October 22, 2015 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday February 18, 2016 B7502 E Florence Ave,owling Downey, CA 90240 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Here’s an Inside View of a 19-Year-Old Simonsen Wins USBC Masters Perfect Game by Fred Eisenhammer TARZANA – It’s called to Become Youngest to Win a Major Title the language of bowling. INDIANAPOLIS — Famer Mike Aulby of near- Reporters typically try Nineteen-year-old Anthony by Carmel, Indiana, as the to paint a picture with an Simonsen of Princeton, youngest major champion. all-too-flowery brush when Texas, won the 2016 USBC Aulby was 19 years and 83 trying to describe honor Masters on Sunday to be- days old when he won the scores, meaning perfect come the youngest player PBA National Champion- games or 800 series. They to win a major title on the ship in 1979 for the first of tend to go overboard, but Professional Bowlers Asso- eight major titles. hey, it’s all in fun. ciation Tour. “It’s definitely a dream Bowlers are said to have Simonsen struck on come true,” said Simon- “smoked” or “blasted” or eight of his first nine sen, who won his first “blistered” or “crushed” or shots in the championship title earlier this year when “smacked” a 300. match at Woodland Bowl he teamed with Connor It’s not in fashion to re- to secure a 245-207 vic- Pickford to win the Mark port that a player “rolled” or tory against Dan MacLel- Roth/Marshall Holman “bowled” a perfecto. Way, land of Kitchener, Ontario, The victory earned Si- ner-up. Simonsen was the three-consecutive Masters Doubles Championship way too dull. After all, a Canada. MacLelland was monsen $50,000 and the first top seed to win the titles. and just missed becoming perfect game is an exciting looking to become the first coveted Masters trophy, event since 2013, when Simonsen, at 19 years the youngest player to win moment both for the bowler amateur since 2002 to win while MacLelland took Australia’s Jason Belmonte and 39 days old, surpasses a PBA Tour title. “And, and the many onlookers. the USBC Masters. home $25,000 as the run- claimed the first of a record USBC and PBA Hall of continued on page 8 Perhaps it’s only fair to sometimes allow the per- fecto bowler to provide his “The Bad Boy of Bowling” to Make ESPN or her own description. Af- “BOWL FOR A CAUSE” ter all, shouldn’t the bowler be in the best position to Debut Online on Feb. 23, On Air on Feb. 26 describe how he or she did Tournament 30 for 30 Films documentary follows life and times of PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber it? That bowler knows all by Frank Weiler CHICAGO – “The about the pressure, the ex- MURRIETA — “HELP”! They need your support. Bad Boy of Bowling,” citement, the drama of what “They” (the staff of MICHELLE’S PLACE) are hosting an award-winning docu- unfolded. So on this occa- a fund raising bowling tournament to help maintain and mentary centered around sion, the question was put operate Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center. the life-and-times of Pro- to elite women’s bowler They need bowlers from throughout the Inland Empire fessional Bowlers Asso- Kelly Gold to describe her to converge on Cal Oaks Bowl and help raise funds for a ciation Hall of Famer Pete latest perfect game, which great cause. Weber, will premiere on she registered during her Every year Michelle’s Place offers assistance to hun- the ESPN Films 30 for 30 “Valley Mixed 4” league dreds of women and their families. The Center provides Shorts website (http://espn. at Corbin Bowl. “I think I free advise, counseling and testing to women facing the go.com/30for30/shorts) on destroyed it,” smiled Kelly, challenge of breast cancer. The Center is there to help Tuesday, February 23. Lat- never at a loss for words. “I when a woman may not know where to turn. er in the week, the film will had just one bad shot.” Every bowler in the Murrieta area can help by partici- make its broadcast debut as All told, Kelly has pating in this local “Bowl For A Cause” Tournament. The part of Friday Night Movie rolled nine perfect games, details regarding this years event follow: Night on ESPN’s Sports- including two that she “de- Center on Friday, February stroyed” in back-to-back Place: Cal Oaks Bowl 26 during the 3 p.m hour. fashion three years ago. 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Oil Pattern Used BASED ON 40 ENTRIES • 1 IN 4 CASHING “TBD” SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21ST - TEAM EVENT Page 2 BOWLING NEWS February 18, 2016 West Coast Senior Tour Will Be Back in the Valley by Fred Eisenhammer WINNETKA – The West Coast Senior Tour is returning to the San Fernando Valley. And that’s a big deal. The WCST, now in its 24th season, hasn’t made a stop in the Valley since May 2012 when now-defunct Mission Hills Bowl served as the tournament host. Dick Sanders, the tour’s owner and director, recently added Winnetka Bowl to this year’s schedule of events. The tournament will take place June 11 and will start at 10 a.m. Winnetka Bowl, formerly called Canoga Park Bowl, used to be a fixture in the WCST’s lineup. It served as a WCST tournament site 10 times between the tour’s debut year in 1993 and 2004. When Winnetka Bowl stopped drawing enough com- Dick Sanders’ West Coast Se- petitors, the bowling house was dropped from the WCST nior Tour is planning a tour- schedule. nament stop in June at Win- netka Bowl. Interestingly, the WCST had a 13-event schedule in 1993 with three of those sites located in the Valley. They included Winnetka Bowl, Bruns- wick Matador Bowl in Northridge and now-defunct AMF Rocket Bowl in Chatsworth. Reister Shows No Mercy and Hammers All the WCST events that year took place at bowling centers in Southern California. The tour, open to eligible players 60 and older, has undergone many changes since its first season. This year’s schedule lists 13 tournaments with eight in the Southland, three the Pins for an 805 Series! in Las Vegas and two in Laughlin, Nev. In the Men’s Commercial League at Westminster Lanes by Steve Anderson, his teammate on Mondays This year’s WCST tournament at Winnetka Bowl has received a $200 donation from the Las Vegas High-Roller tournament, which will be added to the prize money. WESTMINSTER — On Thursday,January 28, 2016, 40 yr. old George Reister Jr., who bowls in three leagues a The tour held a tournament last week at La Habra “300” Bowl in Orange County, week and now carries a 222 average in his Thursday night which was won by Kevin Gannon of Lakewood, the only lefty among the 26 entrants. It league, started the night out with a 259 game, with the 1st was Gannon’s 46th WCST title, far and away more than any other bowler. 6 strikes, a spare, a strike, another spare and finished with 3 strikes in the 10th frame.