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The East's Most Read Bowling Weekly
Sports ReporterThe Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940
Vol. 71 No. 30 September 29 - October 5, 2010 50 cents
Kelly Kulick to Lead Team USA at
PABCON Women’s ChampionshipsBy Matt Cannizzaro
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
PBA Senior Rookie of the Year
Idaho’s Robert Harvey earns Dick Weber Sportsmanship Award
Peter Neal Blasted 300-802
At Parkway LanesELMWOOD PARK, NJ - Peter
Neal blasted a 300 game and fin-
ished the evening with an 802
series.
Carlos Rivera posted a 746 set fol-
lowed by and Chuck Trimblett
rolling 737. For the women it wasKelly Sappington setting the pace
with a 696 series and Margaret
Byrne followed with a 629 series
with a 245 high game.
SEATTLE, Wash. – Professional
Bowlers Association Hall of Famer
Walter Ray Williams Jr. added
another milestone to his illustrious
career by earning the 2010 PBA
Senior Rookie of the Year award.
Robert Harvey of Boise, Idaho was
selected the Senior Tour’s Dick
Weber Sportsmanship Award win-
ner.
Williams, the 50-year-old Senior
Tour rookie who earned a record
seventh PBA Player of the Year
honor earlier in the year, got the
news of his award at home in
Ocala, Fla., where he is recuperat-
ing from recent hernia surgery.
As a rookie on the Senior Tour,Williams won the PBA Senior
Miller High Life Classic in
Mooresville, N.C., in his Senior
Tour debut. He also finished sec-
ond to 2010 Senior Player of the
Year Wayne Webb in the United
States Bowling Congress Senior
Masters and had back-to-back
third-place finishes in the PBA
Senior Lake County Indiana and
Senior Pepsi Opens.
Williams, the PBA Tour’s all-time
leader in wins with 47 titles, chal-
lenged for Senior Player of the Year
going into the final tournament of
the season and would have been the
first to earn both honors in the same
year, but Webb’s victory eliminated
any chance for that honor.
“It seems a little odd to win a
Player of the Year and Rookie of
the Year award in the same year but
I had a great time bowling on the
Senior Tour,” Williams said. “I was
shooting for Player of the Year but
Wayne bowled very well and he
was able to clinch that award in the
last tournament of the season.
“I enjoyed meeting the new guys
and bowling against some of the
others I had bowled against in the
past, but I can tell you that there are
plenty of good players on the
Senior Tour.”
Williams discovered he had ahernia at the Senior Pepsi Open in
Decatur in August but was able to
finish the season before heading
home to have it checked out.
“I woke up one morning and
noticed a slight bump; otherwise I
wouldn’t have known it was there.
There was no pain and it didn’t
really affect my bowling,”
Williams said. “I had it checked out
when I got back home and the doc-
tor said ‘yeah, it’s a hernia.’
“Fortunately we were able to
schedule the surgery so I’ll be
ready for the World Series of
Bowling (which begins the PBA
Tour season Oct. 24 in Las Vegas).
I need to stay away from heavy lift-
ing for the next three weeks or so
but I should be ready to continue a
normal schedule a week or so prior
to the start of the season.”
Harvey, currently a pro shop
owner and instructor, lost the lease
on his 16-lane bowling center earli-
er this year which opened up his
schedule to bowl full time on the
Senior Tour.
“It’s a great honor,” said the 54-
year-old Harvey after receiving
news of the Sportsmanship award.
“It was a year that started good and
got even better as it went on.
“As fate would have it with the
center closing, it was an opportunityto turn lemons into lemonade. To be
able to win this award after being a
member for only four years is some-
thing that I wouldn’t have expected.”
Harvey had best finishes of sixth
in the PBA Senior HP Lanes Open
and seventh in the USBC Senior
Masters and finished 10th in Senior
Tour points.
Harvey, who has competed on the
Senior Tour since 2006, owns his
only title in the Illinois State BPA
Ladies and Legends with Kelly
Kulick in 2008. He is also getting
ready to compete in the PBA World
Series of Bowling next month.
Both were chosen by the players.
ARLINGTON, Texas - Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., recently enjoyed
one of the most successful seasons in bowling history, and now she'shoping to continue that momentum at the 2010 Pan American Bowling
Confederation Women's Championships in suburban Las Vegas.
