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11-05-2008, 12:24 AM
Event marks first televised PBA Senior Tournament since 2001
HAMMOND, IND. (November 4, 2008) — Hugh Miller of Mercer Island, Wash. took the first steps towards claiming his second PBA Senior title Tuesday as he placed first in the Senior Tour Qualifying Round at the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. He finished the day with a 220.67 average over two five-game qualifying blocks (10 total).
The PBA Senior Tour made a stop in Hammond earlier this year for the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open, also held at Olympia Lanes. At that event, Miller placed 31st in a field of 160 bowlers.
“I used the same ball that I finished with at the Senior Tour event, and today it worked,” Miller said. “The combination of using that ball plus the lower scores helped me a lot.”
Miller, who turns 52 this Friday and has eight PBA Tour titles, bowled on the PBA Tour in the 1980s and ‘90s, winning seven Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles before he retired briefly. He returned to the Tour in 2001 and claimed a title in 2002 in Yohohama, Japan.
“The sport bowling conditions that were introduced during the 2001-02 season, along with the new ownership (of the PBA Tour), rekindled my interest,” said Miller.
Miller along with 15 other bowlers, advanced to Thursday’s Round of 16 out of eighty-seven total bowlers. Kenny Parks, of Willowbrook, Ill., clinched the 16th and final spot to advance by five pins over Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska.
The Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship is taking place from Nov. 4-9 at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. Wednesday marks the Exempt Bowlers TQR; Thursday starts tournament competition with the Round of 64 and Round of 16 in the Senior division. Players will complete two seven-game qualifying blocks with a cut to the top 32 bowlers and top 8 senior bowlers after Thursday night’s competition. Friday features the top 32 bowlers and top 8 senior bowlers competing in a single-elimination best 4-out-of-seven match play format. Saturday is a day for the fans, with PBA Pro-Ams and Fan Day taking place at Olympia Lanes. The championship round takes place Sunday, live on ESPN at 1 p.m. EST. It will mark the first time a senior championship has been televised and televised live since 2001.
Senior TQR
After 10 Games
Top 16 advance
Pos ▲
Name
Hometown
Total
pins
1
Hugh Miller
Mercer Island, Wash.
2223
222.3
2
Larry Graybeal
Elizabethton, Tenn.
2176
217.6
3
Kerry Fulford
Waco, Texas
2155
215.5
4
Mark Williams
Beaumont, Texas
2149
214.9
5
Robert Teeters
Lapel, Ind.
2144
214.4
6
Michael Camerano
Brookfield, Ill.
2135
213.5
7
David Axon
Bellevue, Neb
2132
213.2
8
Kerry Painter
Henderson, Nev.
2128
212.8
8
Michael Henry
Brunswick, Ohio
2128
212.8
10
Robert Flaws
Chicago Ridge, Ill.
2125
212.5
11
Bob Faragon
Schenectady, N.Y.
2124
212.4
12
Dale Traber
Cedarburg, Wis.
2118
211.8
13
Dave Patchen
Oregon, Ohio
2114
211.4
14
Leo Scantamburlo
Riverview, Mich.
2113
211.3
15
Timothy Kauble
Marion, Ohio
2108
210.8
16
Kenny Parks
Willowbrook, Ill.
2104
210.4
17
Ron Mohr
Eagle River, Alaska
2099
209.9
18
Tom Howison
Chillicothe, Ohio
2087
208.7
19
Wayne Webb
Sacramento, Calif.
2083
208.3
20
Frank Gallo Jr.
Newport News, Va.
2078
207.8
21
Ron Profitt
Brookville, Ohio
2073
207.3
22
Dennis Lane
Kingsport, Tenn.
2066
206.6
22
Marc Lineberry
Camanche, Iowa
2066
206.6
24
Roy Buckley
Westerville, Ohio
2048
204.8
25
Bill Spigner
Vernon Hills, Ill.
2031
203.1
26
Mark Roth
Fulton, N.Y.
2028
202.8
27
Henry Gonzalez
Colorado Springs, Colo.
2025
202.5
28
Ray Johnson
Battle Creek, Mich.
