Walsh And Durland Score 300 Games

Sixteen-year-old Kiamesha Lanes Saturday Morning Youth League bowler Eddie Walsh scored his first career 300 on March 30 and 20-year-old Donald Durland banged out his fifth career 300 on April 4.
Walsh on March 30 scored a 300 in his first game and added a 154 and a 168 for a 622 series.
The scores were bowled on lanes 3 and 4 using a Monster Bruiser bowling ball.
Eddie, a Junior at Monticello High School also recorded this season a 279 single score and a 612 series.
Bowling for some 11 years Walsh presently maintains a 169 average.
His Saturday morning team mates include Nick Price, Scott Bock, Brianna DeGraw and Shawn Sinistorie.
He is the son of Leanne and Ed Walsh.
While subbing in the Friday Night Mixed league for Tom Skiff Jr. on April 4, Donald Durland started out with a 201, added a 248 and then recorded his fifth career 300 on lanes 5 and 6.for a 749 series.
His previous high series was bowled recently in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha when he recorded a 268, 249, 279, 796.
Donald recorded this 300 game with a Ebonite Maxim plastic bowling ball.
His team mates for the night included Cathy Carpenter, Gregg Skiff and Joan Ellington.
Donald has been bowling since he was five-years old and his present average is 216.
Duran bowls in three leagues at Kiamesha Lanes and subs in leagues at Ellenville Lanes and Colonial Lanes in Chester.
Donald is single and is employed by Johnston's Toyota in Monticello.
Brought up and raised in a bowling family, Donald is the son of Paul and Debbie Durland of Wurtsboro.

Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This week's tip- is a reminder that although there are so many aggressive, high performance balls available, the main component of the sport is having a sharp game and becoming a good shot maker.
Lane conditions have become very soft and that combination with today's bowling balls has led to high scoring conditions making the majority of today's bowlers very complacent about working on their physical game. However, the sport of bowling is making a comeback as can be seen in some of the newer Sport Bowling Leagues so knowing how to adjust to varying lane conditions and understanding how to use today's bowling balls is only part of the equation.
For those bowlers who want to maximize their potential in this sport, I cannot stress enough the importance of finding a qualified and certified bowling instructor . Even more preferable, you should work with an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game.
For example, we use the Brunswick Pro Trainer system which gives us the ability to replay a student's shots in slow motion, show them what adjustments need to be made and compare them to the highest caliber bowlers in the world.....best of all......the student is able to take a video home to study and watch at their convenience.
The knowledge you gain from a Certified Instructor is knowledge that will be useful to you and will stay with you throughout your bowling life.
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 Brunswick Pro Shop Staff. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net

Kyle Stevens Having
An Outstanding Season

Liberty Lanes bowler Kyle Stevens is enjoying an outstanding 2007-2008 bowling season.
Just recently on April 2 he bowled a 268, 276, 278, 822 in the Wednesday Men's league while using a Brunswick Twisted Fury bowling ball on lanes 3 and 4. This was Kyle's third 800 series this year as he scored a 300, 300, 279, 839 on November 29, 2007 and a 248, 253, 300, 801 on January 10.
Two other perfect 300 games were scored on December 6, 2007 and on /December 7, 2007.
Kyle is presently averaging 228 in the Wednesday Men's league, 230 in the Thursday Men's Doubles league and 224 in the Friday Mixed league, all at Liberty Lanes.
He presently has to his bowling credits four career 800's and nine career 300's.
Kyle is single and is employed by Liberty Lanes.

Local Scores

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league includes a 199, 187, 556 by Lil Zieres, Pat Peters 180 and Rebecca Rhodes 186.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Mike Cole scored a 208, Dennis Brockner 224, Don Hill 203, Eric Nystrom 216, Mark Herbert 213, 213, 619, Russell Yerkes 214, 210, Walter Yanacek 197, Jon Wayne 199, Gary Erlwein 198, 202, Jackie Brockner 203, Roger Miller 207, Tom Schultz 227, 608, Mark Garro 195, Mike Hubbard 211 and Kris Rasmussen 199.
In the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen's league Brian Marino scored a 221, 211, 607 Tom Russell 226, Damien Vanleuven 202, 209, Justin Lopez 222, Bob Cady 248, 242, 658, Ed Townsend 223, 199, 613, John Hoffmann 202, 213, 604, Shirley Townsend 183, 191, 544, Peter Flanagan 224, Mike Beseth 222, 210, 602, Kory Kessler 203, 257, 653, Bruce Rutledge 212, Mike Hubbard 206, Dave Maus 222, 215, 617 and Roger Widmann 209.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Ladies Earl Birds league include a 183, 186, 538 by Melinda Ferris, Sherry Persbacker 193, 531, Kathleen Maltese 189, 528, Lori Walker 184, 522, Leslie Caskey 191, Michelle Wormuth 187 and Diane Miller 186.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Tony Wright scored a 223, 253, 224, 700, Rod Pudney 247, 223, 223, 693, Bill Gleim 202, 235, 246, 683, Robert Johnson 240, 255, 675, Lee Stanton 214, 196, 247, 657, Carl Davis 256, 210, 656, Jerry Kulakosky 258, 212, 649, Donald Marino 247, 201, 641, Brian Tiffany 255, 641, Allen Bullis Sr. 244, 222, 635, Jim Thompson 242, 202, 634, Neil Mosher 232, 212, 629, Pat Kille 236, 215, 623, Marc Fino 204, 226, 622, Jack Hazen 203, 223, 612, Brian Drumm 215, 201, 602, Daniel Wormuth 215, Frank Couse 258, brian Robinson 244 and Jay Wormuth 229.
In the Deposit Men's National league Paul Ignatovich bowled a 209, 237, 637, Al Bullis Jr. 249, 214, 633, Carl Davis 205, 222, 619, Shane Merwin 201, 201, 216, 618, Jim Valentine 215, 202, 611, Brad Tracy 204, 202, 204, 610, Robert Johnson 233, 608, Marc Cetta 225, 607, Tony Wright 218, Paul Fritz 226, Ray Cornwell 235, Rick Mills 222, Don Ferris 246, Harold Morgan 229 and Neil Mosher 213.
In the Friday Couples league Daniel Wormuth scored a 239, 226, 238, 703, James Dibble 210, 219, 215, 644, Andy Bullis 232, 214, 634, Bill Gleim 236, 227, 623, Matthew Johnson 244, 621, Gino Jones 222, 204, 609, Crystal Ellis 247, 584, Sandy Winans 201, 187, 559, Brian Tiffany 212, Adam Forrester 210, Hope Jones 189, 504 and Susan Clark 185.

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league include a 257 by Charles Blackburn , Russ Keesler 253, 642, John Hoffmann 246, 686, Donald Durland 652, Debbie Durland 221, 636, Joan Lake 205, 584, Mary Lee Williams 201 and Donna DuBois 201, 574.