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Kyle Troup Upsets Jason Belmonte to Win Amanda Nardiello Slams 300-815
PBA-WBT Storm Lucky Larsen Masters Title At Ocean Lanes
MALMO, Sweden – Kyle Troup In the first stepladder match, LAKEWOO, NJ - Amanda Tom Panebianco shot 280, Rob
of Taylorsville, N.C., threw Ireland’s Christopher Sloan Nardiello topped the scoring in the Sherman 279, Rick Wittenburg
strikes on seven of his first eight opened in the seventh frame of a Joe Goertz Classic Memorial 269, and Gene Sargent and Dan
shots on his way to upsetting top close match, but recovered by League blasting a high game of Gross 267.
qualifier and defending champion throwing six strikes to close out 300 and a high series of 815.
Jason Belmonte of Australia, the contest and eliminate nine-
248-232, in the title match of the time PBA Tour champion Bill Quentin Collins 300-808 at Lodi Lanes
PBA International-World O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., 236- LODI, NJ - Quentin Collins found 808 while contesting in the
Bowling Tour Storm Lucky 234. the line to collect a 300 game en Monday 670 Trios League at Lodi
Larsen Masters at Baltiska Troup advanced to the title route to the session high series of Lanes.
Bowlinghallen. match with a 235-187 win over
Troup, a 27-year-old 10th-year Sloan, a 24-year-old third-year Patrick Zenker Smashed 300
PBA member, earned his third PBA member from Dublin, who
PBA Tour title along with a was unable to sustain his first- At Maple Lanes RVC
$16,500 first prize, completing a PBA photo game momentum. Sloan threw ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Michael Travers rolled 266, Dean
sweep of the top three positions Champ Kyle Troup one strike and had an open in his Patrick Zenker earned top honors Tischer 265-239, Walter
by two-handed players. first six frames while Troup start- in the Wednesday Night Mixed Schroeder and Barry Vineberg
Belmonte, who led qualifying as well as the “Step ed with four strikes. A pocket 7-10 in the sixth frame League firing games of 300-254 247, and James DeSantis 245.
Three” round leading into the stepladder finals, saw slowed Troup, but he came right back with another for a high series of 769.
his hopes for a title repeat when he failed to convert three strikes to roll to an easy win.
the 2-10 split in the fourth frame and left the 2-8 in The Malmo tournament – named in honor of Brian Beale 300 at Farmingdale Lanes
the ninth frame after rallying behind a string of four Swedish PBA star Martin Larsen – was a World
FARMINGDALE, NY - Brian 772, Anthony D'Elia 289-223-
strikes. Bowling Tour points event. The tournament format
Beale topped the scoring in the 238-750, Meghan Wing 247-279-
The colorful Troup, dressed in matching jersey and involved multiple six-game qualifying squads to
Wednesday Duos League blasting 226-752, Sean Mott 278-236-269-
slacks in Sweden’s blue-and-yellow national colors, arrive at 60 finalists. Qualifiers 34-60 bowled the
games of 226-258-300 for a high 783, Kyle Durfee 278, and Eric
also bowled without his trademark “afro” hairdo in four-game Step One, with the top 11 advancing to
series of 784. Smyth 268.
denying Belmonte his third title of the 2018 season. Step Two along with qualifiers 9-33.
Don Perillo shot 248-289-235-
“This is my first trip to Sweden,” Troup said. “I
couldn’t ask for a better result.” See TROUP Page 4
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2 SPORTS REPORTER
Cara Lukosius and Leslie Bohn Inducted into Monmouth County Hall of Fame
By Joanne Ramsey
Cara Lukosius and Leslie Bohn were inducted into
the Monmouth County Hall of Fame during the coun-
ty awards dinner at the Gramercy at Lakeside Manor
in Hazlet, NJ.
Cara has been an avid bowler in Monmouth County
for over 20 years. She has multiple 300’s and 800’s
to her credit, and has won the MC Queens
Tournament seven times and twice in Ocean County.
In 1993, Cara was named MC Bowler of the Year. In
2005, she was on a 4 person team bowling in
Memory Lanes in Red Bank, which won National
recognition as holding the highest 4 person mixed
team record for a team game of 1042. Cara was
WASA Bowler of the Year in 2000, and has 8 WASA
titles, She was also named WASA Sportswoman of
the Year. Cara has been inducted into the NJ State
USBC WBA Hall of Fame, the Ocean County WBA
USBC Hall of Fame, the WASA Hall of Fame and the
NJSIAA Coaches Hall of Fame. In 2009, Cara was
named NJ State Boys Coach of the Year. She was
Head Bowling Coach in the Brick Township School
District for 22 years and when she retired made sure
that the new coach was up to her standards before
leaving.
