Thursday, January 28, 2010

Bowling Highlights Column 1-29-10

Eddie Lake with his now famous Hammer bowling ball.....Gets his 10th 300 game

John Hoffmann records his 26th 300 game.



Kelly Kulick First Woman To Win A PBA Tour Championship

Lake Scores 10th--Hoffmann 26th 300

Monticello bowlers forty six-year-old Eddie Lake and sixty-eight year-old John Hoffmann scored perfect 300 games on January 18 in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Lake's 300 was his 10th career perfect game and Hoffmann recorded his 26th 300.
A change back to his old Hammer bowling ball proved to be the correct move for Monticello ace bowler Eddie Lake on Monday night December 29 in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
A little over a year ago Lake had been without his now 20-year-old Hammer bowling ball as it was being repaired by Mickey Luongo down at Mike's Pro Shop in Middletown. He got the repaired ball back and in two weeks the old Hammer resulted in revising the Eddie Lake "300 game Express" as he smashed the maples for his ninth career 300 game on December 29, 2008.
Well the ball hasn't changed noted Lake as he commended on the January 18 perfect game which was rolled on lanes 15 and 16 with games of 213, 216, 300 and a 729 series.
After the old Hammer was repaired Ed noted that the ball had a little larger span on it and it took him a little time to get use to the change in the span.
During the 2007-08 bowling season Lake recorded four 300 games. Eddie had a 300 on January 21, 2008, scored another 300 in the second game of a match November 9, 2008 in the Friday Night Mixed league making it his third perfect 300 game that season.
Eddie on October 1 and October 2 , 2007, made bowling history in Sullivan County by bowling 300 games on consecutive nights. Lake on Monday October 1 in the Monday Men's league smashed the maples for a 223, 300, 277, 800 series. The next night, Tuesday October 2, while a substitute bowler in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league he scored a 207, 300, 235 for a 732 series. Both leagues are at Kiamesha Lanes.
Lake over the years has admitted that his Hammer bowling ball was showing some wear and tear as several years ago there was a big chunk of the ball missing at the top of his finger holes, which has since been repaired. He has also said that there was no need to change to any of the new modern style balls when he had scoring success with this ball.
His high 856 series was bowled in 2004 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Eddie presently bowls in the Monday and Wednesday Men's leagues and the Friday Mixed Doubles league, all at Kiamesha Lanes. Ed's present average is 223 in the Monday league.
Lake is single and comes from a well known Sullivan County bowling family with brother Ricky Lake and mother Joan Lake.
The "Little Lefty" John Hoffmann last recorded a 300 on November 11, 2009 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Hoffmann recorded three 300 games in 2009 on March 17, March 30 and November 11 and prior to the November perfect game had been battling the dreaded left hander 7 pin stigma which always ends a perfect game on a solid pocket hit.
The January 18 perfect game was rolled on lanes 5 and 6 using a Roto Grip Quest bowling ball with scores of 278, 300 and a 774 series. His present Monday league average is 226.
One week prior to this 300 game Hoffmann had been on a pretty good scoring binge as he bowled a 277, 269, 233, 779, in the January 11 Monday league, a 245, 227, 269, 741 in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league and a 249, 246, 247, 742 in the Wednesday Men's league for a total one week nine-game average of 251.33.
Hoffmann recorded his first 300 game on July 23, 1991 in the Essex County New Jersey Association in the 420 DBLS. SMT league at Eagle Rock Lanes.
Hoffmann is a well-known technical bowler and when Mike Luongo, now a Sales Advisor and Special Events Coordinator for the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company, drilled out the Roto Grip ball for Hoffmann, Luongo noted to this columnist that "John has a real nice game."
John won the high average bowler honors with a 229 in the Tri-County NY USBC Association for the 2006-07 season. He bowled professionally from 1990 to 1993 in the Northeast Regional Professional Bowlers Association where he got his "Little Lefty" nickname from PBA Tour Bowler Tommy Delutz Jr.
Hoffmann was also the 2007 Tri-County NY USBC Champion and is also a New Jersey State Senior Champion.
USBC and former ABC records have Hoffmann with eight 11-strikes in a row games, one 298, two 299 games and nine 800 plus series.
Four years ago he became a certified USBC coach and is considered an excellent teacher of the game.
Hoffmann has been bowling for some 53 years, is single and retired and lives in the South Woods Road area of the Town of Thompson.

