Texan Castillo Leads the PBA Cheetah Open

Dino Castillo of Carrollton, Texas, bowled two 300 games and averaged 257.33 Saturday to lead qualifying in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Cheetah Open presented by Ebonite at Fountain Bowl. 

Castillo had games of 300, 258, 256, 279, 238, 235, 192, 300 and 258 for a 2,316 nine-game pinfall total on the high-scoring PBA Cheetah lane conditioning pattern to top 24 players who advanced to Sunday morning’s match play round. In all, 13 300 games were bowled in Saturday’s qualifying. 

“It’s a high-scoring pace, of course, which means you really have to concentrate on staying one step ahead.” said Castillo, who has a previous best PBA Tour finish of second that came in the 2010 Japan Cup. 

“Your concentration really has to focus on not just hitting the pocket but getting the ball through the pins. “For me that requires getting the ball to go right on the lane so I can get the best angle to the pocket,” he added. “I tried so hard to do that a couple of times I threw it in the gutter—I guess I tried too hard.” 

Castillo finished 21 pins ahead of PBA Hall of Famer and 34-time Tour titlist Norm Duke of Clermont, FL, in second with 2,295. Rounding out the top five were Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, AZ, 2,273; defending Cheetah Open champion Eugene McCune, Munster, IN, 2,268, and two-time Tour winner Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, AZ, 2,257. 

The landmark Cheetah Open is the first PBA Tour event to be streamed live exclusively on PBA’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel. Three more Xtra Frame events are scheduled during the remainder of the season. 

After Sunday morning’s match play round, the field will be cut to the top four players who will compete in a stepladder final at 9 p.m. ET. 

Xtra Frame subscription information is available by visiting pba.com. 

PBA CHEETAH OPEN PRESENTED BY EBONITE Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley, Calif., Saturday QUALIFYING RESULTS After 9 games, top 24 advance to match play  

1, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,316 

2, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,295. 

3, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 2,273. 

4, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,268. 5, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,257. 

6, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,256. 

7, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,249. 8, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,247. 

9 (tie), Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,246. 

11, Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, 2,242. 

12 (tie), Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., and PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 2,215. 

14, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,209. 

15, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 2,206. 

16, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,205. 

17, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 2,189. 

18, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 2,188. 

19, Takashi Kudoh, Japan, 2,184. 

20, Lowell Huber, Westminster, Calif., 2,182. 

21, Stuart Williams, England, 2,179. 

22, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,177. 

23, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,176. 24, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,175. 

Did not advance 

25, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,167, $900. 

26, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 2,166, $890. 

27, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,164, $980. 28, Dom Barrett, England, 2,162, $870. 

29 (tie), Dale Eagle, Laguna Niguel, Calif., and Steven Smith, San Diego, 2,159, $955. 

31, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,158, $840. 

32, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,152, $830. 33, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 2,148, $820. 

34, George Gaucin, El Paso, Texas, 2,141, $810. 

35, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 2,134, $800. 

36, Bobby Campagnale, Highland, Calif., 2,127, $790. 

37 (tie), Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., and Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,124, $775. 

39, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,122, $760. 

40, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,118, $850. 

41, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 2,113, $740. 

42, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,108, $730. 

43, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,105, $720. 

44, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,103, $710. 

45, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 2,102, $700. 

46, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,098, $700. 

47, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 2,092, $700. 

48, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 2,091. 

49, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,083. 

50, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,082. 

51 (tie), Robert Piroozshad, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Tony Knuth, Oceanside, Calif., 2,077. 

53, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 2,075. 

54 (tie), Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., Paul Varela, Carson, Ca, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,072. 

57, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 2,069. 

58, Eddie Katz, Costa Mesa, Calif., 2,068. 

59, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 2,067. 

60, Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 2,063. 

61, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,061. 

62, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,058. 

63, Will Hubner, Huntington Beach, Calif., 2,055. 

64, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 2,053. 

65, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,035. 

66, Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., 2,032. 

67, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 2,028. 

68, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,026. 

69 (tie), Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., and Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,025. 

71, Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., 2,021. 

72, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,018. 

73, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 2,017. 

74, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,015. 75, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 2,014. 

76, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,009. 

77, Keith Laing, Los Angeles, 2,007. 

78, David Williams Jr., Omaha, Neb., 2,003. 

79, Chad Newman, Richardson, Texas, 1,997. 

80 (tie), Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio and Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,992. 

82, Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., 1,990. 

83, Robert McBride, Plano, Texas, 1,989. 

84, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,987. 

85, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,980. 

86, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,976. 

87, Wesley Low Jr., Palmdale, Calif., 1,975. 

88, Brian Jones, Riverside, Calif., 1,970. 

89, Toshiyuki Kaneko, Japan, 1,968. 

90, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,967. 

91, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,959. 

92, Paul Herrera, San Jose, Calif., 1,958. 

93 (tie), Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., and Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 1,957. 

95, Pete Milkovich, Hercules, Calif., 1,955. 

96 (tie), Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, and Paul Nilsen Sr., Murrieta, Calif., 1,948. 

98, Chris Grulke, Irvine, Calif., 1,944. 

99, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 1,941. 

100, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,940. 

101 (tie), Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, and Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 1,939. 

103, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,936. 

104, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,935. 

105, Vayle Floria, Cerritos, Calif, 1,931. 

106, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,924. 

107, Liwei Liu, Pasadena, Calif., 1,913. 

108, Shinichiro Tamai, Japan, 1,905. 

109, Chris Williams, Reseda, Calif, 1,902. 

109, Bill Ireland, Absecon, N.J., 1,902. 

111, Jim Harvey, Los Angeles, 1,901. 

112, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,900. 

113, Raul Rosales, El Monte, Calif., 1,898. 

114, Scott LaRiviere, Murrieta, Calif., 1,890. 

115 (tie), Naoyuki Iguchi, Japan, and Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 1,889. 

117, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,882. 

118, Ramon Estrada, San Diego, 1,881. 

119, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,879. 

120, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 1,868. 

121, Randy Svendsen, Volin, S.D., 1,865. 

122, Scott Hatmaker, Winchester, Calif., 1,864. 

123, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,863. 

124, Tracy Teeters, Beaverton, Ore., 1,853. 

125, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 1,850. 

126, Stephen Gaucin, Los Angeles, 1,849. 

127, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,848. 

128, Lorrie Sims, Oakley, Calif., 1,845. 

129, Harold Hill, Lakeside, Calif., 1,840. 

130, Mitchell Caldwell, Burbank, Calif., 1,828. 

131, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,819. 

132, Russ Simmons, Fontana, Calif., 1,817. 

133, Tim Ursillo, Spring Valley, Calif., 1,792. 

134, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,779. 

135, Demetrius Cash, Costa Mesa, Calif., 1,759. 

136, John Sowell, Vista, Calif., 1,738. 

137, Brent Ilagan, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 1,734. 

138, J.T. Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 1,699. 

139, Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 1,677. 

140 (tie), Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 1,643. 

140, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 1,643. 

142, John Murth, Simi Valley, Calif, 1,629. 

143, Jaime Orozco, Santa Ana, Calif, 1,548. 

300 games Jason Couch, Nathan Bohr, Tom Smallwood, Dino Castillo (2), Sean Rash, Mike Edwards, John Szczerbinski (2), Marv Sargent, Will Hubner, Dale Eagle, Eddie VanDaniker Jr.