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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
HENDERSON, Nev. - In the race to earn the fewest points
possible, Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y., and John
Szczerbinski of North Tonawanda, N.Y., lead the field at the
2013 United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials.
McEwan leads the women's division with 16 points, while
Szczerbinski is on top of the men's field with 24 points after
Saturday's third round at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling
Center.
The players in the field earn points based on their finishing
position in each round. After five rounds, the top three men
and top three women with the least amount of points will ad-
vance to the stepladder finals Monday night.
In the final game Saturday, McEwan put together her best
game of the tournament - 290 - to jump from 11th place into a
tie for second for the day. That game kept her in first place by
helping limit the number of points she accumulated in the third
round.
So far, McEwan, the event's defending champion, has fin-
ished 14th, first and second in the three rounds to make up
her point total of 16. She leads Missy Parkin of Fullerton,
Calif., who is second with 20 points. Elise Bolton of Merritt
Island, Fla., is third with 23 points.
"I knew I needed a big game, and I wanted for it to come to
me and thankfully it finally did," said McEwan, who had a six-
game total of 1,359 (226.5 average) in the third round. "I had a
good look all day but just couldn't carry or get a string going
until that last game."
While McEwan and Parkin finished tied for second in the
third round on the 47-foot Paris pattern, it was Suzana Sig-
naigo of Wichita, Kan., who took top honors on the day with
1,438, which included a 297 game.
On the men's side, Szczerbinski has finished first, 17th and
sixth to put together his point total of 24. Defending champion
Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., is second with 29 points,
while Kyle King of Glendale, Ariz., is third with 48 points.
"I've had a very solid three days so far and I'm very happy
with it, but I won't keep me from working hard the next two
days," said Szczerbinski, who finished the third round with
1,415 (235.83 average). "I have to focus on making one shot
at a time and making that one shot the best I can. I can't focus
on the end result all I can do is stay in the present."
Steve Lemke of Nacadoches, Texas, who coaches colle-
giately at Stephen F. Austin, led the men's third round with a
six-game total of 1,459.
Action shifts to the fourth round of the event, which will be
contested on the 38-foot Atlanta pattern on Sunday. All rounds
of the Team USA Trials are being broadcast live on
BOWL.com's BowlTV.
The top three men and top three women after five rounds of
qualifying will be guaranteed spots on Team USA in 2013 and
will bowl in the stepladder finals for the right to be declared
champion, a spot in the QubicaAMF World Cup and prize
money. Two more men and two more women from the event
will be selected to join Team USA, while five men and five
women will be selected from a pool of eligible bowlers based
on their bowling resumes and Trials performance, if they com-
peted.
A total of eight Junior Team USA spots - four boys and four
girls - also will be available. The top two boys and top two girls
in the final points standings will earn automatic spots, while
two boys and two girls spots will be at-large selections taken
from either the Team USA Trials field or the finals field from
the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships held in July
2012. All bowlers 20 and under as of Jan. 1, 2013 are eligible
for Junior Team USA.
For more information on the Team USA Trials, including live
streaming, live scoring, full player stats and complete stand-
ings, visit BOWL.com/TeamUSATrials.
2013 USBC TEAM USA TRIALS
At Strike Zone Bowling Center, Henderson, Nev.
OVERALL - TOP 20
(Position, name, hometown, total points after three rounds.
Points based on finishing position in each round; top three
advance to stepladder finals after five rounds)
MEN
1, John Szczerbinski, N Tonawanda, N.Y., 24.
2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 29.
3, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 48.
4, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 52.
5, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 54.
6, Vince Biondo III, Carpentersville, Ill., 61.
7, Aaron Lorincz, Belleveille, Mich., 64.
8, Mikey Preston, Oswego, Ill., 64.
9, Nathan Bohr, Derby, Kan., 64.
10, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., 69.
11, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 69.
12, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 70.
13, Scott Norton , Mission Viejo, Calif., 70.
14, Eddie VanDaniker, Chatsworth, Calif., 71.
15, Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 72.
16, Greogory Thompson Jr., Cupertino, Calif., 75.
17, Darren Tang, San Francisco, Calif., 79.
18, Steve Smith, San Diego, Calif., 86.
19, Ivan Miyasato, Fresno, Calif., 87.
20, Kyle Sherman, O'Fallon , Mo., 88.
WOMEN
1, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 16.
2, Missy Parkin, Fullerton, Calif., 20.
3, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 23.
4, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, Ill., 26.
5, Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 32.
6, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich., 33.
7, Josie Earnest, Nashville, Tenn., 39.
8, Leanne Hulsenberg, Roseville, Calif., 50.
9, Bryanna Caldwell, Red Rock, Ariz., 51.
10, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 58.
11, Rachael Gittings, Glen Allen, Va., 61.
12, Morgan O'Brien, Lomira, Wis., 61.
13, Kayla Bandy, Pikeville, Ky., 72.
14, Kimberly Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., 74.
15, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 74.
16, Makayla Douglas, Sandy, Ore., 78.
17, Leea Haworth, Turnwater, Wash., 79.
18, Megan Buja, Rockford, Ill., 81.
19, Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 85.
20, Natalie Jimenez, Rowland Heights, Calif., 85.
Mcewan, Szczerbinski Lead After Three Rounds At
Team USA Trials
Former BPAA CEO Don
Harris Passes Away At 60
Don Harris, former executive director of BPAA, passed
away Sunday, December 23 from
complications after suffering a stroke
the previous Tuesday. He was 60.
Don headed the BPAA from Janu-
ary 1996 - September 1999 after
serving as head of the National Inde-
pendent Automobile Dealers Asso-
ciation. During his tenure Don as-
sembled BPAA staff, grew membership, replenished financial
reserves, and strengthened the Quality Connection (group
purchasing) program. He is also credited with breathing new
life into International Bowl Expo, breaking attendance records
and taking it from just an annual convention and making it the
premier bowling industry event.
Don was a Texan by birth, graduating from the University
of North Texas with a BBA in Journalism.
He is survived by his mother, Joyce Harris; brother, Bob
Harris and wife, Joan; daughter, Macy Workman and hus-
band, Chris; son, Jonathan Harris; and one grandson, Jonah
Workman.
Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Jaynes Memorial
Chapel. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m., Friday, December
28, 2012, at The Grace Place, Duncanville Church of Christ,
402 West Danieldale, Duncanville, TX. A private family-only
burial will follow the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
the Pioneer Bible Translators, Dallas, TX, or Christian Care
Center, Mesquite, TX.
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