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MARCH 5, 2020 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,OWLING CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Past CA USBC President Svensson Powers Way To Title At Indy Open by Lucas Wiseman Rosie Parker'sby Jonathan GarzaSon Passes INDIANAPOLIS – For Mark Ansel Parker, age the second straight week, 55, passed away on Tues- a multi-pin spare was con- day, February 25, 2020 verted to help a player from complications of leu- secure a title on the PBA kemia, Tour. He was born to parents Lefty two-hander Jes- Dick and Rosie Parker on per Svensson converted the July 1, 1964 and was a resi- 3-5-6 combination and got dent of Azusa, Calif. count on the fill to defeat He was a man who loved Shawn Maldonado, 245- bowling plus putting to- Mark Ansel Parker 226, on Saturday night to gether and operating model the year. His first camping win the PBA Indianapolis rockets. Remote control trip was when he was only Open. Just last week, Jason cars clubs were a passion; a month old at Lake Cachu- Belmonte made the 3-6-9- he was a Life Scout with ma in a tent. 10 to win the U.S. Open. the Boy Scouts only one His first time in a bowl- Svensson powered his Go Bowling PBA Indianapolis Open Champion Jesper Svensson badge short of making Ea- ing center was at one week way to the title, striking “You really want to step tle, led by one pin after he foot Mark Roth pattern on gle Scout. He also played old at El Monte Rec on from the fifth through the up and get a strike, but I’ll struck in the seventh frame the left lane and the 37-foot little league baseball as a Garvey. He would become ninth frames to stay ahead take the spare, I guess,” but was unable to hang with Marshall Holman pattern child. quite the bowler, stepping of Maldonado at Royal Pin Svensson said. “It wasn’t Svensson. He went high in on the right lane, it seemed Mark took many trips, foot into the following Woodland. Needing a mark the best of shots I’ve ever the ninth frame and left the possible that the $1 million visiting all 50 states in the centers quite often: Azusa and count to win, Svens- thrown, but it was enough 6-10, and although he made bonus for shooting 300 in United States, three prov- Bowl, Columbia Bowl, Co- son came up light and left and I’ll take it.” it, the damage was done. the title match could be in inces in Canada and several vina Lanes, Bowlium and the 3-5-6, which he easily Maldonado, who was Competing on dual pat- play this week. locations in Mexico. He be- West Covina Lanes. converted. seeking his first career ti- terns this week with the 42- continued on page 4 longed to several camping This avid bowler began clubs and would go camp- throwing a ball as soon as ing two or more weekends he could, and joined his every month throughout continued on page 9 John Struckman’s Journey Helps Him Become BOWLING NEWS HONOR ROLL Name Score Date Center NICHOLAS DUGAS 300 01-24-20 FOUNTAIN BOWL Better Bowler, Student, Coach & Friend BRIAN RITCHIE 300 01-28-20 BOWLIUM by Jonathan Garza VINCENT BRAVO 809 02-03-20 BOWLERO LANCASTER ERIC COX 813 02-04-20 KEARNY MESA BOWL FULLERTON – Some- he calls “opa” (German for ROB KORDICH 815/300 02-05-20 CAL BOWL times in life they say that grandpa) that would change BILL LAUGHLIN 300 02-05-20 CAMARILLO BOWL BOB WATSON 801 02-05-20 CAL BOWL when one door closes, an- his life forever. JOC WILHITE 300 02-07-20 CAL BOWL TYLER ACEVEDO 300 02-09-20 LINBROOK BOWL other one opens, and for a The pair went to Con- JESSE CHASTAIN 818 02-10-20 WINNETKA BOWL BUBBA GALE 815/300 02-11-20 PARKWAY BOWL 28-year-old Fullerton man, course Bowling Center in TOM COWLEY 824/300/300 02-12-20 WINNETKA BOWL DAVE GODINEZ 814/300 02-12-20 CAL BOWL a strikeout in one sport has Anaheim, where they had a NANCY KATO 704 02-12-20 WINNETKA BOWL LARRY MANLAPIT 811 02-12-20 WINNETKA BOWL led to many strike outs in great time. Struckman was FRANK WEILER 300 02-13-20 EMPIRE BOWL another. given a 10-pound hand-me- JUDE NILES 803 02-18-20 WINNETKA BOWL JEREMY DAVIS 300 02-19-20 WINNETKA BOWL In 2006, at the age of down ball from his father. It JULIA FRIAS 702 02-19-20 WINNETKA BOWL BLAKE McBRIDE 819 02-19-20 HARLEYS SIMI BOWL 15, John Struckman threw all took off from there. HUGH FISHER 300 02-20-20 HARLEYS SIMI BOWL SAMMY SANTIAGO 800 02-23-20 BOWLERO LANCASTER out his back while playing “I became known as JOHN ENGLEHART 300 02-24-20 WINNETKA BOWL JULIA FRIAS 709 02-24-20 WINNETKA BOWL baseball as a third baseman, “Striking Struckman” by JENNIFER KENNICK 760 02-24-20 WINNETKA BOWL a game he had known and friends in high school and JAY BUFFINGTON 805 02-25-20 WINNETKA BOWL PAM PANCOAST 740 02-26-20 CAL BOWL loved his whole life. While college,” Struckman said. JERRY DE YAGER 300 02-26-20 BOWLERO MURREITA JON HUFF 300 02-27-20 FOREST LANES he was upset about not being That’s because he started KELLY MONTANA MANIER 822 03-01-20 WESTMINSTER LANES able to play baseball in the the junior program at Con- ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS BOWL AN HONOR SCORE ? capacity he liked to, a spe- course right after falling E-MAIL IN YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER AND YOU WILL BE ON THE FRONT PAGE IN THE NEXT PRINTED EDITION cial invite from his maternal in love with bowling. He E-MAIL TO: [email protected] MEN: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S WOMEN: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S grandpa, Fred Schank, who continued on page 8 John Struckman - BowlingGuys.com Prices Starting at $54.99 +Tax & Shipping PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM MARCH 5, 2020 We Have A Phantomby Dave Williams Report!! Is it just me, or have the scores suddenly increased on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour? Ever since Bowlero Corporation purchased the PBA on September 10, 2019, the scoring has been noticeably higher, with flashes of brilliance that have never before been realized on television. It all began during the FloBowling ATX Invitational in Austin, Texas, during the week of September 14th, and it hasn’t stopped. During the inaugural FloBowling ATX event, Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., solidified himself as a Hall of Fame candidate by winning the invitation only event with a two-game total of 494 over runner-up Jason Sterner, Rochester, N.Y., for a $25,000 first place payday. Along the way, O’Neill demolished Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Missouri, with a giant 280 game in the semi-final contest. This pattern continued LOUSY BOWLER throughout the fall events. At the PBA Clash in Lake Wales, Florida, Jacob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, defeat- ed E.J. Tackett of Bluffton, Indiana, 258-244, in the $50,000 winner-take-all event. Then it was on to Moores- TOURNAMENT ville, N.C., where Francois Lavoie of Quebec City, Canada, won his second U.S. Open title and $30,000 in a $20 Per Bowler victory over Sean Rash of Montgomery, Illinois, by a score of 221-172. It should be noted that the U.S. Open has always been characterized by a more challenging condition than the regular tour stops. Lousy Bowler T-shirt included! 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