CANTON — With the 2024-25 fall-winter bowling season approaching, the Ellsworth Auto Body Senior Traveling League is looking for players.
“Right now, we have about seven openings,” league president Jose Rante said of the 12-team league, which has operated for around 30 years in Stark County.
Currently, the league bowls at four centers between Stark and Summit counties — Park Centre, Eastbury, AMF Hall of Fame and Spins Bowl Akron — with a $20 weekly fee. Bowlers must be ages 55 or older to participate.
“Several teams have lost players, and we really don’t have any possible subs at this point,” Rante said.
The league has adjusted its starting time to 11 a.m. on Thursdays, with the day being adjusted to Tuesdays whenever it bowls at Eastbury.
The league faced similar problems when it returned to active play following the outbreak of COVID-19, when it had to suspend activities.
Rante said there have been discussions about moving to four-player rosters as one solution, and he has consulted with team captains about that possibility due to the need for players.
The league meeting is set for noon Sept. 12 at Park Centre Lanes, with the league starting Sept. 26.
For more information on the league or to join, contact Rante at (330) 323-5330
Meanwhile, the two Akron senior travel leagues also will be making changes this upcoming season. See our previous story on the Akron situation here:
HALL OF FAME DINNER APPROACHING
CANTON — The Stark County USBC will be inducting a six-person class — three women and three men — into its Hall of Fame for 2024.
This will mark the second class inducted since the merger of the Greater Canton Bowling Association and the Canton Women’s Bowling Association.
The three female inductees, all in the Superior Performance category, are the late Helen Radtke of Massillon, and Jossett Petrick and Candace (Candy) Dorosky, both of Canton.
The male inductees, also in the Superior Performance category, include Navarre’s Franklin Showalter Jr., Canton’s Jeff A. Mowls and Columbiana’s Lou Petit II.
The six officially will be enshrined during the Hall of Fame Recognition Dinner, set for 5 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Hilton Double Tree in downtown Canton.
In addition to the bowling honorees, a new hall of fame class in fumbleball will be inducted. Those inductees include Dayton C. Walters, Michael Guarendi, Ben Miller, Mark Lux and Greg Perez.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by contacting Jose Rante at (330) 323-5330.
See our previous story on inductees here:
MEGA IN THE VILLE: DOUBLES HELD
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scott Sparks and Corey York finished with 2,411 total pinfall to earn a one-pin victory during the Friday night doubles portion of the MEGA in the Ville tournament weekend at Executive Strike and Spare.
Spars and York shot a combined 455 in their final game to stop Shead Bittenbender and Tim Behrendt (2,410) and Josh Jones and Chris Hankins (2,409) for the win in the 45-payer field.
The event was bowled on a house oil pattern.
Nine teams cashed, with Graham Fach and Mykel Hillman earning the final spot with 2,319 for the five-game qualifier, 11 pins ahead of AJ Rice and Ryan Liederbach (2,308).
The two-day MEGA singles event began this morning with the first eight-game shift, with a second shift set for 4 p.m.
Complete doubles results are below:
