2009 Pennsylvania Classic Results
In the men’s tournament, William Paterson University led the team games and the baker games on their way to winning the tournament with a final score of 10,265. William Patterson was led by Jonathan Deuire. Rochester Institute of Technology finished second with Briarcliffe College in third. Shippensburg University’s Mark Strausbaugh led the tournament with a score of 2008 (+208, 223.11 Average).
For the women, Penn State University won the tournament with a score of 8826. Briarcliffe College finished second with SUNY Institute of Technology in third. Penn State’s Liz Seibel (1837) and Danielle Knittle (1774) led the tournament.
2009 Orange & Black Classic Results
Lindenwood University won for both the men and women in the 2009 Orange & Black Classic.
On the men’s side, Lindenwood’s “Gold” team qualified in first over Calumet College of St. Joseph, Vincennes University, and Lindenwood’s “Lions” team. Lindenwood’s “Gold” team lost early, but their “Lions” team swept the competition to win the tournament, beating Calumet in the finals. Lindenwood’s winning team was led by Dean Richards. Toledo’s Joe Sabo led all bowlers in the tournament with a score of 1361 (+161, 226.83).
In the women’s tournament, Pikeville College had teams qualify first and third, but both teams lost to Lindenwood University. Lindenwood came from the 4th spot to win the tournament. The winning Lindenwood team was led by Jenny Petzoldt. Pikeville’s Jennifer Wright led the tournament with a score of 1416 (+216, 236 Average).
2009 Jakarta Super Classic Top 30
The Malaysians are all over the top of the leaderboard at the 2009 Jakarta Super Classic Top 30 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Malaysia’s Muhd Nur Aiman and Mohd Noer Said are first and second so far in the tournament with Australia’s George Frilingos in third. US bowlers Robert Smith and Bruce Falcon made the cut to the top 30. Aiman is leading the field with a score of 5294 (+494, 220.58 Average). The cut score for the top 30 is 4561 (-239, 188.79 Average). The top 30 bowlers will bowl the semifinals on Friday, then there will be another cut made before the top 4 will bowl in the stepladder finals.
Mid-States Championship Final Results
Wichita State University‘s “Lambert” team finished first on the men’s side of the 2009 Mid-States Championship with a score of 13,441. Newman University‘s “Blue” team (12,772) finished second, while Wichita State’s “Waliczek” team (12,592) finished 3rd. Wichita State University had two other teams in the tournament, finishing 4th and 7th. See the full results on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
In the women’s tournament, Wichita State University fielded three of the top four teams. Wichita’s State’s “Guerrero” team won the tournament with a score of 12,685. Wichita State’s “Lagrange” team (11,706) finished in second and their “Sandham” team (10,928) finished in fourth. West Texas A&M University finished third in the tournament with a score of 11,294. See the full results on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
Ron Mohr Named 2009 PBA Senior Tour POY, Other Awards Also Announced
Story and picture courtesy of PBA.com
Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour’s only three-time winner in 2009, has been selected as PBA Senior Tour Player of the Year by a panel of veteran bowling writers and his fellow competitors.
Brian Voss of Alpharetta, Ga., has been elected as the PBA Senior Tour’s 2009 Rookie of the Year and veteran Senior Tour competitor Larry Graybeal of Elizabethton, Tenn., is the winner of the second PBA Dick Weber Sportsmanship Award.
Mohr, a 53-year-old second-year Senior Tour member, won the PBA Jackson (Mich.) Senior Open and PBA Dayton (Ohio) Senior Open, kicking off the 2009 season with his first two titles in back-to-back weeks. He won his third title in the Senior Dick Weber Open in Lansing, Mich., where he defeated four-time defending Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker, 232-175, in the title match.
In 12 Senior Tour events, Mohr cashed in all 12, advanced to match play 11 times and he had five top-five finishes. He was runner-up in the Senior Tour earnings race to Wayne Webb by only $250 with his $41,600 total, and he led the full-time touring seniors in average at 223.14.
