2014 Mass. state youth tournament results

The Mass. USBC Youth Association has posted the official results of the state youth tournament, completed last weekend at AMF Town & Country Lanes in Shrewsbury. Congratulations to the state champions from Westgate Lanes, as follows:

Teams, 561-640 scratch: Matt Doyle & Scott Damon (with Brandon Moore from North Bowl and Jessica Marcure from AMF Holiday Lanes)
Doubles, 361+ scratch: Kevin Thibeault (with Tyler Perry from Wonder Bowl)
Singles, 161-180 scratch: Matt Doyle
All-Events, 101-120 scratch: William Russell-Null III
All-Events, 161-180 handicap: Matt Doyle
All-Events, 181+ scratch: Kevin Thibeault

Bob Hamilton bowls 299/855, Mike Spratt 300 in Westgate Mixed

It might have been tough for Bob Hamilton to improve on last week, but he found a way, as he actually had a chance at the house record in the last frame tonight, but came up just a pin shy, putting up games of 289, 299, and 267 for an 855 series, which improves his high series in the association for the year.

Also tonight, Mike Spratt, in the last game, bowled his first career 300 game, so congrats to both Bob and Mike tonight. 😀

May 7 league night recap

My Week 33 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

There were just not many strikes out there for me tonight, but I did manage not to hit my -1, so I will be happy to take the one pin year-to-year improvement in my average.

Result: 147-175-154=476
Final average (99 games): 174
Average for last 9 games: 164

We were bowling for a forfeit point in the first game and won it, and, though we lost the other two games, we should get the point for total because of the forfeited first game.

Video: Danny Khuu finishes 2nd in NEBA non-champions in Norwich

I’ve been holding off posting it until now, but I did want to mention Danny Khuu’s second place finish in the NEBA non-champions event on Apr. 12 & 13 at the Norwich Bowling and Entertainment Center in Norwich, CT, mostly because it gives me an opportunity to show one of Westgate’s budding young adult bowlers in video form (embedded below):

It should be noted that the winner, Tom Solimine, has gone on to be part of the 123Bowl.com team that just set the team game record at the USBC Open Championships.

May 3 league standings update

After winning a point from “3’s Company”, “Snakes On A Lane” are tied for 13th with “Anger Management” and will bowl against that team this week with a chance to move up to 12th. Five teams can win the second half; in standings order, they are “We Split 4 No 1”, “Mustangs”, “Bowling Stones”, “Spear Me”, and Team 16. The possibility of a tie for the second half title exists, of course, and a one-game roll-off would ensue between the tied teams, if I remember my league by-laws. Should Team 16, the first half winners, win the second half, there will be no roll-off next week; that team bowls against “The 9 Guys” this week.

The worst my team can finish in the second half is 15th.

Hamilton posts 300/834, Alfieri 300 in Westgate Mixed

The high series to date at Westgate Lanes this season was thrown tonight by Bob Hamilton in the Westgate Mixed league, with games of 267, 267, and 300 for an 834. Also, earlier in the night, Ed Alfieri had a perfect game of his own. Congrats to both! 😀

EDIT: Thanks to Bob Hamilton’s daughter, Stephanie, we have a video of Ed Alfieri’s 300 below. You won’t see a better break for a 300 game than this. 😉

Apr. 30 league night recap

My Week 32 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Second games have generally been the bane of my bowling existence this season, and tonight was another case-in-point. If you’ll refer to my log (in the “Author’s links”), I am now averaging almost a full 10 pins under my first game average in the second game this season.

Result: 187-133-165=485
Average (96 games): 174
Average for last 9 games: 169
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 566

Team generally got run over the first two games, but we salvaged the third game.

Krushas, Joyner bowl 300, Sherwood 299 in Apr. 27 NAT

Although I didn’t bowl in the tournament this time, I hung around the NAT for qualifying today, and there were three honor scores to report. The morning squad saw Jason Sherwood have a 7 pin rob him on the last shot for a 299 game, while Jay Krushas and Tarik Joyner both had a perfect game during the afternoon squad.

