HISTORY Bowler Letterpress MBG012.jpg

A bowler is the subject of this metal letterpress block from the Hood River News. Highest portions of the block held the ink, which was transferred page-by -page to the newspaper. The c. 1940s artifact is four inches tall and 2.5 inches wide.

 Photo courtesy Mark Gibson/collection

This bi-weekly tenpin bowling report reads like a who’s who in local bowling. Yes, the cream of the crop rose to the top in league action at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes. Just check out the big scores in the league reports below. Our mythical five-person team of stars based on the high scores from the last two weeks would be Jeff Miller, Nancy Asai, Mike Parke, Lynn Spellman and Jeremy Bloom, all charter members of the elite in local bowling. Perennial all-star and Double A Orchards mainstay Nancy Asai is always impressive but she was off the chart in the Tuesday Nite Mixed where she racked up a sparkling scratch 714 three game series. It used to be unheard of for a woman to bowl a scratch 700 series but Nancy has logged so many we’ve lost count. Folks, her 714 set equates to a 238 average per game. How do you like those apples!

Okay, the above leaderboard, so to speak, glitters so much its almost blinding, but we cannot overlook some significant others. How about Randy Nieto’s nifty scratch 662 series in the Industrial? He powered his Randy’s Painting trio to a 21-4 shellacking of their opponents and with only a few weeks to go in the league’s first found, Mr. Nieto’s crew is only two points out of first in the league. Do you think we should give Randy a “Reggie” for his stirring performance? Also, the tall lanky one with the big backswing who looks down to the 6-foot 5-inch level, Matt Hodges, notched a nice 660 set in the same session.