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Monmouth County USBC to Induct Four into Hall of Fame

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Dorothy Artale-Salinas George Cretella Walter McKnight Johnny Petraglia
By Joanne Ramsey 2015, 2016), Monmouth County High Average five con- doubles titles (most recent in 2019), two team event
This year’s inductees to Monmouth County USBC secutive years (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) and titles in the Women’s Open Championship, two doubles
Hall of Fame are Dorothy Artale-Salinas, George Monmouth County High Series three consecutive years event titles in the Women’s Open Championship, one
Cretella, Walter McKnight Jr and Johnny Petraglia Sr. (2014, 2015, 2016). In 2015, she achieved her highest team event title in the Open Championship, and an all-
The ceremony will take place on July 28th at the full-season average of 227 for 105 games. Her current events title (Division A) in the Open Championship with
Gramercey at the Lakeside Manor. ten year composite average is 219.1. Dorothy was select- a score of 2251. She has a total of twenty-nine 5th place
Dorothy Artale-Salinas has been a member of the ed for the Monmouth County High Five team six con- or greater tournament titles in Monmouth County, alone.
Monmouth County USBC since 2007. During this time- secutive years, of which she served as a captain for five.
frame, she was awarded the Monmouth County Bowler Since 2007, she has won nine first place tournament See HALL OF FAME page 2
of the Year for four consecutive years (2013, 2014, titles within Monmouth County including three mixed
Sammy Ventura Wins PBA50 Ned Micelli Memoriala Dave Scherr 300 at Farmingdale Lanes
By Russ Mills - PBA he suffered an open FARMINGDALE, NY - Dave Farmingdale Lanes.
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. – frame in the sev- Scherr fired a 300 game in the Sam Wong rolled 268, and
Sammy Ventura of Norwich, enth frame. After Thursday Businessmens League at Robert Weinstein 267.
N.Y., a two-time East Graham failed to
Region PBA50 Player of strike in the ninth, Chuck Mantione 300 at Majestic Lanes
the Year, compiled a 5-3 Ventura had the HOPELAWN, NJ - Chuck 248 for a high series of 804.
match play record and a 15- title clinched Mantione topped the scoring in the Gary Berish rolled 288-225-695,
game total of 3,598 pins to despite an open in Guys and Dolls League at Ken Martino 279-222-694, Ray
win the PBA50 Ned the final frame. Majestic Lanes blasting 256-300- Velazquez 235-223-233-691.
Micelli Memorial at Herrill Ventura won
Lanes by a mere six pins $1,500 along with Felix Moronta 300 at Maple Lanes RVC
over reigning PBA50 East his ninth overall ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Robert Burling rolled 296 fol-
Region Player of the Year PBA Regional title Felix Moronta blasted a 300 game lowed by John LaBau posting a
PBA photo
Rick Graham of Lancaster, Glenn Smith (tournament coordinator), Sammy Ventura and while Graham in the Friday Night Mixed League 279, and John Hodge and Dan
Pa. members of the Micelli family (daughter Ronnie Miller and son earned $800. at Maple Lanes RVC. DiGirolamo with 255 each.
Ventura qualified second, Joe Micelli) The new PBA
11 pins behind Graham, but East Region event Gerald Evangelista 300 at Jib Lanes
quickly assumed the lead, which he held throughout was organized by PBA member Glenn Smith to FLUSHING, NY - Gerald Alex Andres rolled 236-242-655,
the first seven games of the round robin match play honor the late Ned Micelli, a long-time fellow com- Evangelista led the Ball and Chain Joe Peltzman 230-246-223-699,
finals. Ventura held a 69-pin lead over Graham going petitor. Micelli, who died in July 2017, competed League firing games of 253-300- Jhun Chacon 207-256-646, and
into the final match, but Graham started with four well into his 80s throughout the Long Island area. 207 for a high series of 760. Lisa Gigla 225-207-620.
strikes and found himself in position to win before
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Out of county first place titles include an all events title
in the Ocean County Women’s County Tournament and a
trios title at UBA Battle Bowl. At the state level, she has
won a second place doubles (Division 1) title at the NJ
State USBC WBA 66th Annual Championship
Tournament and achieved a third place singles title at the
85th Annual NJ State BA Championship after having
bowled her first 800 series (824).
