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Vol. 71 No. 50 February 16 - 22, 2011 . 50 cents
FARMINGDALE, NY James
Curran found perfection when he
shot a 300 game on his way to a
735 high series for the session
while contesting in the Wednesday
Mens Handicap League at
Farmingdale Lanes.
Bay Stauder, John Mercurio and
John Tooker each came close to
perfect tossing 278 games.
James Curran Rolled 300
At Farmingdale Lanes
NEW ORLEANS, La. AustraliasJason Belmonte and NBA All-Star
point guard Chris Paul successfully
defended their Chris Paul PBA
Celebrity Invitational Doubles title at
Riverboat Lanes at the Naval Airbase
Station in Belle Chasse, La., thanks to
a big-time assist from the New Orleans
Hornets assist leader.
Belmonte, the two-handed power
player from Down Under, and his tour-
nament host/NBA superstar partner
combined to win the Baker format
doubles event, 155-128, over PBA Hall
of Famer Norm Duke and his partner,
Grammy Award-winning rap artist Lil
Wayne. After plenty of high-scoring
fireworks in the earlier matches, the championship matchwasnt pretty, but it came down to a strike and
three spares by Paul that decided the outcome.
The special Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour event, con-
ducted in December, aired on ESPN in advance of the
Super Bowl. In Baker doubles competition, each player
alternates frames to complete a full game.
This one was not by the hand of Belmo; it was all
Chris Paul, Belmonte said. Last year I got three strikes
in 10th to win. This time it was him. Next time hopefully
well both get it together.
The third annual Chris Paul Invitational, conducted on
behalf of the CP3 Foundation, featured Lil Wayne bowl-
ing with Duke, hip-hop superstar Nelly with PBA Hall of
Fame partner Pete Weber, and New Orleans Saints run-
ning back Reggie Bush teamed up with Wes Malott.
Rhino Page also joined his fellow Storm Products staff
players by participating in a Super Clash preliminaryevent.
The stage for a wild day of bowling action was set early
when Page took on the four celebrity stars in the Super
Clash where each player bowled a frame and the lowest
score was eliminated. Ironically, after all four celebrities
struck in the first frame, Page was the first player elimi-
nated when he left a 6-8 split on his first attempt.
Eventually, Nelly won the contest by throwing five con-
secutive strikes to out-last Paul.
Nelly, a thumbless bowler, then teamed up with
Weber for a stunning 280-169 romp over Bush and
Malott in the first Baker doubles match. The only shot
that prevented a perfect game was Webers 10 pin in the
second frame.
There was a lot of excitement, Weber said. Nelly got
a couple Brooklyns in the Clash event, but after that, he
had 10 in the pit. He uses two fingers, no thumb andshoots his spares the same way.
I used to bowl in the same league with him (in St.
Louis), Weber added. I knew if he had a good ball reac-
tion hed be all right. It was hard for us to miss the pocket.
For their next match against Lil Wayne and Duke, how-
ever, Duke decided to confuse Nelly.Lil Wayne and I
were sitting there, hoping the scoring pace would be low,
Duke said. Then Nelly gets a five-bagger to knock
everyone out of the Clash, including Rhino, and he
throws five more in the first match. He hadnt missed for
10 shots, so things were not looking good for Lil Wayne
and me. Nelly not only can bowl, but he was on a severe
roll.
Norm made us switch lanes, Weber said. Nelly had
lane 2 figured out, so Norm made Nelly bowl on lane 1
and he didnt have a clue as to what to do.
I figured 200 would be over-achieving for us, Duke
added. Lil Wayne needs some work. But right before we
started, I had him move to the right and straighten his
delivery. He threw five shots that looked like theyre
going to the gutter, but they all came back to strike and
weve got 245. That was stratospheric.
The strategic move helped Lil Wayne and Duke elimi-nate Nelly and Weber, 245-205, and advance to the title
match, where Lil Waynes luck ran out, and Dukes five
strikes werent enough to save the team.
