2008 PABCON Senior Championships gets underway with "Seminar on Lane Play"
09/08/08
The 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Senior Championships started on Sunday, September 7, with a "Seminar on Lane Play" organized by Kegel and PABCON that was held by 2-time PBA champion and USBC gold level coach Del Warren.
This seminar, which was held in English and Spanish, was free of charge for all persons (bowlers, coaches, delegates and leaders) involved in the championships.
The competition begins on Monday with the technical meeting, the Opening Ceremonies, the official practice and a Welcome Party, all at Cibao Bowling Center (pictured), a 24-laner in Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city (after Santo Domingo) in the Dominican Republic located in the North-central region known as Cibao valley.
10 countries - Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic - with maximum four men and four women will compete in Singles, Doubles, Trios and four-player Team event (six games each) from Sep. 9-12.
The 2008 PABCON Senior Championships will conclude on Saturday, Sep. 13, with the men's and women's Masters finals.
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - Schedule
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - Bulletin No. 1
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - short oil pattern (35 feet)
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - long oil pattern (43 feet)
Dominican Republic
Men: Julio Goris, Hilton Nuñez, Victor Richards Sr., Arnaldo Mercado
Women: Liliana Sebelen, Demaris Almonte, Marina
Mendez, Carmen Checo
Ecuador
Men: Mauricio Proaño Bastidas, Eduardo Gallo Diaz, Lauro Torres Carrillo, Luis Castro Alarcon
El Salvador
Men: Francisco Zelaya, Jorge Trigueros
Women: Margarita Pinto
Guatemala
Men: Miguel Aguilar, Ronaldo Gabriel, Atilio Garcia, Noe Rivera
Women: Lizdette De Castillo, Anita De Garcia
Mexico
Men: Alfonso Rodriguez Saavedra, Agustin Camarillo Alva, Rigoberto Fernandez, Juan Guillermo Lopez Gonzalez
Women: Guadalupe Garza, Fransuesa Sacre, Ma. Eugenia Ambrosi
Panama
Women: Ely De Bennett
Puerto Rico
Men: Antonio Santa, Jaime Almendro, Carlos Benitez, Jose Velez
Women: Ashie Gonzalez, Edna Marcial, Vivian Noble, Myrna Flores
Uruguay
Men: Julio Sosa
United States
Men: Edward Roberts, Harry Mickelson, Rudy Moreno, Phil Prieto
Venezuela
Men: Leopoldo Ritter, Rogelio Felice, Pedro Cardozo, Alvaro Galindo
Women: Milda Dos Ramos, Trina De Andrae, Ibette Gonzalez, Suzanne Algernon
Dominican Republic
Cibao Bowling Center in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (Sep. 6-14, 2008)
The 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Senior Championships started on Sunday, September 7, with a "Seminar on Lane Play" organized by Kegel and PABCON that was held by 2-time PBA champion and USBC gold level coach Del Warren. This seminar, which was held in English and Spanish, was free of charge for all persons (bowlers, coaches, delegates and leaders) involved in the championships.
The competition begins on Monday with the technical meeting, the Opening Ceremonies, the official practice and a Welcome Party, all at Cibao Bowling Center (pictured), a 24-laner in Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city (after Santo Domingo) in the Dominican Republic located in the North-central region known as Cibao valley. 10 countries - Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic - with maximum four men and four women will compete in Singles, Doubles, Trios and four-player Team event (six games each) from Sep. 9-12.
The 2008 PABCON Senior Championships will conclude on Saturday, Sep. 13, with the men's and women's Masters finals.
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - Schedule
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - Bulletin No. 1
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - short oil pattern (35 feet)
2008 PABCON Senior Championships - long oil pattern (43 feet)
Participating Countries and Players
Dominican Republic
Men: Julio Goris, Hilton Nuñez, Victor Richards Sr., Arnaldo Mercado
Women: Liliana Sebelen, Demaris Almonte, Marina
Mendez, Carmen Checo
Ecuador
Men: Mauricio Proaño Bastidas, Eduardo Gallo Diaz, Lauro Torres Carrillo, Luis Castro Alarcon
El Salvador
Men: Francisco Zelaya, Jorge Trigueros
Women: Margarita Pinto
Guatemala
Men: Miguel Aguilar, Ronaldo Gabriel, Atilio Garcia, Noe Rivera
Women: Lizdette De Castillo, Anita De Garcia
Mexico
Men: Alfonso Rodriguez Saavedra, Agustin Camarillo Alva, Rigoberto Fernandez, Juan Guillermo Lopez Gonzalez
Women: Guadalupe Garza, Fransuesa Sacre, Ma. Eugenia Ambrosi
Panama
Women: Ely De Bennett
Puerto Rico
Men: Antonio Santa, Jaime Almendro, Carlos Benitez, Jose Velez
Women: Ashie Gonzalez, Edna Marcial, Vivian Noble, Myrna Flores
Uruguay
Men: Julio Sosa
United States
Men: Edward Roberts, Harry Mickelson, Rudy Moreno, Phil Prieto
Venezuela
Men: Leopoldo Ritter, Rogelio Felice, Pedro Cardozo, Alvaro Galindo
Women: Milda Dos Ramos, Trina De Andrae, Ibette Gonzalez, Suzanne Algernon