Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
Sports Reporter
Our 80th
Anniversary
Year
The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940
Vol. 80 No. 31 October 2 - 8, 2019 25 cents
BERCIER TAN
Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1
“The lanes were picking up really early, especial- tinue to move forward. I think that’s what has made
“My expectations were to just bowl those events and see what hap- ly the left one,” said Tan, who won her first title at me mentally tough over the last few years. I don’t
pens,” said Bercier, who made the televised finals at the 2017 U.S. the 2016 PWBA Storm Sacramento Open. “So, I let bad things hold me back. I learn and move on.”
Women’s Open as a non-member, finishing in fourth place. “As soon as decided to bring up the surface on my resin ball and She defeated Pluhowsky in the semifinal, 231-
I decided to commit to the rest of the season, I set my sights on rookie play in that area of the lane.” 191. Pluhowsky was looking for her second career
of the year. I felt it was a pretty good season, but I’m sad I didn’t give The victory also helped Tan earn an invitation to PWBA Tour title and first win since the relaunch of
myself enough of a chance to make the top 16 because I struggled at the the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship. the tour in 2015.
majors. I’m looking forward, though, and know the things I have to Tan needed to win to earn the final spot at the O’Keefe moved onto the semifinal by besting
work on for next season.” Tour Championship. If she would have lost the title United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Liz
Bercier made the decision to join the tour season after establishing her match, the final spot would have gone to Johnson of Palatine, Illinois, 257-213. Johnson was
business, Berberry Health & Wellness, in 2017. Bercier, a registered die- Indonesia’s Tannya Roumimper based on her spot in search of her third win at the Players
titian and certified health coach, managed the challenging lane condi- on the points list. Championship after claiming the 2001 and 2017
tions and responsibilities of work from week to week throughout the “I was thinking about it, but I didn’t focus too titles.
season, and she hopes she can inspire others through her efforts in both. much on it,” said Tan, who was the runner-up earli- O’Keefe rolled strikes on eight of her first nine
“I started my business in April of 2017, and we moved to Michigan in er this season at the Nationwide PWBA Greater deliveries to win Sunday’s opening match against
November that year,” Bercier said. “I felt last year wasn’t the right time Cleveland Open. “I can’t control the outcome, but Ukraine’s Dasha Kovalova, 222-195. Kovalova
to come out on tour, because I wanted to get that off the ground and cre- it’s a bonus for me. It’s something I’ve only done was looking for her third title of 2019 and second
ate a solid foundation. It was a lot to manage both, but I love it. I want once, so I’m really, really happy to be going back.” major after winning the USBC Queens.
to help people get healthy, so if I’m able to come out here and bowl and O’Keefe won three games on Sunday to earn her The 16 finalists for the Tour Championship also
create inspiration for others to take their health seriously, that’s my mis- spot in the title match, averaging more than 236 to are set with the conclusion of the Players
sion.” get there. She was in search of her fifth title of the Championship.
Bercier has represented Canada in international competition since 2019 season and third career major. Joining Tan, O’Keefe, Pluhowsky, Johnson and
2013 and was part of the junior team from 2008-2010. She also was a She fought the left lane during her semifinal win Kovalova in Richmond will be Danielle McEwan
collegiate standout for the University of Nebraska, helping the against Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, and of Stony Point, New York; Jordan Richard of
Cornhuskers win the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association against Tan, and noted the missed spares to start the Tecumseh, Michigan; Missy Parkin of Laguna
(NCAA) Women’s Bowling Championship. championship match were inexcusable. Hills, California; Clara Guerrero of Colombia; Liz
Since the relaunch of the PWBA Tour in 2015, the honor of PWBA “I was playing the left lane, at minimum, three or Kuhlkin of Schenectady, New York; defending
Rookie of the Year has been awarded to Stefanie Johnson of McKinney, four more than the right lane the whole day,” said champion Maria José Rodriguez of Colombia;
Texas (2015); Singapore’s New Hui Fen (2016); Poland’s Daria Pajak O’Keefe, who made her sixth championship-round Bryanna Coté of Red Rock, Arizona; Stefanie
(2017); and Jordan Richard of Tecumseh, Michigan (2018). appearance of the season. “I only made a three and Johnson of McKinney, Texas; Josie Barnes of
three on the right lane, but it was more like a six Nashville, Tennessee; Shayna Ng of Singapore; and
and five on the left lane before it started to hook too Sandra Andersson of Sweden.
early and I made the ball change.” All competitors at the 2019 PWBA Players
O’Keefe’s bounce back at the Players Championship rolled 18 games of qualifying over
Championship after missing the cut at the 2018 two days to determine the 18 players advancing to
event was a credit to her resilience, though, as she round-robin match play.
also locked up the PWBA Player of the Year award Advancers bowled an additional 18 games in
for the second consecutive season. match play, including a position round, and 36-
“I don’t let the past negatively affect me,” game totals, including bonus pins, determined the
O’Keefe said. “I learn what I can from it and con- five players moving onto the stepladder finals.
