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2017 Brockton city tournament honor score wrap-up

I am taking care of all of the honor scores from the city tournament in this post because they all were bowled yesterday.

The first squad saw a pair of 800 series, one by Sean Richard, who had games of 269, 259, and 278 for an 806, and the other by Brockton Bowling Association Hall of Famer Ryan Yelle, who had 266, 268, and 268 for an 802.

The lone 300 of the tournament was bowled by a bowler who made the trip from greater Boston, John Gravel, during the second squad, and Shawn Hagan’s video of the last strike is below:

Finally, on the same squad as Gravel’s 300, Rob Young had a 299 game.

I will post a link to the unofficial results on the Facebook page when I see them.

Update: Jon Hester told me tonight that he also had a 290 game in his singles event. Also, I forgot to mention that Sam Kamel converted the Big 4 (4-6-7-10) split during the second squad, which was the first time that split had ever been converted while I was in the building.

Shawn Coles posts 300 in Brunswick Mixed

It had been a long time coming for him, but Shawn Coles, my Wednesday league secretary, bowled his first 300 game in over a decade last night. In a first for this blog, I have video of the last shot, the first video on this blog from one of my own leagues:

Shawn had told me a long time ago that he’d never had a 300 with his wife, Jo-Ann, present, and that finally happened for him last night, as well.

WTG Shawn! 🙂

Shawn Hagan, Barry Muise score 300s in Coke league

It appears that the Coke shot for this quarter is playing easy, even with the modification down to 5:1, as, for the second time in as many weeks, there were two 300 games last night. The first came in the first game by Shawn Hagan, and my Facebook video is below:

The other one was bowled by Barry Muise in the second game, which, again, I have Facebook video of, below:

Well done, both of you! 🙂

I don’t think I’m going to get a chance to get their photo, but Lights Out, team members Sean Richard, Hakim Emmanuel, Devon McGregor, and Shawn Hagan, won the Coke league’s second quarter. Congrats, guys! 🙂

Jim Ferguson shoots 299 in Patriots league

Brockton Bowling Association Hall of Famer Jim Ferguson has had a few 299 games, the latest last night in the Patriots league, and, though I usually don’t show video for anything but a 300 game, I decided to post Sean Richard’s Facebook video here for one prevailing reason: You won’t often see the kingpin (5 pin) stop a 300 game.

Maybe next time, Jim! 🙂

Gino Beniamino, Jon Hester shoot 300s in Coke league

I’d been a regular in-person observer of the Coke league for a while, but something happened last night that hadn’t happened since before that time (note about that to follow): Two 300 games on the same night. The first of the night was bowled by Gino Beniamino in the first game, and, thanks to Shawn Scales, I have video of the last strike (which Shawn originally posted on Snapchat):

Gino told me (and others) that this was actually his first 300 game ever.

It would take until the end of the night for Jon Hester to post the other one, which Zach Thompson got the video of and is shared here:

Hester figures in the note about last night, in that the only other time in my memory there were two 300 games on the same night in the Coke league, Jon’s teammate, Matt Yandek, had both of them as bookends in an 801 series.

Good work guys! 🙂

Tom Hedding, Nick Grossi roll 300s in Patriots league

“TomTom” Hedding is currently leading the house in average, and he’s doing everything in his power to try to stay there, as he had a 300 game last night in the Patriots league. Sean Richard’s Facebook video of “TomTom’s” last shot in the 300 game is below.

“TomTom” wasn’t the only bowler with a 300 game last night, however, as Nick Grossi also bowled his very first one. WTG to both! 🙂

Jim Ferguson bowls 300/811, Tom Hedding 805, Carl Hanson 300 in Patriots league

There was no lack of pinfall again in the Patriots league tonight, with the biggest chunk being put up by Brockton Bowling Association Hall of Famer Jim Ferguson, who had 224-287-300 for an 811, with the best part, he said, being having his brother, Steve, finally witnessing one of his.

It wasn’t all, because “TomTom” Hedding once again posted an 805, with games of 279, 247, and 279. “TomTom” is now the bowler bearing watching, as he now leads the Patriots league with a 242 average.

Finally, Carl Hanson also had a 300 game tonight. Congrats all around! 🙂

Steve Dale Jr. & Brian Gaskill break Brockton BA doubles record

The Brockton Bowling Association held its inaugural Holiday Doubles tournament Sunday at Westgate Lanes, with the final prize list linked here (PDF file). The scratch winners, Steve Dale Jr. & Brian Gaskill, bowled sets of 866 and 769, respectively, to set what should be a new association doubles record with 1,635, just six pins short of what Gaskill found was Ed Souza & Dennis Bedard’s state doubles record, set at Holiday Lanes in Westport in the 2009-10 season.