The experienced right-hander and her Team USA teammates will test
their skills against representatives from 13 other countries across the
American Zone when they hit the lanes at Sunset Station Hotel and
Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev.
Kulick will be joined by Shannon O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas,
Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix, Stefanie Nation of Grand Prairie,
Texas, Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Tennelle Milligan of
Arlington, Texas.
During the six-day event, nearly 100 players will compete for medals
in five-player team, trios, doubles, singles, all-events and Masters
match play.
The Americans have performed well at the PABCON Championships
in the past. Last year, the Team USA women won four of six gold
medals in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and in Santiago, Chile, in 2008, they
won all six gold medals.In her 2008 PABCON appearance, Kulick, a six-time Team USA
member, won gold medals in doubles, trios, team, all-events and
Masters, and she's excited about the chance to repeat that performance.
"It's refreshing to be able to bowl doubles, trios and team event dur-
ing this competition," said Kulick, whose first Team USA appearance
came in 1998. "It honestly reminds me of my collegiate years with
teammates screaming and rooting one another to victory. I always feel
there's a little less pressure knowing you have teammates who support
you and have the same desire to win as you do. I think it's nobler to
win with five other women than as an individual."
In the highly-coveted five-player team event, Team USA has won the
gold medal the past seven times and will look to extend that streak.
"I've always known what an honor and privilege it is to represent
your country," Kulick said. "And these women are my friends and
teammates. We come together for one reason, which is to win. With
each event, it gives us more experience working with one another and
preparing us for future events. That excites me and motivates me tocontinue working hard to master the game."
Kulick's recent dream season began in August of 2009 when she won
the Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series Shark
Championship. She found the winner's circle again in September with
a victory at the Women's World Championship, which earned her a
berth into the PBA Tournament of Champions. Kulick went on to win
the Tournament of Champions, becoming the first woman to win a
PBA national title.
Her streak continued with a win at the 33rd Canon Malaysian
International Open in March, the USBC Queens in April, the U.S.
Women's Open in May and the PBA Northwest Region Tacoma Dodge
Open in June.
ECBCC Discounted Registration and VIP
Coupon Deadlines EXTENDED
To Friday, October 1st!The October 11-13, 2010, East Coast Bowling Centers Convention (ECBCC) is rapidly approaching and
the good news is that they have extended the Discounted Registration and VIP Coupon Deadline to Friday,
October 1st for those of you not registered yet!
The VIP Coupon, available from any ECBCC 2010 Exhibiting Company, is how you lock in ECBCC's
incredible $99 Full Registration fee. Stop by www.eastcoastbowl.com for more details!
Trade Show Only? While there are no 'trade show only' registration options, there are Tuesday only and
Wednesday only registration passes that include the trade show on those days. Although...for just $24 more,
you get the entire week for just $99 by using your VIP Coupon!
Full Registration includes ECBCC trade show, all seminars, food functions and social events including
the "Party at the Taj!" event and Tuesday lunch featuring the Metropolitan Writers Association Awards.
(Refer to "Optional Social Events for additional tickets.)
For a look at the ECBCC 2010 Schedule-at-a-Glance, visit the ECBCC web site at
www.eastcoastbowl.com and click on "Schedule."
Hope to see you there.
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Bowling statistics are a lot like
bathing suits. They show plenty,
but not everything.
For instance, the money winning
list is important, and the goal of
every pro is to top the list. Yet, a
bowler can get red hot in a string
of events, win them or finish high,
and maybe cop a super specialhigh paying event, and can
become the leading money winner,
even though he cashed in a small
percentage of the tournaments in
which he competed.
Good guides to a bowler's ability
are the percentage of cashes and
the average money won per tour-
nament.
Averages can be very deceiving,
among pros and amateurs. As we
all know, scoring conditions vary,
boy do they vary. In one event a
210 average could win, while in
another a 230 averages results in
an also-ran position. Thus you
could have one bowler with a lessthan 210 average who just hap-
pened to roll on all the most diffi-
cult lane conditions, and another
who averaged better than 220
because he happened to roll on the
soft conditions. In some cases the
lower average bowler could be a
better bowler.
There are unfair handicaps in
that area of bowling. A bowler can
roll in one center one night a week
in one league where conditions
create low scoring, and he can post
a legitimate average, true but low.
