September 23, 2009 Sports Reporter

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September 23 - 29, 2009

Joe Stillman, Cary Fishman LIGBT Champions GARDEN CITY, NY: The Long Island Generations Bowling Tour (LIGBT) first season came to close at AMF Garden City. The winner of the scratch event was Joe Stillman of Staten Island, NY

earning $1,000. The 210 & under champion, winning his second LIGBT title in a row, was Cary Fishman of New York City who earned $500. A total of 94 bowlers competed for over $5,000 in prizes. The scoring pace at was low as good shot making was at a premium. In the scratch event it only took a 209 average to make the cut in the under group and a 202

average for the seniors. The high qualifiers who earned spots in the final shootout were junior bowler Ray Novaro of East Patchogue, NY who shot an 1194 series (239 average) and Super Senior Ralph Ehrlich of N. Massapequa, NY earned the senior top spot, for a second tournament in a row, with a 1028 block (206 average). There was a 55 year age difference between the two qualifying leaders proving the LIGBT is truly “generational”! The scratch championship shootout was very close for the first five frames as all 4 bowlers were within 10 pins of each other. But Joe Stillman took control and struck in the 6th frame through the 10th to secure his first LIGBT title. Joe finished with a 245 giving him a comfortable 24 pin victory over second place finisher Super Senior Ralph Ehrlich (221) who earned $600. There was a tie for the last two spots in the shootout as Joe Novaro and Mike Wodinski both shot 176 and earned $350 each. Since Joe is an amateur junior bowler his winnings went directly to the USBC SMART program to be used for Joe to go to college.

The 210 and under final shootout consisted of bowlers with a lot of LIGBT finals experience. Cary Fishman earned the $500 top prize by shooting a 233

Veteran category and Tom Gregorovic in the Meritorious Service category. Being inducted into the Achievement category are Ric Jackson, Ron Papp, Mike Petrowski and Bruce Scully. Tickets to attend the installation ceremonies and dinner are $50.00 each and need to be purchased

game (199 + 34 pins). Finishing second with a 212 game (201 + 11 pins) was Vito Genova, who finished third in the last event, and earned $250. Rounding out the top 4 was Jae Yi of Flushing who earned $175 with a 210 game (192 + 18 pins) and Robert Bader who shot a 206 (182 + 24 pins) and cashed for $125.

before October 1st, 2009. Cocktail Hour starts at 6pm with an open bar and light Hors D'oeurvres. A Sit down dinner, cash bar and awards presentation to start at 7pm. If you wish to attend please send a check made out to: MCUSBC and mail to MCUSBC, P.O. Box 277, Belford, NJ 07718

John M. Facinelli Elected to Easton Area USBC Hall of Fame The Easton Area USBC will hold its Hall of Fame Installation and Dinner on Sunday, November 1, 2009, at the Holy Family Club, 515 W. Mauch Chunk Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. An open bar will begin serving at 12:00 p.m., and a Country

Style dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. This year inductee is John M. Facinelli and he is being inducted in the Meritorious Service category. Tickets for the this years dinner and ceremony are only $35.00 each and must be purchased by

Anthony Cacace Blasted 807, Al Spano, Alvin Horne 300 At North Levittown Lanes LEVITTOWN, NY – Anthony Cacace took high series honors posting an 807 set highlighted by a 279 game while Al Spano and Alvin Horne each fired a 300 game during the summer season contesting in the Thursday Summer 3-Man League at North Levittown Lanes. Troy Kelly and Gary Shultis each tossed a 290 game followed by Frank Spinelli rolling a 287 in an

impressive 773 series. Paul Richter was hot as well tossing games of 279 and 278 en route to a 771 series and Charlie Martinez scored a 288 in his 771 set. Sunil Kochar hit 286, Jeff Green 279, April Fucci 242, Gabe Cocchiola 279, Flo Stadtlander 254, Bart Penna 777, Keith Hengel 279, Tommy Gull Jr. 279, Bobby Weaver 279 and Jason Depietto 279.

Mike Stone Tossed 300 At Majestic Lanes

MCUSBC to Induct Eight to Hall of Fame The Mercer Burlington Bowling Association will be hosting its Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Hibernian Club, 2419 Kuser Road, Trenton, N.J. This year the association is proud to induct Gary Budd, Andy Chico and Ugo Zulla in the

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October 8th, 2009. Please contact Chrissy L. Lee, Inter-County Social Functions Chairperson if you wish to attend and send a check made out to: MCUSBC, P.O. Box 277, Belford, NJ 07718

HOPELAWN, NJ – Mike Stone earned top honors in the Monday Nite Bud Open League blasting games of 256-300-214 for a high series of 770.

