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Colombian Bowler Makes History At WC
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RENO, Nev. - Rocio Restrepo of Canton, Ohio, came to Reno to compete at the United
States Bowling Congress Open Championships, but her decision to stop at the nearby USBC
Women's Championships as a tune-up turned out to be a great one as she made history at the
Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old right-hander rolled the first perfect game of the 2013 Women's Champion-
ships early Wednesday morning and continued to pile on the strikes as she cruised into the
Scratch All-Events lead with a 2,274 total, the second-highest nine-game score in 94 years of
Women's Championships competition. The effort also helped her into second place in Diamond
All-Events. She did not receive any handicap.
Team USA member Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, previously held the Scratch All-
Events lead with 2,150, while Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, owns the all-events record with
2,330, which earned her the 2010 Scratch and Diamond All-Events titles. Christine Gill of Lake-
wood, Colo., leads Diamond All-Events this year with 2,324.
Restrepo's 300 was the 20th in tournament history and helped her to a 782 doubles series.
The Colombian national team member bowled all nine games in one day and added 752 in team
and 740 in singles. She is tied for second in Scratch Singles behind Jeanette Adams of Rancho
Cordova, Calif., who leads with 748.
"It feels great," said Restrepo, who made her second Women's Championships appearance.
"Earlier this year, I shot 300 at a PBA tournament. Today, everything felt really good. To be able
to do that at the Women's Championships, especially considering I wasn't even sure if I was
going to be able to bowl, means a lot to me. A 300 is never an easy game to shoot, especially in
the conditions I have bowled in my entire life. Being able to do it here is just an amazing feeling."
Even as the strikes added up on her way into the record books, Restrepo didn't look too far
ahead. She simply made a concerted effort to stay in-the-moment.
"I was actually taking it frame-by-frame, and I was having so much fun with the ladies I was
bowling with," said Restrepo, a two-time collegiate national champion at Wichita State Univer-
sity. "I was trying to be as supportive as I could, and I didn't focus on the scores. I didn't want to
just get trapped in the scores. I just tried to make good shots, and it just worked out perfectly at
the end because I got a few breaks. I didn't really think on my last shot. I just rolled it, and it
happened."
Restrepo has been a competitive bowler for more than half her life and has been representing
her country on the lanes since she was 14. She has earned dozens of medals in international
competition, including a silver medal in singles at the 2003 World Tenpin Bowling Association
World Women's Championships when she was just 15 years old.
Although she has proven herself collegiately and internationally, she's now excited for the
chance to add a Women's Championships title to her list of accomplishments.
"I hope it holds up, but if not, I just had so much fun," Restrepo said. "I would not change
anything about it. It was a little easier to strike in the morning, but in team, I was able to make
the right moves and changes. I used all the versatility and the tools I have learned throughout
the years, bowling internationally and collegiately, and this year, working with one of the best
coaches in the world, (former Team USA head coach) Fred Borden."
Borden has helped Restrepo revamp her game, which included changing her approach from
five steps to four. They've also worked on her roll, swing and timing, and while the changes have
taken a lot of work to maintain, she hopes they continue to pay off.
She recently returned from a pair of events in her native Colombia, and although she didn't
come away as sharp or confident as she'd hoped, she's ready for her week in The Biggest Little
City in the World.
One of Restrepo's goals for the week was to bowl as much as possible, and that's relatively
easy this year with the Open and Women's Championships in the same host city in the same
year for the first time, and a variety of other side tournaments also available to test her skills and
progress.
Now, she'll turn her attention to the Open Championships, which is being contested at the
National Bowling Stadium.
"Let's hope this year works out," Restrepo said. "I just want to have as much fun as I did to-
day. Just have fun and relax. Last year, I actually came with a really good team. I was bowling
with Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, and all the great bowlers. Unfortunately, we couldn't put our scores
together. I hope this year, even though I'm the only woman bowling on the team, I hope I can
keep positive and just help the guys as much as I can."
Presenting sponsors for the 2013 USBC Women's Championships include Circus Circus
Reno, Eldorado Hotel Casino Reno and Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno.
71-Year-Old Ron Winger Leads After First
Round of PBA50 Northern California Classic
BRENTWOOD, Calif. – Five-time PBA50 Tour champion Ron Winger of Las Vegas, averaged
251.8 to lead first round qualifying Monday in the PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by
Track at Harvest Park Bowl.
The 71-year-old Winger, whose last PBA50 Tour win came almost 10 years ago in the 2003 PBA
Senior Clarksville Open, had a 2,015 eight-game pinfall total with games of 215, 248, 255, 278, 290,
215, 214 and 300.
“I’m staying in good shape and I’ve changed my game a bit by moving back on the approach so I
have more of a slide at the foul line,” said Winger. “I’ve kind of rebuilt my game and I’m to the point
where I’m really enjoying the game again and having fun.”
Winger’s 300 enabled him to move ahead of recent Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented
by Storm winner Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela, who finished the round in second with a 1,982
pinfall.
“Normally I prefer to bowl on a condition where you have to play inside on the lane but I played
outside for most of the round,” said Winger. “When you’re out here on Tour you have to be prepared
to play anywhere and fortunately I was today.”
If Monacelli, who won his second consecutive Senior U.S. Open title June 7 in Las Vegas, can
take the qualifying lead after Tuesday’s second round, it will be the fourth time this season he has
earned top qualifier honors.
“I got off to a good start and the lane conditions continued to come to me,” said the PBA Hall of
Famer and winner of 19 PBA Tour titles. “I just had to be careful not to open up the angles to the
pocket too much. Getting the ball to the pocket is one thing but finding the right speed and angle to
get the pin carry is something you have to always adjust to.”
Rounding out the top five after the first round were Hall of Famer and reigning PBA50 Player of
the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,976; two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr,
Las Vegas, 1,947 and Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,913.
The 88-player field returns for another eight-game qualifying round Tuesday to determine the top
24 who will advance to Wednesday’s match play rounds. Round of eight and championship rounds
are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday.
PBA50 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CLASSIC
PRESENTED BY TRACK
Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.
Monday’s Results
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING (after 8 games)
a-amateur
1, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 2,015.
2, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,982.
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,976.
4, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,947.
5, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,913.
6, Dave Dayton, Reno, Nev., 1,912.
7, Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, 1,903.
8, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,893.
9, a-Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,889.
10, Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 1,887.
11, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,886.
12, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,884.
13, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,881.
14, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,878.
15, a-Sam Carter, BenLomond, Calif., 1,873.
16, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,871.
17, (tie) Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., and
Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 1,869.
19, (tie) Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., and
Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,866.
21, Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., 1,860.
22, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,857.
23, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,852.
24, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,844.
25, a-Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 1,841.
26, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,835.
27, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,816.
28, Don Sylvia, Lady Lake, FL, 1,805.
29, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,802.
30, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 1,797.
31, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo.,
1,796.
32, Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 1,790.
33, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,787.
34, Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 1,784.
35, Paul Appling, Camarillo, Calif., 1,780.
36, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,777.
37, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,760.
38, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 1,757.
39, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp, Mich.,
1,742.
40, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,741.
41, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,729.
42, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,724.
43, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,720.
44, Ed Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,716.
45, Al Bella, Pittsburg, Calif., 1,715.
46, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,688.
47, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 1,678.
48, Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., 1,664.
49, a-Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,662.
50, David Wilson, Reno, Nev, 1,660.
51, (tie) a-Pete Milkovich, Hercules, Calif., and
Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,655.
53, Norm Wolff Jr., Modesto, Calif., 1,650.
54, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,644.
55, Lorrie Sims, Oakley, Calif., 1,642.
