MAY 16, 2019 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,O CAWLING 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Jordan Richard Victorious at PWBA Lincoln Open LINCOLN, Neb. - Jor- major championship of the dan Richard of Tecumseh, season. Players can earn a Michigan, claimed her sec- spot by winning an event Photo by Randy Gulley ond Professional Women's throughout the season or Bowling Association Tour through the season-long title with a wire-to-wire points list. AMF Bowling Square victory at the 2019 PWBA "I'm pretty speechless Lincoln Open. right now," said Richard, The 2018 PWBA Rookie who won the 2018 PWBA Closes Operations of the Year led every round Greater Harrisburg Open. by Fred Eisenhammer leading up to the steplad- "This is a dream come true, ARCADIA – Cinco de Gulley and his brother, der finals Saturday at Sun and I'm really excited to Mayo wasn’t a particularly David, were competing Valley Lanes and defeated head back to Richmond. It festive occasion for AMF in the two-day Pasadena Mexico's Sandra Gongora was a lot of fun last year, Bowling Square Lanes. Senior Games at Bowling- in the title match, 215-195, and I'm really glad I get to That was the day the Ar- Square. David took home to collect the $10,000 top go back." cadia bowling center ended the gold medal in singles in prize. Richard held the top operations. the 75-79 age group May 4 BowlTV.com provided 2019 PWBA Lincoln Open Champion Jordan Richard spot in the standings after Veteran bowler and ace and Randy finished second. live coverage of the 2019 The difference remained The 23-year-old right- each round at Sun Valley photographer Randy Gul- Then on May 5, the two PWBA Lincoln Open. close as neither player was hander rolled a strike to Lanes this week, and she ley heard the news when combined to win the dou- Richard gained the early able to record a double as record her second double had no intentions of giving he completed his tourna- bles title in the same age advantage in the finals, they approached the final of the finals, and she se- it up after some close calls ment action Sunday, May group Sunday. “I guess we striking on three of her first frame. Richard, finishing cured the win and a spot at in the early portion of the 5 at Bowling Square and bowled so badly that they four deliveries to build a the match first, was work- the season-ending PWBA 2019 season. was told the bowling house decided to close the center 10-pin lead on Gongora, ing on a strike entering the Tour Championship in She was in the top four would close that night. continued on page 2 who was looking for her 10th frame and needed to Richmond, Virginia, after heading into the final game first career PWBA Tour fill 19 pins to shut out Gon- toppling seven pins on her at the season-opening Na- title. gora. next shot. tionwide PWBA Greater The 2019 PWBA Tour Cleveland Open before Championship will be held finishing in fifth place, and Xframe Bowling Tour at Richmond Raceway on dropped out of the cut dur- Sept. 15-18 and invites the ing the final game of the top 16 players for the sea- Round of 32 at the PWBA “MEMORIAL SPECIAL" son to compete for the final continued on page 7 CAL BOWL $6,000 1st Place Guaranteed 3 Big Days ONLY May 24-25-26 “NEW" BIG BONUSES Pete Weber Joins $3,000 1st Min. Guaranteed $6,000 1st with Full Bonuses Californian MICHAEL DURAN PBA’S Elite “100 Titles” Club Read Article Front page SEE AD PAGE 7 for Full Information On The Road To PBA Stardom LAKEWOOD – Bowl- $500, $250. by Frank Weiler with 47th Regional Win ers make plans early for the Saturday Qualifying at CLEARWATER, Fla. – PBA Hall of Famer Williams is the record- Big Xframe MEMORIAL 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 & 8:00PM. From California to Florida, Pete Weber has now won holder, with a total of 112 SPECIAL Event to be held FINAL DAY SUNDAY Michael Duran traveled 37 PBA Tour, 47 standard titles at all levels of PBA at POPULAR CAL BOWL Qualify 12:00 2:00 & 4:00 cross-country to compete in PBA Regional, 11 PBA50 competition (47 PBA Friday Saturday & Sunday WITH THE CUT AFTER. the Johnny Petraglia BVL Tour and five PBA50 Re- Tour, 33 PBA Regional, Semis, and Final Sunday THE 4:00 PM Squad . PBA 50 Open Tournament. gional titles, joining Walter 14 PBA50 Tour and 18 Evening. EACH DAY HAS RE-ENTRY SQUAD IS He came home a winner. Ray Williams Jr. as the only PBA50 Regional). Weber SEPARATE QUALIFY- 6:00 PM which has a Spe- He finished in 28th players to win a combined also joined Williams late in ING BOARDS. cial Cut for that SPECIAL Place, cashing for $1,150. total of 100 PBA titles. 