In totality, Dorothy has bowled six 300 games and
three 800 series. Since 2017, Dorothy has been on an
intermittent hiatus from bowling to celebrate her greatest
accomplishment, the birth of her daughter Ellie. But she
plans to return to the lanes of Monmouth County, with
Ellie, soon.
George Cretella has consistently been an outstanding
bowler for the past forty (40) years in both Monmouth
County and Staten Island and has always been well
respected on the lanes. He was the youngest bowler on
Staten Island to bowl a 300 game, he did that at age 15.
He was also the youngest bowler on Staten Island to
bowl an 800 series, posting an 813 when he was 17 years
old.
George regularly averaged over 220 in Monmouth
County league competition until 2010 when he chose to
bowl exclusively on sport compliant patterns. For the
past nine (9) years George has been one of the few
bowlers that have averaged over 200 every year in the
sport pattern league which started at Strathmore Lanes
and currently bowls at Brunswick Zone
Hazlet.
George has bowled over thirty 300 games and ten 800
series in leagues and tournaments. This includes an
achievement that he is particularly proud of: An 826
HALL OF FAME
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series in a sport pattern compliant league at Majestic
Lanes in 2018 which is the New Jersey State record for
highest series ever bowled on a sport condition.
George has also participated in the Monmouth County
Masters for thirteen years, winning the title in 2016 and
finishing third in 2017.
George has bowled in the Bahr Supremacy tournament
for many years and has been a member of two (2) cham-
pionship teams.
He is also the proud possessor of two New Jersey State
titles; Team in 2011 and Doubles in 2013.
During his college years at Saint Peters College, he
was a four year starter on their nationally ranked team.
Along with several bowling titles he earned individually
and as a member of his college team. George also earned
several academic All-American awards during his colle-
giate career.
George continued his education by earning his law
degree in 1989 and has now been practicing law for the
past thirty years.
Prior to his participation in Monmouth County, George
won six Staten Island Single Classic titles and was
inducted into the Staten Island Hall of Fame for
Superior Performance in 2011.
Walter McKnight has been a proud member of
Monmouth County USBC since the early 2000’s. He
bowls primarily in Monmouth County, but occasionally
bowls in Ocean County as well. Walter is a PBA Member
with multiple cashes regionally and nationally. He has
been a staff member for Storm bowling since 2012. He is
also a Level 1 USBC Certified Coach and hopes to men-
tor a new generation of bowlers.
Walter has bowled a 300 game 36 times in sanctioned
competition; also to his credit he has achieved
an 800 series 32 times, with a high series of
856.
In 2012 Walter won the Singles Scratch title
in the Monmouth County Open
Championships shooting an impressive 820
Series. In 2013 he went undefeated in match
play to win the Monmouth County Masters
Title.
In 2014 Walter won two Monmouth County
Titles. His team, led by Joe Pompilio, won the
Scratch Team event shooting 2791. Also that
year Walter took home the All Events Title
with a score of 2204 for his nine-game set.
Walter’s team took the Scratch Team Title
again in 2015, posting a 2882 score.
The next year, 2016, his team won the
Scratch Team Title for a 3rd consecutive year,
this time led by fellow 2019 Hall of Fame
Inductee Dotti Artale-Salinas. They claimed
the title with a score of 2975, setting a
Monmouth County record for Mixed 4 Person
Team. In 2019 Dotti and Walter won a title
together again. They took home the 2019
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MCUSBC Mixed Doubles Scratch Title with a score of
1461.
Walter has also won an Ocean County Scratch Doubles
Title in 2011 with Gary Budra. In 2017 he won the All
Events Title in Ocean County and in 2018 and 2019 he
won Scratch Team Titles.
