05/04/08
2008 PBA Senior Tour #2
Defending champions on their way to team up again in
The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Ill. (May 3-5, 2008)
Liz Johnson and Roger Kossert had so much success bowling in last year's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Ladies and Legends together, they're trying their best to team up again.Defending champions Johnson and Kossert (pictured after their victory in 2007) led their respective divisions in qualifying Saturday and look primed to team up for a shot at defending their title in the Columbia 300 PBA Ladies and Legends presented by MGD 64 at The Cherry Bowl.
The Ladies and Legends features the top female bowlers and the top male bowlers 50 and older.
Johnson, right, blew away not just the ladies field but she also outscored Kossert by 67 pins by compiling a 1,528 six-game pinfall. She averaged an astounding 254.67 on Saturday and leads the next-closest woman, Kelly Kulick, by almost 100 pins.The two-time defending PBA Ladies and Legends champion pointed to last week's United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Queens, in which she finished third, as the key to her success on Saturday.
"Bowling on last week's shot makes this one seem like there's a lot more room," Johnson said of last week's difficult and low scoring conditions. "I've been able to bowl my "A" game and coming off a good performance last week, it made my swing looser and my confidence shoot up a lot."
Johnson (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) got out of the gates with a 278 and never looked back, firing a 270 in the third game and a 258 in the fifth game. Her low game of the day was a 228.
Kossert (Lithia, Fla.), left, meanwhile, shot 257 his final game to take the overall lead, finishing with 1,461.Behind Kossert is Rick Vittone (Canada) with 1,441 while Barry Mefford (Aurora, Ill.) is third with 1,420. Jerry Edwards (Wood Dale, Ill.) with 1,414 and Dave Bernhardt (Shelby Township, Mich.) with 1,402 round out the top five.
Notables include three-time defending PBA Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker (King, N.C.) in sixth with 1,395, PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia (Manalapan, N.J.) in eighth with 1,389 and last week's Dayton Classic winner Keith Sharp (Orlando, Fla.) in10th with 1,388.
On the ladies side, Kulick (Union, N.J.) fired one of two perfect 300 games on the day and finished second with 1,435. Shannon Pluhowsky (Oklahoma City, Okla.), who won one four PBA Women's Series events last season, is third with 1,411. Amy Stolz (Castle Rock, Colo.) and Joy Esterson (Annapolis, Md.), the second- and fifth-place finishers, respectively, in last week's Queens, finished fourth and sixth on Saturday. In between them was Tennelle Milligan in fifth.
Qualifying continues Sunday with three squads bowling another six games each after which the field will be cut to the top 24 for Baker-style round robin match play on Monday. Ladies and Legends will be paired up based on qualifying position, with the No. 1 lady and No. 1 legend becoming a team and so on.
The five-team stepladder finals take place Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. CT with the winning team taking home $15,000.
Legends - Round One Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and six-game pinfall
1, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,461
2, Rick Vittone, Canada, 1,441
3, Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,420
4, Jerry Edwards, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,414
5, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,402
6, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,395
7, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,390
8, (TIE) John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J., and Kenny Parks, East Chicago, Ind., 1,389
10, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,388
11, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,377
12, (TIE) Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, and Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,375
14, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,372
15, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,370
16, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,369
17, (TIE) Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, and Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,367
19, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,361
20, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,355
21, Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., 1,353
22, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,351
23, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,350
24, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,346
25, Tom Sims, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 1,345
26, D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 1,342
27, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,340
28, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,335
29, Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., 1,331
30, (TIE) Bruce Hall, Palo Alto, Calif., and Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,327
32, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,326
33, (TIE) Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, and Patrick Cahalan, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,325
35, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,322
36, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,319
37, Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 1,316
38, Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 1,315
39, Tony Cariello, Carol Stream, Ill., 1,313
40, (TIE) Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla, and Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,312
42, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,311
43, (TIE) Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., and Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,310
45, (TIE) Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., and Mark Fahy, Chicago, Ill., 1,308
47, (TIE) Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., and Lucien Casagrande, Canada, and Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 1,305
50, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,303
51, (TIE) Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., and Robert Holzbauer, Madison, Wis., 1,299
53, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,295
54, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,292
55, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,291
56, (TIE) Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., and Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,290
58, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,289
59, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,283
60, (TIE) Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., and Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 1,281