2020
202
29
Michael Chrzanowski
Shepherd, Mich.
2015
201.5
30
Brian Brazeau
Ocala, Fla
2014
201.4
31
Robert Harvey
Boise, Idaho
2009
200.9
32
Michael Truitt
Orland Park, Ill.
2007
200.7
33
Steve Ferraro
Kingston, N.Y.
2002
200.2
34
Sam Zurich
Grant, Fla.
1995
199.5
35
Frank Sobkowiak
Downers Grove, Ill.
1990
199
36
Jay Boyle
Garnet Valley, Pa
1989
198.9
37
Harv Pallas
Stevensville, Mich.
1988
198.8
38
Dan Duskin Sr
Atlantic, Iowa
1983
198.3
39
John Petraglia
Manalapan, N.J.
1982
198.2
40
Vince Honeycutt
Monroe, Ga
1970
197
41
James Stanley
Cincinnati, Ohio
1954
195.4
42
Richard Hunt
Valparaiso, Ind.
1948
194.8
43
Ron Garr
Ridgedale, Mo.
1946
194.6
44
Harley Trumbull
New Boston, Mich.
1941
194.1
45
William Keenan Jr.
Orlando, Fla.
1936
193.6
46
Timothy Bates
Orlando, Fla.
1935
193.5
47
Bill Henson
Westerville, Ohio
1934
193.4
48
Emilio Mora Sr.
Defiance, Ohio
1933
193.3
49
Gary Hiday
Indianapolis
1928
192.8
50
Scott Weston
Auburn, Mich
1924
192.4
51
Ted Hannahs
Zanesville, Ohio
1921
192.1
52
Dave Bernhardt
Shelby Twp., Mich.
1912
191.2
52
Fred McClain
Allen Park, Mich.
1912
191.2
54
Bob Kelly
Dayton, Ohio
1907
190.7
54
James Knoblauch
Waukesa, Wis.
1907
190.7
56
Tom Carter
Rockford, Ill.
1906
190.6
57
Doug Evans
Clinton Township, Mich
1880
188
58
Dale Eagle
Tavares, Fla.
1878
187.8
59
John Di Santis
Wilmington, Del.
1872
187.2
60
Mark Jones
Amelia, Ohio
1868
186.8
61
Mitchell Jabczenski
Novi, Mich.
1867
186.7
62
Jim Hutchinson
Ludlow Falls, Ohio
1864
186.4
62
Bob Oakes
Akron, Ohio
1864
186.4
64
Lennie Wood*
Emden, Mo.
1862
186.2
65
Bobby Johnson
Chillicothe, Ohio
1860
186
65
Jim Shuck
Huntingdon, Pa.
1860
186
67
James Gochis
Ivanhoe, Ill.
1853
185.3
68
Dean Jones
Austin, Texas
1851
185.1
69
John Hunt
Grayling, Mich.
1836
183.6
70
Arturo Garcia Sr*
Kansas City, Kan.
1834
183.4
71
Bill Hewlett
Meridian, Idaho
1833
183.3
72
Richard Felten
Rockville, Md.
1828
182.8
73
Robert Holzbauer
Madison, Wis.
1827
182.7
74
Dennis Amato
Albuquerque, N.M.
1826
182.6
75
Donald Breihan
Columbia, S.C.
1819
181.9
76
Ken Waters
Homosassa, Fla.
1810
181
77
John Jackson
Chicago
1805
180.5
78
Allen Meskan
Addison, Ill.
1800
180
79
Gregg Getzlow
St Peters, Mo.
1798
179.8
80
Randy Niehaus
Rockford, Ill.
1778
177.8
81
Joseph Venezio
Whiting, N.J.
1758
175.8
82
Robert McDonald
Addison, Ill.
1751
175.1
83
Rod Michael
Florissant, Mo.
1725
172.5
84
Charlie Juliano
Batavia, N.Y.
1663
166.3
85
James Scott
Villa Park, Ill
1650
165
86
Marvin Nezvensky Jr.
Pueblo, Colo.
