Tommies Knocking On Door After Beating Wombats
Williams, Brady Pace Win; Mitchell Debuts With 727

Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez (A.K.A. The Rat)

South Glens Falls - The Tomahawks met the league-leading Wombats Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley in Week 8 of the Forever Young season and throttled them 3-1 behind stellar performances from both players.

Don Williams left a solid 7-pin on his opening ball, converted that and then struck on the next ten shots for a league- and season-best 289 as the Toms rolled by 63. The middle game was promising until a pocket 7-10 in the tenth stopped the Hadley legend, resulting in a 14-point loss. Roy Brady took up the slack in the finale, putting a string of bombs together for 249 while Williams assisted with 202.

Williams finished his labors with 669 and Brady tallied 611. The result puts the Wombats at 22-10 and the Tomahawks at 21-11 just past the halfway mark.

Cameron Mitchell filled in for the ailing Dick Kenneally and led Kay + Dick (19-13) to a 4-0 sweep against the Over The Hill Gang (18-14). Mitchell had games of 236, 253 and 238 for 727.

Floyd Butler shot 633 on games of 215, 214 and 204 as Fire And Ice cooled off The Singers 3-1. Ray Davignon had the circuit's other 600 set, a 605 (211-181-213), but his Leftover (18-14) duo lost 3-1 to the Yanks.

Eight of the ten teams are at or above the .500 level. The session average was 165 with the season average at 166.

Williams is atop the average leaderboard at 210, with Butler at 203 and Kenneally 202. Brady remains fourth with 197.

Wombats Hold Serve But Tomahawks Loom
Davignon, Williams Lone 600 Shooters

South Glens Falls - The Tomahawks have turned a mediocre 8-8 record on May 29th into 18-10 presently. That 10-2 run has propelled them into a tie for second place in the Forever Young league after Thursday's Week 7 action at Kingpin's Alley.

Don Williams fired 629 on games of 229, 198 and 202 to lead the Tommies to a 3-1 win over Fire And Ice. Partner Roy Brady assisted with 209-203-279 for 591. The Butlers performed admirably, with Floyd producing 589 (191-182-216) and Linda 454.

The league-leading Wombats (21-7) had a mid-match hiccup against Ups And Downs, but otherwise prevailed rather handily. Gary Sampson tallied 560 in the 3-1 victory. The Over The Hill Gang sit tied with the Toms, three points in arrears. John Urban registered 203-530 in their 2-2 draw with The Singers.

Ray Davignon had the day's honor score with 630 on games of 200, 200 and 230 as Leftover pummeled Twisted Sisters 4-0. Rod LaChapelle put 224 in the center of his 590 effort. Chuck Winney filled in for the ailing Dick Kenneally and had 198-185-532 in Kay + Dick's sweep of the Yanks.

The session average was 161. Williams is atop the average leaderboard at 209, with Kenneally at 202 and Floyd 201. Brady remains fourth with 196.

Tomahawks Sweep As Brady, Williams Star
Team Game And Series Records Fall

South Glens Falls - Roy Brady blasted 673 on games of 205, 245 and 223 to pace the Tomahawks to the lone sweep in the Week 6 session of the Forever Young league on Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley. The win against The Singers vaulted the Tommies into fourth place, three out of the lead. Brady's teammate Don Williams provided good support with 633 on games of 206, 223 and 204.

The Wombats (18-6) maintained their first-place standing by whipping the Yanks 3-1. Twisted Sisters split with Kay + Dick to hold second place at 16½-7½. Dick Kenneally flirted with 600 (173-223-203-599).

John Urban threw 625 (199-236-190) to take the Over The Hill Gang to a 3-1 win over Fire And Ice. Floyd Butler could not reprise last week's record-shattering performance, but produced 182-173-248 for 603. Leftover stayed above the .500 mark by virtue of their 3-1 victory versus Ups And Downs.

The session average was 163. Williams is atop the average leaderboard at 209, with Floyd and Kenneally at 202. Brady moved up to fourth with his huge series.

Butler Obliterates FY Series Record
Four-Year-Old Mark Shattered With 764

South Glens Falls - Floyd Butler fired an amazing 764 set Thursday afternoon in the Forever Young league on games of 245, 268 and 251. That performance handily passed the previous mark of 725 set in 2010 by Don Williams.

