Friday, May 9, 2008

Bowling Highlights Column 5-9-08

Champions of the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes is the Lawn Doctor team consisting of members, l to r, George Battle, Dean Shattuck, Frank Muller Jr., Larry Berens and Shane Cunningham.


The Hack Masters team are the 2007-08 champions of the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen's league at Callicoon Lanes. Members of the team include, front row, l to r, Kory Kessler, Mike Beseth and Bruce Rutledge. Back row, l to r, Alan Rutledge and Mark Rutledge.






Champions of the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league at Kiamesha Lanes is the IAPOTH team consisting of members, l to r, Kevin Stackhouse, Robert Yakin Sr., Roberta Yakin and John Hoffmann.





Paul & Debbie Durland
James Durland
Donald Durland
Durland Family Had Great 2007-08 Season

The Wurtsboro bowling family consisting of Paul and Debbie Durland along with their sons, Donald and James have finished what certainly can be called a great 2007-08 bowling season.
Paul and Debbie are the 2008 champions of the annual Monticello Elks Scotch Doubles tournament winning the event on March 1 with a 662 score over 50 other two-person teams at Kiamesha Lanes.
Debbie Durland is truly one of the premier female bowlers in the Sullivan Tri-County area and on March 18 she added to her high-scoring talents when she scored a 255, 735 series in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Debbie also maintained a 204 plus average and bowls both at Kaimesha Lanes and Colonial Lanes in Chester. On January 29 of this year she recorded 11 strikes in a row for a 290 single and a 665 series.
Her bowling equipment consists of a Morich Onslaught bowling ball.
She has one perfect 300 game bowled in August of 2004 in the Kiamesha Lanes Friday Doubles summer league and one of her previous high series included a 720.
Twenty-year-old Donald Durland recorded his fifth career 300 on April 4.
He scored this 300 while subbing in the Friday Night Mixed league for Tom Skiff Jr. Donald started out with a 201, added a 358 and then scored his fifth career 300 using an Ebonite Maxim plastic bowling ball on lanes 5 and 6.
His previous high series was bowled earlier this year in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes when he recorded a 268, 249, 279, 796.
Donald has been bowling since he was five years old and his present average is 216 plus.
He bowls in three leagues at Kiamesha Lanes and subs in leagues at Ellenville Lanes and Colonial Lanes in Chester.
Sixteen-year-old James Durland recorded several nice scores this past season.
Bowling in the Saturday Morning Youth league at Kiamesha Lanes, James scored a 265 game on lanes 1 and 2 using a Morich Ravage III bowling ball.
He has been bowling for some 11 years.
James also received the boys hight game (243) net score award in this years Tri-County NY USBC Association youth Major/Senior Division Tournament held at Pin Street Lanes in Warwick.
James is a Sophomore at Monticello Central High School.
Congratulations to an outstanding bowling family.

Leagues Complete
Season, Will See
You In The Fall

Leagues at Callicoon Lanes, Fox Bowling Center and Kiamesha Lanes have finished league play for the 2007-08 season. Our congratulations to all the league champions.
This week's bowling tip by Mike Luongo is included in a Morich Camp photo caption.
We again thank the Professional Bowling Association for their continued cooperation and applaude them on a great season.
We take this opportunity to thank the many league secretaries who provided league scores and happenings and look forward to working with everyone this coming fall.
Our hats are off to the oustanding board of directors of the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and Association Manager Michele Bensley for their o work and contrabutions to make this great sport of bowling work for everyine the the tri-county area.
We also thank Mike Luongo for his continued support and bowling tips he makes weekly to this column.
Included in this weeks column are several league champion photos from the Wednesday Mixed Businessmen's league at Callicoon Lanes, the Wednesday Men's League and the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Have a great summer, enjoy the many outdoor sports activities, (but don't forget there are summer bowling leagues available) don't get too much sun, stay healthy and we will see you when our column returns in September.

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