PBA

Sports History was made last Sunday afternoon as Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour Title by capturing the 45th PBA Tournament of Champions held at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.
She defeated Chris Barnes 265-195.
The One A Day Dick Weber Open will air this Sunday on ESPN2 at 1 p.m.
For full details on this and other PBA events go to our web page, http://bght.blogspot.com/

Local Youth
Bowler Scores
A 712 Series

Pedro Agapito III, a 15-year-old Monticello High School student scored a 712 series recently in the Jr./Mjrs division of the Saturday Morning Youth league at Kiamesha Lanes.
His single games bowled on lanes 5 and 6 using a Blue Motiv TR2 bowling ball were 199, 246, 267,
Bowling for 4 years now his present average is 198. Pedro lives in Monticello with his parents Pedro C. Agapito and Kim Gallagher.

Local Scores

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 601 by Michael MulliganGil Suarez230, 235, 619, Dan Ricco 258, 619, Mike Weiner 243, 610, Paul Durland 266, 629, Jaryl Scott 257, 236, 717, Vinnie Collura 258, 247, 695, Donald Durland 258, 299, 735, James VanAken 233, 650, Josh Strang 239, 653, John Hoffmann 277, 269, 233, 779, John Fischer 268, 625, Nate Sanders 236, 603, William Bartley 611, Dave Graham 602, Keith Raymond 225, Jo Jo Van Keuren 628, Frank Martinez 626, Al Caycho 226, 248, 660, Jon Wilhelm 249, 668, Frank Scuderi235, 644, Eddie Lake 228, 641, Rick Lake 234, 632, Lloyd Bridges 232, Niifa Laresko 267, 619, Keith Smith 239, 227, 655, Jack Moylan 226, James Ratner 616, Kort Wheeler 256, 233, 704, Allan Jones 226, 234, 245, 705, Daniel VanAken 236, 235, 685, Paul Curry 245, 670, William Helms 264, 632, Mal Press 234, 643.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Carena Collura 187, 182, 203, 572, Carol MacAdam 222, 196, 552, Pa Mulhern 210, 546, Lisa Cartwright 181, 511, Andrea Grossman 206, 521, Russ Keesler 266, 671, Robert Yakin Jr. 233, Stan Gilmore 225, 246, 645, Fran Kaiser 190. 500, Daniel VanAken 225, Debbie Durland 192, 224, 570, Jon Wilhelm 600, Ed Guthrie 234, 650, Mary Lee Williams 180, 190, 519, Joan Lake 198, 202, 543, Dorian Jennings 183, 199, 552, Ryan Lepke 227, 601, Jack Rustic 238, 602, George Kelley 632, Deborah Cunningham 199, Kevin Stackhouse 279, 674, Roberta Yakin 190, 182, 501, Robert Yakin Sr. 614, John Hoffmann 256, 670, Kris Gwiozdowski 226, 625,
In the Wednesday Men's league George VanAken Jr. 227, Daniel VanAken 234, 258, 673, Kenneth Hopkins 242, Kevin Stackhouse 238, 646, Al Caycho 225, 671, Mike Weiner 606, Juan Lopez 256, 662, John Lopez 235, William Danchak 266, 629, George Battle Jr. 246, 241, 670, Frank Muller Jr. 246, Larry Berens 245, 664, Allan Jones 268, 235, 711, Dale Sonneschein 227, 615, Paul Durland 233, 225, 615, Josh Strang 644, Tom Belgiovene 225, John Hoffmann 249, 246, 247, 742, Jody Farquhar 236, Rick Lara 277, 235, 677, Frank Emmens 239, 649, Vincent Degraw 230, Troy Morris 235, Wayne Atkins 246, 242, 703, Eddie Lake 256, 227, 696, Gregory Fallon 602, Matt Fallon 258, 651, Richard Bradford 236, 618, Donald Durland 299, 235, 235, 769.
In the Thursday Ladies league Barb Merton 180, 181, 529, Connie McKenley 178, 173, 518, Anna Sawyer 184, Sonya Robinson 202, 190, 550, Joan Lake 211, 189, 577, Liz Stubits 185, Cathy Brown 192, Lisa Cartwright 179, 188, 528, Clorisa Hopkins 192, 216, 577, Pat Gibson 182, Debbie Durland 207, 171, 547, Pat Shuart 180, Debbie Heins 184, Cheryl Neist 209, Barbara Durbak 179, 182, 522, Kim Peck 210, 179, 531, Mardette Wilcox 186, 205, 175, 566.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division Kaylen Blackford 59, Erin Brawley 57, Amelia Edwards 93. In the Preps division Tayl'r Porter 76, rachel Drillings 55, 44, 42, Mikayla DeGraw 142, Stacey Reuss 76, 96, 91, Ben Drillings 105, 80, 86, Sierra Barbianti 72, 79, Anthony Pagani 91, 86, Cody Burns 97, 108, Shaym Patel 101, 106, Rup Patel 147. In the Jr./Mjrs division Shivani Patel 180, 172, James Durland 221, 212, 216, 649, Matt Edwards 146, 162, Kishan Patel 153, Jared Friedman 181, Kristy Gessman 126, John Barbiani 102, 91, 111, Shawn Sinistorie 172, Steven Sinistorie 165, 216, Bryden Fraser 114.

