December 16 - 22, 2015 Sports Reporter
December 16 - 22, 2015 Sports Reporter
December 16 - 22, 2015 Sports Reporter
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FARMINGDALE, NY Amanda
Broege and Sean Mott each blasted a 300 game in the Epic/Maple
Invitational Trios League at
Farmingdale Lanes but it was
Gary Haines taking high series
honors with an 810 set on games
of 264-257-289.
Eugene Neal came near perfect
with a 278 game then added a 236
to finish with 724, followed by
Amefika Greaves posting 247700, Eric Smyth 245-236-699, and
Jennifer Ferraro 233-212-646.
Harry ONeale, Denny Schreiner, Pete Couture Elected to PBA Hall of Fame
By Bill Vint - PBA
CHICAGO Harry ONeale Jr.
of Ravenel, S.C., Denny
Schreiner of Akron, Ohio, and
Pete Couture of Cocoa, Fla., have
been elected to the Professional
Bowlers Association Hall of
Fame.
Induction ceremonies will be
held on Monday, Feb. 1, at
Oklahomas Grand Casino Resort
& Hotel as part of the FireLake
PBA Tournament of Champions.
ONeale built the PBA South
Region tournament program into
the organizations most successful proving ground for aspiring
young players over a span of 31
years before his retirement in
2011. A one-time PBA Tour competitor in his own right, ONeale
assumed a regional program with
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Denny Schreiner
fewer than 200 members and
built it into a membership as high
as 971 members, frequently traveling thousands of miles while
conducting more than 40 weekend tournaments a year.
Pete Couture
PBA, I tried to make people feel
welcome and I think thats why
the regional program took off. I
think the guys felt at home and so
they kept coming back. Watching
the region grow so much, and all
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BOWLING.COM EXTENDS
TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF YOUTH OPEN
By Terry Bigham - IBC
ARLINGTON, Texas - Bowling.com will continue as the title sponsor of the
Youth Open Championships, while the event retools its lowest divisions in
2016.
The Bowling.com Youth Open Championships is a national non-qualifying
tournament open to all United States Bowling Congress Youth members. The
2016 event will take place over nine days starting July 14 at Expo Bowl in
Indianapolis.
"We're excited to continue our involvement with the Youth Open
Championships as title sponsor," Bowling.com's Head of Business
Development, Ben Dodson, said about the two-year agreement. "It is important to have national events for youth bowlers, so they can compete against
bowlers from across the county for scholarships and titles. It's been great to
have been a part of the event the last two years."
The Nacogdoches, Texas-based company, which started in 1999, also is a
founding partner of the Youth Education Services (YES) Fund and has been a
strong proponent of giving back to the sport.
In addition to its title sponsorship, Bowling.com also will provide a $100
scholarship to participants who roll a 300 game or 800 series at the
Bowling.com Youth Open Championships.
"We appreciate Bowling.com's commitment to youth bowling and the Youth
Open Championships," said Gary Brown, International Bowling Campus
Managing Director of Youth Development. "Having their continued support
is important as we continue to build a future for the sport."
For the 2016 event, the Bowling.com Youth Open Championships will have
slight enhancements to its divisional structure. The Under 20, Under 15 and
Under 12 divisions remain, but the Under 8 division has been replaced by an
Under 10 division.
The adjustment in the lower division is expected to increase participation in
the lower divisions by making it more competitive for younger bowlers. It also
is expected to increase scholarships in the lower divisions and allow more
flexibility in creating teams.
Registration for the 2016 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships, which
will take place July 14-15, 22-25 and 29-31 in Indianapolis, began Dec. 1.
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Chris Swindell 269
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Chris
Swindell led the scoring in the
Scratch Trio League rolling a high
game of 269.
Alec Hehir hit 257, Vicky Spirio
254, Nicholas Gross and Caylin
Ryan 247, and Jeremy Pilovsky
245.
James Clayton
LAKEWOOD, NJ - In the Junior
Classic League James Clayton
shot 195, Alexis Fitzmaurice 183,
Vinnie Caruso 183, and Angel
Gonzalez 179.
Emily Hehir
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Emily Hehir
rolled 184, Leah Varella 168, Cole
Cook-Bensen 165, and Gavin Toth
158 in the Pin Hitters League.
