Average Rule enforced at Lincoln Lanes 12-17-15

    Lutheran League action last Thursday evening had a Bud Taylor shooting 43 over for a 233,   while Cal Richards rolled 74 over for a 254. Bowling a 245, 53 over was Shawn Peterson, as Sue Moore was 41 over with a 173.  Michael Seward shot 43 over for a 215, and Rod Cox had a 233 game, 82 over.  Don Miller continues to bowl good, this week with a 256, 62 over. Parker Winlead, not to be left behind, shot 53 over with a 219. Steve Skimehorn was 43 over with a 234, Jolene Krout was 51 over for a 203, and Darren Lamm topped out with a 687 series. 

      Dot Tiffin was top bowler of the week in the Tuesday Nite Go Getters.  She rolled 74 pins over her average for a 189, and 143 pins above her series norm for a 488.  Steve Lamb was 45 over for a 208, Ray Rogers, 43 above for a 237. Georgia was 49 over for a 189, while Tuck Miller topped out 47 pins over for a 176.   

    The Senior League had some good bowling, with both Ernie Harvey and Ron Blagg rolling 233 games, with 57 and 53 pins over average respectively.  Georgia Seward also bowled 57 over with a 203.  Ruth Campbell topped out with a 157 game, 51 over, while Dorothy Hesler shot a 177 game, 63 over. Judy Arnett finished the day rolling 57 pins over for a 185.  Phyllis Rhutan rolled an all spare game.

    Split conversions included Suzanne Brandon with the 5-6, Essie Syass, the 5-10. Judy Gebhart and Marvin Brandon both knocked out the 5-7, while Greg Miller demonstrated out how to eliminate the 4-10. John Ramsey took care of the 4-5-7, while Teddy Carter took care of the other side of the lane with the 3-5-10.

     The MS Nail Salon League had both Janet Starkey and Sharon Craft picking up the 5-10 split. Shirley Gibson earned her 500 series award with a 522 series, while Tammy Hathaway earned  her 175 Game Award with a 177 game.

    In bowling action at Fast Lanes, Hoopeston, the Sunday Night Mixed Todd Rush shot a 248 and Karen Porth 202, Helen Taflinger had a 179 which is 45 pins over average.
Monday Night was led by Patty Lowes 213 and Michelle Crabtrees 177.
      Talk about dedication to the sport, Jenifer Crawley who is right handed, had surgery for a torn shoulder. What does she do, but gets a ball drilled and starts bowling left handed, What dedication.
    The WIll Bruen's league was led by Doug Wagoner’s 279-722 followed by Dave Gaddis, 266 and Brandon Hamilton's 679. 

   Fast Lanes is taking reservations for it's New Years 4 game 7-8-9 tournament where you can throw out one game. Two person teams and $50.00 per team. Starting time is 6:30. Call Fast Lanes 283-6505 to reserve your spot.

     From Lincoln Lanes: I just want to clarify that all of our tournaments implement the 10 pin rule, meaning if your average is 10 pins higher than your last year's average you must take this year's average. The rules state if you do not let the tournament directors know your average is 10 pins higher and it is discovered then your whole team will have to forfeit. We didn't want to ever see this happen but unfortunately it did. Unfortunately we can not make exceptions as the rule is clear. So people, please for your team's sake, make sure you are aware of your average and notify directors if you need to use this year's average.

     Attention all tournament bowlers. Remember, it is a USBC rule that if you average increases by more than 10 pins from your previous year’s average, you must report that to the tournament director. If you do not, you could be disqualified.

    Attention all tournament directors, please let me know what your results are in each tourney or special bowling event, so we can give credit, where credit is due.  Just post it on Facebook and tag me to draw my attention to it. We want to give all bowlers their due recognition.

    That’s it for this week. Thanks to all who submitted info for this week’s column. Remember, 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.