THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, December 18, 1994 TAG: 9412160235
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Around the Alleyways
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Medium: 100 lines
Area bowlers will be competing for more than $35,000 in the upcoming annual city tenpin tournaments.
Entry forms are out for the annual Norfolk Bowling Association and Tidewater Women's Bowling Association tournaments. The Portsmouth Women's Association will have its applications out shortly.
The Norfolk Bowling Association, which serves bowlers at 20 centers across South Hampton Roads, added funds to its tournament last year and offered a record payoff of $35,000. The prizes in the two women's tournaments exceeded $15,000.
The 41st annual NBA tourney will be held at two Virginia Beach centers. Pinboy's at the Beach will be the site for team competition. Singles and doubles will be bowled at Plaza Bowl.
The NBA reserved entry deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 18. If the field is not full, final entries will be accepted until Jan. 25.
The tournament is scheduled over four weekends beginning Feb. 11.
``We are looking for about 1,000 bowlers,'' said NBA secretary Pres Carraway. ``That's about one-tenth of our overall membership.''
Last year, the tourney drew nearly 1,000 with 810 competing in individual events and 209 four-bowler teams. Some bowlers competed individually and not on teams and others only with teams.
The 38th annual TWBA tournament will be three weekends starting Feb. 4-5. Two Norfolk centers are the sites. Pinboy's of Military will host the teams. Singles and doubles will be at Pinboy's of Norfolk.
Entry deadline is Jan. 15.
The Portsmouth Women's Association tournament will be held at Scott Center Strike Zone at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
It will be a two-weekend event starting March 4-5. Teams will bowl on Saturdays at noon and 3 p.m. Individual events will start Sundays at 3 p.m.
Entries will close on Feb. 1.
This will be the 32nd annual PWBA tournament and the second year it has been held at Scott Center.
Bowler of the Week honors go to Al Taylor, the newest 300 Club member.
Taylor racked up his 12-striker in the C&P Mixed Tenpin League at Pinboy's of Military. The 300 came behind games of 257 and 188 for a 745 series.
Earlier this year in the same league Taylor, a 202-average bowler, missed a major ABC award by a single pin when he posted a 296.
Duckpin data - Donnie Long fired the first 500 series of the season in the Tidewater Pro League at Bowlarama, putting together games of 178, 173 and 149. Long had a triple strike in the final frame to exactly reach 500. . . . Ronnie Sult is sporting a blistering 148 average in the Tuesday Major Trio League at the same center, the top average in the area. The lefthander is bowling with a broken right elbow at present after a fall from a ladder. . . . Joan McCook is taking bows for six marks in a row in the VPA Wednesday Doubles League at Victory Lanes. It was the most consecutive marks ever for the longtime bowler. . . . The Portsmouth Match Game Tournament field trims to the 16 prize money winners after action today. Competition between the finalists will begin on Sunday, Jan. 8. . . . David Driskell socked a 172 single in the Industrial League. . . . Archie Brown boosted his 110 average with a whopping eight-mark 195 game in a 408 set in the Tuesday Nite Mixed League at Victory Lanes. . . . Joanna Cubilla barely missed the 400 Club with a 397 series in the Tuesday Major Trio League. . . . Big games in the Victory Youth League included Kendra Allen's 154, Scotty Weatherford's 152, Chris Ricks' 149 and Heavenly Adams' 145. Adams, who averages only 81, had a 349 series.
Tenpin topics - Jean Kittel rolled an all-spare 180 game in the Monday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Military. . . . Youth leaguer Kristi Richards, who averages 177, tossed games of 203, 229 and 223 for a blistering 655 series in the Big & Little League at Indian River. . . . Grady Tribble's 697 series in the Tuesday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Norfolk included a 275 single. League at Pinboy's of Military. . . . Shannon Keller pitched a 279 game in a 579 series in the Wednesday Nite Rollers League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. . . 509 series in the Saturday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Western Branch. Dudley has only a 125 average and joined the Century Club with the 241. . . . Phillip Craddock and Kyle Cheatwood powered their Major team to a record 2,240 series in the youth league at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. Craddock, who averages 141, had a 225 game and 575 series. Cheatwood, with a 147 average, shot a 217 game and 562 series. . . . Ron Irwin made threatening gestures at a 300, finishing with 288 in a 691 series in the Playmates League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. . . . Other gem games included Ken Rinehart's 277 in the Southern Comfort League at Indian River, John Mathias' 279 in the Men's Commercial League at IR and Grady Tribble's 275 in the Tuesday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Jennette Crabiel joined the Century Club with a 220 game in the Saturday Nite Live League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. She has only a 111 average. . . . Frank Thrift forgot his 164 average and heaved a 248 game in the Monday Nite Mixed at Pinboy's of Military. . . . Another youth standout, Carl Rhodes, blasted a 265 game in the Saturday Morning Junior/Senior/Major League at Pinboy's of Western Branch. . . . The overall winners in the sixth annual Mixed Seniors Tournament were Norman Cote and Simonne LeBreux. Berley Barge and John McCaughan paired for the doubles title. Bowlers were placed in classes by age. The Class A winners were Fran O'Hop and William Williams. Class B winners were Teddy Phillips and Richard Williams. Class C went to Ernie Driver and Bob Bietz. Class D winners were Martha Bennett and McCaughan. by CNB