12/08/05
PBA Regional Tour
David Anthony wins his second PBA Regional Tour major title
2005 PBA Regional Players Invitational
David Anthony wins his second PBA Regional Tour major title David Anthony won his second career PBA Regional Tour major title, defeating seven-time PBA Tour title winner Hugh Miller in the title match of the 2005 PBA Regional Players Invitational, 232-226, Thursday at the National Bowling Stadium. Miller tossed his third straight strike to start the 10th frame, forcing Anthony to mark in the 10th to win the $10,000 top prize and a berth into the prestigious 2006 Dexter Tournament of Champions event.
"I knew Hugh was beating everyone pretty easily," said Anthony, who converted a 10-pin in the 10th to clinch the victory. "I knew I had to bowl my best game, mentally and physically, to have any chance against him."
Leading up to the title match, Anthony had gone 8-3 with a 219.55 average in Thursday's match play games while Miller rode a perfect 8-0 record into the final match with a 240.50 average.
Anthony, who began the title match with a spare followed by six straight strikes, previously won the 2004 Regional Players Championship and will be making his second straight Dexter Tournament of Champions appearance.
The eight-time PBA Regional Tour title winner began his day with a four-games-to-one win over Don Allen III in the best-of-seven-games match play Round of 16. In the best-of-five games Round of 8, Anthony suffered a 299-201 game four loss to Marc Massie which evened the match at 2-2. He rebounded by taking the deciding game, 216-192, then went on to beat Kerry Kreft in the one-game semifinal match, 216-204.
The 2005 Regional Players Invitational featured a 56-bowler field comprised of the top eight bowlers from each of the PBA Regional Tour's seven regions, vying for the second major title of the season.
2005 PBA Regional Players Invitational
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev.December 6-8, 2005
Championship Round:
1. David Anthony, Austin, Texas, $10,000
2. Hugh Miller, Centralia, Wash, $6,000
3. Kerry Kreft, Warren, Mich., $3,200
4. Chris Warren, University Place, Wash., $3,200
Playoff Results:
Semifinals:
#5 Hugh Miller def. #9 Chris Warren, 223-176
#11 David Anthony def. #15 Kerry Kreft, 216-204
Championship Match:
#11 David Anthony def. #5 Hugh Miller, 232-226.
2005 PBA Regional Players Invitational - Round of 8
Best-of-five, losers earn $1,600
#5 Hugh Miller def. #13 Dave Arnold, Reno, 3-0(200-199, 259-219, 223-221)
#9 Chris Warren def. #1 Jeff Fehr, 3-0
(245-226, 216-186, 246-211)
#11 David Anthony def. #3 Marc Massie, 3-2
(246-265, 242-197, 279-222, 201-299, 216-192)
#15 Kerry Kreft def. #10 Riga Kalfas, 3-2
(255-226, 227-257, 208-194, 201-290, 249-208)
2005 PBA Regional Players Invitational - Round of 16
Best-of-seven, losers earn $1,100
#1 Jeff Fehr, Ohio, def. #16 Doug Becker, 4-3(196-192, 235-216, 185-259, 197-247, 164-189, 215-193, 235-212)
#3 Marc Massie def. #14 Mark Scroggins, 4-3
(192-200, 195-233, 223-205, 227-233, 258-191, 242-228, 269-200)
#5 Hugh Miller def. #12 Del Ballard Jr., 4-0
(268-183, 236-226, 258-238, 257-216)
#9 Chris Warren def. #8 Ken Abner, 4-2
(233-169, 181-244, 194-177, 157-247, 279-248, 245-224)
#10 Riga Kalfas def. #7 Chad Kloss, 4-3
(227-188, 211-171, 165-280, 168-231, 209-200, 169-265, 249-231)
#11 David Anthony def. #6 Don Allen III, 4-1
(212-185, 200-193, 211-276, 189-188, 203-200)
#13 Dave Arnold def. #4 Jeff Frankos, 4-1
(236-177, 254-168, 205-202, 204-222, 224-167)
#15 Kerry Kreft def. #2 Lennie Boresch Jr., 4-2
(215-193, 226-279, 183-234, 274-214, 226-225, 268-222)
300 Games - None.
Jeff Fehr achieces perfection to lead RPI Qualifying
Gunning for his first career PBA title, Jeff Fehr will enter the best-of-seven-games match play Round of 16 in the 2005 PBA Regional Players Invitational as the top seed after he led qualifying Wednesday with a 4,144 18-game pinfall.Fehr, a 24-year-old from Cincinnati, averaged 230,22 over his two nine-game qualifying blocks at the National Bowling Stadium to lead the 56-bowler field comprised of the top-eight bowlers from each of the seven PBA Regions' point lists.
