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Leanne Hulsenberg, Wendy Macpherson, Donna Conners Joe Kurdziel, Jr 300 at Jib Lanes
FLUSHING, NY- Joe Kurdziel, Jr 731, Mike Pietraneillo 245-228-
Elected to PWBA Hall of Fame fired a 300 game in the Ted Guy 247-720, Ronnie He 224-239-242-
ARLINGTON, Texas – Leanne Classic League at Jib Lanes 705, Robert Vickers 227-235-235-
Hulsenberg, Wendy Ed Ziemak rolled 202-247-299- 697, and Garfield Miller 225-212-
Macpherson and Donna 748, Keith Cooper 236-259-236- 255-692.
Conners will comprise the first
class of the Professional Frank Peretti 300 at Maple Lanes RVC
Women’s Bowling Association ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Al Ferrante 280, John Hodge 279-
(PWBA) Hall of Fame in 16 Frank Peretti blasted a 300 game 256, Gaetano Sereno 278, Richard
years, following their election in the Monday 4-Man Classic McCarthy 268-256, Ira Silver and
by the PWBA Hall of Fame League at Maple Lanes RVC. John Schilling 268, and George
committee. Mark Walton rolled 288-268-760 Stepens 266.
Hulsenberg and Macpherson PWBA photo

were elected in the Performance Leanne Hulsenberg, Wendy Macpherson, Donna Conners Ryan Musciotto 300 at Parkway Lanes
category, while Conners will go into the PWBA the PWBA Hall of Fame and look forward to the ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Ryan finished with a 788 series.
Hall of Fame in the Meritorious Service/Builder ceremony in May,” Hulsenberg said. “My entire Musciotto found perfection in a Kevin DeFrancesco rolled 258-
category. life has been, and continues to be, dedicated to the 300 game while rolling in the 732, Rody Kemple 246-724, Gary
The 2019 PWBA Hall of Fame induction ceremo- great sport of bowling, and to be recognized for that Wednesday, Teterboro Bowling Deboer 244-708, and Mike
ny will take place May 15 in Wichita, Kansas, in is very sweet. My sincerest gratitude goes out to the League, at Parkway Lanes and Semancik Jr 277-707.
conjunction with the 2019 United States Bowling people who nominated me, the PWBA and the hall
Congress (USBC) Queens, a major event on the of fame committee.” Tom Flynn 300 at Lodi Lanes
PWBA Tour. Details on the ceremony will be The 1987 PWBA Rookie of the Year, when she LODI, NJ - Tom Flynn blasted a Chuck Cocozzo fired 287, Andrew
announced later. won three titles, Hulsenberg became the first 300 game in the Wednesday Mens Weise 286-781, John Molluzzo
Hulsenberg, 51, captured 26 PWBA titles from bowler to capture back-to-back PWBA Player of 820 League at Lodi Lanes 277, and Bret Contreras 268.
1987 through 2002, including the 1999 USBC the Year honors in 1990 and 1991. She was select-
Queens, and won her second major title at the 2011 ed to the Bowlers Journal International All- Charles Pirrera Rolls His First 300
U.S. Women’s Open. She is third on the PWBA all- American Team 18 times in her career, including 12
time titles list behind Lisa Wagner (32) and Aleta selections to the first team, and was named At Montvale Lanes
Sill (31), is one of just four competitors to surpass Women’s Pro Bowler of the Year three times (1990, MONTVALE, NJ - Charles Charles has an awesome night
the $1 million mark in career PWBA earnings and 1991, 2002) by Bowling Digest. Pirrera bowls at Montvale Lanes when he posted his career first
made more than 100 appearances on television. See PWBA page 2 in the Friday Night Mixed League 300 game adding a 195 and 200 to
“I am so honored to be included in the return of with his wife Diane. Recently finish his evening with a 695 set.

Trip to Watch TOC Finals for 10-Year-Old Who Bowled 300 and Appeared on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE
Kai Strothers is youngest to reach perfection in New Jersey; hopes to one day become a PBA member
FAIRLAWN, Ohio – Kai Strothers, a 10-year-old from Maplewood, N.J., hopes
to one day follow in the footsteps of his favorite Professional Bowlers Association
stars – Jason Belmonte and Gary Faulkner Jr. – and bowl on the sport’s biggest
stage.
Kai took a big step toward that goal on January 19 when he bowled his first 300
game in his youth league at Jersey Lanes in nearby Linden, a feat that landed him
an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE via satellite.
Now, thanks to an invitation from Go Bowling! PBA Tour Commissioner Tom
Clark, Kai and his parents received a front row seat for one of professional bowl-
ing's most prestigious championship rounds when he attended the PBA
Tournament of Champions finals at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio. The
stepladder finals air live on FOX.
