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– JANUARY 2013
Special Olympics
Update A Very Special
Christmas
Special Olympics Shows Appreciation For Helping A Great Cause
Great Fundraising Weekend in Indianapolis
Former NBA standout Sam Perkins (right) and Martha Hill, Special Olym-
pics International Global Messenger present framed editions of A Very
Special Christmas 25th Anniversary albums to Jim Doty (center left) for
hosting the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) fundraiser at his Western
Bowl in Indianapolis. BPAA Vice President of Business Development Bart
Burger (far left) was on hand for the presentation. Doty's center sold four
cases of the CDs during the event to help raise money for the Special
Olympics. The series has generated more than $109 million in royalties for
Special Olympics.
Jerry Simmons Shows His Winning Form
After Big Scare
By:
Examiner.com
No one was smiling more than bowler Jerry Simmons on Tuesday night at
n Woodland Hills and it didn‟t matter what score he was putting up.
Almost a month earlier, Simmons had suffered a heart attack while exercising at a
health club in Valencia. But after undergoing an angioplasty in which he received a stent,
he was back on the lanes
with his customary marksmanship.
In fact, the 66-year-old Simmons showed his resilience by bowling in his league at
e week before.
And at Brunswick Zone, Simmons blasted a scorching 645 series – far above his 175 av-
erage. He scored a 156-203-162 at Woodlake Lanes.
Simmons, a Santa Clarita Valley resident, thought something might be wrong while he
was exercising at his health club on Dec. 12. Or as Simmons puts it: “12-12-12.”
“That‟s when I felt my jaw tightening and pressure in my chest. There was no pain.”
Simmons, with his girlfriend, left for Costco and he took five baby aspirin to limit the
heart damage.
Then at Henry Mayo Hospital in Valencia, he was told he had a heart attack. “One of my
arteries was 90% blocked,” Simmons said. “A piece of plaque may have broken off and
blocked the artery.”
Coincidentally, one of Simmons‟ teammates, Larry Clough, also had recently experi-
enced a heart attack. Clough actually had two heart attacks – “the first one was in ‟98,”
Clough said, “and the last one was nine months ago. Thank God I got through those.”
Clough and Simmons – along with Marshall Winer and Ray Plasse – have enjoyed a
strong first half of the bowling season as their Marshall Law team has been fighting for first
place in the “Guys and Dolls‟‟ league.
Said Winer: “We‟re going to be calling ourselves the „Cardiac Kids.‟ ”
The ITRC once again will conduct an optional on-lane clinic
Oct. 29 for participants who are
interested in getting tips from Team USA coaches.
For more information on the Senior Queens, visit BOWL.com/SeniorQueens.
Senior U.S. Women's Open Headed To Columbus, Ohio
The Senior U.S. Women's Open will take place in Columbus, Ohio, during the same
week as the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open next year.
The event will take place in the 32-lane Sequoia Pro Bowl from July 21-27. It will serve
as the second jewel of the Senior Women's Triple Crown, with the series of events wrap-
ping up at the Senior Queens in October.
The Senior Women's Triple Crown kicks off with the National Golden Ladies Classic at
The Orleans in Las Vegas from March 18-21.
All three Triple Crown events will lead to the Senior Women's Triple Crown Shoot-Out
presented by The Orleans on Oct. 27 in Arlington. Bowlers must enter all three Triple
Crown events to be eligible for the Shoot-Out.
(Continued from page 5)
Competitive Senior Event
Jerry Simmons smoked a 645 series a few weeks after suffering a heart attack.
Credits: Fred Eisenhammer
300 Games,
Career Records
(through 2011-12 season)
Open
135 Fero Williams, Miamisburg, Ohio
131 Andrew Neuer, Lewisburg, Pa.
130 Jim Hosier, Wayne, N.J.
126 Gordon Childers, Benton, Ark.
118 James Tomek, Camp Hill, Pa.
Women
41 Teri Haefke, Austintown, Ohio
39 Tammy Jones, Decatur, Ill.
37 Altramese Webb, Detroit
37 Jodi Musto, Schenectady, N.Y.
33 Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
Open youth
31 Shane Tetterton, Kenhorst, Pa.
(youth career finished)
30 P.J. Haggerty, Weimar, Calif. (youth
career finished)
Anthony Harger II, Flint, Mich. (youth
career finished)
27 Mason Sherman, Moorpark, Calif.
(youth career finished)
Female youth
10 Samantha Santoro, Reinholds, Pa.
8 Jackie Earle (Edwards), Simi Valley,
Calif. (youth career finished)
7 Jeannette Menacho, Rancho Cor-
dova, Calif. (youth career finished)
Jennifer Sparks, York, Pa. (youth career
finished)
Alannah Irwin, Hollywood, Fla. (youth
career finished)
