July 7, 2011 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday July 7, 2011 Bowling news P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 SIX BOWLERS INDUCTED HULSENBERG TAKES DOWN DEFENDING CHAMPION INTO USBC HALL OF FAME KULICK TO WIN 2011 BOWLING’S U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN GRAPEVINE — Del Bal- Between 1987 and 1993, ARLINGTON — Hall of for the victory. The event, lard Jr. turned 48 years old on Ballard won 13 Lumber Liq- Famer Leanne Hulsenberg of presented by the brands of Friday and received a present uidators Professional Bowlers Roseville, Calif., topped de- Ebonite International and con- he has long awaited. Association Tour titles, includ- fending champion Kelly Ku- ducted by the Bowling Propri- Ballard was one of six in- ing the 1988 USBC Masters lick of Union, N.J., 218-183 etors’ Association of America ductees into the United States and the 1989 Firestone Tour- to win the 2011 Bowling’s (BPAA), will be broadcast on Bowling Congress Hall of nament of Champions. He won U.S. Women’s Open on Thurs- Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern on Fame during ceremonies at the the U.S. Open in 1987 and day. The championship round ESPN2. Gaylord Texan Hotel. He was 1993 and totaled nearly $1.3 was contested on lanes con- “I’m actually sitting here elected in the Superior Perfor- million in PBA career earn- structed on the 50-yard-line of thinking I can’t believe this mance category. ings. He was selected to the the famed Cowboys Stadium just happened to me,” said No. Joining Ballard in the hall PBA Hall of Fame in 2009. before a crowd in excess of 2 seed Hulsenberg, a 27-time of fame class of 2011 are Car- “Welcome to my birthday 6,000, making it among the professional champion who ol Gianotti and Wayne Webb, party, and I’ll cry if I want to,” most well-attended events in won her last pro title Sept. 19, also for Superior Performance, said Ballard, who underwent bowling history. 2002, at the Three Rivers Open Jeff Richgels for Outstanding treatment for tonsil cancer last Competing in the most in Pittsburgh. “This win means USBC Performance, Cheryl year. He thanked USBC Presi- unique venue in the history of so many different things to me. Robinson in the Veteran cat- dent Darlene Baker for the women’s bowling, Hulsenberg For my family it’s a very spe- egory and Roseann Kuhn for phone call to tell him he had claimed her first title in nearly cial day because I met my hus- Meritorious Service. continued on page 9 a decade and earned $50,000 band after I stopped bowling US Women’s Open Champion Leanne Hulsenberg celebrates with her husband and son. Photo by Hero Noda. full time. On a bowling level, it’s special because I’ve been and on national TV - Leanne champion is made of.” with Ebonite for 20 years and rose to the occasion and de- Top-seeded Kulick, who they had so much to do with livered an exceptional per- won the 2003 and 2010 U.S. this tournament.” formance,” said Steve John- Women’s Open, got off to a Had one of the finalists son, executive director of the shaky start in the match, only thrown a perfect game in the BPAA. “This is an incredible striking on one shot in the first championship match, they moment in a year that has seen six frames while leaving the would have received a $1 mil- bowling flourish in popularity 4-6-7-10 split for opens twice. lion prize, which is unprec- among women and continue The 183 game was the lowest edented in the history of bowl- its incredible resurgence as the Kulick shot in her 49 tourna- ing. The quest for $1 million nation’s number one participa- ment games. She entered the ended quickly, however, as tory sport. Speaking on behalf championship match averag- both players started the cham- of the bowling industry and ing 241.35 for the event. pionship match by leaving a the 71 million bowlers across “Unfortunately, my feel 10 pin. the United States, I congratu- just wasn’t there tonight,” said “With the pressure of play- late Leanne for demonstrating Kulick, a seven-time Team ing on one of the largest stages everything that makes bowling USA member who is the only USBC Hall of Famers (L-R) Carol Gianotti, Cheryl Robinson, Del Ballard Jr., Jeff Richgels, there is - Cowboys Stadium great and for showing what a continued on page 4 Wayne Webb & Roseann Kuhn. 900 Global Pulls Off Stunning Upset to Win GEICO PBA Team Shootout Bowling news Jaros sparks last-place qualifier to PBA Manufacturers Cup victory Honor Roll CHICAGO — San Anto- what we looked like for the reason, the other teams kept team in the finals, its opponent nio, Texas-based 900 Global first 12 matches. We were our putting us on the left lane and had the right to select the lane Name Score Date Center pulled off the biggest upset own rally-killers.” that’s the lane we would have it preferred – and all three op- DAn rAiDy 300 6-26-11 forEst lAnEs in the five-year history of the “We couldn’t get any- chosen if we had been able to posing teams opted to bowl on luis mEza 300 6-26-11 kEystOnE lAnEs Lumber Liquidators PBA thing going in the preliminary pick the one we wanted.” the right lane. thErOn murDOCk 300 6-27-11 gArDEnA lAnEs Tour’s summer series special matches,” Jaros said. “But we In the Baker Team finals, “During the stepladder fi- Chris hEFnEr 300 6-28-11 yOrBA linDA BOwl events, winning the Manu- figured if we could manage each team bowled its entire nals, we got relaxed, got the lA sAnDrA ChAnEy 300 6-28-11 kEystOnE lAnEs facturers Cup to conclude the our TV lane the right way and game on one lane. Each player momentum and rode it,” Smith tOny BAlAguEr 300 6-29-11 admirAl rOBinsOn GEICO PBA Team Shootout make good shots, we could bowled two frames to com- said. “It was fun to get more sAm hitChCOCk 813 6-29-11 forEst lAnEs at 10pin bowling lounge. get the job done and that’s plete a game. Because 900 than two strikes in a row.” DOug kEmPt 300 6-29-11 chaparrAl lAnEs The finals of the annual what happened. For whatever Global was the lowest seeded continued on page 9 CArOlyn sChErzBErg 713 6-29-11 canOgA park BOwl summer-season team compe- DEAnnA CArrillO 807 6-30-11 wEst COvinA lAnEs tition aired Sunday on ESPN, rOn DOll 300 6-30-11 canOgA park BOwl capping a series of 15 half- ArvO DygErt 300 6-30-11 palOs vErDEs BOwl hour programs. jAmEs hAwkins 805 6-30-11 cal OAks BOwl Sparked by anchor bowl- kimBErly kuwAE 741 6-30-11 bevErly lAnEs er Steve Jaros of suburban BrEtt yOkOta 300 6-30-11 bevErly lAnEs Yorkville, Ill., No. 4-seeded BrAnDOn mCginnis 300 7-1-11 jEwEl City BOwl 900 Global defeated Bruns- FrOlAnD sOriAnO 300 7-1-11 jEwEl City BOwl wick, 206-194; defending COrEy willis 800 7-1-11 tustin lAnEs champion Storm Products, thOmAs sninCsAk 300 7-3-11 deer CrEEk lAnEs 258-255, and top-seeded Ebo- nite International, 215-191, ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: for a three-match sweep of the BOwl An hOnOr sCOrE this wEEk & E-mAil By tuEsDAy nOOn Baker Team format stepladder yOur nAmE, sCOrE, DAtE & CEntEr & yOu will BE On thE FrOnt pagE. finals. 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