Floyd's super effort led Fire And Ice to a sweep of Leftover and pushed him into second place in league average with 203.

The Wombats beat Kay + Dick 3-1 to take over first place in the standings after five weeks of play. Gary Sampson had 219-576 to out-duel Dick Kenneally (212-570) at the anchor position.

Former first-placers Twisted Sisters lost 3-1 to The Singers as Joe Sycuro blasted 208-547 for the winners.

Lost in the glow of Butler's record were 600 sets from three bowlers - Ray Davignon shot 642 on games of 226, 211 and 205 in the loss to Fire And Ice; John Urban flirted with perfection (246) in the middle of his 612, which he concluded with 202; and Don Williams, who began with 235 and fell off to finish exactly at the 600 mark. His average dropped to 208 as a result. Roy Brady (202-213) and Mark Basso (204) had 562 sets in the Tomahawks-Yanks match, won by the Tommies 3-1.

Sisters Continue To Roll
Kenneally (651), Williams (617), Davignon (610) Post High Sets

South Glens Falls - Twisted Sisters kept up their torrid pace Thursday afternoon in the Forever Young league at Kingpin's Alley, going 4-0 against an absent Boston Strong Balls duo. Cathy Tracy began play with 209 and anchor Ellen Marcantonio finished with 192 to provide the firepower. The Sisters are now 13½-2½, holding off the 12-4 Wombats - who swept their match as well, versus The Singers. Gary Sampson started 204-210 for the winners.

The Yanks are third at 11-5 after beating the Over The Hill Gang 3-1 behind Mark Basso's 196-524 effort. John Urban paced the losers with 212-533. Leftover (10-6) got typically strong performances from Rod LaChapelle (212-556) and anchor Ray Davignon (203-192-215-610) in a 3-1 victory over the Marauders.

Kay + Dick and the Tomahawks fought to a 2-2 draw as Dick Kenneally fired a league-high 651 on games of 225, 200 and 226 while Tommie counterpart Don Williams managed 208-246-617.

Fire And Ice and Ups And Downs also split their match. Floyd Butler put 203 and 212 at the end of his 576 series.

The session average was 165.

Marcantonio Fires Distaff Record 583 In Rout
Brady, Davignon Have 600s; Williams Close

South Glens Falls - Ellen Marcantonio fired a female-record 583 series Thursday afternoon flying solo for Twisted Sisters, leading them to a 4-0 shutout over The Last Two and into sole possession of first place in the Forever Young league after three weeks of play at Kingpin's Alley. Ellen's games were 221, 201 and 161, a super effort.

The Yanks, Over The Hill Gang and The Wombats (formerly 10) are tied for the runner-up spot at 8-4, just a game-and-a-half behind. Mark Basso had 561 to pace the Yanks to their sweep against Up And Downs. John Urban's solo 204-529 gave the Gang a 3-1 edge over The Wombats, despite Gary Samson's 206-539.

Roy Brady led the circuit with 609 on games of 182, 180 and 247 and got decent assistance from anchor Don Williams' 217-174-207 for 598 but the 6-6 Tomahawks fell to Leftover 3-1 as Ray Davignon fired 237 and 210 at the front end of his 606 series.

Fire And Ice split with the Marauders as Floyd Butler fashioned 214-181-531. The Singers beat Kay + Dick 3-1 behind anchor Joe Sycuro's fine 185-184-537. Dick Kenneally put 235 at the end of his 571 set.

The session average was 164.

Team 10 Bolts To The Standings Lead After 2 Weeks
Williams Fires 698 in Tomahawk Draw

South Glens Falls - Team 10, appropriately called 10, beat Fire And Ice 3-1 Thursday to take over sole possession of first place in the Forever Young league at Kingpin's Alley. Gary Sampson overcame a pitiful start to shoot 213 and 218 over his last two games for 546. Floyd Butler had 199-221-167 for 587 in a losing cause.

The Over The Hill Gang (consisting of only John Urban for a second straight week) held the Tomahawks to a 2-2 draw. Urban fired 210-170-236 for 616. Tommie anchor Don Williams paced the league with a splendid 206-214-278 effort for 698, while Roy Brady added 204-226-576.

