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Bill O’Neill Wins PBA Harry O’Neale Chesapeake Open Dave Goldman Collected 300
By Bill Vint - PBA “Everything this week, with the At Maple Lanes RVC
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Top quali- urethane equipment I was using,
fier Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, was about staying slow,” O’Neill ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Paul Cohen rolled 254, Robert
Pennsylvania, finished with four said. “Just to win an event when Dave Goldman blasted a 300 Aiello 246, Randy Catania 245,
strikes to turn back a rally by AJ you’re not playing your ‘A’ game game in the Monday King Trios and Chris Savarino 244
Chapman of Manchester, Iowa, means a lot. League at Maple Lanes RVC.
and win the Go Bowling! “I’ve worked on my game a lot
Professional Bowlers Association this year, mainly on ball speed,” Dave Henderson, Jeff Martin 300
Tour’s Harry O’Neale he continued. “I throw it too hard
Chesapeake Open at AMF when I’m doing bad, but I’m At Majestic Lanes
Western Branch. bowling a lot smarter and I think
HOPELAWN, NJ - Dave 246-244-1028, Darien LeMay
O’Neill, who earned his 11th the end of the game showed that.”
Henderson and Jeff Martin fired a 255-240-214-265-974, Tommy
career PBA Tour title and second In the midst of arguably his best
300 game in the Tuesday Summer Martino 245-245-259-205-954,
of the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA season in his 14-year career, the
400 Doubles League at Majestic Tim Kaufmann 259-224-215-242-
Tour season, jumped into an early 37-year-old O’Neill has had third,
Lanes. 940, and Michael Carter 201-263-
lead with five strikes to start the PBA photo fourth and fifth place finishes in
Champion Bill O’Neill Havel Wright rolled 259-279- 245-239-939.
title match while Chapman left a addition to winning the PBA Hall
3-6-7-10 split and failed to con- of Fame Classic to start the year
vert in his third frame. Chapman, the No. 2 qualifier, and later finishing second in the inaugural PBA Xavier DeVore Posted 300
rallied behind a string of four strikes to close his Playoffs.
deficit to three pins, but O’Neill struck out to end At Maple Lanes RVC
Chapman’s bid for his first PBA Tour title.
See O’NEILL page 2
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Chris Andreo rolled 231, Syniah
Xavier DeVore blasted a 300 game Swint 227, Shane Zaccoli 210, and
in the Tuesday Adult/Youth Jonathan Schurin and Taylor Lee
Dasha Kovalova Won Pepsi PWBA Louisville Open Scholarship League at Maples 201.
By Aaron Smith - PWBA good for me to go back to basics. I Lanes RVC.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dasha made a one-and-one move, made
Kovalova of Ukraine became the two shots and it worked.” Nicholas Ng Slammed 300
fourth bowler in Professional Kovalova rolled 19 strikes in her
Women’s Bowling Association Tour two wins Saturday, never missing At Farmingdale Lanes
history to roll a televised 300 game the pocket, but her look prior to her FARMINGDALE, NY- Nicholas Bergen, Josh Rosenheck, Ed
as she captured the win at the 2019 semifinal match against Colombia’s Ng blasted a 300 game along with Stadtlander, and Ryan Kase 279,
Pepsi PWBA Louisville Open. Maria José Rodriguez suggested she a 258 for a 776 series in the Brian Ziesig 275, Brian Beale and
Kovalova posted 12 consecutive may be relying more on her spare Wednesday Epic Maple Doubles Gary Haines 269, Brendan Oakley
strikes in the championship match at shooting to advance. League at Farmingdale Lanes. 268, Kyle Durfee 266, and Paul
Executive Strike and Spare to defeat A jump to the left quickly changed Sunil Kochar rolled 290-279- Vaold 264.
