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Rash Rules West Virginia
Parkersburg, WV - February 12, 2006
Sean Rash used timely spare shooting and two clutch strikes to defeat Mike DeVaney in the title match of the 2006 West Virginia Championship, 194-178, Sunday at Emerson Lanes.
The win makes Rash, a 23-year-old rookie, the first non-exempt PBA member to win a Denny’s PBA Tour event. He earned $40,000 for the win and an exemption for the 2006-07 Tour season.
Rash avoided disaster by picking up the 2-10 split in the 8th frame, then struck twice to start the 10th. DeVaney left a 10-pin on his first shot in the 10th to clinch Rash’s victory in his first career televised finals appearance.
“You dream of this as a little kid in juniors and then in college,” said Rash of winning his first Tour title. “To be the best, you have to beat the best.”
Rash, who used Brunswick Inferno and Ultimate Inferno strike balls, started the match by converting the 2-4-10 split. DeVaney, looking for his second career title, opened in the 5th and Rash responded by converting the 1-2-4-6-10 washout in the 6th.
Rash (Wichita, Kan.) struck nine times in the semifinals to defeat Mike Scroggins, 246-194, and advance to the title match. Scroggins, making back-to-back telecasts for the second time this season, converted five multi-pin spares.
DeVaney beat Patrick Healey Jr. in their semifinal, 226-194. DeVaney (Temecula, Calif.) took advantage of Healey’s slow start, which saw him strike just once and open in the 3rd frame, by stringing together three strikes in frames 2-4.
DeVaney earned $20,000 for 2nd while Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas) and Healey (Flower Mound, Texas) earned $10,000 apiece for the respective 3rd and 4th place finishes.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to North Brunswick, N.J., for the 63rd U.S. Open, Feb. 13-19 at Brunswick Zone Carolier. The live ESPN finals take place Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12:30 p.m. EST, with the winner taking home the $100,000 top prize and a three-season Tour exemption.
Notes: Rash is the first bowler to win a Tour title in his first career TV appearance since Ritchie Allen won the 2002 Dallas Open.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 West Virginia Championship
Emerson Lanes
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Sunday, Feb. 12
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, Hometown Total/Games Money
1. Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan. 440 (2 games) $40,000
2. Mike DeVaney, Temecula, Calif. 404 (2 games) $20,000
3. Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas 194 (1 game) $10,000
4. Patrick Healey Jr., Flower Mound, Texas 194(1 game) $10,000
SCORES – In the semifinals, Rash def. Scroggins, 246-194, and DeVaney def. Healey, 226-194; and in the final, Rash def. DeVaney, 194-178.
This is Sean Rash’s first career Denny’s PBA Tour title.
Info From: www.pba.com
Frosty
Parkersburg, WV - February 12, 2006
Sean Rash used timely spare shooting and two clutch strikes to defeat Mike DeVaney in the title match of the 2006 West Virginia Championship, 194-178, Sunday at Emerson Lanes.
The win makes Rash, a 23-year-old rookie, the first non-exempt PBA member to win a Denny’s PBA Tour event. He earned $40,000 for the win and an exemption for the 2006-07 Tour season.
Rash avoided disaster by picking up the 2-10 split in the 8th frame, then struck twice to start the 10th. DeVaney left a 10-pin on his first shot in the 10th to clinch Rash’s victory in his first career televised finals appearance.
“You dream of this as a little kid in juniors and then in college,” said Rash of winning his first Tour title. “To be the best, you have to beat the best.”
Rash, who used Brunswick Inferno and Ultimate Inferno strike balls, started the match by converting the 2-4-10 split. DeVaney, looking for his second career title, opened in the 5th and Rash responded by converting the 1-2-4-6-10 washout in the 6th.
Rash (Wichita, Kan.) struck nine times in the semifinals to defeat Mike Scroggins, 246-194, and advance to the title match. Scroggins, making back-to-back telecasts for the second time this season, converted five multi-pin spares.
DeVaney beat Patrick Healey Jr. in their semifinal, 226-194. DeVaney (Temecula, Calif.) took advantage of Healey’s slow start, which saw him strike just once and open in the 3rd frame, by stringing together three strikes in frames 2-4.
DeVaney earned $20,000 for 2nd while Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas) and Healey (Flower Mound, Texas) earned $10,000 apiece for the respective 3rd and 4th place finishes.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to North Brunswick, N.J., for the 63rd U.S. Open, Feb. 13-19 at Brunswick Zone Carolier. The live ESPN finals take place Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12:30 p.m. EST, with the winner taking home the $100,000 top prize and a three-season Tour exemption.
Notes: Rash is the first bowler to win a Tour title in his first career TV appearance since Ritchie Allen won the 2002 Dallas Open.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 West Virginia Championship
Emerson Lanes
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Sunday, Feb. 12
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, Hometown Total/Games Money
1. Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan. 440 (2 games) $40,000
2. Mike DeVaney, Temecula, Calif. 404 (2 games) $20,000
3. Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas 194 (1 game) $10,000
4. Patrick Healey Jr., Flower Mound, Texas 194(1 game) $10,000
SCORES – In the semifinals, Rash def. Scroggins, 246-194, and DeVaney def. Healey, 226-194; and in the final, Rash def. DeVaney, 194-178.
This is Sean Rash’s first career Denny’s PBA Tour title.
Info From: www.pba.com
Frosty
