Here & There Column

 Retiring Coach & His Memories

  In this part 2 segment on the coaching life of retiring Tri-Valley varsity basketball coach Brian Tingley he talks about coaches, former players and Tri-Valley Bears tradition.
  Working with and against great coaches has been a big part of Tingley's coaching career as were the "classic Western Sullivan League (WSL) coaches who provided so many great games."
  Brian added that these WSL coaches were fun to coach against "and even more fun to hang out with....especially the Jeffersonville-Youngsville coaches at the clinics."
  In naming some of the coaches he has had the privilege of working with  Tingley listed Andy Taggart, Jason Semo, John Tenbus and Jason Closs.
  "I am also proud to see some of my former players take up coaching including Charlie Hicks and Gary Bradley at other schools and Jason Semo, Kevin Delaney and Kyle Humphrey for Tri-Valley," Brian noted.
  Retiring coaches all have favorite players they enjoyed and three that stand out for Tingley include:
   John Merchant who he says in the best player he ever coached and is presently playing professional basketball in Italy,
  Dustin Van Lieu is the second standout  and "I have often thought about what his career would be like if he were four inches taller," presently working as a basketball player performance enhancer and was,"as gritty and determined a palyer as I've ever coached."
  The third player is obviously his son Samuel Tingley who was the scoring leader on last year's team. "I am glad that I was able to coach Sam."
  Asked what he will miss most, Brian said, "the special relationships that occur between a coach and player, scouting trips and the camaraderie between the coaches."
  Things he would like to forget include a 3-14 season but the big game losses are the worst.
  "Tri-Valley has started a tradition of leaving a good team and having the new coach lead them to a championship. Jason Semo left me a good team, Andy Taggart left John Tenbus a good team, John left Jason Closs a good team and I am hoping the tradition continues as I leave Kyle Humphrey a team that we hope will win the second boys sectional championship in Tri-Valley history," Coach Tingley said.
    
  
   

  

Tri-Valley Bears Boys Defeat Liberty

  GRAHAMSVILLE--Tri-Valley Central School senior Zach Nilsen celebrated an early 18th birthday this  past  Monday evening equaling his age by scoring 18-points as the Bears defeated Liberty  74-55 in a non-league game at Grahamsville.

                                                               

 

  Zack's birthday was actually yesterday (December 18) but grandparents Barbara and Ole Nilsen were in the stands displaying a large Happy Birthday banner because they would not be able to celebrate with grandson Zack on the 18th.
  The win for Tri-Valley evens their overall record at 2-2. The two losses were in the Walton Tournament with the Bears losing to Sullivan West and Walton by only several points in each game.
  Their first win came last week in a come-from-behind victory over Ellenville.
  Liberty opened the scoring Monday night with a three-pointer by Stephen Johnson but Tri-Valley quickly answered with two three-pointers by Nilsen and Kainan Justiniano as the Bears went on to record six three-pointers by Niesen, Justiniano, Jarred James and Dion Lynch for a first quarter lead of 24-13.
  Liberty came back to outscore Tri-Valley in the second quarter, 11-10  but the Bears took a 10-point 34-24 lead into the locker room at half time.
  Tri-Valley increased its lead in the third quarter outscoring Liberty 17-15 taking a 51-39 lead into the final eight minutes of play.
  The Bears coasted in the fourth quarter outscoring Liberty 23-16.
  Liberty Coach Dave Slater in his post-game comments noted he " Has a young team comprised of mostly Junior's and we ran into a hot-shooting team that we just couldn't keep up with  after they came out in the first quarter scoring six three-pointers."
  "We made a couple of runs at them but we just didn't have enough to come over the top as we are a young inexperienced team," Slater said.
  Tri-Valley coach Kyle Humphrey noting "it was a good sign that my  team scored over 70 points and I loved the ball movement and we displayed a structured offense tonight."
  Humphrey when asked if his team was now at full strength as several key players missed the first couple of games said, "we are almost at full strength missing just one player now."
  When asked for his evaluation of the team at this point of the season entering their first league game against Tuxedo (last night) Humphrey praised his bench players who came into this game in the fourth quarter and played solid minutes. "I expect us to be a very talented team all year," Humphrey added.
  Adding to the 18-point effort by Nilsen who chipped in with five three-pointers was senior Dion Lynch with 12 points and senior Jarred James with nine.
  High scorer for Liberty was Stephen Johnson with 12 followed by  Morris Schrader with 11 and Grant Harman with 10.
  Liberty had 16 turnovers to Tri-Valley's 15.
 

