March 20, 2012

They say when it rains, it pours. Well, the Monday nite Church No-Tap League needed a few umbrellas when Jeremy Randolph rolled a 300 game, then he rolled another one the very same nite. During his 802 series run, Randolph had a total streak of 27 strikes in a row. Sharon Craft rolled a 629 series. The following bowlers had 50 or more pins over their averages:  Mike Jett with a 251, Jeff Lane with a 237, and Shirley Perryman with a 233.  Steve Newell a 223, while both Juanita Wrightsman and Karen Lane topped out with a 173, and a Rick Lomax ended up with a 175.

      At a banquet on March 3, the Danville Bowling Association inducted 5 new bowlers into their Hall of Fame. Congratulations go out to Bill McDaniel, Cliff Dupree, Charlie Varner, Sue Durnell, and Margot Johnson.

      Lincoln Lane’s Youth League bowled in the recent the 2012 Illinois Pepsi USBC Youth Championships. There were two age groups which consisted of 11 & under division and 12 & over division and they all bowled at Arrowhead Lanes in Champaign. The 11 & under bowled on Jan 8 and the 12 & over on Feb 19. 

   These young bowlers first had to qualify for this tournament by having one of the top three average for there division. We had 8 bowlers compete total in both divisions.  Out of the 8 bowlers 4 of them qualified to advance to the State Finals which will be held May 5-6 for the 11 & under division at SI Bowl in Carterville, IL and May 18-20 for the 12 & over division at Sparetime Lanes in Decatur, IL. The following youth were in the 11 and under age bracket: Austin Walls, Todd Sims, Dakotah McCoy, and Trinity Dokey, who qualified for State. These young bowlers bowled in the 12 and over division: Alia West, Keegan West, Austin Paxton, and Blake Norwell. The first 3 all qualified for state.  Congratulations to all.

    The Battle of the Stars was recently held. The finalists were as follow: Men’s Division: 1^st, Jason Woodworth, 2^nd Kyle Siratt, 3^rd Jared Reed, 4^th Jarrod Warner, and 5^th Robert Wampler. In the Women’s Division Brandi Welsh rolled a 280 to capture 1^st place, while Nicole Brown was 2^nd, Janet White in 3^rd, Megan Connelly 4^th, and Robin Turner in 5^th.

     The 1^st round was held at Bulans on March 10^th for the Men, and the Women’s 1^st round was also held at Bulan’s on March 11. The men’s 2^nd and final round was held at Lincoln Lanes on March 17^th, while the women’s 2^nd and final round was held at the same venue on the 18^th.

      Looking ahead, the finals for the Warrick Open are at Lincoln Lanes on March 24^th. The 2 day senior tournament will be held April 28^th and 29^th, with the 1^st day being at Bulan’s, and the 2^nd being at Lincoln.  More info available at each center.

          It has been reported that Rich McFarland rolled his 2^nd 800 series of the year with an 800 even. Scores included 2 games of 256, and a 288.   

    In the Tuesday Nite Go-Getters, Mac McDaniel was 52 pins over his 202 average, while Chris Brookins topped 51 over for a final tally of 190. Houston Key knocked out the 2-5-7, Maggie Birge, the 5-10, and Steve Lamb the 3-4-6-10. Cheryl Rhoton, Paula Beatty, Tony Dompe, and McDaniel, all converted the 3-10. In the DNA Karaoke League, Ann Minnette picked up the 5-10 split. Sue Robbins bowling for Sherry's Styling Salon, picked up a 2-7-10 pin split in the MS Nails League on Tuesday mornings.

      In the Senior League, Houston Key was 58 pins over with a 215, Bill McDaniel was 55 pins over with a 199,  Raymond Berlin was 56 pins over with a 211,  and Charlie Graul was 75 pins over game average with a 205 his very first game over 200, while Ernie Harvey was 65 pins over with a 244.  Greg Miller rolled a triplicate of 178. The USBC may no longer recognize this achievement, but this column does.  Checking out the split conversion for the week we find that Fred Fultz picked up the 3-10 and John Gebhart the, 6-8-10. Ed Reed knocked out the 2-7, Jim Thomas the 5-6-10, Donna Berlin split apart the 5-10 and Ernie Harvey splattered the3-6-7-10, while Dot McDaniel picked up both the 4-6, and the 4-5-7.

Rule of the week review:

Rule 18 – Bowling Ball – Altering Surface

Altering the surface of a bowling ball by the use of abrasives while bowling in USBC competition is prohibited.

All bowling balls so altered must be removed from the competition. (See Specs Manual on BOWL.com.)

NOTE: If it is shown the bowler had prior knowledge his/her actions were in violation of Rule

18, the game(s) in which the violation occurred is (are) subject to forfeiture. In addition,  the bowler is subject to dismissal from the league and suspension of membership.

Competition is defined as the remainder of the current game and remaining game(s) in the series being bowled.

The use of approved cleaning agents such as isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and polishing machines is permissible.

In closing, let’s remember our sport of bowling is supposed to be fun, as well as competitive. So, let’s have FUN!!

Until next week, let’s have fun and knock ‘em down. See you at the lanes.