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EJ Tackett Wins PBA Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open Levent Dinc Collected 300
For 10th Career PBA Tour Title At Maple Lanes RVC
AURORA, Ill. – Entering 39-foot lane condition, which
the stepladder finals as the he chose for the title match, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Cassonetto, Steve Lella, and
top qualifier, 25-year-old EJ was able to hit the pocket con- Levent Dinc blasted a 300 game in William Jackson 279, Frank
Tackett of Huntington, Ind., sistently and never threw any- the Tuesday Late Mens League. Genna 259, and John Hanlon 255.
beat a struggling Bill O’Neill thing less than a nine-count Eric Paulson, Sr, Anthony
of Langhorne, Pa., to win the until the 10th frame when the
PBA Xtra Frame Parkside match had already been decid- Wilson Aponte Jr, Slammed 300
Lanes Open for his 10th Go ed.
Bowling! PBA Tour title. In each stepladder match the At Lodi Lanes
Tackett beat O’Neill, who higher qualifier was able to LODI, NJ – Wilson Aponte Jr. 275, Jason Jenkins 256, Russ Van
was also trying for his 10th select the lane condition for found the line to collect a 300 Housen 259, George McKinney
win, 210-171, in the title the match. game competing in the Thursday 267, David Corfinos 253, Carlos
match to also record his first “Bowling on the Chameleon Doubles at Lodi Lanes. Colon 248, Jason Paro 241 Alex
win of the season. condition was the easiest for Bob Boehm earned a 278 game Baluyut 259, Mike Veneziano 243,
“To make it to double dig- me to break down with a ure- followed by Karl Kalogera with and Chuck Ontal 247.
its is one of those milestones thane ball,” Tackett said. “I
you always hope to accom- just felt that I could avoid
PBA photo
plish.” Tackett said of the 10- Champion EJ Tackett bowling 180 and it was my Clayton Hunt Hammered 300
win milestone. “It’s like win- best chance to keep the ball in
ning your second title because it’s another validation in play. If I could bowl over 200 I felt my chances of win- At Farmingdale Lanes
your career that you can compete against the best in the ning the match were pretty good. I did exactly what I FARMINGDALE, NY - Clayton Wingo Hom 277, Nestor Reyes
world. wanted to do.” Hunt fired a 300 game in the 268, Tony Cardi 257, and Thomas
“There’s no such thing as an easy win but this tourna- In the opening stepladder match, six-time Tour winner Friday Late Mixed League at Moravcik 255, and Andrew
ment felt easier than most for some reason,” the 2016 Dom Barrett of England defeated four-time titlist Farmingdale Lanes. Berman 244.
PBA Player of the Year added. Marshall Kent of Yakima Wash., 235-226, to advance to Kyle Durfee hit 299-256-770,
In the title match, O’Neill ran into problems early when the second match against O’Neill who qualified third
he left the 2-10 and 2-7-10 splits back-to-back in the third for the finals.
and fourth frames and was not able to convert the splits.
TACKETT See Page 2 Frank Wilders Crushed 300
Tackett, using a urethane ball on the PBA Chameleon
Anthony Pepe wins PBA Homefield Bowl Eastern Open At Maple Lanes RVC
By Russ Mills - PBA open frame in the fifth saw ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Boremski, Harlan Wittenstein, and
Yonkers, N.Y. – Anthony his lead shrink to seven Frank Wilders fired a 300 game in Leroy Singletary 267, Enrico
Pepe of Elmhurst, N.Y. pins. Recovering quickly, the Custom Thumbz Doubles Ferrante 266, Ron Riccobono 265,
defeated defending champi- he rolled another five League at Maple Lanes RVC. and Richard Salcedo 264.
on Darren Andretta of strikes to clinch the victory Nick Mayo shot 277, Edward
Wantagh, N.Y. 253-226, to along with a $3,000 prize
win the PBA Homefield and his fourth regional title.
Bowl Eastern Open present- Andretta advanced to the Sanah Aisheikh Scored 900 No Tap
ed by MOTIV at Homefield championship match by
Bowl. defeating John Furey of At Rockaway Lanes
Pepe compiled a 7-5 match Howell, N.J., 226-211, ROCKAWAY, NJ – Sanah Gene Pukas bowled a 300 in his
play record and 4,828 pins after Furey defeated Aisheikh bowled 3 300's games 793 set, Jimmy Westergaard 290-
for 20 games, including PBA photo Patrick Allen of Elmwood while contesting in the Thursday 791, Rhodes 287, Keith Lefurge
match play bonus pins, to Mike and Joette Healy (event coordinators) with Park, N.J., 233-198, in the No Tap league (9 pins count as 279, Carmen Carrero 238-648,
qualify first for the steplad- champion Anthony Pepe. opening match. Andretta strike) and finished the session Linda Alven 212-592, and Megan
der finals by 78 pins over Andretta. Pepe then start- earned $1,700 as the runner-up while Furey with a 900 no tap series Murray earned a 226 game.
ed the championship match with four strikes, but an received $1,300 and Allen $1,000.
