Lake
300--Williams 298
Two of the nicest and highly respected bowlers in the tri-state area met with success on the bowling lanes recently with a perfect 300 game by Monticello bowler Rick Lake and a big 298 single by Loch Sheldrake bowler Mary Lee Williams.
Mary Lee almost had her first career 300 on March 6 in the Thursday Ladies league at Kiamesha Lanes but her 12th ball ended up a little high in the pocket leaving her with the 3-10 split for a 298.
She noted that 10 of her strikes were in the 1-3 pocket and one of her 11 strikes was on the over........right handed bowlers refer to the over strike as a 'Brooklyn' strike.
"My knees were a little shakey on the 12th ball and all I wanted to do was get the ball to stay on the lane," Mary Lee said.
She finished the night with a 182, 298, 184, 664 on lanes 1 and 2 using a Storm Reigns Supreme bowling ball. Her average is this league is 186.
Mary Lee's team mates on the Thursday league include Mona Morris, Regina Minena and Sue Sakell.
Bowling for some 40 plus years Mary Lee also bowls in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league which she has served as the league secretary for the past 10 years and where she holds down a 189 average.
Besides serving as league secretary she also served a combined 20 years as a director with the former Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) and the present Tri-County New York United States Bowling Congress (USBC). She retired from the USBC several years ago indicating that she felt it was time for some of the younger bowlers to become active in this governing board.
Mary Lee's previous high single game was a 279 bowled sometime in the 1990's.
For this right handed bowler who retired in 2008 after over 30 years of service with Sullivan County Community College the 298 stands as her highest single game and she has also scored three 700 career series.
In the summer months Mary Lee golfs in the Ladies Winding Hills golf league and will golf this year in the Thursday Ladies league at Lochmor.
She is truly a bowler who has given a lot to the sport of bowling and in her retirement years the sport has rewarded her with high honor scores.
Fifty-three year old Monticello bowler Rick Lake scored his 5th career 300 on March 17 in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes on lanes 9 and 10 using a urethane Ebonite Gyro bowling ball.
Bowling on the Team Lake team with team mates including his father Mickey Lake, brother Eddie Lake and Wayne Pirnos.
Rick has recorded two 800 series in the 46 years he has been bowling and his scores on March 17 included a 257, 224, 300, 781 series.
Of the 12 strikes Rick noted that one ball "was a bit light and a messenger pin came around and took out the 2 pin," and he added, "a little luck never hurts."
This is the only league he bowls in where he maintains a 230 average.
Married to a lovely lady named Jane Rick jokes that his children include "a Harley Davidson and one cat."
Rick and Jane love their motorcycle riding and Rick also enjoys his golf game.
Employed at the Catskill Regional Medical Center as the Storeroom and Distrlbution Manager, Rick notes he started his 30th year there this past December.
Rick of course is part of the well-known and popular bowling family consisting of brother Ed and Joan his mother.
Ed's Outlook
One of the real classy Professional Bowlers Association bowlers is Chris Barnes who is a 16-time tour titlist.
He did not become great by doing only what he has to but because he does more that he has to.
This year at the 2014 Team USA Trials it marked the first time he won the trials and a trip to the 2014 Qubica/AMF World Cup.
Chris is a PBA Triple Crown winner, a real professional who represents Columbia Bowling and a bowler who brings consistency to the sport of bowling.
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 game 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 at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
A complete game starts with proper alignment.
Our tip this week is that alignment is the first thing to look at after the grip.
Nine out of 10 bowlers who come for instruction, regardless of their skill level, have alignment issues.
By alignment issues we mean their body is not in line with what they are trying to do.
Compoinding the problem is the fact that few bowlers these days have a good understanding of alignment and the fact that poor alignmentd leads to mechanical flaws.
Proper alignment, of course, is having your hips and shoulders parallel to the target at the point of release, with your elbow in and your hand behind the ball.
Good alignment allows the bowler to keep the elbow in, the ball tucked underneath them and follow through to the head.
The road to correcting alignment starts with awareness, then execution.
You must line up properly at the point of release.
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
Beechwood Lanes
Monday Ladies
Jackie Gieger 156, Julie Yewchuck 155, Jodi Gulley 154, Diane Staves 171, 189, Lois Erdman 161, 153, 160, Barbara Cady 201, Beth Schumacher 172, Tracy Puerschner 168, 178.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl
Mon. Hortonville Ladies
Kelly Gombita 166, 163, 173, 502, Lillian Zieres 181, 191, 165, 537, Viorginia Connel 170, Jane Benson 163, Pat Peters 166, 181, 197, 544, Mary Fitzgerald 151, Opal Hocker 151, 167, 191, 509, Maureen Schlott 152, Debbie Loughrey 172, 170, Barbara Pingel 178, 175, Judy Mohn 167, 175, 161, 503, Dawn Roemer 152, Mardette Wilcox 189, 167, 193, 549.
