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Chris Barnes, Ron Mohr, Don Mitchell Elected to PBA Hall of Fame
By Bill Vint - PBA All of that came years after a sur-
CHICAGO Eighteen-time PBA prising performance in the Coca-
Tour champion Chris Barnes of Cola National Youth
Double Oak, Texas; two-time PBA50 Championships as a youngster
Player of the Year Ron Mohr of North diverted his attentions away from a
Las Vegas, and the late Don Mitchell, promising future as a basketball
a renowned bowling center owner player growing up in Topeka, Kan.
and PBA host from Indianapolis, In high school, I was 100 pins
have been elected to the Professional behind Lonnie Waliczek in the
Bowlers Association Hall of Fame. state Coca-Cola Youth
They will be inducted into the PBA Championship qualifier, Barnes
Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 17, at said of his future fellow PBA com-
the Marriott North in Indianapolis as petitor. I figured I was the fourth-
part of the Go Bowling! PBA 60th best bowler in Kansas, but I
Anniversary Celebration. bowled Lonnie in the next to last
PBA photo PBA photo PBA photo
Barnes, 47, is one of five players to game and won. And then I won the
Don Mitchell Ron Mohr Chris Barnes
win both PBA Rookie and Player of championship, so I got to go to the
the Year honors. He is one of six players to complete the PBA Triple Crown (2005 U.S. national finals. Thats where I found out how good the other guys in Kansas were.
Open, 2006 PBA Tournament of Champions and 2011 PBA World Championship), and he He then joined Waliczek on the powerful Wichita State team founded by Lonnies
ranked among the top 10 in PBA earnings for 16 consecutive seasons. He surpassed the $1 father, Paul and was the last player selected to make the roster in his freshman year.
million milestone in career earnings in 170 events (2005), at the time the fewest events any Between that and calculus class in the morning, I was re-thinking my decision to not
player needed to achieve that milestone, and he won $200,000 winner take all prizes in play basketball, Barnes said.
Motel 6 Roll to Riches special events in 2005 and 2006. But he began to apply his four-hours-a-day basketball practice regimen to bowling.
He was a late-comer to PBA competition after four years as a member of the Wichita State At 19, he qualified for the nationally-televised Brunswick Bowling Shootout, where he
University bowling team, a starring role with Team USA and a prolific nine-year career as a competed against Mark Roth, Marshall Holman and womens star Lisa Wagner, he
professional amateur. After joining the PBA just before his 28th birthday, he won PBA launched a profitable megabucks career and he began a string of 15 berths on Team
Rookie of the Year honors and added PBA Player of the Year honors 10 years later, joining USA most of those at a time when pros were not allowed to bowl in international
Mike Aulby and Tommy Jones at the time as the third player to win both of those honors. competition.
In 379 PBA Tour tournaments, Barnes finished in the top five 91 times (an impressive
24 percent of the time) and cashed in 296 (78.1 percent of tournaments entered). See HALL OF FAME Page 2

Joe Novara Records 900 Series Jason Tenorio Blasted 300-822

By Matt Cannizzaro - USBC
ARLINGTON, Texas - Joe Novara of East
Patchogue, New York, describes himself as camera
shy, but there's no way to avoid the spotlight when
you step onto the approach on the verge of perfection.
The 26-year-old right-hander is known in the
Northeast as a fierce competitor, and his assault on
the pins at East Islip Lanes in East Islip, New York,
resulted in 36 strikes during the Monday Invitational
league.
The trio of perfect games makes Novara the 33rd
bowler overall, and fourth from the Empire State, to
record a 900 series. His achievement is pending
approval from USBC and would be the 34th USBC-
approved 900. It marks the first perfect set of the
2017-2018 season and fourth during the 2017 calen-
dar year.
"I really didn't feel any pressure while I was bowl-
ing, but now that it's had a chance to sink in, it's
pretty unbelievable," said Novara, who owns The
Perfect Fit Pro Shop at Port Jeff Bowl in Port
Jefferson Station, New York. "It's one of those
things you dream of, but you never think it will
really happen. When I get lined up, I just seem to
strike a lot. It's hard to describe. I always felt like
900 was possible, but to actually do it is something
else."
