny 712 3 Robbins, Clifford 638

Singles - Scratch - Girls Singles - Majors - Girls Singles - Juniors - Girls Singles - Prep - Girls Singles - Bantam - Girls1 Ijams, Alexis 636 1 Walker, Shyler A. 751 1 Newton, Samantha 709 1 Standlee, Cheyanne 750 1 Croutch, Catelyn 7292 Bolton, Tera 593 2 Perry, Autumn 747 2 Creer, Janessa 684 2 Rivas, Vianca 715 2 Lamb, Stacey 6673 Stark, Serena 508 3 Nason, Kimberly F 708 3 Pedi, Rochelle 593 3 Scott, Lyric 701 3 Davis, Tiffany 6323 Douglas, Lauren 446

Tournament of Champions; April 10 & 11, 2010; Antelope Lanes; Prescott Valley; Final Standings

AJO BOWLING LANES1800 N. Ajo GB Hwy (Ajo)520-387-7511 (8 lanes)AMF INCA LANES1250 W. 16th St (Yuma)928-782-1814 (40 lanes)ANTELOPE LANES6301 E. 2nd St (Prescott Valley)928-772-7331 (24 lanes)ARIZONA BOL784 N. Morley Ave - B (Nogales)520-287-7715 (16 lanes)THE BOWL24 N. Lake Powell Blvd (Page)928-645-2682 (10 lanes)

CACTUS BOWLBldg 673 MCAS Yuma928-269-5585 (12 lanes)CERBAT LANES3631 Stockton Hill Rd (Kingman)928-692-1818 (24 lanes)COTTON BOWL LANES1740 N. Pinal (Casa Grande)520-836-7304COYOTE LANESYuma Proving Grounds928-328-2308 (8 lanes)DESERT LANESBlvd 52010 (Fort Huachuca)520-533-2849 (24 lanes)

HAVASU LANES2128 McCullouch (Lake Havasu City)928-855-2695 (32 lanes)MORENCI LANESMorenci Plaza (Morenci)928-865-4343 (10 lanes)PLAZA BOWL127 Plaza Dr (Prescott)928-445-8300 (16 lanes)PONDEROSA BOWL5249 S. State Hwy 260 (Lakeside)928-537-9828RIM COUNTRY LANES1109 N. Beeline Hwy (Payson)928-474-9589 (16 lanes)

SAFFORD BOWL410 E. 4th St (Safford)928-428-0999 (16 lanes)RIVERSIDE LANESRiverside Resort /Casino (Laughlin, NV)888-590-2695 (36 lanes)SHAKE, RATTLE & BOWLCliff Castle Casino (Camp Verde)928-567-7950 (20 lanes)WILD RIVER FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT15136 Avenue B (Somerton)928-627-0890 (24 lanes)


TOP 5 - OPEN DIVISION 1 SHANE CENTERS $200.002 BRETT WOLFE $450.003 RON SCHLOSS $130.004 DREW TOWNS $100.005 BEN LAUGHLIN $220.00

TOP 5 - SENIORS & WOMEN 1 ALAN GROBMEIER $200.002 TOM FRIGON $150.003 MIKE FRIEDRICHS $377.004 CHUCK MOGAVERO $188.005 ARIC NAGEL $204.00

ACBA Results; AMF Christown; March 11, 2012

11-in-a-Row (continued from page 6)

James Newhouse; 296; Brunswick Via Linda; High Society league; February 8, 2012. Michael Paz; 290; AMF Deer Valley; Just for Fun league; February 28, 2012; Ball used: Storm Reloaded. Bill Poff; 299; Johnson Lanes; Pioneer league; February 23, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Smokin Inferno. Richard Prince; 290; Brunswick Zone Glendale; Dust Devils league; February 22, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Lane Break-er. Dennis Raab; 298; AMF Union Hills; Strike It Rich league; January 20, 2012; Ball used: Hammer Doom. Logan Rothenberger; 296; Bruns-wick Tri City Bowl; Steve Adkins Funtime league; February 9, 2012. Rick Ray; 297; AMF Union Hills; Sam’s Town league; January 22, 2012; Ball used: Hammer Taboo. Bill Riggs; 299; AMF McRay; TGIF

league; February 17, 2012; Ball used: Roto Grip Defiant. Gregg Rousse; 298; AMF Union Hills; Midweek Men’s league; February 29, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Avalanche. Stephen Sabatini; 290; Brunswick Zone Mesa; Metro 880 league; March 8, 2012. Chris Sagasta; 290; Brunswick Zone Glendale; TGIF league; February 3, 2012; Ball used: Hammer Plague. Donald Savage; 296; Brunswick Zone Mesa; Saints and Sinners league; March 18, 2012; Ball used: Hammer Black Wid-ow Nasty. Shad Schoenemann; 290; AMF Peo-ria; Gamblers league; December 30, 2011; Ball used: Storm Victory Road. Richard Seals; 278; Thunderbolt Lanes; Friday Nite Mixed league; Febru-ary 24, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Nexx-us. Chester Sharpe; 290; Lakeview Lanes;

Monday Night Senior Men’s league; Feb-ruary 27, 2012; Ball used: Storm Virtual Gravity. Norm Shucart; 290; Brunswick Via Linda; Monday Scratch Trio league; Feb-ruary 6, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Wild Ride. Ron Simonis; 299; Brunswick Zone Mesa; Metro 880 league; March 15, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Virtual Energy; Drilled by: himself at Bowlers Zone. Tim Simonis; 290; Brunswick Zone Mesa; Metro 880 league; March 1, 2012; Ball used: DV8 Hellraiser; Drilled by: him-

self at Bowlers Zone. Curtis Spence; 299; Brunswick Tri City Bowl; Tuesday Mixers league; February 14, 2012; Ball used: Storm Victory Road. Steven Upham; 290; Brunswick Zone Glendale; Pony league; February 13, 2012; Ball used: Track 916 All Terrain. Scott Vidra; 290; Brunswick Kyrene Lanes; Tri City Men’s league; January 12, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Mission. Phil Walter; 299; Brunswick Zone Mesa; Metro 880 league; February 16, 2012; Ball used: Columbia Richot.

