FOUR ELECTED TO USBC HALL OF FAME FOR 2020

ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame will have at least four new members when the 2020 class is inducted April 29, 2020, in Las Vegas.

The USBC Hall of Fame Committee recently elected Patrick Healey Jr. in the USBC Outstanding Performance men’s category, Bob Learn Jr. in the Veterans category, and Andrew Cain and Jim Zebehazy in the Meritorious Service category.

In addition to the four elected, the USBC Hall of Fame Committee selected eight bowlers – six men and two women – for the Superior Performance ballot that will be distributed to a national panel of USBC Hall of Fame members, USBC Board members and veteran bowling writers.

Selected for the men’s national ballot are Patrick Allen of Garfield, New Jersey; Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kansas; Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas; Randy Pedersen of Orlando, Florida; Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, and Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas.

Named to the women’s national ballot are Marianne DiRupo of Succasunna, New Jersey, and Tammy Turner of West Palm Beach, Florida.

Healey Jr., 51, of Niagara Falls, New York, was a three-time member of Team USA (1991-1992, 1995). In Pan American Games competition, he brought home two gold medals (team, Masters) from the 1991 event in Havana, Cuba, and won three golds (doubles, team, Masters) and a silver (singles) at the 1995 event in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He won gold in doubles and trios at the 1991 World Championships in Singapore, gold in Masters at the 1991 United States Sports Festival, and took the title at the 1995 QubicaAMF World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also earned six gold medals at the 1995 Tournament of the Americas.

The 1994 U.S. National Amateur champion, Healey Jr. took third at the 1995 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions as an amateur and also is a two-time World Team Challenge champion (1995, 1997). He is a two-time World Amateur Bowler of the Year (1995, 1996) and was named to the Bowlers Journal All-Century Team for the American Zone (1999).

He was selected the United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year for Bowling in 1991 and 1995.

Healey Jr. started bowling in international tournaments in 1990 and has earned 24 wins in international competitions. He has a 300 game in nine countries and won titles in 14 countries and on six continents. He was invited to be part of the 1992 Olympic Games American Bowling Congress team to help promote the sport of bowling and the sport’s quest to gain medal status.

He was a member of the Lodge Lanes team that won the Team All-Events title at the 1997 and 1998 USBC Open Championships. He has four additional top-10 finishes at the event.

A regular on the PBA Tour for nearly a decade, Healey Jr. won three titles, including the PBA Tournament of Champions in 2003. He officially retired from competition in 2008.

The 1986 Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow award winner, he attended Wichita State University from 1986-1990 and was a National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association (NCBCA) first-team All-America selection in 1988.

Learn Jr., 57, a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, currently serves as the head coach of the men’s and women’s bowling programs at Martin Methodist College in Tennessee.

He joined the PBA Tour in 1981, winning five titles, including the 1999 U.S. Open. In 1996, he rolled a 300 game in the opening match of the PBA Flagship Open televised finals, the 10th perfect game in a televised PBA event, to earn a $100,000 bonus and the nickname Mr. 300. He then posted games of 270, 280 and 279 to win the title and shatter the highest two-game (570), three-game (850), and four-game (1,129) series in PBA television history.

He also owns three PBA50 titles and, in 2017, made the stepladder finals in six of 11 events.

A two-time member of Senior Team USA, he earned a gold medal in team at the 2015 World Bowling Senior Championships in Las Vegas and captured gold in doubles and team at the 2017 event in Unterfohring, Germany.

A USBC Silver coach, Learn Jr. is a former Team USA coach and has conducted bowling clinics throughout the world.

He won the ESPY Award for bowling in 1997, was a Bowlers Journal All-America first-team selection in 1995-1996, and a USBC first-team All-American in 1996 and 1999. He is a member of the Erie Bowling Association and Pennsylvania State Halls of Fame.

Cain, 38, of Phoenix, was a five-time member of Team USA and has bowled on the PBA Tour since 2007, but made his biggest mark in the sport off the lanes.

He joined the USBC Board of Directors in 2007, was named vice president in 2010, and then took the reins as president in 2012. During his three-and-a-half years as USBC president, Cain was instrumental in the creation of International Bowling Campus Youth Development, combining the youth forces of USBC and the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA) to streamline and improve participation in youth bowling.

