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Vol. 71 No. 49 February 9 - 15, 2011 . 50 cents Wins PB Memorial John Adams Rolled 805 By Bill Vint -PBA Media Relations At North Arlington Bowl DUBLIN, Calif. – In his fourth season NO. ARLINGTON, NJ – John Vicente 279-730, Mike Rovetto competing on the Lumber Liquidators Adams topped the scoring in the 256-730, Sherman Thomas 267- Professional Bowlers Association Tour, Sunday Morning Trios League at 725, Rick Warren 247-720, Will Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., North Arlington Bowl firing a 279 Frazier 268-716, Jim Giancarlo broke through to win his first title Sunday game for a high series of 805. 280-713, Mark Silva 277-711, in the PBA One A Day Earl Anthony Juan Almonte hit 279-765, Keith Rob Mockenhaupt 278-702, Memorial at Earl Anthony’s Dublin Dobers 268-745, John LoGuidace Randy Battistus 268-702, and Bowl. 266-743, Anthony Buonanno 279- Danny Palomino 277-700. In a battle of lefthanders in the champi- 734, Pete Honan 279-730, Gary onship match, the 24-year-old Ciminelli defeated Tour veteran and 13-time Tour Paul Harney Hit 300 titlist of Wesley Chapel, Fla., 237-215, to win the $20,000 first At Majestic Lanes prize. HOPELAWN, NJ – Paul Harney 213 for a high series of 735. Ciminelli’s previous best Tour finishes earned top honors in the Tuesday Matthew Manenty rolled 206- were second in the 2009 PBA Cheetah Nite Trios League at Majestic 210-608, Anthony Tremarco 216, and Viper Championships and third in the Lanes firing games of 222-300- and Mike Newman 211. 2010 United States Bowling Congress Masters. “Even though I didn’t win last year I Mark Colaizzo Blasted 300 had a good year and just didn’t want to go At Farmingdale Lanes back into a slump,” Ciminelli said. “Sometimes I think you have to go FARMINGDALE, NY – Mark Farmingdale Lanes. through the losing part first to prepare Colaizzo found the line and blast- Ron Demuth, Jr. shot 279, Carl yourself to win.” ed a 300 game while rolling in the Fucci, Jr. 269, Paul Mazza 268, As the top seed for the tournament, Wednesday Men’s League at and Bay Stauder 267. Ciminelli felt this was his best opportuni- PBA photo ty to win a title and as a result lost a lot of Ryan Ciminelli Wins PBA One A Day Earl Anthony Memorial For-Li Chan Posted 300 sleep the night before the finals. for First Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Title . “I probably only got four or five hours At North Levittown Lanes of sleep last night,” Ciminelli said. “But every time I “Ryan got off to a strong start and I just couldn’t catch LEVITTOWN, NY – For-Li Chan Mike Crea rolled a 257 game fol- closed my eyes I visualized a lot of scenarios and hoped him,” Allen said. “He bowled great and I’m happy for blasted a 300 game for a 713 lowed by Ronnie Simon tossing this would be the outcome so I’m extremely relieved. him. series in the Friday Hockey Fans 245-244, and Mike Hogan rolled a “I was bowling against one of my heroes in a tourna- “I haven’t bowled well since late last year so this was League at North Levittown Lanes. 237 game. ment named after one of the greatest bowlers of all- a confidence booster for me. I bowled well against time so it was even more than I could ask for.” Tommy (Jones) in the first match but was probably Chris Pagano 300 at T-Bowl II In the semifinal match Allen defeated PBA Hall of lucky to win against Pete but overall it was a good tour- Famer and 35-time Tour titlist who finished nament for me.” WAYNE, NJ- Chris Pagano blast- Jr. and Chuck D’Angelo 258, Jim ed a 300 game in the Guys & Hosier 256, and Keri May 246- third, 212-206, to advance to the final. In the opening match, Allen defeated another 13-time Dolls League at T-Bowl II. 226-667. Even though Allen had to settle for second he was Tour winner, of Greenville, S.C., who Dan Barker 279, Manny Costa, encouraged by his finish. finished fourth, 226-223.

