Published: November 06, 2008 08:42 am      

Bob Greene’s 289 best of the week

Bob Greene bowled a big 289 game and 764 set at Wilson Lanes and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Rodney Kesner was next high at that center rolling 684/258.

A.J. Bishop was highest at The Bowler, scoring 749/265. Derrick Bridges’ 724/258 was next high.

At White Oak Lanes, Travis Walters bowled 745/279 for the week’s top mark. Shane Nickleson was next, rolling 727/258.

C.P. Sines scored 715/279 for the Rainbow high for the week. Brian Jose was next, rolling 629/245.

The Sherwood high for the week was 662/233 and bowled by Leonard Howsare. Butch Young was next high, rolling 642/248.

In the PBA Experience League at White Oaks, A.J. Bishop scored highest, bowling 623/213. Chad Gable and Bobby Lannon were next high, scoring 622/228 and 605/236 respectively.

Alice Monahan bowled 621/234 and was the area’s top lady bowler for the week. Gina Hamm was next at that center, rolling 564/219.

Michele Hitchens bowled 608/214 at White Oaks and was the top lady bowler for the week. Autumn Gable followed, rolling 601/212.

Stephanie Edwards was highest of the ladies at The Bowler, rolling 600/214. Jean Marco’s 579/201 was next high.

Julie Greene and Pat Gwizdale were the top ladies at Wilson Lanes. Greene bowled 564/256 and Gwizdale rolled 562/211.

Pam Brinkman’s 560/215 was highest of the Rainbow ladies. Jamie Burdock was next high, rolling 540/201.

The area’s top senior bowler for the week was Bill Smith III who rolled 603/229 at Rainbow Lanes. At The Bowler, senior Kermit Becker bowled 585/206. Bill Middleton rolled 532/181 at White Oak Lanes.

The top youth bowler, Nathan Lowery, scored 650/237 at The Bowler. Justin Boyer rolled 632/154 at Wilson Lanes. Cody Morton scored 572/213 at Rainbow Lanes and Scott Smith rolled 552/231 at White Oak Lanes.

Charlie Gill from Ridgeley sent me an article from the Baltimore Sun that I found interesting and will share with you. A bowling pin manufacturing plant in Antigo, Wisc. was closed down by Brunswick, leaving the only U.S. plant in Lowville, N.Y. The plant had the capacity to make around one million pins a year, however, changes in production methods and with China and Mexico in the business there is over capacity.

A Brunswick spokesman also stated that because league bowling has declined, even though recreational bowling has increased, pins last longer than in previous years. The point was that a league bowler averaging 180 knocks down more pins than a recreational bowler where a 120 score may be a personal best, thus less frequent replacement.

Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!

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