His handicap is based on that
average, and before it can be
adjusted, he can feast on easierconditions, and win some big prize
money.
And that's an honest bowler.
Imagine what can, and does hap-
pen, when a bowler plots and
plans the low average script.
Because bowling is such a num-
bers game, from the pin count of a
single ball to the grand total of
1,000 games or more, all sorts of
statistics are recorded. The trou-
ble comes when those statistics are
taken for gospel, rather than given
a close, second look.
One bowler can average 10 pins
higher than another but isn't as
valuable to a team because he
chokes in the clutch, or he gets
most of his big games when the
games are out of the wood, or hecomes up with a real big game
every now and then that carry a
lot of lesser games to a good aver-
age but losing efforts in team and
head to head competition.
Bowling still remains the rare
sport to overly reward beginners
for being terrible, and rewards
them even more if they get worse.
Not only that, but they are allowed
to roll for big money or major
awards after only a year or two in
the sport.
Handicaps were created to
equalize and find a way to put a
lower average bowler on a par
with those who are better so thatthey can fairly compete in the
same leagues and tournaments.
But contrary to much complain-
ing, too often too much handicap
is awarded, so much so that in
some events bowlers roll better
than 900 for a three game stint
and 800s and high 700s are com-
mon. They are not common in
ordinary play.
The major problem with most
handicap systems is that they are
based on the premise that every
bowler in every game is doing his
or her best. That just isn't so.
Too many bowlers seem to be
looking for too many edges in con-structing teams better than the
average limits. There was a time
when bowlers wanted to bowl
against the best and move up in
class by learning more against the
better bowlers rather than getting
more free pins.
Bowling statistics, like bathing
suits, should be a guide, because
there could be more than meets
the eye.
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The bowling world experiences two big losses. Henry J. “Jack”
Gonter, 74, Avenel died August 30. According to the obituary, he was
“an avid bowler, a lifetime member of the Union County Bowling
Association, serving as president from 1994 to 1996 and treasurer
from 1997 to 2004. He was also a lifetime member of the NJ State
Bowling Association, serving as their president from 2003 to 2004.
He was inducted into the Union County Hall of Fame in 2004 and NJ
State Hall of Fame in 2006. He was about to be honored October 12 in
Atlantic City by the Metropolitan Bowling Writers Association
(MBWA) for special service.” My friend Dan McDonough, who nom-
inated Gonter for the award, said, “He was one of these people who
never bragged about his achievements, who worked largely behind the
scenes and never took credit for all he did for bowling and for the asso-ciations he was in.”
David Michael Valerius, Haskell, died September 3 at the age of 54.
His involvement in bowling was that he was a member of the
Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and Passaic County Bowling
Association Hall of Fame. He rolled eight 300 games and had three
800 series. He was married to another outstanding bowler, Stacy
Ricker. He bowled at Rockaway Lanes last season.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The PBA has made an announcement that is sure to please New
Jerseyans. After a one-year absence, the 68th U.S. Open will return to
Brunswick Zone Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J., Feb. 21-27, with
the addition of a unique three-day schedule of live television coverage.
Carolier had previously hosted five consecutive U.S. Opens between
2005 and 2009. The U.S. Open, considered by many to be the most
challenging title in all of bowling to win, is an extreme test of bowling
skill, patience and perseverance. What makes the U.S. Open special is
that non-professionals, men or women, are invited to compete against
the world’s top professionals on extremely demanding conditions.
Unique to the 2011 event will be three days of live television cover-
age, including the first-ever national network coverage of the final
round of round-robin match play on Saturday, Feb. 26, plus live cov-
erage of the “position round” – the dramatic final game of match play
which will determine the four players who will advance to the steplad-
der finals on Sunday, Feb. 27. The third show will provide live cover-
age of several matches during the final game in the opening round of
match play on Friday, Feb. 25.
The next chapter in U.S. Open history will begin with 18 qualifying
games for all players and continue through a grueling 51-game contest
to determine the four finalists. In addition to Scroggins, the other U.S.
Open champions at Carolier include Chris Barnes (2005), Tommy
Jones (2006), Pete Weber (2007) and Norm Duke (2008).
The first place prize money has not been disclosed yet, but this is a
Major title and is worth not only substantial prize money, but also a
two-year tour exemption for the winner.
