Davis, Snook win Bulan's No Tap Tourney

        Mark your calendars for Saturday Dec 15^th, as the next Couple’s No Tap tourney will be held at Bulans at 7:30 pm for only $30 per couple. At their last tourney held this past Saturday, Nick Grubb and Dannielle West placed again, but this time it was 3^rd. Jeremy Wright and Josie Wright placed 2^nd, while Evan Davis and Heather Snook finished in 1^st place.

     It has come to our attention that Danville bowler Derrick Hufford is still tearing up the lanes, but this time it occurred at the Westville Legion in the Low Game Out Sweeper. I this tourney, you bowled 4 games, and you threw out your lowest game. Hufford finished in 1^st place.

     Looks as if Kevin Andrews and Kim Cotten were the high bowlers for the week, in The Bulan’s Monday Nite Mixed League.  Andrews rolled a 264 game, 71 pins over a 193 average. Cotton shot 78 pins over her 179 average for a 267, and a 644 series.

     Jimmy Scruggs once again leads the Monday Nite Church No Tap League with a 278 game, 85 pins over a 193 average. Robbie Ketcherside rolled a 689 series. Mike Lewis was 89 pins over his 155 average, for a 244 game. Essie Syass had 60 pins over average for a 207. Debra Coleman shot a 166, 64 pins over her 102 average, while Louise Cunningham locked in 50 over her 129 average with a 179. Larry Craft and Karen Hoskins both picked up the 5-7, Steve Newell slapped the 4-9 apart, while Nancy Goodner ripped apart the 5-9-10.

     The Tuesday Nite Go Getters’s Maggie Birge rolled 89 pins over her 144 average for a final total f 233. Melissa Castle worked hard for her 215, 88 pins over, while 163 average bowler, Tracy Smith, rolled a 219, 56 pins over average. Dick Lamb blew apart the 5-8-10 split.

    The Lincoln Lane’s Senior League had Mac McDaniel rolling a 201, 54 pins over  his 147 average, and he was 109 pins over his series average. Gerald Arnett picked up the 3-4 split.

     Travis Edwards, a 199 average bowler from the Early Friday Evening League at Covington’s Sycamore Lanes rolled a 222, a 253 and a 279 for a 754 series. It was reported that he had 8 strikes in a row. Then in the 9^th he had a 9 spare, and then struck out in the 10^th. That 279 was 80 pins over his average. Missy Stockman was 60 ins over her average of 126, for a game total of 186.

     As usual, some great scores for the Friday Nite League, also from Covington’s Sycamore Lanes. 4 of their men bowlers rolled games over 250. Marvin Brown had a 289, 109 pins over his 180 average. Scott Reinken once again si top in the league with a 269 game. Billy Morgan, a 205 average bowler, rolled 51 pins over for his 256 game, and Jarvis Brown rolled a 253 game.

2 women got top scores this week with Brandi Welsch getting a 234, and Dorothy McFarland. McFarland’s 225 was 56 pins over her 169 average, while Welsch topped her 184 average by 50 pins. Other bowlers getting 50 or more pins over were John Cox 204-153-51; Eric Crockett 234-154-60; Zech Connelly 246-195-51; Larry Richards Sr. 212-160-52; Lonnie Tapscott 221-163-58 and 226-163-63; Brian Thomas 175-125-50; Doc Finch 235-183-52, and Marvin Brandon 289-180-109.

   Closing out for this week, we leave you with a short Bowler’s Thanksgiving Prayer:

           "Dear Lord, I have but one request, and I shall not ask for more,

That before I'm laid to rest, I might bowl a perfect score".

        From my house to yours, may you have a Happy Thanksgiving and a very a very FULLfilling day.

        Please submit all reports before midnight on Mondays. If you need any more info, drop me a note at illianabowling@gmail.com. Check out past articles at http://tucksbowlingforfun.blogspot.com/

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

Bowling column for Nov 15, 2012

We have yet another tournament coming up this weekend.  A Couple’s No-Tap tourney is being held at Bulans Bowl on Saturday Nite at 7:30. The cost is $30 a couple. Just a reminder, at Fast Lanes, on Nov 21, there will be a 7-8-9 No Tap tourney, and you will be able to throw out one game. It is Singles, and there will be both men and ladies divisions. There will be a live band starting at 8:30.

