Down to the final 3 in Longview

4th Place for $1250 and $1100 in the calcutta.

Mike Scroggins and Derwin lose to Omar and Eric 1328 to 1380

10th frame of the CJ/Couch vs Brett Tyler was EPIC.... Couch steps up with 13 pin lead and a double going into the 10th. Pure Couch blows all 10 back to force Brett to step up and perform. Brett steps up and threw a GREAT shot only to be bitten by a Back to Back 7 pin on that lane. GREAT MATCH... 1287-1321

Omar and Eric will now bowl against Brett and Tyler

Update from Longview. Down to just 4 teams with a chance to win

10-12 PLace
Malott/Ashbaugh
Pete/Tony
Franklin/Hunter

7-9 Place
Kuykendall/Wilson
Dole/Haverland
Tony/Butch

5-6 Place
Maldy/Harper
Mowery/Gibson

Traylor/Arnett vs Scroggs/Pitre Loser gets 4th 

Tyler/Brett vs CJ/Couch to see who wins the winners bracket. Loser will bowl the winner of ET/OA vs MS/DP

3pm Longview Update

3 team left in the winners bracket.

Tyler/Brett
CJ/Barnes
Mowery/Gibson

Current matches going on now...
Malott/Ashbaugh vs Omar/ET Winner gets Kuykandall/Wilson
Maldy/Harper vs Franklin/Hunter Winner gets Scroggs/Pitre
Pete/Tony vs Dole/Haverland Winner gets South LA
Tournament Payout

1st Place $4000 7th Place $600
2nd Place $2400 8th Place $600
3rd Place $1650 9th Place $600
4th Place $1250 10th Place $400
5th Place $900 11th Place $400
6th Place $900 12th Place $400


Calcutta Payout

1st Place $3000 6th Place $800
2nd Place $2000 7th Place $500
3rd Place $1400 8th Place $500
4th Place $1100 9th Place $500
5th Place $ 800
Losers of these matches will get $400

Longview 1:30 Update

6 teams left in Winners

Tyler/Brett vs Scroggs/Derwin
CJ/Couch vs South LA representing
Kuykendall/Wilson vs Mowery/Gibson

Exciting happenings last round, cery close match with Brett/Tyler vs Corey/Danny. Up to the last 2 frames VERY close. Unfortunately Danny injured right arm, badly... Tyler/Brett advance to guarantee cash spot.. Tough break Danny hope recovery is quick.

Losers Matches are

ET/Omar vs Patterson/Bohr
Malott/Ashbaugh vs Williams
Dole/Haverland vs Rick/Lonnie
Pete/Tony vs Kemmer/Felice
Franklin/Hunter vs McCratic/Stinnett
Maldy/Harper vs Danny/Cory Maldy/Harper advance due to injury

Longview Update

First round today starts at 10:00AM. Will be the 24 teams with 1 loss. Key matchups for the first squad

Xeno/Lucas vs Jack/Doug
Paulie/Carter vs Franklin/Hunter
Rash'Dupre vs Pete/Thayer
Malott/Ashbaugh vs Helt/Mortensen
Barnes Eoff vs Lohse/Adams
Traylor/Arnett vs Acon/Westbrook
Cranford/Merten vs Schille/Harris
BBB/Belgarde vs CDB/Vascocu
Dole/Haverland vs Owens/Finch
Swain/Glover vs Fig/Casey
Sherell/Duke vs Hayes/Lenihan
Himes/Quinley vs Maldy/Harper


Winning the EFX Power Bands for having the highest set for the First round goes to Owens/Finch with a 1462 and for the Second round goes to Barnes/Eoff for a 1489. Thanks to www.TexasEFXbowling.com and Doug Rice

Matchups for the second round today(the 12 teams remaining in the winners bracket).

