Oct 25, 2011

    How many of us dream of bowling a perfect game once in our lifetimes. There have of course been many of us who have, but there also have been many who have rolled multiple perfect games. Derrick Hufford rolled his 1^st perfect game on Tuesday Oct 11 at the Lincoln Lanes Annex, and then, only 5 days later at the Warrick Ford Open in Hoopeston, he bowled his 2^nd perfect game. Way to go Derrick. I guess the rest of us can continue to dream. On October 9^th, Darren Van Duyn rolled a 300 game at Sycamore Lanes in Covington, but was even unstoppable for the next 8 frames where he left the dreaded 7 pin. He ended up with a 269 for a 749 series. Van Duyn rolled the 2nd 300 game this year at Sycamore, while Adam Pickett rolled the 1^st earlier in the season. Wednesday, Oct 19^th was a great day for Kyle Sirratt when he shot a 300 game. On Tuesday nite in the Lincoln Lanes Annex, Kevin O’Brien rolled a fantastic 834 series. These are the type of scores I love to report on. More on this at the end of the column.

   The Ladies League at the Westville Legion’s bowling center had Glenda Brown rolling a 235, 94 pins over her 141 average. Wilma Pollman picked up the 2-7-8, and Phyllis Rutan converted the 5-6-10.  In the Senior League, John Ramsey, a 181 bowler rolled a 234, 53 pins over his average and another 231, 50 over. Add a 210 game, and he rolled an impressive 675 series, 132 pins over series average. Fred Fultz rolled 67 pins over his 133 average, by bowling his 1^st 200 game. Tuck Miller 63 pins over game avg. with a 214. In the split category Shirley Miller and Terry Moreman picked up the 3-9-10.  Judy Gebhart the 5-10 and the 5-6-10.  Fultz picked up the 4-5-7.

Tuesday Nite Go-Getters, Tony Dompe, a 185 average bowler, rolled a high series of 721, 121 pins over his series average with games of 265, 80 over, and a 259, 74 pins over his average. Melissa Castle rolled a434 series which is 80 pins over her average. Martha Elliott was 93 pins over her series average with a 507 series, and once again, Steve Lamb makes the paper bowling a 534, 99 pins over series average, while topping out with a 217 game, 72 pins over his game average. Split conversions consisted of Joe Elliott and Irv Summers picking up the 5-7, Chris Brookins the 5-10, Dot McDaniel, the 5-6, and Kevin Powell with the 3-10. Last, but certainly not least, in the Monday Nite Church No Tap league Sue Strong rolled a 263 to complete a 684 series.  Bowlers who rolled more than 50 pins over their averages were Scott Cunningham, who rolled a 262, 61 pins over his 200 average.  Finas Glenn rolled 57 pins over his 186 average for a 243. Richard Davis topped out a 239, 52 pins over, Terry Jones also bowled 52 over his 173 average for a 225, and lastly Stephanie Scruggs game total was a 225 as well as she bowled 51 pins over her 174 average.

     I do appreciate the reports we received from a few more leagues this week. This column is about area bowlers and their achievements.  I am seeking what the news media calls stringers. Stringers are people who can report on activity within their own area.  Here is what I am asking, if your league is not being reported, I am asking that you, as a bowler in that league, submit a report for them. Send me an e-mail at the address located at the bottom of this column if interested and I will reply with all the particulars that I am wanting.

    Until next week, let’s have fun and knock ‘em down.