Peter Labella Jr. rolled 277-246217-740, Jay David 258-227-245730, Travis Tilley 278-235-211724 and Bob Crandall Sr. 229211-265-705.

Ken Emker, Chris Morris 300 At Rockaway Lanes ROCKAWAY, NJ - Ken Emker and Chris Morris each blasted a 300 game while competing in the Thursday No-Tap League at Rockaway Lanes.

Jim Westergaard rolled two pins shy of perfect with a 298 game followed by Gerard Imperiose, Al Terantino, and Michelle Fiore, all rolling 290 games.

Frank Locascio Rolled 300 At South Levittown Lanes LEVITTOWN, NY – Frank Locascio took high game honors competing in the Summer Monday Trios League at South Levittown Lanes pounding out a 300 game for a 752 series. Donald Lane took high series honors when he shot 277 to high-

light his 782 high set for the session. Kathy Chernow rolled 278 en route to a 744 while Kenny Augusto hit 287. Bryan Costigliola hit 277-755, Charlie Van Houten 275, Ray Munoz 279, Kyle Ludwig 277, Keith Pappas 752 and April Fucci 253.

Ray Smarsh Hit 792 At Brunswick Zone Carolier NO. BRUNSWICK, NJ – Ray Smarsh led the scoring in the Middlesex County Major League at Zone Carolier Lanes firing games of 247-279-266 for a high series of 792.

Rudy Johnson shot 259-237-267763, J.D. Santalucia 268-258-202728, Brian Lynch 239-259-222720, and Bruce Camp 239-259204-702.

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READ BETWEEN THE LANES By Dick Evans A new bowling season has arrived but there is one USBC rule change that I am kicking myself for not expressing my views. I am going to excuse myself for my earlier silence because it is a great rule in my opinion but parents have convinced me that it also was unfair because it was not implemented in one-year segments. At first I was elated when I read that the USBC had decided to reduce the age of so-called junior bowlers from 22 to 20 this season. Several years ago I wrote a critical column about bowling allowing 22 year olds to bowl as juniors. I pointed out that no other sport I knew about allowed 22 year old MEN or WOMEN to bowl in junior competition. I thought then and I think now that 18 should be the maximum age for junior bowlers, unless they were still in high school or turned 19 after the league season started. Remember, no high school I know about allows an athlete to flunk a couple grades so that he can play his senior prep year in football or baseball or basketball as a 20year-old. That column prompted one of my readers on www.bowlingdigital,com to write me a nasty letter that said I and his proprietor were wrecking junior bowling by taking such a rigid stand about bowlers who are going to be 21 or 22 years old this season. I wrote back that I favor the reduction of the junior bowling age to 20 and even would like to see it go to 18 except in exceptions. Then I got a letter from a bowling mother who said that it was not fair that they reduced it to 20 without giving two years advance notice. She said her son had planned his college bowling career with the old 22-year-old rule in mind.

I got to thinking and I think she is right, they should have grand fathered the 21 and 22 year old bowlers who planned to bowl in junior leagues this season or next season in case for a 21 year this season who don't turn 22 before Aug. 1, 2010. But I still firmly believe that 18 should be the maximum age for a junior bowler -- worldwide. I have been a stickler on the age division since covering high school sports as a young reporter for The Miami Herald. In 1962 I covered the BPAA National All-Star Tournament that ran 11 straight days at the Miami Beach Convention center. A talented high school bowler from Kansas City by the name of Judy Audsley made the cut from 222 women bowlers to 24 so that meant she would miss two weeks of high school. I wrote a story about her great bowling ability and the Herald took a picture of the cute teenager bowler on the stub lane studying her school books. After the tournament was over I wrote a column and commented that I thought the BPAA and bowling was opening itself to a lot of criticism from educator by allowing any junior bowler under 18, whose high school class had not graduated, to participate in such a long tournament and miss two weeks of school. Ben Booke, a bowling proprietor in Miami who was on the BPAA tournament board, agreed and the BPAA added the age rule the next year. The PBA used a similar age rule for many years. In case you never heard of Judy Audsley, she later became a great champion and was inducted into the WIBC Hall of Fame as Judy Soutar.

