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Stevens racks them up for big 300-824

Ed Townsend
Posted 1/21/22

Liberty bowling ace Kyle Stevens continues to prove that he is one of the top keglers in the tri-county area.

The 34-year-old who started bowling at the age of 4 and manufactured his talent while …

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Stevens racks them up for big 300-824

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Liberty bowling ace Kyle Stevens continues to prove that he is one of the top keglers in the tri-county area.

The 34-year-old who started bowling at the age of 4 and manufactured his talent while studying the skills of his grandfather, the late Bob Fix, owner of the former Liberty Lanes and his nephew, Bob Fix Jr., a very accomplished and skilled bowler who has helped many bowlers improve their game.

Kyle has been bowling for more than 30 years and the first league competition was in the Saturday morning youth leagues at Liberty Lanes. From there, he competed in adult leagues and now has expanded his league bowling to Port Jervis bowl, where he is league member in several leagues and subs in others. He is also a league bowler in the Bill Wendel Memorial at Pat Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.

His league averages include a 229 in the Port Jervis City League at Port Jervis Bowl and a 220 in Newburgh.

On January 7, he pounded the maples for an 824 series off single games of 257, 300, 267 on lanes 3 and 4 at Port Jervis Bowl. He noted that all strikes were in the pocket in the 300 game.

The 824 series was bowled in the Thursday Minisink Memorial League while subbing with the Bad Boyz team members Gary Kinne, Anka Scott and Jaryl Scott.

He used a Brunswick Quantum Evo Solid bowling ball while recording this 824.

Kyle's bowling records include 50 (300) games and 41 (800 plus) series.

Stevens is single and has no children.

Ed’s Outlook

The 32nd New York State Masters Championship will be held on Saturday, March 5 at the AMF Dewey Garden Lanes in Rochester.

The first place prize based on 96 entries is $2,000. You may bowl only once as there is no re-entry.

The oil pattern will be a Sport Condition custom designed by Kegel.

The singles champion also wins a paid entry to the 2023 USBC Masters.

For further details call 845-363-1374 or go to the internet at http.www.bowlny.com

Bowling Tip

by Mike Luongo

The gap between league bowler and the elite professional bowler grows larger each year.

Some league bowlers routinely average 230+ on lane conditions that are engineered by bowling centers to allow recreational bowlers to get maximum pleasure from their league experience by carrying inflated averages that mean absolutely nothing in the real bowling world.

The USBC does absolutely nothing to preserve the integrity of the game, they only minimally regulate bowling balls and allow bowling centers to put out conditions that are so forgiving that honor scores are really a thing of the past as they are so common today for league bowlers.

When these same league bowlers go to the USBC Nationals each year, they are routinely deflated when they have to bowl on a lane condition that requires accuracy and repeat ability to yield high scores.

On the other hand, you have the PBA. Each year the Professional Bowlers Association comes up with new and more difficult oil patterns to challenge the game's elite players. The new patterns have put elite bowlers in the unenviable position of looking like rank amateurs on televised matches.

Something needs to happen at this critical fork in the road for bowling.

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