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Page 16 | Thursday, March 8, 2012 | THE BOWLING NEWS
By Leisha Murr
Do you ever have just one of
those days? You know, the kind
of day where nothing seems to
go your way? Well, that was
me last Saturday at Forum
for the Bluebonnet Queens
tournament.
The day got off to a really
bad start when I had to get up
at 6:30 in the morning to go
bowl. I should have known better
than to sign up to bowl the
tournament this year knowing
it was an early morning squad.
But, I always want to support
the ladies’ tournaments when
I can, so I went ahead and entered.
I don’t do mornings very
well, and all I wanted to do the
whole block was to go back to
bed. Next year, the ladies will
get the afternoon squad again
and the guys will get to bowl
at 8 a.m. instead, so hopefully
it will be a much better day on
the lanes for me.
As we were getting warmed
up, Sylvia Broyles announced
that there were only 50 entries
for the ladies this year. How
disappointing. With all the
great women bowlers here in
the metroplex, we only had
about 20 from Dallas and Fort
William Brewer rounded-up
the top score of the week at
Cowtown Bowling Palace with
a power-packed 298-264-258 =
820 Men’s Night Out series. He
finished the evening by adding
a 255 game for a 1055 four game
set.
Amy Hart headed the ladies’
high-set chart with a hardhitting
276/706 Ladies and Gents
session.
Ricky Roberts earned highgame
honors with an awardwinning
perfecto. Anthony
Irizarry took runner-up honors
with a 299 solo.
HONOR ROLL
Michael Johnson 224-575, Katie
Tallant 189-456, Randy Cross, Sr. 223-
604, Nonna Skinner 151-412, David Poe
279-706, Rachel Cantu 141-556, Onil
Llagas 263-691, Genni Barnes 189-537.
Mark Hannah 688, Matt Allen
259, Frank Stone, Sr. 279-708, Bill
Anderson 248-682, Ike Riehl 266-674,
Ross DiCapo 248, Anthony Irizarry
757, Howard Gordon 279-761, Michelle
Teel 212-608.
Coy Hart 279, Eva Pierce 209, Daniel
Hughes 749, Charlotte Robertson 550,
Bruce O’Keefe 276-719, Katie Tallant
216-551, Rick Tice 263-666, Miki Jo
Parrish 212-613, Mark Vaughan 246.
Amy Hart 214-593, Frankie Mata,
Jr. 675, Ricky Roberts (4 games) 1015,
Worth bowl, and that means
there were only 30 women
from all over the rest of this
huge state. So 50 entries, I’m
thinking, I only have to beat
half of these ladies to advance
to the semi finals since 24
advance each year regardless
of entries. It was a bad way of
thinking because as it turns
out, I couldn’t beat anyone that
day! I missed every spare possible,
and a few simple spares
I missed every way possible. I
couldn’t do anything right, and
I even practiced last week to be
a little better prepared to bowl.
My hat’s off to the Texas
State Association for running
a great tournament for us
to bowl. They added money
to both the Masters and the
Queens tournament. Congrats
to DJ Archer for winning the
Texas Masters and Shannon
O’Keefe for taking the Bluebonnet
Queens tiara; look for full
stories on both in the paper
this week. The guys had a nice
prize fund to bowl for and 120
entries in the Masters event.
With only 50 entries in the
Queens, they were still able to
give 24th place their entry fee
At Cowtown Bowling Palace
Brewer chalks up 298/820,
Hart banks 706
Roberts 300, Irizarry 299
Andy Mortensen (4 games) 290-1020,
Josh Briggs (4 games) 289-1025,
Michael Johnson 234-625, Peggy Hice
165-414.
Melody Hook 180-479, Randy
Miller 263, Miranda Harrington 203-
John Mock, Sr., from the
Thursday Funfours group,
pocketed power-laden 236-287-
274 = 797 numbers en route to
earning high-set honors for the
week at Rowlett Bowl-a-Rama.
Susan Lee, from the Wednesday
Women group, headed the ladies’
leader board with a robust 247-
204-213 = 664 set.
Tony Boyd posted an awardwinning
12-bagger to earn highgame
honors.
HONOR ROLL
Art Fletcher, Jr. 248-703, Magen
Hathaway 225-607, Mike Ripley 243-
662, Paula Griffin 197-512, Thomas
back and over $1000 on top. I
don’t think with 50 entries the
ladies can complain about that
at all, 23 of the bowlers got
back more than their entry fee.
I just wish more of the women
would see how much they are
putting into this tournament
and get out there and support it
next year. I’m already looking
forward to having a much better
day and redeeming myself
next year.
Let’s talk about having a
good day. I want to send a
shout out to my brother, Ray
Murr, who I’ve bowled alongside
since we were kids for
shooting his first 800 series, an
811. It was long, long overdue.
He has been frustrated with his
bowling for years now because
I have bowled a couple of 300
games and although he has
been close with several 290s,
a 299, and so many 279s you
can’t keep count, he has yet to
score that perfect game.
On Monday night, February
27, just a few days after his
37th birthday, Ray started off
the night with a 279 game.
Again, he was frustrated and
complaining that the flat 10 in
the 7th cost him 300. Personally,
I’m glad he didn’t get the
300 because the excitement and
adrenaline could have gotten
to him and he might not have
kept striking to get to the 800,
which I think is a much bigger
accomplishment that just
shooting a 300 game.
He followed up to 279 with
a 265 game two, so he had 544
485, Kieth Cantrell 244, Rene Miller
200-538, Mike Moore 665, Mary Ann
Darr 193-498, David Pruitt 656, Paul
Harrington 240.
Manny Rangel 216-557, Narissa
Oldham 168, Jerry Jones 211-583.
SENIORS
Johnny Zaskoda 263-636, Yolanda
Espinoza 208, Ken Knowles 258-655,
Alice Cain 201-513, John Stewart 238,
Ima Moreland 197, John Stewart 247-
719, Kitty Vaughan 202-516.
Sal Grieco 247-640, Edna Daggett
205-557, Ken Knowles 226-631, Alice
Phillips 205-536, Wanda Eads 175-507.
At Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama
Mock, Sr. smothers 797,
Lee records 664
Boyd 300
Kelley, Jr. 279-699, Magen Hathaway
213-562, David Cauthon 246-674,
Tabitha Wall 246-656.
Rick Lawrence 246-720, Lisa Davis
177-442, Brittany Stafford 224-617,
Austin Jones–Smith 230-543, Maria
Gudani123-328, Darrell Fuller (2
games) 217-431, Mimi Dencklau (2
games) 118-226.
John Mock, Sr. (2 games) 245-480,
Mary Ellen Rossbach (2 games) 191-335
SENIORS
Gary Teague (2 games) 143-268,
Sharon Whitaker (2 games) 154-295,
Jim Ritchie 222-578, Shirley Large 196-
488, Rodney Savoie (no tap) 300-741,
Karen Dyer (no tap) 220-496.
going into the third game. Ray
split the first shot in the third
game and I thought, oh man,
he’s over there calculating.
The minute you start figuring
out what you HAVE to shoot
is always the minute the pins
stop falling. Instead, he started
stringing strikes together
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again. I was so nervous for
him going into the tenth frame;
he needed a strike or at least
7 spare and a strike to get to
256 and 800 even. I tried to
get the camera going, but was
shaking so badly I didn’t get
the first shot recorded. It was
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