LANE TOPPERS
Presidents Message
Managers Message
I cannot believe we are into September, the start of
the Fall/Winter leagues. 2011 has gone by very quickly. I
hope everyone had a great summer and is looking forward to
the upcoming bowling season.
First, I would like to thank everyone who participated
in the 75th Anniversary KBA Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet this year at the Holiday Inn. It was a great night to not
only honor the tournament award winners, the hall of fame
inductees and the scholarship winners, but also to celebrate the
KBA’s 75th Anniversary. Davis Mannello did a great job in
putting together a 75th Anniversary Journal. He highlighted
some of the history of bowling in the Kingston area as well as
tournament winners for most of the years we had a tournament. We actually still have some journals left over as well as
75th anniversary pins, just contact a KBA board of director if
you are interested in one. I would also like to thank Ken
LaCasse who ran the KBA tournaments for the last few decades. He has volunteered many hours of his time not just at
the tournaments, but behind the scenes to make sure everything ran well. Thank you Ken for a fine job well done.
I cannot believe my two year term as president is up.
I have been honored to be your association president and
would like to thank the KBA Board of Directors for that opportunity. I understand that it has not been the best of economic times with job losses and price increases of just about
everything. Some bowlers who bowled in two or three
leagues can barely afford to bowl in one. All we can do is
hang in there and hope things turn around quickly for the best.
Lastly, I would like to send our prayers and well
wishes to those of you affected by the devastation from Hurricane/Tropical Storm’s Irene & Lee. Some of our area has
seen catastrophic damage to homes and businesses. We hope
that conditions will improve and you can get back on your feet
again.
Good Luck and Good Bowling,
Kevin DeGroodt – KBA President
USBC.
Welcome to yet another season under the auspices of
As in previous years, a new season brings with it new
changes. Your secretary will inform you of the changes in
awards.
Individual applications for membership: Again,
please make sure all blanks are filled in. Use your given
name, include current address, date of birth, telephone number, etc. If dues are paid through another league other than
your league, make sure you list the league name through
which the dues were paid, sign it, date it, make sure you fill
in “all” of the blanks! Dues are still the same this year with
no increase. Dues are $20.00 for the KBA. If you paid dues
in another association, Saugerties, Duchess County, etc, you
must pay KBA dues of $9.00. Also all women who wish to
bowl in the men’s tournament must be sanctioned in the KBA
and they must pay the $9.00 fee. Remember print everything
on the sanction cards except your signature.
The KBA is here to serve you to the best of
our ability but if we don’t get the proper information how are
we to know? Again have a safe and fun filled season.
Finally I know some of you are tired of hearing this
but it is in need of repeating, please make sure the people you
elect as your officers are doing the job you elected them to do.
A president, vice president, secretary and treasurer have a specific job to do and it is important that it is done properly to
insure a secure league. Checks and balances need to be adhered to.
Bob Boughton
Manager KBA
Fundraiser Chairman
Thanks to everyone that purchased a ticket or tickets
for our 2011 fundraiser.
The winners were drawn at our 75th anniversary dinner on May 20th at the Holiday Inn.
Winners were for 1st prize Jim Rose 37inch LCD TV,
2nd prize a laptop computer Jennifer Schaum and
3rd prize a digital camera Gussie Graf.
Art Houghtaling - Fundraiser Chairman
Tournament Results
Final Prize Listing
Team Handicap
Place Name
Score Handicap Prize
1st Gualtieri Five
3,778 795
$600.00
nd
2
Albany Ave. Garage 3,751 843
300.00
3rd Hasenflue Five
3,709 969
211.00
4th Catskill Mt. Pizza
3,691 567
201.00
th
5
Pat Glass Five
3,672 489
192.00
6th 3 Directors + 2 Others3,666 474
182.00
7th Lou’s Pro Shop
3,652 519
173.00
th
8
Fubar
3,617 606
163.00
9th J.R. Logging
3,607 570
154.00
10th E. A. Enterprise
3,600 624
144.00
th
11 Jansen Five
3,596 882
135.00
12th Fire Fighting Irish
3,588 510
125.00
Doubles Scratch
Place Name
1st
C. Bruck & J. Bruck
2nd
P. TeNyenhuis &
L. Reyngoudt
rd
3
J. Ferraro & S. Ferraro
4th
E. C. Torres &
D. Mannello III
th
5
L. Swart & J. Cook Jr.
6th
P. Scism Jr. &
J. Gemmell
th
7
C. Dallas & T. Beaver
8th.
