The East's Most Read Bowling WeeklySports Reporter The Nation's Leading Bowling Tournament Newspaper Since 1940 Vol. 71 No. 30 September 29 - October 5, 2010 50 cents Kelly Kulick to Lead Team USA at PABCON Women’s Championships By Matt Cannizzaro Walter Ray Williams Jr. PBA Senior Rookie of the Year Idaho’s Robert Harvey earns Dick Weber Sportsmanship AwardPeter Neal Blasted 300-802 At Parkway Lanes ELMWOOD PARK, NJ - PeterNeal blasted a 300 game and fin- ished the evening with an 802 series. Carlos Rivera posted a 746 set fol- lowed by and Chuck Trimblett rolling 737. For the women it was Kelly Sappington setting the pace with a 696 series and Margaret Byrne followed with a 629 series with a 245 high game. SEATTLE, Wash. – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of FamerWalter Ray Williams Jr. added another milestone to his illustrious career by earning the 2010 PBA Senior Rookie of the Year award. Robert Harvey of Boise, Idaho was selected the Senior Tour’s DickWeber Sportsmanship Award win- ner. Williams, the 50-year-old SeniorTour rookie who earned a record seventh PBA Player of the Yearhonor earlier in the year, got the news of his award at home in Ocala, Fla., where he is recuperat- ing from recent hernia surgery. As a rookie on the Senior Tour, Williams won the PBA SeniorMiller High Life Classic in Mooresville, N.C., in his SeniorTour debut. He also finished sec- ond to 2010 Senior Player of the Year Wayne Webb in the United States Bowling Congress SeniorMasters and had back-to-backthird-place finishes in the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana and Senior Pepsi Opens. Williams, the PBA Tour’s all-time leader in wins with 47 titles, chal- lenged for Senior Player of the Yeargoing into the final tournament ofthe season and would have been the first to earn both honors in the same year, but Webb’s victory eliminated any chance for that honor. “It seems a little odd to win a Player of the Year and Rookie ofthe Yea r award in the same year but I had a great time bowling on the Senior Tour,” W illiams said. “I was shooting for Player of the Year but Wayne bowled very well and he was able to clinch that award in the last tournament of the season. “I enjoyed meeting the new guys and bowling against some of the others I had bowled against in the past, but I can tell you that there are plenty of good players on the Senior Tour.” Williams discovered he had a hernia at the Senior Pepsi Open in Decatur in August but was able to finish the season before heading home to have it checked out. “I woke up one morning and noticed a slight bump; otherwise I wouldn’t have known it was there. There was no pain and it didn’t really affect my bowling,” Williams said. “I had it checked out when I got back home and the doc- tor said ‘yeah, it’s a hernia.’ “Fortunately we were able to schedule the surgery so I’ll be ready for the World Series ofBowling (which begins the PBA Tour season Oct. 24 in Las Vegas). I need to stay away from heavy lift- ing for the next three weeks or so but I should be ready to continue a normal schedule a week or so priorto the start of the season.” Harvey, currently a pro shop owner and instructor, lost the lease on his 16-lane bowling center earli- er this year which opened up his schedule to bowl full time on the Senior Tour. “It’s a great honor,” said the 54- year-old Harvey after receiving news of the Sportsmanship award. “It was a year that started good and got even better as it went on. “As fate would have it with the center closing, it was an opportunity to turn lemons into lemonade. To be able to win this award after being a member for only four years is some- thing that I wouldn’t have expected.” Harvey had best finishes of sixth in the PBA Senior HP Lanes Open and seventh in the USBC SeniorMasters and finished 10th in SeniorTour points. Harvey, who has competed on the Senior Tour since 2006, owns his only title in the Illinois State BPA Ladies and Legends with Kelly Kulick in 2008. He is also getting ready to compete i n the PBA World Series of Bowling next month. Both were chosen by the players. ARLINGTON, Texas - Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., recently enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in bowling history, and now she's hoping to continue that momentum at the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships in suburban Las Vegas. The experienced right-hander and her Team USA teammates will test their skills against represen tatives from 13 other countries across the American Zone when they hit the l anes at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev. Kulick will be joined by Shannon O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas, Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix, Stefanie Nation of Grand Prairie, Texas, Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Tennelle Milligan ofArlington, Texas. During the six-day event, nearly 100 players will compete for medals in five-player team, trios, doubles, singles, all-events and Masters match play. The Americans have performed well at the PABCON Championships in the past. Last year, the Team USA women won four of six gold medals in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and i n Santiago, Chile, in 2008, they won all six gold medals. In her 2008 PABCON appearance, Kulick, a six-time Team USA member, won gold medals in doubles, trios, team, all-events and Masters, and she's excited about the chance to repeat that performance. "It's refreshing to be able to bowl doubles, trios and team event dur- ing this competition," said Kulick, whose first Team USA appearance came in 1998. "It honestly reminds me of my collegiate years with teammates screaming and rooting one another to victory. I always feel there's a little less pressure knowing you have teammates who support you and have the same desire to win as you do. I think it's nobler to win with five other women than as an individual." In the highly-coveted five-player team event, Team USA has won the gold medal the past seven times and will look to extend that streak. "I've always known what an honor and privilege it is to represent your country," Kulick said. "And these women are my friends and teammates. We come together for one reason, which is to win. With each event, it gives us more experience working with one another and preparing us for future events. That excites me and motivates me to continue working hard to master the game." Kulick's recent dream season began in August of 2009 when she won the Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series SharkChampionship. She found the winner's circle again in September with a victory at the Women's World Championship, which earned her a berth into the PBA Tournament of Champions. Kulick went on to win the Tournament of Champions, becoming the first woman to win a PBA national title. Her streak continued with a win at the 33rd Canon Malaysian Internationa l Open in March, the USBC Queens in April, the U.S. Women's Open in May and the PBA Northwest Region Tacoma Dodge Open in June. ECBCC Discounted Registration and VIP Coupon Deadlines EXTENDED To Friday, October 1st! 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