BARRETT BATTLES TO OCTOBER IBMA BOWLER OF THE MONTH

      

Dom Barrett, Colchester, England, has been named the October 2018 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association.

 

Barrett defeated Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Arizona, 207-206, for the 2018 U.S. Open title, his second major and seventh PBA title.  

           

After finishing the qualifying round in third place, Barrett maintained that position before dropping to fourth after the round robin match play.

 

The television stepladder finals began as the fourth-seed Barrett downed the fifth-seed Marshall Kent, Yakima, Washington, 258-203. Barrett outstruck the third-seed E.J. Tackett, Bluffton, Indiana, 264-248 in the semifinal, setting up the title match with the top seed Butturff.

 

The Arizona left-hander led the U.S. Open by over 600 pins going into the television finals for the second straight year. Butturff was defeated by Rhino Page, 256-222, in the 2017 U.S. Open title match

 

Barrett's U. S. Open crown is also his second PBA title this season, following the season-opening DHC Japan Invitational.      

 

Others obtaining votes in close voting this month were Liz Johnson, winner, 20th SamHo Korea Cup 2018, Stuart Williams, winner, PBA Tulsa Open, Anthony Simonsen, winner, FloBowling PBA Wolf Open, E.J. Tackett, winner, PBA Bear Open

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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.

Rhino Page Goes First in the PBA League Draft

Left-hander Rhino Page of Dade City, FL, the Professional Bowlers Association’s 2008-09 Rookie of Year, was the top selection in the inaugural PBA League Draft held Friday at South Point Bowling Center, in Las Vegas. The historic PBA League, consisting of eight five-player teams of PBA stars, will make its debut Jan. 19-27 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI.

Page, a three-time PBA Tour titlist and a finalist in the 2012 PBA World Championship, was selected by PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke, one of the eight Franchise Players who will head the PBAL teams. The Franchise Players were the top players in competition points during the 2011-12 PBA Tour season. Duke won the first pick in a PBA Draft Lottery held earlier during the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling.

“I’m really happy,” Duke said. “I had been studying the list even before I got to Las Vegas, and I got everyone I wanted. You have to realize after I picked Rhino, I wasn’t going to have access to some of the other high-profile guys, but I got five bulldogs and I’m elated.”

The draft was conducted in a serpentine fashion, whereby once the eight players selected their first picks, the draft order was reversed for each subsequent round. For example, Finland’s Osku Palermaa, who picked eighth in the first round, then picked first in the second round. Each team consists of five players plus a supplemental pick who will only enter the competition if a roster player is unable to perform.

PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann., MO, drafted second, and his first pick was 13-time PBA Tour titlist Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, SC.

“My first pick wasn’t going to be anyone else,” Weber said, “and after that, Tommy and I together talked over the guys we wanted to pick. Our sleeper is (former Wichita State University star John) Szczerbinski (of North Tonawanda, NY), but he’ll be all right. I’m just looking forward to seeing my team on TV.”

Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, PA, picked third.

“I’m very happy,” O’Neill said. “There were a few guys I had high on my list who I didn’t think would be there, but there they were.”

Australia’s Jason Belmonte was No. 4 in the draft order.

“I have a really well-balanced team. Everyone has TV experience, everyone has big-time tournament experience,” he said. “Walking into (Thunderbowl), I know everyone is going to be prepared. I’m really happy with my third pick, Parker Bohn III. He’s a proven champion. He’s going to give 110 percent, and I know he has something to prove.”

Mike Fagan of Dallas followed Belmonte.

“I feel really good about our team. We don’t have any weak links,” Fagan said. “I wasn’t too concerned about having one superstar; I was looking more at the composite of our group.”

Reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash of Suburban Chicago (Montgomery, IL), also was pleased.

“I got one of the best lefties on tour (Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, NY) Ryan Shafer is a proven champion. I got the greatest player of all-time (47-time PBA Tour champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL) I looked into who has bowled well currently and at Thunderbowl (in 2009) and team chemistry as well.”

No. 7 Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, said, “I feel great about my team. Everyone I drafted was in the top 25 in points last year. They all have the ability to play straight or hook the ball. With the exception of me, they’re all young. They are all team players. I didn’t think (first pick) Dom (Barrett of England) would get to me, and I certainly didn’t think (fellow Englishman) Stu (Williams) would still be on the board. I have no complaints.”