United States Bowling Congress her path on the way to a 226-198 win 790, Sean Romney 284-264, John
Hall of Famer Liz Johnson of against Rodriguez, and she didn’t
PWBA photo
Palatine, Illinois, 300-163, to win Champion Dasha Kovalova lose any momentum against
her second career PWBA Tour title. Johnson, who was looking for her
Jeff Martin Earned 300
The 24-year-old right-hander claimed $10,000 for 25th career PWBA Tour title. At Majestic Lanes
the win and an additional $10,000 for the perfect “In practice, I really didn’t have great ball reac-
HOPELAWN, NJ - Jeff Martin 266-234-1034, Ryan Poli 225-
game on CBS Sports Network from Go Bowling! tion,” Kovalova said. “And I was nervous because I
blasted a 300 game along with 258-267-257-1007, Bill Daunno
“Honestly, I don’t remember too much – I had tun- saw everybody else’s ball reaction. After talking with
256-246-223 for a 1025 series in 257-279-233-237-996, Steve
nel vision,” said Kovalova, who won the 2019 USBC Chuck (Gardner), I decided to make a really big jump
the Tuesday Summer 400 Doubles Osiadacz 226-279-259-228-992,
Queens. “I was really nervous, but once I tripped that and just go softer with my hand.”
League. and John Fylypczuk 232-289-263-
4 pin (on the 10th shot) I knew I had to make a move.
That’s what brought me back. When I’m nervous, it’s
See DASHA Page 2 Brian Adamson rolled 255-279- 979.
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DASHA O’NEILL Winners at 2019 Senior Championships

Continued from Page 1
Kovalova’s breakout season
now has her joining reigning
PWBA Player of the Year
Shannon O’Keefe of Shiloh,
Illinois, as the only players with
multiple wins in 2019.
“It’s cool,” Kovalova said.
“Last season was good, but not
that good. I didn’t really expect
it to be this good. I’m just
happy things are going the way
they are, and I’m excited for
more.”
Johnson, who led the event by
nearly 100 pins to earn the top
seed Saturday, used the same
ball throughout the first two
days at Executive Strike and
Spare but felt she needed to
make a change on the champi-
onship pair.
Although the final game did-
n’t go as she hoped, she was
happy with her overall perform-
ance for the week.
“I was feeling like the farther
I had to move in, I couldn’t get
the angle I wanted,” said
Johnson, who rolled a 300 game
in the championship round of
the 2001 Paula Carter Classic in
Davie, Florida. “I thought the
ball I started the finals with was
going to give me the angle I
wanted on the back part of the
lane. It wasn’t my best choice,
but I wasn’t making great shots
either, so the combination of
the two obviously hurt me. But,
I’m incredibly proud of myself
for the way I bowled this
week.”
Rodriguez, who was making
her second consecutive champi-
onship-round appearance after a
fourth-place finish at the
PWBA East Hartford Open,
advanced to the semifinals by
defeating Germany’s Birgit
Pöppler, 190-181. Pöppler also
had made the show in East
Hartford, Connecticut, finish-
ing as the runner-up to
O’Keefe.
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Greg Young Jr. of Viera,
Florida, a 23-year-old rookie
who had not finished higher
than 30th in any previous PBA
Tour appearance, eliminated
10-time PBA Tour champion
Wes Malott of Pflugerville,
Texas, 216-192, in the first
match of the four-player
stepladder finals.
But Young ran into immedi-
ate trouble in the semifinal
match against Chapman, leav-
ing splits that resulted in three
unconverted spares in the first
five frames as Chapman coast-
ed to a 233-160 victory.
The Harry O’Neale Chesapeake
Open, named in honor of the
long-time PBA South Region
manager who was inducted into
the PBA Hall of Fame in 2016,
was the third of 10 events that
are part of the FloBowling PBA
Summer Tour.
By Aaron Smith - PWBA
CINCINNATI – The 2019 United States Bowling Congress Senior
Championships wrapped up at Western Bowl as 12 competitors in six
age classifications took home titles.
More than 400 bowlers from the United States and Canada competed
at the 2019 edition of the event. The tournament has two divisions,
Mixed and Women, and each division has six age classifications – 50-
54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and above.
Competitors bowled a pair of three-game qualifying sets over two days
to determine the top six players in each division for the medal round.
The six qualifiers in each division were determined by total pinfall,
including handicap.
Pinfall was dropped for the medal round but bowlers did receive bonus
pins based on their qualifying position (50 bonus pins for first, 40 pins
for second, etc.).
In the Women’s division, three of the top qualifiers were able to win
their age group.