     Hey, got a question to ask you. Are you a bowler who likes to clean your bowling ball down at the center during competition?  Did you know the cleaner’s odor is not only offensive to some, but harmful as well. Maybe we can be courteous to our fellow bowlers, and clean the ball away from the bowling area. That way, we can help someone breathe a bit easier.

        All right, I know you want this week’s results, so let’s get to them.  The Monday Nite Church No-Tappers had this report: Jimmy Scruggs not only had a 739 series, bt a 300 game as well. Terry Jone rolled a 279 game, on his way to a 699 series.  Other bowlers with games 50 or more pins over their averages included Scott Cunningham 244-187-57; Albert Syass 233-157-76; U Pete Williams 240-169-71; Karen Hoskins 231-179-52; Karen Lane 176-112-64 and Lynnse Gondzur 186-135-51.

     The Monday Nite League at Bulans had the following  split conversions this week:  Sandi Burke demonstrated the easy way of picking up the 4-10, Cindy Davenport, the 6-7-10, and Kevin Bennett smashed the 3-7-10.

       Can you believe I actually forgot the Tuesday Nite Go-Getters last week. Yep, so we have a double report this week. On Oct 30^th, Greg Miller rolled a 244, 78 pins over his 166 average. Joe Blagg shot a 218, 53 pins over his, and 141 average bowler Maggie Birge shot 50 pins over to garner a 191. Looking at split conversions, looks as if the 5-10 was rather easy for the Always Late team, as Bub, Charlie, and Dot Tiffin, Maggie Birge and Houston Key all converted it, as well as Sherry Castongue. Jon Castle had picked up the 3-10, 5-7,  as well as the 2-7-8. Birge also picked up the 4-9. Also picking up the 3-10 were Sue Strong, and Dot McDaniel, not once, but twice. Harl Miller lassoed the 5-8-10, while Greg Miller demonstrated how we should pick up the 5-6.

      In the TLC League at Bulans on Tuesday evenings, Jerry Sims shot a 278, with a 712 series, while Kristen Duke rolled 56 pins over her 154 average for a 210 game.

     Looked as if some of the Senior bowlers were warming up for last weekend’s tourney. Jim Thomas was 53 pins over average with a 213, John Ramsey threw a 236, 53 pins over, Phil Stultz, 57 pins over for a  199, Houston Key tapped out a 225, 67 pins over, while a newcomer this year to the league, Michelle Williams threw 67 pins over her game average for a 177 game. Speaking of the Senior Tourney, we should have the results soon, and we will let you know if any of our local group placed. Judy Gebhart did knock out the 4-5-7.

         Covington’s Early Friday evening league had some great results from 4 bowlers. Art Wagoner shot a 257, 60 pins over his 197 average, which helped to achieve a 646 series. Paul Priebe rolled 50 pins over his 137 average for a 187. Mike Dunavan, a 183 average bowler, rolled 52 pins over to garner a 235, and a 672 series, while Beth Barnes shot 51 pins over her 139 average for a 190 game.

      The Friday nite Mixed League once again had some great scores.  Jerrad Reed rolled an exciting 290 game, 11 strikes in a row, and also rolled a 255, for a 756 series. Rich McFarland had a 259 game, and Terrence Cloyd had a 256 game included in his 686 series. Scott Reinken had a 725 series including a 254 game, while Danny Lazzell rolled a 260 game. Nicole Brown and Brandi Welsch both had a 236 game. Brown had a 641 series. The following bowlers rolled 50 or more pins over their averages: Mike Camarata 202-143-59; Joe Rich 227-169-58; Jon Cox 205-150-55; Eric Crockett 232-173-59; Wayne Brown Sr. 245-186-59; Ryan Smith 213-159-54; Shawn Tietz 236-174-62; and Teddy Cater 244-185-59.

