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Vol. 79 No. 15
Shannon O’Keefe Wins 2018 USBC Queens
RENO, Nev. – Shannon O’Keefe
now has claimed the last two
majors on the Professional
Women’s Bowling Association
Tour after winning the 2018
United States Bowling Congress
Queens.
The 39-year-old right-hander
from O’Fallon, Illinois, put the
finishing touches on a dominat-
ing week at the National
Bowling Stadium as she defeated
Bryanna Coté of Red Rock,
Arizona, in the title match, 221-
189, to capture the coveted tiara
awarded to the winner and
$20,000 top prize. Coté, the top
seed for Tuesday’s stepladder
finals, earned $11,000 for the
runner-up finish.
The USBC Queens is a major on
the PWBA Tour schedule, and the
championship round was broad-
cast live on CBS Sports Network.
O’Keefe grabbed the early advantage in the
title tilt after Coté started with back-to-back
Cristian Azcona Wins First PBA Tour Title in
PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Puerto
Rico’s Cristian Azcona became
his country’s first Professional
Bowlers Association champion
when he defeated AJ Johnson of
Oswego, Ill., 217-214, to win
the PBA Xtra Frame
Wilmington Open at Ten Pin
Alley Family Fun Center.
In a title match between two
players vying for their first PBA
Tour title, three pins separated
the pair heading into the 10th
frame when the 24-year-old
Azcona threw three strikes to Cristian Azcona
clinch the title and hand the 25-
competition.
year-old Johnson his fourth sec- “It feels amazing,” Azcona
ond-place finish in PBA Tour
June 13 - 19, 2018
PWBA photo
Queen Shannon O’Keefe
splits. She opened the door for a brief moment
after leaving the 4-6-7-10 split in the fifth frame.
See O’Keefe page 2
said. “I’ve always thought about
this, but it feels amazing.”
Both players struggled with
the touchy lane conditions but
Azcona found the solution first,
throwing a late string of three
strikes to take the lead.
“I moved in a little and
hooked the ball a little more,”
he said. Knowing he needed two
strikes and at least eight pins in
the 10th frame to lock up his
first title, “I thought thank God
I’m finishing on my good lane,
PBA photo
and then I just concentrated on
making good shots.
See Azcona page 4
Nick Filosa Delivered a 300
At Farmingdale Lanes
FARMINGDALE, NY - Nick
Filosa blasted a 300 game in the
Expressway Glass League at
Farmingdale Lanes.
Fred Knowles Blasted 289-832
At Ocean Lanes
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Fred Knowles
topped athe competition bowling
in the Ocean Trio Challenge
League blasting a high game of
Gaetano Sereno Hammered a 300-797
At Maple Lanes RVC
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Gaetano Sereno earned top honors
in the Monday 4-Man Classic
League at Maple Lanes RVC
blasting games of 300-278 for a
high series of 797.
Kevin Miranda Scorched 300
In 4-Man at Lodi Lanes
LODI, NJ - Kevin Miranda found
the line to cast a 300 game while
contesting in the Tuesday Night 4-
Man League at Lodi Lanes. Greg
Work took high series honors
rolling games of 290, 267, and for
an 816 set.
Jeff Cymny and Matt Priore came
Jason Gomez Slammed a 300
At Majestic Lanes
HOPELAWN, NJ - Jason Gomez
blasted a 300 game along with a
265 game for a 745 series in the
Raritan Bay Mens League.
Ernest Lukacs, Jr rolled 277-279-
289-845 to share high series hon-
ors with Steve Venito, Jr.who post-
25 cents
Jamaal Braddon rolled 269-263-
746, Chris Romeo and Casey
Sparacio 268, CameronPotts 266,
and Buzz Goodman 260-258.
289 and a high series of 832 at
Ocean Lanes.
Barbara Salvatore topped the
womenb when she shot 240-634.
Scott Rufer shot 280, Len
Ambruso 278-234, Robert Aiello
278-223, Joe Conigliaro 270,
Chris Alessi and Pete O'Donaghue
268, and David Goldman and Ed
Boremski 267.
close to perfection, each with a
299 game.
Mathew Glarner, Hansel Javier,
Fernando Lebron, and Ricky
Padro tossing 290 games. Andrew
Suscreba had a 782 set, Michael
Guellnitz 781, and Tom Twist a
767.
ed 258-298-289 also for an 845
high set.
