March 7 - 13, 2012 50 Cents Pete Weber Wins Record Fifth U.S
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The East's Most Read Bowling Weekly Sports Reporter The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940 Vol. 73 No.1 March 7 - 13, 2012 50 cents Pete Weber Wins Record Fifth U.S. Open Bradley Wong 811 at Jib Lanes By Bill Vint - PBA Flushing, NY - Bradley Wong his second 300 of the season and posted an impressive session high Steve Amarosa rolling a 300 as NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Pete Weber of St. 811 series on games of 277, 288 well. Ann, Mo., became the most successful bowler in and 246 while rolling in the Hi In the United Filipino League, U.S Open history Sunday, winning the most chal- Rollers League at Jib Lanes. Jimmy Vega Jr. was the star toss- lenging major title in bowling for a record fifth time The session also saw a pair of ing 268-258-277 for an 803 set. at Brunswick Zone-Carolier with a strike on his perfectos with Bret Lee posting final ball in the 10th frame to nip top qualifier Mike Fagan of Dallas, 215-214. Weber, who came into the stepladder finals as the Russ Smith 300-805 at Holiday No. 4 qualifier, threw clutch shots in three matches OAKLAND, NJ - Russ Smith 257-287-729, Frank Stampone to win, but none was more critical than his strike on pounded out a 300 game to highlight 259-246-717, Brian Stackhouse his final ball in the title match. Needing at least a a session high set of 805 in the 257-256-716, Dwayne Shuart nine-count spare and strike to win, Weber threw a Tuesday Night Men at Holiday Bowl. 256-709, Tim Hudnell 279-691, perfect pocket shot on his first ball, but left a 10 pin. Jim Engels was impressive George Valerius 237-687, Walter After converting the spare, he threw an identical with a 783 on games of 247-279- Marston 269-686, and Dave shot that carried for a strike. 257 followed by Tony Formica Nagelhout 267-685. In winning the title, Weber broke a tie with his late father, Professional Bowlers Association legend Tarik Zephrine Blasted 300 Dick Weber, and his father’s close friend, the late PBA Photo Don Carter, who each won the forerunner to the Pete Weber holding his record fifth U.S. Open At Rockville Center U.S. Open – the BPAA All Star – four times. Championship trophy. ROCKVILLE CENTER, NY - Jeffery Williams came close “Dad, I know you were watching,” Weber said as Tarik Zephrine found perfection in posting a near perfect 298 game he looked up toward heaven after the win. “I know toot my own horn, but I think I’m prouder of a 300 game finishing with a 757 between games of 244 and 250 for you’re proud, and I’m sorry I broke your record. myself than anyone else. I’ve always wanted to be series rolling in the Saturday a session high series of 792 and “This is my greatest title ever,” Weber said. “To the one to throw a strike to win.” Junior Scholarship League at Nick Lastella tossed 237-269-209 win five U.S. Opens and pass Dick Weber and Don In advancing to the title match, Weber threw crit- Rockville Center Lanes. for a 715 series Carter says a lot, but I’ll never say I’m better than ical shots in two preliminary matches, coming them. They paved the way for us to be here. It was from behind to defeat Ryan Shafer of Horseheads, Joseph Kurdziel Jr. 300 at Maple an honor and a privilege to join them when I won N.Y., 223-191, in the opening match and my fourth U.S. Open, and it’s even more of an Australia’s Jason Belmonte, 225-213, in the semi- BROOKLYN, NY - Joseph Maple Lanes. This was his 2nd honor to be the first one to win five. final contest. Kurdziel Jr. found perfection in a 300 in the league since returning “This is the tournament I look forward to ever “I threw strikes in the seventh, eighth and ninth 300 game while competing in the from a foot injury and he finished year,” he added. “I live for the U.S. Open because in all three games and put pressure on those guys,” Thursday Mixed Triples League at the session with a 749 set. I know, no matter what, I have a chance to win.” Weber said. “The way those guys performed was At age 49 years, 189 days, Weber became the excellent. My hat’s off to them. They bowled Louis Grisolia Rolled 300 oldest player ever to win the U.S. Open, breaking amazing.” the record set by 46-year-old Norm Duke last year Weber earned $60,000 and an automatic berth in At South Levittown Lanes at