Trying for his second Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour title of the season, rookie Lennie Boresch Jr. (pictured left) of Kenosha, Wis., retained his lead after the second round of the PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip Wednesday at Capri Lanes.

In Wednesday's second eight-game round Boresch had games of 268, 258, 245, 213, 195, 237, 236 and 213. He completed qualifying with a 3,869 (241.81 average) 16-game pinfall total to top the 32 players who advanced to match play which begins Thursday morning.

"Everything continued to match up well with the conditions today," said the 50-year-old Boresch. "I had the right ball and was pretty much able to throw the same shot for the first part of the block and then toward the end I just had to tweak my angle to the pocket and finished pretty well."

Boresch won in his Senior Tour debut at the Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages in April but followed that up with a 46th-place finish in the Senior Mooresville (N.C.) Classic last week.

"You just have to come out here with an open mind, forget about last week and continue to make good shots like I have been the last two days," said the 25-time PBA regional tournament titlist. "Based on what I've learned in qualifying I feel I'm as well-prepared as I can be for match play."

Boresch holds a 16-pin lead over Sammy Ventura (right) of Syracuse, N.Y., trying for his first Senior Tour title, in second with 3,853. I'm learning something every year," said Ventura who is in his third season on the Senior Tour. "I just need to keep moving forward and hopefully it will pay off with a win one day."

Rounding out the top five are reigning Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr (left) of Eagle River, Alaska, 3,852; Bo Goergen (right), Sanford, Mich., 3,829, and Senior Dayton Classic defending champion Hugh Miller of Seattle, 3,815.

Arturo Hernandez of Venezuela took the 32nd and last place to advance with 3,582 and an average of 223.80

Thursday's match play rounds will determine the top four who will compete in the stepladder finals beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The Senior Dayton Classic is being streamed live on pba.com's online bowling channel Xtra Frame.

 

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PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip - Second Round Results

Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The top 32 advance to match play. a-indicates amateur; ss-indicates super seniors out of the regular prize list cashing for $700.

1, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,869
2, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,853
3, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,852
4, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 3,829
5, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,815
6, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,788
7, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,779
8, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,773
9, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 3,770
10, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,767
11, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 3,748
12, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,743
13, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3,712
14, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,703
15, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,685
16, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,682
17, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,672
18, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,651
19, (tie) Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,637
21, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,635
22, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 3,627
23, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 3,623
24, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,616
25, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 3,614
26, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 3,612
27, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,605
28, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,597
29, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,595
30, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 3,594
31, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,591
32, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 3,582

Missed Cut:
33, Dale Albert, Kenton, Ohio, 3,580, $900
34, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,576, $900
35, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,572, $900
36, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,562, $900
37, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 3,553, $900
38, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 3,551, $900
39, ss-Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,545, $700
40, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 3,534
41, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,533
42, ss-Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 3,532, $700
43, ss-Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 3,531, $700
44, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,509, $700
45, (tie) Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., and ss- Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 3,501, $700
47, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,491, $700
48, a-Timothy Hartley, Englewood, Ohio, 3,485
49, ss-Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,482, $700
50, Michael Llaneza, Columbus, Ohio, 3,473
51, Robert Michalojko, Pittsburgh, 3,470
52, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 3,468
53, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 3,466
54, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 3,465
55, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,453
56, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,450
57, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3,447
58, (tie) Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., and Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,440
60, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 3,438
61, Bruce VanMetre, Delphos, Ohio, 3,431
62, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,430
63, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,423
64, a-William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 3,417
65, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,416
66, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,415
67, a-Gerry Loudin, Bridgeport, W. Va., 3,407
68, Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 3,405
69, Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,401
70, Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich., 3,384
71, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 3,383
72, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,381
73, Paul Gerard, Cincinnati, 3,372
74, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 3,370
75, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 3,362
76, (tie) Dale Holgate, Silver Lake, Ohio, and George Patel, England, 3,356
78, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 3,354
79, a-Peter Minaudo, Chesterfield, Mich., 3,347
80, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,345
81, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,336
82, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,332
83, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3,318
84, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 3,305
85, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,290
86, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,288
87, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,287
88, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 3,279
89, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,272
90, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,268
91, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 3,243
92, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,241
93, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,238
94, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 3,235
95, Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, 3,226
96, Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 3,222
97, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,192
98, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,152
99, Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 3,134
100, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 3,115
101, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 3,113
102, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 3,109
103, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 3,102
104, Walter Sova, South Daytona, Fla., 3,073
105, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 3,051
106, a-Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W. Va., 3,013
107, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 3,006
108, a-Bill Carpenter, Middletown, Ohio, 2,976
109, a-Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 2,963
110, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 2,953
111, (tie) Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., and a-Daniel Goodrich, Columbus, Ohio, 2,927
113, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,897
114, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,582 (WD)

300 Games - (2) Bruce VanMetre, William Banks