You can only get lucky for so long, Duke said. That
first game was all we had. We had no more magic after
that.
Chris did a lot better than last year, Belmonte said of
Paul. Hes not bowling as much as hed like, but hes just
a talented sports person. If he gets his hand on a ball, no
matter what game, hell be pretty good at it. If you
watch him on the basketball court, you can see how com-
petitive he is. He takes the same intensity to the lanes and
so do I. It doesnt matter if its hoops or skee ball or what-
ever. Its especially sweet when you do this against
friends. I know he likes to beat his friends.
The Invitational benefits Pauls CP3 Foundation which
was founded in 2005 as a tribute to his late grandfatherand the Winston-Salem, N.C., community where he grew
up. The CP3 foundation has provided funding for activi-
ties ranging from a scholarship program to food drives to
recreational support programs for underprivileged chil-
dren in both Winston-Salem and New Orleans.
Larry Toppin 300, Ed Smith 768
In Montvale MajorBy Joe Rizzi
Keith Dobres Tossed 300-806
At North Arlington Bowl
MONTVALE, NJ - Ed Smith led
all scorers this past Tuesday in the
Montvale Major League at
Montvale Lanes, bowling a 768
series on games of 242, 270 and
256. His great effort led Sole
Savers to a 26-4 rout over Bergen
Batting Center. Kevin Conroy
bowled 248-226-226700 for
Bergen.
High game of the evening
belonged to Larry Toppin, who
rolled a 300. Larry added a 234
and finished with a 733 series,
leading BuddiesProShop.com to a25.5-4.5 victory over Team Ram
Rod. Alex Kowalchuk added 205-
289-222716 for the winning
team.
Ralph Bernardo rolled 256-215-
257728, but despite his effort
Ricks Pro Shop was defeated by
CZs Pro Shop, 17.5-12.5. Justin
Hawkins 227-279701 led
Valley Tent Rental to an easy 25-5
victory over 12-In-A-Row Pro
Shop.
Mike Pasch hit 266-694, Tom
Piret 278-694, Chris Arbegast
237-690, Mike Rovetto 236-687,
Bob Balzarek 264-683, Willis
Simmons 247-675, Dave Spano
235-673, Adrian Lawson 245-670,Toto Roldan 251-669, John
Rankin 247-666, Nick DeLia 226-
662 and Ray Keim 279-659.
NO. ARLINGTON, NJ Keith
Dobres earned top honors in the
Sunday Morning Trio League at
North Arlington Bowl firing a 300
game for a high series of 806.
Rody Kemple hit 279-791, Chris
Schanne 269-781, Jose Cabrera,
Jr. 299-779, Gary Masino 277-
756, John Ross 278-748, Will
Frazier 279-739, Mike Rovetto
279-739, Giles Ward 259-739,
Tom Jordan 257-719, Jay
Judowski 279-719, Roldan Scott
256-718, John Beasley 257-715,
John Adams 268-712, and Jim
Giancarlo 268-707.
HOPELAWN, NJ Joe Vaccaro
earned game and set honors while
contesting in the Middlesex
County Classic League at MajesticLanes when he posted games of
279 and 235 before perfection in a
300 game for the session high
series of 814.
Ken Horvath shot 266-263-277-
756 followed by Ron Caggiano
tossing 247-238-248-733, Mike
Moore 224-267-237-728, BobKerwin 237-236-238-711, Glenn
Mohr, Jr. 236-201-267-704, Dan
Krakowski 276-200-226-702, and
Jim Kish 222-232-244-698.
Joe Vaccaro Blasted 300-814
At Majestic Lanes
Mike Potoski 300 at Plaza LanesMADISON, NJ Mike Potoski
found the line and hammered out a
300 game on his way to an impres-
sive 773 series rolling in the CMIL
League at Plaza Lanes.
