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Hall of Famer Brian Voss, in his first year of eligibility on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA)
Senior Tour, leads after second round qualifying Tuesday in the 2009 PBA Senior U.S. Open at the
Suncoast Bowling Center.
The 50-year-old right-hander moved into the lead with a 2,712 12-game pinfall (226 average) after
finishing seventh after Monday’s round. In Tuesday’s six-game second round he bowled 1,371 on games
of 266, 240, 188, 227, 240 and 210 to go along with a 1,341 pinfall in Monday’s round.
“Bowling this tournament I’m much more relaxed but I think the reason for that is the shot of confidence
I have from all those years of experience on the regular tour,” said Voss, who makes his home in
Alpharetta, GA. “But in reality you’re bowling yourself no matter what and you’re never immune to all the
bad things that can happen."
“The two easiest blocks are out of the way and it’s nice to have a good start but the toughest block will
be tomorrow.”
Voss won 24 PBA national tour titles and was the 1988 PBA Player of the Year. So far this season on
the Senior Tour his best finish was second in the Senior Dayton Classic in April.
Voss holds a nine-pin lead over Monday’s qualifying leader Jim Murtishaw of Menifee, Calif., with 2,703.
Rounding out the top five were Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, MI, 2,696; Hall of Famer and
defending Senior U.S. Open Champion Wayne Webb, Sacramento, CA, 2,659 and Jimmy Johnson,
Bellevue, NB, 2,641.
Making the biggest move in qualifying was Greg Waldon of Manhattan, MT, who qualified 229th in the
269-player field after Monday’s round but jumped to 37th with the help of a 1,434 six-game block Tuesday,
the highest block of the tournament thus far.
All players will return to bowl one more six-game qualifying block Wednesday after which the field will be
cut to the top 67 who will bowl another nine-game qualifying round Thursday morning. The field will then
be cut to the top 24 players for one round-robin match play round Thursday afternoon and two more
eight-game rounds on Friday that will determine the top four for the stepladder finals scheduled for 3:30
p.m. Pacific.
The Senior U.S. Open, a major on the PBA Senior Tour, offers $20,000 and a berth into the 2010
Tournament of Champions to the winner.
2009 PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., June 2
SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING (After 12 games)
1, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,712
2, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 2,703
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 2,696
4, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 2,659
5, Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 2,641
6, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,586
7, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,583
8, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 2,582
9, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 2,581
10, Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,579
11, Mike Terrell, Newport News, Va., 2,576
12, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,553
13, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 2,548
14, (TIE) Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, MI, and Marv Sargent, Temecula, CA, 2,546
16, (TIE) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, and Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 2,545
18, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 2,544
19, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 2,541
20, Ken Konczos, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, 2,535
21, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,533
22, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 2,530
23, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 2,529
24, (TIE) Mike Mineman, Belleville, Ill., and Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 2,524
26, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2,523
27, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 2,522
28, (TIE) Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., and Gary James, Spring, Texas, 2,517
30, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,513
31, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 2,509
32, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 2,508
33, Dean Jones, Austin, Texas, 2,503
34, (TIE) Daniel Winter, Rockford, Ill., and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,498
36, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 2,496
37, Greg Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., 2,494
38, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 2,493
39, (TIE) Keith Kolozsi, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, and
Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 2,491
42, Jace Peterson, Elkhorn, Wis., 2,488
43, Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 2,482
44, Gerry Keslar, Tonganoxie, Kan., 2,480
45, (TIE) Howard Partell, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 2,479
47, Bob Puttick, Canada, 2,476
48, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,475
49, Jimmy Young, Atlanta, Texas, 2,473
50, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,472
51, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,471
52, (TIE) Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Township, MI, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 2,469
54, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,468
55, (TIE) Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, and Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,467
57, Vaughn Doody, Las Vegas, Nev.,2,457
58, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,455
59, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,454
60, Max Shellabarger, Roy, Utah, 2,453
61, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 2,451
62, (TIE) Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, and Marty Deh, San Jose, Calif., and
John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., and Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 2,450
66, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,436
67, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 2,430
68, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 2,429
69, Russell Michaud, Hudson, N.H., 2,423
70, (TIE) Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., and Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 2,421
72, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,418
73, (TIE) C.K. Moore, Redding, Calif., and Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 2,416
