League News

EZ Pickens 5 man team of left to right Paul Osterholm, Brian Broughton, Rocky Springen, Cameron Pete and Randy Springen won the first round of the Lake City league at Bowl-A-Vard Wednesday night.

Don Gmeinder had his high series of the year in the U Play U Pay MARBA league at Bowl-A-Vard Tuesday morning. High individual scores for the U Play U Pay league on Tues. 01/20/15: Don Gmeinder 693, Dave Massey 685, Scott Starks 660, Ray LaPoint 645, Bruce Davis 639, Roy Bauer 624, Jack Ellis 619…

High individual scores for the U Play U Pay league on Tues. 01/13/15: Joe Sirianni 697. Bill Leidich 694, Scott Starks 673, Bruce Davis 644, Dave Massey 643, Dick Kalnicky 641, Don Gmeinder 635, Jim Stark 630, Phil “Whiz Kid” Leighton 628, Rollie Truehl 612, Jack Ellis 610, Don Wolf 607, Dan Dickens 603 and…

Rory Holland threw a perfect game in the first game of a 775 series Tuesday morning at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes in the U Play U Pay league.  Rory is a Radical staffer and used a Radical Guru with a pin down layout under his bridge 85*x5″x70* left in OOB surface 500/1500.  It was Rory’s 23rd 300…

Dave Massey rolled a perfect game in the last game of a 747 series.  I believe Dave told me it was his 19th 300 in his illustrious bowling career.  Dave used a new pin up Storm Crux. The above pic includes the Lake Ripley Lanes team who won the 1st half of the league.  Co-proprietors…

Twoie Gallagher had the first 8 in the last game of U Play U Pay for a nice 707 series Tuesday morning at Bowl-a-Vard.  Joe Sirianni had the league high with 729. Many thanks to Bowl-A-Vard for a nice spaghetti lunch and the holiday drink!  Thanks again Don! High individual scores for the U Play…

Brian Wratney roiled his 1st perfect game using a Brunswick Black Diamond rubber ball on lanes 1/2 at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes Wednesday night.  Lake City won’t bowl the next two weeks being off for the holidays. John Richardson rolled his highest series ever with a nice 644 and was +173 pins over his average.  Ian Martin…

In a night of higher scoring in the Bowl-A-Vard Lake City 5 man hdcp league.  Rick Festge rolled a 300 his tenth lifetime in the first game of the set for a 732 series with a Ebonite Mission 2.0. Brandon Glancy was high for the league with a 771 using a Storm Marvel-S,  This was…

“Who’s Bowling” earned the first half championship of the Merchants League Tuesday night at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. The first half championship was decided in the last game of the half-ending position round. Wow!

Bruce Davis led off the 1st game with a 298 Tuesday morning at Bowl-A-Vard leaving a 2-8 on the final shot on the left lane.  Bruce finished with a league high 701. High individual scores for the U Play U Pay league on Tues. 12/09/14: Bruce Davis 701-298, Scott Starks 678, Rollie Truehl 665, John…

Tuesday night at Bowl-A-Vard John Hjortland rolled a nice 276-231-278 for a 785 series.  John used a dullish DV8 Ruckus Feud up the boards on Bourbon St. Conway Sunell had a good last night of bowling in Senior Masters with an appropriate score of 711 as Conway and his wife Teri are moving to Las…

Last Wednesday night 11-26-14 at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes we had turkey night where each league has one of their bowlers represent the league and add prize money depending on how many pins are knocked down with a frozen turkey. Brian Wratney of Lake City’s Medina Sod team got a strike with his turkey and added $100…

A great lunch of Sloppy Joe’s put out by Don Bussan was the highlight of the U Play U Pay league on Tuesday. High scores for the U Play U Pay league on Tues. 11/25/14: Joe Sirianni 662, Bruce Davis 646, Bill Leidich 617, Rollie Truehl 605, Eddie Shore 601 and Scott Starks 600.