Novara previously flirted with 900 on two occa-
sions, stringing 31 strikes, and each time getting
more confident that if given the opportunity again,
he'd finish it off.
See NOVARA Page 4
At Lodi Lanes
LODI, NJ - Jason Tenorio found
the line to tally an 822 series high-
lighted by a 300 perfecto while
contesting in the Saturday Fil Am
League at Lodi Lanes.
Bowling in the Thursday Public
Alby Pezzella 300 at Maple Lanes RVC
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Alby
Pezzella bowled a 300 game in the
Custom Thumbz Doubles League at
Maple Lanes RVC.
Nick Mayo rolled 241-230-245-
Safety League, TJ Valentin earned
the top spot with his near perfect
299 and finished with a797 set fol-
lowed by Joe Mugitroyd with a
297, and Ken Lee bowled 289.
716, Lawrence Welfare 258-235-
714, and Edward. Boremski 258.
In the Wednesday Night Mixed
League Steve Lawson bowled 268,
and Chris Piccininni 267.
2 SPORTS REPORTER November 1 - 7, 2017

In 1998, Barnes decided it
was time to take on the best of
the best and find out where I
could fit in.
Looking back, Barnes said,
after my late start, you realisti-
cally dont know whats possi-
ble. I didnt know if I could win
out there; I just wanted to find
out how well I could bowl
against those guys.
Then it took me awhile to
learn how to win on TV, he
added. I knew I was never
going to match Walter Ray
(Williams Jr.) or (Mark) Roth. I
knew I wasnt going to be the
best of all-time, but I wanted to
be the best of THIS time.
After he got his call from PBA
CEO and Commissioner Tom
Clark, the reality began to set in.
Its pretty cool to have my
name next to the guys Ive idol-
ized, Barnes said. I got to
bowl against Dick Weber. Ive
been lucky to be able to play a
game for a living, and make
more money than a kid from
Topeka ever imagined.
Its a pretty cool thing.
Mohr, who has established one
of the most successful track
records in PBA50 Tour history
(ranking among the top 10 in
every key statistical category
every year he has competed as a
senior player), took a more
indirect path to the hall of fame.
After growing up in Fort
Wayne, Ind., Mohr moved to
Alaska at age 23 where his
brother was serving in the U.S.
Air Force. A 170-average bowler
back in Indiana, he got a job in a
bowling center in Anchorage,
and thats when he found out
timing is everything. He was
dating a girl whose father
worked for the Federal Aviation
Administration at the time
President Ronald Reagan fired
all of the striking air traffic con-
trollers who refused his order to
return to work. Mohr was
encouraged to apply for a posi-
tion and, after training, wound
up working as an air traffic con-
troller in Alaska for 25 years.
He also had advanced his
bowling skills and knowledge
during his time at the
Anchorage bowling center, and
got serious about the game. In
1988, he shocked himself by
earning a berth on Team USA.
Thats when my game really
started to develop, mentally as
HALL OF FAME
Continued from Page 1
well as physically, Mohr said.
It convinced me even more that
I could be competitive. As a
Team USA member, we got
seeded spots into some tourna-
ments (the U.S. Open and
USBC Masters among them); it
was incredible just to be
exposed to that level of compe-
tition. Thats when I began to
dream that I might be competi-
tive one day. I knew I had a lot
to learn, but decided if FAA
gave me the time off, Id
become the best bowler I could
be.
What Mohr also found out was
that having a physical edge on
the competition would serve
him well.
I found out probably in my
30s, not many bowlers were
doing that sort of thing, he said
of his daily fitness regimen. It
could help me physically, but
also mentally because I knew
not many others were doing that
sort of thing. It became a habit,
relaxed me, and Ive kind of
continued that.
I keep a log, just to amuse
myself. Im at about 2.7 million
sit ups over the last 18 years.
Ive done just a little over a mil-
lion pushups. Lord knows how
cash in the next one.
Finding out I could be com-
petitive was quite an epiphany,
he continued, and to win
PBA50 Player of the Year the
next year was beyond reward-
ing.
In his breakout season in
2009, Mohr won three of his
nine career titles en route to his
first POY award (he won again
in 2011). In nine full seasons as
a senior bowler, he has fin-
ished in the top 10 in earnings
and averages each year. He has
never had a season averaging
below 220.
