Mexico and USA win Team gold at PABCON Senior & Super Senior Championships

24 August, 2018

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The senior women’s team and the super senior mixed team from Mexico and the senior Team USA men won the coveted gold medals in the four-player team events at the PABCON Senior & Super Senior Championships at bowling center Let’s Bowl in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Thursday.

Bob Learn Jr., Lennie Boresch, Steve Badovinac and Warren Eales from the United States averaged 2220.29 as a team to win the gold medal in senior men’s team with 5287 total.

The American foursome (center) started with games of 913 and 966 and never looked back. Badovinac led the way with 1423, Boresch had 1321, Learn 1307 and Eales 1236.

Defending champion Canada (left) was mere three pins behind the Americans after the first three-game block (2654 to 2651), but lost another 67 pins in the second block to take the silver medal with 5217. Bronze went to Mexico (right) with 5188.

Lennie Boresch (middle) maintained a slim seven-pin lead in all-events (total pinfall in singles, doubles, trios and team event) to earn the gold medal with 5404 and an average of 225.17. Steve Badovinac (left) fell seven pins short to take the silver medal with 5397, as Salvador Suarez (right) of Mexico got bronze with 5353.

Boresch, Badovinac and Eales each have won three gold medal in this Championships so far.

The senior women from Mexico (center) successfully defended their title as they defeated the favorites from the United States by 240 pins.

Veronica Berumen, Margarita Ramos and Teresa Piccini, who were all on the winning team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 2016 teamed with Maria Ruiz and cruised to the first gold medal for senior Team Mexico with 5006 and an average of 208.58.

Piccini led the team with 1316 and was followed by Ramos (1264) Ruiz 1238) and Berumen (1188).

The U.S. senior women’s (left) team had to settle for the silver medal with distant 4766 (198.58 average). Canada (right) was further 348 pins back in third place with 4418.

Sharon Powers and Tish Johnson, United States, swept the gold and silver medals in all-events. Powers won her second gold medal after trios with 4996 total and an average of 208.17 for 24 games. Johnson took silver with 4901 and Teresa Piccini secured the bronze medal with 4867.

Alfonso Rodriguez, Isaac Amkie, Enriqueta Berra and Gloria Carrera of Mexico posted 4611, an average of 192.13, to capture the gold medal in the super senior mixed team event.

Rodriguez (middle), who led the team with 1330, wrapped up the gold medal in all-events with 5315 and an average of 221.46 for 24 games. Rodriguez has won four gold medals and one silver in five events so far. Amkie (left), who led the Mexican team with 1206, took the silver medal in all-events with 5060.

Canada was second with 4408, including an 1140 series by Jack Guay (right), who took the bronze medal in all-events with 4956.

Ruth Vasquez (middle) won the first gold medal for Colombia in super senior women’s all-events with 4295 total and an average of 178.96. Doubles and mixed doubles champion Lauraine Fast (left) of Canada was second with 4282 and singles champion Enriqueta Berra (right) of Mexico got bronze with 4265.

The top 16 men and women in senior all-events and the top 4 men and women in super senior all-events advanced to match play masters, which will conclude the Championships on Friday.

The 6th Pan American Bowling Confederation Senior Championships will be held simultaneously with the 4th PABCON Super Senior Championships August 19-24, 2018, at Bowling Center Let’s Bowl, a 30-laner in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, featuring 80 bowlers from 10 countries.

The 56 seniors (maximum four men and four women per country; must be 50 years and older in the year of the championship) will bowl for medals in singles, doubles, trios, teams, all-events and masters, while the 24 super seniors (maximum two men and two women age 60 and older) will compete for medals in singles, doubles, mixed doubles, mixed teams, all-events and masters.

For more information on the PABCON Senior and Super Senior Championships visit the PABCON website.

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6th PABCON Senior Championships – Men’s Team event