Julie Brady & Bruce Ean
Score
1,446
1,445
Prize
$200.00
100.00
1,430
1,405
76.00
72.00
1,339
1,331
68.00
66.00
1,302
1,263
64.00
50.00
Handi
159
168
72
159
117
66
237
108
225
72
195
135
69
102
75
159
138
204
117
144
105
99
165
108
180
63
72
99
165
87
141
Prize
$100.00
60.00
56.00
55.00
54.00
53.00
52.00
51.00
49.50
49.50
48.00
47.00
46.00
45.00
45.00
43.00
42.00
41.00
40.00
38.00
38.00
36.00
34.50
34.50
33.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
27.50
27.50
26.00
Team Scratch
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Deuire Trophies #1
A. G. I.
Torres Five
Bud Lowe Five
3,296
3,208
3,166
3,113
$ 550.00
275.00
160.00
125.00
Doubles Handicap
1st. J. Kouhout & W. Haley 1,592
2nd R. Richers &
1,517
K. Bockelman
3rd K. VanDemark &
1,505
K. Rossi Sr.
4th J. Holland & S. Atkins 1,488
5th R. Shelightner &
1,481
K. Crosby
6th H. Eigo & K. Hines
1,476
7th K. VanDemark &
1,475
C. Wiegert
7th K. LaCasse &
1,475
R. Boughton Sr.
9th D. Scully & E. Snyder 1,470
10th J. Shultis &
1,467
R. Mackey
11th S. Newman &
1,450
K. VanWagenen
12th L. Fejzollari &
1,436
E. Cozza Jr.
12th K. Miller & J. Grant 1,436
14th K. Boughton &
1,429
W. Boughton
15th C. Rider & S. Brown Jr 1,426
16th A. Sauer &
1422
G. Sauer Jr.
207
186
$240.00
120.00
228
98.00
363
207
94.00
90.00
171
384
87.00
81.00
369
81.00
276
264
76.00
72.00
297
68.00
156
62.50
192
183
62.50
57.00
129
240
54.00
50.00
Singles Handicap
Name
1st Robert Coisson
2nd Paul Richers
3rd Ernest Cozza Jr.
4th Charles Fatum
5th Anthony Alvarez
6th Hans Eigo
7th Jim McKenzie
8th Kyle Reilly
9th Harold Houghtaling
9th Stephen Brown Jr.
11th Gail Brudniak
12th Charles Sokolowski
13th Frederick Hommel
14th Jeffrey Schussler Sr.
15th Zachary Smith
16th Kurt VanDemark
17th Kenneth Miller
18th Kenneth LaCasse
19th James Stenson Jr.
20th George Sisco
20th Rusty Mackey
22nd Joseph Sauers Jr.
23rd Robert Boughton Sr.
23rd Keven VanWagenen
25th Dennis Scully
26th Kelly Collins
27th Robert Wells
28th James Stenson III
30th Gerald Sauers Sr.
30th William Martin
32nd William Cordes
Score
860
816
815
807
798
791
786
785
784
784
779
772
771
762
760
758
755
751
748
747
747
745
740
740
739
736
736
736
734
734
733
25th Robert Heisey
26th Frederick Hommel
Singles Scratch
Place Name
1st William Smith
2nd William Donahue
3rd John Nolterieke
4th Patti teNyenhuis
5th Chris Bruck
6th Eddie C. Torres
7th Todd Hackett
8th Matthew Deuire
9th Henry Miller Jr.
10th Wayne Noble
11th Timothy Beaver
12th John Grant Jr.
13th Ronald Jackson
14th Paul Scism Jr.
15th Wade Boughton
16th John Ferraro
17th Donald J. Quesnell
Score
780
726
708
705
700
692
689
686
684
682
677
667
659
655
653
650
643
Prize
$100.00
50.00
49.00
48.00
46.00
44.00
42.00
40.00
39.00
36.00
34.00
32.00
28.00
27.00
26.00
25.00
25.00
All Events Handicap
Place Name
1st Kevin Bockelmann Jr
2nd Kenneth LaCasse
3rd William Haley
4th Ernest Cozza Jr.
5th Charles Sokolowski
6th James Gualtieri
7th Ronald Jackson
8th Joseph Sauers Jr.
9th Hans Eigo
10th Ettienne Benton
11th Harold Houghtaling
12th Paul Richers
13th Robert Reynolds
13th Anthony Alvarez
15th Kyle Reilly
16th Richard Blank
17th Rusty Mackey
18th Stephen Brown Jr.
18th Charles Fatum
20th Robert Coisson
21st Kurt VanDemark
22nd Lou Scism
23rd Gerald Sauer Sr.