Rob Grexer, Alex Cavagno, Brian Ziesig, Mike Jochade Karl Kastner 300 at Plaza Lanes MADISON, NJ – Karl Kastner Fred Crowell hit 267-757, Trevor Roll 300 Games at North Levittown Lanes tossed twelve strikes in a row to Bogert 735, Oren Warter 731, tally a 300 game while competing Andrew Stephens 269, Stephanie LEVITTOWN, NY – Rob Grexer, Alex Mike Pellerito shot 289-782, Mike Wodzinksi in the Wednesday Trio League at Rahn 267-703, and Felice Cavagnaro, Brian Ziesig and Mike Jochade each 279-278-783, Freddy Cohen 278, Anthony M. Plaza Lanes. Schneier 218. blasted a 300 game to share the high game spot- DeJoseph 277-285, Gary Shultis 289, Carl light in the Thursday Expressway Glass Trios Meinhardt 278, Lou Barbera 279-277, John League at North Levittown Lanes. Lennen 279, and Freddy Cohen 288. Frank Picciotto 277-750 At Montvale Lanes Ray Smarsh 300 at Brunswick Zone Carolier By Larry Diebner NO. BRUNSWICK, NJ – Ray Smarsh blasted a 300 Friend 232-278-247-757, Josh Germain 236-248- MONTVALE, NJ - Frank Diebner 259-711, Ed McAuliffe game in the Middlesex County Major League at 259-743, Matt Freiver 268-259-292-729, Kevin Picciotto fired scores of 277-236- 279-710, Eric Honor 246-704, Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes. Harrity 234-209-279-722, Pete Danyo, Jr. 224-269- 237 for a 750 series to lead all Mike Almodovar 245-703, Nick Rudy Johnson shot 265-278-244-787 to take high 222-715, Nikki Bucci 260-259-711, and Lee Gall scoring in the Thursday Nite Early DeLia 247-693, Steve Scorzetti series honors followed by Matt Hage bowling 269- 201-216-286-703. Bird League at Montvale Lanes. 269-688, and Bill Allison 286- 276-237-782, Greg Tobias 267-258-247-772, Ryan Mark Plowman 259-717, Larry 686. 2 SPORTS REPORTER February 9 - 15, 2011 ROCKAWAY ROLLERS PBA’s Tournament of Champions Keith Garrison 783 Chris Morris 706 Receives International Attention ROCKAWAY, NJ – Keith ROCKAWAY, NJ – Chris Morris Garrison topped the scoring in the led the scoring in the Tuesday By Bill Vint -PBA Media Relations County Tuesday Night Mixed Night Mixed League firing a SEATTLE, Wash. (Jan. 28, 2011) - From ESPN ing,” Schreyer said. “I don’t know where this show League firing a 279 game for a 267 game for a high series of SportsCenter to Sports Illustrated. From Jim Rome’s TV ranks in the history of the PBA Tour, but I easily can say high series of 783. 706. show to Norman Chad’s syndicated column. it was the greatest show I have been associated with in Danny Nykforuk hit 246-669, Dan Richards hit 279, Joe Mainstream sports media heavyweights have used time my 10 years with the organization. Everything was Tyron Roberts 254-673, Gene Pirrello 237, James Lindsay and space to re-tell the unforgettable story of the richest spectacular, including Tom Daugherty’s 100, and we Pukas 253, Linda Barber 215, 235-646, and Kara Cook 203. tournament in Professional Bowlers Association history, should all feel proud about what we accomplished. We Sandy Turner and Brenda Stewart In the Women’s League Tammy the $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions, which demonstrated to the industry, and our television audi- 205. Baldwin shot 236-622, Susan concluded Saturday, Jan. 22, at Red Rock Lanes in Las ence, how good bowling can be.” Jack Safkan 737 Chillemi 209, and Annette Rossi Vegas. The telecast also was the first event in a new three- Native Finlander won the biggest year relationship to air the TOC finals on ABC. ROCKAWAY, NJ – Jack Safkan 201. first prize in PBA history ($250,000) when he defeated “We are happy with the start of a new Tournament of led the scoring in the Foursome In the NorBu Lodge League of Saginaw, Mich., 269-207, for the Champions tradition on Saturday on ABC, and encour- League firing a 278 game for a Frank Grumka hit 243-636, title. The victory, and Koivuniemi’s remarkable, record- aged by the increase in viewers over the course of the high series of 737. Roger McKeon 237-644, Dave setting 299-100 semifinal win over Tom Daugherty of show,” said PBA COO and Deputy Commissioner Tom Christopher Casey rolled 268- Martin 225, and LynnPerry 215. Wesley Chapel, Fla., was historic on a number of levels. Clark, noting an increase of 400,000 viewers from the 694, Devin Stuart 268, Brian Joe Miller 700 It marked the return of pro bowling to its longtime net- first half hour to the pinnacle of 1.3 million viewers tun- Whtimore 254-635, Shawn Casey ROCKAWAY, NJ – Joe