“I don’t know if it’s a surprise to get the news, but it’s still a shock,” Mohr said. “You hope things will turn out this way, but you never know. After my first year, I realized I could be competitive, but it’s a major step to win a title and then to win more than once is surreal. To go on to win Player of the Year is beyond anything a guy living in Alaska could ever imagine.
“I think it would be easy to accept this, say it has been a great year, and move on,” he added. “But I’m looking for ways to get better. Tom Baker won this honor four years in a row. I’m going to try to get better if I have any hope of doing something like that. And with Walter Ray (Williams Jr.) coming out on the Senior Tour, even for a few events, we’ll all have our work cut out for us next year.”
Voss, who bowled in only six events, didn’t win a title, but he finished second in the Senior Dayton Open, second to Webb in the Senior U.S. Open, and tied for fifth in the USBC Senior Masters. Voss was granted a “Golden Umbrella” exemption to rejoin the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour in August, and missed the final five Senior Tour events. During his limited action, he was the only player to out-average Mohr (223.99) and he earned $22,200 – eighth best among the seniors.
“It’s always nice to win something, to be recognized. I would have preferred to be Player of the Year, but it suggests I’m still competitive,” the 24-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titlist said. “My first Senior Tour event was a rude awakening (he failed to cash). I didn’t bowl practice. I had no idea what lanes were like. It turned out they were pretty easy, and I have all of the excuses in the world why I wasn’t ready.
“But I adapted,” the 53-year-old Voss continued. “I finished second the next week in Dayton, and I did well in the majors. It was good competition and it was really nice to see some of my old friends.”
Voss, a PBA and USBC Hall of Famer, will be a full-time member of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour for the 2009-10 season, so his participation in Senior Tour events is unknown. “We’ll see what my schedule is. I’ll bowl a few,” he said.
Graybeal, who turned 70 on Sept. 7, bowled in his 100th PBA Senior Tour event in the PBA Senior World Championship in Allen Park, Mich., in August. The 26-year PBA member won his only PBA title – a senior regional event – in Gastonia, N.C., in November 2006.
“I was kind of surprised, but I’m really honored to have an award with that man’s name (Dick Weber) on it,” Graybeal said.
The former textile printing supervisor fought and beat colon cancer in 2001, which proved to be a turning point in his life. “I decided after that I was going to do what I wanted to do with my life. I’m still at it, still trying to win,” he grinned. He acknowledged he’s a consistent Super Senior casher – the 60-and-older group who don’t cash in the regular prize list, “but that’s not what I’m shooting at.
“I try to be a nice guy,” Graybeal continued. “It’s not always the easiest thing to do when you’re a competitor. I guess you’d call it losing gracefully.”
Graybeal’s selection by his peers was the perfect choice, according to PBA Senior Tour Tournament Director Corey Kistner and PBA Regional and Senior Tours Director John Weber, the son of the award’s namesake.
“I’m really happy to see a guy like Larry win this award,” Kistner said. “He’s the epitome of what the sportsmanship award represents. He’s definitely deserving.”
“On behalf of the Weber family as well as the PBA, I’m really happy the players voted for someone as congenial as Larry Graybeal. All of the players look up to him. He’s just a pleasure to be around. I couldn’t be happier.”
SVSU Wins First Tournament of the Year
2008 – 2009 national runner-up Saginaw Valley State University won American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament #1 this past weekend. Davenport University finished in 2nd for the tournament. Davenport’s Nic Sutherland led the tournament with a 229.2 average. This marks SVSU’s first win this year, in their first tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season.
Next weekend is the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AHIBC tournament #2 will take place on November 7 at Westland Bowl in Westland, Michigan.
Team USA Cleans House in PABCON Championships
In the 2009 Pan-American Bowling Championships, the Team USA men swept all five gold medals while the women took 3 of the 5.
