Team of the Week
Len Hickman: +183 (837)
Clifford Beat: +107 (707)
Lela Smith: +106 (706)
Gordon Sim: +103 (760)
Spencer Johnisee: +100 (742)
Last week we had some remarkable league action on the friendly boards at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes, and when the dust settled a truly eclectic mix of bowlers who shot the most over their averages ended up making our coveted Team of the Week. This particular lineup is particularly special because it’s comprised of three new faces who have never made it before.
We have simply run out of adjectives to describe our No. 1 star, Len Hickman. You know him, everybody knows him. Two weeks in a row now the famous Mr. Hickman has topped everybody at the lanes. Like the Energizer Bunny, he just keeps on rolling!
This time he rolled back the clock a few dozen years and, just like some of our young stars, scorched the sticks with a huge scratch 723 series in the high flying Wednesday evening Fraternal league. That stellar effort was a whopping 183 pins over his average! Len just about had a perfect game two weeks ago and last week he was knocking on the door of perfection once again.
He began the session with the first 10 strikes in a row but that eleventh one just missed and he had to settle for a 288 game this time. Len is clearly the hottest bowler in town right now so who knows, maybe he’ll get that perfecto next week. This is his fourth appearance on the Team of the Week this season.
Clifford Beat punched the pins silly in the Thursday afternoon senior Lads & Lassies league, where he notched a mighty fine scratch 659 set that was 107 pins over his average, good enough to get the second slot on our vaunted big five. Clifford has been bowling well all season, tossing big scratch 200 games just about every week. This is the first time that he has ever made the Team of the Week, so this is definitely a feather in his cap. Nobody deserves to bask in the limelight more than Clifford, one of our reliable regulars who is with us every week, rain or shine.
The same goes for Lela Smith, who had the pins rocking and rolling in the Lads & Lassies. Another one of our loyal regulars, Lela had a beautiful 191 game and finished up 106 pins over her average for her series to take the third slot on our fab five. For many years now, Lela has been trekking from The Dalles to bowl league with us, so it’s really special to see her make the Team of the Week, also for her first time ever!
Gordon Sim is one of our elite bowlers and he proved it once again in the rollicking Tuesday Nite Mixed league, where he tossed a beautiful and lofty scratch 742 set that was highlighted by a strike filled 270 game. Gordon finished up in the session 103 pins over his average. The super smooth right hander with the textbook style and high powered average earns the clean-up spot on our classy crew this week. This is Gordon’s fourth appearance on the team of the week this season.
Anchoring this renowned crew is Spencer Johnisee, who had an outstanding outing in the Fraternal where he racked up a nice scratch 234 game and finished his series an even 100 pins over his average. Spencer is another relative newcomer to league bowling in Hood River, so this marks a milestone in his brief career on the maples as this is also his first appearance ever on the Team of the week!
Great bowling everybody!
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