PBA 50 South Shore Open Lead by Harry Sullins in Round One

Hoping to end a streak of three seasons without a PBA50 Tour win, Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., averaged 249 to lead first round qualifying Tuesday in the PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes.

Sullins, whose last PBA50 Tour win came at Olympia Lanes in August of 2011,
bowled a 1,995 eight-game pinfall with games of 215, 258, 236, 244, 268, 277,
245 and 252 to lead two-time PBA Tour winner Jack Jurek of Lackawanna, N.Y., in second with a 1,988 pinfall.

“It’s been a while since I’ve hoisted a trophy in a tour event,” said Sullins,
who has won five PBA Tour titles and three PBA50 Tour titles. “I’ve done pretty
well at this center so I’d like nothing better than to end my winless streak
here.”

Sullins, has three top-five finishes this season including fourth-place finishes
in the Miller High Life Classic and Grants Pass Open, and a fifth-place finish
in last week’s Dayton Classic.

“My game is where I want it to be but the competition gets so tough in match
play,” Sullins said. “I’m working hard, just need to keep hammering away at it.”

Jurek, trying for his first PBA50 Tour win, is coming off a fourth-place finish
in the Dayton Classic and a second-place finish in the USBC Senior Masters in
his last two PBA50 tournaments.

Rounding out the top eight after the first round were Hall of Famers Parker Bohn
III, Jackson, N.J., 1,969; Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,953 and Amleto Monacelli,
Venezuela, 1,944, followed by John Chapman, Canada, 1,942; Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,927, and Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 1,925.

Defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., who rolled the
round’s only 300 game, finished in ninth with 1,922.

The 77-player field will return Wednesday for another eight-game qualifying
round which will determine the top 24 players who will advance to Thursday’s
match play rounds. The championship rounds are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.

The South Shore Open, which is the second to last tournament of the 2014 season, can be seen on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame.  For subscription and schedule information click on the Xtra Frame logo on the pba.com homepage.

PBA50 SOUTH SHORE OPEN PRESENTED BY DV8
Tuesday’s first round results after eight games
At Olympia Lanes
Hammond, Ind.
a-Denotes amateur

1, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,995.
2, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,988.
3, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,969.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,953.
5, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,944.
6, John Chapman, Canada, 1,942.
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,927.
8, Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 1,925.
9, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,922.
10, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,915.
11, a-Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 1,913.
12, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,890.
13, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,888.
14, Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 1,886.
15, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,874.
16, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,871.
17, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,864.
18, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,859.
19, Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 1,856.
20, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 1,851.
21, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,838.
22, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,837.
23, Leroy Johnson, Chicago, 1,830.
24, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,825.
25, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,824.
26, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,822.
27, (tie) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 1,814.
29, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,813.
30, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,800.
31, Mark Medler, Waterloo, Ind., 1,799.
32, Dale Eagle, Newport Beach, Calif., 1,797.
33, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 1,791.
34, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,787.
35, (tie) Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., and Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,782.
37, (tie) Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., and John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,777.
39, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,774.
40, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,767.
41, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,762.
42, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,753.
43, Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 1,752.
44, Rick Thomas, Willowbrook, Ill., 1,751.
45, (tie) Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., and Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 1,742.
47, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,729.
48, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,726.
49, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, NY, 1,722.
50, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,718.
51, a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,704.
52, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,695.
53, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,680.
54, (tie) Dean Billings, Rootstown, Ohio, and William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,677
56, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,668.
57, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,656.
58, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,650.
59, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,649.
60, Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 1,647.
61, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,646.
62, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,635.
63, Robert Kicmal, LaGrange, Ill., 1,634.
64, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,630.
65, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,619.
66, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 1,612.
67, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 1,602.
68, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,598.
69, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 1,597.
70, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,596.
71, Don Holmes, Itasca, Ill., 1,535.
72, Kevin Vostry, Bolingbrook, Ill., 1,507.
73, Larry Salvati, Canada, 1,502.
74, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,498.
75, Rich Kleinman, Reno, Nev., 1,410.
76, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,401.
77, Larry Helton, Bolingbrook, Ill., 1,367.

