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Jillian Martin, Spencer Robarge Win Inaugural PBA Jr. National Championship Titles Kyle Troup and Nate Purches Win Pro/Jr MARCH 11, 2021 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,OWLING CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (626) 252-2985 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Jillian Martin, Spencer Robarge Win Inaugural PBA Jr. National Championship Titles Kyle Troup and Nate Purches Win Pro/Jr. Doubles Championship by Jef Goodger JUPITER, Fla. – Jil- 2 Popular San lian Martin and Spencer Robarge became the first PBA Jr. National Champi- ons, each earning $7,500 Diego Bowling in SMART Scholarships along with their titles. Mar- tin won the girls division with a victory over Victoria Centers Closing Varano and Robarge de- by Mary McKenzie - KGTV feated Nate Purches to win SAN DIEGO – Two Humble dutifully signed the boys division. popular San Diego bowl- pins for bowlers to keep After 16-year-old Vara- ing centers will be closing as a souvenir. They stood no finished with a 246 permanently, the manager and hugged, fighting back game, Martin, also 16, of both locations told ABC tears, as though saying final needed two strikes in the (L-R) Nate Purches, Kyle Troup, Spencer Robarge & Jillian Martin 10News. goodbyes to family. 10th frame to win the girls Martin, who finished defeated Alyssa Ballard to match, No. 1 seed Robarge, Johnny Humble came The locations were able division. Martin rolled all second in the 2021 PWBA earn a spot in the televised 18, posted a 227 game that to Kearny Mesa Bowl on to open for just two weeks three strikes, giving her six ITRC Classic in January, finals against top-seeded held up when 17-year-old Tuesday and was greeted this past year, abiding by in a row to finish with a 257 was the No. 2 seed after 10 Varano. Purches, needing to fill 21 by some of his devoted safety requirements, but af- game and the title. games of match play, then In the boys division title continued on page 7 league bowlers who came ter the shutdown in Decem- to say goodbye. Kearny ber, they haven’t been able Mesa Bowl and Mira Mesa to reopen. Lanes had been “surviving Humble explained that Francois Lavoie, The Face-Masked Crusader Of Bowling on vapors” this past year he tried to hold on as long by Dave Williams due to the coronavirus pan- as he could, but the land is If you met Francois lacks in stature, he more demic, only able to open for just too valuable. Lavoie in person at your than makes up for with his about two weeks in 2020. He said both lots are to local bowling center, you intense concentration. Humble was visibly up- be sold to make way for would probably be re- I sometimes wonder set, thinking of his employ- development, and he is minded of a resigned, shy if the face-mask mandate ees. For many, he said, this preparing for an auction of character reminiscent of has made Lavoie a better, was their only job, and they some of the items later this Bruce Wayne, the alter ego or more confident bowler, had loyally been with him month. WATCH MORE of Batman, rather than the similar to the reserved char- for decades in some cases. famous Caped Crusader acter of Bruce Wayne, who Neal Methvin is one of of comic book and motion becomes the Dark Knight the longtime bowlers who picture fame. whenever he dons the cowl said he’d been coming to The quiet, unassuming of Batman. Lavoie was al- Kearny Mesa Bowl since professional bowler from ready off to one of the best 1984, two nights per week, Quebec City, QC, weighs starts of any professional as part of a large recreation- in at a mere 128 pounds kegler in history, with two al league. Methvin said he distributed on a chiseled U.S. Open titles (2016 and misses the sport, and the 5’6” frame (for those of 2019) and a Rookie of the exercise, but also the cama- you in Canada - that’s 58 Year accolade in 2016. raderie of time spent with kg in weight and 170 cm However, what he has Francois Lavoie, Alias “The Face-Masked Crusader of good friends. 2 AM March 14 in height). But what Lavoie continued on page 7 Bowling” Photo courtesy of PBA, LLC PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM March 11, 2021 “What Might Have Been” – LIZ JOHNSON Carol's Corner by Carol Mancini As The All-Time Winningest E-mail: [email protected] The sun is playing hide and seek. The mountains Professional Female Bowler are covered with snow and over 6000 people are still by Frank Weiler homeless here in Southern Oregon. LISA WAGNER is universally recognized as being the ALL-Time winningest female professional bowler. My daughter surprised me yesterday with a treat She accumulated her record total of 32 Professional that brought back a dozen sweet memories. A box of Titles during a two decade career in the 1980s and CrackerJacks!! 