59-man roster for 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour completed

Stardust Bowl II in Merrillville, Ind. (May 30 - June 3, 2007)

The list of exempt bowlers for the 2007-08 Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour is set after seven new names completed the 59-man roster following the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny's PBA Tour Trials at Stardust Bowl II.

Todd Book (Cantonment, Fla.), left, who led four out of the five nine-game rounds bowled on the five different PBA oil patterns, led the way followed by Ronnie Russell (Indianapolis), right, Steve Harman (Camby, Ind.), Brian LeClair (Athens, N.Y.), Troy Wollenbecker (Toledo, Ohio), Chad Kloss (Greenfield, Wis.) and Steve Weber (Chalmette, La.).

While Book cruised through the day with the lead and finished with a 10,063 45-game pinfall, Russell made the biggest jump, posting the day's highest score, 2,202 on the Cheetah oil pattern to finish with 10,044. Russell entered the final day ninth.

"This pattern is not even close to being my best pattern. I had a good ball reaction throwing an Ebonite RXS300," said Russell. "In this event you have to go out and get it. If you wait for people to catch you, they'll catch you. That was pretty obvious today. My score today was the most I've ever been over and to be honest it's surprising. As heavy as I roll, I'm sure some people probably counted me out today. I think wanting it so much probably got me there."

Harmon also posted one of the day's three perfect games, firing the 300 in his seventh game and finished with 10,027.

LeClair regained his exemption from the 2006-07 Denny's PBA Tour with a fourth-place finish and a total pinfall of 9,991. The veteran bowler, who has bowled in 356 Denny's PBA Tour events, finished 47th in the 2006-07 PBA World Point Rankings.

Also making a big jump Sunday was Wollenbecker who entered the day 11th before shooting the day's fourth-highest score, 2,137, to finish fifth with 9,973.

Kloss shot a 2,039 Sunday, his highest Round of the event, to finish sixth with 9,911.

The final and most dramatic exemption belonged to Weber, who edged out Randy Weiss (Columbia, S.C.) by just six pins. Weber, despite shooting 197 in his final score, averaged 254.50 over his final four games to finish with a total pinfall of 9,891.

PBA Tour Trials - Final Standings after Round Five (Cumulative Totals)

Players with position, hometown and 45-game total and cumulative earnings.

1, Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 10,063, $1,990
2, Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 10,044, $1,660
3, Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 10,027, $1,410
4, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 9,991, $1,320
5, Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 9,973, $1,200
6, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 9,911, $1,320
7, Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 9,891, $1,340
8, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 9,885, $2,150
9, Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 9,884, $1,610
10, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 9,870, $1,380
11, Steven Elson, Wichita, Kans, 9,833, $1,000
12, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 9,772, $360
13, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 9,767, $700
14, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 9,749, $1,000
15, Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 9,735, $600
16, Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 9,719, $600
17, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 9,716, $950
18, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 9,708, $730
19, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 9,696, $380
20, Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 9,677, $1,080
21, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 9,671, $450
22, Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 9,656, $900
23, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 9,655, $1,210
24, Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 9,651, $720
24, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 9,651, $1,120
26, Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 9,645, $920
27, Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 9,636, $340
28, Michael Austin, Houston, 9,627, $1,450
29, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 9,620
30, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 9,608, $500
31, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 9,590, $600
32, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 9,584, $650
33, Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 9,568, $990
34, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 9,567, $850
35, Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 9,542
36, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 9,532, $450
37, Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 9,518, $330
38, Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 9,492, $300
39, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 9,452, $370
40, Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 9,439
41, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 9,426, $630
42, DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 9,410, $410
43, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 9,402
44, Alex Cavagnaro, N. Massapequa, N.Y., 9,395
45, John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 9,394, $350
46, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 9,388, $325
47, Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 9,377, $300
48, Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 9,368, $550
49, Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 9,313, $450
50, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 9,303
51, Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 9,302
52, Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 9,280
53, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 9,252, $300
54, Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 9,249
55, Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 9,244, $315
56, Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 9,237
57, Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 9,223
57, Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 9,223
59, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 9,204, $700
60, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 9,176
61, Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 9,129
62, Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 9,125
63, Darryl Carreon, Ft. Washington, Md., 9,094
64, Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 9,092
65, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 9,071, $410
66, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 9,070
67, Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 9,049
68, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 9,014
69, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 9,013
70, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 9,001
71, Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 8,994
72, George Patel, Essex, England, 8,975
73, Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 8,958
74, Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 8,934
75, Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8,931
76, Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 8,864
77, Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 8,799
78, Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 8,783
79, Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 8,782
80, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 8,746
81, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 8,682
82, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 8,644
83, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 8,605
84, Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 8,535
85, Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 8,463
86, Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 8,432
87, J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 8,295
88, Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 8,215
89, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 8,139
90, Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 7,927
91, Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 7,786
92, Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 7,023
93, Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 6,917
94, Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 6,876
95, Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 6,845
96, Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 6,457, $330
97, Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 5,484
98, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 5,409
99, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 4,926
100, Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 3,612

