Don Durland Scores 14th 300
Twenty-four year-old Wurtsboro bowler Donald Durland recorded his
14th career 300 on October 31 while subbing in the Wednesday Men's league at
Kiamesha Lanes.
Donald bowls regularly in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes
where he maintains a 241 average, Tuesday in the Men's league at Hoe Bowl On The
Hill Lanes in Kingston with a 223 average and Thursday in the Men's l;eauge at
Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh with a 220 average.
In the October 31 perfect game he rolled a Storm IQ Tour bowling
ball on Lanes 15-16. In this league he maintains a 236 average. Donald finished
out this league match with a 215, 268, 783 series.
His 13th 300 was bowled February 6 of this year in the Kiamesha
Lanes Monday Men's league..
Durland's 11th and 12th perfect games came within a weeks
span.on December 5 and December 12, 2011, in the Monday Men's league at
Kiamesha Lanes.
The early weeks of December appears to be a good time of the year
for Durland as he also bowled his highest career series on December 1, 2010
when he clipped the maples for a 825 off of single games of 258, 279, 288 in the
Wednesday Men's League at Kiamesha Lanes.
His 11th career 300 was bowled on lanes 13-14 while his 12th 300
game was bowled on lanes 3-4. On both nights he used two bowling balls, the
Hammer Jig Saw Trap and the Roto Grip Rising Star. The Hammer ball was used for
his first two games on December 5 where he also scored a 276 and 232 and the
Roto Grip ball helped him roll the two 300 games in the last game of both nights
for a 808 series December 5 and a 201, 246, 300, 747 on December
12.
Durland over the past several years has shown steady league growth
and at one point in time competed in PBA regional tournaments. He indicated last
year that "it just got too costly to compete in these events."
He is easily considered one of the premier men bowlers in the
Tri-State area. Donald recorded his first-ever 300 game during the 2005-2006
season as a youth bowler in the Saturday Morning Youth leagues at Kiamesha
Lanes. His mother, Debbie Durland is one of the premier women bowlers in the
Tri-County area and his father Paul and younger brother James maintain the high
Durland family bowling standards. James is now bowling collegiate competition in
Kentucky.
Prior to his 825 series his previous high series was a 796 off
single games of 268, 249 and 279 and was bowled several years ago in the Monday
Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
He has been bowling since the age of 5.
Donald is single and is employed by the Monticello
Greenhouse.
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