Johnny Petraglia’s Monmouth County achievements
include Bahr Supremacy titles in 2008 and 2010, a
County Open Doubles title in 2016 and a County Senior
Masters title, also in 2016. He has posted County All-
Events scores greater than 2100 in 4 of the last 8 years
including a score of 2227 in 2011. He has multiple
league honor scores as well as a composite average of
230 in Monmouth County league competition since
2007.
These accomplishments alone are more than enough to
merit inclusion in this Hall of Fame. However, they pale
in comparison to John’s achievements on the National
stage.
Johnny has 2 ABC (now USBC) National Team titles,
14 PBA National titles, 8 PBA50 National titles, and 14
PBA Regional titles. Johnny is one of only six players to
earn the PBA Career Triple Crown titles in the
Tournament of Champions, US Open and PBA National
Championship.
Johnny is the ONLY player to win a PBA National title
in six consecutive decades (1960 – 2010). Johnny has
one of only 26 300 games bowled on national television.
In 2008 Johnny was selected as number 16 on the list
of the greatest bowlers of all time.
For these accomplishments Johnny has been inducted
into the PBA Hall of Fame, USBC Hall of Fame, New
Jersey State Hall of Fame, New Jersey Sports Hall of
Fame and the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame.
The Monmouth County USBC BA is honored and priv-
ileged to have him as a member of the Monmouth
County bowling community and proud to include him in
their Hall of Fame.
The Monmouth County USBC Hall of Fame and
Awards ceremony is on July 28th at the Gramercey at the
Lakeside Manor from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
The afternoon will start with hors d’oeuvres and an
open bar for wine/beer/soda from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
followed by a dinner including Pasta, Salad, choice of
Prime Rib, Chicken Francaise, or Grilled Salmon, and
dessert. The cost of the dinner is $55 per person.
County High Awards will also be presented for High
Average, Series and Game for men, women and youth.
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AT FARMINGDALE LANES QUICK NOTES AT MAPLE LANES RVC

Adam Chase 782 • Pete McCordic of Katy,
Charlie Torres 289
FARMINGDALE, NY - Adam Chase topped the scoring in the Thursday Texas, forfeited his eligibility to ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Charlie Torres fired a high game of 289
Pro Shot Singles League firing games of 268-247-267 for a high series compete in PBA competition in the Custom Thumbz Doubles League.
of 782. almost 20 years ago when he Dave Goldman rolled 287, Leroy Singletary and Pat Sassone 279, Marc
Chris Cappellini and Mike Walsh rolled 257 ,Steve Schneider 255, and became PBA Southwest Region Walton 278, Harlan Wittenstein 266, Alby Pezzella 259, and Michael
James Spina 252. manager, but as a proven PBA McMaon 257
competitor with two PBA Tour
Anthony D'Elia 289-755 and seven PBA Regional titles to Stanley Rosadio 268
FARMINGDALE, NY - Anthony D'Elia topped the scoring in the his credit (plus a memorable ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Stanley Rosadio rolled a high game of
Wednesday Epic Maple Doubles League firing games of 289-256 for a nationally-televised 300 game in 268 in the Thursday Senior Birds League.
high series of 755. Torrance, Calif., in 1987) prior Ed Frontera rolled 248, Jerry George 247, and Ricky Amparado 245.
John Bergen rolled 279, Adam Chase 276, Louis Getzelman and Josh to accepting his new job, he has In the Wednesday AM Doubles League John Migliano rolled 242 and
Rosenheck 267, Nicholas Ng and Steve Kenney 259, and Al Spano 258. pursued his competitive chal- John Porceddu 221.
lenges elsewhere. Proving he can
Nick Lupo 286 still roll the ball with authority, John Maglio 264
the 65-year-old McCordic won ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - John Maglio paced the scoring in the
FARMINGDALE, NY - Nick Lupo fired a high game of 286 in the the Super Senior Singles title in
Epic/Maple Foursome League. Wednesday Night Mixed League rolling a high game of 264.
the recently-completed Bowlers Joe DiRe rolled 258-258, Mike Lancaster 257, and Willie Fessler 254.