24th David Smith
Score
2,344
2,286
2,265
2,216
2,252
2,234
2,229
2,227
2226
2,226
2,225
2,224
2,218
2,218
2,216
2,212
2,211
2,210
2,210
2,188
2,184
2,183
2,182
2,177
Handi
234
612
252
216
405
333
162
297
198
693
675
504
315
351
324
387
300
216
477
477
477
477
495
300
2,170
2,169
585
207
16.00
15.00
All Events Handicapped Continued
Place Name
27th Robert Boughton Sr.
28th William Kraemer
29th Jeffery Schussler Sr.
30th Keith Rossi
Score
2,168
2,166
2,165
2,161
Handi
495
636
306
279
Prize
$14.00
13.00
11.00
10.00
All Events Scrach
Prize
$150.00
75.00
54.00
47.00
41.00
39.00
38.00
37.00
35.00
35.00
34.00
33.00
30.50
30.50
29.00
28.00
26.00
24.50
24.50
23.00
21.00
20.00
19.00
18.00
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
15th
Chris Bruck
Eddie C. Torres
William Donahue
Matthew Deuire
Todd Hackett
Steve Ferraro
Paul Scism Jr.
Patti TeNyenhuis
John Nolterieke
John Ferraro
Kelly Collins
Louis Swart
Henry Miller Jr.
Wade Boughton
Timothy Beaver
William Smith
2,176
2,115
2,097
2,097
2,078
2,003
2,002
1,989
1,980
1,977
1,970
1,965
1,962
1,956
1,949
1,949
$126.00
63.00
40.00
37.00
32.00
30.00
26.00
24.00
22.00
20.00
18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
10.50
10.40
Seniors Tournament Results
Singles only handicap tournament by age division
Senior division 75 & Older Class A
Place Name
Score Handi Prize
1st Kenneth LaCasse
783
204
$62.00
2nd Herbert Petersen
743
87
31.00
rd
3 Melvin Hill
724
93
25.00
65-74 Year Old Division Class B
1st Harry Sleight
774
2nd Larry Walthers
758
3rd Noel Stanley
743
th
4 Bruce Ean
739
5th Larry Bechtold
722
6th John Dudek
720
th
7 Art Houghtaling
718
129
84
210
93
174
213
213
$90.00
45.00
34.00
29.00
27.00
25.00
25.00
Our 75th Anniversary Banquet
Continued Seniors Tournament
55-64 Year Old Division Class C
Place Name
Score
st
1 Ernest Cozza Jr.
819
2nd Robert Gilbon
790
3rd James Holland
769
th
4 Angelo DeGregoria 716
5th Eino Salmi
714
6th Jeffery Slavin
709
Handi
72
99
192
144
117
51
Prize
$80.00
40.00
33.00
30.00
28.00
25.00
50-55 Year Old Division Class D
1st Barry Post
785
2nd William Smith
728
rd
3 Ettienne Benton
718
4th Charles Sokolowski 698
207
45
231
165
$68.00
34.00
30.00
25.00
Woman’s Division Class BB
1st Nancy Swart
883
174
$26.00
Woman’s Division Class CC
1st Lynn Marbuurger
714
249
$25.00
A Special Thank You
The board wishes to thank Ken LaCasse for his many
years of running this tournament in a professional
manner. Ken is stepping down but not out, he will
remain active in this organization for many more
years. As we reflect back on Ken’s accomplishments
we are reminded that he spent many hours doing everything by hand for years and now he has got us into
the computer age. Now the changes are made and the
sheets come out to the lanes with all corrections,
name changes, averages, handicaps which he developed on his own. The board is very grateful to have a
man taking over this job who is also very dedicated
and we know he will do an excellent job. In closing
it will not be the same but we hope you will not notice, but we the board will I am sure.
Our organization has been in existence for 75 years
with many changes. The following is from our 75 th
anniversary banquet booklet which was compiled by
Davis Mannello III.
History of Area Bowling Lanes
Early American author Washington Irving who
gained immortality for his novel, The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow, surmised that the thunder that rolled
across the Catskill Mountains was just old Rip Van
Winkle and some of his cronies playing bowling,
after he emerged from his 20-year sleep. The exact
locale was supposed to be the area around Palenville.
Tracing the history of bowling lanes in Ulster
County was not an easy task. According to research
done by the late K.B.A. Historian Clifton Quick, the
first recorded tenpin establishments surfaced in 1903
when lanes were built at Schoentag’s in Glasco, the
Community House in Saugerties, and two at the Red
House in Lake Katrine. A year later two new 2laners were opened in Kingston---at the Hotel Ronan
located at 286 Wall St., and also at the long forgotten
locale at the Kingston Point.
