Patrick Allen stumbled as he approached the finish line, but a colossal bad break for Walter Ray Williams Jr., the Professional Bowlers Association’s all-time titles leader, handed Allen the Lumber Liquidators PBA National Bowling Stadium Championship Sunday.
Allen defeated Williams, 225-223, when Williams left a pocket 8-10 split on his second shot in the 10th frame of the title match. A fourth consecutive strike would have meant victory for the 45-time PBA champion after spares by Allen in the ninth and 10th frames gave Williams a chance for a come-from-behind victory.
“After Walter Ray labeled the first one in the tenth, I was just praying for a rolloff,” Allen said. “He is the all-time titles leader because he performs when he needs to. The second shot looked good off his hand. Having that happen to win is something you can’t even imagine.”
Allen, who picked up his 11th career title and first of the 2008-09 season, earned $25,000 and locked up an exemption for the 2009-2010 season. Williams won $13,000 for second place.
“I drifted a hair left on the second ball and didn’t get it to the right spot, seeing the 8-pin standing was like somebody shot me,” Williams said. “I got a few good breaks this week, I just needed one more.”
The tournament was the first in PBA Tour history to employ different lane conditioning patterns on each lane during the match play and ESPN-televised championship rounds. The left lane was conditioned with the PBA’s 44-foot-long Shark pattern while the right lane featured a 36-foot Cheetah pattern, forcing the players to make separate bowling ball and angle-of-attack choices for each lane.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Grammy Winner Celebrates a Bowling Birthday
5 time Grammy Award winning Singer/Songwriter, John Legend celebrated his 30th Birthday at the trendy Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge in NYC with friends. His girlfriend Cheryl Teigen, presented Legend with a custom bowling ball. Teigen designed and presented the "one of a kind" bowling ball to the singer and bowler. Equipped with his personalized bowling ball, Legend bowled the night away with friends (including Stephen Colbert), according to todays (January 12th) People Magazine.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Bowling Double Header Sunday in Reno, NV.
Bowling fans will be treated to a pair of nationally-televised Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowling Association Tour events on Sunday at the National Bowling Stadium. Tickets are free and doors are open to the public at 8 a.m. PT.
The bowling doubleheader starts with ESPN’s live final round coverage of The National Bowling Stadium Championship at 10 a.m. PT followed by the taping of the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship.
Norm Duke and Liz Johnson qualified as the top seeds in the mixed doubles event. Sean Rash and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard qualified in second position. In third position was the mixed doubles team of Steve Harman and Jennifer Petrick. The fourth-seeded Tom Hess and Laura Hardeman with fifth-seeded Brad Angelo and Shannon Pluhowsky round out the field for the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship.
The bowling doubleheader starts with ESPN’s live final round coverage of The National Bowling Stadium Championship at 10 a.m. PT followed by the taping of the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship.
Norm Duke and Liz Johnson qualified as the top seeds in the mixed doubles event. Sean Rash and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard qualified in second position. In third position was the mixed doubles team of Steve Harman and Jennifer Petrick. The fourth-seeded Tom Hess and Laura Hardeman with fifth-seeded Brad Angelo and Shannon Pluhowsky round out the field for the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship.
National Bowling Stadium Championship Set for Sunday
Many considered Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla. the heavy favorite as the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour unveiled its first multiple-pattern event at the National Bowling Stadium Championship. Williams, Jr., the all-time PBA titles leader, charged to the top of the leader board with a 13-5 record in match play and will seek his unprecedented 46th career title as the tournament leader and top seed for Sunday’s live ESPN final round.
“I bowled pretty well,” said Williams, Jr. “I was able to do something with the Shark and had a nice reaction on Cheetah.”
This is the first time that multiple oil patterns were used during a Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour tournament and on the telecast, requiring bowlers to face the challenge of negotiating each oil pattern by determining equipment choices and lane play strategy on every alternating shot.
Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Tex. finished as the second seed with a 12-6 match play record, stroking the first multiple-pattern 300 game in PBA history.
“I followed Walter Ray in game eight of Match Play,” said Malott. “He created a hook spot for me and I was able to take advantage. I set myself up to stay in the PBA Player of the Year race.”
The Round of 16 shaped up as one of the most compelling in the history of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour. Eight of the recently named 50 Greatest Players in the history of the Professional Bowlers Association started the round with a chance to make the ESPN television show. Going into the Position Round (32nd Game) positions 3rd through 6th were separated by only four pins.
