Kevin Gray Jr. of Warsaw made the most of his “night out” this week when he added a pair of honor scores to his resume in the Thursday Owls League at Rose Garden Bowl in Bergen.
The accomplished left-hander rolled a 300 game and 800 series on lanes 1-2 while bowling for the Gray’s Gang team along with his father, Kevin Sr., and brother, Scott.
He started with the 300 and added 234 and 266 for the 800 series.
Video of Kevin Gray Jr. at Rose Garden Bowl in Bergen on Thursday
When asked how many perfect games and 800 series he had, Gray said he wasn’t really sure.
“I’ve never been one to track my honor scores,” said Gray, who does keep on an eye on numbers as an accounting clerk for Mid-South. “League bowling is a night out with dad, Scott and friends.”
Pressed to guess, he came up with about 10 United States Bowling Congress-certified 300 game and three 800 series.
This latest one was really tough as he needed eight strikes in a row after starting with a strike and two spares in the third game. He knocked down seven pins on the final ball for 800 on the nose.
Gray, 43, said he used a Hammer Black Pearl ball – the first time he recorded a perfect game with a urethane ball. He said he wished to dedicate the honor scores to the late Al Vlietstra, a former teammate and GRUSBC Hall of Famer, who passed away in July 2023.
Elsewhere around the Genesee Region USBC, Steve O’Dell posted 263-222-267—752 in the Thursday Firemen’s League at StrikeForce Lanes in Oakfield.
TOURNAMENTS ARE AROUND THE CORNER
Several local tournaments are on the schedule in October and November:
— Oct. 26, Benefit to Fight Pancreatic Cancer, Medina Lanes. Three-person no-tap with squads at 1 and 3 p.m. Entry fee: $75 per team. For more information, contact Sue DeHollander at 585-590-6518 or Medina Lanes at 585-318-4474.
— Nov. 9-10, 10th annual PAWS Triples No-Tap, Oak Orchard Bowl, Albion. Squads at noon, 2 and 4:30 p.m. both days. Entry fee: $75 per team. Handicap tournament with 1:6 teams cashing. For more information, contact Curtis Foss at 585-590-0804 or Oak Orchard Bowl at 585-589-6900. Proceeds to benefit Albion PAWS Animal Shelter.
— Nov. 9-10, 39th Gladys Ford Memorial Women’s Handicap Singles, Letchworth Pines, Portageville. Competition in five age groups – 75 & over, 70-74, 60-69, 50-59 and 49 & under. Squads at 1:30 p.m. both days; three games on either day. Entry fee: $30. To enter, contact Joann Van Duser at 585-370-1671 or at jmvd@frontiernet.net.
— Nov. 10, 17th annual Triple O Mechanical Singles Handicap, Rose Garden Bowl, Bergen. Squads at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Three games; top 16 advanced based on at least 48 entries. Incentives for women, senior (55-64) and super senior (65 & over). Entry fee: $40. First prize: $700 (based on 48 entries). Call 585-861-0404 or send email to mikep@bowlgr.com.
— Nov. 23, 19th annual Genesee Region USBC Senior Masters, Mount Morris Lanes. Squads at noon and 1:30 p.m. Three-game qualifier with semifinals and finals to follow. Open to GRUSBC members 50 and over. Entry fee: $40, with one in four cashing. To enter, call Paul Spiotta at 585-202-6458 or email him at pspiotta@rochester.rr.com.