Bowlers Journal International - November 2008 - (Page 23) Inside Line News, Notes And Perspective 2008 dominated this year’s WTBA Men’s World Championships, held in Bangkok, Thailand, winning four of the six available gold medals. IN THE PADDOCK Anna Blecksmith beat out Krischna Howard by just 10 pins to win the Western Women Premier Bowlers tournament at AMF Sierra Lanes in Fresno, Calif. First place paid $1,000 Tennelle Milligan fired a 277 against Leanne (Barrette) Hulsenberg in the championship match to win the California State Queens title at West Lane Bowl in Stockton Tim Healey had never won a New England Bowlers Association title. Michael Lichstein has won 26 NEBA titles. But when the two met in the championship match of the NEBA tournament at AMF Auburn (Mass.) Lanes, it was Healey who prevailed, 243-235. The champ collected $1,200 The night before the Michigan Majors Bowling Association Scott Norton’s win in the Glover Masters was worth $3,055. kept pounding the 1-2 pocket and carrying on the way to a winning 280 score. Sherman received $1,000 for his runner-up finish, Gordon got $750 for third, Watanabe collected $600 for fourth and Reyes pocketed $500 for fifth. the $5,000 second prize; he lives in Rochester, N.Y. Johnny Petraglia Jr. rolled the tournament’s lone 300 game. tournament at Royal Scot Lanes in Lansing, Chris Marshall wasn’t feeling well, and considered withdrawing from the event. But he decided to bowl, and ended up winning the $1,100 title. In the championship match, Marshall defeated Chris Brady, 224-204, for his fifth MMBA title Jim Wolcott doubled in the 10th frame to defeat Jeff Butler and claim the $1,500 first prize in the Bowler’s Advantage Scratch Tournament at Holiday Bowl in Hixon, Tenn Jay Stout and Paul Alig outscored Charlie Del Plato and Jeff Smith, 474-450, to win the doubles title and $1,600 on Buddy Tierno’s Senior Tour at Berks Lanes in Sinking Springs, Pa Mike Ewing, a three-time Southern Oregon All-Star champion, kicked off his senior career with a victory in the Northwest Senior Tour’s Bi-Mart Open at Emerald Lanes in Eugene, Ore. Ewing went 4-0 in match play and averaged 241 overall en route to the $600 title. PROS WILL BE BACK ON TEAM USA IN 2009 Get ready for Dream Team II. The United States Bowling Congress has announced that it once again will include professional bowlers on Team USA in 2009. Committees will select five exempt players from the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour, along with five women from a pool of players that includes Team USA members since 1998 and former PWBA/LPBT members. The top three men and top three women at next month’s Team USA Trials in Las Vegas also will make the team, and then a national selection committee will add two more men and two more women. The pro-packed Team USA ROAD TRIPS NOV. 3-9 EBPA Senior Tour, Larnaca, Cyprus; ebpatour.com NOV. 7-15 44th QubicaAMF World Cup, Hermosillo, Mexico; qubicaamf.com NOV. 15 USBC Storm Mixed Team Challenge, Wayne Bowl, Detroit; bowl.com NOV. 15-23 5th Oltremare Columbia 300 Open, Naples, Italy; bowlingoltremare.it NOV. 16 USBC Storm Mixed Team Challenge, Palace Lanes, Columbus, Ohio; bowl.com NOV. 22 USBC Storm Mixed Team Challenge, Lightning Strikes Lanes, Birmingham, Ala.; bowl.com NOV. 22-29 South American Championships; Buenos Aires, Argentina NOV. 23 USBC Storm Mixed Team Challenge, Brunswick Zone Norcross, Atlanta; bowl.com NOV. 23-30 High Roller Senior Thanksgiving Classics, Sam’s Town Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; high-roller.com DEC. 15-19 USBC Team USA Trials, Sunset Station Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; bowl.com JAN. 18-22 Military Championships, Gold Coast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; high-roller.com JAN. 31-FEB. 1 High Roller “A” Game, Sam’s Town Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; high-roller.com JAN. 31-FEB. 7 February High Roller, Sam’s Town Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; high-roller.com FEB. 1-8 TAT Amateur Nationals, The Orleans Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; trueamateurtournaments.com FEB. 21-JULY 23 USBC Open Championships, Cashman Center, Las Vegas, Nev.; bowl.com All dates subject to change. For additional events outside the U.S., visit bowlersjournal.com. Send info to bobj@bowlersjournal.com. THAI BOWLER WINS SUMMER CLASSIC Could the success of the 2nd annual Brunswick Summer Classic, held at Brunswick Zone Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J., lead to even more such events in the future? Tournament entrants — 164 strong this year — certainly hope so. And that especially goes for Yannaphon Larpapharat, who came all the way from Thailand to participate, and went home with the guaranteed first-place prize of $10,000. 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