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Vol. 72 No. 22 August 3 - 9, 2011 50 cents

Danny Wiseman Wins PBA East Region Cap Card Open

By Russ Mills LEBANON, Pa. Danny Wiseman of Baltimore, defeated Tommy Gollick of Oberlin, Pa., 289-229, to win the Professional Bowlers Association East Region Cap Card Open at Cedar Lanes Sunday. The win was Wisemans 9th career regional title. Wiseman earned $2,700 for the win while Gollick earned $1,500 as the runner-up. Wiseman defeated Marty Berke of Allentown, Pa., 236-216, and Gollick defeated Rick Graham of Lancaster, Pa., 206-199, in the semifinal round. Berke and Graham each earned $1,050 as semifinal round losers. In the round of 8 where the best of three games moves on and losers are eliminated and earn $800 each: Wiseman def. Kevin Smith, Champion Danny Wiseman with Cedar Lanes proprietor Harrisburg, Pa., 2-1, Berke def. Rusty Darrin Armel. Thomsen, Morgan, N.J., 2-0, Graham def. Jeff Voght, Canajoharie, N.Y., 2Levittown, Pa., 3-0, Stadtler def. Joe Paluszek, 0, and Gollick def. Jason Stadtler, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Pa., 3-1, Graham def. John DiSantis, N.J., 2-1. Wilmington, Del., 3-1, Voght def. Adam Baer, In the round of 16 its the best of five games that Gettysburg, Pa., 3-0, and Gollick def. Jim Tomek moves on and the losers eliminated each earned Jr., of Camp Hill, Pa., 3-0. $650 each: Wiseman def. Johnathan Bower, Perfect games were rolled by Rick Graham and Middletown, Pa., 3-0, Thomsen def. David Kevin Smith who each rolled two 300s and Harvey, Danville, Pa., 3-1, Berke def. Jay Boyle, Champion Danny Wiseman tossed one perfecto in Garnet Valley, Pa., 3-1, Smith def. Gary Shultis, the event.

Jay Pintus, Jay Vaccaro 300-794 At Majestic Lanes

HOPELAWN, NJ Jay Pintus earned top honors in the Monday Main Event League at Majestic Lanes firing games of 244-256 before hitting a 300 to tally the high series of 800. Jay Vaccaro also blasted a 300 game, along with games of 277 and 217 for a 794 set. Bill Daunno rolled 268-258-213739, Peter Labella, Jr. 257-268212-737, Sean McAuliffe 257248-234-736, Eric Oppenheimer 238-237-256-731, Nick Viverito 247-256-219-722, Matthew Manenty 268-236-202-706, and Suzan McGettigan 203-246.

Jim Zimmerman Hit 299-1026 At Holiday Bowl

OAKLAND, NJ Jim Zimmerman topped the scoring in the Heineken Summer Trio League at Holiday Bowl firing games of 299-253-246-228 for a high series of 1026. Pat Powell rolled a near-perfect 299 game as well. Nick Wells rolled 247-268-246245-1006, followed by Shawn Aiello with 258-279-980, Jason Corning 279-257-975, Bill Howell III 256-247-975, Joe Truchan 265-236-936, Joey Nelson 255-237-931, Mike Mullin 249-258-929, Charles Anderson 242-238-905, Mike Morgan 244-243-903, and Bob Lipinski 248-232-902.

Bob Lipinski 300 at T-Bowl

WAYNE, NJ Bob Lipinski blasted a 300 game in the Thursday Doubles League at T-Bowl Lanes. Jim Hosier shot 275, Harvey Ely 268-258-752, Jamey DeSanto 255, John Cavalcante 249, Rick Warren and Matt Snell 246, and Joanne Egan 236.

