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George has been on & off the “DL” for several years, Saturday so it’s good so see him bowling once again. Congratulations & No-Tap welcome back! The balance of the stepladder consisted of Bob Doug Kent capped a dream season with a win in his first Motel 6 Selner, Randi Diato, David Roll to Riches appearance. Danielly & Ben Aficial. May 5th Three bowlers shared the 3- COLUMBUS, Ohio—It’s Walter Ray Williams Jr. in the LAS VEGAS—Easter week Degroat, from Las Vegas, was 6-9 pot, Gene Walker, Selner & hard to top a season in which semifinals after they tied at 116 at Sam’s Town Hotel, Gambling making his 60 & Over debut and, Diato, while guaranteed $50 you win two Majors and set a through six frames. 5 PM Hall & Bowling Center was cel- like Starks, was having a great sidepots were collected by career-high in earnings, but 18- All Semifinal Round and ebrated with 3 separate Senior week, knocking down pins at a Frank Menchaca, Marilyn year Denny’s PBA Tour veteran Elimination Round matches con- Classics producing 3 more 5-fig- tremendous rate, winning a Medvec, Anthony Damian, Phil Doug Kent added to what was sisted of six-frame matches with Entry Fee:$40 ure champions! They were High Sweeper along the way. So the Horn (2), Aficial (2), Selner & already a dream season. a maximum score of 180. Roller champs #162, 163 & 164. 2 squared off in the title match, Diato. Kent defeated Norm Duke, Williams could have won by Sidepots More than $330,000 was dis- Starks winning 266 - 235. Starks six-strikes-to-three, to win the one pin by striking in the 6th bursed! took home $10,000 and Degroat third annual Motel 6 Roll to frame, but after doubling he left The entire Classic series is earned $5,000. Year in and year Riches special event and take a 10-pin to send the match to an Optional sponsored by Roto Grip and 100 out, Starks and Degroat have home the $150,000 winner-take- extra frame. In the roll-off, Kent of the new Mystics were proven themselves as 2 of the all top prize. struck while Williams could only awarded to players during the 3 best bowlers in the field and the The final round consisted of muster an eight count. 6 Games events. Many players had them large crowd was treated to a great a Race to Six Strikes, with the The second semifinal fea- drilled in the Sam’s Town Pro match. first bowler striking six times tured a battle between the only Shop and cashed with them. Chet Steengrafe and Dino taking home the title. two bowlers who have com- Jim Starks finally grabbed his Cantoria advanced to the Semi- Kent jumped out to the early peted in all three Roll to Riches Tuesday Night Special long awaited 1st High Roller title finals, just a game away from the lead, striking with his first shot events. Duke (Clermont, Fla.) as he bested a field of 170 play- Title Match. after Duke had missed on his advanced with a 159-124 win 9 PM - 11 PM ers in the Age 60 & Over Clas- Next up was the main event, first. Though Duke struck with over Tommy Jones in the first sic. Starks, the 60 year old from the 15th Senior Easter Classic. his next shot, he got bad breaks of the two Semifinal Round Montclair, CA, asserted himself Mark Estes, 58 years old from Sixth place finisher, Mc- in his next two frames and Kent matches. $ 20.00 per lane early in the week as the one to Grapevine, TX was only eligible Norbil Espiritu, received a com- capitalized to take a 3-1 lead. The event started with the beat as he won the opening for this Classic and certainly plete ball resurfacing & rejuve- After missing with his next Challenge Round, where includes shoes Sweeper and never looked back. made the most of it by defeating nation. courtesy of Bowlers shot, Kent struck twice in a row bowlers participated in one-ball Actually, if he did look back, 66 year old Curtis Cage for the Depot. The next NABI San Di- to put Duke on the ropes, but roll offs with the lowest score he saw former High Roller $15,000 top prize - his 2nd High ego