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2007-2008 Season News

Issue of November 14, 2007

• 2008 Denny’s All-American High School Championships will be in New Jersey
• As USBC considers a move, Arlington makes much more sense to me than Orlando
• Erik Westfield tops Andy Ochal in week #3 title match, 202-199
• Family Tournament entries close Nov. 18, 2007
• Ferraro, 20, makes statement in PBA event
• Greater Buffalo USBCA Women’s Senior Singles Tournament Prize List
• Hasiotis rolls 811 set to claim 700 Club event
• Hoffman brings World Cup back to the U.S.
• Kinyon edges past Campbell, 195-191, in title match
• Layton Jr. victorious at AMF Lancaster
• Liz Johnson, Sean Rash share BWAA Kegel Bowler of the Month Award for October
• O'Mara sets new standard with 738 set
• Rhino Page wins Bud Light Challenge #7
• Spanitz, Reynolds earn Rochester Queens titles
• Thanksgiving Adult/Child No-Tap Tournament
  at AMF Thruway Lanes runs November 22-25
• Todd Nupp claims Scratch Division title
• Wolfe, Pluhowsky top Hall of Famers to claim PBA titles at AMF Thruway

Issue of November 7, 2007

• Al Stork registers 263-644 at Bowl-A-Roll Lanes
• Broadway Sports Center to host Family Tournament
• Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Walter Ray Williams Jr. earn titles in Motor City
• Is there a luck factor in bowling?
• Kansas bowlers battle in Bud Light Challenge #7 final; Kretchmer/Brunette Jr. duo wins Doubles; Kretchmer also claims Sunday Marathon
• LeChase II hits 268-668; Wallace 258-663
• Mike Rose Jr. honored for winning USBC Open Championships All-Events
• New York State Women's 600 Bowling Club Region 1 Tournament results
• Ray Bellet edges Hank Baker in close title match, 190-182; 300 game for Dan Fortunato
• Rob Ring wins week #2 to earn berth in Super King of the Hill
• Roger Dalkin, Mike Hennessy and Martha Burton elected to USBC Hall of Fame
• Spencer claims his 4th ABT title at Transit
• Tom Baker wins his third straight PBA Senior Player of the Year Award
• USBC and BPAA to study feasibility of integrating operations

Issue of October 31, 2007

• Brant-Clark-LeChase II team claims first quarter championship in the final frame
• Cheektowaga’s Liz Johnson one of seven women added to Team USA 2008
• Chris Snyder emerges as first champion; edges Joe Wagner
• Denny’s PBA Tour 2007 USBC Masters -
  Match Play Results involving WNYers in the Top 64
• Jim Mee tops Matt Zachowicz in title match; Ken Ball fires 300-816, Mike Campbell 299
• Larry Seiple, member of Dolphins unbeaten team of 1972, once tried the PBA Tour
• Local youth stars shine on the lanes
• Rash wins first career major at USBC Masters
• Six PBA stars to join Team USA in 2008
• USBC unveils online coaching course

Issue of October 24, 2007

• Alberta Wambold's 238-654 leads scoring at Brockport
• Al Brant registers 246-648 to lead his team
  into first place tie; position round this week
• AMF Dewey Garden Lanes hosting Rochester USBC BA Maury Hayes
  Memorial 700 Club Tournament on Sunday, November 11
• Brunette Jr. places 4th at Players Championship
• Don Voss tops Ken Ball, 256-212, in title match;
  openings available for the next 8-week session
• Doug Kent set to defend USBC Masters title
• Farrington tops Gerula in Scratch Division final;
  Breitung defeats DeSimone for Handicap crown
• Gary Kinyon takes top spot in Burlington, Canada event
• If TV viewers, sponsors and bowling industry do not step up to the plate then the PBA may disappear since owners say they will not tolerate any more financial losses
• Medicine Shop Open this weekend in Elmira
• Spencer captures his third Amateur Bowlers Tour title with win at AMF Thruway Lanes
• Tournament certification goes online

Issue of October 17, 2007

• Bowling - the good and the bad
• Buffalo Women's 600 Bowling Club
  Members Only Singles at Voelker’s on November 10
• Elmer Seidel was a past president of the Rochester Bowling Association
• Former PBA rivals Roth and Holman to compete
  in legends match at USBC Masters Bowlfest
• Fraterrigo makes it two victories in-a-row with
  Amateur Bowlers Tour win at Voelker’s
• Hank Baker clips Gary Kinyon in title match, 213-193
• Heather Grundke leads Lindenwood women
  to collegiate tournament title in Wisconsin
• Jody Cravotta wins Scratch Division title
• Number of sanctioned 300 games and 800 series’ drop for first time since 1986
• Ruth Papa rolls league's highest game of season with 289; her 604 total high for night
• Sport bowling lane conditions on horizon for USBC Open Championships
• Stricter eligibility and lower entry fees in 2008 February High Roller in Las Vegas
• Sunset Lanes in Rochester to host BVL Team Baker Tournament on Nov. 3rd
• U.S. Women’s Open TV final features a
  Western NY flavor; Liz tops Shannon in title match

