06/28/07
2007 PBA Senior Tour #7
Schlegel ends four-year drought with win in PBA Senior Epicenter Classic
The Epicenter Bowling Complex, Klamath Falls, OR (June 24-27, 2007)
While he hadn't won a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour title in the last four years, Ernie Schlegel had no qualms in beating the top seed from qualifying in the 2007 PBA Senior Epicenter Classic at The Epicenter Bowling Complex in Klamath Falls. Picture courtesy of PBA LLC.In a battle of PBA Hall of Famers, Schlegel defeated top-seed David Ozio (Beaumont, Texas), 235-215, to claim his first PBA Senior Tour title since the 2003 PBA Senior Northern California Classic in Brentwood, Calif.
Schlegel refused to let Ozio in the match after the Texan left splits in the fifth and 10th frames.
"It always feels good to win. The cliché is true, winning never gets old," said Schlegel (Vancouver, Wash.). "The win is the only anything that matters. If you win ugly, who cares, the win is what counts. If you are able to pick up some splits and convert your spares, chances are you are going to do well."
Schlegel advanced to the finals after defeating the event's second seed, Henry Gonzalez (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 245-182.
Ozio knocked off Bob Brady (Santa Monica, Calif.), 258-231, in the semifinals to advance. Schlegel took home $8,000 for the victory, while Ozio earned $4,500 for second. Gonzalez and Brady took home $3,000 apiece for third and fourth.
The PBA Senior Tour heads to Brentwood, Calif., next for the PBA Senior Northern California Classic, July 1-4.
PBA Senior Epicenter Classic
The Epicenter Bowling Complex, Klamath Falls, OR (June 24-27, 2007)
Championship Match
Single-game match. Winner earns $8,000, loser earns $4,500.
#6 Ernie Schlegel def. #1 David Ozio, 235-215
Round of 4
Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $3,000.
Ernie Schlegel def. #2 Henry Gonzalez, 245-182
David Ozio def. #13 Bob Brady, 258-231
Round of 8
Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,700.
Ozio def. #8 Rohn Morton, 2-1
(268-190, 148-238, 229-170)
Brady def. #12 Pete Couture, 2-0
(266-237, 258-204)
Gonzalez def. #23 Edward Silva, 2-0
(260-190, 193-174)
Schlegel def. #3 Bob Handley, 2-1
(203-175, 208-208 [8-10], 213-199)
Round of 16
Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,300.
Ozio def. #32 Keith Sharp, 3-0
(227-165, 235-165, 247-217)
Morton def. #25 Teata Semiz, 3-1
(192-192 [30-27], 200-203, 203-170, 224-169)
Couture def. #12 Tom Baker, 3-1
(204-268, 194-189, 248-194, 245-239)
Brady def. #4 Hugh Miller, 3-2
(237-169, 212-237, 256-268, 257-212, 265-203)
Gonzalez def. #18 John Bennett, 3-1
(219-236, 220-200, 247-214, 256-196)
Silva def. #7 Ted Staikoff, 3-2
(191-184, 243-263, 221-214, 199-205, 238-235)
Schlegel def. #11 Bob Chamberlain, 3-0
(243-198, 224-189, 193-123)
Handley def. #30 Tom Carter, 3-0
(238-235, 253-213, 236-231)
Round of 24
Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,100.
Sharp def. #16 Kevin Croucher, 3-2
(206-189, 288-290, 225-257, 268-227, 249-226)
Semiz def. #9 Sam Zurich, 3-1
(278-187, 235-176, 237-266, 243-205)
Couture def. #28 Don Robinson, 3-1
(225-248, 247-216, 202-178, 246-203)
Brady def. #20 James Brenner, 3-2
(213-279, 176-149, 178-224, 238-215, 207-183)
Bennett def. #15 Roger Kossert, 3-2
(224-204, 227-249, 238-240, 200-190, 258-215)
Silva def. #10 Steve Stein, 3-1
(223-187, 147-201, 254-166, 186-184)
Chamberlain def. #22 Dave Bernhardt, 3-0
(254-238, 213-211, 222-177)
Carter def. #14 Leon Loucks, 3-2
(247-266, 231-265, 244-207, 214-159, 225-214)
Round of 32
Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,000.
Sharp def. #17 Tommy Kress, 3-1
(224-215, 192-253, 218-170, 248-226)
Semiz def. #24 Greg Goetz, 3-0
(225-221, 223-198, 201-195)
Robinson def. #21 Conway Sunnell, 3-1
(234-168, 204-193, 179-258, 215-193)
Brenner def. #29 Matt Surina, 3-1
(165-227, 245-193, 223-191, 223-196)
Bennett def. #31 Don Sylvia, 3-2
(224-279, 252-214, 221-243, 226-204, 237-150)
Silva def. #26 Jerome Lee, 3-1
(184-199, 204-201, 198-157, 180-144)
Bernhardt def. #27 Roger LeClair, 3-2
(256-172, 224-207, 222-248, 231-245, 234-211)
Carter def. #19 Mike Landrith, 3-0
(159-134, 210-157, 220-182)
300 games – None.