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TACKETT
Continued from Page 1
O’Neill went on to beat Barrett, 245-216, in the second match and then
No. 2 qualifier two-hander Chris Via of Springfield, Ohio, 209-198, in
the semifinal to advance to the title match.
Intended to put added emphasis on performing well every game, the
unique qualifying portion of the tournament awarded bonus pins to play-
ers for each game depending on how they finished against their com-
petitors on each pair of lanes. As an example, with four players on a pair
of lanes, the top scorer would earn 30 bonus pins, the second high scor-
er 20 pins and third 10 pins with the lowest scoring player receiving no
bonus.
The tournament was also conducted on three different PBA lane con-
ditions with the first round conducted on the Chameleon followed by the
second round on the 39-foot Don Carter and the third round conducted
on the 39-foot Bear condition.
Two bowlers roll perfect games at
Oncenter Convention Center
BJ Curtis of Cumberland, Maryland, and Richard Clark of Johnson
City, New York, became the 12th and 13th bowlers to achieve perfection
at the 2018 USBC Open Championships.
Curtis, a 34-year-old right-hander, connected for 12 consecutive
strikes in his first game of singles June 28 at the Oncenter Convention
Center, and he followed the 300 with games of 171 and 215 for a 686
series. Cotie Holbek of Burlington, Wisconsin, leads Regular Singles
with 802.
Curtis started the day posting games of 148, 213, and 202 for a 563
series in doubles. He made adjustments throughout doubles, which gave
him the right look and heading into singles. With his 656 series in team,
Curtis finished his 10th Open Championships with a career-best 1,905
all-events total. Kurt Pilon of Warren, Michigan, leads Regular All-
Events with 2,186.
Clark's 300 game came in his final game of doubles June 30 after
games of 179 and 234, giving him a career-best 713 series. The 51-year-
old right-hander added sets of 606 in singles and
Exhibition Match Memories
by Dave Williams
It was 1978. The world was in a turmoil. Earl
Anthony was the bowling kingpin, and lanes
throughout the nation were accommodating the
largest number of keglers in the history of the sport.
In the overwhelming heat of an August afternoon
that year, an unheralded mystery
man emerged from the shadows at
New College Park Bowl.
Had Don Carter come back to
competitive bowling? Hardly, but
the only thing that the intelligentsia
knew was that this mystery man
was not the immortal Bosco of St.
Louis fame.
It all began when the mystery
man proceeded to hand Don
Johnson a particular polished past-
ing at New College Park Bowl.
Johnson, one of the greatest
bowlers of all time, with 26
Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA) titles and 15 sanctioned 300
games, was considered unbeatable
in Las Vegas until this fateful day.
Johnson had led a field of Las Don Johnson
Vegas veterans in a marathon event
on the College Park drives earlier in the day. He
averaged an insurmountable 222 per game for the
eight game test.
After heated words were exchanged in the
bowler’s locker room (the cocktail lounge), Johnson could not continue. This was also pure hustle,
and the mystery man returned to the bowling lanes
for a head to head exhibition match.
The rest is history. What followed was some of
the greatest “hustle” that this writer had ever seen.
Johnson, noted as the top bowler in the world in the game, with the possible exception of Mark Roth.
early 70’s, was not regarded as much of a drinker,
and after celebrating his victory all afternoon could
not be considered the favorite in the match.
But hustling was nothing new to the mystery man. strikes (it happened at least twice during this exhi-
You see, the mystery man was Jimmy McHugh, a
veteran of New York City match play, who had left
the pro tour a few years earlier and settled in Las
Vegas as a dealer at one of the major casinos.
In New York the number one bowling association
is the HBA - Hustler’s Bowling Association, where
a top flight action bowler can win $60,000 to
$70,000 in a good year (Note: adjusted for infla-
tion, that amount of money would be worth over
$275,000 in 2018!).
