USBC MASTERS STEPLADDER FINALISTS

The 2022 United States Bowling Congress Masters bracket update, from the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas: top seed Norm Duke, second seed Anthony Simonson, third seed Brad Miller, fourth seed AJ Johnson, and fifth seed Shawn Maldonado.

Battled for the Top seed, Duke was victorious 666 to Simonson's 644, concluding the winner's bracket. 

The loser's bracket seeding eliminated Jacob Butturff, EJ Tacket and Jason Belmonte. Also, Brent Boho of Indianapolis traveled deepest into one of the toughest bowling tournaments in the land but as low man, in the last seeding round robin, Boho was low man out.

In the loser's bracket, seeds #3-5 were decided with Brad Miller topping 

the group with 676, fourth seed AJ Johnson rolled 597 and 

fifth seed Shawn Maldonado shot 591. Boho finished with 561

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USBC MASTERS SATURDAY APRIL 2nd AFTERNOON UPDATE

From the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 2022 United States Bowling Congress Masters Bracket update from Saturday afternoon: The next round of winners bracket action will pit Norm Duke vs Anthony Simonsen bowling for first and second seeds. 

In the loser's bracket, Shawn Maldonado vs Jason Belmonte (winner to take

on Brent Boho), EJ Tacket vs AJ Johnson (winner to take on Brad Miller).

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USBC MASTERS SATURDAY APRIL 2nd UPDATE

From the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 2022 United States Bowling Congress Masters Bracket update from Saturday morning: Next round of winners bracket action will pit Norm Duke vs Brad Miller,  Anthony Simonsen vs Brent Boho. Winners will bowl for first and second seeds. 

In the loser's bracket, Shawn Maldonado vs Parker Bohn III, Jason Belmonte vs DJ Archer, EJ Tacket vs Martin Larsen, and AJ Johnson vs Jason Butturff. 

Eliminated in loser's bracket action include: Brady Steams, David Krol, Bill O'Neill  (by 5 pins 668-663), and Tommy Jones.  

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USBC MASTERS UPDATE

From the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas the  2022 United States Bowling Congress Masters Bracket update going into Saturday morning includes:  

At 9:00am on a fresh pattern, DJ Archer vs. Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III vs Brad Miller, the leader going into Matchplay - Anthony Simonsen vs Jason Butturff, Martin Larsen vs B. Boho. 

These winners bracket bowlers will battle until only two are standing. The winners bracket finalists will grab #1 and #2 seeds for the Sunday afternoon (1:00pm EST) LIVE stepladder finals on.

Loser bracket bowlers competing Saturday morning, looking at, a one (more) and done result, they include: AJ Johnson vs Bill O'Neill, EJ Tacket vs Tommy Jones, Jason Belmonte vs  B. Steams, Shawn Maldonado vs David Krol. 

Since the pool of bowlers is bigger in the losers bracket, winners will roll another bracket round welcoming four players from the winners bracket, who just suffered their first losses, into the losers bracket final matches. 

The final Loser's bracket matches boil down to a final four players rolling three games for seed spots. The lowest scoring bowler will be eliminated. The top three players move into the Sunday afternoon stepladder finals as #3,#4, and #5 seeds, determined by total pins.

Palermaa and Ciminlli Lead the USBC Masters

A pair of Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) young stars tied for the first-round lead 

Tuesday at the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Masters.

Two-hander Osku Palermaa of Finland and left-hander Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, NY, each fired a five-game total of 1,246 (249.5 average) to take the lead after the opening round at Brunswick Zone Carolier.

Palermaa, 29, and Ciminelli, 26, lead a sold-out field of 468 of the best bowlers in the world competing for a piece of the $325,000 prize fund. The finals of the event will be broadcast live on ESPN on Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern.

Fueled by a strong start with games of 278 and 248, Palermaa closed with 227, 267 and 226 to finish at the top of the leader board.