PBA Tour Trials - Round Five (Cheetah pattern)

Players with position, hometown and 9-game pinfall. Top 16 bowlers based on Sunday's scores cash.

1. Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 2,202, $1,000
2. Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 2,186, $800
3. Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,149, $700
4. Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 2,137, $650
5. Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 2,127, $600
6. Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,103, $550
7. Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,091, $500
8. Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 2,080, $450
9. DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 2,072, $410
10. Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 2,066, $380
11. Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,065, $360
12. Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 2,061, $340
13. Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 2,042, $330
14. Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 2,039, $320
15. Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,033, $310
16. Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 2,024, $300
17. Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 2,023
18. James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 2,021
19. Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 2,013
20. Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 2,011
21. Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 2,010
22. Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 2,007
23. Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 1,996
24. Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 1,992
25. Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 1,989
26. Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 1,984
27. Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 1,974
28. Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 1,970
29. Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 1,955
30. Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 1,951
31. Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 1,948
32. Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 1,947
33. Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 1,945
34. Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,938
35. Michael Austin, Houston, 1,938
36. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,933
37. Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 1,932
38. Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,929
39. Steven Elson, Wichita, Kans, 1,928
40. David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,917
41. Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 1,910
42. Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,899
43. Alex Cavagnaro, N. Massapequa, N.Y., 1,896
44. Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,889
45. Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,887
46. Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,881
47. Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,879
48. Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,878
49. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,878
50. PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,871
51. Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 1,870
52. Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 1,862
53. John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 1,860
54. Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 1,857
55. John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 1,856
56. Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 1,849
57. Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 1,846
58. Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,844
59. Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,836
60. Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 1,833
61. Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 1,830
62. Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 1,827
63. Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 1,822
64. Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 1,810
65. Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 1,805
66. Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,804
67. Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 1,803
68. Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,802
69. Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 1,800
70. Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 1,799
71. Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,790
72. Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 1,784
73. Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,783
74. George Patel, Essex, England, 1,780
75. Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1,765
76. Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 1,750
77. Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 1,748
78. Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,748
79. Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 1,743
80. Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 1,737
81. Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 1,733
82. Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 1,698
83. Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 1,678
84. Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 1,677
85. Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 1,673
86. Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 1,665
87. Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 1,602
88. Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,565
89. Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 1,519
90. Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 1,514
91. J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 1,495
92. Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 232
93. Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 0
94. Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 0
95. Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 0
96. Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 0
97. Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 0
98. Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 0
99. Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 0
100. Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 0.

300 games (1) – Steve Harman, Ronnie Russell, Kip Roberts.

Book leads PBA Tour Trials going into the final day

Even though he is only a day away from securing a coveted exemption on the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, Todd Book refuses to change his mentality in the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny's PBA Tour Trials.

The Cantonment, Fla., resident admitted to not paying attention to his score or the scores of others in the event that awards an exemption on the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour to the top seven finishers.

"I'll have the same mentality going into tomorrow. I'll take it one shot at a time, I don't watch the scoreboard and I don't watch other people's scores," said Book, who led the event for the third consecutive day. "I never look ahead and I never look behind. I just continue to stay focused and concentrate on the little things. If I make a bad shot, I pick up as many pins as I can and move ahead to the next frame."

While second-place Steve Harman (Camby, Ind.) closed the gap by 35 pins, Book still leads with an 8,116 36-game pinfall to Harman's 8,020. Book posted his lowest Round of the event's first four days with a nine-game pinfall of 1,914, 14th on the day.