Johnson, a true gentleman, showed a bit of hustle
himself by practicing for what seemed like hours
prior to the start of the match. All the while he was
pouring black coffee into his well-formed physique. for many years on the PBA Tour. He took the job seriously
“Are you ready, Don,” asked McHugh, over and
over. “I’m ready Don. I’m hot.”
Johnson was unnerved by the pressure placed
upon him by the New York City action figure. He
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continued to practice, and this began to have an
effect on McHugh’s mental game. He was notice-
ably disturbed by Johnson’s actions.
Then Johnson threw a double. “Two more shots
on lane 24 and I’m ready,” stated KoKo, the peren-
nial All American bowler originally
from Kokomo, Indiana. Two more
strikes. And the match began.
McHugh won four of the first five
games, at $100 per game. Johnson
then stated that no matter what the
outcome, the two would bowl again
in two weeks on the same pair of
lanes - at a time when Mr. Johnson
would be more aware of his abili-
ties.
McHugh won the next game by
the slim margin of 213-211.
Johnson was now down by $400,
and he suggested doubling the bet
to $200 per game. McHugh agreed,
and the two continued.
The next game Johnson threw a
PBA photo 245 game, with 9 strikes, on condi-
tions that were not comparable to
any PBA conditions. The bowlers
exchanged wins in the next two games, placing Mr.
McHugh in the lead by $200.
McHugh suddenly claimed that he had to quit
because his thumb was clearly bleeding, and he
because McHugh had just rolled a 135 game, and
Johnson a 212.
It’s ironic that almost anyone in bowling circles
knows that Don Johnson has the worst thumb in the
The pain is so great that at times during match play
on the pro tour, Johnson has been known to unin-
tentionally throw gutter balls while on a string of
bition).
Needless to say, KoKo was a bit ticked off by
McHugh’s actions, as were the gathered crowd of
about fifty fans. But the fact remained that Jimmy
had emerged the king of the day… and made a few
enemies in the process.
Would the match in two weeks be a different story?
Only time would tell.
I don’t know if Don and Jimmy ever got together for
that rematch, but the initial meeting between the two is
worthy enough to be included in bowling history.
* Don Johnson was in charge of the "Image Committee"
and started many revolutionary trends, including his
"Beatles style" haircut that was completely against tradition
on the tour. He was also one of the first bowlers to experi-
ence success on tour with Columbia plastic bowling balls
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AT FARMINGDALE LANES AT JIB LANES USBC Coaching to Hold 14 Bronze

Darren Andretta 279-734 Ed Ziemak 711 Certification Conferences on Aug. 11-12
FARMINGDALE, NY- Darren Andretta topped the scoring in the FLUSHING, NY - Ed Ziemak ARLINGTON, Texas – To provide hundreds of aspiring coaches the
Thursday Pro Shot Singles League firing games of 279-246 for a high took center stage spotlighgt in the opportunity to reach the next level of certification, the United States
series of 734. PBC League rolling games of Bowling Congress Coaching Certification and Development team will
Adam Chase hit 234-222, Ronald Cheselka 229, and Jeffrey Juarez 228-239-244 for the session high hold 14 USBC Bronze coaching conferences on one weekend in
226. series of 711. August.
Jason Berchoff 288 Jimmy Vega, Sr rolled 255-238- The National Bronze Coaching Certification Weekend is set for Aug.
FARMINGDALE, NY - Jason Berchof shot 288, Daniel Levin and 685, Julio Arnold 214-214-246- 11-12, when USBC will provide coaching certification classes in 14
Brian Beale 258, Paul Verderosa 249, and Don Perillo 247 in the 674, and Kevin Viloria 267-245- cities across the United States. Classes for each of the two-day confer-
Wednesday Duos League. 671. ences are expected to run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.
The USBC Bronze certification class provides intermediate-level
Paul Verderosa, Michael Eskew 278
Chris Mayr 714 training designed to increase coaching skills and professionalism. It
FARMINGDALE, NY - Paul Verderosa and Michael Eskew each rolled covers topics such as fine-tuning the physical game, lane conditions
a high game of 278 in the Wednesday Duos League. FLUSHING, NY - Chris Mayr
outrolled al the competition and adjustments, dynamics of ball motion, giving lessons and much
Rich Tooker shot 277, Kyle Durfee 268, Anthony D'Elia and Lou more. USBC Bronze certification is the next step for coaches who
Getzelman 259, and Joe Benus 256. bowling in the Midweek Mixers
League when he blasted games of have completed the online USBC Coaching Level I Certification and
211-255-248 for a high series of is recommended for high school coaches.
