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The East's Most Read Bowling Weekly Sports Reporter The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940 Vol. 75 No. 32 October 8 - 14, 2014 50 cents 29 PBA Tour Titles Will Be At Stake During 2015 Season Tommy Magers, Harry Franz 300 Three majors, new Xtra Frame events, doubles tournaments, At Plaza Lanes expanded international series on tap MADISON, NJ – Tommy Magers Plaza Lanes. By Bill Vint - PBA and Harry Franz each found per- Mike Yankuskas hit 741, and CHICAGO – An expanded schedule of tournament funds and elevation to PBA Tour title status. fection in a 300 game while Kelly Kulick posted a 289 game in activity is on tap for the Professional Bowlers ● The return of the Chris Paul PBA Celebrity rolling in the CMIL League at the session high series of 827. Association for calendar year 2015, including three Invitational, a special fund-raising event, to be held major championships, six Xtra Frame tournaments, on Jan. 8 in Los Angeles for airing on Super Bowl three doubles events and nine PBA International- Sunday. John Novichonek Rolled 300 World Bowling Tour tournaments among 29 PBA ● The return of the Grand Casino Resort PBA At Rockville Centre Lanes Tour title events. Summer Swing to Shawnee, Okla., May 9-17, which The comprehensive schedule of PBA events will means four PBA Tour title events and five telecasts on ROCKVILLE CTR, NY – John Mike Chookasezian rolled 247- include 22 PBA television programs on ESPN and the CBS Sports Network. Novichonek blasted twelve in-a- 278-228-753, Bill Koste 257-256- CBS Sports Network, plus live online coverage of ● The return of PBA World Series of Bowling VII row to tally a 300 game while con- 235-748, Alex Bogolubsky 289- more than 40 events by PBA’s Xtra Frame online to the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa complex in testing in the Monday RVC 4 Man 705, Teddy Avgerinos 278-232- broadcast crew. Las Vegas. Doubles League at Rockville 704, and Mark DeLuca 258-234- In addition to following the stars of the PBA on tel- The 2015 PBA calendar also includes 11 PBA50 Centre Lanes. 701. evision and via the Internet, fans will be able to attend Tour events, plus special events for the PBA’s 50-and- PBA events in person in California, Delaware, older top players during PBA World Series of Mike Kotowicz Blasted 300 Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma, Bowling VI and VII, and the PBA will conduct more Texas and Wisconsin. International tour stops will than 140 Regional tournaments in cities within the At Rab’s Country Lanes include visits to Japan, Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, PBA’s East, South, Central, Midwest, Southwest and STATEN ISLAND, NY – Mike Ryan Friend 257-267-717, Mike United Arab Emirates, Finland, Bahrain, Kuwait and West Regions, plus tournaments conducted by the Kotowicz blasted a 300 game in Galagetti 259-693, Brian Deluise Germany. new PBA Japan Region. Gennaro’s Pizzatown Men’s 244-691, John Drabick 258-686, The PBA will conclude its 2014 campaign with five League at Rab’s Country Lanes. and Eric Samuelson 683. Highlights of the 2015 schedule include: championship tournaments and two special events in Ed Ellardi shot 257-265-761, ● The PBA Tour’s first visit to Maine for the third World Series of Bowling VI at South Point in Las annual PBA League eliminations and Elias Cup finals Vegas, followed by the Japan Cup and PBA along with a new PBA Xtra Frame Maine Shootout in International-World Bowling Tour events in Korea, Steve Semancik Rolled an 803 late March. Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which means that between ● Three doubles tournaments, including the renew- November 2014 and the end of 2015, PBA Tour play- At Parkway Lanes. al of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles ers will compete for 37 titles and nearly $4 million in ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Steve series with 257-759, while Tony Championship; the PBA Xtra Frame Striking Against prize money. Semancik blasts an 803 series with Amantea hit 278-723, David Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles in Houston, Texas, July PBA fans will be able to follow hundreds of hours scores of 279-268-256 Cahoon 279-717, Jim Viola 237- 31-Aug. 2, and the PBA/PBA50 Tour Doubles of PBA Tour, PBA50 Tour and regional action to lead an active night of high 693, Mike DeFrancesco 243-691, Championship which will pair PBA Tour players with throughout the schedule by subscribing to Xtra Frame scorers in the Wednesday, Chris Clarken 256-687, & Jan Dul “senior” partners in August in Hammond, Indiana. at the monthly rate of $7.99, or for a full-year for only Teterboro Bowling League at 257-670 round out the rest of the ● Six new PBA Tour title-events covered live on $64.99 (less than $5.50 per month). Visit pba.com and Parkway Lanes. league high scorers for the night. Xtra Frame in Pensacola, Florida; Lubbock, Texas; click on the Xtra Frame