Ralph Coney
Robert Fix IIIRalph Coney & Robert Fix III Score 300 Games
An accomplished veteran bowler and an up and coming teenager from a well-known bowling family recently recorded 300 games.
Forty-eight year-old lefty Ralph Coney scored his fifth career 300 on February 23 in the Friday Mixed league at Liberty Lanes.
Bowling for some 37 years, Coney has put his name in the record book with four 300 games and a high series of 784 over a period of the last 25 years.
On February 23 Ralph put together a 219, 300, 192, 711 series using a Brunswick Ultimate Inferno bowling ball. Of the 12 strikes Ralph noted that one of them was a light hit in the pocket.
In addition to the Friday Mixed league Ralph also bowls in the Wednesday Men's league and the Thursday Men's Doubles league, all at Liberty Lanes.
He currently maintains a 211 average and bowls with the Buck Satan & The 666 Shooter team in the Friday Mixed league.
A resident of the East Hill Road between Jeffersonville and Youngsville, Ralph is married with three children.
He is employed as an electrician with Ross Electric in Liberty.
In recognition of the 300 game Liberty Lanes presented Ralph with a 300 game jacket.
Eighteen-year-old Robert Fix III truly comes from a well-founded and established bowling family and the years of training and learning good bowling skills from his father and grandfather paid off recently in the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Association Open (Men's) tournament held at Callicoon Lanes.
Robert scored his first career 300 game on February 25 while bowling with Paul Tuttle, Derek Irwin and his cousin, Kyle Stevens, all members of the Thursday Men's Doubles league at Liberty Lanes.
Bowling for some 12 years, he used a Brunswick Fuse bowling ball in scoring this 300 game.
Robert's previous high game and series was a 202, 259, 247, 708 bowled on October 25, 2003 in the Saturday Morning Liberty Elks Teenage league at Liberty Lanes.
Fix presently maintains a 187 average in the Thursday Men's Doubles league.
Single, he is a part-time mechanic at Robert Green Chevrolet and is also a part-time student.
Robert is the son of Liberty Lanes owners Robert (Jr.) and Sheila Fix and grandson of Robert (Sr.) and Honey Fix.
Annual Seniors
Memorial Tourney
To Be Held April 29
The Eddie Beebe-Julia Maney 37th Annual Memorial Senior Tournament will be held Sunday, April 29 at 1 p.m. at Frontier Lanes in Warwick.
The tournament is sponsored by the Tri-County NY USBC and is USBC certified.
Entries will be accepted up to 12:30 p.m. on the date of the tournament.
This is a singles tournament and the entry fee is $25. The tournament is open to sanctioned bowlers who are 55 and over and reside in the area governed by this bowling association.
Mail applications and the $25 entry fee to Association Manager Michele Bensley at 405 Ave. E., Matamoras, PA 18336.
Additional tournament information may be obtained from Michele at 845-239-0163 or e-mail keglers@optonline.net
Liberty Lanes To
Host Bowl-A-Thon
Liberty Lanes will host a No-Tap format Bowl-A-Thon April 24 to benefit the Sunday Youth Scholarship league.
Bowling will be free and bowlers will be asked to donate $25 in sponsor money which will go toward scholarships.
The Bowl-A-Thon will start at 6 p.m. and interested bowlers are asked to call Liberty Lanes at 845-292-6450.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This weeks column will answer a question many bowlers ask about side weight.
Will it make my ball hook?
The answer is "absolutely no."
I have been fortunate to be able to spend some time with technical experts, and although we have suspected for quite some time, we now have the proof.
Two factors are needed to make a bowling ball hook......friction and rotation. (Gravity is also needed but I think that we all understand that or we would all be floating around.
You could take a bowling ball with the strongest weight block on the market, the most aggressive cover, drill it maximum leverage, add all the weight you want, and use a big balance hole, but, if the bowler does no impart proper rotation, or if friction on the ball's path down the lane is not there......the ball will go straight.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro-Shop Operator and Teacher. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Technical Advisor for the Morich Bowling Ball Company (Morich Enterprises, Inc.) Mike is a member of the board of directors of the IBPSIA and is a member of the Brunswick Pro Shop Staff. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 845-341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net
Ed's Outlook
The United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships opened yesterday in suburban Charlotte, N.C. with 8,710 five-player teams and more than 43,000 bowlers competing for national championships.
The event will be conducted at Northcross Lanes in Huntersville, N.C. and AMF Carolina Lanes in Matthews, N.C. runs from April 12 and concludes on July 2. Bowlers will be competing for a prize fund estimated to reach $2 million.
Highlighting the 82-day run of the tournament is the USBC Queens, which will be held April 28-May 2 at AMF Carolina Lanes. The USBC Senior Queens event will held at the same time at Northcross Lanes.
Presenting sponsors of the USBC Women's Championships are Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Hotel/ Casinos in Reno, Nev.
Good luck and good bowling to all tri-state ladies who will be making the trip to North Carolina.
Local Scores
Liberty Lanes
Liberty, NY
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies league include a 181, 515 by Elisa Bound, Wendy Swan513, Sheila Fix 187, 511, Ann Sawyer 202, 502, Florence Good 182, Cindy Cubero 192 and Joan Fredenburg 192.
In the Wednesday Men's league Kyle Stevens scored a 247, 667, Kevin Teller 648, Ralph Coney 267, 639, Paul Curry 620, Alan LaBounty 603 and Rob Tuttle 602.
In the Thursday 5:45 Ladies league Wendy Swan scored a 193, 194, 589, Sue Ruiz 195, 541, Elisa Bound 183, 525 and Jan Brahm 184.