Using an Ebonite Mission 2.0 Rick Festge went off Tues. night at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes in the 5 man hdcp. Lake City league with a 781 series and a 289 game. Rick set the Lake City league high scratch series so far for this bowling season with his 781.  Rick was also +142 pins over his…

Dave “Old and Slow” Shaw was tops in the Senior Masters league at Bowl-A-Vard Tuesday night with a nice 728 series and a 279 game. All Sr. Masters league bowlers wish Kenny Foster aka “Fearless Leader” speedy recovery on his recent surgery and back to the lanes soon. Reminder to all senior bowlers (50 and…

Joe “Joey 2 Times” Sirianni rolled a nice 698 and Phil “Whiz Kid” Leighton a league season best for himself 642 on Tuesday morning at Bowl-A-Vard in the U Play U Pay MARBA league. Other scores, Don Grossen 646, Bruce Davis 618,  Dan Dickens 615, Dick Paulson 615, Jack Ellis 611, John  Cuccia 611, Don…

In observance of Veterans Day our Senior Masters league members who served their country in picture above. Left to right, Bill Leidich 63 – 67 Air Force, Dave Massey 67 – 71 Air Force, Bob Tarrant 69 – 73 Air Force,  Jeff Barsness 76-79 Marines, and Bill Aaberg 64-68 Marines-Vietnam.  Not pictured Terry Walker 72…

On Veterans Day we honored our U Play U Pay league members who served in our countries military. The veterans are pictured (above). From the above pic left to right Bill Leidich 63 – 67 Air Force, Phil Leighton 54 – 59 Air Force,  Bruce Davis 73-76 Army, Jim Stark 66 – 68 Army, Dennis…

Heath Coenen rolled another 300 his second of the year in Lake City.  Coincidentally he rolled a perfect game against the same team East Madison Toyota in the first week of bowling in the first round.  Heath used a Storm IQ Tour Pearl for his 12th lifetime 300.  Heath’s Dad Tim was at Bowl-A-Vard to…

The turn out for U Play U Pay MARBA bowling league was good prior to the MBA Senior City Tourney.  Some bowlers came over to try their luck on the Bowl-A-Vard house lane condition that Sr. City will be contested on. If you and your team have not gotten into the Madison Bowling Assn. Senior…

Don Leighton rolled a 705 to lead the Senior Masters league at Bowl-A-Vard Tuesday night.  Dad Phil aka Whiz Kid was in attendance to witness son Don’s good bowling. MBA officers urge you if you haven’t sent in your Senior City entry blank to get it in.  The MBA Senior City Tourney starts the weekend…

U Play U Pay league had lasagna today for after bowling lunch.  The last Tuesday of every month U Play U Pay has a lunch for the bowlers. Gary Strand was high for the league with 647, Bill Leidich had 630, Bruce Davis 615, Otto Herwig 613 and Don Gmeinder 601. Seniors come over to…

Tony Thaden had a 299 in the first game of a 773 series which is the highest series to date in Lake City at Bowl-A-Vard on Wednesday nights. In other highlights in Lake City. Jerry Erickson rolled a 671 to be +137. Dorian Swenson had a 622 to be +137.  Clint Smith bowled a nice…

Bill Selztner rolled a nice 737 series Tuesday night at Bowl-A-Vard and was high for the Senior Masters league.  Dave “Old and Slow” Shaw was second with a 706 series and a 279 game. League standings will be here when they are updated.  Click on Week #6.  Senior Masters League Standings  10/21/14 Tuesday night Senior…

Lake City bowlers donned their best retired sports team jerseys for Sport Shirt Night.  Many had on Badgers, Packers, Brewers shirts along with many old softball shirts.  Highlights were Terry Teasdale #11 with his early 70’s Two’s Company softball shirt.  Dennis Grossman with his System Forms shirt and Dennis had a different uniform shirt for…