Lissette Tapanes tossed a
235game and Jennifer Dunklin hit
235-637.
PBA photo
Reggie Bush, Jason Belmonte, Pete Weber, Nelly, Lil Wayne, Wes
Malott(back), Chris Paul, Rhino Page, and Norm Duke.
Jason Belmonte, Chris Paul Repeat as
PBA Celebrity Invitational ChampsBy Bill Vint -PBA Media Relations
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SEATTLE, Wash. (Feb. 8, 2011) The Professional
Bowlers Association will host the inaugural World
Bowling Tour Finals as part of the 2011 PBA World
Series of Bowling in a cooperative venture with the
World Tenpin Bowling Association, PBA
Commissioner and CEO Fred Schreyer has announced.
The new WTBA World Bowling Tour is an interna-
tional series of tournaments for men and women, with
competition points determining the top three men and
top three women who will qualify for the World
Bowling Tour finals. The Bayer United States Bowling
Congress Masters and 68th Lumber Liquidators U.S.
Open will be two of the events included on the WTBAWorld Bowling Tour schedule.
"The PBA is proud to present the World Bowling Tour
Finals as the culminating event for the top male and
female points earners on the WBT" said Tom Clark,
PBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating
Officer. "The PBA is a strong supporter of the growth of
international bowling and hosted one of the greatest col-
lections of international talent at the PBA World Series
of Bowling earlier in our 2010-11 season. Its a great
sign of unity among the worlds leading bowling organ-
izations that the WTBA World Bowling Tour Finals pre-
sented by the PBA will be an ESPN telecast emanating
from next season's PBA World Series of Bowling."
The World Bowling Tour Finals will be a one-hour
event with a $40,000 prize fund, taped for broadcast
during the PBA's World Series of Bowling next fall.
"Holding this special season-ending event adds evenmore value to those tournaments that are on board with
the Tour," WTBA President Kevin Dornberger said. "It
also presents incentive to all of the world's top bowlers
to compete in all of the World Bowling Tour events for
a chance to qualify for this special event."
The addition of the Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open to
the World Bowling Tour schedule should encourage
several of the worlds premier players to participate in
the most prestigious open field tournament in the sport,
Schreyer said. American bowling fans got a pretty
good look at some of the great international players dur-
ing our World Series. Were hoping the attraction of a
U.S. Open title, a tremendous prize fund and the new
WTBA points competition will encourage the interna-tional community to join us in New Jersey.
The first event in the series was the Brunswick
Ballmaster Open in Helsinki, Finland, in early January.
Finnish native Mika Koivuniemi won that event, defeat-
ing fellow Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour star Sean
Rash in the title match, 236-191. Finlands Krista
Pollanen was the top woman finisher in the event.
The preliminary WBT schedule also includes events
in France, Kuwait, Thailand, and Australia.
Having seven events in our inaugural year is very
encouraging, Dornberger said. Its my hope that we
will add more events before the year is over.
The WTBA, recognized as the world tenpin governing
body by the International Olympic Committee, is made
up of more than 100 bowling federations.
For more information about the WTBAs World
Bowling Tour, lists of points leaders, rules and more,visit worldtenpinbowling.com.
AT FARMINGDALEAdam Specciante 290FARMINGDALE, NY Adam Specciante led all bowlers rolling in the
Thursday 3 Man League when he tossed the high game of 290 en route to
the session high series of 729.
Tyrone Page hit 705, Ranee Jackson 687.
In the Saint Martins Majors League Brandon Soedarmasto shot 265-720.
F. Berardino 289FARMINGDALE, NY Franke Berardino shot 289, and Howie
Garfinkel shot 268 in the Thursday Goodtimers League.
Steve Coleman rolled 276-755 in the Tuesday Early Birds League.
Bob OKeefe shot 276, Larry Straus 269, and Leroy Williams 268 in
the Wednesday Mens League.