Pos	Player/Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	United States	913	966	775	2654	875	895	863	2633	5287	220.29
	Bob Learn Jr.	212	248	163	623	198	229	257	684	1307	217.83
	Lennie Boresch	237	237	213	687	224	206	204	634	1321	220.17
	Steve Badovinac	253	268	190	711	249	257	206	712	1423	237.17
	Warren Eales	211	213	209	633	204	203	196	603	1236	206.00
2.	Canada	897	957	797	2651	789	897	880	2566	5217	217.38
	Joe Ciach	168	290	204	662	198	234	226	658	1320	220.00
	Doug Schatz	210	199	187	596	155	256	190	601	1197	199.50
	Ray Vervynck	278	255	214	747	221	222	264	707	1454	242.33
	John Chapman	241	213	192	646	215	185	200	600	1246	207.67
3.	Mexico	847	848	852	2547	832	984	825	2641	5188	216.17
	Manuel Garcia	226	243	224	693	246	288	211	745	1438	239.67
	Mario Garcia	230	203	168	601	206	203	214	623	1224	204.00
	Salvador Suarez	195	201	233	629	169	256	236	661	1290	215.00
	Alejandro Sanchez	196	201	227	624	211	237	164	612	1236	206.00
4.	Bahamas	878	731	792	2401	813	712	818	2343	4744	197.67
	Leonardo Davis	192	167	185	544	152	164	212	528	1072	178.67
	Tyrone Knowles	223	195	197	615	220	180	189	589	1204	200.67
	Sonith Lockhart	217	214	221	652	227	200	215	642	1294	215.67
	Davis Slatter	246	155	189	590	214	168	202	584	1174	195.67
5.	Colombia	824	779	697	2300	886	778	763	2427	4727	196.96
	David Romero	201	168	144	513	247	170	177	594	1107	184.50
	Nelson Jimenez	220	225	213	658	215	218	204	637	1295	215.83
	Nicolas Ruiz	211	188	184	583	179	216	187	582	1165	194.17
	Oscar Jaimes	192	198	156	546	245	174	195	614	1160	193.33
6.	Puerto Rico	813	786	843	2442	803	695	745	2243	4685	195.21
	Edgardo Ruiz	204	212	213	629	179	161	190	530	1159	193.17
	Antonio Santa	236	192	257	685	246	158	192	596	1281	213.50
	Eddie Roncoli	214	223	177	614	185	189	191	565	1179	196.50
	Antonio Mendez	159	159	196	514	193	187	172	552	1066	177.67
7.	Dominican Republic	828	734	703	2265	883	709	718	2310	4575	190.63
	Jose Marte	169	201	205	575	164	167	159	490	1065	177.50
	Joseph Hatchett	227	160	161	548	244	176	201	621	1169	194.83
	Jose Perez	233	202	197	632	278	208	170	656	1288	214.67
	Cesar Vidal	199	171	140	510	197	158	188	543	1053	175.50

6th PABCON Senior Championships – Women’s Team event

Pos	Player/Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Mexico	835	804	932	2571	745	835	855	2435	5006	208.58
	Veronica Berumen	195	176	197	568	204	229	187	620	1188	198.00
	Margarita Ramos	203	205	223	631	171	184	278	633	1264	210.67
	Maria Piccini	204	222	279	705	180	223	208	611	1316	219.33
	Maria Ruiz	233	201	233	667	190	199	182	571	1238	206.33
2.	United States	844	762	806	2412	721	827	806	2354	4766	198.58
	Tish Johnson	200	179	232	611	179	209	236	624	1235	205.83
	Sharon Powers	256	205	195	656	179	196	200	575	1231	205.17
	Lucy Sandelin	189	222	199	610	197	233	180	610	1220	203.33
	Paula Vidad	199	156	180	535	166	189	190	545	1080	180.00
3.	Canada	736	785	691	2212	731	748	727	2206	4418	184.08
	Jill Friis	215	200	175	590	175	186	248	609	1199	199.83
	Susan Grande	180	197	160	537	202	215	149	566	1103	183.83
	Julie Ryan	158	172	182	512	165	176	170	511	1023	170.50
	Deb Lee	183	216	174	573	189	171	160	520	1093	182.17
4.	Colombia	770	788	725	2283	756	675	686	2117	4400	183.33
	Gloria Arango	212	204	182	598	190	170	181	541	1139	189.83
	Martha Trujillo	174	224	218	616	152	151	153	456	1072	178.67
	Sandra Silva	197	182	181	560	224	197	156	577	1137	189.50
	Amanda Galeano	187	178	144	509	190	157	196	543	1052	175.33
5.	Bahamas	682	762	805	2249	655	576	799	2030	4279	178.29
	Janice Bodie-Hoyte	158	178	216	552	199	167	236	602	1154	192.33
	Jonyce Lockhart	164	224	188	576	146	176	208	530	1106	184.33
	Marina Mc Clain	202	169	224	595	141	127	190	458	1053	175.50
	Kayla Smith – Nixon	158	191	177	526	169	106	165	440	966	161.00
6.	Puerto Rico	620	629	738	1987	723	655	685	2063	4050	168.75
	Myrna Florez	128	149	175	452	156	152	189	497	949	158.17
	Ana E. Melendez	176	175	181	532	189	183	167	539	1071	178.50
	Marydel Santiago	201	126	210	537	192	167	184	543	1080	180.00
	Hilda Arroyo	115	179	172	466	186	153	145	484	950	158.33

