JULY 26, 2018 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, OWLINGDowney, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Reigning U.S. Open Champion Rhino Page Wins Best Bowler ESPY LOS ANGELES – if I was ever going to be Rhino Page of Orlando, able to throw a ball again, Fla., who ended a six-year let alone get back to play- singles title draught with ing at the highest level. To two victories including the be here at the ESPYs after 2017 U.S. Open, has been the long journey back is selected winner of the 2018 something I am incredibly Best Bowler ESPY award honored and humbled by. in fan voting conducted by “I’m so thankful for ESPN. God’s grace through it all,” Page, a 35-year-old left- he continued. “I can’t thank hander, received his award my friends, my family, Wednesday evening dur- my sponsors and my fans ing the 2018 ESPY Awards enough. They have been ceremony at the Microsoft there for me every step of Theater. the way. They supported “I think it’s pretty sim- me in the times I needed ple to sum up what it means them the most. To represent just to be nominated for an the sport I love and have ESPY,” Page said. “Five dedicated my life to is truly years ago I went through an honor and a blessing.” wrist surgery not knowing continued on page 3 2018 Best Bowler ESPY Award Winner Rhino Page (photo after winning 2017 US Open) LOCAL VETERANS GET RANDOM ACT Michael Haugen Jr. Wins PBA50 River City Extreme Open For Second Title of the Season Haugen defeats Bob Learn Jr., 247-246, in title match to tighten grip OF HELPFULNESS FROM HONDA on PBA50 Player of the Year points lead MONTICELLO, Minn. – Michael Haugen Jr. de- feated Bob Learn Jr., 247- 246, in the title match to win the PBA50 River City Extreme Open presented by Ebonite Friday for his sec- ond title of the season and third of his career. Haugen, the 2017 PBA50 Rookie of the Year, became the first two-time winner this season and fur- made the 6-10 spare. It was a long road for ther tightened his grip on “It was a good thing I the 51-year-old Haugen to the PBA50 Player of the got eight and not six or sev- reach the No. 1 qualifying Year points lead with four en on the second ball other- position for the steplad- tournaments remaining in wise I might not be stand- der finals coming all the the season. ing here,” said Haugen of way from 20th after the In the title match, Hau- his second shot in the 10th first round of qualifying on Sands Bowl in Lancaster is proud to share that the Southern California Honda Dealers gen, who finished first, was frame. “I lost focus for a Wednesday. Haugen made surprised the VETERAN BOWLING LEAGUE with a random act of helpfulness. The able to shut Learn out when moment and the result of his dramatic climb with the Veterans needed financial support to buy trophies and replacing old bowling balls, shoes and bags. Keep an eye out for the commercial which will start airing mid July. The Vet- he struck on the first ball that shot could have been a help of a 5-0-1 match play erans are very, very thankful for the support of the Southern California Honda Dealers. in the 10th frame and then lot worse.” continued on page 9 PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM JULY 26, 2018 SHANE STRICKLAND Outstanding Youth BOWLING IN VEGAS ? Bowler to Outstanding Youth Coach by Frank Weiler REDLANDS – Shane MOVING TO VEGAS ? Strickland was a great youth bowler and now is SHIP OR BRING YOUR EQUIPMENT TO US. a great youth coach. Over the past two decades he has WE WILL REFINISH TO FACTORY SPECS performed superbly on the lanes and led admirably off AND REPLACE GRIPS AT SPECIAL RATES the lanes. From day one, Shane STUB LANE, 3 DETOX MACHINES, 3 DRILLS. was a “natural” as a bowl- 400+ SHIRTS 300+ USED BALLS READY TO DRILL er. He rolled sanctioned perfect 300 games when LARGEST PRO SHOP ON THE WEST COAST. he was seventeen and eigh- teen years of age. His sec- ond perfecto led to his first eight hundred series. To date Shane’s high is an 835. As a junior Shane won the Golden State Junior Amateur Championship in 2001, the California State BOWLING SUPPLY Youth Singles Champion- ship in 2003 and the Earl Anthony Memorial Youth Doubles Title in 2003. He was a regular on the North- ern California Junior Bowlers Tour and the Golden State Junior Amateur Tour. Shane bowled collegiately at Fresno State, graduating in 2009. Since graduating he has continued to compete and bowl at a high level. Periodically he competes on the PBA Regional Tour and continues to average 220 or higher in certified leagues. The