"Kai's accomplishment on the lanes and his awesome performance on Jimmy Kai Strothers
Kimmel are inspiring," Clark said.
Whether you are 10 or 85, we are all chasing 300."
Salvino is bowling in his 29th PBA Tournament of Champions this year at
record age 85.
When Kai was asked by Kimmel what else he’d like to accomplish after
becoming the youngest bowler ever to bowl a 300 game in New Jersey, the 197-
average youth bowler said his dream is to someday become a professional bowler.
The 10-year-old got see what it's like under the brightest lights in the game at
the PBS ToC.
To view Kai's appearance on the Kimmel show's YouTube channel go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtK7ephq5BY
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SHEDDING A LITTLE LIGHT ON PWBA
THE SUBJECT Continued from Page 1
Jacques Darden has
been providing the light- She led the PWBA in season average four times
ing services for profes- and was the PWBA Robby Sportsmanship Award
sional bowling telecasts winner in 1990 and 1991. She was inducted into
for 33 years, but like the USBC Hall of Fame in 2008.
everything else in today’s Macpherson, 51, was an 18-year-old high
world, technology has school senior in 1986 when she became the
changed his contribution youngest bowler to win the U.S. Women’s Open,
to the sport. the first of her 20 PWBA titles. She joined the pro
Darden is in the tour that summer, claiming PWBA Rookie of the
process of converting his Year honors, and won five more major titles in
vast array of lights to her career – three USBC Queens (1998, 2000,
LED, which veteran 2003) and two Sam’s Town Invitational (1990,
players have already 1999) titles.
noticed because LED “Being selected to the PWBA Hall of Fame is an
lighting is much cooler awesome feeling,” Macpherson said. “It is a feel-
and cleaner. Because ing of being voted in, and added to, the greats of
LED lights don’t gener- my sport. Bowling was, and still is, my life. I
ate heat, they don’t affect work every day running tournaments for High
lane conditions like tung- Roller Inc. and give many lessons and clinics for
Vint file photo
sten lights did in the Storm. Every time I am involved with people in
Jacques Darden
good ol’ days. Observant the bowling centers, they always tell me how they
television fans might also notice the lighting is much closer to “daylight watched me on ESPN. I am often reminded of my
white,” and Darden said some of his new LEDs include color options career through these interactions, and I am hon-
that allow him to change lighting to red, blue, green or whatever special ored to now say that I am in the PWBA Hall of
effect the situation might call for, just by making some subtle adjust- Fame.”
ments She was named PWBA Player of the Year four
Editor’s note:
times over a five-year stretch from 1996-2000
Jacques Darden is a true artist. The word Photography was first used in 1830s
and comes from the Greek words Photos meaning Light and Graphein meaning
and is the PWBA all-time career earnings leader
to draw. Jacques Darden draws with light as did Rembrant back in the 1600s. with more than $1.2 million. In 1997, she posted
Since the early 1960s my true profession has been in commercial photogra- the highest single-season earnings mark with
phy with a studio in Jersey City, NJ., with most of my clients in New York and $165,425. She was selected to the Bowlers
New Jersey and I studied under some of the masters. The first thing you learn is Journal All-American Team 12 times and selected
that without light there is no image and how you handle your lighting will add as the publication’s Female Bowler of the Decade
depth and beauty to an othewise flat image as on your wall or television. for the 1990s.
She is the youngest winner of the triple crown,
completing the feat when she won the Sam’s
Town Invitational in 1990 at age 22. She holds the
record for most television appearances in a season
(15) and was the first player to reach 100 televi-
sion appearances.
Macpherson also has won 10 titles on the
Japanese Professional Bowlers Association Tour.
In 2006, she became the first woman to win a
USBC Open Championships title with an 812
series in singles. She was inducted into the USBC
Hall of Fame in 2009.
Conners, 63, is the founder and executive direc-
tor of the annual PBA/PWBA Striking Against
Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament, grow-
ing the event from 32 teams in 2000 to its current
160 teams. She always has said the focus is on the
players and always ensured she would find a part-
ner for any woman who wanted to bowl in the
February 13 - 19, 2019
event.
“When I received the call, I couldn’t believe
what I was hearing,” Conners said. “I’m so
deeply honored to be a part of the PWBA Hall of
Fame in what it represents in our sport. For me to
be speechless is unheard of, to say the least. It
absolutely means the world to me.”
A USBC Silver coach, she is co-owner of Carol
Norman’s Pro Shop and has done layouts and ball
drillings for numerous PWBA players. She has
supported the women’s bowling program at
Stephen F. Austin with bowling balls and layout
advice, and supports Pat Costello’s girls high
school bowling team in Oviedo, Florida.
