Missy Parkin Has Emergency Appendectomy
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October 22, 2015 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday March 24, 2016 B7502 E Florence Ave,owling Downey, CA 90240 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Jesper Svensson Wins Fourth PBA Tour Title in Brunswick Euro Challenge PbA Rookie of the year thwarts Martin Larsen’s bid for first title in all-Sweden finals MUNICH, Germany – a double and seven pins in Fresh off his Professional his 10th frame to ice the Bowlers Association Rook- victory, Svensson respond- ie of the Year season, Swed- ed with a double and nine ish two-handed star Jesper pins. Svensson turned back Mar- Martin Larsen started tin Larsen’s bid for his first the three-player, all-Swe- Missy Parkin title, 228-222, to win his den stepladder finals with fourth PBA Tour title in the a 245-175 victory over Jes- Brunswick Euro Challenge per Larsen. The two Lars- Has Emergency Sunday at Dream-Bowl ens are not related. Palace. The Brunswick Euro Svensson, the 21-year- Challenge was the final old World Youth Champi- event in a three-tournament Appendectomy on, won $12,700 along with PBA International-World MISSION VIEJO — she had emergency surgery his sixth European Bowling Bowling Tour series that Bowl in Portland, Maine. ingball.com PBA Maine Missy Parkin had emergen- that night. She was re- Tour title in the 13th annual included stops in Qatar and The 2016 PBA League Shootout presented by Xtra cy appendectomy surgery leased from the hospital in Brunswick Euro Challenge Bahrain. PBA competition Elias Cup competition will Frame. The Maine Shoo- just before midnight on the afternoon on Thursday, after Larsen’s pocket 7-10 returns to the United States kick off the Maine Event tout will be the first of 10 Wednesday, March 16th. March 17th. in the ninth frame gave him April 1-6 with the PBA over the April 1-3 week- Xtra Frame PBA Tour Thankfully it was caught Missy says: “I am feel- a chance to win. Needing Maine Event at Bayside end, followed by the bowl- continued on page 8 very early. She only had ing better each day, but still slight pain on her right side recovering. I’m not allowed and was only planning to go to lift more than 10lbs for 4 to urgent care on Wednes- weeks, so in other words, TEENAGER ANTHONy SIMONSEN day morning. no bowling until then. However, urgent care I should be perfectly suggested she go straight fine to compete at the first LANdS bERTH ON AdULT TEAM USA to the ER since they didn’t PWBA Tour stop, which is PBA HEADQUAR- PBA Tour title in the Mark Team USA much stronger have any equipment for roughly 6 weeks away and TERS — Anthony Simon- Roth/Marshall Holman now and in the future as testing stomach pains. Af- plan to bowl every PWBA sen of Princeton, Texas, PBA Doubles Champion- we look toward the 2017 ter several tests at the ER, Tour stop this season”. has added a berth on Team ship to kick off the PBA World Championships and FRANK MODICA USA 2016 to his rapidly Tour’s 2016 schedule. beyond.” Passes At 102 Years expanding resumé of ac- “For Team USA to beat Team USA consists of DOWNEY — Frank was complishments. The 19- the best in the world, we a minimum 12 men and born in 1914 and was a year-old two-handed com- not only must have the 12 women, and the Team Bowling news man who experienced war, petitor, who earned a spot most talented bowlers in USA coaching staff selects Honor Roll peace, and family plus the Name Score Date Center on Junior Team USA at the the country, but the right the teams for international MIKE REYnolDs 300 03-10-16 FooTHill LAnes mountain of modern mar- RAlpH MARin 300 03-14-16 CERRITos LAnes USBC Team USA Trials in mix of players so we can competitions (World Bowl- Joe ACosTA 300 03-16-16 CAL bowl vels invented in his life- RUssell booTH 300 03-16-16 WINNETKA BOWL noel FisHER 300 03-17-16 pALM spRings LAnes time. January, has been added to select the strongest team ing Championships, World BRANDon KRAYe 300 03-17-16 LA HABRA “300” bowl JUlie MARVin 712 03-18-16 UplAND bowl Frank was seen on the the adult Team USA roster for each event,” Team USA Cup, Pan American Games, MICHAEL FONVERGNE 300 03-19-16 WINNETKA BOWL lanes at Arena Bowl and JULIA FRIAS 800 03-19-16 WINNETKA BOWL in the wake of his victory in head coach Rod Ross said. etc.) following annual train- TonY ODOM 846 03-21-16 pALM spRings LAnes lewis C wiggins 800/300 03-21-16 ARlingTon LAnes Del Rio Lanes in his later years. the USBC Masters in Feb- “Anthony has the talent ing camps. ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS He is survived by daughter ruary and winning his first and composure to make “There are no words to BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL by MONdAy NOON Jean Adkins, Jim Modica, describe the feeling of join- YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & YOU will be on THE FRonT PAge Robert Modica and in the ing the adult team,” Simon- E-MAil TO: [email protected] memories of his bowling sen said. “I bowled Team Men: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S WOMen: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S friends. Trials earlier this year with the goal of making Junior HAppy Easter Bless us All Team USA; making the adult team would have been a bonus. I would be EVENT OR CLUB DAY DATE BOWLING CENTER lying if I said I wasn’t dis- appointed not making the adult team. Getting the call ABTA SATURDAY MARCH 26 CHAPARRAL LAnes from Coach Rod Ross tell- ing me they would like to BREAKFAST CLUb FRIDAY MARCH 25 lA HABRA “300” bowl have me join the adult team is a call I never imagined to get and definitely won’t LA COUNTY woMen’S Dbs/singles sAT MARCH 26 KEYSTone LAnes continued on page 8 Page 2 BOWLING NEWS March 24, 2016 Pressure? That’s No Problem for Lou Stone by Fred Eisenhammer TARZANA – “Pressure makes me bowl better.” So said Lou Stone, who proved his point by throwing a picture- book strike last Thursday night to win $1,000 in his league’s “Strike on Demand” competition at Corbin Bowl. Stone’s name was picked at random to bowl in his “Guys AHT STRIKE FORCE and Dolls” league contest in which a player earns $1,000 if Arizona he or she can strike on one pressure-packed shot. TOUR! Handicap Tour Stone, averaging 179, took his “money” shot with a crowd swarming behind him in the fifth frame of his sec- APRIL 3/10AM-4PM ond game. +ENTRY FEE OPTIONS: $25/ $50/ $75 PER PERSON+ He had bowled a sterling 234 in his first game – tying +CHECK-IN TIME: 8AM+ his season best – but was struggling to find his groove in A Division: 190 & Above / B Division: 176-189 the second game. “He was kind of ‘off’ before his shot,” C Division: 175 & Below teammate Lynn Snyder noted. CONTACT: CRAIG SPENCER (616) 251-9600 Stone had recorded three spares and one open before his “money” shot. But Stone had declared that he was su- ++++++++++ premely confident that he was going to come through with his “money” ball right after his name was selected. Lou Stone keeps track of his team’s winnings after he delivered a $1,000 strike in Corbin Bowl’s “Strike on Demand” contest. The right-handed Stone showed his confidence was Photo by Fred Eisenhammer ADULT/SENIOR VIP well-placed with a solid pocket strike. DOUBLES BOWLING “It was right there,” rejoiced Stone, a 64-year-old West Hills resident. “There was no doubt about it.” Asked what he did differently on his “money” shot compared to the previous four frames, Stone said with a laugh, TOURNAMENT “I wasn’t sandbagging.” It marked the third straight week that a player from Corbin Bowl’s “Guys and Dolls” league had pocketed $1,000 JULY 16/12PM from the “Strike on Demand” contest. Previously, Howard Harris and Leif Wallace had earned $1,000 with strikes. +ENTRY FEE: $25 PER PERSON+ CHECK-IN TIME: 11AM + Stone, who has bowled a sanctioned 297 and a 780 series, created additional excitement in the 10th frame of his CONTACT: JESSE J. DOTSON, JR. (TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR) second game when he knocked down the imposing 6-7-10 split. He finished with a 173 that game before closing (909) 627-6720 EMAIL: [email protected] with a split-filled 150 in his finale. Stone said overall he RIVERSIDE was pretty excited for the night. “I get to take money LANES home,” he said, laughing. BOOK SWEEPERS /GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/ CORPORATE PARTIES Stone wound up taking 1.888.590.2695 home $250 as his “Ever BowlLaughlin.com /RiversideResort.com Changing” team split the total winnings. The team of Stone, Snyder, Joey Dorton and Glen Alourdas AHT.StrikeForce-Sr.Doubles2016.BNews.indd 1 3/9/16 2:19 PM entered the season with an agreement to split the jack- pot should any of its four players win the “Strike on Demand” contest. On this night, Lou Stone The team of Glen Alourdas, Lynn Snyder, Lou Stone and Joey Dorton flash a $1,000 smile at Corbin didn’t let down his team- Bowl. Photo by Fred Eisenhammer mates. PACITA BAKER is SoCAL Women’s Club Champion by Frank Weiler SAN BERNARDINO — Pacita Baker is DEL ROSA LANES SoCAL Women’s Club Champion for the fall/ winter cycle.