1 AMF CHANDLER 1900 N. Arizona Ave (Chandler) 480-963-0150 (32 lanes)2 AMF CHRISTOWN 1919 W. Bethany Home Rd 602-249-1715 (48 lanes)3 AMF DEER VALLEY 2902 W. Thunderbird Rd 602-866-1700 (32 lanes)4 AMF DESERT HILLS 2939 E. Bell Rd. 602-971-1105 (32 lanes)5 AMF GLENDALE 8840 N. 43rd Ave (Glendale) 623-931-3785 (32 lanes)6 AMF MESA 2115 E. Southern Ave (Mesa) 480-926-0051 (32 lanes)7 AMF McRAY 3825 W. Ray Rd (Chandler) 480-899-2171 (32 lanes)8 AMF PEORIA 8475 W. Olive (Peoria) 623-486-1496 (32 lanes)

9 AMF SCOTTSDALE 7300 E. Thomas Rd (Scottsdale) 480-946-5308 (24 lanes)11 AMF SQUAW PEAK 3049 E. Indian School Rd 602-956-2400 (48 lanes)12 AMF TEMPE VILLAGE 4407 S. Rural Rd (Tempe) 480-831-5322 (32 lanes)13 AMF UNION HILLS 3424 W. Union Hills Dr 623-581-1595 (32 lanes)14 BELL LANES 16810 N. 99th Ave (Sun City) 623-876-3050 (16 lanes)15 BRUNSWICK DESERT SKY 7241 W. Indian School Rd 623-846-2090 (40 lanes)16 BRUNSWICK KYRENE LANES 6225 W. Chandler Blvd (Chandler) 480-961-3388 (40 lanes)

17 BRUNSWICK TRI CITY BOWL 1425 N. Central Ave (Avondale) 623-932-3388 (40 lanes)18 BRUNSWICK VIA LINDA 9027 E. Via Linda (Scottsdale) 480-860-1363 (40 lanes)19 BRUNSWICK ZONE XL GILBERT 1160 S. Gilbert Rd (Gilbert) 480-813-2695 (44 lanes)20 BRUNSWICK ZONE MESA 1754 W. Southern Ave (Mesa) 480-834-0588 (40 lanes)21 BRUNSWICK ZONE GLENDALE 17210 N. 59th Ave (Glendale) 602-978-1777 (40 lanes)22 GLENFAIR LANES 6110 N. 59th Ave (Glendale) 623-937-9225 (36 lanes)23 DAVE & BUSTERS 21001 N. Tatum Blvd. 480-538-8956 (12 lanes)

24 JOHNSON LANES 19803 RH Johnson Blvd (Sun City West) 623-544-6140 (30 lanes)25 LAKEVIEW LANES 10502 W. Thunderbird Rd (Sun City) 623-876-3055 26 MESA EAST BOWL 9260 E. Broadway Rd (Mesa) 480-984-1158 (32 lanes)27 LET IT ROLL BOWL 8941 N. 12th St (Phoenix) 602-944-4401 (36 lanes)28 THUNDERBOLT LANES Luke Air Force Base (Glendale) 623-856-6946 (24 lanes)29 FOUNTAIN BOWL 16737 E. Parkview Ave (Fountain Hills) 480-816-5048 (12 lanes)30 UPTOWN ALLEY 13525 N. Litchfield Rd (Surprise) 623-975-7529 (40 lanes)

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Welcome 2 Bowling to Offer More for First-Time Bowlersin the industry such as pro shop op-erators and center managers, un-derstand the importance of proper-fitting equipment and coaching. They should encourage new league bowl-ers to take advantage of the Welcome 2 Bowling program because retaining bowlers not only will strengthen their league, but also the sport. “Anyone who plays a new sport needs to see improvement in their game; otherwise, they tend to move on to something else,” Terry said. “By providing some coaching and the proper equipment, we believe the new bowlers not only will feel more com-fortable on the lanes, but will begin

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14 DESERT BOWLER June 2010

By Pam Klein

Wow, where did the year go? The Tucson Bowlerettes bowled their last tournament for the 2009-2010 year, 9pin no tap on May 8, 2010 at Fi-esta Bowl. Thank you to Candy and her staff for a job well done. Listed here are the oustanding bowlers that placed in the top 5 in their division.DIVISION I 1. Lorraine Sandven 692 2. Della Wootan 631 3. Donna Conwell 595 4. Linnea Bass 589 5. Wendy Antonides 588 DIVISION II1. Jo Ann Warren 7102. Bennie Gemello 687

Tucson Bowlerettes3. Ginny Pascoe 6854. Val Alison 6455. Carlene Gorham 645 On June 6, 2010 at Cattle Town Steakhouse (Country Club and Drex-el) we will have our annual luncheon at noon with the meeting following di-rectly after. The Tucson Bowlerettes will be celebrating their 35th Anniver-sary at the luncheon. On behalf of Hope Williams, Presi-dent, all the officers and the board of directors we would like to thank all of the ladies who bowled this year. As always ladies let’s try and grow our membership, invite your friends to join. See Eloise Fowler for applica-tions.

