October 22, 2015 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday March 10, 2016 B7502 E Florence Ave,owling Downey, CA 90240 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 danielle McEwan Wins H.H. Emir Cup in Qatar Barefoot ‘Favres’ His Way McEwan of Stony Point, competitor, Singapore’s and top qualifier Kelly Ku- To Rollin’ Rock Win N.Y., defeated Bahrain’s Daphne Tan, 435-422, in lick of Union, N.J., to win by L.H. Wheeler Yousif Falah, 540-416, in the semifinal round while the $20,000 women’s first LAKE ELSINORE — Frank Barefoot came the two-game total pinfall Falah was eliminating prize. The newly renovated Pins out of his self-imposed re- final match, to win the H.H. Marshall Kent of Yakima, PBA International-WBT & Pockets Entertainment tirement to get ready for the Emir Cup Wednesday at Wash., 498-361, in the oth- competition continues with Center played host to the USBC Open in Reno and Qatar Bowling Centre. er semifinal match. the Kingdom of Bahrain Rollin’ Rock Pro Shop proved that even with time McEwan, who earned The H.H. Emir Cup was Open at Ozone Entertain- Open this weekend in Lake off from the game, he still US$20,000 for her win, the first PBA International- ment Centre in Manama, Elsinore. 40 bowlers came has what it takes to pull out fired games of 266 and 274 World Bowling Tour event Bahrain, March 3-9, and out in the rain to compete a victory. at Falah, including eight of the 2016 season. Com- the Brunswick Euro Chal- on a 41 foot sport shot pat- Kurtis Lee took the “handicap” pins-per-game petition points earned in lenge at Dream Bowl Pal- tern, where scores were all early lead and held on until awarded to women bowl- Qatar will go toward de- ace in Munich, Germany, over the board. continued on page 4 ers in the event. Falah had termining the three men March 13-20. Sweden’s games of 224 and 192 in and three women who will Jesper Svensson is defend- the title match. McEwan compete the 2017 World ing champion in Bahrain; didn’t need the bonus pins, Bowling Tour Men’s and Josh Blanchard of Mesa, but by accepting them, she Women’s Finals presented Ariz., is defending cham- became ineligible to win by the PBA. McEwan, who pion in Munich. PBA fans DOHA, Qatar (March 2, a PBA International Tour ranked second on the two- can follow the action in 2016) – Fresh off her vic- title. year rolling points list for Bahrain by visiting abf- tory in the World Bowling McEwan advanced to the 2016 WBT Women’s online.org and in Munich Tour Women’s Final, pre- the championship match by Finals and No. 2 Liz John- by visiting brunswickeuro- L-R Nick Alford (4th), Kurtis Lee (5th), Eddie VanDaniker (7th), Kevin Jones (8th), Frank Barefoot (1st), Bobby Campagnale (3rd), Steve War- sented by the PBA, Danielle defeating another female son of Cheektowaga, N.Y., continued on page 7 ren (2nd), Tony Knuth (6th), Tournament Director Kevin Gagnon bowling Legend Las Vegas Senior Shootout: Lou dePasquale Passes Eligibility Rules Won’t Change – This year WILDOMAR — Lou DePasquale passed away by Fred Eisenhammer, [email protected] • (818) 597-0553 February 26, 2016 doing LAS VEGAS — Don’t “In year one, a lot of the what he like best — visit- expect eligibility rules to things we’re doing is based ing a bowling center. change for the lucrative on making the best deci- A fall at Pins & Pockets South Point Senior Shoot- sions we can and I know Bowl in Lake Elsinore led out bowling tournament in we’ll make some mistakes. to a short ride to the hospi- Las Vegas in November. But we’ll learn from them tal and his demise. But tournament direc- and talk about it,” said Lou opened his beloved tor Ron Mohr allowed that Mohr, one of five members Arena Bowl in 1959 and Lou DePasquale bowlers’ eligibility will be on the tournament’s orga- knew each of his bowlers Monday March 28th, 2016 discussed after the first- nizing committee. by their first name. at The Elks Lodge in Wil- time, six-day event is com- Mohr, in an interview The Memorial and Cel- domar, 33700 Mission Trail pleted. with the California Bowl- ebration of Life will be held at 1100 am. ing News, was addressing some heated comments last month from Eric Forkel, whose five Professional owling ews Bowlers Assn. Tour titles BHonor Rolln make him ineligible for the Name Score Date Center Mel CUNANAn 300 02-26-16 CARTER LAnes tournament. STEVE HelenniCK 300 02-29-16 HARleYS siMI bowl CORT McPHERson 300 02-29-16 HARleYS siMI bowl The tournament rules Eric