Gary Toth bowled 234-269-233-
736, Pat Plate 236-233-267-736,
John Mieszkowski 206-255-269-
730, and Ed Bulkilvish 269-229-
227-725.
2 SPORTS REPORTER
Brent Tishuk Wins First PBA Title in
Colony Park Lanes Eastern Challenge
PBA photo
Brent Tishuk and Jen Sparks (asst mgr Colony Park Lanes North)
YORK, Pa. – Brent Tishuk of Belvidere, N.J., defeated Adam Chase
of N. Babylon, N.Y., 221-180, to win his first Professional Bowlers
Association title in the PBA Colony Park Lanes Eastern Challenge.
PBA Challenge events are open to any member or non-member
who has never won a PBA event.
Tishuk, a second-year member, had not finished higher than fourth
place in PBA competition prior to this event. He was nursing his way
through a muscle pull sustained earlier in the day to defeat Chase, an
eight-year member who had two career runner-up finishes prior to
this event. Tishuk earned $1,500 for the win while Chase earned
$1,000 for his runner-up finish.
The PBA East Region’s next tournament will be the PBA
Homefield Bowl Eastern Open presented by MOTIV at Homefield
Bowl in Yonkers, N.Y., June 22-24.
O’Keefe
Continued from Page 1
“That was just a bad shot,” said O’Keefe, a
14-time Team USA member. “I got really quick
and came off my power step, and I tend to grab
the ball when I do that. It was my miss the
whole week. I knew I needed to keep my hand
under it and really feel my power step. Bad
shots happen and I’m not a machine, but what’s
important is how you bounce back from it. I had
really great ball motion and trusted what I was
seeing and the moves I had to make.”
O’Keefe quickly bounced back with strikes in
the sixth and seventh frames, and she seized the
opportunity to seal the win after Coté missed a
7 pin in the eighth frame by striking on her
final four shots.
“The biggest thing for me was staying patient
and in the moment,” O’Keefe said. “One of the
things that makes Liz Johnson so great is when
people give her an opportunity, she takes
advantage of it, and I idolize her for that. I real-
ly tried to take my time in those pressure situa-
tions and trust my process to deliver a good
shot without any regrets.”
O’Keefe claimed her first major champi-
onship to conclude the 2017 PWBA Tour season
at the PWBA Tour Championship. Her win at
the Queens marked her second victory through
four events in the 2018 season.
The eight-time PWBA Tour champion has her
sights set on winning PWBA Player of the Year,
but she knows she can’t rest on the success
she’s found in the first quarter of the season to
reach her goal.
“This doesn’t even feel like real life, and
maybe that’s a good thing,” said O’Keefe, who
had just won the 2018 PWBA Sonoma County
Open. “I’m just staying so focused and not
thinking of everything as a whole, and that’s
probably the space I need to stay in to push
through the rest of the season. I need to keep
pushing myself to be better because the girls
out here are so good. I need to keep practicing,
keep the workouts going and stay present and
committed to every shot for the rest of the sea-
son.”
Coté, a 32-year-old right-hander, went 6-0 in
Josh Johnson rolls perfect at USBC Open Championships
During his short career at the United States Bowling
Congress Open Championships, Josh Johnson of
Callahan, Florida, has been part of a different group in
each appearance, but the 26-year-old right-hander’s
performance May 25 at the 2018 event certainly will
make him a valuable teammate moving forward.
Johnson, a five-time participant at the USBC Open
June 13 - 19, 2018
match play to earn the top seed for the second
consecutive week on the PWBA Tour. She led
the way at the PWBA Fountain Valley Open but
lost in the title match to Danielle McEwan of
Stony Point, New York, 215-182.
“I was pretty confident going in, and the ball
just hooked much earlier than I expected to
start,” said Coté, the 2016 PWBA Lexington
Open champion. “After that, I made some pret-
ty good moves and kept it in play. To say I was-
n’t nervous would be a lie. I was bowling for a
major title against a great competitor. I know
things didn’t go my way this week, like last
week, but that’s OK. I’m going to keep fighting
to put myself in that position.”