Leslie has first place titles in the Monmouth
County Women’s Championship tournament in 2014
for All Events, in 2012 for the Team event, in 2011
for A/E and Singles and Doubles. In 2011, she and
her partner won the MC Mixed Doubles title, and in
2016, she was on the winning team in the MC Bahr
Trophy Event, In addition, she has eight 2nd and 3rd
place finishes across the County Championship, the
Mixed Doubles and the Queens tournaments. Leslie
was also on the Monmouth County Championship
team in the NJ State Women’s Inter-County
Tournament in 2009. Members of this team are com-
prised of the top five women in average for the year
and Leslie was second high average with a 222.
Leslie has bowled a certified 300 game, and 800
series. She has three 299 games and three other
series between 750 and 799. She has a 10-year com-
posite average of 213 based on over 800 games.
Leslie is tireless in her passion and dedication to
youth bowling. Her many skills, knowledge and abil-
ities are seen as a teacher, coach, fundraiser, and
travel organizer to youth practices, clinics, leagues,
tournaments and Junior Gold events. She received
the 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award from the
USBC International Bowling Campus.
September 19 - 25, 2018
Additional awards for Bowler of the Year went to
Michael Conover and Leslie Bohn, High Average to
Michael Conover 244 and Alexa Guirk 217, High
Series to Jonathan Coscia 851 and Janine Smith 781,
High Game 300 to Rosanne Lada, Amanda Nardiello
and Renee Wilson.
Also at this event awards were presented to the
youth bowlers for High Average: Kamerin Peters 206
and Ryan Carlisi 224, High Series Brittany Lucci 715
and Ryan Carlisi 773. High School Seniors
Scholarships were awarded to Justin Korman and
David Schuld. In addition, the Junior Gold and
National Championship winners were present and
honored, including Joseph Dominguez on Winning
the U12 Boys Division Junior Gold Championship.
Second year in a row the U12 Boys Championship
has gone to Monmouth County.
Chrissy Lee was installed as President of the asso-
ciation along with Vice President Joanne Ramsey,
Chaplain Robert E. Hodges, Parliamentarian Lou
Colucci, Association Manager John Barrett,
Financial Admin Joanne M. Ramsey and youth
Admin Ron Glick.
Directors: John A Barrett, Leslie Bohn, David A
Campbell, Lou Colucci *, Charles Dillard (Aux),
Maria Eberhardt, Joseph Fellion, Dennis J Giberson,
Ronald J Glick, Robert E Hodges *, John J Jennings,
Paulette D King, David A Kline Jr, Michael W Lee
*, Walter McKnight Jr, Mark Mihaly *, Adams
Murphy Sr, Alexander E Queen, James Rogers,
Robert B Rogers, Brian Rosseter, Joseph SanFilippo,
Steve Stein, Michael Stevens, Michael Valanzano,
Raymond P Vogel *, and Kenneth Wolf.
(*Life members on the board)
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Adam Chase 727 Tony Chiarenza 925 Continued from Page 1
FARMINGDALE, NY - Adam Chase topped the scoring in the Thursday FLUSHING, NY - Tony The 36 players in Step Two bowled another four-game block, with the
Pro Shot Singles (bowl on a different pro shot each week) firing games Chiarenza took center stage spot- top 16 joining qualifiers 1-8 in Step Three for an eight-game round to
of 226-258-243 for a high series of 727. light while contesting in the determine the four stepladder finalists. In each “Step” round, pinfall
Jeffrey Juarez hit 256, Marc Bieler 254, and Bryan Dragotta 253. Bowlingproshop.com 2 x 4 from all previous rounds was dropped. Under tournament rules, women
Steve Swersky rolled 205, and Steve Stone 200 in the Thursday Green League when he posted games of bowling in the event were entitled to eight handicap pins per game.
Men League. 215-233-231-246 for the session The final PBA International-WBT event on the 2018 schedule is the
Mike Garfinkel 267 high series of 925. WBT Thailand which will take place in Bangkok Sept. 22-28.
