Josh Hyde From: Bill Vint [
[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 11:36 AM Subject: PBA NEWS: Rash Heads Field for Sunday's PBA World Championship Johnny Petraglia Division Finals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Dec. 27, 2011) Bill Vint | PBA Media Relations Professional Bowlers Association | 719 Second Avenue, Suite 701 | Seattle, WA 98104
[email protected] | cell: 414.339.0404 Rash Tops Field for PBA World Championship Petraglia Division Finals Hall of Famer Weber, young players advance to third of four ESPN eliminator battles on Sunday LAS VEGAS – Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., after a dominating performance in the qualifying rounds of the Pr ofessional Bowlers Association’s World Series of Bowling, will head a mixed field of four experienced and youthful players in Sunday’s Johnny Petraglia Division finals of the PBA World Championship which will air at 1 p.m. ET in high-definition on ESPN. The Petraglia Division is the third of four eliminator rounds that will reduce a field of 16 PBA World Championship finalists down to four for the Sunday, Jan. 15, showdown for the $50,000 first prize, the Earl Anthony Trophy and the PBA Tour’s first major title of the 2011-12 season. All World Championship competition will be conducted on a pair of lanes specially installed in an exhibit hall at South Point Hotel and Casino. Rash, 29, dominated the 40-game qualifying portion of the PBA World Championship, averaging 234.03 on five different lane conditions and topping No. 2 qualifier Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., by 296 pins.