Sean Rash & Matt Ogle Win PBA Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles
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JANUARY 24, 2019 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,O CAWLING 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Vermont State USBC Sean Rash & Matt Ogle Win PBA Hall of Famer Jon Wilbur Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles Shoots 900 Series by J Schneider by Gianmarc Manzione - Bowlers Journal.com SHAWNEE, OK – Dou- The center's manager bles partners Sean Rash on duty, Michael Forth, and Matt Ogle won all four told BJI today that Wilbur, Baker format stepladder who has won several New matches to win the 2019 England Bowlers Associa- PBA Mark Roth-Marshall tion titles and is listed as Holman Doubles Cham- one of NEBA's "Ambassa- pionship aired Sunday on dors," works both the front FS1 from the FireLake desk and the pro shop at the Bowling Center. center. Jon Wilbur Rash, who won his 13th "He's grown up in the it last night. As soon as it career Go Bowling! PBA center," said Forth. "I've happened, his phone just Tour title, and Ogle, who known him since I was a would not stop going off. won his first title in his first kid. If there was anybody He got about 200 text mes- TV appearance, beat Mis- that was going to [shoot sages and phone calls from sourians Brad Miller and 900] it was going to be people all over the country Kyle Sherman, 213-200, in Jon. He's that special of a congratulating him." the title match. bowler. He's in the hall of Along with partner The Baker format re- fame already and he's only, Todd Lathrop, Wilbur won quires each player to alter- Mark Roth, Champions Sean Rash & Matt Ogle, Marshall Holman I think, 35 or 36 years old. the Open Doubles title in nate frames in a game to a 13-pin lead into the sixth opened in the eighth by who qualified fifth for the Last night, along with his the 2015 Bowlers Jour- combine for one score. frame. Miller and Sherman, missing a four pin, it en- stepladder finals. It was 900 series, he bowled his nal Championships. In the After Rash opened with also making their first tele- abled Rash and Ogle to stay Rash’s first win since 2017 129th 300. 2017 USBC Open Cham- a 4-7-9 split in the first cast apprearances, tried to in front for the rest of the and after what he described "He's a great guy, totally pionships, Wilbur's 746 frame, he and Ogle got make a challenge by strik- match. as his worst season of his deserving of everything series helped HoF Silver back on track by striking in ing in the fifth, sixth and It was an emotional win year career in 2018. he's accomplished," Forth Lanes 1 become the first the next four frames to take seventh but when Miller for both Rash and Ogle continued on page 8 added. "He can talk to any- team to break the 3200 bar- body. He's a lovable guy, rier that year. always laughing. There's Pending approval from not a bad thing to say about USBC, Wilbur's series will Butturff Has A Chanceby LucasTo WisemanMake History In Lubbock him. You should have seen be the 35th certified 900. LUBBOCK, TX – The Earl Anthony and Johnny PBA’s best will head to Petraglia as the only bowl- PBA Announces Multi-Year Lubbock, Texas, next ers to ever earn the top seed week for the PBA Lubbock at three consecutive tour- Agreement to Add USBC Masters, Sports Open, where Jakob naments. Butturff went on Butturff will look to make to win the PBA Oklahoma U.S. Open to PBA on FOX Schedule some history. Open for his first victory ARLINGTON, TX – the U.S. Open live on FOX The 96-player field will during that stretch. The Professional Bowlers from 2020 through 2022 battle two different lane And if last year is any Association, United States and the USBC Masters live conditions throughout the indication, it’s certainly Bowling Congress and on FS1 from 2019 through event and Chris Barnes will possible. Butturff led last Bowling Proprietors’ As- 2022. The announcement look to defend his title live year’s PBA Lubbock Sports sociation of America today was made today at the on FloBowling. Open and earned the top announced a multi-year BPAA Mid-Winter Summit Here are a few key seed for the finals, where agreement to include the in New Orleans. points to get you ready for earned the top seed in both for Butturff if he can ac- he lost to Barnes, 207-206. USBC Masters and U.S. “The PBA is thrilled to next week’s event: events in 2019 so far. complish the feat. In that championship Open as major events on have these two major