Machuga Flop (Bowling Tricks)
Here is the famous “Machuga Flop” as performed by Mike Machuga in the 2005 PBA Greater Omaha Classic. Mike had the match wrapped up and did this on his fill ball.
LaCaze and Nation win in PBA Earl Anthony Memorial
Former Collegiate All-American from Saginaw Valley State University Anthony LaCaze has won his first PBA title in the PBA Earl Anthony Memorial. LaCaze defeated Mike Wolfe in the semifinals, 190-158, to advance to the finals. Mike Machuga defeated Sean Rash, 188-183, to go on and face LaCaze in the finals. Tony LaCaze defeated Machuga, 214-206, to win the tournament. This is LaCaze’s first title, which gives him exempt status for the next season. He was using a Track 505A and a Hammer Vibe Onyx to win the tournament. See what the rest of the pros were throwing on the InTheBag site for the PBA Earl Anthony Memorial.
Former All-American from the University of Central Florida and Team USA member Stefanie Nation took on current Team USA member Lynda Barnes in the finals of the women’s event. Nation won the match, 201-181, to win the tournament. This is Stefanie Nation’s second career PBA Women’s title.
Congratulations to both of the champions! It is good to see former collegiate bowlers excelling on the PBA Tour.
Finals are set for PBA Earl Anthony Memorial
The round of 8 has concluded and the TV finals are set for the 2010 PBA Earl Anthony Memorial. The finals will be filled with former collegiate standouts and All-Americans. Former University of Nebraska All-American Mike Machuga will be bowling against former Wichita State University All-American and Team USA member Sean Rash. On the other side of the semifinals, Mike Wolfe will face off against former Saginaw Valley State University All-American Anthony LaCaze. Over on the women’s side, former San Jose State University bowler Lynda Barnes will be bowling against former Central Florida University All-American and Team USA member Stefanie Nation.
The TV finals will be aired live at 1:00 PM Eastern Time tomorrow (Sunday, January 17) on ESPN.
Mike Scroggins Wins Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open
The Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open presented by USBC was created to show bowlers the differences between PBA oil patterns and typical house oil patterns. This tournament used different patterns, with the “red” pattern being the easiest and highest scoring and the “blue” pattern being the toughest. The Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open did a good job of showing exactly how easy these patterns are. There were lots of high scores this week, with several bowlers averaging well over 250 on the red pattern.
Patrick Allen led all bowlers for the week, finishing in first after 48 games, with a total score of 12,308 (+2708, 247.67 Average). The cut to the top 6 was 12,138 (+2538, 243.5 Average). In the round of 4 (Bowlers #3 – #6), Walter Ray Williams, Jr. defeated Mike Machuga, 257-244, and Mike Scroggins defeated Michael Fagan, 218-183. Scroggins went on to bowl against tournament leader Patrick Allen. Scroggins won the match, 227-215. In the other semifinal match, Wayne Garber took on Walter Ray Williams, Jr. The two tied with a score of 237. Garber won the rolloff with a score of 19 to Williams’ 17.
Scroggins and Garber went on to face each other in the finals. Scroggins started the game off great and didn’t look back. He ran the front nine strikes and had a nine-spare-nine in the tenth for a 278 game to beat Garber’s 229 Game. Congratulations to Mike Scroggins!
See which equipment the bowlers were using at MyBowlingBlog.com/InTheBag.
