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July 9 - 15, 2014 50 Cents Jason Belmonte Wins PBA Oklahoma Open Mike Dias Wins PBA50 Grants Pass Open by Bill Vint - PBA by Jerry Schneider - PBA SHAWNEE, Okla The East's Most Read Bowling Weekly Sports Reporter The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940 Vol. 75 No. 19 July 9 - 15, 2014 50 cents Jason Belmonte Wins PBA Oklahoma Open Mike Dias Wins PBA50 Grants Pass Open By Bill Vint - PBA By Jerry Schneider - PBA SHAWNEE, Okla. – Australia’s Jason GRANTS PASS, Ore – Dias’ previous best finish Belmonte won four straight matches on a More than three years this season was fourth in the demanding Bear lane condition, including a after winning his first season-opening Pasco 193-145 decision over top qualifier E.J. Tackett PBA50 Tour title, Mike County (Fla.) Open. of Huntington, Ind., in the title match to win his Dias of Lafayette, Colo., “Coming into this season I 10th career title in the Professional Bowlers captured the second title felt I was getting closer and Association Oklahoma Open at the Grand of his career by winning closer to getting another Casino Resort Event Center. the PBA50 Grants Pass win,” Dias said. “I really put In a competition that mirrored the United Open presented by in a lot of work over the off- States Bowling Congress Masters held earlier in Track. season and I feel like it’s the year, the reigning PBA Player of the Year Dias defeated PBA Hall paying off.” came into the Oklahoma Open finals as the No. of Famer Dale Eagle of Eagle was trying for his 5 qualifier and won four consecutive matches Newport Beach, Calif., 13th career PBA50 Tour title for the victory. Belmonte also went from fifth to 229-224, in the champi- which would have put him in first in the Masters when he also defeated onship at Caveman second all alone on the Tackett for that title. PBA photo Bowl to win his first PBA50 Tour career titles list. The finals of the fourth of five Oklahoma’s Jason Belmonte title since winning the Currently he is tied for sec- Grand Casino Resort PBA Summer Swing between 1959 and 1962. Senior Don Carter Open ond with Gary Dickinson events, contested on the flat 40-foot Bear lane The Australian two-handed star’s climb to the in April of 2011. with 12 titles, two behind condition. The finals aired on CBS Sports Oklahoma Open title – his third of the 2014 sea- Dias jumped to the PBA photo leader John Handegard with Network. Tackett, as the leading qualifier, son – was even more impressive considering he early lead in the title Mike Dias 14 wins. earned the right to select the lane condition for was in seventh place going into the final game match starting with the first four strikes In the semifinal matches Dias defeated the finals and he opted for the demanding U.S. of match play at FireLake Bowling Center ear- and Eagle answered with five in a row Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Twp., Open-style oiling pattern. lier in the week, and threw a 256 game to move from the fourth to eighth frames, but a Mich., 258-247, to advance to the cham- The difficulty of the scoring conditions result- up two places and qualify for the CBS Sports pocket 7-10 split in the ninth and a pionship match while Eagle defeated ed in the first PBA Tour finals in history without Network finals. missed 10-pin back in the third frame two-time defending PBA50 Player of the a 200 game. “The one thing I really pride myself on is I ultimately cost Eagle the match. Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Belmonte, who won $18,000 and a berth in don’t care how bad I’m bowling or how low I’m “The title match was probably represen- Fla., 237-228, who was trying for his sec- the end-of-series Oklahoma’s Grand Casino scoring, every time I throw a ball it’s with every- tative of the whole tournament,” said the ond win of the season. Resort King of the Swing special event, reached thing I’ve got,” Belmonte said. “That’s what you 57-year-old Dias. “It was a combination Dias’ win breaks a streak of six consec- the 10 career titles milestone in only 80 PBA have to do on the PBA Tour. I knew I still had a of getting some breaks, making the right utive PBA50 Tour tournaments this sea- Tour events, the second-fastest in PBA history mathematical chance and I never gave up.” ball changes and staying out of trouble. son which have been won by PBA Hall of behind legendary hall of famer Dick Weber. With a longer oil pattern this week it was Famers. See Page 2 Weber won 10 of the first 23 PBA events held BELMONTE really a challenge.” 