06/07/08
El Salvador
Team USA, Santiago, Janawicz end PABCON Championship of the Champions with victory in Masters event
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (June 2-6, 2008)
A day after a heartbreaking defeat in mixed doubles at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions, Team USA's
Shannon O'Keefe and
John Janawicz (pictured left) rebounded Friday to win the gold medal in the mixed doubles Masters. O'Keefe and Janawicz teamed up to defeat Guatemala's Sofia Granda and Mauricio Pinol, 2-0, at Galaxy Bowling to conclude the inaugural Championship of the Champions. Janawicz won his fifth gold medal of the championships in men's Masters, while
Jessica Santiago, Puerto Rico, earnd her second gold in the women's Masters.
06/06/08
El Salvador
Team USA sweeps All Events titles at PABCON Championship of the Champions
Puerto Rico wins gold in Mixed Doubles
John Janawicz and
Shannon O'Keefe (l.), United States, earned gold medals in men's all-events, women's all-events and national all-events Thursday at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions. Puerto Rico's
Jessica Santiago and
Francisco Colon (r.) won the gold medal in Mixed Doubles. Team USA earned silver while Colombia's Laura Fonnegra and David Romero and Mexico's Daniel Falconi and Adriana Perez tied for bronze.
06/05/08
El Salvador
Team USA sweeps singles at PABCON Championship of the Champions
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (June 2-6, 2008)
Team USA's
John Janawicz and
Shannon O'Keefe swept the gold medals in singles Wednesday at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions. Janawicz dominated the field, totaling 3,538 for 16 games, an average of 221, and won the title by more than 240 pins.
Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, took the silver with 3,296 and
Mark Buffa of Canada won the bronze with 3,248. O'Keefe had a much closer victory, shooting 3,305 to edge Puerto Rico's
Jessica Santiago by just 14 pins. Venezuela's
Alicia Marcano took the bronze with 3,271.
06/04/08
El Salvador
Team USA's O'Keefe, Janawicz lead PABCON Championship of Champions Singles after Day One
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (June 2-6, 2008)
After struggling through a long, sleepless night thanks to a stomach bug, Team USA's
Shannon O'Keefe (l.) wasn't sure what to expect in the first Round of singles at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions. As it turns out, her illness didn't slow her down Tuesday as she took the lead at the halfway point of the singles event at Galaxy Bowling with 1,667 eight games total. Fellow Team USA member
John Janawicz (r.) of Winter Haven, Fla., leads the men with 1,694.
06/03/08
El Salvador
PABCON Championship of the Champions opens
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (June 2-6, 2008)
The
2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions kicked off Monday night with the opening ceremonies at Galaxy Bowling in San Salvador, El Salvador. "This is a proud moment for El Salvador," said
PABCON President Jose Guandique (r.) of El Salvador. The tournament begins with 16 games over two days in the singles event and then turns to eight games of mixed doubles action. The top eight in singles and top eight mixed doubles teams will then compete in Masters competition.
05/29/08
El Salvador
Venezuela and Canada send their top players from the 2007 season to the PABCON Championship of the Champions
The
Venezuelan Bowling Federation (FVB) and the
Canadian Tenpin Federation (CTF) will send their best male and female bowlers from the 2007 season to the inaugural Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON, formerly American Zone) Championship of Champions which will be held from June 2-6, 2008 at Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador. The Championship serves as the qualifying event for the World Games 2009.
05/28/08
El Salvador
O'Keefe, Janawicz hope training pays off at championship of the champions
For Team USA's
Shannon O'Keefe and
John Janawicz, spending time in the gym is almost as important as getting in practice time on the lanes. both players will put their training to the test at the inaugural Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions from June 1-6 in San Salvador, El Salvador, as they hope to earn spots for Team USA in the 2009 World Games. In the Championship of the Champions, both players will be tested by the best players in the American Zone.
05/19/08
El Salvador
2008 PABCON Championship of the Champions
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (June 2-6, 2008)
The Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) will conduct its
1st Championship of the Champions tournament from June 2 to 6, 2008 at Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador. Two players - one woman and one man - from each of the PABCON member federations will bowl on dual lane condition for the titles in Women's and Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles. The 2008 PABCON Championship of the Champions also serves as the qualifying event for the
World Games 2009, which will be held in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, July 20-22, 2009.