Joan Tay l or ’ sTe n P i n R a p . . . .
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things
that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the
trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
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YOU WON’T BE DISSAPOINTED
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ELIGIBILITY
A reminder to all eligible
Professional Bowlers Association
members who are considering
entering the $1 million PBA
Tournament of Champions, Jan.
16-22, at Red Rock Lanes in Las
Vegas: you must be a full PBA
member by October 1, 2010.The entry fee for all Tournament
of Champions competitors will be
$750 if paid by December 15
($1,000 after Dec. 15). The 2011
PBA Tournament of Champions is
open to any player who has ever
won a PBA Tour, PBA Regional,
PBA Senior Tour or PBA
Women’s Series title. To enter,
members should look for the
Tournament of Champions entry
link when they log on to pba.com
as a PBA member.
Liz Johnson is First
Woman to WinPetersen Classic
Chalk up another milestone for
Woman Bowling Power: two-time
PBA Women’s Series titlist Liz
Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., is
the first woman to win the infa-
mous Louis P. Petersen Classic in
suburban Chicago.
Johnson, the first woman to win
a PBA regional title, and the first
to appear on a PBA Tour television
final, posted an eight-game total
of 1,651 pins to win the 100th
anniversary edition of what may
be the most unusual tournament in
bowling by three pins over Jeff Roche of Dearborn, Mich.
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HY-W AY BO W LROUTE 22, UNION, NJ
908-687-9300DANNY WILLIAMS, PROPRIETOR
AL BRIDGES, MANAGER
WEST HAVERSTRAW — Since
the Rockland County Bowling
Association was founded in the
1950s, it has seen its share of odd
bowling occurrences, both good
and bad.
This summer, the league bowlers
of the Triples Summer Classic at
Hi-Tor Lanes certainly got more
than enough bang for their buck.
Mike Kenney Sr., of Pomona,
broke the county's all-time high
series record when he fired back-
to-back games of 279, then tossed
a 300 in his third game for an 858
series. "This is such a tremendous
feeling," he said, following the set.
"It's the pinnacle of every bowler's
career to have a night like this,
where everything just goes right."
Kenney surpassed Dennis
Johnson's record set in 1999 by
just one pin.
"Anyone who knows me knows
I'm a numbers guy," he said. "I
know I need them all next game,
all you can do is just go out and try
to throw your best shot up there
every time." With 23 perfect
games and a dozen 800 series'
sanctioned by the United States
Bowling Congress, Kenney's no
stranger to honor scores, but even
with a previous high series of 825,Kenney saw Johnson's record as
many other bowlers do, untouch-
able. "That's some serious shoot-
ing," he said. "That's a 10-timer or
more in each game!"
Most of the league was watching
Kenney midway through the third
game, but when the word had
spread that a perfect game would
give him the county record, almost
all of the league flooded lanes 9
and 10.
"I thought it was just another
300," said Rob Varano, a member
of the league and proprietor of Hi-
Tor Lanes. "I was bowling right
next to him the entire night and
never noticed."
Kenney's final strike was greet-
ed with a roaring of cheers,
applause, handshakes and a few
hugs. "I'm very happy for him,"
said Varano. In three games,
Kenney struck 34 of the 36
frames, leaving a 10-pin in the
eighth frame in each of the first
two games.
While the record was incredible
for Kenney, his team's 9-0 sweep
was an added bonus. "I think it's
more important to battle and to
compete," he said. "I'd rather
shoot 170 and win than shoot 270
and lose, and that's the truth."
The night wasn't over for the
Kenney family.
While Kenney was chasing a
county record, a few lanes to the
right, his eldest son, Mike Jr., was
shooting for his first career 300
game. "When I saw that Mike Sr.
had the first nine and that Mike Jr.had the first seven, I said to him,
'What do you think? Father and
son 300?'," said Varano.
As rare as the achievement is, a
father/son duo has shot 300's on
the same night in Rockland
County, but the feat has never
been done in the same game.
Varano and his father, Saverio
Sr., co-owner of Hi-Tor Lanes,
almost accomplished perfectos on
the same night three years ago.
"We each had the first eight or
nine and it just hit me," said the
younger Varano. "Holy cow — we
could shoot 300 together!" At 73-
years young, the elder Varano did
his part, while his son fell two pins
short.
The Kenney men however, did
not fail.