M. Lynn Johnson of Hueytown, Alabama, Susan Sweatman of Trout
Creek, Montana, and Lucia McKnight of Columbiaville, Michigan,
stayed at the top of the standings to claim titles in the 55-59, 65-69 and
70-74 age divisions, respectively.
Brenda Dokes of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Mary Ann Compton of
Grantville, Georgia, each recorded a victory as the No. 3 qualifier, tak-
ing the top spots in 60-64 and 75 and above, respectively.
Marion Kosiak of Goffstown, New Hampshire, posted the largest
score in either division (757), including handicap and bonus pins, to win
the Women’s 50-54 division.
The Mixed division also saw three top qualifiers hold position in their
respective age divisions.
Indianapolis’ Richard Lynn (50-54), Ben Hoefs of Mobile, Alabama
(70-74), and Anita Schwantes of Marshfield, Wisconsin (75 and above),
maintained solid performances from qualifying into the medal round to
claim victories.
Bex Talania of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the lone champion from
Canada, winning the Mixed 60-64 category.
Mike Taylor of Somerset, Kentucky, had the biggest jump of any com-
petitor in the medal round at the 2019 USBC Senior Championships,
going from fourth to first in the 55-59 division.
Michael Mai of Russell, Kansas, put together a consistent performance
on his way to winning the 65-69 Mixed title.
Bowlers at the 2019 Senior Championships earned their spots in the
national event through their state or province senior tournaments.

PBA Clash Returns to FOX Sports on Sunday, November 3

Go Bowling! PBA Tour’s top eight money-winners in 2019 to do battle at Kegel Training Center
By Bill Vint - PBA
CHICAGO – The Professional Bowlers Association
announced the PBA Clash, the special event that
kicked off the PBA’s historic television agreement
with FOX Sports, will return to FOX on Sunday,
Nov. 3 in a battle between the top eight money-win-
ners from the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season.
The PBA Clash, the most-watched event of the
PBA’s first season of FOX Sports telecasts, will
include an elite field competing in a unique single-
elimination competition hosted by Kegel in Lake
Wales, Florida. The Clash will be contested at the
renowned Kegel Training Center on Monday, Oct.
21, at 7 p.m. Ticket information for the event will be
announced in the near future.
Marshall Kent of Yakima, Washington, won the
inaugural Clash, defeating seven-time PBA Tour win-
ner Dom Barrett of England, 218-215, in a telecast
that was watched by an average audience of more
than 1,7 million viewers, the largest audience watch
any bowling telecast on any network since 2005.
The 2019 field will be determined at the conclusion
of the PBA FloBowling ATX Invite at Dart Bowl in
Austin, Texas, on Sept. 21.
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Mark Williams Wins PBA60 THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC

Dick Weber Championship Chuck Mantione 804 254-232-691, Jason Gomez 221-238-230-689,
HOPELAWN, NJ - Chuck Mantione topped the scor- Joshua Fylpczuk 213-222-2432-677 Nick Simone, Jr
ing in the Guys and Dolls League firing games of 232-214-216-662, Wil Harris 204-259-656, Tyler
299-226-279 for a high series of 804. Moore 224-203-224-651, and Mike Moore 242.
Casey Trumblety rolled 224-238-267-729, Chris Marcus Huart 860
Schenck 246-243-213-702, and Gavin Lugo 242. HOPELAWN, NJ - Marcus Huart topped the scoring
Paul Lipke 761 in the Wednesday PBA Sport Shot Singles League
HOPELAWN, NJ - Paul Lipke led the scoring in the rolling games of 246-276 for a high series of 860
Premiere Pro Shop Singles League firing games of Matt Gibney rolled 203-210-212-210-835, Kyle
280-234-247 for a high series of 761. Bilawsky 217-227-202-831, Robert Mockenhaupt
Pablo Ramirez rolled 246-246-685, Jen Daunno 215-245-826, and Mark Simon 217-205-797
253-235-671, and Chris Fisher 234-218-209-661. Devang Trivedli 644
John Roam 723 HOPELAWN, NJ - Devang Trivedli paced the scor-
HOPELAWN, NJ - John Roam led the scoring in the ing in the Wakefern League rolling games of 268-
Monday Summer Adult/Child League firing games of 220-644, Frank DeRose 233, and Tim Macintosh
258-230-235 for a high series of 723. 231.