Twisted Sisters split with the Yanks. Mark Basso had 199-203-546. In a day of close matches, Kay + Dick went 2-2 with the Marauders. Dick Kenneally pre-bowled his way to 168-204-231 and 603.

The Last Two were absent, but Leftover stars Rod LaChapelle and Ray Davignon were unable to secure even a single point in that match. The Singers walloped Ferris 4-0 behind Joe Sycuro's outstanding 608 series on games of 181, 211 and 216.

The league average is now 166.

Two Teams Perfect After First Week; One Nearly Perfect
LaChapelle, Kenneally, Williams Log 600s

South Glens Falls - Leftover and 10 produced four-point sweeps while Twisted Sisters won 3½ Thursday as the sixth season of the Forever Young league got underway at Kingpin's Alley. Leftover's leadoff man Rod LaChapelle paced the circuit's scoring with 649 on games of 232, 224 and 193. Dick Kenneally of Kay + Dick put 256 at the end of his 645 triple to give his team a 3-1 victory. Don Williams began with 238 and simmered down to finish with 616 as the perennially-contending Tomahawks took a 3-1 win over the missing defending champion Boston Strong Balls.

The league average was 167.

That's A Wrap
Forever Young Closes Books On 2013

South Glens Falls - Leftover hammered Boston Strong Balls 4-0 in the meaningless final chapter of this summer's Forever Young season on Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley. Ray Davignon's 543 and partner Chuck Winney's 518 proved too much for the recently-crowned champs to overcome. BSB ended up with a 39-21 overall record, 1½ clear of Leftover.

Don Williams led the Tomahawks to a 3-1 win over the Sir Bills with 180-233-213 for 626. The win secured the Tommie's third-place standing. Roy Brady assisted with 187-504.

Mark Basso again flirted with 600, shooting 228-236-599 for the defending champ Yanks in their 3-1 beat-down of the Gutter Dusters. Ellen Marcantonio put 221 at the end of her 543. Chuck Boykin had a steady yet unflattering 524 with teammate Bob George close behind with 213-520.

The seven teams from fourth place to tenth finished within a point-and-a-half of each other. In order: Sir Bills, BCs, The Singers, Last Dance, Lady Slippers, The Last Two and the Marauders.

Williams took the high average crown for the fourth consecutive season with 204. Brady slid just under 200 to finish at 199. Davignon closed at 191.

The league average for the year was 151.

Tomahawks (33½-26½) final season totals:

Bowler	Games	Total Pins	Single	Series	600+	200+	Average
Roy Brady	42	8,368	263	703	8	18	199
Don Williams	45	9,189	253	672	9	21	204

Forever Young standings and stats can be accessed here.

It's Over; Boston Strong Balls Prevail
Wrap Up FY Title With Sweep

Patrick Scanlan, Tracy Clemmons

South Glens Falls - Tracy Clemmons finished the second game with a five-bagger for 212 as Boston Strong Balls clinched the 2013 Forever Young league championship Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley. The early wrap-up was achieved by their opponents (The Last Two) not showing up, forcing BSB to win three points against the blind - which they accomplished with style, going 4-0 to run their overall record to a gaudy 39-17. That's 5½ in front of Leftover, and with one week to go (four points available), that's all she wrote. Tracy ended his day with 532.

Cameron Mitchell subbed for Roy Brady with the league's best effort, a 665 on games of 192, 220 and 253. Ray Davignon was steady with 188-180-180 for 548. Don Williams was saddled with 10-pin-itis, missing an uncharacteristic half-dozen (out of many) in a 537. Floyd Butler had 208-529, Mark Basso 236-526 and Chuck Boykin 503.

Next Thursday's position round has serious standings implications, but not for the top two spots. The Tomahawks, Sir Bills and The Last Two are all knotted at 30½-25½. BCs and the Marauders are next with 29-27; The Singers and the Lady Slippers are an even .500 (28-28); and Fire And Ice and Last Dance are one in back of that.

Williams' average fell to 203. Mitchell has averaged 215 in his five relief roles.