1322
165.25
87
Barry Mefford
Aurora, Ill
980
196
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com
HAMMOND, IND. (November 4, 2008) — Hugh Miller of Mercer Island, Wash. took the first steps towards claiming his second PBA Senior title Tuesday as he placed first in the Senior Tour Qualifying Round at the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. He finished the day with a 220.67 average over two five-game qualifying blocks (10 total).
The PBA Senior Tour made a stop in Hammond earlier this year for the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open, also held at Olympia Lanes. At that event, Miller placed 31st in a field of 160 bowlers.
“I used the same ball that I finished with at the Senior Tour event, and today it worked,” Miller said. “The combination of using that ball plus the lower scores helped me a lot.”
Miller, who turns 52 this Friday and has eight PBA Tour titles, bowled on the PBA Tour in the 1980s and ‘90s, winning seven Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles before he retired briefly. He returned to the Tour in 2001 and claimed a title in 2002 in Yohohama, Japan.
“The sport bowling conditions that were introduced during the 2001-02 season, along with the new ownership (of the PBA Tour), rekindled my interest,” said Miller.
Miller along with 15 other bowlers, advanced to Thursday’s Round of 16 out of eighty-seven total bowlers. Kenny Parks, of Willowbrook, Ill., clinched the 16th and final spot to advance by five pins over Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska.
The Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship is taking place from Nov. 4-9 at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. Wednesday marks the Exempt Bowlers TQR; Thursday starts tournament competition with the Round of 64 and Round of 16 in the Senior division. Players will complete two seven-game qualifying blocks with a cut to the top 32 bowlers and top 8 senior bowlers after Thursday night’s competition. Friday features the top 32 bowlers and top 8 senior bowlers competing in a single-elimination best 4-out-of-seven match play format. Saturday is a day for the fans, with PBA Pro-Ams and Fan Day taking place at Olympia Lanes. The championship round takes place Sunday, live on ESPN at 1 p.m. EST. It will mark the first time a senior championship has been televised and televised live since 2001.
Senior TQR
After 10 Games
Top 16 advance
Pos ▲
Name
Hometown
Total
pins
1
Hugh Miller
Mercer Island, Wash.
2223
222.3
2
Larry Graybeal
Elizabethton, Tenn.
2176
217.6
3
Kerry Fulford
Waco, Texas
2155
215.5
4
Mark Williams
Beaumont, Texas
2149
214.9
5
Robert Teeters
Lapel, Ind.
2144
214.4
6
Michael Camerano
Brookfield, Ill.
2135
213.5
7
David Axon
Bellevue, Neb
2132
213.2
8
Kerry Painter
Henderson, Nev.
2128
212.8
8
Michael Henry
Brunswick, Ohio
2128
212.8
10
Robert Flaws
Chicago Ridge, Ill.
2125
212.5
11
Bob Faragon
Schenectady, N.Y.
2124
212.4
12
Dale Traber
Cedarburg, Wis.
2118
211.8
13
Dave Patchen
Oregon, Ohio
2114
211.4
14
Leo Scantamburlo
Riverview, Mich.
2113
211.3
15
Timothy Kauble
Marion, Ohio
2108
210.8
16
Kenny Parks
Willowbrook, Ill.
2104
210.4
17
Ron Mohr
Eagle River, Alaska
2099
209.9
18
Tom Howison
Chillicothe, Ohio
2087
208.7
19
Wayne Webb
Sacramento, Calif.
2083
208.3
20
Frank Gallo Jr.
Newport News, Va.
2078
207.8
21
Ron Profitt
Brookville, Ohio
2073
207.3
22
Dennis Lane
Kingsport, Tenn.
2066
206.6
22
Marc Lineberry
Camanche, Iowa
2066
206.6
24
Roy Buckley
Westerville, Ohio
2048
204.8
25
Bill Spigner
Vernon Hills, Ill.
2031
203.1
26
Mark Roth
Fulton, N.Y.
2028
202.8
27
Henry Gonzalez
Colorado Springs, Colo.
2025
202.5
28
Ray Johnson
Battle Creek, Mich.
