THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, March 10, 1996 TAG: 9603090127
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 23 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Around the Alleyways
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Medium: 86 lines
A prize fund exceeding $17,000 will be paid out to winners in the 42nd annual Norfolk Bowling Association Championship Tournament.
The coveted scratch all-events title in the four-weekend tournament that drew 816 individual entries was won by Brett Williams with a nine-game pinfall of 2,059. The handicap crown went to Eric Carey with 2,319.
The singles winner was Mike Campbell with 727. The handicap singles champion was Rob King III with 780.
Williams and William Bjorgaard paired to win in scratch doubles with 1,294. The handicap doubles went to Dal Townsell and Steve Ewing with 1,611. Ewing's 750 was the highest series rolled in the doubles competition.
Columbia 300 walked off with team honors in both categories. This team was composed of Tom Brown, Reggie Jones, Reuben Turner and Warren Brooks, rolling 2,666 and finishing at 2,933 with handicap. There were 209 teams entered.
James Stapleton Jr. registered the best game in singles with 279. In doubles Jeffrey Leonard fired a 298. Donald Sprawls and Ken Shick each had 279 for the top games in team competition.
Bowler of the Week honors go to Brian Razey.
Razey came within a wobbling 10 pin of registering a 300 game in the Tuesday Scratch Trio Tenpin League at Pinboy's at the Beach.
His 299 was a season high in the league. He also had a four-game series of 954, the best in the Tuesday loop this year.
Razey carried a 186 book average in the league last season.
Tenpin topics: A 299 game also was shot by Dan Dozier in the St. Pius League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. It came between games of 189 and 166. . . . David Sparr racked up a 289 game in his 760 series in the Monday Mixers League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. Sparr also had a 286 game in the Thursday Nite Men's League at the same lanes. . . . In the Twilighters League at the same center Lynn Rogers tossed a 277 game in a 626 series. . . . Scott Patterson put together games of 278, 225 and 279 for his 782 series in the Friday Nite Misfits League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. . . . Stewart Brown was two pins shy of Century Club honors with his 257 game in the Sunday Rollers League at Pinboy's at the Beach. The 159-average Brown finished with a 652 series. . . . Matt Morris joined the Century Club with his 276 game, 104 pins over his average in the Monday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Military. . . . Durmond Skeeter posted a 290 single in the Monday Night Mixed League at Pinboy's of Western Branch. . . . Prep Leaguer Justin Flora, 10, heaved a 232 game. Another Prep bowler, James Williams, zipped 100 over average with a 173 game and 411 series. . . . In the Falcons Junior League at Pinboy's at the Beach Ken Sahr hit a 247 single. . . . Linda Howerin had the thrill of hitting her first 600 in the Untouchables League at Pinboy's of Norfolk, finishing at 613. . . . Will Filomarino slammed a 288 game in the Southern Comfort League at Indian River. . . . Danny Mausolf posted games of 250, 288 and 229 for his 767 in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. Mausolf had a 296 earlier in the week in league action on the Peninsula. . . . William McBeath rolled a 278 game in the Saturday Nite Live League at Indian River. . . . Bud Jacobson broke the bank in the Military Doubles League at Pinboy's of Military with his 761 series. He had games of 258, 237 and 266. . series in the Road Runners League at Pinboy's of Military.
Duckpin data: Just a week ago we reported on mishaps in bowling centers. Certainly none was more unusual than one last Monday in the Industrial League. Veteran bowler Ronnie Ketchum, not especially pleased with his scoring, lowered his head on the ball return rack and was promptly smacked in the face with a ball. Ronnie didn't say whether it helped his scoring afterward or not but he carried home a walnut-sized lump on his forehead. . . . Rebecca Shumacher, a Victory Youth League bowler, received the Star of the Month award for February from the National Youth Duckpin Association for a 120 game in the Pee Wee Division. In the youth league the past week Lee Hoggard fired a 142 game and 396 series. . . . Bob Dyer, a 120-average shooter in the Friday Nite Trio League, pitched a 422 series but was talking about ``what it could have been.'' Seven one-pinners eluded Dyer. In the same league Karen Nielsen, who averages 104, rolled a 374 series. . . . Jeff Frazier tossed a four-header en route to his 155 game in the Navy Yard League. He averages 101. In the same league David City shattered the three-game record with 446. . . . Debbie Riggs, a 104-average bowler who shot a 157 game in the Thursday Morning Mixed League, was understandably unhappy that her name was spelled incorrectly when the score was reported last week. The next time Debbie rolls an eight-mark game, we promise to do better. . . . The Portsmouth Match Game Championship concludes today with Berlene Byrum and Robin Long bowling MEMO: Published article stopped in mid-sentence.
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