Kegler’s Korner: Alicia Edkin bowls a 663 series | News, Sports, Jobs – Williamsport Sun-Gazette
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For the second week in a row, Alicia Edkin topped all the ladies with a 663 series in the Inter-Community League. In that same league, Jon Albright rolled a 753 to lead the men. In the Monday Night Classic League Charles Carnes’ 300 game beat out John Heck’s 299 for male high game of the week, while Brenda Brownawell shot a 234 in the retirees’ league, the top female game of the week.
Following are the available highest scores in each local league last week:
ABC: Sunday Night Social: Rob Walters 670, Sarah Whitmoyer 521, Stephen Lepore 246, Courtney Solomon 210, Dixie Lockcuff 210.
FAXON: Sunday Night Mixed: Christine Covey 509/188, Alex Crist 710, Matt DeSanto 264; Faxon Sport: Daniel Splain 681, Steve Eyer 267; Faxon Classic: Scott Roberts 715, Gay Harris 552, Michel Klees 268, Tim Stahl 268, Noreen Smith 211; Wednesday Ladies: Trina Harris 617/220; Mitey 8: 9/22: Kayla McQuillen 533/204, Brian Eiswerth 654, Michael Marino 263; Diane Fox Memorial: 9/22: Josh Rogers 639, Matt Diggan 246; Noxaf: 9/23: David Dunlap 690/279, Donna Reidy 518/209; Retirees: 9/23: Brenda Brownawell 563, Tim Martin 729, Terry Smith 280; Youth: 9/24: Karima Beckett 497/179, Caine Matthews 520/196.
HARVEST MOON: Monday Night Classic: John Heck 740; Inter-Community: Tony Bixby 279; Youth: Brynn Robinson 511/209, Isaac Toner 634/266.
Today we remember Joe Kittell, perhaps the finest bowler in the Williamsport area during the 1930s. He was the first area bowler to roll a sanctioned 300 — on May 9, 1935, more than 18 years before a second area bowler accomplished that feat — and the first area bowler to record a sanctioned 800 series — an 825 on March 17, 1938, 17 years before a second area bowler accomplished that feat. Kittell’s 825 series was the 13th highest series ever recorded in the nation at that time, and stood as the local association record for over 34 years.
He recorded the highest seasonal average for the local area several times between 1927 and 1934. In 1934, he became the first area bowler to average above 200, when he posted a 208 average that stood as the local association record for 26 years.
At the 1927 ABC National Tournament, Kittell teamed with Tommy Barger Sr. to finish 7th in the doubles event. This was the highest finish by any area bowlers in any ABC National Tournament event up until that time, a record which stood until 1962. In 1967, Kittell was inducted into the local Association Hall of Fame as a Charter Member.
Hope to see you on the lanes.