The Troy-Alan Chevrolet team had quite a night last Wednesday in the Butler County Men's Traveling League at Sherwood Lanes.

Troy Strezeski, Tom Fry and Marty Gilliland toppled the high team game record and the league team series record. The league consists of three-player teams bowling a four-game match weekly and travels to various bowling centers in the county.

Fry led the way with games of 300, 191, 228 and 300 for a 1,019 series. Strezeski added games of 280, 279, 195 and 259 for a 1,013 series, and Gilliland rolled games of 206, 277, 227and 299 for a 1,009.

The team's 858 score in game four is a league record, and the 3,041 team series also topped the league's charts.

The 3,041 rolled by the Troy-Alan team is excellent, but not a USBC record. What is the USBC record for a three-man team quad? Answer at the end of the column.USBC tourney under wayThe USBC National Championships began its 129-day run on Saturday. All told, 12,615 teams will compete in the event. After the first week, a score of 2,868 is leading the Regular Team division.

With the sloppy weather, keep in mind where you walk in the bowling center with your bowling shoes on. If you have to leave the bowling area, either take your bowling shoes off or buy covers that fit over your bowling shoes.Be careful where you walk when you first arrive at the center. Also, remember that it is against USBC rules to use baby powder on the approaches. Baby powder will only make things worse, especially if it gets wet.Use an approved product, such as Easy Slide, on your shoe. The "footy" and Easy Slide are available at pro shops or in the bowling department of department stores.Cupp rolls 1st 300 gameBob Cupp finally did it. Cupp rolled his first career 300 game in Butler City Tenpin League action at Sherwood Lanes.

Bob Hilliard rolled his first career 600 series, tossing a 603 in the Armco A League. Steve Sofi led the league with a 243 game.• <B>Automotive League:</B> Dave Morgan 288 (769), Paul Zitzman 279 (709), Kevin Lamka 709 series• <B>Firearms League: </B>Rich Bothell 248 game, Mike Hilliard 679 series, Donna Montgomery 201 (551), Holly Keefer 186 game.

Mike Scroggins defeated Walter Ray Williams Jr. 214-191 to win the PBA Pepsi Championships.Scroggins earned $25,000 and an exemption for next season with the win. The $25,000 put Scroggins over the $1 million mark in career earnings, the 38th PBA player to earn that distinction.

The USBC record for a four-game series is 3,131, set in 1991 by the Two B's and One Shot team of West Orange, N.J. The fifth-highest score in USBC history is 3,057, so the Troy-Alan team nearly made the record book.Ron Willison is a bowling columnist for the Butler Eagle.