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05-10-2009, 08:43 PM
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Corey Kistner ● Professional Bowlers Association
Corey.kistner@pba.com ● (206) 276-6152
Petraglia Regains His Record as PBA Seniors Scorch The Villages
Corrected backswing helps Hall of Famer regain his winning stroke
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (May 10, 2009) - Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia averaged a blistering 259.5 Sunday for a six-game record 1,557 pins and the first round lead in the PBA Senior Sun Bowl in The Villages at Spanish Springs Lanes.
Petraglia posted games of 267, 248, 268, 279, 237 and 258 to regain the record he lost earlier in the day to second-year PBA Senior Bobby Johnson of Chillicothe, Ohio. Johnson, seeking his first PBA title, put a 1,523 total on the board while bowling with the B Squad in the three-squad qualifying competition, breaking the PBA Senior Tour six-game record of 1,477 set during the 2008 Senior U.S. Open by Petraglia.
Gary Hiday of Indianapolis also topped Petraglia’s old record with a 1,480 total as 99 of the 125 players entered averaged 200 or better for the first six games.
“I didn’t know my record had been broken until after I finished,” Petraglia said. “I was just trying to knock down as many pins as I could when I had the shot. It might not be there tomorrow.”
Petraglia, now classified as a Super Senior at age 62, said he discovered a flaw in his backswing last season that has rejuvenated his game.
“The last nine or 10 events have been great,” he said. “I noticed on video last year that my backswing was about six inches too high. It was causing deceleration in my down swing. Once I got that fixed, my ball reaction opened up the lanes again.”
The Senior Sun Bowl in the Villages format calls for two more six-game qualifying blocks on Monday and Tuesday with the top 32 players advancing to round-robin match play Wednesday. Match play continues during the day Thursday with the stepladder finals championship round scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern.
2009 PBA SENIOR SUN BOWL IN THE VILLAGES
Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
ROUND ONE QUALIFYING (Results after six games)
1, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,557.
2, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,523.
3, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,480.
4, (TIE) Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., and Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,471.
6, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,457.
7, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,455.
8, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,454.
9, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,452.
10, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,446.
11, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,439.
12, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,437.
13, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, 1,435.
14, (TIE) John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, and Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 1,432.
16, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,431.
17, (TIE) Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., and Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 1,426.
19, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,425.
20, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,422.
21, Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y., 1,419.
22, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,408.
23, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,405.
24, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,401.
25, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,400.
26, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,397.
27, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,393.
28, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,385.
29, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,384.
30, Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill., 1,370.
31, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 1,368.
32, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,366.
33, (TIE) Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., and Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,364.
35, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 1,358.
36, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,356.
37, (TIE) Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,354.
39, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,348.
40, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,345.
41, Gerald Teel, The Villages, Fla., 1,343.
42, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,331.
43, Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 1,330.
44, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,329.
45, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,326.
46, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,325.
47, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,324.
48, (TIE) Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., and Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,320.
50, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,317.
51, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,315.
52, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,313.
54, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,308.
55, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,306.
56, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,302.
57, (TIE) Michael DeVore, Brandon, Fla., and Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,301.
59, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,300.
60, (TIE) Hugh Miller, Seattle, and Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,299.
62, Phil Taylor, Tifton, Calif., 1,298.
63, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,294.
64, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,293.
65, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,291.
66, Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 1,290.
67, Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 1,289.
68, (TIE) Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Louis Alessi, Safety Harbor, Fla., 1,284.
70, Rick Bucceri, Deltona, Fla., 1,278.
71, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,276.
72, (TIE) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., and Elvery Mines, New Brunswick, N.J., 1,272.
74, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,271.
75, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 1,268.
76, (TIE) Tim Lawrence, Inverness, Fla., and Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,266.
78, Lee Rautenberg, Boca Raton, Fla., 1,262.
79, (TIE) Ed Roberts, Braintree, Mass.; Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, and James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,258.
82, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 1,254.
83, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,251.
84, (TIE) Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich.; Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., and Jim Wilson, Deltona, Fla., 1,245.
87, Don Sylvia, Vero Beach, Fla., 1,242.
88, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,241.
89, Charles Mason, Williston, Fla., 1,240.
90, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,239.
91, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,238.
92, Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 1,237.
93, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 1,233.
94, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 1,230.
95, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla., 1,229.
96, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,223.
97, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,220.
98, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,218.
99, Ronald Briick, Ormond Beach, Fla., 1,213.
100, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,194.
101, Sam Lorino, Groveland, Fla., 1,190.
102, Daniel Young, Kathleen, Fla., 1,187.
103, Vincent Oliva, Orland Park, Ill., 1,181.
104, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,176.
105, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,174.
106, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,171.
107, Nick Panicaro, Canton, Ga., 1,169.
108, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,159.
109, Xavier Pullara, Brandon, Fla., 1,158.
110, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,146.
111, Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 1,138.
112, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,133.
113, John Babbitt, Hoschton, Ga., 1,130.
114, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 1,114.
115, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,113.
116, Bing Davis, Bishopville, S.C., 1,110.
117, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,106.
118, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,103.
119, Steve Graves, Zephyrhills, Fla., 1,096.
120, (TIE) Joseph Venezio, Linden, N.J., and Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,090.
122, Len Johnson, Ponte Vedra, Fla., 1,084.
123, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,017.
124, Rick Beighley, Levittown, Pa., 998.
125, Paul Franzetti, N. Venice, Fla., 988.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and will award over $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. 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 Amp Energy, 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.
