A few weeks ago William L. Hunt Jr. broke the house record for a single game of duckpins at Severna Park Lanes with a 237 game.
It washighest game of his 20-year career in bowling. His high series is a nifty 534, and he carries a 133 average.
Hunt bowls in the Friday Majors at Severna Park Lanes and in the Men's Triples at Edgemere. He is chief estimator for the Kimball Construction Co. and lives in Glen Burnie with his wife, Janette, who carries a 116 average.
He has been president of the Baltimore BowlersAssociation since 1985. In addition, he is the U.S. treasurer of theNational Duckpin Bowling Congress and sits on the board of directorsof that body. Hunt has been nominated for president of the Bowling Congress.
"Duckpin bowling has been a part of my life for 20 years," Hunt said, "and it's given me so much enjoyment that I'd like to give something back to the sport. If that means being president of the Congress, I will accept the nomination and if elected, serve the Congress to the best of my ability."
That ability is considerable. He has served as national tournament director, lane inspector and managing director in the past and is on the Tournament and the Charter guidelines committees.
While president of the Baltimore Bowlers Association, Hunt was instrumental in fostering closer relations with the bowling proprietors.
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Last week in the $45,000 Lady Fair Lanes Open at Adelphi, one of the great amateurs finished 18th and cashed in for $1,075 against the best female professional bowlers in the nation.
Where does one start to list the accomplishments of Odenton's Ada L. Bylsma?
Bylsma was elected to the Maryland Bowling Hall of Fame for superior performance. She's been bowling for 29 years, carries a 199 average and has a career-high 299 game and 725 series.
She was the winner of the state games in 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990. She's been part of the team that won eight Baltimore City titles, the doubles crown twice and the singles crown once.
She was a member of team that won two Maryland titles, two doubles titles and the winner of an all-event title. I count about 20 titles.
Bylsma has thrown five 700 series, five all-spare games and three Dutch 200 games.
She bowls in the Ritchie Tigers league at Fair Lanes Ritchie, the Powder Puff Trio and the Monday Night Mixed at Bowl America Odenton.
Somehow she still has enough time to do needlework, knit, crochet and sew. She also does ceramics and plays a little golf. She also does a little traveling with her husband, Roger, and some camping.
But she admits that her first love is bowling -- maybe second after the eight grandchildren.
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Fair Lanes is offering free bowling this summer.
Bowl in one summer league and you can bowl three free games per day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Bowling in two or more leagues gets you unlimited free open play games from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
AH: Duckpins
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Greenway Jills
Joyce DeSaulniers 132/353
Louise Bronakoski 119/344
Bea Colhauer 128/345
Mary Bavis 122/340
Wednesday Night Mixed
Jeff Edelblute 141/379
Brian Parks 152/376
Alley Cats
Lynda VanKirk 131/380
Wanda Szczech 130/366
U.S. Coast Guard
Charlie Colhour 144/411
Joyce Wetzel 155/405
Don Smith Jr. 176/402
Junie Martin 143/402
Butch Dorr Jr. 136/397
Carol Shunk 142/376
Lil's Seniors
Bill Schooenemann 157/403
John Joslin 134/343
Jim Doyle 136/373
Ruth Gray 151/334
Buck Buchanan 141/363
Carr Lowrey Mixed
Janice Sparenberg 138/381
Wade Cain 199/404
Brigitte Fuller 140/370
Tom Sparenberg 151/398
Kathy Leonard 132/366
Dick Fitzgerald 153/381
Friday Night Mixed
Don Brown 181/415
Denise Brady 140/361
Yogi Kean 142/398
Doris Bilson 142/359
Tony Borsella 159/378
Wanda Murphy 134/340
Severn Ladies
Linda Shepard 122/328
Grace Altman 108/306
Kathy Haggard 113/302
Thursday Interlane
Pat Trabert 183/459
Jackie Cammarota 168/424
Donn Hood 197/427
Wednesday Carefree Ladies
Nellie Bentz 142/397
Kathy Leonard 134/373
Carol Miller 126/361
Monday Mixed Doubles
Mike Shughrue 192/498
Gene Stevens 208/482
Jim Lane 159/411
Monday Night Mixed 5:45
ChristyKnopp 128/319
Joi Sandlin 144/350
Kathy Calimer 137/367
Greenway House Majors
Art Mioduszewski 184/492
Butch Ruppert 171/453
Tom Scally 165/449
Joseph Novak 159/439