Team USA Wins Weber Cup for 11Th Time by Lucas Wiseman
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OCTOBER 29, 2020 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave,OOLING Downey, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] NEWS • Temporary Office # (626) 252-2985 Team USA Wins Weber Cup For 11th Time by Lucas Wiseman Release Date Set For ENGLAND – After opening up a 6-0 lead on the first day of the Weber Cup, FloBowling's Newest Team USA simply needed to tread water to win this year’s event. That’s exactly Documentary what they did as they fin- by Lucas Wiseman ished off Europe, 23-18, on FloBowling’s newest In addition, the docu- Wednesday night. documentary titled Two mentary looks back into the The winning point came Hands On the Future will past with a sit down inter- courtesy of EJ Tackett, who make its worldwide debut view with Chuck Lande, defeated European stalwart on Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. live on widely believed to be the Jesper Svensson, 278-244, FloBowling.com. first regular two-handed at Ricoh Arena in Coven- Two Hands On The Fu- competitor to join the PBA. try, England. Tackett was ture will chronicle the rise It also looks ahead to the named the event’s most Anthony Simonsen, EJ Tackett, Bill O’Neill, Chris Barnes and Kyle Troup. of competitive two-handed future of two-handed bowl- valuable player. rett along with Svensson, of different things on the Day 2 with a 3-3 record. In bowling in the Professional ing and includes interviews In the 21-year history of Thomas Larsen, Osku Pal- lanes. Credit goes to them.” the second session, it was Bowlers Association. It with young bowlers in the the Weber Cup, the United ermaa and Stu Williams. The USA dominated the also 3-3 and finished the will prominently feature sport. States has now won 11 “I think I had the easiest first session of the event day with the USA up 16-9. the first two-handed PBA FloBowling subscribers times, while Europe has job in the world,” Barnes Monday, winning six of Europe won the first Tour champions Jason Bel- will be able to watch the won 10. The last three said after the victory. “I had seven matches to build session of the day Wednes- monte and Osku Palermaa. documentary for the first years, Team USA has come four of the top eight guys what turned out to be an day by a margin of 4-3 but The documentary will time on Friday, Nov. 13 at away with the victory. in the world to bowl with. I unsurmountable lead. At simply wasn’t making up feature in depth interviews 1 p.m. To subscribe to Flo- The U.S. team was made think a lot of guys could do the end of the second ses- enough ground. In the final with Belmonte and Paler- Bowling, click here. up of captain Chris Barnes, OK captaining this group. sion on Monday, the USA session of the event, Europe maa and many others. It FloBowling’s first docu- Tackett, Kyle Troup, An- These guys are easy to get maintained a 10-3 lead. On went 5-4 to win another will take a closer look at mentary, released last year, thony Simonsen and Bill along with, they support Tuesday, Europe managed session but the overwhelm- the rise to prominence of featured the story behind O’Neill. Team Europe was each other and they know to hang with the Americans, ing losses on Monday were the two-handed approach young PBA star Anthony captained by Dom Bar- how to do a whole bunch finishing the first session of too much to overcome. through the eyes of the first Simonsen. Subscribers can two champions using the watch Simonsen: Leave It style. Behind on demand. Four Players Survive Playoffs Grindby Lucas Wiseman To Move On CENTREVILLE, VA – On a night where surviv- ing the grind was the story, AJ Johnson, Nicholas Pate, Tom Smallwood and Brad Miller moved on at the 2020 PBA Playoffs. In the closest match of the night, Pate took down Darren Tang, 207-202, in the second group of Round of 24 matches at Bowlero Centreville. Tang actually started with the front three but that was as good as it got for him as he left a 7-10 split in the fourth frame and strug- got a strike and count to get Round of 16. Johnson’s missing the headpin to the gled down the stretch. the job done. Pate will face 223 would end up being the right lane on four consecu- Pate, meanwhile, sur- Kyle Troup in the Round of highest score of the night tive shots. vived by making the 1-2-10 16 by any player. Smallwood, who will washout in the first frame The show opened with Johnson struck on four take on EJ Tackett in the and staying clean. By the Johnson taking a blowout of his first