“I made the right moves, I bowled well but I was also pretty lucky,” said Palermaa, a three-time PBA Tour winner.

“With this format, it is good to get ahead early because you don’t have to chase the cut number. From here, it’s just about filling frames.”

Ciminelli surged in the final game, shooting 279 to take a piece of the lead. He started the day with 234, 279, 245 and 209.

“I watched the lefties bowl well on the first squad, so I felt like I had to go out and get a big number,” said Ciminelli, who has one PBA Tour title.

“I made the right ball change at the right time today. Now I have to figure out a way to stay in that five-to-10 board zone.”

Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., sits in third with 1,244, while Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., got off to a strong start with 1,233 to place fourth. Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., rounds out the top five with 1,218.

All competitors will bowl 15 games of qualifying over three days before the field is cut to the top 63 plus defending champion Mike Fagan of Dallas for the double-elimination match-play bracket starting Friday. The top five players at the conclusion of the bracket competition will compete in the live two-hour championship round on ESPN.

The Masters, which features a first-place prize of $50,000, is a major event on the PBA Tour and is part of the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour for the third consecutive season.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the Masters are being covered live on Xtra Frame, the PBA’s online bowling channel. For subscription information, visit pba.com.

For more information on the Masters, including live scoring, visit BOWL.com/Masters.

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2013 USBC MASTERS At Brunswick Zone Carolier, North Brunswick, NJ
Tuesday’s Results QUALIFYING – ROUND 1 (Five games)
1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,246.
3, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,244.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,233.
5, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,218.
6, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,210.
7, Brian LeClair, Albany, NY, Allen Rice II, Salem, AL, Brian Valenta, Lockport, IL, 1,203,
10, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1,190. Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,190.
12, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 1,185.
13, Mike Moore, Orlando, Fla., 1,184.
14, Timothy Foy Jr., Salisbury, Md., 1,167.
15, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,160, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 1,160.
17, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,157.
18, Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 1,153.
19, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,151.
20, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 1,150.
21, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,147.
22, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,145, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,145.
24, Matt McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 1,144.
25, Thomas Coco, Cortland Manor, N.Y., Anthony Pepe, Jackson Heights, N.Y., 1,141.
27, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,136.
28, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,131.
29, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,130.
31, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,127.
32, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, Brian Ziesig, Levittown, N.Y., 1,123.
34, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 1,123.
36, Michael Markis, Tafton, Pa., 1,122.
37, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 1,121.
38, Charles Anderson, Sloatsburg, N.Y., 1,120.
39, Rusty Thomsen, Morgan, N.J., 1,119.
40, Walter McKnight, Brick, N.J., 1,117.
40, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,117.
42, Frankie Calca, Elmont, N.Y., 1,113.
43, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,111.
44, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, Tommy Dakouvanos, Belford, N.J., 1,110.
46, Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich., 1,109.
47, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 1,108.
48, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,106.