John Ripple, Glenn Gerstner 278 714. “We want Level I coaches to have the opportunity to continue their
FARMINGDALE, NY - John Ripple and Glenn Gerstner rolled 278, James Randolph hit 230-214- coaching progression,” USBC Director of Coaching Development
Buzz Goodman 269, Rich Valentine, Sr. 268, Louis Getzelman 267, and 216-660, Tony Singh 257-642, Stephen Padilla said. “By having these conferences throughout the
Jason Elliott 266. and Chaz Ameres 243-631. country on a weekend, we hope to reach the many coaches who might
In the Wednesday Party League Robert Laurice shot 247, Doug not have the time or resources to travel to a USBC Bronze confer-
Quaranto 236, and Lloyd Hasluck 222. ence.”
Julio Arnold 742 Coaches are required to attend the entire conference and pass an
Chris Hansen 268 FLUSHING, NY - Julio Arnold online test to receive USBC Bronze certification. In addition to having
FARMINGDALE, NY - Chris Hansen rolled 268, Vinny Pimpinella led the scoring in the PBC completed Level I certification, participants must be at least 16 years
249, and Ronnie Simon 227 in the Sunday Vacation League. League rolling games of 219- old; anyone 18 or older must go through the Registered Volunteer
In the One Nite Stand League Jon Petchonka rolled 223, and Brian 266-257 for a high series of 742. Program’s background check before they can receive access to the cer-
Schott 209. Ed Ziemak hit 278-233-207- tification test.
Chris Mirer rolled 238-214, Darius Fuller 223-216, and Alexander 718, Hector Camacho 267-236- USBC Coaching is offering a discount to those who register early for
Greaves 213 in the Summer Adult/Junior League. 687, and Ogie Lawsin 2252-276- the National Bronze Coaching Certification Weekend. The fee for
Peter Gilliland 268 685. those who sign up by July 2 is $245, a savings of $50 off the regular
FARMINGDALE, NY - Peter Gilliland rolled 268, Darius Fuller and cost. The entry deadline is July 30 and those who register after that
Carmelo Randazzo 254, Chris Cassonetto 251, and Brian Becktold 248 Brett Mosley 981 date will have to pay $325 to enter.
in the Tuesday Bowlympics Duos League. FLUSHING, NY - Brett Mosley Each conference will have a maximum class of 25, so early registra-
Marvin Slifkin shot 194-177, Joe Livoldo 182, and Leo Richter 171 in topped the scoring in the 2 x 4 tion is strongly encouraged.
the Friday Summer Seniors League. League firing games of 279-216- USBC is the only coaching program for bowling recognized by the
Daniel Scime 255 258-228 for a high series of 981. United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The USBC Coaching
FARMINGDALE, NY - Daniel Scime shot 255, Ricky Gray 253, and Danielle Merino shot 227-379- Certification team’s focus is to provide coaches of all levels with the
Ed Mencareli 237 in the Tuesday Party League. 256-968, Artie Tillery rolled 299- materials necessary to give them the best opportunities for coaching.
In the Thursday Green Mens League Steve Stone shot 215, Irwin 215-266-213-953, Kevin Viloria Go to BOWL.com/NationalBronzeWeekend for additional informa-
Tarlow 207-203, and Stu Lerner and Steve Swersky 204. 236-289-201-205-931, and tion and to find the USBC Bronze conference near you.
Ruby Janof rolled 176, Paulette Miller 170, and Silvia-Rey Buzzonetti Marlon Enriquez 246-233-212- To learn more about USBC Coaching and its programs, visit
168 in the Monday AM Seniors League. 213-904. BOWL.com/Coaching.

EJ TACKETT JOINS ELITE LIST OF YOUNG 10-TIME PBA TOUR CHAMPIONS

By winning his 10th PBA Tour title in the PBA Xtra
Frame Parkside Lanes Open Monday in Aurora, Ill., EJ
Tackett of Huntington, Ind., joined an elite list of PBA
players to win 10 titles at a young age.
The youngest player to win 10 PBA Tour titles was Pete
Weber who accomplished that feat at the age of 24 years,
247 days. Mike Aulby did it at 25 years, 89 days, one day
faster than Wayne Webb. Tackett, who hit the career mile-
stone at 25 years, 329 days (he turns 26 on August 7), is
fourth-youngest on that list after his win in Aurora.