HANSEN
Continued from Page 1
The Helsingborg tournament – named in honor of the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule along
Swedish PBA star Martin Larsen – involved multi- with the
ple six-game qualifying squads to arrive at 52 FloBowling ATX Invite and the U.S. Open. The
finalists. Qualifiers 17-40 plus 12 other special WBT Thailand Open will take place in Bangkok
qualifiers bowled the four-game Step One, with the Sept. 27-Oct. 4 and the Kuwait Open at Kuwait
top 16 advancing to Step Two along with qualifiers Bowling Center in Kuwait City Oct. 31-Nov. 6.
1-18. The 34 players in Step Two bowled a six- The ATX Invite is a special non-title, non-points
game block, with the top 18 advancing to Step event that will take place Sept. 21 at Dart Bowl in
Three for another six-game round. The top four Austin, Texas. The U.S. Open, the final major
based on 12-game totals from Steps 2 and 3 deter- championship on the 2019 schedule, will be held
mined the stepladder finalists. Oct. 23-30 at Victory Lanes Family Entertainment
Two PBA International-WBT events remain on Center in Mooresville, North Carolina.
October 2 - 8, 2019 SPORTS REPORTER 3
EĂŵĞ͗ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺWŚŽŶĞEƵŵďĞƌ͗ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
ͺͺ
ͺͺͺͺ
ͺͺͺͺ
ͺ
>ĞĂŐƵĞ͗ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
ͺͺ
ͺͺͺͺ
ͺͺ
ͺͺ
ͺͺ ͺ-DĂŝů͗ͺͺ
ͺͺ ͺͺ
ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ
6 SPORTS REPORTER October 2 - 8, 2019
United States, Japan Win Singles at 2019 World Bowling Senior Championships
By Matt Cannizzaro - USBC thinking and versatility that earned him a spot in the medal like to finish a little better," said Johnson, also a USBC
LAS VEGAS - Senior Team USA's Lennie Boresch Jr. round after Wednesday's six games of qualifying. Hall of Famer. "The lanes today were challenging and a lit-
delivered a strike on the first shot of his final frame to He said the 42-foot World Bowling Tokyo oil pattern tle different from lane to lane and pair to pair, so you real-
claim the first gold medal played tighter on the championship pair of ly had to keep thinking about what you were doing. Each
for the United States at the lanes, so a little more surface and throwing the time I step on the lanes, I hope to learn something. I also
2019 World Bowling ball harder and straighter were his keys to suc- never give up, which was shown today."
Senior Championships. cess. Johnson, a left-hander, made the medal round by just two
The United States "I caught a couple bad breaks and a couple pins, which included a 230 finish to the six-game qualify-
Bowling Congress Hall of good breaks, and thought I was going to lose it ing block.
Famer outlasted Canada's there at the end," Boresch said. "He had a Her success is a result of some recent equipment changes
Michael Snow, 188-177, in chance to shut me out, I believe, but that was that have her feeling much more confident.
the men's singles final, out of my control. Fortunately, I got up and got "Something felt off, so I went back to some old pitches
while Japan's Yumiko a mark in the 10th to seal the gold." and an old span, and
Yoshida defeated top seed In the nearby women's singles final Thursday, I've been throwing
Susanne Olsson of Sweden, Yoshida didn't throw her first strike until the the ball much bet-
209-185, in the women's fifth frame, but three consecutive strikes ter," Johnson said. "I
final. allowed her to pull away from Olsson. Olsson wasn't able to grind
The win marked the first USBC photo was the singles silver medalist at the 2015 out the checks like I
individual gold medal for Lennie Boresch Jr World Senior Championships, and she went on had been, so I need-
Boresch in three appear- to win the Masters gold medal later in the ed to make some
ances at the World Senior Championships. He helped Team week. changes. It's nice to
USA to team titles in 2015 and 2017, but his best perform- Yoshida earned her spot in the final with a 185-158 semi- see those paying off,
ance in singles was a bronze medal in 2017. final win over Canada's Sharon Tataryn, while Olsson and I hope the
"It was quite the journey today, and the matches were edged Senior Team USA's Tish Johnson, 192-186. momentum can con-
pretty tough, but it's just an awesome feeling right now," tinue throughout the
USBC photo
Boresch said. "It was very emotional (on the podium). week." Tish Johnson
There's nothing better than representing your country, and This week's dou-
then being able to win it and pull out the gold is something. bles event started immediately after the singles medal cer-
That's our goal - just to get as many medals as we can. I'm emony, with the first half of the men's field taking the
overwhelmed and kind of speechless. It's a great start to lanes. The rest of the men and all women's teams will bowl
hopefully a great week." their six games of qualifying Friday, before the field is cut
The championship bout between Boresch and Snow was to the top four teams in each division for the semifinals.