Conners is a member of the Houston and Texas
Bowling Halls of Fame and has won seven PWBA
Regional titles.
The 2019 PWBA Hall of Fame class was select-
ed by the PWBA Hall of Fame committee based
on applications received. The committee is com-
prised of three PWBA Hall of Fame members,
three Bowling Proprietors’ Association of
America (BPAA) board members, three USBC
board members, and three media members.
The committee also voted to count major titles
earned in the USBC Queens and at the U.S.
Women’s Open during the PWBA’s hiatus from
2004-2014 as PWBA Tour titles.
Nominees in the Performance category had to
be at least 50 years of age and needed a minimum
of 10 PWBA Tour titles or a minimum of five
PWBA Tour titles including two majors.
Nominees in the Meritorious/Builder category
had to show they advanced the PWBA as an
organization, promoted the PWBA Tour through
media and must show a minimum of five years of
support.
The inaugural PWBA Hall of Fame class in
1995 included Donna Adamek, Patty Costello,
Dorothy Fothergill, Mildred Ignizio, Marion
Ladewig, and Betty Morris in the Performance
category, LaVerne Carter, Helen Duvall and
Shirley Garms in Pioneer, and Georgia Veatch in
the Builder category. With the 2019 class, there
are 38 members of the PWBA Hall of Fame – 21
in Performance, 10 in Pioneer and seven in
Meritorious Service/Builder.
The 2019 PWBA Tour season will have 14
events, kicking off with the PWBA Greater
Cleveland Open on April 25-27 at Yorktown
Lanes.
Visit PWBA.com for more information on the
PWBA and the PWBA Hall of Fame.
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AT FARMINGDALE LANES
Eric Corsini 299-730
FARMINGDALE, NY- Eric Corsini topped the scoring in the
Thursday Businessmens League firing games of 299-225 for a
high series of 730
Ed Smith and Robert Weinstein 256, and Ed Mencarelli 243.
Paul Bajorski 289-741
FARMINGDALE, NY - Paul Bajorski topped the scoring in the
Epic Edge Trios League firing games of 289-268 for a high
series of 741.
Paul Swenson rolled 279, Kenny Hosek, Ramon Carcamo, and
Don Perillo 269, Nathaniel Fuller 267, Evan Myers 266, Jeff
Scarola 265, and Jason Kubat, William Ryan, Kristina Porter
and Noel Ocasio 259.
Robert McNally 289
FARMINGDALE, NY - Robert McNally led the scoring in the
Wednesday Early Mens Handicap League firing a high game of
289.
Eugene Neal rolled 279, Jeff Gallo 278, Sean Mott 269, Craig
Koppell 267, and Brendan Oakley 259.
Daniel Kober 276
FARMINGDALE, NY - Daniel Kober rolled a high game of
276 in the Wednesday Party League.
Tom Carley rolled 258, Greg Rapena 256, and Brian Siemers
239.
In the Sunday Adult/Junior League Joseph Costanzo rolled
238-224, Jo-Anne Fina 204, and Joe Fina 179-167
Mike Agosta 268
FARMINGDALE, NY - Mike Agosta rolled 268, Bill Walsh
259 ,Joe Benus and Joe Hoenig 255 in the Friday Late Mixed
League.
Mike Walsh 259
FARMINGDALE, NY- Mike Walsh rolled 259, Brain Beale
228, and Nick Terraciano 225 in the Thursday Goodtimers
League.
Kevin Meneilly 255
FARMINGDALE, NY - Kevin Meneilly rolled 255, Amefika
Greaves 248-248 Robert DeLisi 239, and Tim Jackson 236 in
the Saturday Nite Fun League.
Brillian Soedarmasto 247
FARMINGDALE, NY- Brillian Soedarmasto rolled 247, Brian
Lunetot 225-211, Alex Grzybowski 222, and Michael Bove 205
in the Saturday St Martin League.
In the Friday Sunshine Kids League Joe Mule rolled 194-181,
Karen Bruno 178, Fai Livolsi 177, Joan Healey 173, and
Marvin Slifkin 170
Stanley Kim 245
FARMINGDALE, NY - Stanley Kim rolled 245, Ethan Shapiro
234, and Willy Zhers Yu 232 in the Friday Teens League.
In the Sunday Adult/Junior League Ryan Fina rolled 224,
Stephen Kessler 193, and Stephan Diaczun Jr 192.
Tom Gomez rolled 213, Joe Cicio 212 David Hammer 208,
Steve Swersky 203 and Irwin Tarlow 200 in the Thursday
Green Men League.
Al Noll rolled 167, Silvia Rey-Buzzonetti 165, Gloria Cohen
164, and Alice Burns 148-147.