Harman closed the gap with a ninth-place finish on the day with 1,949 on the Chameleon oil pattern, marking his lowest Round of the tournament. Each of the five days of competition is bowled on one of the five PBA oil patterns.

Trying to regain his exemption from the 2006-07 Denny's PBA Tour is Brian LeClair (Athens, N.Y.), who sits in third with 7,925, also marking his lowest round.

The biggest jump of the day came from Steven Elson (Wichita, Kan.) who entered the day 31st before firing the day's top round and his best Round of the event, 2,126, for a total score of 7,905 and fourth place.

Rounding out the top seven spots are Steve Weber (Chalmette, La.), Chad Kloss (Greenfield, Wis.) and David Beres (Waukesha, Wis.).

2006-07 exempt bowler Jason Hurd is one spot out off the cut line at 7,844, six pins behind Beres.

Liz Johnson, who is looking to become just the second female exempt bowler after Kelly Kulick accomplished the feat in last year's Tour Trials, is 10th with 7,839 while Kulick is 20th with 7,772.

The final nine games will take place on the Cheetah pattern Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. CST with the top seven based on 45-game pinfall earning the final seven of 59 exemptions for the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour.

PBA Tour Trials - Standings after Round Four (Cumulative Totals)

Players with position, hometown and 36-game total and cumulative earnings.

1, Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 8,116, $1,675
2, Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 8,020, $1,000
3, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 7,925, $940
4, Steven Elson, Wichita, Kan., 7,905
5, Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 7,881, $1,000
6, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 7,872, $450
7, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 7,850, $700
8, Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 7,844, $380
9, Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 7,842, $660
10, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 7,839, $360
11, Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 7,836, $550
12, Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 7,829, $900
13, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 7,801, $650
14, Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 7,799, $320
15, Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 7,787, $600
16, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 7,782, $1,600
17, Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 7,780, $600
18, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 7,779, $880
19, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 7,772, $320
19, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 7,772
21, Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 7,769, $990
22, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 7,745, $1,210
23, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 7,728, $1,000
24, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 7,707, $380
25, Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 7,698, $810
26, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 7,691
27, Michael Austin, Houston, 7,689, $800
28, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 7,683, $640
29, Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 7,681, $720
30, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 7,680, $850
31, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 7,678, $300
32, Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 7,670, $550
32, Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 7,670, $300
34, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 7,661, $450
35, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 7,643
36, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 7,591
37, Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 7,575
38, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 7,563
39, John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 7,534, $350
40, Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 7,529
41, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 7,524
42, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 7,507, $325
43, Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 7,501
44, Alex Cavagnaro, N. Massapequa, N.Y., 7,499
45, Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 7,486
46, Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 7,476
47, Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 7,472
48, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 7,463
49, Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 7,444
50, Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 7,427
51, Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 7,374
52, Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 7,353
53, DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 7,338
54, Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 7,306
55, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 7,301
56, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 7,298
57, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 7,292
58, Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 7,290
59, Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 7,278
60, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 7,266
61, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 7,261, $410
62, Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 7,253
63, Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 7,246
64, Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 7,226
65, Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 7,215
66, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 7,211
66, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 7,211
68, George Patel, Essex, England, 7,195
69, Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 7,186
70, Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 7,166
71, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 7,157
72, Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 7,137
73, Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 7,132
74, Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 7,122
75, Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 7,098
76, Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 7,085
77, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 7,055
78, Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 6,983
79, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 6,962
80, Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 6,876
81, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 6,857
82, Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 6,845
83, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 6,838
84, Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 6,834
85, Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 6,830
86, J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 6,800
87, Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 6,790
88, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 6,788
89, Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 6,785
90, Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 6,685
91, Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 6,650
92, Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 6,413
93, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 6,406
94, Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 6,267
95, Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 7,023
96, Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 6,457, $330
97, Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 5,484
98, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 5,409
99, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 4,926
100, Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 3,612.

PBA Tour Trials - Round Four (Chameleon pattern)

Players with position, hometown and 9-game pinfall. Top 16 bowlers based on Saturday's scores cash.