Looking for a good sanctioned men’s scratch league for the 2010/2011 season? If you are at least 50 years of age, or will be before the season ends in April 2011, and you average 165 and up, you would en-joy bowling in our well-established league, starting our 19th season. Our league is the BRC Over 50 Men’s Senior Scratch league, and bowls on Wednesday nights at 9:00 P.M. for 36 weeks. Last season we had 16 teams, and there are 3 men on a team. No team can enter our league with a team average over 600. We bowl at Brunswick Camino Seco,

Attention Senior Male Bowlersand are generally finished bowling by 11:00 P.M. We wish to thank 3 companies that made generous donations to our prize fund: John Willingham’s com-pany, Long John Silver’s; E. Linwood Smith’s company, Environmental Planning Group; and Brunswick Rec-reation Center, Camino Seco, Kathy Vessey, manager. For more information about our league, please call: Tom Owens (520) 760-3476, League Secretary, or Art Lundeberg (520) 296-9281, League President.

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High scores and averages during August and September in the Bruns-wick Over 50 Senior Men’s Scratch league bowled at Brunswick Camino Seco, Wednesdays at 9 pm. Dave Lundeberg 257 (707), Tom

Waddell 259 (702), Mike Land 248 (697), Fred Teitelbaum 267 (694), Gary Hicks 255 (657), Larry Caruthers 277 (651), Jim Files 243 (649), Ed McKel-lips 246 (627), Joe Dogoli 230 (617). High Averages: Dave Lundeberg 227, Jim Files 222, Gary Hicks 216, Larry Caruthers 209.

by Pam F Dunn

Let me start with my apologies for not getting the August 2012 results re-ported in this article sooner. The August 25, 2012 tournament was bowled a Brunswick Recreation Center on Camino Seco. Here are your winners:

Division I Division IIPat Offield 606 K. J. Wasiak 672Connia Farugia 594 Lori MArchese 663Ora Keller 593 Sharon Wienhoff 641Nancy Browne 593 Jo Ann Warren 624Donna Blevins 592 Pam F Dunn 617 At this tournament we welcomed 2 new bowlers, Ora Keller and Joyce Coon. Welcome and we want to let you know how glad we are to have your join a merry band of bowlers. We had 2 guests, as this was our invi-tational tournement and they were Ju-lie Menard and Dot Plummer. I hope Julie and Dot decide to join us soon. On September 15, 2012 there was a 3-6-9 tournament at Golden Pins (correct me ladies if I was wrong on this location as I was unable to bowl

in the tournament) The winners for this tournament were:

Division I Division IILynn Maynard 559 Mary Lipsy 614Eloise Fowler 546 Ellen Derenburger 596Sue Maloney 544 Barbara Mazur 580 Betty Barlow 535 Nancy Peterson 573Linnea Bass 519 Carlene Gorham 571

Congratulations and good bowl-ing. Prior to this tournament was a Board Meeting. I believe there was a vote regarding having 3 divisions versus only 2, I will confirm this in my next submission. Let me check with Hope Williams our President so stay tuned, details to follow. Our organization is looking for en-thusiastic bowlers who would like to bowl once a month with a fantabulous group on ladies and have an oppor-tunity to bowl in most of the Tucson bowling centers which will improve your confidence and scores when you compete in other tournaments like the City, State and National tournaments. Until next time.

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Tucson Metro Upcoming Eventsforms. You can also check the web-site at www.tucsonmetrousbc.com. If you have any questions please call Ed Davis at 520-490-8662. The Open Senior Masters also being held at Santa Cruz Lanes on October 27 & 28, 2012 follows this tournament. Cost for this tournament is $65 with 100% returned. If you would like to bowl you must be at least 55 years old and be a member of Tucson Metro USBC. Should you have questions, please call Joe Salgado at 520-574-0434. Everyone have a good time!

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by: Joyce Vaughan

Welcome to the ‘12 - ‘13 Season. Our September Tournament was held at Cactus Bowl on Sept 9th. This was a 3-6-9 Tournament with 76 en-tries. Good turnout Ladies. Our weather may be cooling off, but not the scores of our bowlers. The top 4 scores were: Yvonne Trevino 741, Maryanne Wilson 740, Donna Anglemyer 735, Suzie Bolton,730, Bennie Gemello 730. High Scratch Series: Bennie Ge-mello 730; High Scratch Game: Ben-nie Gemello 278; and High HDCP Game was Donna Anglemyer 279. Great Bowling Ladies. Our Tournament Dates for the 2012 - 2013 Season are :• October 7, 2012 @ Golden Pin Lanes, Invitational (sign up a guest) • December 16, 2012 @ Fiesta Lanes, Holiday Tournament • January 27, 2013 @ Tucson Bowl

Tucson 500 Club• March 17, 2013 @ Brunswick Camino Seco• April 13, 2013 @ Laughlin, Riverside Lanes• May 19, 2013 @ Lucky Strike Lanes Come out and join us for a fun time of bowling and friendship. Tucson 500 Bowling Club donated $4,500.00 to the “Special Olympics Bowling Program” from last seasons raffles and donations. Great Job La-dies, you are always so generous. Would like to make a special Thanks to some of our Corporate Donors: Costco, Chick-fil-A, Brake Masters, Cheesecake Factory, Carl’s Jr, La Casita DeMolina, Safeway, Mama’s Pizza and Rolling Hills Golf Course. You make it so much easier for us to give generously to Special Olympics as well as Breast Cancer. If you would like to donate a gift certificate call Mary Laughlin @ (520) 971-4433.

