Texas bowler shoots fourth 800 of 2010 USBC Open Championships

    05/06/10

    United States

    Nebraska bowler takes Classified All-Events lead

    2010USBCOCEricTraylor.jpgEric Traylor (pictured) of Cypress, Texas, celebrated his birthday a day early by rolling the fourth 800 series of the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships on Monday.

    With his 26th birthday just hours away, Traylor put together games of 279, 288 and 244 for an 811 series and moved into second place in Regular Singles. Terrence Syring of Bay City, Mich., leads with 833.

    "I was incredibly nervous, but right now, I am very happy," said Traylor, who made his ninth USBC Open Championships appearance. "After I opened in the fourth frame of the last game, I really wasn't thinking about 800. I knew I already had two big games, and I just wanted to stay clean the rest of the way and finish strong."

    Since he had broken the 1,900 all-events barrier in five of his first eight trips to the tournament, Traylor's goal at the National Bowling Stadium this year was to top the 2,000 mark for the first time.

    He got some advice about how to play the lanes from some of the top senior players in the Houston area as well as his brother-in-law, Larry Thompson Jr. of Spring, Texas, who was the early singles leader with 742.

    Traylor actually moved around quite a bit during his nine games, playing outside, then inside and then outside again, but his scores were consistent overall. He added 669 in doubles and 648 in team for a career-best 2,128 all-events total, which is ninth overall. Matt McNiel of Chanhassen, Minn., leads Regular All-Events with a record 2,326.

    "I ended up throwing a weaker ball today, but the key was to stay aggressive," said Traylor, who bowls regularly at Houston's Copperfield Bowl and Palace Lanes. "I got some good advice and tried a few different things, and it all just came together for me. This is the highlight of my bowling career and a great birthday present."

    Traylor started bowling when he was 10 years old and learned the fundamentals of the game from his father. He made a lot of friends on the lanes and found success with hand-me-down bowling balls. He practiced often and hard and left the USBC Youth ranks when he was just 16.

    Years of competing against more experienced bowlers help Traylor excel. In nine years at the Open Championships, he has maintained a 211.9 average and also bowled well this week at the nearby Storm Bowlers Journal Championships, presented by USBC.

    Traylor posted games of 254, 248, 258 and 197 for a 957 set at the Bowlers Journal and moved into fourth place in Open Singles. Former Team USA member Derek Eoff of Arlington, Texas, leads with 1,017.

    "I'm leaving in the top 10 in three events, including the Bowlers Journal, so I am pretty excited right now," Traylor said. "Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better trip."

    Earlier on Monday, Scott Erickson of Oregon, Wis., cracked the top 10 in three events. His 2,130 all-events total is good for eighth place, and the effort helped Team Pabst of Madison, Wis., into sixth place in Team All-Events. Linds Lakers of Minneapolis leads with 10,187. Erickson was joined by Chris Gibbons (2,093), Kevin Thompson (1,949), Jeff Prein (1,937) and Troy Cox (1,710).

    Erickson and Gibbons also moved into 10th place in Regular Doubles with 1,420. Erik Vermilyea of Mansfield, Texas, and Jeffrey Mersch of Orlando, Fla., lead with 1,507.

     


    Nebraska bowler takes Classified All-Events lead


    2010USBCOCHarryArnold.jpgHarry Arnold (pictured) of Falls City, Neb., knew he bowled well at the 2010 USBC Open Championships, but once he left the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium, he was focused on getting his family packed up and back on the road.

    His teammates told him he was the new Classified All-Events leader, and after some brief congratulations, he proudly and humbly started driving back to Nebraska. Although only a few minutes had passed, Arnold, his wife, Samantha, and their three children, Samuhl (13), Henry (12) and Sean (10), were 15 miles away before they got the official word about Arnold's accomplishment.

    "I was excited, and everybody congratulated me, but the kids were tired of sitting there watching me bowl and were bothering me to get going," said Arnold, who made his 19th Open Championships appearance. "I knew I bowled well, but I didn't think I did that well. I was pretty surprised. When I got the call, the kids knew we were turning around, but didn't know exactly why. This is all pretty exciting."