Palermaa, who has extensive international experience, picked Sweden’s Martin Larsen and Canada’s Dan MacLelland with his back-to-back picks. “The best guys were going to go first, but I’ve got a versatile team. That’s what you have to go for.”

The inaugural PBA League will introduce its unique professional bowling league concept, including celebrity owners, during the Detroit Winter Swing Jan. 19-27 at Thunderbowl, concluding the week with five ESPN television shows including a live telecast of PBA League Round 1 on Sunday, Jan. 27. Subsequent shows will be taped to air on Feb. 10, Feb. 17, March 3 and March 24.

The team championship will be decided during the PBA League Elias Cup Finals, honoring PBA founder Eddie Elias, at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis on Sunday, March 31 (airing Sunday, April 7 on ESPN).

During the first four days in Detroit, the PBA will conduct a series of open-field tournaments (the Carmen Salvino Classic, Mark Roth Classic, Don Carter Classic and Earl Anthony Players Championship). Those four events will award individual PBA Tour titles and the qualifying scores posted by each PBAL team member will be combined to produce the team qualifying scores for the ESPN telecasts. All PBAL matches on ESPN will be Baker Format matches where each team member will bowl two frames in each game.

PBA LEAGUE TEAM LINEUPS

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Friday

NORM DUKE, CLERMONT, FL.

Dallas Strikers (celebrity owner Terrell Owens)

2, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla.

3, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela.

4, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore.

5, Mike Machuga, Erie, Pa.

Supplemental pick: Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind.

PETE WEBER, ST. ANN, MO.

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C.

3, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif.

4, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.

5, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y.

Supplemental pick: Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y.

BILL O’NEILL, LANGHORNE, PA.

Phillie Hitmen (celebrity owner Kevin Hart)

2, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland.

3, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio.

4, Mike DeVaney, Hemet, Calif.

5, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.

Supplemental pick: Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas.

JASON BELMONTE, AUSTRALIA

Team name to be announced (celebrity owner Chris Paul)

2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas.

3, Andres Gomez, Colombia.

4, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J.

5, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev.

Supplemental pick: Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela.

MIKE FAGAN, DALLAS

Motor City Muscle (celebrity owner Jerome Bettis)

2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.

3, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas.

4, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind.

5, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill.

Supplemental pick: Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J.

SEAN RASH, MONTGOMERY, IL.

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.

3, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y.

4, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.

5, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga.

Supplemental pick: Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa.

CHRIS BARNES, DOUBLE OAK, TX.

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Dom Barrett, England.

3, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz.

4, Stuart Williams, England.

5, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan.

Supplemental pick: Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I.

OSKU PALERMAA, FINLAND

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Martin Larsen, Sweden.

3, Dan MacLelland, Canada.

4, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla.

5, Thomas Larsen, Denmark

Supplemental pick: Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill.

Page and Ciminelli Lead PBA Ricart Ford Open

Left-handers Rhino Page of Dade City, FL and Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, NY, averaged 244 to lead qualifying Saturday in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Ricart Ford Open presented by Columbia 300 at Sequoia Pro Bowl, Columbus Ohio.

Both players had a 2,199 nine-game pinfall with Ciminelli bowling games of 220, 246, 257, 219, 289, 204, 256, 245 and 263 and Page games of 225, 266, 280, 236, 259, 280, 226, 227 and 200.

“This is not normally a shot I would do real well on,” Ciminelli said of the new PBA 45-foot Don Johnson lane condition pattern. “The key for me is to take advantage of the condition right off the bat where there is a good hook spot right around the 6-8 board. But then you really have to pay attention to the
motion of the ball to keep pace with the changing conditions throughout the block and I was able to stay ahead of the transitions.”

Ciminelli is trying for his second career PBA Tour title having won his first title in last season’s Earl Anthony Memorial Open in Dublin, Calif. This season his best finish was 10th in the PBA World Championship.

Page, a three-time Tour champion, with his last win coming in the 2009 PBA Viper Championship, has a best finish of 17th this season which also came in the PBA World Championship.

“I’ve been practicing a lot and really working on my mental game,” Page said. “I’m working on not getting so emotional and eliminate the ups and downs. This is the first time in a long time that I’ve really felt as prepared as I should be going into a tournament.”

Ciminelli and Page topped 22 other players who advanced to Sunday’s match play round which will determine the four finalists for Sunday's stepladder finals which will get underway at 6 p.m. ET. Rounding out the top five in qualifying were PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber, 2,083; and Dom Barrett and Patrick Dombrowski both with 2,077.

