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- October 2016
BOWLERS "Tip Their Hats"
To LA KEISHA JACKSON
by Frank Weiler
SAN BERNARDINO - We are bowlers, we are "Olympians",
we tip our hats to La Keisha Jackson. She is the Senior Olym-
pics Coordinator for the Inland Empire of CALIFORNIA.
La Keisha is an outstanding coordinator, efficient and still
accommodating. Because she loves working with and for sen-
iors, she is the heart and soul of our senior games. She at-
tended every senior game and event. She was there as our senior bowlers competed
and was the official presenting us with our medals: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Best of all La Keisha is a people person. While attending our competition she
greeted every bowler with a huge smile. A smile that said welcome before she said a
word. Then she followed with encouraging words. She took interest in everyone
there and how they were doing. She circulated amongst the bowlers, spoke with eve-
ryone and listened to what each had to say.
Every bowlers experience was made special because she Injected her personal
touch into every aspect of our competition. We all had a good time, win or lose, be-
cause of her.
While the Senior Olympics featured competition in five sports (billiards, bowling,
horseshoes, swimming and track) La Keisha made us bowlers feel like our sport was
the featured sport of the games. Thank you Ms. Jackson.
Therefore, we "TIP OUR HATS" to La Keisha Jackson in gratitude for her making
our experience memorable. We want everyone to know that BOWLERS are appre-
ciative. We appreciate you and your efforts on our behalf.
PBA50 Regional Tour Chameleon
Ex-PBA Pro Now Coaching
By Steve Derderian Staff
Writer thedailystar.c
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ONEONTA — Gus Lampo Sr. will be making plenty of trips to
Holiday Lanes in Oneonta this winter.
Oneonta High athletic director Joe Hughes confirmed to The
Daily Star on Friday afternoon that the Oneonta City School
District Board of Education has appointed four-time Profes-
sional Bowlers Association champion Lampo as its new boys
and girls bowling coach.
"We think it's a great addition," Hughes said Friday. "There's
a history of some good bowlers in Oneonta, and we're looking
forward to a good season."
From 1981-1994, Lampo owned Holiday Lanes, which is
OHS' home facility. He'll succeed Pat Muller, who chose to
step down from the position because he works outside the
school district, according to Hughes.
Hughes also said Muller recommended that Lampo, a certi-
fied junior coach, should put his name in for the position.
"When Muller spoke to him, he thought it would be a great
opportunity," Hughes said. "I'm happy for him, and I'm even
more excited for the kids."
Lampo has been a PBA member since 1969 and began
competing full-time in the early 1970s. An Endicott native,
Lampo won his first championship 1972 by defeating four op-
ponents in the finals of the $77,777 Showboat Invitational in
Las Vegas. He finished that season with the third-highest
amount of money winnings.
He went on to earn several accolades, including the PBA's
Eastern Regional Pat Patterson Award, a recognition for be-
ing a stalwart member and supporter of the PBA.
Lampo, who has 34 finishes with a perfect score of 300 in
his career, has also been inducted into the New York State
Bowling Hall of Fall, Oneonta Bowling Hall of Fame, Cortland
Bowling Hall of Fame and Triple Cities Bowling Hall of Fame.
He started young, though, as he has spent much of his life at
various bowling alleys.
―I started setting pins at 11 to earn money,‖ Lampo told The
Cooperstown Crier in 2014. ―When I was 14, I told myself I
was going to put all my effort into becoming a professional
bowler.‖
Oneonta's girls lost Emily and Abigail Loucks to graduation
last season. The duo both rolled scores around 200 this past
season so the Yellowjackets will have to look to their youth to
build up the program.
The Yellowjackets have not released their schedule for the
upcoming season, but Lampo said in an email Friday that the
first team meeting is set for 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20 in room 305 at
OHS.
For more information, email
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