Steven Elson, Wichita, Kan., 2,126, $1,000
Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 2,086, $800
Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 2,025, $700
Michael Austin, Houston, 1,988, $650
Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 1,970, $600
Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 1,960, $550
Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,956, $500
Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 1,954, $450
Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 1,949, $410
Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,948, $370
Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,948, $370
Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 1,947, $340
Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,942, $330
Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 1,914, $315
Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 1,914, $315
Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 1,912, $300
Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 1,906
Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,903
Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 1,902
Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1,901
Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 1,900
Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 1,899
Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 1,899
Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,892
Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 1,891
Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 1,889
Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,886
Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 1,885
David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,882
Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,878
Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 1,876
Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,870
Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,869
Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 1,867
Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,858
Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 1,854
Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 1,848
Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 1,848
Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 1,844
Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 1,844
Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 1,838
Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,837
Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 1,834
James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,831
PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,827
Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,825
George Patel, Essex, England, 1,825
Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 1,824
Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,813
Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 1,802
Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 1,802
Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 1,793
J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 1,789
Alex Cavagnaro, N. Massapequa, N.Y., 1,786
Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 1,786
John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 1,779
Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,778
Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 1,777
Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,777
Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 1,772
Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,769
Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 1,768
Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 1,766
Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 1,765
Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,763
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,761
Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 1,756
Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 1,754
Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 1,751
Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 1,750
Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 1,748
Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 1,740
Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 1,740
Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,739
Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 1,728
Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 1,725
DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1,723
Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 1,713
Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 1,701
Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 1,697
Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 1,684
Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 1,681
Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,681
Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 1,652
Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,645
Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 1,634
Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 1,631
Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 1,629
John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 1,601
Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,598
Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 1,598
Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 1,585
Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,560
Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 1,548
Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 1,495
Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 692
Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 0
Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 0
Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 0
Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 0

300 games – None.

Book continues to lead the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny's PBA Tour Trials

With lots of big names and former exempt bowlers in the field, two bowlers without much previous Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) experience are quietly separating themselves from the pack.

Todd Book (left) continued to lead the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny's PBA Tour Trials with a 6,202 27-game pinfall while Steve Harman moved into second with 6,071 with just two days remaining in the fight for the final seven exemptions on the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour. Picture courtesy of PBA LLC.

Book and Harman (Camby, Ind.) have bowled a combined nine Denny's PBA Tour events in their careers, but are closing in on earning two of the 59 coveted full-time spots on next season's Tour.

Book held the lead for the second consecutive day, averaging 236.78 on the Scorpion pattern, the fourth-best score of the day. Harman, meanwhile, had his best day, averaging 233.67 on Friday after averaging 219.89 on Wednesday and 221.00 on Thursday. Each of the five days of competition is bowled on one of the five PBA oil patterns.

"It all comes down to adjustments. And I don't get emotional about things," Book (Cantonment, Fla.) said. "I'm not leaving splits and I'm not missing spares. When I'm out on the lanes I bowl one shot at a time. I don't get ahead and I don't look behind."

Making big moves to jump into or near the top seven Friday were two bowlers who were exempt in 2006-07. Brian LeClair (Athens, N.Y.) averaged 236.57 to move from 11th to third overall with 6,049. The 2003-04 PBA Rookie of the Year Chris Johnson (Garland, Texas) averaged 232.89 to move from 20th to eighth.

Edward VanDaniker Jr. (Essex, Md.), Randy Weiss (Columbia, S.C.), Ronnie Russell (Indianapolis) and David Beres (Waukesha, Wis.) are all in the top seven heading into the final two days of competition.

Liz Johnson averaged 223.89 Friday and sits ninth as she looks to become the second woman in history to earn a full-season exemption onto the Denny's PBA Tour. Last season, Kelly Kulick became the first by finishing sixth out of 140 bowlers. Kulick currently sits 27th with 5,816.

Saturday's nine-game block will take place on the Chameleon pattern starting at 9 a.m. CT. The final nine games will take place on the Cheetah pattern Sunday with the top seven based on 45-game pinfall earning the final seven of 59 exemptions for the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour.

PBA Tour Trial - Round Three (Cumulative Totals)

Players with position, hometown and 27-game total and cumulative earnings.

1, Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 6,202, $1,675
2, Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 6,071, $1,000
3, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 6,049, $940
4, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 6,016, $880
5, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 6,004, $1,600
6, Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 5,998, $660
7, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 5,968, $700
8, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 5,959, $1,210
9, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,953, $360
10, Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 5,936, $550
11, Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 5,934, $1,000
12, Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 5,923, $900
13, Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 5,919, $300
14, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 5,912, $450
15, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,911, $850
16, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 5,906, $640
17, Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 5,898, $600
17, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 5,898, $650
19, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 5,897, $1,000
20, Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 5,878, $600
21, Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 5,873, $810
22, Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 5,870, $990
23, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 5,834, $450
24, Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 5,829, $320
25, Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 5,819, $380
26, Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 5,816, $550
26, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5,816
28, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 5,808, $380
29, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 5,799
30, Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 5,790, $720
31, Steven Elson, Wichita, Kans, 5,779
32, Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 5,765, $330
33, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 5,763
34, John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 5,755, $350
35, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 5,736, $300
36, Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 5,727
37, Alex Cavagnaro, N.Massapequa, N.Y., 5,713
38, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 5,706
39, Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 5,704
40, Michael Austin, Houston, 5,701, $800
41, Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 5,700
42, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 5,695
43, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 5,694, $325
44, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 5,686, $320
45, Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 5,662
46, Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 5,661
47, Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 5,652
48, Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 5,643
49, Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 5,642
50, Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 5,638
51, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 5,621
52, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 5,619
53, Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 5,617
54, DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 5,615
54, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 5,615
56, Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 5,552
57, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 5,515
58, Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 5,513
58, Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 5,513
60, Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 5,489
61, Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,487
62, Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 5,460
62, Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 5,460
64, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 5,459, $410
65, Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 5,447
66, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 5,428
67, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 5,407
68, Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 5,394
69, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 5,389
70, Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 5,381
71, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 5,374
72, George Patel, Essex, England, 5,370
73, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 5,342
74, Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 5,336
75, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 5,333
76, Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 5,294
77, Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 5,285
78, Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 5,283
79, Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 5,278
80, Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 5,265
81, Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 5,261
82, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 5,249
83, Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 5,199
84, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 5,187
85, Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 5,182
86, Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 5,181
87, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 5,173
88, Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 5,060
89, Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5,052
90, Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 5,042
91, J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 5,011
92, Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 5,004
93, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 5,001
94, Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 4,865
95, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 4,772
95, Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 4,772
97, Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 5,484, WD
98, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 5,409, WD
99, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 4,926, WD
100, Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 3,612, WD

PBA Tour Trial - Round Three (Scorpion pattern)

Players with position, hometown and 9-game pinall. Top 16 bowlers based on Friday's scores cash.

Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 2,257, $1,000
Michael Austin, Houston, 2,145, $800
Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,141, $700
Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 2,131, $650
Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 2,129, $600
Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 2,124, $550
Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,113, $500
Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 2,103, $450
Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 2,096, $410
Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 2,085, $380
Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 2,081, $360
Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 2,057, $340
Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 2,051, $330
Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 2,047, $320
Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 2,043, $310
Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 2,041, $300
David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 2,034
Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 2,032
Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 2,032
Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 2,024
Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,015
Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 2,008
Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,004
James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 2,000
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 2,000
Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 1,981
DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1,972
Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 1,969
PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,968
Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 1,968
Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,965
Alex Cavagnaro, N.Massapequa, N.Y., 1,965
Steven Elson, Wichita, Kans, 1,963
Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,962
Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,955
Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 1,951
Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,950
Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 1,947
Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,942
Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,936
Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 1,936
Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 1,923
Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,913
Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,912
Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,910, WD
Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,906
Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 1,904
Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,898
Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,898
John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 1,897
Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,897
Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 1,896
Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 1,894
Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 1,890
Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 1,884
Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 1,876
Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 1,875, WD
Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 1,874
Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 1,864
Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 1,864
Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 1,862
Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,861
Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 1,860
George Patel, Essex, England, 1,843
Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,829
Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 1,829
John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 1,827
Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 1,825
Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,824
Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 1,821
Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,816
Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 1,813
Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,811
Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,810
Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1,804
Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 1,790
Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 1,784
Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 1,774
Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 1,772
Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 1,768
Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 1,764
Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 1,761
Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 1,757
Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 1,748
Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,734
Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 1,724
Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 1,718
Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 1,704
Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 1,699
Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 1,697
Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 1,695
Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,690
Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 1,680
Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 1,660
Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 1,651
J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 1,630
Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 1,628
Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 1,609
Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 1,208, WD
Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, WD

300 games (3) – Randy Weiss, Ray Cyr Jr., Cory Simmons.

Book overtakes the lead in Denny's PBA Tour Trials after Day Two on the Shark pattern

Sometimes being in the dark can be a good thing, as Todd Book proved Thursday.