In the 103 PBA50 Tour events
he has entered, Mohr has cashed
an impressive 97 times (94.1
percent success rate) and has
finished in the top five 34 times,
one in every three tournaments
entered.
He also suffered through one
of those frustrating streaks
where he had 17 top five finish-
es without winning a title
between 2012 and 2017, but in
the two years since reaching age
60, he earned PBA60 Player of
the Year in both years.
The PBA50/Senior division of
the PBA Hall of Fame was
established in 2009 to recognize
Oh my gosh, what a great
honor, said Mitchells daugh-
ter, Donna Leimgruber, on
behalf of her brothers, David
and Craig Mitchell. He would
have been thrilled. He was such
a good guy. I cannot express to
you what this honor would
mean to him.
He always wanted to stay in
the background. He might have
been embarrassed with the
recognition, but I can tell you he
would be glowing with pride if
he was still here. Bowling was
my dads life and he lived it to
the fullest.
Maybe one of Mitchells clos-
est admirers was his close
friend, PBA Hall of Famer Mike
Aulby, who Mitchell sponsored
on tour for most of Aulbys
career.
Don was one of the great
bowling people, said Aulby.
He loved the industry and the
people in it. Don knew the
importance of the Tour and its
promotional value for the sport
as a wholehe was very inno-
vative.
Mitchells bowling center
empire grew from one center in
1974 to multiple centers with
more than 300 lanes and five

Sports Reporter many miles on my bike

Today, Mohr said, I couldnt
hardly be any better. By no
Editor/Publisher Dan McDonough means did I think (getting elect-
Technology Editorial Assistants ed to the PBA Hall of Fame)
Hank Allen Immaculatta DElia was a foregone conclusion. I
Contributing Writers kept my fingers crossed and it
Joan Taylor Pat McDonough turned out just right. I couldnt
be happier.
For information regarding advertising, Other than his opportunities as
subscriptions, or editorial content write to: a Team USA member, Mohr had
E-mail: SportsReporter1940@gmail.com never bowled in PBA-level
competition. But when he
Or Dan at: mcdonough1@aol.com retired from his air traffic con-
Sports Reporter troller position in 2008, he
decided to try the PBA50 Tour.
P.O. Box 1491, Secaucus, NJ 07094 I bowled the first two as a
201)865-5363 non-member because I didnt
know if Id be competitive, and
I bowled okay, he said. So I
joined and promptly failed to
players for their accomplish-
ments after reaching the age of
50.
Mitchell, who succumbed to
cancer in 2012 at the age of 80,
went from managing a small
bowling center in Indianapolis
to developing the Royal Pin
Leisure Centers chain, which
has hosted dozens of showcase
events at all levels of bowling.
Its centerpiece Woodland
Lanes on Indianapolis north
side has hosted every major
championship the PBA has
offered, and in 2018 will again
be the focal point of the PBA
Tour when it hosts the Go
Bowling! PBA 60th
Anniversary Classic, Feb. 13-
18.
pro shops. He was a vocal advo-
cate for the PBA as the sports
most prominent promotional
vehicle, and he put his money
behind his passions. He was
equally enthusiastic as a bowler,
competing in 50 USBC Open
Championships.
Mitchell, who becomes the
first bowling proprietor elected
to the PBA Hall of Fame exclu-
sively because of his role as a
bowling center owner, has pre-
viously been inducted into the
Indianapolis and Indiana
Bowling Halls of Fame. Upon
his death, the Indiana Bowling
Centers Association created the
Don Mitchell Meritorious
Medal Award in his honor.
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MAGIC AT MAJESTIC NOVARA

Rich Funk III 823
HOPELAWN, NJ - Rich Funk III
topped the scoring in the Raritan
Bay Mens League blasting of
268-279-276 for a high of 823.
Jose Medina rolled 269-257-212-
738, John Mieszkowski 258-238-
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224-273-236-733.
Glenn Mohr 774
HOPELAWN, NJ - Glenn Mohr
topped the scoring in the
Middlesex County Classic League
blasting games of 231-296-247 for
a high series of 774.