Are you at least 55 years of age? If so, you are able to enter the Tucson Metro Women’s Senior Tournament being held on November 10 & 11, 2012 and November 17 & 18, 2012. Brunswick Camino Seco is located at 114 S. Camino Seco. The team event will be held on Sat-urday, November 10, 2012 at 12 noon

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ARIES (March 21-April 20) You’re on fire! This month is really your time to shine with the new Lunar year in Aries. Everything seems to be going your way and you’re having a great time. Try to take more breaks and avoid running around in between turns. Stay focused, grasshopper.

TAURUS (April 21-May 21)If spring is not your favorite season, it’s definitely Fall. With Mars opposite your natal Sun, now is definitely a time when you need to pay more attention to your technique. Be careful not to resign midway through and stop try-ing because things don’t go your way. Breathe.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)Your fellow air sign Libra is having a lot of fun with you this month. It feels like everything’s going fine, but you lose your concentration when it counts and get mixed results. Distraction is everywhere in October. Do your best to avoid it and you should be fine.

CANCER (June 22-July 22)With the transiting Moon-Jupiter Sex-tile, things are looking up. You defi-nitely want to get out there and start networking. Cancers are pretty likable people when they’re not avoiding the world at large. Engage in small talk and you’ll be surprised by who you meet.

LEO (July 22-August 23)With Saturn’s recent move into Scor-pio, be sure to conserve this month. You’re doing well, but don’t overthink or throw your ball with extra power. Be careful of tennis elbow and be sure to eat before you play.

VIRGO (August 23-September 23)Venus makes a harmonious Sextile to Saturn and gives you an opportu-nity to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Solutions to problems are much clearer and you have the tools to improve your game. October is a definite wildcard month for you.

LIBRA (September 24- October 23)Librans turn into powerhouses dur-ing October since this is their astro-

logical month. Unfortunately, this isn’t the month to let your guard down. It’s not about the technique, but the ex-ecution. Stay very focused and polish your ball.

SCORPIO (October 24-November 22)Things are going pretty well for you right now except for maybe a thing or two. Saturn just entered your Scorpi-onic territory so now you really have the ability to hone in and focus. Pay close attention to where you aim and you should notice a difference in score.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21)Mars in Scorpio has sort of been put-ting a damper on your body lately, and if you’ve been feeling like you’re not what you used to be, this will all change when Mars enters Leo later in October. When this happens, try not to burn the candle from both ends. Pain management is helpful.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20)The Lunation Cycle completion that took place on the Full Moon in Aries creates flowing, helpful energy to give you an extra punch in the game. Just when you think you’re tired and done playing, you’ll gain a second wind and strike out. Watch out for coupons and avoid paying higher prices.

AQUARIUS (January 21-February 19)Pluto in Capricorn forms an interest-ing parallel to your Sun that results in unexpected surprises. October will be all over the place; be prepared for a roller coaster ride of fun! It’s really anyone’s guess if your ball will go into the ditch or make a strike.

PISCES (February 20-March 20)You feel like you’ve been swimming around aimlessly in an ocean without direction, purpose, or meaning. Your ruler Neptune has been void in its do-micile Pisces for the past few months, but the good news is the recent Har-vest set forth a course of events. Don’t just go through the motions; create some depth to your game.

Ernesto Amaya is a Uranian astrologer based in the Phoenix metro area. For more details, you can go to his website www.eastrologer.net

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SEATTLE ( Sept. 20, 2012 ) – To keep pace with its growth as a bowl-ing ball manufacturer, MOTIV Bowl-ing has upgraded its involvement as a PBA Registered Product Company to “Full Registration” for the 2012-13 season. MOTIV is among a group of bowl-ing product manufacturers that en-roll in the PBA Registered Product program to make their brand-name products eligible for use in PBA com-petition at all levels, and receive the benefits of having their logos and/or other product identification displayed on ESPN-PBA telecasts and other PBA platforms. “Our involvement with PBA is be-coming increasingly integral to our marketing efforts as we have made great strides in the quality and perfor-mance of our products,” said MOTIV Vice President of Marketing Scott He-witt. “There are a lot of opportunities available with PBA that represent a huge value for us.” PBA offers eight categories of in-volvement at four levels for compa-nies to enhance exposure for manu-facturers: Full registration allows for unlimited use by all players of approved bowling balls and accessories excluding grips and shoes in all PBA competition. For televised events, non-contracted players may use equipment but may not wear the logo unless an incentive has been posted for all competitors. Limited registration means a maxi-mum of seven players, including re-gional and PBA50 Tour players, may wear that brand’s logo in competition.