The Ricart Ford Open is the second PBA Tour event of the season to be streamed 
live exclusively on PBA’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel. Two more Xtra Frame 
events are scheduled during the remainder of the season. Xtra Frame subscription 
information is available by visiting pba.com.
PBA RICART FORD OPEN PRESENTED BY COLUMBIA 300
Sequoia Pro Bowl, Columbus, Ohio, Saturday

QUALIFYING RESULTS
After 9 games, top 24 advance to Sunday’s match play

1 (tie), Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla. and Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,199.
3, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,083.
4 (tie) Dom Barrett, England and Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 2,077.
6, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 2,064.
7, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,056.
8, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 2,055.
9, Jason Lundquist, Groveport, Ohio, 2,049.
10, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 2,035.
11, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 2,019.
12, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,015.
13, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,012.
14, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,011.
15, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,002.
16, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 1,992.
17, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,987.
18, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,983.
19, Chuck Tompkins, New Albany, Ohio, 1,968.
20 (tie), Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, and Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,966.
22, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,961.
23, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,953.
24, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,951.

Did not advance
25 (tie), Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,950 and John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 1,950, $840.
27, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,933, $820.
28 (tie), Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich. and Art Oliver Jr., Hamilton, Ont. Canada, 1,932, $805.
30, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,924, $790.
31 (tie), Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and Jonathan Russell, Rockwood, Tenn., 1,923, $775.
33, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,905, $760.
34, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,904, $750.
35, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,903.
36, Stuart Williams, England, 1,901.
37, Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 1,896.
38, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,895.
39, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,893.
40 (tie), Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind. and Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,891.
42, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 1,883.
43, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,879.
44 (tie), Kyle Jones, Groveport, Ohio and Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 1,877.
46, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,869.
47, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,867.
48, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,861.
49, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,860.
50, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,858.
51 (tie), Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas and Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,857.
53, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,850.
54, Greg VanGundy, Canal Winchester, Ohio, 1,845.
55, Steve Rogers, Manteno, Ill., 1,838.
56, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,833.
57, Rick Zakrajsek, Lorain, Ohio, 1,830.
58, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,820.
59, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,817.
60, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 1,816.
61, Michael Ahlquist, Sweden, 1,810.
62, Chad Roberts, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 1,808.
63, Jerry Kessler, Englewood, Ohio, 1,795.
64, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,791.
65, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,790.
66, Kevin Leach, Columbus, Ohio, 1,787.
67, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,780.
68, Jason Flaugh, Avilla, Ind., 1,774.
69, Mason Brantley, Detroit, 1,760.
70, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 1,759.
71, Brian Fite, Grayson, Ky., 1,757.
72, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,747.
73, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,742.
74, Timothy Miller, Bowling Green, Ky., 1,735.
75, Kirby Allen, Ironton, Ohio, 1,727.
76, Ellis Breeden, Hilliard, Ohio, 1,724.
77, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 1,717.
78 (tie), Josh Stephens, Leavenworth, Kan. And Robert Gatas, Buffalo, N.Y., 1,716.
80, Carl See, Warrensburg, Mo., 1,715.
81, Larry Cross, Richardson, Texas, 1,712.
82, Charles McClellan, Grandview Hts., Ohio, 1,711.
83, David Harold II, Canal Winchester, Ohio, 1,709.
84, Ernest Lukacs, Manville, N.J., 1,706.
85, Christine Bator, Warren, Mich., 1,705.
86, Aaron Gall, New Castle, Pa., 1,704.
87, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,702.
88, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,688.
89, Fred Augustin, Burlington, Ky., 1,682.
90, Dustin Baker, Melbourne, Ky, 1,672.
91, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,669.
92, Joshua Lewis, Asheville, N.C., 1,647.
93, Robert Wade, Winter Springs, Fla., 1,645.
94, Steven Kammerman, Cincinnati, 1,638.
95, Tim Wingate, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1,618.
96, Jason Schaub, Polk, Ohio, 1,567.
97, Jason Phillips, Greenwood, Ind., 1,559.
98, Thomas Parker III, Columbus, 1,553.
99, Sean Johnson, Moundsville, W.Va., 1,542.
100, Diego Lopez, Colombia, 1,537.
101, Scott Karnes, Columbus, Ohio, 1,531.
102, Phillip Collins, Columbus, Ohio, 675.