    The 41-year-old right-hander's performance this year was consistent and well above his 177.9 career average at the Open Championships. This year, he shot 619 in singles, 599 in doubles and 578 in team for a career-high 1,796 all-events total. Steve Miller of Roanoke, Ill., previously held the lead with 1,775.

    2010USBCOCLogo_small.jpg Presenting sponsors for the 2010 USBC Open Championships are Circus Circus, Eldorado and Silver Legacy Hotel/Casinos in Reno, Nev. Other sponsors include Sands Regency Casino Hotel, official brackets sponsor, Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, US Steltronic, official scoring system, and supporting sponsors Storm Bowling Products, UPS, Nationwide Insurance, Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa, Harrah's Reno Casino and Hotel and Peppermill Hotel Casino.

     


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    107th USBC Open Championships


    National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)

    REGULAR DIVISION


    Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls

     

    Team
    1, Bowlers Edge Pro Shop (Brad Kuhr, Timothy Rice, Dan Paul, Kenny Kempf, Jason Wendt), Neenah, Wis., 3,408. 2, Linds Lakers 1, Minneapolis, 3,390. 3, Armstrong Printing 1, Naperville, Ill., 3,382. 4, S & B Pro Shop, Clinton Township, Mich., 3,347. 5, Lakeview Lanes, Baldwinsville, N.Y., 3,313. 6, 900 Global, Indianapolis, 3,304. 7, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 3,298. 8, Linds Cedarvale 1, Eagan, Minn., 3,289. 9, Red Carpet Lanes, Greenfield, Wis., 3,250. 10, Ray Cyr's Pro Shop, Baldwinsville, N.Y., 3,248.

    Doubles
    1, Jeffrey Mersch, Orlando, Fla./Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 1,507. 2, Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla./David Taylor, Seminole, Fla., 1,498. 3, Jeff Nimke, Oshkosh, Wis./Chad Maas, Brookfield, Wis., 1,480. 4, Jason Waters, Macedonia, Ohio/Steve Waters, Northfield, Ohio, 1,449. 5, Luke Voaklander, St. Bonifacius, Minn./John Eiss, Orono, Minn., 1,444. 6, Dale Williams, West Valley, Utah/Jimmy Jensen/Magna, Utah, 1,441. 7, Kenneth Stephens, Frankfort, Ky./Randall Montoya, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,434. 8 (tie), Terry Hall, Rocklin, Calif./Andrew Udahl, Elk Grove, Calif., and Scott Helm, Hartford, Wis./Dave Beres, Greenfield, Wis., 1,421. 10, Scott Erickson, Oregon, Wis./Chris Gibbons, Madison, Wis., 1,420.

    Singles
    1, Terrence Syring, Bay City, Mich., 833. 2, Eric Traylor, Cypress, Texas, 811. 3, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 806. 4, Jimmy Johnson, Pataskala, Ohio, 804. 5, Dan Gould, East Hampton, Mass., 783. 6 (tie), Dave Stenger, East Peoria, Ill., and Dave Smalley, Louisville, Ky., 781. 8, Marcus Parcell, Round Rock, Texas, 777. 9, Andy Morton, Anchorage, Alaska, 772. 10, Richard Brooks, Versailles, Conn., 767.

    All-Events
    1, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 2,326. 2, John Bauerle Jr., Indianapolis, 2,225. 3, Sam Lantto, Eden Prairie, Minn., 2,174. 4, John Eiss, Orono, Minn., 2,164. 5, Terrence Syring, Bay City, Mich., 2,155. 6 (tie), Chad Maas, Brookfield, Wis., and Adam Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn., 2,141. 8, Scott Erickson, Oregon, Wis., 2,130. 9, Eric Traylor, Cypress, Texas, 2,128. 10 (tie), Dave Smalley, Louisville, Ky., and Steve Taylor, Deer Creek, Ill., 2,124.