Also, during his tenure, the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) was restarted through a joint effort with BPAA, as was the U.S. Open, also with support from BPAA.

Cain served on the BPAA, Strike Ten Entertainment, and The Bowling Foundation boards, and, after completing his term on the USBC Board, he continues to serve bowling at the national level as a member of the USBC Equipment Specifications Committee and on the SMART board.

On the lanes, Cain was a two-time first-team All-American at Arizona State University and was named the 1999 Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow. He won the 2001 U.S. Amateur Championships, is a five-time member of Team USA (2002-2003, 2005, 2016-2017) and was a member of Junior Team USA in 2001.

As a member of K&K Bowling Services 5, Cain captured the Team All-Events title at the 2011 USBC Open Championships.

He joined the PBA Tour in 2007, making the televised finals in his first PBA event (Dick Weber Open), where he finished fourth. He was named the 2007-2008 PBA West Region Player of the Year, as well as 2007-2008 PBA West and Northwest Region Rookie of the Year. In 2017, the left-hander rolled a PBA five-game record of 1,352, including a 300 game, in the PBA Cheetah Championship at the National Bowling Stadium.

Zebehazy, 66, of Leesburg, Florida,  was instrumental in promoting and developing youth bowling and helped lay the groundwork for the Junior Gold Championships.

He started his career in the bowling industry in 1971 as a pinsetter mechanic and pro shop rep at Airport Bowling Center in Buffalo, New York, and later joined the Buffalo Bowling Association board.

In 1983, he became a field representative for the American Bowling Congress (ABC), visiting more than 1,500 associations in the Northeast and teaching Certified Lane Inspection Workshops. He took over as ABC’s Group Executive for Field Service in 1989.

In 1998, he was named Executive Director of the Young American Bowling Alliance (YABA), overseeing staff, programs and services, and strategic planning. During his tenure, he implemented David Dahm’s concept of the Junior Gold program, provided the vision for the USBC Youth Open Championships, and initiated the Gift For Life Scholarship program.

He was directly responsible for the creation of the Registered Volunteer Program (RVP), one of the first safety programs put into place in the world of youth sports, and was a key person in improving and advancing the Scholarship Management and Account Reporting for Tenpins (SMART) program.

His role in YABA ended with the merger of the sport’s major organizations to form USBC in 2005. He supported the merger and played an integral role in helping to push the initiative to completion. The YABA board created the Annual Zeb Scholarship in 2005 in recognition of his dedication to the organization.

He joined USBC in 2005 as a field representative, a position he held until his retirement in 2015.

In 2010, Zebehazy received the Kerm Helmer Horizon Award, given to leaders in the youth bowling community who have displayed the courage, determination, and ability to develop far-reaching programs of national scope that provide fun and exciting opportunities.

The 2020 USBC Hall of Fame Class will be inducted April 29, during the USBC Convention at The Orleans Hotel and Casino.

Through 2019, there are 432 members of the USBC Hall of Fame – 223 in Superior Performance, 120 in Meritorious Service, 51 in Veterans, 22 in Pioneer and 16 in Outstanding USBC Performance.

The USBC Hall of Fame was created in 2005 by merging the former American Bowling Congress and Women’s International Bowling Congress Halls of Fame.

Visit BOWL.com/HallofFame for more information on the USBC Hall of Fame.

Bob Learn Overcomes a Strong Field to Win PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open Benefiting Wounded Warriors

Overcoming a back injury suffered in qualifying, Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, PA, won the
PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open Benefiting Wounded Warriors Wednesday at Lane Glo Bowl for his second career PBA50 Tour title.

In the first tournament of the 2013 PBA50 Tour (formerly Senior Tour) season, Learn defeated PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb of Columbus, Ohio, 226-206, in the championship match.

Learn, also a five-time PBA Tour winner, injured his back when he slipped slightly on his approach during the fourth frame of the first game of Tuesday’s second round of qualifying which caused a sprain in his lower back. He managed to struggle through the rest of the round but didn’t know how long he would last.

With the help of Gulf Coast Spinal Center, one of the tournament’s sponsors, Learn was able get treatment on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning to at least make an effort to bowl in Wednesday’s match play.