far different than their high-scoring semifinal matches. The 2019 World Senior Championships features nearly
While it appeared that three unmade splits from Snow in 260 competitors from 41 countries. In 2017, the tourna-
the first six frames would be his undoing, he rallied with ment visited Munich.
three consecutive strikes, and a 4-9 split from Boresch in Competitors are competing for medals in singles, dou-
the ninth frame gave Snow a chance to lock up the gold bles, team, all-events and Masters competition.
medal with three more strikes in the 10th frame. USBC photo To be eligible, bowlers must be 50 years of age or older
After Snow left the 2-8 combination on his first offering, Lennie Boresch Jr and Yumiko Yoshida during the year of the event.
Boresch tossed a strike to win. The 41 countries represented this week in Las Vegas are
In their semifinal matches, the two were clean and com- Tataryn, Johnson, Torgersen and Spiteri each earned Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Brazil,
bined for 17 strikes. Snow defeated top seed Tore bronze medals for their performances. Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech
Torgersen of Norway (248-214), and Boresch topped Mark The effort marked the first singles medal for Johnson at Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France,
Spiteri of Malta (246-223). the event. She is the only one of the Senior Team USA Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy Japan, Malta,
In the final, the two combined for five open frames - four women to participate in all four World Senior Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
splits and a washout. Championships, which first was contested in 2013 and is Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South
held every two years. Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Ukraine,
On the way to the title, Boresch used some of the quick "I'm happy to have medaled, but, of course, I would've Venezuela and Wales.
AT JERSEY LANES
Chris Schenck 288 Anthony Littlejohn 269 Gepe Perez, Sr 256
LINDEN, NJ - Chris Schenck fired a high game of LINDEN, NJ - Anthony Littlejohn led the scoring in the LINDEN, NJ - Gepe Perez Sr fired a high game of 256
288 in the Plav Post 91 League. Hawthorne Avenue League rolling a high game of 269. in the Latinos Unidos League.
Christoper Aponte hit 279, and Brian Ross 269. Johnny Shaw hit 253, Mo Day 244, Theresa James Roundtree hit 247, Erwin Luna 238, and
In the Union County Mixed John Miller rolled 246, McKnight 215, Sharonda Strothers 211, and Marie Shondea Daren 220.
Thea Lee, Elaine O’Neal 233, and Solon Frazilus 222. Dixon 210.
October 2 - 8, 2019 SPORTS REPORTER 7
(Inside Farmingdale Lanes) 999 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735 - epicedgebowling@gmail.com - (631) 694-4575
8 SPORTS REPORTER October 2 - 8, 2019
ROCKAWAY ROLLERS
Richard Mayer 299 Jesus Cruz 268 Thomas Hubert 267
ROCKAWAY NJ - Richard Mayer topped the scoring in the ROCKAWAY, NJ - Jesus Cruz fired a high game of 268 in ROCKAWAY NJ - Thomas Hubert rolled 267, Ryan Scholz
Rockaway Mixed League rolling a high game of 299. the County Tuesday Night Mixed League. 246, and Louis Bracero 237 in the Monday Nite Mixed.
Keith Brower rolled 289 Ricard McColligan 278 Chris Regina Nataluk rolled 243, Jarvis Goldberry 241 Jose Tim Bender shot 210, Jorge Garban 205, and Ned Nardone
Systsma 264, Nidia Haneveld 258, and Steve Woods 256. Acevedo and Tom Reynolds 237, and Bob Garcia 225. and Tom Lindow 201 in the Strikes and Spares League.
Alex Dalmedo shot 242, John Uffer 210, and Robert
Felipe Labastida 278 Van Thompson 268 Hacker 189 in the Greenbriar Seniors League.
ROCKAWYA NJ - Felipe Labastida fired a high game of ROCKAWAY, NJ - Van Thompson rolled 268, James Stiles
278 in the Chester Men’s League. 266 Mark Bradley 266 Mark Bradley 259, and Aaron Michael Holdnak 267
Joey Lamont rolled 257 Chris Viotle 246, Joseph Shruby 246 in the Rockaway Foursome League. ROCKAWAY, NJ - Michael Holdnak rolled 267, Jim
Wilkinson 236 and Mark Novebre 232. Westergaard and Heriberto Matias 258, Robert Rhodes 256,
Tammy Baldwin rolled 199, Kagty Glendon 179 and Chris Bakos 267 and Jim Testa 247 in the Thursday Nite Mixed League.
Dorothy Ruff 168 in the Rockaway Women’s League. ROCKAWAY, NJ - In the Nor Bu Lodge League Chris In the Fox Hills Seniors League Joe Tobjy and Steve
Bakos rolled 267, John Hearn 243, and Andy Boyd 238. Friedman rolled 226, and Steve Freidman 222.