6014658A KG CC BowlingBanner 9/10/07 2:31 PM Page 1 January 24, 2008 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 70 LANES 70 LANES 702-365 -7111 702-367-7111 64 LANES 56 LANES 702-636 -7111 702-456-7777 BOWL AT LAS VEGAS’ FINEST CENTERS VOTED #1 EVERY YEAR SINCE 1989 • REVIEW-JOURNAL “BEST OF LAS VEGAS” POLL MEETING ROOMS • SNACK BARS • LOUNGES • FULL-SERVICE PRO SHOPS California OWLING SINCE 1940 69th Year In Publication B NewsThursday, January 24, 2008 P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Inland Empire NABI Scroggins’ Champion Kenneth Bonnett Smart Ball Four for Four MORENO VALLEY—We scratch. Kenneth won $200, want to thank all the bowlers along with a champion shirt & Reads Winning for attending this past Saturday. an entry into the Tournament of 2500 E. Carson St. • Lakewood Our champion, Kenneth Bon- Champions, held this July, 2008 Lanes nett, is a young man, definitely at the Orleans (Las Vegas). by Frank Kietz (562) 421-8448 here to contend with! EVERYONE! FOUNTAIN VALLEY — He began bowling about 7 Time to begin getting your Southern California bowl- Saturday years ago & bowls in the Sun- games in to have the bowling ers enjoyed themselves last day Vegas Winners League at time of your life at the NABI week playing host/watching No-Tap Riverside Lanes. He won with Nationals. We had a Beat the the $150,630 PBA Motel 6, his Storm Paradigan, drilled by Board this past Sat., and they Denny’s Dick Weber Open Jack Cornelson, at the River- came in as follows: Kenneth at Fountain Bowl. On ESPN March 1st side Lanes Pro Shop. Bonnett - 710, Guy Clear - viewing two Texans and two He is a student at RCC, 682, Jeff Swanson - 665, Jay New Yorkers lose the $25,000 majoring in Business. In hes Shackelford - 602, Greg Gil- title to the lone Missouri leftie, 5 PM spare time, besides bowling, bert - 600 Mike Scroggins. he enjoys working out at the Our sidepot winners were: More than 70 Californians Entry Fee:$40 gym, playing basketball & Greg Gilbert (2), Jay Shackel- (pro and amateur men and Mike Scroggins captured his 4th career Denny’s PBA Tour title Sunday Sidepots check this out! ford, Kerry Lucka, Jeff Swan- women) were among the 166 FOUNTAIN VALLEY— after a tournament and give me He likes to work on his car son, Guy Clear, Kenneth Bon- field at $500 a pop competed Mike Scroggins came into Sun- press clippings that he actually Optional & his friend’s cars. What a nett (2) & Leticia Taylor. We at the 60-lane center. The field day’s final round of the Motel cut out, I’ll never forget that,” good friend is that! His high- want to thank all who came out started with Monday’s practice 6 Dick Weber Open two losses Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas) 6 Games est game bowled was a 289 at to bowl with us. We will be at and finished Sunday on ESPN- away from tying a PBA record said. “He said, ‘Mike, put these the old, Tava Lanes, which he Riverside Lanes on Sat., Jan. TV as Scroggins bumped-off for the longest losing streak in away and always remember tied with at this tournament. 26. See our ad in this week’s four challengers. televised matches. Now he’s on how you felt that day.’ He was His highest series was 713 Bowling News. See ya there! It was a packed house. Own- a four-game winning streak. a special guy and I’ll never ers Dave Osborn and Gary For- Scroggins broke an eight- forget him.” Bragging man, their staff, Ambassadors match television losing streak Scroggins was anything and volunteers managed a and became the first No. 5 seed but the sentimental favorite great pro-am, and professional since Tommy Jones in 2005 to going into the finals, facing tournament. win a stepladder final on the the unenviable task of going It was Scroggins’ show, Denny’s PBA Tour, knocking up against Pete Weber, who Rights Open thrilling to watch him execute off top-seed Chris Barnes, 226- was making the finals for the each shot stomping his foes. 171, to win his fourth career first time in the three years Texan Pete Weber, Dick’s title at Fountain Bowl. the event has been held in Jan. 26 1PM son, started and finished with Just as Wes Malott did as honor of his father, who passed splits filled the other frames the lone right-hander in last away in February 2005. Weber with