Carolier. And he moved into second place on the the Round of 36 for the PBA Tournament of LEVITTOWN, NY - In the Cary Kilvan bowled 268-703, PBA’s all-time major title-winners list with his Champions in April. Fagan collected $30,500, Saturday Friends and Friends Gerard Maloney 256-246-245- ninth title, behind only Earl Anthony’s 10. Belmonte $15,000 and Shafer, who failed to win a league at South Levittown Lanes, 747, John Butcher 248, and Kathy “That’s probably the calmest I’ve ever been title in his 14th television appearance in a major Louis Grisolia took the spotlight Grisolia posted a 210 game. needing to throw a shot to win,” he added. “Not to championship, earned $10,000. rolling a 300 game in a 732 series. 14-Year-Old Kamron Doyle Becomes Youngest Casher in PBA Tour History NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Kamron difficult tournament in the sport for his Doyle, who turned 14 on Jan. 13, bowled “(Kamron) dumped the last game out of Doyle of Brentwood, Tenn., 14-years-old record-setting performance. all three qualifying rounds on the same pair respect,” Petraglia laughed. stole the show in the 69th U.S. Open at Doyle, who cashed in a PBA South of lanes with PBA Hall of Famer Johnny “I wasn’t thinking about beating him,” Brunswick Zone-Carolier by earning a spot Regional event in Canton, Ga., two years Petraglia of Jackson, N.J., a 14-time PBA Doyle said matter-of-factly. “I was just try- in the cashers round and becoming the ago at age 12 (a record for non-national tour Tour champion and one of only six players ing to beat myself.” youngest player ever to cash in a events) when he finished 30th, averaged to ever complete the PBA Triple Crown. Surprisingly, he doesn’t come from a Professional Bowlers Association Tour 202 for his 18 qualifying games in the U.S. Petraglia, who turns 65 on March 3, beat bowling family. His father, Sean Doyle, is a event. Open and advanced to the cashers round in Doyle by seven pins, but he had to out-score Nashville area orthodontist. Not only did he cash, but the 5-foot-5, 54th place out of a field of 394 amateur and the teenager, 219-184, in the final game to Kamron finished 61st good for a $1,340 105-pound eighth grader picked the most professional bowlers from 12 countries. do it. payday. 2 SPORTS REPORTER March 7 - 13, 2012 Joan Taylor’s..... MAPLE LANES Kelly Kulick and Mika Koivuniemi ......Ten Pin Rap HIGHS Lead World Bowling Tour Rankings Male: ARLINGTON, Texas - A big shift in the women's rankings and a Augie Fusco: 289/704 The only thing that could have been more exciting at the 69th shrinking lead for Finland's Mika Koivuniemi highlight the World Ed Penafiel 278/749 US Open last week at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes, North Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour rankings after the Gerber Martinez 276/767 Brunswick, is if someone from New Jersey won. Or, even better, recently concluded United States Open. Juan Gonzalez 268/718 if a New Jersey woman won, say maybe Kelly Kulick. A tightly packed field at the top of the women's rankings finds Kelly But the ESPN producer, director and sponsors couldn’t have Steven Maruffi 267/716 Kulick of the United States now in the lead with 207 points. Koivuniemi asked for a better and more exciting finale than to see Pete Weber Kenny Lew 266/703 still leads the men's rankings with 312 points, but Mike Fagan of the come from behind in his matches to knock down Ryan Shafer, Peter Radioli 266/768 United States is close behind. then Jason Belmonte, and finally, former New Yorker Mike John Kaye Jr 266/709 After a second-place finish among the women at the U.S. Open, Fagan. Weber was the most animated of the foursome, to say the Female: Kulick used the 40 points she earned in the event to move into the lead. American Missy Parkin picked up the maximum ranking points of 50 at least. He needed a twenty-count in the tenth frame of the final Betty Selmani 245/654 the U.S. Open and is second with 195 points. game to win by one pin. He gave it the best shot of the tournament Mindy Joseph 241/624 Liz Johnson of the United States finished third among women at the and left an unbelievable tenpin. In an earlier match he had missed Dolores Nigro 235/629 U.S. Open and has moved into third on the points list with 190. Previous that pin, so it wasn’t as easy as it sounds to make a spare of it.