Bowling Highlights

 U.S. Open Tournaments Get Big Sponsor

  The bowling industry has achieved a great success story as Bowlmor AMF, the largest operator of bowling centers in the world. has made the commitment to host and provide television sponsorship for Bowling's U.S. Open and the Women's U.S. Open in 2015.
  Tom Shannon, Chairman, CEO and President of Bowlmor AMF said his organization "is thrilled to reinforce our commitment to the sport of bowling by sponsoring the U.S. Opens."
  Shannon added, "we look forward to further developing a strong relationship with the United States Bowling Association (USBC) and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) to support bowlers at every level, in every state and especially in every one of our over 340 Bowlmor AMF centers."
  The tournaments will be conducted in AMF and Brunswick centers with more than $250,000 in funding for broadcast television production.
  The 2015 Women's U.S. Open will take place in late August/early September and will be included as part of the new Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour schedule as an added event, providing 10 total events for women competition during the tour's scjedi;e.
  The 2015 U.S. (Men's) Open will take place in November following the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Series of Bowling (WSOB). The timing will allow competitors, including those who travel from foreign countries, another opportunity to take part in a major event.
  Specific dates for both Opens will be announced once sites are finalized  and a television outlet is secured.
  USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy gave thanks to BowlmorAMF "for demonstrating a clear and unquestionable commitment to competitive bowling," and "this partnership shows BowlmorAMF supports the future of the sport and shares a deep respect for the value of the U.S. Open."
  Plans call for the U.S. Open to include a traditional 56-game format with three eight-game qualifying rounds followed by a cut to the top one-third of the field before the 24 players qualify for round-robin match play.
  Television finals will feature a stepladder format.
  Both events will feature a top prize of $50,000 and will be operated by USBC. Each will have a $400 entry fee with a 1:3 prize ratio.
  Registration for both tournaments will open April 6. Entries will be sold on a first-come, first serve basis and only entries paid in full will be accepted.
  Anyone one who wants to run a qualifying event should contact Damon Sarrocco at damon.sarrocco@bowl.com for information.

                                                                     Ed's Outlook

  Bowlers looking for a fun party night on Wednesday December 31 (New Year's Eve) can attend the "Bowling Party" at Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.
  The event starts at 9 p.m. and runs till 1 .m. and  includes unlimited bowling for up to four hours (six people per lane max, shoe rental, one large cheese pizza, one pitcher of soda, party favors (hats, noise makers, streamers etc. and use of the light weight balls.
  The fee is $60 per lane.

                                                                 Bowling Tip
                                                        By Mike Luongo

 
Repeating a good bowling shot requires bowlers to release the ball and the same way shot after shot.
  This week we will talk about the release and offer information that will help bowlers of all levels.
  A properly executed release is possibly one of the most understood parts of a bowling shot. Most bowlers want to muscle the ball through the release zone and they do this by accelerating or decelerating on the downswing.
  The proper release for all bowlers is executed by letting gravity bring the ball from the top of the swing through the release zone with no interference from your arm or shoulder muscles.
  If the ball fits properly, the gravity will take it off your hand at the right time providing your body is in the proper position. Any rotation on the ball should come from your hand only....not your arm.
  Using the proper technique will allow you to get as much rotation of the ball as desired.
  When you bowling ball does not fit properly this is where it will requjire excessive grip pressure to hold on to which will make the release harder to execute,
  Gravity can be your best friend or worst enemy depending on how you use it,.
  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

                                                               Pepe Wins His
                                                               First PBA Title

  Elmhurst New York professional bowler Anthony Pepe won his first Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title in the PBA Cheeta Championship seen last Sunday on ESPN.
  Top qualifier Dick Allen who was leading in the final championship game lost the title when he rolled three consecutive splits that gave Pepe an emotional 224-206 victory.
  Pepe, 26,  a self-proclaimed healthy lifestyle advocate got into the championship match by bowling a 295 off of 11 strikes in-a-row in the three player shootout match that eliminated Brad Angelo and Liz Johnson.
  Next on TV this Sunday is the Viper Champioship at 1 p.m. on ESPN featuring Connor Pickford, Ronnie Russell, Don Barrett and Mika Koivuniemi.

