JANUARY 11, 2018 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, OWLINGDowney, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Jason Belmonte, Diana Zavjalova Win World Bowling Tour Finals Two Title Matches Come Down to Final Frames in WSOB IX Finale RENO, Nev. – Top World Bowling Tour Finals JBT Champs Maranda Pattison, Solomon Salama, & qualifiers Jason Belmonte Kristy Mace (holding crystals), with runners-up Crystal of Australia and Latvia’s Elliott, Nick Postag, Kaitlynn Yukihiro. Diana Zavjalova capped a 2017 PBA/WBT season with wins in the World 2017 JBT Las Vegas Bowling Tour Men’s and Women’s Finals televised Sunday on ESPN from the National Bowling Stadium. Main Event The Finals, which were LAS VEGAS – A near sellout field shared in over part of GEICO PBA World $35,000 in scholarships awarded in singles, doubles, and Series of Bowling IX pre- team divisions at the 2017 Junior Bowlers Tour’s Las Ve- sented by Eldorado Re- gas Main Event, held at the incredible South Point Bowl- sort Reno Properties and ing Plaza. the 2017-18 Go Bowling! Although bowlers from 23 states competed, Califor- PBA Tour season, used nians took a large share of the biggest spots. The coveted the experimental “Current on first ball of the frame for shots in the 10th frame and Tour Finals featured the scratch singles crown was earned by 15 year-old Solomon Frame” WBT scoring sys- a spare, and the total pinfall the maximum score is still top three players in WBT Salama, Los Angeles CA, who beat fellow Californian tem which awards 30 points for the frame for an open. 300. points in men’s and wom- Nick Postag 246-237 in a very well bowled match. Sal- for a strike, 10 plus pinfall There are no bonus or “fill” The World Bowling continued on page 9 ama, who is now by far the youngest to win the scratch event, earned $3,200 for first, while Postag added $2,000 to his scholarship total. continued on page 4 Glenn Allison Update LA HABRA – Glenn has sternum. He’s having trou- West Covina to Host Xframe been moved to a rehab fa- ble with his left leg which cility. The 87-year old is in is likely due to the crushed Congratulations! good spirits and misses ev- verebrae. Bowling Tour Sat. Jan. 13th eryone at La Habra Bowl. He’s determinded to WEST COVINA – Place $500, 2nd $250, 3rd It’s A Boy! The accident caused heal and get back to bowl- Xframe Bowlers Tour will $125. fractures in his back and ing as soon as possible. be hosted by popular West New members are wel- Covina Lanes in West Co- come up to 220 average. OWLING EWS vina Saturday January 13 in Men and Women. No mem- B N our second event of 2018. bership fee at this time! 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Handicap 90% of 230 ( No average: Man 190 / Woman 150). For information contact: Joyce Dalton–Jensen (619) 251–9660 ADULT/SENIOR VIP DOUBLES BOWLING TOURNAMENT Danny Wiseman Tennelle Milligan DARRON PETERS ENTRY FEE $25 PER BOWLER /$50 PER TEAM CHECK-IN AT 11AM/BOWLING AT NOON BALTIMORE – Danny Wiseman, a 12-time PBA Tour SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 champion and 2013 PBA Hall of Fame inductee, has been Tournament will be on a handicap basis, using current book average. Handicap 90% of 210 ( No average: Man 170 / Woman 150). elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of DID THE “IMPOSSIBLE” For information contact: Jesse J. Dotson Jr./Tournament Director by Frank Weiler (909) 628-3966 • Email: [email protected] Fame along with former PWBA star Tennelle Milligan. Wiseman, 50, won his only major title in the 2004 LAKE ELSINORE – Did Darron Peters do the impos- USBC Masters which was contested on specially-con- sible? I think so but you be the judge. 2018 USBC NV STATE structed lanes in the infield of Miller Park in Milwaukee. When you do something no one else has done or can do, It was the first championship bowling event ever held in a is that doing the impossible? If you say yes, then Darron OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP major league baseball stadium. He will be inducted during Peters did the impossible. Darron did something no one MARCH 30-31, APRIL 6-8 ceremonies as part of the USBC Annual Meeting at the else in the Pins n Pockets 640 Scratch League has done or & APRIL 13-15 Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., on April 25. has demonstrated the ability to do. Tournament Room Rates: Use Group Code B2018 For information visit: bowlnv.com SCOTT FILIPI, 640 Scratch League Secretary, wasn’t FOOT SURGERY surprised. Scott knows bowling and knows how talented DIABETIC FOOT CARE Darron is. Darron is a PBA Regional champion who has cashed in many PBA tournaments. Darron is a profes- sional. ROBERT A. ABRAMS, D.P.M., A.B.P.S. Darron’s teammates and league rivals weren’t sur- A PODIATRY CORPORATION prised. They know he is one of the most talented bowlers BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery in the area. Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine So what did Darron do? Did he bowl 900? Was he the 1.888.590.2695 1135 S. Sunset Ave., Suite 107 first bowler in the world to roll four perfect games in a RiversideResort.com West Covina, CA 91790 (626) 962-9442 row? No, No, No. He simply bowled a perfect 300! What? Fax (626) 337-7663 What’s so special about that? Perfect games are rolled everywhere. Perfect games are rolled regularly. No big deal. RiversideLanes.Jan2018.BowlingNews.indd 1 12/4/17 2:57 PM But, IT IS A BIG DEAL. Perfect games are seldom bowled at Pins n Pockets Lanes. 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