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Recently I mentioned the word poodle, often used to designate a gutter ball, now also known as a channel ball. Then I brought up the word lily to identify the 5-7-10 split. Many readers were unaware of either, and told me so.

Mother-In-Law---The number 7 pin. Evolved from the old western game of five-back in which you did not count pins knocked down unless you made the 7 pin. Puddle---A gutter ball.

Though bowling is generally considered a sport that doesn’t change much, it seems that the bowling dictionary sure does. An old friend of mine happened to dig up an old listing of bowling terms used a minimum of 50 years ago. You might or might not recognize a few of the following. Bench Work---conversation intended to upset or disconcert opponents. Brooklyn---Ball striking to the left of the head pin. This started in New York and is now universal. Jersey Hit---What Brooklyn bowlers (righties) call a left hand hit. So do Eastern Pennsylvania bowlers. Belly Your Ball---To arch it more or to increase the width of your hook from an inside starting point. Bowleds---Women bowlers.

Pumpkin---Synonym for bowling ball. Railroad---Two or more pins which remain standing with intermediate pins knocked out in front and between. Most of the country uses this term. In Wisconsin such a leave is called a split. The Badger bowlers call a pin in the dark a railroad. Sandwich Game---Same as Dutch 200. (Alternating strikes and spares for a 200) Umbrella Ball---A nosy hit where pins seem to fly in every direction for a strike. Woolworth---The 5 and 10 split or railroad, named after the 5 & 10 cent store. Many of those terms evolved from league bowling, and were coined by average bowlers. These days most of the new words originate on the pro tour, and have much to do with the power of the young bowlers and the effects of the new equipment particularly the powerful bowling balls.

CC---Two hundred game. Grave Yards---Tough alleys. Usually the toughest pair in an establishment. Kegeler-Kegel---A synonym for bowler coming from the German kegel. In its Americanized form common way of spelling is kegler, kegling, but many prefer kegeler or kegeling.

Most of the pros probably would not recognize half of the terms used half a century ago. But almost any bowler will recognize one of the following, Bedposts, Fence Posts, Goal Posts, Mule Ears, Snake Eyes and a number of unmentionables to identify the unwanted---the dreaded 7-10 split.

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Morris County Women’s Hall of Fame on Tap The Morris County women’s hall of fame inductions will be held on Sunday, October 4 at the Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover. Tickets will be $55 each with reservations and payment due by September 14. For more information, contact Joyce Brokling, 117 Woodmont Drive, Randolph, NJ 07869 or call 973-895-5399.

Stafon Kellam Leads ‘X in the Box’ to Title By Vince Albrecht NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. Fifteen-year-old Stafon Kellam’s showed a marked improvement over the second half which included a 205 game, a personal best, and that lifted his “X in the Box” team to the Sunday Adult-Junior Doubles Title at North Arlington. The Bowling Bombers finished second behind fifteen-year-old Pat Crocitto while twelve-year-old Edwin Leon spearheaded his “2 is Enough” team into third place. Thirteen-year-old Danny Bivin had the league’s second high game posting a 196 that was his best to date as his “Bacon Boys” took fourth spot. Other notable juniors in the summer competition included Chris McBride, Sam Passaro and Kyle Sanzo.

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USBC ANNOUNCES 2010 TELEVISION SERIES ON ESPN2 ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Congress and ESPN will partner to bring a series of bowling events to a national television audience in 2010. The agreement calls for a multiweek package of telecasts on ESPN2 beginning in late April. The series will include championship-round coverage of USBC's Queens, Intercollegiate Team Championships and U.S. Women's Open tournaments, as well as Bowling's Clash of Champions. The agreement brings the ITC finals to a larger platform on ESPN2 and upgrades the U.S. Women's Open from a series of taped broadcasts to a live stepladder finals. The Queens returns again for a live telecast on ESPN2 as part of the agreement. Bowling's Clash of Champions moves to ESPN2 as the only weekend telecast in the series. "One of USBC's primary goals is to increase visibility and excitement for the sport of bowling," USBC Vice President of Media Pete Tredwell said. "Moving our collegiate championship to the ESPN family and ensuring both women's majors are live finals is a great step." The live stepladder finals of the Queens, which will be contested in a specially constructed bowling arena built for the USBC Women's Championships in El Paso, Texas, will start the series on April 28. A taped broadcast that combines the men's and women's ITC finals follows on May 5. The ITC finals also will be contested at the arena in El Paso. The U.S. Women's Open broad-

