LITTLE ROCK — Benton's Greg Lang ran off games of 258, 290 and 258 for an 806 series in the Enterprise Lanes Thursday Doubles qualifying. The 806 was his fifth 800 series and the 290 his fourth 11 strikes-in-a-row that includes a 279.
"I left the 4-pin to start the 290 game, and finished with 30 of a possible 36 strikes," said Lang, an automotive technician. "Most of the strikes were pretty good and I took the ring. I want to thank Dirk Gibson for missing a 10-pin. I don't think we would have won otherwise."
Lang (260) and partner Marian James (172) beat Gibson (235) and Brittany Beneux (191) 485-468 in the final match.
Lang, 33, started bowling at 12 at Metro Bowl in Lansing, Mich., averaged 212, 215 and 217 last season, and used an EboniteRaid ball. He has one each 299 and 298 games.
Lang (806) and James (608) paced the finals qualifying with 1,573. They were joined by Bobby Love (691) and Johnny Plunkett (663) with 1,560; Allyson McFarland (644) and Vincent Baker (277-714) with 1,556; Steve Loyd (279-767) and Fred Maycock (612) with a 1,529, and Beneux (642) and Gibson (279, 275- 757) with 1,525.
McFarland (224) and Baker (217) defeated Loyd (275) and Maycock (167) 5-7-492 while Beneux (256) and Gibson (214) beat Love (163) and Plunkett (243) 512-478 to reach the final.
DIS 'N' DATA
Felicia Burlison of Bauxite knocked out her 308th 700 series with 247, 243-706. Rachel Perez received the Arkansas State Women's Bowling Association 250 and 650 awards with 265-676; Chuck Girndt received the 11-strikes-in-a-row award with 290-722 in the Millennium Mixed, and Tracy Abbott the 250 award with 256-643 in the Roosevelt Mixed at Millennium Bowl.
The 300 games by Dirk Gibson and Jared Studnar and the 800 series by Kelly Stevens reported last week for the Arkansas Scratch Bowlers Tour at Fast Lanes Entertainment Center in Lowell were the first reported for the state for the new season.
Little Rock's Horace Childress received $182 for 26th place in the Senior All Star Bowling Association event at All Star Lanes in Shreveport.
Andy Mortensen of Fort Smith earned $850 for sixth place, and Steve Stanton of Fort Smith $600 for 11th place at the PBA Southwest Region Classic Products Plano Super Bowl Open in Plano, Texas. In the round of 16, Mortensen defeated Casey Powell of Burnet, Texas, 3-0. He then lost to Curt Dupre IV of Destrehan, La., 2-1. Stanton lost his first match to Dupre 3-1. Dupre went on to win the first prize of $2,500.
Tournaments ARKANSAS SCRATCH SENIORS BOWLING TOUR Sept. 12 at Millennium Bowl. For bowlers 50 years of age and older. Call Greg O'Neal at (501) 351-7485 for more information.
ARKANSAS SCRATCH BOWLING TOUR Sept. 13. at Millennium Bowl. One-for-five payoff ratio. There is a $100 entry fee if paid four days prior or $125 on site. There is a $25 membership fee. Call Greg O'Neal at (501) 351-7485 for more information.
ENTERPRISE Anthony Webb shot 258, 288-751, Jim Jenkins 257, 268-761, Derek Rasburry 279, 243-700 and Jake Carper 249-712 in the Thursday Doubles.
MILLENNIUM Lisa Varney posted 623, Jon Nigolian 257, 254-732, Chris Nuemann 279 and Charles Lee 270 in the Friday Mixed; Isiah Edmonson 268-706 in the ERA; J. Wright 279-733, Harold Siefert 265-721, Shane Gilmore 258-714, Brent Wetzler 257-705 and Larry Clements 277-704 in the Millennium First; Mark Trickey 279 in the UAMS; Cindy Covert 246-639, Tracy Abbott 224-610, Dee Dee Jeffery 245-632, Megan Moore 620, Dirk Gibson 266-718 and Robert Jenkins 275 in the Millennium Mixed; Edmonson 258, 258-748 and A.J. Bledsoe 257-726 in the Consolidated.
Sports, Pages 33 on 08/23/2009