Gary Haines rolled 279-279-783, Frank Montgoris 279-268-228-775,
Journal Championships held in In the Tuesday Koffee Kats League Patricia Guido rolled 183, Adriene
Jim Ruccione 278, Lou Demartino 277-246-258-781, Christine Perillo
conjunction with the USBC Lupo 178, and Donna Ramirez 172.
269-254, Joseph Farley and John Conrad 268, Joe Iannone 266, Andrew
Open Championships in Las
Mienkieweicz 259-257, and Richard Friedman, Billy Punch, and Joe
Vegas. McCordic won the 60-
Raimondi 258. John Moran 245
and-older event with a 717
In the Saturday Family and Friends League Tom Biryla rolled 230, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Thursday El Cheapo League John
series, two years after winning
Calen Hoffman 200, and Drew Williams 194. Moran rolled 245, Steve Patitucci 219, and Nick Lituchy 214.
the BJ Senior Singles title with
Erica Gershkowitz roleld 189-183, Janice McCreay 180, and Rosanne
an 812 series. For more informa-
Adam Chase 278 tion about how PBA members
Ryan 179 in the Tuesday Long Beach Catholics League.
FARMINGDALE, NY - Adam Chase fired a high game of 278 in the In the Tuesday Adult/Youth Scholarship League Mekhi Michael rolled
fared in the Bowlers Journal
Thursday Pro Shot Singles League (bowl on a different pro shot each 216, and Robert Gallego and Xavier DeVore 210.
Championships as well as the
week). USBC Open Championships,
Marc Bieler rolled 255, Mike Walsh 254, Michael Kissel 248, and Toni visit
Kaufman 246. BOWL.com/OpenChamp.
Todd Marks rolled 234, Daniel Schrafel 233, and Tony Cintado 227 in
the Saturday Island Trees League. • Julian Michael Salinas of
Richmond, Texas, posted a 42-
Rick Gray 268 game total of 9,197 pins, includ-
FARMINGDALE, NY - Rick Gray rolled 268, John Caupto 267, ing match play bonus pins, to
Vernone Brown 255, and Miguel Garrido 245 in the Tuesday Party defeat Bryce Oliver of Cuyahoga
League. Falls, Ohio, by 28 pins and
In the Saturday Nite Fun League Bob Kalberer rolled 247, Lou Hannah Diem of Seminole, Fla.,
Cappellini and Al Spano 236. had a total of 8,653 pins to top
Marvin Slifkin rolled 177, Eileen Richter 153-136, and Sophie Laccone Caroline Thesier of Mooresville,
147-134 in the Friday Sumer Seniors League. N.C., by 27 pins to win the boys’
Silvia Rey-Buzzonetti rolled 163, Paulette Miller 154, and Edna and girls’ Teen Masters varsity
Noonan 146 in the Monday Seniors League. titles at Sawgrass Lanes in
Michael Bove rolled 212, Jason Schoenfeld 196, and Kyra Walter 151 Tamarac, Fla.
in the Thursday Adult/Junior League.

Jermaine Daniels 234

FARMINGDALE, NY - Jermaine Daniels rolled 234, Jason Schoenfeld
202, and Kyra Walter 201 in the Thursday Adult/Junior League.
Sophie Laccone rolled 194, Gerard Hoeler 173, and Marvin Slifkin 159
in the Friday Summer Seniors League.
Steve Swersky rolled 222-219, Irwin Tarlow 214, and Hal Rein 212 in
the Thursday Green Men League.
In the Monday Seniors League Laverne Garrett rolled 167, Edna
Noonan 160, and Silvai Rey-Buzzonetti 150.