75, Douglas Kirkman, Clovis, N.M., 2,414
76, (TIE) Joe Staton, Alta Loma, Calif., and Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,407
78, Russ Freeman, Lake Villa, Ill., 2,405
79, (TIE) Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, NV, Pete Couture, Titusville, FL, 2,403
81, (TIE) Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., and Don Sylvia, Vero Beach, Fla., and
Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif, 2,399
84, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,398
85, Skip Pavone, San Jose, Calif., 2,396
86, (TIE) Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,394
88, (TIE) Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., and Rick Winther, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2,393
90, (TIE) Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., and Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,392
92, (TIE) Rod McLean, North Las Vegas, Nev., and Gus Yannaras, Milwaukee, Wis., 2,385
94, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,384
95, Dan Duskin Sr, Atlantic, Iowa, 2,379
96, Michael Warren, Dallas, 2,376
97, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,374
98, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 2,373
99, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 2,372
100, (TIE) Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., and Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,369
102, Randy Corey, Henderson, Nev., 2,368
103, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,366
104, Terry Leong, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,365
105, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 2,364
106, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., 2,360
107, Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 2,355
108, (TIE) John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., and Guy Gorman, Elko, Nev., 2,352
110, Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., 2,351
111, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 2,349
112, (TIE) Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., and Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, CA, 2,347
114, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 2,346
115, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 2,343
116, (TIE) Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., and Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 2,342
118, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 2,339
119, (TIE) Jim Moran, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif, 2,337
121, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 2,336
122, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 2,335
123, Michael Larson, Gardena, Calif., 2,333
124, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,332
125, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 2,331
126, (TIE) Avery LeBlanc, Plano, Texas, and Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif., and
Warren Nelson, North Las Vegas, Nev., 2,330
129, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 2,328
130, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,326
131, (TIE) Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., and Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo., 2,325
133, Johnny Cook, Oneonta, Ala, 2,324
134, Buzz Goodman, Syosset, N.Y., 2,322
135, Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., 2,321
136, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, 2,320
137, Kent Whitson, Sausalito, Calif., 2,314
138, J.P. Muller, Gervais, Ore., 2,311
139, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 2,310
140, Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,307
141, Nicholas Maturo, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,306
142, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash, 2,305
143, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,304
144, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 2,302
145, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,300
146, (TIE) Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, Nev., and Jerry Keily, Littleton, Colo., 2,297
148, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,294
149, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 2,291
150, (TIE) D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., and Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., and
Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,288
153, Ray Shuel, Canada, 2,284
154, Daniel Emmett, Las Vegas, 2,283
155, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,282
156, (TIE) Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., and Pete Danyo, Toms River, N.J., 2,280
158, (TIE) Michael Johnston, Lakeville, Minn., Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 2,278.
160, (TIE) Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., and Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,276
162, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 2,273
163, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,272
164, Dwight Tincher, Perris, Calif, 2,271.
165, (TIE) Bob Purzycki, Pompton Plains, N.J., Mike Schmid, St. Paul, MN, 2,269
167, Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 2,268
168, (TIE) Claes Gauffin, Sweden, and Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,267
170, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,266
171, Lamonte Lovering, San Mateo, Calif., 2,263
172, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 2,261
174, Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 2,260
175, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 2,259
176, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,258
177, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,257
178, Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 2,256
179, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,255
180, (TIE) Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., and Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 2,252
182, Dave Gualeni, Roswell, N.M., 2,248
183, (TIE) Stan Wells, Kingsport, Tenn., and John Gould, Orangevale, Calif., 2,247
185, Tony Cangialosi, Dolan Springs, Ariz., 2,242
186, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 2,239
187, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,237
188, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 2,236
189, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 2,235
190, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 2,233
191, Rick Darnell, Lihue, Hawaii, 2,232
192, Ed Bordenka, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,225.
193, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,222
194, Fred Kouri, Apple Valley, Calif., 2,220
195, (TIE) Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., and David Zonfrilli, Las Vegas, NV., 2,216
197, Hilton Nunez, Jarabocoa, Dominican Republic, 2,215
198, (TIE) Gregory Smith, Baltimore, and Russ Davies, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,213
200, Gordon Stuntz, Hellertown, Pa., 2,212
201, Clay Ory, Clovis, Calif., 2,209
202, Brien Show-Yin, Australia, 2,204
203, James Link, Mt. Dora, Fla., 2,199
204, (TIE) George Psaropoulos, Jupiter, FL, Wayne Richards, Fernley, NV, 2,198
206, Dennis Fitzsimonds, San Diego, 2,190
207, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,187
208, (TIE) Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., Dan Clausse, Reno, NV, 2,184
210, Scott Rosenthal, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,183
211, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 2,182
212, Rick Talley, Enid, Okla., 2,181
213, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,179
214, Don Lane, San Francisco, 2,173
215, Tom Smith III, Newark, Del., 2,172
216, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 2,168
217, Jerry Watkins, Bloomfield, N.M., 2,166
218, (TIE) Edward Regehr, Hesperia, Calif., and Murray Hickman, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,163
220, Dave Zebrowski Sr., New York Mills, N.Y., 2,162
221, (TIE) Chuck Olsen, St. George, Utah, and Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,160
223, David Kebely, Bothell, Wash., 2,159
224, Ted Karbownik, Clarkston, Mich., 2,152
225, Steve Schroeder, Carlsbad, Calif., 2,151
226, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 2,149
227, Eugene Helbing, Glendale, Ariz., 2,145
228, (TIE) Pat Danforth, Laguna Hills, Calif., and Don Torok, South Bend, Ind., 2,144
230, (TIE) Terry Tuttle, King, N.C., and Gene Johnson, Brier, Wash., and John Reed, Pueblo, Colo., 2,142
233, Robert Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 2,141
234, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,138
235, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,137.
236, Marvin Nezvensky Jr., Pueblo, Colo., 2,136
237, Donnie Todd, Somerset, Ky., 2,135
238, Lee Taylor, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,134
239, Herbye Mitchell, Grandbury, Texas, 2,133
240, Wayne Creasy, Bloomsburg, Pa., 2,132
241, Fred Strasser, Pismo Beach, Calif., 2,129
242, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 2,128
243, Jeff Cordeiro, Castaic, Calif., 2,125
244, Tom Addison, LaVista, Neb., 2,120
245, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 2,110
246, Lito Dela Cruz, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,103
247, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 2,102
248, Tim Shirlock, Canyon Lake, Calif., 2,101
249, Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., 2,096
250, Dave Smith, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,093
251, William Elvery Mines, New Brunswick, N.J., 2,092
252, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,087
253, Michael Ferguson, Houston, 2,083
254, Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 2,082
255, Thomas Smith, San Bernardino, Calif., 2,066
256, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 2,050
257, Dave Francis, Sebring, Fla, 2,037
258, Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 2,028
259, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,019
260, Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif, 2,001
261, Earl Yohn, Shermans Dale, Pa., 1,991
262, Ralph Morton, Apache Junction, Ariz., 1,990
263, F. Dale Rider, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,987
264, Rickey Smith, Milton, Fla., 1,982
265, Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 1,957
266, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore, 1,938
267, Rodney Chong, Harbor City, Calif., 1,216 (WD)
268, Val Benson, Bronx, N.Y., 1,040 (WD)
269, John Garry, Las Vegas, Nev., 869 (WD)
Announced, for a July 30th introduction, the Nomad, Nomad pearl and Crown Polyester. No details about the new balls are available at this time. 
Threatening the Integrity
Integrity is defined by Merriam Webster as the firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values; an unimpaired condition; the quality or state of being complete and undivided. A firm adherence to a code; one might call that morals, values, or ethics. Integrity implies trustworthiness, honesty, and honor to a degree that a person is incapable of being false to a responsibility. It suggests a high regard for standards towards a particular area whether it be one’s profession, one’s family, or one’s position on a subject. It indicates a refusal to lie or deceive in any manner. It indicates one’s commitment to doing what is right and fair.
In bowling, as in many sports, there are threats to integrity. Unfortunately, in bowling, this threat of integrity is very prevalent and oftentimes blatant. It is also difficult to prove and even more difficult to deter and punish.
Since many bowling leagues use a handicapping system of some sort to “level out” the playing field, many bowlers can simply manipulate the system to their advantage. One could simply bowl at a lower scoring pace than their ability to accumulate more handicap and then bowl at their ability during key matches to secure wins with the extra handicap. One could also bowl less than average in one league in order to maintain a lower average for handicap tournaments or average capped, big money leagues. By maintaining a lower average, said bowler would have higher handicap for tournaments allowing them essentially “extra pins” for the tournament. It would also allow the bowler a lower average to aid in fitting teams into leagues with average caps.