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Tuesday Party League Mike Garfinkel Marlon Enriquez wasn’t far Thailand’s Jojoe Yannaphon is defending champion. Fans can follow the
shot 267, David Morenberg 264, Vic Laguarino 258, and Sal Yannacone behind his high series when he event on the Asian Bowling Federation website (http://www.abf-
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In the Monday Night Fourplay League Dominick Steed and Ronnie finish one pin shy with his 924 Final Standings:
Simon rolled 246, and Daniel Schrafel 238. serice. Danielle Merino collected 1, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., $16,498.
Alex Cruz 264 212-258-234-216-910, Kevin 2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, $12,099.
Viloria 238-254-891, and Tim Lau
FARMINGDALE, NY - Alex Cruz rolled a high game of 264 in the 3, Christopher Sloan, Ireland, $8,799.
221-235-244-885.
Bowlympics League. 4, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa., $6,599.
Nicholas Hernandez shot 259, Philip Jankowitz 256, and Andrew
Scarpaci 254.
In the Friday Summer Seniors League Joe Livolsi shot 200.
Mike Garrido 260
FARMINGDALE, NY - Mike Garrido rolled 260, Joe Finck 258, and
Amfika Greaves 238 in the Friday Adult/Junior League.
Darius Fuller 249
FARMINGDALE, NY - Darius Fuller paced the scoring in the Friday
Adult/Junior League rolling a high game of 249.
Max Garrido hit 238, and Alexander Greaves 196.
Paulette Miller rolled 182, and Al Noll 176 in the Monday Seniors
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Joe Conigliaro 299-812
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Joe Conigliaro topped the scoring in
the Custom Thumbz Singles League firing games of 299-267-246
for a high series of 812.
Anthony Smith rolled 290, Glenn Smith 278, Marc Walton and
Mike Lancaster 266, and Joe LaSpina 257.
Pat Zenker 289
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Pat Zenker rolled a high game of 289
in the Wednesday Night Mixed League.
Walter Schroeder rolled 268, Robert Lellig 265, Mike Forrai and
Ray Brooks 257, and Alex Bogolubsky 254.
John Balbi 760
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - John Balbi topped the scoring in the
Monday King Trios League firing games of 236-278-246 for a high
series of 760.
John LaBau rolled 266-254-722, Joe DiRe 259, Paul Palmeri and
David Ciofalo 258, and Euly Carr 256.
Raoul Vegosen 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Raoul Vegosen led the scoring in the
Thursday Mixed League rolling a high game of 279.
Shaun Berkowsky hit 265, Dan DiGirolamo 247, and Rick
Boremski 245.
Kent Jones 269
ROCKVILLE CENTRE,NY - Kent Jones rolled 269, Ed Frontera
and Jay McCray 257, Joe DiRe 256, and Patrick Zenker 248 in the
Thursday Senior Birds League.
Donald Jones 268
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Donald Jones rolled a high game of
268 in the Tuesday Adult/Junior League.
Nicholas Brusseler rolled 237, Colleen Kingsepp 233, John Genna
236, and Charlie Torres 227.
In the Monday Bar Wars League Brandon Gaines shot 199-178,
Scott Idson 185, and Jack McCarthy 182.
Kevin Gracey 258
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Kevin Gracey paced the scoring in
the Nostalgia Mixed League rolling a high game of 258.
James Luvert hit 230, and Peter McCabe 214.
Bob Schiavone 255
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Bob Schiavone rolled 255, John
Migliano 250, Ed Frontera 248, and Bob Moskowitz 243 in the
Wednesday AM Doubles League.
Sean McGinn 241
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Thursday El Cheapo Mixed
League Sean McGinn rolled 241, John Moran 233, and John
LaBau, Sr. 223.

Richard DeRosa Jr Slashed 726

At Parkway Lanes.
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Richard DeRosa Jr topped all bowlers with
scores of 257-214-255 for a high series of 726 in the Wednesday,
Teterboro Bowling League, at Parkway Lanes.
Adam DeFrancesco posted a 269 in his 720, Joseph Donnarumma 257-
719, Mike DeFrancesco 249-704, and Joe Brulato rolled 263-688.
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Rolando Sebelen’s PBA50 Rookie of the Year Award Writes Another
Chapter for the First Family of Bowling in the Dominican Republic
CHICAGO – With three top-10 finishes in majors dur-
ing the 2018 season, Rolando Sebelen is the recipient of
the PBA50 Rookie of the Year Award and in the
process, adding another milestone for what could be
called the first family of bowling in the Dominican
Republic.