1990s. Nicknamed the “Rocket” she was a power player known for the velocity of her bowling ball. The summer that I was 10 years old, my aunt in While Lisa’s record of 32 Titles may stand forever, Independence Missouri invited me to visit her fam- I believe that Liz Johnson and Leanne (Barrette) ily for a couple of weeks. I lived in Chanute Kansas. Hulsenberg would have surpassed her on the Titles Population 10,198. So, I was put on the Streamliner List if the PWBA/LPBT Tours had not suspended op- and headed North. erations for eleven years from 2004 until 2014. We went to the zoo, a movie, Swope Park, rode My believe is based on calculations using an alge- the trolley cars and ate in a Café, all in Kansas City. braic equation which factors in the age of the bowlers Chanute didn’t have a café! studied, the number of titles won per year prior to the LPBT shutdown and the number years these bowlers One rainy day we stayed home. She brought out would be expected to compete beyond 2004. This a beat up cigar box, shook it and carefully opened projected number of Titles would then be added to the lid. the number of tiles won prior to 2004 and after 2014. The equation looks like this: ( [A] The average num- It was filled with prizes from boxes of Cracker Liz Johnson ber of tournaments won per year prior to 2004 mul- Jacks! All kinds of plastic doodads, rings, tiny books, tiplied by [B] the number of years expected to compete after 2003 plus [C] the actual number of titles won puzzles, etc. etc. etc. We spent hours checking each before 2004 and after 2014 equals [D] The projected total of titles that might have been won). In algebraic treasure. She could spin a good tale and had a laugh terms the equation would read: A x B + C = D. that could be heard for blocks. A day I’ll never forget. Thanks to a box of caramel popcorn. Since Lisa Wagner retired at age 39 and runner-up Titleist Aleta Rzepecki-Sill retired at age 40 I used the age 40 as my cut-off age for the bowlers studied. I made exceptions for Hulsenberg, Kulick and Johnson The 2021 CrackerJacks still have peanuts and because they have continued to successfully compete to this day while being in their mid 40’s (Kulick and prizes. Treat your family and friends. Maybe they Johnson) to their early 50’s (Hulsenberg is 53). have a story to share. Liz Johnson was Bowler of The Year for 2017 at the age of 43! Hulsenberg won the Women’s US OPEN P.S. My aunt played the organ every Sunday at the in Dallas in 2011 at the age of 44 and continues to compete on Tour. Kulick won her latest title during the Christian church that the Harry S. Truman family at- 2018 WPBA season at age 41. tended. I got to visit the Truman Memorial years later. The table below reflects my findings and is my rationale for declaring that Liz Johnson would have sur- passed Lisa Wagner and become the winningest female professional bowler of All-Time: Name Age (2004) A x B + C = D 1. Liz Johnson 29 1.3 11 24 38 2. Leanne Hulsenberg 36 1.6 4 27 33 3. Michelle Feldman 31 1.7 9 12 27 4. Wendy MacPherson 35 1.2 5 20 26 5. Cathy Dorin-Ballard 38 1.4 2 20 23 6. Cara Honeychurch 32 1.6 8 8 21 7/8. Kim Adler 36 1.25 4 15 20 Kelly Kulick* 26 1.1 11 8** 20 9/10. Dede Davidson 37 .5 3 9 11 Marianne Dirupo 36 .72 4 8 11 An examination of my theoretical calculations show that if a Professional Tour (PWBA or LPBT) was active from 2004 through 2014 Liz Johnson would today be the winningest female professional bowler of All-Time. The All-Time winners list would look like this: Name Titles 1. Liz Johnson 38 (Projected) 2. Leanne Hulsenberg 33 (Projected) LET THE GOOD 3. Lisa Wagner 32 (Actual) 4. Aleta Rzepecki-Sill 31 (Actual) TIMES ROLL! 5. Michelle Feldman 27 (Projected) 6. Wendy MacPherson 26 (Projected) 7/8. Tish Johnson 25 (Actual) Every Friday and Patty Costello 25 (Actual) 9. Cathy Dorin-Ballard 23 (Projected) Saturday Evening 10. Cara Honeychurch 21 (Projected) starting at While Liz Johnson sits at the top of my “Virtual” Titleist List there is still a possibility that she could end up at the top of Bowling’s Actual List of Titleists when she retires.
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