    Team All-Events
    1, Linds Lakers 1 (Sam Lantto, Gary Green, Luke Voaklander, Todd Savoy, John Eiss), Minneapolis, 10,187. 2, Red Carpet Lanes, Greenfield, Wis., 10,131. 3, S & B Pro Shop, Clinton Township, Mich., 9,920. 4, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,893. 5, Armstrong Printing 1, Naperville, Ill., 9,826. 6, Team Pabst, Madison, Wis., 9,819. 7, Don Johnson Memorial, Shepherdsville, Ky., 9,813. 8, Victor's Caf‚, Reading, Penn., 9,808. 9, Coach's 5 Horsemen, Racine, Wis., 9,753. 10, Clone Huskers, Arlington, Texas, 9,743.

     


    CLASSIFIED DIVISION


    Team
    1, Huikko's Bowling Center 3 (Pam Strong, Ronda Bauman, Jeanne Schmid, Jeffrey Schmid, Dale Bauman), Buffalo, Minn., 2,730. 2, EWI/NPS/Denny's, Mentor, Ohio, 2,699. 3, Team Six, Fresno, Calif., 2,689. 4, We Don't Know, Columbia, S.C., 2,687. 5, Wothe Bait 1, Perham, Minn., 2,684. 6, Garden Center Lanes 2, Alexandria, Minn., 2,683. 7, Razorback Rollers, Stuttgart, Ark., 2,668. 8, Garden Center Lanes 3, Alexandria, Minn., 2,663. 9, Sportsman Bowling Club 5, Moreno Valley, Calif., 2,662. 10, Queen Bee's Bar/Grill 1, Paynesville, Minn., 2,651.

    Doubles
    1, Tyson Sims/Scott Wilcox, Georgetown, Idaho, 1,182. 2, John Bishop/Dan Mosteller, Tooele, Utah, 1,175. 3, Wayne Doney, Lamar, Colo./Jim Matusek, Hartland, Wis., 1,174. 4, Pat Fitzgibbons, Colorado Springs, Colo./Pete Fitzgibbons, Goodland, Kan., 1,173. 5, Chris Nugent, Mays Landing, N.J./Jason Campbell, Galloway, N.J., 1,171. 6, Greg Allen/Stacey Bauer, Ogallala, Neb., 1,166. 7, Joe McKee/Mark Nalan, Sheffield, Iowa, 1,155. 8, Walter Cook, Inverness, Fla./Stephen Liik, Homosassa, Fla., 1,153. 9, Tammy Illingworth/Ronald Jones, Newton, Iowa, 1,152. 10 (tie), Holly Ventura, Harwood Heights, Ill./Bob Zurek, River Grove, Ill., and Scott Lehman/Terry Reineke, Celina, Ohio, 1,149.

    Singles
    1, David Garcez, Merced, Calif., 669. 2, Blake Sandidge, Lead, S.D., 653. 3, Joseph Buggs, Honolulu, 647. 4, Mark Plute, Montrose, Colo., 644. 5, Gino Cerullo, Caspey, Wyo., 634. 6, Matt Tschann, Paynesville, Minn., 630. 7, Shelly Dunbar, Billings, Mont., 629. 8, Curt VanLaningham, Ogallala, Neb., 624. 9, Dan Dahlquist, Wheaton, Ill., 622. 10, Gerald Petersen, Sidney, Mich., 621.

    All-Events
    1, Harry Arnold, Falls City, Neb., 1,796. 2, Steve Miller, Roanoke, Ill., 1,775. 3, Richard Eisenhut, Downers Grove, Ill., 1,766. 4, Scott Lehman, Celina, Ohio, 1,744. 5, Harry Berg, Eau Claire, Wis., 1,743. 6, Matt Tschann, Paynesville, Minn., 1,742. 7, Paul Daniels, Bonner, Mont., 1,739. 8, Jake Acuna, Pocatello, Idaho, 1,736. 9, John Stolarski, Waterford, Mich., 1,733. 10 (tie), Tom Sellers, Barstow, Calif., and Douglas Drake, Princeton, Ill., 1,732.

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