Howard Peterson - Bowling
Smith rolls area’s high
Greg Smith bowled 740/257 at White Oak Lanes and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Paul Pryor also had a big score, rolling 705/268.
At Wilson Lanes, Bob Greene rolled a pair of 700s and his 738/258 was that center’s high for the week. Craig Davis was next high posting a 712/256 score. Joe Buff rolled a 279 game in his 666 set.
Buck Lease was highest for the week at The Bowler. Lease rolled 687/237 in the Appalachian League. A.J. Bishop, a few pins behind, bowled 685/236. Darren Durbin bowled a 299 game in his 652 set.
Troy Smith was the leader at Sherwood Lanes, bowling 664/255. Jeremiah Howsare followed, scoring 647/279.
Phil Whetstone’s 660/246 was Rainbow’s high followed by C.P. Sines rolling 630/238.
The Bowler’s Vivian Helsley was the area’s top lady for the week, bowling 603/203 for the Bowler Belles League. Lizz Fullerton was next, scoring 531/182.
Felicia Deremer was highest of the White Oak ladies, bowling 599/232. Michele Hitchens was next, rolling a big 254 game in her 573 series.
Pam Brinkman’s 573/208 was Rainbow’s high for the ladies and Fran Cuthbertson’s 514/188 was next, followed by Dolly Sharpless, scoring a 513 set.
Monica Myers was Wilson’s top lady, bowling 535/187. Kim Hannas was next, rolling 524/182.
Alice Monahan bowled 521/185 for the Sherwood ladies’ high and Libby Durst scored 476/172.
Ray Foster was the area’s top senior bowler, scoring 692/247. Bill Smith III bowled 623/219 for Rainbow’s top senior. Helen Uncapher bowled 511/181 for the Monday Seniors League at White Oak Lanes.
Alex Folmer bowled 634/256 for the Junior Fireballs League at The Bowler. Justin Boyer rolled 573/208 in the Adult/Junior League at Wilson Lanes. Tyler Mansfield bowled a 540 set at Rainbow Lanes and Scottie Brown rolled 533/193 for the White Oak Youth League.
Bowling is a fun sport for the young, as well as the old and all in between. But unlike some sports, the fundamentals change depending on the age, the bowler’s degree of skill, concentration and the playing environment. When we teach the very young, the most important factor is for them to have fun. They are not developed physically to swing the ball and release into a hooking motion at the pocket, so the important factors are roll the ball straight, keep the head still, shoulders square and aim the ball at the pins. If the ball consistently falls off the lane to the right side, then start on the approach a little further to the right side. That way he or she keeps the concentration on the center of the pin deck and will likely find a comfortable spot where the ball comes closest to getting the most pins.
On the other end of the bowling spectrum, the serious bowler needs to learn to adjust quickly to changing oil conditions and trust in his shot and correctly read his ball reaction in order to make the next adjustment as necessary. Controlling ball speed, rotation and matching equipment (ball) to lane conditions is also a serious concern. Most bowlers like a challenge and they can certainly find it in our favorite sport.
Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson is the bowling columnist for the Cumberland Times-News. Write to him at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.
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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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