RICHMOND — Brandon Simpson bowled the only 700 series at Galaxy last week with a 706 score in the Wednesday Summer League.

The top game for the week was 267 by John Hickam in the Monday Mixed League.

The best women's scores for the week were a 204 game by Narita Rose and a 549 series by Beverly Shearer. Both these scores were rolled in the Monday league.



League Highlights

Monday Night Mixed

The top series scores in this league last week were 690 by Dave Kendrick and 675 by John Hickam. Hickam (267) and Larry Lindsey (254) bowled the top games for the night.

Beverly Shearer and Narita Rose led the league's ladies as Shearer rolled the top women's series (549) and second-best game (194), while Rose bowled the top game (204) and second-best series (526).

Series scores of better than 600 were also bowled by Matt Cracraft (666), Mike Hilvers (647), Paul Dapkus (646), Lindsey (639), Mark Daly (623), Alex Dapkus (623), Lewis Jones, Jr. (620), Ollie Gasser (620) and Matt Joyce (609).

The names and highest scores of the 27 men who rolled one or more 200-level games at this session are listed at the end of this column.



Wednesday Summer League

Brandon Simpson led this league last week with a 706 series and 247 game.

Jack Taulbee bowled the second-best series (671) and Randy Burgess Sr. the second-best game (245).

A series score of more than 600 was also bowled by Gary Wagoner (627), Peanut Johnson (615) and Gary Cromer (601).

The names and best scores of the 10 men who bowled one or more 200-level games at this session are included in the list of top scores at the end of this column.

Dana Starnes led the league's ladies with a 185 game and 512 series, while the second-best game was 183 by Kymmi Bowles and the second-best series was 451 by Julia Landreth.



Tuesday Doubles No-Tap

Nine pins down with the first ball in a frame counts as a strike in no-tap leagues. Thus, scores are higher than in regular leagues.

There were two more no-tap 300 games rolled in this league last week. Jeff Sadler and Matt Joyce each bowled a "perfect" game. Joyce reached this level for the third consecutive week.

Jeff Napier rolled the next-best game at 296, while the top series scores were 844 by Joyce and 796 by Sadler.

A 700-level series was bowled by Napier (774), Bill Bowles (772) and substitute Russell Jones (723).

Tina Hisle led the women in the league with a 275 game and 696 series. Mary Helzer rolled the second-best women's game (242) and Beverly Shearer the second-best series (612).

Series scores of more than 600 were also bowled by David Robinson (697), Todd Young (662), Randy Burgess Sr. (660), John Hickam (647), Carl Daniels (612), Bobby Abrams (608) and Gary Cromer (608).



Bowling camps

The summer bowling camps continue this week and next at Galaxy

The camp for youth aged 10-14 starts today and runs through Thursday. A camp for those aged 15 and over runs from June 25 through 28.

Each camp includes four hours of instruction from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Lunch is provided.

The cost for the week is $50 per child. Call 624-4444 to register for one of these camps.



Singles tournament Sunday

There will be handicapped singles tournament at Galaxy at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The handicap used will be 90 percent of the difference between the bowler's 2011-12 average and 220. The entry fee is $30.

After bowling four games across four pairs of lanes, the top five will advance to a step-ladder final.

Cash prizes will be awarded.



Bluegrass Games underway

The 2012 Bluegrass State Games were opened with the lighting of the Games' torch on June 10 by Kentucky Secretary of State Alice Lundergan Grimes and Jared Fogle.

Fogle is a spokesman for Subway restaurants which is a major sponsor of this year's games.

Track and field events were held last weekend and will be followed by competition in 30 other sports between now and the first weekend in August.

Bowling is scheduled for July 21 and 22. There will be singles and doubles competition for six age groups ranging from eight years old and younger to 55 and over.

The entry fee is $25 for one event or $35 for two events. Go to www.bgsg.org for details and entry forms.

Incidentally, I am the bowler who appears briefly in the ads for the Bluegrass Games which are shown occasionally on the Lexington TV stations.

My time on screen in the 15-second version is very brief and easily missed, but the 30-second version does include my name, age and hometown.

I accepted an invitation to participate in making these commercials as a way of promoting bowling in the Bluegrass Games. As regular readers of this column know, I played a role in getting bowling returned to the BGSG after it had been dropped because of a low number of participants.

I urge all local bowlers to register for these games so bowling will continue to be a vital part of the BGSG. I am sure all those who participate will have an enjoyable experience.



Last Week's Top Scores

Men's Games

John Hickam    267

Larry Lindsey    254

Brandon Simpson    247

Mark Daly    247

Andrew Magedanz    245

Randy Burgess Sr.    245

Dave Kendrick    243

Jack Taulbee    240

Ollie Gasser    236

Lewis Jones Jr.    233

Matt Cracraft    232

Paul Dapkus    232

Gary Holtzclaw    232

Turner Curtis    228

Mike Hilvers    227

Gary Wagoner    223

Matt Joyce    223

Alex Dapkus    222

Peanut Johnson    219

Jeff Sadler    215

Bill Bowles    215

T. J. Tudor    211

Clifford Rose    207

Mark Rogers    206

Gary Cromer    205

Neil Haggard    204

Tyler Morgan    204

Mike E. Bryant    203

Brandon Lutes    203

Paul Miller    203

Cody Dapkus    202

Bobby Abrams    202

David Norman    202

Levi Burns    201



Women's Games

Narita Rose    204

Beverly Shearer    194

Dana Starnes    185

Kymmi Bowles    183