No Limit Pub Poker comes to Rab’s! Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge
No Limit Pub Poker comes to Rab’s! Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge
By Derek Alvez | alvez@siadvance.com
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – William Ford of New Brighton admitted he was stubborn about not getting the COVID-19 vaccine, until Friday night at Rab’s Country Lanes, in Dongan Hills.
“It was time to get it, COVID is serious,” the 46-year old Rab’s employee said. “I heard the hospital was going to be here and it made sense.”
Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health and Rab’s Country Lanes teamed up, hoping to vaccinate and educate.
“We’re trying to get creative with COVID vax efforts on Staten Island,” said Christian Preston, Director of Public Relations for SIUH.
“As the Delta spreads in NYC and to address neighborhoods with some of the highest COVID positivity and lowest vaccination rates in the city, we wanted to get the ball rolling on COVID vaccinations at their wildly popular Cosmic Bowling Night.”
Rab’s Country Lanes Frank Wilkinson thought the idea was a perfect score.
“We have a great partnership with SIUH and we do multiple events here (staff league, staff bowling, fundraising, staff outings),” Wilkinson said. “It’s a community venue; and there is a need for the vaccination.”
According to the NYC Dept. of Health, 50 percent of Staten Islanders have been fully vaccinated. Manhattan has the highest rate at 66 percent.
By Staten Island Advance Sports Desk
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INDIANAPOLIS — Youth bowling’s version of the Little League World Series was contested last week when the USBC Junior Gold Championships were rolled in Indiana.
Staten Island was well represented as 15 Islanders, most hailing from Rab’s Country Lanes, were among the more than 2,900 youth bowlers who competed for titles, spots on the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Junior Team USA 2022 and the largest scholarship prize fund in the event’s history ($502,100).
The 23rd installment of the USBC Junior Gold Championships took place across six bowling centers in the Indianapolis area. The event features top USBC Youth bowlers ages 7 to 18 from around the United States as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. military zones. Each participant qualified to enter by advancing through local USBC Junior Gold qualifying leagues and tournaments.
Competition officially started Monday July 12, with bowlers rolling a total of 16 games in the qualifying rounds before advancing to the Advancer Rounds and Finals which were live-streamed on BowlTV.
While competition came to an end after the Qualifying Round for most, Islanders Brianna Mester and Brandon Handog continued on to the Advancers Round in their respective divisions.
Mester, competing in the U15 Girls division, finished 34th in a field size of 298 girls with a 21-game, 3,743 pinfall, averaging 178.24 for the week. Mester fell shy 57 pins from the Final Advancers Round earning a $250 scholarship prize for her finish.
Handog finished the week in 90th place amongst a field of 868 in the U18 Boys division. He finished with a 4,146, 21-game series, averaging 197.43 for the competition. Handog finished 47 pins shy of the top 64 cutline. Brandon received a $300 scholarship for his performance.
The 2022 event should be stronger and will take place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some Staten Island youth bowlers have already started qualifying for the event.
Complete Results below:
Qualifying Round:
U12 Division – Field Size: 93 Girls
GIRLS – 14 Advance to Final Advancers Round (cut: 2451)
74 – Kiara Lombardi 1948
U15 Division – Field Size: 631 Boys / 298 Girls
BOYS – 90 Advance to Advancers Round (cut: 2937)
478 – Joseph Guarnieri 2492
583 – Jeremy Vasquenz 2243
589 – Paul Cherry 2219
GIRLS – 43 Advance to the Final Advancers Round (cut: 2831)
13 – Brianna Mester 2987
U18 Division – Field Size: 868 Boys / 560 Girls
BOYS – 167 Advance to the Advancers Round (cut: 3097)
101 – Brandon Handog 3170 | 198.13 average
784 – Frank Koppie 2686
887 – Steven Souffrin 2632
1009 – Luciano Spagnuolo 2531
1083 – Victor Guastella 2450
1087 – Zachary Lababneh 2441
1124 – Patrick Taverner 2337
1131 – Enrique Rodriguez 2308
GIRLS – 80 Advance to the Advancers Round (cut: 2909)
298 – Maya Avilez 2634
530 – Su Denizer 2212
Advancers Round
U15 Division – Field Size: 298 Girls
28 Advance to the Final Advancers Round (cut: 3800)
34 – Brianna Mester 3743
U18 Division – Field Size: 868 Boys
BOYS – 64 Advance to the Final Advancers Round (cut: 4193)
90 – Brandon Handog 4146
By Charlie De Biase Jr. | debiase@siadvance.com
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It’s July, which means the 2020-21 school year is finally in the rearview mirror.
And some local student-athletes are not only planning to play on the collegiate level beginning in the fall, but will be leaving for their new homes pretty soon.
In the meantime, the Advance/SILive.com will once again share the good news with our readers.
And to boot, College Signings 19 includes various sports. In fact, we’ve got four different sports in this edition, including one on the Division 1 level.
We also have a number of past commitments in recent months at the bottom, including the previous 18 College Signings.
Give another look at them as well, if you wish.
Maya Avilez signed a National Letter of Intent to attend North Carolina A&T on a full women’s bowling scholarship.
The 17-year-old Avilez picked up the game after hitting Rab’s Country Lanes with her grandfather (Dr. Robert Taglianetti, DDS) as a youngster and she’s compiled a pretty impressive resume that led to earning the scholarship to the Division 1 school from Greensboro, N.C.
In fact, she competed on New Dorp’s team for two seasons before missing her senior campaign because of the pandemic. However, she currently competes in two different leagues, including the Parker Bohn III/Johnny Petraglia Scholarship League on Friday nights at Howell (N.J.) Lanes and Rab’s Junior Classic on Saturday mornings. She owns averages of 208 and 214.13, respectively, in the leagues.
Avilez is also the owner of four career 300 games.
Her connection to N.C. A&T came through Leslie Bohn, her personal coach and the wife of Parker Bohn. Leslie Bohn is best friends with the Aggies’ bowling coach and USBC Hall of Famer Kim Terrell-Kearney and that relationship helped get the ball rolling for Avilez.
“(Terrell-Kearney and I) initially exchanged emails and did a Zoom chat and last February, I visited the school,’’ said Avilez. “It took me a few months to make a decision, but ultimately I loved the school when I made the visit and decided it was the best place for me.’’
The right-handed Avilez said Terrell-Kearney was impressed with her power game.
“She definitely likes the way I throw it hard,’’ said the Concord resident. “I have more revs than most girls and it gives me more versatility than other styles of bowling.
“I also think (Terrell-Kearney and her husband, Eric), who is an assistant coach, are the nicest people. I believe they can build my game and support me to become the best bowler I can be.’’
Avilez, who plans to study Secondary Education History, also received interest from Louisiana Tech.
Join us in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge every Wednesday Evening for Karaoke with Staten Island’s Original Karaoke DJ… Georgie Zipp. 21+
Join us in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge every Wednesday Evening for Karaoke with Staten Island’s Original Karaoke DJ… Georgie Zipp. 21+
Join us in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge every Wednesday Evening for Karaoke with Staten Island’s Original Karaoke DJ… Georgie Zipp. 21+
Join us in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge every Wednesday Evening for Karaoke with Staten Island’s Original Karaoke DJ… Georgie Zipp. 21+
Join us in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge every Wednesday Evening for Karaoke with Staten Island’s Original Karaoke DJ… Georgie Zipp. 21+
Join us in Rab’s High Roller’s Lounge every Wednesday Evening for Karaoke with Staten Island’s Original Karaoke DJ… Georgie Zipp. 21+