The East's Most Read Bowling Weekly Sports Reporter The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940 Vol. 70 No. 40 December 9 - 15, 2009 50 cents Ron Caggiano Blasted 300 Bill O’Neill Wins First Career PBA Title At Majestic Lanes Shannon Pluhowsky Earns Her Second HOPELAWN, NJ – Ron Caggiano 268-767, Glenn Mohr, Jr. 217- PBA Women’s Series Title fired a 300 game along with 280-246-743, Rami Ahmed 289- ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Training Center in games of 202 and 258 for a 760 256-733, Ed Hayes, Jr. 222-251- After four years and 81 Arlington, Texas. series in the Middlesex County 257-730, Bob Balogh 264-233- tournaments, Bill With a berth in the Classic League at Majestic Lanes. 229-726, Ken Horvath 248-246- O’Neill of upcoming PBA World Nelson Alves blasted 269-232- 225-719, and Travis Tilley 247- Southampton, Pa., shed Championship finals 268-769, Don Richard 278-221- 257-213-717. his “can’t miss” label also secured, O’Neill and defeated Ronnie said he will be more than Russell of Indianapolis, ready for the live ESPN Lenny Frost Hit 300-793 205-192, to win his first telecast on Sunday, Dec. Lumber Liquidators 13, at Northrock Lanes At Holiday Bowl PBA Tour title in the in Wichita, Kan. PBA Chameleon O’Neill earned his OAKLAND, NJ – Lenny Frost Jack Baldwin shot 267-755, Tom Championship at chance at the Chameleon earned top honors in the Tuesday Stellingwerf 752, Brian Dehartong Thunderbowl Lanes. PBA LLC photo Championship match by Early Men’s League at Holiday 736, Tim Fitzgerald 728, Brian As part of the event Bill O’Neill and Shannon Pluhowsky with PBA defeating PBA Hall of Bowl blasting 300 and added a Higgins 278-725, and P.J. Trioano telecast on ESPN, Chameleon Championship rings. Famer Amleto Monacelli 267 to finish with a high 793 set. 707. Shannon Pluhowsky of were so dry, the way you shoot of Venezuela, 170-142, in Phoenix won the Women’s spares had to change a little bit. a split-filled semifinal round con- George Dakak Jr. Rolled 300-757 Chameleon title, racing past I’m fortunate Ronnie missed the test complicated by an elbow injury Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, two spares he did. If he hadn’t, he Monacelli had suffered earlier. In At Rockaway Lanes Texas, 268-204. beats me. the other semifinal match, Russell O’Neill, the PBA’s 2005-06 “I’m not sure how many people survived four unconverted splits ROCKAWAY, NJ – George Jack Safkan shot 279-226-235- Rookie of the Year following four could have beaten a 205 on those against Sean Rash of Wichita, Dakak, Jr. earned top honors in the 740, Ricky Exner 278, Kathi years as a Collegiate All- conditions,” he continued. “I only Kan., putting together a string of Foursome League at Rockaway Dickerson 232-203-620, and American at Saginaw Valley State missed the pocket twice. The way I four strikes to eke out a 172-170 Lanes firing games of 300-211- Nancy Piedchocki rolled a 233 University, finally had a little luck played the lanes, 220 was probably victory. 246 for a high series of 757. game. on his side after a series of heart- the best I could have hoped for Pluhowsky showed Dorin- breaking Title losses. because I knew my carry was going Ballard no mercy in collecting her “I’m just really happy to get my to suffer. But I knew I had to avoid second career PBA Women’s Caroline Lagrange, Choi Yong-Kyu name off the list of people who getting six counts. It worked out. Series title. Pluhowsky struck on have never won,” O’Neill beamed. “When I got up in 10th frame, a nine of her first 10 shots, with only QubicaAMF World Cup Champs It was a low-scoring title match kind of calm came over me,” he a 7 pin in the fifth frame spoiling a with neither player able to put said. “I knew I was going to throw bid for a 300 game heading into Caroline Lagrange of Canada and title in 2005 in Ljubljana together a string of strikes until the final frame. Choi Yong-Kyu of Korea are the (Slovenia), played Ryan Lalisang it good and when the ball came off Russell had three in a row in his my hand, it was one of the best Dorin-Ballard, a United States QubicaAMF Bowling World of Indonesia. Ryan was not on his ninth and 10th frames, which Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Champions for 2009, after fight- usual form and Michael won 2:0 shots I’ve ever thrown. It was a O’Neill answered with a turkey of great shot and it came at a perfect who was trying for her third PBA ing their way through 40 games of (202 and 247 to 180 and 217). his own in his 10th frame to clinch Women’s Series title, never got qualifying and quarter finals to Then in the final Michael played time.” the victory. The difference was With his title, O’Neill earned lined up. reach the stepladder finals. Choi whose form throughout the that Russell failed to convert the Along with her victory, tournament had been outstanding. $25,000, his first trip to the PBA 4-7 in the fifth frame and then Tournament of Champions in Las Pluhowsky earned $10,000 and a The women were first up in the Choi simply continued where he missed a 10 pin in the eighth berth in the PBA Women’s Series semi-final with third place Zara left off in the quarter finals, win- Vegas in January, and a spot in the frame. end-of-season PBA Experience Showdown scheduled for April 6- Giles of England playing local ning by two games to nil, 236 and “I didn’t think there were any 8 at the USBC International heroine Siti Safiyah Amirah. Zara 227 to 173 and 208. Showdown presented by easy spares today,” O’Neill said. BOWL.COM at the United States Training Center in Texas. won by two games to nil, 202 - Earlier in the day Siti Safiyah shot “Nothing was easy. The lanes 181 and 226 -218. Zara moved on 290 and Choi shot the only perfect Bowling Congress’ International to play Caroline who was the game of the tournament, earning number one seed. Zara won the them high game awards. first game 194 to 189 but Caroline Choi, who won medals in the came back strongly to win the sec- men's world championships in Brian Ziesig 300-300-863, Jon Orsini 300 ond by 210 to 181 and the decider Thailand and is a national team by 218 to 211, having had to hit member, said afterwards: "In prac- At North Levittown Lanes the first two strikes in the tenth tice today, I felt really good and LEVITTOWN, NY – Brian Ziesig earned top honors him finish the night with a 777 series. frame to make the title hers. It is thought to myself 'I can win this!' in the Thursday 4 Man League at North Levittown Darren Barlow shot 279-269-777, Ian Lang 289, the 8th time that Canada has won and of course I am really pleased, Lanes blasting games of 300-300-263 for a high Ketih Hengel and Dan O’Connor 279, Sam Caliguire, one of the titles. to be the first Korean ever to win series of 863 pretty impressive since he bowled that Jr, Mike Landini, and Wayne Wright 269. In the men's semi final, Michael the coveted QubicaAMF Bowling session as a sub. Jon Orsini also scored a 300 to help Schmidt of Canada, who won the World Cup title." 2 SPORTS REPORTER December 9 - 15, 2009 AT HOLIDAY Joan Taylor’s Ten Pin Rap.... Chuck Coslet 771 Whether you like it or not, it’s time to get that holiday shopping underway, OAKLAND, NJ – Chuck Coslet or finished. The best equipment you can get for your favorite bowler is a gift led the scoring in the Pops Coslet certificate. 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