Frankie Luong rolled 259-224-224-707, William D Vanessa Mantione rolled 226, Khaliq Williams 220-
Willard, Jr 256-208-235-699, Nick Simone III 205- 219, John Rose 22, and Kyle Eagle and Frankie
PBA photo Wahler 202 in the Federal Business Centers League.
Champion Mark Williams with Pro Bowl West GM Brian Cave
By Jerry Schneider - PBA
FORT WAYNE, Ind.– Seven-time Go Bowling! PBA Tour and three-
time PBA50 Tour titlist Mark Williams defeated Rick Minier 177-175 in
the title match to win the PBA60 Dick Weber Championship presented
by DeHayes Insurance Group and 900 Global at Pro Bowl West for his
first PBA60 title.
In the final tournament of the 2019 PBA50/60 season and third event
for players 60 and over, both Williams and Minier struggled in the title
match with three open frames each. Minier’s most costly open came in
the ninth when he left a 7-10 split.
Williams, who was the top seed for the stepladder finals, was working
on a double heading into the 10th frame but got a scare when he left the
2-10 split after a light hit on his first shot of the frame. The resulting
eight-count turned out to be enough to win the match.
“I knew I needed eight to be safe but it turned out I was lucky to get
it,” the 61-year-old PBA Hall of Famer said. “I got the ball a little wide
and it didn’t hook back like I thought it would. Sometimes you need
breaks to win and I guess that was the one I needed.”
The low-scoring title match came as a surprise to Williams after a rel-
atively high-scoring semifinal match in which Minier, the No. 2 seed for
the finals, beat No. 5 seed Hall of Famer Brian Voss 279-228.
“I think the conditions really changed and caught both of us by sur-
prise,” Williams said of the title match. “The way those guys were
bowling I thought it would take 220 or 230 at least to win. I would have
never thought that the (title) match would have been below 200.”
The stepladder finals started with Voss, trying for his second consecu-
tive PBA60 title after winning the David Small’s JAX 60 National
Championship, beating No. 4 seed Jerry Sikora, coming off a third-place
finish in the JAX 60 National Championship, 246-226. Voss then went
on to beat Emilio Mora 246-169 in the second stepladder match to
advance to the semifinal.
Mora, trying for his first “senior” title, made a remarkable run to earn
the No. 3 seed for the finals posting an 11-1 record in match play.
Defending champion and Fort Wayne native Ron Mohr, who was try-
ing for his third PBA60 title, finished sixth ending his streak of six con-
secutive PBA50/60 tournament top-five finishes. The four-time and
reigning PBA60 Player of the Year missed the stepladder final after los-
ing his position round match to Mora 191-177.
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Chris Ziesig 289
FARMINGDALE, NY - It was
Chris Ziesig taking the spotlight
when he fired the session high
game of 289 in the Wednesday
Epic Maple Doubles League at
Farmingdale..
Darren Andretta rolled 279-236-
266-781, Ramon Carcamo 277-
266, Stephen Ziesig 266, Gary
Haines, Andrew Mienkiewicz,
AT FARMINGDALE LANES
Nicholas Ng, and Adam Chase
258, Paul Verderosa, Adam Sher,
Anthony DElia 257, and Paul
Bajorski and Megan Wing 256.
in the Thursday Adult/Junior
League.Edward Mencarelli rolled
226-214, Robert Schoenfeld 210,
and Utrice Coleman 191
In another session Kyra Walter
shot 201-177, and Michael Bove
178-173.
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Curtis Brown 265
FARMINGDALE, NY- Curtis
Brown rolled 265, Roger Dutton
259, Salvatore Yannacone and
Stan Skoczylas 258, and John
Ramo 247 in the Tuesday Party
League.
In the Friday Summer Seniors
League Joe Livolsi rolled 193,
Sophie Laccone 176, and Marvin
Slifkin 173-172.
5
Larry Straus 258
FARMINGDALE, NY- Larry
Straus rolled 258, Marc Bieler
247, and Michael Ruben 237 in
Ta k e
Yo u r
the Thursday Pro Sot Singles
League.
