Good Morning Bowlers. This is the last weekend in October and fast approaching the last week of the month. Don’t forget those trick or treaters on Wednesday.

Daylight savings time will end on Saturday, November 3, 2007, wherein you will turn your clocks back an hour to pick up that hour that you lost in the Spring when you turned your clocks ahead. Take advantage of this extra time to catch up on what’s happening in the world of bowling.

Bowlers - you pay a certification fee to the local association, the national association and the state association (where applicable). What does that money go for you ask? The money at the national level is anyone’s guess. They will tell you that they give you $12 worth of service and only charge you $10. Feel free to contact them and ask for an explanation.

At the local level the money that you pay for your association dues goes to support the programs and services that are provided to YOU the bowler in the form of towels, pins, plaques, shirts and other awards that you earn by bowling scores within certain criteria as established by the board of directors of your local associations.

You elect officers for your leagues and these officers are there to ensure you, THE BOWLER, receive the awards you earn during league competition and the prize money you are entitled to at the end of the league season. The specific rules for all the officers of a league can be found in the USBC General Playing Rules handbook. If you don’t have a copy and would like one please let your league officers know - or you can go to the Internet and read the book on-line or print it out (around 117 pages). Most leagues pay the secretary/treasurer to perform the duties of their job.

The league secretary/treasurer is responsible for submitting to the local association(s) the forms for the various awards you may have earned at the local and national level. If you have bowled a score that you think is eligible for an award check with your league secretary/treasurer. Ask them to show you the forms they have for the various local awards - they also have a form for the national awards and should be able to provide that to you as well so that you will know what awards are available. Some of the awards at the local level are lifetime meaning that once you receive it you cannot receive it again, but you may still qualify for some other award in another category. If you have not received awards that you feel you have earned, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, YES YOU, THE BOWLER, to check with your league secretary/treasurer regarding the status of any such award. If you, THE BOWLER, are not receiving your awards and you get no response from your league secretary/treasurer then YOU need to take this up with the President of the league who is there to ensure that the other officers carry out their duties.

More and more we hear that I am not getting my awards. I ask and I get no response. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH YOU THE BOWLER. You have to step up and demand that your league officers carry out their duties. YOU ARE PAYING THEM A FEE OR A SALARY OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, but they are receiving compensation from you the bowler to perform all duties, not just some of them. Should you not get answers that satisfy your questions you have the right as a certified league bowler to request a meeting of the officers and directors of the league to find out where the problem is and what can be done to correct it. Should you still not get satisfaction then you have the option of filing a complaint with your league stating your grievance. There are guidelines in the rule book for how to file a complaint against an officer and what the leagues responsibilities are upon receipt of such a complaint.

There are flyers, notes, memos and many other types of communication that are delivered to each league secretary regarding bowling tournaments, leagues, meeting, etc. Sharing this information with the league bowlers is another responsibility of the league secretary/treasurer. If you bowl in more than one league and you are receiving this information in one league and not the other, then stand up and ask WHY! Bowlers continue to say "I didn’t know about that", "No one told me", and on and on. We, YOUR LOCAL BOARDS, put out the flyers, we provide the information to the league secretary to share with the league bowlers but we cannot make them do their job. YOU THE BOWLER CAN and it is your responsibility to see that they are carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their position. And, if you do not want to take action and stand up for yourself - DO NOT COMPLAIN TO ANYONE, SUCK IT UP and never receive your awards.

Congratulations to the following teams and individuals for putting Ocala on the map by keeping some of the prize money on home "lanes":

Handicapped Team:

1^st place Brian Brazeau Pro Shop

Mike Stiles

Jimmy Crews

Bobby Craft

Brian Carey

Tyson Kurth

17^th place BOSLAP

Amber Dillon

Zollie Durr

Robert Krise

Robert McDonald

David Bates

22^nd place Jeff’s Pro Shop Too

Jeff Edens

Ryan O’Cull

Jimmy Crews

Willie Tyler

Tyson Kurth

26^th place Palace Five #2

Ron Burton

Tony Jones

Aaron Wheeler

Duane David

Bruce Gillum

31^st place Tile-Rite, Inc.

Dianne Westberry

John Patty

Dave Bates

Robert Krise

Jimmy Crews

81^st place Half Nads

Dedra Monroe

Stephanie Roberts

Ken Fowler

Brad Ewers

Lance Roberts

101^st place The Marion Landing

Eric Halkola

Richard Carpenter

Neil Leibrock

Richard Karr

Amanda Cantele

102^nd place Bad Boys

James Root

Tony Eddy

Charlie Duesling

Steve Stahl

Greg Gower

121^st place Triple Crown Homes

Bob Chetock

James Adams

Ron Seibert

Dan Adams

Brian Eppinger

125^th place Kurth Electric

Tim Ballas

Katie Scott

Larry Kurth

Zacharia Scott

Tyson Kurth

 Scratch Team:

1^st place Brian Brazeau Pro Shop - set a new State Record for high scratch team

Mike Stiles

Jimmy Crews

Bobby Craft

Brian Carey

Tyson Kurth

7^th place Jeff’s Pro Shop Too

Jeff Edens

Ryan O’Cull

Jimmy Crews

Willie Tyler

Tyson Kurth

26^th place The Nads

Garry Watkins

Lance Roberts

Chris Young

Tyson Kurth

Roger Bowker

Handicapped Doubles:

