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Perfection times 4 equals big nights

Four bowlers achieved perfection in Butler County leagues recently, rolling 300 games.

Dave Morgan in the Traveling League, Doug Bollinger in the Auto Dealers League, Don Clark in the Buckhorn League and Shane Ozella in the Firearms League all achieved that feat

PBA under wayWalter Ray Williams Jr. earned his 46th career Professional Bowlers Tour title with a 238-230 win over Chris Barnes in the PBA Motor City Open in Detroit Sunday.The PBA remains in Michigan for the Cheetah Championship. ESPN will televise the finals at 1 p.m. Sunday.Here are the match results from Sunday: Match one: Bill O'Neill over Tommy Jones 201-169; Match two: O'Neill over Pete Weber 257-224; Semifinal: Chris Barnes over O'Neill 183-169.

Trivia questionJoe Bowler rolls his ball at the five-pin, hoping to convert the spare. The ball misses the pin but rebounds out of the pit after hitting the cushion and knocks the pin over from behind. According to USBC rules, do you count this as a spare? Answer at the end of the column.

Blast from the PastIn March of 1948, Cliff Monjar rolled a 629 to top all bowlers in the Butler County handicap singles tournament held at Penn Lanes. Monjar rolled a 582 scratch. Don Wooke finished second with a 627 score. Clarence Bish was third with a 622 handicap series.

Mars High teamThe Mars High bowling team, led by head coach Dave Greene, will compete in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League again this season. New to the PIBL is Butler High, which will field a team coached by Bill Fay and Jim Hepler.Karns City is fielding a team again this year as well.The Planets begin their season at their home lanes, Mystic Lanes in Valencia, Dec. 2 against Shaler. Karns City will also return. Here is the remaining schedule: Dec. 9 North Allegheny; Dec. 16 at Butler; Jan. 6 at Karns City; Jan. 13 North Hills; Jan. 20 at Shaler; Jan. 27 at North Allegheny; Feb. 3 Butler; Feb. 10 Karns City; Feb. 17 at North Hills.The home bowling center for Butler will be Family Bowlaway and Bruin Lanes will once again be the home center for Karns City.

UpcomingThe Butler County Bowling Association County Championship Tournament with Senior Singles is being held at Bon Aire Bowl Saturday and Sunday, and Nov. 14 and 15. Squad times are at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and at 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays. Entry information is available at county bowling centers or visit butlercountybowling.org.

Top scores•

Armco C: Bill Fragale 258 (731), Ed Kellerman 268 (721), Bob Jarecki 263 (666)•

City League: Ron Lehman 249 (728), Jeff Blank 266 (708), Brian Marcellus 246 (698)•

Coins League: Eleanor Hackett 213 game, Linda Smith 545 series•

Buckhorn League: Jeff Suchonic 267 (713), Kurt Weaver 246 (679), Dave Miller 225 (664).

Trivia answerAccording to USBC Rule 6b under illegal pinfall, on a ball that bounces off the back cushion and knocks over pins, the pinfall doesn't count, but the delivery does.Ron Willison is the bowling columnist for the Butler Eagle.

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