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Vol. 74 No. 32 October 9 - 15, 2013 50 cents
participated in Fridays LEVITTOWN, N.Y. Joe pro-am using a 10-pound Paluszek of Bensalem, Pa., ball. It was his first PBA earned his third career activity since April. Brian Professional Bowlers Ziesig, the winner of the Association Regional title 2009 Tour event, also parwhen he defeated Danny ticipated in the weekends Wiseman of Baltimore, 279fundraiser and regional, 190, in the PBA Tyler where he finished 10th. Cacioppo Crohns and All proceeds of the weekColitis Eastern Open at end went to the Crohns & South Levittown Lanes. Colitis Foundation of Paluszek posted a 7-5 America. match play record to qualiTim Beaver, Kingston, fy in the fourth and final PBA photo N.Y., finished third and spot for the stepladder Tournament namesake Tyler Cacioppo with earned a $1,100 paycheck finals. In the title match, he champion Joe Paluszek. followed by: 4th, Tommy started with three strikes, converted a spare and struck out to collect the Dakouvanos, Belford, N.J., $1,000; 5, Anthony $2,500 first prize. Wiseman, a 12-time PBA Tour Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., $800; 6, Sam Maccarone, champion and 2012 PBA Hall of Fame inductee, Glassboro, N.J., $700; 7, Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich., $680; 8, Louis Gaudio, Morganville, N.J., earned $1,300 as the runner-up. The event, new this year to the East Region $660; 9, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., $640; 10, schedule, was part of a fund-raiser weekend to Brian Ziesig, Levittown, N.Y., $620; 11, Eric benefit 14 year-old Tyler Cacioppo, who suffers Cornog, Cherry Hill, N.J., $600; 12, Gary Haines, from Crohns Disease. The fund-raiser began in West Babylon, N.Y., $590; 13, Joe Novara, East 2009 after the Cacioppo family met PBA Tour Patchogue, N.Y., $580; 14, Darryl Bower, champion Rhino Page while bowling in the pro-am Middletown, Pa., $570; 15, Johnathan Bower, portion of the GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Middletown, Pa., $560; 16, Rob Gotterbarn Jr., Garden City, N.Y., $550. Championship. The PBA East Regions next tournament will be Page helped establish the Rhino Page & Friends Lace Up to Strike Out Crohns & Colitis the Bryans Bowling Center Eastern Open presentFundraiser and has participated in the event each ed by The Insurance Market in Laurel, Del., Nov. year. Page, who is recovering from wrist surgery, 15-17.
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This guy swaggers up to me and says, "Bowling is a stupid game. "Oh yeah. said I. "Oh yeah. said he. "Why?" said I. "I'll tell you why." said he. And with all the nice stuff out of the way his mouth was off and running. "Two bowlers are working on a strike. The first rolls a gutter ball or gets two or three off on his next ball. The other bowler throws what looks like a perfect ball, but the 10 pin doesn't go down. If they both make their spares, the score is exactly the same even though the first bowler's performance can hardly compare with the effort of the second." I told him, youre all wrong. Things aren't what they seem to be. It all evens out in the end. If a bowler keeps rolling bad balls on strikes he'll leave tough spares and will miss many of them. And if you keep the ball in the pocket you'll get more than your share of strikes. It's like the baseball player who hits line drives right at an opposing player. Sooner or later, they're going to fall for hits." I thought I slowed him down a bit but he came right back, saying, "And you bowling writers, always talking about how many pins a bowler knocks down. You never get it right." This attack raised my ire and in defense of all the overworked and underpaid bowling writers in this world (all three of them) I meanly asked, "And what do you mean by that?" He quickly countered my question with his own. "How many pins does a bowler actually knock down when he rolls a 300 game? I quickly figured 12 strikes times 10 pins equals 120 and told him so. He smiled. "So the most pins you can actually knock down in a game
