No Mercy As Yanks Thrash Tomahawks
Bassos Take FY Title Handily

South Glens Falls - It only took one game. And, what a game it was.

Yank anchor Mark Basso followed up a first-game 205 with a resounding 237 - which, combined with mom Ingrid's 163, gave the team an incredible 534 game with handicap. That was more than sufficient to defeat the Tomahawks and capture the 2012 Forever Young league championship.

Needing three points to defend their title, the Toms got good efforts from Roy Brady (193) and Don Williams (216) in the opener. That was not enough to offset Mark's deuce, and the Toms found themselves in a 20-pin hole with their backs firmly against the wall, with no margin for error.

The champs then poured it on, winning by 151 and putting a huge exclamation point on an outstanding, almost wire-to-wire run to the crown.

The Tommies got a lone point with a 98-pin laugher in the finale - but, the champagne was already flowing.

Williams shot 652 on games of 216, 189 and 247 to finish the season with a 203 average to lead the circuit. Brady had the high single game (268) and set (722).

The Gamblers swamped the CC's in their opener, then added two close wins to sweep and end up in third position. Phil Camp's 192-522 led the victory. Barb Trottier paced The Singers to a 4-0 romp against Hi-Lo. Both squads were a bowler short.

Frosty + One beat the Racy Retirees 3-1 and the Marauders handled The Librarians by the same count. P+C swept the vacancy to round out the action.

Congratulations to Ingrid and Mark for a job well done, and a richly-deserved first championship.

One Down, One To Go
Tomahawks Win, Force Yet Another Showdown

Harry S. Truman bowling alley in the Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building

South Glens Falls - If this were tennis, the Yanks stood on the brink of championship point after two games on Thursday afternoon - staring into the eyes of the Tomahawks. Somebody blinked, and it wasn't the Tommies.

Don Williams put a seven-bagger inside a 259 finale to lock up a 3-1 win and send the Forever Young to a Week 15 showdown next week at the House of Thrills.

The Tomahawks rolled to a convincing 64-pin victory in the opener as Williams complemented leadoff man Roy Brady's 225 with a 223 of his own. The always-tough Yanks responded with a 16-pin triumph in the middle game, lowering the overall deficit to a manageable 48. Williams spared to open the third game, then reeled off seven consecutive bombs to leave no doubt of the match's outcome.

Mark Basso shot 179-504 in the defeat. Williams ended with a league-best 670 while Brady added 598. The winners are a stellar 24-4 over the last seven sessions.

The two teams meet again next Thursday for the league championship. The Yanks need two points to win their first crown, and the Toms require another 3-1 or better to win their second straight.

In other action, the CC's got 211-566 from Chuck Boykin to beat The Singers 3-1. The Gamblers rolled over The Librarians 4-0 with anchor Phil Camp shooting 174-500. Frosty + One took four versus the vacancy, as Patrick Scanlan continued his improvement with 175-462. Hi-Lo swept the Marauders as Curt Williams produced 191-519, and the Racy Retirees got a pair of points against a totally absent P+C tandem.

Barb Trottier finished with a 181 to pace the females' single game, and Carol Finkle had the high series at 426.

Next week, another finishing chapter in the FY's fourth season. Be there. Aloha.

The Stage Is Set
Yanks, Tomahawks Take It To The Limit

Just the facts

South Glens Falls - The Yanks dropped the Forever Young opener Thursday against The Singers by sixty pins, then stormed back with wins in the next two games - leading to a 2-2 draw. The Singers were in desperation mode, needing a sweep to remain in the race. Anchor Joe Sycuro had a 203 and 196 included in a decent 534 series.

At the north end, the Tomahawks faced the sometimes-troublesome bye team. The Toms needed to bowl 382 (191 apiece) in each game to secure their points. They took care of business in style.

Don Williams continued his current hot streak, hammering 231 and 246 games before finishing with a clutch tenth-frame strike and a 211. That final game was as close as the Tommies came to relinquishing a point (six pins). Williams' total of 688 was league-high for the day and pushed his average above the 200 mark, just 53 total pins shy of partner Roy Brady, who leads the pack at 202.

Chuck Boykin was hot on the Williams trail, firing an outstanding 686 set on games of 203, 247 and 236. The CC's had no issue versus The Librarians as a result, handily taking the 4-0 verdict and moving into third place alone.

The Gamblers are now fifth after a sweep of the Marauders. Mary Tessino's 183-480 paced the triumph, and was tops on the female side for the afternoon.

Hi-Lo beat the Racy Retirees 4-0 as Curt Williams sparkled with a 197 and 192 in a 556 effort. Cathy Tracy did well for the losers with 168-431. Frosty + One rolled over P+C 3-1 as Patrick Scanlan had a personal best for the year of 188-492.

Two weeks are left on the schedule, with no suspense left except for the top two teams. Leading by 3½ points, the Yanks face the Tomahawks next Thursday - and again the following week in the position round. So, six games with eight points available to determine a winner. The first-year Yanks obviously will be seeking their initial title, while the Brady-Williams duo are the defending champs. Williams also captured the inaugural league honor with Kenny Tooker in 2009.

A 3-1 or better Yanks outcome next week will clinch. Anything less, and we'll go right to the end. The Tommies will give up an even hundred pins per game.