This isn’t something new and we all know or have at least heard the term “sandbagging”. Sandbagging and those who would participate in this practice threaten the honor and integrity of the sport of bowling. Essentially, by “throwing off” to lower their average, they make a mockery of the sport as well as the players; athletes; who take it seriously.
You may be thinking there is nothing you can do. That could not be farther from the truth. As a participant in this sport, you have a voice. Talk to your center, your local associations and even the USBC. Leagues can vote to disallow bowlers to participate; center managers can ban bowlers. Take an active roll and stand up for our sport. Sandbagging is a serious offense. Not only does it threaten the integrity and honor of our sport, it frustrates honest, committed bowlers and pushes them away from our sport which ultimately causes a decrease in participation that affects us all.
Less than two months after losing his the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour exemption, Joe Ciconne of Buffalo, NY, regained a berth on the PBA Tour for the 2009-10 season as the top qualifier in thePBA Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes Sunday.
Ciccone, 34, survived a grueling Shark lane condition
round Sunday to finish the five-day, 45-game
competition with 9,648 pins, a 214 average. He led a
diverse group of eight players who earned exemptions
to bowl as full-time touring professionals next season.
Also earnings exemptions were: George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, 9,587 pins; Thomas Smallwood,
Flushing, MI, 9,562; Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, OH, 9,459; Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, WA, 9,457; Stuart
Williams, England, 9,449; Stevie Weber, Chalmette, LA, 9,448, and Tim Mack, Indianapolis, IN, 9,379.
Mack earned the final exemption by 43 pins over Bo Goergen of Midland, MI.
“Right now I’m pretty exhausted,” Ciccone said. “It’s been a long nine days.”
On Monday, Ciccone won the PBA Regional Players Championship at Thunderbowl Lanes, earning
a berth in the 2010 PBA Tournament of Champions, and he continued his strong play throughout
the week to regain his lost livelihood as a full-time professional bowler.
“I definitely had put some mind time into what directions things could go with my life,” Ciccone said,
“but I hadn’t made any decisions. I just figured I’d let things go as they may, and here we are.”
Lambert, a 2007 Wichita State University graduate, is a 10-time Team Canada member who would
love to become the first Canadian to win a PBA title.
“Bowling on tour is something I’ve looked forward to my whole life,” he said. “Winning a title is
definitely a goal.”
Smallwood, 31, is a victim of General Motors’ massive layoffs. He has periodically bowled on tour,
but had no aspiration of bowling full-time because of the time he would need to be away from his
home and family.
“With the (PBA World Series of Bowling) being held the first six weeks of the season here in
Detroit, that’s a bonus,” Smallwood said. “After that I’ll be in the woods hunting. Then I’ll come home,
practice and get ready to bowl full-time in January.”
Schaub, 25, is the second two-handed player to qualify for the 2009-10 tour, joining Australia’s
Jason Belmonte.
“I got a little worried the last two days, but scoring pace didn’t go up much,” Schaub said. “Today I
just wanted to maintain where I was. It’s gonna be fun to represent the two-handers from the left
side. This is something I’ve wanted to do ever since I could walk. I grew up watching Parker Bohn III
and Walter Ray Williams Jr. It’s always been a passion to chase the tour.”
Beasley, 41, also regained the exemption he lost after not accumulating enough tour points last
season.
“I found out last year that I need to get better,” Beasley said. “I’ve been working out the past six
weeks to get physically stronger, practicing three hours a day, five days a week. I was the leader
on Shark pattern today. I had a bad day Tuesday, so I knew I had to have three really good days
after that one.”
Williams, 37, is the first British bowler to ever qualify for the American bowling tour. “I had some
dollars I had won in a High Roller tournament, so I decided to give the Tour Trials a try,” Williams
said. “I decided to find out if I can compete with the best bowlers in the world.”
Weber is the sixth player to win a PBA Tour exemption for a second time through the Tour Trials.
He is returning to competitive bowling after a year of recovery from a hip stress fracture.
“I didn’t bowl at all last year. I was off feet for 10 weeks,” Weber said. “But I made some changes in
my grip after I came back. The ball is coming off my hand much cleaner, which was one of the
problems I had. The time off helped erase some bad habits. I started fresh.”
