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56 LANE STATE-OF-THE-ART-BOWLING CENTER OPEN 24 HOURS • SPECIAL GROUP RATES FOR BOWLERS FROM FROM 10 Room Minimum. Rates are per room/per night + 9% tax. Single to quad occupancy. All group policies apply. $ $ Offer expires January 26, 2006. Not valid with any other specials. Based on availability. Rates subject to change. 69 39 Excludes holidays and Super Bowl Weekend. FRI-SAT SUN-THURS No energy surcharge. California SINCE 1940 67th Year In Publication Thursday, January 19, 2006 11459 E. Imperial Hwy., Norwalk, CA 90650 • P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com Office: 562-807-3600 • Fax: 562-807-2288 ABTA Las Vegas Open This Randy Pedersen Couch Wins Weekend at the Orleans Jan 19-22 Awarded Weber Open Commissioner’s FOUNTIAN VALLEY— Onsite Entries Are Welcomed • New Members Welcome To Join With his back against the wall, All Days Are Separate Qualifying Exemption Jason Couch was clutch all day SEATTLE—PBA Commis- long. LAS VEGAS—The ABTA Saturday we go from 10:30 sioner and CEO Fred Schreyer Couch defeated 30-time 2500 E. Carson St. • Lakewood will be in Las Vegas this week- AM and each hour and 1/2 until announced today Randy Denny’s PBA Tour title winner end for our second Orleans Las the final squad at 11:45 PM tak- Pedersen has been awarded the and fellow left-hander Parker (562) 421-8448 Vegas Open event at the Orleans ing 1 in 5 1/2 to the semis. Commissioner’s Exemption for Bohn III in the title match of the Jan 19-20-21-22. Sunday there is ONE Big the 2006 Bayer Atlanta Classic, 2006 Dick Weber Open steplad- This is an Open Event and Regular Squad at 10:00 AM. Feb. 1-5, at Brunswick Zone der finals, 241-214, Sunday at New Members will be welcome This squad is open to everyone. Norcross in Norcross, Ga. The Fountain Bowl. Jason Couch Saturday up to a 208 Average with verifi- First time entrants ok! finals will take place Sunday, The 13-time title winner cation only! 3-6-9 roll off is at Noon with Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. EST with the from Clermont, Fla., almost In the title match, Bohn No-Tap There are Qualifying Squads Semis to follow! taped-delayed broadcast airing never made it to the title match. (Jackson, N.J.) opened in the all four days and Each Day is a Last years event drew 500 on ESPN at 5 p.m. Couch needed a one ball, 2nd frame, failing to convert a separate qualifying board with entrants and huge payoffs for Pedersen (Clermont, Fla.) sudden death roll-off in the 1-3-6-9 spare. Couch took ad- February 4th 1 in 5 bowlers making the board our bowlers. has been a staple on the Denny’s semifinal to defeat 22-time title vantage of the miscue by con- daily. Please see our ad on page 5 PBA Tour since 1981, leaving winner Norm Duke (Clermont, verting the 2-4-7-10 split in the 6 PM First place in this Event is for more information! his mark on the lanes and in the Fla.) after the two tied at 213- 3rd then striking in frames 4-8. Guaranteed at $4,000 minimum For Information contact the announcers’ booth. 213. Duke left a 10-pin in his In the quarterfinal, Duke beat and with Bonuses 1st place can ABTA 562-868-7164, (CELL) A 13-time Tour title winner, second shot in the 10th and Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.), 212- Entry Fee:$40 be worth up to $8,150. 562-228-3960 or see the Web Pedersen won the 1987 PBA Couch responded by striking out 168, striking seven times while It all begins Thursday eve Site at www.abta1.com National Championship, defeat- to force the tie. Machuga, searching for his sec- Sidepots with a $500 Bonus if qualifying The Orleans is located at ing PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Couch, who used an Ebonite ond win of the season, opened that night and winning the event. 