48, Kevin Kullman, Tinley Park, Ill., 1,106.
50, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 1,105.
51, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,102.
52, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., John Brockland, St. Charles, Mo., Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,100.
56, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., Joe Costanzo, Bethpage, N.Y., Vinny D'Ambrosio III, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,099.
59, Quentin Collins, Jamaica, N.Y., 1,096.
60, Rodney Alston, Philadelphia, Jeff Kubasak, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,095.
62, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,094.
63, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 1,093.
64, Brad Muri, Billings, Mont., 1,092.
65, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,091.
66, Michael Austin, Magnolia, Texas, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,088.
69, Bill Crane III, Mishawaka, Ind., Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,087.
71, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,085.
72, Daniel Dunleavy, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,084.
73, Devin Golden, Coopersburg, Pa., Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,081.
75, Casey Creutz, Jackson, N.J., David Kipperman, Rocky Hill, Conn., Hugh McGainey, Baltimore, 1,080.
75, Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, 1,080.
79, Joe Novara, Holtsville, N.Y., 1,077.
80, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, Chris Fisher, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,075.
82, Josh Schneidman, Bay Shore, N.Y., 1,074.
83, Stuart Williams, England, 1,073.
84, Jonathan Crowder, Edison, N.J., Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 1,071.
86, Paul Moor, England, 1,069.
87, Greg Young, Viera, Fla., Dale Aivaz Jr., Yonkers, N.Y., 1,068.
89, Joseph Bofrone, Columbia, Md., 1,067.
90, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,065.
91, Mike Centrone, Carmel, N.Y., Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,064.
93, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,063.
94, Jeff Leaphart, Columbia, S.C., 1,061.
95, Tim Davidsson, Sweden, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,060.
97, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 1,059.
99, Williams Pautz, LeSueur, Minn., 1,058.
100, Geoffrey Young, Bel Aire, Kan., Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., Jack Zuniga, Tulsa, Okla., R.J. Pollard, Versailles, Ind., 1,057.
104, Troy Lint, Leola, Pa., Mike Albert, Little River, S.C., 1,056.
106, Missy Parkin, Fullerton, Calif., Dom Barrett, England, 1,055.
108, Robert Mockenhaupt, Rutherford, N.J., 1,054.
109, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,053.
110, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., Allen Nichols, Loganville, Ga., 1,051.
112, Brian Gunn, Chicago, 1,050.
112, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,050.
112, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,050.
115, Jimmie Dillingham, Bonney Lake, Wash., Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., Matt Meyer, Alexandria, Minn., Bryan Viator, Friendswood, Texas, 1,049.
119, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., Jim Rogers, Brick, N.J., Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 1,047.
123, Fabrizio Cerutti, Plainview, N.Y., Austin Boulds, Wichita, Kan., 1,046.
125, Richard Holmes, Culpeper, Va., Brian Chec, Wheatland, Pa., 1,044.
127, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,043.
128, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., Chris Kramer, Richlandtown, Pa., Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,042.
131, Alex Cavagnaro, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,041.
132, Joe Scianna, Oakdale, N.J., 1,039.
133, Adam Chase, Seaford, N.Y., Andres Gomez, Colombia, Mike Carmean, Georgetown, Del., 1,038.
136, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, Matt Russo, Millstone Township, N.J., 1,037.
138, Ronnie Horton, Christiansburg, Va., Carl Kurilich, Parma, Ohio, 1,035.
140, Ryan Friend, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,033. Mike Fagan, Dallas, 1,033.
142, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., Bradley Powell, Fox River Grove, Ill., Brian Boghosian, Agawam, Mass., 1,031.