February 13 - 19, 2019
AT JIB LANES
Vernon Mackey 752
FLUSHING, NY - Vernon Mackey topped
the scoring in the Crown Jewels League
firing games of 299-216-237 for a high
series of 752.
Charles Barber rolled 233-255-661,
Patrick Tucker 226, and Mike Newton 225.
Ed Ziemak 749
FLUSHING, NY - Ed Ziemak topped the
scoring in the Pro Shop 2 x 3 Doubles
League blasting games of 225-245-279 for
a high series of 749.
Jhun Chacon rolled 204-235-278-717,
James Belmonte 246-221-239-706, Sheila
Tolentino 219-256-226-701, and James
Fitzgerald 216-258-215-689.
Jesus Paredes 735
FLUSHING, NY - Jesus Paredes topped
the scoring in the Pro Shop 2 x 3 Doubles
League firing games of 209-280-246 for a
high series of 735.
Danielle Merino rolled 279-223-222-724,
Chaz Ameres 228-203-264-695, Ed
Ziemak 267-222-686, and Kevin Viloria
266-220-681.
Janet Flowers 708
FLUSHING, NY- Janet Flowers topped
the scoring in the Midweek Mixers League
blasting games of 257-249-202 for a high
series of 708
Chris Mayr rolled 223-248-227-698,
Tony Singh 211-258-667, Denise Fox 236-
202-221-659, and Amelia Berger 211-265-
655.
Michael Palmisano 279
FLUSHING, NY - In the Saturday Juniors
League Michael Palmisano rolled 279, Al
Acanta 265, Michael Orman 243, Anthony
Rolon 234, Isaiah Perez 214, and Samuel
Fang 211.
Patrick Tucker 682
FLUSHING, NY - Patrick Tucker paced
the scoring in the Crown Jewels League
rolling games of 215-232-235 for a high
series of 682.
Charles Barber rolled 255, Wayne
Lindsey 254, Kendall Furtado 223, and
Vernon Mackey 213.
Steve Bates 674
FLUSHING, NY- Steve Bates rolled 254-
244-674 in the Pin Pals League
Mario Raspanti 247
FLUSHING, NY - Mario Raspanti rolled
247, and Bill Monagan 235 in the Maspeth
Mutual League.
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PBA SPARE SHOTS QUICK NOTES
PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: REGIONAL ACTIVITIES • After the first four Go
SUPPLEMENT MAJORS IN FEBRUARY Bowling! PBA Tour points
In addition to the Go Bowling! PBA Tour’s first major championships events in 2019, the eight leaders
of the 2019 season, PBA’s regional members have a slate to events avail- in the race to the PBA Playoffs
able as well, that began with a pair of “challenge” events for non-title are: Jakob Butturff (8,255), Sean
winners in the PBA South Region over the Feb. 8-10 weekend in Rash (6,830), Dick Allen
Tavares, Fla.: the PBA50 Break Point Alley Challenge and the PBA (5,735), Jesper Svensson
Break Point Alley Challenge, both presented by Ebonite. (4,725), Anthony Lavery-Spahr
(4,435), EJ Tackett (4,110), Kris
• PBA50 regional activity continues in the South Region over the Feb. Prather (4,080) and Kyle Troup
15-17 weekend when Paradise Lanes in Spartanburg, S.C., hosts the (3,875). The top 24 in points
PBA50 Dave Edwards Toyota South Open presented by 900 Global. following the USBC Masters
will qualify for the inaugural
• The PBA Central and Midwest Regions will participate in the joint PBA Playoffs; the top eight
PBA50 Plaza Lanes Central/Midwest Open in Crawfordsville, Ind., over will earn a first-round bye in
the Feb. 22-24 weekend. Over the same weekend, South Point Bowling the single-elimination Playoffs.
Plaza in Las Vegas will host a doubleheader including the South Point An additional points compe-
West Challenge on Friday, and the South Point Member/Non-Member tition including 2018 and 2019
Doubles, both presented by Radical. points will qualify the field of
eight for the 2019 PBA Tour
● For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information,
Finals. To track the leaders in
visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on PBA Regional
that competition, go to this
Tours to find the event(s) in your area…and remember, you can follow
link:
“live scoring” for all PBA Regional events on pba.com (easily accessi-
ble for Apple and Android device users using the PBA app).
https://www.pba.com/Season
Stats/PointsList/132?list=5.
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LEADERS AT LODI LANES
Steve Kotowski 299
LODI, NJ- Steve Kotowski fired a high game of 299 in the Tuesday 4
Man League.
Quentin Collins and Mike D'Angelo rolled 286, and Eddie Carrero and
Felix Perez 279.
Toto Roldan 289
LODI, NJ - Toto Roldan fired a high game of 289 in the Saturday Fil Am
League.
Andrew Hedaria hit 279, and Danny Rivera 278-760.
