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January 28, 2010 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday, January 28, 2010 Bowling news P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 KULICK SLAMSKelly Kulick DOOR Makes Sports History ON as First BARNES Woman to Win a PBA Tour Title by Capturing 45th PBA Tournament of Champions by Jerry Schneider LAS VEGAS—Sports his- feel them. Believe me I was “I feel like I’m on a magic 2007 United States Bowl- tory was made Sunday when nervous and I was just letting carpet ride right now and I ing Congress Queens and the Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., adrenaline take over.” want to keep riding it higher 2003 U.S. Women’s Open in won the 45th Professional The previous high finish and higher.” addition to winning the PBA Bowlers Association Tourna- for a woman in a PBA Tour In the championship match Women’s World Champion- ment of Champions at Red event was second by Liz John- Kulick started with four con- ship in 2009. Rock Lanes becoming the son of Cheektowaga, N.Y., in secutive strikes, then had an In the semifinal match, Ku- first woman to win a Lumber the 2005 Banquet Open. open frame when she left the lick defeated eight-time Tour Liquidators PBA Tour tourna- In 2006, Kulick became 7-10 split in the fifth frame. champion Mika Koivuniemi ment. the first woman to earn an She then went on to fire the 227-223 to advance to the final She defeated 2007-08 PBA exemption on the PBA Tour next six strikes and a nine- match against Barnes. Player of the Year Chris Barnes by finishing sixth in the PBA count on the final ball to close In the opening match, Koi- 265-195 in the championship Tour Trials. Her best finish the game. vuniemi defeated three-time match to win a $40,000 first in the 2006-07 season was Barnes, who won the Tour- titlist Rhino Page, 255-215. prize in PBA’s signature event, 22nd which she accomplished nament of Champions in 2006, Kulick earned a berth in the plus a two-year exemption on twice. was trying for his second Tour- Tournament of Champions, by the PBA Tour. Kulick recognized the nament of Champions win. winning the PBA Women’s “It’s been a dream of mine potential impact her victory “When it comes down to continued on page 8 to win a PBA Tour event but will have for the future of the one game, a combination of I couldn’t have imagined it sport. factors have to come together would have come in the Tour- “I believe this can only and they just didn’t for me,” Citrus Belt’s nament of Champions,” said mean bigger and better things Barnes said, “but Kelly bowled the 32-year-old right-hander. for the sport,” she said. “If in great and she met every chal- DAVE WODKA “It may have looked easy but any way this can be a boost for lenge.” my legs were like jelly—it women sports and bowling, In women’s professional Finishes 13th in got to a point where I couldn’t I’m willing to do my part. competition, Kulick won the PBA Tournament The Legend of of Champions Bill Fong’s 899 A New by Frank Weiler LAS VEGAS — PBA Kulick Claims Title Photo by Hero Noda Zane Parker by Bill Mossontte Champion Dave Wodka has MISSION HILLS—Back Texas Record! been bowling in the Citrus in the early 1990s when you by Jim Goodwin Belt for three years, since tak- had to do more than just make PLANO,TX—46-year-old two Storm Reigns in his bag, ing over as General Manager sure you didn’t foul to score Bill Fong made a little bowl- and opted to switch to the one of DEL ROSA LANES under well, I was having all sorts of ing history in his Monday with a weaker layout after the the ownership of NICOLE Bowling news problems with the lane condi- Mixers league session January opening 300 game. “ The back ELLISON. tion at Mission Hills Bowl. 19 at Plano Super Bowl. Fong, ends always hook more in the With an average of 215 for The bowlers didn’t care that owner of his own hair salon first game, so my plan was to forty-eight games, Wodka fin- Honor Roll we had wood lanes, an old lane for the past 20 years, missed compensate with surface and ished in thirteenth place in the machine and that my personal a perfect 900 series by a hair, a stronger layout after the first PBA Tournament of Cham- Name Score Date Center belief was if you hit 9 you rolling 300-300-299 in his game, and it worked pretty pions. Dave posted a 15 - 9 should get 9, they just wanted quest to roll the 16th USBC well,” he said. won/lost record during match sOnny DEw 816 01-17-10 CAl BOwl to score. Well, this probably certified 900 series in bowling One might surmise that play, including wins in seven kAitlin silva 753 01-18-10 MissiOn Hills BOwl wasn’t an unreasonable re- history. A stubborn 10-pin on it worked very well. Fong of his last eight games, during sOnny DEw 300 01-19-10 CAl BOwl worked in the pro shop busi- crunch time. kElly MOtt 300 01-19-10 brn zOnE-siMi vAllEy quest seeing that they were the his 36th delivery made him the DEvin BiDwEll 300 01-20-10 harlEys siMi BOwl customers. My problem was 11th bowler to roll an 899. ness for six years, and now Wodka’s victories dur- MArk MAY 300 01-20-10 MissiOn Hills BOwl that no matter what we did the However, to set a new se- drills his own balls in his ga- ing match play included wins riCk sOtO jr 300 01-20-10 harlEys siMi BOwl scoring didn’t seem to get bet- ries record in a state that has rage. “I learned a lot when over Pete Weber, Wes Malott, jiM BEAuCHEMin 300 01-21-10 harlEys siMi BOwl GrEGOry GOlDstEin 803 01-21-10 sADDlEBACk lAnEs ter. What do we do now? produced such storied players I worked with Tom Wicker, and Michael Fagan. His only vAnCE sisk 300 01-21-10 arrOwHEAD lAnEs I was out on the concourse as Bill Lillard, Mark Williams, and now I am very meticulous loss in the final round was to AlysE MCGinnEs 707 01-22-10 vAlEnCiA lAnEs one night taking my beating David Ozio, and Del Ballard about my equipment,” he said. eventual tourney winner Kelly wEslEy lOw jr 300 01-25-10 vistA lAnEs from the bowlers like a man Jr. to name a few, is quite an In the final frame, a large Kulick! when I heard the desk an- accomplishment. The previous crowd gathered behind lanes Come on out to DEL ROSA nounce Zane Parker 289-239- record was 890, set in April 27-28 to watch. The center LANES on February 6 and 7 ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: 279=807. FINALLY!! Maybe 2002 by DeSoto’s Frankie had all 48 lanes going with for the PBA Western Regional BOwl An HOnOr sCOrE tHis wEEk & E-MAil By tuEsDAy nOOn Alonzo. league business. Teammates Tournament and congratulate yOur nAME, sCOrE, DAtE & CEntEr & yOu will BE On tHE FrOnt page. this would get me some relief. After all if Zane could score One of the most remark- and many others took photos Dave on his success. We love E-MAil tO: [email protected] there had to be a shot. I went able aspects of the story is with cell phones. the Bowling News for recog- MEn: 300 Or 800 wOMEn: 298,299,300 Or 700+ to Ron at the desk and asked that Fong made a ball change “It was very exciting and nizing the accomplishments of continued on page 6 after the first game. He had continued on page 6 Citrus Belt bowlers. Scratch 6 Gamer Up Coming Events ! ABT Citrus Belt Sunday January 31 Upland Bowl Sunday Jan. 31 @ Bowlium Lanes ABT Orange Coutny Sat-Sun January 30-31 AMF Carter Lanes Check-in @9:30am Bowl @ 10am JAT Sunday January 31 West Covina Lanes PCB Sunday February 21 Mission Hills Bowl $300.00 First place and $100.00 Second place. 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