tournament will be at he missed in the next frame to after each frame moving into the Thursday Night Special champ Ron Degroat chasing him. continued on page 2 Kearny Mesa on April 28th. give Duke another chance. Duke Elimination Round and the two Watch for details in the next could have pulled within one, but surviving bowlers earning byes 9 PM - 11 PM Bowling News, and plan to join the 5-pin wobbled and stayed into the Semifinal Round. After us...we’ll save a cookie for you! up and Kent struck with his next all six bowlers struck on the first shot to win in his first Motel 6 ball, Pete Weber (St. Ann, Mo.) 1.75 / game -3.00 shoes Roll to Riches appearance. and Jones (Simpsonville, S.C.) Del Rio Lanes “It’s a great finish to a great had eight counts on the second year. You come in here against ball to drop into the Elimination FRIDAY Scrambler Results five of the best players in the Round. DOWNEY— Saturday, April world and you think, ‘what are The remaining four bowlers 14th, 30 anxious Adult/Junior your chances against Norm all got nine on the third ball and NO-TAP teams signed up early to Duke, Pete Weber and Walter struck on the fourth ball, but on SCRAMBLE! The games were Ray Williams Jr.?’” Kent (New- the fifth, Williams (Ocala, Fla.) 3 GAMES fun, high scoring and all teams ark, N.Y.) said. “It’s just an in- and Wes Malott (Argyle, Texas) were competitive. credible finish to a great year.” both left 7-10 splits to drop into Every Friday When the last pin fell and the Though Kent’s win does not the Elimination Round. Duke, scores were totaled — the first count toward official PBA earn- who struck, and Kent, who had At 1:00 PM place bowling ball went to Ja- ings or titles and does not factor a nine-count, earned byes into son Hoppe (adult) and his jun- in a wide open PBA Player of the Semifinal Round. $15 ENTRY FEE ior partner Kevin Jones. the Year race, few have ever In the Elimination Round, Second place trophies went to topped Kent’s 2006-07 season Jones eliminated Malott, 138- Includes Singles, 3-6-9 Michele Tucker is perfect in ABTA La Habra “300” Event Greg Jenkins (adult) and his jun- in which he became just the sixth 137, while Williams eliminated Michele Tucker became only the third lady to have ever had a perfect ior partner Jesse Cortez. bowler to win two Majors in a arch rival Weber, 138-115. Will- Sidepots, Insurance game in the ABTA’s long existence, as she fired the pefecto in Saturdays Youth Director Christine season and took home a career- iams, who is 5-0 lifetime in title 4:00PM Qualifying Squad. She is congratulated by Mr.”900" Glen “Teeny” Tarvin at Del Rio Lanes high $200,530. matches against his fellow PBA & Scratch Series Allison, who was on hand at La Habra “300” for Michele’s perfecto. thanks all bowlers who partici- Kent advanced to the Race Hall of Famer, also eliminated 3-6-9 = Winner J.T. Jackson She joins Terry Chatreau (Colima Lanes), and Laura Lee Daniel pated and challenges more duos to Six Strikes by winning a one- Weber in last season’s Motel 6 (Forest Lanes) in the ABTA record books for perfectionnews! for the next Scrambler. ball sudden death roll-off over Roll to Riches. Forest Lanes 6 Gamer Entry Fee: 12 Noon • Saturday, May 19th $50.00 $300.00 1st Place Guaranteed OPTIONAL - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 - Brackets $5 • Call Mario at (949)770-0055 for more info. Page 2 BOWLING NEWS Thursday, April 19, 2007 means of entertainment, including theaters, game rooms, miniature golf, and great food facilities. Despite the fact that USBC membership figures aren’t over- Jowdy’s Journal whelming, bowling proprietors around the country have increased their overall income by open bowling, glow bowling, and private by John Jowdy parties. For example, Mike Monyak, general manager for Coast Casinos in Las Vegas, (which include the Orleans, the Gold Coast, and Sunset bowling centers,) estimates that league bowling com- Bowling….Life after death prises about 22 percent of his total business.