link for complete details. Peter Honan rolled another nice Middletown, Delaware; Portland, Maine; Houston, Extensive PBA coverage also will be available on Texas (mixed doubles), and Council Bluffs, Iowa. The PBA’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages. Brandon Fennell Tossed 785 former regional events will feature enhanced prize See PBA SCHEDULE page 2 At Ocean Lanes Geno Ghiotti 737 at Montvale Lanes LAKEWOOD, NJ - Brandon Chris Freel 267, Pat Bowler 265, Fennell tossed high series in the Brian Shade 259, Greg Ostrander MONTVALE, NJ - Geno Ghiotti fired scores of power team ‘Captain Dave’ to a 30-1 winning night. Ocean trio Challenge League at 258-731, Dave Shampaner 257- 215-265-257 for a 737 series to lead all scoring in Other great shooting for the night included Craig Ocean Lanes when he tallied a 785 712, Emil Dudas 716, Walter the Thursday Early Bird League at Montvale Lanes. Slawinski tossing 256-731,Mike Rovetto 255-725, set highlighted by a 279 game. McKnight 712, Diane Jones 275- Steve Scozetti rolled a 279 game in a 729 set fol- Tom Fojtlin 267-713, Steve Kardian 254-705, Ed Matt Bilello hit 279-749, Vinny 687, Bridget Bilello 234, Laurie lowed by Lonnie Brinker with 264-727, and Bob Kilianski 256-705, and Wayne Sheppard 244-696. Dalia 279-751, Rich Blaydes 268, Fluet 615, and Lauren Lella 603. Oppelt 246-721. They combined their scores to 2 SPORTS REPORTER October 8 - 14, 2014 PBA SCHEDULE Continued from page 1 2014 PBA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Oct. 24-Nov. 2: GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI (PBA Regional, PBA50 Tour, Feb. 27-March 1: PBA Xtra Frame Pensacola South Open, New Liberty Lanes, PBA Women’s Regional Match Play Elimination Rounds; Cheetah Championship present- Pensacola, Fla. (Xtra Frame) ed by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game, Viper, Scorpion, Chameleon and PBA World March 5-10: PBA International-World Bowling Tour Kingdom of Bahrain Open, Ozone Championship preliminary rounds, South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas (preliminary Entertainment Center, Oman, Bahrain rounds on Xtra Frame, finals Nov. 1-2 and Jan. 11) March 13-17: PBA International-World Bowling Tour Kuwait Open, Cozmo Bowling Nov. 13-15: Japan Cup, Minami Suna Round1 Bowling Center, Tokyo, Japan Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait Nov. 9-22: PBA International-World Bowling Tour Daejeon International Open, Daejeon March 19-22: PBA International-World Bowling Tour Brunswick Euro Challenge, World Cup Bowling Center, Daejeon, Korea Dream-Bowl Palace, Munich, Germany Nov. 21-27: PBA International-World Bowling Tour Qatar Open, Qatar Bowling Center, March 28-30: PBA League Playoffs and Elias Cup Finals, Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine Doha, Qatar (ESPN, March 29, 4:30 p.m. ET; April 5, 3:30 p.m. ET; April 12, 2 p.m. ET and April 19, Nov. 28-Dec. 3: PBA International-World Bowling Tour 8th Kingdom International 1 p.m. ET) Open, Universal Bowling Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 30-31: PBA Xtra Frame Maine Shootout, Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine (Xtra Dec. 4-15: WTBA Men’s World Championships (non-PBA event), Khalifa International Frame) Bowling Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE April 11-14: PBA50 Pasco County Open, Lane-Glo Bowl, New Port Richey, Fla. (Xtra Frame) 2015 PBA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS April 18-21: PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages, Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla. (tentative; visit pba.com for updates) (Xtra Frame) Jan. 8: Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational, site to be announced, Los Angeles (ESPN, April 26-29: PBA50 Miller High Life Classic, George Pappas’ Victory Lanes, Feb. 1, 4:30 p.m. ET) Mooresville, N.C. (Xtra Frame) Jan. 6-11: PBA International-World Bowling Tour Ballmaster Open, Tali Bowling Center, May 9-17: Oklahoma’s Grand Casino and Resort PBA Summer Swing (Wolf, Bear, Helsinki, Finland Badger and Oklahoma Open tournaments), Firelake Bowling Center and Grand Casino Jan. 11: GEICO WSOB VI PBA World Championship stepladder finals, South Point Event Center, Shawnee, Okla. (preliminary rounds on Xtra Frame, finals on CBS Sports Bowling Stadium, Las Vegas (ESPN live, 1 p.m. ET) Network, air dates to be announced) Jan. 14-18: DHC PBA Japan Invitational 2015, Tokyo Port Bowl, Tokyo, Japan (Xtra May 31-June 5: Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open, Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas Frame) (Xtra Frame) Jan. 26-30: PBA Players Championship and Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles June 7-10: PBA50 Northern California Classic, Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif. Championship qualifying and match play, Bowlmor AMF Bowlero, Wauwatosa, Wis. (Xtra (Xtra Frame) Frame) June 13-16: PBA50 Grants Pass Open, Cave Man Bowl, Grants Pass, Ore.