Fox Bowling Center

Fox Bowling Center owner-manager Bill Gleim recorded his 17th career 300 Janauary 21 in the Thursday Men's Deposit National league.
Gleim, 45, recorded the perfect game on lanes 1 and 2 using a Hammer Vibe bowling ball.
A 200 plus average bowler Gleim has been bowling for some 38 years and bowled professionally on the PBA Regional tour from 1998 through 2001.
He purchased the Fox Bowling Center from his parents in 1996.

Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Men's Independent league include a 232, 609 by Tom Anderson, Frank Couse Jr. 266, 245, 715, Brandon Drumm 243, Art Gately 235, 668, Craig Gehrig 236, 655, Ben Green 250, 279, 755, Dylan Green 234, 636, Jeremy Bulley 633, John Gurnick 29, Rob Johnson 236, 247, 679, Gino Jones 225, 629, Pat Kille 243, 656, Ryan Kille 254, 657, Jerry Kulakosky 244, 604, Dick Layton 633, Donnie Marino 267, 673, Robert McNaught 237, 653, Neil Mosher 603, Charlie Reichenbaugh 242, 243, 685, Sam Rowe 227 Jonathon Wayne 247, 644, Fran Wormuth 602, Jay Wormuth 234, 229, 678, Tony Wright 235, 234, 243, 712.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Al Bullis Jr. 248, 692, Andy Bullis 232, 257, 710, Craig Conklin 601, Ray Cornwell 238, 628, Jeff Curtis 247, 640, Norm Ellis Jr. 247, 228, 655, Paul Fritz 232, 607, Bill Gifford 225, John Gurnick 225, Robert Johnson 258, 674, Gino Jones 232, 603, Greg Keesler 259, 646, John Lanner 246, 641, Rich Lenio 254, 235, 658, Dave Lester 245, 664, Rick Mills 254, 650, Neil Mosher 266, 685, Jim Valentine 233, 679.
In the Friday Mixed Couples league Arletta Akselrad 187, Andy Bullis 248, 667, Anne Couse 180, 246, 193, 619, Crystal Ellis 222, Norman E. Ellis 226, Bill Gleim 242, 256, 686, Julie Martin 187, Mark McGraw 234, 234, 626, Dawn Mclenon 188, Jen Smith 235, 506, Jonney Stanton 226, 232, 603, Dan Wormuth 643, Michelle Wormuth 188.
In the Sunday Mixed Fun league Matt Johnson 614, Don Marino 234, 269, 720, Dave Mills 613, Savanna Mills (youth girls games) 149, 142, Fred Shakelton 279, 699.

Beechwood Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies league include a 193, 180, 162, 535 by Barbara Cady, Lori Kimmes 175, Diane Staves 167, Tracey Puerschner 165, Dot McCormack 160.
In the Tuesday Ladies league Pat Peters 188, Debbie Loughrey 195, 487, Lillian Zieres 187, 467.

This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading, or have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, via e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of the bowling column, please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/




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