Grassroots registration means products may be used only in PBA re-gional or PBA50 Tour competition. Special registration allows play-ers to wear the logo if an incentive is posted or if a player is under contract with the company. Previously, MOTIV had been a Limited Registered company, but upgraded its involvement to “Full” to take advantage of PBA’s expanded domestic and international activities. “There’s a huge upside if we win on TV because we know that grassroots bowlers pay attention to what they see on TV and that has an influence on what equipment they purchase,” Hewitt added. MOTIV’s player staff for 2012-13 will include three-time PBA Tour champion Dick Allen, Lee Vander-hoef, Brett Spangler and Jake Peters who will begin their season with PBA World Series of Bowling IV at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas Nov. 2-11. In addition to exposure on ESPN telecasts of the PBA Tour, Registered Product companies gain exposure from several other PBA properties including the PBA’s Regional and PBA50 Tours, PBA.com, PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame, and so-cial networking platforms such as Fa-cebook and Twitter. “Upgrading to a fully registered company and maximizing the oppor-tunities with PBA is an extension of the growth of our company,” Hewitt said. “We feel the time is right to step up our involvement as we take our product line to the next level.”

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With all the negative talk these days about bowling and how it’s dy-ing it is nice to report on a positive that bowling can do from time to time. On Sunday September 16,2012 the Riverside Hotel and Casino lanes in Laughlin, Nevada held a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Foundation. We had a chance to interview a few of the participants and tournament direc-tor . We spoke with Marine veteran of 30 years Paul Lass who said “I think it was a good tournament and a good turn out, I wish there were a bit more people but it was a great tournament and it went off well.’” His comments on the Program were “I think it’s a great program for recognizing the ef-forts of people that have been injured, but unfortunately I don’t think it gets enough support from the higher echelons of govern-ment.” We can all try to change that. Paul Lass bowled well and pleased with his score as a scratch bowler in a no tap tournament and was en-

Paying it forward; Wounded Warrior Foundation

thusiastically waiting for the next op-portunity to bowl for the Wounded Warrior Program. Riverside Bowl will now be hosting a no-tap tournament once every year. Hurrah for Riverside Bowl. The fund raiser was a success and according to Jackie Emmons, this years tournament director, rais-ing the awareness here locally for the national program and also that $462

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was raised to go to the Wounded War-rior Program, not bad for such a small house that has only 34 lanes. Scores were fair in this no tap tournament and spirits were high. The winner was Jeanie Chapman with a Handicap score of 1129, congrats to Jeanie, way to bowl. We have learned a great deal about

our heroes and all the people around our great country that have come to-gether to support those that take care and fight for our freedom. BUT, did you know that it is not supported by our President? In the infinite wisdom of our government, they have decided that because someone is a volunteer that the government hold no responsi-bility for taking care of them when they come back wounded. It’s basically up to the family and the generosity of those of us who care enough to take care of them. This is Not to take away from Bowling or the Wounded Warrior Foundation, but please write to your states Senators, Governors, who ever and lets get something going. We would like to see more tourna-ments like this one that will help our soldiers that fight for our freedom! Ask your local bowling center about host-ing and event like this one, or ask your local bar to have a dart tournament, what ever it takes. Bowling can do great things but it takes somewhere to start.

As a tribute to fallen friend and fel-low competitor Tony Reyes, PBA Tour players will wear a special black-and-silver “TR” emblem during competition in the months ahead. The special TR logo reflects the colors of Reyes’ fa-vorite sports team, the Oakland Raid-ers. While supplies last, the “TR” patch-es will be available through the PBA office (and on-site at all PBA tourna-ments) for $5 each, with all proceeds benefitting Reyes’ family. To order, send a check or money order (sorry, no credit cards accepted) to: PBA, c/o TR emblem, 719 Second Ave., Suite 701, Seattle, WA 98104. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery (emblems have just been ordered). The tribute emblem is just one in a growing number of memorials and benefits to the 38-year-old, one-time PBA Tour champion from San Bruno, Calif., who died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident on Sept. 28 in northern California. To keep track of the memorials honoring Reyes, visit pba.com on a regular basis for the latest informa-tion.

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Yes! There is (was) gold being sought in London but the 22nd senior Fun-Time no-tap doubles tournament had its share of gold. The Las Vegas’ Orleans Hotel & Casino 70 lane bowl-ing center July 22-25 provided not only gold for the top “golden years” bowl-ers but some golden moments as well. The tournament was honored to have quadriplegic Jeff Lewis sing a mov-ing rendition of our National Anthem to open the festivities. Jeff has fought back from a debilitating disease fabri-cating his arms & legs to be able not only to walk again but bowl as well. Those familiar to the “Joe the Bowl-er” honor, at some large tournaments, were not disappointed by the second tourney honoree Tom Rubio, a long time participant. He followed the first selection, Ruth Ramsey, who was hon-ored at the January 2012 event as our first “Joe” or is that “Jane”. Plenty of gold was available for a re-cord July crowd. 386 bowlers took their skills to the lanes on Monday followed by Tuesday’s 376 and Wednesday’s 370 for a grand total of 1032. A Sunday evening blind draw drew 138 hardy souls with 56 taking part in a Tuesday singles event. A new all events catego-ry was setup to entice the bowlers to see how well they stood up to others using their handicap totals for the three standard daily tournaments. 163 took that challenge. Each day was a separate tourna-ment combining two squads splitting them into two (2) divisions based on team average. A pot of gold awaited the top 25 teams in each division each day. Let’s see who took home the gold. Reminder: it would be nice to have everyone’s name listed but that is not possible. You can find complete results online at our website listed at end of this article. Unless otherwise noted scratch scores listed only. Top five finishers in Sunday’s blind draw: Dan Miller (288)/Bonnie Toms (273), Connie Blumenthal (287)/ Joyce Dakin (296), Russ Valentine (280)/Con-nie Byrne (240), Charlee Kist (300)/Betty Dennis (258) and Dick Hounsley (255)/David Woodle (255). Some no-table scores: Gene McDonald & Doug White (300), Jerry Wood (298), Roger Sears (296), Peter Cracchiolo & Gene Autry (287). Monday Div 1: Ten pins separated number 1 team JoAnn Scoville (278)/Charlotte Ontiveros from second place finishers Petra/ Ray Rosales with Jeff/ Carol Lewis (he can bowl), An-nette Gudson (256)/Linda Mitchell (247) and Claude (264)/Betty Dennis (233) rounding out the top five. Div 2: Regina Edge-Pugh (298-847) carried hubby Willie (265) to victory by only 8 pins over the McNeely’s, Roy (298)/Ruby (261). Third place went to Char-ity (267)/Tim (290) Musial with Sandra McGee (264)/Essie Jackson (264) and Jim Ziebarth (263)/Russ Valentine (300) following. Tuesday Div 1: Shirley (254)/Bill Mc Donald (268) took top honors over 2nd place Montry/Jim Mc Nally with teams Ted/Maria (253) Cozby, Mary Cran-ston/Shirley Ryckmen (258), Virginia Schuetzle/Connie Byrne (248) chas-ing. Div 2: Tim Teller’s 300 helped pro-pel him and partner Julie Rhoads (260) to victory over Art (297)/John (268) Palmer whose margin was only 4 pins