The reigning PBA Player of the Year, Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Tex. qualified in 3rd place. “There were some really important shots in the last few games,” said Barnes. “It’s nice to be back on the television show.”
“It was sick,” said 4th-seeded Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, Fla., “I’ve never seen anything like that in my entire life. It shows you the mental toughness of the great players on multiple patterns.”
Fifth-seeded Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa. completes the television field making his fourth final round appearance of the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.
Defending champion Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. finished in 10th place. Jones won the 2008 Constructionjobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium on Jan. 6, 2008.
National Bowling Stadium Championship – Reno, Nev.
Round of 16 – Total Pinfall, Earnings (32 Games)
1. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 13-5-0, 7,673
2. Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 12-6-0, 7,412
3. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 12-6-0, 7,395
4. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 12-6-0, 7,384
5. Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 10-8-0, 7,340
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6. Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 6-12-0, 7,324, $4,000
7. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 12-6-0, 7,314, $3,700
8. Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 10-8-0, 7,306, $3,400
9. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 10-8-0, 7,290, $3,200
10. Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 11-7-0, 7,284, $3,000
11. Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 10-8-0, 7,219, $2,800
12. Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 9-8-1, 7,212, $2,700
13. Robert Smith, Columbus, 8-9-1, 7,179, $2,650
14. Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 10-8-0, 7,166, $2,600
15. Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 8-9-1, 7,114, $2,550
16. Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 8-9-1, 6,965, $2,500
NOTES: National Bowling Stadium Championship – Reno, Nev.
--300 Game, Wes Malott 2 (Round of 64 – Block 2, Round of 16)
--252 Game, Pete Weber (Round of 32) 5 Strikes, Gutter/6, 6 Strikes
--Brian LeClair received this week’s Commissioner’s Exemption after Wayne Webb withdrew from the tournament due to injury
--Two women: Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y. and Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic advanced out of the PBA Tour Qualifying Round to make the 64-player tournament field, with Johnson 26 pins from the TV show finals, finishing 7th
--Eight players among the Greatest 50 Players in PBA History advanced to the Round of 16 (Mika Koivuniemi (49), Patrick Allen (44), Danny Wiseman (42), Tommy Jones (30), Chris Barnes (26), Norm Duke (7), Pete Weber (4) and Walter Ray Williams Jr. (TBA)
--Going into the position round (Game 32) positions 3rd-6th were separated by only 4 pins
“I bowled pretty well,” said Williams, Jr. “I was able to do something with the Shark and had a nice reaction on Cheetah.”
This is the first time that multiple oil patterns were used during a Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour tournament and on the telecast, requiring bowlers to face the challenge of negotiating each oil pattern by determining equipment choices and lane play strategy on every alternating shot.
Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Tex. finished as the second seed with a 12-6 match play record, stroking the first multiple-pattern 300 game in PBA history.
“I followed Walter Ray in game eight of Match Play,” said Malott. “He created a hook spot for me and I was able to take advantage. I set myself up to stay in the PBA Player of the Year race.”
The Round of 16 shaped up as one of the most compelling in the history of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour. Eight of the recently named 50 Greatest Players in the history of the Professional Bowlers Association started the round with a chance to make the ESPN television show. Going into the Position Round (32nd Game) positions 3rd through 6th were separated by only four pins.
The reigning PBA Player of the Year, Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Tex. qualified in 3rd place. “There were some really important shots in the last few games,” said Barnes. “It’s nice to be back on the television show.”
“It was sick,” said 4th-seeded Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, Fla., “I’ve never seen anything like that in my entire life. It shows you the mental toughness of the great players on multiple patterns.”
Fifth-seeded Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa. completes the television field making his fourth final round appearance of the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.
Defending champion Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. finished in 10th place. Jones won the 2008 Constructionjobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium on Jan. 6, 2008.
National Bowling Stadium Championship – Reno, Nev.
Round of 16 – Total Pinfall, Earnings (32 Games)
1. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 13-5-0, 7,673
2. Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 12-6-0, 7,412
3. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 12-6-0, 7,395
4. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 12-6-0, 7,384
5. Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 10-8-0, 7,340
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6. Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 6-12-0, 7,324, $4,000
7. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 12-6-0, 7,314, $3,700
8. Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 10-8-0, 7,306, $3,400
9. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 10-8-0, 7,290, $3,200
10. Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 11-7-0, 7,284, $3,000
11. Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 10-8-0, 7,219, $2,800
12. Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 9-8-1, 7,212, $2,700
13. Robert Smith, Columbus, 8-9-1, 7,179, $2,650
14. Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 10-8-0, 7,166, $2,600
15. Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 8-9-1, 7,114, $2,550
16. Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 8-9-1, 6,965, $2,500
NOTES: National Bowling Stadium Championship – Reno, Nev.