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Jakob Butturff Defeats Stuart Williams to Win PBA Lubbock Sports Shootout
Arizona left-hander earns seventh PBA tour title in first event of Go Bowling! Summer Tour series
By Bill Vint - PBA
LUBBOCK, Texas – Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona,
returned to the site of his first PBA Tour victory and
defeated top qualifier Stuart Williams of England, 194-
188, to win his seventh career title in the PBA Lubbock
Sports Shootout presented by Ebonite at South Plains
Lanes.
In winning the kickoff event in the 2019 Go Bowling!
PBA Summer Tour series, Butturff automatically became
the early leader in the USBC Cup points race that is part
of the summer series.
Butturff, who won his first PBA Tour title in Lubbock in
2016 and had a second-place finish in 2018, said the secret
to his success was his comfort in bowling at South Plains
Lanes.
“I think it’s the fact that when you win your first PBA
title here, it makes you more comfortable,” the 25-year-old
left-hander said.
Williams, who made a key ball change after a sluggish
start in the title match, threw three strikes to take a four-pin
lead into the 10th frame, but left the 2-4-6-10 split when a
strike could have closed the door on Butturff. Butturff
failed to throw consecutive strikes, but filled every frame
and needed only a mark in his final frame. He left the 6 pin
on a high hit, converted the spare and knocked down seven
pins on his fill ball to lock up the title.
Greg Clark/FloBowlig photo
Champion Jakob Butturff
“The hope was to not throw a split,” Butturff said with a
grin, “and fortunately I didn’t.”The win was Butturff’s
third in 2019. He previously won the PBA Oklahoma
Open and his first major in the USBC Masters. He also has
three second-place finishes.
In the first four-player stepladder finals match, Tackett
started with seven strikes in denying Anthony Lavery-Spahr
of Pasadena, Texas, his chance for a first PBA Tour title,
279-204. In the semifinal match, Butturff turned the tables
on Tackett, starting with six strikes while Tackett lost his
strike carry. Despite leaving a 4-7-10 split in the seventh
frame and failing to convert, Butturff cruised to a 235-185
win, ending Tackett’s hopes for his first title of 2019.
After a break in the schedule for three days of PBA
League Elias Cup competition at Bayside Bowl in
Portland, Maine, July 16-18, and the Barbasol PBA Tour
Finals presented by Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa July
20-21 in Las Vegas, the PBA Summer Tour and USBC
Cup points competition resumes July 25-28 in Houston,
Texas when Copperfield Bowl will host the Storm
PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed
Doubles. Tackett and Liz Johnson of Palatine, Illinois, are
defending champions.
The PBA League will be covered in its entirety over
three nights on FOX Sports’ FS1 network. The Barbasol
PBA Tour Finals will air live on CBS Sports Network in
five separate shows over two days. All PBA Summer Tour
events will be livestreamed exclusively, from start to fin-
ish, on FloBowling.com. Visit www.flobowling.comfor
subscription and schedule information.

PBA Spare Shots

• Former Wichita State teammates A.J. Chapman of Manchester, Iowa, and Canadian Mitch Hupe’, both cur-
rently living in Wichita, Kan., teamed up to win the PBA FireLake Grand Casino Hotel & Resort Southwest
Doubles, presented byDV8, at FireLake Bowling Center in Shawnee, Okla., defeating Texans Joe Findling
from Mesquite and Shawn Maldonado of Houston, 473-414, in the title match.
For Chapman, the win was his second in PBA Regional competition, while Hupé, the 2018 PBA Southwest
Region Rookie of the Year, earned his first PBA title. Each collected $2,000 for the win.
The winning team qualified second after the eight-game qualifying round, earning byes directly into the
best-of-three-game semifinal round where they defeated EnglishmanStuart Williams, now living in
Pflugerville, Texas, and his PBA Hall of Fame partner, Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, 2-0.
