New Hui Fen Wins Smithfield PWBA Tour
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Thursday September 8, 2016 California B7502 Florence Ave, owlingDowney, CA 90240 • Website: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] news • Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 New Hui Fen Wins Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship Also Named 2016 PWBA Rookie of the Year Liz Johnson claimed her second consecutive PWBA Player of the Year MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – After tossing one Singapore’s New Hui Fen strike during the first four captured the 2016 Smith- frames, Tan closed the gap field Professional Women’s with strikes in frames five Bowling Association Tour through nine, which forced Championship at Uptown New to strike or spare in Alley on Sunday. the last frame to win the fi- New defeated her Team nal event, and fourth major Singapore teammate Che- of the 2016 PWBA season. rie Tan in the champion- New left a 10 pin on the ship match, 258-235, to first shot of her 10th frame win her first PWBA title, and converted the spare to 2016 PWBA Player of the Year Liz Johnson which also was a major. claim the victory and the try can do great things.’ So, In the process, New be- The championship round $20,000 prize. I believe our neighboring came the fourth player from was broadcast live on CBS “I think this win will countries will look at us Singapore over the last two Sports Network. impact many other players and say ‘wow, if they can seasons to win a PWBA The exciting all-Singa- like how Joseph Schooling do it, so can we.’” event or major champion- pore final was the highest- has impacted all of Singa- The PWBA Tour expe- ship. scoring match of the day as pore with his win in swim- rienced an influx of inter- Jazreel Tan won the New started with 5 consec- ming at the Olympics,” national talent this season 2015 PWBA Lubbock utive strikes, before a 4 pin New said. “What he said with Team Singapore play- Sports Open, Bernice Lim in the 6th frame derailed was really true, ‘even peo- ing a big role in the second won the 2016 United States her chance at perfection. ple from the smallest coun- year of the re-launched Bowling Congress Queens Smithfield PWBA Tour Champion New Hui Fen Tour. and Cherie Tan captured New capped off a season the 2016 PWBA Storm that included third-place Sacramento Open. finishes at the Nationwide Despite competing in Rocio Restrepo Wins 2016 PWBA PWBA Sonoma County just six events this season, Open and PWBA Storm New earned enough com- Sacramento Open, and a petition points to secure an- fourth place finish at the other coveted title – 2016 St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open U.S. Women’s Open. continued on page 10 ADDISON, Ill. - Ro- dress system definitely had tory with a 299 total pinfall. my strategy, and I stayed cio Restrepo of Louisville, a mood-changing ring to it. The record previously focused on doing what I Judee & Jerry Wood Beat Cancer Ohio, may have been dis- Restrepo, who won the belonged to Anne Marie needed to do to stay ahead.” appointed by the show she PWBA Greater Detroit Duggan and Cheryl Dan- Restrepo joins three- Then Win at the Laughlin Blast and Lindsay Boomershine Open earlier in the year iels, who posted a 306 to- time winner Shannon by Frank Weiler of Perry, Utah, put on in the for her first title, claimed tal with games of 166 and O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Illi- LAUGHLIN, NV - steady diet of radiation and championship match of the her second at the PWBA 140, respectively, in March nois, and reigning PWBA Great news: “CALIFOR- chemotherapy. In place of 2016 Professional Wom- St. Petersburg-Clearwater 1993. The lowest single- Player of the Year Liz NIAN” Judee Wood is back teammates she had doc- en’s Bowling Association Open with a 165-134 win game pinfall in a cham- Johnson of Cheektowaga, bowling after not picking tors and nurses. In place of St. Petersburg-Clearwater over Boomershine at Star- pionship game belongs to New York (two wins), as up a bowling ball for nearly strikes and spares she had Open, but the sound of dust Bowl. Toni Gillard, who shot 133 the only competitors with two years. She commenced naps and medications. “two-time PWBA cham- It was