4th PABCON Super Senior Championships – Mixed Team event

Pos	Player/Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Mexico	783	728	744	2255	813	750	793	2356	4611	192.13
	Alfonso Rodriguez	223	217	202	642	221	213	254	688	1330	221.67
	Isaac Amkie	168	206	212	586	213	205	202	620	1206	201.00
	Enriqueta Berra	199	160	197	556	187	157	201	545	1101	183.50
	Gloria Carrera	193	145	133	471	192	175	136	503	974	162.33
2.	Canada	697	740	694	2131	791	716	770	2277	4408	183.67
	Jack Guay	178	193	195	566	226	183	165	574	1140	190.00
	David Dunphy	207	201	190	598	194	185	205	584	1182	197.00
	Lauraine Fast	154	181	171	506	178	176	178	532	1038	173.00
	Deb Linigton	158	165	138	461	193	172	222	587	1048	174.67
3.	Puerto Rico	735	851	722	2308	621	759	688	2068	4376	182.33
	Carlos Benitez	202	232	163	597	141	184	168	493	1090	181.67
	Jaime Almendro	182	229	193	604	183	246	166	595	1199	199.83
	Galen Nazario	159	223	201	583	137	152	184	473	1056	176.00
	Vivian Noble	192	167	165	524	160	177	170	507	1031	171.83
4.	Colombia	789	699	685	2173	729	623	714	2066	4239	176.63
	Cesar Wilches	238	178	179	595	224	178	177	579	1174	195.67
	Fernando Morales	199	191	156	546	168	143	193	504	1050	175.00
	Nora Delgado	158	179	180	517	161	134	160	455	972	162.00
	Ruth Vasquez	194	151	170	515	176	168	184	528	1043	173.83

6th PABCON Senior Championships – Men’s All-Events

Top 16 advance to match play Masters

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Singles	Doubles	Trios	Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Lennie Boresch	United States	24	1377	1293	1413	1321	5404	225.17
2.	Steve Badovinac	United States	24	1230	1346	1398	1423	5397	224.88
3.	Salvador Suarez	Mexico	24	1341	1374	1348	1290	5353	223.04
4.	Joe Ciach	Canada	24	1389	1240	1398	1320	5347	222.79
5.	Manuel Garcia	Mexico	24	1327	1257	1262	1438	5284	220.17
6.	Ray Vervynck	Canada	24	1328	1115	1357	1454	5254	218.92
7.	Jose Perez	Dominican Republic	24	1306	1355	1269	1288	5218	217.42
8.	Warren Eales	United States	24	1311	1341	1324	1236	5212	217.17
9.	Alejandro Sanchez	Mexico	24	1227	1321	1386	1236	5170	215.42
10.	Bob Learn Jr.	United States	24	1221	1274	1330	1307	5132	213.83
11.	John Chapman	Canada	24	1175	1263	1315	1246	4999	208.29
12.	Antonio Santa	Puerto Rico	24	1280	1212	1211	1281	4984	207.67
13.	Doug Schatz	Canada	24	1194	1192	1352	1197	4935	205.63
14.	Juan Narvaez	Panama	24	1299	1184	1251	1195	4929	205.38
15.	Nelson Jimenez	Colombia	24	1230	1169	1226	1295	4920	205.00
16.	Mario Garcia	Mexico	24	1234	1278	1181	1224	4917	204.88
17.	Sonith Lockhart	Bahamas	24	1193	1163	1253	1294	4903	204.29
18.	Davis Slatter	Bahamas	24	1089	1356	1204	1174	4823	200.96
19.	Edgardo Ruiz	Puerto Rico	24	1267	1154	1228	1159	4808	200.33
20.	Oscar Jaimes	Colombia	24	1192	1174	1127	1160	4653	193.88
21.	Nicolas Ruiz	Colombia	24	1092	1124	1268	1165	4649	193.71
22.	Eddie Roncoli	Puerto Rico	24	1140	1149	1171	1179	4639	193.29
23.	David Romero	Colombia	24	1157	1123	1214	1107	4601	191.71
24.	Leonardo Davis	Bahamas	24	1126	1122	1227	1072	4547	189.46
25.	Jorge Guarnieri	Argentina	24	1164	1127	1143	1097	4531	188.79
26.	Antonio Mendez	Puerto Rico	24	1155	1138	1146	1066	4505	187.71
27.	Tyrone Knowles	Bahamas	24	1084	1056	1147	1204	4491	187.13
28.	Joseph Hatchett	Dominican Republic	24	1019	1067	1143	1169	4398	183.25
29.	Cesar Vidal	Dominican Republic	24	1103	1035	1028	1053	4219	175.79
30.	Jose Marte	Dominican Republic	24	992	1047	1054	1065	4158	173.25
31.	Horacio Bustos	Argentina	24	1032	961	1091	1007	4091	170.46
32.	Sergio Gualini	Argentina	24	987	962	1032	1005	3986	166.08

