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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1981
Page
8
Local brief from Elyria appears in the Sun edition dated April 12, 1981. Content details are unreadable due to OCR damage, but it likely includes a compact news item common to late 20th century telegrams.
Two Elyria area bowlers Nancy Markus and Jeff Washington lead in the Bowl Your Way to Europe finals in Washington DC May 24 with high games of 220 and 259 over averages. The women’s city tournament runs at Center Ridge Lanes later, while petitions to shift the men’s tournament to year end draw 800 signatures amid board debate. Junior bowlers of the week include Debra Meese Steve Daughiery Rhonda Baker and Chris Kallas with strong series and averages at Center Ridge Lanes Rainbow Lanes and Northwood schools.
Bob Kinas topped area men with a 627 series at Grafton Lanes on Thursday in the Lutheran League, with a 246 high game. Bill Sawyer rolled the night’s high game 266 and 623 series in the Thursday Nite C League. Other notable scores included Bill Kinser 618 and 253 second game, Chuck Carter 614, John Bailey 612, Dennis Fackler 253, Clayton Cragg 611, and Ron Sand 243. Tracy Hill posted 247 in the St. Paul Couples at Center Ridge.
A dense page records mixed bowling results across numerous leagues at Grafton and surrounding centers. Names, scores, and series figures appear for teams such as Spare Timers, Swingers, Turings, and several nightly notables, with weekly tallies and top performances noted. The jumble includes lane totals, individual game scores, and team standings across divisions labeled Morn and Nite, with varied outcomes and high series by multiple bowlers.
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