Mack, 37, clinched the final spot with a 201 final game, completing a long, difficult struggle to earn
his chance to bowl alongside the stars of the PBA. Mack has enjoyed a highly successful career
bowling in Asia and Europe, but has battled back after two shoulder surgeries.
“I’ve bowled with and against these guys for a long time,” Mack said. “They went on tour; I bowled
internationally. I will finally find out how I stack up. I’m really looking forward to the opportunity. I
was gone from home 49 straight days, bowling tournaments in six different countries to get ready
for this. It got me sharp and gave me the confidence you need. I’m feeling pretty good right now.”
The newly-exempt players will make their Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour debuts when the Tour
officially gets its 2009-10 season underway Aug. 2 through Sept. 7 with a multi-event World Series
of Bowling in the suburban Detroit area.
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR TRIALS
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., May 31
FINAL STANDINGS (after 45 games)
1, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 9,648
2, George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, 9,587
3, Thomas Smallwood, Flushing, Mich., 9,562
4, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 9,459
5, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 9,457
6, Stuart Williams, England, 9,449
7, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 9,448
8, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 9,379
9, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 9,336
10, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 9,309
11, Dan MacLelland, Windsor, Ontario, 9,305
12, Daniel Patterson, Buffalo, N.Y., 9,300
13, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 9,295
14, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 9,290
15, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 9,283
16, Mason Brantley, Detroit, Mich., 9,279
17, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 9,273
18, Thomas Wall III, Fayetteville, N.C., 9,265
19, George Frilingos, Australia, 9,263
19, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 9,263
21, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 9,241
22, Bill Rowe, Hamilton, Ontario, 9,236
23, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 9,189
24, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 9,174
25, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 9,154
26, Joe Bailey, Pittsburgh, Pa., 9,151
27, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 9,140
28, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 9,139
29, Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 9,130
30, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 9,124
31, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 9,115
31, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 9,115
33, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 9,099
34, Tae-Hwa Jeong, South Korea, 9,089
35, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 9,074
36, Jason Hurd, St. Petersburg, Fla., 9,058
37, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 9,043
38, Seo Hak Jung, South Korea, 8,997
39, Jason Mahr, Spring Hill, Fla., 8,978
40, Won-Young Choi, South Korea, 8,966
41, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis, 8,964
42, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 8,961
43, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 8,933
44, Frank Testa, Akron, Ohio, 8,922
45, Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 8,920
46, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 8,905
47, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 8,876
47, Kyung-Shin Park, South Korea, 8,876
49, Timothy Behrendt, St. Louis., Mo., 8,863
50, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 8,859
51, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 8,857
52, David Williams Jr., Omaha, Neb., 8,851
53, David Simard, Granby, Quebec, 8,832
54, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 8,831
55, John Cicero, Colorado Springs, Colo., 8,828
56, Johnny Petraglia Jr., Youngstown, Ohio, 8,798
57, Paul Pinto, Philadelphia, 8,782
58, Steven Lach, Sloan, N.Y., 8,760
59, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 8,703
60, Robert Piroozshad, Huntington Beach, Calif., 8,701
61, Jason Dee, Brampton, Ontario, 8,700
62, Daniel Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind., 8,699
63, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 8,683
64, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 8,672
65, Jeremy Boyer, Desloge, Mo., 8,670
66, Jong Soo Park, South Korea, 8,648
67, Jim Tomek Jr., Camp Hill, Pa., 8,634
68, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 8,582
69, Nick Kokenos, St. Clair Shores, Mich., 8,580
70, Dru LaJoy, Cohoes, N.Y., 8,535
71, Kevin Andes, Somerset, Mass., 8,457
72, Curtis Foss, Medina, N.Y., 8,426
73, Seby Silvestri, Louisville, Ky., 8,358
74, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 8,268
75, Chris Hansen, Chicago, 8,263
76, Jamie Ceasar, Columbus, Ohio, 8,149
77, John Wilcox, Woodinville, Wash., 8,041
78, Geordin Krupski, Newtonville, N.J., 7,850
79, Jim Fenimore, Mishawaka, Ind., 7,848
80, Ron Williams, Marana, Ariz., 7,784
81, Christopher Collins, Savannah, Ga., withdrew
82, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., withdrew
83, Chris Cundiff, Portage, Ind., withdrew
84, Chris Polizzi, Spring Hill, Fla., withdrew
85, Tim Bell, Garden City, Mich., withdrew
86, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., withdrew
87, Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., withdrew
88, J.T. (Action) Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., withdrew
89, Lucas Legnani, Argentina, withdrew
90, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, withdrew
91, Brian Kjergaard, Fulton, Ill., withdrew
92, Nick Weber, St. Charles, Mo., withdrew
93, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., withdrew
94, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., withdrew
95, Aaron Halash, Scottsdale, Ariz., withdrew
96, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., withdrew
97, Michael Norris, Livonia, Mich., withdrew
Joe Ciccone of Buffalo, NY, struggled to retain his lead in the Lumber Liquidators Professional
Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes Saturday, but the player he was
most concerned about was the guy in ninth place.