6th PABCON Senior Championships – Women’s All-Events

Top 16 advance to match play Masters

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Singles	Doubles	Trios	Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Sharon Powers	United States	24	1190	1228	1347	1231	4996	208.17
2.	Tish Johnson	United States	24	1139	1209	1318	1235	4901	204.21
3.	Maria Piccini	Mexico	24	1092	1206	1253	1316	4867	202.79
4.	Jill Friis	Canada	24	1248	1241	1166	1199	4854	202.25
5.	Margarita Ramos	Mexico	24	1131	1178	1223	1264	4796	199.83
6.	Lucy Sandelin	United States	24	1151	1257	1147	1220	4775	198.96
7.	Veronica Berumen	Mexico	24	1064	1198	1155	1188	4605	191.88
8.	Martha Trujillo	Colombia	24	1047	1159	1306	1072	4584	191.00
9.	Maria Ruiz	Mexico	24	1016	1098	1145	1238	4497	187.38
10.	Deb Lee	Canada	24	1143	1144	1082	1093	4462	185.92
11.	Paula Vidad	United States	24	1107	1235	1027	1080	4449	185.38
12.	Sandra Silva	Colombia	24	1090	1057	1104	1137	4388	182.83
13.	Janice Bodie-Hoyte	Bahamas	24	1003	1077	1083	1154	4317	179.88
14.	Gloria Arango	Colombia	24	1039	1080	1046	1139	4304	179.33
15.	Susan Grande	Canada	24	1045	1081	1071	1103	4300	179.17
16.	Amanda Galeano	Colombia	24	1015	1086	1098	1052	4251	177.13
17.	Marydel Santiago	Puerto Rico	24	1034	1142	973	1080	4229	176.21
18.	Jonyce Lockhart	Bahamas	24	1069	1057	966	1106	4198	174.92
19.	Hilda Arroyo	Puerto Rico	24	1020	1092	1088	950	4150	172.92
20.	Marina Mc Clain	Bahamas	24	909	1097	1009	1053	4068	169.50
21.	Ana E. Melendez	Puerto Rico	24	1092	991	888	1071	4042	168.42
22.	Myrna Florez	Puerto Rico	24	993	1091	944	949	3977	165.71
23.	Kayla Smith – Nixon	Bahamas	24	941	950	954	966	3811	158.79
24.	Julie Ryan	Canada	21	977	1071	515	1023	3586	170.76

4th PABCON Super Senior Championships – Men’s All-Events

Top 4 advance to match play Masters

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Singles	Doubles	Trios	Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Alfonso Rodriguez	Mexico	24	1351	1331	1303	1330	5315	221.46
2.	Isaac Amkie	Mexico	24	1277	1395	1182	1206	5060	210.83
3.	Jack Guay	Canada	24	1306	1252	1258	1140	4956	206.50
4.	Hilton Nuñez	Dominican Republic	24	1211	1246	1106	1254	4817	200.71
5.	Jaime Almendro	Puerto Rico	24	1165	1217	1109	1199	4690	195.42
6.	David Dunphy	Canada	24	1107	1230	1110	1182	4629	192.88
7.	Cesar Wilches	Colombia	24	1210	1086	1150	1174	4620	192.50
8.	Gregory Taylor	Bahamas	24	1156	1211	1080	1094	4541	189.21
9.	Fernando Morales	Colombia	24	1144	1203	1130	1050	4527	188.63
10.	Carlos Benitez	Puerto Rico	24	1176	1159	1029	1090	4454	185.58
11.	Yule Hoyte	Bahamas	24	1106	1085	1090	1161	4442	185.08
12.	Rolando Sebelen	Dominican Republic	18	1063	910	866	0	2839	157.72

4th PABCON Super Senior Championships – Women’s All-Events

Top 4 advance to match play Masters

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Singles	Doubles	Trios	Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Ruth Vasquez	Colombia	24	1028	1137	1087	1043	4295	178.96
2.	Lauraine Fast	Canada	24	980	1117	1147	1038	4282	178.42
3.	Enriqueta Berra	Mexico	24	1073	1141	950	1101	4265	177.71
4.	Deb Linigton	Canada	24	992	1074	1095	1048	4209	175.38
5.	Vivian Noble	Puerto Rico	24	909	1092	1093	1031	4125	171.88
6.	Galen Nazario	Puerto Rico	24	899	1011	1010	1056	3976	165.67
7.	Gloria Carrera	Mexico	24	1020	1008	944	974	3946	164.42
8.	Nora Delgado	Colombia	24	1055	946	971	972	3944	164.33
9.	Ana Miranda	Bolivia	24	974	1067	904	959	3904	162.67
10.	Maria Gallego	Argentina	24	950	925	1039	956	3870	161.25
11.	Aracely Charles	Panama	24	965	937	966	888	3756	156.50
12.	Stella De Lucia	Argentina	24	877	1006	930	899	3712	154.67