Week of November 4
By Paul Bodnar
Josh Sweet had the high for the week at the Barbecue in the Thursday American League with a 299-802. Great bowling Josh, so close to perfection. A great night of bowling when you can roll over an 800 series.
The Barbecue's first four game sweeper of the year will be held on Saturday, November 30th at 1:30 pm. Cost is $40 per bowler. Bowlers will move after each game. Handicap is 80% of the difference between your average and 220. The top eight bowlers will advance to match game to determine the eventual winner. The first 40 bowlers sending in their reservations will get a spot. Make sure you enter today.
The Adult-Youth Tournament will be held at Uncle Sam Lanes on Saturday, November 30th at 1pm. Adults use last year's average while the youth bowlers will use their current average as of November 1st. The entries are available at the Barbecue. We had a number of bowlers from the Barbecue compete last year, so let's hope we have at least the same number if not more entries.
Entry blanks are out now for the 2024-2025 Troy USBC Youth City Tournament. The doubles and singles events will be held at Green Island Lanes on January 4th and January 11th at 1pm. Cost is $15 per bowler per event. The doubles event will be separated into two classes, Class A will be for those youth averaging between 310-430 while Class B will be for those averaging up to 309. The singles event will have two classes as well. Class A for the boys are those averaging 166-220, Class B will be 165 average and below. For the girls, Class A will be 151-210 averages while Class B will be up to 150.
The team event will be held at the Barbecue with squads on January 18th and January 19th. Saturday the squad is at 2pm while on Sunday it is at 12 noon. Teams are comprised of four bowlers. All handicaps are 90% of the difference in your average and the top of the class. There will be no vacancy or absentee scores. No hats are allowed, late bowlers will receive zero for any frames missed, no make-up frames are allowed. All winners will receive smart scholarships. Bowler's averages are as of January 1, 2025. Entries are available at the Barbecue. This is for Troy Association sanctioned bowlers only.
Any youth bowlers out there who want to be a Youth Leader? Are you passionate about the sport of bowling? Do you want to share that passion for the sport with other youth? If the answer is yes, then you may ask what does a Youth Leader do? You will mentor those joining youth bowling programs after you. Help to organize, administer and promote youth bowling programs. Encourage new youth to join and become more dedicated bowlers. Give back to future bowling generations through coaching. Have the ability to create additional tournaments and events for youth bowlers. Earn scholarships. Many local and state associations award scholarships to Youth Leaders who have made outstanding contributions both on and off the lanes. You must be at least 12 years old as of August 1t and hold a USBC Youth Membership. Youth Leader membership is free and is effective from August 1st to July 31st. Jack will have a membership application at the lanes in the event you may be interested. Your application will be reviewed by our Youth Manager, Stephanie Keller. She will contact you and explain in more detail what is involved.
The Troy Association lost a giant this past week as Jim Klar passed away. Jim had been a good friend to local bowling for well over 35 years as he had been a director, vice president, president for the Troy Association and a Hall of Fame member. Jim was passionate about bowling and right up until his passing was involved with the day to day running of the association. When you think of Troy bowling, the Klar family had been called the First Family of Troy as Jim, his late wife Kathy, his son Jim and daughter Pam were very integral parts of the association. Kathy had been association manager for many years, a position her daughter Pam now currently holds. Son Jim is an exceptional bowler who is also in the Hall of Fame. Besides loving bowling, Jim loved people. He was a friend to everyone. I have known Jim for over 34 years, and I am proud to have called him a friend and a confidant. I learned a lot of things about bowling from Jim and enjoyed the conversations we had; I will certainly miss him. His other daughter, Mikki surprisingly was not a bowler. My sympathy to his family.