Mike Devaney Crowned Pacific Coast Bowlers Champion at Del Rosa
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October 8, 2009 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday, October 8, 2009 Bowling news P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Bobby Williams Missy Bellinder’s Mike DeVaney Crowned Pacific Coast Bowls 870 For Shot at U.S. New Empire Women’s Open Bowlers Champion at Del Rosa Lanes Bowl Record Shows Sunday SAN BERNARDINO— earned by members. Now let’s website will be coming soon. by Frank Weiler LAS VEGAS—Qualifying On Saturday October 3rd @ get to the scores. Thank you to all the bowl- REDLANDS—Using his at the U.S. Women’s Open Del Rosa Lanes in San Bernar- The 36 bowlers all rolled ers who supported the event. new Global 900 Bounty ball, was at held Strike Zone Bowl- dino we kicked off the opening 8 games of qualifying. Using Starting Jan 2010 the PCB BOBBY WILLIAMS rolled ing Center from Aug. 4-7, and event of the new PCB Tour- the 1 out of every 4 cash ratio, Club will venture out to other games of 280 - 300 - 290 for a the five TV shows were taped nament Club(Pacific Coast we paid 9 spots. The top 8 then bowling centers. 870 scratch series. Aug. 8-9. Bowlers). The tournament continued to a round robin Just a little note: The origi- The series bowled in the The next show in the series had 36 entries. We of course match play. Jim Murtishaw of nal PCB tournament club was Tuesday “Odds and Ends” (Oct. 11) will feature two-time would have liked more, but Murrietta was +160 and quali- founded in 1964 and sadly league is a new house record U.S. Women’s Open champion things look good for the future fied in our 8th spot for match came to an end in 1999. We for a three game series. The Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, with 22 of the entries becom- play. PBA National Champion are honored that we were able old Empire Bowl record of 857 N.Y., and former Team USA ing members. Membership for Mike DeVaney of San Diego to keep the original name, and was bowled by Daryl Gurrslin member Missy Bellinder of the PCB is $80 per year (Octo- came from 4th place with two are very excited about the re- in 2007. The Citrus Belt all- Fullerton, Calif., battling for ber 1 – September 30). There games to go, shooting games turn of this club. We have time record is a Perfect 900, the chance to face top-seed is a pro-rated amount as well, of 286 and 278 to win the Mike DeVaney been in contact with some of bowled by VINCE WOOD in Shannon O’Keefe of Arling- if you join later. Membership event and the $1,100 prize. the former tournament direc- 1999, at the former Cadillac ton, Texas. The winner will includes a club bowling shirt, Finishing 2nd was Scott Nor- Mark your calendars for tors, and are trying to locate Bowl in Moreno Valley. advance to the series finale. a lesser entry fee, banner’s ton of Cypress, CA. Rounding these next 2 events, PCB and the original banners, if anyone Other Empire Bowl records Any competitor who rolls will be issued for the winners, out the top 5 were Ben Laugh- WIN A SPOT for the PBA re- knows where or how to ob- for three games are: Women a 300 game on one of the first special awards, Rookie of the lin of Phoenix, AZ, Jim Mur- gional, which will take place tain them please let us know. (804) bowled by KATHY SIL- four TV shows will receive a Year, Player of the Year based tishaw of Murrietta and Jon on Saturday October 31st We would like to thank Ralph VEOUS in 1999, Senior (65 $25,000 bonus. A perfect game on the points earned, and even- Brandon of Santa Clarita, CA. and on Nov 1st at Del Rosa Lombard the former Director years old) Men (823) bowled in the semifinals or champion- tually discounts with our spon- The final standing’s is listed on Lanes. For more info or to join of Tournament Operations for by BOBBY LYONS in 2007, ship match (the fifth show) sors companies. Points started page 4. Congratulations to all the PCB call Dave or Nicole the original PCB for joining us and Senior Women (664)by will earn the player $100,000. with this event and can only be of these bowlers. at (909) 886-4675. A PCB for the event. THERESE LLOYD in 2008. Bowling Centers Join Together to Shatter World Record The California USBC will GUARANTEE ARLINGTON, TX, Oc- the record (808 for the previ- tober 5, 2009 – The Bowling ous record), speaks to both $47,000 in Prize Money for the Proprietors’ Association of the popularity of bowling and America (BPAA), the bowling increased