Sebelen, who joins Venezuelan native and PBA Hall
of Famer Amleto Monacelli as only the second interna-
tional player to win the PBA50 Rookie of the Year
award, finished eighth in the PBA50 National
Championship, 10th in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S.
Open and ninth in the PBA50 Cup to conclude the sea-
son while leading the points list among PBA50 rookies.
“My impression right away was the quality of the
bowlers,” the 50-year-old Sebelen said of his first expe-
rience in PBA competition. “To be able to bowl with
the players that I watched on TV was very exciting for
me.
“It was a totally new experience for me with the for-
mats and match play because I had never done that
before,” Sebelen continued. “It was definitely one of
the highlights of my career.”
Sebelen said his most rewarding experience during
the season was his eighth-place finish in the PBA50
National Championship.
“I remember people saying, ‘Who was that guy?’
because that was my first tournament,’” Sebelen said.
“The other players were congratulating me and that
made me very comfortable and excited to bowl on the
PBA50 Tour.”
While a newcomer to PBA competition, Sebelen is a
September 19 - 25, 2018
member of the Dominican Republic’s most decorated
bowling family, and a long-time competitor in interna-
tional bowling circles.
His father, also a Rolando, was introduced to the
game by relatives while living in Puerto Rico. He took
to the game quickly and would eventually win the 1971
FIQ Doubles Championship – held in Milwaukee –
with partner Carlos Diaz. It was the first medal in inter-
national bowling competition for the Dominican
Republic.
The Sebelen family – which actually includes seven
“Rolandos” – the “senior” Rolando, three sons and
three grandsons – developed a passion for bowling and
would make periodic 30-minute plane trips to Puerto
Rico to practice because of the lack of adequate bowl-
ing facilities in the Dominican Republic. As the
Sebelen family became more involved in the sport,
eventually the elder Sebelen built a 22-lane bowling
center in Santo Domingo in 1996. Their center hosted
the 1997 FIQ (now Pan American Bowling
Confederation) American Zone Championships, and
will host the 2018 PABCON Women’s Championships
in late September.
Following in his father’s footsteps, the younger
Rolando, a member of the Dominican Republic nation-
al bowling team for more than 30 years, also has had
success in international competition. He is a multi-
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September 19 - 25, 2018
DID ANTHONY SIMONSEN UNVEIL THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF BOWLING TECHNIQUES?
Anthony Simonsen of Austin,
Texas, made PBA history in win-
ning the PBA Xtra Frame Gene
Carter’s Pro Shop Classic in
Middletown, Del., by throwing a
“backup ball.”
Simonsen, 21, who normally
delivers a powerful two-handed
hook from the right side of the
lane, made a dramatic decision,
using his two-handed skills from
the left side of the lane and throw-
ing a reverse hook to play the
lanes like a left-hander.
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In doing so, Simonsen may have
introduced the next evolutionary
advancement in bowling tech-
nique.
In researching the use of a
“backup ball” in a PBA title
match, the PBA found the closest
a “backup ball” player came to
winning a PBA Tour title was the
late Ernie Hoesterey of New
Bedford, Mass., who finished sev-
enth in the 1965 Boston Open.
More on Hoesterey later…
If PBA Hall of Famer Johnny
Petraglia is correct, the ability of
two-handed players to compete
from either side of the lane could
revolutionize the sport. And
Petraglia, who has seen it all in his
53-year PBA career, believes this
is the next-gen.
“We’ve got juniors doing that
right now. One of them, Matt
Stephens, is a high school state
record-holder,” the 71-year-old
New Jersey left-hander said.
“Ironically, he learned to bowl as
a backup ball player and then he
learned the other way. I don’t
know what his future holds, but if
he figures it out, the game
changes completely.”
Petraglia, one of the most astute
observers of bowling history
among today’s active competitors,
noted that the governing bodies of
bowling long ago adopted rules
that forbid players from changing
delivery hands during competi-
tion. That is, a right-handed play-
er isn’t allowed to shoot at a spare
with a left-handed delivery, nor
can he change delivery hands in
the middle of competition.
“But that kinda goes by the
board (with two-handers),” he
said. “We have a guy around here
who can bowl with either hand.