Book, who had never seen the Shark oil pattern in competition prior to Thursday, averaged 217.56 over his nine games on the difficult pattern to take the lead after two days in the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny’s PBA Tour Trials at Stardust Bowl II with a 4,071 18-game pinfall.

The trials, which offers seven exemptions for the 2007-08 Denny’s PBA Tour season, features a different PBA oil pattern each of the five days of competition. Bowlers get an hour of official practice on a pattern the night before it’s used, and Book took advantage of the time he was given.

“I had never seen the pattern before last night, in fact I hadn’t seen the pattern from Tuesday night either,” Book (Cantonment, Fla.) said of the Viper pattern used the first day which he averaged 234.78 on. “After the one-hour practice session last night I stayed an extra two hours and practiced on it some more.”

The 35-year-old Book just became a PBA member in 2006 and has bowled in five Denny’s PBA Tour events. His best career finish came recently in the 2007 Denny’s World Championship, where he finished 14th.

“The key out here is making your spares. I only missed two today and with this tournament the key is to get as many pins as you can,” Book said. “I’ve just been bowling non-stop lately, even after I’ve bowled 780 in league, I’ll stay an extra hour and only use my plastic ball and just work on spares. That’s the most important thing.”

Book never got into serious trouble Thursday with his lowest games in the 190s. He had a high game of 277 in the sixth game of the day, which helped him take another step toward his first career exemption.

Young gun Edward VanDaniker Jr. (Essex, Md.), a 21-year-old who finished third in the 2006-07 PBA Rookie of the Year voting, is second with 4,012. Steve Harman (Camby, Ind.) is third with 3,968 while Chris Collins (Fayetteville, N.C.) and Brian Waliczek (Birch Run, Mich.) are fourth and fifth, respectively.

Rounding out the top seven are former exempt bowler Rudy Kasimakis (Tupelo, Miss.) and Wednesday’s leader Ricky Jewell Jr. (Greenville, S.C.).

Knocking on the door are two women who have made history recently on the Denny’s PBA Tour. Liz Johnson (Cheektowaga, N.Y.), the first woman to make the finals of a Tour event, is ninth with 3,938. Kelly Kulick (Union, N.J.), who became the first woman to earn a full-season exemption at last year’s Tour Trials, is 12th with 3,918.

Friday’s nine-game block will take place on the Scorpion pattern starting at 9 a.m. CT, followed by nine games on Chameleon Saturday. The final nine games will take place on the Cheetah pattern Sunday with the top seven based on 45-game pinfall earning the final seven of 59 exemptions for the 2007-08 Denny’s PBA Tour.

PBA Tour Trial - Round Two (Shark pattern)

Players with position, hometown and 18-game total. Top 16 bowlers based on Thursday’s scores cash.

1, Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 4,071, $1,025
2, Edward Van Daniker Jr., Essex, Md., 4,012, $880
3, Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 3,968, $550
4, Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 3,967, $810
5, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 3,956, $650
6, Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 3,951, $600
7, Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 3,942, $900
8, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,941, $635
9, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,938, $360
10, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 3,934, $700
11, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3,920, $340
12, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 3,918
13, Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 3,917, $300
14, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 3,897, $1,000
15, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 3,885, $380
16, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 3,880, $450
16, Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 3,880, $550
18, Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 3,878
19, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 3,866, $450
20, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 3,863, $800
20, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 3,863, $900
22, John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 3,858, $350
23, Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 3,854
23, Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 3,854, $600
25, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 3,849
26, Steven Elson, Wichita, Kans, 3,816
27, Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 3,813, $650
28, Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 3,812
29, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 3,810
30, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 3,800, $300
31, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 3,798, $350
32, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 3,796, $325
33, Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 3,790
34, Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 3,782
35, Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 3,778
36, Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 3,767
37, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,763
38, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 3,759
39, Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 3,756
40, Alex Cavagnaro, N.Massapequa, N.Y., 3,748
41, Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 3,747, $410
42, Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 3,741
43, Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 3,738
44, Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 3,735
45, Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 3,734
46, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,733
47, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 3,731, $320
48, Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,730
49, Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 3,723
50, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 3,718
50, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 3,718
52, Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 3,714
53, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 3,711, $410
54, Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 3,710
55, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 3,709
56, Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 3,695
56, Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 3,695
58, Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 3,692
59, Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,677
59, Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 3,677
61, Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 3,664
62, Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 3,658
63, DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 3,643
64, Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 3,618
65, Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 3,612
66, Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 3,609
67, Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 3,596
68, Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 3,595
69, Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 3,570
70, Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 3,568
71, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 3,567
72, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,558
73, Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 3,557
74, Michael Austin, Houston, 3,556
75, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 3,547
76, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 3,533
76, Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 3,533
78, George Patel, Essex, England, 3,527
79, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 3,525
80, Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 3,519
81, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 3,518
82, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 3,504
83, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 3,499
84, Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 3,486
85, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 3,475
86, Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 3,461
87, Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 3,457
88, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 3,449
89, Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 3,414
90, Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 3,382
91, J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 3,381
92, Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 3,370
93, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 3,360
94, Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 3,318
95, Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 3,307
96, Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 3,288
97, Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 3,237
98, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 3,190
99, Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 3,163
100, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 3,121