O’Keefe advanced to the title match by deliv-
ering eight strikes against USBC Hall of Famer
and two-time Queens champion Liz Johnson of
Palatine, Illinois, 247-224. Johnson was look-
ing to join fellow hall of famers Mildred
Ignizio (1967, 1970, 1971) and Wendy
Macpherson (1988, 2000, 2003) as the event’s
only three-time champions.
Liz Johnson bested Stefanie Johnson of
McKinney, Texas, to advance to the semifinals,
232-212. Liz Johnson bounced back from an
open in the third frame to roll strikes on six of
her next seven shots, while Stefanie Johnson
left four consecutive nine counts starting in the
sixth frame.
In the opening round of the stepladder,
Stefanie Johnson put together a late run of
strikes to hold off Amanda Fry of Antelope,
California, 200-172. Fry had the chance to win
the match with a double in the 10th frame but
left a 4-6-10 split on her first delivery.
A total of 191 bowlers from 14 countries com-
peted in three five-game qualifying blocks over
three days to determine the 63 players joining
defending champion Diana Zavjalova of Latvia
in the double-elimination match-play bracket.
Zavjalova, a two-time Queens champion, fin-
ished this year’s event tied for 17th place.
Each bracket match leading up to the steplad-
der included three games, with total pinfall
determining which player advanced.
Championships, exceeded all of his expectations this
year at the Oncenter Convention Center in Syracuse,
New York, producing the seventh perfect game of the
event during his final game of singles to move into
second place in Regular All-Events with a 2,181
total. Kurt Pilon of Warren, Michigan, leads with
2,186.
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Azcona AT MAPLE LANES RVC

Continued from Page 1 Frank Krulish 299 Roberto DeGuzman 278 Scott Mackoff 266
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
“I wasn’t sure (I was the first Puerto Rican to win a PBA Tour
Frank Krulish fired a high game of Roberto DeGuzman fired a high Scott Mackoff rolled 266, Donald
title), but knowing the bowlers in Puerto Rico, I had a pretty good
299 in the Wednesday AM Trios game of 278 in the Thursday Scala 258, and Brad Ellman 242 in
idea. I figured if it ever happened, I’d be the first one.”
League. Senior Birds League. the Temples League.
Making bowling history for his country was secondary, however, to
Dwight Flowers shot 298-289- Charles Johnson shot 258, In the Rockvilles League Marilyn
winning his first PBA Tour title. 238-825, ALex Bogolubsky 257, Stanley Rosadio 247, and Joel Cashel shot 236, Kathleen Abrams
“I’ve been thinking about that ever since I decided to take this and Andrew Larsen, Rafael Acosta Washington 237. 224, and Carrie Kusterbeck 223.
sport seriously, which is most of my life,” he said. “It’s a dream come and Weldon Drayton 247.
true.”
Terry Boyle 268 In the Monday Ladies Classic

The two finalists have followed remarkably similar paths in their

AJ Glenn 289 ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - League Jeannie Polacco rolled
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - AJ Terry Boyle rolled 268, John 208, Dawn Waldhof 198, and
young PBA careers. Azcona, a former collegiate star at Lindenwood Bernice Namorato 191.
Glenn fired a high game of 289 in LaBau 259, Dan DiGirolamo 258,
University, was the PBA South Region’s Player of the Year in 2017,
the Saturday Scholarship League. Frank Tsang and Steve Patitucci
his PBA rookie year. Johnson, a former All-American with
Steven Santiago shot 279-235- 256, and Alex Bogolubsky 251.
McKendree University, was the 2017 PBA Midwest Region Player of
What Are You
233-747, Daniel Carley 266, Barry Lituchy 268
the Year. Azcona is a five-time member of Puerto Rico’s national
Colleen Kingsepp 238, and Mekhi ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
bowling team; Johnson is four-time member of Team USA.
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Michael 237. Barry Lituchy shot 268, Robert
In the opening match, Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Fla., took
advantage of Tommy Jones’ inability to strike on the right lane until
Robert Farrell 289 Walkowiak 235, Thomas Wallace
the ninth frame, eliminating the tournament qualifying leader, 214- ROVCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Robert Farrell fired a high game of
227, and Sean McGinn 224 in the
Thursday El Cheapo Mixed
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185. But after building a 29-pin lead on four strikes in five frames in
the semifinal match, Daugherty lost his shot at the title when he left
and failed to convert the 4-6-9-10 split in the ninth frame while
289 in the Monday 4-Man Classic
League.