      We will check in with you again next Thursday morning, Thanksgiving Day.   

      Please submit all reports before midnight on Mondays. If you need any more info, drop me a note at illianabowling@gmail.com. Check out past articles at http://tucksbowlingforfun.blogspot.com/

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

Bowling column for Nov 8, 2012

We have 3 tournaments this coming weekend. First off, a Couple’s No-Tap tourney is being held at Bulans Bowl on Saturday Nite at 7:30. The cost is $30 a couple. A No Tap Doubles bowling tourney will be held on the nite of the 10^th at Fast Lanes in Hoopeston. Start time is 7pm and costs $20 a person.  Also at Fast Lanes, on Nov 21, there will be a 7-8-9 No Tap tourney, and you will be able to throw out one game. It is Singles, and there will be both men and ladies divisions. There will be a live band starting at 8:30.

     36 Danville Seniors will be heading to Champaign this weekend for the Senior State Tournament. Most of them will bowl both Saturday and Sunday at 2pm, participating in Doubles and singles events.  There will be some, who bowl all 6 games on Saturday, at 2 and 4.  If you would like to go to Champaign to support Danville’s own Seniors, you can take a short drive to the Western Bowl on Francis Dr. Francis Drive runs west off of Prospect, just south of the 74 freeway.

     We have some great scores to tell you about this morning, so let’s get to them.  Our big story of the week is Hoopeston bowler George Fix rolled a 300 game on Oct 25^th at the Fast Lanes bowling center. Congrats go out to George!

      The Monday nite mixed League has been very hot the past couple of weeks. Robin Turner rolled a 257, with a 183 average, as well as a 236. She was able to achieve a 664 series. Jeremy Shumate is still showing his talent by topping out with a 200 game, 62 pins over his 138 average, while Dave Watts knocked out a 193, 64 pins over his 129 average. 191 average bowler, Kevin Andrews rolled 53 pins over average for a 244. Susie Garman shot a 183, with an average of 127, propelled her 54 pins over. Brent Honn, had a 216, 69 pins over a 147 average, while Jack Reffett had a top notch game of 228, 57 pins over his 171 average. Shumate also rolled a 237. With a 143 average on the Tuesday Nite League at Bulans, that means he rolled 94 pins over. He also was able to knock out the 6-7-10 split, as well as the 6-7-9-10. Nick Grubbs threw 11 strikes in a row for a 290, and Don Coan garnered a 267.

     As we stated earlier, many of the Senior league bowlers will be competing in a tournament this coming weekend, and some of them same bowlers are starting to warm up for that event. 141 average bowlers, Charlie Graul and Allen Taylor bowled great games. Taylor had a 229, 88 pins over average. It was included in a 598 series, 175 pins over series average. Graul rolled a 228, 87 pins over, and a 551 series, which was 128 pins over. Sue Broderick rolled 57 pins over her average with a 196. Keith Carter, had a 186, 50 pins over his average, while Stan Harvey rolled two high games, a 226, 56 pins over his average, and 242, 70 pins over. With a 652 series, he was136 pins over his series average. Houston Keys knocked out the 5-6 and the 3-10, while Ed Reed corralled the 2-7. Newcomer to the Senior League is Sue Broderick, exploded the 4-7-10.

      The Early Friday Nite League at Sycamore Lanes in Covington is reporting that Jordan Williams has rolled a 239, which is over his 175 average by 64 pins, and he also rolled a 602 series.  Art Wagoner knocked out a 253, 60 pins over his 193 average.

     More great scores, this in from the Friday nite League at Lincoln Lanes. Scott Reinken rolled a 263, Rob Pendleton a 256, and Bill Phillips had a 279. Nicole Brown topped out with a 257, while Brandi Welsch had a 254. Reinken had a 711 series, while Welsch rolled a 642. There were quite a number of bowlers who had 50 or more pins over average in this league. They were: Dorothy McFarland, 220-168-52; Henry Stevens, 237-183-54; Eric Crockett, 260-169-91; Larry Richards Sr., 215-156-59; Karen Rice, 182-131-31; Doc Finch, 233-182-51, and Bill Phillips, 279-182-97.

