STATEN ISLAND, NY – Ryan Friend earned top honors in the Michael Carbonaro Mixed League when he hammered out the high game of 299 and finished the meeting with the high series of806 at Rab’s Country Lanes. Mike Nicholasi shot 278-757, Tom Velleca 269-743, Bob Jacobson 277-737, Steve McNichol 257-711, Joe Comitini 706, Andrew Barbato 257-696, Erik Todd 278-695, and Bill Tompkins 252-686. The East's Most Read Bowling WeeklySports Reporter The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940 Vol. 75 No. 47 January 21 - 27, 2015 50 cents Greg Ostrander 300 at Ocean Lanes MADISON, NJ – Bo Serillo tookthe spotlight when he posted a 300 game in the session high 729 series contesting in the Livingston Business Men’s League at Plaza Lanes. Paul Demyanovich shot 257, Al Klein and Frank Catanzaro 246, and Kathy Folson 165. Bo Serillo 300 at Plaza Lanes Anhony Cassonetto Hit 299-823 At Rockville Centre Ryan Friend Blasted 299-806 At Rab’s Country Lanes ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY –Anthony Cassonetto topped the scoring in the Saturday Scholarship League at Rockville Centre Lanes blasting games of299 and 279 for a high series of823. Tarik Zephrine rolled 209-253- 267-729, Maria Lucente 233-211- 269-713, Jair Brooks-Davis 245- 228, Alex Vilardi 229, Jason Eras 228, and Robert Wright 215. LAS VEGAS - In a championship match battle between two play ers fr om T exas, Mike Fag an of F ort Worth, prevailed to win the Professional Bowlers Association World Championship at the South Point Bowling Plaza for his fifth PBA Tour title. Fagan, who qualified second for the stepladder finals, defeated top qualifier Wes Malott from the Austin suburb of Pflugerville, 252-212, in the title match to also record his second major title after winning the United States Bowling Congress Masters in 2012. “The majors are where you can separate yourselffrom everyone else,” said Fagan, who is originally from Long Island, New York. “These opportunities don’t come around too often so you always have to consider yourself fortunate to be in a position to win and the take advantage of the opportunity you worked so hard for. “Making it into the (PBA) Hall of Fame is one ofmy goals,” he continued. “I’ve thought about my place in the spo rt and while win ning my second majoris another step in getting there, it’s a big step for sure.” In the title match, Fagan and Malott traded strikes in the first four frames but then a turning point came when Malott, trying for his 10th Tour title, left the 2- 10 split in the fifth which he failed to convert. Fagan had a moment of his own when he left an 8-10 split in the eighth frame but was able to finish strong and hold off Malott for the win. “As much as you try to relax it’s still very stressful,” Fagan said. “I was concentrating so hard I didn’t know what frame I was in or what the score was. I just wanted to make good shots.” Mike Fagan Wins PBA World Championship By Jerry Schneider - PBA LAKEWOOD, NJ - Greg Ostrander burned the boards for a 300 game while rolling in the Ocean Trio Challenge at Ocean Lanes and finished the session with a 706 series. Jim Stefan came close to perfec- tions tossing a 298 game and went on to earn the evening’s high series honors with his 773 set. Rob Sherman bowled a 279 in a 711 series followed by Steffen Schenkenberger with a 278, Brian Bamforth 277, Rich Haas, Jr. 275- 766, Todd Britton 269-739 Series Dave Sabin 269-712, Bob Heagen 267-723, Brandon Fennell 267- 734, Don Farmer 265 Michael Melillo 265, John Brazinski 264, Emil Dudas 262, Chris Jones 260-728, Jim Hanlon 258-738, Vinny Dalia 257, Justin VanBerkel 256, Rich Blaydes 255, Emily Fiore 246, Diane Jones 239-644, and Bridget Bilello 235- 642. OAKLAND, NJ – Russ Smith earned top honors in the Tuesday Night Men’ s League at Holiday Bowl blasting games of 279-258- 267 for a high series of 804. Don Philhower rolled 258-762, Jack Baldwin 279-733, Dave Nagelhout 268-726, John Constantini 258-711, Dennis Bussanich 257-707, and Chris Parrilli 267-697. Russ Smith 804 at Holiday Bowl PBAphoto PBA World Champion Mike Fagan. See FAGAN Page 2 By Vince Albrecht ELMOOOD PARK, NJ - Lyndhurst senior Daijon Smith rolled a perfect game in the NJSC qualify- ing round at Parkway Lanes and made it to the semifinals before bow- ing out. Dumont sophomore Kyle Schellberg and Paramus Catholic senior Lilly Sigona had been bowling well prior to the tournament, so see- ing them emerge as champions had- n’t been out of the question. Schellberg overcame a sluggish qualifying round in which he barely made the cut, but then was unstop- pabl e, blast ing 239-2 65-22 6 on his way to the final where he outlasted Passaic Tech junior Isiah Tolbert, 186-182 to snare the crown. Sigona was sharp throughout the tourna- ment, averaging 193 as she forged her way to the championship match where she met highly regarded two time Greater Middlesex Conference champion Amy Caruso, the South Brunswick senior. Not to be denied, Lilly held off Amy’s charge and tookhome the title, 200-191. Top ten boys in qualifying set- Jordan Lopez [Lyndhurst] 267-730, Daijon