Ozio shoots high series to take the lead in PBA Senior Epicenter Classic
After coming close to winning his second Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour title of the season in last week's PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Suncoast, David Ozio has one goal, to win, in this week's PBA Senior Epicenter Classic. Ozio, who won the season-opening PBA Senior Manassas Open for his second career PBA Senior Tour title, has put himself into a pretty good position to accomplish the goal after two days of qualifying in the event.
Ozio (Beaumont, Texas), who was second entering Tuesday's eight-game block, captured the top seed heading into Wednesday's match play with a 16-game pinfall of 3,808.
"You always want to win, nobody ever remembers the second best," said Ozio, who entered this week No. 1 in the PBA Senior Tour point rankings. "This week's oil pattern is very, very similar to last week's pattern. I am taking what I learned last week and applying it this week. It's actually a little easier for me this week than it was last."
Ozio posted the day's highest round with an eight-game block of 1,905. The Texan opened the round with a 288 and closed with games of 254 and 246.
As one of the top eight bowlers after qualifying, Ozio earns a bye into Wednesday's Round of 16, bypassing the Rounds of 32 and 24.
Monday's leader Henry Gonzalez (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is second, 127 pins behind Ozio, with 3,681. Gonzalez's eight-game pinfall fell almost two hundred pins from Monday's round, finishing with 1,785 after posting Monday's highest score of 1,923.
Bob Handley (Winter Park, Fla.) finished third with 3,677 after picking up 1,808 in Tuesday's round.
Defending PBA Senior Epicenter Classic champion Jim Brenner (LeClaire, Iowa) is 20th with 3,463.
Seventy-three year-old Teata Semiz (East Brunswick, N.J.) made the cut after posting a 290 in his final game to finish qualifying with 3,452.
Match play, which begins at 9 a.m. PST, is best-of-five games until the format switches to best-of-three for the Round of 8, which gets underway at 6 p.m. The final four will bowl single-game matches immediately following, with the winner taking home $8,000.
Round Two Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The top 24 advance to Match Play.
1, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 3,808
2, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,681
3, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3,677
4, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,635
5, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,629
6, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 3,612
7, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,607
8, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 3,604
9, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 3,600
10, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,587
11, (tie) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 3,579
13, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,570
14, Leon Loucks, Marysville, Wash., 3,563
15, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,545
16, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,523
17, Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y., 3,483
18, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 3,479
19, Mike Landrith, Chandler, Ariz, 3,467
20, (tie) James Brenner, LeClaire, Iowa, and Conway Sunell, Eugene, Ore., 3,463
22, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 3,459
23, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 3,458
24, Gregory Goetz, Washington, 3,456
25, Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 3,452
26, Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore., 3,451
27, Roger LeClair, Clackamas, Ore., 3,444
28, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 3,439
29, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 3,438
30, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,433
31, (tie) Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., and Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3,409
Missed Cut:
33, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore, 3,397
34, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,396
35, Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 3,395, $600
36, Gregory Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., 3,393
37, Ron Merritt, Florence, Ore., 3,389, $600
38, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,369
39, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 3,365, $600
40, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 3,349, $600
41, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 3,348, $600
42, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,339, $600
43, Warren Nelson, Fresno, Cal, 3,338
44, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 3,334
45, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 3,326, $600
46, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,319
47, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif, 3,315, $600
48, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 3,296
49, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,291
50, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla, 3,280
51, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,278, $600
52, (tie) Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,277, $600
54, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 3,270
55, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,266
56, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,248
57, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,245
58, Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 3,238
59, (tie) Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., and Floyd Persson Jr., Everett, Wash., 3,228
61, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 3,220
62, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 3,196
63, Pat Kruse, Castro Valley, Calif., 3,189
64, Andy Magerle, Medford, Ore., 3,183
65, Robert Smith, Ripon, Calif., 3,176
66, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 3,173
67, Jerry Hargrove, Merrill, Ore., 3,172
68, Richard Holmes, Luray, Va., 3,162
69, (tie) Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., and Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 3,139
71, Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 3,124
72, Tim Bowers, East Wenatchee, Wash., 3,114
73, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,105
74, Robert Reed Sr, Weed, Calif, 3,085
75, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,064
76, Ron Van Ostenbridge, Colorado Springs, Colo, 3,062. 77, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 3,048
78, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 3,041
79, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 3,038
80, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 3,032
81, Gary Nichols, Florence, Ore., 3,025
82, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 3,013
83, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,000
84, Robert Lite, Portland, Ore., 2,999
85, Dave Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 2,995
86, Randy Cochran, Medford, Ore., 2,981
87, Steve Rosen, Toronto, Canada, 2,974
88, Tony Barker, Tooele, Utah, 2,893
89, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,883
90, Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif, 2,822
91, Raymond Flanagan, Carson City, Nev., 2,761
92, Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 1,337 (WD)
300 Games (1) -- Bob Kelly
Gonzalez in familiar position at PBA Senior Epicenter Classic
Two weeks ago in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tucson Open, Henry Gonzalez was in the exact same position as he was after Monday’s first round of qualifying in the PBA Senior Epicenter Classic, leading the pack. This time around, Gonzalez (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is hoping things will go differently for the remainder of the event. In the Tucson event, Gonzalez slipped to 11th in the second day of qualifying heading into match play. He rebounded with two match play wins before being upset by amateur and eventual third-place finisher Terry Leong in the Round of 8.