Forkel, who has won five national PBA championships, ex- DAVID blACKMAn 842/300 03-01-16 winneTKA bowl MARK DAVis 807 03-02-16 HARleYS siMI bowl specify that bowlers are pressed anger at the Shootout’s rules that bar him from compet- RICK SOTo 300 03-02-16 HARleYS SIMI Bowl CARol ellis 729 03-03-16 winneTKA bowl ing because he won too many PBA titles. KARL HAMM 300 03-03-16 HARleYS CAMARillo bowl eligible if they are at least SHAwn RITTER 800 03-03-16 VICTOR bowl IRVing SALDANA 300 03-03-16 PALM SPRings LAnes 50 years old and have won one of the pre-eminent 50 but younger than 63, CARL penA 300 03-05-16 lA HABRA “300” bowl EDDie WHITe 300 03-05-16 HARleYS siMI bowl osCAR PADillA 300 03-06-15 winneTKA bowl fewer than three PBA and/ bowlers to come out of the Forkel will be shut out from MICHelle silVER 737 & 721 03-06-16 winneTKA bowl Ron Mohr, a celebrated Senior or PBA50 Senior national San Fernando Valley, is 55. the tournament because he ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS bowler, is the tournament director titles. Bowlers are eligible So like Pete Weber, Parker has won too many PBA na- BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL by MONdAy NOON of the South Point Senior Shootout regardless of PBA titles if Bohn III, Walter Ray Wil- tional events. YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & YOU will be on THE FRonT PAge bowling tournament, which will be they’re 63 and older. liams Jr. and other greats of The tournament is at- E-MAil TO: [email protected] held in Las Vegas in November. The left-handed Forkel, the game who are at least continued on page 5 Men: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S WOMen: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S Don’t forget!! Clocks go forward THIS WEEKEND!! EVENT OR CLUB DAY DATE BOWLING CENTER ABTA BYe bYe BYE BREAKFAST CLUb FRIDAY MARCH 11 lA HABRA “300” bowl loUSY bowleRs sUNDAY MARCH 13 RIVERsiDE LAnes 9 Gamer - $1,000.00 1st Place MonTE CARlo bowling FRIDAY MARCH 11 bowliUM LAnes check-in SUNDAY, March 13th at Noon 11 a.m. • Entry Fee: $100 9 - GAMER SUNDAY MARCH 13 FOResT LAnes OPtional - Sidepots - Blocks $25 • Call Jon at (949)770-0055 for more info. Oil Pattern Used senioR SCOTCH Dbls sATURDAY MARCH 12 CAL bowl PBA Cheetah” based on 40 entries • 1 in 4 cashing “ SHAMROCK no-TAp sUNDAY MARCH 13 CHAPARRAL LAnes Page 2 BOWLING NEWS March 10, 2016 Something for 60-and-Older League bowlers to Consider by Fred Eisenhammer A lot of bowlers are missing out. And they probably don’t even realize it. The West Coast Senior Tour, a club of top senior bowlers primarily from California and Nevada, is returning to the Southland this weekend for a string of four tournaments. League bowlers are eligible for WCST events, provided they’re at least 60 years old. But they rarely take advantage of the opportunity. No doubt, it can be costly – the entry fee can run almost $200. But it’s possible the tournament can be one of those take-your-breath-away events that can be treasured for a long time. I know firsthand about the thrill of bowling with – and against – players who put together six strikes as easily as tying one’s shoes. About two-and-a-half years ago, I com- peted in a WCST event in Mission Hills and I couldn’t have been more excited. I felt as if I was joining the Dodgers and sharing the diamond with players like third baseman Ron Cey, shortstop Bill Russell, second baseman Davey Lopes and first base- man Steve Garvey (I must have been playing short-center, like on a softball team.) And there I was – at Mission Hills Bowl – sporting my lofty 152 average. Not too far away from me was United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Robin Romeo, who was shooting rockets down the lanes with impeccable form. I was part of a three-man group that bowled over two lanes. Our team included even- tual champion John Sowell, a left-hander who when he’s in a groove is as good as any pro bowler alive. And this was a day when Sowell was at his best. The left-hander from Vista, Calif., not only hooked virtually every shot into the pocket, but he took time to converse with me, provide pointers and encourage me. All the while, he’s playing for a $725 first-place prize – which he won in a thrilling duel in the finals with favorite Kevin Gannon. When Sowell won, I was probably more excited than he was because I had bowled alongside a top bowler who happened to be the same age and eventually became a good friend.