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Vol. 79 No. 52 February 27 - March 5, 2019 25 cents
Patty Patterson, Kay Smith, Joseph Poelking Selected for 2019 National Recognition Awards
ARLINGTON, Texas – Patty Scholarship Foundation in
Patterson of El Paso, Texas, Kay memory of her brother, who
Smith of Bryan, Texas, and passed away in 2010 at age 53.
Joseph Poelking of Springboro, Each year, the foundation
Ohio, were selected by the awards scholarships to high
United States Bowling Congress school bowlers in the El Paso
Board of Directors to receive area, and, while all family mem-
USBC National Recognition bers are involved, Patterson
Awards. handles much of the organiza-
Patterson is the Joyce Deitch tion of events and fundraising.
Unity Award winner, Smith is The foundation has awarded
this year’s recipient of the more than $40,000 in scholar-
Helen Baker Award for USBC photo USBC photo USBC photo ships and assisted with funding
Outstanding Association Patty Patterson Kay Smith Joseph Poelking for 2018 Junior Gold
Service and Poelking has been Championships qualifying
selected as the USBC Proprietor standing bowling leaders for mitted applications, and the Convention in Las Vegas. events.
of the Year. their contributions to the sport. recipients will receive their In 2012, Patterson’s family
The annual awards honor out- Selections were made from sub- awards at the 2019 USBC started the Gibby Daniels See AWARDS Page 2
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PBA AWARDS
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PBA Hall of Famer Billy Hardwick held the previous record for “I am truly honored to be nominated and select- years and a certified lane inspector for more than
ed for this award; actually, I'm still shocked,” 30 years. On the lanes, she won singles and all-
youngest to win two majors when he won the 1965 Tournament of
Patterson said. “I have worked hard for many events titles in her first city tournament in 1973,
Champions for his second major title at 23 years and 259 days.
years to keep bowling going in El Paso. Since the and bowled in her first national event that year.
Simonsen, whose Players Championship win was his sixth career scholarship foundation was started, I have seen She has competed in 40 Texas Women's State
tour title, became the youngest player to win a PBA Tour major when more youth bowlers participating in leagues and Tournaments.
he won the 2016 USBC Masters at age 19. city tournaments. I hope that what our family has Poelking is the owner of three centers in the
“To have a second major at this point in my career, I’m speechless,” started is a contributing factor.” Dayton, Ohio, area – Poelking Lanes South,
Simonsen said. “Jason is the guy everyone is gunning for and as a fel- She also is involved with the bi-national bowl- Poelking Woodman Lanes and Poelking Lanes.
low two-hand player, he’s an inspiration.” ing associations that bring together bowlers from His centers are home to 33 adult leagues and 11
For Belmonte, who was also trying for a 20th career title, the 7-10 Texas, New Mexico and northern Mexico every youth leagues that support more than 1,800 USBC
in the 10th frame was his second of the match after also leaving one three months for competition and camaraderie. members.
in the fourth frame. The events draw more than 250 competitors, "I am very honored to receive this award,”
“I threw the ball the way I wanted to,” said the four-time PBA while bringing together bowlers from each side of Poelking said. “I know this comes from those
Player of the Year. “This game has its good breaks and bad breaks the U.S.-Mexico border. people that I work with and for, and I’m proud to
and they just didn’t go my way this time.” Patterson and her family have been honored serve those in the bowling industry and my com-
Belmonte won the recent Tournament of Champions for his 10th twice by El Paso USBC with the Gene Calabro munity. In looking at the list of past recipients, I
major title to tie Hall of Famers Pete Weber and Earl Anthony for first Bowling Ambassador of the Year award, and she found I know many of them, and I feel humbled
on the all-time majors list. was inducted into the El Paso USBC Hall of Fame and truly honored to join this elite group of bowl-
in 2001. ing proprietors.”