This week, Gonzalez posted an eight-game pinfall of 1,923 in Monday’s first qualifying round.
“I just kind of go with the flow when I bowl. I have great shots every now and then,” said Gonzalez, who owns two career PBA Senior Tour titles. “With 16 games of qualifying, it’s a long format and it’s a grind. It’s nice to finish in the top eight and get the bye in match play. I always try to get out of the gate early and it’s easy to here. I really like bowling in this center.”
Gonzalez opened the block with a high score of 279 and followed it up with 260. Gonzalez then averaged 230.67 over his final six games, closing the block with a 237.
David Ozio is in second after leading the morning’s A squad with 1,903. Ozio (Beaumont, Texas) narrowly edged Sam Zurich by two pins, posting consistent scores through the block, scoring 227 or higher in six of his eight games.
Zurich (Grant, Fla.), who won the third event of the season, the PBA Senior Northern Illinois Classic, finished the block with 1,901 after making a late charge at Ozio. Zurich closed out the block with scores of 269, 224 and 267 in his final three games.
Defending PBA Senior Epicenter Classic champion Jim Brenner (LeClaire, Iowa) is 51st with 1,639.
All 92 bowlers return Tuesday for a second eight-game qualifying block, with B squad beginning action at 9 a.m. PST. The A squad will bowl their second block at 4 p.m. The field will then be cut to the top 32 based on total pinfall after Tuesday’s action with match play beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Round One Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total
1, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,923
2, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 1,903
3, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,901
4, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,869
5, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 1,848
6, (TIE) Leon Loucks, Marysville, Wash., and Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,828
8, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,822
9, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,818
10, (TIE) Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., and Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 1,817
12, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 1,798
13, (TIE) Conway Sunell, Eugene, Ore., and Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,793
15, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,776
16, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,772
17, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,771
18, Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore., 1,768
19, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 1,764
20, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,758
21, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,756
22, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,740
23, Warren Nelson, Fresno, Cal, 1,731
24, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1,728
25, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,726
26, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,725
27, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,724
28, (TIE) Gregory Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., and Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y., 1,719
30, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,717
31, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 1,715
32, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 1,714
33, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,709
34, Floyd Persson Jr., Everett, Wash., 1,702
35, (TIE) Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., and Roger LeClair, Clackamas, Ore., 1,695
37, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,692
38, Mike Landrith, Chandler, Ariz, 1,691
39, (TIE) Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., and Ron Merritt, Florence, Ore., 1,689
41, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,685
42, (TIE) Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., and Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 1,675
44, (TIE) Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., and Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,670
46, (TIE) Gregory Goetz, Washington, and Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,667
48, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore, 1,661
49, Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 1,645
50, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif, 1,642
51, James Brenner, LeClaire, Iowa, 1,639
52, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,633
53, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,632
54, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 1,615
55, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 1,613
56, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,609
57, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,608
58, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 1,601
59, Jerry Hargrove, Merrill, Ore., 1,590
60, Andy Magerle, Medford, Ore., 1,589
61, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,586
62, Tim Bowers, East Wenatchee, Wash., 1,581
63, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,580
64, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,576
65, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla, 1,575
66, Robert Smith, Ripon, Calif., 1,572
67, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,568
68, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 1,566
69, (TIE) Dave Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., and Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,564
71, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,547
72, Ron Van Ostenbridge, Colorado Springs, Colo, 1,534
73, Richard Holmes, Luray, Va., 1,530
74, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 1,528
75, Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., 1,526
76, Pat Kruse, Castro Valley, Calif., 1,525
77, Robert Lite, Portland, Ore., 1,520
78, Steve Rosen, Toronto, Canada, 1,518
79, Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 1,502
80, Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 1,493
81, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,473
82, Tony Barker, Tooele, Utah, 1,466
83, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,465
84, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 1,463
85, Robert Reed Sr, Weed, Calif, 1,448
86, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,447
87, Randy Cochran, Medford, Ore., 1,446
88, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 1,443
89, (TIE) Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif, and Gary Nichols, Florence, Ore., 1,388
91, Raymond Flanagan, Carson City, Nev., 1,351
92, Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 1,337 (WD)
300 Games (1) -- Leo Plaia
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