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56 LANE STATE-OF-THE-ART-BOWLING CENTER OPEN 24 HOURS • SPECIAL GROUP RATES FOR BOWLERS FROM FROM 10 Room Minimum. Rates are per room/per night + 9% tax. Single to quad occupancy. All group policies apply. $ $ Offer expires January 26, 2006. Not valid with any other specials. Based on availability. Rates subject to change. 69 39 Excludes holidays and Super Bowl Weekend. FRI-SAT SUN-THURS No energy surcharge. California SINCE 1940 66th Year In Publication Thursday, March 3, 2005 11459 E. Imperial Hwy., Norwalk, CA 90650 • P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com Office: 562-807-3600 • Fax: 562-807-2288 Royal High School maining two matches. Royal would go down 1-0 to El Dorado Who Is New of Simi Valley Wins High School and 2-1 to St. Tommy’s Inaugural High Vincent High School before King Of claiming first place in the “High School Open Bowl- School Open”. The Hill? Trifecta ing Championship; The top eight schools that LOS ANGELES — Last WEST BABYLON–Tommy Josh Blanchard qualified for the finals were week, we asked the question, Jones became the first player to Royal High School, Crescenta “Who will be King of the Hill”? win three title this season as he Shoots 300 Valley High School, St. Vincent The answer is Jon Miller. Jon defeated Tony Reyes, San High School, Santa Paula High By Dan Mueller beat out four other top Califor- Bruno, Calif., 266-217, to win 2500 E. Carson St. • Lakewood School, El Dorado High School, VENTURA— February 26th nians in the bracketed finals and the 2005 PBA Cambridge Credit El Camino Real High School, and 27th 2005 will be remem- pocketed $250. Classic Sunday at AMF Babylon (562) 421-8448 Norco High School, and St. bered as one of the most com- The top four includes Fero Lanes. Bonaventure School. These petitive and loudiest events ever Williams who finished second Jones, who also won the schools shared in $6,000 schol- staged at Buena Lanes in for $100, Tariq Shamsidee, third 2004 Japan Cup and the 2004 NO-TAP arship awards along with an ad- Ventura, CA. for $75, Chip Pettiford and PBA Denver Open, began the Tommy Jones ditional $658 awarded in brack- Saturday Teams from Southern and Alonzo Williams. title match with eight straight advance to the title match. ets and sidepots. Northern California spent two David Walker, tournament di- strikes before leaving the 10 pin Reyes defeated Patrick We also awarded to schools March 5th days bowling and yelling their rector wants to thank all the guys with his ninth shot. Jones picked Girard, Jonquiere, Quebec, 237- with the team spirit awards, hearts out with Royal High that came out to bowl! up the spare and marked in the 202, in the second semifinal. Thousand Oaks High School 6 PM School of Simi Valley, CA be- Next King of the Hill Tour- 10th for his third career title. While both players started the and St. Bonaventure with an ing crowned “Tournament nament at Southwest Bowl is “I didn’t have the ball reac- game with two strikes and a overflow crowd of parents and Entry Fee:$40 Champions”. The top eight scheduled for Sunday, March tion today like I did on Friday spare, Girard left a 4-6-7 split spectators. This was without a teams advanced to the “Baker 13, 2005 at 8:15 p.m. Sign in night,” Jones, who averaged with the next shot giving Reyes doubt the loudiest tournament Sidepots Style” match play format at the early. 281.75 and threw 43 of 47 a 13-pin lead after four. Girard held at Buena Lanes in it’s 28 completion of 12 qualifying strikes in the round of 8 on Fri- went on to throw spares in year history. Optional games bowled on Saturday and Cerritos Lanes day night, said. “There are so frames 6 through 9, ultimately Sunday. many things to think about. I sending Reyes to the title match 6 Games The team of Royal High BUENA LANES Hosts Southeast caught a couple breaks early. for the second time in his career. School consisted of Daniel THE HIGH SCHOOL OPEN When you start striking on TV Jones earns $40,000 for the BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS you get numb.” win while Reyes takes home Watanabe, Devin Bidwell, (At Buena Lanes) District Youth Danielle Schilling and Josh February 26-27, 2005 Jones, Mauldin, S.C., ad- $20,000 for his 2nd place finish. Bragging Blanchard. This team shot a 955 SCHOLARSHIPS PAYOUTS Queens, Masters, vanced to the final by defeating Barnes and Girard won $10,000 first game and never trailed in AND AWARDS last week’s 62nd U.S Open pre- for 3rd and 4th place. three qualifying rounds. The fi- 1. Royal High $2,000.00 sented by Odor-Eaters champion The Tour will continue next 2. St. Vincent High 1,000.00 Prince & Princess nals, however, were much dif- 3. Crescenta High 800.00 Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, week with the PBA Baby Ruth Rights CERRITOS — In conjunc- ferent in the first finals match. 