145, Michael Askins, Gainesville, Ga., Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,030.
147, Tony Reynaud, Harwinton, Conn., Ron Papp, Bordentown, N.J., 1,029.
149, Matthew Paine, Richfield, Minn., Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., Isao Yamamoto, Japan, 1,028.
152, Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., David Knight Jr., Folcroft, Pa., Justin Warhol, Sound Beach, N.Y., 1,027.
155, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., Eddie Santiago, Tuckahoe, N.Y., 1,026.
157, Donald Beck, Fishers Island, N.Y., Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 1,025.
159, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, Ricky Schissler, Henderson, Colo., John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 1,024.
159, Robert Andersson, Sweden, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,024.
164, Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., Jason Howard, Baltimore, 1,021.
166, Eric Copping, Websterville, Vt., 1,019.
167, Mykhaylo Kalika, Ukraine, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., Michael Calhoun, Wyandotte, Mich., 1,017.
170, Scott Halvarson, Lakewood, Wash., Drew Balta, Swisher, Iowa, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,016.
173, Kyle Paxson, Orlando, Fla., 1,015.
174, Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,014.
175, Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 1,013.
176, Josh Chambliss, Hanahan, S.C., Garret Maxey, Greeley, Colo., 1,012.
178, Jimmy Johnson, Wilmington, Del., E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., Miles Coplan, Manchester, N.H., 1,011.
181, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., Mike Taylor, Havertown, Pa., Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,010.
184, Stephen Pavlinko Jr., Sewell, N.J., Tyson Branagan, Bedford, Texas, 1,008.
186, Kevin Magnan, Canada, Jack Castellano, Centereach, N.Y., Robert Fusik III, East Windsor, N.J., 1,007.
189, Sean McAuliffe, Staten Island, N.Y., William Bittenbender, Burlington, N.J., 1,006.
191, Jason Ciszewsik, Parlin, N.J., 1,005.
192, Dale Barshewski Jr., Keansburg, N.J., Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., Greg Rottengen, Washington, N.J., 1,004.
192, Joseph Vrobel, Crest Hill, Ill., Anthony Trethewey, Lexington, Ky., 1,004.
197, Oleksandr Kalika, Ukraine, Mike McDonnell, Chesterfield, Va., 1,003.
199, Joseph Nawn, Upper Darby, Pa., 1,002.
200, Nick Kokenos, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., 1,001.
204, Christopher Blackmore, Fairfax, Va., Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,000.
204, Ryan Wyandt, West Lawn, Pa., 1,000.
207, David Pelkey, Burke, N.Y., Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 999. Jeff Piroozshad, Coral Springs, Fla., 999.
210, Charles Bonis Jr., Port Chester, N.Y., Andrew Stewart, Galloway Twp., N.J., Rob Hoffman, Freehold, N.J., 998.
213, Charles Hayslett III, Apple Valley, Minn., 997.
214, J.T. "Action" Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 996.
215, Chris Williams, North Las Vegas, Nev., Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 995.
217, Rick Banister, Vandenburg, Calif., Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 994.
221, Robert Greene, Oxford, Conn., Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, Jeffery Hicks, Allen Park, Mich., 993.
224, Yuta Shirahama, Japan, 992.
225, Carl Zbranak, Beachwood, N.J., John Furey, Freehold, N.J., Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 991.
228, Kenny Ryan, Ocean, N.J., Scott Falatovich, Hillsborough, N.J., Aaron Groendyk, Grandville, Mich., Cassandra Leuthold, Black Hawk, S.D., Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 990.
234, Mitch Sacks, Jersey City, N.J., 989.
235, Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, Paul Pinto, Philadelphia, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 988.
238, Duane Steinmetz, Evans, Colo., Robert Smith, Voorhees, N.J., 987.
240, Billy Trudell, Coventry, R.I., Jeremy Domingo, Sewell, N.J., Fran Luzzi, Port Jervis, N.Y., 985.
243, Yoichi Nakayama, Japan, 984.
244, Kenneth Gray, North East, Md., Joe Krajkovich, North Brunswick, N.J., 983.
246, Eric Cornog, Cherry Hill, N.J., Philip Karwoski Sr., South Hadley, Mass., Chris DosSantos, Fairhaven, Mass., 982.
249, Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J., Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 981.
251, Woody Ross II, Warner Robins, Ga., Michael LoBianco, Brick, N.J., 980.
253, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., Leon Platt, Summerville, S.C., 979.
255, Alexander Marx, Toms River, N.J., Shane Reid, Enfield, Conn., Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 978.
258, Jim Emens Jr., Rochester, N.Y., Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 977.
260, Robert Lint, Johnstown, Pa., 976.
261, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 975.
262, Brian O'Mara, Webster, N.Y., 972.
262, Keith Laing, Los Angeles, 972.
264, Alejandro Reyna, Costa Rica, 971.
265, Conan Mackey, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 970.
267, Geoff Wetzler, Tolland, Conn., Noel Pabilonia, Jersey City, N.J., 969.
269, Justin Lesser, LaPorte, Ind., Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., Matt Taylor, Knightdale, N.C., 968.
272, Dave Penfold, Hebron, Ind., Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 967.
274, Ernest Lukacs, Manville, N.J., 966.
275, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., Zack Brown, Raleigh, N.C., 963.
277, Clay Adams, Carmel, N.Y., 962.
278, Jimmy Clark, Corinna, Maine, Rob Gotterbarn Jr., Garden City South, N.Y., 960.
280, Rob Sperling, Livingston, N.J., 959.
281, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 956.
282, Billy Bertuch III, Yonkers, N.Y., 955.
283, David McGowan, Ringgold, Ga., Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 954.
285, Jim Wolcott, Hendersonville, Tenn., Bryson Rogers, Durham, N.C., Aaron Williams, Pennsauken, N.J., 953.
288, Zachary Wilkins, Canada, 952.
289, Chris Thornhill, Salisbury, Md., 950.
289, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 950.
291, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., Mike Dolan, Fond du Lac, Wis., Michael Houtz, Myerstown, Pa.,  Randy Kenny, Maple Shade, N.J., Jason Smalling, Bluff City, Tenn., 949.
296, Noel Vega, Forest Hills, N.Y., Ryan Pudlowski, North Versailles, Pa., 947.
298, Jessica Abel, Wichita, Kan., Van Tilley, Debary, Fla., Stephen Hardy, Raymond, N.H., Rashad Franze, Baltimore, 946.
302, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., Mike Gossman, Emmaus, Pa., 945.
304, Frank Verni, Bronx, N.Y., Jazreel Tan, Singapore, Dan Furman, Schenectady, N.Y., Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 944.
308, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 943.
309, Kelvin Wiggins, Rocky Mount, N.C., Michael Murtha, West Des Moines, Iowa, 942.
311, John Wenman, Middletown, Md., 941.
312, Steven Stayrook, Berwyn, Pa., Geordin Krupski, Newtonville, N.J., Darren Andretta, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 940, Joe Biscardi, Wantagh, N.Y., Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 940.
317, Darryl Carreon, Woodbridge, Va., 939.
318, Dave Shampaner, East Brunswick, N.J., Frankie Mazzella, Staten Island, N.Y., Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo., 938.
321, Mike Klosin, Windham, N.H., 937.
322, Patrick Donohoe Jr., Hampstead, N.H., 936.
322, Timothy Gillick, Milford, Conn., 936.
324, Jerry Anderson, Smithton, Ill., 935.
325, Mauricio Chaparro, Colombia, Jonathan Sellers, Stratford, Conn., William Barlow, Edgewood, Md., 933.
328, Gary Smalling, Johnson City, Tenn., Richard Avery, Simpsonville, S.C., Brandon Robertson, Spotswood, N.J., 932.
331, Mike Armstrong Jr., Battle Ground, Wash., Victor Hnatczenko Jr., Philadelphia, 930.
333, Billy Young Jr., Edgewood, Md., Steven Maruffi, Brooklyn, N.Y., Clara Guerrero, Colombia,  Kevin Beers, Reinholds, Pa., Paul Smith, Clinton, Conn., 928.
333, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 928.
339, James Grago, Rome, N.Y., George Gohagan III, Roswell, Ga., Domenico Curra, Mahopac, N.Y., 925.
342, David Shinn, West Columbia, S.C., Gary Matten, Westminster, Colo,, 923.
344, Robert Lee, Japan, Tony Todd, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Toby Sambueno, Saginaw, Mich., Brandon Hinderer, York, Pa., 921.
348, Frank Szabo, Lawrenceville, Ga., 920.
349, Takayoshi Akiba, Japan, 919.
350, Gary Goldberg, Paxton, Mass., 917.
351, Damar Been, Eastchester, N.Y., Richard Salcedo, Elmhurst, N.Y., Ryan Yelle, South Easton, Mass., Tony Bennett, Worcester, Mass., 916.
355, Hideaki Aizawa, Japan, Lowell Schoonmaker, Middletown, N.Y., 915.