Miller work home on ABC-TV after a 14-year absence, with ing in. “Moving extremely fast, we have already built an 247-659, and Allen Apgar 241. led the scoring in the Monday the first-ever PBA telecast in high-definition garnering anxious audience for what will become appointment TV Early Birds League firing a 279 Tim Panek 723 the largest audience of the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators in coming years. The high-definition telecast produced game for a high series of 700. ROCKAWAY, NJ – Tim Panek PBA Tour season (averaging more than 1.1 million stunning images and the electricity generated by the Jesus Cruz shot 245-636, led the scoring in the PBA viewers), plus a sold-out crowd including a “who’s record-setting purse and packed Red Rock crowd creat- Anthony Genovese 236-630, Experienced League firing a 278 who” of bowling industry leaders. ed the perfect stage for the best players in the world. Ray Berry 235, Duke Nicolian II game for a high series of 723. In the wake of the telecast, Koivuniemi’s near-perfect “The biggest NFL games of the year were played on 249-625, and Sheila Sell 209. Ken Yokobosky hit 245-638, game was re-visited as one of the “Top Plays of the Sunday, but because of the moments only our sport can In the Monday Nite Football Terrance Sanders 231-639, Lies’l Weekend” on ESPN’s SportsCenter while Daugherty’s create, the PBA was right there in water cooler discus- League Jim Steinmetz hit 259- Apgar 224, Gil Torres 223, Chip 100 game made the show’s “Not Top 10 Plays of the sions along with the NFL on Monday morning,” Clark 619, and Brian Bloete 212. Vincent and John Houston 207. Week.” Daugherty also was a guest on Scott Van Pelt’s added. “This unforgettable event and the resulting ESPN Radio show, earned a mention in Sports media attention gave us a great deal to build on. We are Illustrated, The Jim Rome Show, a feature story on already looking forward to next year’s TOC on ABC, AOL’s FanHouse website among others. ESPN’s just like everyone else.” Pardon the Interruption and ESPN’s Around the Horn At the heart of the discussion in the wake of the tour- personalities debated the tournament, while nament was the 299-100 match. Daugherty, a 35-year- SportsCenter ran highlights for three days across ESPN, old pro shop operator and four-time PBA Regional ESPN2 and ESPNews. Additionally, Norman Chad’s champion, was making his first television appearance. nationally-syndicated “Couch Slouch” column plus Conversely, Koivuniemi, who now owns three PBA hundreds of daily newspapers, local radio stations and major titles, was making his 31st career Lumber web sites all covered the PBA’s signature event. Liquidators PBA Tour television appearance. The PBA also showed growth in its digital media cov- Daugherty, who had lead the field in average for 58 erage of the tournament week. Its pba.com live scoring games (225.26), promptly left seven splits in 10 frames and multifaceted coverage generated an average of en route to his 100 game: the 2-8-10 in the first, 4-6-7- more than 40,000 unique visits per day (up from an 10 “big four” in the third, 4-6-7-9-10 “Greek church” in average of 25, 000 per day for the previous month) with the fifth, 4-6-10 in the sixth, 3-4-6-7-10 in the eighth, 2- a peak of 77,750 unique visits for the final round of 10 in the ninth and another “big four” in the 10th. match play on Friday night. In January - including the Daugherty’s 100 shattered the previous PBA record for PBA World Championship a week earlier - pba.com had lowest game on television, a 129 bowled by Steve Jaros nearly 3.5 million page views, including 692,650 on in the 1992 Brunswick Memorial World Open finals in Friday, Jan. 21, alone. Lake Zurich, Ill. Additionally, 50 hours of live qualifying and match Meanwhile only a wobbling 10-pin left standing on play round coverage of the TOC on pba.com’s “Xtra his final ball prevented Koivuniemi from becoming the Frame” online video service resulted in a 15 percent first PBA Tour player to roll two 300 games on national increase in subscriptions from the start of the week. TV (his previous 300 came in 2003). The near perfect Sports Reporter Dozens of critical games were webcast live on Xtra game reminded all bowling historians of the 299 bowled Frame including the final position round, but one of the by at the 1970 Tournament of Champions. Editor/Publisher - Dan McDonough key shots only Xtra Frame