Paul Stolp and Sean Riccardi Win Open Doubles At Storm Bowlers Journal Championships
By Matt Cannizzaro RENO, Nev. - Casey Murphy of Nixa, Mo., likes to prepare for the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships by competing at the nearby Storm Bowlers Journal Championships presented by USBC. The 32-year-old right-hander enjoys the challenging lane condition because it gives him a chance to get his armswing loose and make sure his skills are as sharp as possible. This year, the extra effort helped him to a $10,000 payday as the event's Open Singles champion. "It feels great," said Murphy, who rolled games of 267, 277, 187 and 259 for a 990 total. "I've worked really hard on my game, and winning this lets me know the hard work is paying off. It's really hard to put into words." Murphy lives just north of Joplin, Mo., where a devastating tornado touched down a little more than a month ago. Murphy and his teammates were just happy to get to Reno without issue. "It really puts everything into perspective," said Murphy, a software engineer for ANPAC, who bowls league at Enterprise Park Lanes. "We heard some of the death toll numbers while we were bowling. We were lucky to get to Reno. The Bowlers Journal really turned my week into a Regular Singles and Regular All-Events, but he's happy to share this success with his friend. "This feels really good," Riccardi said. "We thought 1,800 was a good score, but we didn't think it would hold up. We saw some big names come through and not beat us, so we thought we had a really good chance after all. It's pretty cool. I'm happy to help Paul get a title. He's wanted one for a while, and he bowled really well. " Fresh off another solid performance at the USBC Open Championships, 2007 Regular Team champion Bryon Smith of Roseburg, Ore., took his skills across town to the Grand Sierra Resort and claimed the Classic Singles title at the 2011 Bowlers Journal Championships with a 951 set. He posted games of 264, 193, 236 and 258 to win the $1,600 top prize, and the effort also helped the 2003 USBC Masters winner to a share of the top spot on the Dual Entry prize list along with Brett Wolfe of Tempe, Ariz., the 2002 Masters champion, who rolled a 951 set on the way to a third-place finish in Open Singles. They each received $550 for topping the Dual Entry standings. See Storm

Sean Riccardi and Paul Stolp positive." In the tournament's Open Doubles battle, Paul Stolp of Edison, N.J., and Sean Riccardi of Piscataway, N.J., emerged victorious with a 1,842 effort. Stolp led the duo with games of 257, 277, 228 and 185 for a 947 total, while Riccardi added 247, 193, 221 and 234 for an 895 total and $7,500 prize check. Riccardi rolled a 300 game at the 2009 Open Championships, which helped him to top-10 finishes in