     A slow nite for the Monday nite No-Tappers from Lincoln Lanes. They had only 3 bowlers with scores 50 or more pins over their averages. They were Jimmy Scruggs, 247-185-62; Mike Jett, 250-170-80 and Louise Cunningham, 179-125-54.

     Please submit all reports before midnight on Mondays. If you need any more info, drop me a note at illianabowling@gmail.com. Check out past articles at http://tucksbowlingforfun.blogspot.com/

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

Grubb and West Win No Tap Tourney at Bulans

      We love announcing, then reporting on tournaments, and hope you take advantage of some of these events.

       A couple’s No-Tap tourney was held this past weekend at Bulan’s Lanes on the west side of Danville with Nick Grubb and Danielle West coming out in 1^st place. 2^nd place honors go to Ashley Martin and Kevin West. Pam Warner and Brian Warner placed 3^rd, while Robin Sims and Jerry Sims garnered 4^th. Next No-Tap tourney will be held on Saturday Nov 17^th, 7:30 pm at Bulan’s. Cost is only $30 a couple/$15 a person.

     Sharon Craft of the Monday Nite Church No Tappers had a great score of 286, 90 pins over her 190 average. She also had a 666 series as well. Finas Glenn rolled a 244, 52 pins over his game average of 192. 185 average bowler Scott Cunningham topped his average by 57 pins to achieve a 242 score. Joanie Hedlund knocked out 82 pins over her average for a 230 game. Ella Ellis topped her resent average of 148 by 53 pins for a final score of 201, while Leean Palmer rolled a 195, 51 pins over her 148 average.

      Sue Strong of the Tuesday Nite Go Getters rolled her high game of 231, with 73 pins over her 158 average, while Melissa Castle topped her 124 average by 77 pins to score a 201. Mac McDaniel picked up the 3-10 split, Rose Newell, the 4-5, and Fred Fultz the 5-7.

      Keenager team mates Laura Baird and Joe Elliott of the Senior League both rolled 50 or more pins over their averages. Baird rolled 57 pins over for a 195, while Elliott topped his average by 50 pins to garner a 171 game.

      Tia Black of the Early Friday Mixed League at Sycamore Lanes in Covington is letting us know that Tia Black rolled a 502 series, including games of 186, 168 and 148. The 186 game was 58 pins over her average. Judy Gebhart knocked out the 4-7-10 split.

     Lincoln Lane’s Friday Night Mixed League had some great score as both Evan Davis and Scott Reinken rolled a 279 game. Jerrad Reed knocked out a score f 278, Terrence Cloyd a 263, and Rich McFarland a 259. Megan Connelly had a 227 game.

      Davis rolled a 755 series, Reinken had a 729, Cloyd, 263 and McFarland a 689. Davis’ 279 was 86 pins over his average, and he also threw 52 pins over average for a 245. Ed Stone rolled a 232, 52 pins over age. Danny Lazzell had a 234 game, 59 pins above his 175 average. Connelly’s 227 game was 54 pins higher than her 173 game average. Reed was 75 pins over for his high game. 172 average bowler Jennifer Kile out did her average by 50 pins for a 222. Reinken’s 279 was 60 over average, while Cloyd knocked out 56 more pins than his 219 average.

     Please continue to send in your split conversions if they were really good.  I can use them if we have space.  Baby splits like the 3-10, 2-7, or other easy ones.  Splits like the 7-10, 4-7-10-6-7-10, and the Big Four, 4-6-7-10, we want to know about those. The USBC may not recognize those, but we will. Also, send in any triplicate scores, all spare games, and Dutch 200’s.

      Please submit all reports before midnight on Mondays. If you need any more info, drop me a note at illianabowling@gmail.com.

Check out past articles at http://tucksbowlingforfun.blogspot.com/

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