THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 1996 TAG: 9601050197
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 18 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Around the Alleyways
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Medium: 97 lines
The fifth annual Armed Forces Bowling Conference will be held at the Waterside Marriott in Norfolk Feb. 12-16.
It will be sponsored by ABC, WIBC, the BPAA and the Bowling Manufacturers Association of America. And it will be the last of the military-only events as future conferences will be consolidated with the BPAA Bowling Expo in Las Vegas.
This is the first time that the Armed Forces Bowling Conference has been held in Norfolk. Last year it was conducted in Reno. It was in Denver in 1994, St. Louis in 1993 and Memphis in 1992.
``Ride The Wave To Action'' will be the theme of the 1996 conference, which will feature futurist David Zack as the keynote speaker.
Seminars will be geared toward offering the military representatives ways to gain additional income. A three-day trade show will be held.
There also will be a panel discussion on the changes taking place in the bowling industry.
Greg Dziedzic of ABC is serving as general chairman. Dziedzic said he expects managers of 160 military bowling centers around the world to attend. ``We will have about 80 exhibitors participate,'' he said.
The Waterside Marriott will be headquarters for the five-day program.
Bowler of the Week honors go to Todd Allred, who is starting to flash the form again that made him the area's No. 2 ranked bowler two years ago. Last season he dropped among the honorable mentions.
Allred slammed a 300 game en route to a 764 series in the Funseekers Tenpin League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. He had the 12-striker behind games of 254 and 210. Allred also hit a 739 series in the Sunday Nite Mixed/Just for Fun League at Pinboy's of Norfolk and another 700 in the Almost Friday loop at Lynnhaven.
Allred chalked up four league 300s in the 1993-94 season.
Tenpin topics: Also joining the exclusive 300 Club during the wind-up of 1995 were Scott Smith and Tommy Byrd in the Industrial League and Kevin Anderson and Steve Boesdorfer in the Charles Peete League, all at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Rich Finnigan notched a 300 game in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. And belated congrats to Scott Patterson, who had a pre-Christmas present of a 300 in the Friday Misfits League at the same center. . . . Newest Triplicate Club member is Bobby Dooley, who strung three 197 games in the Wednesday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. He averages 175. . . . Fran Sansone backed up a pair of blistering 600 series, posting a 673 series in the Keglers League at Pinboy's of Military and 643 in Friday's Finest at Pinboy's of Western Branch. She had a 259 game in the higher series. . . . Thomas Linton closed the old year with the latest 800 series, pitching a 277 game on his way to 802 in the Charles Peete League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Leslie Livesay registered a 276 single in her 633 series in the Charles Peete loop and slammed a 662 series in the Tuesday Commercial/Divisional League at the same center. . . . First-time 200 games were rolled by Henry Cross (209) in the Tuesday Playmates League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake, Cheryl Williams (207) in the Poplar Halls League at Indian River, Gene Smith (206) in the Tuesday Nite Mixed League at Indian River and by a pair of Saturday Mixed League bowlers at Pinboy's of Western Branch, Gary Billiter (218) and Phyllis Armentrout (200). . . . Joining the Century Club were Ski Malkowski with a 251 game in the Late Starters League at Indian River, Andrew Espiritu with a 264 game in the Wednesday Nite Mixed League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven, Norman Johnson with a 289 game in the Monday Trio League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven and Leslie Coffman with a 253 in the Sundowners League at Pinboy's at the Beach. . . . Youth leaguer Daniel Connor had nine strikes in a row as he posted a 264 game in the Junior/Senior All-Star League at the Naval Station. . . . Another junior bowler, Kyle Cheatwood, had a 280 game in his 623 series in the YABA loop at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. Kyle averages 190. . . . Near perfectos: Mitchell Phillips' 299 in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven and Rodney Waterfield's 298 in the Pinbusters League at Pinboy's of Military.
Duckpin data: Buck McCrillip converted the 7-10 for a spare in the Thursday Fun League at Bowlarama. . . . Jason McCready had a nine-mark 187 game in a 435 series in the Victory Youth League. In the same league Lee Hoggard backed up games of 142, 134 and 144 for a 420 set and Travis Dortch, who averages 95, shot a 141 game. Nine-year-old Michael Frederick, who has an 84 average, rolled a 118 game. . . . Wilton Drury fired a 184 game in the Tidewater Pro League. In the same circuit Donnie Long came up five pins shy of a coveted 500 series. . . . Wicky Chiera heaved a record 196 game in his 438 series in the Naval Shipyard League. . . . Karen Nielsen blasted a 175 single in the Monday Nite Ladies League. . . . The Tuesday Major League was topped by Bobby Wetherbee's 484 and Oneil Wynne's 475. . . . With a new set of bowling balls, Pat Gifford came within a single pin of winning a National Congress ring. The 83-average bowler had a 348 series in the Thursday Morning Mixed League. . . . Miriam Pugh went up the ladder with 106, 107 and 108 in the Monday Morning Mixed League. In the same loop Mabel Ragan, who averages only 94, registered a triple strike en route to a 130 game. . . . Chet Carpenito, a 91-average shooter, racked up a 144 game in the Wednesday Morning Mixed League. . . . First-half honors in the Naval Shipyard League went to the trio team of Ralph McElfrish, Bobby Green and Dennis Rohlf. . . . The second round of the Portsmouth Match Game Championship is scheduled today at Victory Lanes. Shifts are at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. The field in the double-elimination tournament will be reduced to 48. by CNB