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First-Ever Pba League All Star Clash to Air On NOVEMBER 19, 2020 CALIFORNIA B7502 Florence Ave,OWLING Downey, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] NEWS • Temporary Office # (626) 252-2985 MICHELLE FELDMAN FIRST-EVER PBA LEAGUE “Go Fund Me Page” by Frank Weiler Michelle Feldman was ALL STAR CLASH TO AIR ON FOX a PWBA superstar from 1997 to 2003 when the 12 PBA League superstars to compete in sudden-death style special team event on November 29 Tour ended. She continued New York, NY — Bill competing in Pro Tour- O’Neill made PBA his- naments until 2010. She tory this weekend, walking won 14 Professional Titles away with the PBA’s first- and is considered the most ever WWE championship powerful female bowler of title and $100K as the PBA all-time. She rolled a high Playoffs Champion, but powered, high revolution the PBA isn’t done with its bowling ball, just like the new innovations for 2020 guys. She was a “cranker” and is excited to introduce and was nicknamed “Twist- Michelle Feldman the PBA League All Star er Sister”. York. She has always been Clash. Feldman was honored as a giving person. She has For the first time ever, PWBA Bowler of The Year hosted many fundraisers the PBA is bringing togeth- in 2002. She was the first at her bowling center for er 12 of the biggest names woman to bowl a perfect others in need, especially in bowling, from veteran The stakes for the PBA Clash title. Styles’ Walter Ray Wil- 300 game on television in for bowlers with medical Hall of Famers to rising League All Star Clash are Of the 12 competitors, liams Jr., Silver Lake Atom 1997 at the PWBA South needs. stars from both the men high as the 12 players were PBA League Elias Cup Splitters’ Chris Barnes, and Virginia Open. She won NOW MICHELLE and women’s Pro Tours, selected to represent their MVP Wes Malott will look NYC KingPins’ Pete We- four USBC Women’s Open NEEDS OUR HELP. to compete in the special PBA League franchise. The to take home another win ber. This seasoned crew Titles and has been induct- Now it’s our time to help team edition PBA League players will not only com- for his back-to-back cham- will be joined by Brew ed into the USBC Hall of one of our own. It’s a time All Star Clash on Sunday, pete for themselves, but for pion team, but will have City Ballers’ Sean Rash, Fame. when the Bowling Industry Nov. 29 at 11:30 a.m. or the entire team. The win- stiff competition from not who won the PBA Sum- Michelle is currently a and us bowlers can come 1:30 p.m. (varying per lo- ning team will walk away one, but four PBA Hall mer Clash in June, Miami bowling proprietor of Fal- together and show we have cal market) adjacent to the with $50K and the first- of Famers – Dallas Strik- Waves’ top draft pick Dani- con Lanes in Auburn, New continued on page 4 NFL, on FOX. ever PBA League All Star ers’ Norm Duke, Brooklyn continued on page 2 There’s An Argument To Be Made For South Point Casino 2021 California by Dave Williams LAS VEGAS – When I and another with 60 lanes first started accumulating (South Point Bowling Pla- Pepsi USBC Youth names of bowling centers za). from throughout the world Although I spent a fair with 80 or more lanes a few amount of my early ca- Championships is Set weeks ago, there may have reer with AMF in Las Ve- Due to the COVID-19 in a California youth league been a huge exception that gas, I have not been back outbreak and closure of the for the 2020-21 season I missed in Las Vegas. It’s to visit since 1993. There centers, we are modifying and have current 2020-21 not entirely my fault be- have been a vast number of the format of this tourna- USBC Youth Membership. cause the South Point Ca- changes in Las Vegas in the ment removing the league If centers are still closed sino appeared to have two past 27 years, including the level qualifying. Bowlers February 1, 2021, then we different bowling centers, construction of many mega can now enter directly into will unfortunately have to one with 64 lanes (South bowling centers, mostly in Public Bowling at South Point Bowling Center (64 lanes) the District Finals (March) cancel. Click here for more Point Bowling Center) continued on page 4 Photo provided by Mike Monyak and South Point Casino as long as they are entered details… PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM NOVEMBER 19, 2020 EJ Tackett Signs Two Hands On The ADULT/SENIOR 10-Year Deal VIP DOUBLES Futureby Lucas DebutsWiseman FloBowling’s newest documentary titled Two Hands BOWLING TOURNAMENT Withby Lucas Motiv Wiseman On the Future made its worldwide debut Friday at 4 p.m. EJ Tackett, one of the most high-profile players on the Locals & Walk–Ins are Welcome! on FloBowling.com. PBA Tour, has signed a 10-year contract extension to stay with Motiv, the company announced Tuesday. