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Bowling News USA - April 16, 2009 Boresch, Dale Traber Roll to Lead with Virtual Gravity's...

In 1989, Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., had a breakout year at the USBC Open Championships, and he has been a dominant competitor on the tournament lanes ever since.

On Monday night, the 46-year-old right-hander proved he's only gotten better with age as he posted the highest all-events score of his 28-year tournament career and took the Regular All-Events lead with a 2,223 total. He had 752 in doubles, 743 in team and 728 in singles.

Boresch also helped Linds Limited of Milwaukee into the top spot in Team All-Events with a 10,372 total, the third-highest score since the category was introduced in 1947. Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1 of Madison, Wis., previously held the lead with 10,317.

Dale Traber, who returned to the Open Championships after a three-year hiatus due to his exempt status on the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour, added 2,080 for Linds Limited and was joined by Gary Daroszewski (2,080), Ryan Lever (1,995) and Gus Yannaras (1,994).

Both Boresch and Traber used Virtual Gravity's in the Team Event.

"There's a long tradition of teams from Wisconsin bowling well at nationals, and growing up, you weren't considered a good bowler until you had a good year at the tournament," said Boresch, who is the tournament's 20-year average leader with 219.74 and is fourth on the lifetime list with 214.43. "We work at it, we prepare and we take it very seriously. I get more excited and more nervous for this event than any other tournament I bowl in."

Linds Limited, which claimed the Team All-Events title in 2000, had a solid head start toward Team All-Events this year after taking the lead in Regular Team with a 3,449 set Sunday night. Heading into their final three games Monday, the bowlers knew they would need a monumental finish in singles, and they delivered with a 3,585 team total. Daroszewski led the way with 763 and was followed by Yannaras (750), Boresch, Traber (694) and Lever (650).

"I was getting a little nervous because I knew I was close in all-events, but I had no idea we were that close in Team All-Events until I saw the rest of the guys getting pretty excited," said Boresch, who teamed up with two-time champion Steve Brinkman for a 1,446 doubles total, which is fourth in Regular Doubles. "I've been in this position a number of times, and I'm not going to get my hopes up just yet because I know there are still a lot of good bowlers scheduled to come through. But honestly, I'm still in shock right now."

The pro shop owner's success at Cashman Center also included his second-career 300 at the Open Championships, making him one of just 19 bowlers to roll two perfect games on the championship lanes. His first came on the way to a 2,094 all-events total at the 1989 event in Wichita, Kan.

Boresch's previous high all-events total was 2,168, which helped his team to its Team All-Events crown in 2000. To top that at this point in his career is proof that they still have what it takes to be competitive.

"I always thought we had one of the best teams in the country, and I guess we proved we've still got what it takes," Boresch said. "We have great team chemistry, and we never give up. We fought until the end for every pin, and I'm really proud of everyone. This feels incredible."

Bowling on the same squad as Linds Limited, Sack Toe of Sacramento, Calif., moved into fourth place in Team All-Events with 9,858. Robby Callan of Vacaville, Calif., led the way with a 2,115 all-events total, which is tied for eighth overall.

Only 17 teams in tournament history have topped the 10,000 mark, including three this year. The Team All-Events record is 10,425, shot by Pollard's Bowl of Versailles, Ind., at the 1996 event in Salt Lake City, and ironically, three members of the record-holding team were on the lanes at Cashman Center for their team event earlier Monday night.

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