  Ed Townsend, a PR consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles 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, 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-2-5-4474. View this column and all of Ed's photos at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook and Twitter.

                                                                 Local Scores
                                                  (compiled by Ed Townsend)

                                                                     Beechwood Lanes

                                                                     Monday Ladies

  Diane Staves 159, 171, Diane Conroy 157, Janet Bertholf 193, Jodi Gulley 159, Sara Jahrling 150.

                                                                    Kiamesha Lanes

                                                                          Monday Men's

   Michael Travis 240, 235, 225, 700, Pedro Agapito III a 257, 226, 697, Michael Amore 258, 627, Tom Belgiovene 624, Lloyd Bridges 236, 636, Vincent DeGraw 230, 614, Donald Durland 268, 681, Paul Durland 231, 225, 649, Jody Farquhar 279, 682, John Fischer 225, 650, Kyle Giordino 258, 234, 694, Dave Graham 257, 640, John Hoffmann 238, 629, Todd Houghtaling 234, Jason Jones Jr. 265, 676, Ryan Kelly 621, Eddie Lake 238, 644, Rick Lake 257, 236, 687, John Lopez 227, 645, Laresko Niifa 233, 246, 672, Gary North 609, Dan Ricco 621, Jaryl Scott 243, 237, 670, Michael Scuderi 256, 603, Kevin Stackhouse 239, Arthur Stevens 228, 619, Ronald Totten 633, Charlie Tuttle 269, 233, 689, James VanAken 257, 674, Mike Weiner 245, Jon Wilhelm 235, 653.

                                                         Tues. Mixed Firefighters

  An outstanding 668 series off single games of 258, 218, 192 by league secretary Mary Lee Williams. Kit Cronk 203, 186, 201, 590, Linda Schaefer 231, 189, 573, Debra Blackford 194, 535, Karen Marlin 203, 516, Joan Lake 506, Christie Graham 503, Andrea Grossman 501, Sue Sakell 189, John Hoffmann 247, 286, 732, Russ Keesler 277, 659, George Kelley 236, 635, Edward Walsh 234, 624, Kevin Stackhouse 236, 622, Rob Keesler 237, 617, Peter Scannell 608, Charlie Tuttle 601, Neil Bell Jr. 258.

                                                                 Wednesday Men's

  Steve Belgiovene 235, Al Frangipone 607, Donald Durland 242, 658, James Piontex 623, Tom Palmer 613, Pedro Agapito III a 246, 287, 756, Josh Strang 247, 650, Serafin Rodriguez Jr. 635, Edwin Rodriguez 234, 613, James Walsh 245, 268, 733 which gives him a USBC 150 over series award, Carlos Torres 228, 232, 638, Robert Feeney Sr. 246, 637, Frankie Alvino 233, 613, Rich Bradford 225, Dave Garlinghouse 241, 227, 647, Merrill Conner 255, 625, Chris Parken 237, 611, Dennis Matthews 245, 619, Kyle Matthews 616, Peter Nastasi 2325, 650, George Baggatta 234, Larry Whipple 236, 649, Mark Carman Jr. 268, 624, Rich Bivins 234, 631, John Hoffmann 227, 237, 226, 690, Keith Smith 226, Kevin Stackhouse 255, 256, 724.

                                                              Thursday Ladies

  Pat Gibson 192, Debbie Polin 180, Ann Kaplan 190, Mary Chicko 187, Audrey Woolard 200, 182, Cindy Short 202, Monica Lane 183, Shirley Bowens 181, Dottie Collins 198, Stella Schmahl 200, Trasey Barres 203, Sherry Laird 184, Joan Lake 190, Connie Beach 183, Barbara Merton 191, Connie McKenley 191.