“I thought I might have to withdraw after a couple games in the second round of qualifying but I managed to struggle through it,” said the 51-year-old Learn. “The treatment helped to the point where I felt good enough to at least start match play but I had no idea how far I could go after that. The expectation was not to win but maybe make it through a match or two.

“I felt about 20 percent yesterday but felt about 80 percent today,” said Learn, who had to win five matches to get to the championship match.

“I was actually getting better as the day went on and was probably in my best shape when I had some of my toughest matches toward the end of the day.”

One of those matches was the semifinal where Learn defeated Hall of Famer and reigning PBA50 Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, 229-216, to advance to the championship match.

Webb, who was trying to win his sixth PBA50 Tour title, defeated Tim Kauble of Marion, Ohio, in the other semifinal match, 245-206.

Woman amateur standout Lucy Sandelin of Tampa, who qualified third, was eliminated in the Round of 16, losing to Mike Dias of Lafayette, CO, 3 games to 1.

The United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer was making a bid to become the first woman to win a PBA50 Tour tournament.

The next stop for the PBA50 Tour will be The Villages, FL, for the PBA50 Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Hammer April 20-23.

PBA Senior South Shore Open Qualifying

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour rookie Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, PA, averaged 234.2 to take the first round lead Tuesday in the PBA Senior South Shore Open presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes, Hammond, IN.

The 50-year-old Learn opened qualifying in the next-to-last tournament of the
season with an 1,874 eight-game pinfall total with games of 225, 259, 237, 243, 223, 234, 228 and 225.

Learn, a five-time PBA Tour winner, is trying for his second title of the season
having won the PBA Senior Mooresville Classic in May in just his third Senior
Tour event. He was somewhat surprised at how well he did in the Tuesday's first
round after a six-week break for the Senior Tour.

“I was pretty busy working during the break so basically the only bowling I did
were demonstrations at bowling trade shows,” said Learn, who also works as a
regional sales manager for bowling grip manufacturer Turbo Grips.
Learn was able to adjust quickly to a challenging lane condition that required
him to throw the ball hard with little hook.

“It was a low-volume (lane conditioning) pattern, so the best thing for me to do
was throw with a lot of speed and straight,” he said. “I think I was
consistently throwing the ball well over 20 miles per hour for most of the
block. I like to throw it hard and I had a ball that rolled more end-over-end so
I was pretty well prepared.”

Learn holds a 15-pin lead over PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb of Columbus, Ohio, in second with 1,859. Rounding out the top five are Rick Minier, Cypress, Texas with 1,845, followed by Hall of Famers Tom Baker, King, NC, and Johnny
Petraglia, Jackson, NJ, with 1,826 and 1,825, respectively.

Eight-game qualifying continues Wednesday after which the field of 124 players
will be cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play Thursday morning. Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Thursday at 5 p.m.
PBA SENIOR SOUTH SHORE OPEN PRESENTED BY DV8
Olympia Lanes, Hammond, Ind., Tuesday

1, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,874.
2, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,859.
3, Rick Minier, Cypress, Texas, 1,845.
4, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,826.
5, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,825.
6, Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 1,822.
7, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,820.
8, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,818.
9, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,816.
10, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,803.
11, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,795.
12, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,784.
13, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,776.
14, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,773.
15, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,771.
16, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,767.
17, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,752.
18, John Chapman, Canada, 1,734.
19, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,732.
20, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 1,729.
21, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,727.
22, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,717.
23, (tie) a- Doug Spicer, Canton, Mich., and Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,716.
25, Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 1,711.
26, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, NY, 1,708.
27, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,707.
28, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,705.
29, (tie) Don Holmes, Itasca, Ill., and Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,696.
31, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,687.
32, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,680.
33, (tie) Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, and Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 1,668.
35, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,666.
36, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,664.
37, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,663.
38, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,658.
39, (tie) a-Peter Minaudo, Chesterfield, Mich., and Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 1,653.
41, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,651.
42, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,650.
43, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,643.
44, Mark Jones, Amelia, OH, Tom Carter, Rockford, IL, and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,639.
47, Bruce Hall, Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,638.
49, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,637.
50, (tie) Richard Nardozza, Clearfield, Pa., William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., and Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,636.
53, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,635.
54, (tie) a-Jake Greene, Chicago, Ill., and Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,634.
56, a-Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 1,633.
57, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 1,631.
58, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,628.
59, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,624.
60, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,619.
61, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,618.
62, (tie) Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., and Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,612.
64, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 1,611.
65, (tie) Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., and Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,606.
67, (tie) Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., and Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 1,604.
69, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,598.
70, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 1,595.
71, (tie) Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, and Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,594.
73, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,590.
74, Freddie Childress, Bassett, Va., 1,583.
75, (tie) Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich., William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., and Frank Miceli, Elk Grove Vlg, Ill, 1,580.
78, (tie) Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., and Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,576.
80, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,575.
81, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 1,574.
82, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,573.
83, (tie) Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., and Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 1,569.
85, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,567.
86, (tie) Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., and Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,563.
88, Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,557.
89, (tie) Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., and Rudy
Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,553.
92, (tie) Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., and Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,552.
94, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,551.
95, R.J. Alman, Murrysville, Pa., 1,549.
96, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,548.
97, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,543.
98, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,535.
99, Dave Dunphy, Canada, 1,510.
100, Keith Hennricks, Green Bay, Wis., 1,508.
101, Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 1,506.
102, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,503.
103, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,497.
104, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,480.
105, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,478.
106, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,475.
107, Michael Camerano, Brookfield, Ill., 1,471.
108, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,468.
109, a-Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,464.
110, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,455.
111, Jim Sanford, Painesville, Ohio, 1,447.
112, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,444.
113, (tie) Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., and Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 1,443.
115, (tie) William Zwit, Galesburg, Ill., 1,433.
116, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,415.
117, Allen Brothers, Punxsutawney, Pa., 1,387.
118, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,382.
119, a-Bill Carpenter, Middletown, Ohio, 1,381.
120, Edward Szklarski, Burbank, Ill., 1,362.
121, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,320.
122, Ronald Gustainus, Lake Worth, Fla., 1,316.
123, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,302.
124, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 1,258.

300 Games - Rick Minie

PBA Senior Tour Heads for Oympia Lanes in Hammond

As the 2012 PBA Senior Tour season draws to a close, a field of approximately 120 players will compete in the PBA Senior South Shore Open presented by DV8 Aug. 6-9 at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind.  The Senior South Shore Open is the second-to-last event of the season which wraps up with the Senior Decatur Open presented by Brunswick Aug. 11-14. Here are a few storylines heading into the Hammond event:

Walter Ray Williams Jr. hopes to clinch first Senior POY crown: Heading into the final two tournaments of the PBA’s 2012 Senior Tour season, Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., holds a commanding lead in the Senior Player of the Year points race. As the Senior Tour’s only two-time winner this season, the
52-year-old  holds a 16-point lead over fellow Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli
and Mike Edwards. If he can clinch POY in Hammond it would be his first Senior
honor to go along with a record seven PBA Tour POY awards. Williams was also the 2010 Senior Rookie of the Year.

Return of Johnny Petraglia to 2012 season: PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia will make his return to the 2012 season after a three-month absence because of shoulder surgery. Right before his surgery, Petraglia, a 14-time winner on the PBA Tour and seven-time winner on the Senior Tour, became the only bowler in PBA history to win a PBA Tour or Senior Tour title in six different decades when he won the Senior Dayton Classic in May. Fellow PBA great Dick Weber also won titles in six decades but his final tournament win was a PBA regional title.

Former Tour players make their mark on Senior Tour in first year of eligibility:
This season four players have scored wins in their first year of eligibility
including Lennie Boresch Jr., who won the Sun Bowl in The Villages in his Senior Tour debut; former PBA Tour player Bob Learn Jr. (Senior Mooresville Classic), Amleto Monacelli (Senior U.S. Open) and Mike Edwards (USBC Senior Masters).  All are in contention for Senior Rookie of the Year honors which is determined by a vote by PBA members and selected bowling media.

