September 18, 2014

      Most of the men bowlers in the Danville area, have probably noticed the USBC cards went up to $19 a year. The USBC seemed to be taking some of our benefits away, while still raking in the money.  They took away the patches, and substituted them with magnets, that looked like the former patches. Then they switched to key chains. The $2 increase now allows the local association to buy our own awards and make sure our bowlers are recognized for their achievements.  Many of them will once again be in patch form.  Some past awards will return, like the Dutch 200, the All Spare Game, and the Triplicate patch.  Some of the more prestigious awards, such as a 300 ring, will now be issued once in the bowler’s lifetime.

     If you would like to bowl in the state Senior Bowling Tournament in Pekin on Nov 8^th and 9^th, bring your money down to the Senior League on either of the next 2 Thursday afternoons.  Money must be in by the 25^th of this month.

    Let’s look up to Hoopeston again this week for our 1^st report. It has been reported that Fast Lanes is going fast and furious.  On the Sunday Night Mixed League, Jeremy Lanes fired a 277 followed by John Lowes 258- 663 series and the ladies were led by Karen Porth with a 204 game. Monday night Ladies were led by Patty Lowe with a 237 game  and 560 series. The Wednesday night Ladies were led by Kellie Thilmony with a 194 game.  The Thursday afternoon ladies were led by Darlene Musk with a 212- 600 series. The Will Bruens Thursday night mens league were led by Brandon Hamilton's 268 - 696 series followed by Russell Reeds 248 and Duane Rashers 700 series.

     Fast Lanes will be hosting a 7-8-9 pin mixed tournament on Saturday October 10 starting at 7:00 and is open to anyone.   

     In the MS Nail Salon League, Patti Harrier picked up the 4-10 split, while Janet Starkey bowled a 197. Brenda Lomax bowled an all spare game of 173.

      The Senior League boasted a few good scores this past Thursday. Bob Maxell rolled a 201 game, 55pins over his game average. Barb Walls topped out with a 212, 62 pins over, while Ed Reed shot 68 pins over with a 233.  He also bowled a 218, 53 pins over, and 141 pins over his series norm with a 636.

    Joe Elliott bowled a 210 game which was 91 pins over his game average.,  Houston Key bowled a 567 series which was 102 pins over his series total, and  Bill McDaniel bowled a 198 game which was 57 pins over his game avg.  He also had a 525 series which was 102 pins over his series total. They had 3 good split conversions, which included Bill McDaniel with the 3-5-7,   Jim Thomas the 2-4-10 and Sue Strong knocking out the 2-5-7.

     Let’s not forget the Tuesday Nite Go Getters, where a week ago, Ella Miller shot a 206, 94 pins over her average, and 148 pins over her series total. This past week, some other great scores were recorded. Russ Puzey rolled 54 pins over average for a 183, and he also knocked out the 5-6-10 split. 133 average bowler Jon Castle rolled 3 good games. They included a 177, 44 pins over, a 190, 57 over, and finished out the night with a 199, 66 pins above his average, while topping his series average by 141 pins. Greg Miller rolled 56 pins over his game average, while Stan Harvey was also 56.  They weren’t finished yet. Maggie Birge shot 56 pins over average. Other split conversions included the 5-7 by Bub Tiffin, and the 5-6 by Sandy West. Keith Carter knocked out the 3-9-10, 

September 11, 2014

    If you are reading this, it means the bowling season for 2014-2015 has now started. Started it has, and with a bang.

     Hoopeston’s Fast Lanes bowling Center is only their 2^nd week of bowling, but Brandon Hamilton, bowling in the Will Bruen’s League, rolled a 300 game in his 1^st game, and followed that up with a 733 series. Randy Hiltz then followed that up with a 290 after leaving a 7 pin in the first frame.

   Doug Wagoner bowled a 702 with games of 231,237,234. CISSN Park bowlers are finding the line as Doug Bauer bowled a 253 and Dean Kregel a 234. On the Sunday night mixed league Johnny Lowe led he way with a 246 game and 663 series. On the Monday night ladies league it was Jennifer Crawley leading the way with a 2276 and 546 series followed by Linda Van Burke with a 215. Fast Lanes will post their tournament dates for the 7-8-9 pin mixed doubles starting October 11 at 7:00pm   

    Speaking of 300’s, I know for a fact that Ron Blagg rolled two 300 games during the summer season.  My mom, Shirley Miller, also rolled a 300 in the Senior League’s 1^st session on August 21^st.  Only problem, it was a 300 series, spot on.

   Now, on to the leagues reporting for this week. We do have a few that are still missing, and hopefully they will start submitting soon.

   Did you know they have a bowling alley in the Legion on State St? Monday mornings in Westville they have a group of ladies that bowl at the Legion, and this past week there were a few split conversions. Judy Mariage picked up the 3-9-10, while both Nicole Waterman and Sandy Taylor knocked out the 5-10.

     The ladies from the MS Nail Salon League at Lincoln Lanes have started off well, with team Magic rolling a high scratch game of 649, and a high series of 1892.  A week later the Magic rolled 642 scratch game, and a 1847 scratch series.  The Holy Rollers bowled a high handicap game of 706 and a high handicap series of 1945. One week Donna Rayhel rolled a 199, and a 539 series by Sue Strong.  The next week Ann Minnette shot a 200, and Strong a 199.

   The Tuesday Nite Go Getters had 2 high games the 1^st week, with Laura Baird, with 53 pins over, and Ray Rogers with a 256 game.  Martha Elliott converted the 5-6-10.

    Heading over to the Thursday afternoon Senior League the past couple of weeks, the following took place:  Ron Blagg rolled a 237, and Jack Taylor shot a 539 series. Terry Bell topped out with a 670. Sue Strong rolled 60 pins over her average with a 202, and 112 pins over series, while Tuck Miller was 108 pins over series average.  Last week, Bob Coburn bowled a 177 game, 53 over, Ron Blagg, 54 over average with a 223, and Ron Candido with a 245, 54 over pin average.

   Recent split conversions were Ernie Harvey with the 4-5-7, Judy Gebhart and Meredith Stokes with the 5-7, and Miller with the 6-7-10.

   Many leagues are still looking for bowlers, and even people who are willing to sub from time to time. If you are interested, I would suggest stopping by one of the local centers, and asking the people behind the desk if they know of any vacancies, or even if they have a waiting list.  You might even stop by during the bowling sessions, and talk with the league officials.  Being a secretary, and past President myself, I know that having people on a waiting list, to either replace a bowler, or have a substitute for the night, is a great thing to have.

   Yes, we are missing some of the leagues from last year, and are looking forward to their reports the next couple of weeks.

   You can get all the columns by checking out Tuck’s Bowling for Fun blog at: http://tucksbowlingforfun.blogspot.com

    . If you are a league secretary, we would love to have your league reports. Drop me an e-mail message to illianabowling@gmail.com and I will contact you with what I would like to have to make your reports complete. Help me to recognize your league bowlers for their achievements.

   You can get all the columns by checking out Tuck’s Bowling for Fun blog at: http://tucksbowlingforfun.blogspot.com

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