A win for Belmonte would have also made him the first to win three
Smith, who was inducted into the Texas State Named the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of
Players Championship titles. He won in 2011 and 2017 and joins
USBC Hall of Fame in 2012, has more than 40 America (BPAA) Proprietor of the Year for the
Dave Ferraro, Dennis Horan, and Steve Hoskins as two-time winners
years of association service since starting as a state of Ohio in 2013, he has served on the BPAA
of the event. league secretary in 1973. A year later, she became board, did two separate terms as president of the
The stepladder finals started with two-hander and three-time tour a member of the Bryan/College Station Board of BPA of Greater Dayton, and currently serves on
winner Kyle Troup of Taylorsville, N.C., beating EJ Tackett of Directors and has served in various roles, includ- the Strike Ten Entertainment board. He has been
Bluffton, Ind., who was trying for his third major and 13th career tour ing president. She served as president for the first the state president and executive board chairman
title, 255-245. three years of the newly merged Brazos Valley of the Bowling Centers Association of Ohio
Troup then threw three strikes in the 10th frame of the second match USBC in 2006 and returned in 2016 to again (BCAO).
to beat two-time tour winner and No. 3 qualifier DJ Archer of Spring, serve in that role. He was inducted into the Ohio Bowling Council
Texas, 194-193, to advance to the semifinal against Simonsen. “I am very humbled and honored to be recog- Hall of Fame for meritorious service in 2017 and
Simonsen dominated the semifinal, beating Troup 259-202 to advance nized for doing what I love, working for bowlers received the BCAO Hall of Fame Meritorious
to the title match against Belmonte. of all ages,” Smith said. “And passing on the love Service Medal in 2012. His centers have hosted
of the sport to our youth is my passion.” many local and state events and will host the
The association manager for the Texas State Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships
USBC since 2010, Smith has extensive service on in April.
the state level for both adult and youth associa- The National Recognition Awards will be pre-
tions. She joined the state youth board in 1989 sented during the 2019 USBC Convention and
and has served in all capacities, including presi- Annual Meeting, set for April 29-May 2 at The
dent. She formed the Bryan/College Station Youth Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Championships in 1977 and the association’s Visit BOWL.com/ScholarshipsAwards for more
youth scholarship program in 1980. She helped information on the National Recognition Awards
develop the state’s youth scholarship program and and to learn about past recipients. Visit
youth Masters and Queens events. BOWL.com/Convention for information about
She has been a certified coach for more than 40 the 2019 USBC Convention.
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“PBA POWER RANKINGS”
While FOX Sports is providing the PBA with new dimensions in televi-
sion coverage, PBA’s new online streaming partner is likewise opening
new doors and windows into the vast social media world with its event cov-
erage, feature stories and related features such as its new “PBA Power
Rankings” that provide fans with an ongoing discussion topic: Who’s the
best?
Recently, for example, Lubbock Sports Open winner Dick Allen makes
his first appearance in the rankings while a significant amount of shuffling
among the contenders also took place in Week Five of the 2019 Go
Bowling! PBA Tour season. Unchanged in Flo’s rankings: Jakob Butturff
retains the top spot as the season’s top player heading into the PBA
Tournament of Champions, where FloBowling’s coverage of the prelimi-
nary rounds began on Feb. 6.
The PBA Power Rankings, with rationale for each player’s ranking, are
just another special feature PBA fans can follow as FloBowling subscribers
(to subscribe, visit flobowling.com). To catch you up on where things
stand, following the PBA Lubbock Sports Open, here are the current Top
10 Power Rankings (with the previous week’s ranking in parenthesis):
1, Jakob Butturff (previous ranking: 1)
2, EJ Tackett (3)
3, Jason Belmonte (2)
4, Kris Prather (6)
5, Jesper Svensson (4)
6, Dom Barrett (5)
7, Sean Rash (15)
8, Kyle Troup (14)
9, Rhino Page (12)
10, Andrew Anderson (9)
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North Jersey Scholarship Travel RED SOX STAR MOOKIE BETTS TO RECEIVE BPAA MEDIA AWARD
Tournament Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts, after an American League Most Valuable Player season that included
By Vince Albrecht earning his first World Series championship ring, also will be honored by the bowling family in late June
MONTVALE, NJ – The North Jersey Scholarship Travel Tournament when he receives the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America Media Award for the significant mass
[NJSTT] drew twenty-one entries to its eighth Singles event, held at media coverage he has generated for bowling over the past three years.
