June 18, 2015 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday June 18, 2015 P.O.B Box 4160, Downey,owling CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 ABTA at CHAPARRAL Brian LeClair Wins PBA50 Sat. June 20 Match Game est $5,000 Mystery Match Doubles est $950 Match Series est $850 3-6-9 is $1,600 Fountain Valley Open SAN DIMAS — The LeClair beats Lennie Boresch Jr., in second sudden-death frame 10-9 after tying 247-247 in championship match ABTA will visit popular Chap- arral Lanes in San Dimas Sat- FOUNTAIN VALLEY – to LeClair. urday in a Special ONE DAY Brian LeClair of Delmar, N.Y. “I don’t know what to say,” Event. It will be a Beat the competed on the PBA Tour said LeClair, whose best show- Board Finals due to the Cos- for 18 seasons without a title. ings on the PBA Tour were mic Program scheduled. But now, bowling as a rookie two second-place finishes. Squad times are 12:00- on PBA’s Tour for players 50 “This whole tournament was 1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00 with and over, he can lay claim to about finding a way to get it BTB Finals at 8:00PM. We his first national PBA title af- done. From choosing the right will be done early in this one, ter winning the PBA50 Foun- equipment to how I played the before 10:00 PM. As always tain Valley Open presented by lanes, it was all about fighting 3 women guaranteed to the top Track Wednesday at Fountain back. 16. Bowl. “My next win could come The pots are huge. The The win didn’t come easy. next week or 10 years from Match Game est $5,000, After surviving two come- now, but what matters right Match Series est. $850, Mys- from-behind matches which now is that I won tonight.” tery Match Doubles est $950 included a sudden-death And fight back he did. In and the 3-6-9 is $1600. Side- roll-off in the championship both the championship match pots are guaranteed $65 min match, LeClair defeated two- and the semifinal match, when 4:00PM and $165 at 6:00 PM. time PBA50 Tour titlist Lennie it appeared that he might be Dave Osborne, PBA50 Fountain Valley Open Winner Brian LeClair & Gary Foreman Usually go for much more Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., eliminated early, LeClair came than $225 per game and pay 3 for the title with a strike in the from behind in dramatic fash- Another illustration of may have thought I didn’t it around and thought if there places in the last squad. Only second sudden-death frame to ion by throwing the last six the long road LeClair took to have what it took to get it was room for me to come back a $7 entry fee for all 3 games. Boresch’s nine-count after the strikes. In the semifinal, he the title was having to claw done and in some cases maybe and win I could do it.” To get to Chaparral, take players tied the match with made his late-game run to de- his way through the casher’s they were right,” LeClair said, LeClair’s second-place 57 Freeway to Arrow Hwy, go 247 games. After both players feat Paul McCordic of Sugar round to even make it to match “This time there was no giving PBA Tour finishes came in straight on the right 2 blocks, struck in the first sudden death Land, Texas, 219-212, to ad- play. up. I guess I could have had 1996 against tournament win- or take 57 S. Freeway from frame, Boresch left an eight vance to the championship “Throughout my career the attitude that I was beaten ner Hall of Famer and all-time 210 to Arrow Hwy, go left and pin on his shot to hand the win match against Boresch. there have been some who in those matches but I turned continued on page 8 then take the first left at Bo- nita and then on the right in 2 the Marriage of ABTA Direc- blocks. tor Andrew Lung to The Love- Further info available at ly Linda Seto! WOW! What www.abta1.com or call 562- a Cermony and Reception!!! Ronnie Russell Surprises Himself 868-7164. They are Wonderful People The following Satur- and we wish them Many Many day June 27 we visit WEST Years of Wedded Bliss. That COVINA LANES. July 4 is a was FUN FUN FUN! bye. July 11 at The Bowlium See you at Chaparral! by Winning PBA Badger Open in Montclair. July 18 Action Check In Early Please. See our SHAWNEE, OK – Of the three-time Tour winner and Lanes in El Monte & July 25 info on all events www.abta1. three animal pattern events No. 2 qualifier Rhino Page of Westminster Lanes, Westmin- com, Facebook is abtabowl- that make up the Oklahoma’s Orlando, Fla., in the semifinal ster. ing, request friendship, we Grand Casino Hotel & Resort match, 244-193, to advance to On a Happy Note last Sat- will add you and of course The PBA Summer Swing, the Bad- the final. urday was a BYE in respect of California Bowling News. ger Open was the one Ronnie Despite a second-place fin- Russell thought he was least ish earlier this season in the likely to win. PBA Players Championship, For a player who gets bet- Russell still had some con- ter results playing on PBA’s cerns about when his next win Bowling news shorter lane conditions, Rus- would come. He credited Hall sell surprised even himself of Famer Parker Bohn III, who by winning the Badger Open which was contested on the better than the other guys be- beat him in the Players Cham- Honor Roll which aired Tuesday on CBS 52-foot Badger lane condition, cause I was using different pionship title match, for some Name Score Date Center Sports Network from the the longest of the Summer angles to the pocket and I felt I valuable advice. riC BrOnsOn 300 06-05-15 sAnDs BOwl Grand Casino Resort Event Swing lane conditions. could throw a good shot when “I didn’t want the thought mikE ChArrOn 805 06-08-15 sAnDs BOwl Center. It was Russell’s third “My (ball) roll is quite a bit I needed to which gave me a of when another win would hEiDi jACksOn 763 06-11-15 PAlOs VErDEs BOwl EDDiE OPPEl 300 06-11-15 powAy Fun BOwl career title. different than most players out good comfort level,” Russell come to wear on me and Park- ElizABEth FOnVErgnE 709 06-12-15 winnEtkA BOwl The 35-year-old Marion, here,” Russell said. “I’m better added. er gave me some good advice,” stACy turnEr 803 06-15-15 clAssiC lAnEs Ind., resident, who won last on the shorter lane conditions Russell, who qualified Russell said. “He told me to year’s Summer Swing Bear because I like to get the ball third for the finals, beat Hall stay focused and have a good ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: Open on the shorter 40-foot down early which makes those of Famer Walter Ray Williams time instead of worrying about BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL BY MONDAY NOON lane condition for his second conditions work in my favor. Jr. of Oxford, Fla., who was winning until I get in that posi- yOur nAmE, sCOrE, DAtE & CEntEr & yOu will BE On thE FrOnt pagE Tour win, beat four-time Tour On a condition like the Bad- making his first U.S. televi- tion. I like to have too good a E-mAil tO: [email protected] winner and top qualifier Dom ger, the guys with the lower sion appearance in more than time out there and sometimes I mEn: 300 - 800 & 7-10’s wOmEn: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’s Barrett of England, 218-178, rev rates usually do better. two years, 235-217, in the sec- just need to calm down.” in the championship match “I was carrying the pins ond match. 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