DESERT BOWLER Vol. 36, No. 8
Tournament Schedule Local and national tournament schedule on page 14
DIGITAL ISSUE
August 2024
Roam Hicks Crushes TAT Monsoon Classic Pattern En Route to Title
Dave Cirigliano Bowls a 300 During the Televised Finals of the PBA50 South Shore Classic
Agent Ong Open Strikes Back
Oct 17-20: Bowlero Kyrene, $10,000 1st place guaranteed, see ad on page 17
Summer Eliminator Series
August 24 at Bowlero Kyrene, tournament details on page 16
Arizona State USBC
Aug 31-Sep 1: 62nd Annual Arizona State USBC Masters & Queens, Bowlero Glendale
Tucson Metro USBC
Sep 8: Tucson Bowl, Tucson Metro Welcome Back Tournament Sep 15: Bowlero Tucson, Sport Shot Sweeper Sep 21-22: Bowlero Tucson, Senior Masters
MMA Tournaments
Sep 28-29: Bowlero Kyrene, MMA Military Classic
Metro Phoenix USBC
Nov 9: BVL Tournament, Let It Roll Bowl
True Amateur Tournaments
Sep 14: TATurday, Bowlero Via Linda Oct 5-6: TAT Fall Classic, Let It Roll Nov 2: TATurday, AMF McRay
Strike Force Tour
Aug 18: AMF Mesa Aug 31-Sep 2: Bowlero Mesa Sep 15: Bowlero Via Linda
Cerbat Lanes
Sep 1: BTC returns to Kingman
Advertisers
Please Support the Following Advertisers Agent Ong Open Strikes Back ���������������17 Summer Eliminator Series ����������������������16 Arizona USBC..................................6 Bowlero Gilbert.................................6 Bowlero Kyrene..............................19 BTC..................................................4 Crepe Bar.........................................5 Glenfair Lanes..................................4 JBT...................................................5 MMA...............................................18 MPUSBC........................................10 Primal Bowling..................................9 SCBA..............................................12 Strike Force Tour ...........................15 TAT Desert Southwest ��������������������2 Tucson Metro USBC ������������������������6 USBC...............................................8 Vital Signs Pro Shop ����������������������13 Next Issue: September 15, 2024 Deadline: September 13, 2024
TAT Desert Southwest director John Verbil; Cerbat Lanes owner Dan Nadeau; Champion Roam Hicks True Amateur Tournaments made its first visit to Kingman, Arizona at Cerbat Lanes for the inaugural TAT Monsoon Classic held August 3rd & 4th, where Roam Hicks of Henderson, Nevada put on an impressive show from the first ball of qualifying all the way through to the Grand Finals, earning $5,200 for his efforts. The 42-year-old righty from the 215 & Under Division shot 296 in game 1 of the first qualifying squad on Saturday and never looked back, shooting 755 scratch to easily qualify in that squad. The newly-designed 40-foot TAT custom pattern with a 3.86:1 ratio and 20.55mL of Kegel Fire oil produced generally higher scores than recent TAT regionals, but Hicks stood out from the crowd as he matched up exceptionally well with this pattern. However, cut scores across all divisions averaged 663, which is fairly typical for a TAT. TAT Desert Southwest paid out
August 4th the Strike Force Tour was at Bowlero Glendale with 104 total entries (80 qualifying and 24 parlays) paying out just over $6,000 in main and side event prize funds. The finals would see Ming Shih put up his best game of the day to take home his 1st AHT SFT title for $525.00 (Not in Progressive Pot). Congrats to Chris Huskins on 2nd place for $650.00. Also congrats to Alec Johnson on 3rd place for $400.00!
nearly $21,000 in cash prizes in this event along with many squad prizes such as Storm high-performance bowling balls, Coolwick bowling jerseys, B3 Performance lane packages, Tenpin Toolkit subscriptions, and a paid entry into the next TAT Las Vegas national event. There were 89 competitors who rolled 169 main event entries which consisted of six qualifying squads spread across two days with the TAT Finals on Sunday afternoon. After each two qualifying squads, a cut of 1-in-6 per division was made for the Sunday Finals with two cuts on Saturday and a final cut on Sunday. The 27 bowlers advancing to the finals at 3 PM on Sunday were guaranteed at least $200 and bowled single-game eliminator matches against one to five other bowlers within their respective divisions, narrowing down the field until only one bowler remained in each division. Each division win-
(continued on page 3)
Dave Cirigliano August 8, 2024, Hammond, INIt was a memorable show for No. 4 seed Dave Cirigliano, as not only was he making his PBA50 stepladder debut but he also bowled a 300 game. In the opening match, Cirigliano faced left-hander John Marsala, who led this tournament after qualifying. Marsala was able to put just two doubles together along with five spares and an open frame in the 10th for 201, as Cirigliano stole the spotlight. The right-hander from Phoenix, Arizona posted and repeated all 12 of his shots on the way to a perfect game, earning him a $1,000 bonus from the PBA. “It is definitely one of those bucket list items I will tell you that. I really wasn’t nervous, which surprised me for my first time out here,” Cirigliano said. “There was a calm that came over me. Maybe my dad was watching from above.” Cirigliano is no stranger to perfection. He is one of three bowlers to have rolled perfect games three times in the history of the USBC (continued on page 4)