                                                                   Friday Mixed

  Eddie Lake 258, 274, 726, Trasey Barres 212, 192, 546, Lauren Blume 190, Cathy Carpenter 211, 540, Vic Decker 608, MaryAnn Drobysh-Berens 194, 183, 211, 588, Glenn Fraser 237, 626, David Graham 258, 225, 664, Ryan Lepke 268, 621, Pete Nastasi 268, 670, Laresko Niifa 231, 609, Laura Palmer 201, 183, 539, Tom Palmer 621, Dan Ricco 238, 648, Lauren Ricco 191, Kevin Stackhouse 256, 670, Robert Sze 235, 637, Tammy Sze 231, 512, James VanAken 235, 259, 695, Loretta VanAken 204, 530, Larry Whipple 225, 230, 611.

                                                                 Callicoon Kristal Lanes

                                                       Mon. Hortonville Lakes

  Mardette Wilcox 190, 225, 181, 596, Pat Peters 152, 163, Rebecca Rhodes 158, 194, 171, 523, Judy Mohn 163, Joyce Brooks 160, Charlene Meola 172, Lillian Zieres 160, 175, 175, 510, Debbie Loughrey 155, 179.

                                                            Tues. Del. Valley Men's

  Dave Graham 215, 204, 235, 654, Joey Gager 194, 268, 622, Rick Weigelt 216, Rich Winters 205, Roger Widmann 190, Matt Hubert 205, 180, Hopper Hubert 207, 194, Dan Brown 184, 201, Mark Yewchuck 211, 204, 204, 619, Jeff Neidert 189, 200, Jonathan Heinle 197, Gary Maas 200, Corey Hornicek 213, Joe Meyer 203, Troy Paruki 186, 180, Mike Sorge 182, Jim Kautz 221, Eugene Fulton 189, Bob Cady 197, Dean Shattuck 228, Ed LeRoy 190, 181, Mark Schriber 184, Kory Keesler 210, 182, Albert Tyles 197, 194, Jackie Brockner 181.

                                                                           Wednesday Men's

  Jack Diehl 225, 241, 205, 671, John Diehl 185, 190, 199, Alby Thony 213, Joel Turner 222, 196, Brandon Swendson 225, Mark Yewchuck 209, 182, Brian Brustman 194, John Kline 192, 189, Rich Thony 204, Tim Sykes 201, 192, Tom Gain 203, John Glassel 182, Robert Glassel 256, 188, 600.







 

                                     

Here & There Column

Coaching Brings Special Relationship
Part 1

                                                                  

  Retiring Tri-Valley Central School varsity boys basketball coach Brian Tingley began coaching in 1989 and coached at the modified, junior varsity and varsity levels.
  Brian pointed out that "playing basketball at Tri-Valley isn't about getting ready for the next level as that work would have to be done in the summer AAU leagues while at Tri-Valley it has always been about playing as a team and working hard with other people toward a common goal."
  While trying to teach the players to win and lose with class Tingley noted "that one of my proudest moments was bringing the team out to applaud our fans who traveled to Long Island to watch our Regional Four and although we suffered a devastating loss that team acted with class as have the other teams I've coached over the years."
  When asked about special moments in his varsity coaching years Brian noted the following:
  1. William Elberth burying a half-court 3 pointer at the end of the third quarter to all but clinch the game against Alexander Hamilton in the Regional Semi-Final.
  2. Playing against Tyler Lydon and his Pine Plains team and hopefully our kids can brag about having played against him.
  3. The last home sectional game with my son Sam was special too.
  4. Dean Winters burying a buzzer beating 3 to beat Fallsburg at Fallsburg.
  5. Alex Brown with a buzzer beating 2 point put back to beat Fallsburg at Tri-Valley.
  Next week we will bring you Part 2 of our interview with retiring coach Tingley.