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August 3 - 9, 2011

J o a n Ta y l o r s Te n P i n R a p . . . .
It is hard top believe that Rockaway Lanes is hosted its 11th Annual Pro Image Bowling Camp. I have attached a Star Wars theme to this years sessions. Why? Because fourcount emfour gold level certified coaches were among the 11-member coaching staff, a first for any bowling camp or clinic anywhere. There are only 39 goldlevel coaches on the entire planet! Returning gold coaches Fred Borden (Yoda), Ken Yokobosky (Han Solo) and Jeri Edwards (Princess Leia). New to the team is Wichita State University had coach Gordon Vadakin (Ben Obiwan Kenobi). Any of the other coaches could be Luke Skywalker. They are: Greg Rottengen, Noel Vega, Chip Vincent, Bobby Willis, John Neral, and Al Jones. Borden has written numerous books and produced several videos for coaching. He, along with Edwards, Yokobosky, Ron Hatfield, Alex Hamilton and Andy Parker produce Mybowlingcoach.com. More recently Borden was named USBC Coach of the Year in Grapevine, Texas. Edwards is former head coach and was the first female coach of Team USA. This team of stars spent time on and off the lanes with 31 bowling students, offering guidance for the physical as well as mental game. Three students were women, three students were lefthanders. The oldest was Bob Rutherford, turning 74 next month. My average has been going down, so I wanted to come to camp to improve. My teammate attended the camp last year and recommended it. It must have been worth it because he rolled two 300 games last season, and he went to the camp twice. The youngest was 15-year-old Jake Rollins, Glen Rock who was attending his third camp. Why attend more than once? There is a lot to remember each time, he said. Every time I attended, I improved (my average) about 10 pins per year. I am up to a 212 average. This Glen Rock High School sophomore was working on not bending over the foul line, proving there is always something to learn. Every year camp director Ken Yokobosky, along with Fred Borden, tweaked the format and schedule. This year, the new addition was bronze coach Chip Vincent, an employee of the Pro Image Pro shop, sanding cover stock of bowling balls to show how that would affect ball reaction. He said he was giving the ball more surface. It is important to match the surface of the ball with the surface of the lane at that time. Vincent attended the camp five times, and then went through the process to become a certified coach. He is also certified through the Dick Ritger bowling camps. But maybe the best coach on staff is the Pro trainer (C-Three-pio), a comprehensive video device that enables Yokobosky to make videos from the back and side of each student, and add commentary and even draw lines on the video to illustrate a point. He often composed the videos with a pro bowler on one side comparing with the student on the other side. Everything that could be covered in three days was explained, then put into hands-on practice: The physical game, mental game, lane play and equipment. Each section was broken into several components. Perhaps the most significant was spare shooting, which can be key to winning or losing a match or tournament. You would be amazed at how intricate a game of tenpins can be: the start, timing, ball speed, distance, the shape of the shot, the release, the sliding leg, wrist action, hand and finger rotation, and so much more until the ball actually reaches the pins and yields the almighty strike (or spare). Okay, so there was no Darth Vader as such, but the enemy was in the bad bowling habits that coaches eradicated with their own brand of Death Ray. And in the end, goodness triumphed over evil. It should be noted that Jackie Willis held the camp together, keeping coaches and students on track with the full schedule. The 31 students from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia never complained about any sore muscles (a first), but rather couldnt wait to get back onto the lanes to apply what they had learned and to learn even more. The coaches rotated from lane to lane, each one asking either What did coach soand-so have you work on? or What would you like to do? This included three pairs of fathers and sons. Moorestowns Ed Ryan brought both sons, Tyler and Joe for return sessions. They could return home and coach each other now. The epitome of wanting to learn more was Eric Gentilella, attending his fifth bowling camp. He is a student and on the Developmental Team at Wichita State, a great achievement for his first year in college. When asked why he returned to the camp when already experiencing the rigors of the a big part of what I have done so far. And if Im lucky enough to make the Select Team (the premier team at Wichita State) there will always be something to learn. That team only takes 12 male and 12 female students. He was wearing a team tee shirt with the motto Learn-work-win on the back. Then there was Grant Nurse from middle Jersey. This 70-year-old started bowling 18 months ago and felt that the camp would teach him how to do it effectively. He is serious about everything he does. When he took up golf, he attended five golf clinics. On Sunday afternoon the campers participated in a low ball tournament. Picking off a corner pin counted as one. A gutterball counted as a strike, or ten. A gutterball on the second shot counted as a spare. It was not as easy as you would think, either. The four finalists were Joseph Shaparis, Brooklyn, Jake Rollins, Glen Rock (the youngest participant at age 15), Ed Ryan, Moorestown, and Roger Shell, Manhattan. By the way, for people who perceive bowlers as low on the sports totem pole, Mr. Shell is a professional cellist on Broadway and formerly with various pop singers and groups. All four continued the low ball format on two lanes set with mock television lighting, and with spectator chairs lining the outer sides of the lanes. Shaparis and Rollins went to the championship game and it was Joseph Shaparis, 25, who won a free campership for next year, valued at more than $600. As if three days of intense learning werent enough, I overheard one camper ask Ken Yokobosky if he gives private coaching as well, which he does. All of the coaches do. The Jedi warriors were now ready to conquer it alllane conditions, spareshooting, adjustments, and tweaking the surface of their equipment, or buying new equipment (along with a myriad of grades of sandpaper). May the Force be with them!

Idle bowling thoughts. Great job by all involved with the staging of the women's U.S.Open at Cowboy Stadium during Bowl Expo. It had to be the result of many from many bowling groups working well together. And when all the head counting is complete it could well be the largest number of people ever to attend a bowling event. Of all the different balls used in various sports and games the bowling ball has become one of the most sophisticated. And a deep knowledge of bowling balls, their advantages and everything else can be the difference between winning and losing at the highest levels. It won't be long before little kids, and I mean little, will be carrying around sanction cards and proof of their scratch average and their legal handicap average and their bumper bowling average. When are the airlines going to give bowlers a break on luggage costs for bowling balls when they are going to a tournament? I remember being on a flight that ran into weather trouble and was bobbing up and down like a cork on the end of a fishing line. And then a weak voice was heard, "Anybody on board want to buy a bowling ball cheap?" We have been trying to become an Olympic sport almost since the beginning of organized bowling. One bowling official, frustrated by bowling's failed attempts to get into the regular games, proposed bowling for the winter games. It didn't faze him that the winter sports must be played on snow or ice. He suggested bowling lanes and all the rest of the bowling equipment be carved of ice.