Montvale Lanes. Ramsey senior Lindsay Pepper, who finished second Betts, an accomplished bowler, participated in the 2015 and 2017 PBA World Series of Bowling in Reno,
last time out, scaled the ladder to the top this go-around, closing with highlighted by a 300 game he bowled in the 2017 Scorpion Championship. That unique accomplishment
stellar scratch games of 237-236 to run away from the field in the four- led to an on-field presentation of a PBA 300 ring by PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark at a Red Sox
game handicap contest. Park Ridge sophomore Joseph Mahoney led
game at Fenway Park last summer.
after three games, having blitzed the maples with a net 755, but cooled
off considerably in game four and had to settle for a second place finish.
Ever since he began competing in PBA-level competition, Betts’ athletic skills as a bowler have accom-
West Essex sophomore Chris Rysz, who finished fourth, rolled a stellar panied almost every media conversation about his talents on television, radio, social media and in newspa-
277, the session’s best net single. per and magazine stories. He also has participated in NBA star Chris Paul’s popular CP3 PBA Celebrity
How the top seven entries fared: Lindsay Pepper [183-204-237-236]: Invitational bowling event that aired on Super Bowl Sunday. Betts was a participant for the third consecu-
860 + 280 hdcp = 1140, Joseph Mahoney [265-225-265-156]: 911 + 136 tive year when the 2019 event aired for the first time on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. Eastern.
= 1047, Eric McKenna [223-189-259-211]: 882 + 144 = 1026, Chris
Rysz [191-202-277-194]: 864 + 160 = 1024, Brian Biml [258-168-226-
216]: 868 + 144 = 1012, Jake Nappi [216-208-206-269]: 899 + 100 =
999 and Arielle Wallace [202-215-202-200]: 819 + 172 = 991.
Top Ten 4-Game Net Series: Joseph Mahoney 911, Jake Nappi 899,
Eric McKenna 882, Brian Biml 868, Chris Rysz 864, Lindsay Pepper
860, Eric Grunblatt 840, Nick Greco 836, Arielle Wallace 819, John
Picciano and Liam Barron 783.
“200” Games: Chris Rysz 277-202, Jake Nappi 269-216-208-206,
Joseph Mahoney 265-265-225, Eric McKenna 259-223-211, Brian Biml
258-226-216, Nick Greco 254-206-215, John Picciano 253-200, Eric
Grunblatt 247-223, Lindsay Pepper 237-236-204, Liam Barron 222-210,
Aaron Manspeizer 222, Anthony Frangiosa 216, Arielle Wallace 215-
202-202-200, Louis Ferrante 211, Tom Luchetta 204, Krista Eskow and
Trevor Lauber 201.
High Averages to Date [15+ games]: Hunter Perry [Hawthorne senior]
215, Jake Nappi [Fair Lawn junior] 213, Joseph Mahoney [Park Ridge
sophomore] 208, Nick Greco [Fair Lawn senior] 206, Liam Barron
[Mahwah senior] 201, Chris Rysz [West Essex sophomore] 197, Louis
Ferrante [Dumont junior] 196, Zachary Jordan [Wayne Hills freshman]
196, Ray Schmitt [Lakeland junior] 195, Arielle Wallace [Hackensack
senior] 193, Anthony Frangiosa [Fair Lawn junior] 191, Krista Eskow
[Fair Lawn sophomore] 191, Michaella Raab [Mahwah sophomore]
186, John Picciano [Mahwah junior] 186, Tom Luchetta [Wayne Hills
junior] 184, Dylan Heinold [Wayne Hills junior] 183, Aaron
Manspeizer [Fair Lawn senior] 183 and George Ferguson [Bergenfield
sophomore] 182.
