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MUSCATINE, Iowa – It has been almost 30 years since Muscatine has hosted a bowling event like the one coming to town this weekend.

Plamor Lanes will be hosting a Midwest Regional Tournament on Saturday and Sunday and a Pro-Am event on Saturday night. The regional consists of an open division and senior (50 and over).

“Back when I was on the (Professional Bowling Association) tour, I brought the tournament here for two years,” said Mike Berlin, owner of Berlin’s Pro Shop. “That was back in ’79 and ’80. Now (Plamor Lanes owner) Larry (Richardson) has an in with the PBA.”

Local bowlers Jeff Swank, Terry Thein, Al Jordan, Matt Weggen, Chad Bieri and Larry Richardson will take part in the tournament.

Both Weggen and Richardson are PBA members, but the rest qualified by winning tournaments.

A couple of the marquee names  in attendance are Pete Weber and Steve Jaros. Weber, according to Richardson, is ranked third and has the most titles. He’s known to wear sunglasses while he bowls.

“He’s kind of a cult bowler,” Berlin said. “He’s a love him or hate him kind of guy.”

The tournament is expected to draw more than 100 bowlers to Muscatine.

“We’ve been working with the Holiday Inn – the hotel is sponsoring the event,” Leanna Richardson said. “The bowlers will be staying there and will be eating at restaurants here. This will bring in a great economic impact to the community.

“We have set this up as a charity. For every Pro-Am player who signs up, we are donating a portion from each one to Muscatine Charities. I have no doubt that we’ll reach and maybe go beyond our $1,000 goal.”

The Pro-Am will be an opportunity for amateur bowlers to bowl with the pros, not against them.

“Their job is to give (regular) bowlers who want it some tips if they need it,” Berlin said of the Pro-Am. “They will bowl with six different bowlers by changing lanes in three games.

“They are here to bowl with, not against regular bowlers.”

Leanna Richardson said spectators are welcome to watch the tournament. There will not be a cover charge.

There will be a practice session from 3-5 p.m. today with a chance to collect autographs. The A squad will begin bowling at 8 a.m. Saturday, while the B squad starts at 1 p.m.

The Pro-Am starts at 6:30 p.m. There are still spots open until 6 p.m. on Saturday.

“I know a lot of people don’t think they are good enough,” Berlin said. “It’s a chance to bowl with pros and you don’t get to bowl with pros very often.”

The finals of the Midwest Regional will be on Sunday. The number in the finals will depend on the entries.

“I don’t think people realize how big this is,” Leanna Richardson said. “Not every town gets this opportunity. The (financial) support has been tremendous, even in this economy.

Larry Richardson added, “We wouldn’t be able to do this without (the support). We are going to try to do this every year.”

Saturday and Sunday

At Plamor Lanes (Muscatine)

Open Division

1 Adcock, Tom                      B Squad

2 Balsis, Brandon                   B Squad

3 Balta, Drew                        B Squad

4 Behrendt, Timothy              B Squad

5 Bieri, Chad                       A Squad

6 Beres, David                       B Squad

7 Bohlen, Quinton                   A Squad

8 Boresch Jr., Lennie              A Squad

9 Boyer, Jeremy                      A Squad

10 Breeden, Don J.                 B Squad

11 Burkhardt, Brian                B Squad

12 Carlson, Joel W.                 B Squad

13 Chapman, A.J.                  A Squad

14 D’Entremont, Dave           B Squad

15 Duskin, Dan                        B Squad

16 Garcia, Marcus                   A Squad

17 Gassman Jr, Doug              B Squad

18 Grace, Robert J                  A Squad

19 Graham, Craig                    B Squad

20 Heimos, Doug                    A Squad

21 Heninger, Marc                  B Squad

22 Hess, Tom                         B Squad

23 Hill, Christopher                A Squad

24 Hunt, Jeremy                     A Squad

25 Jaros, Steve                      B Squad

26 Jensen, Andrew                 A Squad

27 Johnson, Mark S.               B Squad

28 Keeler, Steven                    A Squad

29 Keeler, Tim                        A Squad

30 Kidd, Richard                     B Squad

31 Kilts, Duane                        A Squad

32 Klemenswicz, Jeff             B Squad

33 Lee, John                         B Squad

34 Maas, Chad                        B Squad

35 Majerus, Richard               A Squad

36 McCune, Eugene               B Squad

37 Menini, Brian                     B Squad

38 Moros, Brian                      B Squad

39 Osborn, Matt                     A Squad

40 Queen, Jason A.               B Squad

41 Ramsden, Aaron                B Squad

42 Raymond Jr., Mark R       A Squad

43 Richardson, Larry D.         B Squad

44 Richgels, Jeff                     B Squad

45 Rogers, Steve                     A Squad

46 Rogers, Thomas                A Squad

47 Russell, Ronnie                 B Squad

48 Sapp, Derek                       A Squad

49 Schaub II, Walter L.           A Squad

50 Schultz, Dave                     A Squad

51 Slavich IV, John                  B Squad

52 Staub, Andy                           B Squad

53 Steil, Michael                     A Squad

54 Swank, Jeff                         A Squad

55 Thein, Terry                        A Squad

56 Tomsu, Matthew J.            A Squad

57 Traber, David                     B Squad

58 Truitt, Scott                        B Squad

59 Watts, Jay                           A Squad

60 Weber, Nick                        A Squad

61 Weber, Pete                       B Squad

62 Weber, Scott                       A Squad

63 Weggen, Matthew             A Squad

64 Zamora, Mark A.                    A Squad

Senior division

1 Addison, Tom                        A Squad

2 Andrew, Paul                         A Squad

3 Axon, David                          B Squad

4 Bergan, Steve                       A Squad

5 Bremer, Dennis L                 A Squad

6 Burr, Kim                               A Squad

7 Carter, Tom                           B Squad

8 Deloney, John R.                  B Squad

9 Doane, David                           A Squad

10 Dudak, John                       B Squad

11 Duskin Sr, Dan                    B Squad

12 Flaws, Robert                     B Squad

13 Foss, Steven M.                  A Squad

14 Getzlow, Gregg                   B Squad

15 Golladay, James                 B Squad

16 Hall, Larry L.                       A Squad

17 Hennricks, Keith                B Squad

18 Henson, Bill                        B Squad

19 Holman, Bennie                 B Squad

20 Jabczenski, Mitchell         B Squad

21 Johnson, Jimmy J              A Squad

22 Jordan, Al                            A Squad

23 Kelly, Bob                           B Squad

24 Knoblauch, James             A Squad

25 Lindsey, Scott                    A Squad

26 McDonald, Robert E.         A Squad

27 Mefford, Barry                    A Squad

28 Meskan, Allen W.               A Squad

29 Mielens, Paul                     B Squad

30 Mineman, Mike                 A Squad

31 Miner, Daniel G.                 B Squad

32 Moros, Phillip W.               B Squad

33 Murray, Lance L                 A Squad

34 Pallas, Harv                        B Squad

35 Piper, Joe                            A Squad

36 Reyes, Raymond                A Squad

37 Rosen, Davey                     B Squad

38 Smith, Sidney E.                A Squad

39 Staub, John                        B Squad

40 Sullins, Harry                    A Squad

41 Traber, Dale                       A Squad

42 Truitt, Michael                   B Squad

43 Twitchell, John                   B Squad

44 Van Blair, Jeff                     A Squad

45 Vincent, Gene                    B Squad

46 West, Keith                         B Squad

47 Wood, Lennie                      A Squad

48 Zicha, Michael                       B Squad