fans saw was a 7-10 Koivuniemi’s resulting 199-pin margin of victory over Pat McDonough - 1967-1996 conversion by Andres Gomez that eventually helped Daugherty is a PBA record that likely will never be bro- Circulation Manager Editorial Assistant him secure the fourth spot in the stepladder finals by 18 ken. Henry Allen Immaculatta D'Elia pins over Chris Barnes. Other notables from the finals: Contributing Writers Grammy-nominated “Bowling for Soup” made a * Daugherty finished third in the Tournament of Chuck Pezzano George Faytok Joan Taylor “halftime show” appearance to perform its new single Champions and earned $50,000 (Smallwood’s second- Al Smetana Larry Diebner John Jowdy “S-S-S-Saturday.” In the wake of their performance, place finish netted him $100,000). In his only full-time Martin Michel Vince Albrech Joe Rizzi band manager Mike Swinford wrote to fans on season as a Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt play- For information regarding advertising, Facebook: “You guys were so excited to download our er (2005-06), Daugherty earned $43,600 for the entire subscriptions, or editorial content call: new song you broke our BandPage.” 20-tournament campaign. The telecast also brought the return of Nelson Burton * Koivuniemi, who has lived in Hartland, Mich., since (201)865-5363 Member Jr., the long-time color analyst for Pro Bowlers Tour 2002, won $250,000. During the 2003-04 season, when Fax: (201) 865-6246 telecasts on ABC, to the broadcast team. he won two titles and was selected as PBA Player of the E-mail - [email protected] The entire TOC production, including the PBA Hall of Year, he earned a personal-best $238,590. Sports Reporter Fame ceremonies which capped the week, drew praise * For his 100 game, Daugherty earned $500 per pin. P.O. Box 1491, Secaucus, NJ 07094 from PBA CEO and Commissioner Fred Schreyer. Koivuniemi, for his three-game 792 series, earned “Today truly was a great day for the PBA and bowl- “only” $315.65 per pin. February 9 - 15, 2011 SPORTS REPORTER 3 4 SPORTS REPORTER February 9 - 15, 2011 February 9 - 15, 2011 SPORTS REPORTER 5 Matt Rovetto 749 in Montvale Major By Joe Rizzi MONTVALE, NJ - Matt Rovetto Montvale Major League at series on games of 241, 239 and was the high scorer in the Montvale Lanes, bowling a 749 269. Despite his fine effort, North Jersey Turf & Trim was defeated by Rick’s Pro Shop, 22-8. Ralph Bernardo rolled 298-268—742 and Jun Roldan 256-697 for the winning team. Jason Von Koester’s 278-256- 209—743 led Team Ram Rod past Valley Tent Rental, 21-9. Rick Whitling’s 214-259-258—731 helped GP’s Restaurant defeat CZ’s Pro Shop, 21-9. Kevin Conroy bowled 217-233-267— 717, leading Bergen Batting Center past GDC Contracting, 17- 13. Ray Keim 267-687, Sara Lawson 244-686, Larry Toppin 268-683, Mike Rovetto 278-679, Bob Balzarek 257-674, Bob Higgins 230-670, Tom Piret 259- 664, Rocky Durocher 254-663, Nick DeLia 233-663, Toto Roldan 244-662 and Tom Van Wort 268- 660. GGOO BBOOWWLL 6 SPORTS REPORTER February 9 - 15, 2011 SOUTH AT FARMINGDALE Z. Kamirowski 290 Mike Marrazzo 277 LEVITTOWN FARMINGDALE, NY – Zbigniew FARMINGDALE, N Y – In the Ron Gercken 705 Kamorowski led the Thursday 3- Wednesday Party League Mike Man firing a high 290 game. Marrazzo shot 277, and Eric LEVITTOWN, NY – Ron Dan Rice shot 278, Joe Csalae 277- Vazquez 269-703. Gercken led the scoring in the 274-793, Keith Battale 745, Ray Saturday Bi Monthly League fir- Roger Costa III 279 Giraldi 722, and Matt Traina 712. ing games of 244-241 for a high FARMINGDALE, NY – Roger series of 705. Eric Smyth 278 Costa III shot 279 to lead the field Charlie Mottola hit 244, Alyssa Eric Smyth rolled 278-738 in the rolling in the Wednesday Men’s Schneider 213, and Michelle Friday Late Mixed League. League. Soviero 203-203. Rich O’Neill 703 LEVITTOWN, NY – Rich O’Neill led the scoring in the Tuesday BK Sweeneys League fir- ing games of 267 and 247 for a high series of 703. Dan Hastings shot 288, Dave Burssenski 256, and Danny Gormley 235. In the Tuesday Early Birds League Jennifer Traina hit 217, Regina Sander 209, Gail Schwartz 206, and Elaine Rezny and Reg Traina 201. F. Napolitano 257 LEVITTOWN, NY – Frank Napolitano led the scoring in the Wednesday Young at Heart Seniors League firing a high game of 257. Charlie Stumpf hit 221, Jack Mateer 215, and Bob Sandkuhl 203. February 9 - 15, 2011 SPORTS REPORTER 7

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