pro- It’s no secret that But- No player in the history When Butturff earned match, Barnes won his 19th the Go Bowling! PBA Tour fessional events as part of turff has been on fire lately. of the PBA Tour has earned the top seed last week at the career PBA Tour title by television package on FOX the PBA Tour television After earning the top seed the top seed in four con- PBA Oklahoma Open, he throwing all three strikes in Sports. package on FOX Sports for at the 2018 season-ending secutive tournaments, so it tied bowling legends like the final frame to edge But- FOX Sports will televise continued on page 4 U.S. Open, Butturff has would be a milestone week Walter Ray Williams Jr., continued on page 4 Pepsi Jerseys for CA! ORDER EARLY... DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE! A portion of each jersey $ .99 + FREE sale goes directly into the 62 SHIPPING scholarship fund for the 2019 CA Pepsi Championships. Order by FEBRUARY 1 to have jerseys in time for District Finals in MARCH. Order by APRIL 1 to have jerseys in time for State Finals in MAY. PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM JANUARY 24, 2019 Jon Wilbur Speaks with USBC Following His 900 Series by Matt Cannizzaro, USBC Communications ARLINGTON, Texas – Jonathan Wilbur owned the re- cord for the highest three-game series ever bowled in the state of Vermont for nearly a decade, before his friend and teammate visited the Green Mountain State and beat his LOUSY BOWLER TOURNAMENT set by a single pin. Wilbur reclaimed the record Monday and guaranteed MARCH 10 himself a permanent spot atop the list by rolling the state's $20 Entry Fee Check-In 11am/Bowl 12nn first 900 series, which included 36 consecutive strikes dur- ing the Commercial men's league at Rutland Bowlerama FREE LOUSY BOWLING T-SHIRT! in Rutland, Vermont. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: The perfect set makes the 36-year-old right-hander the RIVERSIDE LANES 702-298-2535 EXT. 5160/5159 OR 888-590-2695 34th bowler overall to record a 900 series. His achieve- ment is pending approval from the United States Bowling Congress and would be the 35th USBC-approved 900. It SILVER RIDER CHARITY marks the first perfect set of the 2018-2019 season and first since October 2017. Wilbur, of North Clarendon, Vermont, surpassed the BOWLING TOURNAMENT 888 series he rolled at Rutland Bowlerama in March 2004. That performance included games of 299, 289 and 300. Jon Wilbur MARCH 24 In 2012, Todd Lathrop of Colchester, Connecticut, vis- "I definitely never thought I'd be the guy to do this, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ited and rolled games of 300, 289 and 300 for an 889 set, and it's incredibly surreal," said Wilbur, who still has his RIVERSIDE LANES 702-298-2535 EXT. 5160/5159 OR 888-590-2695 also at Rutland Bowlerama. It was just a small piece of the eye on an Open Championships Eagle and a Professional special history between the two competitors. Bowlers Association title. "It's just little old me from a "I probably was the second-happiest guy in the center small town in a tiny state. It's overwhelming, but such a BOWLING FOR PETS the day Todd broke the previous record, and it was extra dream come true. And, I couldn't have picked a more spe- special because I was bowling on the same pair of lanes at cial place to shoot it." S.A.I.N.T.S. CHARITY, APRIL 7 the time," Wilbur said. "We've joked about me getting it The first USBC-approved 900 occurred Feb. 2, 1997 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: back, and I'm incredibly proud to have been able to do so. when Jeremy Sonnenfeld rolled three consecutive perfect RIVERSIDE LANES 702-298-2535 EXT. 5160/5159 OR 888-590-2695 To shoot 900 is something I can't wrap my head around. games in Lincoln, Nebraska. I'm still pinching myself. It's something you dream about but never think can really happen." USBC-Approved 900 Series (35) In his career, Wilbur has rolled more than 100 certi- Jeremy Sonnenfeld (R), Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2, 1997 fied perfect games, but despite all of the strikes and honor Tony Roventini (L), Greenfield, Wis., Nov. 9, 1998 scores, the majority of which have come at the 32-lane Vince Wood (R), Moreno Valley, Calif., Sept, 29, 1999 BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES Rutland Bowlerama, he only has rolled back-to-back 300s Robby Portalatin (L), Jackson, Mich., Dec. 28, 2000 1.888.590.2695 on one other occasion, and that came after a 246 start.