Bowling Highlights 11-8-13

Rodriguez 300-Conner 805

  The 300 and 800 bowling club continued at Kiamesha Lanes the past several weeks with Edwin "Flaco" Rodriguez scoring his first career 300 on October 23 and Shane Conner smashed the maples for an 805 series on October 28.

  Monticello resident Rodriguez bowled his perfect game on lanes 11 and 12 using a Circle Voltage bowling ball in the Wednesday Men's league.

  His Kidz Club team mates include Jo Jo VanKeuren, Pete Mitro and Serafin Rodriguez Jr.

  He has no 800 series and his current average is 195, only bowling in one league a week.

  "Flaco" noted that all the strikes were in the pocket except for the last ball. "I noticed that everyone stopped bowling to watch my 10th frame so that made me nervous and my very last strike ended up on the Jersey side. 

  Bowling on and off for some 20 years Rodriguez is single and has no children. 

  Thirty-seven year-old Middletown bowler Shane Conner scored his 805 series off single games of 248, 299, 258 on Kiamesha Lanes number 5 and 6 using an Outlaw bowling ball. 

  He bowls on the Monday Men's league team Longshots with team mates Mike Weiner, Dan Ricco and Mike Mulligan. 

  Conner has no 300 games and has previously recorded one 800 series. Present average for his Kiamesha Lanes Monday and Wednesday Men's leagues is 217.

  All strikes were in the pocket. 

  Bowling for some 20 plus years Conner is employed as a lineman for New York State Electric & Gas. He is single and has two children. 

Ed's Outlook

  ESPN Television bowling fans should get ready for a new look as the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) are introducing Dyed Oil for the World Series of Bowling Telecasts.

  This historic step will include adding blue dye to the lane conditioning oil for the five PBA televised events.

  The oil will be applied exclusively on the pair of Brunswick lanes installed in the South Point Hotel Exhibit B complex in Las Vegas.

  It has been difficult for bowling fans to get a definition of what the professionals face when competing and it has been difficult to see with the naked eye but now for the first time fans will literally be able to see how the pattern of oil looks on the lane.

  The WSOB shows were all taped November 2 and 3 and will air on ESPN beginning December 1 at 1 p.m. with the Cheetah Championship.

  The Viper Championship will air December 8 at 1 p.m., the Chameleon Championship December 15 at 1 p.m., the Scorpion Championship December 22 at 1 p.m. the World Bowling Tour Finals January 5 at 1 p.m., the PBA World Championship December 29 at 1 p.m., the PBA Regional Players Invitational Finals January 12 at 1 p.m. and the PBA 50 Finals on January 12 at 1 p.m.   

  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 you 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 week's tip is a reminder that although there are so m any agressive, high performance balls available, the main component of the sport is having a sharp game and becoming a shot maker.

  Lane conditions almost everywhere have become very soft in many bowling establishments and that combination with today's bowling balls has led to high scoring conditions making the majority of today's bowlers very complacent about working on their physical games.

  For those bowlers who want to maximize their potential in this sport, I cannot stress enough the importance of finding a qualified and certified bowling instructor.

  Even more preferable, you should work with an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game. 

  There is the Brunswick Pro Trainer that gives instructors the ability to replay  a student's shots in slow motion, show them adjustments that need to be made and compare them to the highest caliber bowlers in the world.

  The knowledge you gain from a Certified instructor is knowledge that will be useful to you and stay with you throughout your bowling life.

  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

Callicoon Kristal Bowl

Monday Hortonville Ladies

  Sue Naughton 179, 162, Lillian Zieres 193, 171, 159, 523, Pat Peters 167, 186, 158, 511, Rebecca Rhodes 157, Maureen Schlott 157, Joyce Brooks 187, 174, 504, Debbie Loughrey 174, 154, Judy Mohn 150, Dawn Roemer 167, Mardette Wilcox 193, 211, 531, 

Tues. Delaware Valley Men's

  Dean Shattuck 247, Russell Lyons 221, Joe Gager 225, 190, 190, 605, Kory Keesler 184, 206, 200, Joe Meyer 185, Rob Bivins 186, Ed Leroy 190, 180, Mark Scriber 202, 189, Jonathan Heinle 188, Brian Starr 220, Troy Parucki 181, Mike Gieger 191, 188, Mike Sorge 197, Jackie Brockner 215, Tom Hubert 198, 180, Matt Hubert 188. 

Wednesday Men's

  John Kline 189, 180, Rich Thony 188, Brian Brustman 215, John Glassel 187, 180, Robert Glassel Jr. 181, John Diehl 237, 187, Jack Diehl 181, 188, 212, Craig Stewart 180.

Fox Bowling Center

Tues. Girls Nite Out

  Andie Rose Bullis 216, 180, 554, Mindy Bullis 187, Leslie Caskey 186, Cheryle Ostrander 192.

Wed. Men's Independent

  Zach Benson 245, 653, Al Bullis Sr. 235, Andrew Bullis 256, 630, Dale Conklin 608, Jim Dibble a nice 300, 242, 738, Shane Ding 232, Jeremy Gulley 256, Mark Hawley 254, 617, Jack Hazen 225, Larry Jenson 600, Rob Johnson 268, 244, 692, Gregory Keesler 225, 621, Scott Lacy 610, Robert MacNaught 258, 617, Josh Milucky 233, Tim Smith 229, Jonathon Wayne 256, 650, Jim Winans 225, 246, 680, Zuke Wormuth 267, 666, Ken Wormuth 246, 618, Jay Wormuth 226, 617.