Harry Sullins hoping to defend his title: In 2011, Harry Sullins, a winner of
five PBA Tour titles, won his second Senior Tour title of the season and third
of his career by defeating eventual Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle
River, Alaska, 246-221, in the championship match of the Senior Lake County
Open.
PBA legend Dave Soutar’s career coming to a close: After more than a
half-century competing on the PBA National and Senior Tours, Hall of Famer Dave Soutar of Bradenton, FL, will call it a career at the conclusion of the 2012
Senior Tour season. Soutar has logged 51 years in PBA competition and a record
257 Senior Tour tournaments heading into the Hammond event. He is an 18-time PBA Tour winner and seven-time winner on the Senior Tour which includes the 2002 Senior Lake County Open.

Hammond’s own Kenny Parks hoping for first title of the season and second of his career:  Kenny Parks of Hammond, the winner of the 2008 USBC Senior Masters, will be trying for his second career Senior Tour title. His best finishes this season are a seventh and 11th and he finished fourth in last year’s Senior Lake County Open.

Current Race for Senior Player Feautures a Bunch of Jr.s

Heading into the Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas June 3-8, the all-time leader in PBA Tour titles, Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., holds a slim two-point lead in the 2012 PBA Senior Player of the Year race over “rookie” Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, PA.

After the first four tournaments of the season, Williams had 20 points in a Senior Tour race which awards 16, 8, 4, 2 and 1 points for first through fifth place finishes in standard events. The 47-time PBA Tour title winner earned 16 points for his third career Senior Tour win in the Senior Don Carter Memorial and two points each for fourth-place finishes in The Sun Bowl in the Villages and the Senior Mooresville Classic. Learn had 18 points, fellow “rookie” Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, WI, and PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia of Jackson, NJ, had 16 each, and Ron Profitt of Brookville, Ohio was fifth with 12.

During the first of two major championships, stakes will rise for the Senior U.S. Open where top-five point values increase to 24, 12, 8, 4 and 2 points. The same elevated points will apply to the USBC Senior Masters June 10-15 at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.

The Senior U.S. Open will be covered extensively by PBA’s exclusive online bowling channel, Xtra Frame, Monday-Friday, June 4-8, concluding with the four-player stepladder finals Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. Pacific). To enroll as an Xtra Frame subscriber, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame logo.

Reigning PBA Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, will attempt to become the third two-time winner of the Senior U.S. Open, joining Wayne Webb (2008 and ‘09) and Tom Baker (2005 and ’06) as multiple winners. Mohr also finished second in the 2010 Senior U.S. Open.

Patraglia Wins PBA Titles in Six Decades With Dayton Win

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia became the first player in PBA history to win a national tour or senior tour title in six decades by winning the PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip Thursday at Capri Lanes.

Petraglia, who won his eighth career Senior Tour title, also ended a three-year
drought without a win by defeating reigning Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, 220-204, in the title match.

Petraglia, who was the top seed for the finals, started strong with the first
three strikes but then ran into trouble in the fourth frame throwing a 4-6-7-10
split.  He threw another split (3-7) in the seventh frame but was able to close
out the match with four strikes and a nine-count which was enough to beat Mohr who was also struggling.

“When I threw that first split it surprised me because I thought it was going to
be a strike,” said the 65-year-old Petraglia, whose last Senior Tour title came
in the 2009 Sun Bowl In The Villages. “Frankly, I was a little lost at that
point. I really didn’t make an adjustment until after that second split when I
moved right on the approach, threw it a little farther left on the lane and
trusted that it would come back and it did.

“I guess some things are meant to happen,” he added. “Ron was having trouble on the left lane leaving three 10-pins which meant if I could get back to striking
I could still win the match.”
Overall, Petraglia and fellow PBA legend Dick Weber both have PBA titles in six
decades, however, Weber’s longevity mark includes a PBA regional title.
Petraglia also owns 14 PBA Tour titles, winning his first at a national tour
stop in Ft. Smith, AR, in 1966 at the age of 19.

“I guess it shows how old I am,” Petraglia said jokingly after achieving the
milestone. “But this is very special to me because it’s part of history and
makes it all worth it. “You know at my age, I was wondering if it was going to happen,” he said. “There are so many great Senior Tour players and there are more great bowlers from the regular Tour who are becoming eligible so it doesn’t get any easier. Another thing that makes it special is that there are some guys that might be able to tie this record in the coming years but probably not going to break it.”