Shaun Dunning 725
LODI, NJ - In the Monday Sun Mix League Shaun Dunning rolled 267-
725, Brian Creeley 233, and Austin Wey and Ellie Iacobucci 224.
Nick Gavron, Andrew Currie 279
LODI, NJ - Nick Gavron and Andrew Currie each fired a high game of
279 in the Monday Night Trios League.
Tom Fluynn rolled 278, Ed Elliott 735, and Diane Wojcik 228
Jay Santander 279
LODI, NJ- Jay Santander rolled a high game of 279 in the Thursday
Early Mix League.
Chris Angoli rolled 269, Brian Creeley 267, Matt Dunning249, and Tim
Voorhees 244.
Anthony Frangiosa 711
LODI, NJ - Anthony Frangiosa led the scoring in the Saturday Morning
Juniors League firing a high game of 255 and a high series of 711.
Bryan Fuscarino rolled 235, and Trevor Deliantis 231.
Brian Dimarco 706
LODI, NJ - Brian Demarco rolled 266-706, Nick Senedzuk 255, and PJ
Garcia 245 in te Wednesday Night Live League.
Vernon Moody 278
LODI, NJ - Vernon Moody rolled 278, Russell Smith 266, and Mike
Scarfano 258 in the Wednesday 4 Man League.
Antonio Fonseca 270
LODI, NJ - Antonio Fonseca shot a high game of 270 in the Friday G&L
Mixed League
Shaun Dunning rolled 269, and Tom Flynn 256.
Danny Dobosz 265
LODI, NJ- Danny Dobosz paced the scoring in the BC Vets League
rolling a high game of 265.
Frankie Desidore rolled 260, Al Hernandez 254, Sung Cho 247, Mike
Hickey 245, and Chet Dobosz 240.
Bill Clark 279 Tops Hankel Classic
HOWELL, NJ - The Hankel Classic at Howell Lanes saw Bill Clark,
Team 13, continue with a 279-705 series. Mike Smith tossed high series
750 to eke out Bob Dail, Jr. (Mr. 800) who dropped to just a 749 series
including a 268 game. Other scoring: Jared Eagle of first place Team 13
threw 278, Gary Bondarchuk 277-714, Bruce Camp 269-732, Fred
Lugos 735 and Mike Skillman 705. Leslie Bohn 646 and Jackie
Valanzano 602.
Team season high scores were shot by R.F.E. with 2872 scratch series
and two games over 1000 (1026 and 1018).
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Jakob Butturff Continues to Shine; Canadians Impact 2018 PBA Regional Awards
CHICAGO - Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Ariz., continued to
be the player to beat in the PBA Northwest Region, win-
ning another title and finishing second in his other three
Northwest Region tournaments to retain his Player of the
Year title in 2018. But across the PBA’s seven regions,
players with Canadian roots made a major impact in 2018,
claiming three regional Player of the Year honors and a
Rookie of the Year award.
While the 24-year-old Butturff only bowled in four PBA
Northwest tournaments in 2018, he also won PBA
Regional titles in the Central, Midwest and West Regions
while running his career titles total to 19 by the end of the
year.
Butturff’s accomplishments in 2018 were among the
highlights of the PBA Regional Award winners, announced
today by Director of the PBA Regional and PBA50 Tours
John Weber, recognizing Players of the Year, Rookies of
the Year, PBA50 Players of the Year and Pat Patterson
Award winners, for contributions to the regional program,
in each of its seven domestic regions.
Award winners were selected by the PBA’s regional man-
agers: Russ Mills, East Region; Sam Zurich, South Region;
Bobby Jakel, Central Region; recently-retired Rich Weber,
Midwest Region; Pete McCordic, Southwest Region, and
Gary Mage, West and Northwest Regions.
Here’s a summary of the 2018 PBA Regional Award winners:
EAST – Darren Andretta of Wantagh, N.Y., bowled in six
events, winning two titles and finishing second in a third to
earn Player of the Year. Rookie of the Year is Todd Sigeti of
Lititz, Pa., after a seven-for-seven record as a casher and a
13th place best finish. Rick Graham of Lancaster, Pa., won
Senior Player of the Year after recording six top-five finish-
es in eight tries, including one title. Steve Pavlinko Sr. of
Sewell, N.J., was recipient of the East Region’s Pat
Patterson Award.
SOUTH – PBA Tour veteran Dick Allen of Lexington, S.C.,
won PBA South Region Player of the Year honors for the first
time since the 2004-05 season, making match play in nine of
12 events, winning three titles and added three other top-five
finishes. Former Teen Masters champion and two-time Junior
Team USA member Mike Coffey of Melbourne, Fla., won
Rookie of the Year honors after winning one title and record-
ing two other top-five finishes in his first five tournaments.