Tyler/Brett vs Incencio/Atkinson
Scroggs/Derwin vs/McCratic/Stinnett
CJ(Big Time)/Couch vs Williams Bros
Escoyne/Cormier vs Patterson/Bohr
Kuykendall/Wilson vs Felice/Kemmer
Mowery/Gibson vs Lawrence/Walicek

Matchups and Blind draw does play a big part in the early outcome of the tournament. There were a few surprise teams exiting early and a few "Upsets" based on the "store". Rash/Dupre came out on fire defeating Dole/Haverland. Gid saw more strikes in the first set than he had seen all week long in league play. Paulie/Carter made sure Barnes/Eoff would be busy today with an early defeat into the losers bracket. Paulie brought his spurs the first round to defeat Barnes/Eoff 1452-1322

Team USA Closes out Dominant WMC with 3 Masters Medals

In one of the more dominating performances ever at bowling's Men's World Championships, Team USA, led by DFW resident Chris Barnes, closed out the Masters competition on Saturday with a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal to finish the event with 11 total medals, 8 ahead of the next highest total for another country by Korea.  Team USA finished out with 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze.

Barnes won Masters Gold in a 3-game sweep over teammate Patrick Allen in the finals, after Allen defeated teammate Wes Malott in the semi-finals.  Malott shared Bronze with singles Silver medalist Bok-Eum Choi of Korea.  A 4th member of Team USA also made the Masters competition, which is comprised of the top 16 bowlers after 24 games of competition over the previous 4 events, but O'Neill failed to advance through round 1.

The previous day, Team USA won an exciting team event title match, with a 1073-1057 score over Finland, for the 3rd straight World Championships team Gold medal for the United States.  The U.S. dominated much of the match, but in the latter frames, Finland made a ferocious comeback led by PBA star Mika Koivuniemi and 2-handed phenom Osku Palermaa, but in the end, Tommy Jones finished out strong for the Americans to secure the victory for the "Dream Team".

The Americans also won Gold and Bronze medals in singles by Bill O'Neill and Chris Barnes, respectively, as well as a bronze in doubles by Patrick Allen and Rhino Page.  They also took home trios Gold and Bronze medals with the trio of Malott, Page, and Allen defeating Jones, Barnes and O'Neill in the semi-finals before going on to win Gold.

It goes to show that when the United States puts it best bowlers it has to offer on a team together, there is no other country that can really hang with them, even with all the amazing talent in all the other parts of the world. 

Major Brands in Bowling to be On Hand for Kickoff Classic

On August 28th, in conjunction with the first annual The Bowling News Kickoff Classic bowling tournament, many of the major brands in the bowling industry will be on hand putting on a free demo for bowlers and pro shops to come out and try many of the newest bowling balls on the market, as well as interact with representatives from each company and ask any questions.

For the first time ever, brands from all over the industry will be under one roof for the bowlers allowing them to "test drive" their products, and get a first hand look at what balls might be good for them.  Generally, brands do their own exclusive demos for bowlers coinciding with pro shops, but for this event, it is very different. With this event, the brands will be on hand to help get bowlers ready for the new league season ahead, and give them the opportunity to see what is new on the market.

Brands that will be in attendance will be Ebonite, Hammer, Columbia 300, Track, Storm, Roto Grip and 900 Global.  The demo will begin at 1pm and go until 5pm, with the brands remaining on hand during the tournament, which begins at 7pm.

The Bowling News Kickoff Classic is a 5-person mixed handicap team tournament created and organized by Dino Castillo, and will be held at AMF Showplace Euless Lanes in Euless, TX. Teams will bowl 3 games, much like in regular league play, with standings determined by total pins plus handicap, which will be 90% of the difference between the team average and the 1075 cap.

Each team must have at least 1 male and 1 female bowler, and any combination after that, and must also stay within a 1075 team average cap based on 2009-2010 yearbook averages.  Teams can also have only one PBA member per team.  Entry into the tournament is $400/team.

Entry forms are available in bowling centers throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as well as online here. Dino can also be contacted to enter the tournament at dino@thebowlingshops.com.  Entries are open until the start of the tournament.