PHOTO PROVIDED Montoursville’s Connor Anthony signed a letter of intent to attend Robert Morris University starting in the fall of 2025 and received a scholarship to bowl on the bowling team. He’s pictured with his mother Connor, father Jeff and Robert Morris University bowling coach David Adams. Connor currently averages 200 in the Faxon Youth program and recently bowling a 300 game in the Steel City PJBT Tournament in January of this year.

In last week’s action, Brett Nogle won male Bowler of the Week honors with an 816 series in the Monday Night Classic League, beating out Randy Drake’s 804 in that same league and John Heck Jr’s 811 in the Intercommunity League. Karla Anderson used a 299, the top female game of the week, to fashion a 691 series in the Thursday Bowling League which nailed down female Bowler of the Week honors.

Perfect games were bowled by Randy Drake in the Monday Night Classic and David Briggs in the Intercommunity. Posting a 257 game which was more than 80 pins above his average, was Wayne Neufer in the Noxaf League, as was Garrett Poust’s 185 game in the Faxon Youth League.

Following are other reported highest scores for the local leagues.

ABC: Sunday Nite Social: Matt Fisher 668, Sara Whitmoyer 545, Justin Edkin 246, Tiffany Tibbens 202.

FAXON: Wednesday Ladies: 2/19: Miranda Marshall 561, Mackenzie Martin 199; Mitey 8: 2/20: Kelly Floreno 550/214, Michael Marino 751/279; Noxaf: 2/21: Karen Colucci 451, Jason McCloskey 641, Carla Dunlap 181, Wayne Neufer 257; Retirees: 2/21: Mark Congdon 697, Shirley Harris 549/218, Scott Leinbach 267; Youth Seniors: 2/22: Anthony Connor 620/256; Youth Juniors: 2/22: Garrett Poust 472/185, Samantha Derr 367/139.

HARVEST MOON: 10+6 Ladies: Jody Lorson 545, Denise Rupert 201, Shar Robinson 201; Brenda Welshans Memorial: Jeremy Strouse 782/268, Karla Anderson 651/248; Thursday Night Bowling: Ernie Wentzel 772, Toby Butler 278, David Rhoads 278, Landon Heisley 278; Three Man Major: 2/21: Mike Pepperman 794, Erik Springer 286; Saturday Night Moonlighters: 2/22: Tom Hall 721, Lorraine 678/266, Greg Vonada 278; Youth: 2/21: Kayden Myers 635, Ashlyn Robinson 648/241, Connor Anthony 234.

This year’s local association’s Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet will take place at the Bald Bird Brewery in Jersey Shore on March 29. Congratulations to this year’s inductees: Diane Twigg Stine, Steve Prince, Sue Klopp Vollman, and Kurt Renninger. Reservation forms are available at all three local lanes, and must be in by March 18.

Also to be honored at the banquet are the following 2023-24 Performance Award winners:

• High Average: Tim Day 250, Amanda Heck 220, Tim Bailey 220 (senior), Karla Anderson 214 (senior), Isaac Toner 227 (youth), Ashlyn Robinson 176 (youth)

• High Series: Karla Anderson 799 (women & senior), Erik Suiker 867, Tim Bailey 825 (senior), Brynn Robinson 605 (youth), Isaac Toner 812 (youth)

• High Game: Jody Lorson, Danielle Barlet, and Amanda Heck 300, Tim Bailey 300 (senior), Karla Anderson 290 (senior), Brynn Robinson 268 (youth), Isaac Toner 300 (youth).

Nice to see the pictures on the front page of the paper from the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament a few weeks ago. Did you know that before 1960, the local YMCA Lanes catered to blind bowlers by setting up railings on the approaches? This was so that blind bowlers could maintain their bearings as they moved toward the foul line in their delivers. The Y also had a program for disabled bowlers at that time.

Hope to see you on the lanes.