Mid-Season Congestion At The Top

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South Glens Falls - The top seven teams in the Forever Young league are within 5½ points of each other after Thursday afternoon's Week 8 action at Pine Lanes.

The Gamblers lost their opener to the league-leading Yanks, then rebounded to a 3-1 victory behind anchor Phil Camp's 181-500 effort. The result closed the margin between first and second place to 2½. The Singers stayed in the runner-up spot by virtue of their 2-2 split against the Marauders. Hi-Lo climbed to within three with a 3-1 win against the vacancy, as Curt Williams led the way with 190-510.

Don Williams and partner Roy Brady are having trouble getting their act together for the Tomahawks. Williams blasted a season-high 650 on games of 242, 173 and 235 while Brady had his worst output of the year. The Tommies still managed a 3-1 triumph over the pesky Librarians duo.

The CC's captured the lone sweep of the day with a win over P+C. Chuck Boykin paced the whitewash with 209-574. Frosty + One welcomed rookie Patrick Scanlan to the fold and he certainly didn't disapppoint, throwing a trio of games in the 140s to pace a 3-1 nod over the Racy Retirees.

Carol Finkle was best in show on the distaff side with a 169 single, with Mary Tessino's 426 the high series.

Yanks Improve Margin With Sweep

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South Glens Falls - The Yanks whitewashed the Marauders 4-0 Thursday afternoon at Pine Lanes, increasing their Forever Young league lead to 3½ points in the process. They took the opener by 19, the second game by only four, then put the hammer down, waltzing away to a 76-pin romp. Mark Basso's 486 paced the victory.

The Singers handled the Racy Retirees 3-1 to remain in second place. The Tomahawks and Hi-Lo split their match, while The Librarians continued their recent slump, dropping a 3-1 verdict to P+C.

Don Williams rolled a league-best 626 for the Tommies on games of 193, 245 and 188. Teammate Roy Brady added 200-577. Curt Williams paced Hi-Lo with 210-582.

Other action saw the CC's winning three against the vacancy, and Frosty outpointing the Gamblers 4-0. In related news, Frosty will henceforth be known as Frosty + One, with the addition next week of Patrick Scanlan to Gary Frost's roster.

For the ladies, Mary Tessino, Barb Trottier and Carol Finkle shared a high single game of 158. Carol topped the series list with her 445 effort.

Yanks Roll, Take League Lead

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South Glens Falls - The Yanks broke clear of the pack on Thursday, thrashing P+C (once again without the C) 4-0 and opening a 2½ point margin over The Singers as the Forever Young league completed the sixth of fifteen weeks. The Singers rose to the runner-up spot in the standings via their 3-1 win against Hi-Lo, while the Racy Retirees used a sweep of their own over The CC's to jump into a three-way jumble with the aforementioned Hi-Lo and The Librarians, three points behind.

The Gamblers' victory over The Librarians was sufficient to move into sixth place - next door, the Tomahawks suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of under-manned Frosty.

A mere two points separate second place from eighth as the season cruises along.

Roy Brady (235-570) and Joe Sycuro (202-539) had the lone sets worth a mention on this day, when the lanes were flooded with oil.

Audrey Baker's 189-468 was the best ladies' score.

Trio At The Top, One-Third Through

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South Glens Falls - Three teams share first place after five sessions in the Forever Young league after Thursday's action at Pine Lanes.

Hi-Lo crushed the Racy Retirees behind anchor Curt Williams' 602 series (207-185-210) to grab a piece of the top spot, along with the Yanks and The Librarians. The Yanks bowled the vacancy and came away with three points, while The Librarians weren't so fortunate, bowing to Frosty's main man, Gary Frost, by a 3-1 score.

The Singers swept the Tomahawks thanks to Joe Sycuro and his league-best 609 set (222-199-188). The Toms saw their four-week unbeaten match streak snapped abruptly. Roy Brady paced the defeat with 203-232-604 and received feeble aid from anchor Don Williams (202-575). Those two squads now are in a virtual tie for fourth place.

The CC's, with Chuck Boykin's 200-514 showing the way, handled the Marauders 3-1. The Gamblers (Phil Camp 201-519) and P+C split their match.

Carol Finkle (179-447) once again led the distaff side of things.

Librarians, Tommies Duel For Position

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South Glens Falls - The Librarians shrugged off a 66-pin opening-game walloping at the hands of The Singers and roared back to a 3-1 victory in Thursday's Forever Young action at Pine Lanes. The win puts The Librarians back into first place with an 11½-4½ record after four weeks of play.

The Tomahawks (11-5) continued their early-match struggles, digging themselves a second successive weekly 0-2 hole to climb out of - then rallied to a 2-2 draw against the Gamblers. Roy Brady rolled another exceptional set, a 637 beauty on games of 204, 223 and 210. His series would have been much better without the three 10-pins he missed. Teammate and anchor Don Williams shot a plain-vanilla 598 (206-190-202). Phil Camp was outstanding for the Gamblers with 221-565.

The Yanks lost 3-1 to the CC's, while the Racy Retirees got three points against the vacancy. Both are two points behind the league leaders. Bill Pike was all alone (literally) for Hi-Lo versus the totally absent P+C duo - and took three points for his efforts.