Issue of October 10, 2007

• Dan Keenan scorchin’ hot with his 262-673
• Denniston tops Young, 247-191, in championship match
• Dustin Tyler, Jacob Kent (300 game),
  Liz Snyder win titles during opening stop at Roseland Bowl
• Frank Formicola inducted into Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
• Knobloch tops Stoddard at Kenmore ABT event
• NYSBPA announces newly elected officers; Jim Russo president, Tom Sardou treasurer
• O’Keefe nearly perfect on ESPN (299) during U.S. Women’s Open quarterfinals
• Rochester USBC Women’s Bowling Assn. 75th Anniversary Reception October 20th
• Sports' first million $ man, Don Carter, represents the last of the bowling icons
• Tony Ferrari's 656 set leads all bowlers at Bowl-A-Roll
• USBC modifies lane inspections
• USBC national award nominations due Nov. 1
• USBC Summit suggests volunteers want to help promote bowling

Issue of October 3, 2007

• 2007 BPAA Convention in Las Vegas a winning attraction for 5,538
• Bowling…life after death
• BTM Weekend Tournaments slated in Michigan and Illinois
• Dick Ciprich to be inducted into Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
• Gary Smith starts by winning Peerless Workspace Eliminator,
  goes on to claim his first title
• Gina Maduri honored for winning national title
• Joe Ciccone wins his 10th PBA Regional title
• Koivuniemi first European to win Japan Cup
• Medicine Shop Open in Elmira October 27 & 28
• O’Brian, Rose pace the league with 655 apiece
• Research uncovers new facts about bowling ball movement
• Training Facility to be built at USBC Headquarters
• USBC adopts lane hardness specification for new synthetics; also a new test for pins
• USBC recognition awards applications available
• Weiler gets past Rettig in ABT title match
• WNYBPA Junior Travel League ready to start its 49th season

Issue of September 26, 2007

• 100 youth bowlers received coaching from the pros during the summer
• Al Emerson's 617 high
• Amateurs eligible to bowl USBC Masters in Milwaukee
• Bowling participation ranked #5 last year
• Canandaigua's Jack Moran receives President's Medal at International Bowl Expo
• Dick Browne is leader opening week with 645
• Frank Formicola selected for Italian-American HoF
• High School Bowling participation up again
• Jerome Fenderson defeats George Thomas for his first title
• MacLelland wins inaugural Brunswick Summer Classic
• Pros eligible for Team USA 2008
• Team USA’s Rhino Page takes July High Roller;
  Nebraska’s Rick Miller wins "A" Game, Red Hot
• Tonawandas USBC honors award winners, city champs
• USBC Chuck Hall and Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow applications due October 1
• U.S. Women’s Open airing Sundays on ESPN;
  Top 4 advance to live finals on October 14

Issue of September 19, 2007

• Amateur Bowlers Tour Spring Re-Cap
• Doug Kent and Mike Rose Jr. throw out first pitch at Rochester Red Wings game
• Inaugural Rochester USBC Team Kick-Off
• Jagodzinski wins Honor Score Throwdown Tournament at Broadway Sports Center
• Kent says Hammer equipment led to his success
• National Bowling Week celebrated across the nation
• O’Keefe rolls to Singles Gold at Women’s World Championships
• Parisi starts season with a win; Fortunato claims week #2
• Rochester Youth Leader Officers for 2007-08 Bowling Season
• Sport Bowling enjoys exceptional season
• Terzo in mid-season form with 688 opener
• Triple Threat Weekend at AMF Thruway will benefit American Diabetes Association