"I'm due. I've been close a few times," said Fehr about his chances of winning this week. "I'm ready to take the next step forward." A late entrant this week, Fehr entered the event only after Troy Wollenbecker declined his invitation as a point leader in the Central Region.
Fehr, who shot the event's only 300 in his sixth game of the day, is no stranger to major events on the Regional circuit. He advanced to the semifinals of the 2005 Regional Players Championship before losing to eventual champion, David Beres.
Lennie Boresch Jr., who is looking to add to his 16 career PBA Regional Tour wins, was second with 4,062 while Marc Massie took third with 4,055. Jeff Frankos was fourth with 4,042 and seven-time PBA Tour title winner Hugh Miller rounded out the top five with 4,002.
Doug Becker was 16th with 3,876, beating out Curtis Woods Jr. for the final match play spot by just three pins.
Competition concludes Thursday with the match play rounds of 16 and 8, followed by one-game semifinal matches. The winner of the one-game title match will earn the $10,000 top prize and a spot in the 2006 Dexter Tournament of Champions, the final event of the 2005-06 Denny's PBA Tour season.
2005 PBA RPI - First Round Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 18-game pinfall, Places 17-56 show earnings
1. Jeff Fehr, Cincinnati, 4144, 230,222. Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis. 4062, 225,67
3. Marc Massie, Ft. Wright, Ky. 4055, 225,28
4. Jeff Frankos, San Francisco, 4042, 224,56
5. Hugh Miller, Seattle, 4002, 222,33
6. Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 3982, 221,22
7. Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 3964, 220,22
(tie) Ken Abner, Cincinnati, 3964, 220,22
9. Chris Warren, University Place, Wash., 3946, 219,22
10. Riga Kalfas, Florence, Ky., 3933, 218,50
11. David Anthony, Austin, Texas, 3912, 217,33
12. Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texa, 3897, 216,50
13. Dave Arnold, Reno, Nev., 3890, 216,11
14. Mark Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3884, 215,78
15. Kerry Kreft, Madison Hts. Mich., 3882, 215,67
16. Doug Becker, Clermont, Fla., 3876, 215,33
Places 1-16 advance to match play.
Missed Cut:
17. Curtis Woods Jr., Santa Rosa, Calif., 3873, 215,17, $600
18. Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 3859, 214,39, $590
19. Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3831, 212,83, $580
20. Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3825, 212,50, $570
21. Tyler Jensen, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 3819, 212,17, $560
22. Shane Keefauver, Canton, Ill., 3800, 211,11, $550
23. Nicholas Wissinger IV, Utica, Mich., 3796, 210,89, $540
24. Brian Ziesig, Levittown, N.Y., 3787, 210,39, $530
25. David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 3783, 210,17, $515
(tie) Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3783, 210,17, $515
27. Mitch Beasley, Arlington, Texas, 3778, 209,89, $500
28. Sean Swanson, Springfield, Mo., 3766, 209,22, $490
29. Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 3756, 208,67, $480
30. Kevin Cartier, Beverly, N.J., 3747, 208,17, $475
31. Peter M. Dohan Jr., Tampa, Fla., 3732, 207,33, $467.50
(tie) Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y., 3732, 207,33, $467.50
33. Steven Taylor, Pekin, Ill., 3724, 206,89, $460
34. Craig R. Tuholski, Washougal, Wash., 3723, 206,83, $455
35. John W. May, Lincolnton, N.C., 3722, 206,78, $450
36. Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 3714, 206,33, $445
37. Rob L. Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 3704, 205,78, $440
38. Jonathan VanHees, Newport, R.I., 3700, 205,56, $432.50
(tie) Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3700, 205,56, $432.50
40. Chris Hans, Blacksburg, VA, 3692, 205,11, $425
41. Chris Marshall, Mason, Mich., 3684, 204,67, $420
42. Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 3679, 204,39, $415
43. Tony L. Lanning, Lewisville, Texas, 3665, 203,61, $410
44. Paul Smith, Canyon Country, Calif., 3664, 203,56, $405
45. John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 3658, 203,22, $400
46. Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 3651, 202,83, $395
47. Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 3637, 202,06, $390
48. Rick Graham, Lancaster, Pa., 3619, 201,06, $385
49. Gary Morgan, Atlanta, 3576, 198,67, $385
50. David A. Leverage, Peoria, Ariz., 3559, 197,72, $380
51. Darren Franks, Canton, Ga., 3521, 195,61, $380
52. Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 3503, 194,61, $375
53. Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 3480, 193,33, $375
54. Doug Wilcox, Sacramento, Calif., 3446, 191,44, $375
55. Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 3404, 189,11, $370
56. Chad M Demmitt, Omak, Wash., 3399, 188,83, $370
300 Games (Round 2): Jeff Fehr.
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