League.
Pete Conway 268
Sports Reporter
Johnson ran off a string of five strikes on his way to a 224-201 win.
Mark Slade blasted 269-247-268-
784, Jeremy Slade 269-257, Glenn
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Charlie Harris 259, Willie Fessler
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Frank Krulish 284 Maglio and Frank Masone 257,
Jessi Torres 279-746 at Ocean Lanes ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - and John Terrasi 255.
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Jessi Torres led the scoring in the Get in the Game Frank Krulish rolled a high game
League firing a high game of 279 and a high series of 746. of 284 in the Thursday Mixed
Shea McGowan rolled 268, Nick Romeo 267, Jimmy Loux 265, and League.
Mike Brooks 258. Charlie Torres hit 279-248, Mike
In the High Hopes League Etta LaVecchio rolled 193, Peggy Osborn Ferrette 269, Kyle O'Connor 264,
191, and Patti Evan 186. and Robert Valenciano 261.
Salcedo, Lathamn 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Richard Salcedo and BIll Latham
each rolled a high game of 279 in
the Custom Thumbz Doubles
League. Richard blasted 278-255-
279-812, and Bill 279-247-729.
George Diakoumalcos rolled
278, Harlan Wittenstein and Paul
Circharo 266 ,and Enrico Ferrante
261.
Steve Friedman 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY -
Steve Friedman led the scoring in
the Tuesday Late Men’s League
rolling a high game of 279.
Bob Thorne rolled 235-246-275-
756, Frank Jara 275, Frank Vilardi
269, Adam Swensen 268, Ken
Bruce 267, and Tony Baez and
Anthony Sisko 266.
June 13 - 19, 2018
AT JIB LANES
Shawn Egan 790
FLUSHING, NY - Shawn Egan topped the scoring in
the Ted Guy Classic League firing games of 276-267-
247 for a high series of 790.
Johnny Lee rolled 257-258-237-752, John Gallub
256-256-226-738, Sam Quaglierini 245-235-257-
737, Bobby Fox, Sr. 265-221-246-732, and Al
Licciardello 208-257-266-731.
Jesus Paredes 742
FLUSHING, NY - Jesus Paredes led the scoring in
the Midweek Mixers League rolling games of 255-
219-268 for a high series of 742.
Chris Mayr rolled 215-266-671, Shawn Wyatt 245-
212-213-670, Jaime Ansale 210-220-236-666, Casey
Allen 267-223-663, and Robert Kuch 214-257-663.
SPORTS REPORTER 5
AT CORAM COUNTRY LANES
David Raiford 731
FLUSHING, NY - David Raiford shot 258-276-731, Mike Giambalvo 267-686
Farly Silom 267-244-707, Amelia Berge 229-209- CORAM, NY - Mike Giambalvo rolled 267-686, Lou Fasani 257, Frank
235-673, and William Tudy 225-216-223-664 in the Mirabile 244-672, and Diana Walter 222 in the Monday Early Mixed
Friday Hi-Rollers League. League.
John Kalinowski 635 Tony Balinardi 258
FLUSHING, NY - John Kalinowski rolled 248-63, CORAM, NY - In the Friday AM Seniors League Tony Balinardi rolled
Ron Jones 222, and Ely Verroza 230 in the Golden 258, Ted Stankiewicz 253, and Rich Tuting 249.
Age League.
Paul Chiariello 300-807 at Parkway Lanes
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ - Paul Chiariello found the line Al-Wadir Samuel was not too far behind posting a 279
to post a 300 game between games of 228 and 279 to fin- in his 792 set followed by Tony Amantea with 260-758,
ish the session with high series of 807 while contesting in Rafael Rivera 257-725, Chris Dodd 266-723, Simon
the Friday Continental Association Bowling League at Checo 287-718, and Gary Pelikan 267-701 rounded out
Parkway Lanes. the list of high scorers for the night.
6 SPORTS REPORTER
PBA World Series of Bowling X Returns to Its Roots in Detroit
FOX Sports to provide unique television coverage from historic
Thunderbowl Lanes arena
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – The Professional Bowlers
Association’s 10th anniversary World Series of
Bowling will return to its roots at historic
Thunderbowl Lanes in suburban Detroit, and will
include a unique television package with the PBA’s
new broadcast partner, FOX Sports, PBA CEO and
Commissioner Tom Clark recently announced.