He who looks like a mirror (image
of himself); it’s not just which
arm but his whole body. But now
you can bowl with both hands on
either side of the lane? I don’t
know what happens after that.
“That said, I don’t think any
rules should be passed to stop
two-handers,” Petraglia said. “If
you grew up, like Jason
Belmonte, throwing the ball with
two hands from the time you were
three years old, and you get to be
30 and they tell you you can’t play
like that? That’s unfair. I don’t
think you should ban it, but it is a
problem.”
Back to Ernie Hoesterey, who
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died in 1991. He was a right-han-
der who threw a reverse
hook/backup ball his entire life.
He co-owned Country Club Lanes
in Fairhaven, Mass., as well as a
company that manufactured preci-
sion surgical scissors. He bowled
PBA Tour events primarily in New
England, where he was an active
New England Bowling
Association competitor, winning
four NEBA titles and earning
induction into the NEBA Hall of
Fame.
“Ernie was a right-handed lefty,
a very good player,” said PBA
Hall of Famer and founding mem-
ber Carmen Salvino. “He blew
racks.”
You could only do that (throw a
‘backup ball’) if your arm went
that way,” said PBA Hall of Famer
Wayne Webb, who grew up in the
area and knew Hoesterey well. “I
saw him bowl all over the place;
he was really good at it.”
Simonsen, like thousands of
bowlers before him, began to tin-
ker with the reverse hook as a
way to get a better angle to try to
convert the 2-8-10 split. He also
observed a favorable ball path
when he did that, so he expanded
his experimentation in a couple
of PBA Regional tournaments
prior to Middletown, and liked
what he saw. A lot of other
bowlers have thrown “backup
balls” here-and-there, but no one
had ever tried the technique for
an game and won a PBA title in
the process.
In the XF Gene Carter’s Pro
Shop Classic, Simonsen decided
to try the reverse hook with two
games to go in match play, and
shot 245 and 268 in his final two
matches to jump from fourth to
first. Even though the stepladder
finals were bowled on a freshly-
oiled pair of lanes, Simonsen
decided to stick with his left side,
reverse hook delivery and it paid
off as he defeated Matt Sanders
of Indianapolis, 216-194, for his
fourth PBA Tour title.
It probably won’t be the last
time we’ll see the reverse hook
used in PBA competition.
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Joe Lampariello 765
HOPELAWN, NJ - Joe Lampariello topped
the scoring in the Middlesex County Classic
League firing games of 259-258-248 for a
high series of 765.
Larry Caggiano rolled 264-233-267-764,
Peter Napolitano 224-279-256-759,
Anthony Stevens 236- 268-245-749, Ed
Hayes, Jr. 232-237-278-747, Vinny LaBella
242-236-267-744.
In the Jerzey Pikers League Larry Clarke
rolled 197, and Ted Yeung 174.
In the Wednesday Early Birds League Sue
Ragas hit 176, and Char Martino 166.
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Dan Clark 737
HOPELAWN, NJ - Dan Clark topped the
scoring in the Raritan Bay Mens League fir-
ing games of 203-279-255 for a 737.
Marcos Hernandez rolled 237-279-213-
729, Glenn Mohr 255-252-219-726, Sean
Pech 228-241-254-723, David Henderson
245-242-226-713, and Frank Leo 236-235-
238-709.
Chuck Mantione 717
HOPELAWN, NJ - Chuck Mantione led the
Federal Business Centers League firing
games of 257-267 for a high series of 717.
John Rose rolled 196, and Kyle Eagle 192.
Pete Zafian 662
HOPELAWN, NJ - Pete Zafian rolled 202-
236-224-662, Kevin Bovaird 208-213-214-
635, Bruce Binkowitz 246, and Evan Kulick
212 in the Merck League.
Michael Dellamanna 728
HOPELAWN, NJ - Michael Dellamanna
topped the scoring in the Friday Night
Mixed League firing games of 256-245-227
for a high series of 728.
Don Anione hit 227-219-253-699, Lew
Caffrey 254-217-224-695, and Sal Angotti
247-222-217-686.
Classic Trios
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September 19 - 25, 2018
Chuck Mantione 721
HOPELAWN, NJ - Chuck Mantione led the
scoring in the Guys and Dolls League firing
games of 218-246-257 for a high series of
721.
Michael Siecinski shot 247-211-232-690,
Ryamond Siecinski 224-200-2300-654,
John Brooks 241, and Vanessa Mantione
240.
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