Turbo Tech Collegiate Expo 2016

In only five short years, the Turbo Tech Collegiate Expo has become bowling's undisputed best college recruiting event. 

In 2016, the 6th edition of this prestigious event will be held at Western Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 12-14.  And since Western Bowl has 80 lanes and plenty of meeting space, the number of spots available has been expanded to its largest field yet of 204 student bowlers.

Turbo Regional Sales Manager and Pro Staff Coordinator Carolyn Dorin-Ballard will again serve as Event Director. "I am confident we will fill the event again this year," said Dorin-Ballard. "Last year, (with 168 spots available) we had 44 kids on a waiting list.  We've been getting calls the past few months already from parents eager to sign up for this year's event. It's exciting, and it shows that what we're doing is making a difference."

General Manager Jim Doty is looking forward to hosting the 2016 Collegiate Expo. "Royal Pin and Western Bowl is honored to be chosen to host this awesome event," he said. "The Turbo Tech Collegiate Expo is, in my opinion, the best event in the country to help our young adult bowlers improve their game and by doing so helps to continue the 'Sport of Bowling'."

Dorin-Ballard and Turbo President Lori Mraz are going all out this year to make sure that every student athlete in attendance gets all of the attention they deserve both in the classroom seminars and during on-the-lane instruction.  From USBC Gold and Silver certified instructors, PBA Tour Champions, Team USA veterans, PWBA contenders, Collegiate All-Americans and industry experts, the collective team of coaching representatives is impressive.  Turbo coaches returning this year in addition to Dorin-Ballard are Diandra Asbaty, Lindsay Boomershine Jeff Carter, Jason Couch, Tim Mack, Shannon Pluhowsky, Bill Spigner, Jordan Vanover, and world respected Sports psychologist Dr. Dean Hinitz.

Because of expanded student registration, new coaches Josh Blanchard, Hank Boomershine, Tom Carter, Ryan Ciminelli, Ron Hatfield, Ronnie Russell and Dave Wodka have been added. 

Another improvement this year includes limited one-hour classroom seminars so students will get more time to put what they learn into practice on the lanes. "We have learned over the years that students want to bowl and bowl," said Dorin-Ballard, "So we're making sure that we schedule the seminars and on-lane segments so that students get the much wanted on-lane time with coaches but also reasonable break periods that are important for them to perform physically and mentally throughout the entire day."

No event of this magnitude would be possible without sponsors, and Turbo is proud of the sponsor partnerships developed over the past six years.  Returning in 2016, and with enhanced sponsorship, "Columbia and Hammer are stepping up again in 2016 sponsoring our photo booth and registration bags," said Mraz. "Logo Infusion will once again be the sponsor of the Audition Tournament and provide an event jersey to all student bowlers. Our partnership with Bowlers Journal will again allow every student to receive a one year paid subscription to the magazine. Storm will be sponsoring our Round Table for Collegiate Coaches; and will coordinate a presentation on Building a Team Arsenal with other ball companies while Kegel will sponsor and host our College Coaches Dinner on Wednesday evening.  We couldn't be more pleased with the enthusiastic support of all of our sponsors."

Complete event information including daily schedules and on-line registration can be found at www.turbogrips.com.   Space is limited.  This event will SELL OUT!  So register early!  Save $30 during Early-Bird Registration Now - April 30th.   Additional questions, please call Turbo directly at 800-530-9878, Monday-Friday, 8:30a-5p Eastern or e-mail Event Administrator, Megan Bernhardt, mbernhardt@turbogrips.com.

PBA 50 South Shore Open Lead by Harry Sullins in Round One

Hoping to end a streak of three seasons without a PBA50 Tour win, Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., averaged 249 to lead first round qualifying Tuesday in the PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes.

Sullins, whose last PBA50 Tour win came at Olympia Lanes in August of 2011,
bowled a 1,995 eight-game pinfall with games of 215, 258, 236, 244, 268, 277,
245 and 252 to lead two-time PBA Tour winner Jack Jurek of Lackawanna, N.Y., in second with a 1,988 pinfall.

“It’s been a while since I’ve hoisted a trophy in a tour event,” said Sullins,
who has won five PBA Tour titles and three PBA50 Tour titles. “I’ve done pretty
well at this center so I’d like nothing better than to end my winless streak
here.”

Sullins, has three top-five finishes this season including fourth-place finishes
in the Miller High Life Classic and Grants Pass Open, and a fifth-place finish
in last week’s Dayton Classic.

“My game is where I want it to be but the competition gets so tough in match
play,” Sullins said. “I’m working hard, just need to keep hammering away at it.”

Jurek, trying for his first PBA50 Tour win, is coming off a fourth-place finish
in the Dayton Classic and a second-place finish in the USBC Senior Masters in
his last two PBA50 tournaments.

Rounding out the top eight after the first round were Hall of Famers Parker Bohn
III, Jackson, N.J., 1,969; Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,953 and Amleto Monacelli,
Venezuela, 1,944, followed by John Chapman, Canada, 1,942; Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,927, and Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 1,925.

Defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., who rolled the
round’s only 300 game, finished in ninth with 1,922.

The 77-player field will return Wednesday for another eight-game qualifying
round which will determine the top 24 players who will advance to Thursday’s
match play rounds. The championship rounds are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.

The South Shore Open, which is the second to last tournament of the 2014 season, can be seen on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame.  For subscription and schedule information click on the Xtra Frame logo on the pba.com homepage.

PBA50 SOUTH SHORE OPEN PRESENTED BY DV8
Tuesday’s first round results after eight games
At Olympia Lanes
Hammond, Ind.
a-Denotes amateur

1, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,995.
2, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,988.
3, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,969.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,953.
5, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,944.
6, John Chapman, Canada, 1,942.
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,927.
8, Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 1,925.
9, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,922.
10, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,915.
11, a-Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 1,913.
12, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,890.
13, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,888.
14, Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 1,886.
15, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,874.
16, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,871.
17, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,864.
18, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,859.
19, Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 1,856.
20, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 1,851.
21, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,838.
22, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,837.
23, Leroy Johnson, Chicago, 1,830.
24, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,825.
25, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,824.
26, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,822.
27, (tie) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 1,814.
29, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,813.
30, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,800.
31, Mark Medler, Waterloo, Ind., 1,799.
32, Dale Eagle, Newport Beach, Calif., 1,797.
33, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 1,791.
34, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,787.
35, (tie) Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., and Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,782.
37, (tie) Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., and John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,777.
39, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,774.
40, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,767.
41, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,762.
42, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,753.
43, Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 1,752.
44, Rick Thomas, Willowbrook, Ill., 1,751.
45, (tie) Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., and Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 1,742.
47, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,729.
48, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,726.
49, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, NY, 1,722.
50, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,718.
51, a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,704.
52, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,695.
53, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,680.
54, (tie) Dean Billings, Rootstown, Ohio, and William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,677
56, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,668.
57, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,656.
58, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,650.
59, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,649.
60, Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 1,647.
61, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,646.
62, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,635.
63, Robert Kicmal, LaGrange, Ill., 1,634.
64, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,630.
65, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,619.
66, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 1,612.
67, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 1,602.
68, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,598.
69, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 1,597.
70, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,596.
71, Don Holmes, Itasca, Ill., 1,535.
72, Kevin Vostry, Bolingbrook, Ill., 1,507.
73, Larry Salvati, Canada, 1,502.
74, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,498.
75, Rich Kleinman, Reno, Nev., 1,410.
76, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,401.
77, Larry Helton, Bolingbrook, Ill., 1,367.

300 Games - Walter Ray Williams Jr.