is 120. Yet, one bowler can knock down 120 pins and score a 300 game while another can knock down 120 pins by recording nine spares and a triple in the last frame, and all he can shoot is 202 at best." He was wound up now and kept going. "When a bowler finishes with a 650 series you writers often say he knocked down 650 sticks, had total pinfall of 650 or some other phrase that adds up to the same thing, that a bowler knocked down 650 pins. He never did. He may have knocked down only 270 pins and scored a 650 series. So why don't you bowling people wise up and say a bowler scored 300 points or 650 points instead of saying he knocked down 300 or 650. He pushed on, "Who devised this system of bowling scoring? Has anyone in bowling ever analyzed what I'm saying and thought about changes?" My adversary was getting to me and whether he had a point or not, he was stabbing pretty good. I weakly defended our position on scoring telling him that it was such a basic standard that changes in scoring would create havoc and added that it had stood the test of time just fine until he opened up. I had little defense in regard to pinfall and reluctantly agreed that maybe we should say points instead of pins. I finally had to resort to my "get you off the hookphrase. Whenever a sportswriter friend of mine receives a nasty.or critical letter he jots off a note to the sender, saying, "Maybe you're right." Thats what I told this critic. He went away happy and left me in a quandry. The thing that really got me was the simple fact I hadn't thought of some of his criticism long before he brought it up.
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ROCKAWAY ROLLERS
Lake Hiawatha Paul CeCe 245-662, Ralph Heiss 231-595, Van Thompson 227-645, J.W. Albensi III 226-632, Maryann Abasto 206-569, Kimberly Feehan 178-488, Jacklyn Coren 137-387. Spanish American Mixed Chris Morris 245-657, Matt Svoboda 236, Tyrone Waal 226-630. Monday Early Birds Brian Pires 257-635, Evan Warshaw 235-602, Ken Goerge 235576, Kevin Sikora 224-585, Tina Richardson 215-529, Leeann Chervnsik 192-489, Michelle Clouse 178-507, Judy Rollnick 168-421. Fox Hills Seniors - Steve Rainer 209, Don King 202, Steve Friedman 201-549, Lenny Richman 200, Rick Martone 198-543, Lorraine Dacko 169-425, Helen Loverro 151-395, Kathy Ingenito 149-388, Johanna Hofgesang 148-382, Ellen Nowicki 148. County Tuesday Night Mixed Tyrone Waal 279, Matt Franke 279-712, Michael Kolibaba 265, PJ. Adams 258-729, Matthew Wood 256-669, Lee Ann Mackin 234-607, Lynn Coleman 213-581, Vicki Simon 202, Sue Dombrinsky 201-544, Sandy Turner 200564. Morris Hills Mixed Sal Antoniello 200-497, Jay Taormina 176-438, Bob McClughan 175-456, Andy Romo 165-419, Bill Woodbury 162-438, Pam Antoniello 211-487, Rita McKoy 177-438, Beth Williams 166-461, Dolores Webb 163-444. Rockaway Woman Tammy Baldwin 230-537, Colleen Boyd 197-537, Susan Chillemi 185-504, Pat Somers 184-469, Tracy OLeary 180-442, Annette Rossi 176-443, Marie Slater 165-453, Rochelle Duda 162, Gay Raab 162-447. Rockaway Foursome PJ Adams 279-710, Chris Morris 258-710, Bob McGee 246, Ed Cook 241-678, Allen Apgar 241, Joan Dakak 243-567, Liza DiNapoli 217-586, Liesl Apgar 214-602, Joyce Hulbert 212-577. PBA Experience Ken Yokobosky 267-605, Gary Malone 236-618, Jack Milne 223556, John Briggs 220-551, Philip St Amand 215, Tim Panek 203-575, Brian Scott 201516, Robert Rhodes 198-544, Liesl Apgar 184-509, Donna McKendrick 175-449, Dori Tingoli 162-473, Tami Mehesy 158-445. Nor-Bu Bill Karpack 236-661, Keith Helbourg 226-565, Patrick Deo 222-565, Stacy Titus 209-588, Maryann Abasto 188-493, Marie Vantreuren 178-486. Thursday Nite Mixed Kevin Helm 299-614, Nick Westergaard 267-627, Mike Ireton 266-638, Robert Rhodes 265-610, Graby Brown 258-646, Kim Cartelli 223-591, Tami Mehesy 215-512, Lynn Coleman 204-530, Nidia Haneveld 187-533. Lake Hiawath Men John Finno 299-826, Sam Sapio 279-687, J. W. Albensi III 268681, Paul CeCe 257-702, Mike Harris 243-607, Maryann Abasto 243-577, Kinberly Feehan 186-537, Jaclyn Coren 183-425, Pamela Duff 139-311. Youth Program Bumper Busters Michael M 118-206, Jacob Paniconi 92-74, Ricky R 90-165. Ball Busters Jack Cook 278-767, Ryan Ackerman 267-636, Brandon Kwestel 222-584, Haley Paccione 188-497, Emma Wright 136-358, Stephanie Sihlanick 128-328.