Tom Fabian, Jr. shot 714 in the Wednesday Party League.
Brian Scott 739 at Holiday BowlOAKLAND, NJ Brian Scott led the scoring in the Sun. Gutterdusters
League at Holiday Bowl firing games of 247-258 for a high series of 739.
Tom Stellingwerf hit 258-257-728, Shawn Aiello 258-712, Ed Casler
247-707, Dan Barker 257-689, Rich Worst 224-633, George Brigu 215-
608, and Joe Donnarum 220-607.
Mike Potoski Hit 774 at HanoverEAST HANOVER, NJ -Mike Potoski blasted games of 257,258 and
259 for a high 774 series while contesting in the Morris County
Thursday Night Men's League at Hanover Lanes.
Theo Lasure's 279 was high game of the night.
Joe Borowic rolled a 724 set highlighted by a 277 game and Gil Ward
tossed a 261 in a 701 series.
PBA to Host WTBA World Bowling Tour FinalsU.S. Open will be part of new international bowling series
By Bill Vint -PBA Media Relations
The Lady Islanders
Girls Ice Hockey
Program of Long Island
held their second annu-
al Bowl-A-Thon in
conjunction with the
Islanders to fundraise
for their Under-19,
Under-14, Under-12
and Under-10 teams.
The four female
squads, solicited spon-
sors for this yearsevent, collecting over
$6,000 to help pay for
ice time, jerseys, equip-
ment, tournament registrations,
league fees and more. In addition
to raising money, the girls were
rewarded with the opportunity to
bowl with some of their hockey
heroes. They also had the chance
to take numerous photos with the
boys in blue and brought home
bags full of autographed year-
books and player cards.
Veterans Matt Moulson, Bruno
Gervais and Josh Bailey led the
way and brought rookie team-
mates Nathan Lawson, TyWishart, Jeremy Colliton and
Travis Hamonic along for the
evenings festivities.
Hamonic might have been the
U-10 teams favorite player, as
they huddled around him for what
seemed like hours. He couldnt
even get a second game started
because he was too busy signing
autographs and discussing the
girls favorite sport: hockey.
This is a great event and a great
cause were here for, Hamonic
said. Womens hockey is huge in
Canada and obviously growing in
the US, so its nice to see that its
growing here on Long Island, too.
Its good to see that we can help
out our fellow Islanders with some
fun times like bowling here.
Hamonics bowling game hasroom to grow, but Moulson
showed he could be a sniper in
more than one sport. He opened
the night with back-to-back strikes
and closed with three straight.
Its a fun game and a fun way to
get your mind off things for a little
while, Moulson said. The girls
all have a great time and thats
what counts. Were just happy to
come have fun with all of them
and support their team.
Siobhan ODonnell, a Lady
Islander from Massapequa, was
one of those girls that had a great
time. She had a hard time contain-
ing her excitement, but told every-
one what a blast she was having.
This is a lot of fun, ODonnell
said. I dont know much aboutbowling, but its fun to play with
all your friends and teammates.
And having the Islanders here is
really cool. Its great that they
want to help us.
Lady Islanders Bowl Away Islanders Hockey Team
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North Arlington, NJ - Sometimes
an occasional break can be benefi-
cial as 13-year-old Margaret
Ziobro showed in Adult-Junior
play at North Arlington. Not hav-
ing picked up a bowling ball in a
month due to prior commitments
and the break for the holidays,
Margaret had three over average
scores including her best game
ever, a 165 in leading Team
Awesome II to a 5-2 win over
Those Guys. In the evenings
highlight match, 4 Ts Laneside I
came away with two of three
against pacesetting 18 And A Halfas 11-year-old Taylor Horniacek
tallied two key better than average
scores including a 158; Bobby
Manella continued to bowl well
for the league leaders, coming
through with 200-562.