Congrats to everyone involved, and I’ll post a recap when the results are up on the NAT’s website. 🙂

Bourdon and DeMarsico throw state tournament record 1,578 doubles set

I already noted one record score today, but I was made aware tonight of another state tournament record, this time in doubles, by Chris Bourdon and Scott DeMarsico, bowling out of Mt. Greylock Bowl in N. Adams, with a 1,578 set. Bourdon shot 788 and DeMarsico 790 in the effort, which took place on the 3:30 squad. Scott, coincidentally, was co-holder of the old doubles record, a 1,574 with Gary Superneau in 2007 at Mt. Greylock Bowl.

Congrats! 😀

Apr. 26 league standings update

After winning three points from “SR Spares”, “Snakes On A Lane” stand tied with “Anger Management” and “3 Plus 2” for 11th place with two weeks left in the season. “Mustangs” are the new leaders, by a point over Team 16 and “Bowling Stones” and two points over “We Split 4 No 1”. My team finishes the regular schedule with “3’s Company”. For the leaders, “Mustangs” will bowl against “Bowling Stones”, Team 16 against “The Doables”, and “We Split 4 No 1” against “WTF Over”.

Apr. 26 notes

A couple of notes I’ve been meaning to pass along:

  • Westgate Lanes is once again participating in “Kids Bowl Free”, which allows children registered on the “Kids Bowl Free” website two free games a day throughout the summer, which can be a $500 value.
  • Something new this year…USA Pro Shop is offering a 25% discount on Brunswick bowling balls (which may also include DV8 and Radical) if you bowl in a summer league at Westgate Lanes this summer. See Ray in the shop for more details.

Apr. 23 league night recap

My Week 31 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I don’t use my Reign of Fire often because I sometimes think I have problems getting it to rev up, but, when I was lost in the second game, I thought to pull it out of my locker with nothing to lose, salvaged something out of the game, then proceeded to have one of my few clean games of the season, which I was proud of also because I converted a couple of splits, including a 3-6-7-10, to stay clean.

Result: 180-146-197=523
Average (93 games): 174
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 526

Team won the first game big, lost half of the lead in the second game, then rallied around me to win the third game for three points.

Ferguson & Dahlgren win NAT doubles at Town Line

This is a backlogged item that can’t be properly sourced because the NAT has been transitioning to a new website, but I did report it on the Brockton Bowling Association’s Facebook page the day it happened…

Brockton Bowling Association Hall of Famer Jim Ferguson teamed with Ralph Dahlgren to win the Northeast Amateur Tournament doubles event on Mar. 16 at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden. The pair defeated Paul Smith and Scott Fisher in a two-game final match by a score of 986-860 (with handicap).

The administrivia attached to this post is that I do now know the URL for the new website and will update the sidebar link to the NAT.

Apr. 20 league standings update

After failing to win points against “The Doables”, “Snakes On A Lane” are alone in 14th place, a point behind our week’s opponents, “SR Spares”. We are 10 points behind the leaders, “Bowling Stones”, who lead “Mustangs” by two points and “Spear Me” by 2.5 points. The leaders’ lane assignments have “Bowling Stones” against “Sweet Rolls”, “Mustangs” against “3 Plus 2”, and “Spear Me” against “The Dynasty Is Back”.

I neglected to mention in last week’s recap that Brian had a 497 scratch set, and that should be a high (scratch or handicap) for men’s “C” last week.

Sandi Litchfield throws perfecto

Not many women at Westgate Lanes have bowled a 300 game in our history (Five previously: Sue Sutter {unsanctioned}, Kris Voss, Tina Gannon {see note in comments}, Jessica Lowe, and Melissa Peterson), but Sandi Litchfield joined that club tonight with her first perfect game in the second game of the Westgate Mixed league. She actually had a shot at the women’s state record after a 277 first game and needed to double in the 10th third game to have a chance at an 800 set, but she finished with a 218 for a 795.

Way to go again, Sandi! 😀

Steve Sousa’s video of Sandi’s last strike is below:

Apr. 16 league night recap

My Week 30 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Left side spares were my weakness tonight, particularly where my single 7 was involved, as I missed all three of those, and pulled a 2 pin, as well. The positive I’ll take from this is that I did find a comfortable line in the third game with my Marvel Pearl for my 215; I just wished my other two games were like my third.

Result: 146-154-215=515
Average (90 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 163
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 617

The opponents’ pre-bowls were pretty good, particularly from their anchor, and the bowler present for them had two good games, as well. My team lost all four as a result.

There was a $1 refund on brackets, but that was all I got back from last week.