2014 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS COMES TO A CLOSE IN RENO By Matt Cannizzaro - USBC RENO, Nev. – The two-year run of the United States Two of the five bowlers who rolled perfect games, USBC (724) and Kendra Gaines (665). Bowling Congress Women’s Championships at the Reno- Hall of Famers Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, and Naccarato sandwiched her 300 between games of 222 and Sparks Convention Center came to a close Monday as the Jeanne Naccarato of Tacoma, Wash., used the momentum 224 for a 746 series and teamed with fellow USBC Hall of final squad of the 2014 event stepped off the championship from their big games to put themselves in position to capture Famer Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., who added 733, for lanes. titles at the 2014 tournament. a 1,479 series to lead Division 1 Doubles. The 81-day event kicked off April 11 and ushered in a new Barnes started her 2014 tournament campaign by helping Former collegiate standout Danielle van der Meer of era in the tournament’s 95-year history, switching from five- Bowlieve In A Cure of Arlington, Texas, into the lead in Washington, Ill., capped her first Women’s Championships player to four-player teams for the first time. The 2014 USBC Diamond Team with a 2,819 series. Her perfect game came appearance with games of 258, 248 and 245 for a 751 set and Women’s Championships also featured new divisions and an the next day during doubles and helped her to a Division 1 the lead in Division 1 Singles. all-scratch format for the first time since 2009. All-Events-leading 2,140 total. She had sets of 779 in dou- The new format at the Women’s Championships includes During the 2014 event, six competitors joined the exclusive bles, 683 in singles and 678 in team. four average-based divisions in team and six divisions for 50-Year Club, and five bowlers rolled perfect games, the Bowlieve In A Cure was led by Tennelle Milligan’s 752 doubles, singles and all-events. All standings are unofficial most in tournament history, bringing the all-time total to 25. series and included Team USA member Shannon O’Keefe and pending final verification. 2 SPORTS REPORTER July 9 - 15, 2014 BELMONTE XTRA FRAME PBA SPARE SHOTS Continued from page one Adds to Lineup Belmonte began his march to the title with a 187-171 decision over In addition to live coverage of the A “TWEET” FROM PBA CHAMPION BILL O’NEILL: Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., throwing three strikes in the 10th final four PBA50 Tour events of frame after failing to convert the 3-4-6-7-10 split in the ninth frame to “Just witnessed Parker Bohn switch his first class seat with a the 2014 season, PBA’s online Military man sitting in coach. My man is all class all the time.” clinch the win. Jones threw strikes on four of his five shots on the left video streaming service will pro- lane, but his failure to strike on the right lane cost him a chance to win. vide live start-to-finish coverage of PBA’S OKLAHOMA OPEN DEMONSTRATES After struggling on the right lane throughout the second match, one of the most prestigious PBA DRAMA ISN’T ALWAYS BASED ON HIGH SCORES Belmonte threw two clutch strikes in the 10th frame to rally from a 25- Regional tournaments of the year – pin deficit and eliminate Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., 199-191. the PBA Gene Carter’s Pro Shop The 2014 PBA Oklahoma Open demonstrated that you don’t always O’Neill also could have won with a double in the 10th frame, but left Eastern Classic from Mid County have to have high scores to create exciting competition. The CBS Sports a 2 pin after striking on his first shot. Bowling & Entertainment Center Network stepladder finals of the fourth tournament in Oklahoma’s In the semifinal match, Belmonte’s error-free game was enough to in Middletown, Del., Aug. 2-3. Grand Casino Resort PBA Summer Swing was believed to be the first get past Chris Loschetter of Avon, Ohio, 194-175. Belmonte and The East Region “super regional” four-match final in PBA history without a 200 game by any of the five Loschetter each threw only three strikes the entire game, but will offer a $15,000 first prize, and players. But it also was a telecast that produced a lot of drama. Loschetter’s one open frame gave the Australian the margin he need- has expanded its qualifying format For the second time in 2014, Australian two-handed power player ed. to three squads to accommodate Jason Belmonte ran the table for the win, and in the process became the In the championship match, Tackett started with two strikes but then more players.
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