Just nine minutes after his father
made Rockland County history,
Mike Kenney Jr. toppled his first
perfect game. "I'm so happy for
him," said Kenney Sr. "Mike has
always played second fiddle to my
younger son Chrys, this must have
felt great for him."
"All the Kenney men now have
300's, I'm so happy for my boys,"
said Kenney.
Rockland County Records
GO
BOWL
The Long Island Generations Bowling Tour (LIGBT), sponsored by
Columbia 300, released its 2010-11 schedule that includes 36 events for
both scratch and handicap bowlers. The LIGBT also announced the top
and bottom prizes will be guaranteed regardless of entries and most tour-
naments will feature 1 in 4 advancing to the finals.
After a very successful second season, that had 18 events and attracted
over 3,400 entries, the LIGBT will double the number of tournaments in
Season 3. The schedule will be divided into 4 seasons with the Fall,
Winter, and Spring having 10 events each and the Summer having six.
At the final event of each season bowlers can win free entries to The
Mini-Eliminator in Las Vegas.
The LIGBT will be hosting events all over Long Island with half of
them in Suffolk and the other half in Nassau. There is one event in
Queens at JIB Lanes. To accommodate as many bowlers as possible the
LIGBT will run half of the events on Saturday evenings and the other
half on Sunday afternoons. There will be four 2-day events, all at AMF
Babylon, featuring the highest top prizes of the season.The handicap regular events will have guaranteed top prizes of $500
& $250 with 1 in 4 advancing to the finals (minimum of $75.) Entry fees
for the regular events are $60 prepaid and $65 for walk-in entries. The
regular scratch tournaments will have four games of qualifying with 1 in
4 advancing to the finals and earning a minimum of $100. Top prizes of
are guaranteed to pay $1,000 & $500 regardless of entries. The scratch
events will once again feature separate qualifying for 49 & unders and
seniors.
Complete details of LIGBT Season 3 are available on-line at www.lig-
btour.com. The LIGBT welcomes all bowlers except current PBA
exempt players and PBA/PWBA national titlists. All prepaid entries will
receive a $5 discount and walk-in entries are welcomed. All bowlers
recruiting a new member receive $10 off their entry fee.
LIGBT Season Three
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MONTVALE, NJ - Jun Roldan led
all scorers in the opening session
of the Montvale Major League
bowling a 736 series on games of
227, 255 and 254. His effort,
along with Keith Lee’s 218-279-
233-730, led Rick’s Pro Shop to a
20.5-9.5 victory over
BuddiesProShop.com. Joe
Cauwels bowled 233-679, Ray
Keim 246-661 and Larry Toppin
244-655 for Buddies despite the
defeat.
Rick Whitling bowled 270-681,
Andrew Hedaria 236-671, Dave
Hulsizer 247-668, Tom Piret 233-
666 and Mike Pasch 245-665.
Jun Roldan 736 in Montvale MajorBy Joe Rizzi
WAYNE NJ - Frank Ariola had the hot hand leading all scoring in the
Our Lady of Victory League at T-Bowl with a 278 game in a 736 high
series followed by Harry Fivehouse posting 257-727 and Tom Kaynak
277-691.
Dan Barker rolled a 234 in a 687, John Caillie Sr. 263-667, Ken
Garafalo 236-665, Jim Broadfoot 236-659, Brian Dodd 237-657, and
Mike Unterecht 246-651.
Frank Ariola 736 in OLVBy Al Smetana
Al Ruffini Tops
T-Bowl SeniorsBy Al Smetana
WAYNE, NJ - Opening session of
the T-Bowl Senior League and Al
Ruffini was in mid season form
pounding the pins with games of
227 and 204 en route to a 606
series.
Other nice scores were rolled by
Barry Hain 206-541, Bruce Fields
209-537, Guy Fiumarelli 203-524,
and Rudy Parente 188-516, and
Ralph Meranti rolled a 204 game.
For the ladies it was Lynne Leflar setting the pace with a 178-508,
followed by Arlene Calamita 180-
482, Terri VanderMeer 183-479,
and Terri Rossi 193-477. Nice
games by Arlene Franklin 199,
Dot Rector 178, Johanna
Zukowski 176, and Irene King
174.
