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$16,000 1St Place $10,000 2Nd • $8,000 3Rd AUGUST 8, 2019 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,O CAWLING 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Joel Carlson Wins PBA50 David Small’s JAX 60 Classic O'KEEFE WINS THIRD TITLE OF 2019 Missed spare in 10th by Brian Kretzer opens door for Carlson JACKSON, Mich.– Joel Carlson of Omaha, Nebras- AT PWBA EAST HARTFORD OPEN ka threw three pressure- EAST HARTFORD, nity to secure the win. She filled strikes in the 10th Conn. – Shannon O'Keefe knocked over nine pins on frame of the title match to of Shiloh, Illinois, con- her next delivery to seal the beat top seed Brian Kretzer tinued her dominance on victory. of Dayton, Ohio, 259-255, bowling's biggest stages "I've had a tendency to win the PBA50 David Saturday after collecting throughout my career, Small’s JAX 60 Classic her third title of the 2019 when I try to slow down presented by Track Friday Professional Women's my tempo, I can get really for his second PBA50 Tour Bowling Association Tour mechanical," said O'Keefe, title of the season. season at the PWBA East the 2018 PWBA Player of Carlson, who won the Hartford Open. the Year. "After that lucky PBA50 Hamilton Lanes & O'Keefe, the top overall break in the eighth, I looked Entertainment Center Open seed, delivered in the ninth at him and he told me to earlier in the season for his Joel Carlson and 10th frames at Silver just walk. So, I really felt first career PBA50 Tour “That’s one thing I’ve Lanes to secure her 11th like those shots in the ninth title, also took advantage learned and that is never career PWBA Tour title, and 10th were unbeliev- of a missed 3-6-10 spare give up,” said Carlson, who defeating Germany's Birgit Shannon O'Keefe able shots. I'm so grateful by Kretzer in the 10th who watched as Kretzer finished Pöppler, 225-203. O'Keefe but back-to-back spares in her pace to the line just he was there. He knows my had started the match by the match first by missing claimed the $10,000 top the eighth and ninth frames moments before her fi- game so well and can de- converting the 3-6-10 spare the spare and leaving him prize with the win, which from Pöppler gave O'Keefe nal frames, she made the liver that kind of message in the first frame and then the opportunity to win with was broadcast live on CBS the opportunity to take the adjustment she needed to in the heat of the moment." threw eight strikes in a row a double and seven count. Sports Network. title. strike in the ninth and first O'Keefe now finds her- before missing the spare in “Once he got the strike in Neither player relented After talking with her shot of the 10th frame to self in a familiar position as the 10th. continued on page 7 in the championship match, husband, Bryan, about give herself the opportu- continued on page 5 MARK BAKER – World’s No. 1 Bowling Coach by Frank Weiler SAN BERNARDINO their bowling bag for quick – For a couple of decades reference. These bowl- now I have been writing ers are so influenced from about California bowlers lessons from Mark and by and time and time again his book that they become these bowlers attribute “disciples” of his bowling their success on the lanes to philosophy. Mark Baker. When I keep When a coach is so suc- hearing more and more cessful and so influential, bowling success stories and he must be special. When the gratitude these bowlers a coach is so respected by express for the help, they his students, he must be a Voss Beats Sullins in Title Match Thriller to Win have received from Mark level above his peers. That Baker, I have to wonder if is why I consider Mark Mark Baker PBA60 David Small’s JAX 60 National Championship he must be the “NUMBER Baker to be the “NUMBER ary and truly something 1 BOWLING COACH IN 1 BOWLING COACH IN that will change the way Voss defeats Sullins 264-256 in title match decided in 10th frame for first PBA60 title THE WORLD”! THE WORLD”. the sport is taught. He JACKSON, Mich. – first PBA60 win. a string of eight strikes of In 2012 Mark wrote To further support my claims this bodes well for PBA Hall of Famer Brian Competing in the tour- his own after a 7-10 split a Bowling instructional premise, I opened his book the future of competitive Voss, a 25-time Go Bowl- nament exclusively for in the second frame. The book entitled “The Game and read testimonials by bowling and believes that ing! PBA Tour and two- players 60 years of age USBC Hall of Famer, who Changer – A Simple Sys- such Bowling greats as what Mark is doing is tru- time PBA50 Tour titlist, and older, Voss started the is a five-time PBA Tour tem For Improving Your CHRIS BARNES, TOM- ly a game changer. Chris defeated Harry Sullins 264- match with eight strikes and three-time PBA50 Tour Bowl Scores”. During the MY JONES, and ROBIN has said that Mark has the 256 in the title match to before he opened in the winner, had a chance to win years since the book was ROMEO. Listen to what gift of an eye for motion. capture the PBA60 David ninth frame after leaving the match with a strike on published, I continually they have written. He goes on to say that it Small’s JAX 60 National the 4-6-7 split. Sullins, the second ball of the 10th run into bowlers who have Chris Barnes believes doesn’t take Mark many Championship in memory who also was trying for his frame but left a solid 10 pin read the book to their ben- that Mark Baker ‘s system shots to not only see irregu- of Mel Wolf title Monday first PBA60 title, was able which gave the win to Voss. efit. Some even carry it in of coaching is revolution- continued on page 3 at JAX 60 Lanes for his to stay in the match with continued on page 5 . $16,000 1ST PLACE $10,000 2ND • $8,000 3RD LANES New Start Time Mondays at 8PM Entering Average 2018-19 Composite Average Less 35 Pins Starts Sept. 9th Call Mike Cammarata at 562-927-3351 For More Info PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM AUGUST 8, 2019 10TH LAUGHLIN BLAST! 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According to Barnes, Mark is the only coach he’s worked with who could field a seemingly endless series of bowling “whys”and, because his system covers every element of the physical game, he can continue to respond with answers that makes sense.
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