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Vol. 79 No. 45 January 9 - 15, 2019 25 cents
Shannon Pluhowsky Claims National High Average, Willie Fessler Blasted 300
Series Awards for the 2017-2018 Season At Maple Lanes RVC
ARLINGTON, Texas – Team USA she’s won three USBC ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Catania 267-257, Frank Macchio
standout Shannon Pluhowsky of National High Average Willie Fessler blasted a 300 game in and Gina Maldonado 257, Ricihie
Dayton, Ohio, earned the United Awards and was the 2008- the Wednesday Night Mixed League Russo 253, and Vicky Lockwood
States Bowling Congress National 2009 USBC Sport Bowling Jason Grima rolled 269, Randy 245.
High Average and High Series National High Average
Awards for the 2017-2018 season Award winner. John Conrad Hammered 300
as she reclaimed the record for the Pluhowsky also earned
highest average for a season by a the 2017-2018 USBC At Farmingdale Lanes
woman. National High Series
FARMINGDALE, NY - John Bajorski 269, Samanta Morlack
Pluhowsky, an 18-time Team Award in the women’s divi-
Conrad blasted a 300 game in the 267, Sal Yannacone 259, and
USA member, posted a 250.7 sion after rolling games of
Epic/Maple Foursome League. Andrew Mienkiewicz, Mike
average for 71 games during the 289, 299 and 280 for an
Tarrick Moore rolled 279, Eskow, and Felton Winters 258.
Inland Owls league at Capri Lanes 868 series on Jan. 11, 2018,
Abrahamn McCLary and Paul
in Kettering, Ohio. The 36-year- at the Fairborn Semi
old left-hander held the average Classic league at Bowl 10 Will Brown Hit Smashed 300
mark at 245.1 for the 2013-2014 USBC photo in Fairborn, Ohio.
season, but was surpassed by Shannon Pluhowsky John Delp III of Sinking At Jib Lanes
another Ohio bowler, Jodi Woessner of Oregon, who Spring, Pennsylvania, also returns to the top of the list FLUSHING, NY - Will Brown led 735, Tom Werthnuller 270-206-
averaged 245.7 for the 2015-2016 season. after claiming the men’s USBC National High Average the scoring in the Ted Guy Classic 256-732, John Petrovits III 279-
Pluhowsky also retained the top spot in her division Award for the 2017-2018 season with a 256.4 average. League at Jib Lanes firing 300- 232-211-724, Garfield Miller 202-
for the second consecutive season after winning the 205-268 for a high series of 773. 275-241-718, and Steve Amarosa
award for the 2016-2017 season (241 average). In all, See SHANNON page 2 Mel Candler rolled 241-247-247- 213-256-247-716.
QUICK NOTES:
● Triple Shift Entertainment President Robby Spigner, a former
PBA member and son of three-time PBA Tour titlist Bill Spigner, has
announced the company has acquired 10 bowling centers in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul area from the Anderson Companies. Spigner
also announced five-time PBA Tour champion Mike Fagan is joining
the company as Director of Business Development. Fagan recently
earned his MBA from the University of California-Berkeley.
8 SPORTS REPORTER January 9 - 15, 2019
PBA Tour Finals Returns in 2019 With CBS Shannon O'Keefe Caps Career as Bowler of the Month
Sports Network Live Coverage July 20-21 From
Shannon O'Keefe, Shiloh, Illinois, has been named O'Keefe.
Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas 2019 will be first the November 2018 Kegel Bowler of the Month by The win comes at the end of an amazing year for
of four-year agreement with CBS Sports Network the International Bowling Media Association. the head coach for the highly-ranked McKendree
CHICAGO - Professional Bowlers Association CEO and Commissioner O'Keefe topped Sin Li Jane, Malaysia, 238-236, for University women's bowling team. O'Keefe won two
Tom Clark has announced a new four-year agreement with the CBS Sports the women's title at the 54th QubicaAMF World Cup titles out of seven championship round appearances,
Network to air the PBA Tour Finals beginning in 2019. in Las Vegas. including the USBC Queens tiara, en route to 2018
In another Go Bowling! PBA Tour first, the CBS Sports Network will After finishing the eighteen-game qualifying round PWBA Player of the Year.
provide an unprecedented 10 hours of live coverage of the showcase event in third place averaging 208, O'Keefe spent the twen- Others obtaining votes this month were Sam
from the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas July 20-21, 2019. ty-four-game match play in the top ten, defeating Cooley, Australia, winner of the men's 54th
The 2019 edition of the PBA Tour Finals will feature the top eight play- Daphne Tan, Singapore, to secure fourth place going QuibicaAMF World Cup, Tim Foy, Jr., winner of the
ers in points from the 2018 and 2019 season through the USBC Masters
into the championship round. PBA East Region Bowlers Discount Pro Shop Open
in April.
The semifinals began as the fourth seeded O'Keefe presented by Track, and Dick Allen and Walter Ray
In the previous two PBA Tour Finals, won by EJ Tackett in 2017 in
Orlando and Jason Belmonte in 2018 in Detroit, the top eight money earn-
stunned top-seeded Nadia Pramanik, Indonesia, 247- Williams, Jr., winners of the PBA/PBA50 Southern
ers were awarded with a PBA Tour Finals berth, however, that eligibility 202. The third-seeded Sin ousted second-seeded Region Decker Appraisal Services Harrisonburg
requirement will switch to the top eight in points beginning with 2019. Maria Jose Rodriguez, Columbia, 207-166, in the Baker Doubles Honoring Guppy Troup.
The 2019 PBA Tour Finals will incorporate the same format as 2018 other semifinal, setting up the final match with
with the eight-player field divided into two four-player groups. The field
will bowl four games of qualifying in their respective groups on a differ-
ent oil pattern each game. The four game scratch totals for each player will
be used to determine the seeding for a separate stepladder finals in each
group. The final match of each group’s stepladder will be a best of three-
game match with ties broken by a 9th and 10th frame roll off. The two
group winners will then meet in another best-of-three game championship
match that will also use a 9th and 10th frame roll-off should there be a tie
after two games.
The PBA Tour Finals is also a unique opportunity for bowling fans to
make a trip to Red Rock to witness eight of PBA’s elite players do battle
at one of Las Vegas’ premier resorts.
A detailed tournament schedule with ticket information and lane condi-
tions will be announced at a later date.
CURRENT 2018 GO BOWLING! PBA TOUR POINT LIST
(Top 25 as of Dec. 26, 2018)
1. Andrew Anderson, 24,195
2. Anthony Simonsen, 20,909
3. EJ Tackett, 19,842
4. Kristopher Prather, 18,546
5. Stuart Williams, 18,026
6. Jason Belmonte, 17,469
7. Marshall Kent, 16,867
8. Bill O'Neill, 15,737
9. Jakob Butturff, 15,607
10. Dom Barrett, 14,075
11. Tom Smallwood, 12,853
12. Kyle Troup, 12,613
13. Sean Rash, 11,946
14. Tom Daugherty, 10,617
15. Matt O’Grady, 10,185
16. Richie Teece, 9,831
17. Wes Malott, 9,646
18. Darren Tang, 9,140
19. Tommy Jones, 9,009
20. Matt Sanders, 8,945
21. Francois Lavoie, 8,898
22. Jason Sterner, 8,577
23. Ronnie Russell, 8,570
24. Chris Barnes, 8,565
25. Ryan Ciminelli, 8,236