Bowling Highlights Column 10-25-13

Conner Scores First 300  

                                                                 

  Forty-five year-old Ellenvillle Central School Coach Merrill Conner knows what the sporting terminology

 "substitute" means and he responded the best way he could by producing his first career 300 October 9 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes. 

  Conner,  who resides in Napanoch bowls on the All County Insulation team which uses a rotating roster and he was not scheduled to bowl October 9.

  Members of the team include William Mitchell, Tom Mitchell, Dave Garlinghouse and  Shane Conner.

  Merrill's nephew Shane was unable to bowl that night and so Merrill was called in as a substitute and delivered big time blasting the maples for a 209, 228, 300, 737 series and at one point between the end of the second game and during the third game rolled 18 strikes out of 19 frames.

  Coach isn't a nick name for Conner who is employed full time as a NYS corrections office at Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch and also is the assistant varsity football coach at Ellenville Central and additionally is the varsity wrestling and baseball coach at Ellenville. 

  Merrill noted that he has yet to score an 800 series and his average in the only one league he bowls in is presently 222. 

  Bowling since the age of 11 his first years of bowling were in the Ellenville Bantam league and he has leaglue bowled at Ellenville Lanes, Liberty Lanes and Kiamesha Lanes for the past 27 years,

  "I've always been just a one night a week bowler mainly to get together with friends," Conner said. 

  All strikes were in the pocket on lanes 13 and 14.

  Merrill is married to his wife, Gwen. 

  Ed's Outlook

    The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA)  is looking for a new executive director.

    Steve Johnson announced his resignation recently stating "after my years of service and undergoing the challenge of leading and implementing a number of initiatives for the association, it is time for new leadership........ and I'm proud of the progress and accomplishments we've made at the BPAA.

  Johnson will pursue another opportunity outside of bowling but there were no statements as to what that new position would be. .

  BPAA President Calthy DeSocio thanked Steve "for his leadership, marketing acumen and his dedicated years of service and we greatly appreciate all that he has brought to BPAA."

  The BPAA board of directors will begin a national search for a successor.

  The BPAA is headquartered in Arlington, Texas at the International Bowling Campus and provides its members with group purchasing programs, business and educational seminars, legislative representation and proactively promotes the association and the bowling industry.

  Ed Townsend, a PR Consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles the information for this column. If you have league scores, tournament information, score a 300 or 800 series or even bowl your age, call Ed at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook and Twitter.

  The Bowling Tip

  By Mike Luongo

  Bowlers: This weeks tip will help you execute and repeat good shots by having your body set properly so that you can use the laws of physics to roll the ball and eliminate tension in your swing.

  As I've mentioned in previous columns, too much upper body and head movement make it very difficult to repeat shots.

  The purpose of the stance is to place the body in an athletic position, eliminate all unnecessary movements during the approach and reduce tension. 

  Resting forearms against the body, in the stance, will help reduce tension in the upper body.

  How do we do this?

  Here are the four steps in the proper order for setting posture.

  1. Set the feet (toward your break point).

  2. Set your head (tilted over the ball).

  3. Set your posterior (this is your balance point as you are swinging a heavy object).

  4. Set the ball position close as noted above.

  You are now in position to start a smooth approach. Maintain you body position and let the ball swing under your shoulder. You will find this easy to repeat shot after shot.

  Note: Watch the PBA and note the body positions but keep in mind that your exact body position may vary to accommodate different physiology. Also, if your ball does not fit, it will be difficult to eliminate tension from your swing.

  Mike Luongo is a certified IBPSIA Pro-Shop Operator, Master instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Events assistant with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. Have a question, call him at 435-720-7939 or email at mikel@stormbowling.com 

 Local Scores

 compiled by Ed Townsend)

 Callicoon Kristal Bowl

 Monday Hortonville Ladies

  Sue Naughton 166, 178, Lillian Zieres 153, 167, Pat Peters 154, Maureen Schlott 163, Joyce Brooks 160, Debbie Loughrey 151, Deedee Schrader 194, Barbara Pingel 155, Judy Mohn 179, Mardette Wilcox 174.

Tues. Delaware Valley Men

  Kory Keesler 220, Bruce Rutledge 203, Joe Meyer 212, Rob Bivins 182, Troy Parucki 182, 209, Mike Gieger 188, Albert Tyles 186, Steve Ross 223, Tom Bisig 198, John Kline 194, 196, Eugene Fulton 197, Gary Erlwein 206, 180, Bob Cady 185, 182, Dean Shattuck 195, Joe Gager 189.

Wednesday Mens

  Brian Brustman 198, Robert Glassel Sr. 182, John Diehl 190, Jack Diehl 189Craig Stewart 211, Roger Widmann 192.

Beechwood Lanes

Monday Ladies

  Janet Bertholf 167, Pam Wayne 181, Diane Conroy 157, Lori Kimmes 156, Lois Erdman 152, 158, Barbara Cady 153, Tracy Puerscher 159. 

Fox Bowling Center

Tues. Girls Nite Out

  Linda Ferris 182, Bonnie Laduke 183, 504.

