New Storm Ball - Natural

The Storm Natural is black U2S™ urethane finished to 2000 Abralon, with the “Turbine” core. In #15 the core Radius of Gyration is 2.55 and RG Differential is .038.

Women's Pro Bowling Reunion

1st Annual Professional Women Bowlers Reunion (For any female that has bowled in any professional organization thru-out the years). eSkape Entertainment, Buffalo Grove, IL, Thursday-Friday, Aug 13 - 14. More info: Contact Lorrie Nichols at LorrieN@eskape.us or call 847-821-9000.

Cook Leads PBA Jackson Open Senior Event

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer Steve Cook of Granite Bay, Calif., averaged 248.12 for eight games to take the first round lead in the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Jackson Open at Airport Lanes Sunday.

Cook, a 15-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour champion looking for his first Senior Tour win, had games of 277, 234, 204, 245, 258, 246, 253 and 268 to hold an 11-pin lead over Charlie Tapp of Kalamazoo, Mich., in second .

The 52-year-old Cook had competed in an occasional Senior Tour stop last season but plans to compete in several more stops during the 2009 season thanks to a conditioning program and successful physical therapy for his ailing legs. At 6 feet, seven inches and more than 260 pounds, Cook was one of the biggest competitors ever to compete on the PBA Tour.

“I’ve always felt competitive but it’s just a matter of how well my legs hold up,” said the left-hander who has also recently lost 30 pounds. “I’ve been working with a trainer and have had a lot of physical therapy so I feel I can bowl more and be competitive.

“I just need to pick up tomorrow where I left off today,” Cook added. “My goal is to finish in the top eight after tomorrow so I can take advantage of having two byes in match play and that will help the stress on my legs.”

Kerry Painter of Henderson, Nev., who qualified 11^th after the first round with 1,925 finished his block with games of 299 and 300.

The full field of 151 players will bowl one more eight-game qualifying round Monday before the field will be cut to the top 32 qualifiers for match play rounds on Tuesday. Match play begins with the round of 32 on Tuesday which will feature players who qualified 17^th-32^nd. Bowlers qualifying 9^th-16^th will receive one bye and those qualifying in the top eight will receive two byes. The Round of 8, semi-final and championship matches are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.

PBA SENIOR JACKSON OPEN
Airport Lanes, Jackson, Mich.
April 19, 2009
ROUND 1 QUALIFYING (8 games)

1, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,985
2, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,974
3, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,972
4, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,959
5, Mitch Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 1,954
6, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,950
7, (TIE) Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., and Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., 1,945
9, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,930
10, Gerry Keslar, Tonganoxie, Kan., 1,927
11, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,925
12, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,916
13, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,915
14, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,912
15, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,901
16, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,898
17, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb, 1,897
18, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,893
19, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,889
20, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,888
21, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,885
22, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,877
23, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill, 1,874
24, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,872
25, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,870
26, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,864
27, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,862
28, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,860
29, Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 1,857
30, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,855
31, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,842
32, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,839
33, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,838
34, James Stanley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1,835
35, (TIE) Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,833
37, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,829
38, Ken Konczos, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, 1,827
39, (TIE) Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, and Mark Weller, Jonesville, Mich., and Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,826
42, Brian Voss, Alphretta, Ga., 1,825
43, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 1,824
44, (TIE) Larry Walker, Garden City, Mich., and Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,822
46, Jay Young, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1,817
47, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1,805
48, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 1,801
49, Mike Mineman, Belleville, Ill., 1,800
50, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 1,797
52, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 1,796
53, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 1,794
54, Don Boone, South Euclid, Ohio, 1,789
55, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1,787
56, (TIE) Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del, and Joe Krajenke, Clinton Twp., Mich., 1,783
58, Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo., 1,780
59, Andy Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 1,779
60, (TIE) Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., and Len Gray, Cincinnati, 1,778
62, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,777
63, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,776
64, (TIE) Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., and Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,772
66, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,769
67, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 1,768
68, (TIE) Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., and Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,767
70, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,762
71, (TIE) Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,761
73, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,759
74, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 1,758
75, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,757
76, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,756
77, Gregg Getzlow, St Charles, Mo., 1,751
78, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,749
79, (TIE) Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., and Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,741
81, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 1,740
82, Gregory Smith, Baltimore, 1,733
83, (TIE) Vic Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,732
85, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,731
86, Jim Shuck, Huntingdon, Pa., 1,730
87, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,727
88, (TIE) Doug Evans, Southgate, Mich. and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,726
90, (TIE) Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., and Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla, and Jim Lauricella, Sterling Hts., Mich., 1,718
93, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,715
94, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 1,712
95, (TIE) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,710.
97, Russ Freeman, Lake Villa, Ill., 1,709
98, (TIE) Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., and Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,705
100, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,701
101, (TIE) Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., and Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,700
103, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,697
104, John Milletics, Sandusky, Mich., 1,684
105, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,683
106, Dowell Milliken, Lake Grove, N.Y., 1,679
107, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 1,674
108, Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 1,673
109, Edward Buco, Berlin, Md., 1,671
110, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,662
111, Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 1,655
112, Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 1,652
113, Kim Buell, Speedway, Ind, 1,648
114, (TIE) Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., and Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,646
116, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,635
117, Mark Koehler, Saint Clair Shores, Mich., 1,627
118, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,626
119, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 1,622
120, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,621
121, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 1,620
122, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,611
123, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 1,609
124, Bob Oakes, Akron, Ohio, 1,606
125, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,605
126, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 1,596
127, Lee Snow, Wixom, Mich., 1,593
128, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,592
129, Charlie Juliano, Batavia, N.Y., 1,586.
130, Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 1,580
131, James Scott, Villa Park, Ill, 1,571
132, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 1,563
133, Gregg Schmied, Schererville, Ind., 1,560
134, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,552
135, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 1,548
136, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,545
137, Phil Cloyne, Anthony, Fla., 1,532
138, Robert Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 1,526
139, Larry Grandt, Gurnee, Ill, 1,522
140, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,520
141, John Henry Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind, 1,516
142, John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., 1,500
143, Bill Brake, North Canton, Ohio, 1,493
144, David Rossi, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,490
145, Rick Kralovic, Sylvania, Ohio, 1,481
146, (TIE) Rick Horne II, Brownstown, Mich., and Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 1,477
148, Karl Bosman, Trenton, Mich., 1,473
149, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,433
150, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,397
151, Bryan Cleavenger, Temperance, Mich., 1,393