Tackett was already PBA Hall of Fame “title-eligible”
after he won his second major (and seventh overall title)
in the 2017 PBA Tournament of Champions at the age of
24 years, 191 days. He won’t become “participation eligi-
ble” for election, however, until 2032, his 20th year of
PBA membership, so he has plenty of time to pad his
resumé.
For the record, PBA Hall of Fame eligibility is a two-step
process. “Title eligibility” requires 10 standard PBA Tour
titles or five standard titles plus two majors. The second
requirement is “participation eligibility” which means a
player must have been a PBA member for at least 20
years.
As a side note, had he won the recent, Parkside Lanes
Open runner-up Bill O’Neill would have become “title
eligible.” O’Neill has won eight standard titles and one
major (2010 U.S. Open). When he wins his 10th title or
his second major, O’Neill (a PBA member since 2005)
will become “participation eligible” in 2025.
July 18 - 24, 2018
AT MAPLE LANES RVC
Lou Cisario 297
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Lou Cisario led the scoring in the
Monday 4 Man Classic League
blasting a high game of 297.
David Ciofalo rolled 279, Sal
Palmeri 274, Mark Slade 268-267,
Bruce DeFino 266, and Joseph
Sanders 265-256.
Derek Fahrbach 289
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Derek Fahrback blasted a high
game of 289 in the Wednesday
Might Mixed League.
Jonathan Andersen shot 278, Pat
Zenker 275, Frank Masone 267,
and John Maglio 266.
Al Digangi 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Al
Digangi rolled a high game of 279
in the Wednesday Early Mens
League.
Stan Lane hit 266, Paul Barbuzza
263, James Guardino 257, and
Frank Jara, Barry Clare and Billy
Vicora 255.
In the Nostalgia Mixed League
EEd Graeff shot 236, Chuck
Marciano 225, and Peter McCabe
213.
Carl Clory 279,
Ray Brooks 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Carl Clory and Ray Brooks each
fired a high game of 279 in the
Custom Thumbz Doubles
League.
Richard Boremski hit 265, Alby
Pezzella 264, Mike Chookasezin
257, Nick Mayo and Anthony
Smith 256, and Enrico Ferrante
255.
Roxanne Ryan rolled 206, and
Carole Ann Razza 196 in the
Tuesday Long Beach Catholics
League.
Ricky Amparado 278
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Ricky Amparado led the scoring
in the Thursday Senior Birds
League rolling a high game of
278.
Jerry George rolled 258, Joe
DiRe 248, and Joel Washington
248.
In the Adult/Junior League
Christopher Andreo rolled 215,
Robert Wright 210, and Zane
Lipson 204.
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John LaBau 268
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
John LaBay rolled a high game
of 268 in the Friday Night Mixed
League.
Mike Leccese rolled 267, Dan
DiGirolamo and Robert Burling
264, John Hodge, Alex
Bogolubsky and Al Doerrer 258,
Thomas Romanelli 257, and
Gina Maldonado 256 in the
Friday Night Mixed League.
Steve Patitucci 257
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Steve Patitucci rolled 257, Mark
Kopper 241, and Rich Snyder 213
in the Thursday El Cheapo Mixed
League.
In the Monday Ladies Classic
League Trish Lugo and Lora
Kessinger rolled 204.
Darren Leeds shot 233, Scott
Mackoff 224, and Brad Elman
216-216 in the Temples League.
GO BOWL
PBA TO COMPLY WITH
USBC BOWLING BALL
SPECIFICATIONS AS
OF AUGUST 1
The PBA will comply with new
United States Bowling Congress
bowling ball specifications that take
effect on August 1 under revised
timelines issued by USBC, PBA
Deputy Commissioner Kirk von
Krueger has announced. For details
about the new bowling ball specifi-
cations and timelines, go to :
https://www.bowl.com/News/Ne
wsDetails.aspx?id=23622331380
The new specifications will
apply to all levels of PBA compe-
tition.
5
THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC
Chris Fisher, Dorien Soto 1007
HOPELAWN, NJ - Chris Fisher and Dorien Soto each fired a high
series of 1007 in the Tuesday Summer 400 Doubles League. Chris
shot 279-279-214-235 and Dorien 247-226-299-235.
Pat Bowler hit 247-226-299-224-990, Jay Gomez 204-239-279-
233-955, and Jen Daunno 268-223-249-203-943.
George McGuire 978
HOPELAWN, NJ - George McGuire topped the scoring in the
Tuesday Summer 400 Doubles League rolling games of 246-268-
258-206 for a high series of 978.