Every bowler should think about bowling in a tournament, at least now and then. There is one for every bowler of every average, every age and every sized pocket book. It has been estimated that some 10,000 are conducted around the world every year. Hugh Miller of Seattle, a solid national, regional and senior pro champion, became the 40th person to win more than a million dollars in pro events. That sounds good except when you look at golf where that many golfers make a million or nearly that much in a single year. Don't get frustrated, just don't read the golf and tennis and other high paying lists---and think about the many sports that have folded or still struggle to survive. Though the maximum weight allowed for a bowling ball is 16 pounds, few bowlers need use the limit. The idea is for you to toss the ball comfortably, not have it throw you. Only the late Dick Weber and Johnny Petraglia have won pro titles in six different decades. In addition to the many obstacles preventing such a feat the most obvious one is just keeping healthy enough that long to continue in top flight play. Bowling's biggest need is an all-purpose weekly bowling show that features all type of bowling competition, instruction, up close and personal interviews and a little bit of everything about bowling that can whet the appetite of longtime bowlers and those with casual interest. Bowling still bestows more awards than any other sport. That can only be topped by coming up with another award, an award annually presented to every competitive bowler who never before won an award.

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Will Blanco, Bobby Manella 616 at North Arlington

By Vince Albrecht NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 03-11-11 Will Blanco blasted a third game of 239 to finish with 616 and Bobby Manella closed with 230 and matched Wills series as both boys led their teams to sweeps of their opponents in North Arlingtons Adult-Junior Doubles. Wills effort helped the Cardinals take out 4 Ts Laneside #2 while Bobbys champion 18 And A Half thundered past the A Girls. 13-year-old Nikki Arrigo tallied 180 for the latter. The position battle for second place was a tightly contested affair, with Those Guys holding onto a one point edge by managing three points from 4 Ts Laneside #1, 1093-1073. Taylor Horniacek was instrumental in 4 Ts two close wins with her over average games of 146, 139; Danny Bivin rolled 175496 for Those Guys. Both teams will square off again in the finale. Meanwhile, the Mega Monkeys kept their flickering hopes alive for a third place finish by grabbing two of three from Team Awesome II. Sam Passaro found the line after a low-scoring opening game to finish with strong 180,165 scores; Margaret Ziobro had a big over average second game to help account for Team Awesome IIs sole win, 394-381. Rounding out the evenings action, G-Force surprised the Bottlecaps, 7-0 as 10-year-old Kyle Sanzo came through with two above average scores; leading the Bottlecaps was Chris McBride with a 166 finish. This sessions junior over average leaders were Sam Passaro +78, Bobby Manella +50, Margaret Ziobro +43, Will Blanco +39, Danny Bivin and Chris McBride +21, Kyle Sanzo +19, Nikki Arrigo +14 and Taylor Horniacek +12. High scores from the adults included Tim Bray 254-692, Tommy Horniacek 246685 and Joe Cauwels 234-646.

AT FARMINGDALE
Steve Gonzalez 780
FARMINGDALE, NY Steve Gonzalez topped the scoring in the Tuesday Party League firing games of 289-233-258 for a high series of 780. Fred Catapano rolled 211-245-223-682, and Lloyd Hasluck 256-223669. Thomas Altamura rolled 247-279-700 in the Saturday Friends & Co. League, helping his team Kats take 2nd place in the league.

James Curran 278

FARMINGDALE, NY James Curran rolled 278-226-244 for a high series of 666 in the Monday 3-Man League. In the Kegel Challenge (different sport shot every week), Adam Chase rolled 257-266-224-747. In another session, Adam Chase rolled 227-20-257-684. In the Tuesday Party League Larry Johnson rolled 280-710, Willy McCan 693, Rob Spann 686, and George Bove 669.

