BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS

Durland Flirts With 900 Series

                                                                

  Twenty-six year-old Wurtsboro bowler Donald Durland has been flirting this past year with scoring three 300 games in a row for a 900 series....... the ultimate dream of every kegler who steps out on the lanes. 
  Donald is considered by many bowling experts as one of the premier men bowlers in the Tri-State area and last summer while bowling at Pat Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh he scored his highest 800 plus series with games of 270, 299, 280 for a 849.
  On the night of March 23 in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes what better way to start thinking about a 900 series than to blast the maples for a 300 in the first game.
  Settling into the second game with three strikes in a row a perfect pocket hit results in a 7-10 split in the fourth frame as Donald then strikes out for a 266.
  The third game was also looking good for Durland as he posted seven strikes in a row before getting hit with a stone seven pin in the eighth. (A stone 7 pin hit is a solid in the pocket strike ball that does not carry the 7 pin).
  Durland struck out from the eighth frame on for a 279 and a 845 series, missing that perfect 900 series by 55 pins.
  The 845 was bowled on lanes 13 & 14 using a Storm Crossover bowling ball.
  He presently carries a 233 average in the Monday Men's league.  
  Donald bowls Monday night with team mates Jaryl Scott, Paul Durland and Vinnie Collura.
  Durland's excellent performance on the lanes is presently resulting in a 242 in  the Kiamesha Lanes  Wednesday Men's league and a 227 average as a sub Tuesday in a Kingston league.
  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.
  His steady growth over the past several years has given him interest in competing in Professional Bowling Association regional tournaments and he did this year bowl in one Major PBA event..
  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 23 years. He is single and is employed by the Post Office department as a city carrier assistant.

Brooklyn Styles &
Silver Lake Advance

  The state of Maine hosted for the first time in  Professional Bowlers Association history a tour stop in their state when the  PBA League competition aired last Sunday on ESPN.
  With a sold-out crowd cheering loudly (except when Pete Weber bowled), the Concrete Software Brooklyn Styles and Bass Pro Shops Silver Lake Splitters each won a one-ball sudden-death roll off to advance to the semifinal round of the PBA League Elias Cup playoffs.
  The atmosphere in Maine was unique for professional bowling, with fans cheering loudly and music blaring in the background throughout the competition....the bowlers seemed to love the high level of enthusiasm.
  This PBA event took place in Bayside Bowl in Portland,Maine, a 12-lane bowling center converted into a two-lane arena for the PBA League competition.
  In the first match, the 2013 Elias Cup champion GEICO New York City WTT KingPins, anchorfed by PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber, struggled to a 182-171 victory over the Styles in a game marred by four missed single-pin spares.
  The Styles found the pocket in game two winning 247-148 and sent the match into sudden-death with Parker Bohn III rolling a strike to beat Weber's nine-count.
  The second match saw the Bass Pro Shops winning the first game 192-179, losing the second match 265-205 and in the sudden-death playoff  the Atom Splitters' anchor Rhino Page left the 4-7 on his first shot and Atom Splitters Dick Allen left only a 10 pin for the 9-8 win.
  The Brooklyn Styles team consists of Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Parker Bohn III, Jason Sterner and Osku Palermaa.
  Silver Lake team members include Chris Barnes, Mika Koivuniemi, Tom Daugherty, Dick Allen and Craig Nidiffer.
  The third and fourth quarterfinal matches will air Sunday on ESPN at 3:30 p.m.

Ed's Outlook

  While writing about Donald Durland and his attempts at scoring a 900 series it should be made known that scoring a 900 series does not always guarantee that it will be approved by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC).
  In reaching back into our memory banks we remember when 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

Tues. Mixed Firefighters

  Trasey Barres 212, 203, 584, Cara Nicholson 181, 197, 547, Mary Lee Williams 213, 541, Linda Schaefer 180, 181, 530, Andrea Grossman 180, 202, 528, Christie Graham 186, 198, 526, Kat Cronk 202, 521, Joan Lake 514, Charlie Tuttle 258, 227, 235, 720, Jaryl Scott 262, 235, 706, John Hoffmann 248, 248, 703, Kevin Stackhouse 246, 235, 678, Pedro Agapito III a 237m 234, 652, Shane Cunningham 276, 648, George Kelley 239, 636, Neil Bell Jr. 634, Russ Keesler 245, 623, Jason Jones Sr. 620, Laresko Niifa 236, Ed Guthrie 237, Eddie Walsh 226.

 Wednesday Men's

  Frank DiCostanzo 227, Paul Durland 245, 620, Donald Durland 236, 290, 225, 751, James Walsh 624, Larry Hicks 225, 621, Tom Belgiovene 243, 678, John Fischer 245, 235, 684, Jon Wilhelm 263, 279, 744, Vinnie Collura 248, 247, 711, Chris Parken 605, Dennis Matthews 225, Charlie Tuttle 225, Kyle Matthews 649, George Baggatta 244, 634, Tim Minton 615, Jason Jones Jr. 236, 664, John Hoffmann 225, 637, Gene Smith 225, 643, Keith  Smith 231, 611, Josh Strang 629, Tom Palmer 249, 623, Pedro Agapito III a 234, 672, Dave Garlinghouse 244, 228, 652, Merrill Conner 225, 605, Russell Bivins 633, Steve Cottam 247, 631, Robert Feeney Sr. 257, 247, 708.

Thursday Ladies

  A real nice 645 series by Debbie Polin off single games 235, 187, 223,  Sherry Laird 181, Lynn Winters 210, Monica Lane 187, Dottie Collins 182, Sue Sakell 202, Trasey Barres 202, Rudy Hoke 182, Karen Gabriel 209, Valerie Fersch 180, 184, Ann Sawyer 186, Joan Lake 192, Connie McKenley 186, Vera Bernhardt 204, 186.

 Callicoon Kristal Bowl
 Mon. Hortonville Ladies

  Pat Peters 163, 155, 159, Deedee Schrader 162, Barbara Pingel 157, 155, Judy Mohn 165, Dawn Roemer 155, Kim Doty 151, 176, Mardette Wilcox 170, 189, 189, 548, Maureen Schlott 155, Joyce Brooks 169, 155, Darlene Mantzourate 158, 156, Joann Bowers 166, Charlene Meola 162, 179, 178, 519, Sue Naughton 151, 196, Linda Mills 150, Kelly Gombita 172, 165, 169, 506, Lillian Zieres 193, 164, 152, 509, Debbie Loughrey 153.

 Tues. Del. Valley Men's

  Samii Markao 215, Bob Head 181, Rick Weigelt 182, Bruce Rutledge 203, John Kline 187, Bob Fix Jr. 193, 193, 196, Mike Aumick 191, 244, Erik Burton 192, 233, Jonathan Heinle 188, Chris Marston 232, 194, Kurt Buddenhagen 191, 200, Joe Meyer 190, 216, Troy Paruki 180, Jim Kautz 214, 203, Dave Graham 265, 200, 627, Chris Berner 198, 223, 221, 642, Bob Cady 212, 210, 180, 602, Dean Shattuck 203, 215, 226, 644, Ed Leroy 181, 180, Mark Schriber 192, 191, Kory Keesler 193, 222, Albert Tyles 202, 189, Jackie Brockner 191.