Veteran Stoney Baker of Canton, Ga., with three titles and six
total top-five finishes in PBA50 events, was a dual honoree –
winning Senior Player of the Year honors along with the
South Region’s Pat Patterson Award.
CENTRAL – Ontario native Graham Fach, the first
Canadian to win a PBA Tour title (2016 PBA Players
Championship), repeated as the Central Region Player of the
Year after finishing in the top five in six of 13 tournaments,
including winning one title. Kyle Cook of Centerville, Ohio,
captured Rookie of the Year honors after posting three top-
five finishes including his first title. Harry Sullins of
Chesterfield Twp., Mich., ended Brian Kretzer’s two-year
hold on Senior Player of the Year, claiming that honor for the
third time himself after winning a pair of titles and finishing
in the top five on two other occasions. Bill Wammes of
Bowling Green, Ohio, was recipient of the region’s Pat
Patterson Award.
MIDWEST – PBA Tour player AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill.,
retained the PBA Midwest Region Player of the Year award
after a first-, second- and third-place season. Chicago’s
Dakota Vostry won Rookie of the Year honors, cashing in six
of 11 events with a season-best fifth-place finish. Jeff
Johnson of Freeport, Ill., won Senior Player of the Year hon-
ors after posting four top-five finishes, including one title, in
eight events. Kevin Kullman of Lockport, Ill., repeated as
the Midwest’s Pat Patterson Award recipient.
SOUTHWEST – Two of the PBA’s Tour Canadian stars,
Francois Lavoie and Mitch Hupé, won the Southwest
Region’s top honors. Lavoie repeated as Player of the Year
after winning a pair of titles and posting two additional top-
five finishes. Hupé, a Wichita State University alum like
Lavoie, earned Rookie of the Year cashed in four of five
events with a fifth-place finish. Beaumont, Texas proprietor
and PBA Hall of Famer Mark Williams won the region’s
Senior Player of the Year honors along with the Southwest
Pat Patterson Award.
WEST – The fourth native Canadian to impact the PBA
Regional program was Quebec’s Ray Lussier, now living in
San Jose, Calif., who won both Player and Rookie of the
Year honors after winning his first PBA Regional title and
posting two second-place finishes. Ron Mohr of Las Vegas
won West Region Senior Player of the Year honors for the
fourth time after second- and third-place finishes in a limit-
ed schedule of five events. Joe Goldstein Jr. of San Bruno,
Calif., was awarded the Pat Patterson Award.
NORTHWEST – In addition to Butturff’s third straight
Northwest Player of the Year award, Tanner Spacey of
Burian, Wash., recorded second- and five-place finishes in
the four tournaments he entered to earn Rookie of the Year
honors. PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour veteran Hugh Miller of
Mercer Island, Wash., repeated as PBA50 Player of the Year
after one win and two other top-five finishes in three events.
Darron Stanley of Vancouver, Wash., was selected as the
Pat Patterson Award recipient.
The PBA’s regional program, founded in 1970, provides
bowlers with a proving ground to develop their skills in
high-level competition against some of the sport’s estab-
lished stars. The PBA Regional program annually conducts
roughly 150 events across the nation and in its Japan
Region.

PBA SPARE SHOTS

LIVE LUBBOCK SPORTS OPEN TELECAST CONTINUES
STRONG FOX VIEWERSHIP GAINS
The live FS1 telecast of the PBA Lubbock Sports Open continued a strong trend
of viewership gains under the PBA’s new relationship with FOX Sports.
"We are gaining momentum with our new broadcast partner FOX Sports,” said
PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark. “Our fans are finding us."
The telecast of the PBA Lubbock Sports Open finals was the most viewed show on
FS1 so far this year, Clark said, producing a 28% gain over the previous week’s
Roth-Holman PBA Doubles Championship telecast, and an 83% gain over the PBA
Oklahoma Open telecast the Sunday before the doubles show. The original airing of
the Lubbock Open averaged 345,000 viewers with the first re-air later that Sunday
evening tallying another 157,000 viewers. The live Lubbock show also had 316%
more viewers than the program FS1 aired in the same time slot the previous year.
For the year to date, through five original shows plus re-airs on FOX, FS1 and
FS2, the PBA has attracted 6,921,000 viewers, up 26% over the first five shows in
2018 on different network, Clark noted.
LIVE FOX TELECAST HELPS SPARK MEDIA FRENZY
OVER KYLE TROUP’S HAIR…AND FLAIR
Guppy Troup built his legion of fans with his showmanship and colorful wardrobe in a
1970s and ‘80s PBA Tour career that resulted in eight titles, and now son Kyle Troup is
extending the Troup family legacy by adding an Afro hairdo, a two-handed delivery and his
own charisma to the family portfolio.