300 games – None.

Weiss, Jewell co-leaders after Day One in Denny's PBA Tour Trials

For two bowlers who haven't yet solved the trick of the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour Trials, being cautiously optimistic is the best attitude after the first day in a long week. Picture courtesy of PBA LLC.

Ricky Jewell Jr. and Randy Weiss (pictured) tied for the lead after the first of five days in the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny's PBA Tour Trials Wednesday at Stardust Bowl II with 2,166 nine-game pinfall on the Viper oil pattern.

The five-day event in which competitors bowl nine games a day, each day on a different PBA oil pattern, is offering seven exemptions for the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour season.

Weiss (Columbia, S.C.) was exempt in 2005-06 after finishing first in the PBA South Region, while Jewell (Greenville, S.C.) has never earned an exemption. Neither has had great success in two previous tries in the event with Jewell finishing 23rd last season and 48th in 2005 while Weiss finished 46th last season and 15th in 2004.

"The lanes happened to be a little different (from practice) and fortunately I saw it really quickly and happened to pick the right ball," Weiss said. "It doesn't mean anything yet. It's nice to get out of the gate well but there's a whole lot of bowling yet. It doesn't mean anything."

Other than Weiss, the rest of the top seven are each looking for their first career exemptions. Todd Book (Cantonment, Fla.) is third, Brian Waliczek (Birch Run, Mich.) is fourth, Jason Sterner (Roswell, Ga.) is fifth and Ray Cyr Jr. (New Hartford, N.Y.) and Edward VanDaniker Jr. (Essex, Md.) are sixth and seventh, respectively.

Last year's biggest newsmaker, Kelly Kulick, is 19th after the first day after rolling a 1,975. Last season, Kulick became the first woman in history to earn a full-season exemption on the Denny's PBA Tour when she finished sixth to earn one of 10 exemptions.

Liz Johnson, who became the first female to make the finals of a PBA event in 2005, is 11th with 1,995.

Three bowlers who were exempt in 2006-07 are in the top 20. The 12-time Denny's PBA Tour titlist Del Ballard Jr. (N. Richland Hills, Texas), who finished 10th in last season's Tour Trials to earn the final exemption, is ninth with 2,006. Brian LeClair (Athens, N.Y.) is 12th with 1,994 while Chris Collins (Savannah, Ga.) is 15th with 1,984.

Two former Team USA members, Andrew Cain and P.J. Haggerty, as well as Brian Waliczek rolled a perfect game on the Viper pattern.

Just seven exemptions are available this season due to three exempt bowlers deferring their exemptions to 2007-08 due to injuries.

Thursday's nine-game block will take place on the Shark pattern and gets underway at 9 a.m. CT, followed by nine games on the Scorpion pattern Friday, nine games on Chameleon Saturday and the final nine games on the Cheetah pattern Sunday. The top seven based on 45-game pinfall will earn the final seven of 59 exemptions for the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour.

PBA Tour Trial - Day One (Viper pattern)

Players with position, hometown and 9-game total. Top 16 cash.

