Howard Peterson - Bowling
Keith Tenney near perfect at The Bowler
Keith Tenney rolled an honor score 299 in his 756 set at The Bowler in their Harmony League on Oct. 18. Tenney’s score was the highest for the week at that center and topped the list of six 700’s for the week. Tim Yutzy’s 731/279 was next high. Scott Brant scored a 280 game in his 721 set.
Wilson’s Joe Shoemaker bowled the area’s top score for the week rolling 762/255. Bill Kyle followed scoring 745/266.
Joe Mullenax was the top gun at White Oaks for the week posting a 738/279 high. Jeremiah Howsare followed scoring 721/258. Mullenax was also highest on the scoring list of the PBA Experience League at White Oaks. His 658/266 demonstrates the difficulty in scoring on lane conditions that the pros live with. Mike Sipple and Doug Otto were next high in that league bowling 630/229 and 621/229 respectively.
At Rainbow Lanes, Steve Zirk bowled 701/254 for the week’s high. Kevin Mansfield was next rolling 678/247.
Butch Young’s 690/225 was highest of Sherwood’s weekly scoring. Ralph Knieriem was next high rolling 642/258.
The area’s top lady bowler for the week was the Bowler’s Dawn House. House rolled a big 254 game and 692 set in the Appalachian League. Jean Marco was next high scoring 575/202.
Alice Monahan was the top lady for the week at Sherwood Lanes bowling 629/224. Pam Brasky was next rolling 550/196.
Julie Greene and Melissa Snyder were Wilson Lanes’ top lady bowlers for the week. Greene scored 611/237 and Snyder rolled 577/220.
Michele Hitchens bowled the ladies’ high 584/209 at White Oak Lanes. Mary Beth Riley’s big 257 game and 567 set was next high.
Rainbow’s Sandy Hott scored 533/183 and was that center’s top lady bowler for the week. Sally Suter was next high rolling 509/175.
The area’s top senior bowler for the week was The Bowler’s Ray Foster. Foster scored 615/211 in the Antique Seniors League. Paul Williams in the AARP Seniors League was close behind rolling 612/216. Brad Deter at White Oaks bowled 555/191. Betty Richards rolled 480/167.
Wilson’s Justin Boyer was the area’s top youth bowler for the week scoring 640/219. Rainbow reports show Charles Abernathy bowled 610/225. Sherwood’s Ben Russell rolled 609/219 in their Youth/Adult League. Scottie Brown scored 603/239 at White Oaks and Adam Brant rolled 601/206 at The Bowler.
Spare shooting continues to be the major factor in holding down most bowlers averages and limits their top scores. One open in a game requires at least one double (two consecutive strikes) to score close to a 200 game.
If you have two or three opens in a game the game total drops to the 150’s or 170’s at best. Practicing to increase your accuracy at spare shooting is the most effective way to improve spare shooting performance. Don’t waste your valuable practice time to be concerned about your total game score. Work on that part of your game that needs it and chances are that making more spares is your major problem.
On a solemn note, many bowlers were good friends of former bowling columnist Bill Menges who passed away late Sunday, Oct. 18. Bill will be missed, especially by several youth who learned much about life as well as bowling from a great coach.
Howard “Pete” Peterson covers bowling for the Cumberland Times-News. He can be reached 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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