Brian Beale 716

FARMINGDALE, NY - Brian Beale led the scoring in the Tuesday Party League firing games of 224-258-234 for a high series of 716. Mike TenBrink rolled 267, Rob Larsen 225-256-660, James Curran 235-246-691, Nicholas DiLauro 224-220-247-691, and Nelson 216226-229-671. In the Monday 3-Man League, Tom Colon rolled 247-258-698, James Curran 227-224-246-697, and Brian Beale 210-268-206-684. In another session James Curran rolled 279, Brian Beale 266-660, and Dave Holub 687.

PBA HIGHLIGHTS
Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt player Brian Kretzer was inducted into the Greater Dayton (Ohio) USBC Hall of Fame Aug. 2. Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt player Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., has been elected to the United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors as an athlete representative. The other four athlete representatives on the USBC Board are newly re-elected Tony Manna of Omaha; PBA members Andrew Cain of Phoenix and Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev., and Vernon Peterson of Lake Wales, Fla. PBA Media Relations representative Bill Vint of East Troy, Wis., also was elected to the USBC Board while BPAA Past-President and PBA Senior member Jim Sturm of Dunbar, W.Va., was elected to a one-year term as USBC President, effective Aug. 1. Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt player Ronnie Russell defeated Australias Thomas Gross, 254-248, to win the inaugural Brunswick Italia Challenge at Red & Black Bowling in Asti, Italy, and an $11,500 first prize, in late June. Gross defeated fellow PBA Tour exempt player Chris Loschetter, 231-216, in the semifinal round.

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August 3 - 9, 2011

Kegel Puts Farmingdale Lanes on the MAP

Farmingdale Lanes, one of only five centers worldwide, had Kegel Lane Precision MAP its lanes The end results . . . better carry . . . better scores . . . happier bowlers.
Maple Family Centers proprietors, John and Joe LaSpina, learned about lane mapping at a recent conference and having full confidence that Kegel Lane Precision would deliver on its claim, went forward and mapped their lanes. Bill Mongeau of Kegel Lane Precision states that lane mapping measures the slope of the lane, board to board across the entire lane surface. Lasers are shot across each lane identifying height variations, which once fed into a sophisticated computer program results in a map that pinpoints each lanes slopes. Those slopes are leveled to 1/4000th of an inch (about the thickness of one piece of paper), board to board, across and down the length of the lane--resulting in the flattest, most playable lane surface in the world. Farmingdale Lanes is one of only five (5) bowling centers worldwide to have their lanes mapped. Maple Family Centers; Farmingdale Lanes, Rockville Centre Lanes, Jib Lanes, Coram Country Lanes and Maple Lanes, recently invited a wide sampling of their customers to attend a lane mapping seminar hosted by Kegel at Farmingdale Lanes. During the presentation, the mapping process was explained as was how it improves the base scoring condition. Using a video of Pete Weber bowling in Kegels training center bowling on a pair of lanes, one of which was purposely sloped to 1/4000th and the adjoining perfectly level, as Farmingdales now are. Mongeau showed the dramatic difference in ball reaction, from lane to lane. Weber would hit the exact same spot on both lanes, at exactly the same speed and angle, and see drastically different results-burying the ball on one lane and missing the head pin to the right on the other. Proof that the underling unevenness of the lane, not just the pattern of lane conditioner can dramatically affect ball reaction. After explaining lane mapping and sharing the Weber video, Mongeau took Maple Family Centers bowlers to the lanes at Farmingdale, had them bowl 4 games across 8 pair, on a different conditioning patterns, not letting on what each pair or lane offered. All were asked the record their scores, their favorite pair of lanes, and to write comments on what they experienced on each pair/lane. The scores, comments and conditioning patterns provide Farmingdale Lanes with valued information on what scoring condition works best. We recognize Kegels full understanding of lanes, surfaces and all that goes into scorability. Thats why we invested in lane mapping. We are seeing the results right this very minute and couldnt be happier for Farmingdales bowlers, myself among them states Joe LaSpina, proprietor.