In the semi-final match, Mohr, trying for his first title of the season and
eighth of his career, defeated Ron Profitt of Brookville, Ohio, 238-222, to
advance to the title match.  In the opening match, Profitt defeated last week’s
Senior Mooresville Classic winner Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, PA, 243-217.  Learn
beat Profitt in the championship match of that tournament, 203-196, for his
first Senior Tour title.
The Senior Tour takes a two-week break before the Senior U.S. Open June 3-8 at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The season’s first major will be
streamed live in its entirety on bowling’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. 
Subscription information is available by visiting www.xtraframe.tv.
PBA SENIOR DAYTON CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ROTO GRIPCapri Lanes, Kettering, Ohio, Thursday

FINAL STANDINGS
1, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., one game, 220, $8,000.
2, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, two games, 442, $4,500.
3, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, two games, 465, $3,000.
4, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. one game, 217, $2,500.

PLAYOFF RESULTS
Match One - Profitt def. Learn, 243-217; Semifinal Match – Mohr def. Profitt,
238-222; Championship Match – Petraglia def. Mohr, 220-204.

MATCH PLAY RESULTS
(Includes match play record, total pinfall and money earned. Top four advanced
to stepladder finals)

1,  Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 12-4, 7,982.
2,  Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 7-8-1, 7,924.
3,  Bob  Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 9-4-3, 7,909.
4,  Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 9-7, 7,873.
5,  Darryl  Bower, Middletown, Pa., 10-6, 7,820, $2,000.
6,  Dale  Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 10-4-2, 7,813, $1,800.
7,  Lennie  Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 5-11, 7,797, $1,700.
8,  Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 10-5-1, 7,782, $1,600.
9,  Hugh  Miller, Seattle, 6-9-1, 7,767, $1,500.
10, Roy  Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 10-6, 7,736, $1,450.
11, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 10-6, 7,706, $1,400.
12, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 6-10, 7,654, $1,380.
13, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 5-11, 7,625, $1,360.
14, Mike  Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 9-7, 7,604, $1,340.
15, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 6-10, 7,578, $1,320.
16, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 6-9-1, 7,499, $1,300.

Failed to advance to second match play round
17, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-5, 5,586, $1,200.
18, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 3-5, 5,580, $1,180.
19, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 5-3, 5,568, $1,160.
20, Charlie  Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 5-2-1, 5,555, $1,140.
21, (tie) Tom Carter, Rockford, IL, 4-3-1, & John  Shreve Sr., Elyria, OH, 1-6-1, 5,539, $1,110.
23, Harry  Sullins, Chesterfield Twp, Mich., 3-5, 5,536, $1,080.
24, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 5-3, 5,518, $1,070.
25, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 5-3, 5,505, $1,060.
26, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 4-4, 5,495, $1,050.
27, (tie) Peter Knopp, Germany, 5-3-0,  and Mark  Williams, Beaumont, TX, 2-6, 5,492, $1,035.
29, Dale  Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2-6, 5,462, $1,020.
30, Wayne  Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3-5, 5,454, $1,010.
31, Dave  Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 4-4, 5,321, $1,010.
32, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 2-6, 5,302, $1,000.
300 Games -  Daryl Bower

Bob Learn Jr. Wins PBA Senior Mooresville Classic

In only his third tournament on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour, Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, PA, won the PBA Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia Wednesday for his first Senior Tour title.

Learn, who won five PBA Tour titles including the 1999 U.S. Open in a 15-year PBA Tour career, defeated Ron Profitt of Brookville, Ohio, 203-196, in the championship match at George Pappas Victory Lanes.

After starting the match with two strikes, Profitt ran into trouble early with a split and a washout in the third and fourth frames, respectively, which he failed to convert and was not able to recover from later in the match.

“When he threw the split and the washout it definitely changed the tone of the match,” said the 50-year-old Learn. “Even though I didn’t have a good look on the pair either, from that point on I was able to bowl just good enough to stay ahead of him.”

In his two previous Senior Tour tournaments this season Learn finished ninth in both the Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages and Senior Don Carter Memorial Open.
“Third time’s the charm I guess,” said Learn. “I’m qualifying well but you have to get some breaks in the match play rounds and it kind of made up for some bad breaks I had in the first two tournaments.”

Profitt was trying for his first win in seven seasons on the Senior Tour. He had a long road to the championship match winning three best-of-five matches, a best-of-three match and the semifinal. His runnerup finish was a career best with fourth being his best previous finish.

