October 2, 2014 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday October 2, 2014 P.O.B Box 4160, Downey,owling CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 TERRY HODGSON Team USA Wins Team, The Intelligent Bowler by Frank Weiler Sweeps All-Events at PABCON SAN BERNARDINO — I CALI, Colombia — Team am told that the American pub- USA dominated the field to FREE lic thinks of bowling as a blue win the team gold medal, collar sport. A sport whose swept the all-events medals ADmission participants are primarily con- and qualified for the 2015 Pan struction workers, truckers, American Games on Tuesday party girls and a colorful as- in an eventful day at the 2014 to all ESPN sortment of other yahoos. Pan American Bowling Con- TV Shows To some extent this picture federation Women’s Champi- is accurate but who cares. As onships. Saturday, Nov. 1 a country boy myself I enjoy Team USA took the lead by Noon, 2 PM, mixing with my own and I nearly 150 pins after the first know that JESUS the carpen- game of team event and never 4:45 PM, 6:30 PM ter would have been a bowler. looked back en route to a re- Team USA (L-R) Shannon O’Keefe, Liz Johnson, Shannon So what does that have to cord-breaking six-game total Pluhowsky, Kelly Kulick, Damielle McEwan & Missy Parkin do with Terry Hodgson? Do of 6,738 at the Cali Bowling said. “We were really good the match-play Masters. The Sunday, NOv. 2 you think I’m saying Terry Coliseum. Canada took the at communicating with each Masters will consist of three is country? NO I’m not. Do silver with 6,301, and Mexico other and keeping up with the rounds of best-of-three match 11 AM, 2:45 PM Terry Hodgson you think I’m saying Terry is earned the bronze with 6,195. moves, which was important play to determine the medal- SOUTH POINT a trucker or maybe a biker? a sport is bowling. A sport Missy Parkin led the way because the lanes were chang- ists. NO I’m not. Do you think....? which allows anyone a chance for the United States with ing quickly.” O’Keefe qualified fourth, BOWLING PLAZA NO, NO, NO! to participate for 60 years. I 1,452 and was followed by Liz Parkin set a record of her Clara Guerrero of Colombia SOUTH POINT What I’m talking about is wonder if anyone has ever Johnson (1,375), Kelly Kulick own as she blew past the all- was fifth, Sandra Gongora of HOTEL & CASINO, that Terry Hodgson is a bowler bowled for 100 years? I know (1,341), Shannon O’Keefe events record with a 24-game Mexico was sixth, McEwan and a very smart guy to boot. that there have been 100 year (1,261), Shannon Pluhowsky total of 5,515 (229.79 aver- was seventh and Aumi Guerra LAS VEGAS, NV His IQ is rumored to be north old bowlers but have any of (664) and Danielle McEwan age). Kulick, who won the of the Dominican Republic got of 140! Dear friends, that is them actually bowled for 100 (645). silver with 5,426, held the the last spot. GENIUS level and I repeat: years? Not only did the United previous all-events record of Four countries qualified for “Terry is a bowler”. By the I DIGRESS. As I said, Ter- States win the event by 428 5,463, set in 2008. Johnson the 2015 Pan American Games way, while most bowlers are ry is one heck of a bowler. He pins, it also broke its own took the bronze medal with on Tuesday from standings not super intelligent like Terry rolled his first bowling ball in PABCON Women’s Champi- 5,354 to complete the Team based on the combined all- they are darn smart. his uncle’s South Euclid Bowl onships record of 6,713 set in USA sweep. events of the top two bowlers Win a PBA Pro’s bowling ball Besides being smart Terry in South Euclid, Ohio. As ev- 2012. The top eight players in the from each non-qualified coun- is a darn good bowler. He has eryone knows South Euclid is “We bowled amazing and all-events standings advanced try. been bowling his entire life, near CLEVELAND - the home it was just incredible,” Parkin to Wednesday’s final event, continued on page 11 60 of his 67 years. Oh what continued on page 9 Custom-made High 5 jersey USA Takes Gold, Silver in Trios at PABCON Women’s CALI, Colombia — In a O’Keefe led the way for and now we are ready to jump tight race to the finish, Team her trios team with a 1,400 to- right into the team event to- Bowling news USA earned the gold and silver tal, while McEwan shot 1,260 morrow and win gold again,” Saturday, Nov. 1 Honor Roll medals in the trios event Mon- and Parkin added 1,225. O’Keefe said. “Our looks are Sunday, Nov. 2 Name Score Date Center day at the 2014 Pan American “We feel really good about getting better each day, and we ANDREW toro SR. 300 09-10-14 canyon LANES Bowling Confederation Wom- what we accomplished tonight continued on page 11 ESPN TV Tapings ANDREW toro JR. 300 09-17-14 canyon LANES MARCY SMITH 706 09-18-14 CHaparral LANES en’s Championships. CONTESTS & PRIZES SCOTT FISHER 300 09-19-14 HARLEYS SIMI BOWL Team USA’s Shannon ARMONDO “SHORTY” RAMOS 807/300 09-17-14 CAL BOWL VERNON ADAMS 806/300 09-18-14 CAL BOWL O’Keefe, Danielle McEwan PICTURE WITH KEVIN GROSS 806 09-22-14 winnetKA BOWL KatHY ALLEN 706 09-23-14 ROUND 1 M.V. and Missy Parkin combined THE WINNER DON GALLEGOS 300 09-23-14 cHaparral LANES to shoot 3,885 to capture the ANDREW toro SR. 822/300 09-23-14 canyon LANES CRAZIEST COSTUME JUSTIN ARCHER 300 09-24-14 HARLEYS SIMI BOWL gold medal at the Cali Bowl- ANDY CLEVELAND 300 09-24-14 HARLEYS SIMI BOWL CONTEST TRACY MENZIES 817 09-24-14 valencia LANES ing Coliseum. Teammates Liz JEFF LINDENMUTH 7-10 SPLIT 09-25-14 tustin LANES Johnson, Shannon Pluhowsky JOHN valentine JR. 300 09-26-14 del ROSA LANES WESLEY LOW JR. 300 09-28-14 FOREST LANES and Kelly Kulick took the sil- ver with 3,860. ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: Host Colombia finished 26 BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL BY MONDAY NOON pins out of first and one pin YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & YOU WILL BE ON THE FRONT page out of second with 3,859 in First 80 People E-MAIL to: [email protected] what was a close battle until Through the door MEN: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S WOMEN: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S the final frame of the six-game Team USA Trio Champs (L-R) Shannon O’Keefe, Danielle get a PBA Hat xhibition Hall B) event. McEwan and Missy Parkin. The Bowling News is Going Digital Send in your E-mail address to get on our list [email protected] wear out the kids... go bowling!! 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One thing the Glover Tournament Committee strives to do is try something new to see if it fits what tournament bowlers are look- ing for these days. So this year the GTC has joined forces with the Central Valley Masters and both events will take place at the same center, Regency Lanes – 820 Real Road in Bakersfield, to enable bowlers to compete in both events if they wish. Both events have worked to get sponsors to enable a worthy first place purse as well. The Glover Masters Scratch guarantees $3,000 for first while the Central Valley Masters Handicap guarantees $2,000 for first! Both events squads will complement each other so bowlers can bowl in both if they so wish. That’s one change. Another is the Glover Masters moved their first qualifying squad on Saturday later to 12 noon which gives bowlers an opportunity to come to the event on Saturday and not have to book a hotel room Friday night.