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The East Coast Bowling
Centers Convention is coming up
on October 11-13 at Trump Taj
Mahal in Atlantic City. This gala
trade show and symposium is not
just for proprietors either. For me
it’s a “mini Bowl Expo” featur-
ing 46 exhibitors on the conven-
tion center floor. Additionally,
there are seminars to please
every bowling integer palate. Try
these: Understand Your Growth
Demographics, The Virtual
Loop-Social Media technologysession, New League Formats,
Don’t Worry; Be Happy—
Dealing with Stress, Cores,
Covers and various ‘Imps and
Demons’ by 900 Global, Smart
Buy, Immediate Savings, The
Future of the Youth Game, Social
Media-How to Make It Work For
Bowling, Bowlopolis, Build Your
Kids’ Program, How Healthcare
Will Impact Your Business,
Operating Smart in a Tough
Economy, How Mechanics can
Save Money and Keep
Customers Happy, BPAA
Webservices: Website Tips and
Tricks, Dealing with Bowling
Center Claims: The Life of a
Liability Claim, Bowling 2035,
Obama-nomics: What Now?
Remodeling Your Center on a
Limited Budget, Business
Planning = A Successful
Business, Food and Beverage
Operations A-Z, Storm Products
Technology Presentation, IBP-SIA/ Kegel Training Center
Presentation and How Some
Bowling Center Operators are
Improving Business in this
Tough Economy.
Heck, some of the seminars
apply outside of bowling as well.
Then there are the social gather-
ings, lunches, dinners, and recep-
tions.
Sandwiched in the middle of
this event is the 48th Annual
Metropolitan Bowling Writers
Awards Luncheon. For the first
time in 48 years, a bowler is
named as the Metropolitan Area
and National Bowler of the Year.
She is Kelly Kulick, Union, NJ.
No surprise, right? Other hon-
orees are: Bill Scheid, past pres-
ident of Ebonite, earning the Bill
Landgraf Award for Excellence,
Walter Ray Williams, Jr.,
National Male Bowler of the
Year, Bill O’Neill, Metropolitan
Male Bowler of the Year, Henry“Jack” Gonter (posthumously)
and Joyce Letourneau, Special
Awards.
To attend the lunch without the
convention, e-mail mcdo-
[email protected] (Dan
McDonough). Cost is $40 per
person. Also, visit the convention
website at http://www.eastcoast-
bowl.com and check out all the
activities!
East Coast Bowling Centers ConventionBy Joan Taylor
Frank Beamon Rolled 690At Parkway Lanes
Elmwood Park, NJ – Frank Beamon led all pin attackers with scores of
214-254-222 for a high series of 690 in the Wednesday, Teterboro
Bowling League at Parkway Lanes.
Rich DeLorenzo Jr. posted a 242-688 followed by John Dulinski with
248-655, Mike Aiellos 224-654, Mark Marton 247-650, Mike
Guglielmino 223-649, Joe Avola 230-648, and David Friedhoff 222-641.
Alex Juarez Tops Belleville JuniorsBELLEVILLE, NJ - Eleven-year-old Alex Juarez, Jr. saved his best
game ever for the final session of the Belleville Adult-Junior
Doubles, scoring a 170 to earn Bowler of the Week honors. It was
also the first time Alex reached the “400” set mark as he sparked his
third place team to a 5-2 win over the league champion Fetherman
duo.
The Fettermans, who placed second last year, came on strong in
August, led by improving twelve-year-old Matthew. Meanwhile, thir-
teen-year-old Destiny Rodriguez and her brother Robert rolled well
above average to sweep the Rodas-Cargill team and finish in second
place.
Thirteen-year-old Michael Rodas finished the season with second high
game of 148.
Alex Juarez, Jr’s big day gave him a sweep of the league’s high aver-
age, series and game honors. Ten-year-old Chase Fetherman had second
high average and series in addition to recognition as most improved
player.
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Chris McBride,Sam Passaro
Pace NA JuniorsBy Vince Albrecht
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ –
Twelve-year-old Chris McBride,
rolling above average games of
143-158, helped Boom Boom
Pow ground the Bowling
Bombers, 7-0. Saute’ Two’s thir-
teen-year-old Sam Passaro was
instrumental in the team’s sur-
prising three-game whitewash of
first place Bosch Beastin, clinch-
ing at least a tie for third place
with one week remaining in North Arlington’s Friday Adult-
Youth Doubles play. Rounding
out the evening’s action, the sec-
ond place Bacon Boys rolled past
the Absentees, 7-0.