ahead of Tom (300)/Amelia Kutz with Bridgette (270)/Bob (300) Greb bare-ly 2 pins over fifth place Paul/Sherrie (275) Leonard. Singles: Stanley DeWaal matched 300 games with Gary Anderson & Doug White to win the singles tournament Tuesday evening. Jack Grace finished second with Connie Blumenthal and Anderson tied for third. White was next with Bridgette Greb close behind. Wednesday Div 1: Sandy & Al Par-doe took advantage of their low av-erages and set the tournament high handicap series of 1803. As it turns out the next four teams had all finished in the top five either on Monday or Tues-day. C (276)/J Lewis, Schuetzle/Byrne, Claude (300)/Betty (300) Dennis (may have been the first husband & wife to each bowl a 300 in the same series), Cranston/Ryckmen. Talk about taking home the gold. Div 2: One repeating team McGee/Jackson came in third behind leaders Kat Van Der Vegt/Os-car Favela (288) & 2nd place Candy/Terry (298) Mar. 4th & 5th went to George Morrison/Bruce Hilton (290) & Willie Moon/Artie Jones respectfully. Gold seekers: Distaff side: 300’s other than listed above: Linda Mitchell, Javon Larreta & Pam Foster. Jo Burke 287. Stephanie Daley, Linda Dennis, Joyce Dakin, Georgette Palmer & Shir-ley Giles in the 270’s. Shooters in the 260’s were: Bertie Ferrero, Linda Tay-lor, Lucy Domes, Essie Jackson, Glo-ria King, Rita Carlton, Bev Badarraco, B J Davalos, Cathy Recio, Josie Long-oria. Men: 300 group, led by Gene Autry’s 4, included Roger Sears, Jerry Wood, Bill Moore & Jim Le Doux with 2 each. Single 300 shooters: Rich Olpin, Ron Thorson, Gary Anderson, Brad Domes, Joe Hoss, Nick Camba, Doug White, Joe Greenfield, Chuck Garber, Peter Cracchiolo, John Fitzgerald, Gil-bert Shelton. Close but no cigar: Jack Grace, Art Palmer, Craig Squires, Tim Musial & Roy Mc Neely shooting in the 290’s. Ralph Morton’s staff is to be com-mended again for “getting the job done”. All the work that goes on be-fore the show goes on is without say-ing. Thanks to Nancy Morton, Jerry & Judee Wood, Tom & Valerie Muir, Bob & Karen Scales, Les & Fran Williams, Brad & Lucy Domes, Freida Pyles, Bill & Ruth Lang, John & Kathy McCabe, Donna & Dick Hounsley. All of the above could never get off the ground if not for the support of the Orleans staff led by Mike Kaufmann. Kudos to Bob McVey & Fawn Worth-en for their tireless effort. Thanks to the desk crew: Mark Watkins, Darren Stock, BreAnn Larkin, Joel Corral & Sonny Phui for keeping things hum-ming. Apologies to those I missed and lack of space to get everyone in. Thanks to all of you who have support-ed this tournament for so many years. Welcome to all you newbies and hope you will be back in January at the same great Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. Bring your bowling buddies. That’s right January 14,15,16, 2013 is just around the corner. Expecting a big turnout with lots of prize fund to spread around. If you don’t believe how much is available please go to our website: http://funtimebowling.yolasite.com for July results and January’s entry form. More info can be sought by emailing or calling Ralph Morton. Phone: 619 647 0541 E-Mail: [email protected].