--300 Game, Wes Malott 2 (Round of 64 – Block 2, Round of 16)
--252 Game, Pete Weber (Round of 32) 5 Strikes, Gutter/6, 6 Strikes
--Brian LeClair received this week’s Commissioner’s Exemption after Wayne Webb withdrew from the tournament due to injury
--Two women: Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y. and Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic advanced out of the PBA Tour Qualifying Round to make the 64-player tournament field, with Johnson 26 pins from the TV show finals, finishing 7th
--Eight players among the Greatest 50 Players in PBA History advanced to the Round of 16 (Mika Koivuniemi (49), Patrick Allen (44), Danny Wiseman (42), Tommy Jones (30), Chris Barnes (26), Norm Duke (7), Pete Weber (4) and Walter Ray Williams Jr. (TBA)
--Going into the position round (Game 32) positions 3rd-6th were separated by only 4 pins
Friday, January 9, 2009
Bullish on Bowling - YES, Bowling
This article was taken from:The Wall Street Journal
By SKIP ROZIN
The economic crisis that pushed the National Football League and National Basketball Association to announce staff cuts forced Honda out of Formula One racing and cost Tiger Woods his Buick sponsorship has reached a sport rarely in the news -- bowling.
In the midst of what has been a renaissance, bowling recently experienced a rare off-month. There was no press coverage because there was no official accounting, just conversation "that numbers were down in October," reported by John Berglund, executive director of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA), upon returning early last month from a national meeting of bowling-center owners in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
No gasp here; bowling has essentially slipped from public consciousness. Most associations are conjured from the past and include stout men in gaudy shirts, smoked-filled alleys, and, for me, girls. After passing my driving test at 16, my destination of choice that memorable first weekend was the local bowling alley -- to flirt and to salve my teenage angst in the crashing of ball against pins, all to the sound of Fats Domino singing "Blueberry Hill."
That was in the late 1950s, when Richard Nixon was still only a vice president and gasoline sold for under 30 cents a gallon. Bowling was popular enough to warrant a prime-time television show, "Jackpot Bowling"; as late as 1978, "Celebrity Bowling" drew such stars of the day as the cast of "The Waltons."
Sometime after that, bowling lost its cachet. Leagues, then the heart of the sport, began to decline in the late 1980s. Registered membership in the official bowling organizations representing male, female and young bowlers -- a gauge, if not an absolute measure, of league activity -- fell to 2.4 million bowlers in 2008 from 8.4 million in 1983, near the height of league membership. Celebrities on prime-time TV have been replaced by pros on Sunday afternoon cable, the names known only to serious fans. As for teenagers, well, along the way they decided that bowling was no longer cool.
But away from the spotlight, the sport reinvented itself. While leagues are down, bowling overall is up. The number of people age 6 and older who bowled at least once last season was 67 million, according to the U.S. Bowling Congress (USBC), the national governing body. The National Sporting Goods Association says that 43.5 million people age 7 and older bowled more than once. Both numbers are close to all-time highs.
The decline was the result of the American public's changing habits; the resurgence, to innovations in bowling. "At one point, this was a sport of shift workers from factories and ladies who didn't work outside the home," says Kevin Dornberger, the USBC chief operating officer. "Now we have fewer factory shift workers and few ladies who don't work outside the home. Folks have found time to bowl, but not 35 times a year on a schedule."
In an effort to attract casual bowlers, centers now offer entertainment alternatives such as billiards and air hockey; bumpers keep balls from gutters for children's birthday parties. Keeping score, taxing for many, is now computerized. "Cosmic Bowling," a nighttime event in a darkened center, features laser lights and ear-splitting music.
But the biggest change is an eased route to higher scores. Bowling balls with sophisticated surfaces and lanes oiled in specific patterns have joined to produce better results than could reasonably be expected even from lots of practice.
During the 1979-80 season, before the current influx of technology, 5,373 "300 games" -- the mark of perfection, achieved by rolling 12 strikes in a row -- were recorded. This past season, 2007-08, there were 52,229 perfect games, according to the USBC. This huge increase came despite the fact that there were only 2.4 million registered bowlers in 2007-08, half the 1979-80 total. Nothing influences the escalation in strikes more than oil, originally used to protect lanes but now important for the manner in which it is spread by calibrated machines.