Corey Kistner ● Professional Bowlers Association
Corey.kistner@pba.com ● (206) 276-6152
Petraglia Regains His Record as PBA Seniors Scorch The Villages
Corrected backswing helps Hall of Famer regain his winning stroke
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (May 10, 2009) - Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia averaged a blistering 259.5 Sunday for a six-game record 1,557 pins and the first round lead in the PBA Senior Sun Bowl in The Villages at Spanish Springs Lanes.
Petraglia posted games of 267, 248, 268, 279, 237 and 258 to regain the record he lost earlier in the day to second-year PBA Senior Bobby Johnson of Chillicothe, Ohio. Johnson, seeking his first PBA title, put a 1,523 total on the board while bowling with the B Squad in the three-squad qualifying competition, breaking the PBA Senior Tour six-game record of 1,477 set during the 2008 Senior U.S. Open by Petraglia.
Gary Hiday of Indianapolis also topped Petraglia’s old record with a 1,480 total as 99 of the 125 players entered averaged 200 or better for the first six games.
“I didn’t know my record had been broken until after I finished,” Petraglia said. “I was just trying to knock down as many pins as I could when I had the shot. It might not be there tomorrow.”
Petraglia, now classified as a Super Senior at age 62, said he discovered a flaw in his backswing last season that has rejuvenated his game.
“The last nine or 10 events have been great,” he said. “I noticed on video last year that my backswing was about six inches too high. It was causing deceleration in my down swing. Once I got that fixed, my ball reaction opened up the lanes again.”
The Senior Sun Bowl in the Villages format calls for two more six-game qualifying blocks on Monday and Tuesday with the top 32 players advancing to round-robin match play Wednesday. Match play continues during the day Thursday with the stepladder finals championship round scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern.
2009 PBA SENIOR SUN BOWL IN THE VILLAGES
Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
ROUND ONE QUALIFYING (Results after six games)
1, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,557.
2, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,523.
3, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,480.
4, (TIE) Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., and Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,471.
6, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,457.
7, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,455.
8, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,454.
9, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,452.
10, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,446.
11, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,439.
12, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,437.
13, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, 1,435.
14, (TIE) John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, and Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 1,432.
16, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,431.
17, (TIE) Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., and Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 1,426.
19, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,425.
20, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,422.
21, Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y., 1,419.
22, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,408.
23, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,405.
24, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,401.
25, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,400.
26, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,397.
27, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,393.
28, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,385.
29, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,384.
30, Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill., 1,370.
31, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 1,368.
32, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,366.
33, (TIE) Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., and Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,364.
35, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 1,358.
36, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,356.
37, (TIE) Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,354.
39, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,348.
40, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,345.
41, Gerald Teel, The Villages, Fla., 1,343.
42, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,331.
43, Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 1,330.
44, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,329.
45, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,326.
46, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,325.
47, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,324.
48, (TIE) Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., and Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,320.
50, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,317.
51, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,315.
52, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,313.
54, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,308.
55, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,306.
56, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,302.
57, (TIE) Michael DeVore, Brandon, Fla., and Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,301.
59, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,300.
60, (TIE) Hugh Miller, Seattle, and Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,299.
62, Phil Taylor, Tifton, Calif., 1,298.
63, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,294.
64, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,293.
65, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,291.
66, Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 1,290.
67, Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 1,289.
68, (TIE) Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Louis Alessi, Safety Harbor, Fla., 1,284.
70, Rick Bucceri, Deltona, Fla., 1,278.
71, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,276.
72, (TIE) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., and Elvery Mines, New Brunswick, N.J., 1,272.
74, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,271.
75, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 1,268.
76, (TIE) Tim Lawrence, Inverness, Fla., and Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,266.
78, Lee Rautenberg, Boca Raton, Fla., 1,262.
79, (TIE) Ed Roberts, Braintree, Mass.; Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, and James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,258.
82, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 1,254.
83, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,251.
84, (TIE) Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich.; Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., and Jim Wilson, Deltona, Fla., 1,245.
87, Don Sylvia, Vero Beach, Fla., 1,242.
88, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,241.
89, Charles Mason, Williston, Fla., 1,240.
90, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,239.
91, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,238.
92, Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 1,237.
93, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 1,233.
94, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 1,230.
95, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla., 1,229.
96, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,223.
97, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,220.
98, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,218.
99, Ronald Briick, Ormond Beach, Fla., 1,213.
100, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,194.
101, Sam Lorino, Groveland, Fla., 1,190.
102, Daniel Young, Kathleen, Fla., 1,187.
103, Vincent Oliva, Orland Park, Ill., 1,181.
104, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,176.
105, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,174.
106, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,171.
107, Nick Panicaro, Canton, Ga., 1,169.
108, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,159.
109, Xavier Pullara, Brandon, Fla., 1,158.
110, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,146.
111, Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 1,138.
112, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,133.
113, John Babbitt, Hoschton, Ga., 1,130.
114, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 1,114.
115, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,113.
116, Bing Davis, Bishopville, S.C., 1,110.
117, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,106.
118, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,103.
119, Steve Graves, Zephyrhills, Fla., 1,096.
120, (TIE) Joseph Venezio, Linden, N.J., and Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,090.
122, Len Johnson, Ponte Vedra, Fla., 1,084.
123, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,017.
124, Rick Beighley, Levittown, Pa., 998.
125, Paul Franzetti, N. Venice, Fla., 988.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and will award over $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. 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 Amp Energy, 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.