Petraglia Leads Senior Sun Bowl Field

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia continued to scorch Spanish Springs Lanes Tuesday, averaging a torrid 253.5 through 18 games to lead the PBA Senior Sun Bowl in The Villages field into the start of match play Wednesday.

Petraglia, who is seeking his eighth career PBA Senior Tour title, posted games of 226, 258, 277, 266, 268 and 237 on the first of three squads Tuesday, finishing the qualifying portion of the event with 4,563 pins, 35 pins shy of the record set by Dick Baker in Boise, Idaho, in 1999. Petraglia leads Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, the winner of two of the Senior Tour’s first three titles this season, by an even 200 pins.

“Things are going well,” said Petraglia, now a Super Senior at age 62. “I never expected this. I moved inside a little and used a little more hand today, and it worked. It got me into a part of the lane where I really enjoy playing, so I felt real comfortable.”

The Senior Sun Bowl in the Villages will conclude with round-robin match play rounds Wednesday leading up to the stepladder finals at 7 p.m. Eastern.

2009 PBA SENIOR SUN BOWL IN THE VILLAGES

Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.

ROUND THREE QUALIFYING (after 18 games)

1, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 4,563
2, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 4,363
3, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 4,317
4, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 4,307
5, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 4,287
6, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 4,286
7, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 4,218
8, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 4,216
9, (TIE) Wayne Webb, Sacramento, and Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 4,206
11, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 4,190
12, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 4,183
13, (TIE) Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, and John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 4,180
15, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 4,167
16, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 4,166
17, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 4,164
18, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 4,163
19, Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., 4,156
20, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 4,154
21, Gerald Teel, The Villages, Fla., 4,151
22, (TIE) Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill., 4,139
24, Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 4,135
25, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 4,109
26, Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y., 4,107
27, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 4,101
28, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 4,098
29, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 4,075
30, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 4,068
31, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 4,065
32, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 4,064

DID NOT ADVANCE (top Super Seniors earned $700 each)

33, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 4,061, $900
34, Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 4,042, $900
35, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 4,032, $900
36, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 4,028, $900
37, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 4,022, $900
38, (TIE) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 4,017, $900

40, Kenny Parks, Hammond, IN, 4,013, $900 41, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, FL, 4,001, $900

42, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,988
43, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,980
44, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 3,975, $700
45, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,970, $700
46, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,967
47, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,965
48, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,963
49, Phil Taylor, Tifton, Calif., 3,959
50, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 3,938
51, Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 3,930
52, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,926
53, (TIE) Leo Plaia, New Orleans, and Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 3,924, $700
55, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 3,922, $700
56, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 3,920
57, (TIE) Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., and Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,919
59, Don Sylvia, Vero Beach, Fla., 3,907
60, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,903, $700
61, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 3,898, $700
62, Louis Alessi, Safety Harbor, Fla., 3,892
63, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,887, $700
64, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3,872
65, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 3,866
66, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3,857
67, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,845, $700.
68, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,841
69, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 3,799
70, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,798
71, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,772
72, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,770
73, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,769
74, Tim Lawrence, Inverness, Fla., 3,762
75, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 3,751
76, Charles Mason, Williston, Fla., 3,748
77, Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 3,739
78, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 3,736
79, Xavier Pullara, Brandon, Fla., 3,730
80, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 3,727
81, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 3,721
82, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla., 3,714
83, (TIE) Nick Panicaro, Canton, Ga., and Michael Devore, Brandon, Fla., 3,703
85, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,697
86, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 3,690
87, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 3,685
88, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 3,680
89, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 3,677
90, (TIE) Daniel Young, Kathleen, Fla., and John Babbitt, Hoschton, Ga., 3,673
92, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 3,665
93, Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 3,661
94, Jim Wilson, Deltona, Fla., 3,647
95, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 3,645
96, Elvery Mines, New Brunswick, N.J., 3,626
97, Lee Rautenberg, Boca Raton, Fla., 3,624
98, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 3,618
99, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 3,610
100, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 3,596
101, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,589
102, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 3,586

103, (TIE) Rick Bucceri, Deltona, FL, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, NY, 3,569

105, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 3,543
106, Vincent Oliva, Orland Park, Ill., 3,528
107, Bing Davis, Bishopville, S.C., 3,524

108, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 3,522
109, Ronald Briick, Ormond Beach, Fla., 3,504
110, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 3,495
111, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 3,485
112, Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 3,480
113, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 3,473
114, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 3,449
115, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 3,438
116, Rick Beighley, Levittown, Pa., 3,391
117, Joseph Venezio, Linden, N.J., 3,375
118, Sam Lorino, Groveland, Fla., 3,324
119, Steve Graves, Zephyrhills, Fla., 3,322
120, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 3,320
121, Paul Franzetti, N. Venice, Fla., 3,319
122, Len Johnson, Ponte Vedra, Fla., 3,256
123, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,225
124, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 3,215
125, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 3,201