March 2017 -
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May 3, 2017
32 Local Junior Bowlers + 8 PWBA Bowlers
(Teams = 4 Juniors + 1 PWBA) Bowl 8 Baker Games At
Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes
7901 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights, CA
Young Talent Excels, Tom Smallwood Sets Pace At
2017 USBC Masters
By Matt Cannizzaro
LAS VEGAS -
When Jalen Mosley of Indianapolis finished schooling some of the
best bowlers in the world during the first round of qualifying at the 2017 United
States Bowling Congress Masters, his demeanor was calm and he remained fo-
cused - not on bowling, but on heading off to work on his language arts homework.
The 16-year-old high school sophomore is taking the week off of school to see
where he ranks among the best around, but staying current on his school work is
as important as staying above the cutline at one of the premier events for USBC
members.
After the first of the week's three qualifying blocks at The Orleans Bowling Center,
Mosley is in 74th place with a 1,080 total, and his eyes are on a spot in the event's
64-player double-elimination match-play bracket. His five-game effort Tuesday
included a high game of 246 and a clutch finish in the fifth game of the day, in
which he struck on five of his final six shots.
"This is a really cool experience, and I'm still amazed I bowled as well as I did,"
said Mosley, who finished tied for third place in the U15 division at the 2015 Junior
Gold Championships and was 36th in the same event in 2016. "My entry to the
Masters was a birthday gift, now that I feel like I can compete with these guys this
week."
Mosley is one of three 16-year-olds in the USBC Masters field, and the youngest
by about a month. The others are Tristan Butler of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Cerell
Cardines of Las Vegas.
Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Michigan, holds the lead after five games at the
2017 Masters with a 1,263 total, a 252.6 average. He rolled games of 274, 268,
245, 244 and 232 to pace the 395-player field on this week's 40-foot oil pattern.
Momentum seems to be in Smallwood's favor after a fourth-place finish in last
week's FireLake Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions. He
also had a runner-up performance at the 2016 PBA World Championship. Prior to
the recent run, his last TV appearance came at the 2014 Masters, where he fin-
ished fourth.
"As kids, all of us dreamed of bowling on Sundays, and it's been nice to make two
shows in such a short time, especially with both being majors," said Smallwood, a
two-time PBA Tour champion. "I'm definitely confident coming into this week. With
three majors in a row recently, your body gets a little beat up, but you get sharper
bowling this much. Now, I just need to keep it simple and grind for the next two
days, hopefully get to match play and have that work out how I want."
Smallwood is followed by England's Stuart Williams (1,261), Nick Kruml of Down-
ers Grove, Illinois (1,260), reigning PBA Player of the Year EJ Tackett of Hunting-
ton, Indiana (1,223), and collegiate standout Michael Tang of San Francisco
(1,218).
There is a three-way tie at 1,093 for 61st place, making that the cutline after five
games.
Defending Masters champion Anthony Simonsen of Austin, Texas, who is guar-
anteed a spot in the match-play bracket, finished the first round of qualifying tied
for 110th place with a 1,063 total. He struggled early but averaged 232 his last
three games to make up some ground.
All competitors at The Orleans this week will bowl 15 games of qualifying over
three days to determine the match-play field. The top 63 players will join Simonsen
in the double-elimination bracket, where three-game total pinfall determines who
advances.
As the defending champion, Simonsen is guaranteed the No. 64 spot in the
bracket, but bowling qualifying gives him a chance to improve his seeding, as well
as get a feel for the bowling center and oil pattern.
E.A. Dublin Bowl Youth League Bowlers
By Chuck Holland
Stealth (3 games): D J Barton 619, Logan Kirby 547, Robert Hansen 434/
+7, Rhiannon Kirby 444, Ashley Adams 395, Jared Darling 246-644, Logan
Kirby 532, Jeremy Sevilla 174-422/+92, Khloe Heusler 199-471, Molly Brown
458, Jason Gee 242-638/+140, Chris Ellis a 223 game +57, Martin Alvarez
306/+75, Brighton Alcantara a 178 game +69, Alexa Collet 435, Molly Brown
423, and Millie Clarren 126 set, 60 pins over average.
Big Dogs (4 games):Michael Partridge 256-927, Jimmy Hunter 251-878,
Jacob Butler 266-857, D J Barton 822, Grant Peyton 778, Brandon Muraoka
827, Jared Darling 853, Hunter Lampi a 250 game , Jimmy Hunter a 236
game, Jabaz Kim 840, James Garrison 821, and Jacob Butler 796.
Little Dogs (4 games): Chris Ellis 752, Ryan Cheng 767 Logan Kirby 692,
and Alexis Collet 632.
Junior Strikers (3 games):Mason Sidran 491, Neil Weinstein 205-575 and
Daniel Robbins 455, and Anthony Robbins 333/+69.
Generation Gap (3 games):Matt Barroero 615, Rich Mendoza 577, Nicole
Murray 502, Anthony Silva 721, Matthew Collet III 540, Gary Silvanic 512, Lisa
Hansen 426, Neil Weinstein 525, Josh Silvanic 429, Russ Mars 242-640, Rich
Mendoza 509, Nicole Murray 417, and Anthony Silva 576.
