Bob Learn Jr. takes first round lead in PBA50 Miller High Life Classic
05/07/13
Defending champion Bob Learn Jr. (pictured left) of Erie, Pa., averaged 248 to take the first round lead Monday in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas' Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C.
Learn, who won the 2012 Miller High Life Classic for his first PBA50 Tour title, had a 1,984 eight-game pinfall with games of 200, 226, 300, 225, 243, 257, 266 and 267.
"After watching the first block today it seemed like a lot of guys were having trouble with the first game so it was just a matter of getting through it and hopefully finding the shot after that," said Learn, who was also a five-time winner on the PBA Tour.
"For me it was a matter of moving farther inside to find a shot to the pocket that would carry."
Learn is trying for his second PBA50 Tour title of the season and third of his career having won the season-opening PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open while bowling with a sprained lower back.
"I feel like this could be one of my best opportunities to defend a title," Learn said. "My game matches up well with this center and I'm feeling good now so I'm optimistic."
Learn holds a 42-pin lead over two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr (left) of Eagle River, Alaska, in second with a 1,942 pinfall. Rounding out the top five are 10-time PBA Tour winner and last week's Greater Birmingham Open runner-up Bryan Goebel (right), Shawnee, Kan., 1,941; Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,914, and Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,909.
It's been quite an eventful first two tournaments for hometown bowler Joe Scarborough (left) of Charlotte. In the recent Sun Bowl In the Villages, he rolled the first 900 series in PBA history.
In Monday's first round of the Miller High Life Classic, the electrical contractor was pressed into service with fellow competitor Ken Shealy and another electrician to restore power at the center after a 90-minute power outage. Scarborough finished the round in 12th with a 1,853 pinfall.
Learn had to wait out the delay to complete his 300 game having bowled the first four strikes and then the final eight when competition continued.
The 140-player field returns Tuesday for another eight-game qualifying round beginning at 11 a.m. ET. After qualifying the field will be cut to the top 40 for match play which gets underway Wednesday at 11 a.m. Championship rounds are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
PBA.com's online bowling channel Xtra Frame is providing start-to-finish coverage of the Miller High Life Classic.
2013 PBA50 Tour Schedule & Champions
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total; a denotes amateur
1, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,984
2, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,942
3, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,941
4, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,914
5, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,909
6, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,906
7, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,887
8, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,875
9, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,862
10, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,855
11, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,854
12, Joe Scarborough, Charlotte, N.C., 1,853
13, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,851
14, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,817
15, Dennis Rakauskas, Apopka, Fla., 1,811
16, a-Michael Long, High Point, N.C., 1,802
17, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,799
18, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,797
19, Michael Shequin, Orange City, Fla., 1,790
20, Don Sylvia, Lady Lake, Fla., 1,786
21, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp, Mich., 1,773
22, Wayne Bolin, Lumberton, N.C., 1,771
23, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,770
24, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 1,767
25, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,763
26, Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C., 1,760
27, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,757
28, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,756
29, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,751
30, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 1,747
31, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,743
32, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,739
33, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,733
34, (tie) Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,732
36, Greg McMahan, Dandridge, Tenn., 1,731
37, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,726
38, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,724
39, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,722
40, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,712
41, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,711
42, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,710
43, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,709
44, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,696
45, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 1,695
46, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,686
47, a-Brian Gottry, Wilmington, N.C., 1,684
48, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,683
49, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,679
50, (tie) Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., and Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,678
52, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,676
53, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,674
54, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,672
55, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,663
56, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,661
57, (tie) Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., and Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,658
59, (tie) Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., and Ken Shealy, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,656
61, George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C., 1,655
62, a-Danny Williams, South Hill, Va., 1,653
63, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,652
64, (tie) Tracy Golding, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,645
66, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,644
67, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 1,641
68, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,637
69, (tie) John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, and Rick Minier, Houston, Texas, 1,636
71, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,630
72, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,629
73, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 1,626
74, (tie) Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., and Doug O'Bryant, Jasper, Ga., 1,617
76, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,616
77, (TIE) Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., and Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,611
79, Danny Weikel, Dallas, N.C., 1,609
80, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,608
81, Bruce VanMetre, Delphos, Ohio, 1,607
82, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 1,605
83, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,604
84, (tie) Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, and Al Brooks, Bluefield, W.Va., 1,601
86, Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 1,600
87, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,595
88, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,591
89, Tom Kennedy, Shepherdsville, Ky., 1,590
90, Todd Haney, Spartanburg, S.C., 1,586
91, (tie) Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,581
94, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,579
95, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,563
96, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,562
97, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,557
98, Freddie Childress, Bassett, Va., 1,551
99, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., 1,549
100, a-Jason Gordon, Concord, N.C., 1,548
101, Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 1,546
102, Carl Breaman, Greer, S.C., 1,545
103, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,542
104, James Cayton, Canton, N.C., 1,541
105, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,539
106, Paul Bryant, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,537
107, Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 1,531
108, (tie) Nicholas Serino, Simpsonville, S.C., Barry Warshafsky, Lowell, Mass., and a-Sidney Elkins, Belton, Mo., 1,527
111, Jeffrey Herman, Bonaire, Ga., 1,525
112, Brent Hunter, Glenville, Pa., 1,515
113, (tie) William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., and Ed Cutter, Manassas Park, Va., 1,511
115, Don Delisle, Canada, 1,505
116, Paul Kreins, Lake Forest Park, Wash., 1,504
117, Michael Sullivan, Midway Park, N.C., 1,496
118, Larry Felts Jr., Moore, S.C., 1,489
119, John Maloof, Park Hall, Md., 1,486
120, Jim Price, Harrrisburg, N.C., 1,483
121, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,480
122, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,479
123, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,476
124, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,467
125, Rudy Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,459
126, a-Bob Webb, Burnsville, N.C., 1,457
127, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,442
128, Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W. Va., 1,439
129, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,434
130, John Younger, High Point, N.C, 1,433
131, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,427
132, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,422
133, Paul Lemond, Jasper, Ind, 1,418
134, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,415
135, a-Ray King, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,396
136, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,380
137, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,368
138, Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C., 1,364
139, a-Dennis Mignogno, Lincoln, Del, 1,339
140, a-Butch Conz, Mooresville, N.C., 1,216
300 Games (2) - Bryan Goebel, Bob Learn Jr.
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George Pappas Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C., United States (May 5-8, 2013)
Defending champion Bob Learn Jr. (pictured left) of Erie, Pa., averaged 248 to take the first round lead Monday in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas' Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C.Learn, who won the 2012 Miller High Life Classic for his first PBA50 Tour title, had a 1,984 eight-game pinfall with games of 200, 226, 300, 225, 243, 257, 266 and 267.
"After watching the first block today it seemed like a lot of guys were having trouble with the first game so it was just a matter of getting through it and hopefully finding the shot after that," said Learn, who was also a five-time winner on the PBA Tour.
"For me it was a matter of moving farther inside to find a shot to the pocket that would carry."
Learn is trying for his second PBA50 Tour title of the season and third of his career having won the season-opening PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open while bowling with a sprained lower back.
"I feel like this could be one of my best opportunities to defend a title," Learn said. "My game matches up well with this center and I'm feeling good now so I'm optimistic."Learn holds a 42-pin lead over two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr (left) of Eagle River, Alaska, in second with a 1,942 pinfall. Rounding out the top five are 10-time PBA Tour winner and last week's Greater Birmingham Open runner-up Bryan Goebel (right), Shawnee, Kan., 1,941; Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,914, and Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,909.
It's been quite an eventful first two tournaments for hometown bowler Joe Scarborough (left) of Charlotte. In the recent Sun Bowl In the Villages, he rolled the first 900 series in PBA history.In Monday's first round of the Miller High Life Classic, the electrical contractor was pressed into service with fellow competitor Ken Shealy and another electrician to restore power at the center after a 90-minute power outage. Scarborough finished the round in 12th with a 1,853 pinfall.
Learn had to wait out the delay to complete his 300 game having bowled the first four strikes and then the final eight when competition continued.
The 140-player field returns Tuesday for another eight-game qualifying round beginning at 11 a.m. ET. After qualifying the field will be cut to the top 40 for match play which gets underway Wednesday at 11 a.m. Championship rounds are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
PBA.com's online bowling channel Xtra Frame is providing start-to-finish coverage of the Miller High Life Classic.