2020
202
29
Michael Chrzanowski
Shepherd, Mich.
2015
201.5
30
Brian Brazeau
Ocala, Fla
2014
201.4
31
Robert Harvey
Boise, Idaho
2009
200.9
32
Michael Truitt
Orland Park, Ill.
2007
200.7
33
Steve Ferraro
Kingston, N.Y.
2002
200.2
34
Sam Zurich
Grant, Fla.
1995
199.5
35
Frank Sobkowiak
Downers Grove, Ill.
1990
199
36
Jay Boyle
Garnet Valley, Pa
1989
198.9
37
Harv Pallas
Stevensville, Mich.
1988
198.8
38
Dan Duskin Sr
Atlantic, Iowa
1983
198.3
39
John Petraglia
Manalapan, N.J.
1982
198.2
40
Vince Honeycutt
Monroe, Ga
1970
197
41
James Stanley
Cincinnati, Ohio
1954
195.4
42
Richard Hunt
Valparaiso, Ind.
1948
194.8
43
Ron Garr
Ridgedale, Mo.
1946
194.6
44
Harley Trumbull
New Boston, Mich.
1941
194.1
45
William Keenan Jr.
Orlando, Fla.
1936
193.6
46
Timothy Bates
Orlando, Fla.
1935
193.5
47
Bill Henson
Westerville, Ohio
1934
193.4
48
Emilio Mora Sr.
Defiance, Ohio
1933
193.3
49
Gary Hiday
Indianapolis
1928
192.8
50
Scott Weston
Auburn, Mich
1924
192.4
51
Ted Hannahs
Zanesville, Ohio
1921
192.1
52
Dave Bernhardt
Shelby Twp., Mich.
1912
191.2
52
Fred McClain
Allen Park, Mich.
1912
191.2
54
Bob Kelly
Dayton, Ohio
1907
190.7
54
James Knoblauch
Waukesa, Wis.
1907
190.7
56
Tom Carter
Rockford, Ill.
1906
190.6
57
Doug Evans
Clinton Township, Mich
1880
188
58
Dale Eagle
Tavares, Fla.
1878
187.8
59
John Di Santis
Wilmington, Del.
1872
187.2
60
Mark Jones
Amelia, Ohio
1868
186.8
61
Mitchell Jabczenski
Novi, Mich.
1867
186.7
62
Jim Hutchinson
Ludlow Falls, Ohio
1864
186.4
62
Bob Oakes
Akron, Ohio
1864
186.4
64
Lennie Wood*
Emden, Mo.
1862
186.2
65
Bobby Johnson
Chillicothe, Ohio
1860
186
65
Jim Shuck
Huntingdon, Pa.
1860
186
67
James Gochis
Ivanhoe, Ill.
1853
185.3
68
Dean Jones
Austin, Texas
1851
185.1
69
John Hunt
Grayling, Mich.
1836
183.6
70
Arturo Garcia Sr*
Kansas City, Kan.
1834
183.4
71
Bill Hewlett
Meridian, Idaho
1833
183.3
72
Richard Felten
Rockville, Md.
1828
182.8
73
Robert Holzbauer
Madison, Wis.
1827
182.7
74
Dennis Amato
Albuquerque, N.M.
1826
182.6
75
Donald Breihan
Columbia, S.C.
1819
181.9
76
Ken Waters
Homosassa, Fla.
1810
181
77
John Jackson
Chicago
1805
180.5
78
Allen Meskan
Addison, Ill.
1800
180
79
Gregg Getzlow
St Peters, Mo.
1798
179.8
80
Randy Niehaus
Rockford, Ill.
1778
177.8
81
Joseph Venezio
Whiting, N.J.
1758
175.8
82
Robert McDonald
Addison, Ill.
1751
175.1
83
Rod Michael
Florissant, Mo.
1725
172.5
84
Charlie Juliano
Batavia, N.Y.
1663
166.3
85
James Scott
Villa Park, Ill
1650
165
86
Marvin Nezvensky Jr.
Pueblo, Colo.
1322
165.25
87
Barry Mefford
Aurora, Ill
980
196
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com