Troy Cubbage was the area’s top bowler for the week, rolling 750/268 at The Bowler in LaVale. Brian Boore and Travis Walters were just a few pins back and bowled 747/279 and 747/266, respectively. Bucky Hall posted a big 285 game in a 662 set.
Shane Nickleson also rolled a big game. His 280 game and 746 series put him at the top of the White Oak Lanes scoring list. Greg Smith was next rolling 728/277.
At Rainbow Lanes Kevin Mansfield rolled the high for the week scoring 707/236. Bryan Jose was next bowling 695/248.
Bob Greene’s 705/256 was the week’s high at Wilson Lanes. Joe Buff was next high rolling 676/237.
The Sherwood leaders were Bob Werner, scoring 603/212, and Troy Smith, who rolled 602/265.
Don Parsons scored highest in the PBA Experience League at White Oaks. Parsons’ 645/224 was followed by Chad Gable’s 634/220 and Doug Otto’s 618/223. Chad Taylor bowled the league’s high game for the week, a 258.
Gina Rando in the Tuesday Strikers League at The Bowler was the area’s top lady bowler, scoring 602/247. Vicki Coughlin was next at that center rolling 564/211.
Janice Mercer was highest of the ladies at White Oak Lanes bowling 589/200. Betty Gable was next at 543/213.
Janet Bucklew’s 566/208 was the ladies high at Rainbow Lanes. Lou Dille was next, rolling 549/195.
Julie Greene’s 555/227 was top ladies’ score for the week at Wilson Lanes. Pat Gwizdale was next high bowling 551/198.
Alice Monahan bowled 522/213 and the ladies’ leader at Sherwood Lanes.
Ray Foster rolled 638/232 at The Bowler and was the area’s senior leader for the week. Senior Don Pownell bowled 578/212 at Rainbow Lanes and Pat Logsdon rolled 529/187 for the Golden Age Seniors at White Oak Lanes.
Cody Morton bowled 652/227 at Rainbow Lanes and was the area’s top youth bowler for the week. Youth Nathan Lowery rolled 584/194 at The Bowler and Tanner Smith scored 559/208 at White Oaks. Nick Ward bowled 540/190 in the Adult/Junior League at Wilson Lanes.
One of the most damaging factors to bowling high scores is muscling the ball. By that I mean, trying to guide the ball during the initial downward travel of the ball. This part of the armswing reduces the final speed of the ball and usually results in erratic angles of delivery. The final speed of the ball is a combination of your walking velocity during the delivery, the initial height of the ball at the start of your delivery (providing you have a loose armswing) and finally the muscle or force you apply to the forward motion of the ball during your delivery.
The critical "loose armswing" contributes 8 to 12 miles per hour to the final speed and best of all it is repeatable. Watch some of the higher scoring bowlers, men and women, and notice how fast the ball moves during the initial downward travel of the armswing. That higher velocity results in a higher backswing that contributes to a higher forward velocity of the ball. Let gravity control the initial downward travel, not your muscle. Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson is the Cumberland Times-News bowling columnist.
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Cubbage rolls area high 750
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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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