The first modern establishment to be built in Kingston was the four-lane setup at the Y.M.C.A. on
Broadway in 1913, a year after the Y opened. The
next was a two lane setup at St. Peters Church on
lower Broadway.
We acknowledge that other lanes may have been
overlooked and if we have, please let us know about
it. Lanes affiliated with the Kingston Bowling Association began our existence in 1936. Our research
shows that Ulster County lanes appeared in the following order:
1903-Schoentag’s, Glasco; Community House, Saugerties; and The Red House, Lake Katrine, 1904-two
lanes at Kingston Point; The Hotel Ronan, Kingston,
1913-YMCA, Broadway, Kingston, 4lanes, 1919-St.
Peters Church, Kingston, 2 lanes, 1920-Elks Lodge,
Fair St., Kingston, 2-lanes; Colonial Lanes, North
Front St., Kingston, 4 lanes, 1935-Emerick’s Recreation, Albany Ave., Kingston, 8 lanes, 1937-Ferraro’s
Central Rec., Railroad Ave, Kingston, 8 lanes, 1939San-Mar Recreation, Saugerties, 8 Lanes, 1948Ruzzo Bowlatorium, Grand St., Kingston, 14 lanes,
1949-Ferraro’s Bowlodrome, Cornell St., Kingston
14 lanes; New Paltz Bowling Center, 12 lanes; The
Chalet, Rosendale, 6 lanes, 1957-Ferraro’s Bowlato-
rium, first phase, East Chester St. Ext., 26 lanes,
1959-added 14 lanes; 1967 added final 12 lanes for a
total of 52; Later was sold to Hoe Bowl Corp., renamed Hoe Bowl on the Hill. Hoe Bowl changed 12
lanes to candle pin bowling for a short period of time,
now they currently have 40 lanes, 1958-Sangi’s Bowlero, Cedar St., Kingston, 16 lanes; later purchased
by John Ferraro and renamed Mid-City Lanes and
expanded to 24 lanes now 26, 1961-Woodstock
Lanes, 14 lanes; Boiceville-Lanes, 10 lanes, 1963Collage Lanes, New Paltz, 24 lanes.
There have been no new establishments built since
1963.
Added note: Many of these lanes no longer exist
but there memories will remain in those who bowled
in them for many more years.
Scholarship Winners 2011
Nickolas has been bowling for 13 years at Mid-City
Lanes and has many accomplishments including two
300 games, one 299 game and a high series of 788.
Nicholas is attending Campbell University to study in
the field of sports medicine.
Nicholas has been involved in many sports activities including Junior Varsity Basketball and Baseball,
Varsity Bowling, and several local, regional, and
state bowling tournaments. He worked on design of
the Kingston High School Yearbook.
Nicholas has developed himself as a team player
and has learned that good competition can be fun and
educational. He has learned the meaning of sportsmanship and the concept of being part of a team. It
gives the Kingston Bowling Association great pleasure to award Nicholas the Ad Jones Memorial Scholarship to assist him in the pursuit of his educational
goals.
Hall of Fame Inductees 2011
Victoria Jansen, who currently lives with her father
Ron Jansen, and her sister Rosanne in Kingston. She
graduated in June from Kingston High. Victoria has
bowled at Hoe Bowl on The Hill for the past 11 years
and is attending Robert Morris University to study
fitness and exercise.
Victoria has many accomplishments to her credit
within her bowling circle with a 275 game award and
700 series award. She has been an active participant
in the NYS Youth Leaders as a State Association
Manager and local President, Kingston varsity bowling captain for 4 years, Kingston Bowling Club President and Treasure. She has also been a qualifier for
the Pepsi-Cola Tournament state finals for the past
two years. Outside of bowling she has served as a
local public relations officer for The Family Career
and Community Leaders of America. Victoria is very
well respected and liked by her peers and keeps herself busy with studying and her job as well as bowling.
It is with great pleasure that the Kingston Bowling
Association award Victoria the Ad Jones Memorial
scholarship to assist her in the completion of her educational goals.
Davis Mannello III
Ability
Davis started bowling in the Kingston Bowling
Association in 1985 in the Rosendale Merchants
League. He has participated in the KBA for the last
25 years and the KBA tournament for 20 years. His
KBA titles include 1991 Gross Doubles, 2010 Net
Doubles and 2009 and 2010 Net Team winner. Davis
has bowled 5-300 games,1-299 game, 11-290 games
and 2-800 series (806 in the 1995-1996 season, and
820 in the 2009-2010) and well over 200-700 series.