2018 as the second player This is a Good One with RE ENTRY SQUAD. His finish topped PBA stars The 56-year-old St. Ann, in PBA history to surpass THREE Qualifying days Note: YOU Must have such as Johnny Petraglia, Mo., resident joined the ex- $4 million in career earn- & $6,000 1ST GUARAN- already bowled the event to Harry Sullins and Mark clusive “100 PBA Titles” ings. Williams is the all- TEED WITH Bonuses! enter the Re-Entry Squad. Williams. All PBA cham- club after defeating Kyle time PBA earnings leader It Begins Friday. May SEMI-FINALS! Bowl pions. Michael’s score was Sherman of O’Fallon, Mo., with just over $4.8 million. 24 with TWO Qualifying 3 games cutting to the Top not far behind the scores of Michael Duran by 75 pins to win the Bowl- By winning his 47th Squads 7:00 & 9:00 CUT 24 with the High Quali- PBA Hall of Famers PETE The 2019 BVL PBA 50 ersMart/Bowlero Midwest standard Regional title and SCORES ANNOUNCED fier Sitting out to bowl for WEBER and PARKER Tournament was Michael’s Open presented by Bruns- his 52nd including his five After 9:00PM FRIDAY the title, assured of no less BOHN III. season debut as a PBA 50 wick at Brunswick Zone PBA50 Regional wins, We- BONUS!! TOP FIVE. AT than 2nd Place. 23 remain- Duran’s impressive per- competitor. His perfor- Lakeside in Valley Park, ber is one title behind Chris 7:00PM. ing bowlers bowl one game formance was the result mance bodes well for his Mo., Sunday. Warren of Grants Pass, ALSO TOP FIVE 9:00 and cut to the top 12. of his averaging a solid chances to become Rookie Weber, who won his Ore., in both of those cat- PM ARE GUARANTEED The 12 will then will 223 for fourteen games of the Year this season. If 99th title almost two years egories. TO THE SEMIFINALS one game cutting to the top of qualifying. Bigger still he cashes on a regular ba- ago in the 2017 PBA50 Sherman finished the REGARDLESS OF EN- 4 who will then bowl one was has scoring down the sis there will be no ques- DeHayes Insurance Group Valley Park tournament TRANTS game with the winner ad- homestretch when he aver- tion about it, Michael will Championship in Fort with a 7-5 match play re- ALSO ADDED $1,750 vancing to 2 bowlers with aged 233 for the final seven be PBA 50 “ROOKIE OF Wayne, Ind., won nine of cord and 4,568 pins, 70 SQUAD BONUS / PAYS the winner to bowl the top games and a huge 246 for THE YEAR” for 2019. his 12 matches and posted a ahead of 2018 PBA Rookie 3 PLACES IF FINISHING seed for the Championship. the final three games of Great bowling Michael. 20-game total of 4,643 pins of the Year Kamron Doyle 1st. to 3rd in the Event The other eliminated bowl- qualifying. During that We are rooting for you to Sunday, including match of Brentwood, Tenn. Weber ALSO, BIG BONUS ers will be paid accordingly stretch he rolled two 268 win a PBA 50 National play bonus pins, to win his earned $2,500, Sherman SATURDAY WILL PAY will Bowl One Game for games and never scored be- Title and be recognized as 100th combined PBA title. $1,500 and Doyle $1,250. TOP 3 PLACES $1,000 continued on page 4 low 200! a PBA star. PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM MAY 16, 2019 Bowling Square continued from page 1 PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: that evening,” Randy joked. “We were the last tournament to bowl in this center and it’s so sad that another bowling center had to close.” Gulley BRAD MILLER REPEATS AS JUNCTION CITY CHAMP noted that some of the center’s employees bade farewell to ● Brad Miller from Lee’s Summit, Mo., defeated Canada’s Francois Lavoie in their final position round match, 247- Bowling Square, bowling in the tournament as well. 181, to successfully defend his 2018 Junction City Bowl title and claim his fourth PBA Regional title in the 12th annual Bowling Square was part of Bowlero Corp., formerly PBA Junction City Bowl Southwest/Midwest Open on Sunday in Junction City, Kan. known as Bowlmor AMF, the largest bowling center op- After eight games, Miller was in 10th place, advancing to third after the five-game casher’s round before finally over- erator in the world.