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021 Two Hands On The Future will chronicle the rise of Contact & Information: competitive two-handed bowling in the Professional Tackett, who has been with Motiv for seven years, is a Jesse/Rita Dotson (909) 628–3966 Bowlers Association. It will prominently feature the first 13-time PBA Tour champion and was the PBA Player of Email: [email protected] two-handed PBA Tour champions Jason Belmonte and the Year in 2016. Osku Palermaa. “The people at Motiv are like family to me,” Tackett The documentary will feature in depth interviews with said in a release. “Ten years means I don’t have to worry 13th Belmonte and Palermaa and many others. It will take a about anything but going out there and winning for another closer look at the rise to prominence of the two-handed decade. I love throwing the best balls in the world and rep- approach through the eyes of the first two champions us- LAUGHLIN BLAST! resenting such amazing people.” Senior No–Tap Doubles Handicap Event ing the style. Tackett, 28, has had tremendous success on the PBA SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 In addition, the documentary looks back into the past Tour dating back to his first title at the 2015 Lubbock Contact & Information: with a sit down interview with Chuck Lande, widely be- Sports Open. His 13 titles include two majors, the 2016 lieved to be the first regular two-handed competitor to join Joyce Dalton–Jensen (619) 251–9660 PBA World Championship and the 2017 PBA Tournament the PBA. It also looks ahead to the future of two-handed of Champions. bowling and includes interviews with young bowlers in the sport. The powerful right-hander has been in a bit of a title slump recently, however, as he hasn’t won since the sum- FloBowling subscribers will be able to watch the docu- mer of 2019. Tackett’s last title came at the PBA Tour Fi- mentary. To subscribe to FloBowling, click here. BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES nals in July 2019. FloBowling’s first documentary, released last year, fea- 1.888.590.2695 Despite that drought, he has still proven to be one of the tured the story behind young PBA star Anthony Simonsen. RiversideResort.com best on the tour. He finished in the Top 16 of all four ma- Subscribers can watch Simonsen: Leave It Behind on de- jors in 2020, including making the show at the PBA Play- mand anytime. ers Championship (second) and the PBA World Champi- onship (third). RiversideLanes.Oct2020.BowlingNews.indd 1 9/29/20 4:00 AM PBA continued from page 1 Tackett will also donate $10,000 to the Epilepsy Foun- elle McEwan, and some of the Tour’s top-performing stars dation this week in support of his brother Zac, who also WANTED (see complete lineup below). competes on the PBA Tour and lives with epilepsy. The PBA League All Star Clash features the PBA’s Tackett recently released his first signature bowling Looking for Energetic, Committed drama-filled one-ball elimination format that has twice ball, the limited edition Motiv VIP, and $1 from each ball garnered the highest bowling TV ratings in more than a sold will be donated to the foundation. BowlerX also do- and Responsible Employees decade on FOX. The players begin round one rolling one- nated all proceeds from the pre-sales of the ball. in Southern California ball, with the lowest score eliminated and ties determined by another one-ball roll-off. The high-intensity competi- tion continues for the survivors in each round until one Mechanics, Desk, Bar, Food Service player is left standing as the champion. In this ever-unpre- USBC AFFIRMS dictable format, anything can happen! Send resumes to The 12 All Star players were selected to represent their STRING PINSETTERS ARE [email protected] teams by having the highest number of PBA or PWBA titles on each team, with an impressive combined total of 248 Tour titles. The players competing in the PBA League NON-APPROVED EQUIPMENT ESTABLISHED 1940 All Star Clash, in the order they will bowl each round are ARLINGTON, TX - The United States Bowling Con- CALIFORNIA as follows: gress affirms string pinsetters currently are considered non-approved equipment. String pinsetters may not be Norm Duke, Dallas Strikers, 40 PBA titles used in USBC-certified competition, including USBC- Dom Barrett, Philadelphia Hitmen, 8 PBA titles certified leagues and tournaments.
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