Howard Peterson - Bowling
Miller flirts with perfection at The Bowler
Mark Miller in The Bowler's Tuesday Night Men's League was one pin away from a perfect game, rolling 681/299. Mike Oyer had the top score at The Bowler, rolling 746/258 for the week's top score in the area. Troy Cubbage was next, just two pins back, scoring a big 296 game and a 744 set.
Cubbage also bowled 733/259 at White Oak Lanes for its high for the week. Adam Blackburn followed rolling 730/262. Greg Smith rolled a 280 game in his 687 set and Rob Shroyer posted a 290 game in his 640 set.
At Sherwood Lanes, Larry Housel Sr. bowled 723/252 for that center's high for the week. John Leptic Jr. was next scoring 660/245.
Shane Nickelson led Wilson Lanes bowlers scoring 718/248. Chuck Parsons was next rolling 716/278.
Randy DiSimone bowled 685/237 for the week's high at Par-Matt Lanes followed by Jeff Meyers' 677/237.
Dudley Sinclair and Rob Riggleman were the Rainbow scoring leaders, bowling 583/195 and 577/248, respectively.
Crystal Uhl bowled 618/210 at The Bowler and was the week's top lady bowler in the area. Liz Fullerton was next, rolling 610/216.
Rainbow's top lady was Pam Brinkman who bowled 611/234. Sandy Hott Followed rolling 580/219.
Anne Shahan's 555/198 was the ladies' high at Par-Matt. BJ Riggleman followed by rolling 523/188.
Vicki Coughlin and Betty Gable were highest of the White Oak Ladies, bowling 5355/190 and 528/182, respectively.
Alice Monahan bowled 522/190 at Sherwood and Kim Hannas rolled 505/187 at Wilson Lanes.
Darrell Boatman was the area's top senior for the week, rolling a big 246 game and 630 set at The Bowler. Bill Smith III bowled 602/231 at Rainbow and senior Harold Fike rolled 563/170 at Par-Matt Lanes. Ed Hudgins bowled 473/176 at White Oak Lanes.
Amanda Greene bowled 656/237 at Wilson Lanes and was the area's top youth bowler. Nathan Lowery bowled 652/237 at The Bowler. Shawn Bennett scored 612/218 at Par Matt Lanes and Wade Robinson rolled 579/201 at Sherwood Lanes.
The PBA's Tournament of Champions was televised last Sunday and Michael Haugen Jr. defeated Chris Barnes in the final match in a surprising finish. With a 50-pin lead Barnes lost his carry in the seventh frame leaving the ten pin. When he missed a 10-pin spare in the ninth frame, he just barely opened the door for Haugen. Barnes, with a double in the 10th, could shut him out. That didn't happen. Barnes got nine and a spare then needed a strike to tie but then left the 4-pin standing and lost by one pin.
In the first match, Pete Weber lost to Ryan Shafer 215-213. Barnes then defeated Shafer 257-205.
Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard "Pete" Peterson is the Cumberland Times-News bowling columnist.
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Lease’s 792/269 week’s high
Buck Lease scored a pair of 700’s during the week including the area high of 792/269 at The Bowler. Travis Walters scored a big 289 game and 736 set and was next high.
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Smith rolls 300 game, Coughlin 700 set
Troy Smith rolled another perfect game scoring 695/300 in the Thursday Night Mixed League at White Oak Lanes.
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Greene’s 788/299 week’s top score
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.
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Evans, Williams roll 300
Shawn Evans in the County League at The Bowler rolled a perfect game in his 698 set. In the AARP Seniors League, Paul Williams also scored a perfect game in his 705 set. Too bad that league in not sanctioned, missing out on national recognition plus personal awards.
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Davis perfect, Gable leads area, Richards top senior
No scores from The Bowler this week. Snow kept me from picking them up. (Should have gotten them early on Tuesday.) I will include them in next week’s column.
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Walters area’s top roller
Peyton Hartman put together a triple-double Thursday evening in leading Keyser to a 12-point, 61-49, win over hosting Hampshire.
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Yates’ 813/300 best of blockbuster week
Some kind of a record was set for the week in local area bowling centers. An 800 and four 300s plus five scores of 280-plus were bowled in the local area. A very large number of games with 10 or more strikes.
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Brobst near perfect with 298
Mike Brobst, close to adding another perfect game to his 30-plus list, scored 755/298 at White Oak Lanes.
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Bishop rolls area high 298 game
AJ Bishop bowled an honor score 298 game and 737 set in the Tuesday Night Mixed League at White Oak Lanes.
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Wolford bowls week’s best set
John Wolford rolled 756/276 in The Bowler’s County League and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Tom Fairgrieve was next scoring 721/278. Steve Shook in the Tuesday Strikers League bowled a 284 game in his 702 set.
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