New Tropical Storm Colors

Storm Bowling will be adding some new colors to the Tropical Storm product line. The first of the new Tropical Storms is Majestic Purple and Ivory with a Cheesecake fragrance, and the second ball is Indigo and Ivory with a Blueberry Cobbler fragrance. Construction and ball dynamics have NOT been changed. Intro date May 28th.

PBA 2009 Senior Tour Kicks Off in Michigan

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and newly-elected United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Hall of Famer John Petraglia heads a field of approximately 120 of the world’s top professional senior bowlers who will kick off the 2009 PBA Senior Tour season in the PBA Senior Jackson Open April 18-21 at Airport Lanes in Jackson, Michigan.

Petraglia, a 14-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and six-time Senior Tour champion, defeated Hugh Miller, 226-213, in the championship match of last season’s Jackson Open for his first Senior Tour title since 2001.

“I had a bunch of seconds since then so it was nice to win again,” said the 61-year-old Petraglia after last year’s win.”

Among the notables scheduled to compete in Jackson are several other players and Hall of Famers named to the PBA’s all-time 50 greatest players list as part of the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration. They include: Tom Baker, King, NC; Dave Soutar, Bradenton, FL; Steve Cook, Granite Bay, CA, and Wayne Webb, Sacramento, CA. In his first year of eligibility, 24-time PBA Tour titlist and Hall of Famer Brian Voss of Alpharetta, GA, will make his Senior Tour debut in Jackson.

Other notables in the field are PBA Hall of Famers Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX; Roy Buckley, Westerville, OH and 10-time Senior Tour champion Dale Eagle, Tavares, FL.

The Jackson stop will be the first of 12 events held throughout the spring and summer as the Senior Tour celebrates its 29th season.

Competition begins with eight-game qualifying blocks on April 19-20 at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The field will then be cut to the top 32 players who will advance to best-of-five match play beginning April 21 at 9 a.m. Match play continues all day on April 21 with the Round of 8 and championship rounds scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Practice and pro-ams will take place on April 18.

The Senior Tour summer 2009 schedule will include three majors – the USBC Senior Masters, the PBA Senior U.S. Open and the new PBA Senior World Championship – along with nine standard events.

New stops for the 2009 season include: the PBA Senior Mooresville Miller High Life Classic at George Pappas Victory Lanes in Mooresville, NC; the PBA Senior Sun Bowl in The Villages at Spanish Springs Lanes in The Villages, FL; the Senior Miller Lite Knockout Classic presented by the Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association in Joliet, IL; the PBA Senior Dick Weber Open at Royal Scot Golf & Bowl in Lansing, Mich., and the PBA Senior World Championship Aug. 30-Sept. 4 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI.

The tour includes four tournaments in April and May, three in June and final five in August and early September. For individual tournament schedules, visit the Senior Tour section on pba.com.

PBA Regional Awards Announced

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) has announced the season-ending awards for the 2008-09 PBA Regional Tour season. Each of the seven PBA Regions recognized a Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Pat Patterson Award winner.

