Bowling World Newspaper July/August 2021

July/August 2021 - www.bowlingworld.com 25 DEMAIO, LOGAN, RICKETTS & WESTERMAN Inducted Into Citrus Belt Hall of Fame by Frank Weiler REDLANDS – Patience is a virtue. Bowlers are patient. We proved we are patient during these past 400 days. We have patiently waited these past 400 days to bowl again. We are still waiting patiently for our leagues to restart and our local tournaments to roll again. Worst still, our bowling honorees and their families have waited too long for their names to be enshrined in our hallowed Halls of Fame. Finally, our latest Citrus Belt USBC Hall of Fame selectees were publicly honored. Last Saturday our 2020 Class of inductees were enshrined in our Association‘s Hall of Fame. Yes, I wrote correctly when stating the Class of 2020. The Class of 2020 is being inducted in 2021! And you know why. With an audience of over 100 bowlers looking on, Citrus Belt President MIKE RADDEMAN gave some opening remarks and proclaimed ―Bowling is back in the Inland Empire‖. Moments later Master of Ceremonies and Vice President CURT SNYDER introduced our four Hall of Fame inductees and described their accomplishments for everyone present: KENNY DEMAIO has averaged 200 or better for over 40 years with a high of 241. He has rolled numerous perfect 300 games and 800 series, with a high of 855. He has won numerous tournaments and some say he may be the best bowler in the DeMaio family! Better than Corky DeMaio? How can that be when many consider Corky to be one of the best to ever bowl in the Citrus Belt? Kenny and dad Corky are the only father and son members of our Hall of Fame. BILL LOGAN may be the best bowler ever to bowl in the Yucca Valley. He is one of only four bowlers to roll a 800 series at Yucca Bowl. That‘s one of only four 800 series rolled at Yucca Bowl in about 50 years! Yucca Bowl is known for its low scoring and is rated the lowest scoring house in the Citrus Belt. I have bowled there in our Citrus Belt Masters Tourna- ment and qualified for Match Game Finals averaging in the high 190‘s. That‘s low for our Masters Tournament. That‘s why Logan‗s 212 average there could be considered the equivalent to a 250 average in our higher scoring houses. Bill has rolled several perfect 300 games and several 800 series. He has won many tournaments including ABT, ABTA and MABI events. Bill‘s seven Citrus Belt tournament titles is among the highest number re- corded in Association history. Only Corky DeMaio and Curt Snyder are known to have won more Association Titles. JOEL RICKETTS entire life has revolved around the sport of bowling. He was a bowling ―Boy Wonder‖ rolling honor scores and winning junior tourna- ments at an early age. When graduating to adult leagues he dominated aver- aging over 230 on a regular basis. Many perfect 300 games and 800 series followed and Joel was soon competing in PBA Regional and National tourna- ments. He cashed against some of the best professional bowlers in the world. Joel met his beautiful wife Jennifer bowling. He chose bowling for his career and has gone on to become the proprietor of several SoCal Pro Shops. Joel now resides in Texas doing the same. He wished to offer special thanks to DAVE GULLEY for everything Dave has done for him. KEVIN WESTERMAN has bowled since grammar school. He started at home with a plastic ball and pins. That‘s where he bowled his first 300 game. Soon he was a junior league sensation and then an adult league superstar. With over a dozen perfect 300 games and several 800 series to his credit Kevin was good enough to compete as a PBA player. His greatest claim to fame as a PBA competitor was beating the great Walter Ray Williams Jr. in a match. Kevin is known as too many bowlers in the Citrus Belt as a Bowling Center Manager. That‘s how I first met him a decade ago when he worked at Moreno Valley Bowl. Within the local area Kevin has a reputation for his professional- ism and knowledge of the sport of bowling. LARISSA SEDLER, Citrus Belt Association Manager, extends her congratu- lations to the latest class of Association Hall of Fame members.