 
   

  

Bowling Highlights

 Liz Johnson Is Part Of Bowling's Return

                                                                         

   The Professional Bowling Associatio0n (PBA) returns to the television screen this Sunday afternoon and Liz Johnson will make women's bowling history with her second TV appearance.
  The PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game begins nearly five months of ESPN television coverage with Sunday's 1 p.m. match.
  ESPN will televise four one-hour "animal pattern" championship events from GEICO World Series of Bowling  (WSOB) giving bowling fans a first look at the brand new state of the art South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.
  The WSOB coverage begins with the PBA Cheetah Championship which will be followed on consecutive Sunday's by the Viper Championship, Chameleon Championship, Scorpion Championship and the final PNA tour event of the 2014 season--the PBA World Championship which will be televised live from the Plaza at 1 p.m. January 11.
  Dick Allen of Columbia, South Carolina averaged 244.36 for 14 games to earn the top qualifying berth for this championship but a bigger story developed a couple of lanes away when Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, NY completed a charge out of 24th place at the end of the first round to finish fourth and become the first woman to advance to a second PBA Tour national television finals.
  Johnson was the first woman ever to appear on a PBA Tour television show when she finished second in the 2004 Banquet Open in Wyoming, Mich., losing in the title match to 15-time PBA Tour titlist Tommy Jones.
  After a 190 game in her second game Johnson caught fire, rolling games of 279, 245, 279, 258 and 248 to track down PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber and knock him out of the four-player television finals by 43 pins. Her total pinfall was 3,354.
  Sunday's match also includes Brad Angelo of Lockport, NY who returned to competition after a year of battling injuries to qualify for second with 3,414 pins and Anthony Pepe of Elmhurst, NY who advanced to his first PBA TV final in third place  with 3,412 pins.

                                                                  Ed's Outlook

  Many bowlers and bowling fans often ask me about the oil patterns used by the Professional Bowlers Association and with the start of the Cheetah Championship this Sunday the PBA will be laying down the Cheetah pattern as part of their "animal patterns."
  Simply put the Cheetah pattern is 35 feet in length and many of the PBA profeswsionals agree that you play this shot as close to the channel (gutter) as this pattern will allow bowlers to adjust to carry down.
  Some bowlers when adjusting to lane break down (the oil pattern changes and the ball hooks differently when the pattern changes) change to a weaker ball (one that will not hook as much) and they will roll the ball in the same area but more deeper on the lane.
  Bowlers will stay near the channel (gutter) using the 1-3 boards from the gutter. Some pros like to play straight up the boards with little hook on this pattern--and Liz Johnson is an accurate straight up the boards type of bowler and likes this pattern.

  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, 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com, 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.

                                                         Bowling Tip
                                                By Mike Luongo

  Bowling indeed has become one of the most popular sports in the world and it is a team sport that has become  one of the most played nowadays.
  This week we will talk about how to play bowling using the proper technique.
  The steps to follow are as follows:
  1. How to hold the ball is very important. Get your palm placed under the ball where the finger holes are located.
  2. Releasing the ball is another important step. Release at the bottom of your downswing, let the ball roll off your hand...do not force it especially don't muscle the ball.
  3. Where to aim the bowling ball....establish a target...aiming is something you must feel and sometimes that is something you cannot properly define.
  4. How to walk the approach. This means finding the proper position between the preparation and your walking towards the foul line. Make it simple and comfortable. The common approach is the four-step approach but you may feel more comfortable with a longer or shorter approach.
  5. All of this should be fun and not a job. Enjoy it and you will learn more easily.
  Mike Luongo is a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Evens 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

                                                     

