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! 😀
Congrats to Auburn Lanes’ Jackie Evans, who, bowling for Lawrence Tech, posted a six-game score of +50 in her sectional competition to qualify for the women’s Intercollegiate Singles Championship, which will take place next month at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, KS. 😀
The next no-tap shootout will take place on Mar. 21, but please note that it will have a different start time, 3 PM. Details available at the desk, and the event is on the calendar.
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! 😀
My Week 26 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)
After spending the entire month of February under the 500 line, I seem to have come out of it. I was happy that I could put together more than a double on a couple of occasions tonight.
Result: 176-161-204=541
Average (78 games): 166
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 564
Open frames in the 10th meant trouble tonight, as the opposing anchor struck out in the 10th in each of the first two games to take the points. The game I did close out well, we won.
There was also better news in brackets last week, as I beat Shawn and finished second to Fred Mellin in the other bracket for my $2 profit.
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! 😀
After winning three points from “Ebony & Ivories”, “Turkey Hunters” now sit in 15th place, 7.5 points behind “Bowling Stones”, who lead “Y Not Us” and “Spare Change” by a point and “Sweet Rolls” by a point and a half. Team 16 will be our opponents tomorrow night.
“Diamond Flush 2.0” could only manage two points in the rematch with Team 5, and are now in 6th, 15 points behind Team 3, who lead “The Big Red One” by six points and “The Chat Line” by eight.
Individually, “Fin09” of Team 3 had another 300, and “VampyreBowler” of Team 8 had a 290 game, the latter score which I alluded to in my Saturday night Facebook status (his real team set a new house record in Frederick, MD).
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! 😀
The results of today’s no-tap shootout:
There were 30 entries. 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! 😀
If you’re interested in college bowling, CollegeBowling.com is a site to have in your bookmarks/favorites, and, while I’ve known about the site for a while, I’ve only now added it to my blog’s sidebar in the “Bowling Sites” catch-all list. I’ve been hesitant to add the site because of the paucity of college bowling in New England (Stonehill College and the Sacred Heart University women’s program are the only ones I know about), but a couple of recent signings of high-profile New England youth bowlers to high-profile national bowling programs have motivated me to make the addition: Tyler Perry with Wichita St., and Bryan Bourget with Robert Morris-Illinois. Congrats you two, and represent our region well at the college level! 😀
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! 🙂
I’ve been meaning to note that Brunswick will hold a mini bowling camp, conducted by members of their pro staff, at East Providence Lanes on Sat. Apr. 4 from 10 AM to 5 PM. The camp will include classroom and on-lane instruction, and cost $225/bowler, with an upgrade including a Brunswick performance ball available for $350; however, ball upgrades must be ordered with either Jon Van Hees or Alex Aguiar at Strike F/X Pro Shops by Mar. 13 (next Friday).
As the usual service to my readers, I’ll link below the oil patterns in use for the 2015 USBC Open Championships, which begin Saturday in El Paso, TX:
Team: 38′ length, 26.9 ml total oil volume, 1.64:1 ratio
Doubles & singles: 39′ length, 27.05 ml total oil volume, 1.86:1 ratio
As you may note, both patterns are under a 2:1 ratio, with the least shape being on the team pattern; the flatness of the team pattern should test the teams’ cooperation in breaking down the pattern. Scores should be low in both team and in the minors, though scores will be higher in singles than doubles, particularly where the bowlers are staying on the same pair for singles.
As noted earlier, the Coke league will be using neither pattern this year, but some of our bowlers may make the trip to El Paso, so this post is directed more for them.
With the weather affecting things in the youth program, Westgate Lanes has decided to move the annual scholarship tournament to Apr. 4, with an 11:30 AM check-in and bowling beginning at noon. The change has been made on the calendar.
My Week 25 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)
I made the decision tonight to play straighter up the track than I usually do, and the decision largely paid off. If not for three single pins on the left side that I hooked past, I had a night where I could have averaged 180, which is a far cry from my bowling of the last month.
Result: 160-173-181=514
Average (75 games): 165
Average for last 9 games: 159
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 526
One of the single pin misses was an 8 in the 10th frame of the second game, and missing that cost the team the second game, as we ended up losing the game by a pin. Team did win the other two games and total, as Barry had the best night on the pair (550).
After winning two points against “Knock Em Down”, “Turkey Hunters” stand in a four-way tie for 15th and will bowl against “Ebony & Ivories” in tonight’s position round. The deficit is eight points to the leaders, “Sweet Rolls”, who now lead “Bowling Stones” by a half-point, one over “The 508 Boys”, and 1.5 over “Spare Change”.
I probably missed this last year, but Westgate Lanes will again host the “Bowl For Kids’ Sake” fundraiser for the Old Colony YMCA’s Big Sister Big Brother mentoring program on Sun. Mar. 22 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Bowlers are asked to raise/donate a minimum of $50, and details and registration information can be found here. The event has been placed on the calendar.
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! 😀
Four points from “The Big Red One” left “Diamond Flush 2.0” 13 points behind the leaders, Team 3, who lead “The Big Red One” by six points and “The Chat Line” by seven. Individually, “Vannman” of “The Big Red One” submitted a set of scores that included a game in which he converted the 7-10 split, the first such instance in league history. The big split conversion helped him stay clean for the entire night.
The Amateur Bowlers Tour (ABT) has returned to Westgate Lanes…sort of. While the ABT itself hasn’t returned to New England, the Coke league will be using one of their patterns, #3, for the last third of their season, the overhead graph of which you may find here. It’s a long (44′), relatively light volume (about 23 ml) pattern w/ about a 4.8:1 ratio.
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! 😀
My Week 24 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)
The first game looked like it might be the start of a repeat of last week, but I managed to stay clean until the 10th in the 2nd game. I threw away single pins, though, missing five of them tonight (all corner pins).
Result: 144-179-152=475
Average (72 games): 165
Average for last 9 games: 155
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 542
Barry had the best night on the pair tonight (591), but we got croaked in the third game for total after winning the first two.
February’s always been a tough month for me, it seems, but I hope the turn of the calendar will also be a turn of the corner.
The official results of the Brockton/Foxvale/Tri-City mixed doubles tournament last weekend:
Handicap
Scratch
Note: The tournament allowed multiple participation, but a bowler could only cash once with the same partner.
Congrats to all! 😀
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