CUMBERLAND — Bob Greene rolled a near perfect 299 game and 788 set for the week’s top score in the local area. Greene also scored a 747 set that same evening. Scott Hixenbaugh was next high, bowling 726/267.
Chad Gable was highest at White Oaks for the week, rolling 770/277. Troy Cubbage was next bowling 752/259. Bill Patch bowled a big 287 game in his 697 set.
John Wolford also had big game of 290 in his 728 set and was the highest score for the week at The Bowler. Justin Richards was next, rolling 721/268. Darren Durbin in the Tuesday Men’s League rolled a 290 game in his 679 set.
At Rainbow Lanes, Bobby Lannon scored 693/246 for that center’s high and CP Sines followed bowling 678/227.
Corey Gatian bowled 663/246 for the week’s high at Sherwood Lanes. Larry Housel Jr. was next high scoring 642/237.
In the PBA Experience League at White Oaks, Chad Gable was highest bowling a big 752 set with a high game of 269. Bobby Lannon and Derek Yates were next, scoring 660/244 and 655/247, respectively.
Dawn House was the area’s top lady bowler for the week scoring 646/259 at The Bowler. Crystal Uhl followed rolling 626/230.
Pam Brinkman scored 613/216 for the weekly high at Rainbow Lanes. Fran Cuthbertson rolled 567/206.
At Wilson Lanes, the high lady for the week was Melissa Snyder who bowled 569/202. Jean Shoemaker was next rolling 514/189.
Betty Gable bowled 563/204 at White Oaks also Donna Willison rolled 556/218.
Alice Monahan rolled 544/216 and Pam Brasky scored 481/193 at Sherwood Lanes.
John Barbe scored 678/258 at The Bowler and was the area’s top senior for the week. Jack Klosterman was next high rolling 676/243. Jeannie Kaiser rolled 521/187 at White Oak Lanes.
Tanner Smith was the area’s top youth bowler for the week scoring 765/290 at White Oak Lanes. Danny Walch rolled 646/253 at The Bowler and Justin Boyer bowled 607/233 at Wilson Lanes. Rainbow’s Ryan Whitehair rolled 575/213 and at Sherwood Lanes, Ben Russell scored 565/221.
The high school bowling league will gather at White Oak Lanes on Saturday for the annual Showcase tournament starting around noon.
The USBC association open tournament will be held at The Bowlerama in Berkeley Springs on March 6-7 and 13-14. Entry forms are available at your local bowling center.
Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Visit wmusbc.org and report.
Howard “Pete” Peterson covers bowling for the Cumberland Times-News. He can be reached at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.
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