Issue of September 12, 2007

• 2007 Rochester USBC Youth Association Adult/Youth City Championships
• Bator and Novak III prevail at North Pointe Insurance $100,000
  High School Open Singles Championships earning $15,000 Scholarships
• Brian Dodds and David Grayton Sr. among
  Bowlers Journal International's Top 100 Coaches
• Brittni Hamilton 3rd in Teen Masters title defense;
  Jon Buckert makes Boys' Top 8, Michelle Secours places in Girls' Top 16
• Chris Lamb named NY State Coach of the Year
• Dan Vick repeat winner of Labor Day Challenge;
  Michelle Secours takes Friday Sweeper
• Detroit to host three youth events in 2008 -
  Junior Gold, Pepsi and Open Championships
• Ed Winterberg and Rich Hapeman honored with
  Greater Buffalo Service to Youth Awards
• Eric Nowicki, Andrea Zengerski win GBUSBCA Youth Leaders Scholarships
• Female youth record of 845 rolled in PA
• Five earn Earl Anthony Memorial scholarships
• Four bowlers win titles in Pepsi USBC Youth Championships held at Transit Lanes
• Gina Maduri, Brittni Hamilton USBC Youth Open champs
• Hamilton repeats as NY State Champion
• Harrison presented Service to Youth Award
• Health conscious parents want children to be active
• Heather D’Errico, Jon Buckert runners-up in Teen Masters' Dexter Leaders Challenge
• Heather D’Errico, Jon Buckert win RBC's Youth Career Achievement Award
• Montana and New Jersey teams take titles at
  QubicaAMF International Family Tournament
• NY State Youth Scholarship Tourney results
• Oklahoma teen wins USBC'S Zeb Scholarship
• Results from final two Youth Bowlers Tour stops of 2006-07
• Robert Morris’ Pfeifer, Wichita State’s Current win Intercollegiate Singles titles
• Rochester quartet wins NYS Youth Team title
• Rochester scholarship grant recipients
• Rochester Youth Leader Scholarship winners
• Saginaw Valley State men, Wichita State women win Intercollegiate Team titles
• Sarah Germano, John Szczerbinski on Junior Team USA 2008 via Junior Gold
• Two locals place in National Bowling Week Contest
• WNY boasts four Dexter USBC High School All-Americans!

Issue of September 5, 2007

• 35th annual Greater Buffalo USBC Association
  Stan Kowalski Seniors Handicap Singles results
• 5-Person No-Tap Tournament to benefit Perry Wrestling Team
• An "Eagle" flies into Rochester; Mike Rose Jr.
  wins USBC Open Championships All-Events title
• Ardillo and Brunette Sr. win gold medals in National Senior Olympics doubles event
• Greater Buffalo USBC Association's 2007 City Championship Tournaments
• Eric Johns and John Masiello storm their way to BJ Open Doubles title;
  Johns also wins Senior Singles event
• Greater Buffalo USBC Association Kick-Off Tournament
• Jerry Brunette Jr. wins Cochran Open
• Jeziorski, Jagodzinski named Greater Buffalo USBCA 2006-07 Bowlers of the Year
• Norm Bialuski wins inaugural Tim Campbell Memorial Scratch Tournament in Hornell
• Peggy Kuhn and Mike Zarcone win Tonawandas Kick-Off titles
• Rochester USBC BA/WBA Hall of Fame adds four members
• Shannon O’Keefe, Liz Johnson qualify for TV finals of U.S. Women’s Open
• Shannon O’Keefe wins NY State Queens
• Sue Jeziorski & Liz Johnson win doubles title at USBC Women's Championships
• Team USA’s Rhino Page Hammers the BTM
• Traci Spanitz, Rick Jewell Sr. set records at Empire State Games
• Traci Spanitz dominates state tourneys
• USBC Open Championships needs your vote
• WNYers dominate 71st annual NY State USBC Women's BA Championships

Issue of August 29, 2007

• Baker finishes strong on PBA Senior Tour
• Buffalo, Tonawandas' Kick-Off Champions announced...
• Denny’s PBA Tour Etonic Championship returns to
  AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga from November 7-11
• Doug Kent is PBA Player of the Year; Billy Oatman top Rookie for 2006-07
• Greg Merkle elected president of Greater Buffalo USBCA; Madeline LaPenna new VP
• Jeanette Sease dominates Rochester Women’s City Championships
• Joe Ciccone wins his 9th PBA Regional
• Kelly Kulick wins USBC Queens; Rochester’s Shannon O’Keefe 5th
• Liz Johnson and Roger Kossert win PBA Ladies and Legends event
• Mike Faliero wins Obenauer Masters; defeats Liz Johnson for 2nd title
• Mike Lessar captures PBA East Region Jamestown Bowling Company Senior Open
• Norm Duke and Walter Ray Williams Jr. team up to win GEICO PBA All-Star Shootout
• Obituaries
• Our "quick" Tournament Bowling Re-Cap
• Senior Dysart tops pros to earn $150,000
• Seven advance from Denny’s PBA Tour Trials
• Sunset Lanes installs synthetics
• Tom Baker repeats at Senior Masters
• USBC CEO Dalkin retires; Kuhn to retire at year’s end
• USBC programs The Academy, Bowl Like the Pros succeeding
• USBC rules/league operations easier to find on bowl.com