Eldred Edges Tri-Valley Girls

    ELDRED-- The Eldred Yallow Jackets girls varsity basketball team put the sting into the Tri-Valley Bears Wednesday night at Eldred and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 49-42 non-league victory.
  This was the first game of the season for both teams with Tri-Valley entering the 2013-14 season as the defending Class C Section IV champions but  having lost five seniors from last years team including their high scoring ace Katlynn Greffrath.
  Wednesday's game started out at a slow low scoring pace with both teams only able to put 8 points each on the score board.
  Tri-Valley outscored Eldred in the second quarter 16-13  to take a  24-21 half-time lead.
  The Bears continued their lead in the third quarter outscoring the Yellow Jackets 8-6 taking a 32-27 lead into the final eight minutes of play.
  The Yellow Jackets then swarmed all over the Bears in the fourth quarter outscoring Tri-Valley 22-10 off the eight points by Jordan Lepes and the six points by Kelsey Collins.
  Tri-Valley had a difficult time with Collins all night as Kelsey grabbed rebound after rebound and led her team in scoring with 16 points followed by Lepes with 14.
  French exchange student Sandra Alemany led the Bears scoring with 12 points followed by Caroline Martin with 10.
  Tri-Valley commmitted 23 turnovers to Eldred's 21.
  Eldred Coach Ryan Jasper felt his team had the edge under the boards with Collins and noted "both team were very physical and both refused to quit."
  He gave high praise to the defensive efforts of Sheila Burns.
  Jasper pointed out that Collins "has come up through a family of players and she's always looking for the ball."
  Tri-Valley Coach Jason Closs pointed out "that tonight we didn't play our best game and I praise Eldred and Coach Jasper for doing a fantastic job."
  Closs called  the Yellow Jackets a "scrappy and physical team and they deserve all the glory for this win."
  When asked what Tri-Valley has to do in future games, Closs said, "we have to do a better job controlling the boards and have to have improved passing."

Here & There Column

    Proud To Say "Merry Christmas"

    The baby in a manger.....the chorus of angels......the group of stunned shepherds.......the bright star.....the wise men......a stable.....a Savior......these are God moments and Christmas is full of them.
    It's that time of year again. Time to say "Merry Christmas".  We live in a greatly diverse country, so checkered with individuality that anyone can celebrate what they want, when they want and how they want to.
    So it is perfectly understandable why saying "Merry  Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays" is the preferred choice of holiday greetings by Christians.
    Then of course comes the standard acceptance of saying,..... look it's a Christmas Tree.....it is not a Holiday tree.......it is a Christmas Tree and Christians throughout the world this month are not celebrating the birth of a Holiday.....they are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
    Many community tree lighting events during the month of December have been just that .....tree lighting events.......they are trying to be "politically correct" instead of displaying the real meaning of Christmas for Christians.......which of course is the Nativity Scene.
    In the commercial market some retailers avoid any mention of Christmas and even some merchants banned employees from using the greeting "Merry Christmas." A strong backlash against some large retailers brought them to their knees when sales dropped and their policies changed to adding Christmas to their advertising and their employees greeting customers with Merry Christmas.
     We are in the full-swing of the Christmas season .....and I think the last time I looked on the Calendar it does say that  December 25 is Christmas.
     Also the last time I looked I believe that Christmas is a national holiday but who knows the way things are going that someone or some organization will petition our government to remove this date as a national holiday.  
     We certainly do not have anything against the Christmas tree and lighting ceremonies that include this tree and the lighting of the Menorah which is a major part of the Jewish Chanukah holidays.
     One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah and this religious symbol is a symbol of the nation of Israel and their mission to be "a light unto the nations," (Isaiah 42.6).      But, again, why do we not see The Nativity Scene included in our many ceremonies. The Nativity Scene displaying the birth of Jesus Christ is the true symbol for Christians during the Christmas season.
    Community tree lighting ceremonies censor this Christian symbol as a part of what is called "insensitive to the many people of different faiths."
     Recent surveys shows that a majority of Americans want us to say "Merry Christmas" and that 69 percent of us prefer the traditional greeting over a generic "happy holidays." which garnered a mere 23 percent of the vote.
     We are proud to say "Merry Christmas" and believe its time to repair the damage that has been done by groups and organizations to take "Christ" out of Christmas.
     So I say to each and everyone of you......have a Merry CHRISTmas and may God Bless you.

