Files news about honor scores rolled in local leagues and tournaments
I’ll post a full recap of the day when NEBA makes a post somewhere, but I wanted to mention that Mike Berube started the 9 AM NEBA squad today with a 300 game, followed in Game 4 by Scott Widmer. I got Widmer’s video, but, as I’m getting used to a new camcorder, I didn’t think I could use it.
Good bowling guys! 😀
Both of these came to my attention tonight, so I’ll mention them both here: Henry Webber posted a 290 game Thursday night in the Thursday Handicap Doubles league, and another one tonight in the Rhythm & Bowling league. Good bowling Henry! 😀
A busy tournament Saturday got started today with the Bay State Open doubles event, which Sean Richard and Danny Khuu won over AJ Voisine and Paris Cook by a score of 478-442 (with handicap). Alex Major and Hakim Emannuel were the members of the other Westgate team in the head-to-head finals.
Sean and Danny got into the head-to-head finals with some big scores, particularly in the first game of qualifying, where Sean had a 300 and Danny a 265 for a 565, a doubles game that is reportable as a team honor score. Paris Cook also had a 290 game to help his team qualify.
Great bowling, guys! 😀
I didn’t want it to look like I’m rubbing a certain series bowled at Westgate Lanes in, but I also thought it might be worth mentioning that Jason Correia bowled games of 295, 300, and 296 for an 891 series tonight in the American Men league at Holiday Lanes in Westport, a new house and Southeastern Mass. association record, and what would have been the new state record until last month. Fine bowling just the same, Jason, and congrats! 😀
Congrats to Dan Esdale, with games of 279, 264, and 279 tonight for an 822 series in the Westgate Mixed league. 😀
I also had to miss running brackets for the first time outside of weather this season last night, and Tim Larkin may have wished it was a normal Coke league night for me last night for one game, as he posted what I’m told was his 7th career 300 game. WTG Tim! I also recently replaced my camcorder, so I did miss an opportunity to use the new one, too.
I noted in my last post that there was more coming on Hakim Emmanuel, and here it is: “Mr. 900” threw his first honor score since the 900 series barely more than a month after the fact, another 300 game in the Adult/Junior doubles tournament today. The coincidences with the 900 series were inescapable, however: The 300 game came on the same pair as the 900 series and was also thrown with an Infrared Vibe, though we don’t know if it was the actual 900 ball because Hakim has two Infrared Vibes now. The 300 game was the only chance he had on 47 & 48, however, as the bowlers moved after each game in the tournament. I forgot what Hakim had in the other two games, but I think I remember seeing a 736 series in the posted standings, and will comment on this post when I can get a chance to verify it.
Congrats again Hakim! 😀
The scoring pace in the Patriots league this year has been stellar, but, except for the 900 series last month, tonight might have been the highlight of that league’s season. The biggest part of the night was Mikey Trent (Jr.), who threw his first 800 series with games of 246, 290, and 267 for an 803. Danny Khuu added a 300 game, and Jim Johnson and Rob Young both had 11 in a row 299 games. Congrats to all, and I’ll add video of Danny’s 300 if I get it.
I’ve known him since just about a short time after I returned to bowling, and, tonight, it’s my pleasure to report that Gary Weiner threw his first 300 game in the Westgate Mixed league. One of his teammates, Lisa Lach, recorded the video below:
The game after Gary was perfect, Melissa Gabriel was on the verge of becoming the third woman to throw a 300 game at Westgate this season, but fell short on her 11th ball for a 287.
Congrats to both! 🙂
While John Kunan was perfect, someone I knew first from outside of bowling (softball, actually), Gary Warner, also had a 290 game last week in the Westgate Mixed league. Congrats Gary! 🙂
The Coke Classic league was quiet in the honor score department for the second third of the season, but the last third started tonight with some fireworks, as Keith Tantillo and Brian Egan had 290 games on the heels of each other. Good work, guys! 😀
The Boston Rhythm & Bowling league had been relatively quiet for high scores this year until today, when two bowlers, James Lawson and Mo Wideman, both bowled their first perfect games. Henry Webber got the last strikes of both games, and I’ll start with James Lawson’s:
And Mo Wideman’s:
Congrats to both of you! 😀
If you were a spectator at Westgate Lanes today, you got “two for the price of one”, as both the Bay State Open and the Eliminator were going on (with the Brockton youth honor squad also going on, which I’ll have results for later). In the Bay State Open, Louis Petrillo came away the winner after defeating Mark Zimmerman 250-205 (with handicap) in the final match. Matt Richard and Devon McGregor were the other Westgate bowlers in the head-to-head finals.
In the Eliminator, an exciting final match came down to the last ball, with Peter Arsenault a 256-251 (with handicap) winner over AJ Voisine. Tina Gannon was eliminated in 3rd place in the second eliminator round, and Matt Richard and Jim Ferguson were eliminated in the first eliminator round. Arsenault also had a 290 game during qualifying.
