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Vol. 79 No. 02 March 14 - 20, 2018 25 cents
Michigan’s Tom Smallwood Wins All Four Stepladder Matches Bill Latham Hammered 300
to Capture Barbasol PBA Players Championship Title At Maple Lanes RVC
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tom It was an uphill battle for ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Maple Lanes RVC.
Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., Smallwood for the entire tourna- Bill Latham fired a 300 game in Jim Carey rolled 268, Levent
won four consecutive stepladder ment. After finishing 93rd after the the Tuesday Late Men’s League at Dinc 256, and Joe Dimino 247.
finals matches, including the title first round, he battled back to even-
match against defending champion tually earn the No. 5 qualifying Paul Svenson Blasted 300
Jason Belmonte of Australia, to position for the stepladder finals.
win the Barbasol PBA Players “That’s one of the assets of my At Farmingdale Lanes
Championship at Wayne Webb’s game to grind through matches and FARMINGDALE, NY- Paul rolled 280, John Ripple 279, Rich
Columbus Bowl for his second never quit,” said Smallwood, Svenson blasted a 300 game in the Ambrosino 275-268, Keith Kasper
major and third career PBA Tour whose first major came in the 2009 Epic Edge Trios League at 269, and Alfred Spano and
title. PBA World Championship. “I’m Farmingdale Lanes. Matthew Lupo
With a 10-pin lead heading into good with the pressure and if I’m Eric Smyth and Jessica Allen
the final frame, the 40-year-old not striking a lot I can hang in there
Smallwood struck on his first ball to stay in contention. This tourna- Rich Miller Jr. Rolled 300
in the 10th to beat Belmonte, 259- ment was a great example of that.”
239, in the title match for his first Smallwood’s stepladder journey
At Parkway Lanes
tournament win since the 2013 to the title started with a 237-206 ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Rich Joe Puccio Sr. 259-751, Pete
PBA Scorpion Championship. win over Canadian Patrick Girard, Miller Jr. found perfection in a 300 Honan 258-691, Mike
PBA photo game while rolling in the Guglielmino 268-688, Jim Viola
The victory thwarted Belmonte’s Tom Smallwood trying for his first tour title, who
attempt for a record-tying 10th missed the headpin four times in Wednesday, Teterboro Bowling 266-680, Andrew Orlando 257-
major and 17th career tour title. Belmonte was the No. the first match. League, at Parkway Lanes and fin- 668, Ted Kolokoski 254-665, and
ished with a Paul Stuart 236-661 round out the
1 qualifier for the finals, and as top qualifier, needed
only to beat Smallwood for the title.
See SMALLWOOD Page 4 662 series. list of high scorers for the night.
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I live for.” not be possible without them.”
It marked the second consecu- Butch added: “I am honored and excited that all our hard work has
tive major that the winner won all touched so many of our bowling families’ lives.”
Editor/Publisher Dan McDonough four stepladder matches for the The National Recognition Awards will be presented during the
Technology Editorial Assistants title. Matt O’Grady of Rahway, 2018 USBC Convention and Annual Meeting, April 23-26, at the
Hank Allen Immaculatta D’Elia N.J., won the PBA Tournament of Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.
Contributing Writers Champions on Feb. 11 by sweep- Go to BOWL.com/ScholarshipsAwards to learn more about the
Joan Taylor Pat McDonough ing all four finals matches. National Recognition Awards and to see past award winners.
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