357, Steve Creech, Corbin, Ky., Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., Tyler Coplan, Manchester, N.H., Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 914.
361, David O'Sullivan, Sanford, Fla., Justin Bychkowski, Fairfield, Conn., Brian DiCicco, Agawam, Mass., 913.
364, Brandon Boyer, Hudson Falls, N.Y., 912.
365, Scott Salem, Oradell, N.J., Kenji Kawashima, Japan, Kyle King, Canton, S.D., 911.
368, Ken Yokobosky, Fredon, N.J., 910.
369, Brian Knauer, Federalsburg, Md., Fero Williams, Adelphi, Md., Ed Cutter, Manassas Park, Va., 909.
372, Matthew Carpenter, Woonsocket, R.I., Monte Baker, Bozeman, Mont., 908.
374, Danny Buchman, Maple Shade, N.J., Rich Poznanski, Union, N.J., Thomas Parker III, Columbus, 906.
377, Ryan Ool, Middletown, N.Y., 904.
378, Tony Ament, Monroe, N.J., Wayne Porr, Sinking Springs, Pa., Joseph Truchan Jr., Ringwood, N.J., 903.
381, Josh Malanoski, West Mifflin, Pa., 902.
382, Adam Kirtley, Apopka, Fla., 900.
383, Thomas McLane, Lusby, Md., 899.
384, Kevin Brophy, Oakhurst, N.J., Ralph Ehrlich, N. Massapequa, N.Y., Steven Green, Brooklyn, N.Y., 898.
387, Hayward Marlow, Bronx, N.Y., 897.
388, Duteche Aine, North Brunswick, N.J., 896.
389, Michael Stevens, Howell, N.J., Zach Simon, Scottsdale, Ariz., 895.
391, Nicholas Biglasco, Clark, N.J., Tim McAuliffe, Staten Island, N.Y., 894.
391, Darian LeMay, East Brunswick, N.J., 894.
394, Herbert Hiigh Jr., Bailey, N.C., 893.
395, Jack Cook, Denville, N.J., Luke Walker, Dumont, Colo., 892.
397, Eddie Wu, New York, Takashi Kudoh, Japan, 890.
399, Craig Coplan, Manchester, N.H., 889.
400, Michael Gibbons, Randolph, Mass., Doug Scheidig, Royersford, Pa., Pedro Agapito, Monticello, N.Y., 888.
403, Michael Smith, Howell, N.J., 883.
404, Brian Lohse, Corinth, Texas, 880.
405, Evan Nash, Kennewick, Wash., 879.
406, Jason Nicholas, Wantagh, N.Y., Ed Rabbitt, South Norwalk, Conn., 877.
408, Michael Dutkiewicz, Nicholson, Pa., Kevin Dziuba, Howell, N.J., Leon DeMasi, Rose Valley, Pa., Brian Sulzbach, Levittown, N.Y., 875.
412, Evan Ruoti, West Valley City, Utah, Mike Deckelman, Milford, Del., Benjamin Zakrocki, Philadelphia, 873.
415, Jerome Olson, Denver, Joseph Caloger, Milford, Pa., 872.
417, Kazumi Shioyama, Japan, Joseph Marinucci, Gaithersburg, Md., 871.
419, Joseph Ferrazzano, Beaver Falls, Pa., Ric Licardo, Ft. Belvoir, Va., 869.
421, Melissa Kammerer, Staten Island, N.Y., 868.
422, Eric Laflam, Milton, Vt., 866.
423, Nobuyuki Fukuchi, Japan, Jeffrey Smith, Annville, Pa., Matt Blackstone, Hot Springs, Ark., 865.
426, Connor LeClair, Athens, N.Y., Artavius Clark, Oxen Hill, Md., 864.
428, Mark Cornelius, Peru, Ind., John Barrett, Hazlet, N.J., 863.
430, Greg Eskow, Syosset, N.Y., Kenneth Bland Jr., Lorton, Va., 861.
432, Collin Raineri, Gilbertsville, Pa., 859.
433, Cody Vaughn, Arvada, Colo., Michael Robey, Morrisville, Pa., 858.
435, Bobby Benton, Accident, Md., 856.
436, Jonathan Burke, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 853.
437, Emmanuel Rigas, Sarasota, Fla., 850.
438, Thomas Paisley Jr., Hazleton, Pa., 846.
439, Lee Groscost, Mentor, Ohio, 838.
440, Andrew Diley, Conway, S.C., 836.
441, Jonathan Glattstein, North Bergen, N.J., 835.
442, Shawn Tucker, New Brunswick, N.J., 834.
443, Shawn Fallon, Cranbury, N.J., Brian Turschman, Cary, Ill., 832.
445, Raphael Morin, Canada, 831.
446, Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 821.
447, Stanley Harris, Chesapeake Beach, Md., Bruce Smallacombe, Jermyn, Pa., 817.
449, Michael Vella, Coram, N.Y., 815.
450, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 813.
451, Rich Kaluzny, Parlin, N.J., 807.
452, Troy Long, Northumberland, Pa., 804.
453, Brian Horton, Hastings on the Hudson, N.Y., 790.
454, Shawn Aiello, Hawthorne, N.J., 789.
455, Steven Fred, Williamstown, N.J., Clifford (Phoenix) White, Great Mills, Md., 787.
457, Ken Karamichael, New Brunswick, N.J., 785.
458, Ryan Chall, East Brunswick, N.J., 783.
459, Robert Butler Jr., Staten Island, N.Y., 775.
460, Ercillo Costa, Denver, 773.
461, Alex Quesada, Brooklyn, N.Y., 767.
462, Leo Mulligan, Columbia, N.J., Neil Senkowsky, Worton, Md., 762.
464, Kevin Bandrowski, Lancaster, Pa., 757.
465, Atef Darghali, Warren, Mich., 752.
466, Bill Kempton, Cohasset, Mass., 744.
467, Ricky LaRue, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 730.
468, Nicholas Vieta, Portage, Mich., 681.