4. El Dorado High 600.00 Texas, 258-212, in the first semi- Real Deal Classic at Woodland Royal bowled against a very 5. Santa Paula High 400.00 tion with the 41st annual final. Jones had a 13 pin lead Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind. 4-Game Scratch spirited team from St. 6. El Camino Real High 400.00 SEDYABA Championship after the 5th frame when Barnes Qualifying will begin on March 7. Norco High 400.00 Tournament, the association is Bonaventure High School lo- 8. St. Bonaventure High 400.00 failed to convert a 6-7-10 split 2 with the finals televised live cated in Ventura. The finals con- BRACKETS & SIDEPOTS conducting five (5) side tourna- in the 6th. Jones went on to strike on ESPN Sunday, March 6 from Saturday, Apr. 30th sisted of the best 3 out of 5 Baker Josh Blanchard 386.00 ments. Included is the annual in five of his next six frames to 12:30 - 2 p.m. EST. Games. Royal never knew what Preston Fukumizu 80.00 Queens, Masters, Prince, Prin- Brian Egri 40.00 cess and Coaches Relief side play finals in age categories: 50 at 1:00PM hit them as they went down, 2-0 Paul Hogan 32.00 before they could catch their Devin Bidwell 32.00 tournaments. Senior Easter to 59, 60 to 66 or 67 and over. breathe. In the third game, Josh Jonathan Mamakos 32.00 All tournaments will run this Classic’s $800 There is also bonus qualifying $40.00 Entry Blanchard had to strike out to Nicole Miller 16.00 weekend, March 5 and 6 at AMF for players aged 70 and over. In Corey Poggi 16.00 Cerritos Lanes. last year’s event there were 26 win by a mere six pins. Josh was J.R. Monteith 16.00 The detailed ad on page 4 of Bottom Prize! players over 70 years of age! $500.00 1st Place more than up to the task as he TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS LAS VEGAS–We are very There is also a separate divi- pounded the pocket for three AWARDED $6,656.00 this paper gives all the informa- tion. Check it out Juniors, excited about this year’s Senior sion for players that have been strikes in the 10th frame. Easter Classic! The event is Top 5 to TV Style coaches and parents. active in the Senior Classics but Game 4 of the match saw St. Cal Bowl hosted by Sam’s Town Hotel, haven’t advanced to the match Roll-off On Gold Pins Bonaventure start off with the OCBA Board Gambling Hall & Bowling Cen- play finals frequently. Those first five strikes and it looked as No-Tap ter and presented by Roto Grip players qualify against each if Royal would go down to de- high performance balls. other in the Classified Division feat. Royal never gave up and Meet Sunday Entry fee is still $400 but and also earn $800 for making FRIDAY responded by finishing the March 5 GARDEN GROVE — Or- new this year is the bottom prize match play. fourth game with six strikes of LAKEWOOD — Cal Bowl ange County Bowling Associa- that has been increased from There are many companion NO-TAP their own. St. Bonaventure has become the mecca for no tion President Bill Huntington $400 to a guaranteed $800! events also: Sweepers, Cheeper 3 GAMES needed a strike/spare to win. St. tappers on the first Saturday of will preside at the March 7th More players will make a profit Sweepers, an Early Bird Tune- Every Friday Bonaventure’s anchor man got the month. For March, the fifth board of directors meeting at the this year than in any of the pre- Up and a special end-of-week the much needed strike but is the date. All cars head for Cal group’s headquarters here at vious 30 Senior Classics. A tournament for players that don’t At 1:00 PM failed to pick up the 5 pin and Bowl—2500 E. Carson St. in 9:00 a.m. minimumn $800 prize awaits make the cut. A lot of competi- the game resulted in a 246-246 Lakewood. No need to bow to- As usual, there will be direc- any player making the cut to the tion throughout the week that match play finals in the 3-game tie. A ninth and 10th frame ward the pinsetters after enter- tors training meeting at 8:30 includes Sidepots and brackets $15 ENTRY FEE qualifying squads.