300 Games - Walter Ray Williams Jr.

MOTIV Adds Tribal Fire to Ball Line

MOTIV announces the new Tribal Fire for fall wrapped in Fusion Hybrid Reactive Coverstock in Red and Orange. The hybrid is finished to 5000 grit (Laser Scan/Polish). The new Tribal Fire core is the Halogen. In 15#, RG is modest at 2.55, while Differential is medium at .037. The  World Wide Release Date is August 27^th, 2014.

900Global Unveils New Balls for Fall

 Kicking off the fall for 900Global, the new High Performance “Engineer” series is the Dream™. The Dream with its new 74 Response™ Pearl Coverstock quickly changes direction when encountering friction, powered by the new Identity™ Asymmetric core. Available August 15^th, 2014.
 

900Global reveals the new “Prime” Performance series. Their first offering is the Moxie™ featuring a Red / Yellow / Black 78 Dig™ Hybrid Coverstock finished to 4000 grit surrounding the Tetra Symmetric Core. Look for the new Moxie in mid September.

The new “Preferred” series from 900Global includes the All Day and All Night. The Neon Green / Navy All Day features the S64™ Solid reactive coverstock. 900Global reports “It  provides controlled grip and a smooth read throughout the middle part of the lane” with the help of a 4000 grit Pad finish.  

The heart of the Prefered series balls is the Clockwork™ Symmetric core. The Clockwork™ Symmetric core provides versatility and is driller friendly for all styles of bowlers.  

For the pearl All Night, the S64™ Pearl Coverstock provides a clean look through the lane with a quick transition at the breakpoint . The All Night is Ruby Red / Gold finished to 2000 grit then polished.

The new 900Global “Select” series features the Boost in three colors. The Boost series provides 3 cover choices all finished to 2000 grit and polished which creates length downlane, “perfect for drier oil conditions” reports 900Global.

 

The blue / cream pearl Boost features the classic S43™ Pearl coverstock. The Boost blue / black sports the classic S43™ Hybrid Coverstock. And last but not least, the Boost orange / yellow is S43™ solid reactive veneer.

The The Launch™ Symmetric core enables a sharp turn and pop off the spot at the breakpoint. Get a Boost in early August.

 

MOTIV Fuels Their Ball Line With Octane

MOTIV Octane with new Agility™ SFX Reactive cover stock. The hybrid black and purple pearl cover on the Octane™ is the new Agility™ SFX (Skid Flip Xtreme) Reactive formulation.  This new technology provides outstanding length and an absolutely explosive backend reaction.  Factory finish is 5000 Grit LSS (Laser Scan/Sanded).

Radical Bowling's Newest Addition, The REAX Gusto

The REAX Gusto is the final piece in the REAX Top Shelf line of asymmetrical balls. The GUSTO delivers the most violent backend reaction in the Reax line. Designed to handle medium to lighter oil lane conditions, the REAX Gusto has the quickest change in direction of any Radical ball to date. The motion is reminiscent of what was first seen when reactive resin balls first hit the market place. By utilizing a new set of additives to their base resin, Radical was able to achieve this very desirable motion. This additive technology allows the Gusto to provide outstanding length from it’s black/silver pearl coverstock, which is finished at 500 grit Saair, compound and polish. Yet The REAX Gusto can be very, very responsive to the backend of the lane.

Brunswick Reveals Two New Balls For the Fall

Brunswick’s Fortera Exile The Red Pearl/Silver Pearl Fortify Pearl Reactive cover is wrapped around the Fortera Flip Asymmetric Core. The factory finish is 500 Siaair, Royal Compound and finally Royal Shine. Available: Worldwide on Friday, June 27, 2014. 

Brunswick’s new Melee Cross is Teal Solid Savvy Hook Solid Reactive coverstock surrounding the Melee Low RG Symmetric Core.  The factory finish is 500, 2000 Siaair. The Melee Cross is available Worldwide on June 16, 2014