After two tournaments Lennie Boresch Jr. (pictured) of Kenosha, Wis., has already experienced the highs and lows of competing on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour. He won the opening tournament of the season in his Senior Tour debut but could only manage a 46th-place finish in the next tournament he entered.

But the 50-year-old pro shop owner and recent inductee into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame was able to get back on track Tuesday by averaging 250.5 to take the first round lead in the PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip at Capri Lanes.

Boresch bowled a consistent eight-game first round with games of 226, 235, 289, 257, 254, 230, 245 and 268 for a 2,004 pinfall total.

"I drilled up a new ball for the start of qualifying that matched up right away with the (lane) condition," said the 25-time PBA regional tournament winner. "It was just a matter of carrying the corner pins. I just had to make a few small adjustments in the whole block."

Boresch admitted to being a little stubborn about making a ball change in his 46th-place finish in the Senior Mooresville (N.C.) Classic last week.

"I was 23rd after the first round and probably should have changed to another ball for the second round," Boresch said. "I guess you could say I made some rookie mistakes and learned not to fall in love with the same ball. Now, I just need to learn from that experience."

Boresch holds a commanding 66-pin lead over Senior Dayton Classic defending champion Hugh Miller (left) of Seattle in second with 1,938. Rounding out the top five are last week's Senior Mooresville Classic winner Bob Learn Jr., 1,931; PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,930, and Bo Goergen (right), Sanford, Mich., 1,927.

The 114-player field will bowl another eight-game qualifying round Wednesday after which the top 32 players will advance to match play Thursday morning. Match play continues all day Thursday to determine the top four who will compete in the stepladder finals beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

The Senior Dayton Classic is being streamed live on pba.com's online bowling channel Xtra Frame.

 

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PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip - First Round Results

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total. a-indicates amateur.

1, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 2,004
2, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,938
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,931
4, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,930
5, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,927
6, (tie) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., and Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,926
9, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,925
10, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,905
11, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,901
12, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,897
13, (tie) Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,889
15, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,881
16, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,880
17, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,877
18, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,867
19, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,839
20, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,837
21, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 1,832
22, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,830
23, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,821
24, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,814
25, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,808
26, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,806
27, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 1,798
28, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,786
29, (tie)Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, and Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,782
31, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 1,779
32, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,774
33, (tie) Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, and Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 1,773
35, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,765
36, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 1,761
37, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,760
38, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,759
39, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,757
40, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,749
41, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,744
42, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 1,743
43, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,740
44, (tie) Michael Llaneza, Columbus, Ohio, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., and a-Gerry Loudin, Bridgeport, W. Va., 1,738
47, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,737
48, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,736
49, (tie) Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, and Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 1,724
51, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,721
52, (tie) Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas and a-William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,720
54, a-Peter Minaudo, Chesterfield, Mich., 1,719
55, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,718
56, (tie) Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,715
58, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,714
59, (tie) Paul Gerard, Cincinnati, and Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,712
61, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,708
62, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,707
63, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,706
64, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,705
65, Robert Michalojko, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1,700
66, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,697
67, (tie) George Patel, England, and Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 1,696
69, Dale Albert, Kenton, Ohio, 1,687
70, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,684
71, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,681
72, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,680
73, a-Timothy Hartley, Englewood, Ohio, 1,679
74, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,677
75, (tie) Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich., and Dale Holgate, Silver Lake, Ohio, 1,675
77, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,670
78, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,667
79, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,663
80, Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 1,660
81, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,647
82, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,643
83, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,642
84, Bruce VanMetre, Delphos, Ohio, 1,634
85, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,630
86, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,624
87, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,615
88, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,601
89, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,598
90, Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 1,596
91, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,594
92, Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, 1,593
93, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,589
94, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,588
95, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,584
96, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,572
97, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 1,570
98, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,558
99, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,555
100, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,551
101, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,542
102, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,531
103, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 1,528
104, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,508
105, (tie) a- Bill Carpenter, Middletown, Ohio, and Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,495
107, a-Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 1,479
108, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,455
109, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 1,441
110, a-Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W. Va., 1,425
111, a-Daniel Goodrich, Columbus, Ohio, 1,421
112, Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 1,410
113, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,406
114, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,402

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