Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Bowling Highlights Column 10-10-08

Kyle Stevens
Debbie Durland
2007-08 High Associations Averages

The list of high averages for the 2007-08 season in the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress) (USBC) Association have been published.
The top 10 high averages for men included Don B. Persons, bowling out of Middletown Lanes. Persons only bowled 36 games and established an average of 234.
Joseph Powell, bowling out of Pin Street Lanes in Florida maintained a 233 average while bowling 105 games.
Liberty Lanes bowler Kyle Stevens took Sullivan County honors with a 229 average and 102 games in the Men's Thursday night Doubles league. He also maintained a 227 and a 225 in two other leagues at Liberty Lanes.
Gary Kennedy, bowling out of Pin Street Lanes in Florida averaged 228 with 102 games.
Kiamesha Lanes bowler John Hoffmann maintained a 227 average with 96 games in the Monday Men's league. He also finished with a 219 average in another league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Williams S. Howell III averaged 225 with 90 games at Middletown Lanes. He also maintained averages of 220 and 214.
Kiamesha Lanes bowler Eddie Lake maintained a 225 average with 96 games in the Monday Men's league, Robert G. Quinn Jr. a 224 average with 66 games at Middletown Lanes, Rick Lake a 223 average with 96 games in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes and Michael P. Bianchi a 222 average with 99 games at Middletown Lanes.
Other Sullivan County men bowlers with 200 plus average included Doanld Durland with a 221, Edward Guthrie 221, Mark Wegener 221, Jack Moylan 220, Dean Shattuck 218, Robert Fix Jr. 217, John Fischer 215, Paul Minton Jr. 215, Vinnie Collura 214, Jaryl Scott 214, Walt Edwards Jr. 213, Kort Wheeler 213, Ralph Coney 211 and Mike Weiner 210.
Ladies high average honors go to Wurtsboro bowler Debbie Durland who maintained a 204 and a 200 average in 51 and 87 games in two leagues at Kiamesha Lanes.
Dorian Jennings, Danielle Lawrence and Patricia Watch maintaied 188 averages. Jennings had 86 games at Kiamesha Lanes, Lawrence 78 games at Middletown and Watch 84 games at Pin Street Lanes in Florida.
Woodbourne bowler Barbara Neist and Association Manager Michele Bensley maintained 187 averages. Neist with 85 games at Kiamesha Lanes and Bensley with 78 games at Middletown Lanes. Michele also maintained a 186 average with 90 games in another league at Minisink Lanes.
Cathy Van Horn had 21 games for a 186 average at Middletown Lnnes and Mardette Wilcox also maintained a 186 average with 92 games at Kimesha Lanes.
Other women maintained a 180 or above average included Heather Kinney, 184 with 93 games at Pin Street Lanes, JoAnn Predmore 183 with 81 games at Pin Street Lanes, Peggy Needham 181 and a 180 with 96 and 92 games at Pin Street Lanes, Linda Drew 180 avetrage with 83 games at Minisink Lanes and Kimberly Elia 180 with 93 games at Middletown Lanes.

The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This week's tip is for parents with children who either bowl in a youth league or bowl regularly with their own equipment.
Parents, when is the last time you had your child's fit checked on their bowling ball at your local pro shop?
Children tend to grow quickly and the gripping holes in their bowling balls must be adjusted to accommodate this growth. Bowling with poor-fitting equipment can become frustrating and uncomfortable. In most cases, it will only take a minute or two for adjustments to be made.
Also, if your child has his or her own bowling shoes, you can check the size yourself to see if the fit is acceptable. Do not wait for blisters to form on the toes.
Remember, the game is meant to be enjoyed, not to be a form of torture.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. 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

Ed's Outlook

The information pipeline in the sport of bowling sometimes is one of the most difficult areas to gain perfection.
The Tri-County NY USBC Association is studying ways to improve in this area and will launch a Web site in the near future
A Web site is a great source of information and communication within our great sport is a major problem.
League presidents and secretaries should be major areas in getting information including bowling scores and tournament data out to their members and the general bowling community.
So many league secretaries believe that just posting their current standings in their local bowling establishments is all they are required to do and in performing this duty they fail to understand that they are the pipeline for communications to work as it should.
League secretaries are the voice of their leagues but it has been estimated by USBC officials who have studied this problem that less than 10 percent of what leagues and associations produce is filtered to the bowling community.
The area that can help is that league;s chief executives should be at the forefront of the dispersal of information.
Bowling should reach out to league and association members and the general bowling community by using a number of tools like flyer's, news media and the Internet. E-mail can also be very effective and requires league secretaries to obtain e-mail address' from their members.
Redundancy and repetition is helpful in creating an effective communication program.
Let's all chip in and work to improve the overall health of our bowling community and the great sport of bowling.....getting the word out will help to increase participation in everything we do.