This week’s cruising juniors
were Chris McBride +23, Sam
Passaro +21 and Pat Crocitto
+16. Leading scorers among the
adult partners were Donna
McBride with 186-166 and Patti
Passaro 178-169.
Mark Newman 797 Tops at LodiLODI, NJ - Mark Newman rolled 289, 264, 244 for a 797 set followed
by Leo Hernandez tossing 298, 219, 244 for a 761, Ken Carson 251-
269-226-746, Steve Tripp 200-279-226-705, Eddie ‘Spanky’ Penafiel
244-213-247-704, Joe Verducci 257-265-179-701,Jay Judowski 246-
200-254-700.
Team honors for the week went to Team 12 Pin Street.
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John Caliendo 925HOPELAWN, NJ –John Caliendo led the scor-
ing in the Handicap Doubles League firing
games of 190-218-283-234 for a high series of
925.
Walt Kronert shot 212-217-205-244-878, Eric
Velazquez 242-215-212-862, Jay Pintus 229-
205-241-861, Bill Golden 207-267-847,
Tommy Martino 235-205-221-841, Paul
Harney 219-214-215-836, Jason Paro 214-256-
834, Mike Vamos 212-220-208-816, Julio Cruz
236-216-809, Lisa Palazzola 207-219-752,
Jaime Mugnone 201-745, and Bonnie
DeSimone 201-688.Eric Applegate shot 185-167-158, Jason
Ciszewski 168-176, Mike Dauchislo 134-166,
Heather Medoro 136-163, and Aaron Beltran
147 in the Junior HavABall League.
Kevin Eccleston 630HOPELAWN, NJ –Kevin Eccleston led the
scoring in the Fri. Nite Mixed League firing
games of 182-182-266 for a high series of 630.
Kenny Anderson shot 193-216-203-612, Dave
Rezes 200-215-611, Rob Wililams 211-203,
Paul. Woitowicz 200-212, Richard Funk III
232-201, and Shirley Testa 185.
Evan Hoff 652HOPELAWN, NJ –Evan Hoff led the scoring
in the Family League firing games of 231-222
for a high series of 652.
Sal Angotti hit 224-613, Steve Venito 214-203, Eric Applegate 203-209, Susan Boborwski
198, James Medoro 189, Steve Venito 173, and
Robert Mccracken 207.
In another session, Susan Bobrowski shot
252, Robert McCracken 210, Steve Venito 208,
and Eric Applegate 207.
M. Pizzirusso 684HOPELAWN, NJ – Michael Pizzirusso topped
the scoring in the Mon. Nite Bud Open League
firing games of 247-2238 for a high series of
684.
Ryan Friend rolled 218-278-681, Michael
Consiglio 279-670, Jay Pintus 218-254-659,
Chris Reebe 220-234-642, Sean McAuliffe
226-209-626, Joey Weisenstien 203-204-616,
Jen daunno 219-221, and Jason Katz 224.
In the Performance Ball Trios League Tim
McQueary shot 258-255, John Gonczi 143-146,
Don Raymond 147, and Shannon Raymond
112-112, Mike Piomelli 680HOPELAWN, NJ – Mike Piomelli led the
scoring in the Thu. Nite Mixed League fir-
ing games of 216-218-246 for a high series
of 680.
Kyle Jannuzzi hit 233-232-660, Vinny
Medvetz 227-216-630, Scott Akalewicz 208-
203-609, Danielle Medvetz 202-235-201-638,
Charles S. Meyer 210, and Thomas Poulos
212.
In the Merck League John Halliday shot 214-
245-652, Gregg Farley 264-617, Eileen
Okolovitch 205-212-616, Jeff Roberts 215,
Bill Pyrz 213, and Tom Vickery 200.
Cid Stentella 665HOPELAWN, NJ – Cid Stentella paced the
scoring in the Knights of Columbus League fir-ing games of 218-258 for a high series of 665.
John Baginsky shot 263-212-657, Frank
Grossi 225-212, Bill Dillon 203-218, Mark
Makwinski 224, Jeff Nemeth 205, John
Shimko and Joe Kraus 222, and Pete Delpopolo
210.
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