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Get your own Free Home PageOrange bowler John Rapley competed in the Nowra City Championships at the Shoalhaven Bowl on the South Coast last weekend and returned with victories in five events including the Wal Herne Veteran Masters.
Rapley finished with a composite average of 199 over twenty one games on the weekend, an excellent effort for an A grade player.
In the Veteran Masters he averaged 192 including a 226 high game. In the play-off match to decide the champion, Rapley beat local Bob Harrison 211-186 for the title.
Rapley was on fire in the A grade singles, tossing games of 206-201-246 for a nice 653 series. He rolled a 234 as part of his 617 block in winning the B grade Mixed Doubles and shot 204-223 on the way to a 601 series in winning the A grade teams. His 1774 nine game total also gave him a win in the All Events category.
The Orange Tenpin Bowling Association Junior City Championships were held last weekend with a relatively disappointing number of entries received.
Multiple winners in the boys division were Jason Belmonte, Joel Wiseman, Michael Frazi, Nathan Cox, Jeff Hunt, Joshua Hunt and Nathan Hunt while the girls' events saw multiple wins to Melanie Brown, Melissa Johnston, Maree Caltabiano and Ashley O'Neill.
Jason Belmonte won four events but missed out on a clean sweep when Sydney bowler Michael Frazi took the Open Masters event.
Belmonte shot 621 to re-claim the Open singles crown, while he teamed with Frazi to win the Open Doubles with an 1196 tally and added the Open Trios event with Frazi and Tim Irwin with a score of 1929.
Tahnia Seers claimed her most important event to date with an impressive win in Open Singles with a 581 series. Melanie Brown and Maree Caltabiano won the Open Doubles (1041) while Caltabiano won the prestigious Open All Events title.
Melissa Johnston was the dominant force in A grade, taking the Singles (409), All Events (1368) and Doubles with Renae Caltabiano (976).
In the boys' division, Nathan Cox won the A grade All Events (1343) plus the Doubles with Lewis Brooks (926) while Ben Lees captured the Singles crown with a 513 series.
Ashley O'Neill won both the girls' Singles and All Events in B grade. The boys division saw Joel Wiseman win the Singles, Kiel Bugden and Jeff Hunt were successful in Doubles while Lewis Brooks took the All Events category.
Jeff Hunt also won the C Doubles with Terry McClure plus the All Events crown. Mark Holle won the C Singles as well as the D Singles.
Nathan and Joshua Hunt combined for the D Doubles while Joshua won the All Events title in that grade.
Other winners in the girls' grades were Kristin Byrnes (C Singles), Helen Ward (D Singles), Stephanie Rondeau/Kelly Flood (C Doubles) and Mel Fowler/Karen Hutchings (D Doubles).
The Open Mixed Doubles event went to Melanie Brown and Michael Frazi while the Restricted Trios went to Nathan and Joshua Hunt plus E O'Hara.
Turning to the Orange Junior Masters, Michael Frazi stopped a Jason Belmonte clean-sweep when he shot a 210 average to win easily, finishing 133 pins clear of Belmonte who averaged 194 and led through the first four games of the eight game final. Tim Irwin was a distant third with a 179 average.
High games from that trio included Frazi 228-233-258-226-215, Belmonte 207-243 and Irwin 212.
Melanie Brown averaged 177 to win the Girls' Open Masters, shooting a great 222 in the final game to overhaul leader Toni Brasting, turning a 28-pin deficit into a 21-pin victory. Brasting, with a 174 average, held on for second ahead of Tennille Smith who rolled a personal best 235 in averaging 169.
Joel Wiseman held a big lead going into the final game of the Restricted Masters and held on to win from a fast finishing Jeff Hunt, who rolled a terrific 202 in that last game. Wiseman averaged 146 while Hunt finished on a 144 mark. Lewis Brooks finished third.
Entries are pouring in for the New South Wales Country Open to be held in Orange on 10-11 April.
There are already 24 entrants including local players Mark Lijic, Steve Reil and David Hayward who all made the top five last year; plus Ken Wiseman, Bonnea Wiseman, Jason Belmonte and June Reil who should all make the cut.
Well-know out-of-town players with a big chance include William Hoole, Tony Murray and Brad Holder.
This week's star player is June Reil who fired a blistering female centre record four game series of 940 in the Monday Scratch Singles, smashing the previous mark of 919 set by Julie Wilson last year.
Reil, after a slow start to the night, compiled games of 245-205-268 (718/3) before finishing with a 222 for a 1295/6 series.
Mark Lijic went further in front in the league following his 1224/6 series. Lijic had an early 203 game then finished strongly with 216-217-217 (650/3). Steve Reil was the other player to average 200 for the night, rolling a big 266 game early then adding 213-212 for 651/3 and 1229/6.
Other good games were bowled by Jason Belmonte 204-233-207 (831/4), Wally Price 212-200-201-213 (614/3), James Dubbelde 211-201, Chris Collins 244-213 (645/3), Les Gunner 235-215, Tim Irwin 212 and Joe Werner 230.
Tony Irwin bowled a nice 826/4 series in the Sunday Restricted Singles with games of 200-209-267 while other games of note were bowled by Mick Moorby 201, Trevor Auliff 224 and Bob Waddell 208.
Waddell returned for a 217 in the Sunday Sabbath league while Barry Rosser shot a 201 game.
Jason Osborne shot a 232 game in the Wednesday 7:30 league ahead of Trevor Connerty 203, William Harvey 202, Bruce Clements 202 and Allan Collins 201.
Collins was in fine form in the Thursday 7:30 league with games of 254-201 while he also shot 213-202 in the Thursday Singles.
Others to bowl well in those leagues were Wally Price 254, Joe Werner 207-209, Mick Moorby 225-211, Greg Perry 200 and John Rapley 210 and David Rosser 249-205.
Rosser also shot 266 in the Monday 10am league and 211 in the Wednesday 10am league during the week while Rapley added a 225 in the Friday 10am league. Julie Said fired a personal best 212 in the same league.
Trevor Rowney shot 200-201 in the Monday Mixed Singles while Gus Rodriguez bowled a 205 in the Monday 6:30 league.
Clare Hodgson missed a 600 series by a single pin in the Wednesday Doubles following games of 208-222 while good games were also bowled by John Cooney 225, Mick Moorby 215, Ray Tyquin 206, Dianne Dean 204 and Jim Dullaway 213-243.
Melanie Brown rolled 849/4 in the Tuesday Ladies Singles, including 659/3 with games of 242-257. She also had a recent 810/4 with games of 224-207 that hadn't previously been passed on. Other high games from that league included Marilyn Schwenke 233, Karen Sharp 202-201, Judy Streatfeild 204 and Sharon Trudgett 204-225.
Best this week in the always high-scoring Friday Triples were Jason Brown 226-200-225 (651), Mario Mastronardi 223-234-200 (657) and Steve Reil 201-233-205 (639).
Other high games were produced by Jason Belmonte 217, Ross Caltabiano 200, Lyn Handel 234, David Hayward 200, Mark Lijic 205-214, Frank McGovern 213-202, June Reil 233, Tony Richards 208, David Rosser 225 and Ray Tyquin 225.
The Adult-Junior league saw a personal best 236 from junior Chris Lees plus good games from Pat Cass 212 and Steve Smith 238.
Other personal best games this week included Kimberley Wiseman 94, Melissa Broom 106, Jonathan Hilder 113, Melissa Hudson 166, Rebecca McNabb 147, Kristin Byrnes 182, Chris Elkington 173, Donna Fieldus 159.
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