If you are looking for a break in the regular league bowling routine, Bon Aire Bowl offers bowlers of all skill levels a chance to participate in competition that is both fun and challenging.

Scotch Doubles are featured on Friday nights at 10 p.m. and the cost is just $20 per team. On the first Sunday of the month of January, there will be a four-man no-tap beginning at 11 a.m. Cost is $20 per team. Finally, there is a best ball tournament every Saturday at 1 p.m. Cost is $36.

In "bowling speak", what pin combination did you leave standing when you left the "Christmas tree"? Answer at the end of the column.Tip of the WeekSplits are a part of the game, and you must learn to deal with them. Some are relatively easy to convert, while some are next to impossible.The main thing to remember is to try to knock down as many pins as you can. If you leave something simple like the 3-10, simply move your feet two boards to the left and roll at your strike target.If you're left-handed and leave the 2-7, move two boards to the right and shoot at your strike target.Some splits, such as the 4-6 or 7-10 are nearly impossible, thus try to throw as direct at one of the pins as possible and hope for a lucky bounce.

Parker Bohn III earned his 31st career professional title, claiming the PBA tournament in South Carolina on Sunday. Bohn went a career long 61 events without a title. He defeated newcomer Rhino Page 267-247 in the championship match to win $25,000 and an exemption for next year.This week's PBA event was a stepladder final. In match one, Billy Oatman defeated Mike Scorggins 209-207. Scroggins opened in the seventh frame to give Oatman the break he needed. Bohn then defeated Oatman 239-214, and Patrick Allen 227-214 to head to the championship match. Rhino Page became the first non-exempt player to reach the television finals twice and also two weeks in a row.The PBA is off for the next two weeks. Up next is the ConstructionJobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada. ESPN will televise the finals on Jan. 6 at 1pm.

The entry deadline for this year's USBC National Championships in Albuquerque has been extended to January 18. To date, 12,208 teams have entered, well ahead of the year 2000's event in New Mexico when 10,688 teams competed. Construction has begun on the lanes that will be used.

<B>Fox's Pizza Den:</B> Scott Walker 299 (744), Don Anderson, 268 (716), Marty Gilliland, 268 (702)<B>Armco C League: </B>Dale Linaberger, 279 (641), Joe Yusko, 278 (715), Chuck Dight, 249 (677)<B>Automotive League:</B> Dave Miller, 269 game, Dean Kemper, 257 (697), Pete Saul, 257 (653)<B>Kelly Automotive: </B>Dan Manning, 266 (746), Dave Schrecongost, 256 (640), Jerry Tincha, 245 (665)<B>Coins: </B>Judy Kennedy 223 (501), Wilma Pfeifer, 201 game.

If you leave the "Christmas Tree", you have left the 2-7-10 or the 3-7-10 split.