Chris Fisher shot 257-287-235-
769, Steve Chiarella 256-258-247-
761, and Danny Lopez 267-246-
227-740.
Bill Hoese 758
HOPELAWN, NJ - Bill Hoese led
the scoring in the Wednesday
Night Trios League blasting
games of 232-279-247 for a high
series of 758.
Mike Kelly shot 238-246-226-
710, Fred Gleckler 225-270-684,
and Michael Dellamanna 212-
217-226-655.
Sal Angotti 757
HOPELAWN, NJ - Sal Angotti
topped the scoring in the Friday
Night Mixed League rolling
games of 245-244-268 for a high
series of 757.
Mike Kelly rolled 267-238-702,
Michael Holoka 201-233-255-
689, David Chamberlain 235-233-
213-681, and Dave Rezes 236-
246-662.
Joel G. Eyssen 747
HOPELAWN, NJ - Joey G.
Eyssen topped the scoring in the
Sat. Night Strike Nation League
firing games of 299-204-244 for a
high series of 747.
Steven C. Weeks hit 257-256-
703, Havel Wright III 217-217-
266-700 and Earl J. Graves 201-
223-257-681.
Brian Adamson 747
HOPELAWN, NJ - Brain
Adamson led the scoring in the
Premiere Pro Shop Sunday Trios
League rolling games of 222-259-
266 for a high series of 766.
Bill Daunno rolled 257-268-200-
725, Michael Bowler 214-25-256-
705, and Bobby Kornias 224-266-
213-703.
In the Wednesday Early Birds
League Sue Ragas shot 200.
Dorey Badolato 739
HOPELAWN, NJ - Dorey
Badolato led the scoring in the
Friday Night Classic League blast-
ing games of 236-279-224 for a
high series of 739.
Steve Soong shot 227-240-661,
Chris Masucci 217-235-646, and
Patty Hanlein 223-224-638.
Pete Zafian rolled 210-215-204-
629, and Tu Trinh 219 in the
Merck League.
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Continued from Page 1
The Monday Invitational league features four-player teams and takes
up about half of the 40-lane center, which grew quiet for Novara's final
frame.
"It really was pretty crazy," Novara said. "I knew people were back
there, but I tried to stay focused on the game. I'd throw a shot, high-five
my teammates and turn back around. I started to lose my look on the
right lane, but I knew if I could strike there in the ninth frame, I had a
really good chance to do it."
Novara entered the league session with more than two dozen certified
300s to his credit, along with multiple series over 850. He regularly has
averaged in the 240s.
Growing up in a highly competitive area of the country helped Novara
excel as a youth bowler and high school athlete, and his passion for the
sport led him to the pro shop business. In June 2017, he found the per-
fect career fit as a pro shop owner for the first time.
Despite his continued success on the lanes and the momentum of his
900 series, he is focused on making sure the pro shop runs well.
His competitive efforts primarily are limited to league and local
events, though the USBC Open Championships and USBC Masters will
be visiting his home state in 2018, which is enticing, too. The two events
will be held a few hours away in Syracuse, New York.
The first bowler to roll a 900 series on Long Island, New York, Novara
does have one, concrete competitive goal though - winning the presti-
gious Long Island Masters. The 2018 edition is scheduled for late
January.
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ROCKAWAY ROLLERS
Early Birds Mixed: Duane Titus 277-666, Kingsley
Nwoke 235, Brad Williams 238-600, Dollar Bill Gantt
220-203, Terrence White 205-216-234-655, Darryl
Blankinship Jr 234-600.
P B C Winter: Robby Olvina 243-205, Ed Ziemak
236-257-212-914, Jimpy Vega 201-243, Mannix Cruz
246-227, John Jay Lindo 223-255-819, Therese Cruz
203-237, Kevin Viloria 237-212-221-871, Archie
Nabas 243-233-901.
Friends and Family: Mark Himds 232-224-650,
Hector Camacho 237-240-681, Gio Lara 214-224-632,
Tyrone Jackson 266-667, Showtime Hanley 227-214-
637, Lil Man Wilder 215-241-651, Black Duke 246-
638, Sean Romney 255-610, Charles Williams 277-
630, Mike Fuentes 222-242-649, Brian Hunter 257-
205-240-702, Brett Mosley 248-235-682.