five shots to Round of 16, built a big time the 10th frame rolled win against Kyle Sherman, build a 34-pin lead and early lead and was able to around, Pate needed eight, 223-166, as he advanced rolled to the victory. Sher- roll past Chris Barnes, 215- spare, eight to advance and to face Bill O’Neill in the man struggled throughout, continued on page 4 PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM OCTOBER 29, 2020 The 84 Lane Bowling Center That Became A Home Depot by Dave Williams While cruising the internet looking for additional 80+ lane bowling centers, I spotted an article about Satellite Bowl, an 84 lane facility in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. As I continued searching the internet, I found a photo of Satellite Bowl from the City of Dear- born Heights. The article that accompanied the photo goes on to mention that the famous female bowling star Aleta Sill was a frequent guest at the site which ADULT/SENIOR closed in 1994. VIP DOUBLES For those of you that may not remember, Aleta Sill was perhaps the greatest female bowler in history, BOWLING TOURNAMENT with the possible exception of fellow Michigander Locals & Walk–Ins are Welcome! Marion Ladewig. Her record speaks for itself, with 31 Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021 titles, the first woman to win over $1,000,000 in earn- Contact & Information: ings, and thirty-seven 300 games. Jesse/Rita Dotson (909) 628–3966 Email: [email protected] When I contacted Aleta at her “Aleta Sill’s Bowling World Pro Shop” inside Country Lanes in Dearborn Heights, she fondly remembered Satellite Bowl, with a road sign that must have been 3 or 4 stories high. 13th “I first started bowling at Oxford Lanes in Dearborn, and then Thunderbowl in Allen Park,” said Sill. “I switched to Satellite Bowl in Dearborn Heights be- LAUGHLIN BLAST! cause their pro shop owner Mark Robey was drilling Senior No–Tap Doubles Handicap Event all of my equipment.” SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 I asked Aleta about the physical makeup of the Contact & Information: bowling center and if the lanes were all in a row. “Oh, Aleta Sill Joyce Dalton–Jensen (619) 251–9660 no,” she replied. “The lanes were back to back, with Photo provided by Aleta Sill and USBC the machines butted against one another, 42 on each I mentioned to Aleta how much I enjoyed her in- side.” This reminded me of another famous Detroit tensity during PWBA telecasts, which can still be center, State Fair Recreation, which had 70 lanes viewed on YouTube, even though her professional and featured the back to back machines that were career ended almost 20 years ago. She’s a mem- incorporated to take advantage of lower payroll costs ber of 8 Halls of Fame, including, but not limited to: BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES for pin boys, which were necessary prior to the inven- Crestwood High School, Dearborn, Detroit, Michi- tion of the automatic pinsetter. gan, the PWBA, the United States Bowling Congress 1.888.590.2695 (USBC), and the National Polish American Sports RiversideResort.com Lifelong friend Ted Rebain, who grew up at State Hall of Fame. Fair Recreation, where his father was the manager, had often relayed stories to me about the unique set As a USBC Certified Silver Coach, she has been up of State Fair that included a separate snack shop instructing for the past 29 years. Oh, and did I men- RiversideLanes.Oct2020.BowlingNews.indd 1 9/29/20 4:00 AMand bedding for the pin boys. It wasn’t until about tion, she won the women’s Triple Crown - TWICE. 1960 that the automatic pinsetter became so popu- Only one other bowler, Pete Weber, has accom- lar because of a rental rate per game that was less plished that feat. “But I did it first,” Aleta adds, quietly than the pin boy payroll. Satellite Bowl, like State Fair of course. WANTED Recreation, must have fit this standard. Another bowling center, Detroit Recreation, Looking for Energetic, Committed Another famous female kegler, Michelle Mullen, is popped up in my quest for further information about a partner with Aleta at Country Lanes in Farmington Satellite Bowl. It had a total of 22 lanes on four sepa- and Responsible Employees Hills, a suburb of Detroit. My guess is that their busi- rate floors in downtown Detroit, making a grand total in Southern California ness is booming, because every time that I called, of 88 lanes. Detroit Recreation closed in 1960. If you Aleta was either with a customer or drilling a bowling have any further information about Detroit Recre- ball.