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PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 - First Round Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total; a denotes amateur
1, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,984
2, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,942
3, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,941
4, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,914
5, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,909
6, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,906
7, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,887
8, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,875
9, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,862
10, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,855
11, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,854
12, Joe Scarborough, Charlotte, N.C., 1,853
13, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,851
14, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,817
15, Dennis Rakauskas, Apopka, Fla., 1,811
16, a-Michael Long, High Point, N.C., 1,802
17, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,799
18, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,797
19, Michael Shequin, Orange City, Fla., 1,790
20, Don Sylvia, Lady Lake, Fla., 1,786
21, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp, Mich., 1,773
22, Wayne Bolin, Lumberton, N.C., 1,771
23, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,770
24, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 1,767
25, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,763
26, Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C., 1,760
27, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,757
28, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,756
29, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,751
30, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 1,747
31, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,743
32, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,739
33, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,733
34, (tie) Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,732
36, Greg McMahan, Dandridge, Tenn., 1,731
37, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,726
38, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,724
39, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,722
40, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,712
41, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,711
42, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,710
43, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,709
44, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,696
45, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 1,695
46, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,686
47, a-Brian Gottry, Wilmington, N.C., 1,684
48, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,683
49, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,679
50, (tie) Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., and Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,678
52, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,676
53, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,674
54, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,672
55, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,663
56, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,661
57, (tie) Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., and Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,658
59, (tie) Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., and Ken Shealy, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,656
61, George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C., 1,655
62, a-Danny Williams, South Hill, Va., 1,653
63, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,652
64, (tie) Tracy Golding, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,645
66, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,644
67, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 1,641
68, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,637
69, (tie) John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, and Rick Minier, Houston, Texas, 1,636
71, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,630
72, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,629
73, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 1,626
74, (tie) Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., and Doug O'Bryant, Jasper, Ga., 1,617
76, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,616
77, (TIE) Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., and Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,611
79, Danny Weikel, Dallas, N.C., 1,609
80, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,608
81, Bruce VanMetre, Delphos, Ohio, 1,607
82, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 1,605
83, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,604
84, (tie) Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, and Al Brooks, Bluefield, W.Va., 1,601
86, Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 1,600
87, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,595
88, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,591
89, Tom Kennedy, Shepherdsville, Ky., 1,590
90, Todd Haney, Spartanburg, S.C., 1,586
91, (tie) Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,581
94, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,579
95, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,563
96, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,562
97, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,557
98, Freddie Childress, Bassett, Va., 1,551
99, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., 1,549
100, a-Jason Gordon, Concord, N.C., 1,548
101, Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 1,546
102, Carl Breaman, Greer, S.C., 1,545
103, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,542
104, James Cayton, Canton, N.C., 1,541
105, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,539
106, Paul Bryant, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,537
107, Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 1,531
108, (tie) Nicholas Serino, Simpsonville, S.C., Barry Warshafsky, Lowell, Mass., and a-Sidney Elkins, Belton, Mo., 1,527
111, Jeffrey Herman, Bonaire, Ga., 1,525
112, Brent Hunter, Glenville, Pa., 1,515
113, (tie) William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., and Ed Cutter, Manassas Park, Va., 1,511
115, Don Delisle, Canada, 1,505
116, Paul Kreins, Lake Forest Park, Wash., 1,504
117, Michael Sullivan, Midway Park, N.C., 1,496
118, Larry Felts Jr., Moore, S.C., 1,489
119, John Maloof, Park Hall, Md., 1,486
120, Jim Price, Harrrisburg, N.C., 1,483
121, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,480
122, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,479
123, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,476
124, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,467
125, Rudy Garcia, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,459
126, a-Bob Webb, Burnsville, N.C., 1,457
127, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,442
128, Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W. Va., 1,439
129, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,434
130, John Younger, High Point, N.C, 1,433
131, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,427
132, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,422
133, Paul Lemond, Jasper, Ind, 1,418
134, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,415
135, a-Ray King, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,396
136, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,380
137, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,368
138, Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C., 1,364
139, a-Dennis Mignogno, Lincoln, Del, 1,339
140, a-Butch Conz, Mooresville, N.C., 1,216
300 Games (2) - Bryan Goebel, Bob Learn Jr.
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