King Pins take over the Commercial League top spot

BTC lost the lead in the Commercial Bowling League after a 2-2 tie with Sunset on Monday night at Warwick Lanes.

King Pins took over the top spot with a 4-0 whitewash of Spinners.

Terrieka Simmons led all bowlers with a 193 game, followed by Brenda Jean Smith’s 191.

Shay Ford had the third high score with a 172.

The top man was Jamie Ford with a 190, who edged John Adams by one pin. O’Neil Lindsay was a further two pins behind Adams.

It was a tight race for high handicap series honours but Simmons emerged on top of the pack with a 616.

Jamie Ford was high man with a 615 and Lindsay’s 614 was two better than Junior Watts.

The second high woman was Julie Thomas with a 595 and Sharon Gibson rounded out the honours list with a 594.

Scores: King Pins 4, Spinners 0; Royal Gazette 3, Strikers 1; D.C. Braves 3, Sweet Life 1; Double Trouble 3, Do It Best 1; Sunset 2, BTC 2.

Standings: 1. King Pins 14-6; 2. Double Trouble 13-7; 3. Royal Gazette 13-7; 4. BTC 13-7; 5. Sunset 9-11; 6. Spin-ners 8-12; 7. Do It Best 8-12; 8. Sweet Life 8-12; 9. D.C. Braves 8-12; 10. Strikers 6-14.

FM-Continental Bowling League

Cubs held on to first place despite a ­spirited challenge by Pinsplitters, who picked up 25 points in a victory over Spicenix.

Cubs downed Nifty Rollers 26.5 to 3.5 to extend their lead to 2.5 games.

Patrice Tucker continued her great early season form and just missed a 300 game when she rolled a 280. Tucker also had a 672 scratch series.

Winnette Wellington (204), Joan Burgess (200) and Donna Carmichael (200) also hit the 200 mark.

Anthony Smith’s 223 was good enough for top score among the men, while Dayvon Tucker (217) and Robert Wilson (214) also made the honours list.

Smith’s 613 was the top series for a man with Tucker four pins behind him and Clem Lespere was third with a 586.

Scores: New Hope 26, Odd Balls 4; Pinjammers 21, Quickie Lickie Laundry 11; Cubs 26.5, Nifty Rollers 3.5; Pinsplitters 25, Spice-nix 5; The Invaders 19, Bermuda Pest Control 11.

Standings: 1. Cubs 110.5-39.5; 2. Pinsplitters 108-42; 3. The Invaders 90-60;

4. Spicenix 88.5-61.5;

5. Quickie Lickie Laundry 84.5-65.5; 6. Pinjammers 74-76; 7. New Hope 62.5-87.5;

8. Nifty Rollers 51.5-98.5;

9. Odd Balls 41.5-108.5;

10. Bermuda Pest Control 39-111.

Mixed Majors

Patricia Price (229) and Stephen Paul (243) had the high games, while Price (564) and Damien Matthews (679) had the high series in league play last Friday.

Scores: Fight Back 18, Movers ‘N’ Shakers 2; Gang in Blue 17, True Mix 3; Activators 16, Strikers 4; Troublemakers 16, Unpredictables 4; Minimax Forwarders 12, Mix Ups 8; Untouchables 11, Try Hards 9.

Standings: 1. Activators 79-41; 2. Gang in Blue 78.5-41.5; 3. Fight Back 72-48;

4. Mix Ups 69.5-50.5; 5. Troublemakers 66.5-53.5;

6. Untouchables 65.5-54.5;

7. Minmax Forwarders 61-59; 8. Try Hards 48-72;

9. Unpredictables 47.5-72.5; 10. Strikers 46.5-73.5;

11. Movers ‘N’ Shakers 46-74; 12. True Mix 40-80.