Dale had a 300 game in his second game to go along with a 299 first game, and his 866, of course, is the second highest series ever bowled at Westgate Lanes. Other 300 games were bowled by Tom Hedding, Sean Richard, and Jim Ferguson, the latter whose was his 10th career 300. Also, according to the posted final standings, Jim Ferguson & Danny Khuu, the reigning state doubles champions, posted a 279-299=578 first game, which, right now, would be good for 3rd in the nation.

As a final note, Jim Young had a wrinkle of his own for the optional “Holiday Bonus” singles event, in which the “bonus” was having the high game in doubles count twice for the derived singles event.

Update: Because this video is probably better than the one I got of Jim Ferguson’s 300 in the 2015 state tournament, here’s Tom Hedding’s video of Jim’s last shot:

Brockton BA championship tournament set for Jan. 28 & 29: The Brockton Bowling Association has also set their championship tournament for Jan. 28 & 29 at Westgate Lanes, with the entry form and rules available here (PDF file).

Tom Hedding, Sean Richard lead scoring spree in Patriots league

With many of the best bowlers at Westgate bowling in the Patriots league, there will occasionally be multiple bowlers with scores to report on a given night, and tonight was one of those. “TomTom” Hedding led the way with 280-257-268 for an 805 series, and “$eany Ka$h” joined him in the 800 range with 299-255-247 for an 801. It was Tim Woodley, however, who had the only perfect 300 game of the night.

Good bowling all around, guys! 🙂

Valerie Bercier wins inaugural NAT Scratch Mini-Marathon

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Finalists of the inaugural NAT Scratch Mini-Marathon, champion Valerie Bercier, runner-up Danny Khuu (Photo courtesy of NAT)

The Northeast Amateur Tournament conducted its first Scratch Mini-Marathon today at Westgate Lanes, and, as reported on their Facebook page, Valerie (Calberry) Bercier, a member of Team Canada, was the winner of the final match over Danny Khuu, 237-194. Valerie was bowling well all day, as she was the high qualifier, bowling a 279 high game in the six-game block. There were 19 entries for this initial event, with Westgate bowlers Brian Egan and Ed Roberts also among the six who cashed.

The NAT’s new scratch tournaments are all going to be on challenge/sport conditions, with Kegel Tower of Pisa being today’s condition.

Brian Egan posts 300 in Patriots league

Brian Egan had lamented to me in the past that he never could seem to carry 12 strikes at Westgate, while noting that he’d done it elsewhere. Since the summer of 2015, however, he’s had two of them, one in the Coke league, and he had his 3rd at Westgate the other night in the Patriots league. Danny Khuu recorded the video, and he forgot to post it on Facebook, but did let me download it from his IM, and I’ve uploaded it to this site’s page, and it is below:

I’m not sure if this is a first for Westgate Lanes, but father Brian Egan and son Kyle now both have 300 games in the same season. WTG guys! 🙂

“Mr. 900” shoots first Coke league 300

Up until tonight, “Mr. 900” Hakim Emmanuel had six 300 games, including the first three in his 900 series, all on the Westgate house shot. He had #7 tonight, his first in the Coke Classic league, and, as a reminder to the regular readers and for the information of those who aren’t, the league is on the 2007 World Tenpin Masters pattern for this segment of the league, which is in the “challenge” category of lane conditions.

I actually have my own video of this one, which I uploaded to the Facebook page and which is below:

WTG Hakim! 🙂

Westgate Warriors defeat Mill City Mayhem 22-18; Tony Bennett throws 300/815

Yesterday, the Underground Bowling Association made its third season tour stop at Westgate Lanes. The Westgate Warriors faced Mill City Mayhem in their home match, eking out a 22-18 net win, largely on the strength of the Handicap 1 team of Mark Zimmerman, Kevin Thibeault, and Danny Khuu sweeping all ten of their points, with Kevin shooting a 781 and Danny a 742.

Meanwhile, a member of Mop Nation Militia, Tony Bennett (who’s been mentioned here in connection with his 300 game at the USBC Open), posted games of 300, 258, and 257 for an 815 series in their match.

Good bowling guys! 🙂

Stan Gibbs records 300 game in His & Hers

A recent trend I’ve noticed has been bowlers from Cape Cod coming up to bowl leagues at Westgate Lanes. A team from the Cape, Prime Time, has already won a segment in the Coke league. Tonight, as noted in the center’s Facebook post above, Stan Gibbs made his presence felt with a 300 game in the His & Hers league. Nice game, Stan! 🙂

Update: Sean Richard’s Facebook video of the last strike is below.