Local Scores

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 204, 212 by Nate Sanders, Dave Graham 216, 217, 626, Keith Smith 225, 229, 638, Dan Ricco 205, Mike Weiner 200, Jim VanAken 202, 226, Tom Belgiovene 201, John Hoffmann 233, 238, 664, Rudy Belanchia 208, 226, 203, 637, Pete Mitro 234, Seriefin Rodriguez 201, Jo Jo Van Keuren 211, 244, 617, Richard Levine 217, 206, Mike Cardo 202, Ryan Lepke 246, 617, Harrison Cheny 215, 213, 608, Joey Smith 200, 201, Rich Noecker 204, Mike Mason 243, John Fischer 217, 254, 650, Bob Wase 209, Doanld Durland 205, 266, 630, Paul Durland 202, 212, 200, 614, Jaryl Scott 216, Mark Wegener 247, Al Caycho 209, Jack Moylan 201, Rob Sze 210, Kort Wheeler 205, 219, Angel Rodriguez 222, Frank Scuderi 213, 219, Eddie Lake 235, 200, 211, 646, Rick Lake 214, Paul Curry 256, 201, 628 and Allan Jones 227, 237, 216, 680.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Tom Hickman scored a 249, John Hoffmann 245, 638, Neil Bell Jr. 234, Larry Berens 627, Matt Cooper 600, Debie Durland 256, 633, Leanne Mangabang 221, 559, Karen Kilgore 211 and Joan Lake 551.
In the Wednesday Men's league Russ Keesler scored a 222, 608, Tom McIntyre 220, 207, 610, Rick Lara 225, Josh Strang 213, George Battle 204, Larry Berens 246, 215, 642, Dean Shattuck 279, 224, 683, John Hoffmann 223, 205, 623, Tom Belgiovene 204, Pedro Agapito 215, Mike Weiner 245, 216, 200, 661, Al Caycho 234, 209, 621, Kenny Atkins 223, 257, 675, Tim Minton 211, Eddie Lake 227, 215, 641, Chris Magie 215, Dave Porter Jr. 201, William Danchak 232 and Frank DiCostanzo 203.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division G. VanAken scored scored a 73 and C. Jones 97. In the Bantams division S. Patel scored a 127. In the Preps division M. DeGraw scored 101, S. Rustic 118, S. Patel 92, P. Patel 116, 123, N. Goldsmith 106.
In the Jr./Mjrs division of the Youth leagues J. Moss scored a 163, 174, E. Walsh 192, J. Durland 202, S. Durland 128, 134, 117, K. Gessman 146, M. Edwards 140, B. Fraser96, 91, 80, P. Agapito 225, 234, N. Price 194, S. Deitchman 180, B. DeGraw 140, 131, S. Driever 127, 147, K. Fraser 146, C. Israel 120, 117 and S. Comfort 92.

Gravity Alley

Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Fun league include a 212 by Jeff Jarfas, Scott Ropke 221, John Daniels 243 and Jerry Kammeier 217, 610.

Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlights scores in the Tuesday Ladies Early Birds league include a 225, 545 by Linda Ferris, Anne Couse 180, 519, Louise Botsford 180, 511, Kathleen Stanton 194 and Tammy Kane 192.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Jonathon Wayne scored a 202, 210, 259, 671, Donald Marino 226, 221, 220, 667, Paul Iglnatovich 221, 236, 654, Craig Gehrig 208, 245, 651, Ryan Kille 239, 200, 622, Maurice Wormuth 230, 609, Tony Wright 255, 607, James Dibble 215, 200, 605, Andrew Bullis 209, 206, 601, Allen Bullis Sr. 212, 205, Pat Kille 217, Jerry Kulakosky 246, Glenn Bowker 262, Hank Whitmore 220Lee Stanton 219, Jack Hazen 227, Mitch Persbacker 213, Francis Wormuth 215, Nick Possemato 213 and Neil Mosher 227.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Harry Triebe Sr. scored a 245, 263, 216, 724, Jeff Curtis 244, 212, 247, 703, Steve Hopkins 237, 268, 683, Robert Johnson 259, 215, 662, Al Bullis Sr. 212, 259, 657, Dale Conklin 204, 233, 615, Greg Keesler 233, 215, 615, Al Bullis Jr. 227, 204, 610, Andrew Bullis 243, 601, Bill Gleim 269, Paul Ignatovich 228, Don Ferris 226, Vic Davis 219, Len Terrell 210 and Rob Bolster 213.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles Couples league James Dibble scored a 234, 225, 652, William Gleim 213, 224, 626, Daniel Wormuth 210, 235, 602, Rick Mills 232, Howard Couse 224, Scott Ellis 235, Gary Resti 221, Cecil Spenceer 213, Greg Keesler 210, Kristina Couse 185, 185, 535, Sandy Winans 190, 502, Judy Ellis 190 and Michelle Wormuth 180.

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league include Lillian Zieres with a 184, 224, 573 and Debra Loughrey 186.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Ed LeRoy scored a 214, 232, 604, Gary Erlwein 204, Mark Herbert 204, John Fink 200, Bob Cady 213, 201, Don Hill 226, Roger Miller 224, Charles Reichenback 200, Jackie Brockner 204 and Karl Adams 231.
In the Wednesday Businessmen's league Roger Widmann scored a 234, 202, Laresko Niifa 228, 610, Joseph Gager 221, Alan Rutledge 222, Kory Keesler 201, 218, Bruce Rutledge 201, Shirley Townsend 181, Peter Flannigan 237, Ed Townsend 201, Paul Minton 223, 233, 647, Ed Blume 203 and Dwayne Cabrera 200.

This column is written by Ed Townsend, who is a consultant to the professional sport of bowling. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Tri-County NY United States Bowling Congress (USBC) where he serves as Publicity Director. If you have a topic that you believe would make good reading or have league scores or tournament information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177 or by sending an email to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com For a much more expanded version of our bowling column visit our Web site at http://www.http//bght.blogspot.com









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