05/05/08
2008 PBA Senior Tour #2
Johnson and Baker lead Ladies and Legends divisions to team up for match play
The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Ill. (May 3-5, 2008)
The pride of Buffalo and two of bowling's greats will look to team up to win the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Ladies and Legends on Monday at The Cherry Bowl.PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker and 11-time Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) champion Liz Johnson led their respective divisions in the 2008 Columbia 300 PBA Ladies and Legends presented by MGD 64 and will team up Tuesday for the round robin match play portion of the event.
Baker fired a 290 in his final game to take over the top spot on the men's side with a 2,813 12-game pinfall. He will join his fellow Buffalo native Johnson, who led the ladies side with 2,853.
Johnson (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) cruised to the top spot on the ladies side after averaging over 250 on Saturday, while Baker clawed his way up the standings Sunday to take the lead. Johnson is the two-time defending champion of the event, teaming up with Roger Kossert last year and Mike Kench the previous time the event was held in 1996.
The three-time reigning PBA Senior Player of the Year Baker, who will shoot for his first win of the year and ninth in the last four seasons, made a key ball change Sunday to go from sixth on Saturday to the overall lead.
"The day was like a yo-yo for me. I bowled a couple good games and a couple mediocre games. It was just a matter of carry," Baker, who now lives in King, N.C., said. "Anyone can get to the pocket but if you don't have the right roll and reaction, you can't carry. I switched balls the last two games and shot 237 and 290. My other games this morning were just as good but I kept leaving the 10-pin."
The Buffalo, N.Y., native will team up with his long time friend, Johnson to form a formidable team.
"We're old buddies from Buffalo so it will be awesome to bowl with her," Baker said. "She bowled really well last week at the USBC Queens and she bowls well in this house. It will be really nice to bowl with Liz."
Heading into the final game Sunday, Baker wasn't thinking about the top spot or teaming with his friend, he was just trying to get into the top five.
"I saw there were a lot of dead numbers around the top five so I knew I needed a 220 or 230 to get over those numbers and get into the top five," Baker, a 10-time winner on the Denny's PBA Tour, said. "I knew I had to get a big game, but I didn't think I'd get that big of a game. I'll take it."
The top 24 advanced to Baker-style round robin match play on Monday. Ladies and Legends are paired up based on qualifying position.
The No. 2 team features Amy Stolz (Castle Rock, Colo.) and Kossert (Lithia, Fla.), who just missed teaming up with Johnson for the second consecutive year. The No. 3 team features PBA Women's Series champion Joy Esterson (Annapolis, Md.) and Ron Mohr (Eagle River, Alaska) while Kelly Kulick (Union, N.J.) and Robert Harvey (Boise, Idaho) make up the No. 4 team.
The five-team stepladder finals take place Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. CT with the winning team taking home $15,000.
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Legends - Round Two Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 12-game pinfall. Positions 1-24 advance. Positions 25-46 cash. $700 indicates Super Senior check, 60 and over.
1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,813
2, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,793
3, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,766
4, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,765
5, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,764
6, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,761
7, John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J., 2,749
8, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,744
9, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 2,737
10, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 2,735
11, (TIE) Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 2,733
13, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 2,722
14, Kenny Parks, East Chicago, Ind., 2,711
15, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 2,710
16, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,709
17, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,705
18, Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., 2,700
19, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 2,699
20, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 2,697
21, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,696
22, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,684
23, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 2,683
24, Mark Fahy, Chicago, Ill., 2,678
Missed Cut:
25, Rick Vittone, Canada, 2,675, $900
26, (TIE) Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, and Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 2,674, $900
28, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 2,671, $900
29, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 2,665, $900
30, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,660, $900
31, (TIE) Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, and Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,654, $900
33, Bruce Hall, Palo Alto, Calif., 2,642, $900
34, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 2,638, $900
35, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,631, $900
36, (TIE) Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., and Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 2,627, $900
38, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, VA., 2,624, $900
39, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 2,621, $900
40, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,614, $900
41, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,612, $900
42, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,608, $900
43, (TIE) Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., and Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 2,604, $900
45, Rich Ashe, Conneaut Lake, Pa., 2,593, $900
46, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 2,591, $900
47, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 2,586
48, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 2,579, $700
49, (TIE) Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 2,577
51, (TIE) Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., and Robert Holzbauer, Madison, Wis., and Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 2,575
54, Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 2,574, $700
55, Patrick Cahalan, Gilbert, Ariz., 2,573
56, (TIE) Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., and Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 2,572, $700
58, Tom Sims, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 2,566
59, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,565
60, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 2,557