chops and unusual leaves week’s Lumber Liquidators took control of the match after while the champ turked for a Earl Anthony Medford Classic overcoming an early deficit by $500 1st 204-197 victory. final round against three lefties, striking in the seventh, eighth Tom Delutz, NY, tapped a the lone lefty Scroggins let the and ninth frames. Needing a 4 then a 7-count, missed baby four right-handers in the finals strike in the 10th to win, Weber worth 244 pins while Scroggins burn up the lanes while he put left the 4-9 split which opened revealed his smart ball with a up high score after high score. the door for Scroggins. Weber Guaranteed Inland Empire NABI (L-R) Greg Gilbert - 5th, Kenneth Bon- 7-bagger filled 269 game. After a close game against Pete picked up the split and struck to nett - Champion, Lindsay Fraser - Kenneth’s girlfriend, Jeff Jack Jurek, NY, show tossed Weber in the opening match, force Scroggins to double and Swanson - 3rd, Jay Shackelford - 4th & Guy Clear - 2nd. the event’s one perfecto posted Scroggins dominated his next Scroggins calmly struck twice Entry: 50.00 eight spares for a 199 game. three opponents. to advance. Mike got another 7-bagger and In the title match, Barnes “I knew bowling Pete was USBC Board Votes to Pursue a 254 game. was doomed by a 4-6 split and going to be a tough match Chris Barnes, TX, the cur- an open in the sixth frame fol- because the lanes started out Moving Headquarters to Texas rent PBA big money winner lowed by a 1-2-4-10 washout so difficult and I knew who- FRIDAY ARLINGTON,TX—The the City of Arlington and State tapped a 4, recovered with a and open in the seventh. Scrog- ever survived that match would United States Bowling Con- of Texas. The BPAA Board of double than a sad bucket, a 4-6 gins wrapped up the match with probably go a long way,” Scrog- NO-TAP gress Board of Directors has Directors also must approve split the clothes line 10 split strikes in the eighth and ninth gins said of his lowest-scoring given approval to start negotia- the plan which it is scheduled and capped the 171 game with frames. of the four matches. “On my 3 GAMES tions with all parties involved to do at a meeting Wednesday a 4-6-7-9 split. Mike coasted After the match, Scroggins side, the lanes definitely got to relocate the organization’s during the BPAA Mid-Winter with a 226 game. was brought tears when talking better and I was fortunate to Every Friday At 1PM headquarters to Arlington, Meetings in Myrtle Beach. The right side for the righties about what it meant to him to double in the 10th to beat Pete. Texas. “After carefully consider- was plagued with chops and win the tournament named in After that just I relaxed. $15 ENTRY FEE The decision, made Sunday ing the facts, including taking splits while Scroggins seemed honor of the late Dick Weber. “Whenever your opponents during the Board’s meeting in into account the long history of to have control. He said, “I just He recalled the time Weber give you an opening it gives Includes Singles, 3-6-9 Myrtle Beach, S.C., is con- USBC and its predecessors in didn’t worry. I played what I gave him a hand-clipped news- you a boost and fortunately I tingent on negotiations for the Milwaukee area, the Board got”. He seemed to know the paper article soon after Scrog- took advantage of it.” Sidepots, Insurance buildings and land near the came to the conclusion that it traps, puddles and knew the gins won the 2004 Baby Ruth Scroggins was given an & Scratch Series Bowling Proprietors’ Associa- was in USBC’s best business lanes were not made up of Real Deal Classic. opening in all four of his match- tion of America complex along interests to join with BPAA in boards — just solid sheet of “He was such a great guy es and he more than took ad- 3-6-9 = $161.00 with any incentives offered by continued on page 9 synthetic. continued on page 6 and for a legend to come up continued on page 9 Forest Lanes 6 Gamer Entry Fee: 12 Noon • Saturday, Feb. 16th $50.00 $300.00 1st Place Guaranteed OPTIONAL - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 - Brackets $5 • Call us at (949)770-0055 for more info. Page 2 BOWLING NEWS January 24, 2008 SUNDAY David Becomes SATURDAY Goliath! 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