Ciccone, who is trying to regain an exemption to bowl on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour for the
2009-10 season, finished Saturday’s Scorpion lane condition round with a 36-game total of 7,884
pins, a 219 average. He held a 23-pin lead over George Lambert IV of Hamilton, Ontario, but in this
event, eighth place is as good as first, and Ciccone was 265 pins ahead of fellow Buffalo resident Dan
Patterson, who sat in ninth place.
For Ciccone, finishing among the top eight in the Tour Trials means an exemption to bowl as a full-
time touring player for the seventh year in a row. He failed to earn enough points during the 2008-
09 season to maintain his exemption.
“It’s nice to know there’s a cushion, but that’s not something I think about,” Ciccone said. “I don’t
want to think too far ahead. Tomorrow is a different day.
“I struggled quite a bit today,” he said. “I couldn’t get comfortable with my match up to the lanes.
I was fortunate to be able to grind away. My game plan is to keep the same frame of mind tomorrow.
The Shark pattern? I’ve had some success on all of the PBA patterns, and I’ve had problems with all
of them, too. I try not to come into any round with preconceived notions about how the lanes are
going to play.
“But any time I can be in the press room at the end of a round, it’s a good day,” he grinned.
Heading into Sunday’s final nine games on the Shark lane oiling pattern, the eight players in position
to earn exempt PBA Tour berths were: Thomas Smallwood, Flushing, MI; Stevie Weber, Chalmette,
LA; Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, OH; Tim Jack, Indianapolis, IN; Dan McLelland, Windsor, Ontario, and
Stuart Williams, England. Williams led Patterson by 16 pins in the race for the eighth exemption.
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR TRIALS
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., May 30
ROUND FOUR (after 36 games)
1, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 7,884
2, George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, 7,861
3, Thomas Smallwood, Flushing, Mich., 7,811
4, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 7,697
5, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 7,683
6, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 7,676
7, Dan MacLelland, Windsor, Ontario, 7,640
8, Stuart Williams, England, 7,635
9, Daniel Patterson, Buffalo, N.Y., 7,619
10, Mason Brantley, Detroit, Mich., 7,611
11, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 7,607
12, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 7,597
13, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 7,580
14, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 7,524
15, Tae-Hwa Jeong, South Korea, 7,510
16, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 7,489
17, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 7,485
18, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 7,476
19, George Frilingos, Australia, and Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 7,468
21, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 7,457
22, Thomas Wall III, Fayetteville, N.C., 7,455
23, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 7,453
24, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 7,450
25, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 7,428
26, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 7,423
27, Joe Bailey, Pittsburgh, Pa., 7,421
28, Bill Rowe, Hamilton, Ontario, 7,413
29, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 7,411
30, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 7,405
31, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 7,402
32, Won-Young Choi, South Korea, 7,401
33, Christopher Collins, Savannah, Ga., 7,395
34, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 7,383
35, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 7,354
36, Seo Hak Jung, South Korea, 7,351
37, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 7,347
38, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis, 7,338
39, Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 7,312
40, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 7,299
41, Jason Mahr, Spring Hill, Fla., 7,292
42, Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 7,282
43, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 7,258
44, Jason Hurd, St. Petersburg, Fla., 7,256
45, Tim Behrendt, St. Louis., Mo., 7,219
46, Frank Testa, Akron, Ohio, 7,199
47, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 7,198
48, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 7,195
49, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 7,183
50, David Simard, Granby, Quebec, 7,177
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