Chris Fisher rolled 259-237-249-230-975, Sal Fabozzi 227-209-
265-265-966, Bill Daunno 235-257-254-941, and Pat Bowler 247-
258-218-922
Deanna Calantoni 285
HOPELAWN, NJ - Deanna Calantoni fired a high game of 285 in the
NASCAR League.
Albert Chin rolled 227, Bunky Calantoni 213 and Ryan Mench 186.
Rusty Thomsen 850
HOPELAWN, NJ - Rusty Thomsen led the scoring in the Wednesday
PBA Sports Shot Singles League rolling games of 231-231 for a high
series of 850.
Bob Caruso shot 245-216-830, Manny Gonzales 218-216-819,
Robert Mockenhaupt 244, Ray Smarsh 215-212-815, and Marcus
Huart 224-225-801.
John Brooks 728
HOPELAWN, NJ - John Brooks led the scoring in the 5302 Guys and
Dolls League rolling games of 275-201-252 for a high series of 728.
Lauro Perez hit 233-212-267-712, Chuck Mantione 215-238-212-
665 and Lenny Novak 254-200-210-664.
In the Tuesday Summer 400 Doubles League Jessica Ossou rolled
202.
Scott Adase 722
HOPELAWN, NJ - Scott Adase paced the scoring in the Guys and
Dolls League rolling games of 206-238-278 for a high series of 722.
Sanan Alsheiks hit 268-258-716, Chuck Mantione 243-224-235-
702, Michael Siecinski 200-224-257-681, and Will Harris 203-277-
671.
William D Willard Jr. 672
HOPELAWN, NJ - William D. Willard Jr led the scoring in the
Monday Summer Adult Child League rolling games of 230-217-225
for a high series of 672
Nick Cascone rolled 242, Lisa Columbus 229-214, and Logan
Miller 194.
In the Wakefern League Devang Trivedi and Joe DeAngelis rolled
213.
Deanna Calantoni 240
HOPELAWN, NJ - Deanna Calantoni rolled 240, Albert Chin 229,
and Anthony Falcone 216 in the NASCAR League.
In the Monday Summer Adult Child League Frank Gingrich rolled
23-25-626, Lisa Columbus 222, Doro Spertntzas 216 and William D.
Willard Jr. 200
Tim Macintosh rolled 217, Eliga Johnson 213 and Devang Trivedi
212 in the Wakefern League.
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Joan Taylor’s........ Pennsylvania bowler celebrates two milestones at
Ten Pin Rap....... USBC Open Championships
The 2018 United States
Pro Image KISS Bowling Camp, as in Keep It Simple Stupid. Bowling Congress Open
You could say that this year’s camp was conducted in the “missing Championships has been filled
man formation.” Fred Borden, the man who invented coaching, was with memorable performances
unable to attend the camp he had co-founded with Ken Yokobosky. and special milestones, and
Borden had a couple of surgeries earlier this year and needed further Joseph Pursel Jr. of Hellertown,
recovery time. He promised he would return for the 19th camp. Pennsylvania, experienced both
So what was taught and learned over three short days? Drills, self-per- June 24 at the Oncenter
ception, delivery, lane play, equipment, mental game, and even what to Convention Center in Syracuse,
carry in one’s accessory bag. Coach John Neral conducted an interactive New York.
presentation on goal setting, comparing outcome oriented goal vs. The 82-year-old right-hander
process oriented goals. He further discussed seven levels of energy, and was recognized and celebrated on
how they pertain to the individual and his team mates. the tournament lanes as he joined
The Sunday sessions were the most fun, especially when the camp cul- two of bowling's most elite clubs
minated with coaches forming teams by random drawing for a final - the 60-Year Club and 100,000-
bowl off, but it wasn’t as simple as trying to get the highest team score. Pin Club - at the USBC Open
In a Baker style format, each bowler was to try to pick off the corner pin Championships.
only in order to get the lowest team score. However, a gutter ball on the Pursel, who started his tourna-
first shot counted as a strike, or ten. A gutter on the second ball counted ment career at the 1959 event in
as a spare. In the grand finale, Jeri Edwards’ Mary Poppins team took St. Louis and has competed every
the title. Ironically, the youngest bowler (Amanda Granata) and oldest year since, was presented with a
(Bob Pontillo) were part of that team, along with Nicholas D. Tommaso plaque, chevron and engraved
and Ron Gaudio, both from Staten Island, and Caldwell University money clip for becoming the 24th
bowler Madison Perry. bowler in history to compete in
A pleasant and most educational experience was the Storm ball demo the tournament 60 times.
day, the best way to try bowling balls before buying. Each bowler’s ball
was measured for span and fit, and paired with balls fitted with inserts
He and his father, Joseph Pursel
Sr. (55 years) are one of three
to match the bowler’s own ball drilling. A number of different balls were
available to test, and many discounted sales were made on the spot. Me?