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August 3 - 9, 2011

Bowlers Score Big at New Jersey State Championship Tournament

By Joanne Ramsey The New Jersey State USBC Bowling Association ran the state championship tournament at Knob Hill Country Lanes, Manalapan, for five weekends. Al Gonsiska and John Colgate, co-managers, said that this is the biggest state tournament in many years. This is also the first year the NJ State Association is running the tournament. In past years, it was the responsibility of the local association who bid on having it. Colgate said, I am very happy with the turn out. We had 241 teams with5 bowlers on a team, 542 doubles, 1084 singles and 836 in the all-events. Colgate also commented on the Scores that ran high with 10 - 300 games, 5 - 800 series, 12 11-in-a-row games and a multitude of 700 series. Complete results and honor scores can be found at www.njbowling.com. Here is a list of Champions by Event:
Team Handicap: -Pull It To The Side 3596 from Scotch Plains -Team members: Michael Mannino (507), Nick Peros (718), Kenneth Kosiba (546), Ronald Beesa Jr (730), Dave Sabin (833) Team Scratch: -Cagey Veterans 3471 from New York, NY Team Members: George Cretella (700), David Topolewski (801), Michael Mullin (731), Pete Danyo Jr (590), and Mitchell Sacks (649). Doubles Handicap: -Brian McRae (669) and Scott Deliantis (645) = 1314 + 327 = 1641 from Carteret, NJ Doubles Scratch: -John Gualtieri (716) and Ray Smarsh (776) = 1492 - from Hazlet, NJ Singles Handicap: -Paul Donnelly Jr (867) from Franklinville, NJ Singles Scratch: -David Merrill (849) - from Griggstown, NJ All Events Scratch -Div A: Ron Papp, Trenton, NJ (2282) Div B: Brian Gardner, Bordentown, NJ (2067) -Div C: David Bennett, Cape May Court House, NJ (1967) -Div D: Deborah Calderone, Willingsboro, NJ (1908) The H. Wesley Bogle award is presented to Ron Papp for his outstanding All Events of 2282 and his exceptional performance in the tournament.

FINAL FRAME
Peter Matteo
Peter Matteo, a Past President of Morris County BA and a former NJ State Travel League member, passed away on July 23rd, 2011. He had retired and was living in The Villages, FL. He had been in poor health this past year. Condolences may be sent to: Mrs. Joan Matteo, 3176 Roswell Road, The Villages, FL 32162..

Ron Papp of Trenton, NJ (center) captured the New Jersey State Championship Tournament All-Events title as well as the H. Wesley Bogle award and here presenting his plaque are tournament comanagers John Colgate on the left and Al Gonsiska.

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Storm Bowlers Journal Championships