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11-IN-A-ROW John Baker; 290; Riverside Lanes, Laughlin; September 17, 2012; Home Depot league; Ball Used; Jet Maximum Altitude. John Baker; 279; Riverside Lanes, Laughlin; September 21, 2012; Deuces Wild league; Ball Used; Purple Jet. John Bobbitt; 299; Glenfair Lanes; PCBA tournament; September 9, 2012; Ball used: Storm Virtual Energy. CJ Carmien; 279; Brunswick Kyrene Lanes; South Point Vegas league; Sep-tember 14, 2012; Ball used: Storm Fire Road. Mark Clay; 298; Uptown Alley; Thursday Night league; September 13, 2012. Glenn Davis; 299; Brunswick Zone Mesa; Metro 880 league; August 23, 2012; Ball used: Storm Marvel. George Degenhardt; 290; AMF Union Hills; Summer Strikers league; August 23, 2012; Ball used: Storm An-archy. Dalen DeMary; 290; Brunswick Zone XL Gilbert; Construction A Men’s league; September 11, 2012; Ball used: Roto Grip Cell. Tom Frigon; 299; Glenfair Lanes; PCBA tournament; September 9, 2012; Ball used: Visionary Spartan. Michael Gensei; 297; Glenfair Lanes; 9-Pin No-Tap league; May 16, 2012. Albin Haglund; 297; Brunswick Via Linda; Monday Scratch Trio league; August 27, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Wildfire.

Robert Heide; 300 game; Brunswick Kyrene Lanes; South Point Vegas league; September 14, 2012; Ball used: Motiv Raptor.

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Andre Montanaro; 300 game; Brunswick Zone XL Gilbert; Monday Scratch Trios league; June 11, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick DV8 Hell Raiser.

Tim Meyer; 800 series (276, 279, 245); Brunswick Zone Mesa; City of Mesa league; July 11, 2012; Ball used: AMF Reactor.

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The first tournament of 2012-2013 season of the Arizona Bowlerettes was held on Saturday September 8, 2012. It seemed a little odd not to have retired Arizona Bowlerette sec-retary Ruth Hood running the tourna-ment. New secretary Karen Butler did an excellent job putting on her first tournament. Brunswick Kyrene Lanes hosted the tournament. The top 2 Arizona Bowlerettes of the day were in Division I Sandee Deines with a 549 and in Division II Lisa Morales with a 607 series. Awesome job, way to start the season! One of the Arizona Bowlerettes’ newest board members is Mary Doyle. Both of Mary’s parents were bowlers so she started bowling in grade school. The small town in Michigan that Mary lived with her family had a local bowl-ing alley. The bowling alley opened its doors during the winter months so that the students could have gym class bowling. The only catch was back in those days there were no automatic pin setters. The bowler would bowl a game and then had to set pins for the next game. Setting pins was not an easy job; Mary really got a work out when it was her turn to set the pins. Mary has been with the Arizona Bowlerettes for 3 years, this is her first time sitting on the board. Mary has been a past President and sec-retary/treasurer of bowling leagues in the east valley. Mary was married to Vincent J. Doyle for 32 years before he passed away. Mary and Vincent owned a com-pany called V. J. Doyle Plumbing Co. Mary worked in the office and clerked in the retail store that was a part of the construction end of the business. It was a lot of fun for Mary to watch the disbelief on the faces of a lot of men as she told them how to repair their plumbing problems. Mary and Vincent had 2 sons and 2 daughters. Mary has 7 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, 1 great-granddaugh-ter and 1 great-grandson. Most of them enjoy bowling. Mary makes her home in the east valley in Tempe. She likes working on the yard and has her own small veg-etable garden. She also likes to read about history and to knit. Her real love is collecting antique and modern clothing buttons. She has gone through the chairs of the Nation-

al Button Society and has served as the National President for two years. Mary is the proud owner of a button that was worn at George Washing-ton’s first inauguration in 1789. Mary the Arizona Bowlerettes sa-lute you for your commitment to the Arizona Bowlerettes. Upcoming events: October 13th Gold Coast Casino, Las Vegas, Ne-vada: 9 Pin No Tap. The Arizona Bowlerettes will be joined by the Tucson Bowlerettes and the Nevada Bowlers. Everyone will bowl at 12 o’clock PM. After the tournament your Arizona Bowlerette Board is hosting this year. A reception room has been reserved from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM for the reception which will be held im-mediately following the tournament. Please make plans to attend. Loca-tion of the room will be announced at the tournament. Hope to see every-one there. November 10th Desert Sky Lanes, Phoenix: 3 Games Single November 11th Veteran’s Day-To all of the Arizona Bowlerettes that have served or is the spouse of someone that is serving or has served in the United States Armed Forces. The Arizona Bowlerettes thank you for your service and sac-rifices for our country. December 8th Glenfair Lanes, Glendale: Scrambler. If you have been thinking about joining the Arizona Bowlerettes it isn’t too late. The season has just started. The Arizona Bowlerettes bowl a tour-nament a month at a different bowling alley throughout the state of Arizona with the exception of the October tournament in Las Vegas. This is your chance to join other women from around the state that enjoy bowling, meeting new people and discovering different parts of Arizona. If you would like more information please contact the secretary Karen Butler at 623-435-9848. See you at the lanes!

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Kevin Lewis300 Game; Antelopes Lanes; High-way 69 league; September 13, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Playmaker. “Thank you to my sister Larae and Bev Oleson.”

Jim Griffith300 game; Cerbat Lanes; Cerbat King Pins league; September 12, 2012; Ball used: Storm Second Dimension; Drilled by: Chuck Mogavero at Profes-sional Bowling Services Pro Shop.

