June 28 - The Bowling News

Page 12 | Thursday, June 28, 2012 | THE BOWLING NEWS
Oh to be a teenager again!
My daughter recently turned 14
(I know I can’t believe it either)
and it’s really funny to see the
evolution of a child turning
into an adult.
The other day she had a
couple of friends spend the
night and they stayed up till
2 am singing karaoke. Consequently
I stayed up till 2 AM
tossing and turning until they
finished singing karaoke, but
I digress. The next day I came
walking through the kitchen
and they are calmly sitting
around the breakfast table
drinking glasses of Orange
Crush.
I literally had to do a double
take because it looked like
three adults sitting there drinking
coffee in the morning and
discussing current events or
the day’s activities. The comical
part of the situation was
that it was 3 PM and they had
just woken up, so it really was
like their morning cup of soda.
Oh to be a teenager again!
There are a lot of really
good uses for Facebook these
days. From communicating a
bowling tournament to simply
keeping up with long lost
friends and relatives, Facebook
has become so popular that
you can reach a large amount
of people about anything.
What Facebook is not good
for is counseling. It seems
every day I read a post about
someone’s personal troubles
about their life, job, or something
else that not all 500
people who you are friends
with need to know about. I
know it may be therapeutic at
the time to voice your pain,
but before you post something
think about what you would
think if someone else wrote
it. After all Facebook isn’t The
Jerry Springer Show.
Obviously I’m being slightly
hypocritical because I basically
do the same thing in this
article in The Bowling News
every week, but at least I get
paid for it!
Normally when a sporting
season comes to an end and
a champion is crowned I will
watch the conclusion and celebration
of the team’s victory
even if I don’t care for them.
Watching the New York
Giants celebrate is painful for a
Cowboy fan, but you can still
get some good feelings from
watching it. However, I did not
feel this way about the Miami
Heat winning the NBA Championship
last week.
I’m sure a small part of it
was that they beat my second
favorite team, but it was more
about not wanting to see
everything that’s wrong with
professional sports (the Miami
Heat) become successful, and
potentially become the model
of how to win a title.
Unfortunately I think the
Dallas Mavericks are looking at
it the same way and are trying
to build themselves up with
a couple of huge free agent
signings so they can have their
big three.
I miss the days of drafting a
player and knowing that player
will be on a team for the next
ten years. Now they sign a
three year deal and if it’s not a
good location they are simply
serving time in that city until
they can become a free agent
and move. The players take the
blame for their lack of loyalty,
but being a Pittsburgh Pirate or
Milwaukee Buck is not going
to get you on Sports Center
and into the public eye, which
ultimately lands you money.
It’s funny how it always seems
to come back to money!
Now that the NBA Season is
over I thought I would briefly
review the red hot Dacetronamous’
picks for the 2011-12
Paul Henderson’s first-rate
258-255-247 = 760 Fast Lane Trio
session ended as the number-one
set of the week at Forum Bowl.
Diana Jessie, Henderson’s
league mate, fronted distaff
scoring with an outstanding
183-224-299 = 706 set. She then
finished her 4 game set with a
nice 952 series.
HONOR ROLL
Robair Ross (9 pin) 278-811, Dottie
Robbins (9 pin) 266-701, Duane Bates
(4 games, no tap) 300-1095, Jeanette
Manzano (4 games, no tap) 267-967,
Clifton Carrington 206-582, Annie
NBA Season.
Out of five things that
Dacestronamous thought would
happen forty percent came
true. I picked that Dwight
Howard would stay with the
Orlando Magic (and regret
every second of it). I am not
sure about the second part, but
the first part was true.
I also picked the LA Clippers
to make the playoffs and win
a game. They even went on
and won a series before getting
swept by San Antonio in the
second round. I am going to
take a half credit for picking
the OKC Thunder to win the
NBA Finals over the Chicago
Bulls. The Thunder at least got
to the finals, but Derrick Rose’s
injury basically gave the Heat a
cakewalk to the finals.
Where I missed the biggest
was I thought that San Antonio
would be terrible and forced
to rebuild, however they went
the opposite direction and were
the best team in basketball and
went deep into the playoffs.
Finally I predicted that after
not winning for a second year
in a row that the Heat would
trade Chris Bosh and blow
up the “Big Three”, but since
they won I don’t think that is
going to happen now. I would
call that fifty percent correct
in predictions. Now if I can
consistently pick sixty percent
winners I’m moving to Vegas!
At AMF Showplace Euless Lanes
Ewert rounds up 764,
Steele garners 641
Mike Ewert racked up a
rousing 284/764 Two Mixed Up
league session to earn the top
spot on the honor roll last week
at AMF Showplace Euless Lanes.
Lisa Steele compiled a
thundering 248/641 Monday
Mixed series to lead the ladies’
high-set race.
HONOR ROLL
Bryan Bowlin 258-741, Robert
Trombley 290-735, Josh Tinsman 259-
735, Scott Young 268-729, Michael April
246-700, Curtis Engel 244-664, Paul
Mach 224-632, Dave Belgarde 234-620.
Jim Lucas 227-617, Chris Drake
209-524, Demetrya Wilson 234-637,
Carol Johnson 214-632, Anna Jutson
222-607, Linda Sacks 222-570, Jo
Russell 188-502, Terri Homme 186-495,
Rhonda Highberger 177-476. Phyllis
Norgaard 192-462, Rica Velasquez 163-
446, Denise Wheeler 149-387, Donna
Gwin 219-626, Priscilla Dinh 212-605,
Carol Johnson 224, Anna Jutson 220,
Shirley Acosta 219.
At Forum Bowl
Henderson drills 760,
Jessie fires 299/706
Carrington 171-495.
Eric Cedillo 256-651, Silvia
Hernandez 157-458, Hung Nguyen
258-663, Donna Pulice 192-567, Jake
Gordon 218-637, Monica Sager 191-540,
Jeffrey Kyser 243-601, Anna Kyser
139-410.
Brian Bobbitt (4 games) 277-969,
John Powell 231-653, Karen Hoyle
214-595, Norm Patterson 259-689,
Feuane Vongkham 235-667, Justin
Boggio268-686, Fran Gonzalez 209-610.
Brad Sampson 248-692, Teresa
Norris 200-589, Jeremy Allen 218-589,
Patty Roane 179-498.
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Phone 817-267-8686
Fax 817-267-1813
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5-Member Teams (any combo, 1080 Cap)
League Fee: $25.00
You don’t have to have a female on the team, but there will be a 1080
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We will have Big Board Brackets to earn entries into the High Roller or
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Bonus money for 1st and 2nd place teams in each third and a spot in
the roll-off at end of season. 2 Wild cards for the end of season roll-off
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Contact Charles Soules at AMF Garland
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