PBA Midwest's Beres Leads RPI Round 1

Wisconsin’s Beres Holds Early Regional Players Invitational Lead
by TMorelli

235.6 average on Cheetah pattern good for 24-pin edge of Maryland’s Hall

RENO, Nev. (Dec. 15, 2009) – Dave Beres of Waukesha, Wis., averaged 235.6 on the Professional Bowlers Association’s Cheetah lane condition pattern Tuesday to take the early lead in the Sands Regency Regional Players Invitational at the National Bowling Stadium.

Beres, who qualified for the event in the PBA Midwest Region, held a 24-pin lead over Bobby Hall II of Landover, Md. David Anthony of Austin, Texas, was in third place with 1,367 pins.

“The high end (of the Stadium) definitely seemed to hook a little bit more off the gutter,” Beres said. “Once we made the flip to the low end, you couldn’t get the ball back to the pocket like you could on the high end, so I moved everything in about three or four boards on the low end and kept everything straight.

“I feel pretty good going into tomorrow if that’s the way the lanes are going to play,” he added. “I shot 120-over for the last three games. I was joking with (fellow PBA Midwest competitor) Jeff Richgels, it wouldn’t surprise me if the low end was conditioned with the Viper pattern, so I’m comfortable going into tomorrow with that reaction I had today.”

The complete field will bowl six-game rounds on the PBA Viper and Chameleon lane conditioning patterns Wednesday, and two additional six-game rounds on the Scorpion and Shark patterns Thursday. The tournament standings will be based on 30 games, actual pinfall.

The PBA Regional Players Invitational is open only to players who finished among the top 25 in competition points in their respective regions. In addition to a $7,500 first prize and a berth in the 2010 PBA Tournament of Champions for the winner, the seven players also are competing for PBA Tour Exemptions for the 2010-11 season.

SANDS REGENCY PBA REGIONAL PLAYERS INVITATIONAL
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Dec. 15

FIRST ROUND (after six games, Cheetah pattern)
1, e-David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,414
2, e-Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 1,390
3, e-David Anthony, Austin, Texas, 1,367
4, e-Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 1,361
5, e-Daniel Patterson, Buffalo, 1,353
6, e-Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 1,353
7, e-Shawn McKee, Concord, N.C., 1,348
8, e-Thomas Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,336
9, John Oliva, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,333
10, e-Riga Kalfas, Florence, Ky., 1,331
11, Kurt Gengelbach, Carrollton, Texas, 1,327
12, e-Chris Wimpey, Aurora, Colo., 1,323
13, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 1,316
14, e-Scot Archabal, Boise, Idaho, 1,315
15, e-Brian Thompson, Flat Rock, Mich., 1,314
16, e-Trey Field, Metairie, La., 1,309
17, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 1,306
18, e-Chris Warren, University Place, Wash., 1,302
19, e-Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,298
20, e-Jeff Frankos, San Francisco, 1,296
21, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,293
22, e-David O'Sullivan, Clearwater, Fla., 1,289
23, e-Kevin Mitchell, Tulsa, Okla., 1,286
24, e-Chris Hibbitts II, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,282
25, e-Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 1,275
26, e-Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,274
27, e-Scott Norton, San Francisco, 1,272
28, e-Lonnie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,271
29, e-Jeff Zaffino, Warren, Pa., 1,270
30, e-Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 1,263
31, (tie) Joe Goldstein Sr., Hayward, Calif., and e-Terry Wiley, Vienna, Va., 1262
33, e-Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 1,261
34, (tie) e-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., and William Wilson, Yorba Linda, Calif., 1,259
36, (tie) Dean Jones, Austin, Texas, and e-Jim Tomek Jr., Camp Hill, Pa., 1,256
38, e-Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 1,255
39, Dan Higgins Jr., Westerville, Ohio, 1,253
40, (tie) Richard Brown, S. Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Joe Goldstein Jr., San Bruno, Calif., 1,249
42, e-Aaron Pawloski, Brentwood, Calif., 1,248
43, e-Randy Weiss, Irmo, S.C., 1,246
44, e-Jeff Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 1,241
45, e-Qazi Ahmad, Shoreline, Wash., 1,240
46, e-Roger Kossert, Brandon, Fla., 1,237
47, Thomas Wall III, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,235
48, e-Tim Porritt, Rancho Santa Maria, Calif., 1,230
49, e-Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 1,219
50, e-Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,218
51, e-Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,216
52, e-Mike Moore, Orlando, Fla., 1,215
53, Tim Dooley, Van Buren, Ark., 1,212
54, e-Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa., 1,206
55, (tie) e-Sean Swanson, Springfield, Mo., and e-Kevin Henderson, Albany, Ore., 1,204
57, e-Thomas Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 1,202
58, e-Brandon Balsis, Tinley Park, Wash., 1,192
59, (tie) Will Smith, Albany, Ore., and e-Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,190
61, e-Ben Laughlin, Glendale, Ariz., 1,186
62, Bob Aleksinski, Hillsboro, Ore., 1,184
63, Brian Burkhardt, Ballwin, Mo., 1,180
64, John Kay, Derby, Kan., 1,178
65, e-Pat Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 1,175
66, e-Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 1,173
67, e-Chris Collins, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,165
68, Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 1,160
69, e-Ryan Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 1,158
70, e-Marc Heninger, Tonganoxie, Kan., 1,156
71, (tie) e-Andy Patterson, Tyler, Texas, and e-Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 1,153
73, e-Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,152
74, e-Cole Copeland, Austin, Texas, 1,150
75, e-Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,149
76, (tie) Kelly O'Driscoll, Herriman, Utah, and e-Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 1,148
78, e-Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,144
79, Andrew Loose, Chicago, 1,142
80, e-Jonathan Nask, Jupiter, Fla., 1,134
81, Gary Duran, Azusa, Calif., 1,133
82, e-Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,132
83, e-Eddie Kunkle, Daly City, Calif., 1,129
84, e-Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 1,115
85, e-David Traber, McHenry, Ill., 1,114
86, e-Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,110
87, e-Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,088
88, e-Christopher Blackmore, Alexandria, Va., 1,087
89, e-Brett Spangler, New Castle, Ind., 1,081
90, e-Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, 1,046
91, e-Billy Oatman, Cleveland, 1,043
92, Norm Wolff Jr., Modesto, Calif., 1,025
93, John Arnell, Tacoma, Wash., 1,008
e-denotes competing for 2010-11 PBA Tour exemption

PBA.com Redesigned

Kudos to the PBA for the redesign of its website, www.pba.com. Very nice looking and user-friendly. BOWLING HOOD however still prefers the old format used for their interactive forum. We prefer a gray shade background instead of bright white.

Nevertheless, you and I can post anytime on the PBA forum without moderation.

The same still cannot be said for the USBC's www.bowl.com. A redesigned website that is hard to manage, still doesn't have the all time records up and running after three-and-a-half months, and a censored forum are several steps backward instead of forward.

Bill Herald at the Herald Tribune agrees.

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TIGER WOODS HAS A COACH - WHY DON'T YOU? Congratulations David! If you want results in your game, contact Scott Simon, USBC Bronze Certified Instructor, simonsezpba@gmail.com.

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