Troup’s third-place finish in the Lubbock Sports Open, live on FS1, helped the 27-year-
old Taylorsville, N.C., two-hander create his own unique fan club when his hair – and flair
– became a social media hit. It was noted prominently by TMZ
(https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/28/bowler-afro-kyle-
troup/?fbclid=IwAR1yqIjTMwsAqVbavfQcCUgn6bu30bLA63UmwSNKsDfU_Eco72TMTcJcJ4M);
became a trending topic on Twitter
(https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1090036603484020736),
and captured the attention of SI.com’s “Extra Mustard” (https://www.si.com/extra-mus-
tard/2019/01/29/pba-bowler-kyle-troup-fro-pants-celebration-video).
It’s becoming obvious that this “Guppy minnow” hasn’t swum very far away from the
school…
February 13 - 19, 2019
Teaneck Catures First Bergen County Girls Title
By Vince Albrecht
HACKENSACK, NJ – When the morning’s three-
game standard block was finished, the six favorites of
the twenty-one schools entered made the afternoon
Baker Playoffs along with Paramus and Ramsey.
Top-ranked Teaneck ran away from everyone in the
traditional three-game series, firing 2797 including
981, the sixth highest game in the history of the tour-
nament.
Advancing from round one was top-seeded
Teaneck, matched against fifth seed Bergen Tech;
second seed Mahwah faced off against third seed
AHA. Both Teaneck and AHA advanced to the final
by beating their respective opponents, 3 games to
one. The final was a classic to behold as two-time
SPORTS REPORTER
defending champ AHA fought back from a two-
game deficit to force a fifth and deciding game. After
eight frames, still up by thirteen pins, it appeared that
Holy Angels would win a third straight title, but
Teaneck sophomore Shayna Jimenez opened the
door for her talented anchor Margaux Lesser with a
ninth frame strike and the Teaneck junior calmed
closed the door by striking out in the tenth, giving
the highwaywomen their first ever Bergen County
Championship.
The high game winner from the morning’s three-
game block was Teaneck sophomore Shayna
Jimenez 266 with the high series title going to
Teaneck junior Mia Aish by a single pin over
Mahwah sophomore Michaella Raab, 672-671.
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AT MAJESTIC LANES
Steve Peters 803
HOPELAWN, NJ - Steve Peters earned top scoring in the San Remo
Open 4 League firing games of 278-279-246 for a high series of 803
Michael Pilot rolled 245-269-247-761, Bill Larsen 246-279-208-733,
Frank Slomko 268-237-225-730, Jeff Noonan 268-237-238-720 and
David Franczak 219-256-235-710.
Jay Gomez 788
HOPELAWN, NJ - Jay Gomez topped the scoring in the Middlesex
County Classic League blasting games of 267-256-265 for a high series
of 788.
Anthony Martino rolled 279-255-237-771, Mark Simon 246-266-268-
770, Ryan Poli 268-264-223-755, Andrew Tripka 247-256-246-749, and
Mickey Endress 202-268-275-739.
William Daunno 784
HOPELAWN, NJ - William Daunno led the scoring in the Premiere Pro
Shop Sunday Trios League blasting games of 237-279-268 for a high
series of 784.
Chris Fisher rolled 268-256-256-780, Bob Weisenese 251-255-243-
749, Bobby Kornias 256-226-266-748, Lorenzo Chappotin 208-268-
256-732, and Jason Gomez 289-235-203-727.
Patricia Hanlein 741
HOPELAWN, NJ - Patricia Hanlein topped the scoring in the Friday
Night Classic Leageu blasting games of 268-243-230 for a high series of
741.
Michael Hanlein rolled 254-221-241-716, Russesll Kyzima 225-257-
230-712, Dorey Badolato 225-246-232-703, Mitch Weinberg 277-223-
201-701.
Fair Lawn Repeats as Overall
Bergen County Champ
By Vince Albrecht
HACKENSACK, NJ – Defending title-holder Fair Lawn built a huge
morning three-game block, then had to hold off a surging Indian Hills
quintet in the afternoon threesome to repeat as Bergen County overall
champion. In the AM traditional three-games, the Cutters’ fifth bowler
junior Kun Hee Lim fared well enough in support of his torrid team-
mates to ensure the win. Indian Hills caught fire in the afternoon to pass
Teaneck, Pascack Valley and Bergen Tech, but had too many pins to
make up and had to settle for second place.
In Group 1-2, defending champion North Arlington was unable to stay
with Mahwah and Fort Lee and finished in third. In the AM session,
Mahwah’s Thunderbirds fell sixty-nine pins behind Fort Lee’s
Bridgemen who blazed to a 3013 set, closing with games of 1028-1029.