I can’t wait to try my new Storm Idol in league this fall!
father-son duos in the 50-Year
club, joining Frank "Chick" Carr
(62) and Thomas Carr (57) and
Championships. He entered the
2018 event needing just 294 pins
to reach the plateau, and he got
there with a ringing 10 pin to start
the final frame of his second
game.
He finished the special day with
games of 129, 179 and 129 for a
437 series.
"This is the culmination of my
career," said Pursel, who immedi-
ately was presented with the crys-
tal bowling pin, given to each
member of the 100,000-Pin Club.
"I was kind of anxious and kind
of nervous. This was the first time
I had my wife, two sons, grand-
daughter and daughter-in-law all
here. That means a lot."
Pursel is the 22nd bowler in his-
tory, and second this year, to
eclipse the 100,000-pin mark.
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name to the list in April.
Pursel also is the second bowler
in 2018 to make his 60th march to
the lanes. Donald Granberry Jr. of
St. Louis achieved the feat earlier
this month, while Paul Gustke of
Sarasota, Florida, is scheduled to
join the club June 26 at 7 p.m.
Eastern.
The participation record of 71
years on the championship lanes
is shared by USBC Hall of
Famers Bill Doehrman and Joe
Norris, along with Sylvester
Thiel, while USBC Hall of Famer
Bill Lillard Sr. tops the all-time
pinfall list with 124,087.
Pursel added sets of 448 in dou-
bles and 409 in singles June 25
for a 1,294 all-events total. He
left the 2018 tournament with a
career pinfall of 101,000.

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HOWELL, NJ – Mike Smith walloped the maples for a stupendous 817 Donald Bryant 300-898, Tami
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Men’s high scores also included Russ Goss bowling 290-726, Kelly Hubert 286, Diane Guido 245-657,
Nicosia 289-712, Dylan Pittman 246-701, John Furey 257-700, and Antoniette Corbett 222-534,
Marvin Hidalgo-Mora 269. Camile McQueen 220-626,
Carmen Carrero 220-567.
Women’s scoring was led by Amanda Nardiello 289-742 and Brittany
Marcucci 213-565. Wednesday Early Birds: Nick
Westergaard 286-722, Jason
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288-702, Ken Yokobosky 279-699,
Steve Salberg 278-704, Tim Panek
269, John Finno 268, Jared Lopez
268, Erik Katterman 710, Natalie
Perdi 214-522, Tami Rhodes 192-
519, Marissa Tingoli 190-458,
Donna Ratta 186-514, Dori Tingoli
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238-555, John Roman 174-480,
Harry Doyle 172-451, Mike
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PBA, FOX Sports Announce Historic
Television Schedule for 2019
Go Bowling! PBA Tour to include new PBA
Playoffs, 19 live telecasts, four majors and more
LOS ANGELES – A new era in the Professional Bowlers
Association is set to begin as FOX Sports and the PBA announced
its 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour television schedule, featuring 30
telecasts and including a new PBA Playoffs series.
The robust multi-platform PBA-FOX Sports agreement features
five telecasts on FOX and 26 on FS1. The 2019 TV schedule, which
begins Sunday, Jan. 6, on FS1 with the Hall of Fame Classic in
Arlington, TX, includes 60 hours of coverage, nearly double last
year’s schedule, and the most in decades. Nineteen of the telecasts
are live, the most in 11 years. Four 2019 events airing on FOX
marks the most PBA action on network broadcast TV since 1999.
Kicking off the new PBA on FOX partnership will be a bonus
event, PBA Clash, Sunday, Dec. 23, on FOX. The 90-minute special
will feature top PBA stars in a unique competition, plus a look at the
new year and upcoming events on FOX and FS1.
The new PBA Playoffs is a 10-telecast event that will seed the top
24 players after the first 13 PBA on FOX events of the 2019 season
into an elimination bracket. All PBA Playoffs matches will be tele-
vised from Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, from the live first
Round of 24 matches on Monday night, April 8, on FS1, through to
the live semifinals and finals on FOX, Saturday and Sunday, June 1-
2. The PBA Playoffs champion will win a $100,000 first prize.
Other highlights of the 2019 PBA on FOX Sports schedule
include:
● Live coverage of four PBA major championships: the PBA
Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Feb. 10, from suburban Akron,
Ohio; the PBA Players Championship on Sunday, Feb. 17, from
Columbus, Ohio; the PBA World Championship on Thursday, March 21,
from Allen Park, Mich., and the United States Bowling Congress
Masters on Monday, April 1, from Las Vegas.
