Published: May 16, 2009 11:36 pm      

Housel joins 300 club; Sipple’s 793 tops for week

Larry Housel scored a perfect game in scoring 767/300 at The Bowler on April 29 in the Wednesday Night Men’s League. Housel’s 767 was also that center’s top score for the last two weeks. Bobby Benton was next high, rolling 679/238.

The area’s top score for the last weeks was Mike Sipple’s 793/279. Chad Taylor was next high, rolling 737/266. Bobby Lannon scored a 299 game in his 736 set.

At Wilson Lanes, Clay Corbin bowled 780/278 for that center’s top score for the week. Bob Greene followed, rolling 758/265.

Dawn House was the area’s top lady bowler for the week, scoring 662/228 at The Bowler. Lizz Fullerton was next high, rolling 579/204.

Autumn Gable was highest of the White Oak ladies, rolling 575/214. Betty Gable followed, bowling 555/189.

Kay Deitz bowled 511/200 at Wilson Lanes.

Senior Kermit Beeler rolled 614/252 at The Bowler and Helen Uncapher scored 512/201 at White Oak Lanes.

Youth bowler Matthew Folmer rolled 578/202 at The Bowler.

This is the last weekly bowling column for the season but I may insert a column if I feel there is important bowling news to report.

The boys winners of the Youth High Average tournament were Charles Abernathy, 1093, and Seth Friend, 1035, with Nathan Lowery, 1018, as first alternate. The girls winners were Allison Eller, 827, and Caitlin Weems, 817, with Staci Fitzwater, 779, as first alternate. Two boys and two girls will go on to the state High Average tournament.

The Youth All-Star Tournament was held at Par-Matt Lanes on April 19. Teams from each local bowling center consisted of the top two averaged boys and the top two averaged girls. The teams bowl three scratch games across three different lane pairs.

The White Oak youth All-Stars placed first with a 2,104 total. The members of the White Oak All-Stars are: Tanner Smith (182 average), Mystie Benson (130), Kevin Patch (172) and Larissa Blizzard (182). The Berkeley Springs team took second place, rolling 2097. The high series for the girls was 534, bowled by Michele Fravel of Berkeley Springs. She also rolled the girls high game of 201. The Bowler’s Danny Walch bowled the game and series tournament highs of 256 and 625.

Third place went to the Rainbow Lanes team who bowled 2032.

Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!

Howard “Pete” Peterson is the bowling columnist for the Cumberland Times-News. He can be reached at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.