Paired with Teaneck in the afternoon and next to the lanes housing Fort
Lee and Fair Lawn, Mahwah was well aware that Fort Lee still had a
slight lead entering the tenth frame. The Thunderbirds’ two-handed lefty,
senior Eric Grunblatt figured he had to strike out to win and he didn’t
falter, clearing the deck with a double and then a nine-count, enough to
give Mahwah a one-point victory, it’s first ever Group 1-2 crown.
Northern Highlands’ junior Jake Sedor flirted with perfection, but left a
pin on his eleventh delivery and settled for 289, the tournament’s high
game. North Arlington senior Eric McKenna blasted 719 [230-268-221]
to earn high series.
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AT MAPLE LANES RVC

Espinosa, Robertson 289 Jay McCary 258 Orlano Lenny Powell 256
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Manny Espinosa and Gary Robertson ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY- Jay McCary rolled ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Orlano Lenny Powell
each blasted a high game of 289 in the Monday 4 Man Classic League. 258, Joe DiRe 248, Charles Johnson 244, and George paced the scoring in the Sunday HMA Memorial
Eric Rothbard hit 278, Charlie Torres 270, Alby Pezzella, Jeremy Fields 235 in the Thursday Senior Birds League League rolling a high game of 256.
Slade, and Mark Walton 268, Samuel Moloyan 267, Matthew Lewis Phil Schaffer 256 Carlton Davis rolled 236, and Juan Garcia 227.
262, Tom Gelhaus, Bill Carreras and Stepen Graff 259. ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Phil Schaffer roleld Stacy Salomides 246
Lisa Norris rolled 184-179, Linda Walsh 177, and Doreen Lauria 170 256, Joe DiRe 248, Kevin Gracey 246, Richie Butt ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Rockvilles
in the Monday Classic League. 245, and Patrick Zenker 244 in the Oceanside League Stacy Salomides rolled 246, Cathy Abbate
Timothy Thom 289 Knights of Columbus League. 232, Debra Potasso 225, and Kathy Andrews 210.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY- Timothy Thom fired a high game of 289 Frank Rugolo 256 In the Tuesday Long Beach Catholics League Erica
in the Sunday Adult/Child League. ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Frank Rugolo rolled Gershkowitz rolled 189-184, Janie McCreay 187,
256, Steve Lawson 248, Kevin Kohn 246, and Jackie Kelly Pecora 184, and Debbie Donnelly 171.
Thomas Winchell rolled 268, Jose Rodriguez 257, and Peter Morreale
256 LaBau 245 in the Bowl N Cruise League.
LaBau, Berkowsky 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - John LaBau and Shaun Berkowsky each
fired a high game of 279 in the Wednesday Night Mixed League.
Gregory Frank rolled 268, Mario Parano 258, Keith Benenati 256, and
Bobby Mazzei 254.
Cimino, Manza, Jara, Velez 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Wednesday Early Mens League
Frank Cimino, Keith Manza, Frank Jara and Rob Velez all fired a high
game of 279.
Ken Bruce rolled 268, Peter Morreale 258, Stan Lane 257, and John
Balbi 251.
Dioguardi, Blumenthal 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Drew Dioguardi and Zachary
Blumenthal each rolled a high game of 279 in the Tuesday Late Mens
League.
Phil Bruno, Jr rolled 278, Robert Picard 269, Chris Widmer 268-252,
Matthew Meaney 258, Jim Constantinides 256, and Anthony Bruno 254.
Stan Rosadio 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Stan Rosadio fired a high game of 279 in
the Wednesday AM Trios League
Dwight Flowers and Mike DeFalco rolled 267, Andrew Larsen 258,
and Rafael Acosta 257
Donald Ceparano 278
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Donald Ceperano fired a high game of
278 in the Friday Night Mixed League
John Hodge rolled 265, Julio Zambrano 256, Bob Eaton and Rafael
Acosta 255, and Kevin Cudjoe 254.
Charlie Torres 269
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Charlie Torres rolled a high game of 269
in the Thursday Mixed League.
Phil Schaffer rolled 268-246-222-736, Willie Fessler 266, Steven
Papier 253, Giselle Eras 246, and Gary Ton 244
In the Thursday El Cheapo Mixed League Anthony Rodriguez and
Jackie LaBau rolled 225, Steve Patitucci 213, and Barry Lituchy 207.
Shane Zaccoli 263
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Shane Zaccoli fired a high game of 263
in the Sunday Adult/Junior League.
Olivia Nicholson rolled 210, and Morgan Winchell 178-159.
Jay Adrienne Lupo rolled 202, Patrice Guido 194-178, Gina Hill 191-
175, and Michele Permutter 175 in the Tuesday Koffee Kats League.