"Proprietors program the machines to spread more oil in the center of the lane than the sides," according to USBC Vice President Neil Stremmel. "If you miss a little right from your perfect strike shot, there is less oil out there and more friction, so the ball hooks a little more and gets more on target." New balls have a more porous surface, which increases how well they respond to the oil, he explained.
Oil patterns are more tightly controlled for pros; the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) says it requires that patterns do not inflate scores. Concern that technology was endangering the integrity of the game for serious but not professional bowlers led, in the 2001-02 season, to the introduction of "sport bowling," where rules for spreading oil are strict. Sport bowling's 31,852 members bowled 132 perfect games this past season.
Bowling is also making a comeback among teenagers. The USBC reports that bowling is the fastest-growing high-school sport, the 51,744 young bowlers in the 2007-08 season representing an annual increase of 17%. This year, 200 colleges offer bowling as a varsity or club sport; in 2007, women bowlers at Vanderbilt University won the school's first national championship (NCAA) in any sport.
So while the drop in October is far from positive, it doesn't worry the industry. "Even in these economic conditions," says Mr. Berglund, "bowling is a good enough value to keep us strong."
That strength has proved to be resistant to past hard times. From the depths of the Depression in 1933 to the beginning of World War II in 1941, activity rose from 148,000 bowlers to 874,000, the biggest eight-year increase ever. During the recession years of the late 1980s, bowling began to reshape itself to fit the needs of a changing population, and its numbers rose.
Bowling's formula is simple: It is an activity that is social and physical, and secures participants a few hours of relief from whatever bleak reality lurks outside, all at a price that remains low compared with other escapist recreations.
Mr. Rozin writes about sports for the Journal.
By SKIP ROZIN
The economic crisis that pushed the National Football League and National Basketball Association to announce staff cuts forced Honda out of Formula One racing and cost Tiger Woods his Buick sponsorship has reached a sport rarely in the news -- bowling.
In the midst of what has been a renaissance, bowling recently experienced a rare off-month. There was no press coverage because there was no official accounting, just conversation "that numbers were down in October," reported by John Berglund, executive director of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA), upon returning early last month from a national meeting of bowling-center owners in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
No gasp here; bowling has essentially slipped from public consciousness. Most associations are conjured from the past and include stout men in gaudy shirts, smoked-filled alleys, and, for me, girls. After passing my driving test at 16, my destination of choice that memorable first weekend was the local bowling alley -- to flirt and to salve my teenage angst in the crashing of ball against pins, all to the sound of Fats Domino singing "Blueberry Hill."
That was in the late 1950s, when Richard Nixon was still only a vice president and gasoline sold for under 30 cents a gallon. Bowling was popular enough to warrant a prime-time television show, "Jackpot Bowling"; as late as 1978, "Celebrity Bowling" drew such stars of the day as the cast of "The Waltons."
Sometime after that, bowling lost its cachet. Leagues, then the heart of the sport, began to decline in the late 1980s. Registered membership in the official bowling organizations representing male, female and young bowlers -- a gauge, if not an absolute measure, of league activity -- fell to 2.4 million bowlers in 2008 from 8.4 million in 1983, near the height of league membership. Celebrities on prime-time TV have been replaced by pros on Sunday afternoon cable, the names known only to serious fans. As for teenagers, well, along the way they decided that bowling was no longer cool.
But away from the spotlight, the sport reinvented itself. While leagues are down, bowling overall is up. The number of people age 6 and older who bowled at least once last season was 67 million, according to the U.S. Bowling Congress (USBC), the national governing body. The National Sporting Goods Association says that 43.5 million people age 7 and older bowled more than once. Both numbers are close to all-time highs.
The decline was the result of the American public's changing habits; the resurgence, to innovations in bowling. "At one point, this was a sport of shift workers from factories and ladies who didn't work outside the home," says Kevin Dornberger, the USBC chief operating officer. "Now we have fewer factory shift workers and few ladies who don't work outside the home. Folks have found time to bowl, but not 35 times a year on a schedule."
In an effort to attract casual bowlers, centers now offer entertainment alternatives such as billiards and air hockey; bumpers keep balls from gutters for children's birthday parties. Keeping score, taxing for many, is now computerized. "Cosmic Bowling," a nighttime event in a darkened center, features laser lights and ear-splitting music.