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PBAHALL
Continued from Page 1
As PBAs play-by-play announcer on
ESPN, he quickly became popular for his
ability to apply his knowledge as a bowler
to the telecasts, working in harmony with
PBA Hall of Famer Mike Durbin as his
color analyst. Schreiners career in broadcasting was cut short when he was diagnosed with Stardardt macular degeneration, an incurable genetic eye disease that
began robbing him of his central vision.
Ill tell you what, that was a pretty neat
phone call (from PBA Commissioner Tom
Clark), Schreiner said. Its my first hall
of fame and thats really special, especially because (the late PBA Hall of Famer)
Chuck Pezzano nominated me. Chucks
not with us anymore, but he knew more
about the sport and the people in it than
anyone, so that was really special.
Just to be nominated was fun, he
added. The first thing I think about was
when I went to work for the PBA in 1978,
it was really, truly a family business. They
were great, great people, and thats what
Ive always appreciated. And to go out
and work for the Tour was easily the best
experience in my life, as a person and as a
broadcaster.
We worked our tails off, but I had more
fun and laughed more than I have
doing anything else in my life, Schreiner
said Bowling and the PBA gave me a
chance to get to the network level, and I
did the best I could with the opportunity. I
was truly blessed, and to join Chris
Schenkel as the second broadcaster elected is an amazing honor. Chris was truly a
legend. To have known him, and worked
with him, was something Ill never forget.
Couture, 70, was elected in the PBA50
Performance category based on his exceptional record for a minimum of 10 years as
a senior competitor. On the heels of a
24-year career as a PBA Tour competitor,
when he won five standard PBA titles,
Couture began his PBA50 career in 1995
when he earned PBA50 Rookie of the
Year honors. He won the first of nine
PBA50 Tour titles in Reno in 1996, and
captured a pair of USBC Senior Masters
titles in 1998 (when he was selected as
PBA50 Player of the Year) and 2002. The
Connecticut native has earned $959,900
during his PBA career.
Monday Trios: Nick Kochell 290, Bob Goodwin 278-755, Paul Stuart 277, Chuck
Cocozzo 260, Dave Henderson 761, Diane Wojcik 257, Terry Drenth 246.
Monday Night Classic: Quentin Collins 290-790, Brian Hegadua 279-783, Russell
Yap 279, Lisa Friscioni 279-780.
Wednesday Men's 820: Sal DeBenedetto 278, Dave Marmolejos 278, Joe Alfano
277, Justin Bilardello 725.
Wednesday 5-Man: Nino Polanco 258, Tom Smith Jr 258, Mike Dagraca 255.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Frank Cimino rolled near perfect
with a 299 game contesting in the
Thursday Mixed League. He
added games of 230 and 226 for
the session high series as well
posting a 755 set.
Mary Ann McNally rolled 210235-224-669, James Borzini 268227-665, Paul Barbuzza 246-226663, and Tom Dowd 245-212-641.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Pat Zenker topped the scoring in
the Friday Night Mixed League
firing games of 267-237-236 for a
high series of 740.
Jason Grima shot 235-265-232732, Joe Mazza 244-223-235-702,
and Steve Patitucci 256-231-681.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Jahnia Phillips led the scoring in
the Saturday Scholarship League
firing games of 243-249-215 for a
high series of 707.
Robert Barber shot 244-226-679,
Brian Becktold 245-231-636, and
Jair Brooks-Davis 625.
Ed Frontera 706
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Steven Friedman topped the scoring in the Wednesday Early Mens
League blasting games of 227266-228 for a high series of 721.
Barry Clare rolled 270-247-715,
Kevin Cudjoe 269-234-706, Ed
Connelly 254-222-224-700, Glen
Smith 278, Ben Gregoretti 231247-214-692, and Jeff Bishoff
242-211-233-686.
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League blasting games of 257223-226 for a high series of 706.
Jay McCray rolled 269-259-693,
John Khantzian 265-218-674,
Richie Franklin 268-669, and
Jerival George 233-220-655.
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STATEN ISLAND, NY
Melissa Hughes led the scoring
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League rolling games of 224236-226 for a high series of
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Erica Kosinski shot 245-640,
Cathy Guarnieri 222-623, Naz
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