the lowest scoring in a 1985 loss. multiple titles in 2016. her comeback at Riverside Until she was diagnosed pion” over the public ad- title match in PWBA his- “I obviously feel happy Along with the $10,000 Lanes in Laughlin last week with cancer Judee and hus- that I won, but I definitely top prize, the win gave competing in the Laughlin band Jerry had been bowl- wanted to throw it better,” Restrepo enough competi- Blast Handicap Senior No- ing in leagues for decades said Restrepo, a longtime tion points to land her in Tap Doubles Tournament. and competing in Laughlin member of the Colombian second place on the 2016 Judee has been fight- No-Tap tournaments for the national bowling team. PWBA points list, earning ing breast cancer for over last fourteen years. Having “Sometimes, the lights her an automatic spot in the a year now. Her treatment to stop bowling in 2015 and how the lanes are bro- semifinals of the upcom- and recuperation schedule was disappointing and left ken down in practice can ing Smithfield PWBA Tour required her to suspend a void in Judee’s life. Of change things quite a bit. Championship, which will all bowling activities. In- course Jerry had to stop I just made sure to stick to continued on page 7 stead of bowling she had a continued on page 4 Featured Writers This Week Scribes Page Fred Eisenhammer 2, 6 Carol Mancini 6 Don Surdich 4 6 Gamer - $300.00check-in 1st Place Frank Weiler 1 SUNDAY, Sept. 25 at 3PM 2:00p.m. • Entry Fee: $50 OPTIONAL - Sidepots - Blocks $10 • Call Jon at (949)770-0055 for more info. 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FIRST WEEK - SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 - Meeting at 07:45 AM tional United States Bowl- “Rick was more excited ing Congress ambidextrous about his 290 that I’ve ever 13 WEEKS – $14.00 per week - 4 Game Format record in the 1996-97 sea- seen him,” said teammate son that still stands by roll- Ellie Koops, who has wit- ing a 299, 300 and 800 se- nessed three of Stine’s per- We will be bowling on 3 PBA Patterns this season. ries with each hand. fect games. “He was like a Alpert, the manager of little kid in a candy store. CHAMELEON WOLF VIPER Corbin Bowl in Tarzana, He never reacted like that remains noteworthy with on his 300 games.” his ambidextrous skills, “That’s true,” said Stine, which often overshadow laughing. “I was really ex- the fact that he’s a former cited.” Professional Bowlers Assn. Stine’s 290 followed player who has lost noth- games of 185 and 185 so he WEEKS 1 TO 5 WEEKS 6 TO 9 WEEKS 10 TO 13 ing of his pocket precision. finished with a sterling 660 In 1988, Alpert won the series, 14 pins off his left- $20,000 first-place prize handed best. LEAGUE CONTACTS in the PBA Kessler Open. Stine surprisingly said Rocky Russell – 909- 821-2240 Steve Brule – 951-210-4801 Three decades later, he that he still feels “really Mike Tornatela – 484-919-5782 could be a great fit on the uncomfortable” as a left- PBA50 Tour once he turns hander. “But because I 50. have been able to throw By no means is Rick strikes, my confidence is Stine claiming to be the higher. I’m still worried second coming of an ambi- every time I go to the line dextrous Bryan Alpert, who that something bad will Stine refers to in the most happen because I have less complimentary terms. control with my left hand. But the fact is that Rick I’m about half as confident Stine is definitely making with my left [compared to his mark as a prolific ambi- the right].” dextrous bowler in his own This is just Stine’s sec- right. ond season as a left-hander He showed his ambidex- – both times in the abbrevi- trous skills last month by ated three-month summer crushing a 290 game with session. his left hand in league play But Stine disclosed that at Winnetka Bowl. That he will continue as a left- was a 33-pin jump from his continued on page 7 Rick Stine blasted a left-handed personal best of 290 in the third game of his series last month. He is now pursu- ing perfect games with each hand. He has racked up 18 perfect games as a righty. Photo by Fred Eisenhammer 1 4 2 3 9 8 6 5 2 9 4 7 3 8 5 7 8 2 9 6 3 6 5 5 9 3 6 4 September 8, 2016 www.californiabowlingnews.com Page 3 BUILD YOUR TEAM! PICK YOUR CENTER! 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