WSOB X, a multi-event tournament series, will be
held March 11-21 as part of the 2019 Go Bowling!
PBA Tour at the same site that hosted the inaugural
World Series in 2009.
“The PBA World Series of Bowling has evolved
over the past nine years in becoming the world’s pre-
mier event in professional bowling,” Clark said. “The
10th edition will be the most electrifying yet, with
multiple PBA titles being won live in prime time on
national TV on consecutive nights. None of this
growth would have been possible without the shared
vision of Thunderbowl Lanes proprietor Tom Strobl
and the great bowling fans of Detroit, so it’s with
great pleasure that the PBA will return to the place of
the WSOB’s birth in 2019.”
WSOB X will include four championship events
that were part of the original event: the Cheetah
Championship (won in 2009 by Norm Duke),
Chameleon Championship (won by Bill O’Neill),
New Leaders Emerge in Four Events at
Oncenter Convention Center
This week at the 2018 USBC Open Championships,
new leaders emerged in Standard Singles, Classified
Scorpion Championship (won by Mike DeVaney)
and the PBA World Championship (won by Tom
Smallwood). The finals of those four events will be
televised live by FOX Sports in prime time on con-
secutive nights in March. A fifth event – a special
USA vs. The World team match – will be the final
event of WSOB X. Details will be announced soon.
Thunderbowl Lanes’ unique arena bay, originally
built to showcase team bowling in an era just before
the PBA’s formation in 1958, will be the site of the
FOX Sports telecasts, continuing a WSOB tradition
that has included events at premier bowling venues
including South Point in Las Vegas and the National
Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev.
Since its formation, the WSOB has become a mag-
net for both established and rising international bowl-
ing stars. Bowlers from 41 different countries have
participated over the past nine years.
Because the PBA’s new partnership with FOX
Sports begins in 2019 and presents an opportunity to
televise the entire World Series live, there is no 2018
WSOB. The PBA replaced the World Series on the
2018 schedule with the recently-announced PBA Fall
Swing in Tulsa, Okla., in October.
The World Series and the PBA Fall Swing will be
open to PBA members only
short-lived, however, as Isaac Wake of Versailles,
Indiana, made the most of his first appearance at the
June 13 - 19, 2018
AT JERSEY LANES
Jay David 289
LINDEN, NJ - Jay Linden fired a high game of 289 in the Tuesday
Summer 4-Man Mixed League.
Steven Lenadro, Cory Simpson, and Herbert Doyle rolled 279, Carla
Jackson 277, and Reneece Porter and Theresa Latimer 265.
Rich Zacek, Bobby Sach, Rich Rothstein 279
LINDEN, NJ - In the Monday Night Doubles League Rich Zacek,
Bobby Sach, and Matt Rothstein each fired a high game of 279.
Mario Fastiggi shot 247, and Mitch Sacks 245.
Will Telesco 278
LINDEN, NJ - Will Telesco shot 278 Nick Spano 277, and John Messina
268 in the Phillips 66 Ind. League.
Server Estoque 267-706
LINDEN, NJ - Server Estoque shot 267-706, Hank Williams 248, and
Gary Janz 246 in the Tuesday 55 & Over League.
John Washington 250
LINDEN, NJ - John Washington shot 250, and Rudy Sherard and Rob
Evelyn 247 in the Old Timers League.
Derek Smith 300-773 at Majestic Lanes
HOPELAWN, NJ - Derek Smith earned top honors in the San Remo
Open 4 League at Majestic Lanes blasting games of 228-245-300 for a
high series of 773.
David Frankczak shot 239-224-267-729, Michael Pilot 278-225-233-
726, Steve Laughery 289-244-726, and Tony Napoli 217-277-208-702.
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Doubles, Classified Singles and Classified All-Events.
Ted Rybialek, a 53-year-old right-hander from South
Elgin, Illinois, making his fifth tournament appearance,
rolled games of 215, 263 and 229 for a 707 series May
18, taking the lead in Standard Singles by a single pin.
Rob Pierson of Miles City, Montana, previously held the
lead with 706.