In the PBA Central Region, Brian Waliczek of Birch Run, Mich., was named Player of the Year after leading the Central Region point rankings. Cashing in 14 of 15 events, Waliczek won three titles and earned $16,600. The Dan Ottman Rookie of the Year award went to Jeremy Delcamp of Elkhart, Ind., who cashed in five of seven events and made match play three times, posting a top finish of second. Senior Player of the Year honors was awarded to James Stanley of Cincinnati, who won two titles, while Bill Wammes of Bowling Green, Ohio, was named Pat Patterson Award winner.

The PBA East Region selected Brian LeClair of Athens, N.Y., as Player of the Year. LeClair won two titles and had two runner-up finishes. He cashed in 17 of 18 tournaments, made match play 10 times, averaged 216 and earned $14,575. Shawn Slocum of Ewing, N.J., earned Rookie of the Year honors, cashing in all six events he entered, making match play three times with a best finish of 10th twice. Bob Kavanaugh of Clifton Park, N.Y., won the Senior Player of the Year award after winning one title, while Dean Ryan of Annapolis, Md., was named the Pat Patterson Award recipient.

Derek Sapp of Keokuk, Iowa, earned PBA Midwest Region Player of the Year honors by capturing two titles and finished second twice. He also cashed in 16 of 19 tournaments, made match play 15 times, averaged 221 and earned $16,583. The Rookie of the Year award went to Corey Young of Steeleville, Ill., who cashed in six of 17 events and posted a high finish of 13th. The Senior Player of the Year was Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., who won four titles and took home $7,000 in earnings while the Pat Patterson Award winner for the Midwest Region was Sam Rolph of Oak Forest, Ill.

In the PBA Northwest Region, P.J. Haggerty of Clovis, Calif., was named Player of the Year after winning one event, finishing in the top five seven times, cashing in 11 of 12 tournaments and making match play 10 times. Rookie of the Year honors was Noel Vasquez of Sacramento, Calif., who won one tournament, cashed in nine of 11 events and made match play five times. Kevin Croucher of Grants Pass, Ore., earned the Pat Patterson Award.

The PBA South Region named Lee Vanderhoef of Greenville, S.C., Player of the Year after winning four titles, cashing in 17 of 19 events and making match play 16 times. He also had three runner-up finishes and finished in the top five 12 times. He had a 219.27 average and earned $20,150. Mike Moore of Orlando, Fla., earned Rookie of the Year honors, capturing one title and cashing in 11 of 16 events. PBA Hall of Famer George Pappas of Charlotte, N.C., earned Senior Player of the Year with two victories and five top five finishes. Steve Taylor of Madison Heights, Va., earned the Pat Patterson Award.

David Anthony of Austin, Texas and Jesse Buss of Wichita, Kan., were named the PBA Southwest Region Player and Rookie of the Year, respectively. Anthony won three titles, cashed in 20 of 22 events, made match play 19 times and had 11 top-five finishes. He averaged 217 and earned $22,512. Buss won two titles while cashing in six of eight events and making match play five times. The Pat Patterson Award was given to PBA Hall of Famer Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, for the second consecutive year.

In the PBA West Region, Jeff Frankos of San Francisco was Player of the Year winning two titles, finishing in the top five seven times, cashing in 15 of 18 events and making match play 13 times. Scott Norton of San Francisco won Rookie of the Year honors, winning two titles, cashing in 16 of 18 events and making match play 10 times while earning $12,450 – tops among all PBA regional rookies. Darryl Izumo of Lihue, Hawaii, won the West Region Pat Patterson Award.

The awards for Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year are voted on by the seven Regional Managers and John Weber, Director of the Senior and Regional Tours. The Pat Patterson Awards, recognizing individual contributions to the regional program, were selected by the respective Regional Managers. The Patterson Award program was originated in 1972 in honor of a man who worked diligently to advance the PBA in its early years.

In addition, four of the seven regions (Central, South, Midwest and East) select a Senior Player of the Year, based upon a minimum of six senior events within the region.

See Your Game® Introduced

Storm Products, Inc. and See Your Game®, a video technology company, announced a new partnership yesterday.

This partnership will bring the experience and skills of the Storm coaching staff and vast PBA staff members to bowler’s nationwide. “At Storm we pride ourselves in being “The Bowlers Company” and our partnership with See Your Game allows us the opportunity to reach out to even more bowlers” said VP of Sales and Marketing Hank Boomershine.

See Your Game was founded in 2000. Boomershine commented “this video technology and its applications are endless, and we look forward to introducing it to the bowling world.”

“Storm is very excited to introduce this new software to all bowlers and coaches. This software can help take a bowlers game to the championship level” said Dale Niemela Storm Events and Marketing Coordinator. This state of the art software allows Storm’s coaching staff to send previous lessons via e-mail 24/7 to bowlers. These e-mails will include video and detailed commentary that allows bowlers to compare their timing and styles to current Storm Pro Staff members such as: Norm Duke, Peter Weber, Ryan Shafer and Rhino Page.