RANDY’S PAINTING Wins INDUSTRIAL 1st Round
KEGLER’S CORNER
By Jeff Olson
Here are the high points from last week’s exciting bowling league action at Orchard Lanes, Hood River’s fun spot:
Monday Night Industrial league (round 1):
Relentless RANDY’S PAINTING (Chris Huff, Albert Frelix, and Randy Nieto) crushed The Rollers 23-2 in last week’s key match that ultimately decided the first round winner of the Industrial league. The painters excellent outing made the difference as Randy’s finished the first round of the league with a total of 147 points. OL’7-10 beat MTS 17-8 in their match last week, but it wasn’t enough, they finished in second with 143 points. To win the first round, OL’7-10 needed to win 22 points in their match against MTS. OL’7-10 bowled well but MTS was just too tough. As they say, nobody remembers who got second anyway. For the record Pat’s Pro Shop finished third with 142.5 points, they beat The Brave New Crew 16-9. Similarly, to win the first half the pro shop trio needed to win 21 points in their match against the new crew.
In Randy’s decisive win against The Rollers last week, Chris Huff and Albert Frelix carried the ball for the painters, Chris fired a big 234 game and Albert chipped in a 210.
High scores last week:
Men: Mt. Hood BBQ’s John Riggleman, 255 game and 667 series
Women: Orchard Lanes Nancy Asai, 204 game and 557 series
Other notable scores last week: Tyson Trout (Triple T’s), 237,235 games and 662 series
Bowler of the week: Tyson Trout, 122 pins over average
Tuesday Nite Mixed league (first half):
- TEAM NISHI 21 wins
- C.P.R. 20 wins
- Take Ten 19 wins
- Double A Orchards 18.5 wins
- Gutter Dawgs 18.5 wins
The first half in the Tuesday Nite Mixed league is drawing to a dramatic close with just 3 weeks remaining. The race is mighty close. The above 5 teams are right in the thick of it. TEAM NISHI (Jeff Hasegawa, Janet Kawachi, Stuart Kawachi, and Joey Sheirbon) is hanging on to first by their fingernails.
Fireworks really sparked in last week’s match between Team Nishi against Who Gives a Split. Team Nishi came out on top, winning 2.5-1.5. Nishi anchorman Joey Sheirbon had quite a night. Joey jumped out of the gate in the first game with a nifty 224. Then he put together a string of eleven straight strikes in his second game. He just needed one more strike to get a perfect 300 game. Accomplished league bowlers like Joey toss strikes like second nature. However, that 12th and final strike to attain every bowlers dream of rolling a 300 game is unlike anything you will ever experience. It’s not easy. Many bowlers say they are so nervous on that last ball that they cannot even walk. Joey’s last toss was off the mark and 2 pins refused to fall so he settled for a mighty fine 298 game. He shot a 204 in his last game for a spectacular 726 series. Teammate Jeff Hasegawa contributed a 627 series in Nishi’s win.
In other key matches C.P.R. swept powerhouse Mad Skilz 4-0; Take Ten blanked Hookers and Bowl 4-0; Double A Orchards clipped Taco Tuesday 3-0; and Gutter Dawgs beat Are You Splitting Me 3-1.
High Scores:
Men: Team Nishi’s Joey Sheirbon, 298 game and 726 series
Women: Double A Orchards’ Erin Salisbury, 203 game and 568 series
Other notable scores last week: Aron Asai (Double A Orchards), 236 game
Bowler of the week: Team Nishi’s Joey Sheirbon, 159 pins over average
Wednesday afternoon Colts & Fillies league (first half):
- ROLLING PINS 35 wins
- Cousins 33 wins
There are still 4 weeks to go in the first half of the Senior league, but the above top two teams have opened up some separation from the pack. They are favored to win the half.
In last week’s big match, Rolling Pins were led by Matt Phillips 225 game, Ed Busick’s 208 game and Patsy Busick, who topped her average by a whopping 193 pins as they flattened Pins in Low Places 4-0.
High scores:
Men: Rice Krispies Lynn Spellman, 228 game and 658 series
Women: Rolling Pins Patsy Busick, 197 game and 526 series
Other notable scores last week: Paul Dethman (Cousins), 216 game; and Rod Pratt (Gutt-er Done), 224 and 203 games
Bowler of the Week: Rolling Pins Patsy Busick 193 pins over average
Wednesday night Fraternal league (round 2):
The Fraternal league started round 2 last week. Here are the match results from last week: Mt. Hood BBQ cooked Orchard Lanes 19-6; Bloom Auto Body polished off The Bowling Stones 17-8; Get Hu’sum BBQ smoked The Red Rockets 17-8; and Ten in the Pit slapped Hood River Athletic Club 16-9.
High scores:
Men: The Bowling Stones Chad Mason, 279 game and 671 series
Women: The Bowling Stones Ciena Brittle, 213 game and 521 series
Other notable scores from last week included Jeremy Bloom (Bloom Auto Body) 267 game and 657 series; Steve Silva (Ten in the Pit) 268 game and 651 series; Jeff Brittle (Orchard Lanes) 267 game; and Jesse Orr (Hood River Athletic Club) 239 game
Bowlers of the week: Ten in the Pit’s Luke Renfro and Steve Silva, both 102 pins over average
Thursday Afternoon County league:
- BLIND BOWLERS 16 wins
- The Flu Fighters 15 wins
- Lady Ballers 14 wins
- Incredibowls 13 wins
4. The Unbowlievables 13 wins
With 5 weeks to go in the first half of the County league any of the above 5 teams that are currently leading in the standings have an excellent chance to win the half.
Last week’s match results: Stop, Drop and Bowl thumped The Incredibowls 4-0; BS-ers smacked Lady Ballers 3-1; The Flu Fighters dropped Holy Rollers 3-1; Save the Pins crunched Over the Line 3-1; The Unbowlievables smashed The Gutter Balls 3-1; and Blind Bowlers split 2-2 with The Munsons.
High Scores:
The BS-ers Victor Flores, 224 game and 580 series
Other notable scores last week: Yoyo Cervantes (The Incredibowls), 215 game.
Bowler of the Week: Stop, Drop and Bowl’s Angie Stoneberg, 145 pins over average
GO BOWLING everyone!