In the Thursday Men's Doubles league Ralph Coney scored a 257, 719, Paul Tuttle 246, 679, Kyle Stevens 632 and Jim Fiore Sr. 618
In the Friday Mixed league Mike Fritz scored a 268, 694, Keith Smith 245, 634, Jim Fiore 623, Kyle Stevens 623, Tom Skiff III a 613, Wendy Swan 183, 509 and Elisa Bound 181, 507.
In the Saturday Morning Liberty Elks Youth league, in the Bantam division, Anthony Kolarik scored a 166, Robert Lyons 168, Brendan Siegel 151, Courtney Fritz 104, Medlhan Robinette 105 and Lila Schiff 112. In the Teenage division Andy Cook scored a 206, 532, Thomas F ix 212, 516, Eddie Blume 179, 172 and Ben Grisafe 176, 166.
In the Saturday Mixed league Keith Smith scored a 629, Sharon Russell 196, 193, 549, Wendy Swan 190, 517, Elisa Bound 181, 501, Catrhy Edwards 182 and Billie Jo Bound 204.
In the Sunday Afternoon Scholarship league Robbie Bivins scored a 179 and Tami Davis 188.
In the Sunday Mixed league Rich Winters scored a 257, 657, Keith Smith 623, Kyle Stevens 601, Barbara Kortright 190 and Suzi Jones 187.
Kiamesha Lanes
Kiamesha Lake, NY
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 279, 708 by Nate Sanders, John Cascone 252, 659, John Hoffmann 242, 648, Jaryl Scott 244, 655, Steve Belgiovene 618, Walt Edwards 268, 267, 737, Paul Minton 262, 658, Rob Sze 633, John Fischer 276, 708, Roy Sweeney 245, 669, Chris Marler 278, 745, Donnie Durland 663, Mark Wegener 622, Paul Durland 608, Ralph Cannon 610, Angel Rodrieguez 257, 640, Eddie Lake 257, 682 and Ricky Lake 258, 258, 719.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league John Hoffmann scored a 257, 289, 259, 805, Vinnie Collura 259, 244, 720, Bob Yakin Jr. 258, 685, Tom Drobysh 246, 661, Dale Sonnenschein 626, Larry Berens 613, Ed Guthrie 240, 607, Jack Rustic 602, Jay Shore 257, 600, Joan Lake 248, 578, Carol McAdam 222, 561, Crystal Price 189, 185, 186, 560, Debbie Durland 194, 195, 548, Lisa Cartwright 191, 188, 544, Roberta Yakin 206, 526, Dorian Jennings 226, 514, Donna DuBois 201, Debbie Wright 192 and Barbara Yeomans 182.
In the Wednesday Men's league Pete "Palm Tree Picture" Mitro scored a 682, Todd Van Keuren 620, Mike Weiner 269, 680, Larry Berens 635, Dean Shattuck 643, Ed Guthrie 613Cecil Walters 629, Ricky Lara 657, Frank Emmens 279, 729, Josh Strang 267, Angel Rodriguez 244, 247, 688, Shane Conner 275, 267, 736, Dwayne Cabrera 268, 679, John Hoffmann 640, Art Eggleton 242, 632, Vinnie Collura 652, Paul Minton 288, 662, Donald Durland 269, 648, Mark Wegener 258, 672, Eddie Lake 665, Roy Sweeney 245, 610, Kevin Stackhouse 627, Christopher Magie 609 and Bob Yakin Jr. 614.
In the Thursday Ladies league Lisa Cartwright scored a 222, 550, Hope McKeon 212, 523, Debbie Durland 211, 620, Joan Lake 209, 540, Sue Goldsmith 193, 529, Sue Westerman 190, Andrea Grossman 189, 516, Jeanette K. Margillo 187, 513, Debbie Heins 187, Kim Patterson 184, 509 and Terry Viergutz 513.
In the Friday Mixed league Mary Lee Williams scored a 508, Laresko Niifa 261, 711, Jennie Worden 201, 519, Roy Sweeney 621, Dan Ricco 606, Don Kuhlman 258, 700, Penny Douglass 193, 502, Cathy Carpenter 200, 513, Joan Lake 524, Jim Paterson 244, 642, Eddie Lake 241, 688, Crystal Price 206, 205, 582, Greg Kuchar 611, Mike Osborn 246, Paul Berens 255, 663, Barbara Yeomans 186, 509, Mary Ann Drobysh-Berens 215, 523, John Cascone 601, Frank Emmens 637 and Barbara Merton 200, 512.
In the Saturday Morning Youth league , in the Bantams division Sara Rustic scored a 100, Thomas Nola 71, Shyam Patel 73, Shivam Patel 72, Tyle Brudermann 79, 73 and Michael Hope 92. In the Preps division Kishan Patel scored a 146, Cory Deitchman 147 and Pedro Agapito III a 144. In the Jr./Mjr. division Darren Fraser scored a 212, Eddie Walsh 206, 211, 597, James Durland 195, Mark Blackford 186, 213 and Daniel Van Aken 224.
In the Saturday Mixed league Alan Jones scored a 624, Troy Morris 248, 618, Liz Stubits 185, Jason Rogers 641, Margaret Quick 212, 500, Bill Van Aken 256, 666, Mardette Wilcox 180, 189, 532 and Ryan Lepke 647.
This column is written by Consultant to the professional sport of bowling Ed Townsend. Ed is also the president of the Northeast Bowling Writers Association. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, please call Ed at 845-439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com Visit our BLOG at http://blogspot.com/
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