In other position encounters,
the high-flying Mega Monkeys
soared into third place by turning
the tables on the Cardinals, 7-0
for their seventh win in their last
eight matches. The Redbirds,
who once again had a fine outing
from 15-year-old Will Blanco
[218,223], had snapped the
Mega Monkeys six-match win
skein two weeks ago, but came
up short this go-around. G-
Force ended its four-match skid
with a 5-2 triumph over 4 Ts
Laneside II as 10-year-old Kyle
Sanzo posted two over average
games.
Margaret Ziobro Tops North Arlington JuniorsBy Vince Albrecht
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OAKLAND, NJ In the Stan
Niemiec Youth Travel League,
Holidays Mike Carr pounded out
a 253 middle game to cement his
teams 889-874 win over
Montvale which nonetheless took
the match, 5-2.
Mike, who stroked a 232 open-
er, finished with 655, the after-
noons high set while teammates
Jeremy Scott and Ryan Kattine
kept the finale competitive with
210 and 205 respectively.
However, it was Clair Riesers
closing 215 and Shannon Rossis
163 making the difference in the
spirited match-up as Montvale
prevailed, 926-906. While both
girls were over average in all three
games, it was Clairs stage as her
215-533 is the new league high
among the distaff keglers. Also
contributing to Montvales suc-
cess were Nick Rossi 224,202 and
Bobby McCarthy 203,213.
Elsewhere, Bowler City I gained
a share of the league lead bysweeping past shorthanded Fair
Lawn I, 2551-2365. Pacing the
victors were John Draney 201, 211
and Ryan Perez 194, 206.
In the days tightest match, Fair
Lawn II grabbed two games from
Bowler City II as Justin Floyd
rolled 217-591 and 8-year-old
Jake Nappi finished with a 39 pin
over average score. BC II, spear-
headed by James Kane 188-520,
held on after an opening game win
to take the wood point by 28
sticks.
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PIN POUNDING AT PLAZAJoe Horinewich 299MADISON, NJ Joe Horincewich
topped the scoring in the Morris
County Police & Fire League firing a
near perfect high game of 299 en
route to the session high series of
706.
Joe Marchese and Mike Stoyko
255, John Pezzino 685, and Jimmy
Granato 663.
Liesl Apgar 708MADISON, NJ Liesl Apgar rolled
257-708, and Cindy Heinemeyer 202
in the Ladies Trio League.
Brian Schindler 697MADISON, NJ Brian Schindler
topped the scoring in the Union
Rec. league firing a high game of
288 and a high series of 697.
Harry Franz hit 238-675, Jimmy
Granato 240, and Pat Wilfong 212.
In the Morris County Police &
Fire League Dennis Deleseo hit
235-626, Fred Brunner 225-607,
and David Lee 605.
Victor Pitra 657MADISON, NJ Victor Pitra led
the scoring in the Livingston
Business Mens League firing a247 game for a high series of 657.
Tom Klien rolled 246, Al Klien
243-658, and Chris Sammond
629.
In the Livingston Business
League Billy Piccola shot 671,
followed by Steve Payne 256-663.
Jon Russo 655MADISON, NJ- Jon Russo paced
the Pharma Plus firing a 655 sets.
John Lulewicz hit 640, Joe Fosko
633, Dan Smith 243, Mike
Jankowski 235, and Ron
Kaepernik 235.
In the Union Rec. League Pat
Biesksha hit 205.
Jodi Belli 652MADISON, NJ Jodi Belli rolled
249-652, Alice Bednarik 259 and
Karin Sainato 181 in the Chatham
Collisionettes League.
Joe Marchese 668MADISON, NJ In the Morris
County Police & Fire League Joe
Marchese shot 256-668, Andy
Belusko 245, and Dan Pridham 235.
In the Union Recreation League
Kathy Sorrell hit 200.
James Joyner 782 at Hanover LanesEAST HANOVER, NJ - James Joyner rolled games of 279, 238 and 265
en route to a 782 set in the West Morris Thursday Night Mens League
at Hanover Lanes.