USBC Master Enters Matchplay

A field of more than 300 of the world’s top PBA professionals and amateur bowlers will be narrowed to the top four players who will advance to the stepladder finals of the 2012 Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels USBC Masters which will be telecast live on ESPN at 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday from Sunset Station Strike Zone in Las Vegas.

After an emotional victory in the 2011 United States Bowling Congress Masters, Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, will be trying to become the first player in four decades to win back-to-back titles in one of professional bowling’s most prestigious match play events. In 2011 he defeated Jack Jurek in the championship match, 225-214, for his first Tour title.

The challenging format featured 15 games of qualifying with the top 64 players advancing to the grueling double-elimination, three-game match play rounds.

The Masters has been a breakthrough event for amateurs and professionals like Hess. But the list of Masters champion also reads like a “who’s who” of bowling, among them are: Earl Anthony (1977, 1984), Mike Aulby (1989, 1995, 1998), Ernie Schlegel (1996), Don Carter (1961), Ray Bluth (1959), Billy Welu (1964, 1965), Dick Hoover (1956, 1957), Harry Smith (1958), Norm Duke (1993), Buzz Fazio (1955), Billy Golembiewski (1960, 1962), Danny Wiseman (2004), Sean Rash (2007), Doug Kent (2002, 2007), Mike Scroggins (2005), Parker Bohn III (2001), and Walter Ray Williams Jr. (2004, 2010).

The Masters began as a Clinic and Double Elimination Tournament at the 1951 ABC Tournament in St. Paul, MN with a field of 32 players. Eight of the nation’s top stars were invited and matched against eight of the best bowlers from St. Paul, eight from Minneapolis and eight others from other cities in Minnesota. Lee Jouglard of Detroit won the 1951 “Eliminations,” defeating Joe Wilman of Chicago. 

Current brackets:  http://scores.bowl.com/2012-masters/2012brackets.pdf