A day earlier, Adam Valentinas of Palos Park, Illinois,
and Daniel Hartmont of Orland Park, Illinois, raised the
bar in Classified Doubles with a 1,097 effort.
The duo combined for games of 374, 299 and 424.
Hartmont, a 59-year-old right-hander, led the way with
206, 157 and 240 for a 603 series, and Valentinas, a 38-
year-old left-hander, contributed 168, 142 and 184 for 494.
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the Classified Doubles standings with 1,082.
On the same squad as Hartmont and Valentinas,
Jochen Rehbein of Lindenfels, Germany, showed his
versatility by conquering two oil patterns on the way to
the lead in Classified All-Events with a 1,718 total,
which also included a stop at the top of the Classified
Singles leaderboard with a 622 set.
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June 13 - 19, 2018
Louis Getzeman 290-781
FARMINGDALE, NY - Louis Getzelman
topped the scoring in the Epic Edge Trios
League blasting games of 290-256-235 for
a high series of 781.
Joseph Montesano rolled 288, Anthony
D'Elia and Bryce Ingram 279, Eric Elliott
and Chun Bae 268, and Frank Montgoris,
Jr, Steve Pavlinko, Jr., and Brian Letsz 266.
Stephen Jones 754
FARMINGDALE, NY - Stephen Jones
topped the scoring in the Thursday
Goodtimers League blasting games of 276-
227-251 for a high series of 754.
Mike Walsh rolled 231, Ken Tamburrino
226, and Pat Bernardino 224, Evan
Aostolidis 222.
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AT FARMINGDALE LANES
Brain Beale 279
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Wednesday
Early Men’s League Brian Beale rolled
279, Shaun Larkin 276, Mike Fradera and
Chris Kelch 268, and Earl Holden 266.
Jamaal Braddon 278-742
FARMINGDALE, NY - Jamaal Braddon
topped the scoring in the Expressway Glass
League firing a high game of 278 and a
high series of 742.
Mark Kaminski shot 269-246, Nick Filosa
260, Drew Thompson, Matthew Pope, and
Mike McDonough 258, and Jason Nicholas
257.
In the Monday AM Seniors League Bob
Junge shot 188, Al Noll 187, and Laverne
Garrett 184.
Peter Mockler 710
FARMINGDALE, NY - Peter Mockler
paced the scoring in the Sunday Vacation
League rolling games of 227-257-226 for a
high series of 710.
Ronnie Simon hit 248, Ted Sampers 223,
and Michael McCourt 220.
Robert Galli 279
FARMINGDALE, NY - Robert Galli fired
a high game of 279 in the Tuesday Nite
Owls League.
Thomas Renda shot 257, Zach Devin 250,
Lukas Zito and Michael Markoski 246.
Nathaniel Fuller 278
FARMINGDALE, NY - Nathaniel Fuller
led the scoring in the Tuesday Early Birds
League rolling a high game of 278.
Barry Kadane hit 258, Fred Catapano, Earl
Holden, and Anthony Coleman 257, and
Sharon Baker 249.
Daniel Schrafel 278
FARMINGDALE, NY- Daniel Schrafel
topped the scoring in the Monday Night
Fourplay League rolling a high game of
278.
David Drago rolled 268, Sean Mott 256-
239, and Billy Kerkenides 247.
Steve Brandt 278
FARMINGDALE, NY - Steve Brandt
rolled a high game of 278 in the Friday Late
Mixed League.
Dave Drury rolled 269, Anthony
Gatterdam 268, Kyle Durfee 258, and Toni
Kauffman 257.
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Mike Kelly 775
HOPELAWN, NJ - Mike Kelly topped the
scoring in the Wednesday Night Trio
League blasting games of 279-231-265 for
a high series of 775.
Phil Okner rolled 246-279-723, Dave
Kessler 259-216-245-720, Joe Defini 248-
253-695, and Bill Hoese 225-227-651.
Mike Kelly 713
HOPELAWN, NJ - Mike Kelly led the
scoring in the Wednesday Night Trios
League rolling games of 257-201-255 for
a high series of 713.
Phil Okner hit 233-257-664, Dennis
Kazimmir 225-275-659, and Erick Rojo
Lopez 234-223-645.
