BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS

 Wilhelm Scores Third Career 300

  Thirty-five year old Grahamsville bowler Jon Wilhelm recorded his third career perfect game September 30 in the Kiamesha Lanes Wednesday Men's league.   
  Using his adopted unconventional 2-fingered grip (the conventional grip for bowlers is three fingers inserted into the bowling ball) Jon recorded his 12 strikes in the pocket on lanes 3 and 4 using a 15-pound Storm Tropical Breeze pearl reactive bowling ball.
  Jon bowls on the Dutch's Tavern team with teammates Tom Belgiovene, Steve Belgiovene, Vinnie Collura and John Fischer.
  He currently has two 800 career series, his highest being an 848.
  Wilhelm has been averaging 220 plus for the past five years.
  Jon also bowls in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
  Bowling for 14-years, Jon noted that all the strikes in this perfect game "were in the pocket." His total for the night was 300, 236, 226, 762.
  In addition to his bowling talents Wilhelm is also on the Storm Bowling Products advisory staff for the past two years, is a certified United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Level 1 coach, coaches the Saturday Youth Bowling League at Kiamesha Lanes, has a 14-year-old son (Jonathan Wilhelm Jr.) who currently averages 185, is a touring veteran on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) regional and national events tour including four United States Opens and two USBC Masters.
  His bowling idols on the PBA tour are Robert Smith, Tommy Jones and Norm Duke.
  Jon is single and is employed full time as the building superintendent at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown.

 Ed's Outlook

  Professional bowling continues expanding it's Extra Frame coverage of the PBA in 2015.
  October includes the PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open followed by five events from the newly created PBA Fall Classic in Las Vegas that includes the debut of the PBA Team Challenge.
  November features a "major" event, the Bowlmor AMF Open, while the years wraps up in December with the great event in bowling (the Geico PBA World  Series of Bowling VII.......all live exclusively on Xtra Frame.
  Bowler and anyone who enjoys bowling can sign up with subscriptions starting at $3.99.
  To sign up visit www.pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.
  The Omaha/Council Bluffs (Iowa Midwest Open) will take place Oct. 9-11. It will be broadcast live in it's entirety, Oct. 9 at 3-5 p.m. practice session, 7 p.m. pro-am, Sat. Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Sunday Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. (match play)
  The full fall schedule is also available at the web site.

  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 or 800 series or even bowl your age, call Ed at 845-866-0333 or 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.

   Bowling Tip
   By MIke Luongo

  The tip this week will be especially beneficial to youth and beginning bowlers.
  Many bowlers worry too much about their steps and footwork, giving very little thought to their upper body position. In the past, most new bowlers were told that you must use a four step approach and push the ball away on the first step.
  This advise was generally imparted by someone with the word "Coach" lettered on their shirt.
  Unfortunately, this advise is pure rubbish.
  First of all, all bowlers have different body types, different flexibility and different lengths to their arms and legs. So how is is possible that everyone can effectively use the exact same four-step approach? They can't.
  If you look back at the legends of the game, did any two bowlers have exactly the same style? No.
  The most important thing is to get the bowler's body in the correct position.....head over the ball with the bowling shoulder tilted to the ball side.
  In this way, the feet will go where they must so that you do not fall down.
  The bottom line is if you are someone that works with new or youth bowlers, you must understand that everyone has different physiology so you need to help them get their body into the correct position and not focus on how many steps they take (or how these steps are taken) to get to the foul line.
  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

  Rick Lake 619, Tim Minton 227, Pete Nastasi 254, 607, Jaryl Scott 623, Paul Durland 601, Vinnie Collura 237, 279, 267, 783, Donny Durland 248, 290, 248, 786, Josh Strang 234, 619, Jason Jones Sr. 260, 633, Pedro Agapito III a 252, 227, 691, Thomas Belgiovene 625, Rudy Belanchia 236, 236, 682, James VanAken 227, 247, 658, Tim Totten 241, 622, Ronald Totten 275, 629, Keith Smith 247, 645, Charley Tuttle 269, 692, Dave Graham 279, 237, 740, Jody Farquhar 618.

   Wednesday Men's

  John Lopez 625, Larry Whipple 231, 668, Dave Graham 254, 242, 225, 721, James VanAken 235, 616, Thomas Belgiovene 236, 615, John Fischer 258, Robert Stewart 237, 656, Dave Garlinghouse 268, 657, Charles Tuttle 257, 626, Kyle Matthews 631, Gene Smith 622, Keith Smith 618, Kevin Stackhouse 227, 226, 632, Pedro Agapito III a 249, 237, 682.

  Thursday Ladies

  Sherry Laird 193, Lisa Cartwright 183, Audrey Woolard, Pat Shuart  201, Tricia Tuttle 187, Trasey Barres 237, Liz Stubits 180, Debbie Polin 194, 202, Audrey Sawyer 180, Dottie Cox 180, Shirley Bowens 209, 195, 237, 641.

 Callicoon Kristal Lanes

 Mon. Hortonville Ladies

  Maureen Scholott 158, Joyce Brooks 156, Kirsten Sherwood 157, Sue Naughton 162, 153, Kelly Gombita 169, Lillian Zieres 173, 174, Chris Burr 155, Debbie Loughrey  185, 155, Virginia Connel 155, Pat Peters  166, 150, Rebecca Rhodes 159, 156, Barbara Pingel 185, 156, Judy Mohn 187, 191, 200, 578, Heidi Bauer 162, Dawn Roemer 166, 153, Mardette Wilcox 160, 182, 193, 535, Ruth Kritzer 160, Kristin Emmett 180, Karen Gabriel 179, 153.

Tues. Del Valley Men's

  Dean Shattuck 196, 210, 208, 614, Bob Cady 216, 199, Chris Berner 183, Russ Keesler 209, 213, Ed LeRoy 189, Mark Schriber 201, 193, Kory Keesler 231, 210, 279, 720, Buddy Romney 192, Dan Brown 180, Kurt Buddenhagen 234, 207, Joey Meyer 198, Troy Paruki 186, 180, Mike Sorge 185, Jim Kautz 186, Mike Gieger 182, 213, Jeff Neidert 203, Gary Maas  220, Jonathan Heinle189, 191, 193, Brian Starr 188, 181, 180, Wally Warren 184, 213, Jackie Brockner 200.

 Wednesday Men's

  Randy Fischer 244, Steve Mutter 180, Bobbie Fix Jr. 196, Brian Brustman 180, John Kline 184, Rich Thony 204, Tim Sykes 189, 197, 210, Rick Franke 195, Bobby Glassel 192, 212, Brian Kitson 196, John Diehl 229, 188, 183, 600, Jack Diehl 194, Alby Thony 180, 188, 201, Mark Yewchuck 220, 183, 225, 628, Joel Turner 198, 199, Robert Widmann 199.