8^th place Tim Douglas/Scott Lathrop

11^th place Ron Siebert/James Adams

13^th place William Ramputi/Billy Prewitt

24^th place James Conner/Ron Wojack

25^th place Al Lambert/Lucas Sparrow

35^th place John Whitten Jr/Scooter Jones

67^th place Kristen Axe/Michael Smart

73^rd place Mike Crumpton/Patrick Jewell

75^th place Bobby Craft/Bob Hollenbeck

79^th place Ellie Jacobs/Donald Gillum

84^th place Mike Stiles/Tyson Kurth

93^rd place Cathy Brazeau/William Snyder

176^th place Don Camara/Lloyd Carnes

200^th place Scott Grant/Jeffrey Grant

231^st place Robert Krise/Dave Bates

236^th place David Fanugao/Charlie Huxoll

245^th place Ralph Smith/Mike Ashcraft

251^st place Dianne Westberry/John Patty

258^th place Stephanie Roberts/Lance Roberts

274^th place Tony Biondi/Brian Brazeau

283^rd place Randolph Mobley/Walter O’Neal

315^th place Charlie Duesling/John Murgia

Scratch Doubles:

11^th place Bobby Craft/Bob Hollenbeck

14^th place Mike Stiles/Tyson Kurth

34^th place Tony Biondi/Brian Brazeau

43^rd place William Ramputi/Billy Prewitt

45^th place Cathy Brazeau/William Snyder

55^th place Robert Krise/Dave Bates

 Handicapped Singles:

10^th place Bobby Craft

59^th place Don Camara

66^th place Paula Clespo

68^th place Helen McCullough

86^th place Jimmy Crews

122^nd place Kristen Axe

134^th place Jereme Parker

James DuBose

153^rd place Bill Irelan

182^nd place Scott Grant

211^th place Willie Tyler

222^nd place Patrick Jewell

235^th place Dianne Westberry

280^th place Zollie Durr

Sue Harvey

322^nd place Linda Law

Lucas Sparrow

 341^st place Greg Keif

363^rd place Dick Ayre

378^th place Butch Dillon

416^th place Mel Holt

440^th place Todd Whitney

Tyson Kurth

467^th place Greg Gower

486^th place Jeff Edens

523^rd place Dedra Monroe

534^th place Jimmie Johnson

Jonathan Zappone

546^th place Jeff Grant

Bruce Gillum

565^th place Sharon Juday

Ron Wojack

595^th place Tim Ballas

Larry Johns

Bobby Hargrove

616^th place James Rattley

638^th place Mark Schoppe

Scratch Singles:

2^nd place Bobby Craft

10^th place Jimmy Crews

51^st place Tyson Kurth

Todd Whitney

76^th place Willie Tyler

86^th place Greg S Anderson

98^th place Lance Roberts

101^st place Jeff Edens

Brian Brazeau

115^th place Bob Hollenbeck

James Jones

147^th place Paula Clespo

152^nd place Lucas Sparrow

Handicapped All Events:

2^nd place Bobby Craft

27^th place Jereme Parker

21^st place Zollie Durr

76^th place Lucas Sparrow

109^th place Tim Douglas

111^th place John Patty

121^st place Jimmy Crews

168^th place Greg Gower

197^th place Sue Harvey

207^th place Tyson Kurth

208^th place Greg Keif

214^th place Willie Tyler

225^th place Kristen Axe

296^th place Jimmie Johnson

308^th place Bobby Hargrove

323^rd place Craig Breach

331^st place Dave Van Riet

361^st place James Connor

413^th place Larry Johns

Brian Brazeau

441^st place Lance Roberts

455^th place Mike Stiles

464^th place Dianne Westberry

 Scratch All Events:

1^st place Bobby Craft

19^th place Jimmy Crews

34^th place Tyson Kurth

69^th place Brian Brazeau

73^rd place Lance Roberts

76^th place Mike Stiles

121^st place Lucas Sparrow

136^th place Zollie Durr

The Men’s 600 Club’s Championship Tournament was held on October 13, 2007, at AMF East. Attendance was poor but a good time was had by those that participated.

Qualifying for Division 1 was John Brignall, Vito DiBlasi, Bob Lobe and Dick Ayre. The Finals for Division 1 was between Phil Arena and Dick Ayre with Phil Arena being crowned the Division 1 Club Champion. In the qualification round Phil posted scores of 172-300-192 for a 745 with handicap.

Qualifying for Division II was Jack Neal, Bill Irelan, Art Grimes and Chris Jeffery. The Finals for Division II was between James Smith and Chris Jeffery with James Smith being crowned the Division II Club Champion.

The re-scheduled annual meeting of the Men’s 600 Club was held on October 26, 2007, but I do not have any information regarding that meeting. More later.

On Thursday, October 25, 2007, in the Men’s Unknown League at AMF West a feat of outstanding bowling was accomplished. Team 16 - Ryan’s Team - bowled a scratch game of 1,332 - scores were Mike Blanton 264; Jim Hood 258; Ryan O’Cull 276; Chas Williams 255 and Brian Eppinger 279. This qualifies for consideration by USBC as the highest scratch game bowled during the 2007-2008 fall season. Confirmation of their scores have been submitted for the competition, but it will be April, 2008, before we know if they won. Congratulations and hope they receive recognition for their accomplishment.

High Scores for last week:

Till next time.