61, (TIE) John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, and John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 2,553
63, Jerry Edwards, Wood Dale, Ill., 2,550
64, Scott Weston, Auburn, Mich., 2,549
65, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 2,548, $700
66, (TIE) Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., and Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,547
68, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 2,542, $700
69, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 2,536
70, (TIE) Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., and Lucien Casagrande, Canada, 2,533, $700
72, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 2,520
73, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 2,519
74, Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 2,516, $700
75, John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., 2,515
76, (TIE) Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, and Frank Sobkowiak, Downers Grove, Ill., and Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,514
79, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 2,513
80, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 2,512
81, (TIE) Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo., and John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,508
84, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 2,507, $700
85, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,506, $700
86, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,500
87, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,485
88, Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., 2,483
89, (TIE) Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., and Thomas Kelley Sr., Omaha, Neb., 2,482
91, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 2,480
92, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb, 2,479
93, John Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 2,477
94, Tony Cariello, Carol Stream, Ill., 2,476
95, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 2,465
96, Vincent Oliva, Orland Park, Ill., 2,463
97, James Stanley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2,443
98, (TIE) Terry Hockstad, Shelby Twp, Mich., and D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 2,440
100, Andy Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 2,437
101, Bob Oakes, Akron, Ohio, 2,436
102, Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 2,428
103, Dan Duskin Sr., Atlantic, Iowa, 2,426
104, (TIE) Gregg Getzlow, St Peters, Miss, and Doug Evans, Southgate, Mich., 2,425
106, Dale Diamond, Springfield, Ill., 2,423
107, John Jackson, Chicago, 2,421
108, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 2,420
109, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 2,416
110, James Scott, Villa Park, Ill, 2,406
111, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,397
112, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill, 2,391
113, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,389
114, Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 2,382
115, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 2,375
116, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,373
117, (TIE) Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., and Lynn Koenen, Dixon, Ill., 2,361
119, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,360
120, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 2,353
121, Charlie Juliano, Batavia, N.Y., 2,345
122, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 2,335
123, (TIE) Frank Verni, Brewerton, N.Y., and Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,334
125, Steve Warren, Wyanet, Ill., 2,311
126, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.V., 2,302
127, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 2,283
128, Larry Hall, Marengo, Iowa, 2,278
129, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,266
130, Ron Sandusky, Visalia, Calif., 2,235
131, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 2,206
132, Oliver Mabry, West Bloomfield, Mich., 2,193
133, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,177
134, Jerry Dallum, Prescott, Ariz., 2,173
135, Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,137
136, Daniel Nicklin, Aviston, Ill, 2,094
137, Joseph LaBellarte, Chicago, 2,043
138, Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 1,593 (WD)
139, George Hall, Palatine, Ill., 1,133 (WD)
300 games (1) – Kerry Painter.
Ladies - Round Two Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 12-game pinfall. Positions 1-24 advance.
1, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,853
2, Amy Stolz, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,786
3, Joy Esterson, Annapolis, Md., 2,778
4, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,770
5, April Ellis, Jackson, Tenn., 2,755
6, Shannon Pluhowsky, Oklahoma City, Okla., 2,725
7, Shannon O'Keefe, Brookfield, Wis., 2,702
8, Tennelle Milligan, Costa Mesa, Calif., 2,642
9, Kathy Tribbey, Dundee, Ore., 2,636
10, Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 2,629
11, Tiffany Stanbrough, Oklahoma City, Okla., 2,626
12, Kris Hall, Rockford, Ill., 2,622
13, Jan Schmidt, Hales Corners, Wis., 2,596
14, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,582
15, Lindsey Siegel, Gurnee, Ill., 2,581
16, Megan Kimbler, Stillman Valley, Ill., 2,575
17, Nikki Lunsford, Plainfield, Ill., 2,573
18, Linda Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,561
19, Lana Schwab, Lake Villa, Ill., 2,546
20, Kimberly McGriff, Loves Park, Ill., 2,532
21, Lindy Decker, York, Pa., 2,531
22, Rochelle Blake, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 2,524
23, Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 2,497
24, Lisa Stevens, St. Charles, Ill., 2,489
Missed Cut:
25, (TIE) Tricia Askins, Millbury, Ohio, and Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 2,484
27, Megan Kelly, Huber Heights, Ohio, 2,474
28, Janet Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 2,459
29, Tammy Dabbelt, Bellbrook, Ohio, 2,458
30, Erica Cabello, Loves Park, Ill., 2,437
31, Lorie Peacha, Freeport, Ill., 2,434
32, Daniela Martorano, Chicago, 2,416
33, Angie Trego, Huber Heights, Ohio, 2,398
34, Laurie Hiatt, Dubuque, Iowa, 2,387
35, Sue Salberg, Rockford, Ill., 2,381
36, Terysa Wojnar, Chicago, 2,372
37, Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,330
38, Melissa Beasley, Rockford, Ill., 2,318
39, Nicole Ellison, Chatworth, 2,289
40, Judy Kovacs, Sheffield Village, Ohio, 2,280
41, Barb Bartell-Ceasario, South Elgin, Ill., 2,270
42, Karen Cree-Neuliep, Rockford, Ill., 2,246
43, Gretchen Ulferts, Dixon, Ill., 2,234
44, Sherree Monaco, Carpentersville, Ill., 2,206
45, Terri Moros, Lombard, Ill., 2,192
46, Lisa Vint, East Troy, Wis., 2,186
47, Sheila Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 2,165
48, Patti Schultz, Braidwood, Ill., 2,156
49, Kelly Kampmeier, Winnebago, Ill., 2,083
50, Jennifer Brown, Chicago, 2,046
51, Tiffany Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 2,004
52, Cynthia Hunsberger, Rockford, Ill., 1,828
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