Paul Douvas hit 248-254-279-781. Pete Cuozzo Jr. had the night's high
game tossing a 286 in his 727 set. Leroy Cook tallied a 277-760,
George Allen 79-741, Frank Fiscello 269-732 and Mark Gorgodian
rolled a 730.
Tom Sheehan 701 at Stelton LanesPISCATAWAY, NJ Tom Sheehan paced the scoring in the Thursday
Mens League firing games of 258-216-227 for a high series of 701.
Ronald Alberti shot 268, Dave Donelan 267, Wayne Litwin 278, Brian
Balka 258, and Russ Knapp 256.
In the Seniors League Frank Labruzzo shot 233 followed by Keith
King rolling 256, and Mark Davis 247.
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THE MAGIC AT MAJESTICSteve Venito 725HOPELAWN, NJ In the Family
League Steve Venito shot 244-225-
256-725, Mark Simon 257-212-
249-718, Bob Nebus 222-268-210-
700, Frank Nebus 215-242-233-
690, James Medoro 267-215-686,
Kevin Kopko 203-267-215-685,
and Robert Krimin 230-258-680.
Sean Williams rolled 245-242-
662, Aaron Williams 218-246-
661, Raul Morales 217-235-648,
and Carole Lopez 202 in the
Sunday Nite Mixed League
Richard Hecht 690HOPELAWN, NJ Richard Hecht
took center stage spotlight while
competing in the Garden State
Mixed League when he posted
games of 218-269-203 for the ses-
sion high series of 690.
Sean Williams shot 223-226-213-
662, Chris Herrick 237-24-662,
Elio Carrasco 216-210-233-659,
Joann Lesniak 238-215-203-656,
Robin Scordato 248, and Rocco
Fortunato 235-210-202-656.
Wayne Bebert 646HOPELAWN, NJ - In the Avenel
Youth League Wayne Bebert took
the spotlight when he shot 223-
237-646, and David Caceres
pitched a 210 game.
In the Tuesday Nite Trios League
Richard Gibbons hit 233-221-647,
Paul Harney 252-632, and Mike
Newman 204-222-630.
Drew Rucinski shot 248-215-
624, Tony Rigiano 232-209-622,
and Dave Calamitto 227-613.
DJ Cramer, Jr. 755PISCATAWAY, NJ DJ Cramer,
Jr. led the scoring in the Thursday
Mens League firing games of
255-256-224 for a high series of
755.
Ronald Albert hit 275-244, Tim
Sickoria 277, Troy Mellios 268,
Paul Fair 266, and Richard
Maibach and Craig Haasz 256.
Keith Urquhart 728PISCATAWAY, NJ Keith
Urquhart shot 213-247-268-728 in
the Hes and Shes League.Roger Nepton rolled 267 in the
Piscataway Triples League.
Tom Aussem 708PISCATAWAY, NJ Tom
Aussem led the scoring in the
Wednesday AT&T League firing
games of 225-258-225 for a high
series of 708.
Mark Grossman hit 279-234-
702, Bill Gaskill 256, and Phil
Pron 246.
In the Tuesday AT&T League
Pete Garcia shot 247.
Mark Davis 268PISCATAWAY, NJ Mark Davis
rolled 268, Henry Pakosz 253,and Mark Berko 236 in the Hes
and Shes League.
Chip Vincent 675ROCKAWAY, NJ Chip Vincent
led the scoring in the Dave
Valerius Trios League firing a
247 game for a high series of
675.
Alison Gromer shot 279-668,
Tyrone Waal hit 243-684, Pete
Cuzzo 235, Shawn Casey 227,
Richard Schwager 211, and Laura
Sackett 201.
John Campbell shot 256, Joe
Gibson 255, and Crabby Brown
235 in the Thursday Nite MixedLeague.
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