THIS WEEK’S 300 GAMES
MARK PROSISE: The 60-year-old Jackson Township resident recorded his fourth career 300 in the Pizza Oven Classic league at Park Centre Lanes. Promise hit his milestone in Game 3 of his 742 series. He has a high career series of 802 and used a Roto Grip Cell for his milestone game. “It’s good to bowl well and have fun with my teammates. A special thanks to Dan Freeman, who kept pushing me to do my best,” Prosise said.
CHAD BELL: The 34-year-old right-hander had his seventh career 300 game in the Friday Night Eagles league at Minerva Bowl. Bell had his milestone game in Game 2 of his 683 series. He has a career high series of 801 and used a DV8 Notorious for his milestone game. “I’ll remember missing my mark on the 12th ball and still carrying for the 300,” Bell said.
WOMEN’S 700 SERIES
JANET SMITH: Smith, a 52-year-old Akron right-hander, had her first 700 series in the Custom Poly Ladies league at Park Centre Lanes. Smith had games of 197o, 278 ad 2334 for 709. Her previous high was 693. The 278 also was a career high. “The highlight for me was getting 10 strikes in a row in Game 2 and not realizing that I could be getting a 700 series,” Smith said.
800 SERIES THIS SEASON
(Total 800s: 43) 1, Scotty Shields (Minerva) 857; 2, Kevin Hanenkrat (Wabash) 853; 3, (tie) Cecil Forrester (Eastbury) and Thomas Martinez (Park Centre) 845; 5, Jalen Mosely (Wayne Lanes) 838; 6, Kevin Schott (Eastbury) 837; 7, Richard Stoffer (Eastbury) 835; 8, (tie) Eric Randazzo (Eastbury) and Keith Zeigler (Park Centre) 833; 10, T.J. Charles (Spins Bowl Akron) 829. Other 800 series: Alex McCourry (Park Centre) and Rod Kurjian (Triway) 825; Dan Block (Park Centre) 824; (tie) Dan Freeman (Spins Bowl Kent), Adam Kutz (AMF Hall of Fame) and Jim Williams (Park Centre) 823; (tie) Alex McCourry (Park Centre), Mike Ring (Eastbury), Steve Belopotosky Jr. (Eastbury) and Dustin Dingler (Park Centre) 822; Brian Reichard (Park Centre) 820; Ted Kays Jr. (Triway) 819; Rick Kmetz (Park Centre) 815. Kevin Schott (Eastbury) and Austin Crowe (Park Centre) 814; (tie) Ted Kays Jr. (Triway) and Max Shankle (Park Centre) 813; Bucky Williams (Eastbury) and Brett McCourry (Eastbury) 812; Brian Best (Park Centre) 811; Cade Rainsburg (Wabash) 806; (tie) Mark Boron (AMF Hall of Fame), Jim Williams (Park Centre), Dan Block (Park Centre) and J.D. Jones (Eastbury) 805; Jeff Mowls (Park Centre) and Brian Ball (Eastbury) 804; Josh Haddad (Park Centre) and Kevin Schott (Eastbury) 803; (tie) Mike Emerick (Park Centre) and Matt Calabretta 802; Curtis Duffield (Eastbury), Jeremy Briggs (Triway) and Matt Lint (Eastbury) 800.
(If you have shot an 800 series in the five-county area (Stark, Summit, Wayne, Carroll or Tuscarawas counties), 700 for women or a 300 game, please contact your center for a form or email to snierw@gmail.com or via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085500570405 and we will send one back to you. This feature will appear on a weekly basis throughout the fall-winter bowling season.)