4500 West Tropicana and easy Monacelli in the title match, The One strike ball, opened the three times. Squads that night are 9:00-10:30 to find. Just take Interstate 15 to 233-222, for his lone Major title. roll-off with a strike which Duke Machuga defeated Chris Optional & midnight taking 1 in 5 1/2 to Tropicana and go west 1 mile on He went on to win a career-best couldn’t match, leaving the 10- Loschetter (Olmstead Falls, the semi finals the right. The phone there is three titles in 1989. pin on his shot. Ohio), looking for his first ca- 6 Games Friday Squads begin at 1:00 702-365-7111 The 23-year Denny’s PBA “I said to [Duke], ‘just give reer title, 236-154, in the open- PM and follow at 2:30 & 4:00 On-site enties are welcomed. Tour veteran is currently enjoy- me a chance to strike out and tie ing match. PM. There is a break and we re- If you get the urge to try this Big ing his fifth consecutive season you,’ and he did,” said Couch, The Denny’s PBA Tour sume at 9:00-10:30 and Mid- ABTA Event come on down to as ESPN’s color analyst on Sun- who earned $30,000 for the win. moves to Phoenix, Ariz., for the night taking 1 in 5 1/2 to the the Orleans where the action day Denny’s PBA Tour telecasts. “I got a lucky break on the first 2006 Motel 6 Phoenix Classic Semi finals. will be awesome. “Randy has been a great am- one [in the 10th] and once I got at AMF Christown Lanes. The Check Out bassador for the PBA over the through the second one, I knew nationally televised ESPN finals years, both on the lanes and in I was going to strike on the third take place Sunday, Jan. 22 at 11 Second Annual High School Bowling the announcers’ booth,” said one.” a.m. MT. Our Website PBA Commissioner and CEO Championships At Buena Lanes Fred Schreyer. “We enjoy VENTURA, CA — Mark a.m. and 1:30 p.m. On Sunday, Randy every week as the voice your calendar for February 25th February 26th, one additional of the PBA, but he still has the Ozzie’s Senior Cal-Bowl.com and 26th, as the “Second Annual four-game block will be bowled competitive fire to get back on High School Bowling Champi- at 9:00 a.m. At the completion of Tour full-time and it gives me onships” comes to Buena Lanes 12 qualifying games the field great pleasure to give him this in Ventura, CA. will be cut to the top eight final- opportunity.” Mixed Doubles This year’s event is open to all ists in each division. The top Last season, Pedersen made juniors bowlers who have cur- eight teams in each division will his 31st career televised finals rent 2005-2006 High School stu- bowl the “BAKER STYLE” for- dent body card, or High School mat. Each match in the “BAKER appearance, finishing 3rd in the January 21 FRIDAFRIDAFRIDAYYY Diploma or GED. We will be of- STYLE” format will consist of 2005 Dexter Tournament of fering two separate divisions, the the best three out of five games. Champions at Mohegan Sun ANAHEIM — Linbrook High School Division and the Based on 20 teams in each di- Arena. In 31 career television Bowl, located at 201 South NONONO---TTTAPAPAP Graduate Division. To qualify to vision, the total scholarships to appearances, Pedersen is 32-19 Brookhurst, is the home of bowl in the High School Division be awarded will be $10,000. First with a 219.53 average. Ozzie’s Monthly Senior Event. 3 GAMES you must be a current high place in each division will be “It’s an honor because only Check this one on our calen- school student. To bowl in the $1,500 with eighth place being 16 exemptions are given out ev- dar for January 21st. Arrive at Graduate Division you must awarded $400. If there is less Randy Pedersen Every Friday ery year. I’d like to thank Fred 11:30 a.m., bowl at 12:30 p.m. have a high school diploma or a than 20 teams in each division, Limit? Yup! First 50 couples to At 1:00 PM valid GED certificate. If you are finalists and payoffs will be ad- for giving me the opportunity to ing the 2002-03 season, and his a high school student you must justed accordingly. compete out here again and not total career earnings currently sign in get to bowl. bowl in the High School Divi- For complete details log on to have to bowl the seven games stand at $1,128,175. Here’s your other check list. $15 ENTRY FEE sion. If you are a graduate or www.buenalanesbowling.com. of qualifying,” said Pedersen. This marks the second con- Do I have a partner (mixed GED student you must bowl in You may download a compete “I’m also grateful for the oppor- secutive season Pedersen has doubles)? Do we know how to Includes Singles, 3-6-9 the Graduate Division. A high entry form or call Buena Lanes tunity for my family to come out been awarded a Commissioner’s bowl Scotch Doubles? Do I have school student may not bowl in at 805-656-0666, extension 309 and watch me bowl.” Exemption, joining PBA Hall of my checkbook? If all answers the Graduate Division and a high and we will mail you your entry Sidepots, Insurance The 43-year-old will be look- Famer Marshall Holman as the are yes, you are ready.
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