Kadry on Bowling: PBA World Series VII comes to Reno

The PBA World Series of Bowling VII starts Dec. 7 at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.

The World Series consists of several national and regional tournaments over 13 days.

Qualifying for each of the four PBA “Animal” patterns – Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion – will be held Dec. 8-11. The top 24 bowlers in each tournament advance to the best-of-five single-elimination match-play finals Dec. 14-16.

The PBA World Championship rolls the weekend of Dec. 12-13. The field will be filled with the top 25 percent of the bowlers in the four animal-pattern tournaments. The bowler’s combined score for the four events will determine the entrants.

Also competing that weekend is the PBA and PBA50 Tri-Region Open. Winding up the World Series platform is the PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional Challenge on Dec. 18. ESPN will air the final rounds of all the events from Dec. 17-19.

The PBA League starts its season Jan. 25, and the eight teams will fill their five-member rosters during the World Series. Three members from each team were protected from last year and hold their spots. The additional two spots will be drafted Dec. 17.

Teams and their protected members are: the Portland (Maine) Lumberjacks with Bryon Smith, Wes Malott and Osku Palermaa; the Philadelphia Hitmen with Dom Barrett, Chris Loschetter and Rhino Page; the LAX with Jason Belmonte, Stu Williams and Martin Larsen; the WTT Kingpins with Pete Weber, Scott Norton and Mike Fagan; the Dallas Strikers with Bill O’Neill, Tommy Jones and Norm Duke; the Motown Muscle with E.J. Tackett, Ronnie Russell and Josh Blanchard; Silver Lake Atom Splitters with Chris Barnes, Dick Allen and Tom Daugherty; and the Brooklyn Styles with Sean Rash, Parker Bohn III and Walter Ray Williams Jr. ...

On Thursday morning, Nov. 19, the Kegler Trio No-Tap Tournament competes at McHenry Bowl at 9:30 a.m. The tournament is open to teams of three in any combination of men and women. Come with a team or by yourself and be placed with other bowlers. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. ...

The annual Turkey Shoot Senior Singles No-Tap is set for Friday, Nov. 20, at McHenry. The potluck starts at noon. Check-in is at 12:30 p.m., and competition begins at 1. For the first game, three frames will be chosen at random, and if a bowler strikes in all three, he or she wins a turkey. In the second and third games, two frames are chosen and a bowler must strike in both to earn a turkey. Turkeys will be awarded until the supply is gone. Call Terry to sign up or for more information at 209-571-2695.

The New Year in Paris No-Tap Tournament at McHenry is set for the afternoon of Dec. 31. The party sells out each year, so make your reservations ASAP to guarantee a spot. Call Terry or Theresa at 209-571-2695 for reservations or information. ...

The Help Strike Out Hunger program continues at McHenry. For every five cans of food you donate, you get a free game of bowling, including shoe rental.. Five cans of food will also earn you a discount to weekly events. The special runs through Christmas and is good all day and evening. All food collected will be donated to the Interfaith Ministries food programs.

This story was originally published November 17, 2015 at 4:59 PM with the headline "Kadry on Bowling: PBA World Series VII comes to Reno."