AT JERSEY LANES
Tina Maldonado, Erwin Luna 257
LINDEN, NJ - Tina Maldonado and Erwin Luna
rolled 257, Kookie Perez 216, and Silvana Placeres
212 in the Latinos Unidos League.
Elijah Dixon 253
LINDEN, NJ - Elijah Dixon rolled 253, Raymond
Clayton 251, Kookie Perez 249, and Reneece Porter
248 in the Hawthorne Avenue League.
Matt Rothstein 238
LINDEN, NJ - Matt Rothstein rolled 238, Bobby
Sach 237, and Anthony Stanziale 236 in the Monday
Night Doubles League.
Chris Brigantino 279
LINDENm NJ - Chris Brigantino topped the scor-
ing in the Friday Nite Hdcp League rolling a high
November 1 - 7, 2017
AT JIB LANES
Friday Hi-Rollers: Denise Fox 201-258-226-685, Lydia Adamiszyn
214-209-605, Roe Calandra 225, David Raiford 227-240-252-719,
Terrence White 235-249-670, Peter Sarne 254-215-242-711, Ed Ziemak
246-269-212-727, Lalaine Sindo 200-233-623, Kevin Viloria 255-630,
Sheila Tolentino 233-217-212-662, Chris Mayr 280-236-697.
Saturday Junior Doubles: Timothy Hui 205-237-623, Natalie Chui
203, Madison Estrella 194-525.

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Twone Williams 259-214-210-683, Shawn Wyatt 237- Mack 266, and Ryan Cooper 263. 
213-656, Jairo Ceballos 256-629, Tony Trachina 266-
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November 1 - 7, 2017
The Greatest Bowler of Them All
During my career in bowling I had an opportunity to work
at AMF for many years. It was in those years that I met and
became friends with Dick Weber, whom I always referred to
as Bowlings Ambassador to the World.
I talk about him frequently and relate stories about Mr.
Weber and the way he touched so many lives. I never real-
ly understood how much he meant to me, until he passed
away in 2005, a little over 12 years ago.
One of my favorite memories of Dick occurred in 1982. I
had recently been promoted to National Promotions
Manager for the AMF Bowling Centers chain and moved to
AMFs Bowling Headquarters in Westbury, New York.
It was about this same time that the top brass at AMF were
pushing Dick aside to make room for their new crop of PBA
bowling stars. I saw this as an opportunity to use Mr. Weber
in any way that I could to promote AMF Bowling Centers.
As fate would have it, I received a call from one of our
youth directors, Sandy Cooper, at AMF Muskegon Lanes.
The manager of the bowling center, Larry Wenger, had died
of a heart attack and she was looking for a way to raise
SPORTS REPORTER
by Dave Williams
him that I would pick him up at the Grand Rapids Airport,
file photo
Dave Williams with Dick Weber at the entrance to
AMF Muskegon Lanes, circa 1982.
funds for the Heart Association.
I suggested having Dick Weber as
a special guest and she thought that
would be perfect. Now I just had to
come up with a way for all of the
participants to be able to compete
with Mr. Weber at the same time.
Viola! The I Beat Dick
WeberOnce! Contest came to
me while driving home from work
on the longest parking lot in the
world, the Long Island
Expressway. I would have a special
emblem developed with the silhou-
ette of the most famous bowler of
all time, and provide that to all of
the participants that beat Dick
Weber, with handicap (80% of
200).
The excitement in the community
of Muskegon, ironically the home
of Brunswicks manufacturing
plant, was electric. As the entries
continued to rise, Sandy had to
coordinate five separate squads in
the 42 lane center. Even veteran
distaff star bowler Marion
Ladewig, the managing owner of
nearby Sherman Lanes, was sched-
uled to make an appearance.
Webers fee was $1,000 plus
expenses, so it was easy to distrib-
ute that amount over so many
entries to make it cost effective.
The final count prior to the event
was 610 paid entries. And Weber
had agreed to bowl each squad,
which meant that every squad was
like a new event and would encour-
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age reentries to those that didnt beat his score in previous
attempts.
When I called Dick to tell him of our plans, I informed
since there were no direct flights to Muskegon; and we
would drive to Muskegon together the night before, since
the festivities were to begin at 7AM.
