LITTLE ROCK — Ken Roetzel of Springdale posted the first 800 series in league play at Fast Lane Entertainment since the center in Lowell opened, rolling games of 278, 258, 268 for an 803 series in the Thursday Major League.
"This was my first 800 and only the second shot at the center. I left the 10-pin the second frame of the 278 and the 3-6 on my fill ball," said Roetzel, an air traffic controller. "I shot at four single pins and had 28 of a possible 34 strikes. I'm taking the gold ring."
Roetzel, 51, a former bowling editor at the Arkansas Gazette, started bowling at 13 at Pike Lanes in North Little Rock. He used a Columbia Scout ball and averages 222.
FIRST 300 GAME
Grady Eoff, 61, of Plumerville kicked off the Commercial League at Conway Bowl with his first 300 game, then rang up games of 191 and 189 for a 678 series.
"All the hits were solid, I wasn't quite as nervous as I was when I shot a 298 game on Dec. 14, 2004," said Eoff, owner of the Hairtrimmers. "This time I took deep breaths and relaxed as much as possible, hoping not to leave my famous 10-pin. I took the ring."
Eoff started bowling at 30 at Forest Lanes in Morrilton. He averages 185 and used a Brunswick Smoking Inferno ball.
JUST ANOTHER 300
Gordon Childers, 47, of Benton notched his 104th 300 game between games of 181 and 267 for a 788 series in the Thursday Men's League at Enterprise Lanes.
Childers, owner of Enterprise, is the state recordholder in 800 series (103), 299 games (35) and 300 games.
He has an 879 high series, an 876 and 866, five 298s, 30 11-strikes-in-a-row awards including three 297s and a 296 and 295. He has a 258 triplicate series.
Childers started bowling at 13 at Pike Lanes in North Little Rock, and later quit for six years.
14TH 700
Stacy Heath, 31, of Alexandria, a secretary at Arkansas Children's Hospital, knockedout games of 251, 225 and 231 for a 707 series in the Benton's Finest Ladies League at Enterprise Lanes.
The 707 was the seventh for Heath, who started bowling at 14 at Professor Bowl West, and later quit for nine years. She has highs of 800 and 287.
115TH 700
Rachel Perez upped her state 700 total to 115 when she shot games of 258, 235 and 234 for 727 in Millennium Mixed at Millennium Bowl, and 258, 279, 254 for 791 in the Thursday Men's League at Enterprise Lanes.
Perez, an administrative personal assistant at TimberRidge Ranch Neuror Restoratoin Services and certified coach, started bowling at 13 at San Marcos, Texas.
She has in-state totals of three 800 series, 11 300 games, 4 299s, 297 and 2 290s, plus a state women's record 268 triplicate series.
28TH 700
Joy Forrest of Benton rolled games of 227, 279 and 246 for a 752 series in the Wednesday Mixed League at Enterprise Lanes for her 28th 700 series.
Forrest, a pharmacy technician at Walgreens, started bowling at 22 at Enterprise.
She has one 299 game, and shot a 780 high when she posted the local TCBA 6-game record of 1,559.
17TH 700
Teresa Munholland, employed by Bill's Flower Shop and part time at Enterprise, and Saline Memorial, shot games of 241, 226 and 245 for 722 in the 10 Pin Mixed League at Enterprise Lanes.
For Munholland, 52, ofBenton, who started bowling at 9 at Raceway, Ore., it was her 17th 700 series.
She has one 300 game and 757 high.
DIS 'N' DATA
James Boozer rolled a 247 triplicate series of 741 in the Commercial; and ShineMcHughes shot 257 to receive the Arkansas State Women's Bowling Association 250 award at Conway Bowl. ... Lisa Varney rolled 249 - 674 in the Friday Mixed to receive the 650 award. ... Charles Foster picked up the 11-strikes-ina-row award with 297 in theERA. ... Dee Dee Jeffery shot 258 - 687, receiving the 250 and 650 awards; Felicia Burlison won the 650 award with 225 - 665 in the Millennium Mixed at Millennium Bowl. ... Claire Rhodes shot 253 - 629 to pick up the 250 award at Central Lanes in Hot Springs.
Weekly highs CONWAY Zach Arnold shot 266 - 710 in the Wednesday Mixed, Brent Rowe 278 and Rosie McHughes 279 in the Commercial.
CENTRAL Karen Sleeper rolled 226 - 627 and 234 - 602; Karen Scott 626; Angela Danie l233 - 622; Marla Stewart 605; Nick Hammaker 279, 257 - 769 and 255 - 702; Matt Falls 279, 251 - 758; Scott Hass 277, 244 - 758;
Larry Nibert 247, 243 - 716; Wayne Van Donge 289 - 715; Jacky Chote 254, 244 - 710; Jeff Sheets 243, 268 - 707;
Matt Blackstone 279 - 706 and 279;
Clint Lingelback 279 - 703; Terance Dixon 265, 244 - 702; Ken Cleveland 279.
YOUTH Cody Orrell 259, 226 - 680;
Ryan Williams 265 - 647; Brett Palmer 221 - 610; Tyler Carter 245.
MILLENNIUM Jake Nordgren posted
274 - 710; Grady Hopf 268 - 718;
John Mazzia 278, 287 - 736 in the
Roosevelt Mixed, Georgie Henry 246 in
the Lakeview Ladies; Chris Parent 264
- 711; John Pritchett 259 - 701 in
the Allstate/American Solutions; Isiah Ed
mondson 275 - 748; Chris Watkins 247
- 708 in the Consolidated; Jennifer Wier
243 - 640; Trudy Smith 226 - 634;
Chris Neumann 268 - 707 in the Friday
Mixed; Mike Jones 278, 259 - 765 in
the ERA; Neashall Brown 235 - 606 in
the A-1 Kool; John Presley 257 - 708
in the Mixed/409 Shannon Barbee 234
- 639; Robyn Roberts 236 - 639; Jen
nifer DeGroodt 609, 238 - 646 and 223
- 687; Donna Beyers 604; Rachel Perez
607; Debbie Lee 222 - 605; Sally Avila
240: David Clements 277 - 727 and
279; Phil Lowery 265, 253 - 730; Dirk
Gibson 259 - 710, 279 - 759 and 268,240 - 722; Jeff Taylor 258 - 729 and 253 - 711; Horace Chilldress 269, 245 - 748; Larry Turpin 270 - 717; Chuck Girndt 245 - 700 and 268 - 742;
Richard Ahart 278 in the Millennium Mixed; Brent Wetzler 256, 279 - 759;
Gordon Childers 268, 247 - 740; Scott Collins 265, 247 - 740; Michael Lacewell 256, 246 - 736; Ray Anderson 264 - 723; Isiah Edmondson 248 - 722;
Horace Childress 256 - 720; Michael Shirley 248, 247 - 718; Matt Haddon 257 - 718; Jon Nigolian 259 - 717;
Paul Hubbs 243 - 716; Antoine Jones 256 - 709; Dirk Gibson 256 - 706;
Eric Imhoff 266 - 702; Jerry Burrow 258 - 702; Brian Thomas 259 - 701;
Augustine Martinez 278 - 700; Nick Wright 277 in the Millennium First.
Sports, Pages 40 on 10/04/2009