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George Kulas column: Halbach rolls first 800 series

It’s never cold during the winter in the bowling establishments when the fellows of the Fond du Lac senior leagues are burning up the lanes with some hot kegling.
The alleys barely had a chance to cool down after “The One,” Larry Secord, scorched them at Parkway with his phenomenal record 859 series (300, 279, 280) [...]

Orvis has been a smooth operator

With the start of a new year, senior league bowlers in Fond du Lac have not let up on their torrid pace from last year. Some of the higher scores during January include Norb Wetzel’s sizzling 793 series, including games of 289, 279 and 225; Dave King’s astonishing 780 series, which included games of 277, [...]

WOMEN’S SINGLES SCRATCH TOURNAMENT

The 19th annual WOMEN’S SINGLES SCRATCH TOURNAMENT held this past weekend at Karl Ray Lanes in Fond du Lac, was once again well attended with 83 women bowlers participating in the 3 divisional event. In the 190 and over average Division I, Linda Bard won the Division’s Championship rolling games of 236, 235 [...]

Secord rolls record series

By George Kulas
When Larry Secord walked into Parkway Bowling Lanes on Wednesday carrying his Ebonite “The One” bowling ball, little did he know that by the time he left he would be “The One.”
At 74 years young, Secord is now the one with the highest three-game series ever rolled by a senior league bowler in [...]

Buerger chasing FBA single season record.

Jason Buerger is on pace to break the all-time single season record for perfect games in the Fond du Lac Bowling Association. Buerger might not only shatter the record, he might double it up.
Buerger has five perfect games through the first eight weeks of league play, and is on pace to roll a mind-boggling 20 perfect games [...]

Wightman inducted in FBA Hall of Fame.

Dave Wightman reached the pinnacle of his bowling career this summer when he was inducted into the Fond du Lac Bowling Association Hall of Fame during the annual Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet held at Ledgeview Center inside Ledgeview Lanes.
Wightman got an early start to his bowling career at West Side Lanes back in the early [...]

Distractions don’t deter McDermott

He handled a disruption in practice and disappointment in his first game to roll games of 295, 244, and 279 for an 818 series, his second career 800 series in the Fond du Lac Bowling Association.
McDermott just got done with his warm-ups when he was summoned by teammate Chip Gilgenbach to help get his equipment [...]

Steiner breaks run of close calls with perfect game

Five times, Steiner has had the front eleven strikes to start a game only to come up short of 300 every time.
He wasn’t about to let it become a six pack as he rolled games of 276, 234, and 300 for an 810 series.
The practice session didn’t give Steiner much confidence as he struggled to [...]

Wightman rolls pair of 300 games

Dave Wightman became the sixth person in the history of the Fond du Lac Bowling Association to roll consecutive perfect games during league play.
Wightman accomplished the feat last Tuesday night at Parkway Lanes in the L&R Construction League. He rolled games of 300, 300, and 224 for an impressive 824 series.
Wightman wasted little time in [...]

Roberts overcomes pain, rolls fifth perfect game

Dave Roberts shook off a little pain Friday night as he recorded his fifth career perfect game during mixed league action at Parkway Lanes.
Roberts rolled games of 236, 194, and 300 for a 730 series.
Roberts almost got a substitute Friday night, but he decided to give it a shot even though he was experiencing some [...]