Bowling Highlights

                     
Donald Durland Scores 18th 300

                                                            

  Twenty-six year-old Wurtsboro bowler Donald Durland is considered by many bowling experts as one of the premier men bowlers in the Tri-State area.
  Donald, part of the famed Durland bowling family, recorded his 18th career 300 game on November 19 in the Wednesday Kiamesha Lanes Men's league.
  The 300 and 790 series off single games of 300, 258, 232 was bowled on lanes 1 and 2 using a Hammer "No Mercy" bowling ball.
  His Wednesday team is sponsored by Thunder 102 and consists of Donald, his father Paul, Frank DiCostanzo and Al Frangipone.
  Durland's excellent performance on the lanes is presently resulting in a 232 average in the Monday KIamesha Lanes Men's league, a 242 in this Wednesday league and a 227 average as a sub Tuesday in a Kingston league.
  When asked about this 300 Durland remarked, "all 12 strikes were in the pocket."
  Donald opened the 300 bowling club this season at Kiamesha Lanes by recording the first perfect game on the Monday Men's first league night for the 2013-14 season.
  He recorded his first-ever 300 game during the 2005-06 season as a youth bowler in the Saturday Morning Youth leagues at Kiamesha Lanes.
  Donald's 11th and 12th perfect games came within a weeks span on December 5 and December 12, 2011.
  His steady growth over the past several years has given him interest in competing in Professional Bowling Association regional tournaments.
  Donald is part of the famed Durland bowling family as his mother Debbie 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.
  Bowling since the age of five, Donald has been bowling for 22 years. He is single and is employed by the Post Office department as a city carrier assistant.

                                                                     Ed's Outlook

  I sometime wonder about what the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) does and doesn't do.
  Glenn Allison recorded a 900 series (3 three hundred games in a row during one three game match) and received national attention for rolling a perfect series at LaHabra Bowl in LaHabra, California on July 1, 1982.
  USBC's predecessor organization, the American Bowling Congress (ABC) after inspection of the lanes, did not approve the series because of non-complying lane conditions at that time.
  Allison's score would have been the first perfect series in history had it been approved.
  ABC's decision was litigated before the United State District Court, Central District of California, which upheld the ABC's determination in all respects.
  But being that the bowling community is very passionate about this issue it persuaded the USBC to re-consider Allison's award.
  They reviewed the documents.....and guess what......the USBC determined that they can't turn back the  hands of time and change the rules that were set in 1982.
  ABC  rules for approving sanctioned award scores in 1982 were significantly different than current USBC rules so we don't understand why the USBC even considered hearing the issue again.....a true waist of everyone's time and effort.

  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, bowl a 300 game of 800 series, or even bowl your age, call Ed at 845-439-8177 or 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's photos at http://bght.blogspot.com  We are also on Facebook and Twitter.

                                                              Bowling Tip
                                                         By Mike Luongo

  Do you find yourself unable to finish your delivery in a strong balanced position?
  We offer this week's tip for any bowler who ends up out of balance  at the foul line while delivering your bowling ball.
  Out of balance may be a result of your follow through.
  It is very important that when you follow through on your delivery you do not reach out with your arm but reach up with your follow through.
  Bowlers who reach out find that the weight of the ball will pull their upper body forward and may cause them to lose their balance.
  If you reach up you stay planted in a strong solid position and are able to deliver your bowling ball with accuracy and leverage.
  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)

                                                             Kiamesha Lanes

                                                              Monday Men's

  Kenny Atkins 244, 263, 718, Pedro Agapito III a 227, 235, 656, Rudy Belanchia 237, 636, Tom Belgiovene 227, 607, Lloyd Bridges 258, 656, Vinnie Collura 245, 225, 234, 704, Shane Conner 244, 624, Robert Cooper 231, 245, 653, Donnie Durland 268, 228, 279, 775, Jody Farquhar 613, John Fischer 231, 667, Kyle Giordino 267, 243, 724, Dave Graham 233, John Hoffmann 225, 636, Jason Jones Sr. 233, Eddie Lake 244, 269, 718, Rick Lake 232, 615, Justin Lopez 227, Laresko Niifa 246, 649. Gary North 643, Dan Ricco 248, Jaryl Scott 235, 612, Michael Scuderi 238, 623, Kevin Stackhouse 246, 630, Arthur Stevens 234, Josh Strang 256, Ronald Totten 225, 228, 611, Charlie Tuttle 233, 637, James VanAken 268, 661, Jon Wilhelm 246, 248, 712, Lawrence Whipple 237, 648, Craig Wilhelm 619.

