Howard "Pete" Peterson, Columnist
AJ Bishop bowled an honor score 298 game and 737 set in the Tuesday Night Mixed League at White Oak Lanes.
The area’s top bowler for the week was Kevin Trowbridge, who rolled 775/276 in the Harmony League at The Bowler. Tommy Robinette followed, scoring 712/248.
Chad Gable was highest of the White Oak bowlers rolling 759/277. Adam Blackburn was next, bowling 755/266.
At Rainbow Lanes, Bobby Lannon topped the list, scoring 753/258. Randy Likens was next, rolling 740/279.
Robbie Knieriem bowled 739/256 for the Sherwood weekly high. Corey Gatian’s 684/245 and Shawn Opel’s 684/233 tied for second place.
A 725/258 by Rodney Helsley was the top score for the week at Wilson Lanes. Joe Buff was next with 667/245.
Autumn Gable was the area’s top lady bowler for the week rolling a big 247 game and 636 set at White Oaks. Michele Hitchens was next high, scoring 569/223.
Crystal Uhl’s 599/214 was the ladies’ high at The Bowler. Dawn House was next, rolling 562/202.
Fran Cuthbertson and Sandy Suter were the top ladies at Rainbow Lanes. Cuthbertson bowled 579/201 and Suter rolled 567/202.
Vicki DeSantis bowled 541/201 for the ladies’ high at Wilson Lanes. Kay Deitz was next rolling 530/199.
Alice Monahan bowled 520/177 at Sherwood Lanes and Amy Rowe rolled 503/223.
Ray Foster rolled a big 266 game and 705 set and was The Bowler’s top senior bowler for the week. Brad Deter bowled 610/235 at White Oaks.
Youth Charles Abernathy bowled 591/242 at Rainbow Lanes and Danny Walch rolled 546/231 at Sherwood.
I watched a great youth tournament last Monday at White Oak Lanes. High School coaches were concerned that their teams in the middle of the season needed some practice as well as something to improve the team spirit.
The Baker team format proved successful on all counts. Each team consisted of two girls and three boys where each member bowls two frames in each game. Bowler 1 bowls frames one and six, bowler 2 bowls two and seven, … etc. Three blocks of four games are bowled on different lane pairs. In each block each team bowls two games at their own pace on one lane then two games on the other one of the pair. Total pinfall after the three blocks decides the top four teams that then compete head to head in semi-final matches.
The top finisher bowls the fourth finisher and the second and third finishers bowl in the other semi. Winners of these matches are decided by two out of three games. The champions are determined by two out of three game wins between the semi-final winners.
Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson covers bowling for the Cumberland Times-News. He can be reached at petesbowling @atlanticbb.net.