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Alex Cruz 257
FARMINGDALE, NY - Alex Cruz rolled
257, Chris Miller 257, and Peter Gilliland
and Aidan Rinaldi 224 while bowling in the
Monday HS Practice League.
Nicholas Hom 276
FARMINGDALE, NY - Nicholas Hom
topped the scoring in the Sunday
Adult/Junior League firing a high game of
276.
William Romanelli shot 241, and Tris
Stremmel 219.
In the Friday Teens League Bryan Hirsch
rolled 222, and Salvatore Testa 204.
David Green 254
FARMINGDALE, NY - David Green
rolled 254, Doug Quaranto 249-238, James
Ketterer 246, and Albert Dibernardo 237 in
the Wednesday Party League.
Rich Valentine 247
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Saturday
Nite Friends League Rich Valentine rolled
247, Paul Rolland 237, and Alfonse Visco
235.
George Brenner rolled 226, and Marvin
Slifkin 192 in the Friday Sunshine Kids
League.
David Kent rolled 232, Irwin Tarlow 226-
215, Steve Swersky 216, and Gil Spinell
203 in the Thursday Green Men League.
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Sal Lavenia 704
HOPELAWN, NJ - Sal Lavenia paced the
scoring in the San Remo Open 4 League
rolling games of 208-241-255 for a high
series of 704.
Nick Simone rolled 279-217-200-696,
Alvin Rodriguez 206-222-255-783, James
Napoli 239-226-213-678, Al D'Alessandro
201-265-212-678, and Michael Pilot 255-
214-205-674.
John Syslo 663
HOPELAWN, NJ- John Syslo rolled 214-
213-236-663, K.C. Cabonilas 255-214-
660, Damon Todman 226-223-620, and
Mike Dinaburg 244 in the Don E.
Hellhake Memorial League.
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Mike Valanzano 297 in Hankel Classic
By John Jennings
HOWELL, NJ – In game three, Mike
Valanzano threw a 297 with 279s
thrown by James Rogers (game 2) and
Marvin Hidalgo-Mora (game 1). Big
series went to Joseph Inserra 749, sub
Artie Tafuri 748, and Hall of Famer
Roger Gardener 741. Jackie Valanzano
led the women with a 614 series and 211
game.
Leading the Bowler of the Month is
James Rogers with 86 points and top
Bowlers of the Week are sub Artie
Tafuri with 42 points and 121 points
over average, while Sal Croce shot 156
POA and 40 points.
Top bowlers going into the All-Star
June 13 - 19, 2018
Past USBC Masters Champion Rolls Perfect Game
selection are: Vinny D’Ambrosio, Brian At Oncenter Convention Center
Larson, James Rogers, Mike Stevens,
Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, became the 30th bowler in 115 years of the USBC Open
Anthony Passeretti, Sr., and Leslie
Championships history to own multiple 300 games on the tournament lanes, and his most
Bohn. Team captains will receive bal-
recent success definitely was memorable.
lots to choose their ranking for the Top
As the animated Hess, the 2011 USBC Masters Champion, approached the final frame of his
Four Bowlers and Top Two Subs.
perfect game May 2 at the Oncenter Convention Center, he showed signs of nothing but pure
In the position week matches, Get
confidence.
Webzy.com 77 points (2-5) still leads
While the 48-year-old right-hander waited to throw the final shot of the fifth 300 at the 2018
No More Wings 74 points who gained 3
Open Championships, a fellow bowler next to Hess looked over and said, "take your time,
points on the first place team. Big
you've got this."
Ballers (7-0) gained 5 points and third
Hess then put the finishing touches on the second 300 of his 25-year Open Championships
place with 72 points as Colonial Coffee
career. His first came during singles at the 2006 event in Corpus Christi, Texas.
dropped to 7th place. Who’s Your
This year's effort helped him to a 732 series in his team event, and he carried that momen-
Daddy 68 points rallied going 5-2 over
tum into doubles and singles, where he added sets of 707 and 725 for a 2,164 all-events total.
Four Seasons is tied with Old Spare Tire
Hess still had a shot at the lead in Regular All-Events heading into his final frame, but a stub-
making a late charge 7-0 over Howell
born 9 pin ended his run. He settled into second place behind Kurt Pilon of Warren, Michigan,
Lanes.
who leads with 2,186.