Team of the week
1. John Helm 717
2. Jeremy Bloo 716
3. Patrick Olson    699
4. AJ Perdue 694
5. Rod Pratt 675
Total pins 3,501
League highlights
Industrial: Patrick Olson: 279, 699; Woody Eskildsen: 257; Randy Nieto 246; Lynn Spellman: 236.
As round two begins in the Industrial six teams started strongly last week: Clear Cutters won 19.5 points; 3 Fingers Deep got 18.5 points; Pat’s Pro Shop took 18 points; The Rollers picked up 18 points; Randy’s Painting grabbed 17 points; and Hood River Supply captured 16.5 points.
In the what-else-is new department, proprietor Patrick Olson led everyone in scoring in the Industrial last week with a 699 series (Team of the Week) which was highlighted by an eleven-strike 279 game. Pat and his Pat’s Pro Shop teammate Joey Sheirbon, who chipped in a 615 set himself, were instrumental in the 18-7 win for their team over MTS.
Lynn Spellman had a good night on the lanes as he rolled a solid 640 series for OL’7-10 which raised his league average to 200 but their opponents, the Clear Cutters took them down 19.5 to 5.5. This was another one of those matches fraught with razor-thin margins, but Clear Cutters squeaked by, winning 6.5 points in the third game even though they only won total by 11 pins. They also won four points for total pins for the entire three games, by only 22 pins. Those final wins garnered 10.5 points for Clear Cutters which could have easily gone to OL’7-10. Had that happened, the outcome would have been reversed, with OL’7-10 winning 16-9. Tough loss for OL’7-10.
Sponsor Randy Nieto’s down and in slants once again found the 1-3 pocket with striking regularity as he rolled a fine 623 series to lead his Randy’s Painting trio to a 17-8 point win over Mt. Hood BBQ.
Here’s a good one! How about Hood River Supply’s main man Woody Eskildsen. His two teammates were absent but that didn’t faze the wood man one bit. Woody tossed a 601 series, which included a big 257 game. Basically, he single-handedly won 16.5 points for Supply against Team No. 2.
Tuesday Nite Mixed: Nancy Asai: 223, 206, 617; Carl Casey: 243; Patrick Olson: 235.
With two weeks to go in the first half of the Mixed, Hood River Supply (Lynn Davis, Cy Cannon, Gary Bond, Sue Eskildsen and Woody Eskildsen) have a three-game lead in first place. Last Week the top four teams all swept their opponents 4-0. First place Hood River Supply blanked Team Kawachi; second place Team Nishi swept Are You Splitting Me; third place Double A Orchards did the same thing to Split Faced; and fourth place Mad Skilz took the broom to Who Gives A Split. These four teams are only separated by five games in the win column, meaning any one of them can take the first half. This week’s key match involves Supply against Mad Skilz, and next week Team Nishi bowls Mad Skilz. The outcome of those two key matches could be the deciding factor in who wins the first half.
Individual scoring was challenging in the Mixed last week, as Who Gives a Split’s big gun Patrick Olson led everybody with a 641 series in a losing cause against Mad Skilz. Bob Mason’s newfound strike power carried Mad Skilz in their blanking of Who Gives A Split as he rolled a fine 621 series, which was his second straight 600 set. Bob beat his average by 132 pins last week, the best individual performance by all league bowlers at Orchard Lanes, an outstanding effort!
Nancy Asai led all women in the Mixed with a 617 set which most certainly propelled her Double A Orchards foursome to their sweep of Split Faced.
Senior Colts and Fillies: Lynn Spellman: 207; Ken Kramer: 201. 2 Pair (Linda Green, Jim Green, Michael Ross, and Vicki Ross) jumped into first place with 29 wins by sweeping Rolling Pins 4-0. Gutter Gals did the same to Skamaniacs which moved them up to second place with 26.5 wins. There are still four weeks to go in the first half of the season so the revolving door for first place is still up for grabs by just about every team in the league.
Fraternal: John Helm: 279, 717; Jeremy Bloom: 256, 716; AJ Perdue: 247,246, 694; Ciena Brittle: 246, 201, 621; Rob Miller: 244; Patrick Olson: 238; Mike Parke: 237; Josh Worth: 235; Bernie Keys: 211.
Round two began last week. Four teams got out of the gate running: Bloom Auto Body won 21.5 points, The MD’s got 21 points, Hood River Athletic Club also took 21 points and Orchard Lanes earned 20 points. Individual scoring in the Fraternal was excellent. Sponsor Jeremy Bloom was terrific as usual, racking up a 716 series (Team of the Week) to lead his Bloom Auto Body team to a 21.5-3.5 win over Mt. Hood BBQ.
All-star Ciena Brittle found the range with her smooth, nearly automatic down-and-in game, posting a sweet 621 set for the tough Bowling Stones in their match against the MD’s. Ciena’s 621 series ended up being the high series of the week for all women league bowlers at Orchard Lanes. But it wasn’t good enough to beat the MD’s, who won this match 21-4.
Similarly, Rob Miller notched a keen 644 set for his Get Husum BBQ squad, but they lost big to HR Athletic Club, 21-4.
Team Ten in the Pit newcomer John Helm fired his first 700 series of the season, a nifty 717 (Team of the Week). John was 108 pins over his average and his 717 set was the highest three-game series bowled at Orchard Lanes last week. His pin-punishing teammate AJ Perdue blasted a 694 set (Team of the Week). This is becoming like a broken record for AJ as he seems to make our fab five just about every week. When we look at the stats it’s really not all that surprising, as AJ’s speedy, sharp breaking power ball is a legitimate pin-buster that easily enables him to carry a glitzy 224 average in the Fraternal, which is the highest in the league. AJ’s 224 average is also the fourth highest in the city right now. The race for high average in the city this season is going to be a donnybrook! We definitely have some mighty good bowlers around here.
Thursday County League: Rod Pratt: 266, 209, 200, 675; Yoto Cervantes: 223, 209; Thomas Houle: 205; Jason Borton: 204; Melissa Werkheiser: 203.
The Incredibowls (Rod Pratt, Yoyo Cervantes, and Matt Stoneberg) extended their first-place lead last week to three games over The Munsons and Over the Line, as Rod rocked the sticks with a cracking 675 series (Team of the Week) and Yoyo fired 223 and 209 games. They crushed The BowLeeAnders 3-1. Thomas Houle topped everyone in the most-pins-over-average department in the County league as he posted a nice 204 game and finished his nights work 111 pins over his average. There are four weeks to go in the first half of the County league so at least six teams are still in it.
Let’s go bowling everyone!
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