Findling and Maldonado, qualified fourth, earning a first-round bye before defeating twin brothers Anthony
and Sean Lavery-Spahr from Pasadena, Texas, 2-0, followed by a 2-1 win over qualifying leaders Paul
Henderson from Watauga, Texas, and non-PBA member Marc Heninger of Tonganoxie, Kan., 2-1, in their
semifinal round match.
• Will Garber of Modesto, Calif., defeated Jake Peters of Henderson, Nev., 254-225, to win the Vanessa
Brown Homes West Open, presented by Track, at Yosemite Lanes in Modesto, Calif.
In the companion PBA50 Vanessa Brown Homes West Open, Ty Dawson of Sunnyvale, Calif., defeated
Rick Memeley of Santa Maria, Calif., 225-215, for his fifth PBA50 Regional in addition to a $1,500 first prize.
In addition to the $2,000 first prize, the title was Garber’s second in PBA Regional competition. Garber
defeated Taylor Jacobs of Auburn, Calif., 214-184, in the semifinal round while Peters advanced to the title
match by defeating Warren Crawford of McKinleyville, Calif., 228-216.
In the PBA50 semifinal round, Dawson eliminated Chris Preble of Clovis, Calif., 191-190, and Memeley
defeated Mark Mazzulla of Brentwood, Calif., 215-196.
• Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio defeated Dave Axon of Bellevue, Neb., 200-190, to win the PBA50 Greater
Freeport Midwest/Central Open at 4 Seasons Bowling Center in Freeport, Ill., Sunday for his 14th PBA50
Regional title and a $1,400 first prize.
Kretzer blanked tournament host Jeff Johnson, 2-0, while Axon downed Chris Gibbons of Madison, Wis.,
2-1, in a best-of-three-game semifinal round to set up the championship match.
• The July schedule of PBA Regionals concludes over the July 26-28 weekend with the PBA50 Tower Lanes
Summer Classic in Tacoma, Wash.
6 SPORTS REPORTER
BOWLING BOOT CAMP IS STILL NEW AND DIFFERENT
By Joan Taylor
They came from Brooklyn, Staten Island and Delaware. 34 campers from age 14 to 66
were here at Rockaway lanes. Today is the last day for 2019. Part 2 of the camp report
will appear next week.
It’s still hard to believe that this is the 19th camp. And it’s hard to believe I was there
19 years ago. Every year, Ken Yokobosky has taken this intensive three-day camp and
made adjustments, coupled with advancing technology. The first year, he recorded indi-
vidual VHS tapes of each camper, with side and back views. He also had to label the
videos and distribute them. He recorded his audio tips which the camper could replay at
home. Now he records each camper on a tablet and sends a link to the individual. It’s
totally time and cost saving.
Campers who are not being recorded are meanwhile on the lanes with the other six
coaches: John Neral, John Yankanich, Russ Mills, Tom Gentilella, Gordon Vadakin and
the ever-effervescent Jerri Edwards, Fun fact: Jerri is the only coach besides Yokobosky
who has worked at all 19 camps. It is said that no other bowling camps have three gold
level coaches on hand.
Three-ring binders of handouts and Powerpoint slides have been replaced by spiral-
bound editions. During the classroom sessions, video clips and other visuals are pro-
jected.
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Most of the “core” subjects have remained the same: Timing, Swing, Release, Reading
Lanes, Delivery, Five Adjustments, Equipment, and much more. More “homework” is
included in the 2019 books for suggested practice sessions and self-assessment.
What Yokobosky and his team have done is to review campers’ post-weekend surveys
each year and to incorporate some of their suggestions each year. Classroom sessions
are 45 minutes to one hour, shorter than the earlier years’. They are alternated with on-
lane one-hour instruction sessions.
One of the best parts is breakfast and lunch each day, provided by Donna and Kevin
Ratta from the in-house Pinsetter Café. Every bite is fresh, and the main dishes are
home-made.
Amanda Granata, 14, came to her second camp. Looking forward to attending the
Morris County School of Technology in the Fall, she will be bowling for the school in
between her studies in Animal Science. She said, “I came back (to the camp) because
every year it’s different. And it’s good preparation for Junior Gold.”