1, Ricky Jewell Jr., Greenville, S.C., 2,166, $900
1, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,166, $900
3, Todd Book, Cantonment, Fla., 2,113, $700
4, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 2,112, $650
5, Jason Sterner, Roswell, Ga., 2,094, $600
6, Ray Cyr Jr., New Hartford, N.Y., 2,050, $550
7, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,048, $500
8, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 2,038, $450
9, Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, 2,006, $410
10, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 2,003, $380
11, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,995, $360
12, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 1,994, $340
13, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,991, $330
14, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,985, $320
15, Chris Collins, Savannah, Ga., 1,984, $310
16, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,980, $300
17, Steve Harman, Camby, Ind., 1,979
18, Rick Francis, Modesto, Calif., 1,978
19, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,975
20, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,974
21, Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, 1,969
22, Rudy Kasimakis, Tupelo, Miss., 1,960
23, Christopher Lucas, Keller, Texas, 1,959
23, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 1,959
25, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,957
26, Alan Chetister Jr., Jonesboro, Ark., 1,947
27, Steven Elson, Wichita, Kans, 1,937
28, Troy Wollenbecker, Toledo, Ohio, 1,935
29, Shawn Evans, Satellite Beach, Fla., 1,932
30, Will Jackson, Philadelphia, 1,930
31, Ed Olszewski III, Griffith, Ind., 1,925
31, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 1,925
33, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,923
34, Jim Pratt, Youngtown, AZ, 1,919
35, Aaron Williams, Trenton, N.J., 1,914
36, Steve Weber, Chalmette, La, 1,912
36, Bill Machin, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,912
38, Brian Gunn, Griffith, Ind., 1,906
39, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 1,905
40, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,902
41, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,901
42, John Riffle, Highland, Ind., 1,899
43, Michael Kruse Jr., Vermillion, S.D., 1,896
44, Humberto Vazquez Morales, Monterrey, Mexico, 1,894
45, Lewis Sims, Willard, Ohio, 1,893
46, Robert (Joe) Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 1,878
47, Steve Wishner, Rye Brook, N.Y., 1,876
48, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,873
49, Darryl Carreon, Ft Washington, Md., 1,868
50, Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 1,860
51, Jason Craigen, Mesa, Ariz., 1,858
52, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 1,853
53, Xeno Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,852
53, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,852
55, Jason Hurd, Titusville, Fla., 1,849
56, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,839
57, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,838
58, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 1,833
59, Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 1,829
60, Shawn Boyd, Southampton, Pa., 1,825
61, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 1,821
62, Jeff Campbell II, Amarillo, Texas, 1,818
63, Michael Gaither, Grain Valley, Mo., 1,817
64, Ward Rauch, Cheboygan, Mich., 1,815
64, Chris Wade, O'Fallon, Mo., 1,815
64, Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 1,815
67, Travis Loeffler, Manchester, Tenn., 1,813
67, Alex Cavagnaro, N.Massapequa, N.Y., 1,813
67, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,813
70, DJ Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1,812
70, Will Perry, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,812
72, Paul Gibson, Bunswick, Ohio, 1,807
73, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, Fla., 1,805
74, Stoney Brown, Vancouver, Wash, 1,801
74, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,801
76, Will Hoge, Sand Spring, Okla., 1,799
77, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,798
78, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,797
79, J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 1,788
80, Michael Austin, Houston, 1,774
81, Thomas Ochs, Salisbury, N.C., 1,770
82, Sean Lepper, Glen Burnie, Md., 1,762
83, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 1,755
83, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 1,755
85, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 1,738
86, Marty Kirsten Jr., Newfoundland, Pa., 1,736
87, George Patel, Essex, England, 1,721
88, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore, 1,710
89, Pat Nolan, Vancouver, Wash, 1,705
90, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,702
91, Alex Medveditskov, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1,683
92, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 1,678
93, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,671
94, Doug Gassman Jr., Dwight, Ill, 1,656
95, Art Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, 1,629
96, Jeffrey Scott, Rochester, N.Y., 1,612
97, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 1,610
98, Rick Bell, Clinton, Utah, 1,592
99, Joe Long, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,591
100, Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 1,574

300 games (3) – Andrew Cain, P.J. Haggerty, Brian Waliczek.

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