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Vol. 75 No. 43
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Tim Foy Jr. wins PBA Knob Hill/MJK Pro Shop
Eastern Challenge
By Russ Mills - PBA
title winner.
MANALAPAN, N.J. Tim Foy
Sellers, bowling in his fourth
Jr. of Seaford, Delaware defeatcareer regional, struggled to hit
ed Jonathan Sellers of Stratford,
the pocket early in the champiConnecticut, 213-184, to win
onship match and never truly
the Professional Bowlers
challenged. Foy earned $1,500
Association Knob Hill/MJK
for the win while Sellers earned
Pro Shop Eastern Challenge at
$1,000 as the runner-up.
Knob Hill Country Lanes. PBA
Foy advanced to the finals by
Challenge events are open to
defeating Johnathan Bower of
any member or non-member
Middletown, Pennsylvania,
PBA photo 204-187, while Sellers defeated
who has never won a PBA event.
Foy, who had bowled infre- Tim Foy Jr with Mark Kimball, who is both the current East Region Rookie of
quently as a non-member prior general manager of the center and co-sponsor. the Year Gary Haines of West
to joining in 2013, had cashed in ber, Foy became eligible to enter Babylon, New York, 267-233, in
each event he entered this season the 50th anniversary Barbasol the other semifinal round match.
and had made finals in three of the PBA Tournament of Champions in Bower and Haines earned $750
last four events. Now a PBA mem- Indianapolis in February as a PBA apiece.
series of 758.
William Corwin rolled 214-279257-750, Glen Smith 249-248714, Alex Bogolubsky 279-708,
Jim Guardino 265-215-704, and
Sal Maenza 213-221-246-680.
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New Yorks Anthony Pepe Wins First Title in PBA Cheetah Championship
Three consecutive splits late in title game cost top qualifier Dick Allen
By Bill Vint - PBA
LAS VEGAS Anthony Pepe of Elmhurst, New York, in his national
fy for two PBA TV finals had hopes of joining Kelly Kulick as the sectelevision debut, won the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by
ond woman to win a PBA Tour title, but Pepe made sure she never had
PBA Challenge Mobile Game at the new South Point Bowling Plaza
room to recover after she left the 4-6-7-10 split in her second frame.
with an emotional 224-206 come-from-behind victory over top qualiPepe came within one shot of matching a feat performed only one
fier Dick Allen of Columbia, South Carolina.
other time in PBA history: a 300 game in a players first-ever game on
The Cheetah finals, the first of five GEICO PBA World Series of
national television. Bob Benoit of Topeka, Kansas, is the only player to
Bowling VI title events, aired on ESPN. It also was the first national
do that, winning the 1988 Quaker State Open in Fort Worth, Texas, with
telecast originating from the new state-of-the-art 60-lane bowling
a 300-255 victory over PBA legend Mark Roth.
facility at the South Point Casino, Hotel and Spa complex on Las
On that 12th shot, I was a bundle of nerves, Pepe admitted. To
Vegas south side.
think I had the first 11 strikes in my first game on TVI kinda grabbed
After converting the 6-10 in the first frame of the title match, Allen ran
(the ball) at the bottom (of my arm swing) and I paid the penalty.
off a string of six strikes to take control of the match, But a 2-4-6-7-9-10
Pepe also refused to give in to Allen in the title match, despite missing
split in the eighth frame, a 6-7 split in the ninth frame and a pocket 7-10
a 7 pin in the sixth frame which put him in a 29-pin hole with four
in the 10th frame opened the door for Pepe. After leaving back-to-back
frames to go.
6 pins in the eighth and ninth frames, Pepe threw three strikes in the 10th
I just told myself to make better shots, he said. It was unfortunate
frame to clinch the title.
what
happened to Dick, especially in the 10th frame he threw that (7PBA photo
I couldnt believe it when (Dick) left that split in the 10th frame, but I Cheetah Champion Anthony Pepe 10) shot really well but I came up in the 10th and knew I only needed
just told myself to stay calm and execute a good shot, Pepe said. After
a mark a win. When all 10 pins fell down, I fell down, too.
all of those hours of working hard, practicing alone, for this moment, its unbelievable.
There are no words to describe the feeling, Pepe continued. Ive dreamed of this since
In the opening three-player, all-New York shootout match, Pepe, a 26-year-old self-pro- I was a little kid. (PBA Tour champions) Patrick Allen, Mike Fagan and Ryan Shafer all
claimed healthy-lifestyle advocate, thrilled the crowd by taking a perfect game to his final told me to get my PBA card because they thought I had the potential to be successful out
shot, where he faltered, leaving the 2-4-6-7-8 for a 295 game. It was more than enough to here. That kinda gave me a little confidence. That meant so much to me and the fact Im
eliminate Brad Angelo of Lockport, who rolled a 226 game, and to spoil the title dreams now holding this trophy, well, its an indescribable feeling.
of Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, who finished with a 224. The first woman ever to quali-
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Willie Fessler topped the scoring in the Wednesday Night
Mixed League firing games of
238-246-268 for a high series of
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John Howarth shot 222-228287-737, Ray Brooks 275-686,
Joseph Gavin 245-214-225-684,
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Basha Miller rolled 247-614, Larry Clarke 253, Ted Young 213, and
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Samantha Ng 630
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firing games of 269-275-221 for a
high series of 765.
Sal Alberino shot 238-246-277761, Frankie Berardino 279-249730, Mike Maisano 256-248-243747, Dan Levin 244-231-237-712,
Mike Petroff 227-244-237-708,
Brian Zelezny 235-237-227-699,
and Larry Langsam 279-692.
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Hunt topped the scoring in the
Tuesday Early Birds League firing
games of 226-217-278 for a high
series of 721.
Miguel Garrido rolled 237-248213-698, Earl Holden 255-220689, Michael Berardino 259, Fred
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