Troy Smith scored 640/300 on the Cheeta pattern in the PBA Experience League at White Oak Lanes on Friday night, April 17. Trying a friend’s bowling ball on the previous game, he then rolled the perfect game using that ball.
Mike Brobst bowled 760/280 and the top score in the PBA Experience League followed by Derek Yates’ 643/236 and Smith’s 640/300.
The area’s top score for the week was a 771/279, rolled by Bob Greene at Wilson Lanes. Brett Stenberg was next high at that center, scoring 742/248.
Troy Smith was also the scoring leader in the normal leagues at White Oaks, posting a 735/258 in the Industrial League. Butch Young’s 707/266 was next high.
Troy Cubbage rolled a big 280 game and 731 set for the high at The Bowler. Mike Oyer followed bowling 706/246.
John Leptic Jr. scored 699/241 for Sherwood’s high for the week, followed by Jason Clark’s 680/259.
Ernie Davis and C.P. Sines were highest of the Rainbow bowlers, rolling 650/234 and 648/232 respectively.
Autumn Gable was the area’s top lady bowler for the week, scoring a big 278 game and 628 set at White Oak Lanes. Melyssa Leasure’s 613/212 was next high at that center.
Crystal Uhl’s 624/238 was highest of the ladies at The Bowler. Dawn House was next, rolling 580/206.
Rainbow’s top lady for the week was Sandy Hott, who bowled 588/223. Dolly Sharpless was next, rolling 558/222.
Pat Gwizdale scored 554/247 for the ladies’ high at Wilson Lanes. Sandra Whittaker was next, rolling 535/221.
Pam Brasky’s 466/169 and Tanya Ritchey’s 450/193 were the top ladies’ scores at Sherwood Lanes.
Ray Ross scored 588/200 for the senior high at The Bowler and Kay Dewy rolled 511/225 in the Monday Seniors League at White Oak Lanes.
The area’s top youth bowler for the week was Ryan Keifer who rolled 652/268 at The Bowler. Larissa Blizzard bowled 615/212 at White Oak Lanes. Michael Bane’s 577/205 was the youth high at Rainbow Lanes and youth Randy Knieriem rolled 517/178 at Sherwood.
Many bowling leagues are completing their seasons during the next couple of weeks; some are already complete. Summer leagues are forming and I would suggest that they are an excellent way to experiment in order to improve your game. Summer bowling is usually less expensive so more practice is affordable and hopefully that will also improve your game.
Two-handed bowling is starting to be a serious contender on the PBA Tour and it will certainly be considered at local levels as well. Summer practice sessions are a good way to determine if you could benefit from a more radical change in delivery. I plan to give it a try — will report on it later (much later).
Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson is the bowling columnist for the Times-News. He can be reached at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.
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Smith perfect using friend’s ball
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Lucien Paxton near perfect
Rainbow’s Lucien Paxton rolled a near perfect game scoring 695/299 in Tuesday’s Mixed League. He also bowled a 727/247 in the Men’s Civic League.
The area’s top bowler for the week was Rafael Clifford who posted 792/279. Clifford’s average is 178 and he missed an 800 set by only eight pins. Next high at White Oaks was Jack Hendershot’s 730/267. -
Shirey misses 800 set by a pin
Alex Shirey rolled big numbers for the week’s high in the area. Shirey scored 799/277 in White Oak’s Industrial League. A.J. Rice was next rolling 783/269. Rice is one of the best local two-handed bowlers that I know of.
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Rob Shroyer near perfect at 707/299
Rob Shroyer bowled a near perfect 299 game and 707 set in White Oaks’ Tuesday Night Mixed League.
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Kaylor rolls 289 game, 759 series
Keefe Kaylor rolled a big 289 game and 759 set at The Bowler to lead all area bowlers for the week. Kaylor’s score topped the list of eight 700’s at that center. Chad Taylor’s 733/251 was next high.
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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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Lucien Paxton near perfect
