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Sean Rash Fined, Suspended from One PBA Tour Event for 'Unprofessional Conduct'

January 24, 2022

Sean Rash Fined, Suspended from One PBA Tour Event for 'Unprofessional Conduct'

The PBA has fined 17-time PBA Tour champion Sean Rash "an undisclosed amount," suspended him from one national PBA Tour event in February, and placed him on a one-year probation for "conduct unbecoming of a professional" in response to comments Rash made in the final moments of the PBA Players Championship Midwest Region Finals championship match Sunday on FS1. The

Quintero, Rash Advance to PBA Players Championship Finals

January 24, 2022

Quintero, Rash Advance to PBA Players Championship Finals

BY EMIL WILLIAMS JR.Join Graham Fach and Tommy Jones as finalists in the season’s first majorEULESS, Texas -@Midwest Region top seed Sean Rash of Montgomery, Illinois, squeaked by Matthew Russo of Manchester, Missouri, while Southwest Region No. 2 seed Arturo Quintero of Plano, Texas, defeated top seed Dom Barrett of Great Bentley, England, to earn the next two spots in

No Shortage of Stars as PBA Players Championship Shows Get Underway Saturday

January 19, 2022

No Shortage of Stars as PBA Players Championship Shows Get Underway Saturday

BY JEF GOODGERDefending champion Kyle Troup qualifies as the No. 4 seed in the East RegionMajor champions Graham Fach (East), Sean Rash (Midwest), Dom Barrett (Southwest), Tommy Jones (South) and Jakob Butturff (West) will lead their respective regions into the PBA Players Championship Regional Finals. After 28 games of qualifying, the top five players from each region earned a spot

Carlos Granados Wins 2022 PBA Regional Players Invitational

January 06, 2022

Carlos Granados Wins 2022 PBA Regional Players Invitational

BY JEF GOODGERDefeats Joe Bailey to earn the Walter Ray Williams Jr. trophy and a berth in the 2022 PBA King of the Lanes seriesLas Vegas—Carlos Granados, who two days ago was named the PBA South Region Rookie of the Year, won the 2022 PBA Regional Players Invitational for his first PBA Regional title. Granados defeated Joe Bailey in the

Graham Fach Leads RPI Field into Final Day

January 05, 2022

Graham Fach Leads RPI Field into Final Day

Graham FachGraham Fach leads all players into the final day of competitionLas Vegas—Graham Fach retained his lead through 16 games of qualifying to earn the No. 1 seed in the PBA Regional Players Invitational (RPI) match play bracket at South Point Bowling Plaza. Fach and the rest of the top eight qualifiers received byes into the round of 16, in

Fach Leads RPI, PBA Regional Award Winners Honored

January 05, 2022

Fach Leads RPI, PBA Regional Award Winners Honored

BY JEF GOODGERFach holds an 83-pin lead over second as the top regional players of 2021 are honoredLas Vegas—Graham Fach leads all players after the first eight games of qualifying in the 2022 PBA Regional Players Invitational (RPI). Fach averaged 244 to post a score of +352, 83 pins ahead of Carlos Granados, who sits in second place.“You can’t start

Born to Bowl: How the Shock of Mark Roth's Talent Changed Bowling Forever

December 06, 2021

Born to Bowl: How the Shock of Mark Roth's Talent Changed Bowling Forever

BY LYLE ZIKESLyle Zikes never will forget first seeing Mark Roth's aggressive style in person on the PBA Tour when Roth was a 19-year-old non-titlist in 1970.Still in bowling attire, the rookie sat on the edge of the bleachers at Westgate Bowl, site of the PBA’s 1970 Grand Rapids Open, watching the afternoon squad. Anxious, a pack of cigarettes by

PBA on Semiz: His 'Effortless Style was Always Recognizable'

December 01, 2021

PBA on Semiz: His 'Effortless Style was Always Recognizable'

BY JOHNNY CAMPOSNew York, N.Y - Whether Anthony “Teata” Semiz was on the bowling approach or on the mic singing karaoke, his smooth, fluid, effortless style was always recognizable and on point.He won three titles on the Professional Bowlers Association tour and eight more on the senior circuit, where he was one of the dominant players after his 50th birthday.Semiz,

PBA on Roth: 'The Sports World Lost one of its Great Competitors'

December 01, 2021

PBA on Roth: 'The Sports World Lost one of its Great Competitors'

BY JOHNNY CAMPOSNew York, NY –@The sports world lost one of its greatest competitors on Friday when Mark Roth died at the age of 70.Roth, one of the all-time greats on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, had been battling with various health issues for the past few years and had recovered from heart attacks in 2009 and again in 2019.A

November 28, 2021

'Just Another Jewish Kid Making a Living': Bowlers Journal's 1979 Profile on Mark Roth

Trade Secret: Mark Roth told BJI in March that one of the secrets to his incredible success in 1978 was the uniqueness of the center he grew up in — Rainbow Lanes in Brooklyn.In 1978, Mark Roth, who died Friday at age 70, set a record that still stands today, winning eight titles in a single season and, by the