In the semifinal matches, Learn defeated Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, 201-189 and Profitt defeated last week’s Senior Don Carter Memorial winner Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., 248-206.

The next stop for the PBA Senior Tour will be the Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip May 14-17 at Capri Lanes in Kettering, Ohio. The tournament will be streamed live in its entirety on pba.com’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For Xtra Frame subscription information visit www.xtraframe.tv.

PBA SENIOR MOORESVILLE CLASSIC PRESENTED BY COLUMBIAGeorge Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C., Wednesday

Final Results

Championship Match
Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. ($8,000) def. Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio ($4,500), 203-196.

Semifinal Round (one-game matches, losers earn $3,000)
Profitt def. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 248-206.
Learn def. Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 201-189.

Round of 8 (best-of-three games, losers eliminated, $1,700 each)
Profitt def. Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2-0.
W.R. Williams def. Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2-0.
Henry def. Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2-0.
Learn def. Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2-0.

Round of 16 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,300 each)
M. Williams def. Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3-0.
Profitt def. Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3-1.
W.R. Williams def. Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3-0.
Beck def. Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3-2.
Henry def. Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3-1.
Kossert def. Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-2.
Petraglia def. Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3-2.
Learn def. Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3-2.

Round of 24 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,100 each)
M. Williams def. Brent Hunter, Glenville, Pa., 3-2.
Profitt def. Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 3-0.
Schrum def. Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3-1.
Ferraro def. Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3-0.
Kossert def. Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 3-0.
Petraglia def. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3-0.
Gonzalez def. Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 3-0.
Beck def. Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3-2.
Round of 32 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,050 each)
Hunter def. Brian Gottry, Wilmington, N.C., 3-2.
Profitt def. Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3-0.Schrum def. Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 3-2.
Beck def. Al Brooks, Bluefield, W. Va., 3-0.
Ferraro def. Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 3-0.
Carlson def. Peter Knopp, Germany, 3-2.
Petraglia def. Peter King, Yankton, S.D., 3-2.
Gonzalez def. Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill. 3-2.

Wayne Webb Holds Onto Lead at PBA Senior Mooresville Classic

Wayne Webb relied on his arsenal of bowling equipment once again to help him retain the lead after the second round of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia Tuesday at George Pappas Victory Lanes.

Webb, an innovator in using knowledge of bowling ball mechanics and drilling
layouts to achieve desired ball reaction since his days competing on the PBA
Tour where he won 20 titles, led with a 3,969 16-game overall  pinfall total
(248 average).  In Tuesday’s second round he had a 1,962 eight-game pinfall with games of 255, 256, 199, 300, 234, 217, 279 and 222.

“I put my experience with equipment to good use the past two days,” said the
Hall of Famer. “One of my strengths is having an idea of what equipment to use
to sometimes create something that isn’t there and get the desired results.”
In Monday’s qualifying round Webb used three different balls and two in
Tuesday’s round to help him adjust to the changing lane conditions.

“I started with one of the balls I used yesterday thinking it would give me the
same ball reaction today but it was hooking way too early,” said Webb, who is
five-time Senior Tour titlist and was the 2010 Senior Player of the Year.  “The
lanes played differently in today’s first block so I went to another ball that
gave me a similar look as yesterday and had good luck with it.”
Webb heads a field of 32 players who advanced to Wednesday’s match play rounds dominating qualifying by holding a 181-pin lead over Mike Henry  of Brunswick, Ohio in second with 3,788.  As a result of finishing in the top eight, Webb and Henry earned two byes for match play.

Rounding out the top eight and also earning two byes in match play were Bob
Learn Jr., Erie, PA, 3,711; Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, MI, 3,667; Walter Ray
Williams Jr., Ocala, FL, 3,561; Tom Baker, King, NC, 3,549; Kenny Parks,
Hammond, IN, 3,547, and Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,545.
PBA SENIOR MOORESVILLE CLASSIC PRESENTED BY COLUMBIA
George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C., Tuesday

SECOND ROUND RESULTS
(after 16 games)

1, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,969.
2, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,788.
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 3,711.
4, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,667.
5, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,561.
6, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,549.
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,547.
8, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,545.
9, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 3,540.
10, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,536.
11, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,521.
12, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3,501.
13, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,499.
14, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 3,497.
15, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,491.
16, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,488.
17, Brian Gottry, Wilmington, N.C., 3,477.
18, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,463.
19, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,456.
20, (tie) Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., and Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3,447.
22, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,445.
23, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 3,435.
24, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,418.
25, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3,409.
26, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,403.
27, (tie) John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., and Al
Brooks, Bluefield, W. Va., 3,400.
30, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,397.
31, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 3,387.
32, Brent Hunter, Glenville, Pa., 3,382.