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Kenny Reinhardt 279
FARMINGDALE, NY Kenny Reinhardt, Jr. fired a high game of 279 in the Wednesday Early Mens Handicap League. Joe Inzitillo shot 277-265-733, Mike Maisono 269-225226-720, Nathaniel Fuller 269-708, Mac McNally 269751, Joe DiGiacomo 268-258-716, Mike Sikorski and Dennis Rashkover 267, John Bergen 266-267-266-799, and Elie Myers 263.
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LAS VEGAS TO HOST 2015 WORLD SENIORS; QATAR TO HOST 2016 WORLD SINGLES
ARLINGTON, Texas - After successful inaugural events, the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Senior Championships and World Singles Championships will return in 2015 and 2016, respectively. The 2015 World Senior Championships have been awarded to Sam's Town in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, while the 2016 World Singles Championships have been awarded to Doha, Qatar. "We were extremely excited and impressed by the way the world bowling community embraced these inaugural events and look forward to growing them even further," WTBA President and CEO Kevin Dornberger said. "Las Vegas and Qatar will be fantastic hosts, and we look forward to working with them to make our bowlers' experience second to none." The first World Senior Championships was conducted last month at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas and drew more than 200 players age 50 and older from 33 countries. The 2015 event at Sam's Town is tentatively scheduled for between July and September and specific dates will be announced at a later time. Sam's Town beat out bids from Vienna, Austria, and Brussels, Belgium, to host the event. "Sam's Town is tremendously honored to be selected as the host of the World Senior Championships, and we look forward to welcoming the world's top senior bowlers back to Las Vegas in 2015," said John Sou, Vice President and General Manager of Sam's Town. The World Singles Championships made its debut last year in Cyprus and drew 128 players from 44 countries. The dates for the 2016 event are to be determined but Qatar beat out bids from Brussels and Helsinki, Finland, to host the event. The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of 112 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world. For more information on WTBA, visit: WorldTenpinBowling.com.
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Richard Funk III 745
HOPELAWN, NJ Richard Funk III topped the scoring in the Friday Nite Mixed League firing games of 232-234-279 for a high series of 745. Gary McGinness shot 221-211238-670, Kevin Cristi 215-201613, and Melissa Hertenberger 201-204. In the Avenel Youth League Branden Barrese shot 224, Miguel Arocho 239, and Andrew Shaw 211.
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John Coupe, Amber MacLeod 275
LAKEWOOD, NJ John Coupe and Amber MacLeod each fired a high game of 275 in the Saturday Scratch League. Brett Strycahrz hit 235-222, McKenna Collier 238, Austin Daddato 237, Tori Boughton and Faith Meder 226, and Angela Kozma 225. In the Saturday Pin Hitters League Frankie Billero shot 130, Joey King 123, Eric Lazarchick 116, and Jared Erickson 109.
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