But the biggest change is an eased route to higher scores. Bowling balls with sophisticated surfaces and lanes oiled in specific patterns have joined to produce better results than could reasonably be expected even from lots of practice.
During the 1979-80 season, before the current influx of technology, 5,373 "300 games" -- the mark of perfection, achieved by rolling 12 strikes in a row -- were recorded. This past season, 2007-08, there were 52,229 perfect games, according to the USBC. This huge increase came despite the fact that there were only 2.4 million registered bowlers in 2007-08, half the 1979-80 total. Nothing influences the escalation in strikes more than oil, originally used to protect lanes but now important for the manner in which it is spread by calibrated machines.
"Proprietors program the machines to spread more oil in the center of the lane than the sides," according to USBC Vice President Neil Stremmel. "If you miss a little right from your perfect strike shot, there is less oil out there and more friction, so the ball hooks a little more and gets more on target." New balls have a more porous surface, which increases how well they respond to the oil, he explained.
Oil patterns are more tightly controlled for pros; the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) says it requires that patterns do not inflate scores. Concern that technology was endangering the integrity of the game for serious but not professional bowlers led, in the 2001-02 season, to the introduction of "sport bowling," where rules for spreading oil are strict. Sport bowling's 31,852 members bowled 132 perfect games this past season.
Bowling is also making a comeback among teenagers. The USBC reports that bowling is the fastest-growing high-school sport, the 51,744 young bowlers in the 2007-08 season representing an annual increase of 17%. This year, 200 colleges offer bowling as a varsity or club sport; in 2007, women bowlers at Vanderbilt University won the school's first national championship (NCAA) in any sport.
So while the drop in October is far from positive, it doesn't worry the industry. "Even in these economic conditions," says Mr. Berglund, "bowling is a good enough value to keep us strong."
That strength has proved to be resistant to past hard times. From the depths of the Depression in 1933 to the beginning of World War II in 1941, activity rose from 148,000 bowlers to 874,000, the biggest eight-year increase ever. During the recession years of the late 1980s, bowling began to reshape itself to fit the needs of a changing population, and its numbers rose.
Bowling's formula is simple: It is an activity that is social and physical, and secures participants a few hours of relief from whatever bleak reality lurks outside, all at a price that remains low compared with other escapist recreations.
Mr. Rozin writes about sports for the Journal.
Duke Leads 2009 National Bowling Stadium Championships
PBA Hall of Famer-Elect Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla. and Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla. sit 1-2 in the standings after the qualifying rounds of the 2009 National Bowling Stadium Championship.
“In any sport, momentum is huge”, said Duke. “I’ve bowled a lot of games this week, more games are good for me right now to get in the groove and build some confidence.”
Defending champion Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. is currently in 12th place. Jones won the 2008 Constructionjobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium on Jan. 6, 2008 defeating Patrick Allen 254-214 to win his 11th career title on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour.
The National Bowling Stadium Championship features a 64-player field bowling 14 games of qualifying with seven games each on the PBA Experience Cheetah and Shark patterns. The top 32 players with the highest pinfall advance to match play competition.
Round One of match play features nine head-to-head one-game matches with the top 16 players advancing. Round Two of match play features an additional nine head-to-head one-game matches with the top five players advancing to the ESPN-televised stepladder finals on Sunday Jan. 11. Match play will feature multiple patterns with the Shark pattern on the left lane and the Cheetah pattern on the right lane.
This is the first time that multiple oil patterns will be used during a Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour tournament and on the telecast, requiring bowlers to face the challenge of negotiating each oil pattern by determining equipment choices and lane play strategy on every alternating shot.
Bowling fans will be treated to a pair of nationally-televised Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour events on Sunday at the National Bowling Stadium. Tickets are free and doors are open to the public at 8 a.m. PT. The bowling doubleheader starts with ESPN’s live final round coverage of The National Bowling Stadium Championship at 10 a.m. PT.
“In any sport, momentum is huge”, said Duke. “I’ve bowled a lot of games this week, more games are good for me right now to get in the groove and build some confidence.”
Defending champion Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. is currently in 12th place. Jones won the 2008 Constructionjobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium on Jan. 6, 2008 defeating Patrick Allen 254-214 to win his 11th career title on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour.
The National Bowling Stadium Championship features a 64-player field bowling 14 games of qualifying with seven games each on the PBA Experience Cheetah and Shark patterns. The top 32 players with the highest pinfall advance to match play competition.