Continued from page 1
The Dual Entry feature includes bowlers who chose to use their four-game totals for doubles and singles at the same time. In the 205 & Under Singles, Rick Bertrand of Sacramento, Calif., tossed games of 242, 237, 186 and 187 for an 852 total and earned $2,000 for the victory, while Christopher Hopper of Los Angeles outdistanced his 180 & Under "Pins Over Average" Singles competitors with a +218 total. His efforts earned him $700. In Senior Singles, Rick Vittone of Tecumseh, Ontario, claimed the top prize with games of 241, 216, 233 and 225 for a 915 total. Vittone, who won the 2011 Metro Detroit USBC Senior Masters crown, earned $5,000 for his Bowlers Journal victory. The Senior Doubles title and $2,000 first-place prize went to Rick Thomas of Willowbrook, Ill., and Dennis Campbell of Alsip, Ill., who posted a 1,783 total. Campbell led the way with games of 243, 243, 201 and 240 for a 927 set, while Thomas contributed 211, 208, 210 and 227 for 856. In February, Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, won the 2011 Masters at the National Bowling Stadium, and he returned to Reno three months later to grab the Bowlers Journal Mixed Doubles title with Urbandale's Angela Chirpich. Hess' Masters title earned him $50,000 and a two-year exemption on the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour, while he and Chirpich took home $1,000 for their win. Hess led the pair with games of 245, 189, 244 and 189 for an 876 set, and Chirpich added 199, 167, 194 and 265 for 825 and a 1,692 total. The Bowlers Journal Championships was being held alongside the Open Championships for the 65th year.
Presenting sponsors for the 2011 USBC Open Championships are Circus Circus, Eldorado Hotel Casino Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno. Other sponsors include Sands Regency Casino Hotel, official brackets sponsor, Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Humana, official registration sponsor, US Steltronic, official scoring system, and supporting sponsors Storm Bowling Products, UPS, Nationwide Insurance, Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa, Harrah's Reno Casino and Hotel and Peppermill Hotel Casino.
OPEN SINGLES 1, Casey Murphy, Nixa, Mo., 990. 2, Nicholas Dean, New Bedford, Mass., 963. 3, Brett Wolfe, Tempe, Ariz., 951. 4, Paul Stolp, Edison, N.J., 947. 5, Rob Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 942. 6, Richard Burger Jr., Philadelphia, 938. 7, Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., 926. 8, Mark D'Angelo, Elmira, N.Y., 917. 9, Peter Spreadbury, Oak Forest, Ill., 908. 10, Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 906. 205 & UNDER SINGLES 1, Rick Bertrand, Sacramento, Calif., 852. 2, Keith Klenck, Chicago, 846. 3, Larry Stephens, Corona, Calif., 842. 4, Shawn Jenkins, Bluefield, W.Va., 831. 5, John Vargas, Walnut Creek, Calif., 829. 6, Dan Johnson, Gwinner, N.D., 822. 7, James Thatcher, Woodridge, Ill., 816. 8, Stanley Freitas Jr., Hanford, Calif., 814. 9, Vincent Treola Jr., Gilbert, Ariz., 811. 10, Edgardo Puscon, San Francisco, 809. SENIOR SINGLES 1, Rick Vittone, Tecumseh, Ontario, 915. 2 (tie), Craig Harrington, Herriman, Utah, and Phil Karwoski Sr., South Hadley, Mass., 911. 4 (tie), Steve Skrinski, Kirkland, Wash., and Ryan Lever, New Berlin, Wis., 909. 6, Rich Cook, Olympia, Wash., and D. Scott Johnson, Terre Haute, Ind., 903. 8, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 884. 9, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 882. 10, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, 877. CLASSIC SINGLES 1, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 951. 2, Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 907. 3, Nathan Abow, Swansea, Mass., 895. 4, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 884. 5 (tie), Matthew Brockett, Clinton, Conn., and David Ruder, Edmond, Okla., 879. 7, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 871. 8, Eddie VanDaniker, Essex, Md., 867. 9, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 866. 10, David Leverage, Peoria, Ariz., 862. 180 & UNDER "PINS OVER AVERAGE" SINGLES 1, Christopher Hopper, Los Angeles, +218. 2, Donald Fellbaum, Webster, S.D., +156. 3, Faye Baltazar, Daly City, Calif., +142. 4, Shiela Stormo, Campbell River, British Columbia, +129. 5, Deanna Shater, Higginsville, Mo., +119. 6, Pete Becknall, Elgin, N.D., +112. 7, Harold Ackerman, Webster, S.D., +100. 8, Shirley Focht, Campbell River, British Columbia, +93. 9, Michael Stewart, Fernley, Nev., +83. 10, Gena Hartnett, Sunnyvale, Calif., +81. OPEN DOUBLES 1, Paul Stolp, Edison, N.J./Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 1,842. 2, Jacob Dreier/Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,810. 3, Kerry Kreft, Warren, Mich./Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1,799. 4, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz./Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 1,798. 5, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City/Peter Spreadbury, Oak Forest, Ill., 1,785. 6, Paul Fleming, Fort Worth, Texas/Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,784. 7, Mark D'Angelo, Elmira, N.Y./Ryan Kretchmer, Rochester, N.Y., 1,765. 8 (tie), Ed Szygiel, Mount Laurel, N.J./Donald Pyle, Wilmington, Del., and Ken Jessee, Huber Heights, Calif./Jeff Fehr, Cincinnati, 1,762. 10, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii/Jarret Mizo, Honolulu, 1,753. SENIOR DOUBLES 1, Rick Thomas, Willowbrook, Ill./Dennis Campbell, Alsip, Ill., 1,783. 2, Michael Weston, Auburn, Mich./Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 1,692. 3, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill./Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 1,685. 4, Phillip Kepner, McKinney, Texas/Rick Minier, Houston, 1,683. 5, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev./John Bertolina, San Diego, 1,671. 6, Carl Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y./Rick Vittone, Tecumseh, Ontario, 1,647. 7, Dan Podgorski, Montverde, Fla./Duane Podgorski, Lakeland, Fla., 1,643. 8, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo./Maury Newman, Lewisville, Texas, 1,636. 9, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City/ Craig Harrington, Herriman, Utah, 1,634. 10, Chip Willett, San Diego/Mike McHugh, Southlake, Texas, 1,630. MIXED DOUBLES 1, Tom Hess/Angela Chirpich, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,692. 2, Deanna Andrews/Ashley Walls, Pensacola, Fla., 1,629. 3, Josie Earnest, Brentwood, Tenn./Kyle Barnes, Smyrna, Tenn., 1,622. 4, Ed McDonnell/Gene Hartnett, Sunnyvale, Calif., 1,620. 5, Tina Stickney, Goodyear, Ariz./Stuart Williams, Phoenix, 1,619. 6, Roxanne George, Waukesha, Wis./Bill Monce, Oak Lawn, Ill., 1,606. 7, Kathy Tribbey, Dundee, Ore./Gary Ledford, Cornelius, Ore., 1,593. 8, Cassandra Leuthold, Black Hawk, S.D./Dan Quilt, Rapid City, S.D., 1,590. 9, Mindy Pancoast, Mill Creek, Wash./Jeremy Pancoast, Newport News, Va., 1,589. 10, Richard Van Scoyk, Troy, Ill./Rebekah Diers, Kingston, N.Y., 1,587.