The Marauders pounded poor Frosty (Gary Frost's new team name) in the week's lone sweep.

Carol Finkle paced the ladies with 199-474. Chuck Boykin (224-568) and Joe Sycuro (222-521) rang up the league's other 500 or better sets.

Tommies Back On Top

South Glens Falls - You fall or get bucked off, better to hop back on and get the memory out of your system.

Tomahawk anchor Don Williams drew a wide-open tenth-frame split in the second game, relegating his team to an eight-pin defeat and an 0-2 hole with a game to go in Thursday's Forever Young action at Pine Lanes. Undaunted, thirty minutes later he blasted a final-ball strike to win the total pin point by a single stick and secure the Toms' 2-2 split against the Yanks.

Williams completed his afternoon's work with a less-than-spectacular 228-567, leaving the heavy lifting to leadoff man Roy Brady, who didn't disappoint in a 633 set on games of 193, 232 and 208. Roy continues to lead the circuit in average after three sessions at 204.

Mark Basso provided the punch for the Yanks with a pair of games in the 180s and 533 overall.

The draw moved the Tomahawks back up into sole possession of the league lead (at 9-3) by a half-game over those Yanks and The Librarians, who suffered their first losses of the young season - three in fact - versus Hi-Lo.

The newest addition to the league, the 11th team headed by Gary Frost and ably manned by sub Roger Feuerstein (181-502), was the lone squad to sweep all four points. Gary and his still-unnamed partner will have some bowling to make up soon, but for now they're unbeaten at 4-0.

Seven teams are at or above the .500 level after three weeks of play.

The tandem of Audrey/Roger will hereafter be known as the Marauders. Frost's team (#11) needs a name. Frostbite was suggested to a lukewarm reception.

Carol Finkle had the high single game for the gals (177) and Mary Tessino had the best series (451).

We would like to add three (3) new bowlers, one for the Frost team and two to make it a 12-team league. Please spread the word. Thanks!

Librarians Bolt To Lead

South Glens Falls - The Librarians won three close games against the CC's and moved into first place after two weeks of play in the Forever Young league Thursday at Pine Lanes. Michele Gottlieb paced the victory with 148-401. That was the circuit's lone sweep.

The Tomahawks, Racy Retirees and Yanks all won 3-1 decisions. Roy Brady and Don Williams shot twin 579 sets for the Tommies in their triumph against P+C, who were missing the "C". Cathy Tracy had 168-430 for the Retirees as they handled the Gamblers, while anchor Mark Basso's 191-485 was enough to power the Yanks over The Singers.

Audrey/Roger and Hi-Lo split their match with two points apiece.

Brady's 224 opener was the best single game, while teammate Williams started with a pair of 203s. Curt Williams had the only other set above 500, a 179-522.

Carol Finkle rolled 171-440 to head the distaff side.

Defending Their Title
Brady Leads Tomahawks To Opening Sweep

South Glens Falls - Roy Brady rolled an impressive 632 on games of 224, 214 and 194 to power the defending champion Tomahawks to a 4-0 victory against Audrey/Roger in the first week of Forever Young action on Thursday at Pine Lanes.

Brady and partner Don Williams shot a league-best 1,205 scratch series in the win.

Four bowlers finished above the coveted 500 mark for the afternoon. Williams managed 216-573 while Chuck Boykin had 205-553 and Joe Sycuro 523.

Mary Tessino (165-455), Carol Finkle (156-437) and Michele Gottlieb (160-431) paced the ladies.

Forever Young Report
Williams Goes Solo, Tommies Wrap Up Title

South Glens Falls - Years of frustration came to an end Thursday when Don Williams threw three crucial strikes in the tenth frame of the first game, giving the Tomahawks a victory over Audrey/Roger and the championship of the Forever Young league at Pine Lanes.

Williams and Roy Brady had bowled hundreds of games as teammates in various leagues without claiming a title. Brady's absence for the finale due to a prior commitment made the task for Williams even more daunting.

"In light of what happened the night before, he really stepped up," Brady told reporters after learning the early afternoon result. The Toms captured the league by one point, overall.

Forever Young Report
Brady Gets Better And Better, Tommies Romp

South Glens Falls - The Tomahawks once again got a Page One performance from Roy Brady on Thursday afternoon in the Forever Young league at Pine Lanes. Brady fired his fifth successive 600 series, a blistering 684 on games of 191, 228 and 265.

It was truly a banner day for Brady, who not only claimed league-high season single and series with the tremendous showing, but overtook teammate Don Williams in the race for high average. Both are currently at 201, with Roy holding a slim total-pin edge.

Williams, incidentally, finished with 609 on games of 189, 207 and 213.

The Tomahawks took full advantage of the missing Odd Couple duo to post a 4-0 sweep in the match and increase their league lead to four games over The Singers. The Singers beat The PC's 3-1 on the adjacent pair of lanes to maintain second place in the standings.

Tomahawk totals:

Bowler	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total
Roy Brady	191	228	265	684
Don Williams	189	207	213	609

For the season (29-7):

Bowler	Games	Pins	Average	600+	200+	Single	Series
Roy Brady	27	5,446	201	5	13	265	684
Don Williams	27	5,428	201	6	14	247	655