Smith [Lyndhurst] 300-729, Craig Oriente [Indian Hills] 254-722, Nick C ilent o [Pomp ton Lak es] 257- 703, Joseph Malyack [DePaul] 256- 692, Zachary Seegers [Wallington] 258-667, Ryan Donohue [Lyndhurst] 225-656, Erik Kattermann [Montville] 224-641,TJ Mastracche [Indian Hills] 246-639 and Don Lazorchak [Paramus] 257-636. Top ten girls in qualifying set-Amy Caruso [South Brunswick] 278-669, Janina Santoro [Hackensack] 223- 574, Lilly Sigona [Paramus Catholic] 204-571, Tiffany Sucero [Holy Angels] 203-558, Alexa Hernandez [Holy Angels] 178-523, Abbey Zollo [Paramus Catholic] 183-511, Marissa Rivers [Westwood] 199- 509, Danielle Quitola [Ridgefield Park] 190-508, Kristen Mihok[Mahwah] 188-508 and Emily Young [Lyndhurst] 179-500. Boys semifinalists-Isiah Tolbert [Passaic Tech] 231, Kyle Schellberg [Dumont] 226, Jordan Lopez 214, Daijon Sm ith 213, Joseph Ma lyack195 and Nathan Tombo [St Joseph Reg.] 186. Girls semifinalists-Amy Caruso 214, Lilly Sigona 200, Madison Perry [Hawthorne] 194 and Haley Hassan [Paramus] 175. Kyle Schellberg, Lilly Sogona North Jersey Singles Champions Daijon Smith Fires 300
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CHICAGO – The world’s best bowlers will return to Milwaukee in
late January to compete in the prelim-
inary rounds of two Professional
Bowlers Association championship
tournaments – the PBA Players
Championship and the Mark
Roth/Marshall Holman PBA DoublesChampionship – leading into a mega-
television weekend in Indianapolis as part of the 50th anniversary Barbasol
PBA Tournament of Champions.
AMF Bowlero Lanes in suburban
Wauwatosa will host the special com-
petitions for PBA members Jan. 26-30
offering $250,000 in prize money before the players head north to Green
Bay to compete in the United States
Bowling Congress Masters – the first
major championship on the 2015 PBA
schedule – which is scheduled for
Feb. 2-8 at Ashwaubenon Bowl. The
Milwaukee stop will be responsiblefor determining the TV finalists who
will head to Woodland Bowl in
Indianapolis for an ESPN “triplehead-
er” Feb. 14-15.“Thanks to our friends at AMF
Bowlero Lanes, we’re providing the
great bowling fans in Milwaukee andour Xtra Frame viewers around the
world with a pair of great tournaments
in the days leading into the USBCMasters and the PBA’s 50th anniver-
sary Tournament of Champions,” said
PBA Commissioner Tom Clark.
The Milwaukee stop will involve
concurrent qualifying rounds on
Tuesday, Jan. 27, and Wednesday, Jan.
28, for the Players Championship and
the Roth/Holman Doubles
Championship. All players will bowltwo qualifying rounds totaling 12
games with the top 24 individuals and
the top 12 doubles teams advancing to
round-robin match play.
The Players Championship finalists
will bowl three eight-game match play rounds Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.,
and Thursday at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.,
with the top five after a total of 36
games advancing to the stepladder
finals which will be conducted for
delayed telecast on ESPN on
Saturday, Feb. 14, at Woodland Bowlin Indianapolis in conjunction with the
50th Tournament of Champions. The
PBA Players Championship finals
will air on ESPN on Sunday, Feb. 22,at 1 p.m.
The PBA returns to an old-school
format for the Roth/Holman PBA
Doubles Championship, which isnamed in honor of two PBA legends
who also bowled together as one of
the sport’s most successful doublesteams. PBA members will be allowed
to form their own doubles teams, and
they will use their combined 12-game
qualifying totals to determine the 12
teams advancing to the match play
finals.
The finalists will then bowl two six-
game, Baker format match playrounds at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday,
Jan. 30. After a composite total of 36
qualifying and Baker games, the top
five teams will advance to the PBA
Doubles Championship finals which
will be conducted on Sunday, Feb. 15,at Woodland Bowl following the live
1 p.m. telecast of the Tournament of
Champions finals. The PBA Doubles
show will air on ESPN on March 1 at
1 p.m. ET.
Based upon a field of 130 players,
the PBA Players Championship will
pay a $25,000 first prize and 32 cash-ing positions while the Roth/Holman
Doubles champions will split a
$24,000 first prize. All 12 doublesteams advancing to match play will
cash.
Defending champion in the PBA
Players Championship is Australia’sJason Belmonte. Wes Malott of
Pflugerville, Texas, and Norm Duke
of Clermont, Florida, are defending
Roth/Holman PBA Doubles champi-
ons. Both events were last conducted
during the 2011 PBA World Series of
Bowling in Las Vegas.All competition rounds of the
Milwaukee events will be covered
live by PBA’s Xtra Frame online
bowling channel.
Milwaukee to Host PBA Players Championship, Roth/Holman Doubles EventsWorld’s top bowlers to compete in preliminary rounds prior to USBC Masters, 50th PBA Tournament of Champions
By Bill Vint - PBA
Sports Reporter Dan McDonough
Pat McDonough 1967-1996
Hank Allen Immaculatta D’Elia
Chuck Pezzano Joan Taylor Pat McDonough
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