NOVEMBER 16, 2017 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM PAGE 1 NOVEMBER 16, 2017 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, OWLINGDowney, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Sizzling Week Puts Adam Seligman on the Map Butturff & Tabora by Fred Eisenhammer VENTURA – Let’s see when prodded, delivers a Walter Ray Williams Jr. do headline-grabbing compli- it or Pete Weber or Norm ment. Duke or any of the top pro “I would put him up bowlers. against Belmo,” Clark said. Let’s see if any of those “I would like to see them go famed pros can do what head-to-head in a match.” 53rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Champions up-and-coming 22-year-old Belmo happens to be Ja- HERMOSILLO, Mex- ond after all the qualifying bowler Adam Seligman did son Belmonte, a three-time ico – The best came out, games, played Krizziah in a recent one-week span. Professional Bowlers Assn. and the best competed val- Tabora of the Philippines Before breaking down Player of the Year. Selig- iantly over the week long who had been in third. Ro- the memorable events, man, like Belmonte, is a tournament here in Mex- cio split in the first frame the highlights were back- two-handed bowler. ico. After 2 match play and although she recovered to-back perfect games in Some might say that’s games, we have crowned she simply could not catch league play at Buena Lanes where the comparisons the newest champions for Krizziah who hit six in a in Ventura and a match- stop because their creden- the men and women at the row. Krizziah won by 249 play victory over five-time tials are miles apart. Still, 53rd QubicaAMF Bowling to 222. Professional Bowlers Assn. Seligman is swiftly adding World Cup! So the final in the wom- Tour champion Mike Fagan to his resume. On to the finals and en’s section would be be- in a Scratch tournament in Now, about that amaz- first up was Jenny Weg- tween two bowlers from Las Vegas. ing week: ner (Sweden) against Siti Asia, who had gone into the Bowling coach Andy It started Oct. 30 when Safiyah of Malaysia. First semis in third and fourth Clark, who once instruct- Seligman, a Newbury Park playing fourth, one game, places. Last year, Jenny had ed 900 bowler Jimmy resident, crushed a ca- sudden death. Anything can been fourth and had come Schmitzer, has worked with reer-best 846 series (246, happen in just one game through to win. Would his- Seligman for three months. 300, 300). The next night, and it certainly did. Jenny, tory repeat itself? He calls his protégé an ex- Seligman followed with an- our defending champion No is the quick answer. Jakob Butturff and Krizziah Tabora tremely hard worker who other stellar performance at and the stand out player of Both Siti and Krizziah had an winner from the Phil- know people at home have always wants to bowl more Buena Lanes with games of the week, hit two splits and an open frame but Krizzi- ippines and that country, been watching on the live and more games. Clark 277, 279 and 205 for a 761 when Siti doubled into the ah then started striking and where bowling really is one streaming and I’ve already says Seligman’s “mental series. Then on the week- ninth frame it was all over. Siti could not match her. of the top sports, has now got lots of notifications focus is good and has nev- end, he took on Fagan and Siti ran out the winner by Siti hit 191 but her score won a total of eight Bowl- from friends and family. It er seen him get too upset.” defeated him by racking 227 to 197. was eclipsed by the 236 ing World Cup titles. has been a good year for Clark adds that he likes up strikes on his last four On came Rocio Re- from Krizziah. So for the Krizziah was excited me. Our ladies team won Seligman’s potential and, continued on page 8 strepo of Colombia, sec- third time we have a wom- afterwards and said: “I continued on page 2 Norm Duke, Francois Lavoie Win PBA Challenge Events to Kick Off GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling IX RENO, Nev. – Profes- sional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., and 2016 PBA Rookie of the Year Francois Lavoie of Que- bec City, Quebec, kicked off the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling IX, pre- sented by Eldorado Reno Proprieties, with victories in the special PBA50 Tour and PBA Regional Chal- lenge events Tuesday at the National Bowling Stadium. Duke, a 38-time PBA victory over newly-elected Wednesday. Series and it’s a testament Tour champion who en- PBA Hall of Famer Ron “There’s no place worse to how I bowled all season dured a second-place Mohr of Las Vegas to win than second,” Duke said af- on the PBA50 Tour. Those plagued season in PBA the PBA50 Tour Challenge ter winning an eight of his second place finishes got in “senior tour” competition, title, and an $8,000 prize matches to reach the title the way of the Player of the Adam Seligman, at Buena Lanes, rolled back-to-back per- completed a perfect match heading into the start of match against Mohr. “It’s Year, which was a goal, but fect games in league play October 30th. play round with a 222-212 World Series competition a nice start to the World continued on page 8 GOING TO LAS VEGAS FOR A ESPYTOURNAMENT continued from page 1 ? 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BAKER MIXED TRIOS BVL Executive Director ENTRY FEE $12 PER BOWLER /$36 PER TEAM Mary Harrar and the BVL Board of Directors were CHECK-IN AT 11AM/BOWLING AT NOON in attendance to make the SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 presentation to the Secre- BVL Check Presentation to VA Secretary David Shulkin: (L to R) USBC President Frank 6 games of regular bowling, must have 1 woman and 1 man. tary. With this most recent Wilkinson, BVL Board Member Karen Jost, BVL Board Chairman John LaSpina, BVL gift, the total raised by the Board Member Wally Hall, Secretary Shulkin, BVL Board Members Glenn Carano, Libbi Handicap 90% of 840 ( no average: man 190 / woman 175) sport’s own, oldest, and Fletcher and Karl Kielich. Sponsored by: 928 POWERSPORTS most successful charity was brought to an excess of $50 million. Prior to the facsimile check presentation ceremonies, BVL representatives played a variety of roles at the nation- al celebration to honor our nation’s veterans. BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES The morning began with BVL Board Member Libbi Fletcher and USBC President Frank Wilkinson joining 1.888.590.2695 with other national Veterans Service Organizations at a RiversideResort.com breakfast hosted by the United States Chamber of Com- merce. BVL representatives Anita LaSpina and Robbie Thom- as participated in the national color guard, marching the RiversideLanes.Nov2017.BowlingNews.inddQUBICA continued from 1 page 1 10/27/17 1:58 PMUS and BVL flags into the Amphitheatre on the grounds of bronze in the SEA Games and then we got silver in the Arlington National Cemetery to open and close the official Asian Indoor Games. But this is far and away the best!” ceremonies. National Color Guard members and BVL representatives Over to the men and it was top seed Ildemaro Ruiz As a member of the National Veterans Day Organiz- Robbie Thomas and Anita LaSpina. against Oscar Rodriguez from Colombia, fourth place ing Committee, BVL representatives are afforded the op- finisher. Yet again the fourth place finisher won, this time portunity to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. by 232 to 193. Jakob Butturff of the USA then played This year, that honor was held by BVL Board of Directors Ahmad Muaz of Malaysia in the second semi final and Ja- Chairman John LaSpina, with Board members Karen Jost kob went off like a train, hitting the first nine strikes which and Glenn Carano, and USBC President Frank Wilkinson. was more than enough: he won by 266 to 176. At the ceremony, Secretary Shulkin expressed his grati- So the final was between two players from the Ameri- tude for BVL’s 75 years of support for America’s veterans. can Zone. It was nip and tuck up to the fifth frame but then “We are so appreciative that our friends at BVL have re- Jakob moved ahead when Oscar left a wash out. Our new mained committed to America’s veterans,” noted Shulkin. champion was Jakob, winning by 246 to 201.