Starting off with singles, Bill O’Neill set a new record with a score of 1475 (+275, 245.83 Average). He was followed up by Mexico’s Jorge Rosado in 2nd and USA’s David Haynes in 3rd. Venezuela’s Karen Marcano won gold in the singles event for the women. USA’s Diandra Asbaty took the silver and Panama’s Tilcia Lancini took the bronze.
Team USA’s duo of Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes took gold in the doubles event. USA’s David Haynes and Bill O’Neill took the silver while Peurto Rico’s Luis Rodriguez and Frankie Colon took the bronze. Guatemala took the gold medal on the women’s side followed by Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
In the men’s trios event, Team USA’s team of Chris Barnes, Bill O’Neill, and Tommy Jones won the gold medal. USA’s team of David Haynes, Cassidy Schaub, and Patrick Allen took the silver and Columbia’s team of Manuel Otalora, Jaime Monroy, and Andres Gomez took the bronze. Team USA won the women’s gold medal with the team of Shannon Pluhowsky, Shannon O’Keefe, and Lynda Barnes. Columbia’s Paola Gomez, Rocio Rostrero, and Clara Guerrero took the silver while the Venezuelan team of Patricia De Faria, Karen Marcano, and Alicia Marcano took the bronze.
Team USA won gold in both the men’s and women’s team events. The men’s gold medal team was led by Bill O’Neill, Cassidy Schaub, and David Haynes. Mexico and Venezuela took the silver and bronze medals. The women’s gold medal team was led by Lynda Barnes, Shannon O’Keefe, and Diandra Asbaty.
Team USA was all across the top of the leader board in the All Events category. USA swept the men’s side with Bill O’Neill at #1, Tommy Jones at #2, and David Haynes at #3. USA’s Shannon O’Keefe and Shannon Pluhowsky finished 1st and 3rd on the women’s side. Columbia’s Clara Guerrero finished in 2nd.
When it was all said and done, Team USA took 8 of 10 gold medals.
College Bowling Kickoff
Filed under: AHIBC, bowling news, College Bowling, SWIBC
The first college tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season was this past weekend, the SWIBC Fall Singles Classic. The first team tournaments of the season start this coming weekend.
On Saturday, September 26 is the American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament #1. Last year’s men’s champion was Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), led by tournament leader Tony Sambueno. Davenport University won on the women’s side, led by tournament leader Amy Salee.
The Sin City Open will take place on Saturday and Sunday, the 26th and 27th. The defending champion is the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), led by Brandon Allred and Kris George, who went 1-2 to lead the tournament.
The inaugural Kentucky Collegiate Team Classic will take place on Sunday, September 27th. This event is only open to Kentucky colleges.
These tournaments get the season started, but the real kickoff will take place on October 3rd and 4th. The 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the first Tier I tournament of the year, and it is one that everyone looks forward to. This is the tournament where everyone brings their best and gets to see how they match up this year against everyone else. Many collegiate bowlers consider it to be one of the best tournaments of the year.
Tim Mack Takes Over Lead in Korea Cup
After round robin matchplay Tim Mack has taken over the lead in the 2009 Korea Cup. Mack finished with a 3 pin lead over fellow exempt PBA bowler Wes Malott. Other finalists are Sean Rash, Kim Yoon Ho, and Kim Young Kwan. Jung Tae Hwa had a 300 game in matchplay, but fell 51 pins short of making the cut. The five finalists will bowl the TV finals.
You can see the full results at KoreaPBA.com (Korean site, translated into English… It’s still pretty rough.)
Wes Malott Leads Korea Cup
There’s not much news right now in the U.S. bowling world, but in the current PBA break, bowlers have time to travel overseas for international events. Wes Malott leads the 2009 Korea Cup field after 24 games with a score of 5807 (+1007, 242 Average). Tim Mack is currently in 2nd with a score of 5740 (+940, 239.2 Average). The field has been cut to the top 12 for round robin matchplay. Also making the cut to matchplay are exempt PBA bowlers Sean Rash and Pete Weber. After round robin matchplay, the field will be cut to the top 4 for the TV finals.
See the full results at KoreaPBA.com (Korean website, translated into English)
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