Thurs. Men's Deposit Ntl.

  Bucky Buchanan 226, 631, Craig Conklin 236, 602, Howard Couse Sr. 233, 614, Jeff Curtis 290, 719, Shane Dirig 233, Norm Ellis Jr. 268, 269, 739, Larry Jenson 609, Matt Johnson 232, 243, 656, John Lanner 235, 613, Dan Wormuth 254, 664. 

Friday Mixed Couples

  Carl Davis 227, 622, Paul Fritz 258, 622, Matt Johnson 266, 645, Greg Keesler 234, 651, Dana McGraw 203, 237, 598, Mark McGraw 246, 632, Sheri Oralls 201, 180, 236, 617, Walt Oralls 236, 627, Jen Smith 186, 181, Sandy Wagner 180, 199, 529, Dan Wormuth 258, 226, 689, Michelle Wormuth 192, Mitzi Wright 182. 

Sat. Morning Youth

  Juniors Katrina Lester 160, 169, Kristy Capel 189, 190, Brooke Rosengrant 152, Bantam Ronnie Ellis 101, Nathaniel Hendrickson 115, Billy Gilmore 100,  Brenna Gleim 164, 159, Sierra Francisco 129, 119, Hanna Holbert 135, 137, Bethany Brown 141, 117, Emily Brown 105, Mckenzy Brown 119, Kelsey Berry 100. 

Sunday Mixed Fun

  Mary Haeussler 227, 233, 681, Reva Jones 225, 214, 194, 633, Donnie Marino 269, 671, Dustin Mills (Bantam boys) 125, 108, Roger Mills 266, 649, Savanna Mills (Youth girls) 155, 172, 143, 470. 

Kiamesha Lanes

Monday Men's

  Merrill Steinhilbergo 233, 606, Jim Piontek 625, Matt Fallon 247, 238, 268, 753, Josh Strang 636, Tim McIntyre 255, Jim VanAken 265, 234, 671, Brett Budd 616, George Budd 239, 267, 681, Jason Budd 256, 694, Al Caycho 234, 601, Jody Farquhar 236, 606, Bobby Cooper 234, Armen Murad 256, 245, 253, 754, Dave Graham 226, 267, 697, Keith  Smith 232, 232, 237, 701, Eddie Lake 235, 225, 667, Rick Lake 239, 228, 257, 724, Dan Ricco 231, Vinnie Collura 238, 233, 674, Don Durland 229, 668, Justin Lopez 236, 641, Juan Lopez 232, 266, 678, John Fischer 246, 246, 706, John Wilhelm 279, 707, Laresko Niifa 275, 637, Ronnie Totten 275, 660, John Hoffmann 613, Jason Jones Jr. 243, 642, Eddie Walsh 261, 247, 694, Pedro Agapito 268, 715, Frank Scuderi 280, 678, Kenny Atkins 247, 606, Larry Whipple 257, 646.

Tues. Mixed Firefighters

  Kyle Stevens 259, 228, 243, 730, Ed Guthrie 258, 705, Paul Minton 244, 237, 687, Larry Whipple 226, 234, 674, Edward Walsh 256, 237, 652, Tom Palmer 237, 648, Shane Cunningham 253, 619, Jack Rustic 233, 607, Kevin Stackhouse 604, Debra Blackford 203, 242, 616, Mary Lee Williams 215, 551, Vera Bernhardt 196, 544, Carena Collura 238, 540, Trasey Barres 225, 196, 513, Andrea Grossman 183.

Wednesday Men's

  Jon Wilhelm 253, 683, Kevin Stackhouse 244, 624, Jason Jones 255, Dave Graham 624, Timmy Minton 630, AJ Atkins 226, Larry Whipple 604, Pedro Agapito 246, 682, John Fischer 247, 644, Keith Smith 244, 661, Robert Sze 263, 676, James VanAken 248, 658, Josh Strang 232, 623, Tim McIntyre 249, 624, Dan VanAken 257, 650, Chris Parken 232, 664, Kyle Matthews 279, 225, 240, 744, Shane Cunningham 234, 632, Jason Rogers 226, 607, Vinnie DeGraw 237, 235, 642, Jo Jo VanKeuren 288, 703, John Hoffmann 236, 245, 667, James Durland 278, 248, 746, Russell Bivins 254, Paul Minton 225, 225, 266, 716, Eddie Blume 669, Shane Conner 226, 245, 666, Merrill Conner 268, 656.

King of the Hill

  In the Wednesday night King of the Hill event Paul Minton recorded two victories in a row and last week Charlie Tuttle defeated Minton by three pins. Contact Josh Strang at Kiamesha Lanes for information on how to quality for this event.

Thursday Ladies

  Sherry Laird 201, Monica Moris 180, 180, Mary Lee Williams 224, Shirley Bowens 183, Audrey Wollard 200, 194, Cara Nicholson  191, Trasey Barres 197, Ann Sawyer 190.