On the other end of the spectrum is Vincent Zerilli, 66, from Brooklyn, a retired pas-
try chef. He said he came in “to become a better bowler.”
Part Two, Bowling Boot Camp Day Three, will be covered next week, along with new
photos.
July 24 - 30, 2019 SPORTS REPORTER 7

Norm Duke Wins Fifth ESPY Best Bowler Award

LOS ANGELES – PBA Hall of
Famer Norm Duke, after winning
two 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour
titles in back-to-back tournaments
at age 54, has been selected by
PBA fans as the winner of the
2019 ESPY Best Bowler Award.
The announcement was made as
part of the annual ESPYs telecast
from the Microsoft Theatre.
Duke, who became the third
bowler ever to win 40 PBA Tour
titles, won the ESPY fan vote for
the fifth time, out-polling
Australian two-handed star Jason
Belmonte, 25-year-old Jakob
Butturff and 22-year-old Anthony
Simonsen. Duke won his 39th and
40th titles in the Go Bowling!
Indianapolis Open and the Go
HISTORY OF BEST BOWLER
ESPY AWARD WINNERS
2019 – Norm Duke 2006 – Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2018 – Rhino Page 2005 – Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2017 – Jason Belmonte 2004 – Pete Weber
2016 – Jason Belmonte 2003 – Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2015 – Jason Belmonte 2002 – Pete Weber
2014 – Pete Weber 2001 – Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2013 – Pete Weber 2000 – Parker Bohn III
2012 – Sean Rash 1999 – Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2011 – Jason Belmonte 1998 – Walter Ray Williams Jr.
2010 – Walter Ray Williams Jr. 1997 – Bob Learn Jr.
2009 – Norm Duke 1996 – Mike Aulby
2008 – Norm Duke 1995 – Norm Duke
2007 – Norm Duke
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B ow l i n g
8 SPORTS REPORTER
AT JIB LANES
Brett Lee 963
FLUSHING, NY - Brett Lee topped the scoring in the 2 x 4 Doubles
League rolling games of 268-224-233-238 for a high series of 963
Jaime Ansale rolled 256-245-224-236-961, Danielle Merino 258-243-
226-215-942, Ogie Lawsin 234-258-203-238-933, Marlon Enriquez
254-201-226-925, and Shawn Wyatt 258-246-207-899.
Tony Singh 280
FLUSHING, NY - Tony Singh fired a high game of 280 in the Midweek
Mixers League.
Chaz Ameres rolled 277, Greg Chin 238, and Tony Singh 236.
In the Ball and Chain League Ken Hecker rolled 241, Joe Peltzman
237-224, and John Acello 223.
July 24 - 30, 2019
MAGIC AT MAJESTIC
Casey Tumblety 768
HOPELAWN, NJ - Casey Tumblety topped the scoring in the Guys and Dolls League blasting games of 280-
256-232 for a high series of 768.
Rob Brantley rolled 222-211-237-670, Eric Velazquez 256-222-665, and Craig Vass 213-225-208-646.
Edward Patri 1009
HOPELAWN, NJ - Edward Patri topped the scoring in the Tuesday Summer 400 Doubles League firing games
of 247-227-279-256 for a high series of 1009.
Brian Adamson rolled 248-268-254-211-981, Chris Fisher 258-231-246-233-968, Jose Flagiello 234-258-
0246-216-954, Steve Osiadacz 278-225-258-953.
Tyler Karpinecz 821
HOPELAWN, NJ - Tyler Karpinecz led the scoring in the Wednesday PBA Sport Shot Singles League firing
games of 226-203 for a high series of 821.
Rusty Thomsen rolled 234-783, Ray Smarsh 233-776, Rocco Fortunato 202-756, and AJ Everts 216.
In the Wakefern League Keith Micewicz rolled 268, Tim Macintosh 223, and Steve Curtis 222.