Lorain's Shawver and Zakrajsek move on...Loschetter joins locals, Russell leads Qualifying and Ron Mohr fires 300

The pros are in Lorain for the 5th consecutive year as Rebman Recreation plays host to the PBA Baldo Campana Central Region Open and Seniors Open.  Qualifying took place earlier today on the Viper Pattern and in the Seniors Division.

Ronnie Russel of team DV8 led qualifying today heading into tomorrows match play.  Lorain's Rick Shawver qualified 3rd and Motiv staffer and Lorainite Rick Zakrajsek (also PBA Host for this year) made the round of 12 for Sundays match play and finals.

Avon's and LBA member Chris Loschetter a member of Team Brunswick (you'll be seeing him on ESPN in the upcoming weeks in the PBA Summer Team Shootout in Chicago) also will be vying for another Regional title tomorrow.

Another big name: Dayton's Bryan Kretzer of Team Roto Grip also no surprise qualified for tomorrows action.

Come out to Rebmans and catch some of the excitement, it should be fun.  The Action kicks off at 9am.

On the other side of the center, the PBA Seniors came to town in hopes of a title.  Rohn Mohr fired a 300 on a tough pattern today.  Guppy Troup was an absolute joy to have around mixing with fans and old friends.  Remember Dave Soutar from ABC's televised PBA tourneys, well he qualified for tomorrows match play as the first Senior Lorain PBA title is up for grabs.

Check back the first of the week for all the results and more stories from the PBA's visit to Lorain!

PBA This Weekend in Lorain, Summer Bowling Updates

The PBA Baldo Campana Central Region Open takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Rebman Recreation.  Friday afternoon the pros take to the lanes for practice and at 6:30 you can join the pros and bowl the PBA Experience Pro-Am* event.  Adults and children can bowl 3 games in a no tap format for prizes and fun.  Contact Rebmans for info.

Saturday two squads (9am and 3pm) begin the grueling 8 game grind vying for a spot in Match Play Sunday.  Finals are scheduled for early Sunday afternoon.  Come and watch some of the best bowlers in the PBA compete...and all for free.  *ProAms (children $12.50 and adults $35.00)  Prizes, pictures raffles are all part of the festivities. 

This year the PBA Central Region will also play host to a Seniors event along side the regular tour pros.

The PBA has teamed up with the Teen Masters, so you will also be able to see some of the top youth bowlers competing for a spot in the Teen Masters Nationals.

This summer our friends at Nautical Lanes has this special going on...Great deal from the young fellas at Nautical.  High tech and High volume at Nautical as their famous Rock and Bowls are weekly during the weekends, these guys know how to Rock the Bowl!

Over at Lake Erie Lanes, you can test your skills on their World Bowling Pattern League.  Tuesday league info is available by calling Lake Erie Lanes.  Each week a new oil pattern is laid down to test your skills that Pro Bowlers face in International competitions.

Rebman Recreation has plenty of leagues this summer, so check in with the crew at Rebmans for more info.   Leagues are starting now.  And for the children Rebmans has this exclusive offer:  Kids Bowl Free!  Stop by Rebmans and pick up your coupons and for more information.



LBA and WLBA Hall of Fame Banquets on tap this week

Last week we talked about the accomplishments of the 2012 LBA Hall of Fame members.  To refresh everyones memories, Mark Frazier with 28-300 games, 18-800 series and 300's thrown at both the Ohio State and USBC National tournaments will be honored along with Pete Shullick who's thrown perfection 24 times and has 5-800 honor series coupled with numerous tournament titles.  Dempsey Miller who's 6-300's and 3-800's is only surpassed by his commitment to his family and flock and we welcome Ed Hromada who's record of tournament accomplishments and tenure on the PBA circuit round out this years class.   The Mens USBC Lorain Bowling Association Hall of Fame dinner and awards banquet is Friday night at Rosewood Party Center.

This years class inductees to the Lorain Womens Bowling Association Hall of Fame include Pioneer Award winner Betty Gray, with 41 years  of bowling under her belt, Betty has a high game of 298 and numerous 600 series to her credit. Elaine Viskup in the Performance category has 2-600 Club Tourney titles to go along with 2-City Tournament Team titles and a top 5 finish at the State Tournament in doubles.  Joyce Berner is recognized for Meritorious Service having been an active member of the LWBA since 1974 and serving as secretary for the Kings and Queens league for 25 years.  The Womens HOF Banquet will be held this Thursday at Rosewood Party Center.

Thanks to Joel and Rosewood for his continued support of bowling as a sponsor of our City Tournaments!

Congratulations to all the new Members of Lorain's Bowling Halls of Fame!