 Wed. Men's Independent

  Tom Anderson 238, Zach Benson 606, Andrew Bullis 243, 632, Dale Conklin 605, Shane Ding 235, 606, Brandon Drumm 237, 247, 238, 722, Dylan Green 225, Martin Haeussler 233, Jack Hazen 245, 670, Steve Jacobi 237, Rob Johnson a nice 300 game and a 725 series, Scott Lacy 226, 632, Josh Milucky 248, Cory Newman 267, 696, Mitch Persbacker 610, Dick Price 616, Brian Tiffany 235, Jonathon Wayne 243, 251, 244, 738, Zuke Wormuth 227, 289, 716, Tony Wright 228, 658.

Thurs. Men's Deposit Ntl. 

  Bucky Buchanan 244, 615, Craig Conklin 239, 227, 636, Ray Cornwell 226, 664, Mike Costello 245, 620, Frank Couse Sr. 239, 639, Scott Ellis 604, Matt Johnson 258, 267, 710, Greg Keesler 237, 634, Rick Mills 621, Willy Muller 234, Dan Wormuth 246, 674.

Friday Couples

  Andy Bullis 236, 612, Frank Couse Sr. 245, 606, Norman Ellis 226, 236, 663, Dana McGraw 187, 204, 224, 615, Walt Oralls 227, 277, 697, Tia Robinson 180, Tim Smith 630, Sandy Wagner 181, 180, Dan Wormuth 237, 276, 717, Jeremy Wormuth 233. 

Saturday Youth

  Junior league Trisha McElroy 181, Kristy Capel 172, Bantam Girls Sierra Francisco 112, Bantam Boys Nathaniel Hendrickson 105, 107. 

Sunday Mixed Fun

  Reva Jones 190, 235, 588, Donnie Marino 245, 235, 670, Savanna Mills (youth girls) 136, 139, 131, 406.

Kiamesha Lanes

Monday Men's

  Eddie Lake 236, 266, 702, Rick Lane 247, 259, 717, Shane Connor 258, 254, 736, Billy Curry 261, 621, Greg Fallon 235, 615, Vinnie Collura 238, 257, 246, 741, Donnie Durland 233, 237, 667, Justin Lopez 246, 656, Rudy Belanchia 225, 656, John Fischer 247, 237, 686, Jon Wilhelm 290, 289, 783, Laresko Niifa 257, 613, Ronnie Totten 246, 621, Eddie Walsh 256, 232, 701, Pedro Agapito 254, 233, 703, Walt Edwards 236, Frank Scuderi 227, Larry Whipple 245, 648, Dan VanAken 230, 228, 675, Merrill Steinhilbergo 244, Matt Fallon 234, 254, 701, Larry Berens 613, Keith Smith 236, 668, Dave Graham 246, 661, Armen Murad 236, 644, Bobby Cooper 630, Jody Farquhar 617, Jason Budd 235, 266, 722, Diego Caba 608, George Budd 256, Jim VanAken 227, 227, 636, Tim McIntyre 235, 277, 226, 738.

Tues. Mixed Firefighters 

  Debra Blackford 193, 190, 551, Mary Lee Williams 199, 182, 547, Vera Bernhardt 186, 535, Trasey Barres 198, 183, 517, Andrea Grossman 189, Laura Palmer 191, Kyle Stevens 236, 279, 247, 762, Paul Minton 289, 235, 717, Jack Rustic 245, 247, 687, Chris Stevens 239, 236, 681, Russ Keesler 243, 232, 669, Kevin Stackhouse 256, 663, Peter Nastasi 229, 662, Laresko Niifa 256, 627, Kris Gwiozdowski 621, Eddie Walsh 225, 621, Tom Palmer 621, Shane Cunningham 615.

Wednesday Men's

  Jon Wilhelm 639, Kyle VanWolde 239, 626, Jason Jones 226, 248, 697, Dan VanAken 229, Tim McIntyre279, 706, James VanAken 245, 692, Robert Sze 615, Keith Smith 265, 246, 691, Tom Belgiovene 295, 668, John Fischer 226, 624, Pedro Agapito 264, 247, 704, Larry Whipple 235, 605, Chris Parken 230, Charlie Tuttle 634, Kyle Matthews 226, 279, 708, Shane Cunningham 274, 676, David Sawall 225, 245, 677, Jason Rogers 246, 629, Mikey Travis 226, 625, Nick Price 243, 623, Edwin Rodriguez 227, 627, Joe Brown 267, 686, John Hoffmann 225, 618, James Durland 236, 676, Russell Bivins 232, Larry Hicks 248, Carlos Torres 271, 634, Paul Minton 268, 238, 729, Dwayne Cabrera 236, 628, Eddie Blume 229, Tom Mitchell 279, 700, David Garlinghouse 235, 243, 647.

Thursday Ladies

  Ann Sawyer 213, Mary Jane Conklin 185, Joan Lake 181, Marie Frunzi 197, M. Smith 200, Cindy Short 184, Cara Nicholson 190, Valerie Fersch 201, Lisa Cartwright 196, 192, Shirley Bowens 206, Karen Gabriel 189, Pat Gibson 182, Mary Morris 182, Mary Lee Williams 189, 252, 225, 666.