solidarity across our industry’s premier trade asso- industry.” ciation, announced today the The success of the World setting of a new world record Record challenge was driven 2010 State Queens & Masters Events for the most games played in a by a first-of-its-kind promo- SACRAMENTO—Every- to find and if there is no added payout a nice prize fund be- Queens. The committee was single day. On National Bowl- tion led by the BPAA in part- one has witnessed the decline money coming from sponsors cause the participants aren’t extremely confident that in re- ing Day (September 5, 2009), nership with the United States of bowling nationwide. With and the participation count is there, the board decided that ceiving these funds, the bowl- more than 1,000 bowling cen- Bowling Congress (USBC), this decline, every associa- not increasing, what options they needed to step in and help ers WILL come! For the Mas- ters across the nation joined encouraging member bowl- tion, league and tournament are left? Not many. It would or else the tournaments will ters, a $30,000 guarantee will forces to record 741,821 ing centers across the country has been affected, of course force us to adjust the formats fold and two 40+ historical payout $3,000 for first place games - surpassing the exist- to offer a free game to anyone some more than others. Cali- so that less people make the events will come to an end. + $450 National USBC Mas- ing record of 548,721 games, who visited participating cen- fornia State events have been cut, which will save money in After gathering a lot of ters entry + berths into the an increase of over 35%. ters on National Bowling Day. a victim to this decline in all lineage and will bump up the feedback from both events, the 2011 & 2012 State Masters “The success of the World Added Steven Johnson, ex- ten events that we host. The prize fund for the top of the committee came up with mul- Finals ($3,950 value). Second Record challenge is a testa- ecutive director of the BPAA, events hit the hardest were the field. tiple scenarios to present to the place will be $2,000 and third ment to the strong state of the “The World Record success il- singles scratch events; the State The Queens & Masters board for approval. The deci- place will be $1,500 GUAR- bowling industry. In addition lustrates the tremendous mar- Queens, Masters and Youth (QM) committee has been sion came down to this… keep ANTEED! For the Queens, to the hundreds of thousands keting power of the bowling State Scratch event. Because working hard for two years the historical format the same, first place will be $1,500 + who took part in National industry. these events are targeted to trying to find sponsors and the Masters will remain with a $300 National USBC Queens Bowling Day, we’ve seen con- Companies like Pepsi, higher averaged bowlers, we trying to figure out how to the final field of 64 and prize fund entry + berths into the 2011 sistent year-after-year growth VH1, Jolly Time and Tony’s are already limited in the play- get funds increased to gain payout to 64. The Queens for- & 2012 State Queens Finals including more than 67 mil- Pizza can attest that a partner- ing field. The State Masters that participation interest. We mat will also remain the same ($2,100 value). Second place lion having bowled in the past ship with the BPAA taps into event began in 1961 and the had no easy or viable solutions with a finals field of 32 and a will be $1,350 and third place year alone,” said Jim Sturm, a membership of more than Queens event started in 1966. and finally went to the board prize fund payout to 32. The will be $1,200 GUARAN- president of the BPAA. “This 3,400 of the nation’s top bowl- The formats have fluctuated for help. In understanding our guaranteed payout approved TEED! Along with the bonus is an exciting time for bowl- ing centers with a footprint throughout the 40+ years, but dilemma that we can’t get the by the state board was awards of High Qualifier from ing. New and better centers that spans the country.” the number of qualifiers cut participants because the prize $47,000 total – $30,000 to the the Championship Qualifier, High are opening and the industry’s The new bowling world for the finals has remained the fund is not there and we can’t Masters and $17,000 to the continued on page 6 popularity continues to rise record is recognized by the same (with the exception of among new audiences such as Bowling Proprietors’ Asso- one year in the Queens).