Bowlers Superstore From Fresno State, Shane headed to Yucaipa, California. He now teaches French at Yucaipa High School and is the school’s Chairman of the Languages Department. He 1626 WEST WARM SPRINGS ROAD loves working with youth and is involved in coaching young bowlers. Shane believes in HENDERSON, NEVADA “GIVING BACK” and is giving back to the sport of bowling. Shane is giving back by getting involved as a youth bowling coach. He coaches [email protected] youngsters in the Empire Bowl Youth Program and in 2014 started the Yucaipa High www.jbbowlingsupply.com School Bowling Team. He also coaches bowlers competing in the JBT. Bowling needs more Shane Strickland’s. Thank you Shane for your service to our great sport and to the youth of CALIFORNIA. You and the other dedicated coaches are (702) 567-0749 the reason why CALIFORNIA develops the best bowlers in the world. JULY 26, 2018 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM PAGE 3 JOE GOLDSTEIN, SR. – A BOWLER WHO CONTRIBUTES BOTH ON AND OFF THE LANES by Bette Addington, California Bowling Writers Last summer at the EBI Demo Day that was held at AMF Southwest Lanes in Bakersfield, we were hon- ored to have EBI Staffer Joe Goldstein, Sr. there PBA50 TOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR sharing his knowledge of the EBI line helping bowl- ers select a new bowling RACE HEADS INTO HOME STRETCH ball best for them. He lives MONTICELLO – As the PBA50 Tour makes its PBA in the Bay area, so having Xtra Frame on FloBowling debut this week in the PBA50 him drive five-plus hours to River City Extreme Open, presented by Ebonite, from Bakersfield to help run the River City Extreme in Monticello, Minn., the chase for Demo Day is special. Not PBA50 Player of the Year honors heads into the home only special to us but spe- stretch with Michael Haugen Jr. at the head of the pack. cial to him! Jake Peters, Carlie Medina and Joe Goldstein, Sr. at EBI Demo Day (Aug., 2017) The annual honor in 2018 will be based upon standard In a couple weeks, Goldstein will be traveling to Bakersfield once again to help with the upcoming EBI Demo Day PBA competition points that are being applied to all levels which will take place on Thurs., Aug. 2, from 3pm-6pm, at AMF Southwest Lanes in Bakersfield, CA. It is probably of PBA competition this year. Haugen, the 2017 PBA50 even more special this year as he is still recovering from a very damaging staph infection he got late last fall in his right Rookie of the Year, won the BVL Johnny Petraglia Open foot/ankle. He kept having a lot of pain and when he went to bowl the Storm Mixed in Reno, on his first shot in practice, earlier in the season and has four other top 10 finishes for he said it felt like “my right heel exploded.” But he made it through the set-in pain on a three “step” delivery for a 567 a 2,400-point lead over PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray series. Three surgeries over the next eight months to rid him of the infection and then to correct his loss of flexibility Williams Jr., who has yet to add to his PBA50 Tour title in his ankle, he is now ready to finally return to bowling and with the help of physical rehab and his dedication, he can total this year, but has three runner-up finishes. return to the PBA life once again. For the current PBA50 Tour points standings heading Goldstein’s love of bowling radiates when you meet him. 2018 marks his 15th year on the EBI Staff. His bowling into the Monticello event, click here: https://www.pba. career started 45 years ago when he began bowling at the Sports Center Bowl in San Francisco. His current average has com/SeasonStats/Points/130. Xtra Frame on FloBowling dropped to a 209 but considering his past season and what he has been through, that’s phenomenal. He usually averages will air the finals of the River City Extreme Open on Fri- above 225. His career highest book was 235 in 2013. Although he has never done the PBA tour, he has “always wanted day at 8 p.m. EDT. to take a year or two and try my hand at it.” Nevertheless, he has some PBA Regional titles, three of them in fact, that Coverage of the PBA50 Tour by PBA Xtra Frame on he can boast about. The first one came in Visalia in May 2009, “where I had to go up against my good friend, Tony FloBowling continues with the PBA50 South Shore Open Reyes, for the title.” His other two wins are a PBA50 in Daly City (2012) and another in Reno at the National Bowling presented by Hammer at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Stadium (2013).