Edna Noonan rolled 180, Silvia
Fa m i l y
Rey-Buzzonetti 160-156, and
Gloria Cohen 141 in the Monday
Seniors League.
B ow l i n g
Steve Swersky rolled 237, Gil
Spinnell 223, and Irwin Tarlow
217 in the Thursday Green Men
League.
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Tom Hankey Jr. Won Master Gold at 2019 PABCON Youth Championships
By Matt Cannizzaro - USBC
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic - Eight Junior Team
USA members made their way
through the Miami airport, ready
to embark on the final leg of the
journey to the 2019 Pan American
Bowling Confederation Youth
Championships.
They all arrived in the
Dominican Republic ready to
believe in each other, their coach-
es and a process that only can be
described as the Team USA way.
Their trust and determination
led to a successful run at the
Sebelen Bowling Center, and all
eight team members now will be
returning home with at least one
gold medal.
Tom Hankey Jr., who was mak-
ing his first appearance on inter-
national soil, was the last to strike
gold this week, doing so with a
come-from-behind victory against
his teammate, Cortez Schenck, in
the championship match of the
tournament-ending Masters event.
Hankey admittedly struggled
with finding a consistent way to
attack the event's 38-foot World
Bowling Atlanta oil pattern, but
things finally fell into place as he
approached three dozen games
bowled at the 22-lane facility.
After a lopsided 235-154 loss to
Schenck in the opening game of
the best-of-three title match,
Hankey rallied with wins of 223-
217 and 213-196 to secure the
victory. The two exchanged open
frames in the middle of the finale,
but a late string of strikes from
Hankey was enough to take the
gold medal.
The ideal game plan for Hankey
turned out to be using a lot less
surface and throwing the ball
harder and straighter, while trying
not to give away the 3 pin.
"After having a really rocky
week personally and struggling
with ball reaction, today really
was the last option I tried, and it
happened to be the right one," said
Hankey, who qualified 12th for
match play based on his 4,725 all-
events total. "Coach Andy
(Diercks) and I talked about it for
September 11 - 17, 2019
the four people making the highlights together. These are Tournament of the Americas,
medal round was about as per- great memories these eight competing internationally was
fect a finish as we could ask for." bowlers will always share." next-level for the 19-year-old
The Junior Team USA boys The 2019 PABCON Youth right-hander.
also collected a bronze medal in Championships marked the latest "This year has been awesome
singles (Neuer), gold and silver of a growing list of highlights forand a dream come true, from get-
medals in doubles Hankey, whose year also includes ting picked for the team to the col-
(Schenck/Wilcox and wins at the Intercollegiate Singleslegiate titles to making the show at
Neuer/Hankey), silver in trios Championships and Intercollegiate Junior Gold and then getting to
(Neuer/Schenck/Wilcox) and sil- Team Championships withcome to PABCON for my first
ver in all-events (Schenck). Webber International University. international experience," Hankey
The final day of the 2019 PAB- And, though he has enjoyed past said. "This really has been a
CON Youth Championships didn't breakout year for me, and I can't
go as well for the Junior Team wait to see what the rest of 2019 is
USBC photo USA girls, with only Mabel like."
Tom Hankey Jr., Cummins making the medal The 2019 PABCON Youth
the last three days, and we finally round, where she fell to Championships included two age-
were able to get it fine-tuned Colombia's Isabella Correa in the based categories - 16-and-under
today." semifinals, 2-0. and 21-and-under - though the
Hankey's road to the title includ- In the other girls semifinal, United States only participated in
ed 2-0 wins against Colombia's Puerto Rico's Paulina Torres the U21 category.
Sebastian Salazar and Puerto topped Laura Garzon of The U21 field featured more
Rico's Jorge Rodriguez, before Colombia, 2-1. Torres then defeat- than 80 competitors represent-
earning a spot in the final with a ed Correa, 2-1, for the gold medal, ing 12 countries on the boys side
semifinal victory over Junior with the match coming down to and 11 countries in the girls
Team USA's Sean Wilcox, 2-1. the final frame. USBC photo division.