Congrats everyone! 😀
It seems Shirley Major has done it all in her Westgate Lanes career, including the old women’s Massachusetts state record of 817 in 1996, but she had never bowled a perfect game until tonight in the Patriots league. Jason Sherwood got the final three strikes of the game, and his video is below:
Congrats Shirley! 😀
It’s been more than a couple of years since I could post about one of his scores, but I finally heard from John Kunan again tonight, with a 300 game in the Westgate Mixed league. Congrats John! 😀
It’s been a while since I’ve reported a score by a woman, but Christine Major had a fine 288 game tonight in the His & Hers league, and was just a pin shy of 700 for the night. WTG Christine! 😀
A tournament I’ve kept quiet about until now is a King of the Hill tournament youth coach Keith Kaestner has been running for the junior bowlers here, and in yesterday’s installment, Aaron Major followed up 258 and 264 qualifying games with a 279 game in his first stepladder match for an 801 series, his second 800 series of the season. WTG Aaron! 😀
Congratulations to Sean Richard, who won his first Northeast Amateur Tournament title today at Westgate Lanes after defeating Mark Juliano in the two-game final match by a score (with handicap) of 563-500. Seany was really locked in today, as he also had games of 242, 258, and 300 (his 52nd) for 800 on the button in his first three games (of four) of qualifying. Devon McGregor, Bill Briggs, Matt Richard, Hakim Emmanuel, David Chalifoux, Danny Khuu, and John Hayes Jr. were the other Westgate bowlers cashing.
Scoring was high all day, as Devon McGregor also had a 299 game en route to putting up 1,041 for the four games, and Ed Brabant Jr. and David Chalifoux also had perfect games; the last strike of the latter 300 game is below:
Congrats guys! 😀
One would think that, after Hakim Emmanuel’s 900 series in the Patriots league two weeks ago, nearly everyone else in the league thinks they can shoot 800. Thursday night, two bowlers actually did: Darrell Pesta, with games of 267, 279, and 280 for an 826, and Bill Hill, with games of 269, 268, and 267 for an 804 and his first 800 series ever. Congrats to both! 😀
Tonight, in the Friday Early Mixed league at North Bowl, Nate Abdow had a 299 game and Andy Nichols a 290 game. Ordinarily, I would only note the scores on the association’s Facebook page, but something unusual about these made them worthy of mention here: They were bowled by members of opposing teams (same pair) in the same game. Congrats guys! 🙂
Congrats to Peter Sands, with an 11 in a row 290 game tonight in the His & Hers league. 🙂
It didn’t take as much time as I thought it would, but an item that came up at my association’s board meeting today was that Hakim Emmanuel has received formal USBC approval of his 900 series. Congrats again, Hakim! 😀
Congrats to Danny Khuu on a perfect game during qualifying today in the Northeast Amateur Tournament event at Spare Time Lanes in Manchester, NH! 😀
I want to say that this was in the position round in the Southeastern Mass. Junior Scratch Travel league, but Stephen Major had a 300 game and Kevin Thibeault a 299 today at Holiday Lanes in Westport en route to winning the league for the third straight year. Congrats guys! 😀
As it turned out, Hakim Emmanuel was not the only Westgate bowler with a 300 game Thursday night. Coke league bowler Ryan Evans had one in the Thursday Knights league at his home center, AMF Auburn Lanes. Congrats Ryan! 🙂
It’s already in the Bowl.com RSS feed in the sidebar, but I’ll also link here Matt Cannizzaro’s article on Hakim Emmanuel’s 900 series, which also has Jason Sherwood’s video, with the entire 30th frame.
EDIT: Hopefully, I can get Jason’s video to appear here. 🙂
History was made tonight in the Thursday Night Patriots league on Lanes 47 & 48 when Hakim Emmanuel, carrying a 217 average in the league into tonight’s action, bowled the first perfect 900 series in Massachusetts history and just the 27th in USBC history. Hakim used a Hammer Infrared Vibe XR drilled by Alex Aguiar at Strike F/X Pro Shops, and, as he told me over the phone, was standing on the 30 board looking third arrow. He said all he was thinking about was throwing three good shots in the 30th frame.
Danny Khuu did get the last strike recorded, which I’ll share below:
Congrats Hakim! 😀
The Westgate Mixed league’s night started with a familiar name, Bob Hamilton, going perfect, and ended with Paris Cook, who only joined the league last week, tacking on a 300 game of his own. Oh, by the way (imagine me doing my best Chris Berman impersonation), Dan Esdale also had the last 11 in a game tonight for 290.
Congrats all around! 😀
EDIT: Thanks to Danny Khuu, I have late video of both 300 games; going in order, Bob Hamilton:
And Paris Cook:
I want to say it’s his second one this season, but congrats to Matt Richard on another 299 game last week in the Patriots league. 😀
I’m always happy when I can report on a bowler’s first 300 game, and tonight, it was Mike Griffin’s turn for his first perfect game in the Westgate Mixed league.
At the end of the night, a more familiar name to my readers, Sean Richard, just missed a perfect game of his own to post a 299. Congrats to both bowlers. 😀
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