Did not advance
33, Wayne Bolin, Lumberton, N.C., 3,381, $900.
34, (tie)Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, and Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 3,376, $900.
36, (tie) Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., and Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 3,366, $900.
38, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,359, $900.
39, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,344, $900.
40, George Patel, England, 3,343, $900.
41, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,341, $900.
42, George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C., 3,337, $900.
43, Danny Weikel, Dallas, N.C., 3,335, $900.
44, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,332, $900.
45, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,319, $900.
46, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,314, $900.
47, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,303, $900.
48, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,290, $900.
49, Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C., 3,289.
50, ss-Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,287, $700.
51, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,286.
52, (tie) Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., and Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 3,283.
54, Tommy Reeves, Gastonia, N.C., 3,273.
55, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,269.
56, ss-Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 3,268, $700.
57, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,267.
58, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3,265.
59, ss-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,263, $700.
60, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,257.
61, Ernest Lukacs, Manville, N.J., 3,254.
62, ss-Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 3,252, $700.
63, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 3,247.
64, David Kneas, Annapolis, Md., 3,241.
65, Jim Price, Harrrisburg, N.C., 3,234.
66, Greg McMahan, Dandridge, Tenn., 3,232.
67, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3,227.
68, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 3,224.
69, ss-Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 3,223, $700.
70, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 3,207.
71, ss-Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,206, $700.
72, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,196, $700.
73, (tie) Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C., and ss-Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 3,191, $700.
75, Doug Arden, Newport, N.C., 3,189.
76, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,187.
77, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,171.
78, Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 3,170.
79, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 3,169.
80, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 3,136.
81, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 3,133.
82, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 3,131.
83, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 3,128.
84, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 3,126.
85, Chris McGee, Townvilel, S.C., 3,124.
86, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 3,122.
87, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., 3,119.
88, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 3,118.
89, (tie) Darrell Adams, Flintstone, Ga., and Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3,109.
91, David Hull, Lexington, N.C., 3,107.
92, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 3,104.
93, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 3,101.
94, Ken Shealy, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 3,099.
95, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,097.
96, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,088.
97, Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,085.
98, (tie)Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, and Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,074.
100, Chuck Gardner, Charlotte, N.C., 3,068.
101, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 3,066.
102, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 3,057.
103, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 3,056.
104, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,053.
105, Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 3,042.
106, (tie) Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, and Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,041.
108, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 3,039.
109, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,028.
110, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,017.
111, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 3,009.
112, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 3,008.
113, (tie) James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., and Mark McNutt, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,997.
115, Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 2,987.
116, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 2,986.
117, (tie) James West, Catonsville, Md., and Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 2,970.
119, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,941.
120, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,936.
121, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 2,934.
122, Kevin Murray, Concord, N.C., 2,926.
123, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 2,898.
124, Rusty Huggins, Concord, N.C., 2,891.
125, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 2,879, $50.
126, Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 2,876.
127, John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., 2,875.
128, Larry Swain, West Columbia, S.C., 2,874.
129, Bill Carpenter, Middletown, Ohio, 2,872.
130, Jack Howell, Lyons, N.Y., 2,848.
131, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 2,841.
132, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 2,839.
133, Wayne Garren, Candler, N.C., 2,838.
134, Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,837.
135, Bill Ursillo, Bluffton, S.C., 2,822.
136, Matty Robinson, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 2,818.
137, Larry Felts Jr., Moore, S.C., 2,811.
138, Mike O'Barr, Anderson, S.C., 2,776.
139, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 2,753.
140, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 2,750.
141, Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 2,639.
142, Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 2,607.
143, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 2,453.
Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W.Va., 1,923 (WD)
Jim McGee, Townville, S.C., 1,473 (WD).

300 Games - Wayne Webb, Brian Gottry