An open frame from Correa Mabel Cummins Bowlers competed for medals
Schenck advanced to the final by
defeating Costa Rica's Toscano gave Torres a chance to seal the in singles, doubles, trios, team,
Luconi 2-0. Luconi started the 24 victory. She struck on her first success while representing the all-events and Masters competi-
games of competition with the offering, before leaving the 4-9 United States at the Lee Evans tion.
tournament's only 300. split on her second shot. Picking
Wilcox, who rolled a clean game up one of the pins gave her a 182-
in the final game of the team event 181 win and the gold medal.
to earn the 16th and final spot in Correa earned the silver medal,
the bracket, started the day with a and Cummins and Garzon each
2-1 win over his top-seeded team- received bronze medals.
mate, all-events winner Anthony The Junior Team USA girls had
Neuer. Wilcox and Luconi each a phenomenal week overall,
earned bronze medals for their medaling in every event.
performances in the Masters Their haul included a bronze
event. medal in singles (Kamerin Peters),
Junior Team USA's Masters gold and silver medals in doubles
success was a satisfying conclu- (Peters/Cummins and Kaitlyn
sion to a rollercoaster week that Eder/Caitlyn Johnson), gold in
included a disappointing and trios (Eder/Johnson/Peters), gold
head-scratching sixth-place fin- in team and gold in all-events
ish in the coveted team event. (Peters).
"Overall, it was a pretty good "We're leaving the Dominican
week for us, though the team Republic after a very successful
event didn't go the way we were and satisfying week, and I'm
hoping, but that happens some- incredibly proud of all the Junior
times," Hankey said. "We tried Team USA players for believing in
everything we could all week, each other and our process and
stuck together and worked never giving up," said Junior Team
together and did everything the USA coach Bryan O'Keefe. "We
Team USA way. What we did worked together as a team, espe-
today in Masters was awesome, cially in trying to overcome some
considering some of the ups and challenges along the way, and we
downs we experienced. Three of then got to celebrate the many
September 11 - 17, 2019
Junior Team USA Adds Three Gold Medals at 2019 PABCON Youth Championships
By Matt Cannizzaro - USBC
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic - The Junior Team USA
girls added to their success at the
2019 Pan American Bowling
Confederation Youth
Championships by claiming the
team gold medal with a come-
from-behind win at the Sebelen
Bowling Center.
They entered the day third
among the nine girls teams in the
event's 21-and-under division and
inched closer to the top spot over
the day's first two games, shooting
782 and 798, to get within two
pins of Puerto Rico heading into
the finale.
Led by Caitlin Johnson's 234
game, Junior Team USA rolled its
highest game of the tournament,
an 815 effort, to surge into the lead
and secure the gold medal with a
4,666 six-game total.
Puerto Rico held on for the silver
medal with a 4,607 total, and
Colombia earned the bronze with
4,574.
Mexico cruised to the boys title
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with a 5,041 total, which included a 1,154, and the two were joined by
912 performance in the second Kaitlyn Eder (1,142) and Johnson
game. Puerto Rico earned the silver (1,132).
medal with 4,803 and Colombia "It felt amazing to win the gold
took the bronze medal with 4,754. medal, and it really was a total
The team event included six team effort," Peters said. "I bowled
games over two days (three games well most of the week, but I strug-
each day) and also featured the 38-
foot World Bowling Atlanta oil pat-
tern.
Mabel Cummins, who teamed
with Kamerin Peters to win dou-
bles earlier in the week, led the way
for the Junior Team USA girls in
the team event with a 1,238 six-
game score. Peters followed with
gled a little bit in team. It was nice
to know they had my back while I
was figuring it out, and that made it
come to me a little easier."
The second day of the team event
didn't go as well for the Junior
Team USA boys, who only were
able to move up one spot from sev-
enth place to sixth. Their day
included games of 694, 780 and
794 for a 4,523 two-day total.
Anthony Neuer, the lone left-han-
der of the group, set the pace with a
1,232 total and was followed by
Cortez Schenck (1,127), Tom
Hankey Jr. (1,097) and Sean
Wilcox (1,067).
The last time the girls reached the
top of the medal stand in the team
event was at the 2013 PABCON
Youth Championships as part of a
Junior Team USA sweep. The most
recent title for the boys came in
2015. The event is held every two
years.