AT FARMINGDALE LANES
Brian Ziesig 765 Joseph Costanzo 246 Brillian Soedarmasto 237
FARMINGDALE, NY- Brian Ziesig topped the scoring in the FARMINGDALE, NY - Joseph Costnzo rolled 246, FARMINGDALE, NY - Brillian Soedarmasto rolled
Epic/Maple Foursome League firing games of 279-270 for a high series Stephen Diaczun, Sr 225, and Jo-Anne Fina 196 in 237, Alex Grzybowski 235-226, Andrew
of 765. the Sunday Adult/Junior League Dompkowski 226, and Mark Ferrara 214 in the
Cris Labue, Dan Conlon and James Delia rolled 279, Gary Haines 276, In the Saturday Family and Friends League Andrew Saturday St Martin League
Shawn Green 268, Andrew Mienkiewicz, Eric Ivarson and Sam Brenner Mize rolled 226, and Marty Mize 210. Marvin Slifkin rolled 217, Joe Livolsi 194, and Joe
267, Richard Friedman 266, Tarrick Moore and Farbrizo Cerutti 265, Mike Walsh 237 Mule 183 in the Friday Sunshine Kids League.
and Michele Haines 259. FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Sunday Vacation Murt Brown rolled 213, Steve Swersky 206, and
Tom Gomez 202 in the Thursday Green Men League.
Brian Ziesig 289 League Mike Walsh rolled 237, Peter Mockler 233,
In the Monday Seniors League Paulette Miller rolled
FARMINGDALE, NY - Brian Ziesig fired a high game of 289 in the and Keith Squires 224.
In the Friday Teens League Stanley Kim rolled 233, 171, Silvia Rey-Buzzonetti 160.
Epic Edge Trios League
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Ramon Carcamo and Michael Gelman rolled 279, Buzz Goodman and and Salvatore Testa 230
TJ Gregg 279, Adam Chase, Ray Kappel, and Noel Ocasio 269, an Ryan Fina rolled 225, and Stephen Kessler 192-186
Alfred Spano and Rya Kappel 268. in the Sunday Adult/Junior League.
John Petrizzi 279
FARMINGDALE, NY - John Petrizzi rolled a high game of 279 in the
MondayNight Fourplay League.
Joe Mistron and Dave Drago rolled 246, and Jim Tortorice Jr 242
Haines 259.
Toni Kaufman 710
FARMINGDALE, NY - Toni Kaufman led the scoring in the Friday
Late Mixed League rolling a high game of 269 and a high series of 710.
Mike Crevoiserat rolled 257, Daniel Schrael 256, Alex Gusmano 244,
and Richard White and Terry Thompson ,Jr 242.
Albert DiBernardo 278
FARMINGDALE, NY - Albert DiBernardo fired a high game of 278 in
the Wednesday Party League.
Daniel Scime and Lloyd Hasluck rolled 258, Doug Quaranto and
Michael Marrazzo 257, and Dillon Lyle 247.
Charles Jordan 278
FARMINGDALE, NY - Charles Jordan rolled a high game of 278 in the
Tuesday Early Birds League
Thurston Cunningham rolled 268, Nicole Catapano 267, Amefika
Greaves and Nonnae Greaves 258, and Clayton Hunt 258.
Greg Eskow 266
FARMINGDALE, NY - Greg Eskow fired a high game of 266 in the
Saturday Island Trees League.
Daniel Schrafel rolled 258-245-710, Don Balducci 247 and Michael
Katz 236.
John Patrowicz 266
FARMINGDALE, NY - John Patrowicz rolled 266, Richard Trentacoste
256, Dennis Reardon 249, and Eric Corsini 246 in the Thursday
Businesssmens League.
George Mazzocchi 258
FARMINGDALE, NY - George Mazzocci rolled 258, Paul
Constantinopoli 256, and Stephen Pasciuto 246 in the Tuesday Nite
Owls League.
In the Tuesday Ladies League Jo-Anne Fina rolled 204, and Suzanne
Katz 182.
Nick Terraciano 254
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Thursday Goodtimers League Nick
Terraciano rolled 254, Dean Alberino 231, and Tony Escobedo 215.