Tues. Del. Valley Men
Mike Beseth 190, Alan Rutledge 189, 199, Kory Keesler 189, 190, Bruce Rutledge 200, 183, Jamie Greir 183, Rob Bivins 238, 236, 651, Chris Marston 203, Mark Goda 193, Mark Scriber 218, Ed Leroy 197, Jeff Neidert 181, Jonathan Heinle 189, Gary Maas 204, Brian Starr 184, 225, 216, 625, Jim Kautz 189, Albert Tyles 180, 187, Eric Kubenik 187, Mark Yewchuck 185, 207, 203, Matt Hubert 183, 185, Bob Cady 188, Dean Shattuck 203, Rick Weigelt 212, Joe Gager 188.
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Men's
Wayne Pirnos 248, Eddie Lake 258, 705, Rick Lake 256, 660, Shane Connor 235, 279, 721, Dan Ricco 233, 617, Greg Fallon 244, 235, 683, Don Durland 259, 247, 719, Pete Bertholf 242, 603, Ryan O'Dell 236, 582, Juan Lopez 606, John Lopez 233, Rudy Belanchia 225, 257, 689, Jon Wilhelm 257, 253, 690, Steve Belgiovene 601, Kevin Stackhouse 258, 671, John Hoffmann 237, 243, 703, Eddie Walsh 241, 611, Pedro Agapito 278, 264, 747, Vinny Scuderi 227, 265, 706, Jesse Noren 227, 616, Craig Wilhelm 227, 231, 639, Larry Whipple 238, 227, 643, James Patterson 243, 612, Kyle Stevens 296, 279, 791, Rob Sze 257, 632, Keith Smith 226, 622, Dave Graham 226, 600, Frank Eichenlaub III a 246, 268, 244, 758, Armen Murad 246, 658, Francisco Martinez 235, 618, Bobby Cooper 225, 628, Jody Fraquhar 254, 666, Al Caycho 237, 658, Jason Budd 236, 591, Brett Budd 608, Charlie Tuttle 632, Tim McIntyre 225, 243, Josh Strang 225, 639, Jim VanAken 225, 660.
Tues. Mixed Firefighters
Carena Collura 213, 204, 587, Wendy Swan 210, 554, Karen Martin 511, Laura Palmer 180, 511, Andrea Grossman 190, 504, Christie Graham 194, 500, Linda Schaefer 194, Debra Blackford 195, Trasey Barres 181, Patty Whipple 184, Chris Stevens 225, 268, 277, 770, Pedro Agapito 267, 267, 758, Kyle Stevens 246, 234, 256, 736, Ed Guthrie 269, 268, 731, Kyle Van Wolde 258, 267, 729, Shane Cunningham 234, 239, 694, Paul Minton 268, 683, Eddie Blume 241, 226, 675, Tom Palmer 226, 227, 666, Ryan Lepke 232, 646, Larry Whipple 226, 247, 640, George Kelley 639, Peter Scannell 235, 638, Robert Yakin Jr. 230, 637, Ronnie Totten 234, 627, George Baggatta 226.
Wednesday Men's
Rich Bradford 278, 663, Shane Conner 232, 667, Bobby Cooper 234, 626, David Graham 627, Keith Raymond 627, Kyle Stevens 226, 278, 257, 761, Chris Stewart 255, Kyle Van Wolde 613, Timmy Minton 230, 626, Larry Whipple 237, 270, 699, Bradley Cottam 241, 657, Maglick Velazquez 612, Pedro Agapito 258, 685, Tom Belgiovene 267, 656, Keith Smith 249, 647, Gene Smith 620, Robert Sze 256, 675, Kevin Stackhouse 257, 256, 226, 739, James VanAken 236, 651, Josh Strang 226, 630, Tim McIntyre 256, 672, Dan VanAken 269, 701, Kyle Matthews 257, 638, Shane Cunningham 226, 613, Jason Rogers 225, 233, 236, 694, Jim Piontec 235, 604, Serafin Rodriguez 257, 637, Serafin Rodriguez III a 277, 670, Rick Lara 225, 634, John Hoffmann 248, 236, 701, Paul Durland 227, 225, 653, James Durland 247, 247, 716, Mark Carman 602, Jim Walsh 237, 632, Paul Minton 226, 242, 680, Ed Blume 637, Dwayne Cabrera 279, 676, Tom Mitchell 245, 676, Merrill Conner 228, 225, 664.
Thursday Ladies
Liz Stubits 197, Sue Sakell 185, Mary Lee Williams 206, 211, 202, 619, Dottie Collins 200, Shirley Bowens 201, Valerie Fersch 185, Debbie Heins 220, Ann Sawyer 185, Kelly Shattuck 181, Trasey Barres 191, Tricia Tuttle 199, C. Kaiser 198, Cara Nicholson 190, Debbie Polin 192, 210, 206, 608, Audrey Woolard 191.
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