Round One of match play features nine head-to-head one-game matches with the top 16 players advancing. Round Two of match play features an additional nine head-to-head one-game matches with the top five players advancing to the ESPN-televised stepladder finals on Sunday Jan. 11. Match play will feature multiple patterns with the Shark pattern on the left lane and the Cheetah pattern on the right lane.
This is the first time that multiple oil patterns will be used during a Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour tournament and on the telecast, requiring bowlers to face the challenge of negotiating each oil pattern by determining equipment choices and lane play strategy on every alternating shot.
Bowling fans will be treated to a pair of nationally-televised Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour events on Sunday at the National Bowling Stadium. Tickets are free and doors are open to the public at 8 a.m. PT. The bowling doubleheader starts with ESPN’s live final round coverage of The National Bowling Stadium Championship at 10 a.m. PT.
National Bowling Stadium Championship – Reno, Nev.
Round of 64 – Blocks 1 & 2, Total Pinfall, Earnings (14 Games)
1. Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,185
2. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,160
3. Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3,121
4. Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,116
5. Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 3,095
6. Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,087
7. Robert Smith, Columbus, 3,086
8. Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,073
9. Joe Bailey, Pittsburgh, 3,069
9. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,069
11. Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,063
12. Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,062
13. Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,044
14. Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 3,043
15. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,042
16. Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,039, $100
16. Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 3,039
16. Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 3,039
19. Edward VanDaniker Jr, Essex, Md., 3,038
20. Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 3,034
21. Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,021
22. Jim Tomek Jr, Camp Hill, Pa., 3,019
23. Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,015
24. Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,000
24. Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,000
25. Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,990
25. Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,990
27. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,981
28. Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,973
29. Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,957
30. Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,955
31. Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 2,952
32. Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,949
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33. Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 2,937, $1,890
33. Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 2,937, $1,890
34. Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,930, $1,800
35. Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,928, $1,800
36. Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,923, $1,800
37. Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 2,919, $1,800
38. Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 2,913, $1,800
39. Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan., 2,912, $1,800
40. Terrance Reeves, Valrico, Fla., 2,910, $1,800
41. Craig Tuholski, Washougal, Wash., 2,905, $1,800
42. Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,891, $1,800
43. Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,878, $1,800
44. Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,873, $1,800
45. Ken Abner, Cincinnati, 2,868, $1,800
46. Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 2,867, $1,800
47. Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2,851, $1,800
48. Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,849, $1,800
49. Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,834, $1,800
50. Billy Oatman, Chicago, 2,829, $1,800
51. Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 2,816, $1,800
51. Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,816, $1,800
53. Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,813, $1,800
54. Jason Lundquist, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., 2,811, $1,800
55. Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 2,793, $1,800
56. Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 2,787, $1,800
57. Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 2,780, $1,800
58. Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 2,773, $1,800
59. Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 2,770, $1,800
60. Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,720, $1,800
61. Chester Rogers Jr, Milwaukie, Ore., 2,719, $1,800
62. Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,685, $1,800
63. Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,671, $1,800
64. David Traber, Hebron, Ill., 2,644, $1,800
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Bohn Selected Bowler of the Month
Parker Bohn III selected Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) Kegel Bowler of the Month for December 2008.
Bohn, a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer from Jackson, N.J., captured his 32nd career title in the PBA Cheetah Championship in Cheektowaga, N.Y. The No. 1 seed in the championship round, he defeated Mike Scroggins, 242-198, in the title match.
Bohn also finished third at the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship in Baltimore the following week. He ads another award to a long list of accomplishments, including his recent choice, as #10 on the PBA list of the Top 50 Bowlers of All Time.
Other nominees garnering significant votes were Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, who won the PBA Women's Series Cheetah Championship and finished second at the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship Women's Series in Baltimore; Liz Johnson, who won the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Team USA Trials in Las Vegas; and Rhino Page, who picked up his second career PBA title at the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship.
Bohn, a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer from Jackson, N.J., captured his 32nd career title in the PBA Cheetah Championship in Cheektowaga, N.Y. The No. 1 seed in the championship round, he defeated Mike Scroggins, 242-198, in the title match.
Bohn also finished third at the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship in Baltimore the following week. He ads another award to a long list of accomplishments, including his recent choice, as #10 on the PBA list of the Top 50 Bowlers of All Time.
Other nominees garnering significant votes were Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, who won the PBA Women's Series Cheetah Championship and finished second at the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship Women's Series in Baltimore; Liz Johnson, who won the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Team USA Trials in Las Vegas; and Rhino Page, who picked up his second career PBA title at the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship.
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