Lake City bowling league like many USBC leagues in the country have many family members bowling together.  Pictured are two such situations.  Both Heath Coenen-son and Tim Coenen-father have bowled in Lake City.  Tim bowled for over 15 years before his bowling career ended and Heath has picked up where pop left off.  It was…

In a slower week of scoring Bruce Hansen led Tuesday night Senior Masters at Bowl-A-Vard with a 670.  It was Bruce’s second week in a row of leading the league individually.  Next high was Don Leighton with a 665.  In an odd twist of fate both Jim Sullivan and Jeff Barsness bowled against each other…

Don Grossen rolled a nice 298 out of the gate on Tuesday morning at Bowl-A-Vard.  Don used a Radical Yeti Untamed with a Motion hole layout.  Don’s set was 684. Rollie Truehl was the only other bowler over six.  Rollie had a 610. Seniors 50 and up come on over to Bowl-A-Vard to try U Play…

Tony Thaden was high in Lake City with a 731 +101 pins over his average and Jeff Mautz was hot for the second night in a row at Bowl-A-Vard with a 715 +112 pins over his average. FORE Golf Custom Clubs vaulted back into the league lead in this round with a 38-2 night.  Cosgrove…

It only took 22 years but Tuesday night at Bowl-A-Vard Bruce Hansen rolled his 2nd 300 game of his bowling career.   Bruce rolled the perfect game in the last game of the set and used a Hammer Silver/Blue Taboo drilled by Rob Bailey’s Pro Shop.  It was great to watch Bruce…let’s not wait for another…

Lake City league has a number of new bowlers (pictured above) to our 5 man handicap league as well as a new team East Madison Toyota.  Welcome guys! Team Hustler took out FORE Golf Custom Clubs 32 points to 8 points to take over the league lead on Wednesday night.  Cosgrove Construction vaulted up to…

Jeff Barsness rolled a nice 780 with a 290 game on Tuesday night in the Senior Masters league at Bowl-A-Vard. A reminder to all Senior Masters league bowlers that Bowl-A-Vard puts down the Bourbon Street pattern on Sunday morning on the low end and free bowling practice is available from 10 AM to Noon. 09/23/14…

Rollie Truehl led the MARBA U Play U Pay league of wily veterans with a 685.  Don Grossen 620 and our fearless leader Phil Leighton with 611! John Smith was high over average with a 578 which was +53 pins over his last years average. By Scott Starks U Play U Pay League Reporter

  Bowl-A-Vard owner Don Bussan  had a nice set in the Lake City league with a 682.  The league was led by Heath Coenen at 689 and followed by (pictured above) two bowlers at 672 Greg Hafenstein and Scott Schrimpf.  In the Lake City league standings FORE Golf Custom Clubs forged into the lead with…

The Senior Masters league started it’s 30 week league season Tuesday night at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes.  In this years 2014 – 2015 bowling season there will be the same number of teams as last year 13 teams of 3 and bowling on the low end of Bowl-A-Vard this year moving from the high end of the…

In the BAV MARBA U Play U Pay league 10 bowlers showed up Tuesday morning with the weather being so nice. Don Grossen was high with a 619.  Don Wolf second with a 612 and Bruce Davis third with a 611. Bowlers that are looking to bowl in an MBA league stop by Bowl-A-Vard Tuesday…

Lake City 5 man hdcp. league started their 29 week league season at Bowl-a-Vard Lanes Wednesday night. Heath Coenen first game was a perfect 300.  It was Heath’s 11th 300 game.  Heath is a new bowler on Phil Leighton’s Cosgrove Construction team.  Heath’s Dad Tim bowled in Lake City for years and I remember him…

Fifteen of sixteen squads are through the grueling test of a City Tournament, compiling 1190 series and 3570 games.  To date, 240 series and 1044 games have been over average.  Tough indeed. Somebody forgot to tell the White T’s, from Viking Lanes.  The team of Pete Natvig, Tim Thorson, Jacob Morris, Ryan Angell, and Tim…