MattVillegas300 game; AMF Union Hills; Kopper Kup league; September 10, 2012; Ball used: Columbia Oath; Drilled by: Mike Calderon at Bowl 300 Pro Shop. “Thanks to my mom and grandma for their support! Thanks to my bro Robert and Cassie. Thanks to Mike Calderon at Bowl 300. And a special thank you to Jenn for being at the end of my broken road. Also Columbia 300 for the great equipment.”

DavidLeverage300 game; AMF Union Hills; Kopper Kup league; September 24, 2012; Ball used: Storm Victory Road Pearl; Drilled by: John Evans at Bowling with Leverage. “Lawrence Taylor #56 New York Giants, Duane “The Lane Man” Cline, E.J. Edwards, and my beautiful wife Machelle. Happy anniversary!! To the people at GMC for making the Pon-tiac G-6 and getting me there. To Vin-cent Dorsey for selling it to me. To the snack bar for cooking up the golden brown chicken wings. To Verve Energy Drink for making the world’s healthiest energy drink. To Storm Products for making terrific bowling balls and mak-ing me look good. To the front desk for playing classic rock finally, to the Pygmies in New Guinea who are an inspiration to us all!”

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BrandonPretlove846 series (299, 269, 278); AMF Union Hills; Midweek Men’s league; September 12, 2012; Ball used: Storm Crossroad; Drilled by: John Evans at Bowling with Leverage. “Thanks to...MYSELF!”

LarryEly300 game; Bell Lanes; Sun City Scratch Classic league; September 5, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Gold Rhino Pro.

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Chuck Mogavero813 series (289, 258, 266); Cerbat Lanes; Kingpins league; September 5, 2012; Ball used: Brunswick Nexus Solid; Drilled by: himself at Profes-sional Bowling Services Pro Shop. “Thanks to Brunswick for another great piece of equipment.”

MathewJones300 game; Let It Roll; Valley Scratch Classic league; September 18, 2012; Ball used: Hammer Ratchet; Drilled by: Jim Pratt at Revolutions Pro Shop. “This game is for my new born baby girl Karissa Aimee Marie Jones. Daddy loves you!”

LanndynCarnate300 game & 807 series (279, 300, 228); Glenfair Lanes; Westside Hand-icap league; October 1, 2012; Ball used: Storm IQ Tour and Brunswick Nexus; Drilled by: Jim Pratt at Revo-lutions Pro Shop. “Thank you to my dad for his coach-ing, thanks to Zach Jellsey for the IQ Tour. Thanks to Jim Pratt for the best pro shop in Arizona. And thank you to the most amazing woman in my life, Minerva Cano, who inspires me ev-eryday. Love you.”

Chris Knack300 Game; Antelope Lanes; Highway 69 league; September 27, 2012; Ball used: Storm Frantic; Drilled by: Glen-fair Lanes Pro Shop.

JustinSenger300 game; Brunswick Kyrene Lanes; Foxes and Hounds league; August 28, 2012; Ball used: Storm Crossroad; Drilled by: Mike Calderon at Bowl 300 Pro Shop. “First I want to thank my new team-mates, the Vidra’s, for allowing me to bowl with them and providing such a laid back atmosphere. Also Liz Kel-logg for asking me to bowl and tor-menting me when she beats me. A big thanks to Josh Blanchard for all his help and lessons. Lastly I want to thank my parents for always being my #1 fans. YOLO.”

TimBorrow300 game; Mesa East Bowl; Two x Twos league; September 11, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Complete NV; Drilled by: Paul Mossuto at Southwest Bowling Supply.

EmmettWashington300 game; Glenfair Lanes; Westside Handicap league; September 24, 2012; Ball used: Hammer Swagga; Drilled by: Hammer staff at TNBA Western Regional tournament, Or-leans Hotel, Casino and Bowling Cen-ter, Las Vegas. “Thanks to my teammates James Johnson, Mel Washington, Tom John-son, and Mike Ashberry for their sup-port. And to the Glenfair Lanes staff for the great shot.”

MikeFriedrichs300 game; Bell Lanes; Sun City Scratch Classic league; August 30, 2012; Ball used: Columbia Violent Eruption; Drilled by: himself.

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JoshBlanchard837 series (280, 290, 267); Brunswick Zone XL Gilbert; Thursday Mixers league; September 6, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Pursuit Challenge; Drilled by: himself at Bowl 300 Pro Shop. “Thanks EBI and Turbo grips for their support of me and the PBA tour.”

EmilyOrnelas300 game; Glenfair Lanes; Mid Week Strikers league; September 12, 2012; Ball used: Ebonite Mission X; Drilled by: Dave Cirigliano at Bowling Dy-namics. “I would like to thank my mom Lil-lian for all her support. Also, Paul Ha-zen for all his support. Thank you to my teammates AJ, Lynette, Mike, and Al for letting me bowl with them, and thanks to everyone in the Mid Week Strikers league for their support. Also, thanks to Dave Cirigliano for hooking my equipment up.”

KevinJenkins300 game & 846 series (268, 278, 300); Cactus Bowl; ACBA tourna-ment; September 16, 2012; Ball used: Storm Modern Marvel; Drilled by: Dave Cirigliano at Bowling Dynamics. “First I would like to thank God for allowing me to bowl in the first place. Bowling has always been a great pas-sion of mine and I feel so blessed to be able to enjoy this great game. To my wife Marisa, I love you sweetheart and thank you for your patience as I rebuild my game. Finally to Dave Cirigliano at Bowling Dynamics, thank you for all of your insight and recom-mendations. You have become a great friend and coach.”

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