SPORTS REPORTER

August 3 - 9, 2011

THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC

Jaydee Luistro 971
HOPELAWN, NJ Jaydee Luistro led the scoring in the Handicap Doubles League firing games of 268-254-225-224 for a high series of 971 Ken Horvath rolled 223-243-232-264-962, Rocco Fortunato 279-279-940, Lee Kay 244225-266-928, Dave Morgante 255-252-249917, Eric Velazquez 247-200-254-201-912, Paulo Toy 235-258-277-904, and Amanda Hermann 203-201-258-225-887. In the Monday Adult/Junior League Lauro Perez rolled 255-204-641, Justin McDougald 243-208-641, and Daneille Medvetz 200 203217. Wayne Michel rolled 238 and Richard Rowley 226 in the Senior No-Tap League.

Rocco Fortunato 709

HOPELAWN, NJ Rocco Fortunato led the scoring in the Guys & Dolls League firing games of 228-268-213 for a high series of 709. Michael Garcia rolled 237-226-237-700, PJ Mitileneos 246-218-210-674, Kyle Januzzi 226-248-662, and Bonnie Desimone 227-617.

Richard Rowley 683

HOPELAWN, NJ- Richard Rowley led the scoring in the Senior No-Tap League firing games of 230-219-234 for a high series of 683. Larry Johnson rolled 245-260-666, and Mary Doslik 224.

Lauro Perez 665

HOPELAWN, NJ Lauro Perez led the scoring in the Monday Jr./Adult League firing games of 247-221 for a high series of 665, and Dan Pawelek hit 215-200-227-642.

Rocco Fortunato 723

HOPELAWN, NJ- Rocco Fortunato topped the scoring in the Guys & Dolls League firing games of 268-211-244 for a high series of 723. Gary Colfer rolled 260-231-219-710, Thomas Poulos 224-232-215-671, Lauro Perez 227-215-226-668, Michael Garcia 246660, Bonnie DeSimone 201-225-620, and Kathleen Pranio 219-220-614.

John Kertesz 658

HOPELAWN, NJ John Kertesz led the scoring in the Performance Ball Trios League firing games of 205-237-216 for a high series of 658. Jamie Tartaglia hit 209.