"I'm extremely proud of both
teams this week and how they
worked together so well on what
turned out to be a pretty challeng-
ing lane condition," said Junior
Team USA coach Bryan O'Keefe.
"The girls fought hard today and
came away with the team gold,
which is incredibly special. The
boys worked until the end, but they
unfortunately could not overcome
yesterday's struggles. Overall, it
has been a great week with many
successes to celebrate and be proud
of."
The end of the team event also
determined the all-events medalists
and the 16 girls and 16 boys
advancing to the Masters match
play, all based on their 24-game
pinfall totals from singles, doubles,
trios and team (six games each).
P e t e r s
topped the
girls all-events
standings and
claimed her
fourth gold
medal of the
week (doubles,
trios, team, all-
events) to go
along with a
bronze medal in the tournament-
opening singles event. She fin-
ished with a 24-game total of
5,048, a 210.33 average.
Puerto Rico's Zoriani Reyes,
this week's singles champion,
took the silver medal in all-events
with a 4,961 total, while her
teammate, Paulina Torres,
edged Cummins by a single
pin for the bronze medal.
Torres finished with a 4,786
total.
"Coming from that first day,
when I didn't bowl as well as I
wanted to the last three
games, I worked hard to fig-
ure out the transition and how
the lanes played from pair to
pair," Peters said. "That helped us
today as a team and helped me
overall. It always feels good to
come away with some type of
medal, but having four golds and
a bronze so far is a whole differ-
ent perspective."
Though Cummins had to settle
for a fourth-place all-events fin-
7
ish, she'll be among the 16 girls
back on the lanes Saturday morn-
ing at 8 a.m. Eastern. Johnson
(4,760) and Eder (4,619) also
will be there, after finishing fifth
and seventh, respectively, in the
24-game standings.
It took an average of 182.75 to
make match play in the girls divi-
sion.
Neuer finished the day with
games of 242 and 215, including
strikes on six of his last seven
shots, to win the all-events title
on the boys side with a 4,938
total, a 205.75 average.
He entered the final game three
pins behind Schenck, who fin-
ished with a 194 game and 4,920
all-events score. Colombia's
Felipe Gil earned the bronze
medal with 4,904.
In the opening-round of the
best-of-three 16-player match-
play bracket, Neuer will face
Wilcox, who used a clean 198
finish to earn the final spot. His
24-game total was 4,619, a
192.46 average and just five pins
ahead of 17th place.
Hankey also advanced, finishing
12th overall with 4,725.
The 2019 PABCON Youth
Championships includes two age-
based categories - 16-and-under
and 21-and-under - though the
United States only is participating
in the U21 category.
The U21 field this week featured
more than 80 competitors repre-
senting 12 countries on the boys
side and 11 countries in the girls
division.
Bowlers are competing for
medals in singles, doubles, trios,
team, all-events and Masters com-
petition.
8 SPORTS REPORTER
AT MAPLE LANES RVC
Steve Santiago 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Steve Santiago led the scoring in the Thursday Adult/Child
League rolling a high game of 279.
Robert Wright shot 278, Brett Lee 267-267-772, Tony Depperman 240, and Frank Wilders
233.
Alby Pezzella 267
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Alby Pezzella rolled 267, Chris Savarino 264, Jim McGlynn
256, and Phil Schaffer and John Schilling 245 in the Monday King Trios League.
Ed Frontera 267
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Ed Frontera fired 267, Jerry George 256, Joe DiRe 254,
Charles Johnson 252, and Bob Schiavone 247 in the Thursday Senior Birds League.
September 11 - 17, 2019
Chris Montgomery 267
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Chris Montgomery rolled 267, Charlie Torres 256, Dave
Williams 242, and Gary Warner 240 in the Thursday Mixed League.
Taylor Lee 258
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Taylor Lee rolled 258, Mekhi MIchael 236-230, and Shane
Zaccoli 214 in the Tuesday Adult/Youth Scholarship League.
Steve Patitucci 255
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Steve Patitucci rolled 255, Dan Dubins 243, Jackie LaBau
238, and Tom Masone 226 in the Thursday El Cheapo Mixed League.