cast is scheduled for May 12, live from the new International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas. The new training center is currently under construction at the International Bowling Campus with completion scheduled for late 2009. "The International Bowling Campus is the focal point for the sport," Tredwell said. "We look forward to showcasing the best female bowlers at the world's ultimate bowling facility on national television." Bowling's Clash of Champions again will highlight the winners of USBC major tournaments in a made-for-TV showdown. The event will be taped at the arena in El Paso and is scheduled for broadcast May 8. "We feel like the Clash is a valuable way to showcase our USBC champions and needed to be preserved," Tredwell said. "Taping the Clash in conjunction with the ITC as a part of this ESPN2 series allows us to produce the telecast at a fraction of what it cost in the past." The agreement also allows for the rebroadcast of each telecast on ESPN at later dates. All announced air dates are subject to change. 2010 USBC ESPN2 TELEVISION SCHEDULE April 28 - USBC Queens May 5 - USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships May 8 - Bowling's Clash of Champions May 12 - U.S. Women's Open

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September 23 - 29, 2009

Brian Sanders King of the Hill at Parkway ELMWOOD PARK, NJ - Brian Sanders became the new King of the Hill at Parkway Lanes when he defeated Percy Remulla 258-190. IN a field of 84 bowlers the top 12 were led by Sanders with 814 and

the cut was 747. The others who advanced were Eric Nicks posting a 300 game followed by Geri Silverno, Bryant Adams, Julio Merino, Steve Deangelo, Ed Lacibal, Hansil

Javier, Marcel Danley, Randy Crawley, Mark Duca, and Krystal Franklin. Moving into to the quarter finals were Brian, Julio , Eric, Steve, Mark, and Bryant Adams. But when the pins were downed it was Steve, Mark, and Brian in the stepladder where Steve beat Mark 225-201 and then lost to Brian 230-170, Brian went on to become the new king. First place was $615.

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Scott Merwede 714 at Holiday Bowl OAKLAND, NJ – Scott Merwede took the spotlight when he rolled 257-714 to lead all competition in the Monday Nite Early Mix League at Holiday Bowl. , Greg Shaffer rolled near perfect with a 290 game in a 664 set. Todd Ascenzo posted a 232 game en route to a 626 series followed by Bonnie Mondelli with a 642 series highlighted by a 247 and a 204 while Vickie Allen rolled a 232 game in her 570 series and Irene Greenhaigh rolled a 596 set.

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September 23 - 29, 2009

J o a n Ta y l o r ’s Te n P i n R a p . . . . Did you know that the regional program is open to guest entrants (male and female), provided the field is not already filled with PBA members? To enter PBA Regional tournaments, download the nonmember Regional entry form from the pba.com website. Fill out and mail along with a money order or cashier’s check in the amount of $285 to the Regional Manager running the tournament. You can find their addresses and other contact information at the top of each regional page. Non-member entries are not processed until deadline date (seven days prior to the tournament) to ensure that all PBA members get into the tournament. Nonmember may enter at the site but will only receive a spot if all members have gotten into the tournament. The next regular regional tournament will be the PBA East Region Ebonite/Fort Meade Open from October 30 through November 1 at The Lanes Fort Meade, MD. All questions concerning Regional tournaments (entries, rules, etc.) should be directed to the Regional Manager, Russ Mills, 315-2532527 or [email protected]. *************** The USBC membership is in partnership with a company called PerkSpot, which pro-

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vides members with national brand discounts. For example: 20% on car rentals (Enterprise, National, Alamo). Ontheballbowling.com gives a 25 percent discount to USBC members. This unique company provides bowlers with the ability to create and design their own one-of-a-kind bowling ball or pin. Nationwide Insurance gives a discount, as do eleven hotel brands in the Wyndham Hotel Group (10 percent). T-Mobile and Coldwell Banker also offer breaks. All of these offers and more are found at w w w. b o w l . c o m / m e m b e r rewards/index.jsp. *************** Did you hear? Area bowler Tim Mack is leading a tournament in Korea! At press time Tim Mack was leading the event with a 233.08 average after qualifying and 12 games of match play. Reigning PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott is in second, just three pins

back, while Sean Rash, who is coming off a very successful run at the World Series of Bowling is third. PBA Hall-ofFamer Pete Weber is in 6th, just 28 pins behind the fifth and final spot for the televised finals. Weber and Malott are two of Mack’s team mates for the upcoming Weber Cup, the tournament held in Barnsley, England pitting five US bowling stars against Europe’s finest. The US team is defending last year’s victory in this grueling contest held October 2-4. Rounding out the team are Tommy Jones and Jason Couch. For updated stories and standings, go to www.bowlingdigital.com. *************** This week’s Honor roll salutes Frank Wasniewski who returned to the Gals N Pals League posting 300-769. Wasniewski likes to bowl in the PBA Regional tournaments and has often cashed.