62, Thomas Kelley Sr., Omaha, Neb., 1,280
63, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,276
64, Frank Sobkowiak, Downers Grove, Ill., 1,272
65, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla, 1,271
66, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,270
67, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,267
68, John Jackson, Chicago, 1,266
69, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,264
70, (TIE) Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,263
72, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 1,261
73, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla, 1,257
74, Rich Ashe, Conneaut Lake, Pa., 1,256
75, (TIE) John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., and Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,255
77, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,254
78, (TIE) Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., and Lynn Koenen, Dixon, Ill., 1,253
80, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 1,252
81, (TIE) Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, VA., and Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 1,247
83, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,246
84, (TIE) John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,235
86, (TIE) Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,233
88, Dan Duskin Sr, Atlantic, Iowa, 1,232
89, Vincent Oliva, Orland Park, Ill., 1,229
90, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,226
91, (TIE) Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 1,225
93, Steve Warren, Wyanet, Ill., 1,223
94, John Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 1,221
95, (TIE) Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., and Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 1,220
97, Terry Hockstad, Shelby Twp, Mich, 1,217
98, Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., 1,216
99, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,215
100, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,211
101, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga, 1,205
102, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb, 1,204
103, Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 1,199
104, Dale Diamond, Springfield, Ill., 1,195
105, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,193
106, (TIE) Doug Evans, Southgate, Mich., and Andy Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 1,192
108, (TIE) Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., and James Stanley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1,190
110, (TIE) Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill, and Scott Weston, Auburn, Mich, 1,187
112, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,186
113, (TIE) Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., and Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 1,185
115, Charlie Juliano, Batavia, N.Y., 1,184
116, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 1,181
117, Larry Hall, Marengo, Iowa, 1,180
118, James Scott, Villa Park, Ill, 1,179
119, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,177
120, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 1,174
121, Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo., 1,173
122, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,165
123, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,154
124, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,152
125, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,150
126, Bob Oakes, Akron, Ohio, 1,145
127, Ron Sandusky, Visalia, Calif., 1,139
128, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,136
129, George Hall, Palatine, Ill., 1,133
130, Gregg Getzlow, St Peters, Miss, 1,130
131, Daniel Nicklin, Aviston, Ill, 1,120
132, Frank Verni, Brewerton, N.Y., 1,101
133, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,100
134, Jerry Dallum, Prescott, Ariz., 1,083
135, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,079
136, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.V., 1,074
137, Joseph LaBellarte, Chicago, 1,030
138, Oliver Mabry, West Bloomfield, Mich., 1,019
139, Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla, 1,003
300 games - Mark Scime
Ladies - Round One Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and six-game pinfall
1, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,528
2, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,435
3, Shannon Pluhowsky, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,411
4, Amy Stolz, Castle Rock, Colo., 1,391
5, Tennelle Milligan, Costa Mesa, Calif., 1,384
6, Joy Esterson, Annapolis, Md., 1,357
7, Linda Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,351
8, April Ellis, Jackson, Tenn., 1,341
9, Lisa Stevens, St. Charles, Ill., 1,315
10, Shannon O'Keefe, Brookfield, Wisc., 1,309
11, Kathy Tribbey, Dundee, Ore., 1,301
12, Jan Schmidt, Hales Corners, Wisc., 1,297
13, Janet Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 1,292
14, Lana Schwab, Lake Villa, Ill., 1,286
15, (TIE) Rochelle Blake, Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 1,283
17, Tiffany Stanbrough, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,270
18, Daniela Martorano, Chicago, 1,267
19, Kris Hall, Rockford, Ill., 1,266
20, Nikki Lunsford, Plainfield, Ill., 1,264
21, Tammy Dabbelt, Bellbrook, Ohio, 1,263
22, Megan Kelly, Huber Heights, Ohio, 1,259
23, Lindsey Siegel, Gurnee, Ill., 1,257
24, Megan Kimbler, Stillman Valley, Ill., 1,242
25, Kimberly McGriff, Loves Park, Ill., 1,231
26, Terysa Wojnar, Chicago, 1,228
27, Erica Cabello, Loves Park, Ill., 1,205
28, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 1,199
29, Lorie Peacha, Freeport, Ill., 1,196
30, Nicole Ellison, Chatworth, 1,195
31, (TIE) Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., and Tricia Askins, Millbury, Ohio, 1,191
33, (TIE) Judy Kovacs, Sheffield Village, Ohio, and Melissa Beasley, Rockford, Ill., and Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,170
36, (TIE) Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, and Gretchen Ulferts, Dixon, Ill., 1,158
38, Barb Bartell-Ceasario, South Elgin, Ill., 1,141
39, Angie Trego, Huber Heights, Ohio, 1,139
40, Lindy Decker, York, Pa., 1,123
41, Lisa Vint, East Troy, Wis., 1,119
42, Laurie Hiatt, Dubuque, Iowa, 1,113
43, Sheila Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 1,109
44, Karen Cree-Neuliep, Rockford, Ill., 1,100
45, Sue Salberg, Rockford, Ill., 1,064
46, Terri Moros, Lombard, Ill., 1,062
47, Sherree Monaco, Carpentersville, Ill., 1,032
48, Jennifer Brown, Chicago, 1,029
49, Patt Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 1,023
50, Kelly Kampmeier, Winnebago, Ill., 983
51, Tiffany Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 974
52, Cynthia Hunsberger, Rockford, Ill., 865
300 games - Kelly Kulick
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