Rodney Helsley bowled 734/288 at Wilson Lanes to lead area bowlers as more leagues begin their seasons. John Corbin followed rolling 701/265, and Rodney Kesner scored 700/251.
At The Bowler, Buck Lease was the top bowler posting a 683/238 score. Corey Shirey was close behind with 671/267.
Mike Sipple at White Oak Lanes rolled 681/244 for the high at that center. Joe Mullenax followed at 671/247. Dale Aldridge rolled a 288 game in his 662 set.
Jason Skipper was highest at Par-Matt Lanes bowling a 656 set. Dave Simmons was next rolling a 654 series.
CP Sines bowled 653/258 for Rainbow’s high. Sinclair Dudley was next, scoring 617/246.
The area’s top lady was Dee Self, who bowled 589/203 in the Powder Puff League at Rainbow Lanes. Lou Dillie followed rolling 564/233.
Liz Fullerton scored 581/209 in The Bowler’s Bowler Belles League. Jerri Gough also had a big score, rolling 555/231.
Nancy Glotfelty and Billie Jo Baker were the top ladies at Par-Matt, bowling sets of 574 and 515, respectively.
Autumn Gable was highest for the ladies at White Oak Lanes bowling 565/196. Felicia Deremer was just two pins back, scoring 563/201.
Robin Watts bowled 535/197 for the ladies high at Wilson Lanes. Sandy Smith was next rolling 521/211.
Ernie Davis bowled 634/230 and was the top senior. Jack Klosterman rolled 595/204 at The Bowler and Brad Deter scored the senior high at White Oaks, 529/193.
Just a couple of youth scores: Cody Morton bowled 618/225 at Rainbow Lanes and Tanner Smith scored 571/223 at White Oak Lanes.
The start of the new bowling season shows a lot of variation in scoring. It certainly shows who has worked on his or her games during the summer. It also reflects changes in equipment, health, and lane conditions including the weather. All those variables need practice time to work out so it’s not surprising to see early averages and team standings jump around during the first part of any new Fall bowling season. Check your league’s standings sheet and compare current stats with last year’s final averages and standings.
Spare shooting is the most important factor in determining averages. Practice should be focused on that part of your game. Somehow, when bowling practice games, we are more concerned about the score that is shown to all than about what we wanted to accomplish with that practice game. Some bowling centers have reduced rates during off hours. Take advantage of those special times to get some serious practice time. I like spare practice where the first ball is used to take only the seven or ten pin and the second ball of the frame to repeat your strike ball. That practice will improve your average.
Howard “Pete” Peterson is the bowling columnist for the Cumberland Times-News. You can reach him at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.
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Helsley tops with 288 game, 734 set
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Sines & Simpson perfect at Rainbow
C.P. Sines and Todd Simpson both bowled perfect games in Rainbow’s Men’s Civic League. Sines was Rainbow’s top bowler for the week with a 766 set. Simpson scored 720/300. Rich Baker with a big score rolling 744/666.
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Bob Greene’s 816 leads area
Bob Greene bowled a near-perfect 299 game and an 816 set at Wilson Lanes and was highest of the local area bowlers for the week. Scott Hixenbaugh was next high at Wilson, scoring 746/267. Clay Corbin rolled a big 290 game in his 707 set.
At The Bowler, Dave Yates set the week’s top mark, scoring 766/278. Tim Yutzy was next, rolling 715/269. -
Dudley rolls perfect game at Rainbow Lanes
Sinclair Dudley III rolled a perfect game and 781 set in Rainbow’s Men’s Civic League. Another perfect game scored at that center after skipping a week.
Chad Gable continues his hot streak at White Oaks. This week he had the area’s top score, bowling 821/279. Bobby Benton was next high at White Oaks rolling 727/279. -
Gable rolls another 300
Chad Gable rolled another perfect game. This week it was in the Industrial League at White Oaks.
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Shirey, Yates both 785/300
Corey Shirey rolled a perfect game and a set total of 785 at The Bowler in the Friday Night County League. Derek Yates scored exactly the same 785/300 in Rainbow’s Civic League. Both of these bowlers have rolled previous 300’s.
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Corbin rolls highest set, game of week
Clay Corbin was close to a perfect game, scoring 777/298 at Wilson Lanes, which was the week’s high for area bowlers. Craig Davis was next high at that center, rolling 768/279. Tommy McDonald bowled a 290 game in his 691 set.
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John Ellifritz week’s top bowler
John Ellifritz bowled 765/275 at Wilson Lanes and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Bob Greene was next high at that center, rolling 760/279.
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Ron Fatkin perfect again
Ron Fatkin rolled another perfect game, his second in as many weeks and his third of this season.
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Fatkin perfect: 685/300
Ron Fatkin rolled another perfect game at The Bowler on March 30 in the Wednesday Night Men’s League.
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Dale Jones’ 750/265 area high
Dale Jones scored 750/265 in The Bowler’s County League to lead local area bowlers for the week.
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