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Staten Island USBC Inaugural Masters Championship Tournament The Staten Island USBC Association was officially launched August 1, 2005 as recognized by the United States Bowling Congress. This organization was formed as a result of a merger of the Staten Island Women’s Bowling Association (SIWBA), Staten Island Young American Bowling Alliance (SIYABA), and the Staten Island members of the New York Bowling Association (NYBA). In the Inaugural Masters Championship Tournament the qualifying round, bowlers bowled 6 games. The top 16 bowlers advanced to the finals. All competition was played on a modified USBC Open Championships Lane Condition. Finalists competed in a single game double elimination bracket. Bowlers had to lose twice in order to be completely eliminated.

Final Results 1. Frank Wilkinson $750, 2. Sean McAuliffe $350 3. Vinny D’Ambrosio, III $250 4. Lonnie Levy $200 5. Tim McAuliffe $175 6. Ryan Friend $175 7. Jeff Kubasak $150 8. Ray Laursen, Jr. $150 9. Gary Ricci, Jr. $100 10. John Heitmann $100 11. Robert Butler, Jr. $100 12. Dan Dunleavy $100 13. Rocco Grasso $50 14. Kenney Jacobs $50 15. Steve Stein $50 16. Lou Gaudio, Jr. $50 All Staten Island Uuited States Bowling Congress Association (USBC) tournament champions will be honored at the Championship Awards Dinner Dance to be held May 7th, 2010 at LiGreci’s Staaten. For additional information about the Staten Island USBC Association and for Tournament applications, please visit us on the web at www.siusbc.org.

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THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC Travis Tiley 773

Rose Lada 981

Eric Oppenheimer 632

HOPELAWN, NJ – Travis Tilley led the scoring in the Monday Nite Bud Open League tossing games of 247-259-267 for the session high series of 773. Tom Wilkinson shot 248-255236-739, Michael Romano 256220-244-720, Lonnie Levy 250238-231-719 and Augue Sciulla 247-206-266-719.

HOPELAWN, NJ – Rose Lada topped the Handicap Doubles League blasting games of 214255-236-276 for a high series of 981. Lisa Palazzola shot 227-226-224213-890, Paul B. Stolp 259-258214-224-955, John Kertesz 269243-221-213-947, Gonzalo Meneses 210-246-278-924 and Anthony Buffardi hit 268-280914.

HOPELAWN, NJ – Eric Oppenheimer rolled 248 and 210 to finish with high set of 632 for the session while David Caceres rolled a 230 game and Daneille Laren 227-202-619 in the Junior Hav-A-Ball League.

John Kertesz 706 HOPELAWN, NJ – John Kertesz led the scoring in the Performance Ball Trios League firing games of 242-217-246 for a high series of 706. Jeff Lada hit 247-241-205-693, Mike Garcia 238-230-657 and Amanda Kertesz 222. Sean Williams rolled 265-603 in the Vacation League. In the Fri. Late Night Mixed League Jack Gale rolled 209-201204-614.

Sean Williams 693 HOPELAWN, NJ – Sean Williams was tops rolling in the Guys and Dolls League pitching games of 221-205-267 for a high series of 693. Rocco Fortunato shot 246-205227-678, Joe Plescia 223-203233-659, Lauro Perez 225-246656, and Robin F. Scordato 235212-611.

Rich Maddock 652 HOPELAWN, NJ – Rich Maddock led the scoring in the Knights of Columbus League firing games of 246-237 for a high series of 652. Nick Simone shot 240-202-632, and Mark Makwinski 234-215608.

Charles Koch 653 HOPELAWN, NJ – Charles Koch led the scoring in the Atlantic City Trios League firing games of 215245 for a high series of 653. Ralph Doerfler shot 235-201606, and Mike Vicidomini 215603.

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