You can imagine the excitement I felt after I picked Dick
up at the Grand Rapids Airport and began the drive to
Muskegon. My attempts to talk about anything I could think
of must have made Mr. Weber wonder if I was a sane per-
son.
But he seemed to understand and just nodded as I babbled
on about the weather, bowling, Budweiser, St. Louis, etc. It
was about this time that Dick pointed up to an overhead
road sign and said, Wasnt that the exit for Muskegon?
Oh no, I replied. We have a way to go yet.
As we were approaching the Indiana border I had to admit
that I missed the turnoff as I was babbling my head off, and
we turned around and headed north for Muskegon. We
finally got to the hotel at about 2AM.
The next day we went to a 7AM breakfast with about 200
screaming youth bowlers, followed by five consecutive
squads of bowling starting at 9AM and wrapping up at
about Midnight. But Mr. Weber never complained, bowled
every squad, and was the perfect gentleman to all.
When I returned to AMF Headquarters on Monday,
Woody Woodruff called me into his office and said, Ive
got Dick Weber on the phone. I thought, boy am I in trou-
ble now. Between getting him lost, and bowling all those
squads with-
out so much
as a lunch
break oh
well, it was a
fun job while
it lasted!
Woody put
Dick on the
s p e a k e r
phone and he
said inquisi-
tively, Dave,
do you have a
road map?
He never let me forget that day. Whenever I would call or
greet him he would always ask if I had my road map. I
always considered it an honor just to know the man, but
when he remembered my name, and the reference to
Muskegon ( got your road map?), well that just made
my day.
The I Beat Dick Weber Once! tournament would
continue for many years, with the bowling center securing
the most in-house entries earning the right to a live Dick
Weber appearance at their location the following year.
And I never let Dick Weber know that I was a Geography
major in college! Eratosthenes would never forgive me.
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AT MAPLE LANES RVC
Robert Aiello 290
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Robert Aiello bowled a 290 game,
Gary Robertson, Barry Clare, and
Manny Espinosa all bowled a 279
game, Joe Conigliaro 278, and
Richard McCarthy 277 in the
Monday 4 Man Classic League.
Thomas Romanelli 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY-
Thomas Romanelli rolled 279, and
John LaBau 278 in the Friday
Night Mixed League.
Mike Desmond 289
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Phil Schaffer 267
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In
the Thursday Mixed League Phil
Schaffer bowled a 267 game, and
Gary Ton 264.
Steven Friedman 265
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Steven Friedman bowled a 265
game, and Mike Forrai 264 in
the Wednesday Early Mens
League.
In the Thursday El Cheapo
League John LaBau, Jr bowled a
261 game.
Jerry George 267
November 1 - 7, 2017
AT FARMINGDALE LANES
Sean Mott 289 John Doherty 278 Brendan Rini 254
FARMINGDALE, NY - Sean FARMINGDALE, NY - John FARMINGDALE, NY - Brendan
Mott bowled a 289 game followed Doherty rolled 278, Victor Rini rolled 254, Robert Horvath
by Clifton Nelhado with a 278 Cassano 267, and Donald Price 247, and Bryan Parsons 240 in the
game in the Wednesday Early 264 in the Tuesday Nite Owls . Monday Night Fourplay League.
Mens League. Brian Becktold 278 George Brenner 237
Chris Ziesig 278 FARMINGDALE, NY - Brian FARMINGDALE, NY - In the
FARMINGDALE, NY - Chris Becktold bowled a 278 game, and Friday Sunshine Kids George
Ziesig bowled a 289 game fol- Peter Gilliland 277 in the Monday Brenner rolled a 237 game.
lowed by Michael Ninivaggi with HS Practice League. In the Goodtimers Michael Walsh
a 276 game in the Epic Edge Trios In the Tuesday Early Birds rolled 237, and Michael Bagnato 225.
League. Michael Berardino, Fred Catapano In the Sunday Vacation League
In the Friday Late Mixed League and Morris Jackson all bowled a Peter Nockler rolled 236-235, and
Tony Caridi shot a 288 game. 268 game, and Jay Collins 265. Bobby Bonnett 229.
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