Davis has averaged above 200 since 1995 with some
highs of 231 in 2008, 226 in 2006,224 in 2010, 222
in 2009, and 221 in 2007. He has a USBC Nationals
average of 198 for the past 5 years. Davis has served
the bowling community as Secretary/Treasurer of the
Friday Night Hustlers and Ebonite Classic Leagues
for the past 8 years and the KBA Board of Directors
for the last 15 years. Congratulations Davis on your
induction.
Richard Campbell
Nicholas Torres currently resides with his parents
Eddie J. Torres and Dawn Torres in Port Ewen. He
graduated from Kingston High School in June, 2011.
Ability
Rick has bowled in the Kingston Bowling Association since 1981. Rick has bowled in many leagues in
Kingston and Saugerties including the Summer Classic League at Mid City Lanes which he has been
President of since 2005. His bowling repertoire includes a 200 average or more for the past 15 years
with the last ten (10) years 210 or better. Rick’s 4300 games, 9-299 games, high series of 784 (twice),
with his 700 series numbering in the hundreds. Rick
has been president of The Men’s Federation Church
from 1989-1999, a member of the Professional Bowlers Association from 2003-2005 and the KBA Board
of Directors since 2003. Welcome, and congratulations Rick to the Hall of Fame.
John E. Cook Jr.
Ability
John has bowled in the Kingston Bowling Association for 26 years. During this time he has averaged at
least 200 more than 10 times, with a high average of
208. John has been a member of two (2) teams that
have won the KBA tournament net titles. He has
bowled over 60-700 series and has a high single
game of 298. John also had 13-11 in a row awards.
The Kingston Bowling Association Hall of Fame
committee congratulates John on his induction into
the Hall of Fame.
Charles M. Phillips Sr.
Meritorious Service
Charles started his bowling career in the Volunteer
Fireman’s League in 1972. He joined the Ferroxcube
League in 1975 and was elected Vice President.
Charles was elevated to the position of President in
1976. The league has since changed it’s name to Our
League but Charles is still at the helm. He got the
whole family into bowling in 1977. He took a coaching class with his wife Judy, and they have been helping bowlers both young and old ever since. Charles
became a member of the KBA and the UCYABA
Board of Directors in 1998 and served until 2002. He
has bowled in the KBA Tournament from 1972 to
2003, except for 2001 when Charles was serving his
country during the Gulf War. He supports Youth
bowlers on and off the lanes, whether it is a ride to a
tournament or a tip to improve their bowling.
Charles is an avid supporter of the KHS Bowling
Team. Charles has watched his children grow up on
the lanes and now takes great pride in watching his
grandchildren (7 out of 9), in their bowling careers.
It is our honor to welcome Charles to the KBA Hall
of Fame.
2011-2012 Board of Directors
Currently the board has 24 members who are dedicated to making the sport of bowling enjoyable to all
who participate in the two (2) houses we serve, Mid
City Lanes and Hoe Bowl on Hill.
Our board President is Pat Glass
Our 1st Vice President is Rick Campbell
Our 2nd Vice President is Joe Sauers Sr.
Our 3rd Vice President is Ron Diers
Our Association Manager is Robert Boughton Sr.
Our Asst. Assoc. Manager is Davis Mannello III
The rest of the board of directors in no certain order
are;
Ron Jackson, Daniel Lowe, Don Quesnell, Jim Rose,
Robert Charmello Sr., Anthony Schmiderer, Joe
Swart, Mike Mowry, Jim McKenzie, Jerry Smith, Art
Houghtaling, Eddie J. Torres, Kevin DeGroodt, Joe
Sauers Jr., Bruce Ean Sr., Robert Ploss, D. J. Quesnell & Ken LaCasse.
Our new asst. association manager has some ideas
to increase participation in bowling outside of league
bowling. Please check with you presidents, secretaries if you are interested. Davis has not officially
started anything but is working on it. Please if anyone has any complaints, suggestions or comments get
with your league officers or contact one of the board
members. If we can be of any help I am sure we will
do what we can to resolve or correct it. We cannot
do anything about the way the USBC is structured
but if it is something else I am sure we can listen to
you.
The membership is decreasing every year and this
is an area that our members may be able to point us
in a direction to keep people from leaving. We understand that the economy is not the greatest and the
cost of bowling seems to increase every year, but
there is nothing we can do about this. We also know
that that is not the sole reason that there has been a
decrease in enrolment. Some claim that the season is
too long, this is something you can work out with
your team officials, ask if they can offer a shorter
season. Other ideas can be bought to the attention of
the officers to keep you in the fold.