                                                        Tues. Mixed Firefighters

  Mary Lee Williams 188, 206, 209, 603, Joan Lake 181, 203, 536, Cara Nicholson 188, 188, 525, Carena Collura 191, 512, Andrea Grossman 195, 505, Trasey Barres 505, Melinda  Gwiozdowski 187, Jason Jones Jr. 278, 697, Pedro Agapito III a 248, 237, 683, Neil Bell Jr. 226, 659, John Hoffmann 247, 657, Eddie Walsh 226, 653, Laresko Niifa 243, 636, Rob Keesler 234, 629, Jaryl Scott 620, Ed Guthrie 243, 616, Russ Keesler 610, Walt Edwards Jr. 244, Bob Yakin Jr. 227, Jim Hughes 227.

                                                         Wednesday Men's

  Magick Valazquez 227, 607, Bradley Cottam 232, 608, Robert Feeney Sr. 225, John Hoffmann 236, 660, Gene Smith 233, 618, Keith Smith 237, 636, Kevin Stackhouse 609, Chris Parken 245, 666, Dennis Matthews 235, 630, Charlie Tuttle 252, Jo Jo VanKeuren 225, 621, Serafin Rodriguez III a 619, David Sawall 263, 242, 687, Josh Strang 225, 290, 695, James Piontek 225, 627, Tom Palmer 236, Pedro Agapito III a 256, 248, 257, 761, Rich Bradford 231, 618, Dave Garlinghouse 248, 601, Russell Bivins 257, 645, John Fischer 237, 674, Dave Graham 236, 648, James Walsh 266, 629.

                                                              Thursday Ladies

  May Smith 194, Audrey Woolard 187, Cara Nicholson 205, Franny Kaiser 181, 192, 203, 576, Karen Gabriel 180, Debbie Polin 196, 187, 213, 596, Ann Kaplan 185, Valerie Mott 199, Karen Martin 188, Joan Lake 192, Vera Bernhardt 221.

                                                                   Friday Mixed

  Trasey Barres 192, 513, Larry Berens 612, Vera Bernhardt 189, 524, Cathy Carpenter 504, Christopher Castro 235, 631, Doris Castro 183, 184, 507, Julie Chen 519, Mary Jane Conklin 221, 535, Vic Decker 234, 634, MaryAnn Drobysh-Berens 193, 518, Glenn Fraser 263, 226, 652, Dave Graham 235, 666, Eddie Lake 290, 227, 723, Joan Lake 506, Pete Nastasi 235, Tom Palmer 225, 237, 684, Dan Ricco 225, 620, Linda Schaefer 201, 212, 548, Kevin Stackhouse 610, Robert Sze 620, Tammy Sze 182, 190, 192, 564, Loretta VanAken 197, 203, 561, Larry Whipple 236, 236, 226, 698, Craig Wilhelm 232, 248, 651,

                                                              Beechwood Lanes

                                                                    Monday Ladies

  Danielle Meyer 158, Diane Staves 171, Barbara Cady 155, Tracy Puerschner 161.

                                                       Callicoon Kristal Bowl

                                                            Mon. Hortonville Ladies

  Pat Peters 165, Rebecca Rhodes 155, DeeDee Schrader 176, Barbara Pingel 162, Judy Mohn 153, 180, Dawn Roemer 166, Kim Doty 156, Mardette Wilcox 155, 179, 170, 504, Joyce Brooks 154, Charlene Meola 191, Sue Naughton 156, Kelly Gombita 172, 164, Lillian Zieres 181, 182, 508, Chris Burr 156, Debbie Loughrey 150, 155.

                                                           Tues. Del. Valley Men's

  Bob Head 214, Joey Gager 189, 224, Josh Cunningham 188, 205, Jon Duffy 203, Randy Fischer 210, 193, Don Hill 182, 183, Gregg Burton 187, Erik Burton 203, Eric Kubenick 181, 191, Jeff Neidert 192, Jonathan Heinle 180, 198, 183, Gary Maas 181, Jamie Grier 188, Kurt Buddenhagen 183, Mike Gieger 188, Dave Graham 213, 238, 610, Bob Cady 201, 180, 213, Dean Shattuck 202, Ed LeRoy 189, Mark Schriber 248, Kory Keesler 199, Albert Tyles 219, Wally Warren 182.