THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 12, 1995 TAG: 9502100244
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 27 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Medium: 98 lines
Champions have been crowned in the second annual Tidewater Young American Bowling Alliance Invitational Tenpin Tournament.
The competition was held at the Naval Station Lanes for the top average bowlers in all the area leagues under the jurisdiction of Tidewater YABA.
Plaques were awarded to the top two finishers among boys and girls in four age divisions - bantam, prep, junior and major/senior.
Kristi Richards of Indian River was the girls major/senior winner. Phil Aspiras of Pinboy's of Chesapeake was the boys major/senior champ. Susan Deluna of Pinboy's of Lynnhaven was girls runner-up. Only one award was given in major-senior boys due to a smaller entry.
Michael Kuks of Pinboy's at the Beach and Jason Bryan of Pinboy's of Military were 1-2 in the boys junior division. Erin Santos of the Naval Station and Candyce Allen of Pinboy's of Lynnhaven were the top two finishers in the girls junior category.
Little Creek's James Gernhart and Joseph Bitola of Pinboy's of Chesapeake placed 1-2 among prep boys. Winner Jennifer McDonough of Franklin and runner-up Jamie Allensworth of Indian River led prep girls.
Timmy Talmadge of Pinboy's of Norfolk led the bantam boys. Theus Aspiras of Pinboy's of Chesapeake was runner-up. The bantam girls winner was Jessica White of Oceana. Runner-up was Christine Harrison of Little Creek.
Dick Barber is president of the Tidewater YABA, which includes 16 area centers.
The association will be conducting its annual city tournament in April.
Bowler of the Week honors go to Carrie Paisley, who has become only the fourth local woman league bowler to post a 300 game.
Paisley accomplished the feat en route to a 716 series in the Monday's Scratch Doubles Tenpin League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake.
Ranked No. 5 on last year's All-Metro team, Paisley is one of the area's most active bowlers. She competed regularly in five leagues and subbed in three others while carrying averages ranging from 180 to 194 last season.
The other 300s bowled by women locally were registered by Maryann LaBlue, Fran Sansone and Doris English. Sansone has rolled two. LaBlue had the first in 1978.
Duckpin data: Donnie Long has forged into the lead in the ``21'' tournament at Victory Lanes. After the first five-game block Long has a handicap total of 822, three pins ahead of Martha Rush. Third is Ronnie Ketchum with 817. The second round of the 20-game qualifying is scheduled on March 5 at 5 p.m. Long is riding another hot streak. He fired a nine-mark 193 game in the Industrial League in a 448 set, losing his 200 with a missed one-pinner. . . . An injury has sidelined Dot King for the remainder of the season. The perennial All-Metro bowler has been the area's No. 1 ranked female bowler for the last three years. . . . The Bowlarama Youth League is seeking donations and sponsors to help the league secure BPAA sanction. Without this sanctioning, the youngsters cannot compete in the Virginia State Youth Championship or gain a chance to qualify for the Nationals. . . . Henry Neal has won nine matches in a row to vault into first place in the Mary Crabtree Singles League. . . . Joan McCook converted the 7-9 in the Elimination Doubles League. . . . In the Victory Youth League Mike Hurwitz, who averages 104, tossed a 164 game. . . . Entries are now being accepted for the annual Oneil Wynne Handicap Classic, scheduled at Bowlarama on March 4-5. The tournament honors Norfolk's former national champion, who is still an active lanes participant and one of the area's top average bowlers. . . . The Virginia Pro Tour comes to Bowlarama for its February (18-19) stop. A pro-am on Feb. 17 will have shifts at 7 and 9 p.m. . . . Today's the last day to bowl in the Valentine Doubles Tournament at Victory Lanes. The tourney runs from 5 until 9 p.m. Entry fee is $15 per team in the three-game total pinfall handicapped competition.
Tenpin topics: Three other bowlers chalked up perfect games during the week, two at Indian River. Bobby Thompson fired his 300 in a 727 series in the Big Chiefs League. Art Bisner tossed his in a 681 series in the WCMS League. In the Industrial League at Pinboy's of Norfolk, Doug Glisson shot a 300 on his way to a 705 series . . . Bill Miller fashioned his highest game ever with 290 en route to a 720 series in the Friday Nite Fun Bunch League at Plaza Bowl. Miller averages 206. . . . Marsha Fink notched a women's record game of 279 in the Try Hards League at Pinboy's of Western Branch. . . . Jerry Heddleston rolled a 212 triplicate in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. . . . Terrie Wagoner zipped 156 pins over average as the 162 shooter posted a 644 series in the Night Owl Ladies League at Pinboy's at the Beach. . . . Robert Price barely missed a 300, leaving the No. 6 pin after 11 strikes in a row in the Pinboy's Classic League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. . . Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Rick Phillips picked up a plaque for his 290 game, which opened with a spare followed by 11 strikes in a row in the Wednesday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. . . . Margie Carner had her first 200, reaching 216, in the Pinbusters League at Pinboy's of Military. . . . Rhonda Dobbins joined the Century Club with a 250 game in the Tuesday Morning High Rollers League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. She averages 136. . . . Brandon Bisner was another Century Clubber with a 157 average and 267 game in the Indian River Saturday Youth League. He had a 638 series. In the same league eight-year-old bantam Donna Preston tripled her average with a 96 game. She averages 30. . . . Team No. 11 banged out a league-high 1,070 game in a 2,772 series in the Grif/Han League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. The Century game featured Leslie Livesay's 278, Greg Spencer's 268, Scott Hall's 246 and Phillip Penny's 278. . . . Senior bowler Nita Davidson boosted her 138 average with a 518 series in the Prime Timers League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. by CNB