● Revolutionary coverage of professional bowling’s biggest event,
PBA World Series of Bowling X. Five consecutive nights of prime-time
WSOB coverage, including live finals of four PBA title events, will air
from Allen Park, Mich., March 18-22.
● The PBA League team competition returns, for the first time all live
on TV. Back in Portland, Maine, the PBA League will conclude the 2019
PBA-FOX Sports schedule with four live prime time telecasts on FS1
for three consecutive nights, July 16-18.
● The CP3 PBA Celebrity Invitational returns and moves for the first
time to network TV as FOX airs the event on Super Bowl Sunday at 2
p.m. ET.
In addition to the 60 hours of broadcast television, FOX Sports digi-
tal also will play a key role in expanding the PBA’s visibility.
Additional details concerning tournament formats, host bowling cen-
ters and more, will be announced by the PBA soon.
July 18 - 24, 2018
2019 PBA-FOX SPORTS GO BOWLING! PBA TOUR
SCHEDULE (All times Eastern)
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 – PBA Clash, Houston, Texas (FOX, 2:30 or 4:30 p.m. ET,
depending on viewer’s location).
Sunday, Jan. 6 – PBA Hall of Fame Classic, Arlington, Texas (FS1, 11 a.m., live).
Sunday, Jan. 13 – PBA Oklahoma Open, Shawnee, Okla. (FS1, 11 a.m., live).
Sunday, Jan. 20 – Mark Roth-Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship,
Shawnee, Okla. (FS1, 1 p.m.).
Sunday, Jan. 27 – PBA Lubbock Open, Lubbock, Texas (FS1, 3 p.m., live).
Sunday, Feb. 3 – CP3 PBA Celebrity Invitational, Houston, Texas (FOX, 2 p.m.).
Sunday, Feb. 10 – PBA Tournament of Champions, Fairlawn, Ohio (FOX, 5 p.m.,
live).
Sunday, Feb. 17 – PBA Players Championship, Columbus, Ohio (FS1, 1 p.m.,
live).
Sunday, Feb. 24 – PBA Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis, Ind. (FS1, 3 p.m., live).
Sunday, March 3 – PBA Jonesboro Open, Jonesboro, Ark. (FS1, 5 p.m., live).
Sunday, March 10 – World Bowling Tour Finals presented by PBA, Arlington,
Texas (FS1, 10 p.m.).
Monday, March 18 – PBA World Series of Bowling X Cheetah Championship,
Allen Park, Mich. (FS1, 8 p.m., live).
Tuesday, March 19 - PBA World Series of Bowling X Chameleon Championship,
Allen Park, Mich. (FS1, 8 p.m., live).
Wednesday, March 20 - PBA World Series of Bowling X Scorpion Championship,
Allen Park, Mich. (FS1, 8 p.m., live).
Thursday, March 21 - PBA World Series of Bowling PBA World Championship,
Allen Park, Mich. (FS1, 8 p.m., live).
Friday, March 22 - PBA World Series of Bowling X USA vs The World, Allen
Park, Mich. (FS1, 8 p.m.).
Monday, April 1 – USBC Masters, Las Vegas (FS1, 9 p.m., live)
Monday, April 8 – PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 7 p.m., live).
Monday, April 15 - PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 8 p.m.).
Monday, April 22 - PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.).
Monday, April 29 - PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.).
Monday, May 6 - PBA Playoffs Round of 16, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.).
Monday, May 13 - PBA Playoffs Round of 16, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.).
Monday, May 20 - PBA Playoffs Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.).
Monday, May 27 - PBA Playoffs Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.).
Saturday, June 1 - PBA Playoffs Final Four, Portland, Maine (FOX, noon, live).
Sunday, June 2 - PBA Playoffs Championship Round, Portland, Maine (FOX,
noon, live).
Tuesday, July 16 – PBA League Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine (FS1, 7 p.m.,
live).
Tuesday, July 16 – PBA League Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.,
live).
Wednesday, July 17 – PBA League Semifinals, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.,
live).
Thursday, July 18 – PBA League Elias Cup Finals, Portland, Maine (FS1, 9 p.m.,
live).