Bowling World Newspaper July/August 2021

38 www.bowlingworld.com - July/August 2021 1 Amleto Monacelli Venezuela 11-6-1 229.12 $7,500.00 2 Dan Knowlton Dade City, FL 9-7-1 232.03 $4,000.00 3 Brad Angelo Lockport, NY 12-5-1 224.42 $2,500.00 4 Rolando Sebelen Santo Domingo, Dominica Republic 10-8-0 222.76 $2,000.00 5 John Marsala St. Louis, MO 10-7-0 223.03 $1,750.00 6 Mike Bailey Carrollton, TX 9-7-0 219.74 $1,500.00 7 Chris Barnes Double Oak, TX 7-8-1 221.06 $1,400.00 8 Warren Eales Chandler, Ariz. 6-9-1 221.97 $1,350.00 9 Chris Warren Grants Pass, OR 10-6-0 217.90 $1,325.00 10 Lennie Boresch Jr. Kenosha, Wis. 6-9-1 216.39 $1,300.00 11 Tony Lanning Yukon, Okla. 8-8-0 214.45 $1,280.00 12 Bob Learn Jr. Erie, PA 8-8-0 213.52 $1,260.00 13 Mitch Beasley Clarksville, Tenn. 6-10-0 214.13 $1,240.00 14 Paul McCordic Sugar Land, TX 5-9-2 209.94 $1,220.00 15 Michael Haggitt Springfield, OH 7-9-0 208.32 $1,210.00 16 Tommy Martin Millington, TN 4-12-0 206.94 $1,200.00 17 Steven Smith San Diego, CA -- 212.87 $1,000.00 18 Gary Reh Fort Mohave, AZ -- 211.47 $1,000.00 19 Mark Sullivan Indianapolis -- 211.13 $1,000.00 20 Keith Lesko Prosper, TX -- 210.33 $1,000.00 21 Michael Smith Centenniel, CO -- 209.80 $0.00 22 Don Blatchford Santa Monica, CA. -- 208.93 $1,000.00 23 Paul LeMond Jasper, IN -- 208.87 $0.00 24 Tom Hess Granger, Iowa -- 208.67 $0.00 25 Ron Boroff Mansfield, Texas -- 208.20 $1,000.00 26 David Leverage Peoria, AZ -- 207.47 $0.00 27 Russ Hunt Richland, WA -- 207.33 $0.00 28 Jeff Atkins Hot Springs Village, AR -- 206.93 $80.00 29 David Scardaville Houston, TX -- 205.40 $0.00 30 Edward Silva Manteca, CA. -- 205.40 $1,000.00 31 Paul Fleming Ft. Worth, TX -- 205.40 $0.00 32 Scott Pope Midland, TX -- 204.53 $0.00 33 Bill Vannoy Lexington, SC -- 204.33 $0.00 34 Brian Kretzer Dayton, Ohio -- 204.20 $0.00 35 Joel Carlson Omaha, Neb. -- 203.73 $0.00 36 Kevin Foley Verdi, NV -- 202.73 $1,000.00 37 Henry Dawson Elma, Wash. -- 202.47 $1,000.00 38 Brian LeClair Albany, NY -- 202.00 $0.00 39 Robert Bozarth Prosper, TX -- 201.27 $0.00 40 Michael Austin Conroe, TX -- 200.80 $0.00 41 Christopher Keane Cape Coral, FL -- 200.67 $1,000.00 42 Glenn Smith New York -- 199.93 $1,000.00 43 Jay Nephew Houston, TX -- 197.93 $0.00 44 Dave Han Alabaster, Ala. -- 197.73 $0.00 45 Todd Kjell Roscoe, Ill. -- 196.93 $1,000.00 PBA50 Odessa Open, Presented By Diamond Lanes, TX July 2-5, 2021 Amleto Monacelli Wins The PBA50 Odessa Open presented by Diamond Lanes Monday. by Jerry Schneider July 7, 2021: Amleto Monacelli a dded another milestone to his Hall of Fame career by winning the PBA50 Odessa Open presented by Diamond Lanes Monday for his 10th ca- reer PBA50 Tour title. Entering the finals as the No. 2 seed, the 59-year-old Monacelli defeated top qualifier Dan Knowlton 236-224 in the title match for his first win of the season. After converting the 1-2-4-10 washout in the first frame, striking in the second, and mak- ing another spare in the third frame of the title match, the 20-time PBA Tour winner went on to string six consecutive strikes which was enough to clinch the win. ―I wasn‘t thinking about a 10th PBA50 title,‖ Monacelli said. ―I was focusing on taking it shot by shot, stay in the moment and make the best shot possible. If something goes wrong, fix it, and trust your decision.‖ Monacelli put that philosophy to the test in a wild finish to the semifinal match when he threw a gutter on the first ball of the final frame, which fortunately, came after a strike in the ninth. Monacelli recovered by making the spare and then struck on the fill ball in the 10th to beat No. 3 seed Brad Angelo 213-210 to advance to the title match. ―I was playing close to the gutter and overthrew it,‖ Monacelli said of his errant shot. ―I knew it was too fast when I let it go and I said ‗come on‘ throw a good shot. I moved fur- ther right and threw the ball straighter which was the right adjustment.‖ Knowlton, trying for his first PBA50 Tour win, earned top-qualifier honors for the finals by defeating then-tournament leader Monacelli in the match play position round, 290-223, earlier in the day. Knowlton‘s runner-up finish was his second finals appearance of the season having fin- ished fifth in the Bud Moore Classic in May. In the opening stepladder match, No. 5 seed 2018 PBA50 Tour Rookie of the Year Ro- lando Sebelen, making his first career finals appearance, defeated Bud Moore Classic winner No. 4 seed John Mar- sala 221-217 to advance to the second stepladder match. In the second match, An- gelo beat Sebelen 279-238 to advance to the semifinal match against Monacelli. Angelo, who was also trying for his first win, has two run- ner-up finishes this season which came in the Bud Moore Classic and Granville Financial Open. The PBA50 Tour will take a three-week break before returning to action with the PBA50 South Shore Open July 26-29 from Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. PBA Photo