Choctaw breaks away from the pack in the Warriors League

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7: Choctaw surged to the top of the Warriors League with a 3-1 victory over Seminoles.

Eldon Landy (228), Maxwell Hassell (216) and Marjorie Armstrong (207) all rolled 200 games.

High handicap series honours went to Treymayne Bean with a 693. Noel Cann’s 683 was the second high handicap series while Vaughn Simons (616) rounded out the top three men.

Sharon Bean’s 658 was the tops among the ladies with Carol Edness (642) and Sarine Babb (630) making the honours’ list.

Scores: Comanche 1, Mohican 3; Apache 1, Kickapoo 3; Mohawk 3, Navaho 1; Choctaw 3, Seminoles 1; Blackfoot 4, Cherokee 0.

Standings: 1. Choctaw 20-12; 2. Seminoles 18-14; 3. Navaho 17-15; 4. Mohawk 17-15; 5. Comanche 16-16; 6. Mohican 16-16; 7. Cherokee 15-17; 8. Apache 14-18; 9. Kickapoo 14-18; 10. Blackfoot 12-20.

Commercial League

Double Trouble was able to move within a whisker of first place after defeating Colonial Braves 4 to 0.

Trouble now trails Sweet Life by half a game for the top spot.

Billy Glasford bowled a league high 241 game. Tiffany Glasford was the top woman and second overall with a 233.

McQuin Burch (232) and Matthew Taylor (225) were the second and third high men while Tine Sims 9187) and Sharon Gibson (183) made the honours list for the women.

Tiffany Glasford had the high handicap series with a 717 with Taylor taking the top honour among men with a 661.

Bianca Glasford (628), Marilyn Simmons (620), Billy Glasford (643) and Dennis Joell (635) all had high handicap series.

Scores: Team Inferno 4, Super Stars 0; Bermuda Police Service Blue Lanterns 4, Spinners 0; Double Trouble 4, Colonial Braves 0; Strikers 3, Sweet Life 1; Royal Gazette 3, Sunset 1; Gard Do it Best 3, Sweet Life 1.

Standings: 1. Sweet Life 24-12; 2. Double Trouble 23.5-12.5; 3. Super Stars 21.5-14.5; 4. Team Inferno 21-15; 5. BPS Blue Lanterns 20.5-15.5; 6. Spinners 18-18; 7. Royal Gazette 17.5-18.5; 8. Strikers 17-19; 9. Colonial Braves 17-19; 10. Gard Do It Best 15-21; 11. BTC 12-24; 12. Sunset 9-27.

Continental League

Just when it looked like Cubs might run away from the rest of the pack, Pinsplitters brought them back to reality.

Pinsplitters beat Cubs 26 to 4, which allowed Invaders to gain 22 games on the frontunners to cut their lead to 11.5 games.

Aldred Wright rolled a 229, two pins better than Dayvon Tucker and three more than Anthony Hayward and Tango Burgess. Hayward, however, had the top series with a 651 followed by Gregory Simons (627) and Brian Botelho (612).

Rochelle Harvey topped the 200 mark by four pins while Millie Francis hit it right on the nose. Marjorie Armstrong rolled a 196 game on her way to a 545 series.

Edna Mae Tuzo rolled a 540 while Pat Price’s 539 was the third high series by a woman.

Scores: The Invaders 26, Nifty Rollers 4; Pinsplitters 26, Cubs 4; New Hope 26, Odd Balls 4; Bermuda Pest Control 16, Quickie Lickie Laundry 14; Spicenix 19, Pinjammers 11.

Standings: 1. Cubs 180.5-89; 2. The Invaders 169-101; 3. Quickie Lickie Laundry 166-104; 4. New Hope 147.5-122.5; 5. Spicenix 141.5-128.5; 6. Pinsplitters 136-134; 7. Bermuda Pest Control 133-137; 8. Pinjammers 124.5-145.5; 9. Odd Balls 98-172; 10. Nifty Rollers 54-216.